UMD RHA Senate passes bill to support including unlimited laundry in housing fee The external contract to service and maintain the machines is up for renewal this year. Christine Zhu May 5, 2021
UMD Student Affairs VP Patty Perillo talks vaccine distribution, fall plans at RHA meeting The Maryland Attorney General ruled the university could not mandate the vaccines because they were released under emergency use authorization. Christine Zhu April 7, 2021
UMD Counseling Center director details proposal to make mental health care more accessible Dr. Chetan Joshi shared the proposal at an RHA Senate meeting. Christine Zhu March 24, 2021
RHA votes to support state bill requiring UMD to be carbon neutral by 2035 The FUTURE Act would require all state public universities to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. Christine Zhu March 3, 2021
UMD RHA approves student fee increases for next academic year The increases go toward housing, dining and transportation fees. Christine Zhu February 17, 2021
RHA discusses updates on new dorm construction, dining hall hours The directors of Residential Facilities, Resident Life and Dining Services provided updates to the RHA. Christine Zhu November 18, 2020
UMD RHA calls on administration to implement pass/fail grading this semester University President Darryll Pines has said the university will not return to the pass/fail system this semester. Christine Zhu November 11, 2020
UMD student affairs VP Patty Perillo discusses student mental health during RHA meeting She spoke about student communication and increasing awareness of mental health services. Christine Zhu October 21, 2020
UMD RHA criticizes South Campus Commons, Courtyards for haphazard move-out instructions Senators urged the apartment complexes to "substantially increase" communication to students moving forward. Kanika Mehra April 1, 2020
SGA, RHA leaders denounce university’s redistribution of money after state budget cuts The student groups argue the move represented a misuse of student fees. Diamondback Staff March 8, 2020