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Building communities for returning women

File Photo Earlier this month, the Women’s Center hosted an event in their returning women program to help adult learners navigate the complicated expectations of professional attire. Marie Lilly...

November 28, 2016 · 4:33 PM

First- and second-year students frustrated with registration policy

File Photo It’s that time of the semester where students decide which classes to take next semester only to find that a courses they need have already filled up. UMBC’s registration system has...

November 17, 2016 · 12:14 PM

In election aftermath, one student looks to social work for empowerment

Photo by Shannon Carney Lorrie Yinger, an adult learner who is a junior majoring in social work, met with me in the lobby of the library. Just before our discussion there was a large but...

November 16, 2016 · 4:05 PM

Experts offer bleak outlook at Post-Election Forum

Photo by Carrie Cook for the Retriever Students, professors and community members alike turned up in large numbers to the Post-Election Forum — a space to hear various perspectives on the future...

November 16, 2016 · 4:05 PM

Student witnesses Korean presidential scandal as it unfolds

Courtesy of Jason Mascelli While citizens of the United States contend with a turbulent and divisive president election season, South Korea is also shrouded in political scandal that junior Jason...

November 15, 2016 · 2:50 PM

Students feel that campus could use an update

File Photo A rather funny phenomenon exists on the UMBC campus. As you walks further and further up Hilltop Circle, the architectural structures gradually get nicer and nicer. Though the...

November 14, 2016 · 1:50 PM

Searching for community in a new home

Shannon Carney for The Retriever In between classes, Idrissou Adam, a junior majoring in social work and minoring in sociology, received a call from his mother in their home country of Benin, a...

November 14, 2016 · 10:57 AM

TESOL, loincloths and an open mind

Courtesy of Christopher Upchurch “I told the Peace Corps to put me in the most difficult position they could, and they did,” said Masters of Arts in TESOL candidate, Christopher Upchurch, on his...

November 14, 2016 · 9:35 AM

Biochemistry, animals and vegan pizza

Rebecca Warns for The Retriever “We want to create a community for students of any dietary preference to get together, socialize and learn how to create positive change for animals, their health...

November 13, 2016 · 9:36 AM

Greek Life philanthropy roundup

Courtesy of Rachael McCauley Regardless of one’s preconceived beliefs about college Greek life, it is hard to deny the healthy flow of philanthropy and charity that comes from sororities and...

November 12, 2016 · 2:48 PM

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