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Filed under: Features, News, Opinion | Comments (7)By: Corey Johns While none of the games count towards anything, the men’s soccer season looks to be improving after a last place finish in the America East Conference having finished their spring schedule with a 5-1-2 record. Last fall the men’s soccer team was riddled with injuries and full of inexperience but look much…
Filed under: Opinion | Comments (0)The UMBC crew team is having a good year. Here is some information on how their season is going. Info about the Race: Called the John Hopkins University Invitational Regatta Length of Course: 2000 meters Wind Conditions: Not a factor throughout the day Format: 2 semi-final races. Top 2 boats from each heat advance to…
Filed under: Opinion | Comments (4)The following e-mail was sent out to the Greek community by Corin Gioia, the coordinator of Greek life on campus, this afternoon: “As many of you may know, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity was suspended from the University in Spring 2007. Since then, the organization has completed the sanction conditions and has petitioned to return to…
Filed under: Opinion | Comments (0)from Anne: It was just announced last night to professors that the lower level courses (100, 101, 102 level classes) are being standardized and that this change will be implemented without informing students. The Retriever wil look into this some more before making further comment.
Filed under: News, Opinion | Comments (5)By Corey Johns On Friday Carlee Cassidy broke an over two-decade old UMBC women’s basketball record for most points in a season with a 10-point performance. That game gave her 613 points, breaking Tammy McCarthy’s record of 609 set in the 1985-86 season. Her effort was not enough; UMBC dropped the conference tournament opener to…
Filed under: Opinion, Sports | Comments (0)The Retrievers are struggling to make possessions count offensively when not in man-up situations, putting extra pressure on the UMBC defense and goalkeeper Jeremy Blevins. The Retrievers have already allowed only two fewer goals than the season high 10 goals allowed versus Rutgers. Peet Poillon scored two goals in the second period, and Alex Hopmann…
Filed under: Opinion | Comments (0)By Corey Johns You can argue that it was just a scrimmage and you can argue that Crystal Palace Baltimore is a Division II team, but Crystal Palace is still a professional program, and anytime a college team wins against the pros, it’s an upset. Seven minutes into the first half Andrew Bulls capitalized on…
Filed under: Opinion, Sports | Comments (0)By Corey Johns While no loss is good, it is not horrible to lose to the number one team in the conference, as the men’s basketball team did on Tuesday night. With the loss UMBC stays in fifth place in the conference while Vermont has won 12 of their last 13 games. Last time the…
Filed under: Opinion, Sports | Comments (1)By: Corey Johns UMBC soccer extended their streak of having players sign pro contracts following their UMBC careers to five years as Dan Bulls and Kevin Gnatiko both signed professional contracts. Last year’s captain Dan Bulls finished his career with 4 goals and five assists but showed excellent ball handling skills and tremendous leadership during…
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