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Acknowledging systemic issues through comedy

The recent visit of Trevor Noah to UMBC’s campus drew an enormous crowd to the Retriever Activities Center. People were buzzing about how excited they…

Hollywood’s dangerous culture of silence

Harvey Weinstein is an American film producer and former film studio executive. Recently, he has begun presenting himself as a feminist. In public, he has…

Health falters during exam time

As we all know, it is midterm season. This means students are staying up later, studying harder and most likely running on late night food…

The fight for accommodating websites

Recently there has been an influx of lawsuits against colleges that do not have websites accessible to students with disabilities. These lawsuits were all won…

Birth control rollback: attack on women’s health

Recently, the Trump administration has allowed almost any employer to claim a religious or moral objection to Obamacare’s birth control coverage under an expansive rollback.…

Hooray for Halloweek!

The leaves are falling, the air is crisp and pumpkins are leading markets around the nation — it is October! For most students, October is…

The struggle of having the sniffles

As the fall semester continues, the leaves begin to change colors, the weather gets colder and more students across campus get sick. As a result,…

What it really means to take the knee

During the preseason games in 2016, Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, quietly remained seated during The Star Spangled Banner. After the anthem,…