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.

Here’s a quick rundown of the past weeks postsThird Eye Blind to Play at Quadmania 2010Posted on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 in Campus Life by SparkyI have just stumbled across a facebook event advertising Third Eye Blind as part of SEB’s Quadmania this April 16-18.

The time is upon us for the second decennial U.S. Census of the 21st century, and I for one am excited. It is the first time in many of our lives that we will have a chance to participate in the single largest population enumeration event conducted by our nation.

I have just stumbled across a facebook event advertising Third Eye Blind as part of SEB’s Quadmania this April 16-18. Tickets are $10 with a UMBC ID and go on sale at the Commons info desk Wednesday March 10 at 12pm. The show will be in the RAC and there appears to be no ticket limit listed on the facebook event.

I have just stumbled across a facebook event advertising Third Eye Blind as part of SEB’s Quadmania this April 16-18. Tickets are $10 with a UMBC ID and go on sale at the Commons info desk Wednesday March 10 at 12pm. The show will be in the RAC and there appears to be no ticket limit listed on the facebook event.

Sunaina Khandelwal of the SGA Senate sent in a notice that there’s open spots in the Senate!Due to two vacancies in the current SGA Senate for Spring 2010, we are accepting applications for students that want to fill those spots for the Spring semester.

Got some free time, but not sure what to do with it?  Check out a few of the things going on around UMBC this week.Monday, February 1st Involvement Fest, 11AM-2PM Commons Mainstreet, Come meet the members of student organizations at UMBC and get involvedTuesday, February 2nd Involvement Fest, 11AM-2PM Commons Mainstreet, Come meet the members of student organizations at UMBC and get involved Celebrate Black History Month by watching the movie Good Hair in the Patapsco lobby, 7PMWednesday, February 3rd Involvement Fest, 11AM-2PM Commons Mainstreet, Come meet the members of student organizations at UMBC and get involved Parking Forums, 6-7PM UC Ballroom.

I’ve updated the weekly events post below to reflect the parking forums that will take place this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.The Governor’s capital budget for FY2011 has been announced, and includes $37.4 million for the construction of the new Performing Arts and Humanities Facility, covering a broad range of subjects like Dance, Music, and Theatre.

Welcome back for the Spring 2010 semester!  UMBCUnderground has been hibernating for two months, but we’re back now.  Start sending in your topics for discussion and we’ll get the ball rolling on some great publications.  To start you off, here’s a list of upcoming events this week:Wednesday, January 27th Men’s Basketball vs.

The BookScrooge staff sent in a little end-of-semester update today…Hope everyone had a good semester. Here are a few quick updates:1) Our student orgs fundraiser kicked off today. If you are part of a student org and want to get in on the action email bookscrooge AT gmail DOT com for more info.

Hey all,After some recent questions regarding Daedalus’ recent post on the new athletics logo, I asked around and was put in touch with Miriam Tillman, Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Creative Services for UMBC. Ms. Tillman took the time to answer a few questions I sent her via email.

Sure, we’re a bit late to this, but if you didn’t know, there’s a vote on myUMBC (unfortunately only through midnight tonight), choosing between these three options (some are disappointed about an obvious omission from the vote)What do you think about these designs?

The final eight options for Project Black and Gold (submitted by students, mind you) are up for vote on myUMBC now through December 18th.  They are as follows: “Be Proud, Be Bold, Be Black and Gold” “Black and Gold, Breaking the Mold” “Great Dogs Aren’t Just Born, They’re Bred” “In Dog Years, We’re almost 200!

Ever logged into your UMBC email and wanted it to be simpler? Have you received emails informing you of recent spam/hacking in the UMBC emails, or been the victim of such? I have good news! Thanks to the SGA blog, I have discovered that the folks at DoIT are hoping to sign a contract with google and transition UMBC student email to gmail, google’s email service.

Today is Winter Grads Day — Kudos to all graduating this month! I just wanted to pass word along that there will be a shin-dig in The Pub tonight from 5-7 pm to celebrate all the soon-to-be alums. Expect free food (cheese, fruit and vegetables, wings –buffalo & BBQ, sweet & sour meatballs, sliders (hamburgers, chicken and vegetarian), cookies and brownies), music, games, and a complimentary drink to the first 100 to come through the door (must be 21+).

Hey everyone! The ProveIt deadline is fast approaching, but you still have time to submit a proposal! ProveIt! is a great opportunity for you to be able to make a real impact on this campus- and if that’s not enough, you can win $5,000 doing it!

Hello UMBC!  Sorry it has been a while since I’v gotten the time to write anything other than papers for classes.  But during that time of stress and frustration I found a new UMBC website that recently launched.  www.umbceats.com is UMBC’s new food blogging website.