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Farvardin holds down the fort while new President Wallace Loh transitions

Charged with leading the university until president-designate Wallace Loh takes over Nov. 1, Interim university President Nariman Farvardin has spent the last two weeks continuing his work as provost while beginning to facilitate Loh’s transition to the university after serving as the University of Iowa’s provost. Full story

Terps' multiple-choice answer

Improved Meggett, healthy Scott saw near-equal time in productive outings vs. Navy

Da’Rel Scott and Davin Meggett both have the skills and resumés to start at running back for the Terrapin football team. So rather than choose one, the Terps have decided to feature both. Full story

Purple line to proceed in East Campus

Despite new development plans, admins say light-rail priorities remain intact

Police warn students of ‘Crime Time’

Some remain skeptical of new awareness efforts

Hanami seeks liquor license

Restaurant makes case before city officials

Hurting for a chance, Young begins anew

Defender overcomes injuries to start for men's soccer

Elevator down, poses accessibility issues

Students want to bring more ‘real food’ to university

Dining Services open to new sustainability initiatives, but budget may be an issue

City might issue fewer Shuttle-UM passes to residents

Loh calls Terp fans’ behavior offensive

Admin, SGA may form sportsmanship committee

Four men robbed in two incidents just minutes apart

Police to step up patrols

DOTS reinstates New Carrollton Metro line

TICKET TIME

DOTS is cracking down after week of little parking enforcement

These kids stand a chance

Senior staff writer Reese Higgins talks to Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson about the band's upcoming date at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Full story

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Staff editorial: Terps will be Terps

If there’s anything that gets students, alumni and administrators fired up, it’s athletics. And no matter how many big wins the Terps rack up, it seems university athletics gets more attention for what happens off the field rather than what happens on the field.

DOTS pulls off largely drama-free transport to Navy game

Students and Department of Transportation Services officials said they were generally impressed with what DOTS director David Allen called the “biggest movement of people in our history” as an estimated 2,000 people rode Shuttle-UM buses to Monday’s football game against Navy.

Loh, admins meet with student leaders

SGA President Steve Glickman presided over the hour-long meeting, which was divided into several segments: a question-and-answer session with Loh, a portion in which each member of the SGA cabinet met individually with his or her counterpart in the presidential cabinet and a roundtable discussion of major university issues.

Chinese students jumpstart entrepreneurship program

The business school’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship has offered its “Jumpstart” program annually since 2006 to provide guidance and resources to aspiring entrepreneurs. But this year, this university’s student participants worked alongside 11 students from China’s prestigious Peking University as they piloted their business plans.

DOTS implements tracking system

A new DOTS bus-tracker loses the previous system of pushing a button at a bus stop to see when your ride will arrive, but adds text-messaging and online alternatives, transportation officials said. DOTS Director David Allen said the department switched tracking systems because the future of its old provider, ShuttleTrac, was uncertain.