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To engage with the local elderly community, UMD should host a Lifelong Learning Institute

The elderly want education too. It’s time for UMD to host a Lifelong Learning institute.
  • Vrisha Sookraj
  • April 23, 2023

As abortion access comes under fire, Maryland’s bucket of water is its mifepristone pile

Only time will tell how necessary abortion pill mifepristone's stockpiles are. This university should help secure access just in case.
  • Vrisha Sookraj
  • April 16, 2023

The ADS process is hard enough. UMD requiring documentation only makes it worse.

Requiring documentation for ADS requests complicates an already-difficult process
  • Vrisha Sookraj
  • April 3, 2023

Let them cook: UMD should offer culinary classes

Investing in cooking courses is an investment in students’ futures.
  • Vrisha Sookraj
  • March 14, 2023

Lectures should be recorded and available to all students

Education shouldn’t be harder than it has to be, especially given tuition. Access to lecture recordings aid in learning.
  • Vrisha Sookraj
  • February 27, 2023

UMD’s paratransit policies are too unforgiving. They must improve.

If stringent policies aim to ensure service for all, then paratransit must expand availability for everyone who relies on this service to get around.
  • Vrisha Sookraj
  • February 20, 2023

UMD should level up and develop interdisciplinary game degree programs

Game design and development are “in.” It’s time UMD offers a major.
  • Vrisha Sookraj
  • February 13, 2023

With a student plan, Netflix can address password sharing without harming students

Netflix’s proposed account changes will harm college students significantly.
  • Vrisha Sookraj
  • February 6, 2023

American Sign Language classes at UMD can be less disappointing with more deaf professors

UMD needs an ASL major or minor. In the meantime, give students more ASL course offerings.
  • Vrisha Sookraj
  • January 30, 2023

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