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UMD community members with Florida connections reflect on damage from Hurricane Ian

This university was far from the path of Hurricane Ian, but some university staff, students and alumni with connections to Florida were impacted both during and after the hurricane.

Diamondback Staff
October 11, 2022

Yahentamitsi dining hall’s new mural shows Piscataway people’s values around food, culture

Karen Lynch Harley, an artist from the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe in North Carolina, painted the mural.

Ilana Williams
October 10, 2022

‘Experiencing Men’s World’ lecture discusses effects of living in patriarchy

Award-winning philosopher Dr. Manon Garcia spoke about her research on gender heirarchies.

Freelance Reporter
October 10, 2022

Diversity and inclusion office outlines steps for more accessible events at UMD

Offering assistive listening devices and making accessible PowerPoints were two points brought up to make events more accessible.

Freelance Reporter
October 9, 2022

SGA Safety Walk attendees find overgrown trees, broken lights across campus

The event aims to promote discussion of how to make the university’s campus and its surrounding areas more safe, sustainable and accessible.

Marijke Friedman
October 7, 2022

Students use art to grapple with identity, injustice during ‘community canvas’ event

Each student who attended had a different story, but the event offered a space where they could all express their emotions and identity through a creative medium.

Marwa Barakat
October 7, 2022

UMD students applaud business school associate dean ahead of his departure

Mullins will become the senior associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the New York University’s business school.

Marwa Barakat
October 6, 2022

It’s Time to BeReal: UMD Club Tennis hosts BeReal fundraiser

BeReal required the club members to download the app, if they did not have it already, and tell friends to get the app.

Parker Leipzig
October 6, 2022

UMD community gathers in protest against Iranian government’s actions

The crowd ended the protest with chants in Farsi and English including, "no justice, no peace," and, "women, life, freedom."

Nene Narh-Mensah
October 6, 2022

Students who don’t qualify for UMD’s limited COVID isolation housing express frustration

Students who live a six to eight hour drive away from the university have to go home if they test positive for COVID-19 and live in on-campus housing, according to the HEAL line.

Parker Leipzig
October 5, 2022