by Katie Wilson The University of Maryland hosted a career fair this week, attracting hundreds of students and hundreds of employers in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union’s Colony Ballroom. The Fall Career and Internship Fair provided networking opportunities for University of Maryland students preparing  for future careers. “It honestly made me appreciate being in college more,” said Benjamin Strauch, a junior mechanical engineering major. … Continue reading Career Fair draws hundreds to Stamp

by Valeria González Montero After almost 10 years, Jimbo, a K-9 who served the University of Maryland Police Department until two months ago, full days of sleeping and eating are on the horizon.  He was part of the Explosive Detection Unit at the University of Maryland Police Department for over nine years. Two other K-9s also retired, Bracken and Pink.  “They kind of reached an … Continue reading UMD Police Department K-9 retires and becomes something new — a pet

by Eve Sampson On a typical afternoon inside the University of Maryland’s LGBTQ+ Equity Center, a handful of students casually gather between the bookshelf-lined walls. Some sit in chairs, others on the floor. For an outsider, it would be impossible to tell that the Equity Center is an organization in flux. But it is. It doesn’t have a director. The Equity Center started its first … Continue reading LGBTQ+ Equity Center still awaiting new director, students hoping to prioritize intersectionality

by Andrés Roa    Students at the University of Maryland are on the forefront of change in American theater, trying to change it to be more inclusive and more diverse. Among them is the Kreativity Diversity Troupe.  Alexander Diaz-Lopez, a member of Kreativity Diversity Troupe and a sophomore letters and sciences student at UMD, described the group as “a racially diverse and also sexually diverse theatre … Continue reading UMD’s role in changing the nature of American theater

by Mitchell Hang Two worlds collided Monday when Gaysians at UMD and the Chinese Student Association held their first joint event. It was the first time the Chinese Student Association worked with an LGBTQ+ organization.  “I think that forming a strong relationship with the Chinese student community on campus will allow us to hold discussions about topics of LGBTQ+ acceptance in Asian countries such as … Continue reading LGBTQ+ identity comes to the forefront at game night

by Hannah Kennedy This article was updated on Nov. 27 at 12:23 PM. For many University of Maryland students, Thanksgiving break is a highly-anticipated five days off of school spent with family and friends at home. However, for international students, traveling back to their home countries for a short amount of time is not a practical or financially feasible option.  In previous years, the International … Continue reading A long way from home for international students

by Sam Barrett [The information in this article has since been updated.] Thanksgiving break is just around the corner — and for some students, it can’t come quick enough. But for out-of-state students there’s the normal stress of figuring out how to get home for the five-day break and a new stressor — and the risk of catching the coronavirus. “It’s a little scary,” said … Continue reading Out-of-state students face challenges ahead of Thanksgiving Break

By Hunter Hine Combatting Overdoses in Rural Areas, or CORA, held its first in-person training session on Nov. 8 in the Jimenez building, teaching students emergency responses for opioid overdoses. CORA is a University of Maryland organization tasked with providing opioid education, harm reduction training and resources to rural communities facing the ongoing opioid epidemic, said Kevin Tu, the founder of CORA.  Tu, a junior … Continue reading CORA presents overdose response training in-person for the first time

By Kiersten Hacker Jonathan Graziano and his 13-year-old pug Noodle have dominated TikTok and other social media platforms, forming a fanbase and helping people determine how their day will go — a “”bones day”” or a “no “bones day”.” Graziano posts videos on TikTok almost daily that welcomes fans back to another game of “no bones,” saying it’s “the game where we find out if my 13-year-old … Continue reading Noodle the pug sets the daily mood for UMD students: bones or no bones?