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Forward Maryland wins SGA elections via COVID-forced online voting

By Emily Riley The 2020 presidential election may be months away, but UMD’s own student government elections have already wrapped up from home. After the SGA election commission delayed releasing the results to investigate campaign violations by both parties, neither Forward Maryland nor ImpactUMD was disqualified and the former, featuring SGA President Dan Alpert and Vice President Nabila Prasetiawan, was declared the winner.  From April … Continue reading Forward Maryland wins SGA elections via COVID-forced online voting

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UMD students, faculty conflicted on immigration proposals in Trump’s SOTU

By Kelly Zheng University of Maryland students and faculty reacted with mixed feelings to President Donald Trump’s immigration proposals in his State of the Union Address on Jan. 30. The president presented “four pillars” for immigration reform. They consist of a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, building a wall on the southern border, eliminating the green card … Continue reading UMD students, faculty conflicted on immigration proposals in Trump’s SOTU

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UMD “Our Revolution” chapter holds voter information session

Our Revolution, a progressive political group on campus, held a nonpartisan voter information session on Wednesday evening in an attempt to educate students on senate, congressional and local candidates in time for Election Day Nov. 8. The big day is now only two days away. While the majority of students probably made up their minds on the presidential ticket long ago, most students voting in … Continue reading UMD “Our Revolution” chapter holds voter information session

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Hundreds attend debate watch party, with mixed reactions

It’s not every Monday night that hundreds of college students gather in a theater to watch CNN. But this was no ordinary Monday night. The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was moments away. The University of Maryland College Republicans, College Democrats, Maryland Discourse, MaryPIRG, the Society of Professional Journalists, Students for Liberty and Young Americans for Liberty co-hosted a debate watch … Continue reading Hundreds attend debate watch party, with mixed reactions

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Trump v. Clinton: candidates will face off at first debate Monday night

The first presidential debate of the 2016 election season is coming up on Monday and in the world of politics, tensions are running high. Usually at this point in the year, most experts, and even many civilians, have at least some idea of what to expect when the two candidates face off. In this way, as in so many others, 2016 is atypical. Here’s what … Continue reading Trump v. Clinton: candidates will face off at first debate Monday night

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