UMBC proves successful in protection against cyber attacks With cyber attacks against universities on the rise, online college security systems, including those at UMBC, work…
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Why our administration should dodge the trend of mandatory attendance UMBC’s lectures are currently in the province of the professor – to decide whether or…
The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has appointed Robert Caret as the fourth chancellor of the University System of Maryland, effective July…
Frequent delays in construction pose a hassle to students Few would argue that enhancement of our facilities isn’t a good thing, but could the campus…
UMBC lacks adequate care for walkways in inclement weather Even after many construction and improvement projects to better draining conditions on UMBC’s campus, some areas…
Minority religions not given off for their holidays Getting rid of mentions of any religious holidays in regards to school breaks doesn’t actually fix the…
Removing references to religion in schools’ breaks for the best It is impractical to close public schools for all religious holidays. There was a recent…
Frank Warren’s PostSecret Lecture started mental health conversation, let’s continue it Mental illness is a prevalent issue on college campuses, and it is important to…
Compiled by the Retriever Weekly News Staff December 2 – A preliminary autopsy shows an Ohio State University football player died from a gunshot wound…
United States On Friday, President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Ashton B. Carter, a physicist and former deputy defense secretary, to replace Chuck Hagel…