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Black History Month should be a catalyst for change, not a commodification of history

It is time for a real, collective shift in how we approach Black History Month that accurately preserves the past while planting radical visions for the future.
  • Malcolm Ferguson
  • February 3, 2022

Television and movies must take male sexual assault more seriously

The sexual assault of men is no joke, and entertainment media needs to stop treating it like one. 
  • Lei Danielle Escobal
  • February 3, 2022

Pretending to be apolitical isn’t endearing. It’s dangerous.

Staying apolitical means staying neutral on important issues.
  • Adam Cullen
  • January 31, 2022

Too many Marylanders are food insecure. The state government needs to step in.

State government’s aid for food assistance programs can’t end with the pandemic.
  • Anthony Liberatori
  • January 31, 2022

Biden’s preventative COVID-19 measures come far too late

The administration’s COVID-19 response fell drastically short of where it needed to.
  • Rebecca Scherr
  • January 30, 2022

UMD’s efforts to recognize Indigenous people fall short

The university cannot promote diversity to its non-Indigenous community on campus without actively supporting the Piscataway tribe of the past, present and future.
  • Lei Danielle Escobal
  • January 28, 2022

Perfect attendance is a toxic policy for students

Encouraging kids to go to school is an undeniably good thing, but encouraging them to do it at the cost of themselves is horrific.
  • Rohin Mishra
  • January 27, 2022

Food is an enormous vessel for culture. Its colonization robs it of its meaning.

Capitalistic commodification takes the culture out of cultural foods.
  • Lei Danielle Escobal
  • December 14, 2021

To form a more equitable economy, exploitive independent contracting must end

As consumers, workers and voters, we need to recognize the validity and struggles of misclassified independent contractors.
  • Rohin Mishra
  • December 12, 2021

Across the political spectrum, our laws are too focused on punishment

Empathy must be a guiding principle in all lawmaking.
  • Adam Cullen
  • December 12, 2021
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