College Park residents are divided over noncitizens voting in city elections
Noncitizens will be able to vote in city elections as of 2019.
UMD LGBT Equity Center launches #TransTerps campaign
The campaign involves sharing good practices for transgender inclusion, sharing campus resources for transgender people and holding trainings and events.
UMD SGA President AJ Pruitt joins Big Ten peers in condemning Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos said she intends to rescind Obama-era guidelines that urged schools to aggressively investigate sexual assault.
UMD’s Title IX officer has been reassigned to report to the school’s general counsel
SGA President AJ Pruitt called the reassignment a conflict of interest, and said in a statement that Title IX Officer Catherine Carroll called it a “demotion” in a conversation with him.
UMD study shows spending time on social media is linked to more online shopping
While the most frequent social media users are the biggest online shoppers, they are more efficient than those who don’t use social media, the study said.
UMD progressive student group hosts Our Revolution President Nina Turner
During her speech, Turner addressed concerns of student debt, as well as currents issues of race and immigration.
UMD PLUMAS is helping DACA students pay fees so they can renew their status
PLUMAS is partnering with this university’s undocumented student coordinator to use about $3,000 from its Dream Gala to help students participating in DACA.
Maryland attorney general joins lawsuit against Trump’s DACA decision
The suit accuses the Trump administration of violating due process and federal laws stating the government will not use DACA participants’ information for deportations or prosecutions.
UMD SGA will start recruiting student groups to work on Terps Vote coalition
The SGA will immediately begin recruiting student groups to participate in the Terps Vote Voter Registration Drive Coalition.
The city of College Park will run the Downtown Food Truck Hub
The hub will operate Fridays and Saturdays during the spring and fall from 5 p.m. to midnight.