What is The Diamondback?

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CONTACT & STATISTICS

THE DIAMONDBACK

The Diamondback 2015–2016

The University of Maryland’s Independent Student Newspaper. A publication of Maryland Media, Inc.

Address

3136 South Campus Dining Hall University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742

Contact

Business Hours

Online Edition

General Manager Arnie Applebaum

Office Manager Craig Mummey

Advertising Manager Victoria Checa

Email [email protected] Phone 301.314.8000 Fax 301.314.8358

Staff

Editor in Chief Matt Schnabel

Represented nationally by:

Re:fuel 10 Abeel Road Cranbury, NJ 08512 • 609.655.8878

Monday–Friday 9:30am–4:30pm

www.dbknews.com

Campus Media Group Two Appletree Square, Suite 439 Bloomington, MN 55425 • 952.854.3100

$650 Million The amount spent each year by College Park’s students, faculty & staff every year

66%

21

47,007

The size of the University of Maryland market

The Average Age of University of MD students

68%

91%

University of MD students who are Commuters

University of MD students with a paid job The number of students, faculty & staff who read The Diamondback at least once a week

39% University of MD students planning to attend Grad School

36% 72%

University of MD students from Out-of-State

Amount of student income used for dining, drinks & snacks

What is The Diamondback?

The Diamondback is College Park’s only weekly paper and #1 source for news, sports, and entertainment. 9,000 papers are distributed FREE at 68 points on campus and 13 locations off-campus as well as online at dbknews.com. The Diamondback is continually being recognized for editorial excellence, including being named the #1 college newspaper in the country four times by the Society of Professional Journalists. The Diamondback was named the #2 college newspaper in the country in 2008.

Statistical Summary

Undergraduate students: 26,658. Graduate students: 10,614. Faculty: 4,410. Staff: 5,325. Total: 47,007