By Stella Henretta
University of Maryland health professionals are expressing concern following the government’s decision to stop the distribution of free COVID-19 test kits. Continue reading Campus health professionals express concern over the elimination of free COVID-19 tests
By Alex Burke The University of Maryland’s School of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies hosted an event Mar. 12 with Megan Piphus Peace, a trailblazing puppeteer celebrated for her groundbreaking work on “Sesame Street.” Peace, the first Black female puppeteer to work on the children’s program, spent years carving out a space for herself in the puppetry world. As a self-taught ventriloquist, her journey was … Continue reading A night with Megan Piphus Peace explores the power of puppetry
by Olivia Borgula Early Saturday morning, Adele H. Stamp Student Union filled with organizers in matching T-shirts weaving between chairs, attendees greeting old friends and dancers carting hangers of regalia into make-shift dressing rooms next door. In the center of the room, a circle of people played the steady rhythm of a drum — the symbolic heartbeat of Native American culture. More than 700 people … Continue reading UMD powwow showcases Native ‘resilience,’ brings communities together
By Olivia Borgula In a Zoom discussion on the evening of Feb. 23, Omar Neal, a former mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama, addressed Carmen Thornton, asking “Did you have any inclination at all of what this was, and the magnitude of what had taken place to your grandfather?” Thornton’s grandfather was a subject in the United States Public Health Service syphilis study conducted at Tuskegee. Neal … Continue reading Public health professor hosts descendants of Tuskegee study subjects on talk show
Photos and story by Emily R. Condon Even as COVID cases decrease, many students still may not know what to expect after testing positive. Isolation housing rooms filled up last week as 153 new COVID-19 cases were reported by students from according to the University of Maryland COVID-19 Dashboard. Students who live in an on-campus residence, including South Campus Commons, Courtyards, or university owned fraternity … Continue reading A look inside isolation at Fraternity Row 6
by Minnie Stephenson [The information in this article has since been updated.] As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across the world, the University of Maryland’s Hillel chapter plans to embark on its Birthright trip to Israel for the first time since the pandemic began. “It’s really monumental, honestly; we had a lot of applicants,” said Mal Goldenberg, the Birthright Israel coordinator for Maryland Hillel. … Continue reading How Maryland Hillel is planning its first birthright trip in two years
By Emily R. Condon As COVID-19 cases started to spread across Europe in March 2020, Chandler Sheatzley tried to be cautious by washing his hands frequently and paying attention to health alerts. The senior aerospace engineering major had been studying abroad in Spain and enjoying traveling across Europe. Then the University of Maryland suspended all study abroad programs. In less than a week, Sheatzley went … Continue reading UMD students optimistic about the the return of study abroad after abrupt pandemic shutdown
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
by Eva Sanchez According to the University’s COVID Vaccine Information Dashboard, all eligible students who are planning to return to campuses this fall are required to be vaccinated. UMD has been vaccinating students since the week of April 8th. Through the week of April 25 to May 1, 56.2% of UMD students are self reporting that they are fully vaccinated. 73.8% of students have self … Continue reading Student perspectives on going back to in person after a year of online
By Kiersten Hacker After receiving a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines, UMD announced that all students, faculty and staff can register for an on-campus vaccination appointment in an email from Health Center Director Spyridon Marinopoulos on April 8. The email explained that appointments can be made through the University Health Center portal and are filled on a first-come first-serve basis due to the limited supply … Continue reading Additional COVID-19 vaccine supply allows UMD to vaccinate students
