Students of color at the University of Maryland expressed their concerns about studying abroad in European countries, matching trends of minorities sharing their encounters with racism and discrimination on social media.
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People of all ages came together, at Bowie State University, for the Maryland Election Day Eve Rally. featuring President Joe Biden and Maryland Governor-elect Wes Moore
The University of Maryland College Park Scholars hosted Real Talk Dialogues on Oct. 20 for minority students to have a safe space to share experiences on campus.
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Cheryl Janifer Laroche has dedicated more than 30 years to studying the Underground Railroad, and Harriet Tubman. LaRoche is a preservationist and archeological conservator who focuses on African American history and the Underground Railroad.
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Marathon Deli’s owner George Soldatos said he had plans to open a new Marathon Deli location in Georgetown, but was fearful of what that would mean for this small business. Soldatos said he planned to expand the 50-year-old College Park deli prior to the covid-19 pandemic, intending to open a new location next to Georgetown University in 2023.
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The Montgomery County mental health crisis outreach team received new funding as a part of the $363 million the Department of Health and Human Services received from the Montgomery County Council budget.
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Brooks is the running backs coach at the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to his college tenure, he was the head football coach at DeMatha Catholic High School, where he coached future NFL players and won four consecutive Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championships.
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In College Park, the median rental price increased by 5% between 2019 and 2022, according to data collected by Bright MLS Inc., a company that shows available rental listings and their corresponding prices in several northeastern states.
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Maxwell Myers is a junior computer science major, who was voted to captain by his teammates and coaches at the start of this year. Myers is a middle-distance runner, who ran the first leg in the record setting 4x800m Penn Relay event. Myers handed the baton to freshman Eric Albright at 1:54.04, surging his team on course to break the previous program record set in 2010.
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In 2021, Chris Alleyne had the opportunity to start his professional baseball career in the MLB, but decided to stay one last year with the Dirty Terps. This last season did not only extend Alleyne’s time with his teammates, but also gave him the opportunity to be part of a University of Maryland baseball tradition.
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A quiet, creative girl born in Oklahoma and raised in Kansas, a young Brown didn’t foresee a career in journalism, but she has taken on a role that is far from how she would self describe. She spent her childhood playing in the Oklahoma red dirt and now spends her adulthood digging to uncover the truth of one of the worst acts of racial terror in American history that happened on that same soil.
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For 20 young men, they know exactly what it took to pull off the game-winning shot. The Maryland women's basketball team’s "Scout Team" spends countless hours reviewing game footage to become the Terrapins' upcoming opponents before the team even hits the hardwood.
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Hundreds of guests gathered in the Kay Theatre of The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center to hear from Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer award-winning journalist and author. Hannah-Jones is most known for her work, “The 1619 Project,” which was published by The New York Times Magazine.
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Montgomery County Police found 17-year-old Jai’lyn Jones’ body behind some homes in Germantown, Md on Jan. 24, which led to the opening a murder investigation. Since then, Jai’lyn Jones’ mother Alexis Jones McDaniel opened an Instagram account to spread awareness about her son’s death.
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Black alumni, students and faculty attended the Gift of Giving Gala on April 23 as a part of the first-ever Black Alumni Weekend at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center.
The event, hosted by Vice President of the Student Success Leadership Council (SSLC) Lauren Hamilton and former NBA player Len Elmore, served as an awards ceremony for celebrating the achievements of Black students, alumni and faculty.
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As inflation continues to soar around the U.S., University of Maryland students express their concern with the rise in gas prices.
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