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Terps hold on for first round victory

Men's soccer beats Loyola (Md.) 2-1, heads to Penn State for second round Sunday

For so long, an ankle had been the Achilles heel of the Terrapin men’s soccer team. With the bevy of Terp offensive stars from last year’s National Championship team no longer at coach Sasho Cirovski’s disposal, the onus of scoring — and winning games — had fallen largely on forward Casey Townsend. Full story

Puzzle Solvers

Team of students places 28th in 12-hour national puzzle contest

Seniors Chris Hill, Ryan Galginaitis, David Forsythe and Rob Kiefer, who call themselves "Battletoads Part Deux," after the notoriously difficult Nintendo game, placed 28th out of 413 teams and first at the university in this year's College Puzzle Challenge — an annual competition sponsored by Microsoft in which college teams are charged with solving dozens of puzzles online in a race to the finish. Full story

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University researchers study diabetes in flies

When it comes to diabetes, university scientists have found fruit flies and humans aren’t that different. By removing several genes from the genome of a fruit fly, a team of researchers created insects demonstrating human symptoms of diabetes. This research could pave the way to discovering the genetic causes of diabetes and developing treatments, according to research published online Nov. 2 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

RHA leaders call housing lottery system unfair

Some student leaders called for the abolishment of the housing lottery at Tuesday’s RHA meeting, but with no alternative in sight, a university official said it will have to stay for now. Resident Hall Association President Josef Mensah, a senior theatre major, proposed a resolution ending the lottery system by spring 2011, arguing that it is unfair because it is too random. Although skeptical senators shot the bill down 11-27, Assistant Director for Resident Life Scott Young said he is interested in discussing problems with the system.