University Health Center’s Gear Up Step Up campaign hopes to provide more visible peer mentors The funds raised will provide peer educators and interns with polos, name tags and backpacks. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
“We need this desperately”: grad teaching assistants could get collective bargaining rights Ten University of Maryland graduate students testified in Annapolis on Tuesday in support of the bill. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Hasan Elahi earns Guggenheim Fellowship for ongoing art project Elahi documented his daily life for 14 years, starting when the FBI began investigating him based on a mistaken tip. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD Disability Summit emphasizes improving technological access for those with disabilities The event featured a keynote speaker and student presentations. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Steve Chen elected University of Maryland RHA president for next academic year The organization’s newly elected president and vice president will take office May 3. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
RHA elects new president and vice president, passes four resolutions The RHA Senate elected Steve Chen as its new president and Sasha Galbreath as its new vice president. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
First-time candidate Maya Rockeymoore Cummings exits Maryland gubernatorial race Rockeymoore Cummings announced she will be leaving the race “due to personal considerations.” DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD Police investigate Hagerstown Hall voyeur incident The incident occurred on Friday at about 7 p.m., according to a UMD Alert. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
For UMD students living on North Campus, keeping kosher can be hard The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program is a living and learning program based in La Plata Hall. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
RHA hopes to cut down usage of plastic bags on campus “There are times when, yes, people need bags, but it doesn’t need to be automatic, all the time, mindlessly.” DBK Admin December 31, 0999