ShotSpotter’s flaws make it a dangerous investment for UMD
The system is so inaccurate that there are false positives 87 percent of the time in places such as New York City.
If SGA wants to represent students, it must embrace an opt-out lottery system
While a lottery system cannot always avoid poor outcomes, it gets us closer to actualizing our true democratic ideals.
Dining Dollars encourage overconsumption and enable high prices. Let’s abolish them.
Even the smallest victories in cutting costs can be huge in college students' day-to-day lives.
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.
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.
Funerals are expressions of dignity. They should not be unaffordable.
Funerals are powerful protests surpassing prejudices that permanently contribute to our shared story.
College athletes are professionals. It’s time the NCAA treats them as such.
Acknowledge the contributions athletes make towards colleges by giving them agency.
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.
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.
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.