On Feb. 4, UMBC Chief of Police Mark Sparks informed the student body via email that the UMBC Police Department would undergo on-site assessment to…
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On Jan. 21, 2016 UMBC’s Maryland Quitting Use and Initiation of Tobacco program held its 10th Annual Best Practices Conference. The event focused on tobacco cessation…
On Feb. 10, Democratic legislators in the Maryland General Assembly proposed a bill to prohibit guns from college campuses. The legislation, brought forth on a…
Erin Lavik, chemical, biochemical and environmental engineering professor at UMBC, along with members of the Lavik Lab, a lab which collaborates with UMBC, have developed…
Early in January, Baltimore County Councilman David Marks of District 5 proposed a bill that addressed the recurring issue of disruptive party houses. The bill…
UMBC has announced that beginning in early February, the university will begin constructing the Retriever Event Center, an advanced athletics venue and multi-use facility. The…
I want you to be mine again, baby UMBC’s Student Events Board announced on Monday that Fetty Wap will be headlining Quadmania this spring. The…
“Serial” hearing resumes The 1999 Maryland murder case made famous by the “Serial” podcast has re-entered the public eye as a court reopened a retrial…
Morocco Morocco switched on what will eventually be the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant on Thursday. The new site, near the city of Ouarzazate, will…
This summer UMBC will update its clicker model. The model currently used is TurningPoint 5. Under this system, a new clicker cost approximately $60, while the…
February 1 – Theft from buildings, AOK Library February 2 – Destruction of property//theft, the Retriever Activites Center February 2 – Theft from buildings, Fine…
Snow clear-up Officials throughout Maryland are still gauging the effects of historic snowstorm Jonas. As of Tuesday, Jan. 26, city officials still had no official…
Poetry Prodigy Piotr Gwiazda, an associate English professor at UMBC, was selected for the prestigious “Best Books of Poetry in English 2015.” The list included…
North Korea North Korean officials announced Friday that the country would be holding a US student in detention for committing an unspecified “hostile act” while…
January 5, Second Degree Assault – Child Care Center January 6, CDS Possession (Marijuana) – Potomac Hall
As in December’s commencement ceremony, students with outstanding credits will not be allowed to walk across the graduation stage. In years past, UMBC has allowed…







