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Staff editorial: Professors, show us some leniency
As students continue to adjust to the pressures and expectations of online classes, and articles with headlines that praise professors’ responses to their students’ struggles begin to surface...
April 17, 2020 · 6:55 PM
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Staff Editorial: Release the pandemic plan
COVID-19, the disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus, has been at the forefront of everyone’s mind, with summer study abroad programs being cancelled and cases popping up daily across the...
March 11, 2020 · 9:00 AM
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Staff Editorial: Campus journalism is being left behind
The Retriever starts off each semester by recruiting students to fill writing and reporting positions. For fairness and transparency, our structure is currently such that students can only hold...
February 12, 2020 · 9:00 AM
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Staff Ed: Our wish list for the new health services and counseling building
As we approach the holiday season, the editorial board of The Retriever wants to reflect on our current health services accommodations. We found that the only present we want this holiday season...
December 4, 2019 · 9:30 AM
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Staff Editorial: Can we talk?
Journalism’s main purpose is to inform the public of what is going on in their government and within their communities. Often, this can cause people to be afraid to talk to journalists; they’re...
November 6, 2019 · 9:30 AM
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Staff Editorial: Mark Zuckerberg has never googled the definition of free speech
Let’s talk about Facebook. Are you sick of hearing people talk about Facebook? Well, too bad. Mark Zuckerberg says if you don’t let us talk about Facebook, you’re dampening our voice. And, as we...
October 23, 2019 · 9:30 AM
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Staff Ed: UMBC should stop selling plastic water bottles
In the past few years, environmental activists have called attention to the detrimental effects of plastic straws. This widespread campaign has boasted some big successes, with chains such as...
October 9, 2019 · 9:30 AM
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Staff Ed: At UMBC, it’s a privilege to pee
While “inquiring minds” may be a top priority at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, functioning infrastructure apparently is not. On Monday, Sept. 16 water across campus (particularly...
September 25, 2019 · 9:30 AM
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Dear new UMBC students
Dear new UMBC students: You’ve made it through your first two weeks. Now that the excitement is waning and you’re probably having to deal with some unexpected problems, let’s talk about how to...
September 11, 2019 · 9:30 AM
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“Policing on a College Campus” was a disingenuous attempt to placate students
Editor’s Note: This article was written before President Hrabowski released the Retriever Courage reports detailing recommendations to the campus on the prevention of and response to sexual...
May 8, 2019 · 12:00 PM
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