Medical marijuana has been a hot-button issue in the United States for decades, particularly since it was first legalized in California in 1996 (California Legislative…
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Just outside Hilltop Circle, a small building is nestled in between several parking lots. This building — the UMBC Alumni House — is home to…
As UMBC continues to respond to last semester’s allegations of mishandled sexual assault cases, Jody Shipper and Cherie Scricca, the two Title IX consultants from…
The first annual Sadie T.M. Alexander Conference for black women in economics and related fields will be held in Washington D.C. at Mathematica Policy Research…
According to the National Public Radio website, a study showed that “36 percent of college students say they are food insecure.” Even at UMBC, some…
In a wooded area off Poplar Avenue just behind Patapsco Hall 26 students traversed the spiny brush and uneven terrain to pick up a variety…
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 34 percent of undergraduate students attended two-year colleges in the fall of 2017. In fact, an increasing…
A departure from the manicured content produced by the institutions themselves, student-run meme pages are becoming staples of the college experience across the US. They…
It is a typical Thursday night in the Math & Psychology building, a handful of students sit at the desks along the window. Some night…
UMBC’s Mock Trial Team had cause for celebration during the weekend of Nov. 3, as they placed first overall in the 13th Annual Duke University…
In 2013, solar power technology was being installed at an average rate of once every four minutes. GTM Research reported nearly double that frequency the…
Sexual assault has been a hot-button issue across campus lately, with an ongoing court case against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County bringing the issue…
Election Day was Nov. 6, and all across America, voters took to the polls to have their political voices heard. While the evening drew on…
Computer coding challenges, free food, information technology workshops and … dogs?! Computer science enthusiasts from all over the region flocked to the UMBC Engineering and…
It is easy to overlook UMBC’s music education program, considering most of the university’s chemistry courses contain more students than there are music education majors…
Evan Avila never imagined he would be interested in tax law. Now, as the UMBC site coordinator for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, he…