Category: Opinion

It’s in everyone’s best interest that the US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship

Of all the questionable and malicious actions Trump’s administration has taken since Jan. 20, fighting birthright citizenship could be the most anti-American.

Anushka Shah
3 days ago

Your tassel may turn but the crane never stops

Editorial Cartoon

Skylar Drew
May 1, 2025

Cinema is dying. A UMD film festival can fix that

Streaming changed the magic of movies and has promoted a new type of culture divorced from an appreciation of the art.

Jahnavi Kirkire
May 1, 2025

Bring critical thinking back, mandate chess courses

You’re not learning for a grade in chess: you’re learning to overcome challenges.

Anderson Lemus-Del Cid
May 1, 2025

Not just a bad date, a bad ballot

Editorial cartoon

Skylar Drew
April 14, 2025

‘Never Have I Ever’ failed to provide genuine South Asian representation

The on-screen narrative that Kaling espouses was built for the white gaze, not ours.

Jahnavi Kirkire
April 13, 2025

Kermencement

Editorial cartoon.

Skylar Drew
April 3, 2025

UMD must expand history and politics courses on South Asia

This university needs to embrace South Asian history and culture in its curriculum. The less it does, the more we are left behind.

Jahnavi Kirkire
April 3, 2025

UMD must divest. Faculty and staff urge students to vote on SGA divestment question.

The forms of violence that concern us are not limited to Palestine or other locations where violations of international law but also affect us locally.

Guest Opinion
March 31, 2025

The US needs to compete with China through minerals, not tariffs

If the U.S. is going to remain competitive in technological areas such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence, it must develop the necessary facilities to mine and process key materials, such as gallium, domestically.

Autumn Perkey
March 30, 2025