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Updates for September 2, 2010

Midshipmen’s offense not lacking options

Posted from University of Maryland in sports on September 2nd, 2010 at 2:23 am

Terps prep for dangerous Navy attack without ball in practice

When the Terrapin football team’s defense takes the field Monday, it will face a Navy offense that wants the Terps to have no idea who has the ball. So to prepare for their Labor Day season opener, the Terps took the ball out of the equation altoge…

The shooting star that almost wasn’t

Posted from University of Maryland in sports on September 2nd, 2010 at 2:17 am

By: Conor Walsh

Grove rewards Pensky’s discovery with breakout year for women’s soccer team

The transformation of forward Ashley Grove into the offensive force that she has surprisingly become for the No. 10 Terrapin women’s soccer team began on a Tuesday night in May 2007. Terp coach Brian Pensky was in Rochester, N.Y., to scout an oppon…

Terp backline aims to take step forward

Posted from University of Maryland in sports on September 2nd, 2010 at 2:15 am

By: Chris Eckard

Added year of growth, experience should help men’s soccer team

With the match seemingly in hand Saturday and a second exhibition win just moments away, the Terrapin men’s soccer backline had one of its first mental lapses in the preseason. On a failed clearance down the Terps’ left side, Georgetown managed to …

O’Donnell adds ACC honor to resumé

Posted from University of Maryland in sports on September 2nd, 2010 at 2:13 am

By: Jakob Engelke

Field hockey team’s star continues to collect accolades

Katie O’Donnell just can’t seem to stop raking in accolades and awards. The Terrapin field hockey forward ended her 2009 season by winning the Honda Award, given to the nation’s top player. O’Donnell was also named the National Player of the Year a…

DOTS hopes number of campus Zipcars will double

Posted from University of Maryland in news on September 2nd, 2010 at 1:40 am

Officials want students to see car-sharing as an alternative to having their own ride

Car-sharing firm Zipcar and university officials said they hope to double the company’s presence at the university this semester, despite concerns that few students know about the option to borrow cars by the hour. The company keeps four cars aroun…

Students study less, survey shows

Posted from University of Maryland in news on September 2nd, 2010 at 1:31 am

Researchers say profs are to blame

As professors go over syllabi chock full of quiz dates, reading assignments and term papers, students begin to ready themselves for another semester of work. But recent studies suggest students, staring wistfully out at a sun-drenched McKeldin Mall, do…

State hopes early voting will attract young voters

Posted from University of Maryland in news on September 2nd, 2010 at 1:28 am

By: Leyla Korkut

Absentee ballot restrictions loosened

Starting Friday, the State Board of Elections will utilize early voting for the first time, joining 32 other states that use early voting systems. The board also implemented several updates to the absentee ballot policy that advocates hope will make vo…

Pita Plus closes without explanation

Posted from University of Maryland in news on September 2nd, 2010 at 1:17 am

Sign announces incoming kabob shop; lack of kosher options upsets Jewish students

The university’s Orthodox Jewish community, which follows specific religious guidelines for food preparation, lamented the loss of a restaurant that served both as a hangout and a place to grab a good meal.
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SGA doubles Group Help Fund

Posted from University of Maryland in news on September 2nd, 2010 at 1:05 am

Including the recent addition, the fund now has $10,000, roughly a quarter of the money it held last year due to misallocation, Vice President of Finance Robert Mutschler said.
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Updates for September 1, 2010

Administrators laud univ. achievement in national lists

Posted from University of Maryland in news on September 1st, 2010 at 1:46 am

By: Yasmeen Abutaleb

Placement on green ‘honor roll’ and among top 20 engineering schools validates faculty

This ranking, published Aug. 17 in U.S. News and amp; World Report’s 2011 best colleges guide, came on the tail of several favorable rankings issued by The Princeton Review in its annual report earlier this month. In The Princeton Review’s rankings, t…

Book borrowing balloons

Posted from University of Maryland in news on September 1st, 2010 at 1:43 am

BookHolders latest store to rent books

The University Book Center and Maryland Book Exchange hopped on the affordable book bandwagon last semester and mdash; BookHolders joined in this semester and mdash; creating textbook rental programs, and both stores continued to rent books this fall…

To skip, or not to skip?

Posted from University of Maryland in news on September 1st, 2010 at 1:34 am

By: Claire Saravia

Tool computes value of attendence

The tool, hosted at skipclasscalculator.com, asks students 10 questions about the class they’re thinking about skipping. After answering such questions as how many times a week the class is held, when the next major test is and how easy it is to get no…

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