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Mental Illness in America: Obstructing the Cycle
Photo by Eduardo Asenjo Matus It has long been known that issues in the U.S. regarding poverty, illicit substance use, and America’s...
Emma Benjamin
Nov 22, 2022


A Classical Innovation: Dr. Aparna Sathe, Artistic Director, NrityaMala School of Dance
November 6, 2022 Kuchipudi is one of the 10 classical dances that originate in India. History Editor Jahnavi Kirkire is an Indian...
Jahnavi Kirkire
Nov 22, 2022


Femme in Public
Alok posing for a photo Alok Vaid-Menon is a revered non-binary activist, scholar, poet, writer, and comedian. Alok has devoted their...
Christopher Clarke
Nov 20, 2022


Battered Woman Syndrome: The Correlation Between Two Short Stories from the 1910s and the 1984 State
On July 24, 1984, Gladys Kelly stood on trial in front of the New Jersey Supreme Court. She had come to appeal what she felt to be...
Sloane Barbre
Nov 20, 2022


Fine Anyway: Songs From the Folk Legend Roger Fakhr
Roger Fakhr Eighteen Songs, forty-five minutes, and twenty seconds of timeless art; Roger Fakhr completely captivates the listener with...
Kai Bradner
Nov 20, 2022


“Silenced”: Netflix’s Dahmer and the Spectacle of Victimhood
(Tony Anthony Hughes, credit: Getty - contributor) Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has generated masses of traction since...
Archana Sathiyamoorthy
Nov 20, 2022


Bail Reform: Back Again
With the recent midterm elections and spikes in crime, many people have dividing opinions on one very important topic: bail reform....
Kyra Freeman
Nov 20, 2022


A Right, Not a Privilege: Voter Suppression in America
With election day just passing us on November 8th, it reminds us of the importance of voting and our part in the democratic system. One...
Kayla Arch
Nov 20, 2022


EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: A Never-ending Story?
The Flags of the EU and Mercosur Just imagine that you want to collaborate with another group. So you decide to approach the other group,...
Diego Pulido
Nov 20, 2022


Prison Labor: A Pervasive Institution
Prisoners producing military uniforms I write this in my on-campus dorm room, where my furniture is provided by UMD. I sleep in a...
Logan Delavan-Hoover
Nov 20, 2022


Narcissism in and Around the Military
General William Westmoreland (second from the left), a notable figure in the Vietnam War. Gen. Westmoreland showed narcissistic...
Grace Whitken
Nov 20, 2022


Don’t Make it a Party: The Ethical Dilemmas of the 2022 Qatar World Cup
The official FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ball in front of the skyline of Doha, Qatar. Photographer: David Ramos/Getty Images Just as it...
Luc van der Linden
Nov 20, 2022


“A little to the right, yep, perfect.” : The Consequences of Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering, verb, gerund, or present participle, “manipulating the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party...
Jenna Burtch
Nov 20, 2022


Magical Realism, Horror, and Her Body and Other Parties
*Spoilers Ahead for Her Body and Other Parties What is your favorite fairytale? Beauty and the Beast? The Little Mermaid? The Princess...
Ella Gammel
Oct 23, 2022


“How Capitalism Ruined Aesthetics”
I’ve been a teenage girl for five years now, most of which I have been on the popular social media app TikTok. Scrolling through my...
Jess Reed
Oct 23, 2022


Winning the Information War: The Online Efforts of NAFO
As Ukraine enters its eighth month of defying Russia’s invasion, the war has only grown more detrimental to all. Ukraine’s recent...
Luc van der Linden
Oct 23, 2022


Marijuana News: As the Nation Goes Green, Prisons Continue to Go Black
Good ole “Mary-Jane,” also scientifically classified as Cannabis, is well known as the relaxing “hippie” drug. All types of people are...
Jade Tran
Oct 23, 2022


March Madness? More like Midterm Madness
A disease has plagued the nation for ages, and I am not talking about COVID-19. I’m talking about voter apathy. One receives this...
Divya Vydhianathan
Oct 23, 2022


In HBO's 2023 Scooby-Doo Spin-Off, Velma Dinkley is Indian
The Scooby-Doo franchise is one of the best known cartoon serials worldwide. However, in HBO’s new 2023 spin-off Velma, Scooby, the...
Joshua John
Oct 23, 2022


Margaret Atwood Was Right! Women's Rights in a Post Dobbs America
In Maragret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale it reads, “Nothing changes instantaneously: in a gradually heating bathtub you'd be boiled to...
Kamryn Brandt
Oct 23, 2022
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