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By Steven Mehling  The Food and Drug Administration approved COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for public distribution, but as doses will be distributed, minority communities hit hardest by the pandemic are hesitant to commit to receiving the vaccine.  According to The COVID Tracking Project, Black people have been dying at 1.8 times the rateContinue reading “Minority communities remain hesitant to trust COVID-19 vaccine”

By Ian Zhao “Zoom fatigue” is a phenomenon which both university faculty and students suffer from as classes transitioned online during the coronavirus pandemic. It refers to “the tiredness, worry or burnout associated with overusing virtual platforms of communication” such as Zoom, Skype and FaceTime, according to mental health attorney Carolyn Reinach Wolf.  Performing artsContinue reading “Performing arts faculty share strategies to prevent ‘Zoom fatigue’”

By Joshua Casazza Former Maryland Terrapins men’s basketball forward Jalen Smith was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round, with the 10th overall pick of the 2020 NBA draft. “I couldn’t be happier for Jalen and his family tonight. Jalen entered our program with a plan and put in the work to turnContinue reading “Jalen Smith becomes latest Terp to join NBA”

By Winter Hawk The University of Maryland’s MaryPIRG chapter voted on Dec. 7 for campaign initiatives the organization will work on in the upcoming spring semester. The campaigns will focus on environmental, public health and student affordability issues. MaryPIRG is a student-led advocacy and volunteer organization that facilitates student involvement in service initiatives. Campaigns forContinue reading “MaryPIRG unanimously votes for new campaigns for spring semester”

By Winter Hawk The MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition, run by student-led advocacy and volunteer organization MaryPIRG, sent a bill proposal earlier this month to the Maryland General Assembly’s Department of Legislative Services to combat climate change at public universities in the state. The coalition is a University of Maryland MaryPIRG campaign that includes studentsContinue reading “Student carbon neutrality bill proposal prepares for Maryland General Assembly”

By Steven Mehling *This story was originally written on Nov. 28, 2020* With the fall semester coming to an end in just four short weeks, students at the University of Maryland have pushed for the provost to adopt the pass/fail grading system. After having heard out the students’ requests for this system to be enacted,Continue reading “Does pass/fail stand a chance this semester?”