UMBC’s ranking among the best college chess teams has been continuously challenged, but at the Pan American Intercollegiate championships in Texas, UMBC won with an undefeated run. “This is maybe the greatest chess accomplishment for UMBC, because it came against the strongest competitive field ever assembled on college chess,” Alan T. Sherman, director and founder…

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Much of the East Coast, including UMBC campus, was shut down this weekend due to the winter storm that left record amounts of snowfall in some areas. UMBC sent out a mass text just before 6am on December 19 to alert those signed up for e2campus that the university, including the campus library, was closed…

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An additional $362 million in state budget cuts were approved by Maryland Board of Public Works, which resulted in a 25 million dollar budget cut for The University System of Maryland (USM). The money instead will be transferred to the state. This filters down to UMBC in the amount of $2.3 million in budget cuts….

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Join the staff of The Retriever Weekly in a discussion about journalism and the first amendment! A first amendment rights lawyer will be present to answer questions. This will take place today in Lecture Hall 2 during free hour. See you there!

Earlier this evening, Baltimore County police were called to the scene of a shooting in the 700 block of Frederick Road, just minutes from campus. The suspect is still at large. From the UMBC Press Release: Crime Alert from the UMBC Police Department 410-455-5555 Crime Alerts are issued to inform the UMBC Campus of any…

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UMBC Police have alerted the campus community of another robbery that took place just minutes from the campus. While the suspect was unarmed and the victim uninjured, the thief still got away with money and was last seen running toward campus. If you have any information, please contact the UMBC Police. Official press release: Baltimore…

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By: Gavin Way Speculation surrounding UMBC Police Chief Antonio Williams’ future is mounting. The Retriever Weekly was notified last week that, in addition to a position at University of Florida, Williams has been considered for the Chief’s position at University of Maryland, Baltimore. TRW also received information that UMBC has placed a counter-offer against UMB…

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Rima Kikani On September 13th, a harassment case involving 2nd degree assault and a 4th degree sexual offense was reported to UMBC police. The incident allegedly took place on September 9th in the Meyerhoff Chemistry building. The victim was a student, and the offender was apparently a UMBC staff or faculty member. According to Chief…

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The moment you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived: The Retriever Weekly Blog page now renders on all mobile devices, with a special interface for iPhones and Androids!  Get the latest UMBC news delivered right to your phone in a cleaner and easier to view format than before. Special for iPhone users, bookmark the…

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Weezer fans- rejoice! Weezer is coming to UMBC. The alternative rock band from Los Angeles, famous for songs such as “Buddy Holly,” “The Sweater Song,”and “Hash Pipe,” among others, has announced tour dates in support of its new album, Raditude. Weezer will be performing in the RAC on December 9.