Popularity rises but FAA continues to regulate Drone technologies are becoming more prominent in politics and on college campuses leading UMBC to develop specific UAV…
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No sign of adoption anytime soon The mobile payments landscape is not looking good at UMBC as services like Apple Pay and Google Wallet continue…
International students will find cheaper off-campus housing When it comes to finding a place to live year-round, it is more affordable to live off-campus. UMBC…
United States U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address before Congress on Tuesday, Jan. 22. During his address, he focused…
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…
Survey offers chance to voice opinions on campaign and election conduct With the spring semester now underway, the Student Government Association (SGA) has begun…
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…
UMBC proves successful in protection against cyber attacks With cyber attacks against universities on the rise, online college security systems, including those at UMBC, work…
Why our administration should dodge the trend of mandatory attendance UMBC’s lectures are currently in the province of the professor – to decide whether or…
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…
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…