Leaders announce groundbreaking of apartment building project
The building has been under construction since December 2015.
Affordable Care Act lifts financial burden for college students and graduates, study finds
Young adults can remain on their parents’ health insurance plan until they’re 26, an expansion that has led to a 46 percent reduction in their likelihood of having “catastrophic costs.”
UMD’s Division of Information Technology plans to move this summer
The DIT will be moving to College Park’s Discovery District.
University Police consider creation of student police academy
With the proposed academy, students could participate in weapons training using props equipped with CO2 cartridges and take part in a simulated traffic stop.
UMD hosts panel to educate students about the effects of sexual violence
About 30 students attended the discussion to learn more about the impacts of sexual assault on survivors’ sex lives.
College Park City Council votes to remove portion of amendment adjusting voting threshold
The removed portion addressed a supermajority requirement for charter amendments that violates state law.
Maryland doesn’t stand alone in the Big Ten when it comes to toilet paper
At least seven other Big Ten schools use one-ply over two-ply.
City Council makes changes to budget for upcoming fiscal year
The budget does not call for any increases in taxes, fees or fines.
SGA to fund about 40 percent of student group requests, as well as scholarship fund
SGA will also back a Montgomery County Amazon HQ2.
UMD graduate students place in top 10 for COTE design competition
The contest received around 400 entries.