From the beginning of coronavirus shutdowns in March to Black Lives Matter protests to UMD’s decision to not allow pass/fail grading this fall, The Diamondback has been there to cover 2020. Here’s a look at the top ten articles from the year.
1. A UMD student’s leg was crushed by a campus bus. Bystanders jumped into action.
By: Rina Torchinsky
2. “None of it feels real”: UMD students studying in Europe scramble to book flights home
By: Carmen Molina Acosta and Rina Torchinsky
3. “A lifelong battle”: UMD students join March on Washington following summer of protests
By: Angela Roberts
4. “There’s hope”: How a DACA recipient journeyed to UMD — and is fighting for a better life
By: Amanda Hernández
5. As campus reopening looms, UMD union fights for worker protection
By: Angela Roberts
6. UMD, Towson tenants join Maryland delegates at state house in fight to terminate leases
By: Jonathan Tercasio
7. Stress, bad food and flooding: What it’s like to be a UMD student in quarantine housing
By: Jonathan Tercasio
8. For those raised in College Park’s Lakeland, the wounds left by its destruction remain
By: Clara Niel
9. One for the history books: Local voters cast ballots at UMD on Election Day
By: Diamondback Staff
10. “Cold shoulder”: Students blast UMD administration for grading decision at town hall
By: Amanda Hernández
