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UMD MSA hosts Islamic Education Week, Quran Night
After Maghrib prayer on Nov. 7 in the Diyanet Center, the ornate Turkish patterns glistening on the walls captured the radiant light from the gold and silver chandeliers as students gathered to hear Quran recitations from different huffaz. The serene voices of multiple reciters from various local universities echoed across every chamber as they recited…
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UMD club hosts IDF soldiers event, raising concerns about student safety
Three soldiers from Israel’s military who fought in Gaza during the ongoing genocide were on UMD’s campus at an event held by student organization Students Supporting Israel (SSI) in Jimenez Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The event was intended for the soldiers — Ariel Levy, Daniel Shalom, and Avigayil Atlas — to share their “powerful…
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From midterms to runway: UMD student’s crochet business goes viral
A sea of vibrant hijabs filled Howard University’s Blackburn Ballroom. All eyes were fixed on the runway, where models wore flowy modest clothing, including colorful crochet pieces designed by University of Maryland student Sarrah Ewing. Ewing first learned to crochet at 10-years-old after being introduced to the craft by her mother. Now, she owns Stardust Stitchez,…
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Hundreds of UMD graduate workers rally for union, protest wages
In her first year as an international graduate worker, Judith Rakowski told people she was practicing intermittent fasting. In reality, she wasn’t able to afford more than a meal a day. The University of Maryland’s Graduate Labor Union (GLU) says Rakowski is far from the only graduate student suffering from food and housing insecurity. At…
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Local small business owners compete in ‘Pull Up & Pitch’ event
Dozens of small business owners came to the University of Maryland’s Stamp Student Union on Saturday to deliver 60-second pitches at Black Girl Ventures’ “Pull Up & Pitch” event, where they competed for thousands of dollars for support of their ideas. The event, which is held at venues across the country and has partnerships with…
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