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University of Maryland president Wallace Loh says he 'evolved' on Byrd Stadium renaming

An interview with Maryland's university president on the renaming of the Terps' football stadium.

"Byrd Stadium" is no more, as the University System of Maryland's board of regents voted on Friday to rename the College Park football stadium, for the time being, "Maryland Stadium."

The name change reflected widespread calls to move away from the prominent featuring of Curley Byrd, a storied university president whose many views included a vocal brand of segregation.

Byrd's current successor, Wallace Loh, spoke with Testudo Times briefly after the regents' 12-5 vote to accept his recommendation to remove Byrd's name from the venue.