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UMD’s Fashion Week holds first annual Networking Night

by Rebecca Cohen University of Maryland’s Fashion Week— a weeklong event run by fashion entrepreneurship club, Masterpiece— continued Thursday night with its fourth event, The World is Your Runway: Networking Night. This is Masterpiece’s second-annual Fashion Week and their first networking night. The club began in 2014 when two girls were inspired by both the design and business aspects of the fashion industry but felt … Continue reading UMD’s Fashion Week holds first annual Networking Night

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UMD releases its first ever journal of public policy

Jess Feldman The School of Public Policy released its first and only public policy journal, titled the University of Maryland Public Policy Review, on March 29. The founders and co-editors of the journal, Dan Meier and Connor McHale, hosted a release celebration with graduate students and faculty at the School of Public Policy to celebrate their accomplishment. About 30 people came out to support Meier and McHale … Continue reading UMD releases its first ever journal of public policy

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College Park residents support turning historic abandoned building on Calvert Road into day care center

By Alicia Cherem The City of College Park is planning on converting a former historic school building on Calvert Road into a daycare facility center in partnership with the University of Maryland. The renovation will cost around $6 million, with the City of College Park only investing about $800,000. The project will be finished in about two years, according to Councilman P.J. Brennan. Brennan said … Continue reading College Park residents support turning historic abandoned building on Calvert Road into day care center

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President Loh shares university budget cut concerns in presidential briefing

University of Maryland President Wallace Loh delivered his presidential briefing discussing how the State’s budget cuts would affect this university at a University Senate meeting on Wednesday. Loh said that Gov. Larry Hogan implemented a $3.5 million cut in January, and the Department of Legislative Services demanded another cut of $3.5 million, a total of $7 million. In addition to the State’s budget cut for the … Continue reading President Loh shares university budget cut concerns in presidential briefing

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“New Music At Maryland” concert premiered students’ authentic compositions

On Tuesday evening, undergraduate and graduate students debuted their original compositions for the first time under the dimmed lights of the Gildenhorn Recital Hall at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. The “New Music At Maryland” concert held on Nov. 29 is the culmination of a semester’s long hard work and practice for a talented group of the University of Maryland School of Music’s musicians. … Continue reading “New Music At Maryland” concert premiered students’ authentic compositions

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Office of Sustainability tables at Farmers Market for America Recycles Day

On Wednesday, the Farmers Market convened in front of Cole Field House, along with the Office of Sustainability, which had a table run by the LEAF Outreach Team for America Recycles Day. Chris Weir, a freshman architecture major, was among the students tabling. At the table were games that encouraged participants to determine how to get rid of waste, answer trivia questions and play cornhole. Weir … Continue reading Office of Sustainability tables at Farmers Market for America Recycles Day

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Raphael Xavier performs “Point of Interest” at The Clarice

Forty-five-year-old professional break-dancer Raphael Xavier performed his show “Point of Interest” at the dance theatre in The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center last Thursday and Friday nights. Xavier’s “Point of Interest” aims to challenge the ordinary perspective that breaking is only associated with urban youths. He has been dancing for 32 years and is based in Philadelphia. Xavier and his four protégés (Jerry Valme, Joshua … Continue reading Raphael Xavier performs “Point of Interest” at The Clarice

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Grand Rounds lecture series discusses how healthcare system can prevent sexual violence

The University of Maryland’s School of Public Health hosted a lecture Wednesday to educate students and faculty members on intimate partner violence issues from a public health standpoint. Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell’s lecture, titled “Intimate Partner Violence as a Public Health Problem: Healing from Trauma as Secondary Prevention,” focused on studies of domestic violence and raised the question of how well our preventative healthcare system is … Continue reading Grand Rounds lecture series discusses how healthcare system can prevent sexual violence

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DC Blues Society hosts ninth annual College Park Blues Festival

Young and old alike danced the evening away at the ninth annual College Park Blues Festival in Ritchie Coliseum on Saturday. Three blues bands and one duo took the stage at the the event hosted by the D.C. Blues Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting blues music through performance and education. Felix McClairen, president of the D.C. Blues Society, said the society … Continue reading DC Blues Society hosts ninth annual College Park Blues Festival

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University of Maryland ranks 12th in green power use nationwide

The University of Maryland has been ranked 12th in the Top 30 College & Universities list of green power usage across the country. According to rankings released by the Environmental Protection Agency, 32 percent of this university’s energy use is through green power. This adds up to a total of a little over 87 million kilowatts of green power used every year.  Green power is … Continue reading University of Maryland ranks 12th in green power use nationwide

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