The East Palestine train crash shows us rail nationalization is sane and safe
Ohio set its lake on fire. Nationalization will save its towns from the same fate.
Graduate students need a break from the grind too
Breaks shouldn’t break graduate students. Give them more reasonable leaves of absence.
Lectures should be recorded and available to all students
Education shouldn’t be harder than it has to be, especially given tuition. Access to lecture recordings aid in learning.
Study carrels are valued. UMD needs more of them.
Students deserve better access to study spaces. More study carrels could help.
We are not children. Professors must stop banning our laptops in class.
Laptop bans undermine students’ ability to study in a way that works for them.
Vincent Schiraldi should be confirmed for Md. Department of Juvenile Services
Vincent Schiraldi will make necessary reforms to the Department of Juvenile Services.
From the newsroom: Introducing The Diamondback jobs guide
The new jobs guide has features to keep UMD students informed about campus jobs.
UMD’s paratransit policies are too unforgiving. They must improve.
If stringent policies aim to ensure service for all, then paratransit must expand availability for everyone who relies on this service to get around.