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Dirty Turtles flag football team spoofs NFL social media accounts

By Ava Thompson  Dirty Turtles is the name. Social media is the game.  The Turtles, a University of Maryland intramural flag football team, run a parody Twitter account. The Turtles are a Division B team. RecWell runs the intramural flag football leagues, which consists of Division A, B and the CoEd division.   Social media manager Jenna Bloom, a freshman journalism major, said the account was originally … Continue reading Dirty Turtles flag football team spoofs NFL social media accounts

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UMD, HEAL policies bewilder freshmen with COVID

By Ava Thompson Kiera Green, a freshmen letters and science student, thought she would test negative when she went to get a COVID-19 test at the health center. But she was called to a tent and told she had COVID-19. Green said employees at the health center remained calm and gave her a number to call, but their relaxed response shocked her.  “I had heard … Continue reading UMD, HEAL policies bewilder freshmen with COVID

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Anonymous UMD meme accounts spark community through Instagram

By Ava Thompson Snaps of unusually confident squirrels. Photoshopped memes of Nicki Minaj posing near University of Maryland campus landmarks. Sparkly emoji-covered pictures sharing students’ hopes for the semester. And silly commentary on local benches. Yes, benches.  As the pandemic continues, UMD students have used these images to garner over a thousand followers on anonymous Instagram accounts — and the number of pages keeps rising. … Continue reading Anonymous UMD meme accounts spark community through Instagram

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