If Resident Life workers want UMD to listen to their demands, they must unionize A union for Resident Life staff would serve as a beacon of hope on a campus marred by exploitation. Rohin Mishra March 11, 2024
People aren’t born to scoot. Teach them how before they hit us. Whatever criticisms we may have about drivers, they’ve — at least once in their lives — demonstrated enough competency to be on our roads. Rohin Mishra March 1, 2024
Funerals are expressions of dignity. They should not be unaffordable. Funerals are powerful protests surpassing prejudices that permanently contribute to our shared story. Rohin Mishra February 16, 2024
College athletes are professionals. It’s time the NCAA treats them as such. Acknowledge the contributions athletes make towards colleges by giving them agency. Rohin Mishra February 13, 2024
Nighttime gate checks just provide a facade of safety. UMD can be more effective. When students commit sexual assaults, the danger isn't outside our community. Rohin Mishra February 2, 2024
Subsidizing DC sports’ move to Virginia harms residents and taxpayers Whisking the DMV's sports teams away doesn’t help the economy. Local leaders should invest in real solutions. Rohin Mishra January 28, 2024
PGCPS must stop spying on their students and opt for data-backed laws Performative legislation will not protect PG County students. Increased mental health services and stricter gun laws will. Rohin Mishra August 8, 2023
Climate change sentences incarcerated people to death. Air conditioning is the easy fix. Heat on its own isn’t why people are dying — it’s the refusal to do anything to mitigate it that’s indefensible. Rohin Mishra July 18, 2023
Writers’ negotiations with producers is futile. They need to co-own studios. Filmmaking cooperatives could finally give writers equitable pay for their work Rohin Mishra June 11, 2023
Local restaurants can utilize leftovers to stifle UMD students’ food insecurity This university produces the leaders of tomorrow. Why can’t it produce adults with sound culinary abilities and reliable food access? Rohin Mishra May 4, 2023