The Diamondback’s 2024 in 6 graphics
The Diamondback’s data reporters covered crime, sports team travel and university policy stories that impacted the University of Maryland community in 2024.
USM should not cut ties with defense contractors to preserve research, student development
There is a difference between divestment, a request for the University System of Maryland Foundation to sell off business interests, and cutting research ties.
Two major defense contractors gave UMD more than $46 million from 2010 to 2023
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman gave more than $46 million to the University of Maryland from 2010 to November 2023 in donations and research funding.
As long as UMD works with defense contractors, its climate commitment is nothing but a joke
UMD claims to be a green campus. Their active friendship with warmongers says otherwise.
Money talks. UMD proved that with its new Amazon partnership.
When will UMD stop prioritizing money over morals?
Steny Hoyer as commencement speaker perfectly captures UMD’s hypocrisy
Hoyer makes all too much sense as UMD's commencement speaker.
Darryll Pines could be an improvement over Loh, but there’s cause for concern
UMD has a new president, but it's not a major departure from the status quo.
Why are our commencement speakers so bad?
UMD would be better off with commencement speakers who aren't rich and powerful.
There was a huge cube in the Iribe Center. Students could earn a job by solving it.
Students who answered "high value" computer science or engineering problems could earn guaranteed internships or jobs.
What I’ve learned from Game of Thrones: Don’t work for evil institutions
Game of Thrones characters are proof that we shouldn't work for immoral companies.