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Kermit is a cowardly choice for UMD’s 2025 commencement speaker

We’ll remember that Kermit spoke at commencement, but we won’t remember what he said.
  • Rohin Mishra
  • 3 days ago

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
  • May 9, 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

‘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

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

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

Tracking student illness can help UMD stay ahead of outbreaks

This university can adopt a self-reporting system where students can log symptoms and illnesses to counteract issues in federal tracking.
  • Anderson Lemus-Del Cid
  • March 28, 2025

To resist Trump, Democrats need to focus on local politics

As the Trump administration starts to implement Project 2025, state leaders have become extremely important in resisting unprecedented and controversial executive actions.
  • Anushka Shah
  • March 13, 2025

The ‘Anora’ sweep was manufactured and undeserved

In all honesty, is the film even worth watching? It feels like the answer is no. Does it deserve Best Picture? Absolutely not.
  • Jahnavi Kirkire
  • March 13, 2025
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