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Author Inspires Student Activism and Advocacy
Terry Tempest Williams recalls an officer patting her down and found a pencil and a pad of paper in Williams’ boot. When the officer asked Williams what those two objects were, Williams replied...
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Student Film ‘In the Midterm’ Highlights the Importance of Friendship in College
Featured is (from left to right) Kevin Saunders, Emily Schaefer, Lowell Ensel, Molly Podlesny, Brittni Fine and Noah Israel. (Trey Sherman/Bloc Reporter) Laughter bounced off the walls of the tiny...
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Gallery: Art Scholars’ Drag Show Brings Lip-sync Battles and Fierce Catwalks
Kyle Travers, last year’s annual drag queen prom fashion show winner, took center stage at the Cambridge Community Center as this year’s host. However, he did not go by his given name. Instead, on...
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Student Artist Blends the Aesthetic and Unusual
Artist Eric Gabriel stands surrounded by his works. (Alana Pedalino/For The Bloc) On a 10-hour road trip to Chicago this past summer with longtime friend Will Yeager, senior Russian and studio art...
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Performers Prance on Stage for LGBTQ Student Involvement’s Pride Prom
Goldie Peacock performs as one of the premiere burlesque dancers at this year’s Pride Prom. (Ryan Eskalis/Bloc Photographer) Dresses sparkled under fluorescent lights as this university’s LGBTQ Student...
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‘Seeing is Believing’ Brings Creative Expression, Community Outreach to...
In “The Ghost of Education,” students performed a skit to show how different types of students are treated in the classroom. From the lazy student, to the straight A student, to the student that the...
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ArtWalk UMD Highlights Five Campus Galleries
Six members of the university and surrounding community gathered in Stamp Gallery Thursday night to tour the five art galleries on campus. ArtWalk UMD draws attention to the different art galleries on...
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Jessie J, Chainsmokers, Logic and Orthobox Bring Art Attack to Xfinity Center
Editor’s Note: This article contains profanity. Art Attack XXXII, the first concert ever held at the Xfinity Center, brought in performers Jessie J, The Chainsmokers, Logic and student performer The...
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University Art Exhibit Commemorates Victims of a Nuclear Tragedy
It’s not just an art exhibition. It’s a call to arms — or “a call to art,” as gallery administrator Taras Matla put it. It’s meant to send a message. “Perhaps a better way of looking at it is a call to...
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Trevor Noah Talks ‘Racism With a Smile and tip of the hat’ in America
Interspersed with jokes predominately about police brutality in America, Trevor Noah quieted the audience with thought-provoking anecdotes. Noah, the South African comedian who will host The Daily Show...
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Maryland Food Collective Begins a Semester of raw Talent
Dim lights, comfy, worn chairs and a makeshift stage in the basement of Stamp created a relaxed and open vibe for the performers of the University of Maryland Food Collective’s first open mic night of...
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Kreativity Open Mic Brings Zealous Student Participation
The words “at capacity” were repeated at Kreativity’s open mic Friday as attendees tried to squeeze into a small theater at The Clarice. The large turnout was a testament to the amount of enthusiasm...
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A Dancer and his Robot
Correction: In an earlier version of this story, it was reported that Yi attended Thailand University of the Arts for 11 years. This information was inaccurate. Yi attended Taipei National University...
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Angela Davis Discusses Social Justice with Sold-Out Crowd
From a distance, she looked like any other 71-year-old woman, albeit better-dressed than most. She smiled wide for pictures and laughed loudly at jokes. When she spoke, she often stretched the last...
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Latinx Monologues Brings Social Issues to Life Through Song and Art
A single black stage stood resolute in a red-brick and brown hardwood lined room. The sound of salsa, and other genres of music, blared. Eyes around the room grew wide as ears recognized songs like “La...
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Scholars and Students Alike Connect During the #transformDH Conference
“We don’t want to have any closed doors.” That was how Alexis Lothian, co-founder of #transformDH, described the collective at this weekend’s Transformative Digital Humanities Conference and THATCamp....
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International Ambassador Encourages Students to Express Themselves With Mayan...
Milagros Reyes, a 13-year-old from Buck Lodge Middle School in Hyattsville, was fascinated when she learned about a “mini version” of Pompeii in El Salvador. She had been creating a story using Mayan...
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Vietnamese Student Association Lights up the Night With Lunar Lanterns
On a normal night, McKeldin Mall is eerily quiet with groups of students coming through every so often. However, on the night of Oct. 7, McKeldin Mall was anything but quiet. The center of campus was...
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The Mad Hatter and Alice Come to Campus in new Exhibit Dedicated to the...
From classic novels to violent video games to a questionably-lit Tim Burton movie, it seems anything and everything has become Alice in Wonderland-themed these days. However, the classic tale of a...
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Writer’s Bloc Seeking Creative Submissions
Hey there College Park! It’s October, which means it’s time for some spookiness. The Writer’s Bloc, University of Maryland’s designated literary arts publication, is accepting ongoing submissions,...
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