COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Ian Howard, left, a University of Maryland graduate student in plant science, explains bee behavior to the curious at UMD’s First Look Fair Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The fair, which is held every fall, showcases student organizations, academic programs and other student services. Howard was working the UMD Beekeeping Club’s table to recruit new members and explain the importance of bees. (Mary Lopez/Jour604)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Ian Howard, right, answers questions about the UMD Beekeeping Club at the university’s First Look Fair Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Howard says club members meet on Saturdays to “go out to our bee yard and do bee things.” Members don a beekeeper’s suit, like the one in the foreground, to inspect the hives. (Mary Lopez/Jour604)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Nadiv Panitch, left, a junior in computer engineering, and Sara Heckelman, right, a junior in the Robert H. Smith School of Business, shield themselves from the midday sun while promoting their club, Rak Shalom, at the University of Maryland’s First Look Fair Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The club is a coed Jewish a capella group, which performs at synagogues, schools and nursing homes across the country. They perform in both English and Hebrew, and they have a new album coming out soon, Heckelman said. (Mary Lopez/Jour604)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Conor James, a senior English major at the University of Maryland, promotes Alternative Exchange at UMD’s First Look Fair Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, as visitors check out a rack of used clothing. The organization’s purpose, James said, is to reduce waste by encouraging clothing swaps and other thrift exchanges, and they plan to hold pop-up thrift exchanges across campus. (Mary Lopez/Jour604)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A solitary plant soaks up sun as students rush by at First Look Fair Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The fair is a tradition at the University of Maryland, serving as a showcase for the school’s many student organizations, departments and services. (Mary Lopez/Jour604)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A plant in a shoe and some assorted office supplies are all that is left on an unstaffed table near the end of the final day of First Look Fair at the University of Maryland. (Mary Lopez/Jour604)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The history of the history department is seen through the changing face of the faculty over the years. The photos, which hang in Francis Scott Key Hall at the University of Maryland, provide visual documentation of the passage of time. (Mary Lopez/Jour604)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Two people practice juggling on the open green space of McKeldin Mall at the University of Maryland on a cool Friday afternoon Sept. 13, 2019. (Mary Lopez/Jour604)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Two unicyclists pedal across McKeldin Mall at the University of Maryland on a cool Friday afternoon Sept. 13, 2019. (Mary Lopez/Jour604)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — 24 hours can make a huge difference. A quiet descends over McKeldin Mall Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, where just a day earlier almost 600 campus-related organizations blanketed the area for First Look Fair. (Mary Lopez/Jour604)