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America’s drinking dilemma

By simply mentioning the “21 years and older” restriction in America, one is bound to receive passionate responses against it. The common arguments in opposition…

Get out and vote!

With one of the most controversial elections in recent history looming just over a month away, many people are feeling disenchanted with the choices before…

Quit clownin’ around

One of the oddest and most unexpected phenomenons has befallen the United States in the past few weeks: killer clowns. Even just mentioning these usually innocent…

Better intercultural dialogue needed at UMBC

UMBC recently had a screening of Afro-Mexican rapper, poet, and director Bocafloja’s documentary, “Nana Dijo.” The documentary, which used first person narratives to examine the…

Scarier than death and taxes

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” The famed quote by Benjamin Franklin is wholly accurate. However, let us amend…

An age of enlightenment

Knowledge is power. Human history has repeatedly shown the denial of the pursuit of knowledge for the common person, usually in order to keep the general…

Labor Day controversy

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan created a firestorm of controversy when he recently announced an executive order that ensures all Maryland public schools open after Labor Day…

50 years of parking woes

As the 50th anniversary approaches, so do all of the events that commemorate this auspicious moment in UMBC’s history. However, one drawback that remains the…

Ghost town campus culture

UMBC is not a typical college. It is exemplified by innumerable, extraordinary qualities that turn it bright red in the blue sea of higher education…

Don’t shun satire

An assignment given at North County High School has been criticized for inciting racial tensions. An English teacher assigned this task that had students mimic Irish writer Jonathan Swift’s…