Prince George’s County expected to ban plastic bags in stores starting 2024
The “Better Bag Bill” garnered unanimous support from the county council and several members cited the rise of air and ocean pollution as a critical issue.
‘Light of sunshine’: UMD student Samuel Castañeda remembered as cheerful, funny friend
Castañeda, who was a sophomore information science major at the University of Maryland, died May 9 at age 19 in a car accident.
Finalists for UMD diversity and inclusion assistant vice president role share priorities
The person selected for the position will report to Georgina Dodge, the university’s diversity and inclusion vice president.
UMD GSG elects executive board, approves budget for next year
University of Maryland government and politics doctoral student Autumn Perkey will serve as the GSG’s president for the next academic year.
Fazlul Kabir sworn in as mayor of College Park
Fazlul Kabir, who is believed to be the first Muslim mayor in Maryland, said he is grateful for the accepting community he has found in College Park and for his new opportunity to continue serving the city.
UMPD investigating multiple hate bias incidents in La Plata Hall
These incidents are among several other anti-Black racism incidents that have recently been reported to the university’s diversity and inclusion office.
UMD Campus Pantry, Route 1 Target to end partnership with store’s closure
As a result, Rosen began a roughly two-year partnership between Target and the UMD Campus Pantry. However, this partnership is expected to end later this month as Target is set to close May 13.
UMD students aim to inform community about AI through hacking competition
HackAPrompt challenges participants to outsmart large language models like ChatGPT by tricking the AIs into saying certain phrases.
UMD to offer new anti-Black racism minor in fall
In the minor, students can take classes to understand discriminatory policies in different settings and then challenge these policies in a capstone.
District 1 council member Fazlul Kabir wins College Park mayoral special election
Final numbers released Friday confirmed Kabir's victory with 1,008 votes.