Rich Abdill Photo Assignment 4

While most students are still fast asleep, a lone student studies in the Worcester Hall lounge Friday.

Students often camp out in the lounge, bringing enough snacks and supplies to study for hours at a time.

Study materials lay on the table, abandoned since the night before.

Feature Pics by Rachel Roubein

Paint Branch Trail right off the campus is a popular spot for students to run or bike during nice weather. During November,the path is strewn with fallen leaves, making the path a little slippery.


As University of Maryland students run down Paint Branch Trail, they will reach Lake Artemisia. The lake is a great spot for picnicking, picture taking or simply sitting and absorbing the pretty scenery.


Walking down the stairwell in Anne Arundel Hall, each student knows it's definitely fall, as the leaves of the trees are turning a vibrant orange and yellow. The pretty weather makes studying rather distracting for University of Maryland students during the month of November.

Final Assignment-- Anna Eisenberg

1. A fan wears a Ravens hat while his hometown team plays the Broncos.
2. The Ravens play the then-undefeated Broncos at M&T Bank Stadium last Sunday. The Ravens won 30-7.
3. Students walk to class across McKeldin Mall on a sunny fall afternoon.

Mina Dixon -- Assignment 4

Thai Student Association members taste the fruits of their labor on Friday, Oct. 30. The organization participated in Asian American Student Union's noodle cook-off, Dish Network.

Irish step dancers from the DeNogla School prepare for a performance in Toms River, N.J. on Nov. 1. After the performance, the dancers offered free Irish dancing lessons to the children in the audience.

Student leaders gather in front of the administration building Thursday, Nov. 05, to protest Dr. Cordell Black's termination. They chanted "bring Black back" and "this is what diversity looks like" as students milled about McKeldin Mall, headed towards their next class.

Feature Photos: Brian Hooks

The lead guitarist of Philadelphia-based band "Sweatheart" plays in Halloween garb in front of hundreds of costume-clad students in the Stamp Student Union at the University of Maryland on October 30.

The lead singer of "Sweatheart" provokes the crowd at a University of Maryland Halloween concert last Friday.

Brooklyn-based pop duo Matt & Kim entertain the crowd between songs at a Halloween concert they headlined at the University of Maryland. Both wore black eye face paint and stripped off clothing between songs.

Hannah Bruchman; Photo Assignment 4

A man strums his guitar on McKeldin Mall Nov. 4, basking in the fall sunlight while playing his favorite songs for students on their way to class. The mall is the site of frequent impromptu concerts, especially when the weather is nice.


A wife poses for the camera while sitting on the sundial at McKeldin Mall on Nov. 4. The couple had been touring the school earlier that morning.


A bystander examines notes left behind by angry students after a protest Nov. 5. More than 500 students protested the university's decision to strip Cordell Black, the associate provost for equality and diversity, of his position.

Photo Assignment No. 4 -- Aaron Kraut

A University Police officer looks on as students gather Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 on the campus of the University of Maryland to protest the removal of Associate Provost for Equity and Diversity Cordell Black. The students later marched to the campus' Administration building.
Rally-goers gather on the steps of the Administration building, holding signs and chanting "This is what diversity looks like." University President Dan Mote said the removal of Cordell Black from his administrative position was solely a budgetary move.
Around 400 students rally on the campus of the University of Maryland Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 for the reinstatement of Associate Provost for Equity and Diversity Cordell Black, who was told earlier this week he was being removed from his administrative position for budgetary reasons.