College Park Council discusses pricing, flooding concerns with new Knox Road apartments
A detailed site plan will follow the preliminary plans soon, according to the city planning director.
As CDC eviction moratorium ends, local organizations fear for what’s next
These organizations have already witnessed the toll that the pandemic is taking on families struggling to make rent.
UMD study finds COVID-19 is highest in DC’s Black communities and low-income areas
UMD researchers conducted a comprehensive study about how aspects of the built and social environments play a role in COVID-19 transmission in the city.
UMD freshmen living at home debate coming to the campus in the spring
"All I want to do is be on campus."
UMD students weigh returning to campus for spring semester
Provost Mary Ann Rankin wrote in a campuswide email that the spring semester would still be conducted in a hybrid fashion.
Amid the pandemic’s uncertainty, UMD students are already looking for next year’s housing
Many students are weighing their options before signing a year-long lease.
UMD students debate going home or staying on the campus to quarantine
If a student contracts or is exposed to someone who has COVID-19, they have the option of quarantining at their permanent residence or in university isolation housing.
Stress, bad food and flooding: What it’s like to be a UMD student in quarantine housing
More than 100 students are currently in quarantine or isolation housing.
Feeling isolated, some UMD freshmen at home try to connect with campus community
"It doesn't feel like I'm even in college right now.”
To discourage social gatherings, College Park Council votes to increase fines to $1,000
The city's public services director says the pandemic has heightened the need for a greater penalty.