The big prize winner of the Homecoming Poetry Slam Jamie Heathcote Contributing Writer heatjam1@umbc.edu Taking home the first place prize from the Homecoming Poetry Slam…
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I Loved Nature and I Liked That Brandon Foster Staff Writer brafos1@umbc.edu Brendan Chittick talks television, travel and diversity. What is your name, major,…
Thanksgiving break isn’t enough to decompress By Holly Vogtman Staff Writer hollyv1@umbc.edu Some schools are adding a Fall break or are lengthening Thanksgiving break. UMBC…
UMBC shows same dedication to arts and humanities as it does to STEM By Allison Opitz Contributing Writer opitz1@umbc.edu Though many were initially taken aback…
Team-based learning only works in an ideal world By Aviva Zapinsky Contributing Writer avivaz1@umbc.edu According to many professors, team-based learning is more effective than lecturing.…
Why this misguided practice needs to go By Gideon Shrier Contributing Writer gshrier1@umbc.edu UMBC has required academic advising for years – but does the policy…
Screening service allows student self-evaluation Griffin Baltz Contributing Writer griff8@umbc.edu The Counseling Center on campus has incorporated a new mental health screening service on their…
Amanda Prescott Contributing Writer amanda42@umbc.edu 40,000 Snapchat photos were leaked and now Internet privacy concerns around the service are being raised Selecting which platforms to…
Jasir Qiydaar Technology Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu EduPal, the program created by Markus-Allen Proctor, a UMBC student, has recently received a major overhaul. This overhaul includes improvements…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Sarah Hemler is an undergraduate student at UMBC, who is doing research with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, performing research entitled “Improving…
A unique nonprofit organization promotes crafting for a cause Ashley Parks Staff Writer parks5@umbc.edu People from across the United States have been crocheting in support…
This year’s homecoming comedian is a familiar comedic figure Jamie Heathcote Contributing Writer heatjam1@umbc.edu Bo Burnham is appearing at the Retriever Activities Center (RAC) on…
Students reflect on the work that went into one of UMBC’s most exciting Homecoming Weeks Henry Strand Contributing Writer strandh1@umbc.edu Homecoming is on the horizon,…
UMBC’s annual Homecoming Bonfire Brittany Meyer Contributing Writer bmeye1@umbc.edu The annual Homecoming Bonfire has been a UMBC tradition since 2005. Save for one incident in…
Hear the music in his soul Brandon Foster Staff Writer brafos1@umbc.edu A young man wears many hats in order to become the next music mogul.…
UMBC stands out; let’s keep it that way By Allison Opitz Contributing Writer opitz1@umbc.edu Homecoming week always makes students wonder where the spirit is, and…