All but room 369 of the Biology Building re-opened late last night, after a possible chemical hazard temporarily limited access to the building. Just after 10:30 p.m. Sunday, UMBC Police advised the campus via the Emergency Text Message Alert system to stay clear of the third floor of the Biology Building. Elevators in the building…

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The following e-mail was sent out to the Greek community by Corin Gioia, the coordinator of Greek life on campus, this afternoon: “As many of you may know, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity was suspended from the University in Spring 2007. Since then, the organization has completed the sanction conditions and has petitioned to return to…

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from Anne: It was just announced last night to professors that the lower level courses (100, 101, 102  level classes) are being standardized and that this change will be implemented without informing students.  The Retriever wil look into this some more before making further comment.

The Retriever Weekly will host sports journalist and author Mark Hyman on Wednesday, April 22 at noon. Hyman will speak about his new book in Math/Psych 102. Hyman is the author of Until It Hurts: America’s Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids, a book that, in part, discusses parents’ and other…

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The article “Karmimian and Ken announce their SGA ticket” incorrectly lists the SGA elections website as www.swnetwork.org. It should be http://sga.umbc.edu/studentvote/. Apologies for any misunderstandings this might have caused.