Many did not know that our own former Director of Facilities Management, Richard Butler, was battling cancer. Butler’s death last week was the second death this summer to reach the UMBC community, the first being the passing of Juliana Schamp on August 3. Butler began work at UMBC in 1980 as an Associate Director and…

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If we needed another reason for the terrorist we gave them another one this week. KFC is tested in out the double down. The double down is two pieces of bacon with cheese that is sandwiched between two pieces of chicken breast with the chicken serving as the buns. No bread. The sandwich is being…

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@mattbasch Class starts next Tuesday # Oh please be true! No more looping when logging into blackboard! http://bit.ly/bXYJX # What a letdown! We have to wait a whole week before Disney and Bravo will be in the dorms at #UMBC # Check out the newly forming UMBC Comedy Club on Facebook! – http://bit.ly/g6Y5M # DoIT…

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"I love being the feisty underdog." — Reflections on Being #1: http://bit.ly/26jnBa # What's everyone doing with their last free week before coming back to #UMBC? #

RT @UMBCadmissions State of the University Address by Dr. Hrabowski @UMBCFreebo – http://bit.ly/3X1qey # UMBC news outlets, showing some Twitter love: @UMBCadmissions @UMBCfreebo @UMBCinsights @ArtsAtUMBC @SGAacademics #followfriday #ff #UMBC # To think that a new batch of freshman will be moving to UMBC in just one week… #

Check out UMBC's page about the US News & World Report America's Best Colleges Guide: http://bit.ly/6mSqE # Are there enough UMBC tweeps to make UMBC a trending topic? I think @UMBCFreebo needs to lead this initiative! # I'm always down for free food! RT @umbcinsights Mark your calendars for Convocation on Monday, August 31, 3:30…

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If you’re a retrievers fan that believes in the pre-season coaches polls this year may not be one you should pay attention to.  The coaches polls have been released and they say volleyball will finish in fourth place, which is a good pre-season projection, but they also say both men’s and women’s soccer will finish…

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UMBC has been named the #1 up-and-coming National University in the United States by U.S. News and World Report. The ranking of universities by the bi-weekly magazine is determined by an annual peer assessment survey, and is the most widely quoted of its kind in the United States. For a full list of the top…

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RT @bcollierjones UMBC students. Prepare to have your head blown. # Bravo and Disney are baaaaaaaack!! # http://twitpic.com/ee5jv – Cute new parking permits with REAL retrievers are in!! #

On August 11th 2009, Americans across the country mourned the death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver. UMBC’s very own Joby Taylor, Director of the “Shriver Peaceworker Program” mourned Shriver’s passing in an opinion letter published by the Baltimore Sun. In this letter, Taylor spoke of Shriver’s accomplishments most specifically her founding of the Special Olympics. Taylor…

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