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One of many recycling dumpsters that University of Maryland Fraternities and Sororities have painted in celebration of Spring Fest.

Student art is almost always on view in this space. This year, you might have spotted a gnarly shark jaw under the stairwell or a Ferris wheel catering to blue pigeons. Two-dimensional works hang semi-permanently in the first floor hallway and over…

Part of the international peace pole project. "May Peace Prevail on Earth" appears on four sides, in at least four different languages.

Given in Memory of Herbert E. Rycroft II by his Aunt Frances Rycroft Barr and his Colleagues and Friends the Architects of Baltimore. Kaskey taught architecture at the University of Maryland (1969-1976) but was denied tenure, according to Bergen's…

Gallery located in the student union dedicated to contemporary art from emerging and mid-career artists.

First replica of Testudo.

Second Testudo replica, originally inside Cole Field House.

In 1933, the football coach decided the diamondback terrapin should be the school mascot. A live terrapin served as model and is now held, as taxidermy, by University Archives. Students rub Testudo's nose for good luck and leave offerings to the…

Contributed by Edward M. '52 and Loretta M. Downey on behalf of the direct descendents of Simon Long Downey.