Graduating this May? The UMBC Alumni Association is hosting a May Grad Day next Monday, May 3rd. Come out to the Commons terrace from 12PM-2PM and celebrate with the other 2010 graduates, enjoy some food, drink, and tunes by DJ Andy (of Fishbowl fame). There will be a raffle and a gift for seniors from the Alumni Association. Pick up your ticket along with your cap and gown at the Bookstore and join the celebration.
For questions or more information, contact Heather Gleason in the Office of the Alumni Relations at 410-455-6353 or gleason2@umbc.edu.
Today is Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD!) Come out and check out the cool things your peers have been working on lately all day today. Be sure to check out the poster presentations in the UC Ballroom between 10AM-3PM, where students will be on-hand to talk about their research on a one-to-one level.
It’s a great experience for anybody who is interested in research in their own field or others, or even people who have no interest in research at all. The things UMBC undergraduates are capable will blow you away! Check out the full schedule for a full listing of…
Roberto sends in a post going into more detail about UMBC’s name issues
The topic of UMBC’s name has been widely discussed lately. As most of you know, Baltimore Sun recently came out with an article in which it suggested a name change for the school. The idea quickly found a lot of support in UMBC student community. Most students seem to agree that the current name (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) makes the school sound a lot like a satellite campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. It has caused a lot of confusion and controversy lately, which was especially evident after UMBC…
Michael sends in an article about the MTV GYT Campus Challenge. UMBC is currently #1 on their leaderboard!
April is STD Awareness Month. In honor of this, one of our very own Peer Health Advocates from University Health Services has entered UMBC into a nationwide campus challenge hosted by MTV: The Get Yourself Tested (GYT) Campaign.
“The campus that builds the largest amount of GYT supporters relative to the size of their student body will be featured by MTV News. Students on the winning campus will win a trip, accommodations, and tickets to see Cobra Starship, Travie McCoy, and more in Summer…
UMBCtv sent in a notice that they’ve redesigned their site. Check it out!
UMBCtv just did a massive overhaul on their website to make things look all nice a pretty. In addition, a pilot for the new UMBCtv weekly news show is up in 1080p HD. Also be sure to check out all of the old events and things we have filmed.
Check it out at www.umbctv.com
Got some constructive criticism? Want to be part of UMBCtv? Just want to know what we are working on? Send an email to info@umbctv.com and lets us know or stop by a meeting every Wed at 3:45…
A group calling themselves UMBC Students 4 Fair Media Coverage sent in the following article. I’ve inserted links to the pertinent Retriever issues mentioned in the article, but it is otherwise as we received it.
So apparently, some people were never taught ‘if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all’. It has come to our attention, we vigorous news hounds, that our beloved student-run school newspaper has been using a student organization, unceremoniously, as a punching bag. I don’t think I have to specify which one.
The increasingly nasty articles and editorials clearly express a bias that is disconcerting.…
A reader, The_Truth, sent in the following media smackdown about the distinction between UMBC and the other schools in the state system. Read it and then let us know your opinion!
As most of you probably know, UMBC chess team won the Final Four tournament, making all of us proud once again for our school. UMBC has been working really hard both in sports and academic fields, and this win will definitely help us to highlight our name throughout the nation once again. Or will it?
This week, several serious and reputable sources came out with headlines claiming that, in fact, it…
A recap of the past week’s posts
There has been growing concern that a professor at UMBC is doing more harm than good to academic integrity because of their fervent methods of enforcement. This professor requires all of their students to use the website Turnitin.com while schools such as Harvard, Yale, and Princeton have all denounced the practice. There have also been court cases which have ruled that the website violates intellectual property laws, but the professor will fail any student that decides not to turn their material in through the website.
Furthermore, current rumors suggest that students have been falsely accused of cheating and were failed without hesitation.…
A recap of the past week’s posts
