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Low-income students fought to get to college. They shouldn’t be used for schools’ profit.

Private schools must stop exploiting their poorer students
  • Adam Cullen
  • February 15, 2022

Stop leveraging young Olympians’ pursuit of happiness as a geopolitical tool

Young Olympians shouldn’t be forced to choose between their identities.
  • Jessica Ye
  • February 14, 2022

Who is College Park’s constant construction actually benefiting?

This construction combined with the construction along Route 1 — as well as the smaller construction projects constantly popping up around campus — serves as far more of a disruption to students than a potential benefit. 
  • Rebecca Scherr
  • February 14, 2022

Bill in statehouse would provide Maryland needed climate-ready energy grid

With much of our modern lifestyles depending on electricity, it’s crucial for Marylanders both now and in the future need to have an energy grid they can rely on.
  • Anthony Liberatori
  • February 14, 2022

UMPD, why do you need to watch us?

Surveillance cameras don’t prevent crime. They’re a waste of our time and money.
  • Malcolm Ferguson
  • February 9, 2022

It’s time the Olympics get serious about doping

The IOC went easy on Russia. They need to take action to keep the games fair.
  • Anthony Liberatori
  • February 8, 2022

Biden needs to look beyond the Ivy League for the next Supreme Court justice

Brilliance exists outside Ivy League schools. The Supreme Court needs to recognize it.
  • Adam Cullen
  • February 7, 2022

Dining services workers are the backbone of UMD. It’s time they’re paid more.

Giving workers better benefits should also be prioritized because supporting employees is just an extension of stopping the spread of COVID.
  • Jessica Ye
  • February 7, 2022

Banning books teaches students fiction, not facts

By banning books and telling an incomplete account of the Holocaust, students are not learning crucial parts of history that could help lessen discrimination — they are learning fiction. 
  • Rebecca Scherr
  • February 7, 2022

Here’s what the Black Plague can teach us about post-COVID labor trends

This pandemic has provided workers a chance to demand better working conditions. They just need to make sure to do so while they still can. 
  • Jessica Ye
  • February 6, 2022
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