UMD SGA promotes sustainability efforts and electric buses on campus
Along with promoting a fossil-free campus, the organization has also been pushing for funding for electric buses on campus.
College Park looks to invest in safer, more extensive bike lanes
The proposed budget includes more than $624,000 for building safety barriers along Rhode Island Avenue’s bike lanes and $45,000 for a study to evaluate the impact of adding one-way streets and bike lanes in Old Town.
UMD student repurposes food waste into renewable energy
Fermented food waste is a product that has already been partially broken down, as opposed to non-fermented. Once it is converted to methane, it can be used for applications such as heating, electricity and fertilizer.
UMD GSG supports health insurance waiver requirement for graduate students
Currently, graduate students can enroll with the plan by choice, while undergraduates are automatically enrolled.
UMD students emphasize inclusion at Occupy McKeldin sexual assault awareness event
The eight-hour event featured eight guest speakers, chalking, therapy dogs, thrift shop pop-ups and raffles. It also included the new addition of a mental health resources table to support sexual assault victims on this university’s campus.
Activists criticize Prince George’s County Council bill pausing townhome development
The proposed bill would look to promote growth in county-defined transit hubs by placing a two-year pause on townhome development in areas that are not as transit-oriented.
Sexual assault prevention advocates ‘Take Back the Night’ with the Clothesline Project
Students decorated T-shirts with different messages surrounding rape culture and hung them on a clothesline as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Education takes priority in Maryland’s 2024 fiscal year budget
The budget’s investments in public education are “historic,” according to the Maryland State Education Association, the state’s largest teachers’ union.
Affordable housing, noise pollution take center stage at College Park mayoral debate
The special election comes after the March resignation and arrest of former mayor Patrick Wojahn. It will take place May 6 in the College Park City Hall.
Prince George’s County Council considers budget increases for community college, libraries
Under the proposed budget, the county’s library system is expected to receive more than a $2 million increase in funding next year.