UMD, Rutgers team advances in Hyperloop competition
The team’s advancement was announced during Design Weekend at Texas A&M from Jan. 29 to 30.
Spanish and Portuguese department’s Red Dot campaign celebrates languages, identity
The stickers are designed to raise awareness, celebrate the department’s identity and illustrate the pervasiveness of the languages in society.
Maria Fisher’s friends and family have raised more than $13k for scholarships in her honor
Fisher died after she was struck by an SUV on the intersection of Campus Drive and Route 1 on Oct. 1.
LGBT+ students and allies at UMD have a new place to hang out
LGBT+ students and allies can meet in the biology and psychology building’s Rainbow Room every Thursday.
PGPD investigates Route 1 armed robbery
Police have issued an “All Clear” for the case, though they are still searching for the suspects.
RHA Senate creates new orientation advisory committee
The committee could be the next step in communicating student concerns to the orientation office.
College Park declares Oct. 9 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Columbus Day will still exist as a federal holiday on the second Monday of October.
Jewish groups show support for a former UMD professor after her contract wasn’t renewed
The campaign called on university President Wallace Loh to oversee an investigation determining whether anti-Semitism and/or anti-Israel bias affected the contract nonrenewal.
UMD faculty, students react to the use of plagiarism detection software
Turnitin, which conducts “student work similarity reports,” was fully implemented at this university this semester.
UMD students share how they survived Winter Storm Jonas
Netflix, naps and snowball fights were popular ways to pass the time.