Barring UMD housekeeping staff from speaking Spanish is racism
UMD chastising staff for speaking Spanish demonstrates a deplorable double standard.
We must stop normalizing Adderall abuse
Adderall abuse on college campuses harms students who have been prescribed it.
Ali Wong makes people uncomfortable. That’s why SEE was right to invite her to UMD.
She encourages students to challenge racial and gender norms.
Michael Sitrick did PR for Harvey Weinstein. Why did UMD give him a platform?
Views expressed in opinion columns are the author’s own. Last week, the University of Maryland’s journalism college invited public relations crisis expert Michael Sitrick…
Public school music curriculums don’t need jazz — they need diversity
Kids will gain a more enduring interest in music if they have more options.
Let Bert and Ernie be gay
Letting Bert and Ernie be queer icons would do more good than denying their sexuality.
White Awake won’t address the driving force behind racism at UMD
As a person of color, it is not accidental racism that I find most disturbing.
At UMD, the stupid scandals explain administrative apathy
No AC and nails in salad? That’s UMD for you.
PETA won’t make positive change unless it rebrands
PETA has some good messages, but no one will listen until it addresses its hypocritical reputation.
In D.C., ‘LGBT panic’ is a defense for hate crimes. That needs to change.
The defense is archaic and discriminatory.