UMD professors discuss diversity and affirmative action on campus
Some spoke of the racial problems the university still has to solve, including the underrepresentation of black students in the student body.
College Park City Council says 6-vote requirement to amend city charter violates state law
Despite the council’s oversight, a proposal to allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in municipal elections still did not get enough votes to pass in September.
College Park City Council votes to approve purchasing a local swim club
The council will vote on an ordinance to approve the property for public use on Oct. 24.
UMD Police say Arabic phrase on caution sign is not a hate bias incident
The drawing was “implying to be cautious of people who say that,” Sarah Eshera, president of this university’s Muslim Alliance for Social Change, wrote in a tweet.
UMD’s Wye Oak Building receives Wintergreen award
This is the first University of Maryland building on the campus to receive this award.
Welcome Chipotle back into your life with free burritos
Keep your eyes on your phones, people.
City Council votes to support deletion of student surcharge exemptions
This change could mean new graduate-student housing construction in the future.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley speaks about gun safety at UMD after Vegas shooting
This university’s College Democrats hosted the town hall on Wednesday night.
UMD study traces the beginnings of plate tectonics to 3 billion years ago
By studying magnesium in the ground, UMD researchers can estimate of what the earth’s crust looked like billions of years ago.
UMD student struck with baseball bat near Stamp Student Union
The student struck was taken to a local hospital and has been released.