After low turnout in recent SGA elections, UMD students express concerns at town hall
Eight percent of the undergraduate student body turned out to vote in the spring 2017 SGA election.
New laws on sexual assault, fracking take effect in Maryland
The laws were among those passed during the Maryland General Assembly’s 2017 legislative session.
UMD President Loh announces further plans to cut campus carbon emissions
The plan will aim for the campus to achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
Georgia Rep. John Lewis will speak at UMD about civil rights
Lewis and his co-author are coming to the campus on Oct. 12 to discuss their award-winning book.
UMD and local politicians hold first Hispanic Heritage Conference in the region
Del. Carlo Sanchez (D-Prince George’s) was one of the event’s many speakers.
Two UMD students from Puerto Rico team up to raise money for their homeland
Hurricane Maria left almost all 3.4 million Puerto Rico residents without power after it hit the island Sept. 20.
“A mad dash”: County officials rush to submit College Park’s Amazon HQ2 proposal
The deadline for the city to submit a proposal is Oct. 19.
UMD DOTS launches a website to help commuters carpool
The website is part of this university’s ongoing effort to become carbon-neutral by the year 2050.
UMD student identified as woman killed after car struck her near campus
Maria Fisher, 18, was hit by an SUV on Sunday morning near this university’s main entrance.