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MCPS's latest school safety blunder
By Myles Feingold-Black | May 28, 2022, 8:23 p.m. | In Opinions »
By limiting the amount of time that police spend at schools, MCPS pays lip service to school safety.
"Don't Say Gay" will take away a safe environment from LGBTQ students
By Kathereen Yang | April 26, 2022, 2:23 p.m. | In Opinions »
Florida’s new law claims to protect parents’ rights in education, but its true purpose discriminates against LGBTQ students
Secularism cannot stay out of schools: A look into Karnataka’s hijab ban
By Maya Britto | April 26, 2022, 1:47 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
The hijab ban in the state of Karnataka is a disturbing reminder of the BJP’s subversion of Indian democracy
It's high time for Maryland to legalize recreational marijuana
By Samuale Asefa | March 18, 2022, 5:49 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
Maryland’s house of delegates is slowly but surely moving towards decriminalization
Make Standard Time permanent
By Sophia Zeng | March 2, 2022, 2:26 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
Daylight Saving Time should be eliminated to protect the health and safety of Americans.
Title 42 expulsions need to come to an end immediately
By Maya Britto | Dec. 18, 2021, 10:55 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
Under the pretext of health safety measures, the United States is endangering thousands of immigrants and refugees
Student athletes don't need more exercise
By Celine Wu | Dec. 14, 2021, 1:33 p.m. | In Opinions »
Student athletes who play school sports shouldn't be required to take P.E. — they need a chance to take another elective.
Is there a hard line between virtual and physical work?
By Sachin Parikh | Oct. 28, 2021, 1:28 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
School can be a lot easier if teachers make conscious decisions on how to assign work say students and teachers
It's Showtime
By Katalina Li | June 14, 2021, 9:59 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
Why you should consider going back to the movie theater this summer
The dialogue we need to fix MCPS' police problem
By Myles Feingold-Black | May 7, 2021, 1:04 p.m. | In Opinions »
The SRO work group needs to amplify student voices and encourage healthy discussion between them and the SROs themselves.
Knowledge is Power
By Myles Feingold-Black | Jan. 26, 2021, 11:58 a.m. | In Opinions »
MCPS, it's time to make African American Studies a graduate requirement
Online school needs to be improved
By Tharindi Jayatilake | Jan. 11, 2021, 4:22 p.m. | In Opinions »
What Blair students and teachers think about online school so far.
Why “Die Hard” is the best Christmas movie
By Luke Sanelli | Dec. 24, 2020, 11:53 p.m. | In Opinions »
The 1988 classic is the only movie to truly encapsulate the Christmas spirit.
Student privacy proves to be important during virtual learning
By Tharindi Jayatilake | Nov. 3, 2020, 3:09 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
How serious are the privacy issues with online school?
Breathing Space
By Myles Feingold-Black | Oct. 22, 2020, 9:45 a.m. | In Opinions »
MCPS should allow in-person fall sports practices for the remainder of the first semester
Opinion: Is Batman good for Gotham?
By Luke Sanelli | Oct. 10, 2020, 6:39 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
Is dressing up in tights really the most effective way to keep Gotham City safe?
Warming up to the idea of change
By Rina Haimson | Sept. 20, 2020, 10:27 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
Despite America’s general unwillingness to take action in advance, we must in order to prevent the worst effects of global warming
Congress must take action to permanently protect “Dreamers”
By Isabel Corvington | Aug. 23, 2020, 9:21 p.m. | In Opinions »
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that President Trump could not immediately end DACA; however, this ruling only provides temporary security. The only way to create lasting change is through legislation written by Congress.
Athletes should continue to advocate for social issues in America
By Nolan Wick | July 20, 2020, 8:28 a.m. | In Opinions »
Many athletes have responded to the killing of George Floyd by voicing their opinions on social media or even taking to the streets themselves
COVID-19 exposes flaws in the American healthcare system; it's up to us to fix them
By Lucie Peyrebrune | June 25, 2020, 3:48 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
The U.S. must take a leaf out of other developed countries' books and switch to universal healthcare
Rallies for reopening businesses are detrimental and dangerous
By Billy Scott | June 18, 2020, 8:56 p.m. | In Opinions »
Reopening rallies put all protesters and non-protestors at risk and aren't anywhere near worth the risk of human lives
MCPS must not switch to a pass/fail grading system amid COVID-19 crisis
By Lucie Peyrebrune | April 17, 2020, 2:27 p.m. | In Opinions »
A pass/fail system unfairly rewards students for doing the bare minimum
Social media activism can do more harm than good
By Yuri Kim | March 6, 2020, 12:04 a.m. | In Op/Ed »
While reposting information is an easy way to express support and awareness for global issues, let us consider its efficacy and credibility
Proposal for two-ply toilet paper should be flushed away
By Mercedes Pierce | Feb. 16, 2020, 12:23 a.m. | In Opinions »
Montgomery County Board of Education has to decide whether to leave room for better toilet paper in the 2021 budget
Bigger than biology?
By Joy Xu | Jan. 15, 2020, 1:40 p.m. | In Opinions »
In high school teams, transgender athletes should not be an issue
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