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Author: Dhruvak Mirani

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If he’s serious about climate change, President Pines must leave the MIT Corporation

President Pines must reconcile contradictory climate stances by leaving The MIT Corporation.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • May 1, 2023

Real life doesn’t stop. Maryland’s legislative sessions shouldn’t either.

Voting until the last minute of session is like starting the final paper for a class the same night it’s due.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • April 20, 2023

A day isn’t enough to prepare for exams. Give us a Reading Week

Minor variations in the academic calendar are evidently acceptable to this university.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • April 6, 2023

Public dollars belong in public schools, not private ones

By giving some students the option to attend private schools, legislators lose their imperative to responsibly oversee the implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • March 30, 2023

A service-based track would combine the best aspects of the GVPT and public policy majors

The School of Public Policy needs a service-based major or concentration.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • March 16, 2023

Democrats must capitalize on unified government and raise minimum wage with inflation

Adjusting minimum wage to inflation is not partisan. It’s something Maryland needs now.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • March 8, 2023

Fentanyl test strips save lives. They must be more accessible at UMD.

The University Health Center’s fentanyl test strips must be easier to obtain.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • March 7, 2023

College Park must make it easier for students to vote. Give us a campus polling location.

We want to be more civically engaged, so help us access the polls.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • February 16, 2023

Community college dual enrollment should be free nationwide

College Board is too political. High school students should learn from community colleges instead.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • February 9, 2023

The Maryland General Assembly ought to let us try four day workweeks

The five-day workweek is outdated and forces us to live to work, rather than work to live.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • February 1, 2023
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