Urban Cartel, an urban rock group, is one step closer to opening the University of Maryland’s Art Attack after winning Wednesday night’s Battle of the Bands, which is put on by Student Entertainment Events.   “We’re really excited to be a contender….we only do this for the fun and enjoyment,” said Teddy […]

The Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) hosted the third annual Social Enterprise Symposium at Stamp Student Union Thursday evening, which was a huge success. The event featured keynote speaker Seth Goldman, CEO of Honest Tea, the first organic, free trade bottled tea to be put on the market. […]

Students on North Campus who are frustrated with the Incon’s hours of operation or the long trek to the Commons Shop have finally been provided the solution to their problems: the new 24-hour snack shop located in the center of the Denton Community.   The store, which features bamboo […]

AT&T Inc’s $39 billion buyout of T-Mobile USA on Mar. 30 has left university students with T-Mobile devices in the dark about their future service.   Providence Kruger, sophomore communications major, says that she is cautiously optimistic that the change will be for the better.   “I mean I think it […]

The student organization Business and Information Technology Society (BITS) took a new route in electing their executive board for the 2011-2012 school year by electing the board members earlier than usual this year.   “We used to have the elections at the very end of the school year in April,” said […]

iPhone and BlackBerry users beware.   Google recently announced a plan to merge with Citigroup and MasterCard to set up a new payment method through the Android smartphone that would allow Android users to wave their phone in front of a reader to make a payment instead of using the traditional card, check […]

Wal-Mart has announced plans to re-open 12 of its stores in Japan which were affected by the earthquake. An additional 12 stores were impacted but they will be opened as soon as possible, according to Wal-Mart officials.   The affected stores, except for two, which were severely hit, were able to operate out […]

The Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments this week against Wal-Mart in the biggest class-action lawsuit in history. In the lawsuit, filed 10 years ago, Wal-Mart is being accused by about 1.5 million female employees, current and former, over pay and promotions.   The main issue is whether or not the large group […]

Avid College Park shoppers who have been longing for more local clothing stores will find themselves on cloud nine this week, literally, with the opening of a boutique.   The boutique, On Cloud 9, held its grand opening on Friday, March 11 at its new College Park location. Currently there is […]

Consumer spending has been on the rise for the past year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).   February showed further increases which were higher than projected by U.S. economists. Hikes in employment, consumer confidence and increased gas prices all play a role in this.   Payroll employment […]