Subject: Afternoon Buzz: University of Maryland president recommends changing name of Byrd Stadium, citing legacy of racism
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Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 15:42:43 -0500 (EST)

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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS CHANGING NAME OF BYRD STADIUM, CITING LEGACY OF RACISM 
Susan Svrluga
The president of the University of Maryland is recommending that Byrd Stadium be renamed, saying the racist and segregationist legacy of the long-honored alumnus and former leader does not align with the university’s mission.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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DEFENSE CHALLENGES FINDING THAT FREDDIE GRAY’S DEATH WAS A HOMICIDE 
Lynh Bui, Rachel Weiner, Justin Jouvenal, Steve Hendrix
The trial of Baltimore police officer William G. Porter headed into its second week Monday with the defense ferociously challenging the medical examiner who declared that Freddie Gray’s fatal injuries while shackled in the back of police van were a homicide.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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IN BALTIMORE, NOT EVEN SANTA ON A HARLEY CAN EASE TENSIONS FROM FREDDIE GRAY CASE 
Petula Dvorak
BALTIMORE — In this slightly off-kilter, riot-scarred city, Santa arrives on a tugboat. Or roars past the rowhouses on 34th Street in Hampden on a Harley.The gum is smack-chewed, the eyeglasses are cartoonishly cat-eyed and folks invite strangers onto their porches to look inside at the white-flocked motorized Christmas tree that is slowly twirling, even while dad opens the mail on the couch in his jammies and the dog sleeps with his hindquarters smooshed against the glass front door.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY ANNOUNCES RADON TESTING FOR ALL 202 SCHOOLS IN ITS SYSTEM 
Donna St. George
Montgomery County school officials plan to retest all of the system’s schools and buildings for radon, a decision that follows concerns about elevated levels of the odorless radioactive gas at 26 public schools.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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CARJACKING VICTIM SHOT IN DISTRICT 
Clarence Williams
An assailant shot and wounded a man Monday during a carjacking on a Southeast Washington street, D.C. police said.The victim was wounded during the attack in the 500 block of Newcombe Street about 1:20 p.m., said Aquita Brown, a police spokeswoman. Authorities found the victim conscious and breathing at the scene, she said.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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LATE GAME AT FEDEX COULD SLOW COMMUTES 
Robert Thomson
The NFL football game at FedEx Field starts at 8:30 p.m. Monday, which means extra traffic during the evening rush, special parking fees at two Metro stations and extra service on Metrorail.The game time forecast from the Capital Weather Gang: It will be chilly, but the wind will be light. There’s a small chance of a stray sprinkle over the stadium in Landover.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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WHAT DO THE D.C. STREETCAR AND ‘THE SIMPSONS’ MONORAIL HAVE IN COMMON? 
Faiz Siddiqui
A new song likens D.C.’s beleaguered streetcar to a cartoon boondoggle of TV legend: The Simpsons’ Springfield Monorail.It comes courtesy of Express writer Sadie Dingfelder, composer of the “Silver Line” song and other must-watch transit videos, like this guy in a hospital gown doing push-ups on a Metro platform.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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NATIVE FOODS CAFE IS CLOSING ITS WASHINGTON LOCATIONS 
Emily Codik
About a year after debuting in Washington, the vegan, fast-casual Native Foods Cafe has announced it will close its two remaining D.C. locations. A posted sign visible over the weekend at the 1150 Connecticut Ave. NW branch listed its last day as Dec. 8, and a call to the Penn Quarter location confirmed the same closing date. The Golden Triangle branch was the Chicago company's first location on the East Coast.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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