Amid longest government shutdown ever, a UMD student is unsure if she can return to school
Michelle Moraa, a freshman government and politics major, is unsure if she'll be able to return to the University of Maryland for the spring semester after the government shutdown stalled her efforts to obtain a tax document for financial aid. (Photo courtesy of Michelle Moraa)
Freshman Michelle Moraa needs a tax document to process before she can get financial aid.
  • Angela Roberts
  • 1 day ago
There’s no freshmen on the UMD Senate. This proposal could change that.
One student wants to see freshmen represented on three Senate committees.
  • Grace Mottley
  • October 17, 2018
Board of Regents to meet for 3rd time discussing Maryland football culture investigation
A previous announcement said public release of findings and decisions were expected by Oct. 30.
  • James Crabtree-Hannigan
  • October 25, 2018
UMD is cleaning dorm rooms over winter break, two months after a student died from adenovirus
Hired contractors are sterilizing “frequently-touched surfaces” starting Monday.
  • Leah Brennan
  • January 7
Sean Urbanski’s trial has been postponed for a third time
  • Jillian Atelsek
  • January 3

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COLLEGE PARK
Purple Line construction will take an extra year, cost another $215 million
  • Alexander Dacy
  • 1 day ago

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UMD alum strikes back at Maryland’s anti-BDS order by suing Gov. Hogan, AG Frosh
New developments in College Park’s Discovery District bring workspaces, internships
UMD students and College Park residents say they rarely interact despite living in the same city
The View sold for $235 million
Hundreds show up to Cava’s long-awaited College Park opening
SPORTS
No. 19 Maryland men’s basketball blows 21-point lead but holds off Wisconsin for 64-60 win
Anthony Cowan made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 44 seconds to go.
  • James Crabtree-Hannigan
  • 19 hours ago

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Maryland women’s basketball remains No. 9 in AP poll after undefeated week
Maryland basketball’s Bruno Fernando named Big Ten Player of the Week
Maryland men’s basketball is ranked No. 19 after five straight wins
Maryland basketball vs. Wisconsin: How to watch and what to watch for
Maryland gymnastics scores 193.85 to win season-opening quad meet
MUSIC
Year in review: The best songs of 2018
Here’s what our top 10 songs of the year are.
  • Diamondback Staff
  • December 10, 2018

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Year in review: The best albums of 2018
Reflecting on The Lonely Island’s rise to stardom with ‘Jizz In My Pants,’ 10 years later
“I was born to be a writer”: UMD alum authors book about Nashville’s country music scene
In fighting for prison reform, Meek Mill is reforming himself
Review: Victor Oladipo actually sounds like a singer on ‘V.O.’
LATEST STAFF EDITORIAL
UMD should have been proactive to prevent mold from becoming a problem
It would cost $90,000 to make Elkton Hall mold-proof. Why didn’t the university pay for that before the mold outbreak?
  • Diamondback Editorial Board
  • December 3, 2018
OPINION
Elites are terrified of populism. They should be.
Anti-populism is status quo maintenance.
  • Max Foley-Keene
  • October 24, 2018
OPINION
When is it acceptable to edit human genes?
CRISPR technology risks perpetuating ableism.
  • Joey Marcellino
  • December 10, 2018

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CULTURE
Year in review: The best random stuff of 2018
It wasn’t just music and movies that we’ll remember from this weird, weird year.
  • Diamondback Staff
  • December 10, 2018
MOVIES
Year in review: The best movies of 2018
There are a lot of contenders for best movie of the year.
  • Diamondback Staff
  • December 10, 2018
TV
Review: ‘Dogs’ is everything you love about your four-legged best friend
Despite the simple title, the new Netflix series is much deeper than a cute dog video
  • Morgan Pravato
  • November 18, 2018
CAMPUS LIFE
How to get your life together before finals rip you apart
  • Allison O'Reilly
  • November 29, 2018
SCIENCE & TECH
An island in the Chesapeake Bay is eroding, and a UMD researcher is trying to save it
  • Horus Alas
  • November 15, 2018
STATE
Purple Line construction will take an extra year, cost another $215 million
  • Alexander Dacy
  • 1 day ago
NATION
Here’s how Betsy DeVos wants to change guidelines for college sexual misconduct cases
  • Mary Dimitrov
  • November 14, 2018

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