Author: maddiebrewer

Journalism major at University of Maryland, College Park. Loves cats, writing, and mac and cheese. Aspiring news producer.
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The UMD Campus Food Pantry works to feed those in need

By Madison Brewer Students, faculty and staff at the University of Maryland experience food insecurity every day. Even with dining services on campus, some community members still to get enough food. That’s how the University of Maryland Campus Food Pantry was started: people saw the need for easily attainable and nutritious food items.   The UMD Campus Food Pantry has been around since 2014 and … Continue reading The UMD Campus Food Pantry works to feed those in need

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Manhattan College professor talks to UMD about Muslims and the Holocaust

By Madison Brewer The Baha’i Chair for World Peace sponsored a talk called Muslims and the Holocaust: Reconciliation and Hope about lost stories of reconciliation, rescue and religious roots between Jews and Muslims on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The event’s speaker, Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, is an associate professor of religious studies and the director of the Genocide, Holocaust and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College. Afridi … Continue reading Manhattan College professor talks to UMD about Muslims and the Holocaust

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New Hornbake Library exhibit shows the history of unions in America

By Madison Brewer The art exhibit For Liberty, Justice, and Equality: Unions Making History in America, is now open to the public at Hornbake Library after an opening reception on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. The exhibit highlights major turning points in the labor movement while focusing on civil rights, social injustices, women’s equality, LGBTQ rights and higher wages for working families. The UMD Labor Archives’ goal … Continue reading New Hornbake Library exhibit shows the history of unions in America

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College Park Town Hall Meeting Advocates Small Donor Funded Elections

By Madison Brewer The City of College Park held a town hall meeting on Thursday, Sept. 28 to discuss the benefits of small donor-funded elections and getting big money out of politics. The meeting featured Congresswoman Donna Edwards, Prince George’s County Councilmember Mary Lehman and former Montgomery County Representative Phil Andrews to talk about the benefits of small donor-funded elections. Edwards, a congresswoman for Maryland’s … Continue reading College Park Town Hall Meeting Advocates Small Donor Funded Elections

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