The results of the Undergraduate Student Elections that ran from April 19 through the 21 are in. Yasmin Karimian and her running mate Richard Blissett were elected as President and Executive Vice President respectively by a 94.4% of the undergraduate vote, while 5.6% voted for write-ins. William Joyner was elected Vice President for Student Organizations…
Filed under: News | Comments (0)Kyle Wimer and Mike Camardo have been nominated for the America East Conference Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Year. Wimer leads UMBC with 30 points off 12 goals and a team high 18 assists. He was a pre-season first team All-American by Inside Lacrosse and currently leads the nation with a 29 straight game scoring…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Two year men’s lacrosse captain Bobby Atwell left the team last week for personal reasons according to UMBC athletic officials. Atwell was a preseason third-team All-American despite missing all of the 2009 season with a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament, and said he felt 100 percent on the field in an interview with Alexander Pyles of…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)I walked into The Retriever Weekly meeting the other day and apparently, Dark Horse Comics (of Hellboy fame) sent TRW three comics, an unbound graphic novel, and the first couple pages out of another series. To be honest, I’ve been kind of playing favorites lately, mostly with DC Comics (of Batman repute). They may not be comic blockbusters but these issues contain really good stories.
Filed under: Features | Comments (0)By Ingrid Garcia Staff Writer On Thursday night, April 8th, Bartleby and SEB cosponsored a ‘Rap Battle’ in the Commons Sports Zone. Three empty mikes held the stage for about twenty minutes as one of the Commons staff members announced that only one person had signed up to compete. The winner would get two free…
Filed under: Features | Comments (0)Chris Cook Staff Writer Smithsonian Institution Secretary G. Wayne Clough and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer have been chosen as this year’s Commencement speakers. Clough will speak on May 21 at the graduate ceremony, and Hoyer will speak three days later to the undergraduates. Clough left his position at the Georgia Institute of Technology…
Filed under: News | Comments (0)Longar Longar defeated Duany Duany in the opening round game to advance to the first round of the “What’s the best name in sports” bracket. The deadline to vote for round one will be Monday, April 5 at 12:00 p.m. CLICK FOR FULL SIZE Tongue Twister Region: Risqué Region: Ten Syllable Region: That’s Definitely Foreign…
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