At TED Talks-style event, UMD students discuss topics from immigration to bees
Five students presented speeches before more than 120 people.
Multiple legislative Unity Party candidates drop out of SGA election
Former candidates said they were not aware of the party’s failure to disclose all contributions in a financial report.
Despite City Council vote to lower fees, parking permits around Terrapin Row remain high
Area residents are paying 48 times more for parking than permit holders in all other residential parts of the city.
University of Maryland senate votes to streamline process to change names and pronouns
The proposal was originally introduced in 2014.
DOTS will offer a new shuttle, free bikes and discounted parking during Metro closures
The College Park and Greenbelt Metro stations will both close for SafeTrack repairs in April.
MaryPIRG is petitioning to expand small donor matching programs in Maryland
The group is discouraging campaign donations from large corporations.
Students can access all of UMD’s mental health resources thanks to an SGA-created portal
The SGA expects the portal to be published within the next week.
A Maryland bill could raise the state’s minimum wage and aid UMD student workers
A bill would gradually raise Maryland’s minimum wage each year until reaching 15 dollars in 2022.
“Hours really do count”: Supporters push for 24/7 Plan B access on college campuses
Students from Bowie State and Salisbury testified in support of the bill at a Maryland House of Delegates committee hearing.
Maryland’s Rep. Elijah Cummings: Trump’s language about black communities is ‘insulting’
Cummings is a senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus.