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Cops foil shooting threat Police: Student discussed getting guns, shooting cops A University of Maryland student was arrested on Feb. 25 after claiming he had access to firearms and threatened to assault officers, police said. The Baltimore County Police Department took 21-year-old Ryan Matthew Sulkowski into custody in the early hours of Sunday morning, University Police Chief David Mitchell wrote Ryan M. Sulkowski in a campus safety message photo courtesy of umpd on Monday. Sulkowski, of Baltimore, was charged with one count of threat of mass violence and one count of disturbing school operation, Mitchell wrote. Sulkowski’s lawyer, Gary Bernstein, said he was released at about 1:30 p.m. pending trial. In an email update to the campus community on Feb. 26, Mitchell wrote that Sulkowski was released from the Department of Corrections on his own recognizance and will have an upcoming trial in Prince George’s County. He will not be returning to this university, Bernstein said. If convicted, Sulkowski could receive up to a combined sentence of more than 10 years in prison and more than $12,000 in fines, Mitchell wrote. He was confirmed to be a student at this university and has been issued a denial of access to the campus, university spokeswoman Jessica Jennings said. On Feb. 23 at about 11:30 a.m., University Police received a complaint of concerning by
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A SIGN FOR #30daystoolate, a campaign to address wait times for counseling at this university, launched by Scholars Promoting and Revitalizing Care on Feb. 14.
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A University of Maryland student-led group sparked a campaign for increased accessibility to mental health resources on the campus. Scholars Promoting and Revitalizing Care, a group formed by College Park Scholars members in 2015, launched a campaign on Feb. 14 called “30 Days Too Late,” which was named to reflect the amount of time it can take to receive an appointment in the counseling center. It seeks to draw For one campus group, mental attention to the lack of mental health and counseling resources at this university, said Alyssa Schledwitz, health is an urgent mission who serves as the group’s vice president. Sharon Kirkland-Gordon, director of this university’s counseling center, said that while students can usually be seen for an initial consultation or intake appointment within two weeks, it is possible that some may have to wait up to a month for subsequent appointments. “A lot can happen in 30 days,” said Schledwitz, a senior physiology and neuroSource: The (MSU) State News. Graphic by Evan Berkowitz/The Diamondback. To nearest student. biology major. “For someone who is close 1,733 indiana to crisis mode, 30 days can be too late to purdue 1,551 see someone.” maryland 1,343 The counseling center uses a model of michigan state 1,252 “short-term therapy,” to assist struggling iowa 1,162 ohio state 1,118 students, Kirkland-Gordon said, offering nebraska 1,042 eight sessions per 12 month period. Acrutgers 1,031 cording to the counseling center website, penn state 971 most students only need six sessions. northwestern 884 Kirkland-Gordon added that some stuwisconsin 881 dents have their issues resolved in the first minnesota 838 808 meeting and don’t come back. michigan illinois 648 As part of its campaign, SPARC wants to increase the number of offered counseling sessions to 16. It also hopes to increase funding for the counseling center and the University Health
Hogan proposal would limit in-state hikes to 2% a year In-state tuition across the University System of Maryland may increase up to 2 percent next fiscal year. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s budget proposal for fiscal 2019 would support a 2 percent limit on in-state tuition hikes, system Chancellor Robert Caret said during testimony to the General Assembly. “We’re very appreciative that the proposal has enough funding in it so that when all is said and done, the likelihood is that there would be enough money for the tuition levels for next year, if there has to be a tuition increase, compared to national averages, it would be a relatively small one,” system spokesman Mike Lurie said. The system’s Board of Regents will meet to decide on tuition later this year, likely in April or May, depending on when the General Assembly approves the budget, Lurie said. Eric Shirk, spokesman for Maryland’s Budget and Management Department, said keeping tuition low within the system’s 12 institutions is of great importance to the state. “Working to keep higher education affordable for Maryland students is one of Governor Hogan’s top priorities,” Shirk wrote in an email. “If not for the level of support in the administration’s budget, tuition would grow at a higher rate, making access to higher education much more difficult.” Based on past budgets, it is likely the 2 percent
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coming up short Maryland women’s basketball suffered its first-ever Big Ten tournament loss on Sunday night, falling 79-69 to perennial foe Ohio State in Indianapolis. Despite a strong start and late comeback, the Terps couldn’t keep up to win their fourth straight Big Ten tournament title. Read the rest in Sports, Page 12
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Leah Brennan sity of Mary@allhaeleah l a n d , jo i n i n g Senior staff writer several other institutions nationwide, announced last week that non-academic disciplinary action resulting from peaceful protests won’t imperil high school students’ admission to this university. “We recognize that students benefit from civic discourse and dialogue,” the Maryland admissions account tweeted on Feb. 26. “Non-academic disciplinary action from high school will not affect a student’s admission to the University of Maryland if they are engaged in peaceful and respectful protest.” The announcement comes
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after a spike in student gun control activism following a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, in which 17 students and faculty members were killed. Students across the nation have organized the “March for Our Lives” on March 24 in Washington, D.C., “to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today,” the march’s website reads. Corresponding marches are expected in other major cities, The Washington Post reported. CNN reported Wednesday that some school districts were cracking down on students who were involved in walkouts or other forms of political protests. One district in Texas warned it See protest, p. 2
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