Stop leaving commuters behind and start investing in them The university's lack of strategies to involve commuters undermines their college experience. Nikki Rostamiani September 12, 2024
Poor waste management is poisoning Marylanders. MedStar must rectify it. For the sake of Marylanders' health, MedStar needs to cut ties with Curtis Bay's incinerators. Olive Beverly August 28, 2024
UMD’s DOTS must replace costly parking fines with productive alternatives The goal isn’t to avoid the ticket fee entirely, but to give students a learning opportunity before they have to pay. Anderson Lemus-Del Cid August 26, 2024
Fighting domestic violence is a universal effort. Policymakers need to do their part. Improper state funding creates negative consequences for survivors. Autumn Perkey August 20, 2024
Universities must evolve curricula to equip students for an AI-dominated workforce By prioritizing and embracing interdisciplinary learning and engaging with the ethical dimensions of AI, universities can prepare students to navigate the changing landscape with confidence and human creativity that AI can never mimic. Nikki Rostamiani July 16, 2024
A UMD hosted thrift store could support student entrepreneurship If this university wants to affirm its commitment to sustainability, it must support thrifting. Joey Barke May 9, 2024
If SGA wants to represent students, it must embrace an opt-out lottery system While a lottery system cannot always avoid poor outcomes, it gets us closer to actualizing our true democratic ideals. Rohin Mishra May 6, 2024
UMD’s antisemitism and Islamophobia task force must foster dialogue to fight ignorance This university has a responsibility to answer division with conversation and ignorance with knowledge. Joey Barke May 2, 2024
Lifting trans ban in women-only chess tournaments promotes inclusivity in all sports If we allow transphobic rhetoric to enter spaces having nothing to do with physicality, then we lose important ground. Isabella Cusack April 23, 2024
The US Senate must give the foreign surveillance act stronger privacy protections More federal agent training and increased watchdog funding would make the act more effective. Ben Dodge April 16, 2024