Retrieveretriever UNIVERSITY of MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER

e h t the rretrIeveretrIever UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER wweeklyeekly VOLUME 42 ISSUE 19 retrieverweekly.com 002.26.082.26.08 Love thy ProveIt! neighbor: proposals Arbutus narrowed Samantha Purcell SENIOR STAFF WRITER to fi ve Various organizations located on the UMBC campus are doing things that fi nalists help to improve the campus as a whole and improve the opinions that visitors Anne Verghese may have about the campus. There are SENIOR STAFF WRITER recycling programs that contribute to UMBC's green efforts and SEB events Although there were many good to improve the morale of the cam- submissions to the Student Govern- pus. However, has anyone taken the ment Association's ProveIt! campaign, time to wonder what the surrounding the selection committee has fi nally community of Arbutus thinks about decided on the top fi ve ideas. The UMBC as a whole? There are a multi- top proposals consist of: building a tude of businesses and families within student creative center, constructing Arbutus that have their own opinions a ropes and challenge team-building about UMBC. course, revamping the UMBC pond, The businesses in Arbutus are al- transforming the “Study Place,” and ways looking to expand their clientèle making a dedicated green space on and many of them see the students of campus. UMBC as a way to accomplish that. An The proposal for the student cre- employee at Sorrento, who wishes to ative center was submitted by the Ki- remain anonymous, explained, “We netic Sculpture club. The club consists are currently trying to work with the of science and engineering students student government and the dining who enjoy art. Their proposed idea services to make it so that we can ac- would give students a 24-hour space LAUREN KASMIR -- TRW cept not only the campus cash but also on campus where they could explore > UMBC’s men’s basketball team defeated New Hampshire in overtime to win the America East Conference. the dining fl ex dollars and the dining their interests and complete projects meals themselves.” outside of their major. However Sorrento is not the only “UMBC is a liberal arts university, business on campus looking into Men’s basketball clinches fi rst- so students are encouraged to pursue bringing in more student business. interests outside their major academi- Nicole Channell, a manager at Hoyts cally, but the problem is that there are Movie Theater, stated, “There is a lot ever regular season crown no resources available to pursue cre- of business from the students already. ative endeavors as an extra-curricular However we are always looking for Corey Johns placed UMBC fi fth in the conference [NCAA] tournament without win- project. Engineering students do not ways to increase that number, so if STAFF WRITER behind Boston, Albany, Vermont, and ning your conference tournament at have access to art supplies and art stu- UMBC students have any suggestions Binghamton — the fi rst three being our level and we have to take care of dents do not have access to engineer- we are open to hearing them.” On Saturday, in front of a record- teams the Retrievers ended up sweep- our business.” ing tools, which helps to keep up this Outside of Hoyts and the Sorrento setting crowd, the men’s basketball ing during the season. Despite going 2-0 this week, the wall holding everyone apart. We want eatery, there is the neighborhood team beat New Hampshire in over- “It’s hard to come by 20 wins, but games weren’t easy as both went to break that wall and give everyone movie theater, the Hollywood, as well time and clinched the America East we deserved this,” said Ray Barbosa. into overtime. Before holding up the on campus the opportunity to explore as a music store, all within walking Conference regular season title. “We lifted hard, we conditioned hard, championship plaque, the team was anything they want to,” junior and distance of campus. Although it is The win means that the Retrievers and we play hard.” playing catch up to New Hampshire club member Tim Courtney said. small, the Hollywood is a perfect out- will be playing in a postseason tour- Coach Randy Monroe isn’t letting for most of the game. Eventually a The Student Creative Center would ing for students who may not have a nament other than the conference the fact that his team is already guar- jumper by Matt Spadafora tied it with allow students the opportunity to car on campus and just need to escape tournament, as they are automatically anteed the fi rst seed in the conference less than four minutes to go, and then work on various creative projects like for a few hours. Hollywood employee guaranteed a spot in the NIT (Nation- tournament get in the way of the after almost two minutes the game’s building a kinetic sculpture or even Christina Synder explained, “The Hol- al Invitational Tournament). But the team’s focus. next score was a three by Barbosa to making bio-diesel. lywood is doing a lot better at getting team’s eyes are set on the Big Dance “We aren’t changing the way we do take the lead. With only 17 ticks left “Our goal for the center is to be able new releases when they come out. Not in March. things around here. We still have two on the game clock New Hampshire to walk in and see a biology major only that but we also offer a discount The team came a long way to get games on the road and we can’t lose hit a three and tied the game, eventu- painting a picture while an animation to all students who show their ID.” to this title. The pre-season rankings focus because it’s hard to get into the ally sending it into overtime. major builds a chair and an economics > see ARBUTUS [2] > see BASKETBALL [25] major whittles a chess set. We think it would bring a lot of new creativity and excitement to the campus and so we NEWS 01 OPINION 04 ARTS 14 SPORTS 21 are really looking forward to making it a reality,” Courtney said. e The Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity UMBC student What is UMBC Musicians, card Lacrosse falls submitted the proposal for the ropes d I wins Gates doing for games, movies, again, opens and challenge course. The course Cambridge RecycleMania ‘08? and more, this season 0-2 would be constructed in the area north s Scholarship week in Arts! of Harbor Hall and east of the dam. n > see FINALISTS [2] I InsIde 2 News 02.26.08 The RetrIever Weekly foreign desk Living in the Land of the Long White Cloud a rural town and this was just passing Andrew Ciupek scenery — I was wrong. As we drove FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT on I realized that the passage between any two towns is exactly alike. For in- I am studying in and calling home stance my University town of Dunedin this semester a place known to the na- on the south island is, within its limits, tive Maori people as Aotearoa — the a vibrant college town full of students Land of the Long White Cloud. It is a and the modern research University place known better to us as New Zea- of Otago. However, right outside the land, but the native people were right city it is again winding and rural. This in picking such a beautiful name for wealth of nature is just something I their country. New Zealand is truly a have not seen much of elsewhere. land of beauty, containing something Another fact you notice about New new around every turn. Zealand is the people. The Kiwis, as There are places in America that have they are called, are nothing if not fun spacious stretches of natural beauty, loving and adventurous. As the people but in New Zealand it seems that the who invented bungee-jumping, you entire country is one giant stretch of can imagine that they are always up for nature interrupted only briefl y to in- hiking in the outdoors or surfi ng on corporate a town or two. When I was the beaches. Also Kiwis are very easy COURTESY FREEFOTO.COM being driven from the airport the fi rst going — they love nothing more than > New Zealand seems to be one giant stretch of nature interrupted only by the occasional town. thing I noticed was that none of the to enjoy the moment and love people roads were straight — they all twisted who are willing to “give it a go” and try truly an experience. where glow-worms are the only light would. The combination of people and wound. New Zealand is not good new things. American stress-induced The combination of the people and and I have been up to a hill to over- and places in New Zealand is truly an to people prone to motion sickness. heart problems are a foreign concept the land in New Zealand has truly look the city lights at night before experience for anyone. The second thing I noticed was that here — Kiwis just don’t like to worry. made my time here — although still being caught inside a cloud while it the land was so open and everywhere If you apologize for something, you’re brief at this point (just over a week) rained. I have learned how to shear a Andrew Ciupek is studying abroad at there were mountains and fi elds with bound to hear the common reply “ah — an amazing experience.

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