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Baltimore City Paper

The role of student newspapers changes as campus activism grows

With the recent uptick of demonstrations and activism on college campuses — in Baltimore especially, but also nationwide as issues surrounding Black Lives Matter and Title IX come to the forefront — student newspapers have a vital, yet delicate, role to play. As Cody Boteler, editor-in-chief of The Towson Towerlight, says: "Often, if something truly significant happens on campus — like when a couple of students occupied the president's office, for example — nobody is

The role of student newspapers changes as campus activism grows

Op-ed

Colin Kaepernick: the ultimate patriot

Dissent and protest, my fellow Americans, is in the very DNA of this country. Colin Kaepernick is therefore the ultimate patriot, caring enough about his very flawed nation to call it out for its failings and shaming the rest of us into engaging with the issues he raises.

Colin Kaepernick: the ultimate patriot




Obituaries

James L. Bradley

James L. Bradley, an influential and beloved English teacher who taught at Owings Mills High School for more than 30 years, died Saturday at Carroll Hospital Center of complications from Lyme disease. He was 67.

James L. Bradley










Op-ed

What lurks in the shadowy corners of the Internet

The sad truth is that, for all its power to foster commerce and connect us socially, the Internet is also home to repulsive and menacing forms of intimidation directed at both sexes. Its shadowy corners are safe havens for misogynists and other vile people.

What lurks in the shadowy corners of the Internet










Op-ed

Brian Williams' fib

The confession of NBC news anchor Brian Williams that he lied — or as he put it "conflated" — about being aboard an Army helicopter shot down in Iraq in 2003 has revived the issue of a prominent television journalist's credibility, especially one sitting almost as an icon in one of today's coveted network anchor chairs.

Brian Williams' fib


Op-ed

Still seeking equality, 50 years after the Civil Rights Act

There are some who think of the events in Ferguson as isolated, as simply a moment in time. To me it seemed like part of the continuum in the struggle for progress in our country. When I interviewed King's aides, they were always quick to mention that the civil rights movement didn't die with King. And we still have far to go before we achieve full equality among America's citizens.

Still seeking equality, 50 years after the Civil Rights Act

Op-ed

Saudi Arabia's brutal punishment of a dissident

Saudi Arabia is not our ally in the war on terror. Their inhumane treatment of their own people enables, facilitates and inspires jihadists like the ones whose most recent targets were the journalists in Paris and the innocent clientele of a kosher grocery store on the outskirts of the French capital.

Saudi Arabia's brutal punishment of a dissident


Obituaries

Gilbert L. 'Gil' Watson III

Gilbert L. "Gil" Watson III, a former longtime Baltimore Sun editor who led the metropolitan staff during a period of groundbreaking watchdog reporting, has died.

Gilbert L. 'Gil' Watson III








Howard Magazine

In Focus: Bill Vanko's passion for wildlife photography

56-year-old Ellicott City resident Bill Vanko is a wildlife photographer, training the lens of his Canon 7D on varied landscapes to capture and illuminate strikingly intricate images. His inquisitiveness, he notes, dovetails perfectly with his full-time job as a news anchor and reporter for WBAL radio.

In Focus: Bill Vanko's passion for wildlife photography











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