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RETURNING TO MADNESSThe Terp basketball teams are returning to the hardwood fortheir annual festivities, including some dancing and dunkingSPORTS | PAGE 9

BY TIRZA AUSTINStaff writer

Life has sprouted on the roof of CumberlandHall.

The completion of the university’s first greenroof has Residential Facilities and campus offi-cials excited about the prospect of “goinggreen” from the bottom to the top of the univer-sity — literally.

After a more than 20-year-old roof began toleak into students’ dorm rooms on the eighthfloor of Cumberland Hall, Residential Facili-ties set to work on a replacement for the oldroof. In July, the university settled on a$350,000 green roof, which features extra insu-lation and rows of flowers planted on top. Nowstudents share Cumberland with 15 species ofplants growing on soil that covers roughly 65percent of the whole roof.

The plants and soil help absorb rainwater

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New Campus Drive alignment design eases some of officials’ concernsBY BRADY HOLT

Senior staff writer

The University Senate is soft-ening its opposition to the pro-posed Campus Drive alignment ofthe Purple Line as a new designfor the transitway continues to

win support. However, some senators said at

yesterday’s senate meeting theywould still rather see the line fol-low Preinkert and Chapel Drives,and others continued to demandthe line be built underground.

But the opposition was softer

than it was last year, when sena-tors, after hearing a presentationfrom Vice President for Adminis-trative Affairs Doug Duncan,railed against the Campus Drivealignment, which the MarylandTransit Administration has longsupported. One senator said at the

time the alignment was an “invi-tation to disaster.”

However, a new “plaza” con-cept for the redesign of CampusDrive was unveiled by the MTAearlier this year and presented to

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BY ANKE BETTINA IRGANGAND AMINA GOHEER

For The Diamondback

Eyes glowing and hands moving animatedly,Yali Pan, a Chinese graduate student in interna-tional educational policy, rattled off the meritsof presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama(D-Ill.).

“He’s a role model for minorities in Amer-ica,” she said, adding that Obama is breakingstereotypes and boosting morale. “I’m excitedto see new things happening.”

However, Pan’s enthusiasm will go unappre-ciated on Election Day. She, like the other 3,600international students at the university, will notcast a ballot Nov. 4.

In spite of this, many international studentsare closely following the presidential election.

“The American president has the most impor-tant job in the world,” said Jacob Ludvigsen, a

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MTA winning over univ. senators

Facilitiesinvests ingreen rooftechnology Some campus buildingstoo dated for upgrade

Flowers are planted atop Cumberland Hall as part ofthe building’s new environmentally friendly roof.PHOTO COURTESY OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

A worldlyview of US

politics

A Maryland-made mess

Breaking downthe crumbling

economyEconomics professor a go-to expert onbailout for international media outlets International students follow

the presidential election

BY MICHAEL LEMAIREStaff writer

Learning how to open a crabcan be a daunting task — just askCharlie Lewitt.

For Lewitt, a freshman biologymajor from Massachusetts, lastnight’s third annual Student Gov-ernment Association Crabfestwas his first experience eatingcrabs, and while opening thecrustacean proved difficult,Lewitt still managed to enjoy the

food and the experience.“Well, I needed help from my

friend to originally get the crabopen, and I still didn’t do it rightthe first time,” Lewitt said. “Butonce I got the crab open, the meatmade it worth it.

“Being from Massachusetts, Ihave had plenty of lobster, butthis crab is better than the lob-ster. It has more flavor; you don’tneed the butter like you do with

BY JEANETTE DER BEDROSIANStaff writer

Peter Morici is a busy man.Aside from teaching courses

on international busi-ness, he writes opinioncolumns for severalmajor news sources, isa go-to economist fornewspaper reportersand is a daily guest onnews broadcastsaround the world.

In one day last weekalone, Morici said hecompleted interviewswith an Irish radio sta-tion in Dublin, theWall Street JournalRadio Network, KOMO andKIRO news radio stations inSeattle, AP Broadcast Radio anda German broadcast network —

all before lunch, too.“In a nutshell, I think I’m very

good at breaking down economicissues. I’m very good at ... takingeconomic subjects and making

them understandableto everyday people,”Morici said. “I’m aneconomist that is notaligned with either theDemocratic or theRepublican [parties],so I think I do a prettygood job of explainingnot only what the eco-nomic situations are,but the political con-straints that keep usfrom getting into situ-ations.”

It must be true, with the num-ber of media outlets that rely on

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Angele Chapman, a freshman letters and sciences major, tries to crack opena crab. Chapman, who lives in Queens, N.Y., isn't used to eating the shellfish.JAMES B. HALE/THE DIAMONDBACK

At the SGA’s third annual Crabfest, out-of-statestudents learn the ways of the Chesapeake Bay

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ELECTION 2008

PETER MORICIEconomics Professor

VSA FAMILIAR FOREST

No. 21 DemonDeacons have beaten

Terps in previoustwo meetings

entering SaturdayBY ERIC DETWEILER

Senior staff writer

When Terrapin football coach RalphFriedgen views game film of No. 21Wake Forest, it takes him back.

Watching Demon Deacon cornerbackAlphonso Smith patrolling secondary, orlinebacker Aaron Curry leveling a bighit, reminds him of his beginnings as aTerp coach.

“I feel like I’ve been playing againstthese guys since I got here,” the eighth-year coach said. “They’ve been playingthat long. We know each other that well.”

Maybe the Demon Deacon leaders

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Sex offenders must post ‘nocandy’ signs on Halloween

ANNAPOLIS — Sex offendersin the state have begunreceiving paper signs in themail that read “No candy at thisresidence,” which they mustpost on their front doors orpossibly face a parole violation.

The signs began arrivinglast week in the mailboxes ofthe about 1,200 violent andchild-sex offenders across thestate. The signs wereaccompanied by a letterexplaining they must stay athome, turn off outside lightsand not answer the door onHalloween.

The state is also distributingpamphlets to warn families tostay away from homes with thesigns, which are shaped likepumpkins.

“Halloween provides a rareopportunity for you todemonstrate to your neighborsthat you are making a sincereeffort to change the directionof your life,” the letter to sexoffenders reads.

“Because Halloween is aholiday in which large numbersof children interact withstrangers, the concern amongparents and other communitymembers about sexualoffenders in theirneighborhoods is naturallyintensified during this time ofyear,” Patrick McGee, interimdirector of the state’s Divisionof Parole and Probation, wrotein the Oct. 1 letter.

The state, which began theprogram in 2005, is among anumber placing Halloweenrestrictions on sex offenders.The state’s regulations arealmost identical to thoseadopted in Missouri, wherefour convicted sex offendersand the American CivilLiberties Union arechallenging the state law infederal court.

—Compiled from wire reports

BRIEFS SCENE + HEARD

Leading in different waysAt Nyumburu, Congresswoman discusses leadership

and taking down an eight-term incumbent BY CHRIS ECKARD

For The Diamondback

With race dominating thisyear’s presidential election,Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.),the first black woman to beelected into Congress from thestate, came to the universityWednesday afternoon andshared her views on leader-ship.

The event, part of the “Acad-emy Talks” series and spon-sored by the James MacGregorBurns Academy of Leadership,aimed to broaden students’ in-teraction with leaders in theworking world, and most of theapproximately 80 students andfaculty members in attendancesaid they found it relatable.

Edwards began her speechby talking about her unusual en-trance into the political field.About five years ago, Edwardsstarted a campaign to preventdevelopment in her communityby talking with neighbors, rais-ing money and working withlegal professionals. Going froma working mom to a communityactivist inspired her to makemore changes in her area.

“Leadership isn’t just aboutwho holds elected offices, butit’s about all the other differentways you can be a leader, likein a law firm committed to so-cial justice, a corporation thatis involved with communitywork or a non-profit organiza-tion working to make realchange in people’s lives,” Ed-wards said.

After the campaign, Ed-wards set her sight on overtak-ing Albert Wynn, an eight-termincumbent in her own party.

When she made the decisionto run for office, “there wereplenty of people who thought Ihad lost my mind, and I was de-

scribed as the ‘lunatic fringe’for the community work I wasdoing,” Edwards said.

But when Edwards ranagainst Wynn in the 2008 De-mocratic primary, she wonwith an overwhelming 60 per-cent of the vote, causing Wynnto resign and leaving her totake the empty seat in a specialelection.

Once Edwards was sworn in,she voted on a bill that same dayand has since worked on the$700 billion bailout package forthe nation’s troubled economy.When Edwards voted againstthe first plan, she received aplethora of mail from both peo-ple who supported her and dis-agreed with her, she said.

“So I took a stack of them,found the nasty ones andpicked up the phone to callthem,” Edwards said. “Imme-diately on the phone, they justdecompressed.”

For the students and facultyattending the discussion, Ed-wards’ description of her expe-riences so far were intriguingand educational, they said.

“She really is in line with theAcademy of Leadership’s mis-sion, which is to promote leader-ship for those otherwise under-represented, so it was perfect forus and our students to hear her,”said Nina Harris, the assistantdirector of the Academy.

Most students said theyfound Edwards’ honesty wel-coming and added they couldrelate to her story.

“She came from a back-ground just like ours and obvi-ously has something to say,something to prove and some-thing to bring to the table,”said John Nash, a junior ac-counting major. “She also wasvery down-to-earth; I under-stand her and could relate toher.”

Elliot Morris, a junior eco-nomics major, agreed.

“She wasn’t the greatestspeaker, but her heart is cer-tainly there, as she was openand honest — and that’s thebest thing we can ask for,”Morris said.

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Congresswoman Donna Edwards speaks to a crowd at NyumburuWednesday afternoon. JAMES B. HALE/THE DIAMONDBACK

Different origins, different viewson election for foreign students

Danish communication gradu-ate student.

In Denmark, people watchAmerica’s presidential elec-tions because the next presi-dent’s foreign and economicpolicies will have ramifica-tions acrossEurope, he said. Inparticular, the warin Iraq directlyaffects the Danishbecause many Iraqirefugees seek asy-lum in Denmark,he said.

Danish politicsare also gettingmore Americanized,especially in regardto the media invad-ing candidates’ pri-vate lives. In 2007,Helle Thorning-Schmidt, a femalecandidate for primeminister, had herprivate life exam-ined. People questionedwhether she could balanceher family life and her career,Ludvigsen said.

Such trends worry PaulHuth, a government and poli-tics professor at the university.

“It is unfortunate that othercountries are picking up onthe pitfalls of the Americanelectoral process,” he said.

According to Huth, peoplein other countries are mostconcerned with how Ameri-can foreign policy will changewith a new president. Newpolicies dealing with Iraq,Afghanistan, China and Rus-sia are of high importance,and Huth said it is clear thatthe two candidates will dealwith these hot spots in verydifferent ways.

Other European citizensmirror Ludvigsen’s vestedinterests in the outcome of theelections.

Mikael Calando, a French

engineering graduate student,said most French people arebacking Obama because theyare disappointed in theRepublican Party.

“People in France disap-prove of [President GeorgeW.] Bush, and they are readyto see a new government in

power,” Calandosaid.

Calando said hehas also noticedthat French andAmerican politi-cians dodge ques-tions in debatesand interviews insimilar ways.

Unlike inEurope, people inhis nativeArgentina tendnot to follow theAmerican elec-tions very closely,said Carlos Gar-cia Rivas, an eco-nomics graduatestudent.

“There’s an educated elitein the country that caresabout the [U.S.] elections, butmost people don’t,” Rivassaid.

As the global financial sys-tem deteriorates, moreArgentine people are startingto keep track of the Americancampaigns. But their interestis still not as pronounced asthat of people in other coun-tries, Rivas said.

Given a booming economyand a fixed exchange ratebetween the dollar and theriyal, Mohammed Al-Masla-mani, a sophomore fire pro-tection engineering major,said that people from hisnative Qatar also pay littleattention to the campaigns.

“I don’t think anything thatwill affect me will changewith a new president,” hesaid.

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“People inFrancedisapproveof Bush, andthey areready to seea newgovernmentin power.”

MIKAELCALANDOGRADUATE STUDENT

Morici daily to report onwhat many experts are call-ing the nation’s biggest eco-nomic crisis since the GreatDepression.

Morici said he works fromhome in order to handle allof the media inquiries and isable to complete his school-work between the inter-views.

Carrie Handwerker, pub-lic relations associate for thebusiness school, said Moriciis a popular request from themedia outlets that contacther office.

“He has a lot of opinions,and he’s very accessible,”she said.

Handwerker added thatbeyond Morici, many of theSmith school’s faculty arepopular names in the news.Finance professors Albert“Pete” Kyle and Haluk Unal,for example, are scheduledto host a discussion in Wash-

ington next week to helpjournalists and Capitol Hillstaffers dissect the crisis,she said.

Still, there’s no ignoringMorici’s popularity. As theformer director of the Officeof Economics at the U.S.International Trade Com-mission, Morici said he hasalways, to some extent, beenin the eyes of the media.

“It ebbs and flows,” hesaid.

However, he is not alwayspopular for his opinions,Morici said.

Though he said he thinksthe government has takensome steps to tackle the cri-sis, more needs to be donebefore the economy is in theclear.

“A lot of the things the gov-ernment has done are goodthings — that is, providingpeople with more liquidity,”he said. “But they also needto look at systemic reforms,and that is the way banks are

reformed. The way banksmanage themselves has ledto some dysfunctionality inthe market.

“The rescue package ...has not adequately condi-tioned reform,” he added.“We’re not getting the helpwe need, and the crisis con-tinues.”

Morici’s ability to trans-late his media savvy andbroad range of economicexperiences to the classroommakes him a popular profes-sor, his students said.

“He’s very animated,” saidFrank Washburn, a junioraccounting and internationalbusiness major. “He brings, Iwould say, more real-worldexperience into the class-room than most of my otherteachers, because he talksabout how he did Lou Dobbs[Tonight] half an hour agobefore class, or about how hedid CNN yesterday, or howhe’s going to New York nextweek, so we won’t have class.

“Today he was jokingabout how he’ll be doing LouDobbs [Tonight] shows whenhe’s 90-years-old, and they’llboth be in wheelchairs,”Washburn added.

Lisa Nguyen, a junior mar-keting major, agreed thatMorici’s strength comesfrom his ability to relay hisexperiences through lessons.

“We’re going through aneconomic crisis, and he’sactually speaking about theeconomic crisis on TV andthe radio,” she said. “Herelates that to certain topicsin our class.”

But it can be strange toturn on CNN and see yourprofessor, she said.

“Yesterday, I saw him onCNN, and it’s amazingbecause the recording thatwas being played on CNN, Iactually saw him the day ofwhen that thing wasrecorded,” she said.

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runoff, insulate the building, re-duce pollution, provide a newhabitat and cool temperatures inthe atmosphere.

“We’re trying to promote environ-mental stewardship and sustainabili-ty practices,” said Todd Alther, a sen-ior project manager in ResidentialFacilities who oversaw the project.

Because green roofs diminishproblems across the campus, offi-cials are trying to find other ways toincorporate them. They eliminateflooding by reducing rainwater run-ning into the drainage system theuniversity has tried to fix and reduceenergy costs of heat and air-condi-tioning by using extra layers of insu-lation underneath soil and flowers.

Residential Facilities said thelifespan and environmental benefitsmade spending roughly 35 percentmore on the green roof for Cumber-land worth it.

“The additional cost was well jus-tified,” said Andrew F. Van Der Stuyf,assistant director for Residential Fa-cilities.

Officials hope the advantages ofgreen roofs can be implemented onother roofs that need to be replacedand have already planned the nextgreen roof on top of the Stamp Stu-dent Union. Construction on thatroof will begin next week.

The student union project will in-volve the demolition of the roof ofthe Atrium and the Prince George'sRoom, said Stephen Gnadt, associ-ate director of Stamp facilities. Thetwo rooms were originally outdoorcourtyards and were enclosed by aroof with skylights. The 35-year-oldroofs leak every time it rains be-cause water from higher parts ofthe building collects in pools.

Along with supporting the uni-versity’s mission of going green, thegreen roof will solve the leakageproblem because the vegetation willabsorb rain water and slowly re-lease it, Gnadt said.

“It fits into the campus directionon how to be more environmentallyfriendly,” Gnadt said.

Gnadt said there was an addition-al cost to go green — the Stampproject is $2.7 million.

“With every roof we look at, we

entertain the thought of a greenroof,” said Richard Nickels, manag-er of structural trades and mainte-nance contracts. He said the univer-sity also has to consider durabilitywhen planning a roof replacement.

Not every building on the campusis suitable for a green roof, saidDeborah Oakley, an assistant pro-fessor in the College of Architec-ture. The university must considerthe structure of the building andwhether it is able to handle the addi-tional weight of the green roof — Al-ther said Cumberland’s roofweights 30 pounds per square foot.

Not every building on the campusis capable of handling that load, ac-cording to Nickels. The roofs ofMarie Mount Hall and H.J. Patter-son Hall will both be replaced withtraditional roofs. Residential Facili-ties officials said Centerville Hall,which will be the next dorm to haveits roof renovated, won’t have agreen one because of its structureand satellite dishes on top of thebuilding.

In addition, the slope of the roofneeds to be considered, as only flatand moderately sloped roofs canhold the soil, Oakley said.

Oakley said the vegetative roofs,which started gaining popularity 10to 15 years ago, may last longer thantraditional roofs because there isnot as much wear and tear on theroofing materials.

The aging of a roof is due to envi-ronmental factors that cause roofingmaterials to expand and contract,Oakley said. But the materials in thegreen roof wouldn’t face the samewear and tear because they lie underthe soil holding the vegetation.

The roof of Cumberland Hall hasa 20-year warranty, but both VanDer Stuyf and Alther said they hopethe new roof will last longer.

As part of its agreement with theuniversity, the contractor plantedmore than 12,000 seedlings and willmaintain them until fully grown,Van Der Stuyf said.

Maintenance on green roofs maybe harder. For example, managingleaks will be more difficult becausesoil may cover the leak and make itharder to find, Oakley said.

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Out-of-staters learn the art of crab opening

Opinionated, accessible Morici is everywhereMORICI, from Page 1

lobster,” Lewitt added. “Plus, Idon’t know any other placewhere it is socially acceptable towear a bib.”

While last year’s crab supplywas drawn from states such asNorth Carolina and Texas, thiswas the first year that everycrab came from Maryland, ac-cording to Dining Services As-sociate Director JoeMullineaux.

Lewitt was not the only neo-phyte hoping to experience thetaste of the acclaimed Marylandcrabs for the first time. DavidOlson, a sophomore governmentand politics and theatre majorfrom Atlanta, grimaced as he gin-gerly tried to pry open the crab’sshell, but once inside, he enjoyedthe taste.

“It can be dangerous, and it isso much work trying to get to themeat,” proclaimed Olson, who

has sampled Alaskan crab be-fore. “But the meat is so good. Itis so soft and fluffy — without adoubt the best crab I have everhad.”

Every person sits down with adifferent strategy on how to get tothe meat. For sophomore me-chanical engineering major RyanHenderson, the strategy is sim-ple: “You just have to hit it as hardas you can with the mallet andhope none of it gets on your face.”

But for other, more experi-enced attendees, there are specif-ic tactics that are employed inorder to best break open the hardshell.

Peter Kriegsmann earned adegree in government and poli-tics from the University of Mary-land University College in 1976and now works as a volunteer forthe English for Speakers ofOther Languages program.Kriegsmann likened the crack-ing of the crab shell to “opening a

can of Campbell’s soup” andlooked the part of a veteran crabeater as he expertly flipped thecrab over and pulled it apartwith ease.

“I could do this blindfolded,”Kriegsmann said as he pulledopen his second crab. “I love it. Itreminds me of being a kid again,and now no one can yell at me forbeing a messy eater.”

Kriegsmann even brought hisown bib, and when askedwhether he could eat more thanthe maximum number allowedof eight, he responded, “Oh, sure,I could do plenty more.”

Senior dietetics major KevanMellendick, an Ellicott City na-tive, offered advice to those try-ing not to look out of place.

“If you know how to eat crabs,you don’t make a mess,” Mellen-dick said. “Real crab eaters don’tneed bibs.”

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Vibration interference study due out on Monday

the senate yesterday byMTA consultant JoelOppenheimer. It has madesome senators more willingto accept the Campus Drivealignment. The administra-tion has also been morereceptive to the newdesign.

“I would lean a littletowards the Preinkert-Chapel alignment because Ithink it maintains the unityof the center of campus,”senate Chairman KennethHolum said. “But that’s nolonger a position I hold verystrongly.”

Holum said the MTA hadbeen responsive to senators’concerns about aestheticsand safety and offered amore palatable design.

People had been worryingabout “barbed wire orsomething horrible like thatkeeping pedestrians off therail,” senate Chairwoman-

elect Elise Miller-Hookssaid. Others had also previ-ously expressed concernthat a train coming throughthe center of the campuscould injure careless pedes-trians.

But with more landscap-ing and open space andwith the promise that lightrail trains would run nofaster than buses do onCampus Drive today, manywere more accepting of theidea.

The MTA prefers theCampus Drive setupbecause it is a more centrallocation in the campus, hasan existing roadway withfew curves and has fewernarrow spaces than thePreinkert-Chapel alterna-tive, Oppenheimer said.

But the MTA has alsoseemed more open to con-sidering Preinkert Drive asa workable route for thePurple Line than it hadbeen to previous university

suggestions that it look at atunnel underneath the cam-pus and a North Campusroute following StadiumDrive.

MTA officials estimate thetwo routes would cost aboutthe same amount of moneyand would take about asmuch time to get across thecampus. The Preinkertroute would put the rail inthe relatively narrow spacebetween LeFrak Hall andthe South Campus DiningHall and encroach into the“viewshed” of the MemorialChapel, however.

Another concern has beenthe effect of electromag-netic interference andvibration on scientificexperiments. The universityhired consultants to conducta study on this issue, whichwill be released Monday.

The Campus Drive align-ment would have the PurpleLine enter the campus atUniversity of Maryland Uni-

versity College, go throughLot 1, follow Campus Driveto the M traffic circle, skirtthe engineering field, crossRoute 1 near RossboroughLane and pass through theupcoming East Campusdevelopment to the CollegePark Metro Station.

The Preinkert-ChapelDrive alignment wouldavoid Lot 1, instead follow-ing Preinkert Drive to theSouth Campus Dining Hall,then running through theparking lot in front of theShoemaker Building, fol-lowing Chapel Drive andgoing through the chapelfield to cross Route 1 atRossborough.

The MTA hopes to beginbuilding the 16-mile lightrail or bus rapid transit lineconnecting Bethesda andNew Carrollton as early as2012 in time to be open in2015.

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Recently, I went to the SouthernIdeal Home Show with mymom, one of those huge con-vention center events where

you get a bag full of ads and you walkaround talking about insulation and sid-ing with people who actually care aboutthese things. I thought I’d be bored out ofmy mind, but I actually found myself get-ting green ideas for my future home.

I’ve been telling my dad to install pho-tovoltaic solar panels on our roof, andI’ve been trying to convince my parentsto make a hybrid their next car purchase.As a student still partially dependent onmy parents’ money and as a renter not al-lowed to make any significant changes tomy house, I often feel as if I can’t make abig impact on the environment until aftergraduation. But with a little thought andeffort, we can all use our time as studentsfor the good of our world.

We’re fortunate to attend a school thatcares about the environment — last fall,Grist, an environmental news and com-mentary website, picked our school as

one of the top 15 green universities na-tionwide, in part due to our 91-percentstudent vote last year to raise studentfees for clean energy. Our sustainabilityoffice is working to make the campuscompletely carbon neutral, and the Shut-tle-UM buses are running on biodieselfuel. But what can we do as individuals inthe dorm, at the game and in the class-room to make any sort of real difference?

The easiest way to start is by taking ad-vantage of programs already in place,and this goes beyond simple recycling.Take the bus — if all the people who live-in College Park and normally drive to thecampus took the Shuttle-UM buses, our

parking lots would be much less crowd-ed and we could drastically reduce ourcarbon footprint. However, I have sever-al neighbors who prefer paying hugeparking fees to taking the shuttle, eventhough it gets them closer to class. Andevery day, I see empty Pepsi bottles intrash cans that are literally touching re-cycling bins, proving programs can’tmake a difference unless we use them.

We can also propose solutions to prob-lems we see in our daily life. I often go toChick-fil-A in the Stamp Student Union,and I always ask for my drink to be dis-pensed directly into my reusable Nal-gene. Most refuse, but the employeeswho comply will put the drink into a cup,pour it into my Nalgene and then throwaway the cup. I’ve got a letter going to thechain’s corporate headquarters askingthem to rethink their policy and possiblyconsider giving a small discount to cus-tomers who bring in reusable containers.It likely won’t get noticed, but if they likeit, this idea could be implemented nation-wide, reducing much more than just the

trash of my one cup. Most obviously, vote and get involved

in your government! Look at your candi-dates’ records on environmental issues,send letters to your representatives andmake your voice heard in our represen-tative democracy. Even if you just affecta change in the way the Student Govern-ment Association runs things on thecampus, that’s a change that will effecttens of thousands. And vote with yourwallet, too: Last year’s clean energy votewill substantially limit the university’scarbon emissions, and it’s only costing us$4 each in its first year.

I’m still thinking about everything Ipicked up at the home show, and I’m stillplanning on using green techniques tojazz up my future home. But I’m alsothinking more about the day-to-day stuffthat really adds up and how, as a student,I’m not all that powerless, after all.

Danielle Taylor is a senior English, ge-ography and journalism major. She canbe reached at [email protected].

The environment: We can all hug a tree

We realize Joe Terp might not know who Doug Duncan is, butan e-mail still would have been nice. Duncan, the university’sNo. 3 administrator, announced Wednesday he would be step-ping down from his position as vice president for administra-

tive affairs Nov. 7, and would assume a top role at a gov-ernment consulting firm. Faculty and staff were notifiedvia e-mail yesterday at about 1 p.m. Students were not.

We’re not worried the word did not get out. The front-page headline in The Diamondback was hard to miss,and the story of Duncan’s departure also made its wayinto the pages of The Washington Post and The Wash-ington Times. But for an administration that’s normallypretty good about mass e-mailing students relevantinformation about crime, parking and a variety of otheruniversity-related subjects, we have to wonder why stu-dents weren’t included in the memo.

As the university strives toward excellence, it’s going to need studentsin the loop to get them there. A case in point is one mass e-mail studentsare certainly familiar with: the course-evaluations reminder. While somestudents might find the incessant e-mails annoying, the principle behind

them is important. The university wants better faculty, and to meet thatgoal they need student input.

An e-mail from a campus administrator about any major achievementor setback sends the message of an open door. It sends the message that

something important is happening, something youshould know about. On the other hand, to assume thatJoe Terp doesn’t care about Duncan only reinforces thestereotype of student apathy. Furthermore, as the uni-versity’s development guru, as a prominent local politi-cian, and even as a teacher, Duncan was someone quitea few students knew.

The university’s ambitious plans for the Purple Line,East Campus and the strategic plan cannot succeedwithout student involvement. Duncan played a leadingrole in all of these initiatives, and so his resignation is a

significant development for the student body. As the university goes for-ward with their many plans, they need to keep students updated. At theend of the day, administrators just need to ask themselves what kind ofmessage they communicate to students. In the era of e-mail, sending oneisn’t that hard.

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In my Oct. 3 column, “Funding: It’stime to share the wealth,” I ad-dressed funding discrepancies thatexist among different colleges at

the university. State-supported funding isdistributed unequally. Some colleges arereceiving more than three times thebacking of others, which is reflected inclass sizes and academic quality.

So how can we reduce funding dispari-ties at this university? A growing numberof universities have recognized the inher-ent cost difference between different ma-jors. A physics degree, with small labclasses and expensive equipment, almostcertainly costs a school more than, for ex-ample, a degree in criminology.

To deal with this, many public univer-sities have adopted a policy of differentialtuition. This is a system where studentsare charged different amounts depend-ing on their majors. For example, under-graduate business majors at the Univer-

sity of Wisconsin now pay an extra $1,000per year, and the University of Nebraskacharges students a $40 fee per credithour to take engineering classes.

The idea behind this move is that stu-dents should pay a tuition rate that isroughly equal to the cost of the educationthey are receiving. Rather than havetheir degree subsidized by others in lessexpensive majors, students in depart-ments such as business and engineeringshould cover these costs themselves.

However, differential tuition doeshave its drawbacks. There is evidencethat it effectively clusters students, espe-cially those with lower incomes, into cer-tain majors. Nariman Farvardin, univer-sity provost, shares this concern, saying,“It’s not good for society to direct peoplefrom low-income families into certainprofessions, and people from high-in-come families into certain other profes-sions. It is counter-productive to society.”

While this is, and should remain, a le-gitimate concern of the administration,using tuition dollars from some studentsto pay for the more expensive educationof others is hard to justify. Differential tu-ition can be a good thing, and it is at leastworth looking into. If the university everimplements such a system, it should finda way to channel some of the extra tuitiondollars collected into financial aid for ma-jors that would become more expensive.

In the short term, a feasible way to im-prove educational equality at the univer-sity is through the provost’s new realloca-

tion mechanism. The university’s strate-gic plan calls for the provost to have theability to redistribute funding among de-partments and colleges more easily,which should be used to address thefunding imbalances we have. EdwardMontgomery, dean of the College of Be-havioral and Social Sciences, phrases itin one simple question: “Are we all get-ting the same richness of an academicexperience? To a degree we’re not, andmoney should be reallocated.”

There is a huge difference in how theuniversity distributes state-supportedfunding among its colleges. While thismay be necessary to some extent, the ad-ministration must find a way to ensure a“rich academic experience” for us all.

Andrew Hallowell is a BSOS peer advis-er and former member of the dean’s stu-dent advisory council. He can bereached at [email protected].

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Fix DOTS

It seems like the Department ofTransportation Services doesn’t careabout off-campus students.

After reading the Oct. 6 article on re-opening the University View bus to allstudents, I spent hours fuming over thefact that it’s an issue at all.

Only two Shuttle-UM buses servicethat area — the University View busand the South Campus Connector. It isan established fact that the UniversityView contributes over $76,000 a year toDOTS to fund the Shuttle-UM servicethat stops at the View, and it seemslikely that the University Club Apart-ments on Berwyn House Road alsocontribute funding for the South Cam-pus Connector.

But here’s the strange clause: Youcan’t live in either apartment complexwithout being a student who fundsDOTS through student fees, meaning astudent living at one of these com-plexes is paying for the bus routetwice.

And in the current situation, if you’reliving at the View, you’re paying twicefor a bus you’re not even guaranteed toget a ride on. If I were management atthe View, I’d be pretty mad that I’mpaying for a bus to pick up my resi-dents, yet they’re not even getting toride it.

However, as a student and a residentof Berwyn House Road (not UniversityView or University Club), I’m angeredthat I have no other choice. Aren’t Ialso paying tuition, which also goes toDOTS?

One possible solution is to have boththe View and University Club worktogether with DOTS to provide a busroute that stops at both complexes (andhey, maybe even Parkside at CollegePark can have a say in it — moremoney, more buses) to cater to all stu-dents living in the area, without mak-ing the South Campus Connector Shut-tle-UM bus have to make an unneces-sary and out-of-the-way stop.

LINDSEY LARAE CRUMLINGSENIOR

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Build better bicycle facilities

I read yesterday’s story, “Studentsbemoan bike parking,” with sympathyboth for students facing inadequatebike parking and university officialstrying to protect the campus and keeporder.

In my 11 years on the campus, I’venever seen as many bicycles as I havethis semester. Perhaps it’s a result ofhigh gas prices or a new recognitionthat cars are destroying our planet, butfor whatever reason, there seems to be

many more bikeson the campus.

We need betterbicycle facilities. Afew years ago, theuniversity unveileda plan for “green-ing” the campus byreducing concretesurfaces and plant-ing trees, but I wasastonished to seeno planning forbikes.

More recently, Iwas amazed byhow little thoughtfor cycling wasincluded in theEast Campusdevelopment plan.Other campusesprovide much bet-ter bike parking,

and many have dedicated bike lanes socyclists can cross campus safely. Ourplanners don’t seem to get it.

The university should vastlyimprove cycling facilities on the cam-pus. Instead of dealing with more bicy-cles by cutting locks and impoundingbikes, we should encourage and facili-tate cycling. With better support, moreof us will bike, and that means fewercars and fewer problems.

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BY AARON KRAUTSenior staff writer

There won’t be much fan-fare surrounding tonight’sTerrapin men’s soccer gameagainst visiting Evansville,but with a month remaininguntil the NCAA tournamentselection committee draws upits bracket, the game doescarry some importance.

Even though the Terps (10-3-0) are ranked No. 6 in thelatest NSCAA/adidas coaches’poll, they were ranked No. 15in the latest Ratings Percent-age Index, or RPI, releasedMonday. Similar to the processused in college basketball, theNCAA selection committeeuses RPI rankings to seedteams based on statistics thatinclude their strength ofschedule.

Evansville (7-5-1), out of theMissouri Valley Conference,was ranked No. 34 in Monday’sRPI, though a loss against Mis-souri State on Wednesdaymeans that ranking will drop.Still, a win tonight would givethe Terps their best RPI win ofthe season.

“They’ve played a goodschedule,” coach SashoCirovski said. “They’re a teamthat, by all reports, has greatmobility in their attack andhas a lot of differentweapons.”

Cirovski downplayed theimportance of the RPI rank-ings with three conference

games and the ACC tourna-ment remaining, but as of now,the Terps could use somemore quality wins on theirresume.

The Terps only have twowins against top-50 RPI teamsthis season, both at homeagainst RPI No. 41 Boston Col-

lege and RPI No. 40 Duke, wholost Tuesday night to FloridaAtlantic.

While defender RodneyWallace said the team doespay attention to NCAA tourna-ment positioning, he also saidthey concentrate on moreshort-term goals.

“Obviously you look at thatstuff, but you try not to focustoo much on that,” Wallacesaid. “You want your outcometo be a win, but you’re doing itto improve as a team and to dowell in the ACC. [Evansvilleis] gonna be very good justlike every other team we’veplayed.”

Luckily for Wallace and therest of the Terp back line, thePurple Aces will be withoutone of the Missouri Valley

Conference’s scoring leaders,Mike Luttrull. Luttrull will sitout for the fourth straightgame with a hamstring injury.

Without Luttrull last week-end against No. 3 Creighton,Evansville managed to staycompetitive before losing 3-2.

“They’ve proven they cango on the road against anyteam in the country,” Cirovskisaid. “They’re extremely wellcoached and have a lot of bal-ance all over the field.”

Cirovski is expecting Evans-ville to be on the attackthroughout. In the Terps’ lasttwo nonconference gamesagainst Lehigh and Charlotte,both opponents played a moredefensive style, often packingdefenders and midfieldersinto their own penalty box.

“We’re gonna have to give100 percent and I think we’vebeen preparing well for everymatch,” Wallace said. “Weshould be ready and we’reexpecting a win.”

When the NCAA tourna-ment field is announced inNovember, a win tonight mightgo a long way.

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BY GREG SCHIMMELSenior staff writer

Greivis Vasquez isn’t too worriedabout Maryland Madness.

The Terrapin men’s and women’sbasketball teams will be officiallyintroduced at the fan-oriented annualevent tonight at Comcast Center, butthe outspoken guard has biggerthings on his mind.

“I’m excited, but I’m more justexcited about practicing Saturday,”Vasquez said Thursday at the men’steam’s media day. “It’s fun, but it’snot my priority to come out here anddance and all that. I’d rather showthe fans how tough, how good I am onthe court.”

The men’s and women’s teams’showy entrances and dance perform-ances are usually the highlight of thenight, and both teams are planningsimilar spectacles this year.

Forward Dave Neal said the men’steam has been practicing its dancetwo or three times a week for the past

few weeks.“It’s going to be a good one,” Neal

said. “I don’t want to break out thesongs yet, but we’re going to do somesort of dance.”

Both the men’s and women’s teamswill hold intrasquad scrimmages,and a Gary Williams look-a-like con-test and a men’s basketball alumnigame are scheduled to open thenight’s festivities at 7:20 p.m.

Other scheduled events includeperformances by the Terrapin danceteam, spirit squad and Gymkana.

Women’s basketball coach BrendaFrese is also scheduled to addressthe crowd.

“It’s a little time to chill before wehave to go out and do the work atpractice, and all that other stuff, likelisten to Coach Williams yell at usand call us names or whatever,” for-ward Jerome Burney said.

One thing that will likely be miss-ing from this year’s event is theimpressive Cadillac the men’s teamrolled onto the floor in last year.

Graduated center Bambale Osbyhooked the team up with the car last year.

“Our entrance won’t be as good as itwas last year, because Boom had theconnections with the Cadillac,” Bur-ney said. “You know how he was.”

The scrimmages will serve as thefirst chance for fans to see severalfirst-year players on both the men’sand women’s teams in a Terrapinuniform.

The men’s team has three newplayers on its roster, including highlytouted recruit Sean Mosley, and thewomen’s team has four new players,including top recruit Lynetta Kizer.

Plus, Vasquez will get anotherchance to try to show how “tough andgood” he is.

“I got a lot of things to prove thisyear, so I’m more worried aboutthat,” Vasquez said. “It’s a fun night.We’re going to have fun. I’ve got toenjoy that night, because the nextday we go to work.”

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ANOTHER ROUND OF MADNESS

Midfielder Drew Yates and the Terps will take on Missouri Valley Conference team Evansville tonight, butthe match may actually have some implications for the postseason. JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

Terps vs. EvansvilleWhere: Ludwig Field

When: Tonight, 7:30 p.m.Radio: WMUCsports.com

Evansville game may mean somethingMen’s soccer teamcould use a boost inRPI, and a win vs.Purple Aces wouldprovide that boost

The Terps’ primary offensive combination of Chris Turner and Da’RelScott struggled against Virginia and is looking to return to form thisweekend against a tough Wake defense. ADAM FRIED/THE DIAMONDBACK

SCHIMMEL

It’s no secret the Terpshave played poorly on theroad this season.

It’d be difficult for themnot to improve on their per-formance against the Cava-liers, when they were shutout for the first time in fourseasons by a team that hadgiven up 31 points to Dukethe week before.

Coach Ralph Friedgensaid his players had thesame “distant stare” theyusually get when they playat Scott Stadium. It wasclear the Terps were notprepared to play when theymade that trip.

The Terps faced similarproblems when they traveledto Middle Tennessee lastmonth, and they were nearlyas bad in that loss as theywere against the Cavaliers.

Even the road win at Clem-son was pretty sloppy.

In the last two homegames, meanwhile, the Terpsdominated then-No. 23 Calfor three quarters and heldon for a 35-27 win, and thencrushed an overmatchedEastern Michigan team inthe game that won everybody12 free pizza toppings.

The Terps have averagedmore than 75 yards of totaloffense more in homegames than in road games,

and they have allowed moretotal yards defensively onaverage in road games thanat home.

The Terps have outscoredopponents 100-58 in theirthree home games, and havebeen outscored 72-34 intheir three road games.

Despite the evidence, sev-eral Terps said they don’tthink playing on the roadaffects the way they playtheir game.

“I don’t want to say any-thing is so much differenton the road,” linebackerDave Philistin said. “It’sjust up in the air, so youcan’t really break it down.I’m just happy to be athome, not traveling.”

Wake Forest, on the otherhand, has won both of itsroad games so far this sea-son, including a veryimpressive 12-3 win atFlorida State in which theyforced seven turnovers.

The Terps’ loss last gamehas put them in a position inwhich they will probably haveto win to earn a spot in theACC championship game.

It starts tomorrow. Goodthing it’s a home game.

“I still have a lot of faithin this team,” Friedgen said.“I just believe we’re betterthan what we’ve played.”

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Glad to be home

Basketball teams ready for annual preseason showcase

Next weekend isthe homecominggame for the Ter-rapin football

team, but that might as wellbe the theme tomorrowwhen the Terps take on No.21 Wake Forest.

It feels like forever — andit has been four weeks —since the Terps have playeda game at Byrd Stadium,and finally playing anotherhome game might beexactly what the Terps needto get back on track aftertheir devastating loss twoweeks ago at Virginia.

The Terps have lookedmuch better at home than

on the road this season, andthey need to continue thattrend tomorrow against avery good Demon Deaconteam that, except for onepuzzling loss against Navy,has looked like the class ofthe ACC. As a result, tomor-row’s game against theDemon Deacons, the onlyremaining Atlantic Divisionteam with a perfect confer-ence record, may be themost important one left onthe schedule.

And the Terps are glad tobe back home.

“We haven’t lost here yetthis year,” cornerbackKevin Barnes said. “We’regoing to bring our best. Wecouldn’t have played anyworse in our two losses thisyear, so it’s just getting backinto the flow and continuingto improve every week.”

Big-play Terp wide receiver Darrius Hey-ward-Bey hasn’t caught a pass the last twogames, and running back Da’Rel Scott hasyet to get on track in ACC play.

Riley Skinner directs an experienced at-tack that features the ACC leader in recep-tions, wide receiver D.J. Boldin.

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TERPGAMEDAYWHEN: Tomorrow, noonWHERE: Byrd Stadium, College ParkTV: RaycomLINE: Wake Forest -2.5DATA:The Terps return home with one of thetop teams in the ACC waiting for them.

THE MATCHUP

TERPTRACKER

TERPS WAKEPoints per game 22.3 22.4Passing (ypg) 190.5 232.0Rushing (ypg) 165.2 99.0Total (ypg) 355.7 331.0Opponents Total (ypg) 394.0 274.2Avg. Time of Possession 26:21 31:29

2008 TEAM STATS

Maryland Terrapins

Wake ForestDemon Deacons

4-2 (1-1 ACC) 4-1 (2-0 ACC)

SERIES RECORDSALL-TIME SERIES Terps lead 40-15-1LAST MEETING 2007

RECENT MEETINGS

2007-(A)- L, Terps 24, Wake 31 (OT)2006-(H)- L, Wake 38, Terps 242005-(A)- W, Terps 22, Wake 12

The Terps allowed four touchdowns to aVirginia team that had reached the end zonejust four times in its first four games.

All-ACC first team linebacker AaronCurry has lived up to the hype thisseason for the nation’s 17th ranked totaldefense.

DEFENSE

Wake Forest kicker Sam Swank is one ofthe best in the nation, but he is questionablefor the game with a strained quadriceps.

After being a major source of frustra-tion early this season, the Terp kickinggame has been surprisingly consistent inthe last three games.

SPECIAL TEAMSTerp coach Ralph Friedgen has had two

weeks to prepare his team for the begin-ning of what he calls a “six-game playoff”for a spot in the ACC title game.

Wake Forest’s Jim Grobe continues tobuild the national reputation of his for-merly cellar-dwelling ACC program.

COACHING

An experienced Wake Forest team hasthe benefit of two straight wins againstthe Terps, both of which came with seri-ous heartbreak for the Terps.

But the Terps have had two weeks toprepare and the confidence of fourstraight wins against ranked opponents.

INTANGIBLES

Experienced teams set to clash

KEY MATCHUPTERP QB CHRIS TURNER

VS. WAKE FOREST CBALPHONSO SMITH

Turner needs to playwell for the Terps tobounce back from theirfirst shutout loss in fouryears. The junior hasthrown six touchdownsand six interceptions thisseason, but in the Terps’four straight wins against ranked oppo-nents, Turner has combined for sixtouchdowns and no interceptions.

He will be challenged tomorrow byan experienced Demon Deacon sec-

ondary led by Smith, , thenation’s leader in inter-

ceptions a yearago with eight.

In Wake Forest’shome win against

the Terps last sea-son, Smith snared a JordanSteffy pass and ran 100yards for a touchdown tospark the Demon Dea-cons’ 21-point comeback.

EXTRA PREPWake Forest’s offense is one of

the most unique in the ACC with alot of shifts and gadget plays. Butdefensive coordinator Chris Cosh’sjob was made a little easier withtwo weeks to prepare for theDemon Deacons.

While a lot of last week’s practicewas focused on fixing the mistakesfrom the 31-0 loss at Virginia, Coshsaid the extra time allowed him to“pare down” Wake Forest’soffense, which doesn’t shufflepersonnel much but moves theplayers all over the field.

“They’ve got a lot of differentlooks and formations and motionsand shifts,” Cosh said. “It’s hard toprepare for all that in a week.”

Receiver Isaiah Williams and the Terps return to Byrd Stadium and their cheering fans tomorrow after four weeks away. ADAM FRIED/THE DIAMONDBACK


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Linebacker Dave Philistin saidone of his vivid memories from lastyear’s matchup was the DemonDeacons’ dirty play. He said it’simportant to keep “your eyes on aswivel” at the bottom of the pilewhen playing Wake Forest.

Friedgen said he didn’t know any-thing about any cheap shots andhadn’t discussed it with the team.

But Philistin wasadamant thathe and histeammateshaven’t for-gotten theDemon Dea-

cons’ poorsportsman-ship. “They’re the

most cheapshottest teamever,” Philistinsaid. “I was somad after thegame, afterthat unneces-sary stuff.”

DIRTY DEACONS

After a 31-0 loss at Virginia two weeks ago, linebacker MoiseFokou and the Terps are looking to get back to winning as theyhost No. 21 Wake Forest tomorrow. ADAM FRIED/THE DIAMONDBACK

haven’t been around for all of Friedgen’s timein College Park, but they are one of the mostexperienced teams in the ACC.

With six players who have started at least30 career games and 33 players who are in atleast their fourth year in the Demon Deaconprogram, the Wake Forest squad won’t sur-prise the Terps (4-2, 1-1 ACC) with its experi-enced play in tomorrow’s matchup.

As the Terps, who feature a Friedgen-erahigh 30 seniors of their own, prepare for WakeForest (4-1, 2-0 ACC), they are focused on doingthe small things to give them an advantage.

“It’s who makes the least mistakes and whois going to be more physical,” said seniordefensive end Mack Frost. “We’re both vet-eran teams, and whoever does those thingswill come out on top.”

Part of that experience is the memory ofthe last two meetings in the series, which all-time leans heavily toward the Terps’ 40-15-1.

Demon Deacon quarterback Riley Skinner,who will make his 30th career start Saturday,led his team to a 38-24 win in College Parktwo years ago, which denied the Terps achance to play for an ACC championship.Last year, the Terps held a 21-point second-half advantage in Winston-Salem, N.C.,before losing in overtime.

“I think we definitely are upset about thoselosses,” senior center Edwin Williams said.“They will always be in the back of my head,but at the same time, we have to know whatwe’re getting ourselves into this year.”

After years as a perennial ACC bottom-feeder, Wake Forest has surged to the top ofthe conference under eighth-year coach JimGrobe. By building experience through red-shirting most freshmen and relying on aquirky offensive system, Grobe’s DemonDeacons have proven themselves with back-to-back bowl appearances, including an ACCchampionship two years ago.

With a win tomorrow, the current DemonDeacon senior class will pass last year’s sen-iors as the winningest class in school history.

Linebacker Dave Philistin said goingagainst an experienced squad such as WakeForest forces everyone on the field to raisetheir level of play. Along with expectingfewer penalties and mistakes, Philistin saidthe hitting in the trenches just feels different.

“It’s just one of those things that you cantell,” Philistin said. “It’s like, ‘This guy’s nobeginner.’”

With an extra week to prepare after a 31-0loss at Virginia on Oct. 4, Friedgen hopes hisplayers use the chance to watch themselveson film against many of the current DemonDeacons as an advantage.

Williams said it’s a perfect setting for play-ers to step up and demonstrate “accountabil-ity,” which was the seniors’ main messageafter the Virginia loss.

“Everyone’s leadership needs to increase,”Williams said. “We’ve got to work through it.It’s not going to be an easy game. It’s gonnabe a fistfight.”

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