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College Park holds coat drive to help families in need

By Julianne Heberlein The City of College Park partnered with national non-profit One Warm Coat to organize their annual coat drive from Nov. 13 to Dec. 11. So far, the city’s Department of Youth, Family and Senior Services has collected about 150 coats for children, adults and families in need within the College Park area, said Director Peggy Higgins. Last year, the drive collected over … Continue reading College Park holds coat drive to help families in need

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DOTS will reduce parking tickets in exchange for canned food donations

By Julianne Heberlein The UMD Department of Transportation is hosting a food drive that will give students, faculty and visitors the opportunity to alleviate parking citations while benefitting the Campus Pantry. The drive, called “1 Can Make a Difference,” is being held from Dec. 1-15. The student who donates the most non-perishable and non-expired food items will have a DOTS parking citation fully waived. For … Continue reading DOTS will reduce parking tickets in exchange for canned food donations

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Engineering Alumni Network will volunteer with Special Olympics for years to come

By Julianne Heberlein The Engineering Alumni Network plans to continue volunteering at a Special Olympics bowling competition in Gaithersburg every year. A group of volunteers from the Engineering Alumni Network volunteered at a bowling competition in Gaithersburg hosted by the Special Olympics of Maryland in November. Volunteers assisted as scorekeepers, lane marshals, awards and with managing logistics. The network’s Alumni Coordinator Richard Bloom graduated in … Continue reading Engineering Alumni Network will volunteer with Special Olympics for years to come

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Scavenger hunt gets students outside as finals stress sets in

By Julianne Heberlein The REI OptOutside program hosted a campus scavenger hunt on Nov. 15 to encourage students to spend more time outdoors, instead of stuck in McKeldin studying or in their dorm watching Netflix. The OptOutside campaign, run by Recreational Equipment Inc., was launched in an effort to help people reconnect with friends and family while outside. The campaign expanded to college campuses, including … Continue reading Scavenger hunt gets students outside as finals stress sets in

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Political student groups host teach-in to advocate grassroots politics in PG county

By Julianne Heberlein About 30 students attended a teach-in on getting money out of Prince George’s County politics hosted by Our Revolution and MaryPIRG in the Co-Op on Nov. 16. Activists in Prince George’s County are pressuring the county council to create a small donor matching program for county elections. The teach-in educated students on the small donor matching program and encouraged them to push … Continue reading Political student groups host teach-in to advocate grassroots politics in PG county

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UMPD sends condolence letters to First Responders of recent shootings

By Julianne Heberlein The University of Maryland Police Department sent letters of support and condolences to the first responders of the Las Vegas and Texas church shootings in early October and early November. Over 500 people were injured and 59 people were killed at a Mandalay Bay country music concert while singer Jason Aldean was performing. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modem U.S. … Continue reading UMPD sends condolence letters to First Responders of recent shootings

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UMD hosts Technica: The largest all-female hackathon in the world

By Julianne Heberlein Over 870 people attended Technica, the largest all-women’s hackathon in the world, in the Reckord Armory from Nov. 4-5. For over 24 hours, women and gender non-binary students collaborated on various projects, ranging from a language teaching app to a menstrual product locator. Hackathons are collaborative programming events that typically take place over a weekend, in which participants work rapidly to complete … Continue reading UMD hosts Technica: The largest all-female hackathon in the world

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