🌱 Patch AM: Why UMD’s famous sundial has finally been fixed after 35 years

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In today's newsletter:

• Why UMD's famous sundial has finally been fixed after 35 years
• How a federal visa fight could reshape life at UMD College Park

Also on today's calendar: High Holidays at Mishkan Torah and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
• Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 89, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Sunshine, hot and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• This College Park landmark has been wrong for 35 years: It has finally been fixed (foxbaltimore.com) — A quirky College Park landmark on the University of Maryland's McKeldin Mall—its long-misaligned sundial—has finally been corrected after 35 years of wrong seasonal markers. Astronomy chair Andrew Harris and facilities crews repositioned the markers so students and visitors can accurately track the sun's changing path and better appreciate how solar time differs from clock time.
   

• Maryland joins coalition challenging proposed four-year limit on international student visas (wusa9.com) — International students at the University of Maryland, College Park could see their study plans disrupted by a proposed federal rule that caps student visas at four years. Maryland's attorney general has joined a multistate coalition asking a court to block the change, arguing it would hurt long graduate programs, research, and the finances of public universities across the state.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in College Park

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• High Holidays at Mishkan Torah →
  Mishkan Torah Synagogue, 10 Ridge Rd, Greenbelt
  9:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• D&D Homeschool Class →
  9811 Mallard Dr, Laurel
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 30
• Girl Scout Troop 23031 →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4601 Calvert Road, College Park
  2:15 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Mayor and Council Meeting →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 7401 Baltimore Ave 2nd Floor, College Park
  7:30 pm
• CPAE Art Club →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Tai Chi →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
  10:00 am
• Art for Homeschoolers →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
  12:00 pm
• Senior Social Events →
  City of College Park Seniors City Facilities > College Park Woods Club - 3545 Marlbrough Way Su
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Fall Ballet Classes start →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park
  4:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Make-a-bowl workshop for National Day of Service and Remembrance →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Ikebana Workshop →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Teen Time Homeschool Tutorial →
  9811 Mallard Dr, Laurel
  10:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Greenbelt

• City of Greenbelt Welcomes Federal Court Ruling Protecting FBI Headquarters Project (beltsvillenewstoday.com)
• City Council Discusses Greenbelt Cinema's Fiscal Needs, Outlook (greenbeltnewsreview.com)
• 'You Look Fine': Award-Winning Film Turns Invisible Illness Into a Call for Preventative Health (washingtoninformer.com)

Hyattsville

• Tobias Dorzon will close Hyattsville's Huncho House (thebanner.com)

Bowie

• Father, Son From Prince George's Co. Charged In $1.7M Drug Case (patch.com)
• Bowie Woman Dies After Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop Crashes Into Her: Police (patch.com)
• Federal Sex Trafficking Charges Filed Against Prince George's Man (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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