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.
A petition for refugees to be housed on UMD’s campus gains SGA’s endorsement
The petition asks this university to join the Every Campus a Refuge program.
Loh calls MSU sexual abuse scandal “horrific,” while UMD students question the system
The events at Michigan State have drawn parallels to the 2011 reports of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal at Penn State.
Author, public speaker visits UMD for lecture on campus racism
The event comes in wake of a few racist incidents within this university’s Greek life community.
UMD’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion hosts summit on issues facing college campuses
The three-day conference will focus on issues including white supremacy, anti-Semitism and sexual harassment.
Notorious former UMD student Jayson Blair visits journalism school, speaks on plagiarism and ethics
Blair made national headlines in May 2003 when news broke that he’d fabricated and plagiarized at least 36 articles during a six-month period for The New York Times.
Former UMD employee charged in hate bias incidents in North Campus Dining Hall
University Police charged Terrell Demonte Alexander, 18, in the incidents.