Article by Morgan Casey and Anjali DasSarma The University of Maryland, Baltimore County announced today that the campus positivity rate for COVID-19 is 0.7 percent…
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The ‘freshman experience’ at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County usually includes the bonfire, Involvement Fest, kickbacks in dorms and D-Hall trips. But for this…
The Retriever knows that the UMBC community has a lot of questions and concerns about the upcoming semester, so we sat down with President Freeman…
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Student Events Board will continue to host around 60 in-person and online events throughout the fall 2020 semester. SEB’s…
OCA Mocha opened its doors last fall, officially joining both the Arbutus and UMBC community, but the pandemic has affected how we define and interact…
As the fall semester kicks off, testing is a vital part of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s preparations. According to an email shared exclusively…
Sophomore biology major and men’s lacrosse defender Tony Diallo opened his computer and signed into his Zoom account a little before 8 p.m. on Thursday,…
The America East athletic conference announced Friday, July 17 that it would postpone fall sports until the spring semester. In their press release, the America…
This article has been updated to reflect new information and for clarity. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County announced via email this evening that five…
As the coronavirus pandemic worsens across the United States, with Florida becoming the new global epicenter of the virus as of July 8, I question…
Rising senior Calista Ogburn wasn’t planning on publishing a book at all this year, but when the pandemic struck, so too did inspiration. As anti-Asian…
As the Black communities of this country have been tirelessly organizing, protesting and educating in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement, we, the University…

UMBC administration explain grading policy for the fall, break down pandemic’s cost on campus budget
This article has been updated to reflect new information and for clarity. University of Maryland, Baltimore County administrators and student leaders met via WebEx on…
When will we be told to “get over it?” By that, I mean, when will students be told they need to get it together, focus…
On July 6, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County police were called to respond to an “offensive slur” written on the desk of a Black…
This article has been updated to reflect new information and for clarity. On July 7, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County announced the launch of…