Like in Flint and Jackson, the residents of Baltimore, especially those living in underserved communities around the city, are experiencing environmental injustice when it comes…
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On September 15, 2022, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County hosted a special guest lecturer in the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery. The lecture…
Over the summer, I spent most of my time recovering from an invasive procedure, which allowed me to have quite a bit of spare time.…
Editor’s note: This staff editorial was originally published in print only, in our first issue of the Spring 2022 semester in February, when our website…
Since the summer of 2021, over a year from now, The Retriever has not had access to a working website. It is with great excitement…
If I have seemed distant or forgetful, or taken a long time to respond to you over the last several months, I might have had…
As we approach 18 months since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, school is back in full swing for the fall. For many students, including…
Education on sexual assault has come a long way. Massive movements have swept across the media, spreading messages of empowerment and pushing for accountability. However,…
The term “critical race theory,” or CRT, has been popping up for almost a year now, from news media outlets such as Fox News and…
One of the first things minors in the public school system generally learn about regarding the First Amendment is that they are an exception to…
Juneteenth is now a national holiday. While that sentence seems so randomly placed at the start of an article, not even offering any nuanced introduction…
It’s been over a year since music festivals across the globe were forced to close their gates due to the rising threat of COVID-19. Now…
The invitation to see Alex Armbruster’s junior jazz recital, “Believe Half of What You See & None of What You Hear,” on behalf of the…
White people, particularly those who uphold white privilege and supremacy in their communities, have turned the police badge into an object symbolic of those who…
Recent anti-transgender legislation in Arkansas threatens the safety of transgender youth everywhere
Recent anti-transgender legislation in Arkansas threatens the safety of transgender youth everywhere
On April 6, 2021, Arkansas became the first state to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender minors, essentially blocking any medical treatment that would assist in…
With midterms finished and finals fast approaching, students are expressing recurring objections to testing in the online environment, specifically objections to the use of lockdown…