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First published Nov. 12, 2023 in Stories Beneath the Shell. by Daryl Perry Over 200 chairs. Over 200 hostages.  Each chair on the University of Maryland’s McKeldin Mall on Nov. 9 represented one person Hamas holds hostage in the Gaza Strip. Dina Bash, a senior psychology major, said she hoped that the event would remind people…

First published Nov. 10, 2023 in Stories Beneath the Shell. by Sanya Wason “Free, Free Palestine!”  The chant echoed across Hornbake Plaza at the University of Maryland on Thursday as students supporting Palestine joined a walkout to demand a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip as the conflict entered its 33rd day. Israel launched the deadly…

First published Oct. 31, 2023 in Stories Beneath the Shell. by Daranee Balachandar 2020’s racial reckoning drove university archivist Lae’l Hughes-Watkins to create a new collection highlighting activism on the University Maryland’s campus. Hughes-Watkins, an associate director at the university’s library department, said she wanted to highlight issues that have fallen out of the nation’s…

Editor’s note: This article references rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment and transphobic phrases. If you or someone you know needs support, help is available. The University of Maryland’s Health Center runs a 24-hour crisis line for assault survivors – call (301) 741-3442. A national hotline for survivors is available at (800) 656-4673. The 24-hour National…

First published Oct. 13, 2023 in Stories Beneath the Shell. By Jess Daninhirsch The fourth-ever World Culture Festival, organized by the Art of Living Foundation, offered a trip around the globe including meditation, performances and speeches for its roughly one million visitors without leaving the National Mall in Washington.  The three-day festival, which ran from…

First published May 9, 2023 in Stories Beneath the Shell. by Olivia Borgula  The University of Maryland has launched an educational campaign to decrease unsafe riding practices. But a student group says this campaign will do little to prevent danger for micromobility users.  University vice president Carlo Colella and a team of students and staff…

First published April 24, 2023 in Stories Beneath the Shell. by Abby Olear  Through a side door and two floors above the University of Maryland’s South Campus Dining Hall lives 90.5 WMUC FM College Park radio, with a treasure trove of records.  No one knows quite how many records there are in the library, but…

First published March 14, 2023 in Stories Beneath the Shell. by Olivia Borgula Early Saturday morning, Adele H. Stamp Student Union filled with organizers in matching T-shirts weaving between chairs, attendees greeting old friends and dancers carting hangers of regalia into make-shift dressing rooms next door. In the center of the room, a circle of…