WMATA board approves Metrobus overhaul that eliminates C8 route
Some College Park community members worry the overhaul’s changes will negatively impact the city.
UMD task force releases findings to address antisemitism, Islamophobia
The task force’s recommendations included urging this university to introduce modules about antisemitism and Islamophobia to the TerrapinSTRONG program.
UMD first-generation students club hopes to provide community, resources for families
The club provides first-generation students at this university with social, professional and academic programming.
UMD SGA allocates more than $1,700 in additional funding for gender-affirming care items
The bill continues a spring 2023 program where SGA allocated $1,500 to the LGBTQ+ Equity Center for gender-affirming care items.
Prince George’s County residents divided over minimum wage legislation
The legislation, which passed Tuesday, will adjust minimum wage annually based on the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.
RJ Bentley’s co-founder John Brown III remembered as legend in College Park
John Brown III, whose presence left a mark on College Park and beyond, died on Nov. 9 of heart failure.
Hundreds of UMD graduate students rally for collective bargaining rights
A majority of graduate student workers at this university have signed union authorization cards in support of unionization, rally organizers said.
College Park City Council approves $7.3 million contract to renovate Duvall Field
Although all of the council members approved the new contract on Tuesday, some raised concerns about the project’s $1.7 million cost increase.
‘My family back home is struggling’: UMD community grieves Palestinians killed in Gaza
The rising death toll and humanitarian crisis in Gaza have left many university community members grieving.
Pioneering UMD Deaf faculty member Jill Bradbury aims to improve accessibility in theater
Bradbury made history in July by becoming the University of Maryland’s first full-time, tenure line deaf faculty member.