The Avenue is hustling and bustling with its usual Tuesday night crowd, mostly locals at this point. Everyone is chattering through thick, humid heat, still…
The Retriever
Ed Hopkins is a former Retriever General Manager, Business Manager, Receptionist and Cartoonist. Class of ’96. It’s difficult to pick a favorite from the many stories…
Alexander Pyles is a former Editor-in-Chief of The Retriever. He now works as a content editor for The Baltimore Sun and teaches at the University of…
Mark Gross is a producer at 2U. It happened on a Tuesday morning. And though the tragedy began before 9 a.m., I was already on campus.…
Vanessa Rueda is a former News Editor of The Retriever. Class of ’14. Happy birthday, UMBC! I wish I were still a student to celebrate with…
Anne Lepore was a longtime director of creative and special sections at the Baltimore Sun and is a former Retriever staff member. It’s difficult to describe…
Andy Hershberger is a chiropractic and physical therapy provider in Baltimore. During a spiritual migraine, I got Facebook messaged about this 50th anniversary Retriever/UMBC thing.…
Amanda Krotki is a former News Editor for The Retriever. She is now a Content Manager for CMN, Inc. My Retriever years took place in the…
Grant Huang is a former Staff Writer and Assistant Features Editor. He currently works as a healthcare compliance consultant. There was a summertime murder-suicide, a…
Jamie Smith Hopkins is part of the class of ’98. The first time I visited the Retriever’s office, resume clasped in one hand, I thought the…
Though UMBC won’t soon lose its title as a STEM school, the Arts Departments are pulling out all the stops to commemorate and celebrate UMBC’s…
Mike Klingaman is an enterprise reporter for The Baltimore Sun. He was one of the founding members of The Retriever. It wasn’t much to look at,…
The UMBC men’s basketball team have struggled the last few seasons. Since 1986-87, the team has had five winning seasons. The team has not won…
Currently over 400 UMBC students are representing UMBC out in the fields, courts or pools. While we focus on all of these skilled athletes of…
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan created a firestorm of controversy when he recently announced an executive order that ensures all Maryland public schools open after Labor Day…
Before Meghan Trainor existed, The Beatles and The Supremes were the true pop stars. It’s crazy to think it’s been 50 years since the doors…