“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” The famed quote by Benjamin Franklin is wholly accurate. However, let us amend that statement just a bit, “In this world,...
October 13, 2016
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When walking around UMBC’s campus, it is not unusual to see a mix of young adults and older individuals. While at another university one might automatically assume that the older individuals were...
October 11, 2016
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1:37 PM
Knowledge is power. Human history has repeatedly shown the denial of the pursuit of knowledge for the common person, usually in order to keep the general public ignorant of any information that...
October 11, 2016
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As the 50th anniversary approaches, so do all of the events that commemorate this auspicious moment in UMBC’s history. However, one drawback that remains the same is the lack of adequate...
September 13, 2016
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Paul Oh for TRW This past month, Apple and the FBI have been at odds over the cell phone of one individual, Syed Rizwan Farook, better known as the San Bernardino killer. Once he was taken into...
May 10, 2016
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An assignment given at North County High School has been criticized for inciting racial tensions. An English teacher assigned this task that had students mimic Irish writer Jonathan Swift’s...
May 10, 2016
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While the transgender bathroom bill, House Bill 2, has been nearly universally arraigned by the media and celebrities alike (the UK even issued a travel warning to its citizens), proving that as a...
May 2, 2016
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12:21 AM
When students are asked what UMBC is, they often start by describing it as a small research university. Yet, UMBC is classified as a liberal arts school. But what differentiates a liberal arts...
April 27, 2016
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When I was young, I went to Dolphin Camp. More than anything in the world, I wanted to work with marine mammals in some capacity. It doesn’t seem like an odd dream, a young girl obsessed with...
April 18, 2016
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5:29 AM
Over the past few years, our Student Government Association has been degraded by waves of corrupt presidents and troubled elections. This year, the Jankoski-Amsini presidency has punctuated the...
April 18, 2016
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