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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pretending to be apolitical isn’t endearing. It’s dangerous.
Staying apolitical means staying neutral on important issues.
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.
Biden’s preventative COVID-19 measures come far too late
The administration’s COVID-19 response fell drastically short of where it needed to.
From the Newsroom: Next steps toward a more equitable newsroom
The Diamondback has a long history dating back to 1910. Through successes and shortcoming, The Diamondback has always sought to better itself. Over…