The federal government must fund civics education Students need more civics and social studies education to eventually become respectful members of American society. Gabriella Kurczeski March 4, 2021
PGPD can’t be redeemed. It’s time for it to be defunded Defunding the police is the best path to community change in Prince George’s County. Malcolm Ferguson March 2, 2021
The Biden administration must step in and fight states’ voter suppression It's time for Biden to pursue structural change to ensure all voters' voices are counted. Courtney Cohn February 26, 2021
Virginia abolishing the death penalty is a step in the right direction Virginia is home to the former capital of the Confederacy. Its progress in capital punishment abolition bodes well for the South. Josh Binderman February 26, 2021
Stop stanning politicians Politics has to be about policy, not personality, and focusing on individual politicians only hurts us all. Adam Cullen February 26, 2021
We must all stand up and demand UMD cancel its contract with ICE UMD should terminate its ICE contract for the sake of both undocumented and documented students. Maya Rosenberg February 25, 2021
It takes all of us to fight racial violence against Asian Americans Violence against Asian Americans is getting worse during the pandemic. Where do we go from here? Yahaira Galvez February 23, 2021
Prince George’s County leaders must assist Brandywine’s fight against environmental racism The Brandywine area has more fossil-fuel capacity than 99.9 percent of the country. Caterina Ieronimo February 23, 2021
Four-year colleges aren’t everything. Take it from trade schools. We need to accept and fund trade schools as a legitimate form of higher education. Jessica Ye February 21, 2021
UMD needs dedicated sexual misconduct investigators Editor's note: The Diamondback expects its columns to be factually accurate and well-reasoned, and this column did not meet our editorial standards. We have left the column up in an effort to maintain transparency. Laura Phillips-Alvarez February 19, 2021