By Hyun Lee Every Sunday morning, the University of Maryland’s Sustainable Ocean Alliance Organization holds a weekly cleanup along the Paint Branch Stream where volunteers pick up litter for one hour to keep it out of the stream. Their goal: to limit environmental harm, the possibility of health problems brought on by litter pollution and raise awareness of College Park’s ground pollution. Known as SOA, … Continue reading UMD’s Sustainable Ocean Alliance Organization weekly clean-ups

By Melina Lotito On Wednesday night, the Clarice Performing Arts Center hosted a jazz jam event at The Hall CP, which was led by D.C.-based saxophonist, Elijah Jamal Balbed. This jazz jam, which has been occurring monthly at The Hall CP since October, serves as an opportunity for those in CP to come together and share their love and appreciation for jazz music. Attendees were … Continue reading Clarice Performing Arts Center’s Jazz Jam Session with Elijah Balbed

By Holliday Woodard  It’s 7:45 p.m. and you are finishing up your dinner. You grab a tray and place your dish on the conveyor belt. Your food slowly drifts away, entering what seems like a different dimension: the kitchen. From that point, you exit the dining hall, unaware of the extensive journey your food is about to embark on.  With over 30,000 undergraduate students attending … Continue reading From south to mouths: The journey of dining hall food

By Isabella Carrero-Baptista It’s 7 a.m. on a chilly morning. Twin sisters Siping and Sinan Machado patiently wait for the bus at the Urbana Park and Ride, about an hour and a half from campus. Bundled up in thick jackets and weighed down by their backpacks, filled with every possible necessity, they’re ready to start the long day ahead.   The sisters are part of the … Continue reading The life of a commuter at UMD

By Maya Patel Our campus is filled with great opportunities, learning experiences, and a sense of community. However, the haunting stories spread throughout the years suggest that this campus is more than what it seems. From lecture halls to chapter houses, it seems like everywhere you go has a haunting tale.  The University of Maryland has had many unexplainable events. An entire tour was created … Continue reading The University of Maryland- home of the terrapins, and maybe ghosts

By Jess Daninhirsch Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh was often the only woman in the room while she was a member of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament). She described to a group of Jewish students a moment when the Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel Benny Gantz asked if he could sit on the same sofa as her during a meeting. She said she was not … Continue reading The Israeli Knesset’s first Druze woman, Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh, visits Maryland Hillel