By Ceoli Jacoby Jude Maloney, a third-year information science major at the University of Maryland and an advocate for LGBTQ-affirming Christian spaces, died Jan. 25 at their off-campus residence. They were 19 years old. Throughout their life, Jude had one foot in two camps. As a Christian who was active in several different ministries — both university-affiliated and community-based — Jude found comfort in the … Continue reading Remembering Jude Maloney
By Ceoli Jacoby When COVID-19 first took hold this spring, many artists worried that the pandemic would devastate their careers. For larger creators like BTS and Future, the opposite was true: they were able to push out successful albums, riding the wave of quarantine-fueled boredom and benefiting from an increasingly captive audience. But for the majority of lesser-known performers who rely on touring for the … Continue reading Producing in a Pandemic: How COVID-19 influenced Unity for the Outcasts’ upcoming album
By Ceoli Jacoby Local businesses, community members and university-affiliated student groups on Saturday participated in the ninth annual Good Neighbor Day – an event centered on community service, education and togetherness in Greater College Park. Good Neighbor Day – which is hosted by The University of Maryland, The City of College Park, and The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission– began as a Christmas-in-April event … Continue reading College Park goes hybrid for ninth annual Good Neighbor Day
By Ceoli Jacoby The University of Maryland STAMP Special Events and Programs and the Department of Resident Life hosted a socially distant movie night on Friday. Forty-eight students registered for the screening of “Halloweentown,” excluding those who tuned in virtually. The event, which was held in the Theatre Courtyard of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, came as a welcome reprieve from the isolating conditions … Continue reading Looking for ways to safely celebrate the spooky season, students attend socially distant movie night
By Ceoli Jacoby A slew of new laws in states and localities across the country took effect on Oct. 1, the start of fiscal year 2021. Among them was Olivia’s Law, which now requires all public institutions of higher education in the state to develop and submit an outbreak response plan annually to the Maryland Department of Health — and to implement that plan in … Continue reading Olivia’s Law is now in effect — but Paregol’s friends and family have been left to pick up the pieces
By Ceoli Jacoby The death of Minnesota resident George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department has rocked the United States to its core and once again galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement. Residents of Columbia, Maryland joined in the outrage Tuesday as thousands marched from The Mall in Columbia to the Columbia Lakefront as part of an event organized by HoCo For … Continue reading “No Justice, No Peace”: protesters march in Columbia, Maryland in honor of George Floyd
By Ceoli Jacoby By the end of April, COVID-19 had already disrupted the high holidays of many religious UMD students. Christian students observed Easter without in-person Sunday services. Jewish students celebrated Passover with seders over Zoom. This month, Muslim students are adapting their Ramadan traditions to a world in isolation. Ramadan is the ninth and most sacred month of the Islamic year. Muslims believe that … Continue reading Ramadan in Quarantine: UMD’s Muslim Students “trying to find the good in the situation”
By Ceoli Jacoby Since Governor Larry Hogan issued a state-wide stay-at-home order on Monday, March 30, Marylanders have been stuck inside looking for new hobbies to pass the time. Maryland residents Megan Lanier and Heather Harget are no exception. But they found a way to turn their cabin fever into community service: organizing groups of stitchers to make and donate cloth face masks. Lanier, a … Continue reading Maryland residents craft homemade face masks to combat PPE shortage
By Ceoli Jacoby The tension was palpable in the Dorn household on Wednesday, March 11. In a primetime Oval Office address that evening, President Donald Trump announced his plans to suspend “all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days” in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Immediately, Erin Dorn was overcome with concern. Her daughter Katie Dorn, … Continue reading “A complete shock:” Inside a study abroad student’s coronavirus experience
