Organized student voices have the power to make real change. SGA doesn’t.
SGA will never be an effective representative of students because UMD is not a democracy.
If the Supreme Court won’t protect privacy rights, the federal government should
The true problem here is that the Supreme Court is upending the right to privacy entirely.
In-person final exams inconvenience students. Asynchronous, online exams can help.
Asynchronous, online finals help both students and professors.
Background checks continue to submerge UMD in academic white privilege
The social context around criminalization should matter in this university's hiring policies.
NextGen is a poor attempt at fixing an even greater campus energy problem
We need an aggressive approach to modernizing campus energy. NextGen falls short.
UMD should make financial literacy a general education requirement
Intersectional wealth gaps can be solved through financial literacy classes.
Free speech on Twitter is in danger if it’s controlled by Elon Musk
Billionaires thrive off of buying public opinion. Musk will do the same with Twitter.
Juries are capable of deciding damages. Damages caps undermine their ability.
Money cannot quantify pain and suffering. Damages caps ignore this.
Elections shouldn’t be more important to the media than policy issues
The media should cook us healthier coverage. Feed us policy bread, not election candy.
Transgender Americans struggle to vote. Changing voter ID laws can help.
Voter ID laws create harmful barriers for transgender Americans.