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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.
The impacts of Brazil’s new president will reach far beyond the border
By Alex Feingold-Black | Dec. 2, 2022, 2:15 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
The shift in power from Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is exactly what Brazil (and the world) needs
Race-based affirmative action’s time has come
By Alexander Liu | Nov. 23, 2022, 11:38 a.m. | In Opinions »
The Supreme Court is ending race-based affirmative action, and that’s a good thing
MCPS has put its foot down on sports games – and fans are losing out
By Gabe Prevots | Nov. 3, 2022, 1:08 p.m. | In Opinions »
The rule changes for sports games are too strict on students
A Symbol of Silence: Queen Elizabeth’s legacy
By Lillian Paterson | Oct. 26, 2022, 3:38 p.m. | In Opinions »
A look back at the British monarchy’s history of complicity
Artificial intelligence has no place in art competitions
By Alexander Liu | Oct. 13, 2022, 6:24 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
AI provides unfair advantages to its users, undermining the spirit of competition.
Now is exactly the wrong time to drastically cut defense spending
By Alexander Liu | July 28, 2022, 9:11 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
If anything, it’s time to focus more on national security
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