USM Chancellor Jay Perman issues systemwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The fall mandate will include UMD students, faculty and staff.
Community members say MAGLEV train would be overpriced, destroy local environments
The magnetic levitation train system was proposed by Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail and would operate between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.
Community members talk history of racism and urban renewal along Purple Line corridor
Some voiced concerns about the Purple Line could affect residents in Langley Park and Lakeland.
College Park City Council hears plans for new development in Discovery District
The preliminary plans indicate the development will include several mixed-use buildings and a green pavilion area.
Protesters hunger strike in D.C. as an ongoing blockade starves Yemen
The Yemeni Liberation Movement has been protesting the blockade for the past month.
PGCPS to reduce school security personnel with arresting powers next school year
Though there are some county community members who support the removal of the officers, others are concerned about student safety if they are removed.
College Park to give $10k in legal funds to Greenbelt in push to oppose maglev project
The proposed project would build a 40-mile high-speed rail between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
“We have to adapt”: A look inside an online ESOL classroom in Prince George’s County
As some shift to hybrid learning, an ESOL class at Mary Harris “Mother” Jones Elementary School is slowly returning to normal.
College Park City Council plans to redesign bike lanes to make cycling safer
The project, which has been in the works since 2018, will span part of Rhode Island Avenue.
In a sea of pricey rentals, CHUM is a beacon of housing affordability for UMD students
Some say the housing cooperative could shape what affordable housing looks like in College Park.