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‘Narrow-minded society’: Afro-Latinx students at UMD share struggles with stereotypes

Television shows and movies that include Latinx characters often portray them as the typical Latinx stereotype, with thick accents and having jobs that require manual labor.

Sofia Garay
April 15, 2022

Bike, Scoot, Skate: Micromobility at UMD

This special edition features trails, tips and tricks for those who get around the campus via scooter, bike or board and more.

Diamondback Staff
April 15, 2022

Pines answers questions from SGA on mental health excused absences, commencement

A modified bill supporting mental health excused absences also passed during the meeting.

Parker Leipzig
April 14, 2022

Pixel by pixel: Marylanders join global subreddit to create state iconography

The Maryland group found allies around the world to defend their work in places such as Sweden and Norway.

Victoria Stavish
April 14, 2022

‘Step in the right direction’: UMD students respond to ‘X’ gender marker on passports

Students also expressed expanding the 'X' gender marker to other forms of ID, or removing gender markers altogether.

Michelle Larkin
April 14, 2022

Maryland General Assembly to increase UMD’s operating budget

Cuts from the University System of Maryland’s budget were restored after the General Assembly adopted Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s budget for public higher education.

Auzinea Bacon
April 13, 2022

UMD’s AASU, Kabataan Alliance lead workshop on human rights crisis in Philippines

The workshop came at a crucial time since the Philippine presidential elections are coming up.

Nene Narh-Mensah
April 13, 2022

College Park City Council unanimously approves new VeoRide contract

The new three-year contract requires riders to return vehicles to a parking hub and increases the price of the scooters.

Grace Yarrow
April 13, 2022

UMD albergará temporalmente a refugiados afganos en el campus

La colaboración de reasentamiento marca la primera vez que una universidad pública utilizará sus propias instalaciones del campus para reasentar a las familias de refugiados.

Equipo de The Diamondback
April 12, 2022

UMD Balloon Payload Program celebrates 100th launch milestone

The launch involves attaching student made engineering experiments to balloons and allowing the apparatus to fly into the atmosphere to gather data.

Parker Leipzig
April 12, 2022