Four years later, undocumented UMD student recalls week in detention center Friends and supporters rallied to his side to advocate his release. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Resident Life explores housing option for substance-free UMD students Eighteen percent of current University of Maryland students living in dorms expressed interest in living in substance-free housing. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD Latinx students get a cultural room, set sights on cultural center Some Latinx students want to have an on-campus space similar to the Nyumburu Cultural Center. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
16-year-olds could vote in Greenbelt elections after referendum passes The city’s Youth Advisory Committee advocated for the lower age. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
A new UMD RHA committee will tackle diversity and inclusion issues The committee will be tasked with encouraging “a culture of inclusivity within residence halls.” DBK Admin December 31, 0999
A federal grant will fund five Prince George’s County human trafficking investigators In 2016, there were 161 reports of human trafficking cases in this state and 84 in Washington, D.C. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
SGA legislators request money to fund a memorial site outside UMD’s Chapel SGA legislators proposed to create a granite path that will lead to an existing bench in the Garden of Reflection and Remembrance outside the chapel. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD oversees construction statewide This university plays a role in the construction of buildings on other campuses in the state. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD SGA will fund MaryPIRG after initially denying its request The SGA denied MaryPIRG’s request for funding earlier this semester. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Leo Van Munching Jr., UMD alumnus and benefactor, dies at 89 He is the namesake of Van Munching Hall and was president of the importing company that held the Heineken and Amstel Light beer franchises. DBK Admin December 31, 0999