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Italy abroad programs canceled The country has seen more than 1,600 coronavirus cases The University of Maryland suspended study abroad programs in Italy late Friday night as the coronavirus outbreak worsens in the country, provost Mary Ann Rankin announced in a campuswide email. Earlier that evening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had shifted Italy from “Alert Level 2” to “Warning Level 3” — meaning people should avoid all nonessential travel to the country. As of Friday, the country had reported 888 cases of the illness, the Associated Press reported. Worldwide, over 83,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in more than 50 countries, CBS News reported. As of Thursday, at least 63 people were being treated for the illness in the U.S., according to CBS News. No cases had been confirmed in Maryland or at this university as of Sunday night. Students studying in Italy will receive guidance from this university’s Education Abroad office regarding return to the country and potential online study options, according to the email. The university requests that returning students follow CDC guidelines and self-quarantine at home, away from campus, for 14 days and seek medical support and advice if needed. Friday’s announcement follows the university’s decision to suspend study abroad programs in South Korea on Wednesday and programs in China in January. The CDC also currently ranks these two countries on Warning Level 3. Students studying abroad in Japan — currently rated by the CDC as Alert Level 2 — should look for notices from the Education Abroad office and be prepared to return to America should warning category rises to Level 3, according to the email. by
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Student arrested on hate charge Police say the man sent anti-Semitic texts to another student in December
and a race/religion crime. The incident occurred on December 10, 2019 at about 8:18 p.m, and was reported to by A University La Plata, Maryland, repeatedly police two days later, according Christine Condon o f M a ryl a n d messaged a female university to the alert. The incident does @CChristine19 s t u d e n t h a s s t u d e n t “ b e ca u se o f h e r not appear on the university’s hate bias report log. Senior staff writer been arrested religious beliefs.” Although the incident was The female student told in connection with an anti-Semitic hate police she was in McKeldin originally considered a hate crime perpetrated against Library when she started to bias incident, it was later another student, according to receive the messages, which reclassified as a hate crime, the were sent by someone she alert read. A detective applied a UMD alert. for the arrest warrant Feb. In an email alert sent to the didn’t know. Abdullah is charged with 24, and the Charles County campus community, University Police said Muqarrab Ahmed electronic communication Sheriff’s Office served it Feb. 27, Abdullah, a 24-year-old from harassment, telephone misuse according to the campus alert.
In an email sent to the campus community Saturday, the university’s diversity and inclusion vice president Georgina Dodge and student affairs vice president Patricia Perillo condemned the hate crime as “unacceptable.” “Hate has no place on our campus, and we thank UMPD for holding our community accountable,” the message read. “[W]hen we have the ability to charge perpetrators, we will do so.” newsumdbk@gmail.com
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“you don’t have to worry about being left alone” After a UMD student was hit by a bus, an outpouring of support from those standing nearby might have saved her life By Rina Torchinsky | @rinatorchi | Senior staff writer
route 1, near landmark apartments, was the scene of an accident last Saturday. A UMD student suffered severe leg injuries after being hit by a bus. file photo / the
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After getting off work last Saturday night, University of Maryland sophomore Daniel Williams was making his way up the hill toward Montgomery Hall and chatting on the phone with his mom.
The school’s only tenured black professor is retiring Shelton Daal had a lot of reasons for taking Christopher Foreman’s PLCY737: Strategies of Equality class this semester. For one, Foreman has been director of the public policy school’s social policy program since 2000 — a specialization Daal is considering. Foreman is also the school’s only tenured or tenure-track faculty member who is black. And while Daal — a senior sociology major pursuing a public policy master’s degree — said he’s had valuable experiences with some of the white professors he’s had in class, he said being taught by someone who shares his racial identity is different. “It can often be a really transformative experience, seeing someone who looks like you — who’s been through, potentially, a similar journey [to] you — in that position,” Daal said. But Foreman is set to retire at the end of this semester. And after he leaves, some public policy students are worried the school will have no black faculty members who are tenured or on the tenure-track: The search is on for a new social policy professor, and so far, all candidates who have visited campus have been white. The Black Students in Public Policy organization held an emergency meeting Thursday night to raise concerns about the search process so far, which they say is emblematic of the school’s long struggle to increase diversity among its student body and faculty. by
Angela Roberts @24_angier Senior staff writer
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That’s when he saw somebody trip as they rushed to catch a bus, just five or ten feet away from him. “I hear the worst cracking sound I’ve ever heard in my life,” said Williams, a history and secondary education major. “And then I hear screaming.” Tori Sauder, a senior computer science major at this university, had gotten her left leg crushed under the wheels of a Shuttle-UM bus. In the days since, Sauder said she has undergone two surgeries for her broken femur and tibia. But in the moments that followed the accident, one thing was certain: Sauder was not alone. Immediately, Williams called 911 and offered her some water from his 24-ounce Wawa cup. Another student turned their hoodie into a makeshift tourniquet to stop the flow of blood coming from her leg. A group of girls also converged to talk with her, keeping her distracted until paramedics arrived. Now, Sauder credits their fast actions for saving her life. “I could see on their faces that they were really scared,” Sauder said. “But despite that, they stopped and helped anyway, which I think is really amazing.” In an emailed statement sent by a spokesperson for the university, the Department of Transportation Services expressed its sympathy for Sauder. “Pedestrian safety is of the utmost See bus, p. 2
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