‘Creciendo con amor’: UMD community celebrates beginning of Latinx Heritage Month
About 250 University of Maryland community members attended a cookout at McKeldin Mall Friday to celebrate the first day of Latinx Heritage Month.
Guest performances, live-learning sessions highlight 2023 Congress of Jugglers event
The three-day event consisted of guest performances and walk-in sessions where attendees played with juggling equipment, such as balls, balance boards and unicycles.
UMD students emphasize inclusion at Occupy McKeldin sexual assault awareness event
The eight-hour event featured eight guest speakers, chalking, therapy dogs, thrift shop pop-ups and raffles. It also included the new addition of a mental health resources table to support sexual assault victims on this university’s campus.
Lunar Lanterns celebration brings Vietnamese holiday to McKeldin Mall
The Vietnamese Student Association based the event on the Hoi An Lantern Festival in Vietnam.
Maryland Hillel hosts Artists4Israel for mural painting on McKeldin Mall
University of Maryland Hillel collaborated with Artists4Israel to host a mural painting event on McKeldin Mall on April 11.
‘On Display’ turns UMD students into diverse human sculptures
The performance highlighted and celebrated differences in body types
‘Save Guilford Woods’: Students, community members rally to communicate pointed message
As the Western Gateway Development project threatens the possible destruction of Guilford Woods, students and community members gather on Mckeldin Mall to protest the destruction of natural land. As of Oct. 28, the project is halted while the university further examines the land’s environmental importance. Filmed by Sage Levy and Amelia Jarecke. Edited by Sage Levy.
At Slut Walk, hundreds of students blast UMD on handling of sexual assault on campus
The Slut Walk has happened since 2016, but this is the first following the pandemic.
Asociación de Estudiantes Vietnamitas ilumina McKeldin Mall con ‘Linternas Lunares’
El evento nocturno marcó el regreso del festival al campus, ya que había sido cancelado el año pasado debido a COVID-19.
Vietnamese Student Association illuminates McKeldin Mall with ‘Lunar Lanterns’
The nighttime event marked the festival's return to campus, as it had been canceled last year due to COVID-19.