Maryland recorded the 10th-highest number of antisemitic incidents nationwide in 2022 with 109 — nearly double how many there were in 2021.
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Grad student stipends often fall short of the living wage
Despite the stipend, basic necessities are often a financial burden to grad students.
Overall crime in Maryland is going down, but homicides and rapes are rising
Criminologists attribute the rise to gun crime and possession, the murders of George Floyd and Freddie Gray, and the loss of reliability on law enforcement.
Two counties moved to ‘healthier’ school start times. How does the rest of Maryland compare?
Howard County passed a resolution in February to push its high school start time to 8 a.m. in the same academic year that Anne Arundel County implemented its 8:30 a.m. high school start times. The latter said it was moving to “healthier school start and dismissal times for students.”
Big Ten universities’ costs outpace inflation as tuition, fees rise
Big Ten tuition data from 2003-2021 shows that tuition is outpacing inflation, but differences between universities vary considerably.
Sen. Kagan pushes package promoting election integrity in Maryland
One bill would require county elections boards to begin processing mail-in ballots eight business days before the start of early voting.
Legislation requiring fentanyl tests could save lives in Maryland
HB 811, sponsored by state Del. Joe Vogel, D-Montgomery, would require hospitals to conduct a test for fentanyl in patients suspected of drug overdose.
For Maryland professors, ChatGPT presents an opportunity to rethink instruction
The groundbreaking artificial intelligence can produce essays in seconds, but professors are optimistic.
Super Bowl 57 averages over 113 million viewers
Super Bowl 57 was the second most-viewed Super Bowl of all-time, and this year’s broadcast broke a recent trend of decreasing viewership.
Maryland lawmakers introduce bills expanding student school board member voting rights
HB 402, sponsored by state Del. Jay Jacobs, would make the student position an official member of the school board. This would allow the student board member to demonstrate how students feel on topics.