TAs are essential to university operations. It’s time they’re paid like it.
All university TAs deserve to be paid minimum wage — at least.
Immigrants are not political pawns. Governors must stop treating them like it.
Instead of funding political stunts, governors should fund immigrant resettlement initiatives
Addressing sexual violence must be rooted in survivor support, not reputation
An extension of UMD's public relation efforts won't prevent sexual assault. Only systematic reforms will.
Honors College programs should be more malleable to changing student interests
Honors students need more freedom in their course offerings
We need overdose prevention sites to address Maryland’s opioid crisis
Cannabis decriminalization is a good start. OPS instillations must come next.
The Maryland legislature ought to change the name of Columbus Day
There shouldn’t be a disparity in the figures our state representatives decide and those that we choose to celebrate.
Given the practical experience they provide, all clubs should grant course credit
Earning course credit for Mock Trial is good. All clubs granting it would be great.
UMD students are UMD students. The DACA ruling shouldn’t change that.
Regardless of the verdict, UMD must continue to protect its DACA students.
New students need lecturers, not research professors, in introductory courses
Impressionable young freshmen need the best first impressions of their majors.
Universities don’t benefit from campus police forces
It’s time to overhaul private and public policing on our campus and beyond.