For the sake of the future
When David Gewirtzman was 13, he celebrated his bar mitzvah in a Polish ghetto during World War II, while fellow Jews died of starvation and…
Students mix Quantum Mechanics with March Madness
A March Madness bracket isn’t so complicated for a group of graduate students, who used an experiment in quantum mechanics to make genuinely random…
Staff editorial: It’s (not so) academic
In all likelihood, the next president of the university will be a high-ranking academic official. Unless he or she is a candidate with ties to…
Maryland women’s lacrosse earns Big Ten regular-season title with victory
Terps captains gather together to celebrate with the Big Ten regular-season trophy after a 13-10 victory over Penn State at the Field Hockey and…
One nearly impossible chance
The Terrapin baseball team will be the first to admit the one scenario left by which it can make the conference tournament doesn’t seem likely…
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UMD students engaged in snowfights and building snowmen on Thursday, February 13 in celebration of cancellation of school day. UMD students engaged in snowfights…
A new kind of sound
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra relies on members’ input, rather than a conductor, to interpret music, dubbed the “Orpheus Process.” Faculty members Gilad Chen and…
Officials hope signs will alleviate congestion
Officials are pushing signs like this one on New Hampshire Avenue to divert some of the Route 1 congestion during the school year. Modified…
Guest column: System scan
Rich Abdill’s April 6 column, “System error,” is poorly researched and has little basis in the facts, but it got me thinking. A properly managed…