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INSIDE Volume 39, Issue 7 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 October 12, 2004 UMBC RANKED #1 IN News 02 SEATBELT SAFETY

KARISSA BRAMHALL ident Dominic Retriever Weekly Staff Writer Cirincioni. They also dis- played the award that was When compared to other col- given to the police depart- leges in Maryland, UMBC is the best ment in another presentation Tea time, Religion at buckling seatbelts. the previous Monday. on campus, and The Chief’s Challenge is a com- “We’ve been participating for UMBC students petition in which all the different six years, and this is the first time police departments in Maryland we’ve won,” said Bowers. In past fling poo. compete. years, Towson University has won The Department of the competition. Transportation for the state of The judges for the Chief’s Opinion 06 Maryland holds an annual award Challenge are high-ranking police presentation for the department to officers in county or state police see who shows the most successful departments. enforcement. The purpose is to get During the time of judging, seat belt usage up, and to promote which takes place in late Spring, awareness of seatbelt safety. officials look at how well each This year, UMBC tied with police department publicizes seat College Park for first place in the belt enforcement and enforces the competition’s university category. seat belt law. Officers from each The students at UMBC are department take surveys to see how Gearing up for elec- better at buckling up than the staff. many drivers out of 100 are wear- tion 04, domestic Students reportedly have a 95 ing their seat belt. violence awareness, percent compliance with the seat “In Maryland, there is an 89 and tax loopholes. belt law, while the faculty and staff percent overall compliance,” said have 90 percent. Bowers. “Our compliance was Kaidye Hansen [Retriever Staff] During an award presentation higher, and our student compliance Burning Bush: The Arbutus volunteer fire department was called to campus last Monday, Officers David Bowers was the highest, which is great. It yesterday to put out a fire in front of the physics building. Firefighters Features 16 and Manuel Lewis gave plaques to shows that the students care,” he quelled the blaze quickly, and only one bush was damaged. President Hrabowski and SGA pres- concluded. UMBC gets faced on www.thefacebook.com

BRANDY KELLER aimed at allowing students on they are enrolled in to build a “We were so surprised by its Retriever Editorial Staff campuses around the country to personal network of classmates growth because we thought it Mama’s Boys take Baja connect with others from their and fellow UMBC students. was something that would just Fresh by storm, The UMBC joined the list of 168 schools, this Sunday. Much like Myspace or be for Harvard students. We Chocolate Festival hits colleges to be hosted on theface- Students registering for face- Friendster, students are able to didn’t think it would be this Baltimore and new art book.com, an online directory book accounts list the courses post pictures, link to friends and big,” Chris Hughes confessed to subsection unveiled. list personal interests. UMD’s The Diamondback. “But The goal of thefacebook.com I guess that shows it’s what peo- is to promote dialogue between ple wanted.” Sports 27 students at Universities, rather By listing their high school than to make friends on the users are also able to browse internet. graduates and current students Thefacebook.com has been of that school. mentioned in Newsweek, Time, What differs with facebook, the New York Times and has also however, is that one’s personal been on CNN.com. The web- network is limited to students site’s popularity is no surprise, from their campus only. as in the past two months there “What I don’t like about it have been 131 colleges added to is that you can’t join groups at (Midnite) Madness their site, which at the time other schools,” said John Byer, is upon us, Field hosted around 190,000 profiles. senior Computer Science major. hockey drops Thefacebook.com is still rel- “That’s a pretty significant games, Volleyball atively new. Harvard University restraint.” plays twice, and junior Mark Zuckerberg created Since thefacebook.com Cross country is the website as a means for his became public for UMBC stu- State Champion. fellow students to get to know dents, a total of 202 members each other. Zuckerberg has have registered. To sign up for taken this semester off to work your own faceboook account, ALSO: Brandy Keller [Retriever Staff] on the website with other visit www.thefacebook.com. A Your profile here:UMBC students can now edit their own profiles for others to see. Harvard students, including valid UMBC e-mail account is college news 02 Chris Hughes. required for registration. world news 04 Four Day classifieds 30 trw.umbc.edu 410.455.1260 Forecast tues: 69/44o wed: 69/51o thu: 65/52o fri: 65/45o

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BehindtheScenes College News The Tea Empire takes over

College students little factor SUN semester- the group has done a Chinese in Washington elections Retriever Staff Writer tea, Russian tea and Kashmiri tea rituals, to name a few. The group plans future tea WASHINGTON (AP)- It’s a political Last week’s tea feature was Irish tea. parties and is looking into Moroccan and truism that college students are among the It was not green, much to one mem- Japanese tea ceremonies. Sun [Retriever Staff] most liberal voters, willing to support ber’s dismay, but it should be noted that The meetings are well-structured and Honest Tea: Club members remain true to spirit fringe candidates and radical ideas. Ireland’s national color is not green, but organized, most definitely a component of tea ceremonies from around the world. But in Washington, election results BLUE. Go brag about that to your par- to the research done before the meeting. from college towns seem little different ents, boys and girls. The Tea Empire’s “This would be impractically hard from results in other places. There is little secret mission is to educate one about without the Internet,” admits McGuigan. look where we are.” sign that college students in places like cultures that span the globe, while drink- Ng and McGuigan research the tea The Tea Empire meets in the Harbor Pullman or Cheney or Bellingham have ing everyone’s favorite beverage: tea. ceremony thoroughly and open up the Café. It was fate that the club and that much impact on local elections, even “The whole world drinks tea; each meeting with history and tea trivia. For room come together; it holds the perfect though college students make up a sub- country developed their own culture instance, did you know that Ireland has ambient atmosphere. Also, it provides stantial percentage of the population in all with tea, incorporating it into their own the highest per capita consumption of tea enough room for all its members. three places. tradition,” explains co-founder and pres- in the world? “The membership has ballooned,” Political scientists point to two rea- ident Claire Ng. In the background of the meeting notes McGuigan sons for this: College students as a group “We wanted to share that insight plays traditional Irish music while the “When you talk to people, they rarely vote. And those who do often cast with a broader group,” added co-founder method of the ceremony is described. For always come up with varieties of tea cer- absentee ballots in their home counties. and vice president Colin McGuigan. the Irish ceremony, founders told mem- emonies other cultures do,” Ng adds. “When you’re talking 18-year-old The Tea Empire was brewed after bers that Irish people put milk and sugar The list sounds endless. If you want kids, that’s the lowest participating group informal nightly sessions at Ng’s place, into their cups before placing the tea in. to divulge in some tea culture and meet in the electorate,” said Todd Donovan, a where she and friends would drink tea During the focus on Chinese tea, Ng some intelligent personalities, come to political scientist at Western Washington and hang out. Ng and McGuigan decid- gave a demonstration of a traditional the next Tea Empire meeting on October University in Bellingham. ed to combine their common loves and Chinese tea ceremony with authentic sil- 21 for the British tea ceremony at the In the 2002 general election, just 20 excitement over tea and share it with the verware. The Empire provides snacks that Harbor Café. percent of registered 18 to 24 year olds rest of the campus. usually accompany a country’s tea time cast ballots in Washington, compared to “We have a very diverse group of presentation. nearly 40 percent of the total population, friends,” Colin replied. The club has come a long way. Sun is a writer for The Retriever’s according to the Secretary of State’s It was this diverse mix that led the “We used to meet in the Chesapeake Weekly. She may be reached for comment at Office. two to explore the tea drinking rituals in lobby last semester,” Ng remembers dis- [email protected]. other cultures. Since their birth last mally. But her face brightens, “But now Prince Harry ‘cheated’ on exam, Eton teacher claims: report

LONDON (AFP) - Prince Harry, the third in line to the British throne, stands accused of cheated on a finishing exam at the prestigious Eton College. Police Log One of Harry’s former teachers was due Sunday to make the allegations before an industrial tribunal, where she would describe being ordered by a open. The male fled the scene when the school administrator to help the young Act of intolerance and rear license plates were stolen while his vehi- student picked up her cell phone to call royal pass an exam, according to cle was left unattended in the Commons Garage police. Britain’s best-selling newspaper, the University Police responded to a student’s September 29. News of the World tabloid. complaint of an offensive e-mail message Second degree malicious Sarah Forsyth, the art teacher, has received in Harbor Hall September 28. A copy Theft from building burning brought a claim against Eton for unfair of the message was provided to the dismissal and sexual discrimination, it Community Director. A UMBC student reported that his A UMBC Community Directory said. wallet was stolen from a bathroom in the reported that posters on a bulletin board Britain’s royal family immediately Malicious destruction of proper- RAC when he left his wallet on a toilet in Chester Apartment were burned on denied the claim, releasing a statement ty paper dispenser September 30. Police October 2. saying: “It is not true that Harry cheat- found that the student’s campus card was ed in his exams. A Community Director in the Wye used to make a purchase on campus. Possession of alcohol “These are unfounded allegations apartment complex said that she found by a disaffected teacher in the context human feces smeared on the door of one Disorderly subject A UMBC student was treated at of her dispute with the school,” the apartment building September 28. The resi- Saint Agnes for alcohol poisoning after statement issued by Prince Charles’ dents could not be reached by police and University police responding to a an RA discovered her unconscious in the Clarence House said. housekeeping staff was notified to clean the domestic argument in the Walker Avenue grass outside of Monocacy apartment. Harry, now 20, has accepted a spot door. apartment on September 30 discovered a Further investigation revealed that three at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, male UMBC student pounding on the underage students had also consumed moving to enter the military in line Malicious destruction of proper- apartment door of his ex-girlfriend, also a alcohol. Judicial notices were served to with family tradition. ty student. Police advised the male student all of the students. Last month he passed the acade- to leave the area and have no further con- my’s four-day entrance exam, which is A UMBC officer on patrol in Lot 6 on tact with the victim. Assault heavy on tests of physical stamina, but September 29 discovered a 1992 Toyota only barely scraped by with his second- Camry with a shattered rear windshield. The Theft from building An RA was accosted in Chesapeake ary school exam results — a B in art officer contacted the student and determined Hall October 3 when a student being and a D in geography. that the damage was recent. A UMBC student reported that an investigated for a loud noise complaint Forsyth, the News of the World unknown person was making calls from his began shouting vulgarities at the RA. alleged, said she had given Harry the Theft cell phone which he believed to have lost The student then took a pen from the answers for art coursework which in the Commons three weeks ago. RA and threw it before fleeing the build- counted toward his final A-level grade. While investigating the vandalization in ing while ripping posters off the walls. The tabloid quoted a source at Lot 6 UMBC police officers obtained an Indecent exposure The student was detained outside and Eton denying her claim, saying “She arrest warrant for Walter Jones a 42-year old issued a judicial notice. thinks she is holding all the aces — man suspected of repeatedly stealing books A UMBC student reported that while she’s demanding a huge 100,000-pound from students and selling them back at the she was studying in her car on Hilltop cir- Assault (180,000-dollar, 145,000-euro) pay- buyback period. cle October 1, an unknown man in a off, otherwise she will spill the beans.” Nissan pick-up truck pulled up next to her A UMBC student reported that But it quoted a friend of Harry and Theft from vehicle and stared. The student reported that at another student threw soda on him in his father, the Prince of Wales, saying: one point she looked over and the male the Math/Psychology building on “Everyone knows Harry is no Einstein, A UMBC student reported that his front was masturbating with the truck door October 4. but he’s also no cheat.”

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4 News October 12, 2004 THE RETRIEVER Free hour up for a move ECHO offers

PATRICK TYLER may be due in part to, “Professors’ and/or toothbrushes Retriever Weekly Editorial Staff Departments’ lack of willingness to schedule early morning classes.” Free hour at UMBC will be up for debate at To aid in this problem the new free hour and spirited an open meeting today at 3:30 in Library room hopes to be able to move Monday and 767 as the Faculty Senate votes on a proposal to Wednesday classes back an hour to alleviate discussion World News move free hour from 1-2 p.m. on to 12-1 p.m. problems during midday and free up classrooms The proposal vote comes on the heels of a during midday. report by the Classroom Committee published UMBC students in attendence will be RYAN DORRILL Man Burned Alive for Stealing earlier this year that found that space in class- allowed to address the panel once they are called Retriever Staff Writer Gas Cannister rooms was severely limited during midday and on by the Faculty Senate. that classrooms were generally empty before If the proposal is passed it could go into “Hi, would you like a toothbrush?” was LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Indian peasants 10am. effect as early as Spring 2005 according to a press the greeting of several students outside the din- burned alive a man accused of stealing a gas Compilers of the study said the problem release. ing hall on Monday night. The toothbrushes canister in the latest outbreak of mob justice in came with fliers advertising “ECHO” at 8 p.m. Peru’s remote southern Andes. on Wednesday night at the University Center Alejandro Noalca, 54, was taken to hos- Religious solicitors spark (UC). However, the students would not reveal pital and died hours later on Wednesday the true identity or the cause behind their night, a hospital spokesman said on Thursday. debate in front of the UC organization, ECHO. Only the soles of his feet were burn-free. The truth is, ECHO is a new incarnation Chilling television pictures showed of an old organization, the Crossroads townsfolk tying him to a lamppost, beating RYAN DORRILL preach the Gospel,” said Adams. “We’re obeying Christian Fellowship. him and pouring gasoline over him out of Retriever Weekly Staff Writer his command.” Clandestine recruitment tactics aside, the soda bottles, apparently after a town “trial.” The men scribbled colorful drawings on leaders of ECHO wanted to shed a new light Noalca was later seen staggering away A man waves around two replicas of the Ten their board all afternoon, discussing such subjects on their organization. from the lamppost after his bindings burned Commandments and a poster behind him offers as salvation from sin, the end of the world, self - “We felt like ECHO more clearly defines through, but a woman poured more gasoline “3 Ways to Know the Truth.” It is Friday and the worth, and free will. what our ministry is,” said John Farr, ECHO’s on him and the crowd set him alight again. steps outside the UC are once again filled with “God didn’t create us to be robots. We have campus leader and a student at UMBC. “We’re Police later took him to a hospital in an debating students, though LaRouche is not free will,” said Brisco. trying to spread a resounding echo of the ambulance. responsible this time. Though most students passed by, some cross,” he added. Percy Choque, the mayor of Azangaro This scene was played out last Friday, the stayed to argue and discuss the topics. The meeting on Wednesday featured where the incident happened, told Peru’s CPN 8th, by an unfamiliar man with a Boston accent. “I think a lot of people can’t appreciate what Christian music, several readings from the radio this was the eighth killing at the hands of The enthused speaker was Eric Brisco of the these gentlemen are doing because they are closed Bible, free books, and a keynote speech from a mob this year. Locals say these parts of Peru’s Open Air Campaigners, who was later relieved by minded,” said UMBC student Ian Logsdon. . former UMBC lacrosse player John Smith. highlands are largely forgotten by the state. his colleague Paul Adams, the director of the The OAC houses open air discussions at “What type of echo are you producing?” Baltimore -Washington chapter. other schools in the area such as Towson, College was one of the questions he posed to the crowd Man stages fake heist to woo The Open Air Campaigners, or OAC, is an Park, and William and Mary and they also of about thirty people. “Your life is not just back wife international Christian organization that preach- worked with children in the inner city. about getting a four-year degree.” es in public places all over the world. If you are interested in learning more, check The meeting also offered plenty of free EDMOND, Oklahoma (Reuters) - An “Jesus said to go into all the world and their website at OACMD.org or OACUSA.org. things, a good way to draw in some students. Oklahoma man desperate to save his marriage “The candy was great,” said sophomore by appearing like a hero to his wife ended up Sean Mayo about the free candy handed out at in police custody on suspicion of staging a the beginning of the meeting. crime where he hired burglars and foiled their There was also a giveaway of a Best Buy fake robbery attempt, police say. gift card to one lucky winner. For those who Trent Spencer, 27, of Edmond, north of felt left out by the giveaway, there were also two Oklahoma City, was charged this week with free books: “Stop Dating the Church” and “A the misdemeanour crime of filing a false Cross Centered Life.” report, said police spokeswoman Glynda Chu. After the meeting there was open discus- According to police, Spencer, a high sion and more free candy. school teacher, paid two students $100 each to “The meeting meant a lot to me because break into his house and try to make off with people were able to come and know what a stereo. ECHO is all about,” said senior Doanh Ngo The masked students tied his wife with on her feelings about the meeting. duct tape and her husband was in the house Plans are in the works to hold the meet- just in time to foil the supposed crime, police ings on the first Wednesday of every month at said. the same time and place: 8 p.m. in UC 312. Police said Spencer attacked the two in a choreographed fight, even hitting one with a board that he had cut to break in half. The plan was going well until his wife freed herself and called police, something Spencer did not anticipate, police said. Police rushed to the scene and eventually tracked down the fake burglars. Ian Bukowski [Retriever Staff] “It was the most bizarre hoax we’ve ever Gabbin ‘bout God: One of the Open Air Campaigners engages UMBC students in a religious debate had,” Chu said. “It’s sad because he was so des- in front of the old UC. perate.” Nearly 50 Break Out of Jail Using Officials draft emergency plan Towel Rope

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - CHRISTINA GREGG ments, residential life, and physical plant. Nearly 50 prisoners escaped from a Rio de Retriever Staff Writer If the impending situation (whether Janeiro jail on Sunday using a rope made of weather related or not) is severe enough to sheets and towels in the city’s second mass Following the terrorist attacks of warrant more immediate attention by the breakout in four days, officials said. September 11 and the deaths of two campus community, the sirens in the system On Thursday, 69 people fled from a University of Maryland, College Park stu- are set off. One speaker is located on the police detention center on the outskirts via a dents in a tornado two years ago, UMBC roof of the library and the other is located tunnel dug from the jail’s courtyard. officials realized that they needed to come on the south campus. After the sirens This time, 48 prisoners of the Benfica jail up with a system that would bring informa- sound, the speakers tell people what course in the northern part of Rio made a hole in the tion about dangerous situations out to the of action they should take given the specif- ceiling of the cellblock and used a rope to campus community. ic situation (i.e. going to an interior room climb the wall of the jail before dawn. The result was the new emergency in a building in the event of a tornado). The A duty official at the state penitentiary response system. same information can also be found by tun- secretariat said authorities suspected guards The entire system is linked to the ing to AM 1624. had been paid to turn a blind eye as a turret on Federal Emergency Management Agency, a Campus officials plan to test the system the wall was not staffed during the escape. The forecast center, the police department, and in the near future, after they have had to the guards were under arrest. the Environmental Safety and Health opportunity to notify the campus and sur- Corruption is widespread in Brazilian Department. rounding communities. Following that, a prisons as guards are poorly paid, while pow- When the possibility of severe weather specific day and time will be chosen and erful drug gangs often use money and intimi- is evident, notification is immediately sent each month, at that time, the system will be dation to free their comrades. to officials in UMBC’s athletic depart- tested.

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6 October 12,2004 THE RETRIEVER INSIDE

Voting for strategy or ideology?08 $60 million and your tuition09 Opinion Rethinking “women’s issues”10

Use sidewalks much? Letters Editor On any given day when you find yourself walking to class, take a to the moment to stop and look around. Note the hordes of UMBC students traipsing along the once thickly verdant beds of grass that cover the Letters to the editor can be sent to [email protected] or delivered to UC 214, c/o Letters to Quad and the various patches that sit to the side of the Commons. the Editor. Letters must be received by 12 p.m. on Thursday and must be typed or written legibly and There are sidewalks, obviously, but who really uses them? include the author’s name and telephone number. Letters to the Editor cannot exceed 400 words. When the vast majority of students follow the same trampled grass path across the Quad, even when sidewalks line the field’s perimeter, you take notice. With an asymmetrical grid of sidewalks intersecting Dear Editor: and traversing the grassy knoll alongside the Commons, people might be able to find at least one of them that leads directly to where they About once or twice a semester, UMBC welcomes the American Red Cross to hold a blood drive. I think want to go. But even with an elaborate sidewalk system set in place to this is a very good thing to have considering the number of people who need blood. I encourage every student to take withstand the foot traffic of students who want to go to the Library, part in the blood drives. I also encourage students to do a little bit of researching on the Red Cross and its donor eli- Commons, Physics Building, or the pond, the majority of students still gibility rules before they happily jump into the blood donor’s chair. I think it’s important to know that the Red Cross create their own pathways through the now-patchy fields of green. won’t take your blood if they consider you to be at high risk for having HIV/AIDS. The consider you to be a high When did sidewalks go out of style? risk if “you are a male who has had sex with another male since 1977, even once”, or “you were born in or lived in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Niger, or Nigeria since 1977”. So, Help a shopper out young gay males and some young Africans can’t give blood, period. Well, they can give blood, but they’d have to either lie about their sexuality or their heritage. But, should young gay males and Africans lie about parts of their identity Picture this, if you will: you’re an apartment resident, and it’s your to give into institutionalized discrimination? If one looks at recent HIV/AIDS statistics, you’ll find that the next turn to do the grocery shopping. Food is near crisis-level, so you make largest group of new HIV cases, besides men who have had sex with men and IV drug users, is females, especially your trek to one of several local grocery stores and stock up. You get Black and Hispanic females. Shouldn’t Red Cross prepare to refuse blood from females, especially Black and help in the parking lot transporting all of your edible merchandise Hispanics? If this group is considered at high risk for HIV, they should be institutionally discriminated against as well. from your shopping cart to your car, and you head home. Since over half of new HIV cases are of young adults, why don’t we reject their blood, too? I’m sure many people will This would be a run-of-the-mill exercise, involving little effort, fall into one or more of these “high” or “moderately high” risk categories, so we might as well stop taking everyone’s except that you happen to live in the Terrace apartments. So, you blood. The new rule: if you’re a human being, you cannot give blood because you are at high risk for HIV. There, return to campus, check all of the lots remotely close to your building, now it’s fair for everyone. By continuing to enforce rejection of certain groups’ blood, we are perpetuating discrimi- which are of course full, and park on the loop out of necessity. Then, nation against these groups. We continue to perpetuate homophobia, which keeps many men to stay closeted or “on you either make several trips back and exhaust yourself with all that the down low”, who contract HIV and then pass it on to their unsuspecting female partners. Then, women, espe- walking with heavy bags, or you call up your roommates and ask them cially Black and Hispanic females, slowly become another high risk group for HIV. If we continue to allow these to make a ten-minute hike to help you. groups to be labeled “high risk”, it may affect the self-esteem of these groups, making them feel as though they are Well, the jig is up: this is not a hypothetical situation. It is one that dirty or less worthy than groups that can give blood. WE NEED TO STOP INSTITUTIONALIZED DISCRIMI- several members of our staff deal with regularly. And it would be NATION! solved, if only we Terrace residents were allowed to use that super con- venient little road that loops around behind Antietam. You remember Highly Upset Eric Grollman the one—it was opened as a courtesy during move-in, and is now blocked by little black poles which stand haughtily and laugh at our see LETTERS, page 13 misfortune. It was nice that the road was open for move-in, but move-in day is hardly the only time that students have heavy items to transport from their cars to their apartments. Other dorms have street parking THE RETRIEVER STAFF or large lots which are close to their buildings. Terrace residents have UMBC’s Student Ne wspaper not only a lot of distance between the street and the apartments, but some pretty steep hills as well. We really don’t see the need for block- Editor in Chief ...... Kaidye C. Hansen The Retriever staff editorials age. Managing Editor ...... Douglas Miller reflect the views of the editorial So, you in parking regulation land, help us out. Our arms are Business Manager...... Oliver Baranczyk board; signed columns and tired. Advertising Manager ...... Nic Takemoto advertisements represent the News Editor...... Patrick Tyler opinions of the individual writ- Consideration and parking Assistant News Editor ...... Brandy Keller ers and advertisers, respectively, Opinion Editor ...... Ian Bukowski and do not necessarily reflect Being able to park is a key aspect of the driving privilege; unfor- Assistant Opinion Editor ...... 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THE RETRIEVER October 12, 2004 7 Opinion The radical center: Is there hope in the “third way?”

JON BERNHARDT place, in my view, of the center. I’m a moderate I know of whom, if given the opportunity, I’d and Republican parties: vocal advocates of this Retriever Guest Writer myself, and I’d never heard of the term before vote for in a presidential election. “third way,” which rejects the narrow focus of reading that encyclopedia entry. The radical center acknowledges the inher- the Right on the individual and the narrow I was surfing the web late one afternoon Obviously, I obliged my curiosity and ent correctness of many of the core tenants of focus of the Left on the group. last week, looking up a certain Greek leader clicked the link. Immediately, Mr. Karamanlis both the Left and the Right, and combines So, in reality, the “radical” part of the radi- from the latter part of last century because, on and Greece were off of my to-do list; it was now them to form their own exciting flavor of polit- cal center is misleading: they are no more radi- principle, I refuse to take coherent notes in my time to discover just when my cherished mid- ical philosophy. The radical centrists support cal than the Liberals or Conservatives that 8:30 a.m. political science course. I am sure the dle-of-the-road political philosophy grew out its the upholding of traditional values, rational expound their core beliefs on national television professor addressed exactly why Konstantinos hair and started substituting vowels in its first environmentalism (which is a whole movement in suits and ties. And the more and more I think Karamanlis ceded power in 1963 to go live in name with the letter “y” in order to be hip and unto itself), the building of character through about it, this ideology makes sense. It brings the Paris, but I doubt my gut instinct (Parisian cui- alternative. the promotion of conscious moral choices, and best of both sides into one compact philosophy sine) is correct on this one, and the only thing Apparently, the modern movement that perhaps most importantly, the expansion of that is at least somewhat palatable to the ration- that makes any sense in my notes from that lec- the term refers to arrived on the political scene community through the creation of reciprocal al on the Left and the Right, but is a political ture is the word “Greek.” sometime near the turn of the twenty-first cen- relationships in which each side values the movement all of its own. Gone are the days Somehow, I found my way to Wikipedia, tury, based on two books: The Third Way and other. where we, the moderates of America, could only the great and free online encyclopedia. Being The Third Way and Its Critics, written by This sounds like traditional centrist policy define our ideologies by what we don’t believe easily sidetracked, I clicked hyperlink after Anthony Giddens, an advisor of Tony Blair, the and philosophy, doesn’t it? That’s because it is. in; now we finally have a set of goals and hyperlink in the text, giving each article but a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (As a Unlike with other radical political movements, philosophies to champion in the struggle cursory glance, until I saw one blue, underlined side note, he was also given life peerage as the the extreme part of this doctrine is not in its against the extreme Left and Right. Perhaps phrase that read “radical centrist policies.” Baron of Southgate in the London Borough of content, but in its advocation. The radical cen- there is some hope for our political system after Wait, what? Enfield.) As ideological adherents, the radical trists differentiate themselves from the all; “the third way” is the best sign I’ve seen this “Radical” centrist policies? And here I was center has Tony Blair himself and Arizona “squishy” center, as they sometimes call normal year that politics in Western civilization hasn’t thinking that we centrists and moderates were Senator John McCain, although I doubt either centrists, by not trying to appease both the Left gone completely insane. the kinds of guys who sound like they’re con- would willingly attach himself to anything and the Right, and not making consensus- stantly talking to their girlfriends. Soothing labeled “radical.” This is sounding better and building their top priority. They are to the Jon Bernhardt is a guest writer for the tones, rational words that don’t offend anybody, better; I think Blair’s been a top-notch PM of Center what the mainstream Left and Right Retriever. He can be contacted with comments at that kind of deal. The word “radical” had no his country, and McCain is the only Republican philosophies already have in the Democratic [email protected].

Quotes from the Quad photos by St.John Blondell What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse?

Janelle Cree Ryan Nagle Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Jonathan Rayne Senior, Undecided “Become one and eat people.” Junior, Philosophy and “Remain morally pure and get Political Science a 2x4, because if you have “Simple... grab a shotgun and sex you’re dead.” chainsaw.”

Shelly Gross Senior, Digital Imaging “Search Google.”

Thejus Chakravarthy Grad Student, Education “Identify with my undead opressors.”

8 Opinion October 12, 2004 THE RETRIEVER Point Counterpoint Your ballot: Change or principle? The lesser of two evils is still evil

JON BERNHARDT winning. PETER BESSMAN date you consider to be evil, regardless of the fact that Retriever Guest Writer In the real world, it would be nice if voting for Retriever Guest Writer that candidate isn’t as bad as his alternative, you are Ralph Nader would change things. I’m sure that’s still voting for a candidate that you don’t want in It’s a very simple question: when you vote at what he wants you to think. But that’s not what’s Voters disillusioned with the major party candi- office, but merely see as lesser form of evil. The effect the beginning of November, a few weeks from now, going to happen. This is a very important election. dates face an interesting paradox in third-party repre- is that you doom yourself to a perpetually evil leader- are you voting to make a point, or are you voting to We are in the middle of a global war. We cannot sentatives. On one hand, it’s not terribly uncommon ship. To truly vote tactically, you need to consider the make a change? afford to waste our votes. Does it sound like I’m try- to find people agree with a particular third party’s plat- time factor and remember that four years is too short I’ve heard a lot from people around campus ing to scare you back into line? Well, I am. There are form to some degree. On the other hand, many vot- a period to settle for a candidate you still see as evil. about voting for third-party candidates, most specif- many things to be afraid of out there, and if you ers cannot be convinced to vote for a “doomed candi- I’m not delusional. I don’t think for a minute ically Ralph Nader and Michael Badnarik, and want a voice in how we fight our fears in the next date.” that my third-party candidate of choice, the there’s even a hardcore LaRouche crew. What the four years, you’ll just forget about Ralph and Mike The prevailing notion amongst those who con- Libertarian Michael Badnarik, is going to be calling majority of their arguments come down to is that a and Lyndon. Vote John, or vote George. Then we sider “tactical voting” is that it’s better to vote for a the shots for the next four years. However, a vote for protest vote on principle for the candidate you can take it from there. lesser evil, and against a greater evil, than to vote for a him sends a message to the Republican Party, who believe in is the essence of democracy and should be party that doesn’t have any chance of putting a repre- have strayed from their “conservative” roots with encouraged and upheld at every possible opportuni- Jon Bernhardt is a guest writer for the sentative in the Oval Office. If we were electing a Dubya, that a return to Goldwater form might net ty. This is a very nice ideological argument. But if Retriever. He can be reached for comment at opin- King, this might be true; for the time being, it’s a log- them some more votes. Libertarians who ideologically Bush wins another four years, none of you third- [email protected]. ical fallacy. The United States elects a new President agree with Badnarik should do so, and should not con- party voters are allowed to complain, period. You every four years. If you continuously vote for a candi- sider a vote for him as a vote for John Kerry. At pres- wrote yourselves out of this election when you voted ent, he is the only remotely visible candidate who Nader. advocates a limited government. Whether Bush or American democracy has, since the late eigh- Kerry wins, it is still a loss in this sense, thus, teenth century, been a two party system: there has Libertarians can only hope for a better future. been a party in power, and an opposition party to If you don’t think this has any causal force, con- keep them in line by doing what the minority always sider the outcome of the last election. In the eyes of does best, complaining and criticizing. This is the many Democrats, Nader’s relatively strong perform- point of the minority part in American politics. It’s ance cost Gore the election in 2000 and cultivated an a rather simple process, too: one side holds power, even greater reluctance amongst those liked his poli- that side screws up, the other side gets power, that cies but not his effect on the election. However, fast side screws up, and the first side gains power again. forward to the present, and, among sundry policy Do you have to like it? No, and no one’s ask- reforms increasing the common ground between ing you to. I’m personally not a fan of the two big Greens and Democrats, the party has unofficially parties, either. However, there’s a reason I’m voting adopted Michael Moore as their Vanna White. Nader’s for either President Bush or Senator Kerry on the role in the 2000 election has provided a wake up call second of November: I feel that this election is of sorts to Democrats, who have taken note of the important enough that I’m not going to waste my Greens’ dissatisfaction with the party. vote on a no-chance third-party politician who is At the same time, when voting for candidates not going to be elected. I am voting to change other than the Republicans or Democrats, there is an things, not to satisfy my internal moral principles, infinitesimal-but-still-there increase in the chance that which is what our third-party voters seem to be one day, your third party might actually win. doing: making themselves feel like they didn’t sell Consider that a freebie. out to the machine. They know that their candidate Courtesy of www.warwickgreens.com is not going to win the upcoming election. They’re Don’t make me Ralph: Opinions on third party candidates vary greatly, even on the same side of the polit- Pete Bessman is a guest writer for thd Retriever. protest voting. If that’s your thing, more power to ical spectrum. While some liberals praise Nader as a advocate for reform, others denoucne him as a spoiler. He can be reached for comment at you. I’ll stick with a candidate who has a chance of [email protected]. Rethinking Social Security: Privatization means progress

JEFF HARTLINE attacks and the subsequent war, the Security, to put it frankly, is going ment some form of private ownership Retriever Staff Writer economy has grown by leaps and broke, but we’re still paying into it. If in their retirement systems. In the bounds since the tax cuts were enacted. this doesn’t infuriate those of us in col- 1970s, Chile privatized their entire The economic proposals put forth While Democrats belittle the growing lege who pay into the system and won’t retirement system. Since that privatiza- by Senator John Kerry and President economy, one cannot help but notice see the benefits, then we need to tion has occurred, Chileans have seen a George W. Bush reflect two radically dif- the good news. The economy has become more aware of the conse- major return on their private invest- ferent worldviews. John Kerry believes grown 4.8% in the past year and pro- quences of apathy. ment for their retirement. Several stud- that the best way to enhance economic ductivity is higher than it has ever In the 2000 election, candidate ies concluded that workers receive 75% growth and promote opportunity is to been. Also, over 1.5 million jobs have Bush proposed that Social Security more benefits now than they received spend more money on Social Security been created in the past year alone. should be reformed slowly to allow from the government. If an ownership and other government programs while There is a wealth of information avail- younger workers to put a small amount policy can work in Chile which does simultaneously repealing the tax cuts for able on the enormous economic of their social security into private not have the same modern economy as those making over $250,000 a year. progress made under the Bush admin- accounts. In his keynote address to the the United States, then it has the Bush’s plan is that the true way to istration on the internet if people Republican convention in August potential to work here. improve the economy while enhancing would care to examine it. 2004 he said, “We must strengthen President Bush put it succinctly opportunities—to reform Social Security Although the tax relief of 2001 has Social Security by allowing younger when he said during his convention and Medicare while making the tax cuts provided a jump start to the economy, workers to save some of their taxes in a speech, “Expanding government rather permanent. Although people might be it would be wise to make those tax cuts personal account or nest egg you can than expanding opportunities are the focused on the pressing issues revolving made in 2001 permanent. History has call your own.” Simply put, this pro- policies of the past.” We don’t need a around foreign policy in this election, it shown that a consistent pattern of posal is a stroke of brilliance. As the return to the failed tax and spend poli- is important to also examine the eco- lower taxes improves the economy. The baby boom generation retires, there cies embraced by liberals for over 50 nomic proposals put forth by both can- tax cuts of the Kennedy and Reagan will be a huge generation of people years. Our generation has seen the didates. administrations helped to bring eco- receiving Social Security benefits with a results of this failure and we should be One of the first proposals President nomic booms in the 1960s and 1980s smaller working class to pay the cost. willing to accept the ideas that Bush pushed for in 2001 was a sub- respectively. If the tax cuts passed in Many people would question President Bush proposes. Lower taxes stantial tax relief bill. At that time, the 2001 are not made permanent, then whether this would constitute a “priva- and a greater ownership in our retire- economy was slowing from the eco- the economic growth we have seen in tization” of Social Security. I would say ment will allow us to be freer from the nomic bubble that was created in the the past few years will be erased. Tax it does not. However, the term “priva- confines of government while simulta- 1990s. Bush campaigned in 2000 on rates will return to their pre-2001 rates tization” is a loaded term meant to neously allowing our economy to grow. the premise that an across the board tax and taxpayers will pay a higher portion scare senior citizens into thinking that A country which embraces the freedom cut would help economic progress of their income to Uncle Sam. they will not receive their benefits. found in ownership, while repudiating while alleviating some of the tax bur- Another issue in the current When President Bush proposes to the dependence found in government, den on American workers. Despite Presidential election is the issue of what allow workers to invest in private is a country that allows its citizens the vociferous opposition by many to do about Social Security. It does not accounts, he is allowing people to take necessary freedom to control their Democrats (including Senators John take an intelligent person to realize that more ownership in their future. The lives. Kerry and John Edwards), tax relief Social Security is in terrible shape. wasteful, inefficient system that is cur- passed in both the House and Senate Many younger workers (and I include rently in place must be reformed to Jeff Hartline is a staff writer for the by substantial margins. myself in this group) have come to the meet the needs of the future. Retriever and looks forward to a time The attacks of September 11th conclusion that we will not see any of While the issue of Social Security when the government no longer steals slowed much of the economic progress the benefits of Social Security when we reform is debated in the United States, from his paycheck. He can be reached at that was taking form. Despite the approach retirement age. Social other countries have seen fit to imple- [email protected] for comment.

THE RETRIEVER October 12, 2004 Opinion 9 Governor’s tax proposal a bad omen for higher education

DAVID GILL away were true, officials would be hard- pressed to Retriever Guest Writer justify why legitimizing a tax avoidance scheme is the best way to reduce the tax burden on corporations. Last year, Maryland’s highest court agreed with the The Ehrlich Administration is working on pro- comptroller’s assessment that certain holding compa- posed legislation that would reopen the Delaware nies lacked “economic substance” and were “phan- Holding Companies tax loophole. This loophole tom” entities created for the purpose of tax avoid- allowed corporations to avoid taxes in Maryland by ance. These were not isolated cases. Many other setting up a holding company in Delaware. The companies setup Delaware holding companies that holding companies would then license intellectual were also shams and were controlled by the same property assets or loan money back to the Maryland people operating the Maryland corporation. It is corporation. Using a holding company for these pur- ridiculous to assert that companies should get tax poses allowed Maryland corporations to transfer breaks for payments on loans made and intellectual profits to a holding company (controlled by the same property licensed to themselves. people) and avoid a substantial amount of income It is hardly anti-business to argue that corpora- tax. Governor Robert Ehrlich and his economic tions operating in Maryland should pay income taxes development officials are arguing that not allowing in the state. Everyone needs to pay their fair share of corporations to reduce their tax burden this way is taxes, including corporations. The companies that hurting Maryland’s ability to attract and keep busi- took advantage of the loophole tended to be large nesses. and profitable corporations because a significant However, Comptroller William Donald amount of money is needed to pay lawyers, account- Schaefer does not believe that Maryland’s tax struc- ants, and others to setup and manage the holding ture is unfriendly to businesses. He wrote a letter to companies. Of course, the tax savings greatly out- Courtesy of www.savitsky.com the governor stating that “Nothing could be further weighed the costs. Small businesses, however, lack Taxes R’ Us: Many large businesses in Maryland have used holding companies to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes. Prior to revision in the tax code, Toys R’ Us avoided over $16 million in coporate income tax. from the truth!” As Maryland’s top tax official and a the financial resources to setup their own holding man who played a major role in the development of companies and would again be put at a disadvantage Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Schaefer knows what he is by the governor’s proposal. Furthermore, a corpora- holes is put into law next year, then the cash- The governor’s priorities are way out of line. talking about. The state has business-friendly sales tion that is not very profitable would not have much strapped state government would lose out on many Ehrlich has fought to legitimize corporate tax tax exemptions for research and manufacturing, as to gain from a holding company because of tax millions of dollars. schemes and to slash funding for higher education. well as favorable property tax rates. breaks offered to companies that suffer losses. The Also, during the last legislative session, a bill to With Ehrlich’s support for reopening tax loopholes The arguments of state economic development Ehrlich Administration’s proposal would favor large cap tuition called the Higher Education and the budget deficit he will face next year, one officials are further weakened by tax information on profitable corporations and legitimize one of their Affordability and Access Act was passed by the legis- wonders if the governor will be able to fund higher their own website. Their own website shows that tax avoidance schemes. lature, only to be vetoed by the Governor. This leg- education enough to stem the tide of rapidly rising Maryland has a lower corporate income tax rate than This issue concerns students in particular islation would have used corporate income tax rev- tuition rates. The University System of Maryland most neighboring states. Additionally, businesses because if the Delaware Holding Companies loop- enues to give UMBC and other state universities Board of Regents has had to raise tuition substantial- that are considering coming to Maryland look at hole is reopened, it will mean that less state funds enough funding to make a tuition cap practical. ly in response to cuts because doing otherwise would more than just our tax structure. Businesses also con- will be available for higher education. The comptrol- Additionally, Ehrlich has cut $122 million from state severely impact academic quality. Students should be sider factors such as the number of workers who have ler has been able to collect almost $60 million in universities in the last two years. There will likely be very upset about the governor’s priorities and should college degrees. Maryland currently has one of the income tax payments as of September 30th largely an attempt to override the governor’s veto of the let their feelings about this matter be known. highest levels of college-educated workers in the because of a state law passed by the legislature during tuition cap bill next year. Therefore, it is important nation. the last legislative session. The governor allowed this that state income tax revenues are not diminished David Gill is a guest writer for the Retriever. He Even if the Ehrlich Administration’s criticism legislation to be enacted into law without his signa- through a corporate giveaway, so that there will be can be reached for comment or questions at that the state’s tax structure is keeping businesses ture. If the governor’s proposal to reopen tax loop- money to fund a tuition cap. [email protected].

10 Opinion October 12, 2004 THE RETRIEVER Violence against women takes a back seat to other issues

AMBER SAMPSON of 3,300 women by the Princeton Survey you can “conduct research on women in the administration turned its back on the Retriever Staff Writer Research Associates. business, law, medicine, philanthropy, and Voices Against Violence program when it The report found that 92 percent of sports”). lost its grant funding from the In case you missed it, UMBC made women identified reducing domestic vio- Given this climate and the fact that Department of Justice, Grodack and another list. This time, it’s one of lence and sexual assault as a top priority— CosmoGirl! is the junior version of Lepus assert that the program achieved CosmoGirl!’s 50 best colleges for women. the highest rating for any issue. The sec- Cosmopolitan, a magazine which tells what it was supposed to in its two years— The magazine’s editor-in-chief, Susan ond ranking was pay inequality, at 90 per- women that their worth is based on their the establishment of university-wide pro- Schulz, said of the list, “Not only is this cent. Since we apparently put a lot of sexual performance (this month’s cover tocols and policies addressing sexual vio- the first college guide designed specifically stock in rankings, it would seem that these boasts “advanced sex tricks” that will make lence—and has continued in a different for girls, but what really makes it unique is issues are the ones of highest concern for him “know he’s with a real woman”), I form with much help from the university. that we’ve identified specific factors that American women. It would also seem as guess I shouldn’t be surprised that Grodack and Lepus have actively sought give girls an edge. This is no arbitrary list.” though only one of them is receiving the response to sexual assault wasn’t high on additional grant funding to augment the This non-arbitrary list included attention it deserves. the magazine’s list of criteria for judging program, but UMBC’s relatively low rates schools judged on six factors: small class Last year, I attended a lecture at colleges. It does, however, happen to be on of assault make that difficult. sizes, prominent female faculty members, UMBC about women’s issues in politics. mine. However, Grodack claimed that strong women’s sports programs, career As I recall, I was surprised, and a bit dis- It seems to me that a campus which UMBC’s advanced protocol for respond- centers that facilitate internship opportu- turbed, that only one panelist addressed ensures scholarship opportunities for a ing to sexual assault, the Voices Against nities, opportunities to hold leadership violence against women, and only in pass- select number of women, and doesn’t Violence program’s outreach and educa- positions in clubs and activities, and active ing. Every speaker, however, discussed the address a problem that endangers the lives tional work, and her part-time position as alumni networks. wage gap. of one third of them, isn’t doing all it can a fully devoted responder and advocate, Well, with all due thanks to A quick browse of the major feminist for women’s advancement in society. Small put UMBC ahead of many other institu- CosmoGirl! for the stellar recommenda- organization websites will get you the class sizes won’t guarantee that women are tions twice its size. The Advocates Against tion, it seems to me that their criteria is same result. Despite the fact that it’s safe, and that their basic rights and needs Violence program has actively sought a somewhat lacking. Sadly enough, I can’t National Domestic Violence Awareness are protected. campus environment where women are blame them, because the issue I’m looking Month, the National Organization for In 2002, there were 3,601 forcible sex safe and violence is not tolerated. It has for currently finds itself in a general state Women covers only the election and gay offenses reported to the police on college looked to both women’s and men’s of neglect. Despite the fact that October, marriage on its home page. If you would campuses. Some of the schools on involvement in this effort, recognizing the month in which this list was pub- have checked the site two weeks ago, you CosmoGirl!’s list had unusually high report that both sexes need to be engaged to solve lished, is National Domestic Violence would have found plenty on abortion and rates of assault, such as Duke University, the social problem. Awareness Month, violence against equal pay as well. Both times, however, the which reported 13 cases of aggravated UMBC’s prestigious scholarships and women was forgotten. Again. most recent article to be found on the site assault and 5 cases of forcible rape in engagement programs are great, and According to the Centers for Disease addressing violence against women was 2002—for a student population of 6,325. according to Lepus and Grodack, they are Control, 25 percent of women have been from October of 2003, making it a more Keep in mind that the National Coalition another branch of the effort to teach raped or assaulted by an intimate partner. outdated issue than affirmative action, Against Domestic Violence estimates that women to make choices, and therefore According to the American Psychological “fighting the Right,” and silicon breast only one in seven incidences of assault is take control of their lives. However, the Association, the number is one in three. implants. ever reported. fact of the matter is that making some Either way, the problem of violence is of The Feminist Majority Foundation is As it turns out, UMBC does in fact women scientists will not ensure the safe- serious concern for women, who comprise a little better, linking a domestic violence have a strong network of resources to ty of all women. Violence is a problem all 95 percent of the victims of partner article to the side of its home page. But respond to abuse and sexual assault on its own, and needs to be given the atten- assault. violence against women doesn’t get its campus. According to Jennifer Lepus, tion it deserves. It’s a shame that The Center for the Advancement of own category, like the Feminist Career Assistant Director of University Health CosmoGirl! failed to mention it. Women published a report last year which Center or “women and girls in sports.” Services, and Angie Grodack, Victim confirmed that American women under- You’ll have to find domestic violence and Assistance Specialist, our administration Amber Sampson is a staff writer and stand this issue’s importance. The report, sexual assault resources under the “911 for and faculty are supportive of anti-violence copy editor for the Retriever. She can be entitled Progress & Perils: New Agenda for Women” section…after the listings for programs to the fullest extent possible. reached for comment at Women, was based on random surveying women’s professional organizations (where Despite the somewhat popular belief that [email protected]. Election battleground: Maryland doesn’t swing that way

EPHRAIM HAREL states that usually dominate the national spot- honor of having people ask for their votes. Retriever Staff Writer light, such as New York and California, are The only time presidents bother to make an utterly bereft of any presidential electioneer- appearance in this fine state is when they get The United States is once again engaged ing. (It should be duly noted that the candi- tired of leading the free world and pop over in selecting the president through the grand dates are more than willing to raise money in to Camp David. (Of course, some presidents quadrennial pageant known as General these states, just not talk to any of the people take more “working” vacations than others.) Elections. At least, that is what the newspa- there.) Maryland is missing all the hoopla sur- pers and the anchors on the evening news say. Everyone knows why most of the country rounding this election, and the malaise is But a quick glance at the state of Maryland is forgotten. The candidates only appreciate gripping the state. Where are all the mud- will turn up only a few campaign bumper the undecided, ignorant, coquettish, coy, per- slinging advertisements? Where are the stickers and even fewer campaign posters. The petually befuddled, and oscillating (even flip- hordes of snotty, but earnest kids trooping presidential candidates would rather have flopping) riff-raff that seem to populate the through the urban maze ways, officiously extensive dental work performed without dozen or so places that pundits have titled the telling people which candidate will single- anesthetic than speak at a Maryland political “swing states.” handedly hold all evildoers in abeyance? rally. Maryland voters have made the signifi- Maryland would even settle for an appear- Maryland is not the only state in the cant error of making up their collective ance by Dick Cheney or even the guy who Union that is being completely ignored; even minds, thereby forever renouncing the coifs John Edwards’ hair. What does it take to get noticed? Maybe we should screw up our ballots and botch the only a 537-vote margin. Nobody should con- entire election. Offering Ralph Nader our tribute to any candidate unless he agrees to entire slate of electors may pique Kerry’s inter- come to Maryland and apologize for the est. If Nader is too objectionable, allow me to malfeasance of all his predecessors. Maybe submit the nomination of Frodo Baggins for then, Bruce Springsteen will give us a concert. the office of the presidency. (A pre-emptive To affix blame, one need look no farther strike against Mordor, however, would then be than the wretched Electoral College, under inevitable.) Of course, in all fairness, we which all of a state’s votes usually go to the should coordinate this act of rebellion with winning candidate. If the United States stages some deep red state like Utah. After all, Utah a normal popular election without all of this would agree that there is little solace in having electoral tomfoolery, the candidates will have your candidate win if he can’t find you any- to plead for votes wherever they can grab where on a map. them. In such a closely-divided country, Bush Perhaps it is completely futile. We should and Kerry will have to humbly request the just congratulate ourselves on our brilliance assent of the people in remote Arctic villages, and our ability to make up our minds quickly. dusty Kansas towns, and the academic bas- Yet, brilliance is no substitute for clout. We tions of Catonsville, Maryland. It would be a must be strategically stupid if we are ever to be frantic mess—and the liveliest election ever. important. First of all, refuse to ever answer any polls. The less the candidates know, the Ephraim Harel is a weekly staff writer Courtesy of www.internet-encyclopedia.com Swinging on by: As far as the “red” Democratic states go, they don’t get much redder than Maryland. more they will worry about us. The final elec- for the Retriever. He can be reached at Even in the highly contested 2000 election, Maryland was a safe Democratic stronghold. tion results must be doctored so Kerry wins by [email protected].

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from LETTERS, page 6 are thought to be the only ones with the sex drive, women have had to battle with the old double standard. I believe our culture is strug- gling to reverse that standard. Women are just as physically capable of enjoying sex – arguably Dear Editor, even more so. Then why should men have all As a man the central issue of abortion, the fun? is not my fear of the government telling me One of the more extreme ramifica- when and where to have child. No, I do not fear tions of this notion of female “purity” is the the remnants of a pseudo-Christian, male dom- opposing notion that a man is not in control of inated society, who would rather have me bare- his own, uncontainable sex drive. Such an idea foot and pregnant in the kitchen, or safely nes- absolves men from responsibility for lying to tled under my glass ceiling at work. The issue women about their intentions (not unlike here is not whether life starts at conception, or “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”), or cheating if this life is as conscious as the one that will on their girlfriends because they weren’t getting come kicking and screaming into the world enough sex in their relationship. It is this notion nine months later, and thereby worth of our that has likely hindered young women from protection. The issue is that of the “46 million reporting sexual harassment and even rape – the deaths”, the majority of these we are not capa- idea that “boys will be boys” and that she must ble of providing care for. People do not want the have “led him on”. child of two schizophrenic parents, living as Of course, simply sleeping around wards of the state, or the second child of a six- because you crave any attention at all from a teen year old illegal Mexican immigrant. People man is not feminist. That is a tragedy. Sex is one do not want an HIV positive child from the of the finest pleasures in life. To use sex as a tool inner city. This is the reality that many pro-lif- or a weapon is like eating lima bean ice cream. ers refuse to acknowledge. In face I feel it is It’s cold… but it ain’t dessert. appropriate to applaud parents coming from More and more women are realizing these environments, who recognize that they that the choice to have sex or not is their own, cannot adequately care for a child. and should not be based on what others will I’m sure we’ve all seen the billboards think of them, or what they feel they are “sup- stating babies cost 792 dollars a month. This posed” to do. number doesn’t take into account the cost of prenatal medical care, or the time that a woman Leah Marchesani may no longer be able to work in the final months of her pregnancy. This number esti- Dear Editor: mates costs after birth. If this is a single mother I have recently read the Retriever’s pulling in minimum wage, she’ll sink rather article about Vector Marketing, and I would than float. (Just for those of you who are slow like to compliment the writer on a job well on the math, that’s an estimated 9504 dollars a done! It was good journalism. The writer gave a year for the cost of living for a child, while only fair, unbiased account of the company and its 206 dollars for a 40 hour week at minimum practices that illuminated both the advantages wage right here in Maryland, and that’s and disadvantages, the shortcomings and suc- BEFORE uncle sam gets to it.) If abortion were cesses of the marketing firm. I found it especial- made illegal these mothers would have to put ly meritorious that the writer took and inves- their children, all “46 million” of them, back tigative, direct approach and actually applied into the adoption system. We realize of course for a position himself. who is going to end up footing the bill…and his I worked with Vector a few summers name isn’t Jesus. Is it fair to make those who ago, and I found it be one of the most enjoyable have planned for children more adequately, occupations I’ve ever held. My interview was have to pay out more money, not only to sup- delightfully unique, and I enjoyed the fact that port these children, but in future costs risen by my co-workers and I were always professional. I higher rates of crime and delinquency? Try and also liked that over 90% of my co-workers, have a republican run on that platform. including management, were in my peer group Everyone is familiar with the nature vs. nurture – some of which were my friends and acquain- debate. Research has shown that it is not one of tances from both high school and UMBC. these that determines what sort of person you On that note, it was also fun to visit will become, but rather a combination of the old friends under pretense of work! Many of two. Children with a genetic potential for mal- them I had never visited at home, much less adaptive behavior, and an environment that is met their parents. Some of the friends who were not healthy, will only bring out the worst of patrons of my business I hadn’t had an oppor- these qualities. The reality of the situation is tunity to speak to in years – even if I didn’t that the majority of these children are not want- make a sale, or even an appointment, it was still ed. Perhaps if the attention of the pro-life cam- nice to reminisce abut the past and discuss our paign was turned as a whole toward the children contemporary jobs. that are neglected, abused, or otherwise mis- On sales, and moneymaking, I do treated, it would be immensely more produc- agree with the reporter – a motivated salesman tive. The truth of the matter is saying that you or saleswoman can earn a good deal; however, are pro-life does not mean you are saving lives, those with only profit as their motivation and the reality of the situation is that ending should look elsewhere. Compared to previous abortion means continuing lives absent of love. jobs I’ve held, and peers with other jobs, I did- n’t make much (although my standard of living Brian Foster is lower than my friends, so I didn’t mind) in terms of cash, but what I learned was ineffable Dear Editor, invaluable. I learned how to be persuasive, how I agree wholeheartedly with Ms. to manage my time, how to be confident, and Sampson’s frustration with popular culture’s how to “read” the unspoken needs and desires objectification of sex (“Music reveals male-ori- of others. All of these skills I applied with great ented sexual relationships” Vol 39 iss 2*)*. I, too success to future endeavors, including my posi- have been appalled at the difficulty in finding tion on last year’s SGA election board – in part popular music that doesn’t focus entirely on the reason why we had our greatest voter who’s licking who and where, and what’s being turnout ever! There are also many opportunities taken off of whose body. too quickly advance in the company and even However, I do not agree that there is travel. anything wrong with a young woman who just Working with Vector was a great wants a “piece” every now and then, with or experience that no other previous job could without the emotional “meaning” that some- deliver. In the end, though, I had to stop times comes along with it. I do not believe that because my parents wrongly looked down upon these women are harming themselves or our my work and pressured me to get “a real job”. In gender by taking responsibility for their own my opinion though, the fact that I alone was pleasure, or by being assertive in getting that basically in control of how well I did in my pleasure. career there made it all the more real. I got out Women simply are not inherently of Vector what I put in. more virtuous” than men. That is an antiquated idea that has unfortunately clung to our culture Respectfully yours, from our patriarchal, repressed roots. Since men J. Paul Morgan

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T F With With y listen, the first album set ead the wor er ecor Interpol fans that have waited fans that have Interpol patiently for a new album and will for soon-to- become a treat surely This rather saddens me as be fans. in the fall of Interpol I discovered 2002 while I was a fr at UMBC. I more or less wore out or less wore at UMBC. I more my copy of Lights and concurrently spr released last Tuesday the 28, comes Tuesday last released with some material fans prepped past tours from may recognize and “Length of Love,” (“NARC” specifically) along with previously compositions (“C’mere” unheard others). among Exit,” and “Next hype for I has recently always overstated, become ev found myself skeptical. I, get radio airplay. they even dislike for one, harbor a great for the radio, so when I am told by a friend of mine that the first sin that same friend, who had already bought the album, that it was good my skepticism but rather “catchy,” held fast. gle from the album, “Slow Hands,” the album, “Slow gle from is a moderate radio hit (#30 on I get Played”), WHFS’ “Most rather scar constant touring to back their debut, 2002’ with returned have Lights, Interpol mostly new material refreshing, of with the release Interpol dishes out Interpol dishes new hall mates about this great still I would new band. But as to think of Interpol love still my little secr catchy and r ev for debut new standards r Baltimore hosts chocolate festival f] Got game? Got game? Symbolism highlights new artSymbolism highlights section An article composed entirely of IM’s? 19 arious s senti- ’ egan BOYS, page ’S Kaidye Hansen [Retriever Staff] Kaidye Hansen [Retriever Staf eeing with M see MAMA Agr for one think it is an excellent idea for one think it is an excellent for student organizations to actually do something for the donation that as opposed to swinging people give, or sea-sawing in shifts for 24 full ments was Restaurant Manager ments was Restaurant Bobbie Kratzke, telling me would we was great; “Everything them back again.” definitely have does a number of these Fresh Baja types of fundraisers for v organization, charities and schools. 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THE RETRIEVER October 12, 2004 17 Features Anti-Flag aim to persuade swing voters with punk politics

instead the people on the about the things that we talked about tonight. other side of the line of But on a tour like this, it is pretty much to preach bouncers—-the audience. to the converted, and maybe a few new peo- For a crowd that ple…the goal of this tour is to cheerleader those openly flaunts any sem- people, make sure those people are excited about blance of authority, there is voting, come November 2, make sure they’re an overwhelming atmos- actually going out to do it.” phere of respect amongst For Sane, to be punk is to be political. the young punks present. “Punk rock can mean different things for every- Justin Sane, Anti-Flag’s body...it’s about positive progressive change, even lead singer has a severe if it’s a pop punk band that doesn’t sing about allergy to cigarette smoke, politics, but life politics… just the idea that a and the band has posted band that wouldn’t use the word ‘bitch.’ Instead signs around the venue ask- of degrading women in that way…or working ing attendees to “please with an independent label or putting out your refrain from smoking.” own record label, those things are all political While the bouncers and statements.” staff understood this As an initiative largely fueled by “Fat” Mike request as a matter of cour- Burkett, founder of Punkvoter.com, the Rock tesy rather than an Against Bush tour aims to mobilize young punks enforced policy (many to look into issues and vote this November. To shows in Nation and simi- the bands on this tour, it represents the crucial lar clubs quickly fill with a aspects of punk music. “It’s about change, hazy cigarette-induced expressing your beliefs in a positive way… the fog), there was no need to opposite of that would be to express yourself in a say another word. Between way where you’re hurting people or breaking bands, crowds of people things,” said Sane. Ian Bukowski [Retriever Staff] huddled together in a Justin Sane ultimately views punk as a vehi- Loud and proud: Anti-Flag headlines the Rock Against Bush Tour, reaching out to an audience of young voters. For Anti-Flag, small area outdoors; inside, cle for political change, reaching out to a young punk is much more than just music, it’s a catalyst for political change. however, not a single fan audience “to remind them why they’re supposed could be found with a lit to vote and why it’s important to be out there IAN BUKOWSKI than the punk scene, citing support from Gloria cigarette in hand. Despite the fact that many voting. And if the strong feelings held by the Retriever Editorial Staff Steinem and Michael Moore, as well as reporters people brandished wristbands given out at the Rock Against Bush crowds are expressed through for CNN and a camera crew working on a doc- door to indicate that they were in fact over 21, For Pittsburg punk foursome Anti-Flag, umentary for PBS. For him, it is much larger most of the bartenders spent the night relatively there is no truer catalyst for political anger and than one show, or one tour, or even one election. idle. lyrical protest than one simple emotion: love. He explains it as a “watershed moment, where Within the “pit,” a seemingly reckless area While their blatantly ideological lyrics suggest an we can begin to keep the pressure on and hold resembling a combination of a riot, a fistfight, immense dissatisfaction with the status quo, they [politicians] over the coals.” Their concert is sim- and a dancehall, the respect was even more evi- attempt to channel this frustration as a rallying ply intended to engage the audience, the late dent. The facade of angry violence quickly fell point for change. And to a crowd of young teens and early twenty-somethings that are well away when someone tripped or lost a shoe. At punks at Nation in Washington D.C., known as non-voters. the first sight of a possible injury or disruption, Punkvoter.com’s Rock Against Bush tour provid- In the realm of punk rock, nothing quite the circle of chaos immediately halted, as a few ed Anti-Flag with an opportunity to convey that compares to a live show. With six full-length dozen arms reached down to help their fallen message to a few hundred people, suggesting albums, and numerous split albums and CD comrade. Shows like this are not an excuse to they express their discontent in a positive man- samplers, Anti-Flag has certainly proven that cause injuries and fight, but instead an active, ner. they can sell their albums. However, the most considerate community. As veteran political punks, the members of direct method of experiencing Anti-Flag is to The lineup also seems to bring styles of Ian Bukowski [Retriever Staff] Anti-Flag blur the line between politics and actually see them in concert, the aspect that punk together. The show at Nation featured Punk and politics: Strike Anywhere’s Thomas Barnett entertainment with a sound reminiscent of the makes shows like this part of a “scene” or a com- Strike Anywhere, a leftist hardcore band; preaches to the audience with powerful lyrics. Clash and lyrics closer to Crass; for Anti-Flag at munity rather than just an opportunity to see a Midtown, indie punkers with a distinct emo least, the two aspects aren’t so easily divorced. band you might like. sound; and the A.K.A.’s and Anti-Flag, two ballots this November, the notion that young While fans certainly don’t have to buy into Anti- In Anti-Flag’s audience, who resemble typi- political punk bands with influences like the people don’t care enough to vote may need revi- Flag’s progressive leftist ideology, the crowd at cal punks adorned with spikes and studs and Clash. Other dates on the tour include Tom sion. Nation suggested that a large number of their sporting Mohawks and various dye jobs, there is Morello of Audioslave and Rage Against the A special thanks goes out to both WMBC fans at least sympathize with their message. And more than meets the eye. While many rock audi- Machine, as well as Flogging Molly, a punk band and Jason at Fat Wreck-Cords. WMBC provid- these fans are the reason for the Rock Against ences find themselves annoyed with bands that with a traditional Irish influence. ed the pair of tickets as a phone-in-giveaway dur- Bush tour in the first place. “preach” between songs, the audience at Nation Anti-Flag played on Van’s Warped Tour this ing a rock radio show as a promotion for the Thomas Barnett, lead singer of Strike was very receptive of the numerous sermons summer, a large tour that features punk bands of event. So, check out Fat Wreck and tune into Anywhere, another headlining band, describes delivered by members of Anti-Flag and other every variety. On that tour, Justin Sane and the WMBC. the tour as a unifying movement to bring togeth- headlining bands. Unlike stadium packing con- rest of Anti-Flag sought to bring their politics to er different bands and different styles within the certs held by arrogant rock gods, the most a wider audience. “The goal of warped tour was Ian Bukowski is the Opinion Editor for the punk scene to engage their fans politically. important part of the Rock Against Bush Tour is to expand that…some people there are Retriever. He can be reached at Barnett emphasizes that the tour is much bigger not the individuals standing on the stage, but informed, some aren’t. With that show, we talked [email protected].

18 Features October 12, 2004 THE RETRIEVER Horoscopes Friday Night Lights: Emotionally charged, by Kristina DeBold and intense football action lights up the screen Jami Sapia Disclaimer from Kristina and Jami: In case you were questioning these horo- scopes... YES, WE ARE PSYCHIC. THESE HOROSCOPES ARE REAL; LIVE YOUR LIFE ACCORDINGLY.

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Gemini (May 22 - June 21) Ralph Nelson [Universal Studios] Holding the line: Coach Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) leads the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas to the state play-offs in Imagine Entertainment's Someone is thinking about you. Hey, adaptation of H.G. Bissinger's prize-winning book, Friday Night Lights. it could be Johnny Depp!

SARAH PEVNER this film was centered in a high school. The and almost like being at a football game Cancer (June 22 - July 23) Retriever Staff Writer players on the field were so strong and so itself, the audience is so responsive. brave that it was easy to forget that I wasn’t Billy Bob Thorton is amazing in his The skies may be cloudy but you can On the surface, Friday Night Lights is a watching an NFL football game. I think role as Coach Gaines, and he plays the char- still always look for some sunshine. traditional football movie. It follows a tra- this is probably intentional, and I think the acter with a perfect mix of bravado and ditional, relatively formulaic structure: amount of blood that’s spilled throughout insight. As a coach, Gaines is more fero- small town, underdog football team makes the movie is significant. How can cious than any high school coach I had; off Leo (July 24 - Aug. 23) it to the state championships. It’s a little Americans ask their boys, boys that aren’t the field, though, he’s thoughtful and car- more complicated than this though, even out of high school, to hurt themselves ing and proud of his team just as they are. Think about it. "To love oneself is the because underneath the bright cheer of the all the time? How can the community of He helps the boys through a whole range of beginning of a lifelong romance" - Oscar football games themselves is an entire small Odessa, even the parents of these boys, personal problems, all while helping them Wilde. Texas town counting on this football team require them to go through so much? improve on the football field at the same to validate each of them. Sportsmanship is an indirect focus of time. Thorton turns in an absolutely flaw- Directed by Peter Berg, who adapted this film, as well as one of its most com- less performance as a person under severe for screen the book by H.G. Bissinger, Virgo (Aug. 24 - Sep. 23) Friday Night Lights chronicles the economi- cally depressed town of Odessa, Texas and The weather's getting colder but don't its beloved football team, the Permian High let that get you down. Go shopping for a Panthers. Billy Bob Thorton is the most vis- hot new jacket and some new boots! ible character throughout the film as the Panther’s new coach, Gary Gaines. It’s his job to lead this team of relatively scrawny Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) football players to the championship. The whole town focuses on this goal throughout Is there something that you really, real- the duration of the movie, and it’s this kind ly want? Write Oprah, she can totally make of focus that is one of the strangest ele- it happen. ments of the film. Regularly, Gaines is reminded that he must win, the Panther’s must go to state, and it’s very clear that there’s an unspoken “or else” hidden in Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) those reminders. Friday Night Lights avoids being just a A friend is about to offer to introduce high school sports film by allowing its char- you around -- and you really shouldn't acters to meditate on the nature of football, refuse. Don't you think you've spent the pressures of being a teenager and adult enough time playing Halo? at the same time, and family and friend- ship. Most of the film focuses around the coach, and the audience is only given Sagittarius (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) glimpses into the lives of each of the Panthers. Most of these lives aren’t great: Ralph Nelson [Universal Studios] You know the moon is there even one player has a mentally ill mother and Go get ‘em slugger: Charlie Billingsley (Tim McGraw) comforts his son, Don (Garett Hedlund), in Imagine when you can't see it. Have faith and another has an alcoholic and abusive father Entertainment's adaptation of H.G. Bissinger's prize-winning book, Friday Night Lights. keep on trucking. played by country singer Tim McGraw. Boobie Miles, the team’s MVP, can’t read pelling thematic elements. It’s not enough amounts of pressure from the town at large, and it isn’t clear what he’d do with his life if for this football team to take the hits, to while remaining open and understanding it wasn’t for football. play their best, to practice for hours a day, about his team and life. Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) There’s a sense throughout this film all while attempting to get an education. Friday Night Lights is probably not the that each of its characters are searching for Talk radio permeates the whole film, and at film that the audience expects to see. It’s You have a major decision to make. something that will help validate every- one point after a big loss, an annoyed easy to miss the nuanced intellectual levels Meditate, the answer will soon be clear. thing, and help the ugly stuff melt away. Odessa citizen calls in to complain that the of the screenplay if you just want to see a Most of the players view this football team Panther’s are doing too much learning and football movie. However, the film is suc- as an opportunity to get out of Odessa. The not enough playing. cessful in serving up both insight and bone- Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) parents and the team’s most vocal support- Although Friday Night Lights is a film crunching sports action, and it’s one of the ers seem to view the success of their football about much more than high school foot- most violent football films I’ve ever seen. You want to wander through the dark- team in direct correlation to Odessa’s recov- ball, it still manages to successfully func- With a great cast, an interesting and est forest. Make sure you take a flashlight. ering economic status. The screenplay never tion as a conventional football film. Some thoughtful premise and beautiful cine- articulates this directly, and instead, focuses of the best sequences are on the football matography, Friday Night Lights is a film the bulk of these insights through Coach field, and they’re all shot with impressive that will appeal to a broad spectrum of Pisces (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) Gains, who has clearly been through accuracy and attention to detail. We hear viewers. enough that he knows that the real value of every hit, we see all the blood, we cringe Sleep in. No class should be at 8 AM any- sportsmanship is learning to love your every time one of the Panthers is mowed Sarah Pevner is a staff writer for the ways. teammates like family. down by a competitor twice his size. The Retriever. You may reach her at I had to regularly remind myself that football games are anxious and exciting, [email protected].

THE RETRIEVER October 12, 2004 Features 19 The 21st Annual Chocolate A Cappella Festival arrives in Baltimore served fresh

from MAMA’S BOYS, page 16 hours, and would urge many more groups to follow this lead. The group followed up their attended past capacity Wednesday night fundraiser at Baja Fresh with the Thursday night SEB Music Melee Battle of the Bands. While Sylvan Screen placed first in the battle and thus securing the prize spot in the Midnight Madness musical line-up, the groups manager Kristi McDurmon informed me that “the boys will playing Midnight Madness nonetheless, due to their growing popularity and the new showcase format of the event.” Judging by Anita Field [Retriever Staff] Wednesday and Thursday night’s turnout, I have a feeling that this fall’s Midnight Madness on the 15th will be the most heavily attended yet. The boys will join Acappella groups from all over the east coast in their Festivus The new shopping center Acappellius, October 30th from 7-11 pm in across from Arundel Mills that the Mama’s the UC Ballroom. With the help of SGA, SEB, Boys performed at is close to campus and has CSA, RSA, FYC, and many more, the boys many of the favorite food chains. Head down have arranged the event and secured the per- 195 to 295 south, and take the Arundel Mills formances of George Washington University’s Blvd exit, continuing to the left through the

Darla Mercado [Retriever Staff] EmoCapella, multiple groups from College first traffic circle and straight ahead through Candy land: Baltimore Chocolate Festival offers sweets of all types and flavors for overwelmed visitors. park, Johns Hopkins, St. Marys, Delaware and the second. You will then make a right at the many others. There will only be 600 available second stoplight and a left at the dead end, seats, so make sure you arrive early. heading towards parking in front of pure, sometimes inexpensive and sometimes not so DARLA MERCADO peanut butter fudge put all of the other Kaidye is Editor In Chief of the Retriever. much, taste bud bliss. Retriever Staff Writer peanut-butter-and-chocolate candies I’ve ever You may reach her at [email protected]. had in my whole life to shame. Quite possi- Last Friday afternoon found me with- bly the most novel flavor of them all had to Starbucks drawing thirty dollars from the bank and be the rocky road fudge, which was made of driving gleefully to Lexington Market in ultra-rich chocolate, walnuts, and marshmal- Stop kidding yourself that the Jazzmans Baltimore. The money wasn’t for parking at low. The mere thought of all that delicious Coffee and Coffee Drinks are anything but the three-day 21st Annual Chocolate Festival, sugar is enough to make my teeth hurt. overpriced burnt stale caffeine in a purple cup. but rather to ensure that I had sufficient cash Unfortunately, the festival only lasted Besides, Starbucks has much better hours and to load up on enough cupcakes, fudge, and from October 7th through October 9th, but pastries. Oh, and the Chai is actually Chai, as rock candy to last me through hours of study- the confections from Konstant’s Candies, opposed to poorly mixed, off-tasting syrup ing for my midterms and the GRE. Rheb’s Candies, and the other candy shops milk. Lexington Market was bustling with and bakeries featured at the festival are avail- activity. People congregated at the tables and able year-round. All of the participating stands where famous vendors such as Rheb’s chocolatiers are located within Lexington Panera Bread Candies, Konstant’s Candies, and Berger’s Market, so now one doesn’t have to wait until Bakery sold enough candy to send the entire the midterm season to indulge in several Moving on from Subway, this place does city into sugar shock. These were no ordinary pounds of sweets! sandwiches right, and no annoying Jared lurk- candies: I recognized the unique pastel wrap- ing around. Fresh bread, bagels, pastries, soups ping paper and blue ribbon that went around Darla Mercado is a staff writer for the and more. Any place that uses whole leafs of every box of Rheb’s Candies cordials; I Retriever. You may reach her at real lettuce instead of that shredded bagged admired a thick slice of mint-chocolate cake [email protected]. watery crap is worth eating at. at the Harbor City Bakery stand (it even came with a little bar of Andes mint candy). After weaving my way through a crowd Quiznos of dancing people who sang and swayed along to Danny Dolan and First Class, a Their slogan isn’t “mmm toasty” for noth- cover band whose repertoire consisted of 70s ing. Enjoy a warm bun with such delicious fea- and 80s classics, I found myself in front of tured subs as Honey Mustard Chicken and Konstant’s Candies—for the third time. I had Bacon Ranch. Most known for their hot subs, been circling the area, surveying the vendors’ don’t go for the soup -- you can get better else- wares, and I decided to take a close look at Movie Tickets...$0 where. And the Craveable Salads? Um, not so the Konstant’s Candies spread of sweets. craveable. Just follow the singing hamsters to Serving scores of customers at the annu- New CD’s...$0 the toasty bunned delight. al Chocolate Festival is nothing new to Nick Konstant, for he has been participating in it Concert Tickets...$0 Cold Stone Creamery for the last 21 years. While Mr. Konstant and his assistant, Dolly Brown, weighed fudge Rockstar Interviews...$0 Fresh ingredients of your choice mixed and sold chocolate-covered pretzels to a into the ice cream base flavor (which is any- crowd of hungry customers, Mr. Konstant Backstage Passes...$0 thing but) of your choice on hoarfrost covered gave me some details on the family business. cold marble stone by sing-songy employees. “We’ve been in Baltimore since 1896,” he Writing for TRW Features... The sizes come in “Like it, Love it,” and said proudly, while rapidly wrapping up some “Gotta Have it.” Need more? One of their base candy, “This is a family-owned business, and Priceless flavors is aptly called Cake Batter. we’re actually one of the oldest candy stores— along with Rheb’s.” Ms. Brown pointed out the many flavors of fudge on the table, rang- Baja Fresh ing from rocky road to Heath bar crunch on vanilla fudge to the classic chocolate. Torn Taco Bell done right. Food is about the between the variety of flavors, I decided to Write to same price, but this stuff is fresh, tastes good, buy about an eighth of a pound of each. After [email protected] to get more information and wont have you running for the bathroom trying each flavor, I was torn between the the second you finish eating it. The interior is peanut butter and chocolate fudge and the on living the life of a UMBC Features Reporter clean, bright and fun, and they play great strawberry and chocolate fudge. Since Mr. Latino music. Oh, and it would be possible to Konstant makes his candy from the freshest live off the salsa bar alone. ingredients, the strawberry fudge tasted just like strawberry ice cream, while the vanilla fudge was a dead ringer for the yummy cen- ter of a piece of caramel cream candy. The

20 Features October 12, 2004 THE RETRIEVER AROUND Beginning October 13 Incidentally... Events Happening Throughout the Greater Baltimore-Washington Area TOWN Events Happening On and Around the UMBC Campus Beginning [October 12] Wednesday, October 13 ing up to support Peace on the Streets. The Loco en el Coco slammin’ show commences at 6:00, so head In the annals of popular music history, few down to the MCI Center early for this one. “Hate is NOT a UMBC Value” Vigil UMBC Men’s and Women’s basketball can claim to have sold millions of records or TM* Tuesday, October 12 teams. Sign up for the 3 on 3 hoops tourna- to be able to draw huge, enthusiastic crowds 8 p.m. ment in Room 331 of the RAC! Fans of all to their shows for a number of years. And Saturday, October 16 Freedom Alliance reaffirms that “Hate is ages are invited, so come and join us in the though all of that is true of the Insane Clown Once You Go Black… NOT a UMBC Value.” The Vigil will take RAC for a great time! Posse, obviously these guys have a few other Savage humor is what’s on the table tonight start on Common Grounds and proceed to Retriever Activities Center (RAC). FREE features that make them stand out from the at the Bender Arena in D.C. as comedian the AOK Library Pond. For more informa- ADMISSION! typical clean cut emo foursome you see these Lewis Black, known for his raucous “Daily tion, contact Avrea Oneal at days. And it’s not just their outlandish crazy- Show” segments. On display will be his fiery [email protected]. Swing Dance clown motif; few other groups can claim to temperament and highly-politicized brand of Saturday, October 16 have stirred up Eminem’s rancor enough to wit. It starts at 8:00, so if you’re in the mood Live Music - Matt Angus 7 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. start a long-running beef with the Detroit- for mockery, get your ass down there, dou- Wednesday, October 13 When: Saturday Oct. 16. FREE Beginner based rapper. Hey, better to be a footnote ble-quick. TM* 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Swing Lesson 7-8p.m. Swing Dance 8- than not to be remembered at all. And Come jam to free live music during Free 11:30p.m. (For those carpooling, leave undoubtedly tonight’s show will be a memo- Radio Killed the Phonograph Star Hour this Wednesday, October 13 in the UMBC at 6:30p.m.) Where: River’s Edge rable one for the many fans of ICP; they Today it’s a local favorite annual celebration, Sports Zone. For more information, contact Community Church at the Westchester cause all kinds of mayhem at Nation in D.C., recognizing its big 25th Birthday today, all Eric Grollman at [email protected]. Community Center. 2414 Westchester 7:00 o’clock tonight. TM* day in fact, beginning at 11:00 a.m. and run- Avenue, Oella, MD (about 10 min. away.) ning ‘til it gets dark… or at least until they DDR in the Gameroom Price: $10. Contact Erica Savage (esav- All-American Girl run out of beans or beef. Yes, it’s the DC 101 Wednesday, October 13 [email protected]) if you need/can give a ride It’s a well-known story: talented young come- Chili Cook-Off, where the only thing hotter 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. or if you have any questions. dienne gets her own TV show, network exec- than the eats are the bands. OK, sorry that Come play some DDR in the Gameroom utives screw it all up, suggesting that she try was lame. Yes, the bands: the Donnas, this Wendesday, October 13, between 8- Fall Freak-Out to be “less Asian” and to lose some weight, Chevelle and Cake, among likely a long list 11pm. All levels of DDR players welcome, Saturday, October 16 leaving her justifiably disenchanted with the of dependable rock and roll acts. TM* including those who have never played 12 p.m. - 7 p.m. whole situation. Tonight you’ll get to hear before. Show me your moves! For more BMX Stunt Show, where a bike stunt team about it all and so much more as Margaret Sunday, October 17 information, contact Eric Grollman at egroll- will perform. There will also be inflatables, Cho tells her life story, and assuredly with lots Ride the Lightning [email protected]. food vendors, and live music. There will also of humor. She appears tonight at the semi- Argue as fans might about when the band be a Battle of the Orgs competition before new Hippodrome Performing Arts Center, supposedly “jumped the shark” (“The Black Freedom Alliance’s NCOD Week Dance the Stunt Show. Sponsored by SEB. Located beginning at 8:00 p.m. TM* Album,” “Load”… “Re-load”… Friday, October 15 in the Quad. For more information, contact Napstergate…), when this band thunders 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Sean Colbert-Kelly at [email protected]. Thursday, October 14 into town, all is forgiven, and the memories You’re invited to party Mardi Gras style with Sleepless in College Park of “Kill ‘em All,” “And Justice for All,” and Freedom Alliance! Join the fun in the WMBC Fall Concert Series Is it tacky to crash another school’s home- “Master of Puppets,” all metal masterpieces, Cabaret at 8:00. Buy your tickets at the door Sunday, October 17 coming party? I’ll leave that up to you to are soon recalled. The band with the eternal- for just $5! For more information contact 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. decide… because the Terps are gonna have ly re-energizing fan base is of course Avrea Oneal at [email protected]. Come out to the Commons Cabaret as one heck of a shindig tonight. There’s a Pep Metallica, whose own internal problems were WMBC sponsors three great bands: Sylvan Rally of course, but besides that, the featured displayed with remarkable candor in this MIDNITE MADNESS Screen, The Faultlines, and Sarah Azzara. act will be Comedy Central legend Dave year’s surprising documentary “Some Kind Friday, October 15 Admission is FREE and the music is GOOD! (“Insomniac”) Attell. Who knows what will of Monster.” But tonight, it’s all about the 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. See you there. For more information, contact go down, but I think you can rest assured, it head-banging, body-slamming music; the Join the madness at UMBC when Retriever [email protected]. will be hilarious. The show goes on at 8, and opening act are no slackers in that depart- fans come out in full force for a night of free Cole Field House. TM* ment either: Godsmack brings the pain at games, outrageous contests, great live music, Liz Alcott is a staff writer for the 7:00 this evening, leading up to the gods of refreshments, and lots of school spirit! Retriever. You may reach her at Friday, October 15 thrash at the MCI Center in Washington. Get the first look at the exciting and talented [email protected]. Peace Out TM* Some of the biggest stars in the hip-hop world are coming together not only to per- *TM = Ticketmaster: (410) 481-SEAT; form for their fans, but to promote a good www.ticketmaster.com cause. Jadakiss, Lil’ Wayne, Lil’ Flip, Fat Joe Got an upcoming area event? and more (who is this “more” fellow, and Email [email protected] (min. 2 weeks why is he always playing concerts?) are team- notice).

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SUN “E-TEAM”. Retriever Staff Writer MovieCoMan: LOL. That’s great, but how did they do that? Don’t you need a ton of permission? U2Fan2309: Dilemma: I have to write U2Fan2309: The team decided to take an article due at midnight tonight. it on themselves to carryout the project and MovieCoMan: Bummer. contact the offices whose windows they U2Fan2309: Not really, it’s about needed to participate in the project. Hajoe these German performance artists that vis- said he learned that if you wanted to do ited our school last week: Hajoe something you should take it on yourself to Moderegger and Franziska (Franz) go about on a project. Waiting around for Lamprecht. They are part of the artist col- someone to back you up will take forever. laborative eteam. They are School of Visual Instead, the eteam went to the offices Arts graduates and have shown in museums directly for permission for the windows and done pieces in Paris, New York, San they would need to be lightened and dark- Francisco, Germany, and England for ened. example. MovieCoMan: Whoa, did it work out? MovieCoMan: What did they talk U2Fan2309: Actually, the offices were about? really eager to help. But the day before the U2Fan2309: One piece they did was project was supposed to go up one offices called a Christmas Tree Farm for Self- pulled out of the agreement because some- Cutters at the Socrates Sculpture Park in one tipped a porter who said it wasn’t Brooklyn. They had to create a piece that allowed. But the eteam went on with their lasted six months that would be relocated, project anyway and got to illuminate 127 stored or destroyed by the end of the dura- windows to spell out their name. tion. The eteam decided to make a piece MovieCoMan: That’s kind of cool. that would get rid of itself. They planted U2Fan2309: They also did this one healthy fir trees in August 2001 in a perfect project where they bought a piece of land grid. off eBay. They decided to improve their lot MovieCoMan: Really? How did they and increase their property value by having get people to come cut the trees? a Train Stop Inn which would increase the U2Fan2309: They had fliers and alert- lot’s infrastructure and value. One train ed the surrounding neighborhoods. They would qualify as proof that the lot has also had a big sign in front of the park. potential. They served snacks and cold They provided the saws and let people go drinks and dressed up in Western gear. One about cutting after Thanksgiving. train did stop and soon afterwards, the MovieCoMan: That’s kind of cool. team sold the land with a 10% profit. U2Fan2309: A lot of eteam’s projects MovieCoMan: It seems like they are are about the interaction between the pub- trying to connect with a time and a place lic and themselves. Take their Illuminated through their artwork. Windows project at the World Trade U2Fan2309: Which is exactly what Center in March 2001. They tried to illu- Franz said- that it was about connecting minate windows of the North side of the with a place. Hajoe mentioned that they World Trade Center building to light up see ETEAM page 24

22 Features October 12, 2004 THE RETRIEVER nsaraool Featuring Art Soontor

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THE RETRIEVER October 12, 2004 Features 23 Art’s works

Art Soontornsaraool age 24, Senior

Major: “I started off as a Biology major, then I went into Information Systems and I ended up in photogra- phy.”

Accomplishments & Awards: Hall Space Curator, Fall 2004 Undergrad Research Reward, 2004 1 3 2 Yager/CAPS Scholarship, 2003 Art is part of the artist col- lective The Drama. They have a winter show in Old Dominion, Virginia, where you can see Art exhibit his work with his fellow artists. Find out more on their web- site at www.thedrama.org.

Future Plans: Grad school focusing on arts administra- tion for curatorial studies and/or pursuing a position as a commercial photogra- phy editor

Likes: cream cheese, stainless steel, recreational drug use, squares, Alaska

Dislikes: vin diesel, dust, fluorescent lighting, novelty 4 mailboxes, internal bleeding Hungry for more? Check out Art’s work on his website at www.umbc.edu/~asoont1

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24 Features October 12, 2004 THE RETRIEVER Dry humor, high art By Noah Albro Music review corner from ETEAM, page 21 piece at the Grizedale Arts Visitor Centre in England that advertised to couples who wanted to get married and were open to both loved to travel, which led them to cre- working with artists to develop ideas and ate art together and team up with other events involved in their ceremonies. The artists. They said that collaborations make a eteam presented a sheep couple, Doddy and Brothers follow up; UMBC alum piece stronger. Franz added that “Exploring Crystal, which needed their marriage stim- is not enough for us; we’re trying to estab- ulated, so visitors were encouraged to go one-man band lish a special connection.” That was most through the provided collection of cos- evident in their artificial traffic jam. tumes and props and sing Karaoke to the MovieCoMan: What was that? sheep in an attempt to put the love back U2Fan2309: They bought another into their marriage. piece of land off eBay, this time in Nevada. MovieCoMan: They seem to have The trio sticks to the same They saw that a road went through their worked everywhere. sound and scores big again land and decided to use it to their advan- U2Fan2309: Oh yeah, they have done tage. They contacted a nearby small town a lot of museum settings, too. For instance, and asked for help to create a fake traffic they took a photograph of one of the desert jam. pieces they won from eBay. They projected Chevelle: This type of thinking (could do us in) MovieCoMan: A traffic jam in the the image on a gallery wall during the show (in stores now) middle of nowhere!! That’s hilarious! But and visitors were encouraged to become a how did they get those people to help? piece of the land. They were given flashing U2Fan2309: They had a free barbeque Western attire and posed in front of the afterwards. A lot of the townspeople projected landscape. Their picture was These days it’s seldom that a band Joe (backing vocals and bass) continue to thought they would be on TV, too, since a taken and added to the original landscape. sticks to one sound or style of music as they evolve into amazing melodic structures lot of the eteam performances are docu- Soon, the land became inhabited and continue to develop their sound. A band’s overlaying a backdrop of intense pounding mented. crowded and the landscape started to fade musical diversity is crucial, but not when it drums, bass, and guitar. Songs like “Bend MovieCoMan: That’s pretty cool. I away. The piece was accompanied by the tampers with the sound that has compelled the Bracket” shed a more mellow acoustic wonder what the experience was like. sounds of the desert. This piece was pre- you to listen to them in the first place. light to the bands work while songs like U2Fan2309: Hajoe said they created a sented at The Smack Mellon Gallery in Chevelle doesn’t make this mistake at their debut track off this album “Vitamin lively traffic jam atmosphere, kind of like Brooklyn and Halle 14 in Leipzig, all; if anything, they take the sound that R (Leading Us Along)” deliver hard hitting one you’d hear in LA, with cars honking Germany in 2003. made them huge and run with it. Songs riffs and vocals. and people getting out of their car to see MovieCoMan: Wow, that makes a like “The Clincher” and “Breach Birth” I personally believe that this CD is what was going on. The townspeople really deep impression on a lot of their artwork. still posses the harmonic, hard rock sound better than Wonder What’s Next due to the got into it and Hajoe, who was in the front Like you were saying, their Tree Cutter that drew listeners to the three brothers’ hit development of their sound. They progress of the jam, said he felt anxious cos he knew sculpture and their artificial traffic jam, for album Wonder What’s Next. Pete Loeffler their distortion tones as well as the com- it was his “stalled” car that created the example, they establish a special connection continues to invent hard rocking riffs that plexity of their riffs. Normally a “trio” band mess. with people, but at the same time they are make the listener want to move, along with is somewhat difficult to pull off convinc- MovieCoMan: That’s really funny. not lasting relationships. But it isn’t about brothers Joe and Sam Loeffler on bass and ingly, but Chevelle braves through it all to U2Fan2309: Hajoe said that they use being best friends with complete strangers; drums respectively. produce another outstanding album. Pick the computer and the video as a tool. I was it’s to establish a connection to a particular The vocal harmonies between Pete this CD up from some great rock tunes! checking out the eteam website place more than anything. (lead singer and guitarist of the band) and (www.meineigenheim.org) and they have U2Fan2309: Yeah, Hajoe said they made a lot of video installations and how- were site-specific artists. They had a hard to videos. time defining themselves, as they consid- MovieCoMan: How-to videos like ered their art work to be a form of Row ‘Styles’ busts out with his what? “Interdisciplinary Art”. debut album U2Fan2309: There are practical MovieCoMan: That’s really neat; I like videos, such as “How to Unclog a Toilet” how they use the computer and video to and “How to Park a Car in the Garage.” their advantage and base their art as a com- Reflections through the Z-Axis: One Eye Sit But then the videos start to become absurd, ponent to getting their meaning across. I (out now: contact [email protected]) yet feasible, like “How to Cut a Fence especially like the way they used humor- it Straight.” The video shows you how to eases the audience into their views. attach a saw to the side of your car and U2Fan2309: Definitely. drive past a fence slowly to cut it in a MovieCoMan: Well good luck writing straight and even line. an article. It seems like they’ve done a ton Rowen Frazier, a former UMBC stu- backdrop of white noise (a.k.a. the air con- MovieCoMan: That’s so cool. I never of stuff and it should be easy to write. dent, is the mastermind behind the one- ditioning unit…not necessarily a desired thought of that, it could work. U2Fan2309: I don’t know if I can fit it man band Reflections through the Z-Axis. His sound but it achieves a purpose). This record U2Fan2309: Well it works, because all in. Remember to visit their website at creativity and exuberance in the musical is a wild ride; it takes the listener to an ethe- they show you in the video how it’s to be http://www.meineigenheim.org/ and check field is most definitely reflected in the musi- real place in which one can easily lose them- done and carry out a demo. Check out the out their How To videos and all the pieces cal stylings of One Eye Sit. selves in a myriad of sound and resonance. videos “How to Clean the Bottom of a that I couldn’t fit into the article. Now I This debut album was created entirely The guitar riffs on this CD are incredible, Refrigerator” and my favorite “How to need to go write this thing, wish me luck. in his room in New York using one micro- reaching into the pure essence of what music Catch a Millionaire,” which seems like a MovieCoMan: I am so bookmarking phone and an interesting bamboo pole set truly is, and pulling out the heart and soul of stretch, but in theory it could work. that site. Thanks! Good luck, later. up. Rowen’s work is musically centered (e.g., every note to create a masterly orchestration. MovieCoMan: Wow, they’ve done tracks such as Vheanteria and Algorithmic Rowen lacks nothing when it comes to some interesting stuff. Sun is a writer for the Retriever. She Dysrythmia) focusing on lyrics secondarily. creativity and inventiveness with his instru- U2Fan2309: Yeah, they did this one can be reached at [email protected] “The majority of the lyrics are compilations ment and truly bears his “musical soul” on of random rants and poems written over the this album. “This isn’t some great debut,” past year”, states Rowen, “I treated my voice, Rowen says, “it’s just a free piece of listening on the album, as a second instrument in for my friends”. Whether you’re a friend of addition to my guitar.” Rowen or not, I advise everyone to get a The album focuses mainly on the play hold of this CD - it’s a great musical adven- of consonance and dissonance against a ture and hell, it’s free!

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U2Fan2309: Dilemma: I have to write an went to the offices directly for permission for eteam performances are documented. their marriage. article due at midnight tonight. the windows they would need to be lightened MovieCoMan: That’s pretty cool. I won- MovieCoMan: They seem to have worked MovieCoManTR: Bummer. W MEDIAand darkened. SURder what the experienceVEY was like. everywhere. U2Fan2309: Not really, it’s about these MovieCoMan: Whoa, did it work out? U2Fan2309: Hajoe said they created a U2Fan2309: Oh yeah, they have done a German performance artists that visited our U2Fan2309: Actually, the offices were lively traffic jam atmosphere, kind of like one lot of museum settings, too. For instance, they school last week: Hajoe Moderegger and really eager to help. But the day before the you’d hear in LA, with cars honking and peo- took a photograph of one of the desert pieces Franziska (Franz) Lamprecht.1) Do They you are part read of project a was daily supposed newspaper?to go up one offices ple getting out of their car to see what was they won from eBay. They projected the image the artist collaborative eteam. They are School pulled out of the agreement because someone going on. The townspeople really got into it on a gallery wall during the show and visitors of Visual Arts graduates and have shown in tipped a porter who said it wasn’t allowed. But and Hajoe, who was in the front of the jam, were encouraged to become a piece of the land. museums and doneYes pieces or in No.Paris, New York, the eteam went on with their project anyway said he felt anxious cos he knew it was his They were given flashing Western attire and San Francisco, Germany, and England for and got to illuminate 127 windows to spell out “stalled” car that created the mess. posed in front of the projected landscape. example. 2) If you do nottheir name. - where do you get yourMovieCoMan news?: That’s really funny. Their picture was taken and added to the orig- MovieCoMan: What did they talk about? MovieCoMan: That’s kind of cool. U2Fan2309: Hajoe said that they use the inal landscape. Soon, the land became inhabit- U2Fan2309: One piece they did was U2Fan2309: They also did this one proj- computer and the video as a tool. I was check- ed and crowded and the landscape started to called a ChristmasRadio. Tree Farm forTelevision. Self-Cutters ect Internet.where they bought Other a piece of- beland specific.off eBay. ing out the eteam website (www.meineigen- fade away. The piece was accompanied by the at the Socrates Sculpture Park in Brooklyn. They decided to improve their lot and increase heim.org) and they have made a lot of video sounds of the desert. This piece was presented They had to create3) a pieceAre that you lasted sixregisteredtheir property value byto having vote? a Train Stop Inn installations and how-to videos. at The Smack Mellon Gallery in Brooklyn and months that would be relocated, stored or which would increase the lot’s infrastructure MovieCoMan: How-to videos like what? Halle 14 in Leipzig, Germany in 2003. destroyed by the end of the duration. The and value. One train would qualify as proof U2Fan2309: There are practical videos, MovieCoMan: Wow, that makes a deep eteam decided to makeYes a orpiece No. that would get that the lot has potential. They served snacks such as “How to Unclog a Toilet” and “How to impression on a lot of their artwork. Like you rid of itself. They planted healthy fir trees in and cold drinks and dressed up in Western Park a Car in the Garage.” But then the videos were saying, their Tree Cutter sculpture and August 2001 in a perfect grid. gear. One train did stop and soon afterwards, start to become absurd, yet feasible, like “How their artificial traffic jam, for example, they MovieCoMan4): Really? Ar Howe didyou they get planningthe team sold the toland withvote? a 10% profit. to Cut a Fence Straight.” The video shows you establish a special connection with people, but people to come cut the trees? MovieCoMan: It seems like they are try- how to attach a saw to the side of your car and at the same time they are not lasting relation- U2Fan2309: YesThey hador fliersNo. and alerted ing to connect with a time and a place through drive past a fence slowly to cut it in a straight ships. But it isn’t about being best friends with the surrounding neighborhoods. They also had their artwork. and even line. complete strangers; it’s to establish a connec- a big sign in front of the park. They provided U2Fan2309: Which is exactly what Franz MovieCoMan: That’s so cool. I never tion to a particular place more than anything. the saws and let people5) goDo about youcutting afterbelievesaid- that it wasthat about connectingthe mainstrwith a place. thoughteam of that, news it could wor mediak. is generallyU2Fan2309: Yeah, Hajoe said they were Thanksgiving. Hajoe mentioned that they both loved to trav- U2Fan2309: Well it works, because they site-specific artists. They had a hard time MovieCoManfair: That’s kindand of cool. unbiased? el, which led them to create art together and show you in the video how it’s to be done and defining themselves, as they considered their U2Fan2309: A lot of eteam’s projects are team up with other artists. They said that col- carry out a demo. Check out the videos “How art work to be a form of “Interdisciplinary about the interaction between the public and laborations make a piece stronger. Franz added to Clean the Bottom of a Refrigerator” and my Art”. themselves. Take theirYes Illuminatedor No. Windows that “Exploring is not enough for us; we’re try- favorite “How to Catch a Millionaire,” which MovieCoMan: That’s really neat; I like project at the World Trade Center in March ing to establish a special connection.” That seems like a stretch, but in theory it could how they use the computer and video to their 2001. They tried to illuminate windows of the was most evident in their artificial traffic jam. work. advantage and base their art as a component to North sideBring of the World a completedTrade Center building surveyMovieCoMan with :you What wasto that? FunFest WednesdayMovieCoMan: Wow, at they’ve1pm done for some a freegetting movietheir meaning pass across. to:I especially like to light up “E-TEAM”. U2Fan2309: They bought another piece interesting stuff. the way they used humor- it eases the audience MovieCoMan: LOL. That’s great, but of land off eBay, this time in Nevada. They saw U2Fan2309: Yeah, they did this one piece into their views. how did they do that? Don’t you need a ton of that a road went through their land and decid- at the Grizedale Arts Visitor Centre in England U2Fan2309: Definitely. permission? ed to useThe it to theirGrudge, advantage. They Alfie, contacted orthat Around advertised to couples the who Bend wanted to get MovieCoMan: Well good luck writing an U2Fan2309: The team decided to take it a nearby small town and asked for help to cre- married and were open to working with artists article. It seems like they’ve done a ton of stuff on themselves to carryout the project and con- ate a fake traffic jam. to develop ideas and events involved in their and it should be easy to write. tact the officesor bring whose windows a completed they needed to surveyMovieCoMan to :the A traffic retriever jam in the middle officeceremonies. (uc214) The eteam presentedduring a sheep business cou- U2Fan2309hours : forI don’t your know if I can fit it all participate in the project. Hajoe said he of nowhere!! That’s hilarious! But how did they ple, Doddy and Crystal, which needed their in. Remember to visit their website at learned thatchoice if you wanted of pr to omotionaldo something get movie those people posters to help? and items.marriage stimulated, so visitors were encour- http://www.meineigenheim.org/ and check you should take it on yourself to go about on a U2Fan2309: They had a free barbeque aged to go through the provided collection of out their How To videos and all the pieces that project. Waiting around for someone to back afterwards. A lot of the townspeople thought costumes and props and sing Karaoke to the I couldn’t fit into the article. Now I need to go you up will take forever. Instead, the eteam they would be on TV, too, since a lot of the sheep in an attempt to put the love back into write this thing, wish me luck.

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THE RETRIEVER October 12, 2004 27 Sports Field hockey loses important points in conference competition This Week in Sports

ASTRID SPERLING The Retriever Editorial Staff Men’s soccer After the latest win to conference opponent Vermont, Even though senior goal keep- the men will travel to Annapolis on Wednesday to play er Meghan Polek has had an Navy. The conference action will resume on Saturday impressive 24 saves in just two with a game here at UMBC against Maine at 1 pm games, they were not nearly enough to bring home wins against Women’s soccer conference opponent Vermont on Two more home games are coming up for the lady Sunday, or against Lehigh last Dawgs this week, both are Am East conference games Wednesday. The loss to Vermont and the women need to collect some important points. was especially upsetting, since the The first game takes place on Friday at the soccer stadi- Retrievers lost valuable points in um at 4 pm against Stony Brook. The next game follows the America East conference com- on Sunday at 1 pm. petition. In order to reach the con- ference tournament, they have to Women’s and men’s swimming and diving begin to do some damage in the The swimming and diving teams will travel to William Am East. So far the lady Dawgs are and Mary on Friday to compete in their first meet of the not looking very good compared to season. the other teams in the league. After the latest disappointment they fall Field hockey to 0-3 in conference games, while Two conference games are scheduled for this week, both 4-9 overall. are away. The first one takes the lady Dawgs to Boston This past Wednesday, the field on Friday, and on Sunday they team will finish up the hockey team traveled to week with a game against Northeastern. Bethlehem, PA to face Lehigh for some non-conference action. Matt Stockslager [Retriever Staff] Volleyball All is fair in field hockey: Jen Rowe almost trips as she gains control of the ball. Unfortunately, the Retrievers The ladies have two away games coming up this week. received a merciless beating. The On Friday the team will play Harford, while they will com- Mountain Hawks found the net six cessful shots at the goal and Next up for the field hockey pete in a conference game the next day against times before they took back some brought the number of goals to squad is another conference game Northeastern. of their offense and let the Dawgs four just between the two of them. at Boston University this Friday. have a go. The Retrievers used that Polek had an impressive 16 The next home game is not until Cross Country opportunity at the 65:20 mark saves during the game against October 23, but go out and cheer After winning the State championships, the men’s and when Kristi Troster pushed the ball Lehigh alone, which was unfortu- on the team as it is one of their last women’s teams will travel to Penn State to compete in into the goal. The best players of nately proved not to be enough, as two home games for the season. the Penn State National Invitational on October 16. that day turned out to be Lehigh’s the Mountain Hawks outshot the Astrid is the sports editor for The Jen Schmeltze and Marissa Retrievers 26-4 and had more cor- Retriever. She can be reached for com- Lannarone, who twice took suc- ner opportunities 12-3. ment at [email protected] Women’s soccer ends four game losing streak with win against Pittsburgh

AMIT CHAND son. Her penalty kick score helped the The Retriever Staff Writer Retrievers win for the first time since September 19. Golibart is one of four players to start all 12 games for UMBC Junior Jessica Golibart’s penalty kick this season. goal with less than 22 minutes remaining The Lady Retrievers opened up a in regulation play gave UMBC (5-7-0, 0- four game home stand on Wednesday 3-0) a 1-0 lead against the Pittsburgh against Am East foe Binghamton. The Panthers. The advantage would last the Bearcats handed the Lady Retrievers rest of the game, as the Lady Retrievers put their fourth straight loss of the season, a stop to a four game losing streak with a 2-0. win over Pittsburgh on Sunday at UMBC Freshman Kim Povill led the way Soccer Stadium. for the Bearcats, scoring two goals in the Golibart was awarded the penalty kick first half alone. The first goal came at in the second half when Panther net min- the 7:51 mark when Povill directed a der Jamie Pelusi tripped the junior in the corner kick past Babaris. box as she broke away from the Pittsburgh UMBC was outshot 10-8, includ- defense. Pelusi received a yellow card as a ing 8-5 in shots on goal. Babaris result of the play. matched the Bearcat goalie with four Both teams were unable to get their saves but did not get any help from her offense going in the opening half. The offense. Lady Retrievers were able to get a 6-3 shot Povill’s second goal came a little advantage before halftime but could not over 33 minutes into the game. With convert on any of them. Starting junior the goal, Povill had scored 18 points in goalie Robin Babaris saved three goals in her first 11 games. playing the entire game for UMBC. Pelusi The Lady Retrievers will look to get notched six saves but the one that got away a winning streak going on October 15 at proved to be the game winner. 4pm against Stony Brook. The home Each team totaled up nine shot game will also give UMBC a chance to attempts apiece in the game. UMBC man- get their first conference win this sea- aged to attack more on offense, trying son. seven shots on goal versus only three for Amit is a Staff writer for The the Panthers. Retriever. he can be reached at Mark Finizio [Retriever Staff] Golibart’s goal was her first of the sea- [email protected]. Pushing allowed: Yellow cards were given out to the Pittsburgh ladies who played it rough.

28 Sports October 12, 2004 THE RETRIEVER Women’s Volleyball edges Cross Country Comes Away past New Hampshire, as Champs of Maryland maintains .500 record Women are Befooled by Course

KIM DEBARGE match, with10 kills in the 15 point set, with DAVID JUN Mehmedovic and Shawn Shokry in the front. The Retriever Editorial Staff much of their success against New The Retriever Staff Writer Mehmedovic had a time of 25:08 and Shokry Hampshire. finished behind him with a 25:14. J.J. Wetzel, The competition against Maine was a dif- Blake Davis and Aaron Smith rounded out the The Lady Retrievers are back from a ferent story. Though Christine Skala posted UMBC Men’s and Women’s Cross Country top five for the Retrievers with times of 25:42, weekend in New England with a win and a 22 defensive digs and Julia Hood posted a teams ran away from five other teams and an 26:00 and 26:02, respectively. ìThe course was loss, maintaining their tied record for the sea- team-high 18 kills in one match, the immeasurable number of competitors to capture fairly hard, it had a lot of rolling hills,î stated son. In two away matches, the ladies upset Retrievers fell against the Black Bears, 3-1. the Maryland State Cross Country Shokry. New Hampshire’s Wildcats on Friday, 3-2, Most of the matches were not even close, with Championships. All top five runners for both Coming off of injuries, both Davis and and lost to the Black Bears of Maine on Maine leading all but one match 30-27, 16- men and women finished in the top-ten. The Galan performed admirably with top-ten finish- Saturday, 3-1. 30, 24-30, and 18-30. Jocelyn Teoh again men’s team finished ahead of everyone with a es. Davis set a new personal record (PR) by over Against New Hampshire, the America recorded a double-double with 10 kills and 14 total of 17 points, while the women set the stan- a minute over his previous PR from this season. East conference favorite, competition was digs, while Megan Gross posted 38 assists and dard with 23 points. ìBlake has been dropping minutes off of his time intense. The Retrievers broke their streak of Christine Skala defended with 22 digs. Under perfect weather conditions, the men‘s and has stepped it up for the team,î exclaimed 23 matches without going over 4 individual However, this was not enough to deter the and women‘s teams set off for the competition. Shokry. games, ultimately winning the match 3-2. Black Bears, who were led by Britney Howe’s During the women’s race, however, mass confu- Many individual runners had PRs on the Jocelyn Teoh and Megan Gross each finished 18 kills and 52 assists by Shelly Seipp. After the sion set in after the first two miles. A number of 3.3 mile course for the women and 8K (4.92 with double-doubles, marking the seventh Retrievers’ initial win, Maine commanded the the Lady Retrievers, including Morgan Little and miles) course for men. time this season Teoh and Gross have both match. U’tonna Sherrod, found themselves clueless for On the men’s side, Loyola finished in second scored a double-double in the same match. After a few days off, the volleyball team several moments. The runners were marshaled place (44 points) while for the women Towson Gross also finished with six kills, just four will return to action with two more away through an extra loop into wooded areas, rather (35 points) concluded the day behind the away from a triple-double. The team totalled games— at Hartford on the 15th and at than a hill. The puzzled looks towards the finale Retrievers. seven blocks and nine service aces as well, put- Northeastern on the 16th— before coming of the meet did not affect the performances of the UMBC Men’s and Women’s Cross Country ting up a tough fight to win the match. The home to host five games at UMBC. So far the ladies. Captains Cara Wettlaufer and Stefanie teams will look to run some fast times at the Penn teams were almost evenly skilled; by the end of ladies are 3-0 for home games, so let’s hope to Thomas finished in front with times of 19:58 State National Invitational on October 16th. The the match UMBC finished with an average of break that .500 record! and 20:01. Sherrod, Little and Kathleen Galan Cross Country Regional Championships will he .232 successful strikes overall and New Kim DeBarge is a diehard Redskins fan and rounded out the top five with times of 21:02, held there in the summer. Hampshire finished with an average of .231. the assistant sports editor for The Retriever. She 21:05 and 21:06, respectively. Davin Jun is a Retriever staff writer and can UMBC can credit their record in the final can be reached at [email protected]. The men were led by Captain Izudin be reached for comment at [email protected]. It’s time to bring on the (Midnite) Madness

ASTRID SPERLING munity, staff, and most of all students to the True Grit will partake in a trampoline The Retriever Editorial Staff come out and see what will hopefully be an jumping contest. One of the new freshmen exciting event.” on the Basketball squad is not only talented Yes, sports fans, it’s that “The purpose of The program is on the court but also has a very nice voice and time of the year again. The Midnite Madness is always very colorful with he will perform a song for all the fans. basketball season can begin. things to do and see for Co-sponsors for the event are SEB and Following Midnite Madness, to introduce all the everyone, including car- University Health Service. This week is alco- the Ladies and Gentlemen teams to the entire nival games, performance hol awareness week and UHS will put up a can put on their shoes and school, more specifi- games, and interactions beer-goggle contest. jerseys and start shooting with the crowd. This year At around 11:45 pm, the crowd usually hoops again. The NCAA reg- cally the men’s and for the first time, RA’s gets very rowdy, as all the other UMBC teams ulations forbid the team from women’s basketball and residential staff have are introduced and make their way across the officially practicing together teams. We invite the been officially invited and gymnasium. Most athletes will be giving out with their coach until community, staff, they will participate in a free T-shirts as they run past the audience. October 15 when the musical lay-up. The a- Right around midnight the basketball teams Madness takes place. and most of all stu- capella group ‘the will be announced and show off some of their The Athletic department dents to come out Mama’s boys’ will per- talent, including different variations of shoot- has been preparing for this and see what will form, as well as a break ing hoops competitions. event for weeks, which has dancer called the Atomic Midnite Madness is one of those few brought big crowds to the hopefully be an Goofball - if that name nights when our school is actually doing RAC for years. Marketing exciting event.” doesn’t promise entertain- something fun, so go out, show some spirit, and promotion coordinator ment! There will be a cash and have lots of fun. The event starts at 10 Omari Ruiz says, “The purpose of Midnite give-away, the African Student Association, as pm and goes on until 1 am. Madness is to introduce all the teams to the well as the Caribbean Student Association Astrid is the sports editor for The Retriever. entire school, more specifically the men’s and will present dances. Of course, the dance and She can be reached for comment at women’s basketball teams. We invite the com- tumbling teams will be there, and our Mascot [email protected]. Athleteof theWeek: Kristin Ramsay Jessica Prosen

Senior attack Kristin Ramsay helped the half of the game from a rebound shot off of goals, doubling the number she scored during her Lady Retrievers to end their four-game losing Amanda Heinz. freshman season. As a junior Ramsay broke her streak with two assists and two goals against “As a player I think my strengths are being hip for the second time, the first as a sophomore in Longwood College. aggressive and always trying my best,” says Ramsay. high school, which only allowed her to play in “Kristin tries very hard on and off the “As well as trying to keep a positive attitude during seven games last season. During those games, field and she’s very persistent in everything she game play.” Ramsay was a major contributor to the team’s suc- does,” says goalie Meghan Polek. “She brings Ramsay helped the Dawgs to take an early cess, scoring two goals and five points, to tie for the tons of energy and a willingness to win to lead against Robert Morris by scoring the first of fourth spot on the team in both categories. every game.” five goals in the initial six minutes of the shutout “The most important thing about being a Ramsay started her last field hockey sea- game which recorded their second win of the sea- successful athlete for me is having the support of son with an aggressive game against son. my teammates,” comments Ramsay. Applachian State, scoring in the second half of “Our team has really improved our commu- “We need to play as a team so that we the Lady Dawgs opening game of the season nication and individual defense this season,” com- can use all the talent we have,” explains Co-captain in Boone, North Carolina. Despite a strong ments Polek. “We are starting to see improvement Leslie Chilcote on how the Retrievers can improve fight, the Retrievers were edged out by the on our tips on goal too.” to be successful for the remainder of the season. Mountaineers in double overtime with a final As a standout freshman from Rockville, “We need to support and trust each other on score of 2-3. Two games later, in front of a Maryland, Ramsay played in 10 games and led the and off the field,” says Ramsay. home crowd, the Dawgs celebrated their first team to their first Division I victory by scoring the Come cheer on your Lady Dawgs at their win of the season with a victory over rival winning goal against Sacred Heart. The following next home game as they take on New Hampshire Towson University. Ramsay scored in the first season, Ramsay played in 12 games and scored four on October 23rd at 2 p.m.

THE RETRIEVER October 12, 2004 Sports 29 WINTER SPORT PREVIEW: Men’s and Women’s swimming & diving

ASTRID SPERLING young men and women will do everything to The Retriever Editorial Staff ensure success this year. W&M is just the first in a number of meets In 2004 the men’s swimming and diving that all end with the America East conference team did it all. They finished with a record of competition here at UMBC. East Carolina and 12-1 (only losing to Navy) and at the end of Navy are probably the toughest teams on the their season they were crowned the new Retrievers’ schedule. The dual meet schedule is America East conference champions – the only slightly shorter than in past years, with only ten team at UMBC to do so. The women’s team dual meets. The teams have the chance to focus was not trailing far behind, finishing with the on the end of the year, when it counts. At this same dual-meet record of 12-1 (only East point all is out in the open, but after Friday ALL PHOTOS FILE Carolina managed to get past them) and in the everyone might have a pretty good idea of what conference the ladies finished second behind the season will bring. “I feel we are going to be Northeastern. successful in dual meets once we establish our- This year no one can tell what the team selves,” Cradock says, “I also think we can be vic- will be able to do just yet. With the signing of torious again at conference, if everything goes the largest freshmen class in history (12 men, 8 well in the beginning of the season.” women) the team is a new one altogether. Even Although the team proudly presents a big though the team is doing well in practice we freshman class, they will also heavily count on have to wait a little longer to see what they can their more experienced swimmers, who will be do in meets. The coaching staff of head coach expected to perform better than in the past. Chad Cradock, assistant coach Tom Himes, Leading the men are: Senior standout Jakub and new assistant Chris Gibeau, is especially Sroczynski (freestyle, backstroke, IM); junior anxious to get the season underway. They do Geza Szabo (butterfly); and fellow junior not know at this point what the team can do. freestyler Adam Blais. Szabo and Blais, as well as Himes says, “it’s a brand new team, we are sophomore Brian Jaeggi, have been selected cap- excited to see what the new season may bring.” tains for the men’s team this year. On the It is always hard to improve a record, par- women’s side, the team will once again heavily ticularly after such a tremendous year for count on Am East swimmer of the meet, and UMBC swimming and diving, but the swim- sophomore Agnes Stanislawska. Lindsey Prather, mers will try their best and take on the chal- Amber Harris, and JP Prosen are also expected to lenge. They will get their chance to show what perform at their best. Katie Sponholz will be the they are made of this Friday, October 15 when lone women’s diver for the team and will need to the team travels to Williamsburg, Virginia to be in top shape for every single meet. Captains compete in the first meet against William & for the women are: Harris, Cara Linehan, and Mary, which could pose a first threat, especial- Leslie Adaddi. The swimmers are ready to get ly for the women. Nevertheless, everyone thinks started just like the coaches. Senior Casey REC SPORTS 101: intro to INTRAMURALS positively and is thrilled to get things started. Connor, in the last year in this kind of competi- Cradock says, “After losing a strong senior class, tion, says “I think this is going to be a great year we now have a lot of youth on the team, but we and very exciting with all the new faces on the BY DUSTIN FISHER are for the athlete that wants to play a sport are eager to get started. With W&M being our team. I am confident we will complete a winning The Retriever Staff Writer year round, but doesn’t want the pressure or first meet, we are ready to get up on the blocks season.” commitment of trying out for the varsity team. and give our best shot.” The first home meet for both men’s and If you are reading this article and still We have 24 sport clubs, ranging from fencing This year the team will start competition women’s swimming and diving is against Rider haven’t signed up for an intramural sport, we to rugby to ultimate Frisbee. Some of our com- earlier than they have in the past, which mean on October 23 at 2 pm at the UMBC natatori- need to have a talk. My office is open 24/7 petitive clubs (such as lacrosse, soccer and base- they have only had six weeks to practice and pre- um. (OK, more like 15/6). Just walk into the RAC ball) compete in leagues against nearby schools pare as a team. “Currently practice is going well, Astrid is the sports editor for The Retriever. and scream “I want to get involved!” and I’ll like Towson, Georgetown and JMU, and some the team is doing some great things and they are She can be reached for comment at find you. Outdoor soccer finals are this Friday, of them (volleyball, crew and bowling) com- ready to perform.” Cradock is positive that the [email protected] football is in midseason form and will be run- pete in annual national tournaments held all ning on Erickson Field until November, the over the US. Just two years ago, our ice hockey Party At the Beach volleyball tournament was program finished ninth in the Northeast and extremely successful, Sunday Night Basketball our sailing club was featured in Sailing World is two weeks into its season and the tennis tour- for winning the Mid-Atlantic Championships. nament crowned a champion this past week- On the other end of the spectrum, there end. The men’s indoor soccer tournament fin- are clubs that meet just for the sake of having a ishes up this weekend, but the coed tourna- good time doing what the enjoy. Clubs such as ment sign-ups are just around the corner the ski and board club, skydiving, ballroom (10/25). dancing and the outdoors club just meet to But more importantly than all that is the keep the passion for their particular event breakout sport of the year coming up in only a going. In addition to these sports, we currently week. Dodge ball is back. And this time I think offer three different forms of martial arts. A we all have a grasp on how to run the event. complete listing of sport clubs may be found at Last year, it was one of the coolest nights of the http://www.umbc.edu/sportclubs/. Students year. We started the tournament at 9pm and who have questions about exactly how sport the victor was crowned at 2am and we actually clubs operate are encouraged to come up to expect more participation this year. Heck, we’ll RAC 321 and ask as many questions as you stay all night if we have to. There are actually may possibly have. If your sport club is not list- national campus recreation intramural dodge ed, talk to Mike D’Archangelo at 410-455- ball rules that we will be following again which 6883 and find out what you would need to do require teams of at least seven people get to become a recognized sport club. together. If you don’t have seven people, don’t It’s just as easy to sign up for a sport worry. We will make a free agent team or two club as it is to sign up for intramurals. You can like we do in every sport now, and last year, the either come up to RAC 321 and fill out an free agents wound up winning the entire men’s interest form or you can fill out the online division. And if you don’t want to play, it interest form located at the above website, and should be a fun event to hang out and watch. an e-mail will automatically be sent to the indi- If you have any questions, call me (Dustin) at vidual club president and Mike D, the Sport 410-455-1540. I’d better see you there this Club Council Director. It’s almost as easy to year. sign up as it is to be interested. So if you’re And if all of these intramural sports thinking about it at all and you don’t know if don’t get you enough action for your favorite it’s for you, at least call or stop into the Rec activity, well we have another option for you. Sports office to find out more about it. Good Club sports are a perfect bridge between the luck and I’ll see you on the field (or court, or casual intramural leagues we run and the varsi- dance floor…) ty sport programs at our school. Club sports Countdown to Dodge Ball: 7 days.

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THE RETRIEVER October 12, 2004 Sports 31 Meet the athletic staff – women’s soccer coach Michelle Salmon

ASTRID SPERLING difference in all these people’s lives. “Coaching Waking up at eight o’clock is sleeping in for the The Retriever Editorial Staff is like teaching, and I get to teach a subject that busy coach,. She might do that on a day off. I’m truly passionate about. I get to share that Then she enjoys a cup of coffee and walks her with my players everyday. I’ll get to impact dogs. Even her off-days are never completely Sometimes you can tell what a person does them in one way or another for the rest of their without the sport, as she likes watching her five- just by looking at them. Looking at Michelle lives – people always remember their coach. I year old nephew play soccer games, but she Salmon, one can somehow tell For Michelle prepare them for the future especially likes how she gets to enjoy it as a fan that she is involved with soc- and I think I’m very good instead of a coach. Salmon describes herself as cer. She has a soccer player Salmon coaching is at that.” an outdoorsy type; she hikes and mountain mentality and looks like she not a job. It is her The soccer season is bikes whenever she gets the change. She also could balance a soccer ball on life. She considers well underway and many enjoys watching football and likes to “see the one toe or the tip of her nose. are probably thinking that Ravens lose.” Salmon is someone,who is herself lucky to be it could be going a little At this point in her life, Salmon is truly truly in love with the sport. In one of the very few better than it is at this happy with what she is doing. She says that college she played for the who wake up every point. “I just wish the play- coaches are lucky people and that they usually University of Maryland— and ers see their own talent the have a bit of ‘spunk.’ “We get to do a lot of fun not too badly, either. At the morning with a way I see it.” Salmon says. things,” she says. She considers herself blessed to end of her career as an athlete smile on their face. “We have a very young have had the opportunity to see the world even she had an impressive record to When Salmon’s team and they need to see if it was through sport, as she got to experience show for herself as the second and execute their potential. other cultures. “I tell my players to see the world all-time leader in assists for the alarm goes off she I hope these young ladies and learn from other people as much as they Terrapins. just thinks, “I’m are all enjoying the game. I can.” Salmon was born in happy to be a want them to take some- Being a coach involves challenges everyday, Annapolis and started to play coach.” thing out of the experience but for Salmon the biggest challenge is the soccer early on. After her time and not just blink and real- unknown. There are always things no one can Quick Questions: as an athlete it came to her naturally to be a ize it’s over.” Coach Salmon thinks this whole predict, so she at least tries to “control the things coach. When she was offered the position of the experience is about so much more than just the you can control.” Another challenge is to make If you could have any job, what would it be? women’s soccer head coach she saw a chance she sport. “After all this time working with them, I the team feel comfortable in their environment. I have the best job! could not miss. Salmon first fell in love with get to see the progress and what they’ve become, “We have ten new freshmen this semester, coaching when she worked with little kids in not just as players, but as young women as which makes a completely new team, I have to What is your favorite food? D.C., which is where the former UMBC well.” help to make these players comfortable in the Stuffed shells – I can’t get enough of them women’s soccer head coach met her coaching About her own college experience the new environment and the new situation. This those kids and liked what she saw. coach says, “I wish I could go back, knowing year everyone is doing great with that.” What is your favorite restaurant? Salmon considers herself a very laid back what I know now. It is such a special time in Salmon would like to continue coaching Sobo Café coach even though there are “certain aspects of your life. All the student athletes, which are sur- for a long time, but she would also like to settle the program that are very dictating.” She says prisingly few as a group, should realize that in down a little more and perhaps not travel as What are your favorite movies? that the most important things are to love what the end it is about what you’ve learned and how much. The team is constantly on the road. Schindler’s List, Life is Beautiful, The Butterfly you are doing and to never give up. “I’m a play- it helped you to get ready for the real world. In Ultimately she sees herself as a coach here at Effect ers’ coach,” she says, “the players feel comfort- college you bond friendships and memories that UMBC a while longer, because “there is great able enough to talk to me about anything, but last a lifetime – these are the important features potential here.” What are your favorite books? they have to know that I have certain standards I want every student athlete to understand.” Astrid is the sports editor for The Retriever. Native Son, by Richard Wright as well.” Salmon enjoys coaching a lot more Although soccer is Salmon’s life, she does She can be reached for comment at Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger than playing, because she feels she can make a know how to enjoy a day without coaching. [email protected]

The other team at UMBC – men’s club soccer is one more sport to take a look at

JUSTIN WILKINSON exploded in two road wins against The Retriever Guest Writer Loyola and an impressive #3 ranked Rutgers team—scoring 9 goals between UMBC’s Men’s Soccer Club, now the two games. ranked 9th out of 40 in the North East The defensive unit has been the Division by National Intramural- big story, allowing only Rutgers to tally a Recreational Sports Association goal against them. Lately the offense has (NIRSA), is putting larger schools on been showing signs of dominance too as notice: UMBC soccer is a force to be they continue to grasp Coach Ferbes’s reckoned with. The club has left an complex system—a system where both impressive list of opponents in their the midfield and the defense are in dia- wake already in the young season and mond formation. The team’s offensive they are looking to add to it. production has increased each game and As they roll towards the exudes confidence after its slow start. Regional Tournament in Princeton, New As the talented Men’s Varsity Jersey on October 15-17th, the team team continues to struggle this week enjoys a new coach, an undefeated against strong opponents, the club team record, and a tremendous amount of gives soccer enthusiasts at UMBC yet momentum. another reason to be proud of the soccer Coach Alan Ferbes was brought program. In the latest action against #12 in this August to polish raw talent into a ranked George Washington University, disciplined, competitive team and he has the soccer men came out victorious for done just that. His coaching style has the first time in the UMBC club soccer revitalized the club and inspired their history with a final score of 1-0. A win brilliant play. against such a tough opponent builds the In September, the team faced important confidence the club will need its first two challenges under the new to face even stronger opponents when leadership against the #8 ranked NAVY they head to New Jersey the following and a quality Johns Hopkins squad. weekend. Both games turned out to be hard- Justin Wilkinson is the President of fought, defensive battles resulting in the Men’s Soccer club; he can be reached for scoreless ties. Then the club’s offense comment at [email protected].

32 October 12, 2004 THE RETRIEVER INSIDE

Cross Country men and women win big28 Volleyball keeps record at .500 mark28 Sports AOTW is Kristin Ramsay28 MCELLIGOTT HAS RECORD BREAKING DAY AS MEN’S SOCCER DEFEATS VERMONT

AMIT CHAND into the game. McElligott scored his day, including a shot from The game will be in The Retriever Staff Writer first goal of the game, his seventh goal point blank range by Annapolis on October 13 at on the season, at the 5:04 mark. Senior Vermont’s Tony Anderson. 7pm. Forward Derek McElligott broke George Bakoulas fed the ball from the McElligott capped off In action earlier in the UMBC’s all-time Division I scoring box to freshman Matt Watson who his record-breaking day by week, the Dawgs lost a close record en route to helping the Dawgs then gave it up to McElligott for the scoring another goal with less game to the Wildcats of New beat Vermont 3-0 on Saturday at score from nine yards out. than 10 minutes left to play. Hampshire 2-1 on UMBC Soccer Stadium, halting a four The Dawgs outshot the The Baltimore native took a Wednesday. The score was game losing streak for UMBC. The Catamounts 7-3 in the opening half as lead pass from sophomore tied up at one apiece with a victory was a first for the Retrievers in Vermont was unable to get anything Bobby Woods and proceed- little over 11 minutes left in conference play this season. going before the half. ed to score his eighth goal of regulation when New The standout senior came into The Retrievers added an insur- the year from eight yards out. Hampshire’s Ross Fishbain the game tied with Giuliano Celenza at ance goal 66:46 into the second half. UMBC outshot the scored unassisted off of a 100 points. McElligott’s efforts on McElligott passed the ball to Watson Catamounts by a total of 13- rebound for the victory. Saturday netted him two goals and an after receiving a feed in the box from 11. Sophomore David Feazell assist, giving him a total of 105 career freshman Bryan Moffa. Watson was The win was UMBC’s scored the only Retriever points, 19 behind Ray Ford’s all-time able to shoot the ball from close range 11th in a row without a loss goal of the game, assisted by school scoring record. under Vermont goalie David Sullivan at home, dating back to Watson. In the second match up ever for his second goal of the season. September 2002. The Amit is a staff writer for between the two schools, UMBC Vermont could not get anything Dawgs will play Navy next, The Retriever and can be dominated early on, not allowing the past goalie Andy Marchica. The junior the team that last beat them reached for comment at Catamounts a shot until 30 minutes net-minder had had six saves on the at UMBC Soccer Stadium. [email protected].