Sexual assault on college campuses is a continuous problem that many students are facing. Some universities, including UMBC are working on implementing more intensive sexual…
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This past week, a student entered Umpqua Community College in Oregon and killed ten students. Like many other shooters before him, he struggled with mental health…
The number of incarcerated people in America has more than quadrupled since 1980. As a result, a handful of states have turned to private prisons…
Price gouging is a sometimes criminal offense in which a seller drastically raises the value of necessary goods to an unfair cost in which people have…
History was made as Viola Davis became the first black woman to win Best Actress in A Drama Series at the 2015 Emmy Awards. After…
UMBC’s clubs and student organizations are prolific and well publicized. Advertised as having over 200 different clubs and groups, there is something for everyone here…
Russian President Vladimir Putin conducted air strikes in Syria last week. Originally he had claimed that the air strikes only targeted Islamic State areas, but…
The recent reopening of the Y school was one of the fruits of the extensive construction and renovations being made at UMBC. The long-established YMCA…
The U.S. News and World Report university rankings have been announced for this year and UMBC has once again found itself near the top of…
All the MTV shows were right about one thing: alcohol plays some sort of role in the college experience. During a four year stay at…
With wetheretrievers’s recent return from its unexpected hiatus, The Retriever newsroom has been abuzz with discussions of Snapchat and, by extension, students’ expectations of privacy…
This past September, Congressional Republicans obsessed over defunding Planned Parenthood, a reproductive health program that came under controversy after videos surfaced of conversations on fetal tissue…
With textbook prices rising at almost three times the rate of inflation from 2002 to 2013, buying them every semester costs students a fortune. Luckily,…
At UMBC, stairs and uphill walks make getting to an early morning class seem like the end of Moses’ journey to the promised land. It…
On the surface, meal plans at UMBC are very convenient for students. All students have to do is pull out their red card, swipe and…
When Donald Trump walked in to the Reagan Library last week for the second Republican Debate, he was still the frontrunner. When he walked out…