UMD SGA updates committee voting requirements after hours of debate
The amendments include changes to the Student Government Association’s committee voting requirements and new technology and research initiatives.
UMD community members continue sit-in calling for ceasefire in Gaza, divestment
Dozens of students held similar sit-ins last week on McKeldin Mall and Hornbake Plaza.
UMD community members hold sit-in to call for ceasefire in Gaza, divestment
Monday’s event included speeches and signs with messages directed towards university administrators. Students continued the sit-in Tuesday and Wednesday.
UMD students rally for climate action, divestment on Earth Day
The rally was part of a national movement where groups on more than 100 college campuses declared a climate emergency on Earth Day.
UMD SGA fails to advance divestment resolution
After two hours of public comment, the SGA voted to not consider the resolution this semester.
UMD SGA committee votes against divestment resolution
The resolution will need a two-thirds majority vote in the SGA’s legislature to overturn the unfavorable ruling and allow the legislature to vote.