How UMPD handles complaints against its own officers
“We do everything in our power to be as transparent as we can to show that a fair and impartial investigation was conducted.”
Students block traffic in support of higher minimum wage
Students blocked traffic for eight minutes and 25 seconds to symbolize the minimum hourly wage for on-campus workers.
RHA continues discussion of increasing campus parking fees for UMD students
This comes after the body passed resolutions to increase dorm and meal plan prices.
Documentary screening shows UMD students the effects of climate change on Alaskan village
The film focused on the villagers of Shishmaref, which is off the northern coast of Alaska.
SGA to fund about 40 percent of student group requests, as well as scholarship fund
SGA will also back a Montgomery County Amazon HQ2.
A petition calls for an end to plastic straws at the University of Maryland
Some 500 million straws are used and discarded in the United States every day.
UMD improves standings in annual RecycleMania tournament
Officials attribute this year’s success to having an overarching theme for the tournament.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen visits Startup Shell, Stamp Student Union
The state primary election Tuesday could advance him toward a U.S. Senate seat.
Author D. Watkins visits UMD to discuss gentrification, oppression
He wrote the book, ‘The Beast Side: Living and Dying While Black In America.’
Social activists visit UMD to discuss community change and struggle
The panelists included activists Felipe Luciano, co-founder of the Young Lords in New York, and Paul Pumphrey, a former Black Panther Party member.