Shuttle-UM had nearly 200,000 extra riders last year. DOTS’ reaction? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ DOTS Director David Allen said the increase is “very manageable.” DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Why UMD student ticket appeals are denied about 10 times more than visitors’ More than 4,000 students had their ticket appeals denied in fiscal 2016. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
“I just want an opportunity to stay above water”: UMD employees are calling for raises Union workers can now negotiate with university administration. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
University of Maryland’s Delta Tau Delta fraternity lost its campus recognition The fraternity failed to fulfill the national requirements to qualify for full chapter status. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
“It’s terrifying to go back there”: Students react to hate bias incidents in UMD dorms University Police are investigating the incidents in Queen Anne’s and La Plata halls. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
After scrutiny over funding, the University of Maryland announces new Title IX positions Title IX Director Catherine Carroll has previously said her office is “under-staffed” and “under-resourced.” DBK Admin December 31, 0999
‘Breaking Bread’ event aims to familiarize UMD students and University Police About 50 students joined 21 University of Maryland Police officers for a discussion on community relations, body cameras, the Black Lives Matter movement and implicit bias. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Chinese officials visited College Park to learn about how it responds to emergencies The delegation came from Chengdu, a Chinese city of more than 4 million people. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD will expand its research with a $3.45 million National Science Foundation grant This university will work with other schools in the region such as Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Part of UMD’s golf course could become parking lot, intramural fields The proposal would remove four of the course’s 18 holes. DBK Admin December 31, 0999