ANNAPOLIS – Eight years have passed since Mervin Savoy submitted a petition requesting state recognition for her Piscataway-Conoy Confederacy and Subtribes, one of only two Maryland Native American tribes to do so
Anti-gay Rights Referendum in Jeopardy After Second Look at Signatures
ANNAPOLIS – An anti-gay rights referendum slated for the November 2002 ballot remains in jeopardy after a court hearing Wednesday
Terrapin Athletic Success Paying Dividends in University, College Park Community
COLLEGE PARK – Winning isn’t everything, or the only thing, but it sure is a wonderful thing at the University of Maryland, College Park
State Welfare Cases Drop 68 Percent in Five Years
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s welfare caseload has decreased by 68
Terrapins Celebrate Undefeated Season With Undefeated Season
COLLEGE PARK – The Maryland Terrapins are celebrating the 50th anniversary of its only undefeated season in the 109-year history of its football program with its best attempt at duplicating the feat in years
Terps’ 6-0 Success Long Overdue
COLLEGE PARK – Most current University of Maryland undergraduate students were still in elementary school the last time the Terrapin football team played in a postseason bowl game
Signatures Against Gay Rights Law Questioned; Referendum Imperiled
ANNAPOLIS – A referendum disputing Maryland’s new gay-rights law may be in jeopardy after a special review released Friday indicated more than 7,500 signatures used to get the measure on the November 2002 ballot are “subject to challenge
Report Says Drug Intoxication Contributed to University of Maryland Frat Death
ANNAPOLIS – Drug intoxication contributed to the Sept
Former Terp Hoop Star Offers Meal to Comfort Tornado Displaced Students
COLLEGE PARK – Former University of Maryland star basketball player Steve Francis was preparing for the start of the NBA season, playing pick-up games with former teammates in Cole Field House Monday, when a tornado tore through campus
Clarksville Sisters Inseparable in Life, Death
CLARKSVILLE – Colleen and Erin Marlatt were inseparable – so much so that they died together, victims of the tornado that ripped through the University of Maryland, College Park and across parts of Prince George’s County Monday evening