Last semester, The Retriever sat down and interviewed two of the many phenomenal faculty members who have careers in writing at UMBC, Lia Purpura and…
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From the Commons loop on an abnormally warm winter’s afternoon, you can see the orange-vested workers take off their hard hats, grab their bags and…
Famous for their synchronized and organic rhythms, The XX are one of the most celebrated indie groups to date. Their music is notably influenced by…
James Van Der Zee, Shirley Chisholm, James Baldwin and Misty Copeland all have one thing in common: They are all iconic African Americans who have…
From cabinet members to secretaries, President Trump’s nominations are raising eyebrows. There have been questions about some of the nominees lacking the proper credentials for…
For the 89th annual Academy Awards, the nominations can be either predictable or surprising. This could easily be said of the movies themselves. There is…
Racist and anti-Semitic slurs and drawings were found throughout the Information Technology and Engineering Building around noon on Saturday, Jan. 14. Multiple surfaces in the building,…
Childish Gambino a.k.a. Donald Glover is truly the jack of all trades. Comedian, actor and lyricist, he’s not only a modern renaissance man, but a…
Last week, the Retriever had the opportunity to speak with one of the campus’s most highly acclaimed and student-praised staff members: Michael Fallon. This week, we…
Following the much anticipated reboot of “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” on Nov. 25, Netflix still has a long list of “TBA” premiere…
“We’ve ran out of seats. What a great problem to have,” Jess Myers, Director of UMBC’s Women’s Center, said as she looked into her lounge…
Students from all academic backgrounds perform music from around the world and throughout time in the Collegium Musicum and Gamelan ensembles. Collegium, a small ensemble,…
For the first time in the 50 year history of UMBC, course evaluations are all online. Course evaluations, platforms students use to give feedback on…
When you hear The Naked and Famous’s “Young Blood,” you will easily recognize this track from various commercials and notable love scenes. Since 2010, this band…
“Love is something you use, not something you fall into.” This is the sentiment that drives “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” a play that, put most simply,…
Let me start off by saying that all of ‘We Got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service’ bangs. A Tribe Called Quest has…