UMD RHA approves student fee increases for next academic year The increases go toward housing, dining and transportation fees. Christine Zhu February 17, 2021
UMD Dining Services employees look back on fall semester amid pandemic With masks and increased sanitation efforts, the dining hall experience looked different this semester at UMD. Freelance Reporter December 14, 2020
UMD dining halls’ carryout boxes are compostable, but many students are throwing them out “Some of us … [think] about the environment all the time, but most of us are kind of just too busy.” Freelance Reporter November 3, 2020
UMD workers are essential. The campus community must fight for them. UMD can’t keep treating its service and maintenance staff as disposable. Allison Cochrane July 27, 2020
Dining hall plans for the fall semester include masks, grab-and-go meals With many students returning to campus this fall, Dining Services plan measures to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. Freelance Reporter July 9, 2020
UMD is using its community garden to bolster its fight against food insecurity on campus The garden plans to work with the Campus Pantry throughout the summer. Emily Williams May 8, 2020
UMD Dining Services manager Luckmann Simon remembered for his bright smile, friendliness Simon died April 9 from complications of COVID-19. He was 61. Diamondback Staff April 21, 2020
Higher education should be more accessible — and colleges need to make the change Here's what they can do to accommodate students. Liyanga de Silva March 12, 2020
UMD President Loh’s ice cream flavor is coming back to Maryland Dairy The vanilla-mango swirl flavor is returning to campus 10 years after it was first served. Clara Niel March 9, 2020
UMD cafes and stores are officially free of most single-use plastic Dining Services received a $150,000 grant last spring that allowed them to make the transition. Clara Niel February 21, 2020