A recent decision made by UMBC’s Office of Environmental Safety and Health has led to a campus-wide ban on hoverboards and drones. This decision was…
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On January 7, a $1.6 million dollar initiative between Baltimore City Public Schools, UMBC and the Northrop Grumman Foundation was announced at Lakeland Elementary/Middle School…
On Sunday, Jan. 24, UMBC announced that campus will be closed Saturday the 23 and Sunday the 24. Furthermore, the move-in date for residents will be…
The UMBC community lost a critical figure from its history earlier this month. Homer W. Schamp Jr., UMBC’s founding dean of faculty and provost, passed…
In March 2013, Flint, Michigan switched their primary water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River, introducing pollutants into their water system. Now Flint…
In the latest of popular culture blunders by a whitewashed majority of film experts and pundits, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released…
I’m in the twilight zone Time is completely frozen It feels as though I’m dreaming But I’m fully aware that I’m awake I’m not worrying about…
Phantom of the Opera Now – February 7, Hippodrome Theater “The Phantom of the Opera” is one of the most critically acclaimed musicals in Broadway…
Imagine a girl offering a crash-course on grunge culture to a friend who somehow missed the entire movement, a Maryland-themed cooking show in which the…
UMBC is a university that takes pride in its diversity. From one glance, it is clear to see that the student body is comprised of…
On Dec. 10, 2015, musician Joanna Newsom and opening acts Alela Diane & Ryan Francesconi came to Washington D.C. for a magical evening evening of sights…
The end of the Fall 2015 semester is nearing for the Retrievers, and so is the end of this year’s season for UMBC’s men’s soccer…
With 72 percent of students living on campus, it is rather surprising that UMBC holds its reputation as a commuter school. While in the past it may have…
Let’s just get this out of the way: Jennifer Lawrence is not a good actress. She is a microcosm of the original “The Hunger Games” film as…
Indie-rock band Born Ruffians performed an intimate evening of new jams from their latest album “RUFF” at the Rock & Roll Hotel in D.C. Led…
CNN aired the highly anticipated documentary “The Hunting Ground” on November 22, which focuses on students who have been victims of sexual assault at colleges across…