Author: Anastasia Merkulova

UMD students excited, uncertain as Purple Line prepares for on-campus testing in January

Five of the Purple Line’s 21 light-rail stations will be located on or near this campus. The line will also connect to the Metro’s red, green and orange lines.

Anastasia Merkulova
3 days ago

UMD community members reflect on war, humanitarian crisis in Sudan

More than 40 students and university community members attended a roundtable Thursday about the civil war in Sudan.

Anastasia Merkulova
7 days ago

Purple Line to begin testing light-rail vehicles at UMD in January

The testing on campus is expected to be conducted overnight on selected days from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Anastasia Merkulova
November 6, 2025

Prince George’s County couple hosts local walks, plans to open running specialty store

Carol and Jesse Holland will soon open Haraka Run and Walk — a running-specialty store that the couple soon plans to open in the upcoming months.

Anastasia Merkulova
October 3, 2025

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.

Anastasia Merkulova
September 26, 2025

UMD community members discuss deadly protests in Nepal, future of country

The Nepali Student Association and Asian American Policy Union hosted a roundtable about deadly protests in Nepal this month that led to a regime change.

Anastasia Merkulova
September 25, 2025

PGCPS looks to use data to accelerate student growth

PGCPS interim superintendent Shawn Joseph shared his initiative to make school data dashboards transparent and available for everyone at a town hall meeting last week.

Anastasia Merkulova
September 23, 2025

Washington Commanders set to relocate to DC in 2030

The Washington Commanders will return to Washington, D.C., in 2030 for the first time since their relocation to Maryland in 1997. The D.C. Council passed…

Anastasia Merkulova
September 18, 2025

Prince George’s County Council member pays off lunch debt for District 5 schools

District 5 council member Shayla Adams-Stafford paid off $60,000 in school lunch debt in her district through the Excellence in Education for PGCPS fund.

Anastasia Merkulova
September 11, 2025

Prince George’s County Council passes resolution to audit overdose response in schools

The resolution requires an audit to check if the school system aligns with state and local requirements for overdose-reversing medication requirements in schools.

Anastasia Merkulova
September 10, 2025