It’s been 10 years since Gwen Stefani has released her second solo album. In that time, she has popped out three kids, run a successful clothing line,…
The Retriever
It’s pretty easy to get me interested in a product. It all rests in one simple marketing tool: cute animals. Recently, I found myself at a…
Ever since we became aware of the effects of human pollution on the environment and our world, we have begun working to reverse our carbon footprint. It’s…
Room 221 of the Fine Arts building is small. Dozens of students waited in the dark, over-crowded classroom; some covered in sweat from the room’s…
UMBC celebrated National Engineers Week by having a week full of a variety of activities and events. Events included a “Fungineering” research lab open house and…
Helena Mentis, assistant professor of information systems at UMBC, was recently awarded the CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for her research in surgical…
Republicans are in between a rock and a hard place. Last week, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump took five out of six primaries, ultimately dominating the…
Former Baltimore judge dies Thomas Ward, a former city judge and councilman, passed away on Sunday afternoon. As a member of the City Council during…
Commuters all know that to find timely parking, they often must arrive to campus 30 minutes ahead of class and search every nook and cranny UMBC has…
Every semester, students have to meet with their assigned advisors before they can register for classes they want to take next semester. While these meetings…
On Feb. 24, the gender and women’s studies department hosted its ninth Joan S. Korenman Lecture in Albin O. Kuhn’s Library Gallery. This year featured Alice…
Lia Purpura, the writer in residence here at UMBC, held a presentation of her work, sponsored by the Drescher Center, on March 1 in the…
Home is “the only battlefield worth fighting for.” This was one of the phrases projected on the floor at the Baltimore Museum of Art’s exhibit…
Today, I talked with sophomore biology student and UMBC bus driver Sean Gamble. Let’s take a ride with Sean! Why did you get into the…
The new Course Materials Initiative was created at UMBC to provide students with “affordable” course materials, which include online textbooks and ancillary materials. If a…
Presidents of MIT and Duke highlight UMBC’s accomplishments At a recent talk given by President Freeman Hrabowski at Duke University, Duke President Richard H. Brodhead highlighted…