UMD nets almost $400,000 in first Giving Day fundraiser The event raises money and gifts that can go toward scholarships and bettering schools and programs at the university. Diamondback Staff March 7, 2016
Edward St. John’s Learning and Teaching Center, Clark Hall will be LEED certified There are currently eight other LEED Silver-certified buildings on the campus. Lindsey Feingold March 7, 2016
Dining Services moves forward with hand scanners, announces earlier openings and more vegan options for UMD dining halls In addition to other major changes, the dining halls will open at 7 a.m. on weekdays instead of 7:30 a.m. Hannah Lang March 7, 2016
W.E.B. Du Bois Honor Society hosts UMD’s Pan-African Conference The event served as an outlet for the community to discuss issues black people face and provide a place for people to embrace their identities. Diamondback Staff March 6, 2016
Symposium looks to the middle ground between business and social impact “The dialogue throughout the conference is thinking about how you use the tools of business … to make positive change in the world.” Diamondback Staff March 6, 2016
Terp Thon fundraising total trumps last year’s record by more than $120,000 The total continued Terp Thon’s record-breaking trend but fell short of this year’s goal. Naomi Grant March 6, 2016
UMD Latinx students get a cultural room, set sights on cultural center Some Latinx students want to have an on-campus space similar to the Nyumburu Cultural Center. Kimberly Escobar March 6, 2016
Prince George’s County Police canvass College Park area investigating rape The search began at 4 p.m. on Saturday and started in the same area where the rape occurred. Michael Brice-Saddler March 6, 2016
Police investigate Knox Road robbery of UMD student Two male university students reported to police that two men assaulted one of them and took his property. Michael Brice-Saddler March 5, 2016
Police investigate rape that occurred in Fordham Lane apartment A man broke into a woman’s College Park apartment early Saturday morning and raped her. Michael Brice-Saddler March 5, 2016