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…
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…
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…
Sophomore guard Chauncey Gilliam has been granted permission to seek transfer to another school according to the UMBC athletic department. Gilliam played two years on the men’s basketball team and started 52 of the 61 games in which he competed in. “I love playing at UMBC but it’s just a business decision and I’m looking…
The Retrievers scored ten goals in each half as they handed the Jaspers their sixth loss of the season. Bria Phillips and Emily Coady were phenomenal as the both had five goals a piece in the win. In addition to Phillips and Coady performance six other Retrievers scored as least one goal. Even though the…
Ryan McCarthy Student Intern The weather was beautiful even though the UMBC baseball team suffered an unfortunate loss to their local rival: The Maryland Terrapins. The Retrievers fought hard until the end of the game when the score was left at 7-5, this past Wednesday evening in College Park, Maryland. The Retrievers had several players…
The UMBC club cricket team was one of 20 teams selected to compete in the 2010 American College Cricket Tournament. [Courtesy UMBC Club Cricket] With UMBC being one of the most diverse schools in the country is it any surprise that there is a club cricket team on campus? While the sport may be a…
Ryan McCarthy Contributing Writer The UMBC baseball team won its first victory of the year when they defeated Long Island 10-5 in Auburndale, Florida. Leading the dogs to victory with a grand slam was junior Bryan Russo. Also, senior Andrew Germuth pitched for six solid innings. During the bottom of the fourth inning, sophomore Michael…
In heavy rains and 25 m.p.h. winds the men’s lacrosse team dropped their third straight, falling to #6 Princeton, 10-5. With the loss UMBC has fallen to 1-4, their worst start since 2005 when they started with the same record, and may have lost any chance of an at large big for the N.C.A.A. tournament….
Ryan McCarthy Contributing Writer The UMBC women’s lacrosse team defeated the University of Monmouth 11-6 with the support from the home fans at UMBC Stadium. The Retrievers put an offensive onslaught as different players putting up points. Erika Braerman dominated contributing five goals, Amanda Gable and Meagan Linkous scored two goals, while Alicia Krause and Ashley…