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UMD community members sound off at first diversity task force open forum

The task force, which was commissioned after the killing of Richard Collins on the campus in May, garnered about 60 students and faculty members to discuss diversity measures.

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PG County Council will give $500k to nonprofits helping domestic violence survivors

The application period ended Sept. 6, and the council will announce this year’s awardees in October.

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College Park residents are divided over noncitizens voting in city elections

Noncitizens will be able to vote in city elections as of 2019.

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UMD just got its first cooperative house for graduate students

Cooperative Housing at the University of Maryland and the Graduate Student Government collaborated to provide the house for graduate students.

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Gallery: Come tour the Hotel with The Diamondback

The hotel, which took more than two years to build, opens Friday.

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Iribe Center construction is on schedule as worker death investigation continues

The center is scheduled to open in January 2019.

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University of Maryland expels record number of students for sexual assault

A record number of University of Maryland students were expelled for sexual assaults in a one-year period beginning in July 2014, according to Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct data. Before the 2014-15 academic year, the Office of Student Conduct fully investigated one or two sexual misconduct reports a year, and few investigations — … Continue reading University of Maryland expels record number of students for sexual assault

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With mayoral race looming, College Park City Council is considering some election changes

The council examined proposals including one that would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections.

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University Police investigate on-campus burglary

The incident took place in South Campus Commons 6 Saturday night, according to a UMD Alert.

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After a UMD student’s death, friends and family are creating a scholarship in his honor

After former student Mason Jayne died in a car accident on May 26, friends and family will hold a philanthropy event to promote safe driving.

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