UMD SGA wants DOTS to improve transit data technology to ease trip planning
The request calls for DOTS to allow students to plan trips using real-time transit data for Shuttle-UM buses, similar to apps such as Google Maps.
Conservative nonprofit linked to Unity Party has chapters at more than 1,000 universities
Turning Point USA provided campaign materials to the Unity Party, which withdrew from the SGA election last week.
“Somebody that everyone loved”: UMD community mourns death of professor Jean VandenBosch
VandenBosch taught in this university’s communication department for about five years.
Maryland Media Inc. names Mina Haq as The Diamondback’s next editor in chief
Haq is a junior journalism major and became involved at The Diamondback the fall of sophomore year.
UMD’s first annual anime and video game convention draws 300
Students showed up in Princess Peach gowns, rainbow wigs and other cosplay outfits.
A UMD student created an app to help students find local events and entertainment
The Flee app will also allow you to see where students’ friends are planning to go that night.
UMD is a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers for the seventh straight year
This university ranked No. 15 among large schools.
Budget cuts threaten higher education’s “fundamental values,” Wallace Loh tells UMD Senate
Loh also expressed concerns about the Trump administration and its effect on the state of Maryland.
UMD students will be able to choose a substance-free housing option for next semester
Carroll Hall will pilot the program, which is aimed toward students who want to live in an alcohol- and drug-free environment.
Less than half of student senators show up to most University Senate meetings
One student senator said absences are affecting the passage of bills.