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Hazing on college campuses has been a ritual in the U.S. for 200 years. Cornell University had a hazing-related death as early as 1873. During…
A bill is in the works at the Maryland General Assembly titled “Community Colleges – Veterans Advisers and Veteran Resource Centers – Established.” This bill…
As the spring semester begins, more and more faculty and students catch the flu. Classrooms, lecture halls and cramped hallways lead to higher risks of…
If the Nobel Committee is committed to celebrating peace, then it will award the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to one of the most principled and…
Friday mornings often resemble a surge of crowds headed to their early classes or opening shift. However, one recent Friday morning in Baltimore city, many…
Most undergraduate students in America today have to take some general education classes in addition to the courses required for their major. As a liberal…
It is 10:30 p.m. on a Thursday night and all Joshua Bell, a junior biochemistry major, can think about is heading to Late Night at…
So far, this spring semester has been lackluster at best. That is not necessarily a bad thing. The classes most people are taking are not really…
The United States has racked up a startling 12 school shootings only one month into 2018. The settings have ranged from elementary schools to college…
Valentine’s Day is unequivocally the worst holiday among major holidays celebrated in America. Harsh as it may sound, declaring Valentine’s Day to be an inferior…
As we approach Valentine’s Day, the annual discussion of whether or not it is a “real” or meaningful holiday emerges. Many feel as though Valentine’s…
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget has one stipulation that affects all environmentalists and specifically those who live in Maryland. This proposal directly impacts the Chesapeake…
As another semester comes to an end, the flurry of final exams and lengthy term papers bring in floods of students looking to catch up…
Bike racks on a college campus are often essential to student life. At UMBC, bike racks are few and far between. Unfortunately, the lack of bike…
Lil Peep, a 21-year-old American rapper and singer, passed away on Nov. 15, 2017. His death has been attributed to a Xanax overdose which has…