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President Obama proposes free community college

Proposed plan would make community college cost-free for qualifying part-time students On January 8, President Barack Obama informed the country of his latest proposal: free…

SGA takes first new steps to improve election process

Survey offers chance to voice opinions on campaign and election conduct    With the spring semester now underway, the Student Government Association (SGA) has begun…

BREAKING: Assault alert issued to campus

 UMBC police respond to reported assault involving firearm, issue campus-wide alert UMBC police are urging students and faculty to be on the lookout in the…

Nation and World News

United States On Friday, President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Ashton B. Carter, a physicist and former deputy defense secretary, to replace Chuck Hagel…

Campus protests spark school-wide dialogue

The killing of Michael Brown has spurred the whole country to demonstrate in the streets, and, at UMBC On August 9, 2014, police officer Darren…

Nation and World News

Egypt On Saturday, an Egyptian court dropped charges against former President Hosni Mubarak and seven other senior ex-officials over the killing of over 230 protesters…

Flosstradamus Coming to D.C.

On December 16th, 2014, DJ-duo Flosstradamus will be performing at the 9:30 club in Washington D.C. Flosstradamus is a two-man band consisting of Chicago-based DJ’s…

“Turn Down Tuesdays” at UMBC

Eco-Ambassadors introduce weekly series to promote energy conservation In its ongoing efforts to promote energy conservation on campus, UMBC has introduced a new awareness campaign,…

Examining the History of Scientific Racism

Harvard Professor brings lecture to UMBC Harvard Law professor and distinguished scholar Dr. Evelyn M. Hammonds gave a lecture on Wednesday, November 12th, discussing the…

Nation and World News

United States & China The United States and China reached an accord on climate change, unveiling an ambitious plan to curb carbon emissions in an…

Musical Theatre Club Showcases Skills

MTC presents “Broadway Around The World” Griffin Baltz Contributing Writer griff8@umbc.edu The UMBC Musical Theatre Club took to the sports zone over the weekend for…

Nation and World News

Ahmed Eissa Senior Staff Writer aeissa2@umbc.edu France French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday that he would not impose any new taxes in 2015. The…