Team-based learning only works in an ideal world By Aviva Zapinsky Contributing Writer avivaz1@umbc.edu According to many professors, team-based learning is more effective than lecturing.…
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Why this misguided practice needs to go By Gideon Shrier Contributing Writer gshrier1@umbc.edu UMBC has required academic advising for years – but does the policy…
Grant fund a living roof for Admin building Griffin Baltz Contributing Writer griff8@umbc.edu Through a $1 million grant from the France-Merrick Foundation, UMBC has begun…
Ahmed Eissa Senior Staff Writer aeissa2@umbc.edu United States After much criticism, President Obama said on Thursday that he may designate a point person to…
Course redesigns to improve online course resources for professors and students Manisha Vepa Contributing Writer mvepa1@umbc.edu The UMBC Department of Information Technology is working to…
Screening service allows student self-evaluation Griffin Baltz Contributing Writer griff8@umbc.edu The Counseling Center on campus has incorporated a new mental health screening service on their…
Rasheeda Johnson, a UMBC alumna, is this year’s Otani Award recipient Sarah Preis Features Editor spreis1@umbc.edu Gerontology student Rasheeda Johnson was chosen to receive the…
Zachary Canter Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs provide students with alternative ways of learning. With over 300 courses offered by the…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Staff Writer Google is introducing a new way for patients to receive medical information on the internet from actual physicians through video…
Jasir Qiydaar Contributing Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu Apurva Shah, Chemical Engineering major and member of UMBC’s Class of 2016, is a part of a research effort dedicated…
Amanda Prescott Contributing Writer amanda42@umbc.edu 40,000 Snapchat photos were leaked and now Internet privacy concerns around the service are being raised Selecting which platforms to…
Trigger warnings encumber deep discussion By Sara Khan Contributing Writer khan17@umbc.edu A movement to have “trigger warnings” has been spreading rampant among colleges and universities.…
Jasir Qiydaar Technology Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu EduPal, the program created by Markus-Allen Proctor, a UMBC student, has recently received a major overhaul. This overhaul includes improvements…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Sarah Hemler is an undergraduate student at UMBC, who is doing research with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, performing research entitled “Improving…
A fireside chat with the SGA president By Ganesh Mysore SGA President gmysore1@umbc.edu UMBC SGA is an organization that listens to your concerns and offers…
A four year plan becomes a reality Brittany Meyer Contributing Writer bmeye1@umbc.edu After 4 years of rumors and intense discussion, a Sonic drive-in has finally…