By Jennifer Baxter
Read about the student response of a vigil bringing attention to the violence in Sudan, the distribution of 175 SmarTrip cards through SGA and the 2026 SGA election disqualifications in this week’s newsletter. Continue reading TOP-SHELLF: SGA election disqualifications, transit support and vigil for Sudan shape campus news
By Stella Henretta
The vigil commemorated the ongoing conflict and served as a reminder that the people the war has affected are human beings like everyone else. Continue reading UMD Sudanese Student Organization vigil brings awareness, solidarity amid ongoing violence in Sudan
By: Anastasia MerkulovaOver 500 students of different faiths and backgrounds gathered for the University of Maryland’s Students for Justice for Palestine vigil held in the secured area of McKeldin Mall on Monday evening. Oct. 7, 2023, marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas militants killing over 1,200 people in Israel. Israeli operations in Gaza have killed over 41,000 Palestinians since, according to the Associated Press. The … Continue reading Teach-ins, kite-flying, interfaith vigil and prayers held at UMD to commemorate the lives lost since Oct. 7.
by Kiersten Hacker Despite a steady drizzle, students and College Park community members safely gathered on McKeldin Mall on Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil to mourn the lives of eight people lost in the recent shootings in Atlanta. Speakers ranging from students, to an alumna, to UMD President Daryll Pines then spoke to the crowd of supporters as easels holding pictures of the eight … Continue reading UMD community holds candlelight vigil to honor Atlanta shooting victims
By Eunice Sung The sound of hushed voices bounced against the walls of the Garden Chapel as members of the University of Maryland community gathered to honor the lives of disabled people who were killed by family members or caregivers. March 1 is the National Disability Community Day of Mourning and every year, communities gather to remember disabled victims of filicide, according to the Autistic … Continue reading Remembering filicide victims, one name at a time
