Team-based learning only works in an ideal world By Aviva Zapinsky Contributing Writer avivaz1@umbc.edu According to many professors, team-based learning is more effective than lecturing.…
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Why this misguided practice needs to go By Gideon Shrier Contributing Writer gshrier1@umbc.edu UMBC has required academic advising for years – but does the policy…
Screening service allows student self-evaluation Griffin Baltz Contributing Writer griff8@umbc.edu The Counseling Center on campus has incorporated a new mental health screening service on their…
Amanda Prescott Contributing Writer amanda42@umbc.edu 40,000 Snapchat photos were leaked and now Internet privacy concerns around the service are being raised Selecting which platforms to…
Jasir Qiydaar Technology Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu EduPal, the program created by Markus-Allen Proctor, a UMBC student, has recently received a major overhaul. This overhaul includes improvements…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Sarah Hemler is an undergraduate student at UMBC, who is doing research with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, performing research entitled “Improving…
A unique nonprofit organization promotes crafting for a cause Ashley Parks Staff Writer parks5@umbc.edu People from across the United States have been crocheting in support…
This year’s homecoming comedian is a familiar comedic figure Jamie Heathcote Contributing Writer heatjam1@umbc.edu Bo Burnham is appearing at the Retriever Activities Center (RAC) on…
Students reflect on the work that went into one of UMBC’s most exciting Homecoming Weeks Henry Strand Contributing Writer strandh1@umbc.edu Homecoming is on the horizon,…
UMBC’s annual Homecoming Bonfire Brittany Meyer Contributing Writer bmeye1@umbc.edu The annual Homecoming Bonfire has been a UMBC tradition since 2005. Save for one incident in…