UMD needs to harness innovation and use storm windows to protect students If the university invested in storm windows, it could save students from the consequences of its own housing policies. Sam Krakower April 9, 2024
UMD employees push for alert system to include extreme heat warnings In College Park, across June, July and August, there were 14 days where the maximum temperature was 90 degrees or above. Sasha Allen September 21, 2023
September heat wave leaves UMD students without AC uncomfortable Resident Life offered alternative sleeping arrangements by setting up mattresses for students in communal areas with air conditioning. Sumaya Abdel-Motagaly September 21, 2023
Climate change sentences incarcerated people to death. Air conditioning is the easy fix. Heat on its own isn’t why people are dying — it’s the refusal to do anything to mitigate it that’s indefensible. Rohin Mishra July 18, 2023
UMD residential facilities department plans to renovate Ellicott Community Facilities Management is also prepared to consult architects and engineers to finish a design to replace the South Hill Community’s underground infrastructure. Natalie Weger March 2, 2023
UMD reverses plan to remove air conditioning from Cumberland Hall Air conditioning units will be installed in the dorm this summer. Akshaj Gaur November 1, 2022
All dorms should have air conditioning. We shouldn’t remove it from Cumberland Hall. The university must finally prioritize the wishes of its students and make plans to install air conditioning in all on-campus dorm rooms. Ravi Panguluri April 18, 2022
UMD’s Cumberland Hall to lose its air conditioning starting summer 2023 The work will begin in the summer of 2023. James Cirrone April 10, 2022