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.
Hollywood’s newest villain is climate change
"How to Blow Up a Pipeline" is the most recent example of a growing trend in the film industry: replacing traditional villains with the threat of climate change.
To foster interdisciplinary learning, UMD must reformulate its strict major requirements
Students aren’t defined by their majors. This university should tailor course requirements to reflect that.
Closing Knox Road to cars is the key to reimagining public spaces in College Park
To take back our city, College Park legislators must close off Knox Road to cars
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.
If he’s serious about climate change, President Pines must leave the MIT Corporation
President Pines must reconcile contradictory climate stances by leaving The MIT Corporation.
UMD’s first year book panel discusses how students can act on environmental issues
The panel featured local politicians including the mayor of College Park.
UMD community members with Florida connections reflect on damage from Hurricane Ian
This university was far from the path of Hurricane Ian, but some university staff, students and alumni with connections to Florida were impacted both during and after the hurricane.
Accelerating sustainability in PGCPS is necessary to protect students’ futures
The Prince George's County Board of Education must approve student-led sustainability policy.
Leaves and sand can’t replace period pads. The US government must provide some.
Pakistan's floods demonstrate how inadequate American climate policies hurt vulnerable women globally.