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Stories Beneath the Shell Stories Beneath the Shell is a student run, digital publication that covers the often underreported stories within the University of Maryland community.

Stories Beneath the Shell is a student run, digital publication that covers the University of Maryland community and the surrounding College Park area. The publication also strives to cover those stories that often are underreported. General assignment meetings are held every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in room 1206 in Knight Hall. Follow us on Twitter:

Residents of Columbia, Maryland, marched Tuesday from The Mall in Columbia to the Columbia Lakefront as part of an event...
06/06/2020

Residents of Columbia, Maryland, marched Tuesday from The Mall in Columbia to the Columbia Lakefront as part of an event organized by a self-described collective of black and brown youth in the Howard County area that seeks to denounce white supremacy.

By Ceoli Jacoby The death of Minnesota resident George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department has rocked the United States to its core and once again galvanized the Black Lives Mat…

The show will be hosted on Instagram Live, on their page . Applications opened for a couple weeks until May 17 and drew ...
20/05/2020

The show will be hosted on Instagram Live, on their page . Applications opened for a couple weeks until May 17 and drew in over 30 possible contestants for the show.

By: Emily Riley Two University of Maryland students are bringing Netflix’s hit reality television show to close to home. “Love is Blind,” the original show, pushed contestants to explore deeper re…

Christian students observed Easter without in-person Sunday services. Jewish students celebrated Passover with seders ov...
20/05/2020

Christian students observed Easter without in-person Sunday services. Jewish students celebrated Passover with seders over Zoom. This month, Muslim students are adapting their Ramadan traditions to a world in isolation.

By Ceoli Jacoby By the end of April, COVID-19 had already disrupted the high holidays of many religious UMD students. Christian students observed Easter without in-person Sunday services. Jewish st…

“We knew that as students are departing campus, that we wanted to make sure we were providing resources that we would wa...
07/05/2020

“We knew that as students are departing campus, that we wanted to make sure we were providing resources that we would want to provide … in person,” Crawford said.

By Eunice Sung The closure of all gyms and recreation centers across the state on March 16 due to COVID-19 meant University of Maryland community members were no longer able to physically access th…

Two representatives from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada traveled to this university to educate potential i...
07/05/2020

Two representatives from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada traveled to this university to educate potential immigrants about the skills and background required to make Canada their permanent home.

By Molly Welby On March 6, approximately 80 members of the University of Maryland gathered to learn about immigrating to Canada through Express Entry. Two representatives from Immigration, Refugee…

Chee was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s “Asian American comics to watch” and has written for The New Yorker, The Ne...
07/05/2020

Chee was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s “Asian American comics to watch” and has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, McSweeney’s as well as the Golden Globe Awards.

By Lilly Sibel Karen Chee, a stand-up comedian from Brooklyn and writer for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” came to the University of Maryland on Friday March 6th. Chee was named one of Entertainmen…

From April 22 to the 24 students had the opportunity to cast their votes online to take part in the decision on who will...
27/04/2020

From April 22 to the 24 students had the opportunity to cast their votes online to take part in the decision on who will lead campus for the upcoming school year. Two groups of passionate students made up the major parties — Forward and Impact.

By Emily Riley The 2020 presidential election may be months away, but UMD’s own student government elections have already wrapped up from home. After the SGA election commission delayed releasing t…

Quarantine guidelines have left students all over the country bored at home. In that boredom, they turned to a plethora ...
17/04/2020

Quarantine guidelines have left students all over the country bored at home. In that boredom, they turned to a plethora of Instagram story challenges to keep themselves entertained, stay connected to friends and spread some positivity.

Quarantine guidelines have left students all over the country bored at home. In that boredom, they turned to a plethora of Instagram story challenges to keep themselves entertained, stay connected …

“We are in a war and right now the enemy is COVID-19. And if you take away the weapons that the people on the front line...
16/04/2020

“We are in a war and right now the enemy is COVID-19. And if you take away the weapons that the people on the front lines need, which are your PPE’s, then you’re making it worse,” said Laura Ruiz, a registered nurse from Howard County, Maryland.

By Ceoli Jacoby Since Governor Larry Hogan issued a state-wide stay-at-home order on Monday, March 30, Marylanders have been stuck inside looking for new hobbies to pass the time. Maryland residen…

Since March 25, the University of Maryland community has donated over $208,000 to help a flood of struggling students wh...
16/04/2020

Since March 25, the University of Maryland community has donated over $208,000 to help a flood of struggling students who applied to receive help from the Student Crisis Fund amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

by Eunice Sung Since March 25, the University of Maryland community has donated over $208,000 to help a flood of struggling students who applied to receive help from the Student Crisis Fund amid th…

As a result of the spread and outbreak of the coronavirus, Jewish students are unable to observe Passover with their fam...
16/04/2020

As a result of the spread and outbreak of the coronavirus, Jewish students are unable to observe Passover with their families and friends in person. This year, some students held Passover seders over Zoom.

By Julia Rosier As a result of the spread and outbreak of the coronavirus, Jewish students are unable to observe Passover with their families and friends in person. This year, some students held Pa…

Under these circumstances, it isn’t as easy as simply returning to work. If you are fortunate enough to have a job, you ...
16/04/2020

Under these circumstances, it isn’t as easy as simply returning to work. If you are fortunate enough to have a job, you have to decide whether the reward of working is worth the risk of getting sick. Still, this is only the reality for students who can still financially rely on their parents or guardians in tough times— those who live alone and must support themselves rarely have a choice.

By Emily Riley Katie Manganelli is a cashier at a Whole Foods in Belmont, Massachusetts, just 10 minutes outside of Boston. But when she, along with thousands of other University of Maryland studen…

On March 14, the university suspended all spring semester study abroad programs due to the spread of the coronavirus, tw...
10/04/2020

On March 14, the university suspended all spring semester study abroad programs due to the spread of the coronavirus, two days after President Donald Trump banned travel to Europe. Many students found themselves scrambling to make arrangements to get back.

By: Madison Peek As people all over the country grapple with their new life in the wake of the coronavirus, University of Maryland students who had to return from their study abroad trips are tryin…

With the cancellation of the spring semester and the NCAA Championship and Big Ten tournaments, UMD band members are lef...
07/04/2020

With the cancellation of the spring semester and the NCAA Championship and Big Ten tournaments, UMD band members are left disappointed, but hopeful for the fall semester.

By: Julia Rosier The University of Maryland’s marching bands, the Pep Band and the Mighty Sound of Maryland, have been compromised due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. With the cancellation of t…

FEATURED STORY OF THE WEEK:The tension was palpable in the Dorn household on Wednesday, March 11. In a primetime Oval Of...
06/04/2020

FEATURED STORY OF THE WEEK:

The tension was palpable in the Dorn household on Wednesday, March 11. In a primetime Oval Office address that evening, President Donald Trump announced his plans to suspend “all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days” in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Immediately, Erin Dorn was overcome with concern. Her daughter Katie Dorn, a junior environmental science and public policy double major at the University of Maryland, was an ocean away participating in the Maryland-in-Barcelona education abroad program.

“When it was in real time they didn’t clarify whether they were accepting American citizens or not, so we just thought everyone had to be back by that Friday night,” Dorn’s mother said. “Katie’s sister and brother, my husband and I, we were all four on our computers trying to find flights because everyone was in the same panic.”

For more about this story, check out our website.
Story by Ceoli Jacoby.

Refunds due to the impact of COVID-19 on the semester have been a concern for many students and families, especially sin...
06/04/2020

Refunds due to the impact of COVID-19 on the semester have been a concern for many students and families, especially since the postponement of on-campus residence hall move-outs as of last Wednesday.

Emily Riley The University of Maryland announced Thursday that student fees such as parking, student facilities and room and board among others will be refunded on a prorated basis.  Students …

“We kind of said goodbye to Barcelona in hours, instead of being able to know when we were leaving, have a final week or...
06/04/2020

“We kind of said goodbye to Barcelona in hours, instead of being able to know when we were leaving, have a final week or know what our last meal was going to be."

By Ceoli Jacoby The tension was palpable in the Dorn household on Wednesday, March 11. In a primetime Oval Office address that evening, President Donald Trump announced his plans to suspend “all tr…

Students will have until May 12 to choose to receive a letter grade for one or more of their classes, according to the n...
03/04/2020

Students will have until May 12 to choose to receive a letter grade for one or more of their classes, according to the new “Keep Learning” website, which details new educational policy changes due to COVID-19.

By Eunice Sung Following an announcement that the University of Maryland community is transitioning to an exclusively online environment for the remainder of the spring semester, undergraduate stud…

“I have no prior experience teaching an online class or virtual classroom,” said Midgette. “I started looking pretty qui...
03/04/2020

“I have no prior experience teaching an online class or virtual classroom,” said Midgette. “I started looking pretty quickly once things started to move in that direction.”

By Emily Riley On Wednesday evening, the University of Maryland released an update to COVID-19 precautions, extending spring break by an additional week and holding virtual classes until April 10 a…

Failure. Fraud. Luck. Those struggling with imposter syndrome commonly use these words to describe themselves and their ...
03/04/2020

Failure. Fraud. Luck. Those struggling with imposter syndrome commonly use these words to describe themselves and their accomplishments, according to the American Psychological Association [APA].

By Eunice Sung Failure. Fraud. Luck. Those struggling with imposter syndrome commonly use these words to describe themselves and their accomplishments, according to the American Psychological Assoc…

TerpTax originated in 2015 as a 12-person pilot program. The group is now comprised of approximately 80 student voluntee...
03/04/2020

TerpTax originated in 2015 as a 12-person pilot program. The group is now comprised of approximately 80 student volunteers, mostly accounting majors in the Smith School of Business.

By Brendan Miller A UMD volunteer organization uses financial expertise to help students and members of the community with their taxes.  The student-led group, TerpTax, meets every Monday thro…

As of Feb. 11, students have been able to list their pronouns and name pronunciation in Canvas, the university’s online ...
03/04/2020

As of Feb. 11, students have been able to list their pronouns and name pronunciation in Canvas, the university’s online learning system. The feature was released in January by Canvas’ developer and publisher Instructure, but change was a long time coming.

By Ceoli Jacoby Shige Sakurai has long fought on behalf of transgender and nonbinary individuals.  As the Director of Leadership Initiatives and Associate Director of the LGBT Equity Center at…

With at least 22 deaths and cases in 34 states across the United States as of Mar. 8, a necessity to contain students an...
11/03/2020

With at least 22 deaths and cases in 34 states across the United States as of Mar. 8, a necessity to contain students and limit travel led to the suspension of the programs.

By Emily Riley On Feb. 28, the University of Maryland announced that study abroad programs in Italy would be suspended in response to the Center for Disease Control’s report that the condition of t…

“[Whiteface] is not a direct reversal, or even a reaction to blackface,” Carpenter said. “It has its own history, and a ...
09/03/2020

“[Whiteface] is not a direct reversal, or even a reaction to blackface,” Carpenter said. “It has its own history, and a longer history than the documented history of blackface … It predates it.”

By Kyle Heflinger A discussion held at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Tuesday focused on a method of portrayal that can take many different forms: whiteface. Dr. Faedra Chatard Carpenter,…

FEATURED STORY OF THE WEEK: “My friend, she was so afraid. She’s even afraid to cough…she’s afraid to cough because she’...
09/03/2020

FEATURED STORY OF THE WEEK:

“My friend, she was so afraid. She’s even afraid to cough…she’s afraid to cough because she’s worried about people [looking] at her differently,” said Ziyu Wang, a junior international Chinese student majoring in computer science.

Xenophobia, the fear of something that seems strange or foreign, has been spreading along with the Coronavirus, more specifically COVID-19, and putting Asians and Asian Americans in danger across the country.

For more about this story, check out our website.
Story by Eunice Sung.

March 1 is the National Disability Community Day of Mourning and every year, communities gather to remember disabled vic...
05/03/2020

March 1 is the National Disability Community Day of Mourning and every year, communities gather to remember disabled victims of filicide, according to the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.

By Eunice Sung The sound of hushed voices bounced against the walls of the Garden Chapel as members of the University of Maryland community gathered to honor the lives of disabled people who were k…

The new building will accommodate the growing number of public policy students at this university and become an importan...
05/03/2020

The new building will accommodate the growing number of public policy students at this university and become an important resource to faculty, staff and students.

By Kassidy McDonald In October 2019, the University of Maryland broke ground on construction of the new School of Public Policy, a 70,000-square-foot project, which will be completed in 2022. The …

Larysa Kurylas, a Ukrainian-American designer and architect, designed the Holodomor Memorial in Washington D.C. and came...
05/03/2020

Larysa Kurylas, a Ukrainian-American designer and architect, designed the Holodomor Memorial in Washington D.C. and came to the University of Maryland School of Architecture Monday to give a dynamic presentation about her sculpture.

By: James Cirrone Larysa Kurylas, a Ukrainian-American designer and architect, designed the Holodomor Memorial in Washington D.C. and came to the University of Maryland School of Architecture Monda…

“My friend, she was so afraid. She’s even afraid to cough…she’s afraid to cough because she’s worried about people [look...
03/03/2020

“My friend, she was so afraid. She’s even afraid to cough…she’s afraid to cough because she’s worried about people [looking] at her differently,” said Ziyu Wang, a junior international Chinese student majoring in computer science.

by Eunice Sung “My friend, she was so afraid. She’s even afraid to cough…she’s afraid to cough because she’s worried about people [looking] at her differently,” said Ziyu Wang, a junior internation…

Twenty-six UMD students were randomly selected to share their opinions about Darryll Pines, who is currently the dean of...
03/03/2020

Twenty-six UMD students were randomly selected to share their opinions about Darryll Pines, who is currently the dean of A. James Clark School of Engineering and will succeed Wallace Loh as president of the university starting July 1.

By Spencer Friedman Students at the University of Maryland are seeking more trust and transparency from their next president.  Twenty-six UMD students were randomly selected to share their opi…

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Stories Beneath the Shell is a student run, digital publication that covers the University of Maryland community and the surrounding College Park area. The publication also strives to cover those stories that often are underreported. General assignment meetings are held every Monday at 4:30 p.m. in room 1206 in Knight Hall. Follow us on Twitter: @UMD_SBS