City Council approves installation of traffic-reduction device on College Park street
The council approved the installation of traffic-calming devices on part of Kenesaw Street.
“We’re just starting to break through”: UMD Native American students call for more campus recognition
Native American students had seven demands on ProtectUMD’s list. A year later, one of them has been met.
UMD announces courses for new undergraduate major in information science in the fall
The new degree program isn’t available anywhere else in the state.
UMD MaryPIRG presents textbook campaign at White House
The university’s MaryPIRG chapter hopes its textbook affordability campaign will inspire change on college campuses nationwide.
All the College Park City Council’s incumbent candidates were re-elected
Five of the current council members ran for re-election.
SLAP, university groups lobby administrators to raise UMD minimum wage
The minimum wage for student employees at this university is $1.30 less than the county wage.
Students call out admin with #UMDNotAHome after an official’s comments on hate symbol bans
University deputy general counsel Diane Krejsa said this university is “not a home” when explaining why a ban on hate symbols campuswide would violate the First Amendment.
“Charged, volatile and turbulent”: Loh discusses UMD’s climate during annual address
Loh showed his support for students’ push for mandatory cultural competency training and said University Police have undergone an implicit racial bias training.
UMD students receive alert of armed robbery more than a day after it happened
Residents’ delayed reporting of an armed robbery in Montgomery Hall slowed University Police’s response.
UMD MaryPIRG chapter delivers bags of clothes to Salvation Army in DC
The student organization held multiple clothing drives in the last year to help the region’s homeless.