The history behind Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo marks an 1862 Mexican victory over France in la Batalla de Puebla.
The Dairy Diaries: Behind the scenes of UMD’s favorite ice cream spot
The Dairy at the University of Maryland is celebrating 100 years of serving scoops on campus this academic year.
Maryland Day crowd shares excitement as Jeff Kinney unveils Greg Heffley statue
Armed with their book copies, families and Maryland students alike hoped for the chance to meet and get the autograph of Jeff Kinney, author and UMD alum.
UMD Powwow celebrates Native American culture
This year’s UMD Powwow took place at the Stamp Student Union on March 11.
A look into the new UMD skate park
We Skate UMD members give their thoughts on the skate park.
Emily Yang shares experience with limited accessibility for UMD students with disabilities
What is it like to be a student at the University of Maryland with a disability? Emily Yang, a senior criminology and criminal justice and psychology major, shares her thoughts.
A growing gift: UMD student gardeners work with campus pantry to alleviate food insecurity
Since March 2020, the Community Learning Garden has donated 2,811 lbs of produce valued at almost $17,982 to the UMD Campus Pantry.
Ping pong passion: Meet the University of Maryland Table Tennis team
The University of Maryland Table Tennis’ co-ed and women’s teams won first place at divisionals on Sunday, November 7. Practice is open to everybody, so from the players competing on the team to a new familiar face at practice, they all have one thing in common – they love playing ping pong. Filmed and edited by Eva Sanchez.
‘Save Guilford Woods’: Students, community members rally to communicate pointed message
As the Western Gateway Development project threatens the possible destruction of Guilford Woods, students and community members gather on Mckeldin Mall to protest the destruction of natural land. As of Oct. 28, the project is halted while the university further examines the land’s environmental importance. Filmed by Sage Levy and Amelia Jarecke. Edited by Sage Levy.
UMD professors share thoughts on in-person classes as students return to campus
As students and faculty return to the classroom, some have questioned if the university is truly ready to return to full in-person learning.