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A crisis of philosophy in the SGA
It is certainly no secret that the Student Government Association is widely considered something of a joke around campus. With a history full of scandals and a tendency to only be noticed when...
February 27, 2019 · 12:30 PM
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We all need to try to save the world
Our planet is dying. Everyday, a combination of individual actions and the choices of institutions and world governments to ignore those actions allows our planet to slip closer to the point of no...
February 27, 2019 · 12:00 PM
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Patriotic displays aren’t the backbone of our country, freedom is
We have an undeniable problem with hypocrisy in this country when it comes to traditions like the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem. For example, an 11 year old boy was arrested in...
February 27, 2019 · 11:30 AM
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When context obscures
There is a disturbing tendency emerging around instances of public acts of racism. Essentially, an act of racism will be captured, shared and condemned immediately, only to then be redacted and...
February 27, 2019 · 11:00 AM
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Bernie Sanders enters 2020 presidential race to fight against old age
This is a work of satire. Bursting onto the scene with as much gusto as his aging 77 year-old body could muster, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders declared that the time to “complete the...
February 27, 2019 · 10:30 AM
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Why I don’t feel bad that “you can’t say what you want anymore”
I was scrolling through Twitter, when I came across the now infamous Esquire cover article about “The Life of an American Boy at 17.” There was so much to unpack—from the pictures, to the article,...
February 27, 2019 · 10:00 AM
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Will The Retriever survive SGA’s FY20 budget?
If you received one copy of the Baltimore Sun every week for fourteen weeks, it would cost you about $35. The price of high-quality, local reporting is, as dictated by the Sun, $2.49 a week. With...
February 27, 2019 · 9:30 AM
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One year after Black Panther, Black History Month feels different
This Black History Month feels different to me. The coverage I have seen lacks the same level of emphasis on the black people who have done amazing and inspiring things throughout the past. The...
February 27, 2019 · 9:00 AM
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There are worse things to be than a woman in STEM at UMBC
Since my first biology class in middle school, I have known I wanted to pursue a career in STEM, and I’ve been more than well-informed of all the challenges that stand in my way. I was warned that...
February 27, 2019 · 1:00 AM
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FACT CHECK: Responding to SGA Treasurer Carly Socha
With the advent of the UMBC Student Government Association’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal, The Retriever Editorial Board will be fact-checking and responding to as much information about the...
February 19, 2019 · 7:30 PM
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