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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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