UMD MaryPIRG launches campaign to ban Styrofoam statewide
After Prince George’s County enacted a Styrofoam ban in 2016, members of MaryPIRG want to expand the ban statewide.
‘That is a colossal fuck-up’: College Park reacts to noncitizens voting reversal
Officials announced Friday that the proposed amendment would not be adopted, days after the city council announced its passage.
Prince George’s County Police investigate sexual assault, burglary in College Park
The suspect broke into a home on Guilford Road and sexually assaulted a female inside.
College Park will allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections
The charter amendment passed with its original wording in a 4-3 vote, with one abstention from District 1 Councilman Fazlul Kabir.
‘It was like a bomb went off’: A Charlottesville witness shares his experiences
More than 40 University of Maryland students and local activists attended the event.
UMD preps to build dining hall and dorm rooms on Varsity practice fields
The dorms and dining hall are expected to open by the 2020 fall semester.
University Police investigate on-campus burglary incident
A student woke up early Thursday morning and found a man in her room who appeared to be intoxicated, according to a UMD Alert.
University Police investigate on-campus indecent exposure incidents
The incidents occurred on Sunday between 7:15 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., according to a UMD Alert.
Hogan wants the statue of Dred Scott decision author Roger Taney removed from Annapolis
Hogan was initially against removing the statue commemorating former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the author of the decision stating slaves and their descendants couldn’t be U.S. citizens.
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