UMD Students for Justice in Palestine petitions to cancel event with IDF soldiers
The soldiers’ presence could traumatize and endanger the safety of some students on campus, the petition said.
UMD spent more than $136,000 on event security for Oct. 7, 2024
About 72 percent of the spending on security for Oct. 7, 2024, events went toward UMPD costs, records obtained by The Diamondback show.
UMD community members attend memorial honoring hostages taken by Hamas from Israel
Tuesday marked two years since Hamas killed more than 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages in an attack on Israel.
UMD Jewish students reflect on 2-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
During a ceremony Monday, students remembered the hostages and people killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
UMD students protest defense contractors attending STEM career fair
Students stood outside the career fair held at The Hotel to protest against companies such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and General Dynamics and hand out fliers.
SGA resolution demands UMD recognize Israel’s offensive in Gaza as genocide
The resolution came in response to a United Nations commission report released Tuesday that urged Israel and all countries “to end the genocide” in Gaza.
Yarden Garzon’s transfer to Maryland is rooted in her Jewish identity, basketball
After torching Maryland from afar, Israeli player Yarden Garzon transfers to College Park — drawn by hoops, faith and a strong Jewish community.
La legislatura de Maryland aprueba proyecto de ley que prohíbe a los agentes de ICE estar en ‘lugares delicados’
El gobernador de Maryland Wes Moore tiene hasta el 27 de mayo para firmar o vetar la legislación.
Hundreds of UMD community members celebrate Israel Fest as dozens boycott the event
The annual event has drawn protests in previous years. Both Israel Fest and the boycott were monitored by event security and police officers.
Maryland legislature passes bill prohibiting ICE agents from ‘sensitive locations’
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has until May 27 to sign or veto the legislation.