It's right around the corner, folks!

Early voting is officially over. If you're registered to vote in Maryland and would like some guidance for election day, take a look at what we've compiled with some help from Hannah Wilcove at the Women's Center and David Hoffman at the Center for Democracy and Civic Life.

Inform your vote with research:

• Look up your ballot and polling location here.

• Consider the research methods and tips listed here.

• Use nonpartisan voter guides that round up information about who/what is on your ballot, like this one or this one.

• Check out the Baltimore Sun's voter guide and articles relevant to the election here.

• Read the official election day rules/info here.

...and connect with what we're doing on campus!

Are you #allintovote? UMBC has joined the ALL-IN Campus Democracy Challenge, a nonpartisan national effort to promote voter engagement. Please pledge to cast your vote on Election Day. Take the pledge, and help UMBC rise on the campus leaderboard.

Finally, the Student Government Association, College Democrats, College Republicans, (seb), Resident Student Association, Women's Center, Political Science Department, and other campus partners are coordinating a series of programs to support students in getting engaged and voting. Check out the full schedule here. The programs include:

Election Night Extravaganza

Join the Election Night Extravaganza group on MyUMBC for more programs and updates.

Did you know that you can read major newspapers for free online using the Library's databases?

Keep informed by bookmarking or using a feed-reader app (like Feedly) to access:

● New York Times

● Wall Street Journal

● Washington Post

We’ve got the paper versions too!  Head up to the 2nd floor for current newspapers such as: the Baltimore Sun, the Guardian, Le Monde, the New York Times, The Times (London), the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.

Some students who have been advising the administration, on repairs to lighting around the campus, here is an update from Chief of Staff.
The attachment below illustrates what is being done.

See the attached document for the update.

The Library has two types of study rooms available for student use:

● Reservable Study Rooms:

These 20 rooms can be reserved up to five days in advance. Reservations are limited to 3 hours per person or group each day. Book yours today!

● Open Study Rooms:

These 12 rooms are left open for students to use on a first-come, first-served basis. Each room has four seats.  They are located on the Quiet Floors: rooms 553-558 and 653-658.