The UMBC Pep Band received a glowing shout-out last night in the Albany Times Union Sports Blog following the UMBC Mens Basketball 68-64 victory over UAlbany at their final home game. In his blog post, Staff Writer Mark Singelais says, of the UMBC Pep Band: “They’re the best, and certainly most versatile, pep band in…

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At 9:17 a.m., UMBC alerted the campus through its text message alert system that the school would be closed today. Earlier this morning, UMBC had asserted that it would open at 10 a.m., then changed that goal to noon. Whipping winds and significant snow accumulation, however, forced the campus to close for the day. The…

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Though initially scheduled to open at 10 a.m. today, it was decided at approximately 8:30 a.m. that UMBC would not open until noon. Overnight snow accumulation reached about 3-to-4 inches, falling short of some loftier projections. Weather.com‘s hourly forecast shows the possibility of additional snow until after 11 a.m., with skies clearing and wind picking…

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