What's Happening in February at True Grits... Monthly Superfood, DARK CHOCOLATE

Dark chocolate is loaded with nutrients that can positively affect your health.  Made from the seed of the cocoa tree, it is one of the best sources of antioxidants on the planet. Studies show that dark chocolate can improve health and lower the risk of heart disease. 

For more information on dark chocolate: https://authoritynutrition.com/7-health-benefits-dark-chocolate/.

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Here are a few things to remember for the Spring semester...
https://www.facebook.com/reslife.umbc/videos/vb.109656545722540/1353959054625610/?type=2&theater
Have a great semester, remember to follow us on myUMBC and LIKE us on Facebook! 



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Move-in for new students is Sunday, January 29, 2017 from 9:00am to 3:00pm and returning students Sunday, January 29th beginning at noon. Classes begin Monday, January 30, 2017. Be sure to review http://reslife.umbc.edu/housing/important-dates/ for move-in information and attached is the Winter Welcome Week schedule of activities.
  
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]]> Are you interested in becoming an Assistant Community Director? Read the attached job description; applications are due by or before February 8, 2017. Questions, please contact 410-455-3932. 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Application closes today! ]]> Photo https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/1131dc45c6a67ff0cf483f6a44018206/69e694bd/news/000/065/010/647243eef6c49fd215161ff12ac35c0c/JoinOurTeam_MA DM RA3 - website.jpg?1484144691 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/65010/guest@my.umbc.edu/ba68c29d42d5092c8beea19aa02f649e/api/pixel Residential Life https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/reslife https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xsmall.png?1426710501 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/original.PNG?1426710501 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xxlarge.png?1426710501 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xlarge.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/large.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/medium.png?1426710501 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/small.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xsmall.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xxsmall.png?1426710501 Residential Life 5 2 true Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:29:11 -0500 Winter Session - Dining Hours of Operation ]]> Image https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/fc5fee33e6227440c6d0e24fcb3e22ad/69e694bd/news/000/064/862/848ceaa4630331e8384950e09d392365/Winter Dining Hours 2017 -2.jpg?1483459093 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/64862/guest@my.umbc.edu/9c796d3c4ad228427af5984ca4a8bd33/api/pixel Residential Life https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/reslife https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xsmall.png?1426710501 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/original.PNG?1426710501 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xxlarge.png?1426710501 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xlarge.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/large.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/medium.png?1426710501 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/small.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xsmall.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xxsmall.png?1426710501 Residential Life 0 0 true Tue, 03 Jan 2017 11:02:04 -0500 Resident Satisfaction Survey - Take the Survey Erickson Hall is winning with 74% participation! ]]> Image https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/bb7932295d7a48b23d9d13ebaa5ca7f6/69e694bd/news/000/064/733/8affe5b7d527c01b3a287168bb4439f6/Skyfactor for Weekly Updates 2016-2017 (5).jpg?1482184100 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/64733/guest@my.umbc.edu/22bcdea1e0ff9a9685ac7493eab8c33a/api/pixel Residential Life https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/reslife https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xsmall.png?1426710501 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/original.PNG?1426710501 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xxlarge.png?1426710501 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xlarge.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/large.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/medium.png?1426710501 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/small.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xsmall.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xxsmall.png?1426710501 Residential Life 7 0 true Mon, 19 Dec 2016 16:51:12 -0500 Midnight Breakfast was a BLAST... Thanks to everyone who came out to support the event! ]]> Image https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/b475e383db59bdd6077becfe88e6b134/69e694bd/news/000/064/668/972a8c3bc82fbee8f38bdb3edd3a3ff5/Midnigh Madness.jpg?1481737315 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/64668/guest@my.umbc.edu/12734ada01ef13b94193614303126fed/api/pixel Residential Life https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/reslife https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xsmall.png?1426710501 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/original.PNG?1426710501 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xxlarge.png?1426710501 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xlarge.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/large.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/medium.png?1426710501 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/small.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xsmall.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xxsmall.png?1426710501 Residential Life 13 0 true Wed, 14 Dec 2016 12:43:34 -0500 Mark your calendars...UMBC vs. Towson PACK the RAC, support your Retrievers! ]]> Image https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/b4b2a9b87611c86ed1fd370a32f8993b/69e694bd/news/000/064/651/4eb9407d63d543de5afcd082d88280f4/mbb 12-17 flyer (1).jpg?1481661969 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/64651/guest@my.umbc.edu/8db1f451b308bc970cb69d08df23a212/api/pixel Residential Life https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/reslife https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xsmall.png?1426710501 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/original.PNG?1426710501 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xxlarge.png?1426710501 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xlarge.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/large.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/medium.png?1426710501 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/small.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xsmall.png?1426710501 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/033/f8f656b73252c75518351df0289a43cc/xxsmall.png?1426710501 Residential Life 12 0 true Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:52:35 -0500