“It’s an honor to vote”: DACA status student UMD student speaks during immigration panel
Panelists discussed labor unions, corporate outsourcing and U.S. foreign policy through the lens of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Police are more likely to use force against black people. A UMD professor wants change.
Sociology professor Rashawn Ray detailed how police around the country are more likely to stop, search and use force against black men and women.
Police investigate off-campus robbery
Three men knocked a victim to the ground and stole her belongings.
After more than a year of renovations, H.J. Patterson will be UMD’s epicenter for global affairs
University officials expect the project to be done by Thanksgiving.
Maryland universities want to make math courses more relevant to students’ majors
The altered curriculum would allow certain colleges to offer statistics courses sooner.
University of Maryland’s Delta Tau Delta fraternity lost its campus recognition
The fraternity failed to fulfill the national requirements to qualify for full chapter status.
Women found UMD Sigma Chi’s pageant sexist, so the fraternity canceled it
Sigma Chi’s $500 Derby Darling budget will be donated to House of Ruth Maryland, a charity helping victims of domestic abuse.
A USM doctor is working with a lab to test the potency of medical marijuana
The state of Maryland is expected to begin selling medical marijuana near summer 2017.
Journalism, music, geography and agriculture students pay slightly higher fees this year
Some students voiced concerns about the fee increases, while others were not fazed.
The University of Maryland will limit its differential tuition policy to four semesters
The update was presented to the Board of Regents at its Friday meeting.