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MEOR commemorates 9/11 with memorial, hosts annual 5K and welcome BBQ

 UPDATE: This article has been edited from the original version, which was posted today (Sept. 13) at 1:17 p.m. See corrections at the bottom of the article. By Senaya Savir @senayasavir Staff Writer On Sunday, Sept. 11, MEOR, an organization that supports and promotes Jewish culture amongst students, hosted its annual “Welcome Back 5K ...
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Jew You Should Know: Akiva Futter

 By Jacqueline Hyman, opinion editor, @jacqbh58 When senior computer science major Akiva Futter noticed that most hackathons take place between Friday and Saturday nights, impeding observant Jews from participating, he created JHacks. JHacks’s purpose is to plan hackathons that occur from Saturday to Sunday nights, allowing Jews and ...
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JLIC Purim shtick video competition draws crowd to Hillel post-megillah reading

 By Jacqueline Hyman, opinion editor, @jacqbh58   After a Megillah reading and a break fast for the Fast of Esther, members of this university’s Jewish community crowded Maryland Hillel to vote on their favorite Purim shtick videos at Purim Night Live: Digital Shorts Competition last Wednesday. The March 23 event included the ...
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Al Gore speaks to UMD crowd about climate change, making a difference;  Former VP’s speech celebrates launch of sustainability center at university

 By Jacqueline Hyman, opinion editor, @jacqbh58 As former Vice President Al Gore faced a crowd at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, ending his Tuesday night speech about climate change by asking, “Will we change?” a loud “YES!” from audience members embodied the motivation he seemingly instilled into them. “Here is why ...
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With effort, wider university community could benefit from Cole renovation

 By Jacob Schaperow Editor-in-chief @jschap1             The William P. Cole Student Activities Center housed the Army ROTC department and the campus bike shop. Kinesiology classes were held on its field, university staff members took lunchtime walks around the building’s indoor bleachers ...
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Former editors reflect on Mitzpeh’s 32-year history, look forward to publication’s future

 By Jacqueline Hyman & Daniel Ofman Opinion editor, staff writer @jacqbh58, @OfmanDaniel In the early 1980s, a publication called Ha Koach died out and left the University of Maryland without a Jewish newspaper; thus Mitzpeh was born. Former Mitzpeh editors-in-chief Neil S. Rubin and David M. Fishman created the publication together in ...
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