While attending college, students have a tendency to need and spend a lot of money. Between the cost of tuition and textbooks, as well as…
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The Federal Work-Study program is a form of financial aid awarded to students based on their financial need. This award is a subsidy that is…
Every year, Americans waste billions of pounds of food. A 2016 report by “The Guardian” states that roughly 50 percent of all produce in the…
In the days and weeks following the election of Donald Trump, a massive groundswell of anger against the new administration swept the nation. Since then,…
The week of Thanksgiving break is a high-traffic holiday. Peaking on Tuesday, with high-traffic intervals on Wednesday, it is difficult for people to get where…
Qatar, Israel and Pakistan number among the countries whose flags hang in the Commons. However, adherents of the majority religions in these countries have tremendous…
College students all over America are gearing up for winter break. Having a few weeks between semesters to relax and unwind helps many students keep…
Baltimore is still an extremely segregated city. All of its problems – poverty, fatherlessness, gun violence, police brutality – come from the same patterns of…
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen following the successful tests of long range nuclear missiles by North Korea and the following response by the…
California lawmakers recently shared a bill that will ratify the current charge of HIV-positive people who knowingly have unprotected sex from a felony to a…
President Trump is known to be “eccentric” when it comes to issues regarding the LGBTQ+ community, so it is not surprising that his administration is…
UMBC likes to promote its “nerdy” culture. It is an identity that separates UMBC from other schools in the University of Maryland system. Other schools…
Social media platforms were created to give the average person a voice that can reach across the globe. Between Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tumblr,…
One of the first experiences new students have on campus is receiving their Campus Cards, commonly referred to as the “Red Card”, from the University…
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…
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…