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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 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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
Equal pay for equal play
By Shruti Chauhan | Nov. 11, 2019, 10:53 a.m. | In Op/Ed »
Female athletes should be paid equal to their male counterparts
Early AP registration misses the mark
By Shifra Dayak | Oct. 27, 2019, 7:01 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
The College Board's new test policies inconvenience both staff and students
New dress code at Albert Einstein Highschool sparks controversy among students
By Sophia Lucarelli | Oct. 15, 2019, 7 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
Students concerned about bias in the dress code and its enforcement
MCPS' new wellness initiative, while commendable, has its faults
By Mercedes Pierce | Oct. 15, 2019, 2:01 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
The county’s initiative aims to address the mental and physical health of K-12 students
Buses seem overcrowded, but there are solutions
By Shruti Chauhan | Oct. 1, 2019, 1:28 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
At the start of a school year, there are a million things Blazers anticipate, likely including classes, teachers, the new one lunch, or homework. But for some it’s high capacity buses that are at the top of their list of things to worry about.
One lunch, many benefits
By Yuri Kim | Sept. 20, 2019, 2 p.m. | In Op/Ed »
Blair's new lunch schedule solves logistical and academic problems
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