UMD Senate discusses community’s mental health moving forward The university's Counseling Center saw a 26 percent increase in after hour crisis calls in 2021. Victoria Stavish February 10, 2022
UMD students roll out full version of contact information app Developers launched the beta version of Soshi, which allows students to share their social media handles and emails, in November. Christine Zhu February 9, 2022
UMD One Love holds partner violence awareness workshop for SGA, GSG Community members said that situations of partner violence can look different for graduate and undergraduate students. Trisha Ahmed February 9, 2022
UMD commuters continue to face overcrowding, inconsistent arrival times on #141 bus The #141 Shuttle-UM Park and Ride from Gaithersburg makes six trips a day and the university currently provides two shuttles per stop. Ava Thompson February 8, 2022
College applicants say UMD’s test-optional policy is more inclusive The university extended the test optional opportunity to the 2022 and 2023 application cycles. Diamondback Staff February 6, 2022
UMD RHA votes in support of $15 minimum wage for student workers The current plan has student workers receiving $15 minimum wage by 2025. Ava Thompson February 2, 2022
UMD SGA lists mental health, student fees as key priorities Ahead of the legislative body's spring term, student leaders discussed a variety of initiatives and issues they plan to tackle. Parker Leipzig February 2, 2022
UMD GSG urges admin to consider COVID-19, maternity leave accommodations The legislative body passed five bills calling for increased student support and policy changes. Trisha Ahmed February 1, 2022
Year of the Tiger: UMD students share their Lunar New Year customs This year with the holiday on Tuesday, is the Year of the Tiger. Children born in this year will be competitive, brave and strong, according to Chinese lore. Christine Zhu February 1, 2022
As GRE comes under fire nationwide, UMD community members voice concerns Research suggests GRE scores consistently correlate with a student’s race, gender and socioeconomic status. Hannah Ziegler January 31, 2022