Coffee, raffles and more headline exuberant EarthFest celebration

By Jake Kauderer EarthFest, the outdoor festival celebrating Earth month, featured various campus clubs and organizations on McKeldin Mall Friday in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of sustainability.  Activities included plant giveaways, painting tote bags and an eight-foot inflatable globe rolling around the lawn.  Jeremy McCallum, a senior public health major, headed the Leadership and Community Service-Learning group’s table, where students could spin … Continue reading Coffee, raffles and more headline exuberant EarthFest celebration

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