In light of recent criminal activities students may feel uneasy about walking around campus, but the UMBC police department already has a few services that might help students feel more secure. One service UMBC provides is the availability of escorts generally during evening and early morning hours. All that needs to be done is call [...]

The ladies of Alpha Sigma Alpha have crowned a new Mr. UMBC: Senior Andy Gotsch, known around campus as DJ Apoc, won after a rousing performance of Blink-182′s “All The Small Things.” Senior Jake Jensen was the runner-up with a performance of the Disney favorite “A Whole New World” from Aladdin.

BALTIMORE, MD (November 19, 2008) – Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that a seventh individual has been convicted in the ongoing corruption investigation involving construction projects at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).  George Flores Alinsod, 58, of Upman Court in Catonsville, was convicted in the Baltimore County Circuit Court of [...]

One commentator noticed that this morning ratemyprofessors.com released its Top Ten list. UMBC’s Jim Thomas, who teaches in the Philosophy department, was named to ratemyprofessors.com’s second annual top ten professors list, weighing in at No. 9. Several readers predicted Thomas would get the call. According to Carlo DiMarco, the vice president of university relations for [...]

Britney Spears’ entire new album Circus has leaked onto the internet 2 weeks before its intended release date, sending celebrity gossip blogs* into a tizzy.  It should be relatively easy for the resourceful internet user to find; however, if you’d just like a sample of 6 songs check this out: 8 Minute Circus Mix Teaser [...]

Another Senate race has been decided. Republican Ted Stevens, the   felonious Alaska Senator was defeated by former Anchorage mayor  Mark Begich. This ends Stevens 40 year Senate career that began with appointment in 1968. This also means that the Democrats have 58 seats in the U.S. Senate. With two Senate races in Minnesota and Georgia [...]

UMBC failed in its quest to go 2-0, falling to cross town opponent Morgan State 67-60. Don’t despair; the east-siders have a pretty decent program. Remember, Morgan State went 22-11 last season and won the MEAC regular season crown. Only a loss to Coppin State in the MEAC tournament title game prevented Morgan State from [...]

Today (11/17) registration for the Spring semester began. Students who had a sign-up time around 6pm were able to register for classes but by 6:30pm online registration had stopped working. For seniors who need to get certain classes to graduate this creates a problem. What if they don’t get the necessary classes? Will teachers grant [...]

MTVU’s ratemyprofessors.com, the popular website where college students can review instructors at their college or university, will soon be releasing a list of the top ten professors in the country, based partially on student ratings. The full list is embargoed until later this week — meaning it can’t be released yet by the media — [...]

Keep in mind that Stevenson University is a Division III team going against the Division I Retrievers, but there are still plenty of positives to take away from this evening’s 91-54, season-opening win for UMBC at the RAC Arena. The biggest reason to be excited may be the performance of freshman guard Chauncey Gilliam, who [...]