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Author: Liyanga de Silva

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Puerto Rico needs more federal government support

The territory still hasn’t fully recovered from Hurricanes Maria and Irma.
  • Liyanga de Silva
  • March 5, 2019

Asians aren’t homogenous. We shouldn’t talk about them like they are.

We must stop conflating all Asians.
  • Liyanga de Silva
  • February 26, 2019

UMD can’t make students with disabilities an afterthought

A student shouldn't have to miss class for an elevator outage.
  • Liyanga de Silva
  • February 18, 2019

UMD must acknowledge its racism — past and present

Loh's response to images of blackface in UMD yearbooks was inadequate.
  • Liyanga de Silva
  • February 10, 2019

Every building on UMD’s campus should accommodate trans people

UMD needs more gender-inclusive bathrooms.
  • Liyanga de Silva
  • February 3, 2019

Avon’s latest marketing campaign isn’t body positive — but neither is its product

Anti-cellulite cream is inherently anti-body positivity.
  • Liyanga de Silva
  • January 28, 2019

Betsy DeVos’ Title IX guidelines will harm sexual assault survivors

America’s justice system poorly handles sexual assault cases. DeVos' Title IX guidelines shouldn't use the same methods.
  • Liyanga de Silva
  • November 25, 2018

The AIDS crisis is part of LGBT history. It should be in school curriculums.

Not teaching the AIDS crisis in schools is erasure of LGBT history.
  • Liyanga de Silva
  • November 19, 2018

UMD’s abusive football culture is a civil rights issue

This university's football program shouldn’t remain a pocket of homophobia and misogyny.
  • Liyanga de Silva
  • November 12, 2018

The Fire the Liars organizers are right: The Board of Regents should be elected

The USM Board of Regents is a completely broken institution.
  • Liyanga de Silva
  • November 5, 2018
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