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Who is College Park’s constant construction actually benefiting?

This construction combined with the construction along Route 1 — as well as the smaller construction projects constantly popping up around campus — serves as far more of a disruption to students than a potential benefit.

Rebecca Scherr
February 14, 2022

Banning books teaches students fiction, not facts

By banning books and telling an incomplete account of the Holocaust, students are not learning crucial parts of history that could help lessen discrimination — they are learning fiction.

Rebecca Scherr
February 7, 2022

Biden’s preventative COVID-19 measures come far too late

The administration’s COVID-19 response fell drastically short of where it needed to.

Rebecca Scherr
January 30, 2022

Conservatorships do more harm than good. It’s time to change that.

It’s time to change the laws surrounding conservatorships so that everyone has their rights protected.

Rebecca Scherr
December 12, 2021

Pay up Pines: It’s time to end the wage gap at this university

To alleviate egregious pay gaps among workers, institutions must listen to their workers and pay them livable wages.

Rebecca Scherr
December 5, 2021

With the pandemic ongoing, students should be eased back into school with virtual options

To ease into the transition of regular college life, professors should offer mandatory virtual options for classes and clubs.

Rebecca Scherr
November 8, 2021

Universal standards are needed to make hate crime laws stronger

For the U.S. to finally put a stop to the disproportionate cruelty experienced by underrepresented groups, we must combat hate-based violence in all its forms.

Rebecca Scherr
October 29, 2021

Life-saving medical care shouldn’t cost thousands of dollars

Health care shouldn’t be dependent on income.

Rebecca Scherr
October 28, 2021

The reproductive rights movement must be more inclusive of underrepresented groups

To have true reproductive justice, we need to look at the issue in its entirety.

Rebecca Scherr
October 8, 2021

PowerPoints don’t stop sexual assault. UMD needs better preventative training

If we’re all in agreement that consent is good and sexual assault is bad, why does it take so long for survivors to be believed — if they are believed at all?

Rebecca Scherr
October 1, 2021