With most classes online, some UMD students are turning to GroupMe
Being online instead of with peers in a classroom, many students are using the messaging app more this semester to help them communicate with classmates.
“Still fighting”: Black UMD students add their voices to protests against police brutality
“I’m exhausted that in the year 2020, black people, we’re still fighting to prove that our lives matter,” one student said.
How #BlackLivesMatter was hijacked by black squares and selfies
Black squares clogged the tag's feed, defeating its original purpose.
From Spotify to TikTok: SGA campaigning in the age of COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic has emptied out the University of Maryland campus, social media managers have had to get creative.
Yoga, music, haircuts: UMD alum’s “Impromptu Streams” page has more than 1,000 members
The page aims to provide live tutorials and virtual gatherings for people stuck in quarantine.
“Every count means money”: UMD to host virtual census event to encourage student participation
The hour-long event will be hosted on Instagram Live on April 1 at 5 p.m.
Don’t trust the study abroad Instagram
Traveling is hard when it becomes a competition.
Here’s how to overcome the negative news cycle
We need bad news, but not enough to drown in. These are ways to cope.
Facebook and Twitter are unprepared for Bloomberg’s deceptive advertising
Tech companies need to better keep Bloomberg in check.
Voters deserve better than the current Democratic primary debate format
Democratic primary debates are too long and not relevant enough