By Kaitlyn Novoa
The club’s mission is to discover and dispute wrongful convictions to further advance their strive for justice. Continue reading UMD Youth for Innocence club helps students fight for justice, gain legal experience
By Parker Leipzig When sophomore journalism major Lily Howard founded Save the Wave, a student-run nonprofit working towards eliminating harmful plastics from the ocean in high school, she and her partners did not foresee the amount of success they would receive as a small team with large goals. Abigail Hummel, one of Howard’s childhood friends and a contributor to some of the art on the … Continue reading Sophomore Lily Howard’s nonprofit ‘Save the Wave’ uses artwork to clean up the seas
By Maxine Friedman The month-long, hybrid All Niter program, run by the Stamp Student Union at the University of Maryland, came to an end on Friday after experiencing issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, this annual program was held in the fall semester and students were able to participate in different activities as they walked from room to room in the … Continue reading Stamp’s All Niter program comes to a close, despite dealing with many obstacles
By Vanessa Reis Nonprofit organization Current Movements hosted a screening of Shola Lynch’s Free Angela and Political Prisoners Saturday night at the Eaton Workshop in Washington, D.C., documenting Angela Davis’ transformation into a revolutionary icon in this film directed by Shola Lynch. According to their Facebook page, Current Movements aims to connect grassroots activists, movements and organizations through art, film and technology. This screening marked … Continue reading “Free Angela and Political Prisoners” educates audience on prolific activist
By David DeWeaver In the summer of 1990, before “self-care” became a catchphrase, 22-year-old Alex Counts saw first-hand what burnout looked like. He was in Washington, D.C. working as the legislative director for an anti-hunger advocacy nonprofit called RESULTS. It was, in his words, “a preposterously senior role” for someone who’d just graduated from college the year prior. So it made sense that on a … Continue reading Philanthropist and professor shares three decades of insight in new book
By Nathan Stiff With rusty chains, torn saddles and missing wheels, abandoned bicycles on bike racks around campus are more common than one might think. UMD’s Department of Transportation Services (DOTS) eventually takes unclaimed or illegally parked bikes off of the racks, donating them to nonprofits that offer bikes and mechanical skills to communities in need. According to DOTS sustainability coordinator Marta Woldu, bikes should … Continue reading DOTS bike impounds go to groups in need
