spring 2015

At Play – Spring 2015

Road Warriors The entire UMBC campus – and a Retriever Nation of alumni and fans – was excited by the men’s soccer team’s splendid run to the Final Four of college soccer. The team startled long-time observers of the sport with its dazzling series of victories, and its players created memories that will live on in the annals of Retrievers athletics. The highlights if that run were numerous: Senior forward Kay Banjo’s amazing back heel goal against Vermont in the America East conference semifinal – a goal that went viral on the Internet. Redshirt freshman midfielder Gregg Hauck’s wonder goal that sealed the championship… Continue Reading At Play – Spring 2015

The Sum of the Parts

By Andrew Myers From the Apple Watch to Fitbit, the rage in technology these days is all about wearable, touchable devices. Tech gurus and cutting-edge engineers talk of a day when all the many electronic devices that surround us will be networked together in a magical electrical collaboration that will change how we live our daily lives. Many of these devices, if not all, will be controlled by touch. Some have taken to calling this vision the “Internet of Things,” but others have begun to believe even that grandiose thinking may be too narrow. The “Internet of Everything” is more… Continue Reading The Sum of the Parts

Rights and Wrongs

Tyson King-Meadows has forged a career examining the implementation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – and helping a new generation of political scientists emerge from UMBC. By David Glenn Fifty years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act and seven years after the election of the first black president, what are the dynamics of African-American political participation? Can Southern states be trusted now to run fair elections without federal oversight? Can the Democratic Party sustain the coalitions that won the White House twice for Barack Obama? Loose punditry on those topics is cheap and easy to find. But… Continue Reading Rights and Wrongs

Alumni Perk: the RAC

With spring right around the corner (fingers crossed), we hope that you’ll shake off the winter lazies with us at the RAC. The UMBC athletic/recreation department offers a special discounted rate to all alumni who want to use the facilities at the newly-renovated Retriever Activities Center. Amenities include exercise equipment, weight room, indoor track, pool, basketball courts, tennis courts, locker rooms, and group fitness classes. The alumni rate for membership is $250 per year, with 6 month, 3 month and 1 month rates available. Click HERE to download the membership application and HERE for the 2015 Spring recreation and group… Continue Reading Alumni Perk: the RAC

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