How the GRE devalues the entire point of a college education
Kate Stuller It’s been a week since that dreaded day I woke up at 6 a.m. and dragged my hopeless soul to the Shoemaker Building, where I sat and stared...
College Park’s revitalization comes at a cost, some residents say
...The city owns and controls four major properties in the city: City Hall, the Youth and Family Services building, Davis Hall and its adjoining Department of Public Works Yard and...
Bee wall allows visitors to safely observe pollinators on the campus
...apiary garden might look out of place among the brick buildings of the campus, but it’s designed as an inviting home for native pollinators. Led by entomology doctoral student Lisa...
Two Greek councils, citing insensivity, won’t participate in UMD’s Greek Week
...meant to build unity in the Greek community. The letter noted, however, that relationships were not developed beyond Homecoming and Greek Week, and that there isn’t enough relationship building and...
A simple name change isn’t enough
...four subcommittees responsible for understanding the history behind naming the stadium, policies involved in naming and renaming buildings, community engagement and ways other universities have handled renaming issues. It is...
UMD student protest precedes Frederick Douglass statue dedication
...to help consider renaming the stadium. The protest follows Georgetown University’s Tuesday announcement regarding the upcoming name change of two on-campus buildings currently named after slaveholders. READ MORE: UMD students rally in...
The Hotel at UMD is taking reservations for late August before opening in July
...Hotel were intended to be available in April, as the building was set to open later in the spring. But due to the scale of the $140 million project, delays...
A nonprofit ranked UMD the second-most sustainable Big Ten school
...20 percent by 2020 through various campus projects, such as upgrading the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in Marie Mount Hall. Electricity usage is now down in that building...
Review: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is the superhero movie we’ve been waiting for
...swings from tall buildings in downtown New York. Instead, we receive our “friendly neighborhood” Spider-Man, often seen running through someone’s backyard in Queens. And this isn’t just a nod to...
Three new solar canopies are helping UMD exceed its renewable energy goal
...Biotechnology Research and the Severn Building to produce a total output of 2.946 megawatts, DeLeon said. Construction of the canopies is expected to be completed by the end of summer,...