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UMD students vote in support of USM regent's resignation, sanctuary campus status
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (671+ words) Students sit at the SGA table during a meeting on Feb. 18, 2026. (Mallory Domio/The Diamondback) University of Maryland undergraduate students voted favorably on all three ballot questions in this month's Student Government Association election, including one demanding that university system…...
Clothing, culture, charity blend at Stamp's Night for Sudan
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (738+ words) A person wears a traditional thobe during a Sudanese cultural event at Stamp Student Union on April 18, 2026. (Justin Mehlbrech/The Diamondback) Community members gathered to celebrate Sudanese culture in Stamp Student Union's Colony Ballroom on Saturday night. Full of festivities…...
UMD water festival celebrates rebirth, Southeast Asian culture
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (644+ words) Pedestriaans walk along Hornbake Plaza on Feb. 16, 2024. (Daryl Perry/The Diamondback) Hornbake Plaza erupted with laughter and cheering on Saturday while University of Maryland students soaked each other with gallons of cold water. Some changed into bathing suits, while others…...
Only 2 representatives confirmed in UMD SGA's 2026 spring election
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (854+ words) The Student Government Association office in Stamp Student Union on Aug. 30, 2021. (Taneen Momeni/The Diamondback) Independent candidates Alexander Allin and Omari Munisi are the only two confirmed representatives in next year's University of Maryland SGA, its elections commission announced Tuesday....
BREAKING: UMD SGA to hold fall special election, blocks disqualified tickets from running
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (168+ words) The special election will fill all seats left vacant by the disqualification of the Roll Terps and Justice UMD tickets. The University of Maryland's SGA will hold a special election during the fall 2026 semester, after its elections commission disqualified both…...
Here's what you need to know about the 2026 UMD GSG elections
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (408+ words) The entrance sign of the graduate student suite in the Stamp Student Union on March 5, 2026. (Ashley Neyra/ The Diamondback) University of Maryland graduate students can vote in the 2026 GSG elections from Wednesday, April 22 at 6 a. m. to Wednesday, April 29, at 5 p. m. Here's everything…...
UAM-UMD sues Trump administration over "crusade" on federal contracting diversity efforts
2+ day, 40+ min ago (418+ words) La Casa Blanca en Washington, D. C. , el 8 de mayo de 2023. (Giuseppe Lo Piccolo/The Diamondback) The University of Maryland's chapter of United Academics of Maryland filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday afternoon, challenging the administration's recent executive order targeting…...
UMD DOTS introduces first two fully electric Shuttle-UM buses to campus
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (689+ words) The front of the electric bus displayed by Mc Keldin Library on April 16, 2026. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback) The first two of the University of Maryland's fully electric Shuttle-UM buses have arrived on campus after a nearly three'year wait." Once the…...
UMD community celebrates sustainability, environmental science with annual Earth Fest
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (399+ words) Earthfest takes place on Mc Keldin Mall on April 16, 2026. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback) By Manasa Vinod Kumar University of Maryland community members gathered on Mc Keldin Mall last Thursday to celebrate campus sustainability with Earth Fest, the university's annual Earth…...
UMD, USM union members rally for promised annual wage increases amid rising costs
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (762+ words) Union members rally on the University of Maryland's campus for wage increases after a University System of Maryland Board of Regents meeting on April 17, 2026. (Sanya Wason/The Diamondback) Nearly 50 union members from across the University System of Maryland marched down…...