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Posts published in December 2014

Construction at UMBC — A Perpetual Nuisance

Frequent delays in construction pose a hassle to students Few would argue that enhancement of our facilities isn’t a good thing, but could the campus…

Flooding in the forecast

UMBC lacks adequate care for walkways in inclement weather Even after many construction and improvement projects to better draining conditions on UMBC’s campus, some areas…

Holiday spiritless

Minority religions not given off for their holidays Getting rid of mentions of any religious holidays in regards to school breaks doesn’t actually fix the…

Secular schooling

Removing references to religion in schools’ breaks for the best It is impractical to close public schools for all religious holidays. There was a recent…

Nation and World News

United States On Friday, President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Ashton B. Carter, a physicist and former deputy defense secretary, to replace Chuck Hagel…

Campus protests spark school-wide dialogue

The killing of Michael Brown has spurred the whole country to demonstrate in the streets, and, at UMBC On August 9, 2014, police officer Darren…

Nation and World News

Egypt On Saturday, an Egyptian court dropped charges against former President Hosni Mubarak and seven other senior ex-officials over the killing of over 230 protesters…

Flosstradamus Coming to D.C.

On December 16th, 2014, DJ-duo Flosstradamus will be performing at the 9:30 club in Washington D.C. Flosstradamus is a two-man band consisting of Chicago-based DJ’s…