Home
Latest News
Check out our front page article in the Diamondback that ran yesterday!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/marypirg-rallies-for-plastic-bag-tax-1.2764197
If you think textbook prices are too high, you are not alone. Over the course of just two days, we collected over 300 signatures to make textbooks more affordable.
In the annual State of the Union Address, President Obama proposed measures to bring relief to almost 8 million students who will see their student loan interest rates double on new loans starting July 1st, 2012.
We are in the midst of an energy crisis. This week, MaryPIRG went to 8 Greek Houses to assess how they could save more than 15% on their energy bills giving them some good advice and a few pointers.
Pages
Campaign Updates
Rock Out to good music for a great cause! Come check out our Benefit concer this Tuesday in Hoff. Tickets are $5 and all the proceed go to the National Coalition for the Homeless!
Thanks to everyone who attended and performed at the Resolve to Fight Poverty Conference!
Textbooks are too expensive! In response, we've called upon the undead to let students and professors at UMD know about more affordable options. Come check out the Graveyard!
The Canpaign is an international effort raising goods and funds for the victims of the famine in Somalia.
-
Students let Professors know they want more affordable Textbooks!
-
College Park citizens cast their votes in the City Council election. -
Students participate in a survey about water bottle use and accessibility to refilling stations on campus.
-
Tabling at the First Look Fair with over 200 other student groups!
-
The Textbook Rebellion comes to town demonstrating the need for more affordable textbooks. -
Calling interested volunteers to Get Involved with MaryPIRG!
-
Our zombie volunteers exemplify what happens to textbooks after they 'die' at the end of the semester.
-
The Food Recovery Network donates another carload of food to the hungry in DC. -
Follow the Vote Goat to vote during the city council election.
-
MaryPIRG students collect canned food for the Canpaign at UMD.
-
Gravestone from the Textbooks Graveyard showing the need for more affordable textbook options.
-
Join the Hunger Cleanup
The Hunger Cleanup is a one-day service a-thon, where students volunteer in the community and get friends and family to sponsor them.
-
Make Textbooks Affordable
The average student pays $1,137 a year on textbooks. Let your professors and administrators know you want to see more affordable options for textbooks!
-
Intern with Maryland PIRG
Whether it's increasing sustainability on and off campus, fighting poverty in our community, or making textbooks more affordable for students, YOU can make a difference.
Find your chapter
Internships

Work on important issues, learn valuable skills, get hands-on experience, and make a difference.