Views expressed in opinion columns are the author’s own.
The University of Maryland has a variety of designated “makerspaces” scattered across the campus. These spaces have materials available for student use, but they aren’t always marketed broadly. They’re a bounty for any student at this university, and they can be used to support powerful student initiatives. Activists should seek to utilize this university’s bevy of makerspaces to galvanize their movements, and the university should likewise work to advertise their makerspaces more widely.
Student activism at the university suffered a blow last year with the closing of the Maryland Food Co-op, a decades-old sandwich shop and beloved establishment for impassioned individuals to gather, plan, host events, and work collectively for their causes. This loss removed this university’s activist scene’s most…
