Behind the scenes of UMD’s Yahentamitsi Dining Hall
The Diamondback toured the dining hall's kitchen last month to explore how the 2-year-old dining hall sustains its production.
UMD Dining Services hopes to promote cultural education with more diverse cuisines
Dining services hopes the new initiatives will introduce students to new cultures and bring students together over diverse cuisines.
Yahentamitsi Dining Hall sees most hand swipes since 2017
South Campus Dining Hall had the second highest number of hand waves with 30 percent, and 251 North accounted for about 14 percent of hand waves.
UMD RHA, Muslim Student Association hold town hall about dining hall halal options
Dining Services serves “halal-friendly” food, which is defined as meats that are certified halal during harvesting.
Yahentamitsi dining hall opens with mixed reviews from UMD students
Some students rated Yahentamitsi "a six out of 10 on a good day."
UMD’s South Campus Market opens with grill and cafe
Dining Services aims to eventually create a North Campus Market with a late-night grill and cafe.
UMD’s efforts to recognize Indigenous people fall short
The university cannot promote diversity to its non-Indigenous community on campus without actively supporting the Piscataway tribe of the past, present and future.
UMD dining halls shift to carry out amid COVID-19 surge
This university identified 98 new COVID-19 cases from its on-campus testing Wednesday.
Native Americans at UMD hope new campus initiatives will increase sense of community
Native American students make up less than one percent of the student population.
New UMD dining hall to be named Yahentamitsi in honor of Piscataway Tribe
The University of Maryland was built on stolen Piscataway land.