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The aftermath of George Floyd’s murder has left many of us feeling shocked and angry at the officers and the racist system as a whole. For many of you, utilizing the Black Lives Matter hashtag on...
June 13, 2020
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9:01 AM
A month ago to the day that I am writing this, I texted my friends reflecting on the idea that one day this experience, living through a global pandemic, will be part of history. At the time I...
May 4, 2020
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9:30 AM
While reading tweets from my friends about how it does not matter what you eat or drink during quarantine, I debate whether having lunch is a good idea. I stare at my fridge and my pantry before...
May 4, 2020
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9:15 AM
Even before my first week at The Retriever had ended, I quit. Julia Arbutus holds the first issue and the second to last issue she published. Photo by Madeline Arbutus. It was freshman year. I...
May 4, 2020
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9:01 AM
I never thought I would miss staring at the back of people’s heads for an hour and fifteen minutes, but right now, I would give anything to be in a University of Maryland, Baltimore County...
April 20, 2020
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10:00 AM
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
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6:55 PM
When I heard the news that COVID-19 had been upgraded to pandemic status only three weeks ago, I was sitting around The Retriever’s conference table with my colleagues. We knew it was going to be...
April 6, 2020
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11:30 AM
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Maryland, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Residential Life told students that the cleaning staff would be disinfecting the common spaces using an...
April 6, 2020
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11:00 AM
The views expressed in this article are the views of the author. March 12, 2020 2:32 a.m. GMT: In your dorm room at the University of Brighton in Brighton, England, you are awake. It has...
March 30, 2020
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11:15 AM
The views expressed in this article are the views of the author. Life has changed considerably for all of us over the course of these past few weeks. And this whole time, I have been watching...
March 30, 2020
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11:00 AM