Subsidizing all student loans is a cheaper fix than Biden’s debt relief initiative
Unsubsidized loans are unfair because students can’t pay what they don’t have.
Don’t gamble on sports bets
Sports betting isn’t better than gambling. Maryland must protect its consumers.
A service-based track would combine the best aspects of the GVPT and public policy majors
The School of Public Policy needs a service-based major or concentration.
Biden’s Alaska oil drilling project is short sighted. Renewables are the future.
Oil only benefits Indigenous Alaskans in the short term.
Let them cook: UMD should offer culinary classes
Investing in cooking courses is an investment in students’ futures.
Subsidizing residential cameras could save lives in Prince George’s County
Subsidizing home cameras isn’t an invasion of privacy, but it will protect residents.
Politicians should care less about optics and more about their constituents
Less performative actions would allow politicians to help their communities.
Democrats must capitalize on unified government and raise minimum wage with inflation
Adjusting minimum wage to inflation is not partisan. It’s something Maryland needs now.
Fentanyl test strips save lives. They must be more accessible at UMD.
The University Health Center’s fentanyl test strips must be easier to obtain.
Without these reforms, legal cannabis use will still be punished
Cannabis will soon be legal in Maryland, but there are still laws that discriminate against its users.