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…
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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…
According to UMBC’s Clery Statistics of 2013-2015, campus reports of rape have been on the rise since 2013: there was one reported case in 2013, one…
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…
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…
“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…
When walking around UMBC’s campus, it is not unusual to see a mix of young adults and older individuals. While at another university one might…
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…
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…
I remember sitting at the freshman convocation ceremony over two years ago. I vividly recall my nervousness and uncertainty about what the next four years would…
Although UMBC is a small university, it is taking big steps towards providing the strongest education possible for its students. Discovery and discussion sections are effective team-based…
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…
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…
This past month, Apple and the FBI have been at odds over the cell phone of one individual, Syed Rizwan Farook, better known as the…
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…
While the transgender bathroom bill, House Bill 2, has been nearly universally arraigned by the media and celebrities alike (the UK even issued a travel…