College Park City Council discuss new side path and fencing regulations
The council discussed a grant to fund part of a study for the design of a side path along Campus Drive.
SGA will discuss adding sexual misconduct policy clause in UMD student group constitutions
The bill passed 29-3 with two abstentions.
UMD Facilities Management might replace water heaters after outages in several dorms
Some dorms began experiencing outages on Oct. 29.
UMD SGA will extend election voting hours to boost student voter turnout
Eight percent of undergraduate students voted in the spring 2017 elections.
Two UMD professors’ research on rising temperatures was featured in U.S. climate report
The professors’ work was featured in a report released by the Trump adminstration.
All the College Park City Council’s incumbent candidates were re-elected
Five of the current council members ran for re-election.
Metzerott Road residents want more safety measures on their street to combat fast drivers
Some residents want sidewalks, speed bumps, updated street lighting and bike lanes.
This University of Maryland team’s solar cell is thinner than a human hair
This cell’s light weight and portability could benefit people in the army or in third world countries.
A new UMD RHA committee will tackle diversity and inclusion issues
The committee will be tasked with encouraging “a culture of inclusivity within residence halls.”
College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn wins re-election
Wojahn defeated District 3 resident Tom Chen, District 4 Councilwoman Mary Cook and District 4 resident Zari Malsawma.