Emily Jackson Staff Writer Ever since Governor O’Malley implemented budget cuts, Maryland universities have had to scramble to make some adjustments in utilities, such as classes and awards. Aside from lessening faculty morale, UMBC has not suffered much impact, according to UMBC’s Vice President of Research, Dr. Geoffrey Summers. The University receives most of its…

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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…

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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…

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The ProveIt! Selection Committee has chosen the competition’s 6 finalists….now it’s your chance to choose the winner! Visit www.umbc.edu/proveit to get more information on each of the 6 proposals, then log into blackboard to vote for the idea that you think deserves $35,000. The proposals selected to be finalists this year are: -Outdoor Basketball Court -Community…

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The UMBC Student Events Board has booked Wale and Third Eye Blind for this spring’s Quadmania. Third Eye Blind is known for late 1990s hits such as “Semi-Charmed Life” and “How’s It Going To Be.” They will be performing in the RAC on Sunday, April 16. Wale, a local rapper-turned-national phenomenon has garnered recent attention…

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Emily Jackson Contributing Writer During the week that students had off from classes because of the snow, Facilities Management staff as well as dining service staff members had to live on campus and work long extended hours. A Residential Life e-mail sent February 10, 2010 during the blizzard week said “True Grit’s employees are as…

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Students have recently complained about the Registrar’s system which some say has cost them credits or classes. In response to these complaints Ken Baron, the Director of Academic and Pre-Professional Advising, would like these individuals to come forward so he and the Registrar can assist them. He encourages students to contact him at kbaron@umbc.edu, giving…

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Emily Jackson Contributing Writer Early on the morning of January 28 2009, between 12 and 12:45am, the lights dimmed and flickered before plunging the entire UMBC campus into sudden darkness and confusion. The power outage, which ranged across the UMBC campus as well as parts of Rt. 40 in Catonsville, was the result of the…

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In mid-November after I signed up for my classes I heard about a sports writing class that was going to be offered. It is being taught by Mark Hyman, a writer for Business Week who covers the business of sports, the author of two books, Confessions of a Baseball Purist and Until it Hurts, and…

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Rima Kikani, Staff Writer On January 6, the prosecution entered a Nolle prosequi, dropping all pending criminal charges against UMBC chemistry professor Ramachandra Hosmane. The Catonsville District Court had charged Hosmane with second degree assault and fourth degree sexual offense in relation to an on-campus incident that occurred in September 2009. Entering a Nolle Prosequi…

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