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Health Center Provides COVID Safety Reminders; Fall Masking Guidance…
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College Well being Middle Director Dr. Spyridon Marinopoulos despatched the next e mail to the campus neighborhood at present:
I hope you might be having fun with a wholesome and secure summer season break. I’m writing at present with a couple of updates and reminders relating to our present COVID-19 necessities and protocols for the Fall 2022 semester:
- Vaccination: UMD continues to require vaccination towards COVID-19 for all on-campus college, workers and college students, together with the primary booster, relying on the vaccine obtained.
People over 50 are strongly inspired to obtain a second booster per CDC steerage.- For anybody who’s immunocompromised, we strongly suggest consulting along with your private doctor and following CDC steerage for immunocompromised people
on receiving all booster doses when eligible. - Please word that the college will acknowledge a previous COVID-19 an infection as being up-to-date for 3 months from the date of the an infection. You possibly can attest to a previous COVID-19 an infection at return.umd.edu.
- Medical and non secular exemptions proceed to be accessible to those that qualify.
- Worldwide college students ought to confer with extra vaccine and booster info previous to arriving on campus from outdoors the US.
- For anybody who’s immunocompromised, we strongly suggest consulting along with your private doctor and following CDC steerage for immunocompromised people
As a reminder, please add your vaccination info tomyuhc.umd.edu.
- Masks: Sporting a masks isn’t required whereas indoors at the moment with a couple of exceptions. Masking steerage for the autumn semester will likely be issued within the weeks main as much as the primary day of courses.
- Testing: College students, college and workers are strongly inspired to take a fast antigen COVID-19 check inside 24 hours earlier than returning to campus for the autumn semester. For those who check optimistic, you shouldn’t return to campus and may isolate per CDC tips. That is an effort to evaluate the extent of an infection as we put together to extend the density of our campus neighborhood; so even in case you have been on campus all summer season, we suggest this testing.
- COVID lodging: In particular circumstances, college students, college and workers might request a incapacity lodging associated to COVID-19. For brand spanking new lodging requests, college students might contact the Accessibility and Incapacity Service. Staff might contact College Human Sources relating to requests for work-related lodging.
As a reminder, this steerage is topic to alter ought to we expertise a change in COVID-19 an infection charges. We’ll proceed to maintain our neighborhood knowledgeable on updates to our well being and security insurance policies. Please go to our COVID-19 Data Web site for added info.
Be nicely and keep secure,
Spyridon S. Marinopoulos, MD, MBA, FACP
Director, College Well being Middle
Chief Medical Officer, College of Maryland
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University of Maryland reverses decision to allow anti-Israel protest on October 7
The University of Maryland on Sunday reversed its decision to allow an anti-Israel protest on the first anniversary of the October 7 Massacre, following backlash from local Jewish groups.
UMD Students for Justice in Palestine and UMD Jewish Voice for Peace had been set to hold their October 7 vigil for Gazans killed in the Israel-Hamas War at the campus’s Mckeldin Mall, but the University System of Maryland (USM) said in a statement that on the day of the Hamas-led pogrom it would limit campus events requiring permits or approval to those supporting “a university-sponsored Day of Dialogue.”
“From the beginning of the war, we have come together as a University System to urge that we use this moment to encourage conversation, compassion, and civility; to engage with one another across our differences and draw on our shared humanity and our shared values to bridge what divides us,” said USM. “These dialogues aren’t new. Many of our universities have been hosting this kind of programming for several months. Reserving Oct. 7 gives us a chance to continue these urgent conversations and to mark this solemn anniversary in a way that gives students—all students—the time and space to share and to be heard.”
USM said that its intent was not to infringe of the free expression and speech of students, but to be sensitive to the needs of students as October 7 was a “day of enormous suffering and grief for many in our campus communities.”
UMD Jewish Student Union, Maryland Hillel, Terps for Israel, and Israeli American Council Mishelanu at Maryland welcomed the USM decision and thanked UMD leadership in a joint social media statement on Sunday.
“October 7, the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, is a day of mourning for the Jewish and Israeli community,” said the UMD JSU. “We are relieved that SJP will no longer to be able to appropriate the suffering of our family and friends to fit their false and dangerous narrative.”
The Jewish groups said that it was distraught that the decision to only hold university-sponsored event had to be made at all, and wished to used the campus space to “grieve together as a community” to promote unity at the university. The unideal situation was necessary, according to the Jewish groups, to ensure the physical and psychological safety of students on the day of mourning.
UMD JVP and SJP attacked the decision to cancel the event, claiming that the vigil for Palestinians killed since the October 7 Massacre was attacked without familiarity of the content. The anti-Israel groups said that the discourse was “the continuation inherently racist, Islamophobic, and dehumanizing rhetoric surrounding Palestinians.” JVP and SJP said that the actions against their event were an attempt to paint “Muslim, Arab, and anti-Zionist Jewish students as barbaric.”
The anti-Israel groups asserted that their vigil for Palestinians who died in the war was no threat to the campus’s Jewish community, but conflation of Zionism and Judaism did threaten UMD and the Jewish community.
“To claim that Palestinians cannot hold a day of remembrance in mourning one year of genocide, or lay claim to that date is an insult to every life lost in the Zionist entity’s genocidal campaign,” UMD SJP and JVP said on Instagram on Sunday. “The disproportionate scale of suffering experienced by the Palestinians over the past year necessitates their remembrance and our solidarity on this day. The suffering of all innocents killed must not be monopolized and necessitates a fair and just representation.”
SJP and JVP demanded the right to organize and exercise their right to free speech, accusing Zionists of attempting to stifle Palestinian voices.
The organizations indicated on their Sunday Instagram post that they still planned to hold their all-day event at Mckeldin Mall, and on Monday a link to register still active and listing the campus building as the rally location.
UMD Jewish groups said that they would be holding their own event to memorialize the victims of the October 7 pogrom at the Maryland Hillel.
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Sunshine for your Labor Day in Maryland
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Michigan State Has Several Things to Fix Before Heading to Maryland
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Michigan State’s football team emerged with a 16-10 win against Florida Atlantic, but it was far from a convincing victory. The Spartans struggled throughout the game, exhibiting a range of issues that need immediate attention if they hope to find more consistent success moving forward.
With less than a week to prepare for its next opponent, Michigan State has a critical opportunity to address these shortcomings and refine its game plan.
The win over FAU exposed several areas of concern for Michigan State, particularly on offense. The Spartans were plagued by poor execution and missed opportunities, with several drives stalling due to penalties and miscues. The offensive line, in particular, struggled to establish a rhythm, which led to limited success in both the running and passing games.
Quarterback play from Aidan Chiles was inconsistent, with errant throws and a lack of cohesion with the receiving corps contributing to the team’s inability to sustain drives and put the game away early.
Defensively, Michigan State managed to hold FAU to just 10 points, but there were still some worrying signs. Despite the Spartans having multiple interceptions and a safety, they gave up several big plays, revealing potential vulnerabilities in the secondary and raising concerns about the unit’s ability to maintain discipline and focus throughout the game. Missed tackles and lapses in coverage could prove costly against more formidable opponents, making it imperative for the coaching staff to address these issues in the coming week.
Special teams were another area where Michigan State faltered. On multiple occasions, the Spartans gave up more punt return yards than they should have because of missed tackles.
With less than a week before its next game, Michigan State has a valuable window to regroup and make the necessary adjustments. The coaching staff will need to focus on tightening up execution across all phases of the game — offense, defense and special teams. This includes refining the game plan, improving communication and instilling a greater sense of urgency and discipline among the players.
The Spartans cannot afford to let the issues that plagued them against FAU carry over into their matchup against Maryland. If they hope to be competitive as the season progresses, the team must use this time to correct course and demonstrate growth in all facets of its game.
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