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09.25.12 VOLUME 47 ISSUE 05 

Wednesday, Sept. 19 marked the 

grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony 

of the New Performing Arts and 

Humanities Building. The grand opening 

ceremony marked a time of celebration 

for the UMBC community, as 

students, faculty and staff came out to 

commemorate this special event with 

President Freeman Hrabowski and 

Governor Martin O’Malley. 

The grand opening began with Professor 

and Dean of the College of Arts, 

Humanities, and Social Sciences Dr. 

John Jeffries giving the UMBC community 

three words that best describe the 

Performing Arts and Humanities Building: 

think, create and engage. 

These three words set the tone for 

the rest of the ceremony, and were represented 

in three UMBC student speakers, 

who were asked to present pieces 

to the audience that embodied the im- 

portance of the performing arts and humanities 

in the UMBC community. 

Mallorie Ortega, senior theatre and 

visual arts double major, gave a presen- 

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Girl’s Volleyball Green Dot Launch 

The girl’s volleyball 

team begins play in 

the American East 

Conference. 

tation of Bob Clyman’s play, The Exceptionals 

and Peter Andes, senior history, 

philosophy and ancient studies major, 

read an excerpt from the essay, Human- 

The green dot program 

is officially launched at 

UMBC, seeking to end 

violence on campus. 

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Performing Arts and Humanities 

Building 

officially 

opens 

By mercedes morina 

Contributing Writer 

Quad hosts 

rally to improve 

sustainability 

practices 

By KayVan VaKiLi 

Staff Writer 

On Sept. 19, Dr. Hrabowski and Governor Martin O’Malley, cut the ribbon to officially open the Performing Arts and Humanities Building. 

Innovative techniques aimed at creating sustainable 

practices are emerging throughout UM- 

BC’s campus. On September 29, various departments 

and student organizations showcased 

their environmentally-friendly contributions to 

campus life at the Green and Clean rally held on 

the Quad. 

The objective of the school’s sustainability effort 

is to “change the culture on campus about 

sustainability being more than just a trend—it is 

something each of us owe to each other because 

we all need to be conscious of our actions on our 

earth”, said senior Asian studies major Yasmin 

Radbod, Director of SGA’s Environmental Affairs 

Department. Radbod and her team are focusing 

on implementing several projects to promote a 

greener culture on campus, such as introducing 

a free bike sharing program. 

This annual event is sponsored by a partnership 

between Student Affairs and Facility Management. 

The effort of these groups led to the 

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ities Value by Geoffrey Galt Harpham, 

President and Director of the National 

Humanities Center. 

> see BUILDING [10] 

formation of the Retriever Sustainability Event 

Team (ReSet), which encourages campus organizations 

to hold events that support and raise 

awareness of campus sustainability programs 

and initiatives among all students, staff, faculty 

and visitors of UMBC. ReSet and the Green and 

Clean Rally raise awareness of evolving campus 

sustainability efforts through events, incentives, 

and information. 

Assorted organizations set up tables throughout 

the Quad and answered the questions of 

passing students. Interested students, attracted 

by the maze and free t-shirts, saw the diverse 

group of contributors behind making the campus 

greener and cleaner. 

One group of volunteers also came out to promote 

their cause. Retrofit Baltimore, a project of 

the non-profit Civic Works hopes to transform 

the clean energy economy into a pathway out of 

poverty for disadvantaged Baltimore residents. 

> see GREEN RaLLy [5]

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TIMELINE 

THe WeeK 

in reVieW 

09.16.12-09.22.12 

SePT. 16 - 

Roadside bomb kills 15, wounds 12 riding 

minibus in Pakistan border region. 

SePT. 17 - 

More than 100 arrested as Occupy 

Wall Street protesters march through 

Manhattan’s financial district for the 

movement’s first anniversary. 

SePT. 18 - 

Teenage girl becomes lawmaker in 

Uganda, making history but embarrassing 

some in ruling party. 

SePT. 19 - 

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg predicts 

gay marriage law will come before Supreme 

Court within the next year. 

SePT. 20 - 

Determined to limit Western influence, 

Iran announces that it is preparing its 

own version of the Internet. 

SePT. 21 - 

A Baltimore cancer 

charity chooses letting 

Lance Armstrong 

compete over being 

sanctioned. 

SePT. 22 - 

U.S. officials report that attack on U.S. 

Consulate in Libya used military tactics 

but level of planning remains unclear. 

By nicoLe gosneLL 


Although recycling has always been a 

large part of UMBC’s efforts to reduce 

campus waste, this year, the program 

will get a makeover. UMBC is adopting 

a new system to make recycling on campus 

more consistent. This new initiative 

is simply the next step in a long standing 

tradition of recycling and sustainability 

efforts at UMBC. The standard was 

created by RecycleAcrossAmerica.org, 

whose goal is to make the system a nationwide 

standard. 

“We elected to go with this system because 

it was vetted across the recycling 

industry,” recycling coordinator Donna 

Anderson said. 

The new labels will be used on interior 

recycling containers and the landfill 

label will be used on all trash cans to 

indicate where the trash will eventually 

end up. The improved recycling stations, 

which reflect UMBC’s dual-stream recycling 

system, will be on display in the 

ITE buliding and two other soon-to-bedetermined 

locations. 

The dual-stream recycling system 

collects paper and beverage containers 

separately, which benefits the campus 

by reducing transportation costs and 

thereby creating funds to further support 

recycling initiatives. Paper is traded 

and therefore is financially beneficial 

for the university to recycle. The scheme 

is one of many improvements to UMBC’s 

recycling program, including the formation 

of the Retriever Sustainability 

Events Team, or ReSET, and the addition 

of a recycling supervisor. 

In addition to dual-stream recycling, 

UMBC added the Dream Machine to its 

recycling program last spring. Located 

in The Commons, the machine accepts 

plastic bottles and cans. If students have 

a member card, they can recycle their 

items and receive coupons for surrounding 

businesses. The machine also benefits 

the Entrepreneur Bootcamp for Veterans 

with Disabilities (EBV). 

“UMBC’s Dream Machine was among 

the top ten performing Dream Machines 

in the nation for the months of March 

and April,” said Sandy Mowbray, Director 

of Campus Card and Mail Services. 

Campus Card has placed an order for an 

additional Dream Machine to be placed 

in the residential area based on the original 

success. 

There are many additional initiatives 

sponsored by UMBC Facilities Management. 

The university has collected 

over 346,000 pounds of bulk metal 

in the past five years through the bulk 

metal recycling of things such as desks, 

file cabinets, motors, and book shelves. 

The composting program recycles food 

waste and compostable Pepsi cups, 

which are now available at the Commons, 

and allows the university to receive 

several tons of soil amendment. 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

NEWS 

UMBC launches new recycling 

initaitives 

coUrTesy sTePHanie Korenic 

Dr. Hrabowski stands proudly next to the new recycling containers, added as part of UMBC’s new dual-stream recycling system. These containers can be found in 

high-traffic areas around campus. 

Through eCycling, appliances like refrigerators 

and ranges are recycled from 

UMBC’s residential areas. Another process, 

cardboard baling, stacks layers of 

flattened cardboard boxes, ties them off 

with wire and creates a recyclable, 750 

pound block of cardboard. 

There is also a paper shredding contract 

to use the Incred-A-Shred machines 

so that annual volumes can be measured 

by Facilities Management. 

In addition, UMBC participates in Recyclemania, 

a competition among college 

and university recycling programs 

during a ten week period from January 

through April, where schools report 

their recycling and waste quantities 

weekly. 

“It’s so important that we recycle—after 

reducing waste and reusing materials, 

of course. The mixed-recycling containers 

all over campus make it easier 

than ever,” said Hannah Leiberg, member 

of the Students for Environmental 

Awareness. 

Many students are eager to get involved. 

Chelsie Bateman, a junior environmental 

science major said that “all of 

us on campus should recycle. It’s beneficial 

for the environment and for people 

in so many ways. Campus recycling 

could also open doors to other sustainable 

practices here at UMBC.” 

gosnell1@umbc.edu

NEWS Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

UMBC takes steps towards 

becoming more eco-friendly 

By yasmin radBod 

Green Columnist 

In 2007, UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski signed the Climate Commitment 

and created the Climate Change Task Force (CCTF). The CCTF is coordinated 

by interdisciplinary faculty and staff who are passionate about sustainability 

on campus. Originally, the CCTF was made up of four workgroups, 

but they change as faculty and staff leave or join the groups. Currently, there 

are Energy and Waste, Transportation, and Community Outreach workgroups. 

UMBC is not known for being an outstandingly eco-friendly campus, but it 

can be. The CCTF has pushed many initiatives since 2007, beginning with their 

tray-less dining idea in True Grit’s. Other offspring environmental groups on 

campus, also composed of faculty and staff from various departments, work 

closely with the CCTF to make UMBC a greener place. 

Retriever Sustainability Event Team (ReSET) is a collaborative group on 

campus that focuses on recycling at UMBC and coordinates several events. For 

example, UMBC annually holds the Green and Clean Rally, Recyclemania (from 

January to April) and is involved with Students for Environmental Awareness 

(SEA) during Ecofest in the spring. 

Another important group that has been receiving more attention as transportation 

needs become more evident at UMBC is TAG UMBC, which stands for 

Transportation Alternatives for a Greener UMBC. TAG, Facilities Management, 

UMBCTransit, and other related departments work to get eco-friendly transportation 

options to students. For example, TAG started the Zipcar program, 

created an online option for carpooling, and installed bike racks on the front 

of UMBC buses. They are also working with MTA to make sure there is no 

overlap in bus routes. And if you do carpool, you get a reserved spot in Lot A. 

This information comes from the Director of the Department of Environmental 

Affairs (DEA) within SGA’s Executive Branch. Its purpose is to get this 

information out to students and change the culture on campus. The goal is to 

encourage students to be more environmentally-friendly because they understand 

why it is important to themselves, the entire campus, and the Earth. 

DEA also coordinates with the Sustainability Interns, hired by SGA. The interns 

attend CCTF meetings and serve as a student voice and liaison to those 

faculty and staff members. Currently, the interns are forming what initiatives 

they want to pursue this year, and DEA has begun looking specifically at plastic 

water bottle usage, creating a bike sharing program at UMBC, and getting 

all UMBC buses to be biodiesel fueled. 

There is a lot left to do at UMBC, and DEA and its interns are representative 

of the passion of the student body to make sure that UMBC continues to grow 

into a more environmentally-friendly campus. Students can get involved by 

recycling correctly, paying attention to recycling labels and making the conscious 

decision to separate their recycling. If students have bikes on campus, 

they can register them for free at the UMBC Police Station. Individuals may 

also choose to ride UMBCTransit buses more often or encourage friends to 

carpool to campus. Every little step matters. 

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NatioN aNd World 

By dianna BriTTian 

Staff Writer 

Senkaku Islands, Japan 

Last week, Chinese media reported that 1,000 Chinese fishing 

boats were approaching the Senkaku 

Islands, which are called the Diaoyu 

Islands by the Chinese. The Japanese 

Coast Guard made preparations in anticipation 

of the boats, but none arrived. 

The boats were created by the Chinese 

press to antagonize the Japanese; 

after Japan’s decision to purchase the 

disputed islands for $25.95 million, 

both nations have been arguing who 

truly own rights to the islands. 

If the Chinese were to get too close to the Japanese islands, they 

would face potential conflicts with the Japan Coast Guard. Chinese 

officials stated that their “authorities will monitor the fishing 

boats’ activities”. They also added that the fleet may be joined 

by six Chinese surveillance ships for added security. 

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, stated that “there can 

be no doubt that the Senkaku Islands are part of Japanese territory 

under law and historical reasons.” He is currently requesting 

that China come to calm, diplomatic negotiations with Japan. 

The Japanese Cabinet said that they “want the Coast Guard to 

be the owner of the land, since it already owns a lighthouse.” 

Former US diplomat Stephen Harner insists that the confrontation 

between the two nations “has escalated to a truly dangerous 

level…further escalation cannot be in the interests of either side.” 

The United States is pushing for diplomatic solutions to assuage 

tension while keeping US interests in the area a priority. 

London, England 

English Prime Minister David Cameron 

has expressed that England is united 

against presidential candidate Mitt Romney. 

The comment supposedly came after 

Romney’s visit to London for the 2012 

Olympics, when questionable statements 

rubbed English citizens the wrong way. 

Romney questioned the preparedness 

of the city, having been heavily involved in 

the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. 

“Romney has that unique distinction 

of uniting all of England against him,” David Cameron said. The 

Prime Minister had not taken to Romney’s comments and said it 

was easier to plan Olympic games taking place in the middle of 

nowhere. 

The United Kingdom, being one of the US’s trusted allies, has 

been hesitant to express support for Romney. Traditionally, Cameron’s 

Conservative Party has been supportive of the Republicans 

but many are leaning towards Obama. One official explained that 

“our head is with Romney, but our heart is with Obama.” 

Damascus, Syria 

As Syria teeters on the brink of collapsing, new statements 

have emerged from the troubled 

state. The regime plans to deploy 

chemical weapons against its own 

people as a last resort. 

“We were in serious discussion 

about the use of chemical weapons,” 

Syrian General Adnan Sillu 

explained. There were several 

meetings in Southern Damascus 

addressing the issue of using the 

weapons. “We talked about how 

and where we would use them… if the regime lost control of an 

important area such as Aleppo.” 

Sillu later confirmed that the regime had considered selling 

chemical weapons to Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah. 

Sillu explained to the German press, “if a war starts between Hezbollah 

and Israel, it will be only good for Syria.” 

Syria has been accused of several human rights violations in 

the last year, as the country slowly shifts towards civil war. 

britti1@umbc.edu 

On Sept. 10, UMBC was given the heart wrenching 

news that we lost a loving member of our community. 

Senior Peter Cangelosi sadly passed away 

on Sept. 7. 

“We were deeply saddened to receive the news of 

Peter’s passing,” said Director of Communications 

Elyse Ashburn. A great number of students, faculty, 

staff and alums attended his services, in addition to 

many members of the Meyerhoff community. 

“Peter clearly was well-loved by the UMBC community,” 

said Ashburn. 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

NEWS 

Chief of UMBC’s Alex Brown 

Center for Entrepreneurship 

passes away 

By micHaeL LoFTHUs 


Funeral services were held in Baltimore last 

Thursday for Gregory H. Barnhill of Stevenson, 

Maryland. He was a prominent investment banker 

and philanthropist in the community and served 

on UMBC’s Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship 

board as its Chair since 2005. 

Born in Baltimore, Barnhill graduated from 

Brown University in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree 

in economics. He went on to work for Baltimore 

financial service companies Brown Advisory 

and Alex. Brown and Sons. Barnhill also served on 

numerous communal boards, including that of the 

Maryland Historical Society, Pure Bioscience, and 

the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. 

Barnhill’s local connections and personal commitment 

were key in raising the funds necessary to 

meet the Kauffman Campuses Initiative challenge 

grant. Gregory Simmons, Vice President for Institutional 

Advancement, said in a UMBC announcement 

email that this “played a significant role in 

equipping faculty with vital resources to infuse 

more than 70 courses with concepts of entrepreneurship.” 

Older brother Robert B. Barnhill told The Baltimore 

Sun that his sibling was battling aggressive 

prostate cancer and became more sick after receiving 

treatment for Lyme’s disease. Two weeks ago, 

he ended his own life at the age of 59. 

Meyerhoff Peter Cangelosi 

passes away 

By asHLey edoKPayi 

Senior Staff Writer 

The UMBC community is joining together to remember 

senior biology major Andrew L. McElrath, 

who passed away on Septe. 7, 2012. A resident of 

Erickson Hall, he came to UMBC from Potomac 

Falls, Virginia. 

McElrath graduated from Potomac Falls High 

School in 2009, where he played oboe in the band 

and participated in the Math, Science and Engineering 

Club. In his spare time, McElrath loved to 

A studious Meyerhoff undergrad, Cangelosi was 

a part of the M20 cohort of the Meyerhoff Scholars 

program. He was also a member of the UMBC 

wrestling team. 

Cangelosi was at his family’s home in Waldorf at 

the time of his passing, with hopes of returning to 

campus for the spring semester. 

President Hrabowski and many others from 

UMBC have sent their condolences to Cangelosi’s 

family. As members of the community and scholarly 

family, we at The Retriever hope that UMBC will 

continue to keep him and his family in our thoughts 

and prayers. 

aedo1@umbc.edu 

UMBC grieves the loss of 

Andrew McElrath 

By sayre Posey 


coUrTesy THe BaLTimore sUn 

The UMBC community was deeply affected by the loss of 

two students, Peter Cangelosi and Andrew McElrath, and 

faculty member, Gregory Barnhill, pictured above. 

Condolences go out to Barnhill’s family and 

friends, and the UMBC community will continue to 

hold them in thoughts and prayers. 

m72@umbc.edu 

play basketball, and also enjoyed boating, taking 

bike rides, reading, listening to music, playing Fantasy 

Football and learning about antique cars. 

He is survived by his parents Larry and Jacqueline 

McElrath of Potomac Falls and his sister Audrey 

McElrath of Boston, Massachusetts. 

A viewing was held at the Loudoun Funeral 

Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia on Sept. 13, 2012. 

It is with great sympathy that UMBC remembers 

McElrath as a student, family member, and friend. 

sayre1@umbc.edu

NEWS Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

Apple of the Day: 

making time for 

lunch 

By micHeLLe KUaH 

Health Columnist 

Ah, lunchtime: that wonderful midday hour when productivity is brought 

to a halt due to three simple words brought on by that gnawing pain inside: 

Need. Food. Now. 

Whether or not you have a meal plan, eating on campus can be quite the 

challenge when your so-called “lunch break” becomes “let’s see how fast I can 

shovel this food in my mouth before my 1 p.m. lecture!” 

Nutrition blogger Sarah-Jane Bedwell, R.D. explains the importance of lunch 

breaks for personal health in an article published on Self.com, saying that 

“taking an actual lunch break allows you to totally focus on your food…be 

more aware of how much you are eating and be more satisfied when you are 

done.” 

Lunchtime, although easily overlooked, is actually the perfect opportunity 

to ensure that you have ample energy to fuel the second half of your busy day. 

Ordering a hefty burrito at Salsarita’s or buying a meal deal at Chic-fil-A may 

offer temporary satisfaction, but they can also wreak havoc throughout your 

afternoon classes, especially once a food coma sets in. 

When you’re battling the long lines during free hour, the last thing you want 

to think about is the nutritional content of your food, but consider planning 

your meals and preparing them the night before. That way, you can spend extra 

time eating your lunch instead of waiting in line. 

Here’s a simple recipe for a quick and easy tuna salad wrap that not only 

provides the flexibility for multiple portions to be prepared ahead of time, 

but cuts down on unhealthy fats by subbing fat-free cottage cheese and 

Green and clean 

rally encourages 

students to help the 

environment 

> from GREEN RaLLy [1] 

Other organizations associated with 

UMBC included Waste Management, 

Graduate Students Association and Greenopolis. 

Greenopolis created an incentive 

to bolster recycling habits: a newly-installed 

tool in The Commons called the 

Dream Machine offers a reward points 

system for accepted recyclables. Arya 

Tayebi, senior and environmental studies 

major, has been taking full advantage 

of this system. 

“I think it is a great idea and incentivizes 

students to be more active in environmentally 

friendly practices,” said Tayebi. 

Other students seem to be quite impressed 

with the direction UMBC is taking 

to be a greener campus as well. Senior 

biology major Gamika Perera works 

for the Environmental Affairs Department 

and has noticed these efforts. 

“I had the chance to see the unveiling of 

the new Performing Arts and Humanities 

building this past week,” said Perera. “I 

was glad to see that our school is investing 

in greener technology and striving to 

make our buildings LEED certified.” 

By publicizing these endeavors for 

UMBC campus life, the rally engaged students 

and encouraged them to take initiative 

in their communities and choose 

a greener lifestyle. The event gave students 

a greater understanding of what 

is happening at UMBC and how they can 

play a role in reducing their carbon footprint. 

Informing students of these new 

developments on campus is the first step 

towards creating a “changing culture” at 

UMBC. 

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Making your own lunch can save you time and give you the afternoon boost you need. 

Greek yogurt for traditional mayonnaise. 

This recipe makes 4 servings. You need 4 whole wheat tortillas, 4 leaves 

of romaine lettuce, 1 can of white tuna in water, 1/2 cup of fat free cottage 

cheese, 1/4 cup dijon or stone-ground mustard, 3 celery stalks, 10 baby carrots, 

1/4 cup of Greek yogurt, 2 tsp. of garlic powder, 1 tsp. of cayenne pepper, 

and freshly cracked black pepper. 

Mash up the drained can of tuna with a fork as much as you can. Add in the 

rest of the ingredients and adjust to taste. Assemble the wraps by breaking 

each romaine leaf so that it lies flat on the tortilla. Scoop 1/4 of the mixture 

over the lettuce and roll into a burrito-like shape. Cut into two halves and enjoy 

alongside a piece of whole fruit and unsweetened iced tea. 

Feel free to take away or add to this recipe and make it your own. 

mkuah1@umbc.edu 

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STAFF EDITORIAL 

The power of a video 

Protests, both violent and non-violent, are 

breaking out around the world in response 

to a U.S. film called Innocence of Muslims 

that includes anti-Muslim content and mockery 

of the Prophet Muhammad. 

The video content was initially published 

to YouTube as clips, under the titles “The 

Real Life of Muhammad” and “Muhammad 

Movie Trailer”, yet some say that these videos 

are simply trailers for a full length film that 

was supposedly shown only once to a handful 

of people. 

Several of the actors in the film have come 

forward saying that the original movie had 

no religious references or anti-Islamic material, 

and that the offensive material was 

added post-production though the process 

of overdubbing. 

Regardless of the video’s origin or intent, 

the response from both the Middle East and 

the U.S. has been overwhelmingly negative. 

Although the attack on the U.S. Consulate 

in Libya which resulted in the death of Ambassador 

J. Christopher Stevens may not 

have been directly related to the protests of 

the film, it is clear that the movie has resulted 

in adverse consequences for protesting 

countries and for the U.S.. 

After watching the available clips online, 

their content can only be described as insensitive 

and disrespectful. Secretary of State 

Hillary Clinton even called the film “disgusting” 

in an effort to distance the U.S. government 

from the opinions expressed in the 

This Bahraini gathering is one of many cropping up in recent 

weeks in protest of the film, “The Innocence of Muslims.” courtesy wikipedia 

Let’s abandon the 

“neutral” ground 

By erik walker 


If you consider yourself moderate 

or neutral or undecided 

on issues of political, religious, 

social or economic consequence, 

this is for you. Or rather, this is at 

you: an attempt to shake you up 

and get you to hop off the fence 

and join the fray. 

The reason you should? Because 

you’re not actually on the 

fence, when it all comes down to 

it. 

Let’s say that you are asked 

where you stand on a certain issue, 

where you could be either 

“for” or “against” it, and you say 

“I don’t know.” It’s notable that 

you say that you don’t know, 

not that you don’t believe. You 

don’t know which belief is right, 

but that doesn’t stop you from 

believing in one of the options. 

And you must, for the nature of 

a logical contradiction is that one 

statement must be true, and its 

negation false. 

It’s simple, really. Either you 

can be for a certain position or 

against it — you could be for a 

multitude of alternatives, but 

this is still against, that is, contrary 

to, whatever position we’re 

considering. This is true for the 

same reason that you are either 

reading or not reading this article 

right now. You can’t be doing 

both, or neither. So you must 

choose. 

This is uncomfortable for 

many people to realize because 

it undermines our pride by implying 

that we believe things that 

might be wrong. The aversion to 

believing falsity may very well 

be the underlying impulse that 

causes some people to desire to 

hold a neutral position. 

This is admirable. The only 

problem is that neutrality is impossible. 

There is a distinction between 

the public position and the personally 

held position. If this 

seems self-evident, look closely 

again: it means that while people 

can publicly state things that are 

logically contradictory, in reali- 

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Sept. 25, 2012 

ty it is impossible to entertain a 

contradiction in one’s mind. 

You cannot imagine having 

your shoes on and not having 

your shoes on at the same time 

and in the same context. You can 

claim that they are both off and 

on, but it cannot happen, and as 

a result you cannot imagine it visually. 

Thus, while it is perfectly legitimate 

to publicly say that you 

do not know something, especially 

if your goal is to investigate 

further in order to form an informed 

opinion, you cannot actually 

imagine a middle ground 

in your mind. You may alternately 

imagine Obama winning the 

election, and Obama losing, but 

one will predominate. Which- 

Opinions 

video. 

Nevertheless, violence is not a reasonable 

response to the negative views expressed by 

the maker of the video. While it is certainly 

acceptable that one would be offended by 

the content, reacting with violence is not an 

effective solution to any cultural resentment 

that has resulted. 

Reactions of this kind are simply exacerbating 

the issue on both sides of the cultural 

divide, and imposing the prejudicial views of 

one individual on an entire country. U.S. corporations 

and the U.S. government have denied 

any connection to the messages within 

the film. 

Google has already made the somewhat 

controversial decision to block access to the 

video in countries such as Egypt, Libya, India, 

Indonesia and Afghanistan due to the sensitive 

nature of the situations in these locations. 

In an age where free speech is not only allowed, 

but is even encouraged by companies 

like Google, the possibilities for the proliferation 

of one’s views on a global scale are 

endless. However, with this freedom comes 

the responsibility of the user to be culturally 

accepting to some degree. 

Rather than responding with violence and 

hate, we should be attempting to be more accepting 

and open to differences in religion, 

race, and beliefs. The maker of this video has 

clearly made the unfortunate choice to share 

content that is xenophobic and insulting. 

However, there is no reason why both sides 

of the cultural divide cannot rise above these 

prejudices and show that these views are 

not widely acknowledged or endorsed. 

ever one you are most likely to 

imagine by default is your belief. 

You may want to withhold a 

hasty statement, but that’s your 

good behavior overruling your 

opinions. 

We come to conclusions all 

the time and don’t act on them. 

In large part, this is because we 

are fickle and know that we may 

very well change our mind in the 

future. What we should do is recognize 

this and admit to having 

opinions, and allow ourselves to 

be swayed in changing our mind. 

Let’s not fear criticism and hide 

from debate by seeking shelter 

behind claimed neutrality. 

werik1@umbc.edu 

courtesy wikipedia 

Voters tend to listen only to media that supports their opinions — 

Obama voters are unlikely to switch sides, as are Romney voters. 

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Opinions 

Sometimes people say nasty 

things about Baltimore. Business 

Insider published an article 

in June 2009 which said the following: 

“We recently had the chance to 

visit Baltimore, Maryland to see 

a baseball game. And though the 

stadium is very nice, we came off 

thinking that in a sense the HBO 

show The Wire actually makes 

Baltimore seem better than it 

really is. Because if you watched 

The Wire, you might conclude 

that all the messed up parts 

were confined to some section 

of the city, rather than the whole 

thing itself. But it’s really all pretty 

miserable. We regret not putting 

it on our list of depressing 

cities.” 

Yes, Baltimore does have its 

problems, and many, but it certainly 

is not fair to cast off the 

whole city (excluding only the 

Orioles stadium) as a decrepit 

and depressing place. And what 

good does this attitude do, anyway? 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

Parking, (almost) every commuter’s problem 

sam manas- trw 

Parking lots campus-wide are jammed day-in and day-out with both commuters and residents alike. 

By tahsin khan 


UMBC is well-known for 

being a commuter school. 

Therefore, it should be a priority 

to make sure there is 

enough parking for all the 

commuters. However, this is 

a need that seems to be continuously 

ignored and overlooked. 

Going around the loop, one 

can see the many available 

spots dedicated to residents. 

The Walker garage is also full 

of unused parking spots. This 

is frustrating for commuters 

who have to go around the 

loops and into designated 

lots looking for an available 

parking space. 

It is easier to find a spot in 

the early, early morning, but 

not all students have class 

that early. Many who come 

in the later morning and early 

afternoon find themselves 

circling the loop for a good 15 

Baltimore is constantly in dire 

need of social activism; Baltimore 

needs people who are 

passionate about solving social 

issues from the root of the problem 

and exposing why inequalities 

exist. 

First, ditch the negative attitude. 

Second, figure out what role 

you will play in shaping your 

community. Sometimes UMBC 

students complain about Baltimore, 

saying that it is unsafe 

and dirty. Well, Baltimore is not 

going to just up and change itself 

to accommodate for UMBC students 

if those students are not 

willing to venture into the city 

and get to know the communities 

that do exist there. 

Rather than going into detail 

about the social issues referred 

to, instead here is an ad hoc list 

of reasons why Baltimore deserves 

some proud attention 

and warm support. 

Baltimore continues to receive 

a huge influx of refugees, and the 

incredible work by the International 

Rescue Committee (IRC) 

makes the lives of the refugees 

to 30 minutes, time that they 

see going away and not coming 

back. 

Moreover, some students 

have to commute very long 

distances, with times going 

even higher than an hour. 

These students do not want 

to spend even more time 

searching for a parking spot. 

In order to avoid tardiness, 

students have complained 

that they have to come an 

hour just before their class- 

Proud Retrievers, 

Proud Baltimoreans 

By yasmin radBod 


more stable and successful upon 

moving to Baltimore. Recently, 

the IRC began a new type of sustainable, 

social-activism project 

for refugee families called “New 

Roots.” 

As their website says, 

“Through community gardening, 

nutrition education, and 

small-business farming, New 

Roots is giving hundreds of refugee 

farmers the tools and training 

they need to grow healthy 

and affordable food and become 

self-sufficient.” 

The IRC operates around the 

country serving various refugee 

populations in other cities; the 

Baltimore New Roots project, 

based on the same initiative in 

these cities, will begin soon. 

Shouldn’t Baltimore be celebrating 

the great activism and 

great people behind local organizations? 

Another wonderful non-profit 

in Baltimore is Helping Up!, the 

long-running homeless shelter, 

where UMBC sends students to 

help volunteer. The list of organizations 

doing incredible work 

in Baltimore goes on and on, and 

es in order to find a parking 

spot. That time also could 

be used for more important 

tasks, like studying, eating 

and sleeping. 

The construction projects 

have also taken away spaces 

that could have been used to 

help satiate the hunger for 

parking spots. 

The opening of the new 

Performing Arts and Humanities 

Building is a profound 

symbol to UMBC. Among other 

wonderful meanings, the 

PAHB also symbolizes the 

growth of students at UMBC. 

This growth of students 

correlates to the growth of 

commuters, and thus a need 

for more commuter parking 

spaces. 

Many complaints can be 

drawn up for the lack of parking 

spaces and how unreasonable 

it is. But it is time 

to find a solution to this everlasting 

problem. Maybe 

parking services should give 

up the numerous unused residents’ 

spots to commuters. 

Also, a few levels of the 

Walker Avenue Parking Garage 

could be opened to commuters. 

There is always the 

call for more garages to replace 

lots. And garages are 

spacing saving; they can fit up 

to three to four times as many 

cars a lots can. Nonetheless, 

it is continually mentioned 

the people behind these organizations 

make Baltimore a truly 

unique community of dedicated 

activists 

Besides non-profits, Baltimore 

is also unique for its food. 

For example, Baltimore City 

Public Schools follow Meatless 

Mondays. 

Also, Red Emma’s is an exquisite 

Communist and social 

activist co-op/café near Mount 

Vernon. Those who stop by Red 

Emma’s can learn about the famous 

“Red” Emma Goldberg, 

pick up some fair trade coffee, 

and browse the very interesting 

selection of activist literature 

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that UMBC does not have the 

funds for a new garage, and 

that its current funding for 

construction is coming from 

the State. 

The next suggestion may 

not be preferable to students 

with cars on campus, whether 

they are residents or commuters: 

Charge individually 

for parking permits. 

This would cause people 

who live closer to campus to 

be more inclined to use the 

MTA, a solution that would 

reduce transportation costs 

and lower students’ carbon 

footprints. It would also force 

many residents to reconsider 

the necessity of bringing 

their cars on campus. 

The reduction of local and 

residential cars on campus 

would leave more parking 

spaces for those who come 

from longer distances away. 

Also, the money coming from 

the costs of permits could 

help fund a new garage for 

the future-expected growth 

of students at UMBC. 

Students have repeatedly 

complained about the parking 

issue here at UMBC. Maybe 

it’s time the university 

heard the complaints of the 

students and did something 

about it. 

tkhan3@umbc.edu 

and zines. 

An article was recently published 

in VegNews, stating that 

Baltimore is a vegan-bakery 

heaven. Dirty Carrots, an all-vegan 

bakery, just opened its first 

storefront in Fell’s Point. 

And check out Hampden, a 

very artsy, eco-friendly and locally-made-products 

community in 

Baltimore, which also boasts the 

Hampdenfest every fall. See, it is 

hard to close up this article because 

Baltimore truly is a great 

city with a lot of pizzazz. 

yasminradbod1@umbc.edu 

file photo 

The inner harbor, including the Baltimore National Aquarium, are gorgeous 

locations in an under-appreciated city.

8 

Do professors 

put research 

before teaching? 

By rachel derBy 


The first priority of the 

students at UMBC is to gain 

a quality education that will 

help them succeed in their 

professional lives. Most 

students have probably had a 

teacher who has made them 

feel as if they are not getting 

their money’s worth when it 

comes to quality teaching. 

Several factors contribute 

to the inequality between 

teaching and research of these 

professors. 

Sometimes, a professor 

decides that research comes 

first and teaching comes second. 

Most of the professors 

on campus are not trained 

teachers. While they are 

considered experts in their 

respective fields, undergraduate 

studies are something that 

happened many years ago. 

Being an expert in your field 

will not make you an effective 

teacher of a standard course in 

undergraduate studies. 

If anything, the most teaching 

experience a professor has may 

be TA experience, which is not 

the same as training as a teacher. 

While professors have greatly 

contributed to their disciplines 

in terms of research, some do 

not return the favor by teaching 

the up-and-coming crop of 

people who have potential to 

continue in the field. 

A lack of passion is 

detrimental to the success of 

any person. Some professors do 

not have a passion for teaching, 

which makes it difficult to 

be an excellent teacher. The 

passion of the professor lies 

in the research, which is 

understandable. 

To obtain a Ph.D. in any 

subject is not a simple task. 

It takes years of hard work, 

sacrifice and most importantly 

passion for the topic. One 

would expect someone who has 

this much passion for a topic to 

spend most of his time on it. 

It is a remarkable 

accomplishment to make 

it through the process of 

obtaining a Ph.D., but this does 

not necessarily translate into 

being a good teacher, and it 

does not mean the professor 

will have the same passion for 

teaching. 

This inequality in attention is 

certainly not entirely the fault 

of the professor. Some of the 

pressure put on the professor 

by the university causes the 

lack of focus on teaching. In 

order to keep a university job, 

the professor must publish a lot 

of papers as quickly as possible 

and bring in a lot of grant 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

Opinions 

Quotes from the Quad 

Now that things are in full swing, how are you handling your workload? 

“I’ve been handling it 

pretty well ... I do spend 

time with friends, but I 

make sure to complete 

the work I set for myself, 

even if it means staying 

up until 6 a.m.” 

Kevin Diep 

Sophomore 

“I have a lot of planners, 

schedules ... just making 

sure everything is written 

down and organized. ” 

William Weeks 

Junior 

National Politics: Do 

you know enough dirt 

By patrick hixenBaugh 


How often do you watch political news 

that you agree with? Or talk politics with 

people whose views are similar to your own? 

Democrats, do you follow all the goof-ups 

Mitt Romney has made this campaign? And 

Republicans, do you cringe at the stuff you 

know is wrong about Obama? 

How many of you know both? Nearly 

everyone isolates themself in their own 

political bubble to some extent. But it results 

in a politically polarized country, and we all 

saw how well that worked out in Congress this 

year. 

Obama has been quoted saying, “If you had 

a small business, you didn’t build that!” And 

just last week, Romney called 47 percent of 

Americans self-identified “victims” who are 

dependent on the government. But do you 

honestly know the context of either statement? 

Honestly it probably wasn’t worth your time 

— it fit in with what you already knew about 

the candidate you support, or the candidate 

you oppose, so you don’t need to waste time 

confirming what you already know. 

This is known in the field of psychology 

as “cognitive bias,” and it is presumably an 

evolutionary advantage. It keeps you from 

double-checking every little thing and frees up 

your time to do biologically important things 

like eating, sleeping and looking attractive. 

money. 

Grant money isn’t earned 

by being a good teacher; 

it is dependent on being a 

good researcher. This causes 

the research to take up a 

“I try to balance time 

for myself and time 

for work and classes. 

I’m good with time 

management.” 

Kevin Triplett 

Senior 

to decide? 

substantial amount of time and 

effort, leaving teaching as the 

first thing to get cut from the 

priorities. 

Many of UMBC’s professors 

are fantastic at inspiring a 

The problem is that shady people can easily 

take advantage of this, and both Democratic 

and Republican campaigns are guilty of 

twisting facts and statements to sound good to 

their supporters’ ears. 

So how can you get around this blatant 

manipulation? One solution: listen to all the 

bad things people are saying about politicians. 

Here’s a start: Obama’s healthcare plan 

will be very expensive. Romney has no plan 

to balance the budget. Obama is a socialist. 

Romney thinks all Palestinians are committed 

to the destruction of Israel. Obama is just as 

bad about spying on American citizens as 

Bush was. Romney used to like driving around 

pretending to be a police officer and pulling 

people over. The list goes on. 

In the interest of breaking the cognitive 

circle, be you Democrat, Republican, Green, or 

Libertarian, look for all the dirt. It’s amazing 

what you’ll find about your own favorite 

politician. But despite this, somebody’s got 

to run the country, and both candidates have 

good things going for them as well. 

Hopefully they have at least proved to their 

respective parties that they were the most fit to 

run. But when you cast your vote in November, 

make sure it’s based on all of the information. 

Maybe then we can start depolarizing the 

country and going somewhere for a change. 

durandal.glamdring@gmail.com 

passion for their topic and 

teaching a new generation of 

college graduates, but some are 

simply disconnected. 

“As soon as I get an 

assignment, I start it. 

I read for classes every 

day. I get things done 

early.” 

Adam Kendall 

Senior 

“I guess you could say 

that I’m managing ... 

definitely lots of study 

groups this semester.” 

Alana Frenkel 

Sophomore 

rad2@umbc.edu

Technology Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 9 

UMBC Inventors find other students to 

help them achieve 

their dreams 

By ifemayowa aworanti 


Sometimes, don’t you just wish you 

could print food? After coming home 

from a long day of classes and work, 

it would be nice to just print out a hot, 

no-prep meal to eat. This childhood 

fantasy is one of the many things that 

the DEVICE club at UMBC is hoping to 

build. 

DEVICE is UMBC’s resident inventor 

club. Its members propose interesting 

and exciting inventions and build the 

invention up from scratch. They also 

reverse engineer devices to better 

understand how they work. 

The ideal food printer is not a 

Twitter is getting a facelift, and it’s looking 

a lot like Facebook. The website’s recent 

redesign put a heavy focus on incorporating 

more visuals onto Twitter feeds, a move 

similar to the heavy use of visuals on Facebook 

and Pinterest. 

“New profiles also help you get to know 

people better through their pictures,” Twitter 

said about the redesign. 

Twitter feeds now feature a large “Header 

Photo,” similar to Facebook’s Cover Photos. In 

each Header Photo, a user’s personal avatar 

will be displayed at the center of the photo. 

Also, by pushing members’ photo stream 

higher up on the page, thumbnail images are 

bigger and more visible on each Twitter feed. 

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo revealed the 

new design on NBC-TV’s “Today” show 

on September 18. The redesign, he said, 

is a response to users wanting to express 

themselves beyond just the 140-character 

tweet limit. 

“What we’ve heard over and over again 

from our users is they want to bring more of 

their personality to their profile pages,” he 

said. 

However, the new visually-focused Twitter 

has also been rumored to be a move towards 

a larger advertising presence for the site. 

With the company’s huge advertising 

success with its Promoted Accounts, Tweets, 

machine of pure fancy, as a version 

has been made by the Cornell Creative 

Machines lab. That version can make 

cakes, cookies and hamburger patties. 

It is based on the same technology as 

the printer used for printing out threedimensional 

objects such as cell phone 

cases from data provided by a computer. 

The DEVICE club not only makes 

amazing technology, but also helps 

members develop basic technical 

skills like soldering, circuits making, 

and Computer Aided Design (CAD) 

modeling while giving them the 

opportunity to hone their problem 

solving skills. They will be prepared to 

invent machines either in their future 

Twitter redesign looks 

and Trends, it seems like only a matter of time 

before Twitter users start seeing “Promoted 

Photos” in their feeds. 

Expectedly, professionals and businesses 

are expected to take advantage of Twitter’s 

new visual design. Already, Twitter users 

such as American Idol Host Ryan Seacrest, 

Ellen DeGeneres’ “The Ellen Show”, and 

UMBC’s Student Events Board have switched 

over to the new design. 

With the redesign, web-analysts expect to 

see more companies making their Twitter 

feeds more of a “destination” for individual 

brands. As Twitter’s popularity continues to 

grow, analysts say that more twitter feeds 

will start functioning as simplified versions 

of company websites. 

Along with a newly designed layout, the 

company revamped their iPad, iPhone, and 

Android apps, giving visual elements such 

as photos and videos more presence in the 

applications. With display photos being 

attached to old tweets in a horizontal bar, 

Twitter app users can now scroll through 

photos with a swipe of their finger. 

Other changes to the site include the 

exclusion of third-party developers such as 

yFrog and Twitpic. 

To date, Twitter has 140 million active users, 

and over 340 million tweets are tweeted per 

day. Twitter’s recent redesign comes less than 

a year after its last update in December 2011. 

professions or as a hobby. 

DEVICE members also gain valuable 

leadership skills. Once a student comes 

up with a project idea, he or she has 

to convince other Device members 

to support and join in working on the 

project. Once enough students are on 

board, the student becomes project 

manager of the invention. 

As technology continues to mature, 

clubs like DEVICE will become more 

critical in preparing engineers and 

scientists to bring new technologies 

to life and in leading others to do the 

same. 

DEVICE is not just for engineering 

majors. Students in other majors who 

are interested in building, designing, or 

remaking things are welcome to join. 

Christian Sias, a junior physics major 

and math minor who serves as DEVICE’s 

Public Relations Officer, says that, “the 

beauty of this club is that its open for 

everyone, 

even music/ 

art majors, 

experienced or 

inexperienced. 

We want great 

ideas from 

engineers, 

suspiciously like Facebook 

By samantha androsky 


courtesy device at umBc 

Device’s logo, filled with gears and other hardware, demonstrates their hands-on attitude 

andr2@umbc.edu 

The LIFX bulb, an experimental 

LED-based light bulb with 

the ability to glow in any color 

and be controlled by mobile 

devices, has now made records 

as the second most funded 

technology-based Kickstarter 

project of all time. 

In addition to the coloration, 

the project page claims that the 

bulbs can last for 25 years, are 

environmentally efficient, and 

can use animated lighting. In 

spite of its price tag (around 

$50 per bulb if bought in bulk) 

the project became a sensation, 

attracting media attention 

not only on Kickstarter but on 

Internet publications such as 

Wired and Techcrunch. 

The project hit over over 

$1.3 million in under a week, 

smashing the original goal 

of $100,000 in 60 days. This 

prompted LIFX founder Phil 

Bosua to close off rewards for 

further donations in order ensure 

that the initial batch of 

bulbs can be completed on 

time. 

Currently, the Australian 

developers are in talks with a 

number of manufacturers and 

hope to eventually begin full 

blown corporate production 

scientists and everyone else.” 

Device meets on Fridays from 2 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. in commons 318.Their next 

meeting will be on September 28. Their 

faculty advisor is Dr. Taryn Bayles, 

professor of chemical engineering 

and the undergraduate program 

director of chemical, biochemical and 

environmental engineering here at 

UMBC. 

Right now DEVICE is finishing up 

two projects begun last year. The first 

project is a quad-rotor, a helicopter 

with four rotors. They are also finishing 

up a GPS guided, self driving GoKart. 

When they are done they will move 

on to “yummier stuff” like the food 

printer. Other projects they have in the 

wings include a 10 ft.-by-10 ft.-by-10 ft. 

LED cube and a more physics-geared 

quantum locking experiment. 

ifemayowa@umbc.edu 

LED-based light 

bulbs raise 

record-breaking 

funds 

By michael reges 


runs. However, there has been 

some criticism as to the feasibility 

of the project, even with 

the amount of public interest 

shown. 

Reuters blogger Felix Salmon 

brings up the point that LED 

lightbulbs in the past have consistently 

been hampered by engineering 

and patent limitations 

which the LIFX project coordinators 

have yet to acknowledge. 

In addition, Bosua’s previous 

project, a box to help smartphones 

scan documents, has 

seen months of shipping delays 

despite its original proposed release 

date in July. 

In spite of these concerns, 

Bosua is confident that the attention 

and significant funding 

the project has received is proof 

that LED lightbulbs are the wave 

of the future and that the LIFX 

bulb’s Wifi control mechanisms 

will make them a market sensation. 

So far, general public opinion 

seems to be highly in their favor. 

Whether or not this project 

meets its ambitious goals will be 

a test not only for the future of 

LIFX but for public faith in the 

legitimacy of large scale engineering 

projects funded through 

websites like Kickstarter. 

mreyes1@umbc.edu

10 

ANdreA huNt - trW 

JohN Joyce - trW 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

Features 

PAHB officially 

unveiled 

ANdreW huNt - trW 

NicholAs BArtoN - trW 

AmritA gulAti - trW 

NicholAs BArtoN - trW 

> from BUILDING [1] 

Jeannie Howe, the Executive 

Director of the Greater Baltimore 

Cultural Alliance had this 

to say about what the Performing 

Arts and Humanities Building 

represents: 

“the opening of the Performing 

Arts and Humanities Building 

is symbolic of the symbiotic 

relationship…that we’d like 

to see between institutions 

and artists and the surrounding 

community, between students 

and communities, between 

artists working in and 

outside of the academy, between 

teachers and students, 

and students and children.” 

The new Performing Arts 

and Humanities Building 

marks a pivotal step for the 

UMBC community. It connects 

the arts to the sciences and the 

humanities to technology. It 

shows a university that sees 

the importance of giving their 

students a diverse playing field 

in education by acknowledging 

that all facets of education 

are important. 

“This building means [that] 

people can put out their talent, 

find their talent, broaden their 

talent, or strengthen their talent 

and reveal themselves to 

everyone,” said Romario Lewis, 

biology major. 

Many students see this building 

as a new space to think 

and work creatively. Having 

a brand new building for the 

performing arts and humanities 

will mean that students in 

these majors will have a positive 

and constructive work environment. 

“To me this building [is] a 

new and stimulating environment 

that finally gives the faculty 

and students at UMBC that 

haven’t had the most stimulating 

environment a real venue 

to continue to succeed…it is 

a big advantage and big help 

because it really changes the 

climate of thought in a positive 

way…” Peter Andes. 

mmorina1@umbc.edu

Features 

All photos courtesy michelle mArtir 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

Green Dot 

Last Friday, Sept. 21, the Green Dot Launch was 

held in the sports zone. The Green Dot Launch was 

held to help give students and professors 

a resource for ending violence 

on campus. 

Jennifer Treger, the 

community health 

and safety specialist 

for the Office 

of the Vice 

President 

of student 

affairs, 

spoke 

about 

w h a t 

Green 

Dot is 

aiming 

to do 

for the 

UMBC 

p u b - 

lic: “the 

[Green Dot] 

program is 

available to 

give information 

and tools in 

order to make a safer 

community.” Green 

Dot training has been held 

for numerous sports teams on 

campus as well as fraternities and 

sororities. The more people who are trained 

by Green Dot the better chance there is of increasing 

safety on campus. Green Dot wants to teach its 

trainees to be active bystanders and to have the 

courage to interfere in a situation that has the potential 

for violence. A single choice or action could 

change the course of someone’s life. 

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski is a firm supporter of 

Green Dot. He made a speech at the launch dis- 

11 

program launched 

By BrittNey AlleN 


cussing how proud he is of the UMBC community 

and the work Green Dot has done to make it safer. 

He also spoke about how all students 

on campus are brothers 

and sisters and need to 

be concerned for another. 

The students 

on campus are 

responsible 

for the actions 

that 

occur in 

this community. 

They 

have 

the potential 

to help 

make a 

change 

or to let 

things 

stay the 

same. Dr. 

Hrabowski 

says, “everyone 

is a leader.” 

It is the leadership 

of UMBC’s students 

that will change 

this campus for the better. 

The Green Dot training only takes 

a few hours to go through and teaches its 

trainees valuable skills about violence prevention. 

It does not teach how to punch or attack someone; 

it teaches how to intervene verbally and how to 

change the outcome of a potentially fearful situation. 

As Mahatma Ghandi said, “We must become 

the change we want to see in the world.” 

allen13@umbc.edu

12 

Cheap and local 

Baltimore events: 

September 25-30 

tuesdAy, sept. 25 

Margaret Cho – Mother: 

Stand-up comic Cho takes 

the stage for a nontraditional 

look at motherhood, sexuality, 

and culture. Selene 

Luna will also perform. 

Location: Rams Head On 

Stage, 33 W Street, Annapolis 

Hours: 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. 

Admission: $30 

WedNesdAy, sept. 26 

Books, Coffee and 

Conversation: 

The Catonsville branch of 

the Baltimore County Public 

Library invites bibliophiles 

to discuss books while enjoying 

coffee and cookies. 

Location: 1100 Frederick 

Road 

Hours: 10 a.m. 

Admission: Free 

thursdAy, sept.27 

2012 St. Demetrios Greek 

Festival: 

Enjoy authentic Greek music, 

dance, food, drink, and 

more. Events include a silent 

auction and a gyro-eating 

contest. Runs through 

Sunday; visit http://www. 

stdemetriosmd.org for information. 

Location: St. Demetrios 

Church, 2504 Cub Hill Rd., 

Baltimore 

Hours: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.; 

varies on other days 


FridAy, sept. 28 

Mother May I: 

Dylan Brody’s new “sad 

comedy” is a play focusing 

on secrets in the microcosm 

of a dysfunctional American 

family. 

Location: The Strand Theater, 

1823 N Charles St. 

Hours: 8 p.m. 

Admission: $15 for students; 

buy at http://www. 

strand-theater.org/ 

sAturdAy, sept. 29 

Ron Konkus Memorial 

Fly-In & Family Fun 

Weekend: 

Spend the day under a sky 

filled with model planes. 

The hobbyists of the Southwest 

Area Modelers club 

will hold air shows and 

demonstrations. Food and 

drink will be available, as 

will opportunities to test-fly 

planes. 

Location: Baltimore & St. 

Georgia Ave., Halethorpe 

Hours: 10 a.m. 


suNdAy, sept. 30 

Catonsville Farmers’ 

Market: 

Locally-grown and handmade 

goods are available 

at this outdoor market. 

It is open, rain or shine, 

Wednesdays and Sundays 

until Nov. 4. 

Location: 730 Frederick Rd. 

Hours: 10 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. 

Admission: Free, but bring 

cash for vendors 

moNdAy, oct. 1 

Free Fall Baltimore – 

Free Zoo Day: 

For the next month, Baltimore 

will offer a variety of 

free arts and cultural activities 

on a daily basis. For 

the first day, events include 

free admission to the Maryland 

Zoo in Baltimore. Visit 

http://www.freefallbaltimore.com 

for more information. 

Location: Druid Hill Park 

Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 


Walking to class this Wednesday, 

students venturing to Fine 

Arts or one of the Engineering 

buildings would have noticed 

a peculiar sight. Like parents 

celebrating their child’s birthday 

weeks after the actual date, 

UMBC held a special groundbreaking 

ceremony and celebration 

for the much anticipated 

(and already much-used) Performing 

Arts and Humanities 

building. 

It is a bit odd that they were 

having such an event weeks into 

the school year, when hundreds 

of students already frequent the 

building each week; the ceremony 

was far less pleasing than the 

building itself. It took over an 

hour past the documented start 

time for the celebration to actually 

begin. 

Those who stuck around witnessed 

several performances 

from individuals: magicians, 

jesters, and choirs. Those who 

did not wait for it to start witnessed 

little more than a bunch 

of food trucks. 

While they were quite an interesting 

touch, the food trucks 

were a bit of a disappointment 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

for the average student. Unlike 

most school events in which 

there is free food or entertainment, 

(besides the very limited 

selection of drinks left over from 

the opening ceremony) this 

event featured only overpriced 

concessions. Among these were 

Mrs. Twist, Top Dog, Souper 

Freak, and Woody’s Taco Island. 

While they were quite tasty, 

it was a bit sneaky of UMBC 

to plant all these food trucks 

around hungry college students 

during prime meal time. 

Also present was an interesting 

little clothes store, Gogos 

Retread Threads, compacted 

into a school bus. The bus was 

completely painted and decorated 

inside and out, featuring a 

neat selection of men and women’s 

vintage-style clothes; however, 

it felt a little out of place 

at a groundbreaking ceremony. 

Nonetheless, the owner of the 

store was quite nice and many 

students hopped onto the bus 

to peruse her shop. Even those 

who didn’t make any purchases 

left with a little reminiscence 

of riding the bus to school as a 

child. 

For the occasion, there was a 

giant white tent with a stage and 

a bunch of chairs for the earlier 

speeches and presentations. As 

Features 

Groundbreaking 

ceremony falls short 

By chelseA goldsmith 


The Green and Clear Rally took place in the Quad, 

on a perfect day to emphasize the importance of 

taking care of the environment. 

There are several things that even the students 

of UMBC still don’t know about their school. One 

thing that was extremely fascinating was the concept 

of the Dream Machine. The Dream Machine 

is basically a machine from which you get points 

on a card for how many times you recycle. You get 

discounts and coupons to stores depending on the 

amount of points you receive on your card. It’s a 

great way to motivate the students to make the 

necessary changes to protect the environment. 

I also got a chance to speak with Larry Hennessey, 

the assistant director of Planning and 

Construction Services. He explained how the new 

buildings in UMBC are environmentally friendly. 

New Patapsco and the new Performing Arts and 

Humanities building promote environmental 

friendliness because of the utilities and the way 

they were constructed. 

An important event I saw was the Retrofit Baltimore, 

which is a project of Civic Works. Their mission 

as stated on their brochure is to “transform 

the clean energy economy into a pathway out of 

poverty for disadvantaged Baltimore residents.” 

Students of UMBC are welcomed and encouraged 

far as the celebration following 

the more tedious part of the 

ceremony, the only group that 

performed on stage was UMBC’s 

own Mama’s Boys (UMBC’s goto 

entertainers, it would seem). 

Also featured was a jester 

dressed in a peculiar black-andred 

skintight outfit with a mask 

over his face. He stood around 

entertaining small groups of 

people, competing for attention 

against a magician who was also 

entertaining small groups of 

people. 

For a student with nothing 

better to do than sit around in 

the grass by the new Humanities 

building, this ceremony was a 

hit, I’m sure. But for thoses with 

afternoon classes it was a big 

flop. Luckily, however, the free 

iced tea was delightful. 

The main source of “entertainment” 

was staring at the new 

building. Our new building is not 

a flop like its groundbreaking 

ceremony; it is very modern and 

interestingly designed. 

Next time UMBC hosts a 

groundbreaking ceremony 

during the semester they should 

think about catering more to the 

students, rather than to make 

money off its hungry guests. 

chelsea6@umbc.edu 

It’s never too late 

to go green 

By tArA moBArAKi 


to help homeowners retrofit their homes by building 

relationships with community leaders. 

After that, I decided to go inside a maze that 

was filled with interesting facts about UMBC. With 

a questionnaire, I filled in the answers that were 

pasted around it and turned in my paper to the 

desk when I completed the maze. Though I enjoyed 

the maze, I can’t say I didn’t enjoy the shirts 

they gave out in the end more. 

Next, I stopped by the UMBC Vegetarians table. 

There they promoted and explained the best ways 

to help animals: Stop eating them all the time. 

Even if students just make a vegetarian day once a 

week, it can make a difference for animals. UMBC 

has also switched to cage-free eggs. 

I then visited a stand that informed students 

about UMBC’s Ride and Share. Ride and Share 

encourages students to carpool by giving easy instructions 

on how to apply. Just go to www.umbc. 

edu/ocss to find out more information. 

The Green and Clear Rally was an important and 

informative gathering that many students should 

have attended. The environment is extremely important, 

for many reasons that all of you have been 

lectured on already. Whether it’s volunteering for 

organizations or even just recycling, everyone has 

a huge impact when they are protecting the environment. 

setareh1@umbc.edu

Features 

In the introduction to The 

Glass Menagerie, playwright 

Tennessee Williams wrote, 

“Memory takes a lot of poetic 

license. It omits some details, 

others are exaggerated, 

according to the emotional 

value of the articles it touches, 

for memory is seated predominantly 

in the heart.” One 

is reminded of that passage at 

Ghosts in the Landscape: Vietnam 

Revisited, an exhibition of 

photographs by Craig J. Barber 

on display at the library gallery 

through Dec. 10. 

Barber, a Vietnam veteran, 

spent four years in the mid- 

1990s retracing his steps 

through photography. The result 

is a collection of black-andwhite, 

long-exposure images of 

Vietnam, from temples to villages, 

from schools to rice paddies. 

With their blurred edges 

and shadowy figures, the images 

strongly resemble memories 

or dreams. 

The exposure catches a palm 

branch moving in the wind, a 

group of schoolchildren fidgeting 

in front of a thatched-roof 

house. People move in front of 

the camera occasionally, going 

about their daily lives, leaning 

against walls before heading 

off to do something else. 

But it’s almost as if they 

were never there. They seem 

to float, dimly recognized, dimly 

remembered. In fact, none 

of the places ever look busy. 

They’re simply places that 

blurry, with ghostlike people 

passing through. Some of the 

locations are breathtaking (a 

Buddhist temple against a rock 

face covered in trees, for example). 

Many places have an 

abandoned, almost dilapidated 

feel to them, an uncomfortable 

reminder that not 50 years ago 

we were still there, fighting a 

war we wouldn’t win. 

The images, tranquil at their 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

Ghosts in the 

Landscape: 

retracing 

a veteran’s 

steps through 

Vietnam 

By JuliA celtNieKs 


outset, imply much strife and 

pain and terror, particularly in 

their titles: “The Boy Just Stood 

There,” “Somedays It Just Felt 

Relentless.” At times, it’s very 

difficult to look at these quiet 

scenes and imagine what Barber 

must have seen there in 

his days as a teenage Marine. 

Paint peels, roofs cave in, underbrush 

runs rampant. The 

edges of the pictures bend with 

the pinhole camera, suggesting 

that we’re looking, through a 

very narrow hole, into a past 

most would like to forget. 

And there’s so much beauty 

here all at once: “Eden in the 

Mekong,” “There Is a Future,” 

“Finally Peace Came.” He finds 

it in statues of Buddha sitting 

in a circle in a garden, a white 

boat on a lagoon, the pointed 

spires of a temple. Barber 

could not be reached for comment, 

but one can infer how 

complicated the landscape of 

Vietnam must be, both to those 

who fought there and those 

who have lived with the aftermath. 

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Members of the UMBC 

community examine 

the photographs taken 

by Craig J. Barber.. 

Family members, 

including Barber’s wife 

and grandson were 

present at the gallery. 

The gallery will be on 

display in the Albert O. 

Kuhn Library through 

Dec. 10.

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Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

Features 

Comics The House at the 

End of the Street: 

Turn Back 

Around 

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By seAN leAVy 

Opinions Editor 

In horror films, the last house 

on the block is always a starting 

point for scares, murder, and 

frights. Classic horror films such 

as The Last House on the Left 

and Scream built their scares 

on the idea that the last households 

have terrifying secrets. To 

add The House at the End of the 

Street to the list would insult the 

truly horrifying films that have 

come before it, for the film is 

nothing but a disappointment. 

The House at the End of the 

Street tells the story of a mother 

and daughter uprooted to an 

isolated neighborhood in an unnamed 

town. While moving in, 

Sarah (Elizabeth Shue) and her 

daughter Elissa (Jennifer Lawrence) 

discover a disturbing secret 

about their neighbor Ryan 

(Max Thieriot). While Elissa 

begins a blossoming friendship 

with him, they are haunted by 

the fact he still lives in the home 

where his parents were murdered. 

Eventually, Elissa and her 

mother discover a secret that 

could change everything. 

After starring in The Hunger 

Games, one of the best blockbusters 

of the spring, it is a 

mystery how Jennifer Lawrence 

ended up starring in this film. Everything 

about this movie is incredibly 

disappointing. Instead 

leavy1@umbc.edu 

of trying to present something 

new in the “last house” genre, 

House simply devolves into a 

generic film with few scares and 

poor storytelling. 

The biggest problem with the 

film is that the audience just 

does not care. Watching Sarah 

argue with her mother becomes 

more entertaining than the final 

climactic act. Nothing is known 

about these characters prior to 

the start of the film; they are stereotypical 

representations required 

to make a horror movie. 

The final twist of the movie 

feels as if the writers knew they 

had a bad movie, and simply 

tried to correct that fact. Due 

to its PG-13 rating, there is no 

blood, and the suspense that the 

film has is hindered by a ridiculous 

story, so much so that it 

becomes comedic. House simply 

falls flat, providing no genuine 

horror or shock for its 101-minute 

run time. 

Plenty of other films have provided 

chilling depictions of the 

terror that can happen in that 

isolated home on the block. But 

if you consider The House at the 

End of the Street, just do yourself 

a favor: turn around. 

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Features 

Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19): 

: Don’t let insecurity 

get the best of 

you. Relax and simply 

do what you want. Want to dress 

as Katy Perry and ride a scooter 

through campus? Go for it, hon. 

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22): 

That hot kid in your 

political science class 

you’ve had your eye on? 

Yeah, he’ll come over 

and see if you want to 

study together. Except you’ll have 

spinach in your teeth. Way to go. 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

solutions to last week’s puzzles 

the slum starry horoscope 

Pisces (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20): 

Communicating will be issue 

for you this week. Your best 

friend will think you called her 

fat, your lover will get mixed messages, 

and your parents will think you’re going 

to the seminary. Good luck with that one. 

Aries (Mar. 21 - Apr. 20): 

You’ve been holding 

yourself back lately.You’re 

ready for change. Like, 

changing from your shorts and 

Uggs into something more appropriate. 

And less stupid-looking. 

Taurus (Apr. 21 - May 21): 

You’re also having communication 

issues this 

week, Taurus. But, unlike 

Pisces, you should just 

give up. I hear mimes make a good 

wage nowadays. 

Gemini (May 22 - June 21): 

People want your advice. 

You can choose to be 

nice, or tell it to them like 

it is. Give Aries a hand, and tell 

her how dumb she looks in shorts 

and Uggs. 

puzzles 

crossword websiteforcrossword.com 

Across 

1. French Sudan 

5. African virus 

10. Requests 

14. Black, in poetry 

15. Enjoy 

16. Petty quarrel 

17. Where a bird lives 

18. Ephemeral 

20. Spoke 

22. High ranking officer 

23. Born as 

24. Mountain crest 

Down 

1. List of options 

2. Assist in crime 

3. Misplaced 

4. Betrothed 

5. High regard 

6. A lyric poet 

7. Egg cells 

8. Not short 

9. Backside 

10. Daisylike bloom 

11. Future fungus 

12. Unit of gold purity 

13. Pizazz 

19. Absurd21. Marsh plant 

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INSTRUCTIONS: 

A sudoku puzzle consists 

of a 9 × 9–square grid 

subdivided into nine 3 

× 3 boxes. Some of the 

squares contain numbers. 

The object is to fill in 

the remaining squares 

so that every row, every 

column, and every 3 × 

3 box contains each of 

the numbers from 1 to 9 

exactly once. 

Solving a Sudoku puzzle 

involves pure logic. No 

guesswork is needed—or 

even desirable. 

25. Faculty member 

32. Ranted 

33. Sad song 

34. Big wine holder 

37. Stepped 

38. Seaweed 

39. 5280 feet 

40. Stitch 

41. Perspiration 

42. Type of antelope 

43. Of this earth 

45. Tablet 

25. The products of human 

creativity 

26. Concern 

27. Affirm 

28. Lazybones 

29. Stogie 

30. Angry 

31. How old you are 

34. 8 in Roman numerals 

35. Aquatic plant 

36. Blue-green 

38. Reverence 

39. Just barely adequate41. Mug 

42. Blend 

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23): 

Usually, you’re a calm 

individual, but this week 

you’ll become pretty 

irrational. Don’t talk to 

any Libras; that friendship may 

end this week. On the bright side, 

there’s chocolate pudding. 

49. Hog 

50. Flag-waver 

53. Wither 

57. Number of people present 

59. Roman emperor 

60. Orange pekoe 

61. Gloomy, in poetry 

62. At the peak of 

63. Makes a mistake 

64. Shop 

65. Fail to win 

44. Orb 

45. Sudden burst 

46. Not earlier 

47. Fragrant oil 

48. Amount of hair 

51. Probabilities 

52. Sourish 

53. Stigma 

54. Quash 

55. God of love 

56. Easy gait 

58. Prefix meaning “Modern” 

Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23): 

You’ve been pretty 

tense lately, and you 

might snap this week 

after seeing an Aries. 

Try taking a nice, hot bath though. 

Or killing some zombies. Didn’t HvZ 

just start up again? 

Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22): 

You’re due for a dramatic 

change in your 

life soon. Try putting 

off any big decisions 

until you’re out of this rough 

patch. Keep things simple: Nicki 

Minaj or Lady Gaga?. 

Sagittarius (Nov. 23 - Dec. 

21 ): 

You go shopping, you 

materialistic bitch. You’ve 

been focusing on homework 

for the past four weeks; you 

need a break. Like, now. You’ll feel 

better after. Take a Libra with you! 

15 

Cancer (June 22 - July 22): 

Something is wrong, 

but awareness and 

understanding aretwo 

different things. Awareness that 

everyone around you is stupid is 

very different than understand- 

ing that everyone else is stupid. 

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20): 

This week will be full 

of adventures – just 

try harder to keep 

organized. Go for a 

walk (and bring pepper spray, just in 

case), drive into Baltimore … whatever 

you do, get off campus for once!

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Volleyball enters AEC play 

By Zach Miles 


UMBC volleyball began America East 

Conference play this past Friday, and the 

Retrievers are already finding themselves 

in a slight hole. The Retrievers were 7-10 

on the year coming into the match against 

the Binghamton Bearcats, but in their conference 

opener, the match did not play out 

as the Retrievers had hoped, and the Retrievers 

fell to 7-11 as well as 0-1 in the 

AEC. 

The first set was very competitive, featuring 

nine total lead changes. Before long, 

however, Binghamton sparked its offense. 

The Bearcats and Retrievers were at an 

courtesy athletic DepartMent 

Junior setter Mallory McIntyre recorded 23 assists in UMBC’s three 

set loss to Binghamton in the America East Conference opener. She 

added one kill and five digs as well as one block assist in the game. 

SCORE BOARd 

M. XC v. 3Rd 

Towson Invitational 

M. Soccer @ 

Loyola 

2-0 

M. Soccer @ 

George Mason1-2 2-1 

M. Soccer @ 

George Washington 

even 10-10 in the set before the Bearcats 

took off with a 4-0 run. The Bearcats locked 

the rest of the match down, defeating the 

Retrievers 25-22 in the first set, 25-18 in 

the second, while thumping the Retrievers 

25-12 in the final set. 

Although UMBC begins the year at 0-1 

in the conference, much hope remains; all 

foes inside the AEC have a combined record 

of 29-65. The Retrievers possess the second 

best record in the AEC at 7-10 outside 

of the conference. 

New Hampshire is in first place with an 

overall record of 9-8, the best in the AEC, 

as well as being 1-0 inside the conference. 

Following New Hampshire is Albany, Binghamton, 

Stony Brook, UMBC, Hartford with 

Providence in last at 1-17, and 0-1 in the 

AEC. New Hampshire 

is currently on a fourmatch 

winning streak, 

while Providence 

has lost their last 13 

straight. Albany began 

the season playing Hawaii 

and Stanford, both 

of which were ranked 

in the top 10, and ended 

up with three opponents 

in the top 25 

in their first six weeks. 

Binghamton is on a twogame 

winning streak, 

while Stony Brook has 

won four of its last five. 

Hartford is one game 

behind UMBC and has 

split even most weeks 

,outside of a four- game 

losing streak suffered 

earlier in the season. 

11 matches remain 

W. Soccer @ 

New Hampshire1-2 Volleyball @ 

St. Francis 

Volleyball @ 

Binghamton 

3-2 

0-3 

W. XC v. 3Rd 

Towson Invitational 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 


Junior libero Ali Goc recorded five digs against 

Binghamton and leads the team with 214 digs on 

the season. She also has 14 service aces this year. 

for the Retrievers this season, all of which 

are to be played against AEC opponents. It 

is not foolish to believe that the Retrievers 

cannot split one match against New Hampshire, 

Stony Brook, and Hartford each, nor is 

it out of the question to assume that UMBC 

may sweep the rest of the AEC after those 

three teams. Nine of the last 11 matches are 

against teams with a worse overall record 

than UMBC. Only New Hampshire holds a 

better record. If the Retrievers play up to 

their potential and their out-of-conference 

record, they could very well finish the season 

with an in-conference record of 8-4 and 

an overall record of 15-14. 

The Retrievers play next on home court 

on Friday, Sept. 28 against New Hampshire. 

The match will be at 7 p.m. in the RAC Arena. 

zmiles1@umbc.edu 

THIS WEEK IN SPORTS 

Tuesday 9/25 

M. Soccer v. La Salle 

7 p.m. 

Thursday 9/27 M. Soccer v. Vermont 

W. Soccer @ Hartford 

7 p.m. 

Friday 9/28 

W. Lacrosse v. Johns Hopkins 

7 p.m. 

W. Lacrosse v. American 

9 p.m. 

Volleyball v. New Hampshire 

7 p.m. 

Saturday 9/29 

M. XC v. Mason Invitational 

10 a.m. 

W. XC v. Mason Invitational 

10 a.m. 

7 p.m. 

M. Swimming & diving 

v. Bucknell 

7 p.m. 

W. Swimming & diving 

v. Bucknell 

7 p.m. 

Sunday 9/30 

W. Soccer v. Maine 

1 p.m. 

Volleyball v. Providence 

2 p.m. 

SPORTS 

SPORTS IN 

NUMBERS 

50 

Percent of America East 

Conference opening matches 

that volleyball has won since 

joining the conference after a 

loss to Binghamton 

18 

Assists in the career of senior 

Milo Kapor after one against 

George Washington which is 

good for tenth all-time at UMBC. 

268 

Career saves for women’s 

soccer junior Lauren Kadet 

after seven saves against UNH. 

She now ranks third all-time. 

3 

Men’s basketball games that 

will be televised this season 

on ESPN3 

27 

Home wins for UMBC men’s 

soccer in the month of 

September dating back to the 

2003 season (27-3-12) 

2 

Consecutive years in which 

now swimming and diving 

senior Andrew Eckhoff has 

been named team captain 

119 

Career shots for women’s soccer 

senior Rachel McKee which 

places her in a tie for seventh 

all-time with Christy Friedrich.

SPORTS Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

Women’s soccer opens AEC play 

rhar1@umbc.edu 

nitin sAmPAthi - trw 

Sophomore Morgan Taylor has started six games for the Retrievers this season and has played in nine of the 10 games. 

By nAthAn GruBe 

Staff Writer 

Looking to capture their first 

conference win since 2010, the 

UMBC women’s soccer team 

opened up America East Conference 

play on Sept. 23, when 

they traveled up to the University 

of New Hampshire but fell 2-1 

to the Wildcats. The Retrievers 

have missed the America East 

tournament every year since 

2005 and will be looking 

to end that streak in 2012. 

UMBC was picked to finish 

last in the preseason poll and 

they will have to pull a Baltimore 

Orioles and surprise 

everyone to make the tournament. 

The Retrievers have fielded 

one of the younger teams 

in the conference this season 

and are growing and learning 

with each game. This UMBC 

team includes eight freshmen 

and four sophomores who 

contribute to the team. Freshmen 

like Bria Bass have been 

able to come through for UMBC 

this season, Bass with two goals 

already this year. 

Even with all the youth on the 

team, the upperclassmen are the 

leaders and top members. 

Junior Lauren Kadet comes 

into the week tied for the America 

East lead in saves with 58, 

which placed her 11th nationally. 

She has also recorded three 

shutouts this season, including 

a shutout of St. Peters University 

for their only victory. 

Senior Rachel McKee is also a 

key part of this team. As one of 

just two senior forwards, her 

experience will be an important 

aspect of conference play. This 

being her fourth time in conference 

play, she will have to lead 

the younger players and show 

them the ropes. 

Of course, the difference between 

the coaching staff this 

year should also play a big part 

in how conference play goes 

for the Retrievers. Coach Leslie 

Wray is focusing on the goals of 

the season that were set at the 

beginning of the year, and one 

of those goals was to get to the 

America East tournament this 

season. Wray’s focus on a change 

of culture for the program will 

require a good amount of success 

in conference play and they 

are setting their cross-hairs at 

breaking that six- year streak. 

The team slotted to win the 

America East this season is Boston 

University. BU will return 

19 players from last season and 

has won five straight conference 

titles as they look to extend that 

streak to six and head back to 

the NCAA tournament. 

The team that could take out 

the Terriers are the Hartford 

Hawks, who are coming off their 

best year since 2006, they 

are returning two All-Americans 

in their effort to get to 

the NCAA tournament. 

University at Albany 

played in their first conference 

championship game 

last year and brings back 

five of their top eight scorers 

as they are picked to finish 

third in the conference in 

2012. 

New Hampshire is looking 

to take the next step this 

season as they have made 11 

straight conference tournaments 

but have yet to win a 

conference championship. 

Stony Brook University, University 

of Vermont, University 

of Maine and Binghamton University 

are all contenders for 

the conference championship. 

It will take a great effort for the 

Retrievers to make the tournament 

this year; this is something 

Wray and her team are 

excited to accomplish. 

ngrube2@umbc.edu 

Athlete of the Week: Milo Kapor 

By ryan harrison 


Senior midfielder Milo Kapor had two 

assists in UMBC’s 2-0 win over Loyola and 

one goal and one assist in the Retrievers 

comeback win over George Washington 

University this past week. He has been a 

factor in every Retriever goal this season, 

tallying two goals and eight assists. 

When the Retrievers faced Loyola this past 

Wednesday, Kapor delivered an amazingly 

accurate cross from the right side to Pete 

Caringi III inside the box who hammered 

in the go-ahead goal. That goal came less 

than ten minutes after Kapor set up junior 

nitin sAmPAthi - trw 

midfielder Kareem Dacres for his second goal 

of the season. 

Just three days later when the Retrievers 

faced George Washington in D.C., Kapor netted 

his second goal of the season off of a penalty 

kick. The penalty was awarded after Caringi 

III was hit with an illegal tackle inside the 

box. The first goal of the competition came 

after a rebound from a Kapor shot was sent 

into the goal, giving the senior his 18th career 

assist. Kapor was awarded the America East 

Conference Player of the Week and was named 

to College Soccer News’ Team of the Week for 

his stellar performance. 

Reporting the 

Retrievers 



Did you hear about men’s 

soccer beating Loyola 2-0? Do 

you know which of the men’s 

basketball games will be on 

ESPN3 this season? These are 

very important questions to 

a Retrievers sports fan, but 

most fans take for granted 

the easy access they have to 

all things sports-related at 

UMBC. Getting all of this information 

out in an appealing 

and user-friendly manner is 

no small task. It takes an intelligent 

staff with a dedicated 

leader to produce all the great 

things UMBC sports fans enjoy.Thankfully, 

UMBC has just 

that. 

Steve Levy is an integral part 

of the UMBC athletics community. 

Officially the Associate 

Director of Athletics/Director 

of Athletics Communications, 

Levy says that he and his staff 

manage all of the media-related 

activities of the athletics 

department, “including the 

management of the website, 

video and radio broadcasts, 

statistics and records, etc.” 

A Baltimore native, Levy was 

brought up in the UMBC community. 

After graduating from 

Randallstown High School, 

he attended UMBC as a political 

science major. During his 

sophomore year, after he was 

encouraged to write for The 

Retriever Weekly by his suitemate, 

Levy changed his major 

to INDS. 

He says he then “did many 

internships, including two 

years in UMBC’s Sports Information 

Office,” which is now 

known as Athletics Communication. 

After graduating in 1985 

Levy was hired as an assistant 

sports information director at 

UMBC. 

In his 27 years working for 

UMBC, Levy has seen plenty of 

memorable sports moments. 

Courtesy AthletiC CommuniCAtions 

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“The win over Princeton by 

the men’s soccer team in 2010 

and the victory by men’s lacrosse 

over Maryland in the 

first round of the NCAA Tournament 

[2006] come to mind 

immediately,” he said. “But the 

top would have to be when the 

men’s basketball team defeated 

Hartford in 2008 to advance 

to the ‘Big Dance’. To see all of 

the face-painted students in 

the seats 90 minutes before 

the game, to witness the enthusiasm 

by my alma mater, and 

then to have our team perform 

so well in front of the nation on 

ESPN-it was a very emotional 

experience for me.” 

Being able to witness all of 

the Retrievers sports action 

firsthand isn’t the only advantage 

to Levy’s position. 

“With the ascent of our media 

and communication studies 

program, it has been very rewarding 

to work with student 

interns as they explore [athletics 

communication] as a possible 

career,” Levy said, when 

asked about his favorite aspect 

of working at UMBC. 

Despite the obvious upside 

to working in college sports, 

there is also an unfortunate 

downside. “My least favorite 

aspect would be the extensive 

hours per day spent away from 

my family, due to travel and 

working events,” Levy said. It 

should come as no surprise 

that someone who has worked 

in athletics for so long is a self- 

proclaimed “sports junkie”. 

“I am a Baltimore sports fan 

through and through ... Ravens 

and Orioles,” Levy said. He also 

has an affinity for ice hockey. 

But since Baltimore doesn’t 

have a team, he, like most Baltimoreans, 

follows the Washington 

Capitals. When asked if 

he followed any other college 

teams, Steve Levy gave the only 

answer you could expect: 

“I only follow one college 

team, and that’s the UMBC Retrievers.” 

rhar1@umbc.edu

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WR- Vincent Jackson (skins 

have trouble stopping any #1 

wideout ever); torrey smith (he 

just came off a 120+ yard, 2 tD 

game against the pats and will 

be Flacco's #1 early due to a 

lack of Joe haden for cleveland) 

TE- Vernon Davis (i 

expect him to remain 

a. smith's #1 target, 

harbaugh is going to 

want this win bad) 

Fantasy Football: 

RB- Maurice 

Jones-Drew (cincy 

allowed 2 rookies 

to combine for 

150+ yards rushing 

against the 'skins) 

D: 49ers (they get 

Mark sanchez and tim 

tebow coming off a 

loss) 

QB- cam newton 

(expect a quality 

Falcons defense to 

bottle up cam) 

Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em 

By ZACh miles 

QB- Robert Griffin 

iii (he is playing a 

26th overall ranked 

defense with bad 

corners) 

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Visit for a full list of online and 

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Hosted by 

RB- Michael turner 

(last game was 

a fluke — he’ll stink 

again next week) 

D: packers/saints (always 

expecting a shootout) 

SPORTS 

TE- Greg olsen 

(it was just one 

game, he was 

featured in a 

really bad game 

where receivers 

couldn’t get open 

for carolina) 

WR- andre Johnson (he 

had one big catch, that’s 

it); Demaryius thomas 

(he and Manning 

seemed out of sync) 

Women’s XC at Towson 



Sophomore captain Kirsten 

McGovern had the best finish of 

her career this past Friday when 

the UMBC women’s cross country 

team took third out of the 

seven teams competing in the 

Towson Invitational. McGovern 

finished the 5k race in 19:08.83. 

Two first-year Retrievers rounded 

out the top 10 with freshman 

Nicole Dawson in ninth overall 

with a time of 19:42.29 and 

sophomore Sarah Daly in 10th 

in 19:47.73. “I think we ran pretty 

well,” Coach Matt Gittermann 

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said after the race. “We made 

some progress on some things 

we were trying to accomplish 

in terms of packing the girls up 

a little. We’ll continue to work 

on the packing in hopes of getting 

a group of five to eight girls 

that cross the line within a small 

15-20 second time span.” It was 

clear that “packing” was a focal 

point in practice in anticipation 

of this meet. Six Retrievers finished 

between ninth and 16th. 

Junior Cody Mezebish finished 

in 20:00.56 followed closely by 

teammate Julie Gessler with a 

time of 20:07.69, in the 12th 

and 13th positions. Two freshmen 

were the next pack to cross 

the line. Angelina Oputa took 

the 15th position in 20:16.74, 

followed closely by Harmony 

Roche, whose time of 6:33.9 was 

enough to earn her a 16th place 

finish overall. The women have 

just two more meets over the next 

month to fine-tune their strategy 

for the America East Championships. 

That race will take place in 

Durham, New Hampshire on the 

27th of October. In the more immediate 

future, UMBC will be in 

Leesburg, Virginia, on Sept. 29th 

to take part in the Mason Invitational. 

rhar1@umbc.edu

SPORTS Tuesday, 

Sept. 25, 2012 

Chattin’ With... 

TRW: How has such 

a young and injured 

defense come together 

to play so 

well? 

Our captain Liam Paddock 

is a great leader and has 

done a very good job pulling 

the defense together 

throughout all the injuries 

TRW: What made you 

transfer to UMBC from 

Clemson? 

UMBC men’s soccer has been 

a successful program and I 

had a good relationship with 

the coaches. The academic 

side of UMBC also greatly 

attracted me 

Travis Dennis 

Interview conducted by dan Levin 

Men’s Soccer- Midfielder/Back 

TRW: What are your 

thoughts on the US 

men’s national team? 

The US men’s team has 

been struggling to produce 

lately which may be because 

they have many young and 

inexperienced players. 

TRW: Who was your 

favorite player on the 

gold medal US women’s 

team? 

[Goalkeeper] Hope Solo 

TRW: Who’s your favorite 

professional soccer 

player? 

[Brazilian forward] Robinho 

Courtesy AthletiC CommuniCAtions 

TRW: do you follow any 

NFL teams? 

[The Washington] Redskins 

TRW: How do you think 

they’ll do this year? 

I think the Redskins will struggle 

at the beginning of the 

season, but peek at the right 

time and end well in the post 

season. 

TRW: How nice is 

Retriever Soccer Park 

compared to other parks 

you’ve played at 

Retriever Soccer Park is of a 

higher quality than the majority 

of facilities that I have 

played at. 

TRW: What team do you 

play with in FIFA? 

Tottenham Spurs 

TRW: Who’s the best 

FIFA player on the men’s 

soccer team? 

[Freshman forward] Josh 

LeMaster 

Refereeing a sporting event is 

not an easy task, no matter what 

the sporting event or what level 

it’s at. Each level represents different 

challenges that officials 

face and the one constant at 

any level for referees; they will 

be berated by players, coaches, 

fans or any combination of the 

three. 

Watching the replacement 

NFL officials can only be described 

as painful and it’s hard 

to place the blame on them. 

They have tried their best and 

are doing everything they can 

but they simply just aren’t qualified 

to do this job. 

The ultimate low came in this 

week’s Sunday Night Football 

game between the Baltimore 

Ravens and New England Patriots. 

The officials had no control 

of the game, no idea what was 

going on and no matter who 

won the game, the other sides 

fan base was going to be unhappy 

with the calls. 

It was so bad that the most 

successful coach in the NFL 

Bill Belichick went over and 

grabbed one of the officials. 

Whether it was intentional to 

press the issue or just an angry 

guy yelling at another man, 

this will force the league to do 

something. 

Commissioner Roger Goodell 

doesn’t have the fortitude to 

suspend Belichick so we can expect 

a fine but it’s become painfully 

obvious that the league 

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Good CAll @ danlevin91 

Bad Call 

Men’s basketball’s Randy Monroe lets officials know when he disagrees with them 

and now the NFL will be fining coaches for giving the replacements their opinions. 

By dAN LEVIN 

Sports Editor 

needs to do something about 

this because it’s getting embarrassing. 

At the same time, its kind of 

fun to watch how awful this has 

gotten. Unless your team is on 

the wrong end of a bad call, it’s 

still pretty funny to see all these 

coaches and players going after 

the officials all the time. 

That goes for any level. In 

little league baseball there is 

nothing worse then the parents 

who all believe their 12-yearold 

child will be a professional 

player one day. 

Even at UMBC we have our 

fair share of coaches who like 

to give the officials a solid piece 

of their mind at times. Women’s 

basketball Coach Phil Stern has 

earned his fair share of technical 

fouls in his career including 

a memorable exit in the America 

East semi-final game in Hartford 

in 2011. 

Men’s basketball coach Randy 

Monroe and even volleyball 

coach Ian Blanchard have been 

known to make their opinions 

heard by the referees and nearby 

spectators including Monroe’s 

famous jacket throw in 

the heat of the games. 

At any level you watch you 

will see bad calls, officiating 

mistakes and even calls that 

might cost a team a game. But 

in the case of the NFL and the 

replacements, Keanu Reeves 

doesn’t come running out of the 

tunnel at the end of this story 

and they need to get this fixed. 

daniel23@umbc.edu 

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America 

East 

Action 

UMBC volleyball has 

entered conference 

play in hopes of 

finding their fifth 

straight trip to the 

AEC tourney

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