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UMD students gripe with on-campus voting process

By Anastasia Merkulova After waiting hours to vote, some University of Maryland students believe the campus should implement more efficient voting protocols. Large crowds of students voted in the presidential election at Adele H. Stamp Student Union on Tuesday, some standing in line for hours. Students had to vote at assigned polling locations on election day, which was likely Stamp or College Park City Hall … Continue reading UMD students gripe with on-campus voting process

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Partners in Print continues to aid local communities in breaking language barriers

KARLA CASIQUE Partners in Print, a mentorship program based in the Leadership and Community Service Learning office at the University of Maryland, is responding to the needs of local communities by eliminating language barriers. Students are granted federal work study for their mentoring services, which are twice a week for 45 minutes. Transportation is also provided by the University of Maryland. When it was founded … Continue reading Partners in Print continues to aid local communities in breaking language barriers

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Voter registration drive aims to prepare students for Election Day

Photos by Jillian Atelsek Only 66 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the presidential election of 2012, according to electionproject.org. Two on-campus groups at the University of Maryland are working hard to bring those numbers up. MaryPIRG, the Maryland Public Interest Research Group, and LCSL, the center for Leadership and Community Service-Learning, teamed up last week to put on a special event for students. … Continue reading Voter registration drive aims to prepare students for Election Day

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