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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


CON: Economically and ecologically, holiday gifting is nothing to celebrate

By Vivian Li | Dec. 31, 2019, 12:09 a.m. | In Op/Ed »

Gifting is a reflex that loses money and gains waste


PRO: Emotionally, the tradition of holiday gifting is irreplaceable

By Shruti Chauhan | Dec. 31, 2019, 12:05 a.m. | In Op/Ed »

A stack of cash is neither a show of thoughtfulness nor a spirited effort


The Naviance data breach: a lesson to MCPS

By Boaz Yoo | Dec. 25, 2019, 11:10 p.m. | In Opinions »

Because ethics went out the door


How the term “OK Boomer” is massively misunderstood

By Sophia Lucarelli | Dec. 15, 2019, 9:39 p.m. | In Opinions »

Older generations have been mocking younger generations for years. Fast forward to 2019 and young people have clapped back with the term “OK Boomer.”

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