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UMD needs dedicated sexual misconduct investigators

Editor's note: The Diamondback expects its columns to be factually accurate and well-reasoned, and this column did not meet our editorial standards. We have left the column up in an effort to maintain transparency.
  • Laura Phillips-Alvarez
  • February 19, 2021

Colleges should continue remote learning after the pandemic

Students can benefit from remote learning's flexibility and affordability.
  • Laura Phillips-Alvarez
  • February 11, 2021

Body neutrality is what we truly need for self-acceptance

Society should embrace body neutrality to help individuals.
  • Laura Phillips-Alvarez
  • February 8, 2021

College Park can learn from Mount Pleasant’s anti-gentrification efforts

Guidance on affordable housing and community activism from Mount Pleasant to College Park.
  • Laura Phillips-Alvarez
  • January 29, 2021

Public figures like Diego Maradona need to be held to a higher standard

We don't need to glorify figures like Diego Maradona.
  • Laura Phillips-Alvarez
  • December 2, 2020

It’s time to end the stigma associated with veganism

We need to start showing our appreciation for vegans.
  • Laura Phillips-Alvarez
  • November 18, 2020

What Democrats got wrong about Latino voters

Democrats need to better understand Latino voters if they want to win them over.
  • Laura Phillips-Alvarez
  • November 11, 2020

The next four years should be used to repair relations with Latin America and help migrants

Migrants in PG County depend on progressive migration policies.
  • Laura Phillips-Alvarez
  • November 4, 2020

El caso en contra de ‘Latinx’

El término aliena a la comunidad latinoamericana y no hace nada por la equidad.
  • Laura Phillips-Alvarez
  • November 3, 2020

The case against ‘Latinx’

The term alienates the Latin American community and does nothing for equity.
  • Laura Phillips-Alvarez
  • October 30, 2020
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