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Commend Bad Bunny, Not the NFL

By Steven Dubon | Feb. 18, 2026, 2:28 p.m. | In Opinions »

The NFL masks their politics through the Halftime show


The sole truth

By Alice Viechnicki | Dec. 16, 2025, 1:55 p.m. | In Opinions »

Are feet really that gross- or have we just been told they are?


How politicians can succeed in reaching younger audiences

By Anjali Harrison | Nov. 20, 2025, 1:33 p.m. | In Opinions »

Mamdani’s NYC campaign as a model for Democratic politics


When service becomes a statistic

By Joe Newman | Nov. 5, 2025, 8:52 p.m. | In Opinions »

How volunteering lost its meaning


Opinion: Curfew ≠ Care

By Steven Dubon | Oct. 20, 2025, 8 p.m. | In Opinions »

D.C.'s curfew sought to protect teens, but historically it only deepens racial tension


At the intersection of truth and charity

By Joe Newman | June 7, 2025, 9:28 a.m. | In Opinions »

Why the Pope’s message to journalists resonates in student newsrooms


Among students, sports betting runs rampant

By Sudhish Swain | May 9, 2024, 8:07 a.m. | In Op/Ed »

While the legal age for sports betting is 21 in Maryland, 18-year-olds can travel to D.C. to bypass geofencing legislation and use fantasy sports to place their bets


Our schools are unsafe, it’s time for a change

By Bethel Ameha | April 16, 2024, 2:18 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

The importance of implementing student ID checking policies in MCPS schools


Please, no more live-action remakes

By Angelina Cao | April 9, 2024, 10:31 p.m. | In Opinions »

Like seriously though, enough is enough


Teaching to nobody: The aftermath of MCPS’ failed cell phone policy

By Sudhish Swain | March 29, 2024, 11:24 a.m. | In Opinions »

One semester later, the controversial and difficult-to-enforce cell phone policy proved to be a massive flop around the county, especially at Blair


Social media is a protected form of free speech: for everybody, even for teachers

By Giorgia Toti | Feb. 22, 2024, 4:18 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

MCPS should not regulate teachers' social media


Stand up for standing classrooms

By Caleb Elazar | Feb. 6, 2024, 1:56 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

Standing classrooms vastly improve students’ lives in more ways than one


Breaking down barriers

By Alexander Liu | Jan. 31, 2024, 7:48 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

MCPS’ changes regarding AP testing and dual enrollment expands accessibility


Understaffed, underappreciated, underrepresented: How do we support our elderly population?

By Giorgia Toti | Jan. 10, 2024, 4:20 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed inequities in the nursing home industry that still persist today


MCPS must not revert to the SRO program

By Tejusvi Vijay | Dec. 21, 2023, 6:25 p.m. | In Opinions »

Though the county removed funding for the SRO program two years ago, MCPS is far from implementing a long-term solution


Girls’ sports fight for Friday night lights

By Lillian Paterson, Sudhish Swain | Nov. 28, 2023, 3:20 p.m. | In Opinions »

At Blair, boys’ sports are consistently more celebrated than girls’. The reason: MCPS’ inequitable home game scheduling


The complicated road to a freshman soccer team

By Silvan Unger | Nov. 2, 2023, 2:59 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

Blair boys soccer cuts two-thirds of those who try out, a freshman team would help


The Line: A problematic city of the future?

By Giorgia Toti | Sept. 19, 2023, 9:01 a.m. | In Opinions »

The Saudi Arabian Line City might not be as groundbreaking and beneficial as NEOM claims


Why “All Honors” benefits MCPS students

By Bethel Ameha | Sept. 16, 2023, 2:03 p.m. | In Opinions »

Opinion on the influence of the "all honors" program.


Should the US Ban TikTok?

By Sudhish Swain | May 8, 2023, 2:15 p.m. | In Opinions »

A ban is not the way to go - instead, the US must address the lack of data privacy and security legislation for its citizens


MCPS’s budget is failing its students

By Alexander Liu | Feb. 1, 2023, 1:11 p.m. | In Opinions »

The county continues to squander money in all the wrong places


True crime has gone too far

By Lillian Paterson | Dec. 28, 2022, 1:30 p.m. | In Opinions »

Is it right to depict people’s trauma?


The glamorization of toxicity is poisonous

By Isabelle Yang | Dec. 20, 2022, 2:10 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

The romanticism of toxic relationships in media needs to stop


Booktok is not the welcoming community it’s claimed to be

By Srijani Chakraborty | Dec. 6, 2022, 1:57 p.m. | In Op/Ed »

A critique of the bookworm-centric subculture on TikTok


Don’t judge a movie by its genre

By Lillian Paterson | Dec. 4, 2022, 7:04 p.m. | In Opinions »

From black and white silent films to superhero flicks, all movies have something to bring to the table.

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