🌱 Patch AM: What this federal jury verdict means for UMD students in College Park

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In today's newsletter:

• What this federal jury verdict means for UMD students in College Park
• Want a sneak peek at the future of battery technology?
• Why UMD students protested defense contractors at this week's STEM career fair

Also on today's calendar: Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain most of the time, temps: high: 63, low: 58.
• Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Federal jury finds UMD failed to stop harassment of student cleared of sexual misconduct (dbknews.com) — A federal jury found the University of Maryland in College Park was deliberately indifferent to harassment of a male student who'd been cleared in a Title IX sexual misconduct case, awarding him nominal damages of $1. The ruling raises questions about how UMD supports students exonerated in misconduct proceedings, and the university is now weighing its legal options.
   

• ChBE Seminar Series - 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 7 (gatech.edu) — A University of Maryland engineering seminar in College Park on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 3:30 p.m. will feature Distinguished University Professor Chunsheng Wang discussing innovations in next-generation battery materials. Local students, researchers, and tech-minded residents can hear about cutting-edge electrolyte and electrode designs that aim to improve safety, energy density, and battery life.
   

• UMD student coalition protests defense contractors at fall STEM career fair (dbknews.com) — Students and community members in College Park rallied outside The Hotel at the University of Maryland to protest defense contractors recruiting at the fall STEM career fair and the university's ties to military-linked research. Demonstrators criticized companies like Lockheed Martin and local entities such as ARLIS and Microsoft's Discovery Center in the Discovery District, urging UMD to divest and steer students toward careers they see as more socially beneficial.
   

📸 Around College Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in College Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
  Held at Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, LUTHVLE TIMON, MD, 21093,
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• College Park Farmer's Market Saturday →
  College Park Farmer's Market @ Paint Branch Parkway, 5211 Campus Dr, College Park
  8:00 am
• Calvert Hills Neighborhood Yard Sale →
  Calvert Hills, College Park, MD · Amherst Road & Rhode Island Avenue
  9:00 am
• College Park Day 2026 →
  College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr, College Park
  12:00 pm
• The Great Zucchini at College Park Aviation Museum →
  College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr, College Park
  5:00 pm
• Act of Kindness Annual Gala 2026 →
  3972 Campus Drive, College Park
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• 2026 FWAC JABBERWOCK SCHOLARSHIP COTILLION →
  Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, 7801 Alumni Drive, College Park
• Girl Scout Troop 23031 →
  Calvert Road Multi-Purpose Room, 4601 Calvert Road, College Park
  2:15 pm
• College Park Youth Orchestra Rehearsal →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
  3:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Free Dance Week at Berwyn Ballet School →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park
  4:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• College Park Composite Squadron Open House →
  6709 Corporal Frank Scott Dr, College Park
  6:45 pm
Saturday October 10
• College Park Farmer's Market Saturday →
  College Park Farmer's Market @ Paint Branch Parkway, 5211 Campus Dr, College Park
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Denny's Corporation posted a job opening for Service Assistant - Franchise in College Park. Apply here.
• Legends Hospitality posted a job opening for PT Courtside Server- Maryland Club in College Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near College Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• What's New at the New Deal? Volunteers, Menus, Hours … (greenbeltnewsreview.com)
• 2026 Fall Pumpkin Festival Is On, with Future Uncertain (greenbeltnewsreview.com)
• Tom Goldstein, poker and the Supreme Court (bespacific.com)

Hyattsville

• Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Stopped by Hyattsville's Cocineros (hyattsvillewire.com)

Bowie

• Suspect Sought In Man's Fatal Shooting In Brentwood (patch.com)
• D.C. Halloween Party Shooter From Upper Marlboro Sentenced (patch.com)
• Suitland Man Killed In Car Crash, Detectives Seek Tips (patch.com)

Ok College Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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