Tag: protest

Students protest UMD’s willingness to host ICE, defense contractors at spring career fair

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are no longer participating in the spring career fair.

Katharine Wilson
February 27, 2025

About 1000 UMD community members rally for graduate student collective bargaining rights

The Graduate Labor Union, a campus organization that advocates for collective bargaining rights for graduate workers, organized the event.

Sam Gauntt
February 27, 2025

Freedom to chalk

Editorial cartoon.

Alyssa Ross
April 23, 2024

Democracy in action

Editorial cartoon.

Alyssa Ross
April 4, 2024

Student protesters interrupt Rep. Jamie Raskin’s UMD lecture with chants supporting Palestine

Raskin was slated to deliver the physics department's annual Irving and Renee Milchberg Endowed Lecture.

Freelance Reporter
March 29, 2024

Funerals are expressions of dignity. They should not be unaffordable.

Funerals are powerful protests surpassing prejudices that permanently contribute to our shared story.

Rohin Mishra
February 16, 2024

Hundreds protest UMD administration’s response to violence in Palestine

More than 300 people joined the protest and walk-out organized by this university’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.

Natalie Weger
November 2, 2023

Hundreds of UMD students retaliate against demonstrators’ racist, homophobic remarks

Hundreds of students counterprotested the Key of David protestors at Hornbake Plaza.

Olivia Wolfson
February 10, 2023

UMD community gathers in protest against Iranian government’s actions

The crowd ended the protest with chants in Farsi and English including, "no justice, no peace," and, "women, life, freedom."

Nene Narh-Mensah
October 6, 2022

UMD students protest Philippine election results in DC rally

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. won the 2022 Philippine presidential election on May 9.

Freelance Reporter
May 31, 2022