University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in College Park, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. As the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland, the university is most often referred to as the University of Maryland or simply Maryland, even though the formal name remains University of Maryland, College Park.

The Diamondback

The independent student newspaper is The Diamondback. It was founded in 1910 as The Triangle and renamed in 1921 in honor of a local reptile, the Diamondback terrapin (the terrapin became the official school mascot in 1933). The newspaper is published five times a week during sessions and once a week during the summer. The university's College of Journalism is still responding to plagiarism committed at The New York Times by former Diamondback editor Jayson Blair. Larry Weisman, a journalist at USA Today, was a sports editor at the Diamondback in the early 1970s.

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1910 - 1921 - Diamondback terrapin - 1933 - The New York Times - Jayson Blair - Larry Weisman - USA Today

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