UMD RHA redistributes senators on campus in time for council elections RHA bylaws require one senator for every 250 residents and a minimum of 100 residents is required to consider an addition of a voting representative. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Betsy DeVos announces she plans to make changes to Title IX The education secretary said Thursday she intends to revoke the Obama administration’s guidelines for Title IX. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD’s Title IX office is investigating the nonrenewal of education professor’s contract The investigation will determine whether Melissa Landa’s contract was not renewed as retaliation for a grievance filed against the college, and whether her contract nonrenewal was based on discrimination. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
“A lot of soul-searching”: UMD community honors Richard Collins with moment of silence The moment of reflection began at 12:05 on Wednesday afternoon and lasted one minute. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
During the solar eclipse, a UMD group launched a weather balloon to run experiments Students and faculty helped launch experiments in South Carolina and Wyoming, two states with cities in the path of totality. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
University Police investigate Chemistry Building burglary Small amounts of two toxic substances were missing from a lab, according to a UMD alert. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
A former UMD student launched a business to prevent hangovers The dietary supplement includes B-vitamins, minerals and electrolytes, among other ingredients. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Maryland denies Trump commission’s request for sensitive voter information Maryland joins dozens of states in refusing to comply with the request. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Profits from alcohol sales at UMD athletics events will go to sexual assault prevention and counseling The sales made a profit for the first time in two years. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
University of Maryland student and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity died May 15 Mark Palmarella died in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. DBK Admin December 31, 0999