Upon closer reflection, it’s an extremely common sound. It’s the sound my toaster oven makes when the timer is up. It’s the sound my email makes when I receive a new message. It’s the sound elevators in fancy hotels make when they reach their floor. But for a speller at the National Spelling Bee, there is no greater sorrow than to hear the “ding” of a bell. As a child I was raised to fear the...

My favorite class so far in my college career has been a class called Scope and Methods for Political Science, or in layman's terms, statistics for government majors. I love this class because...

Something I didn't really realize about the University of Maryland before going to college that I realize now is the amount of diversity it has to offer! Pretty much every school in America talks...

I chose the University of Maryland because it was, more so than my other choices, an affordable school that gave me unlimited options for my future. I was not sure what career path I wanted to take when I was in high school, so finding a school with academic strengths in many different areas was very important to me. When deciding...

As a political science major, I definitely plan on working in politics in some shape or form throughout...

I love the fact that the University of Maryland is within metro distance of Washington DC, something that is truly unique. College Park...