What It Takes
What It Takes: Sports Announcing
Alum Who’s Called 750 Games Shares Why He Stays ‘Wildly Hydrated’—and Avoids Funnel Cake
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What It Takes: Driving Shuttle-UM Buses
Earn a Commercial Driver’s License, Navigate Campus Construction—and Never Be Stuck at a Desk
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What It Takes: Terps Against Hunger
3 Million Meals. Hundreds of Volunteers. One Giant Truck. A UMD Student Group Has a Recipe for Fighting D.C.-Area Food Insecurity.
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What It Takes: Army ROTC
From Practicing Ambushes to Pulling a 90-Pound Sled, UMD Cadets Learn to Lead
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What it Takes: Campus Chaplains
Four Religious Leaders on Faith, Resiliency and Connection at UMD
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What it Takes: New Dining Hall Dishes
From Viral TikTok Recipes to Decades of Curry-Cooking Experience, UMD Chefs Draw Widely for Inspiration
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What It Takes: Equipping the Football Team
From 3D-Scanning Heads for Helmets to Scrubbing Out Stubborn Stains, Gridiron Gear Managers Support Terps’ Success
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What It Takes: Alternative Breaks
Terps Swap Sunscreen for Shovels in Short-Term Service Opportunities
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What It Takes: The Campus Farm
From Wrangling Lamb-Stealing Sheep to Collecting Stomach Fluid From Cows, Staff and Students Carry On UMD’s Agricultural Tradition
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What It Takes: The Flash Mob
How Maryland Athletics Made a Two-Minute In-Game Student Dance a Decade-long Viral Tradition
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What It Takes: Wags for Wellness
Dogs Deliver Stress Relief Through Popular University Health Center Program
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What It Takes: The Mighty Sound of Maryland
Marching Band Members Share Secrets Behind Spectacular Halftime Shows
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