Tag: Joel Lev-Tov
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New cameras to issue tickets for passing stopped school buses
First published Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Drivers who drive past a school bus with an extended stop sign, which is illegal in Maryland, will soon have to pay up thanks to new cameras installed on the roughly 1,000 Baltimore County school buses. Drivers will pay a $250 fee if photographed passing…
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Shell Shocked: Why the rent is so damn high at UMD
Reported for my Advanced Audio and Podcast Reporting class at UMD, JOUR364. I helped report this story, contributing data analysis and the interview with Dennis Passarella-George, the director of resident life at UMD. Nicole Blanchard and Aaron Wright reported as well. Grace Kpetemey and Mat Schumer anchored the episode. Julia Eisen was the executive producer. Molly…
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Computer Science Department Reckons With Sexist Culture
First published Dec. 9, 2022 in Stories Beneath the Shell. by Morgan Leason and Joel Lev-Tov More than three-quarters of the University of Maryland Computer Science Department’s undergraduate students are men. “It feels like everyone will think you’re dumb,” said Arwen Ferro, a female sophomore computer science major. “Men in the department act like women…
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MaryPIRG is pressing Wendy’s in fight against antibiotic overuse
First published March 26, 2021 in the Diamondback. Students in the University of Maryland’s chapter of MaryPIRG are pushing Wendy’s to stop using antibiotics in their beef as part of an ongoing campaign to highlight antibiotic overuse — a system they say could impel the downfall of modern medicine. The initiative comes after McDonald’s, KFC,…
