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10/23/2026 | Volume 2 | Issue 6
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Welcome back to the Aftershock, The Black Explosion's weekly newsletter.
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We're past the halfway mark of what has been an eventful semester for UMD. But, like any other fall, the temperature cools and the freshman flu gives way to midterm malaise.
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This week: Locksley leaves, Homecoming humor and voting rights vigilance.
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-Razak Diallo, Editor-in-Chief
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Maryland Football parts ways with former Head Coach Mike Locksley
By Andrew Wilson
After eight years, Mike Locksley stepped down as head coach of Maryland's football program.
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Under his tenure, the team had a 39-54 record. Former co-defensive coordinator Aazaar Abdul-Rahim will serve as interim head coach for the 2-5 Terps.
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Homecoming 2026
Photo: Jayden Romero
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A Homecoming defeat for the Terps
By Christian Jackson and Ocean Eone
Days before Locksley stepped down, homecoming brought the Terps face to face with the Scarlet Knights. Despite a hot start, Rutgers defeated Maryland 37-30.
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The Terps will return to SECU and try to shake off a five game losing streak on Halloween against Illinois.
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Sal Vulcano and Josh Johnson tag-team SEE’s Homecoming Comedy Show
By Nalani Shimeles
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Nyumburu holds its annual Homecoming tailgate
By Gabrielle Moore Brooks
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- Protecting the ballot: With the Supreme Court narrowing the protections of the voting rights act, Maryland decided to act.
- Memory in the apocalypse: Pop-culture, storytelling and memory are at the forefront of the School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies' “Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play."
- Black billionaires: Does the image of some Black billionaire aritst portray match the reality?
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