The Hotel at the University of Maryland opens Friday after two years of construction The Hotel will have 297 guest rooms, 43,000 square feet of meeting space, four restaurants and a spa. Jack Roscoe September 7, 2017
Betsy DeVos announces she plans to make changes to Title IX The education secretary said Thursday she intends to revoke the Obama administration’s guidelines for Title IX. Rosie Kean September 7, 2017
Gallery: Come tour the Hotel with The Diamondback The hotel, which took more than two years to build, opens Friday. Julia Lerner September 7, 2017
Martin O’Malley “just might” run for president in 2020 The former Maryland governor is currently a lecturer at the University of Maryland. Naomi Grant September 7, 2017
College Park City Council is split on holding a referendum about letting noncitizens vote The council could vote to hold an advisory referendum on the issue at its Sept. 12 meeting. Leah Brennan September 7, 2017
SGA discusses election reform and student voter registration at first fall meeting An election reform task force presented goals on increasing voter turnout and encouraging more competition for student government elections. Carly Taylor September 6, 2017
UMD offers new Shuttle-UM bus route to Columbia The new route will help to alleviate stress on campus parking lots induced by recent construction, a DOTS official said. Jillian Atelsek September 6, 2017
UMD SGA affirms support of federal legislation protecting DACA recipients The resolution enables the SGA to lobby in support of the bills in Congress. Carly Taylor September 6, 2017
After Charlottesville rally, PG County officials say they can handle security threats City officials from of Bowie, College Park, and Greenbelt say there are no current plans to discuss changing any existing security measures. Evan Silvera September 6, 2017
A nonprofit ranked UMD the second-most sustainable Big Ten school This university also ranked 33 overall in Sierra Magazine’s “Cool Schools” sustainability rankings. Lindsey Feingold September 6, 2017