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Health Center provides coloring sessions for recovering students

Every Wednesday the University Health Center hosts a drop-in session for students in recovery from drug and alcohol addictions. Between 1 and 4 p.m. every weekday recovering students can come to the Health Center to  talk with students suffering from similar afflictions, but on Wednesdays the Health Center offers a “chat and coloring” session. There, students are encouraged to draw in coloring books and talk in … Continue reading Health Center provides coloring sessions for recovering students

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Former The Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams lectures at UMD

Jessica Williams, comedienne, actor and former The Daily Show Correspondent, gave a comedic lecture presented by Student Entertainment Events Thursday night. The presentation, titled, “And now for more we turn to Jessica Williams,” took place in the Stamp ballroom on the second floor. Emma Weiss, a  studio art major who was in attendance said, “I loved Jessica Williams’ stuff on The Daily Show and I thought … Continue reading Former The Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams lectures at UMD

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Pakistani Student Association holds vigil for UMD student

The UMD Pakistani Student Association held a vigil Wednesday for Farhad Siddique, who was shot and killed last week. Siddique was killed by his father in a murder-suicide near Parkside Apartments. The vigil was held at the McKeldin fountain. Candles were rested along the water, as students gathered around while the sun set behind McKeldin Library. The ceremony began with prayers led by members of the … Continue reading Pakistani Student Association holds vigil for UMD student

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RecWell hosts neon fun run at golf course

Students convened at the University of Maryland Golf Course Tuesday, wearing new green shirts and neon glow sticks in preparation for the Homecoming Glow on the Greens 5K Fun Run. Brianne Rowh, assistant director of fitness for Recreation and Wellness, organized the run with the help of a small team and a group of 20 volunteers. The Fun Run was first conducted last year in the spring, … Continue reading RecWell hosts neon fun run at golf course

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Terps Against Hunger prepares meals for the needy in Memorial Chapel

Terps Against Hunger, an organization that has grown substantially over the last three years, put together a meal packing event for the less fortunate in the Metro D.C. area Tuesday in the Memorial Chapel. “This is a smaller event, we don’t have smaller events too often,” said Josh Turskey, a junior architecture major. “But our larger scale events…we count large scale anything over 100 thousand, we’ll … Continue reading Terps Against Hunger prepares meals for the needy in Memorial Chapel

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Linguistics professor leads Scottish dance class

Sounds of bagpipes and lightly tapping feet echo throughout the large marble rotunda in the Mathematics building. Hours earlier the James A. Yorke Rotunda was filled with students bustling to class, but on Wednesday nights linguistics Professor Howard Lasnik teaches Scottish country dance to a small class. Lasnik, who instructs graduate level linguistics courses at the University of Maryland, originally helped teach the class in the … Continue reading Linguistics professor leads Scottish dance class

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