The second of the “underground” ads that UMBC is posting on youtube has just gone up. How do you feel about this secretive advertising campaign? Do you think the school should be more upfront about their ad campaigns or do you like this form of advertising? Would this video make YOU want to go to…

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UMBC administration has hired a production company to sponsor student-created videos that show the “cool” side of UMBC. A total of four videos will be uploaded to video-hosting sites such as Youtube in the following weeks.  Here is the first of the series, created by Senior Adam Kurtz. Awkward ad campaign

–Posted on behalf of Quinn, TRW’s resident Advice Columnist– Q.        My roommate saw my Facebook status supporting McCain during the election Tuesday night. He is an avid Obama supporter, so we got into a friendly argument that night. Now that the election is over and went in his favor, he won’t stop giving me grief about it. It’s…

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Google Street View finally comes to Baltimore. The Street View was also rolled out in Washington D.C. and Seattle. If you have never used Street View it is part of Google Maps that allows a user to view actual photos of streets in a city. The neat part of the rollout is that Google photographed…

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The ladies of Alpha Sigma Alpha have postponed their Mr. UMBC Pageant to November 19 due to scheduling issues.  Details to follow on the specific place and time.  Applications can still be sent to Kelly at kellb1@umbc.edu or Stasi at akowale1@umbc.edu.  Show off your talent and benefit the Special Olympics and the S. June Smith…

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Welcome to the new Retriever Weekly blog. The purpose of this blog is to provide supplemental coverage for the weekly print issue of the Retriever. This blog will contain up to date stories as they occur at UMBC. The blog will also allow us to cover major issues important to students in a more interactive…

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