Microblogging: Democratizing truth
Senior government and politics major “I’m learning as much on Tumblr as I do in my classes most days.” This phrase, written in Ezra…
Grading curves: Solving the mystery
When I was a young, spry sophomore, I took a computer science class because of the succubus known as CORE. Needless to say, I haven’t…
The worst policy
Once again, university officials are leaving students out of the loop. And this time, their silence makes it even more clear that they consider the…
Phoney Funding
One would expect a university to keep its promises. One would expect that if said university pledged funds toward a graduate student center, it would…
A Coffee in Berlin is never quite fresh
Coffee in Berlin A Coffee in Berlin doesn’t hide its influences. Easy comparisons abound: The light cynicism of Noah Baumbach, the woozy, grayscale…
My textbook improvement
The average amount Maryland students spend per year on textbooks: $1,100. The portion textbook costs represent in the total academic fees paid by students at…
UMD unveils Frederick Douglass statue on Hornbake Plaza
The project took about five years of planning and construction.