Maryland Club Climbing helps secure UMD’s first indoor rock climbing wall
The Facilities Council approved the proposal for a 12-foot indoor rock climbing wall in Eppley Recreation Center.
Alumni innovations assist UMD sustainability efforts
The two former students, while both working to improve general sustainability, focus on different facets.
PGCPS community members call for school improvements, transparency during funding hearing
This fiscal year’s Capital Improvement Program contains $92.3M in state and county funding to modernize schools in the county.
Student outreach, reducing fees headline UMD SGA’s priority list
UMD SGA's executive vice president Meghana Kotraiah said she’s looking to organize more everyday events for the student body.
Purple Line, new basketball center among current campus construction projects
Campus Drive has been a site of constant construction and walking detours in preparation for the Purple Line since the beginning of this year.
UMD graduate student group continues fight for collective bargaining rights
The group, formerly known as Fearless Student Employees, is continuing a yearslong effort that would allow them to negotiate wages, hours and other conditions.
PGCPS’ bus driver shortage leaves some students stranded at bus stops
PGCPS parents have also complained about the lack of communication from the PGCPS department of transportation.
College Park City Council delays decision on controversial urban renewal policy
College Park has only ever used urban renewal in Lakeland — a historically African American neighborhood in the city — in 1970.
University Senate approves undergraduate global health degree, debates exam policies
The new major is a collaboration between this university’s public health school and several other departments.
New Maryland law expands composting on campus and beyond
The law aims to prevent waste before it occurs, feed people and animals, recycle non-edible food waste and reduce greenhouse gasses emitted from landfills.