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UMD doesn’t have to pay P.G. County’s minimum wage. These groups want to change that.

Prince George’s County’s minimum wage increased Saturday from $9.55 per hour to $10.75 per hour, many University of Maryland students may instead make the state minimum wage of $8.75 per hour.

Naomi Grant
October 2, 2016

A UMD student raised money for a children’s organization to honor his mother’s memory

On Saturday, he ran in the Race For Every Child at the Freedom Plaza in Washington.

Naomi Grant
October 2, 2016

“A gentle spirit”: University of Maryland community remembers Farhad Siddique

The Islamic Society of Baltimore held a funeral prayer for Siddique on Saturday.

Diamondback Staff
October 1, 2016

“An unspeakable tragedy”: A murder-suicide stuns College Park

Farhad Siddique was killed in a suspected murder-suicide the night before his birthday.

Diamondback Staff
October 1, 2016

Strategic partnership between UMD, University of Maryland, Baltimore takes effect today

The partnership aims to bring more funding to the campuses and provide expanded opportunities in graduate education.

Jessie Campisi
October 1, 2016

UMPD didn’t send out an alert for Wednesday’s murder-suicide. Here’s why.

University Police had alerted the campus after a similar incident in February 2013.

Natalie Schwartz
September 29, 2016

UMD SGA invests in TurboVote to make voting registration as ‘easy as possible’

For about $3,000 a year, the SGA is able to use TurboVote to encourage students to register and remind students when it’s time to step into the voting booth.

Rebecca Rainey
September 29, 2016

“Horrific and tragic”: Community mourns UMD student death in murder-suicide

Junior Farhad Siddique died Wednesday night in what police are calling a domestic murder-suicide.

Mina Haq
September 29, 2016

College Park has a new finance director for the first time in 17 years

Gary Fields stepped into his new position on Sept. 19.

Alex Carolan
September 29, 2016

Permit parking fees could go up for College Park Towers and the downtown parking garage

The ordinance would decrease the number of spaces in the garage from 125 to 100 as well.

Hannah Lang
September 29, 2016