Ariane Szu-Tu is a former Managing Editor of The Retriever. She now works as an editor for National Geographic Kids Books. One evening in the summer before I started as a freshman at UMBC, I...
September 17, 2016
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Photo Courtesy James Blucher The Avenue is hustling and bustling with its usual Tuesday night crowd, mostly locals at this point. Everyone is chattering through thick, humid heat, still tired...
September 16, 2016
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5:21 PM
Ed Hopkins is a former Retriever General Manager, Business Manager, Receptionist and Cartoonist. Class of ’96. It’s difficult to pick a favorite from the many stories of my days at The...
September 16, 2016
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4:29 PM
Alexander Pyles is a former Editor-in-Chief of The Retriever. He now works as a content editor for The Baltimore Sun and teaches at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism....
September 16, 2016
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Mark Gross is a producer at 2U. It happened on a Tuesday morning. And though the tragedy began before 9 a.m., I was already on campus. I was never able to finagle the sort of cushy schedule that...
September 16, 2016
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1:46 PM
Vanessa Rueda is a former News Editor of The Retriever. Class of ’14. Happy birthday, UMBC! I wish I were still a student to celebrate with you. There are plenty of alumni events for your big...
September 16, 2016
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Anne Lepore was a longtime director of creative and special sections at the Baltimore Sun and is a former Retriever staff member. It’s difficult to describe what it was like going to college in...
September 15, 2016
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As the 50th anniversary approaches, so do all of the events that commemorate this auspicious moment in UMBC’s history. However, one drawback that remains the same is the lack of adequate...
September 13, 2016
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into how UMBC handles reports of sexual assault. The school is the latest to join a growing list of those...
September 12, 2016
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Sufjan Stevens’ live show is just as varied and complex as his various releases through the years. What Sufjan seems capable of is combining great musicianship – whether it’s his fantastic finger...
August 13, 2016
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