In their season opener, UMBC’s women’s lacrosse team fell 20-5 to their neighbors to the north – 19th ranked Towson University Tigers. Their impact is…
The Retriever
Despite ending the season with a loss at the University of East Carolina, UMBC swimming and diving team still finished strong. Facing Howard University first…
First impressions can be overrated. During his first semester at UMBC, transfer student Kristofer Castro decided that he disliked a student from a lab on…
This week, I sat down with Sally Shivnan, who has been teaching creative writing at UMBC since 2000. Shivnan, in addition to being a beloved English…
UMBC’s Women Center was awarded the Regional Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Award as a result of being able to provide a lactation room and provide necessary services to…
Junior global studies major Sophia Lopresti has been confirmed as the Spring 2017 election board chair, a position which has sparked controversy in the university’s…
While UMBC already prides itself as an inclusive and accessible campus, the teams at Facilities Management, Student Disability Services, Human Relations and many others are…
After Betsy DeVos, the 59 year old billionaire philanthropist and activist from Michigan, was announced to be Secretary of Education, UMBC students and the press…
With a total of 318 killings, Baltimore made 2016 the second-deadliest year per capita in recorded history, second only to 2015. With that number in…
In a time when the term “fake news” is popular and people are publishing articles on the Internet without vetting, UMBC staff members gave advice…
Men’s track and field wowed during the weekend of Saturday, Feb. 4, taking second at the Sykes and Sabbock Challenge Cup, with the women’s team…
UMBC is often criticized by its own students for a perceived lack of student life and for a campus that falls silent after 5 p.m. For…
Scattered throughout The Commons this past weekend, you could find groups of women with their hair curled, boots laced and makeup perfected. These women were doing…
UMBC has long prided itself on its diversity and inclusionary nature. The campus is a welcoming place for students from all creeds and cultures, and…
Lady Gaga, who is known for her upbeat, uniquely vocalized songs, began the Super Bowl LI halftime show standing on the top of the stadium…
The housing crisis of 2007 and rising college tuition rates are the two greatest financial crises of this generation. Observing all the steps that culminated in…