UMD students vote in support of divestment referendum
Fifty-five percent of voters, or 3,260 people, voted in favor of divestment, the Student Government Association announced Friday.
UMD SGA commission to reinvestigate claims that Terps for Israel bribed in election
By Marijke Friedman and Natalie Weger The University of Maryland SGA’s governance board announced Tuesday that the elections commission must reinvestigate an election violation claim…
UMD students campaign ahead of SGA divestment referendum
The SGA passed an emergency bill on March 5 to hold the nonbinding campuswide referendum during the election, which is from April 1 to 3.
Meet the 2 candidates running for 2025-26 SGA president
Two candidates are running for student body president this year, with Strive UMD’s Graham Firosz facing Our College Park’s Dhruvak Mirani.
UMD SGA executive candidates debate student engagement, financial transparency
The debate included candidates from the StriveUMD, Our College Park and JusticeUMD parties for the SGA election, which will take place April 1 to April 3.
If SGA wants to represent students, it must embrace an opt-out lottery system
While a lottery system cannot always avoid poor outcomes, it gets us closer to actualizing our true democratic ideals.
Meet the 2 candidates for UMD SGA president
Reimagine Maryland’s Reese Artero will be on the ballot against Uplift UMD’s Ian Gould.
Student engagement, sexual misconduct headline UMD SGA executive candidate debate
The debate, which included the Student Government Association’s Reimagine Maryland and Uplift UMD parties, took place ahead of the 2024 SGA elections from April 15 to April 17.
UMD SGA debates election reform, passes six bills in longest meeting of semester
In the meeting that lasted more than six hours, the SGA passed bills regarding bus shelters, student fees, off-campus housing and class availability.
Josie Urrea prioritizes student outreach and advocacy in bid for UMD SGA president
If elected, Urrea plans to focus on relations with student organizations across campus and working with underrepresented communities.