UMD students hold vigil to honor Ryan Gainer, call for end to police brutality
About 30 attendees stood side-by-side and held candles while engaging in conversations about how to raise awareness about police brutality.
Prince George’s County Council committee discusses bill to promote safety at gun stores, ranges
The information, such as handouts and signs, would focus on suicide prevention, firearm training, conflict resolution and mental health resources.
UMD fraternities reportedly engaged in hazing and physical abuse, court filings show
The alleged activities included chapter members being beaten with paddles, burned with cigarettes and torches and laying on nails, the documents said.
UMD lifts cease and desist order for 32 IFC, PHA chapters
Five Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association chapters will remain under university investigation.
Trans UMD students say they struggled to find gender-inclusive housing
Multiple students said the four-person minimum for gender-inclusive housing adds unnecessary barriers to housing for LGBTQ+ students.
UMD seminar discusses colonization, resource extraction in the Congo
The discussion touched on the impact of resource extraction from the region and dug into its colonial exploitation.
UMD faculty, staff criticize bill to reduce prescription drug coverage for state retirees
The bill intends to save funds for the state by forcing the federal government to pay for prescription benefits, according to state Sen. Mike McKay.
UMD community concerned about Purple Line construction’s environmental, health impacts
Dorms along Campus Drive at this university are set to close for part of the summer due to noise from nearby Purple Line work.
4 fraternity chapters petition for restraining order against UMD administrators
The plaintiffs are this university’s Theta Chi, Kappa Alpha Order, Alpha Sigma Phi and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity chapters along with other anonymous students.
College Park City Council discusses city-university partnership, affordable housing
The partnership, which was created in 1997, seeks to promote economic development and a sustainable community for both the city and university.