Soccer has long been considered a global pastime. From England, to Russia, to Mexico, to here in the United States and countless countries between, people…
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After the 2016 presidential election, the divide between America’s two major parties deepened to an extreme degree, and it seemed to some UMBC students that…
Gender neutral bathrooms are a key amenity for transgender and non-binary people, who often experience harassment or even violence in gender-segregated restrooms. However, UMBC’s efforts…
As the speaker at my high school graduation, I weighed in on the idea that college comprises, “the best years of one’s life,” arguing that…
The prospect of finding employment while being a full-time student can be daunting. Students already have their classes and sometimes extracurriculars to contend with, so…
What does it mean to occupy and navigate space? Is it possible for artists to delve deep into poetic expression using only green fluorescent proteins…
“Nappily Ever After” is a film many women may relate to. The movie entails the trials and tribulations of Violet (Sanaa Lathan), a middle-aged woman…
Teenage girls with bright colored hair and denim shorts scattered the floor of The Metro Gallery, all in eager anticipation of Super Whatevr, a young indie…
The National Security Agency has recently listed UMBC as the first school under their new featured school series. For over twenty years, UMBC and the…
Last Friday, Chief of Police Paul Dillon released the 2018 UMBC Clery Report, detailing crime and other incidents that have taken place throughout the 2017-2018…
In the span of three days, “See you later” became “Take care of yourself” and “Be safe,” phrases most students on campus had not thought…
After the confusion and rescheduling of Involvement Fest, which was delayed for one week due to inclement weather and moved to the RAC, many students…
The New York Times faced both criticism and praise after publishing an anonymous Op-Ed titled, “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration,”…
Idealism is a lovely illusion. When you can reimagine the bad as good or the good as great, it can seem like there are no…
UMBC has long been known for its efforts to make diversity and intercultural communication a priority. In the fall of 2017, 4 percent of the…
Betsy DeVos, the controversial United States Education Secretary, drummed up further debate when announcing her changes to Obama-era campus sexual assault procedures. The proposed changes…