The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has appointed Robert Caret as the fourth chancellor of the University System of Maryland, effective July…
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Frequent delays in construction pose a hassle to students Few would argue that enhancement of our facilities isn’t a good thing, but could the campus…
UMBC lacks adequate care for walkways in inclement weather Even after many construction and improvement projects to better draining conditions on UMBC’s campus, some areas…
Minority religions not given off for their holidays Getting rid of mentions of any religious holidays in regards to school breaks doesn’t actually fix the…
Removing references to religion in schools’ breaks for the best It is impractical to close public schools for all religious holidays. There was a recent…
Frank Warren’s PostSecret Lecture started mental health conversation, let’s continue it Mental illness is a prevalent issue on college campuses, and it is important to…
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…
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…
Evacuation causes concern among students and staff At around 6:10 on Tuesday December 1st, the entire Commons building was evacuated and the fire department was…
Meet your new co-worker, Aiko. She speaks fluent Japanese and is made entirely of silicone. Every year Japan hosts a Consumer Electronics convention, allowing companies…
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…
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…
A group of students gathered outside of the University Center to protest last night’s announcement that a grand jury would not indict Ferguson, MO. police…
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,…
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…
The Shark Tank-inspired 2014 Idea Competition Sponsored by the ABCE (Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship), this year’s Idea Competition was held on Nov. 12 in…