UMD student groups criticize SGA president for speaking at AIPAC They said the pro-Israel conference wasn't reflective of the student body's views. Victoria Ebner December 31, 0999
Quality Inn and Plato’s Diner demolished for redevelopment on Route 1 The new development is estimated to cost between $140 million and $150 million. Samantha Subin December 31, 0999
UMD graduate talks drama and workload of covering March Madness “It’s crazy and it’s madness, but it’s what you live for.” Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
K-pop, Kimchi and League of Legends: First-ever UMD festival celebrates Korean culture The festival saw an unexpectedly high turnout thanks in part to other student groups attending to show support. Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD honors late journalist’s work for civil rights movement for Black History Month Anne Farris Rosen, an adjunct journalism professor at UMD, co-wrote a book with her father John Herbers on his coverage of the civil rights movement Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD Black History Month tour honors Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall “I feel like we should really know what’s behind the makeup of our university.” Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
Gov. Hogan nominates former MoCo executive Ike Leggett to USM Board of Regents Leggett, 74, served as the county’s executive from 2006 to 2018. Jeff Barnes December 31, 0999
“History is whitewashed”: UMD members join Wallace Loh at new African American museum 100 students and 20 faculty members accompanied Loh to the National Museum of African American History and Culture — a trip that encouraged conversations about race. Natalie Schwartz December 31, 0999
College Park City Council fears Purple Line construction will increase traffic, noise Construction will reroute Metro bus traffic to Calvert Road. Carmen Molina Acosta December 31, 0999
UMD Police issue arrest warrant for suspect in University Book Center burglaries The suspect is Robert Lee Scott Jr., 55, of Capitol Heights. Aaron Feldstein December 31, 0999