Contraception misconception
Last winter, I was sitting in the University Health Center, reading the latest Allure magazine and minding my own business, when a young-looking girl approached…
Public-private partnerships: lessons learned
In 1994, the university’s two graduate student housing complexes (Graduate Gardens and Graduate Hills) were in a sorry state: aging, dilapidated and barely inhabitable. Local…
Maryland Day 2015
A student demonstrates the properties of cornstarch mixed with water at the Science and Tech exhibitions at Maryland Day. Students, alumni and other visitors celebrated…
More UMD professors are improving their websites for students with disabilities
A new policy from the spring set accessibility standards for new websites.
Curbing the demand for parking
OUR VIEW: The Transportation Demand Management Surcharge is a valid initiative, but students registering for parking should be explicitly informed about the surcharge.
Shoppers’ liquor license investigated
A College Park supermarket is at the center of a federal investigation of a Maryland state senator. The Shoppers Food Warehouse on Cherry Hill Road…
Bed lofts fail to attract students
Despite RHA’s two-year battle for students to have the option to rent bed lofts, only 175 students took advantage of the opportunity when it was…