Branchville Fire Department in College Park had 80 members in 2013. Now it has 15.
The fire department was out of service for 36 hours last month because nobody was around to staff the station.
The UMD Co-op is giving out safety pins as a sign of solidarity after Donald Trump’s win
The idea of using a safety pin as a symbol of solidarity emerged after the Brexit referendum.
Exit poll data suggests American voters are divided racially and economically
A UMD government and politics professor said it won’t be easy for Trump to govern a country that is “badly divided.”
College Park City Council awards $35k in local school grants to boost programming and tech
Three schools received $7,500 and five received $2,500.
Missing University of Maryland junior Kaitlyn George was last seen on a bus in Baltimore
She boarded a bus that was headed to Norfolk, Virginia.
UMD’s sustainability council is calling for a mandatory university carbon fee
It also plans to work with DOTS to lay parameters for a voluntary commuter fee option.
University of Maryland reports 14 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease
The disease causes painful sores, but is generally harmless and usually lasts less than a week, according to the University Health Center.
UMD SGA hosts first-ever mental health town hall to discuss expanding campus resources
This university’s ratio of mental health practitioners to undergraduate and graduate students is one to 1,712.
Police are investigating “Trump Nation” vandalism at a Silver Spring church
Police have not yet made an arrest.
UMD met its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions more than 25 percent by 2015
Going forward, this university hopes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2020.