You’ve Got This, Terps, and, We’ve Got You.

Fans of the Olympics won’t see spectators or families at the opening of the 2021 Games in Tokyo on Friday, but they should find a half-dozen Terps. The pandemic-delayed international spectacle will look uniquely different amid new health and safety protocols to limit COVID’s spread. Still, alums Abby Gustaitis ’13, a Team USA rugby player; Thea LaFond ’15, a Team Dominica triple jumper; Chioma Onyekwere ’16, a Team Nigeria discus thrower; Diandra Tchatchouang, a Team France basketball player; and field hockey players Grace Balsdon of Team Great Britain and Nike Lorenz of Team Germany are all vying for a place on the podium. 

Twenty graduating seniors who have shined inside and beyond the classroom will be honored this week as the 2021 Maryland Medallion Society, which also makes them finalists for the University of Maryland Model Citizenship Prize and the Wilson H. Elkins Award.

For the second time this academic year, the Student Government Association (SGA) is awarding more than $400,000 in surplus funds to University of Maryland organizations, it announced today. The new funding will target food insecurity, boost student services and provide jobs on campus.