MUCRAKERS EPISODE ONE: THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

On February 2nd - MUCRAKERS investigated the Financial Crisis hitting the University of Maryland College Park campus. We talked to SGA President Jonathan Sachs, UMD College Park's VP of Administrative Affairs, Maryland State Senator Jim Rosapepe, and Diamondback reporter Allison Stice. We also played a special report by Terp Weekly Edition - the College of Journalism's weekly radio program, featuring contributors Brooks Staley, Amanda Gaines and Kyle Cox.

For this first edition, we took a look at the furlough days and the tuition freeze and how it's affecting the students. We also talked about Governor Martin O'Malley's recent State of the State Address. Students and the middle class families that attend the University of Maryland are struggling to pay the college tuition bills, and to help alleviate this, Governor O'Malley has instituted a tuition freeze for a fourth straight year. Some say a tuition hike will help pump some extra cash into the Maryland government and save jobs. The Governor is also having UMD President Dan Mote institute furlough days - which most agreed was better than having to lay off employees.

How will off this affect the student at Maryland? MUCRAKERS investigates.

(a special note: during the first few minutes of this program, I accidentally and unknowingly played a song during the introduction and beginning of the show. My sincere apologies for this early road bump - I recommend skipping ahead a bit.)

DOWNLOAD HERE: MUCRAKERS EPISODE ONE