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title: Digitized Media Diversity
date: 2022-03-07T05:30:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Digitized Media Diversity

*March 7, 2022* — by [Liam Farrell](/author/liam-farrell)


> Jewish, Asian and Latino Student Newspapers Added to UMD’s Online Collections

*Diverse Student Newspapers 1920x1080 — Eight multicultural UMD student newspapers are now available online, part of University Archives' drive to highlight diverse student voices from over the years.*

The University of Maryland’s digital record of student newspapers has taken another step in representing the diverse history of the Terp community with the addition of eight new Jewish, Asian and Latino titles.

The newspapers, which are now searchable in UMD Archives’ [Student Newspaper Database](https://digital.lib.umd.edu/student-newspapers), join previously available campus publications such as The Diamondback and its predecessors (now updated through 2013), and the Black Student Union’s Black Explosion.

“It’s a great representation of just the huge diversity of interests that are out there,” said Douglas McElrath, UMD director of special collections and university archives. “This is part of the university story.”

Student newspapers are critical for filling in the gaps of the official university record, McElrath said, which tends to focus on high-level administrative actions and policy decisions. By preserving and making them accessible to anyone with an internet connection, he said UMD Archives is shining a light on student activism and sending the message that “what you did in the past and what you are doing today is important.”

“The agitation, the pressure to do something is often first appearing with the students,” McElrath said. “That’s what makes this collection so valuable.”

Here are the new additions:


*Ha-Koach newspaper*



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*The Expression newspaper*



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*Hanoori newspaper*



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*The Asian Voice newspaper*



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*15% student newspaper*



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*The Public Asian newspaper*



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*La Voz Latina newspaper*



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*Information for this article came from* [*Terrapin Tales*](https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/2022/01/31/enhancements-to-the-umd-student-newspapers-database/)*, a blog of UMD Archives.*




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