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Inside Advocates Against Violence Loses Funding SHIRA HELETZ AAV is an organization that pus and have been given state cation for continued funding was Retriever Weekly Staff Writer gives counseling to young recognition as a model organiza- denied. Recently, the two full- women and men who are victims tion. The reporting of crimes has time staff leaders, Heather “Stop the violence, stop the of sexual crimes and stalking. It gone up since the program start- Brantner and Casey Miller, were hate. Fund the advocates, before provides a 24-hour phone ed, not because there is more vio- forced to leave. The organization it’s too late,” the Advocates helpline, counseling, and educa- lence, but because students know had to look elsewhere for money. News...... page 1 Against Violence (AAV) chanted tional programs for the campus that there is a place for them to One place they looked to was the The ANGELS are as they walked down the aca- community. The Advocates have go. university itself. However, with back on campus demic corridor to protest their achieved great success in AAV ran on a fund from the the troubled fiscal situation fac- and the police are lack of funding from the univer- increasing the awareness of Department of Justice. This year see ADVOCATES, page 3 giving out free sity administration. crimes against women on cam- the fund ran out and their appli- pizza to students.

Opinion.....page 10 Take a closer look at decorated malls, university halls, abortion clinics and Iraq

Features.....page 18 Confessing sins takes a leap into pop culture; UMBC students mix it up on tape.

Sports...... page 31 Men’s soccer takes top spot in the Am-East Lakin Jones / Retriever Weekly Staff tourny and swim- Is This Really Fall?: This past week, unexpected high temperatures swept through Maryland. Here, students enjoy the weath- mers face Navy. er by playing sports on the Commons field.

Also check out: college news...... page 2 UMBC Student Killed Students’ Frustrations world news...... page 3 classifieds...... page 37 in Car Accident With Midterms Flare

four day forecast CHARLES J. ELLIS to mourn her death. The wake keep- CHARLES J. ELLIS a thoroughly beleaguered student community. Tuesday: partly cloudy, low 60, Retriever Weekly Staff Writer ing is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 7, Retriever Weekly Staff Writer high 77 followed by a funeral procession on “It’s been a bad last two Mariama Frances Sow, a junior Saturday, Nov. 8. Both services are Excessive exams and piles weeks,” said Sylvia Boules, a Wednesday: chance of rain, pre-med student. “I can hardly low 53, high 72 majoring in social work at UMBC, scheduled to be held at the Church of of papers have UMBC’s students was killed as a result of a single car the Ascension-Episcopal in Silver in a state of frustration. As mid- find time to do anything but Thursday: rain showers, low study.” Boules’ view is common- 49, high 65 accident in Montgomery County on Spring. term examinations are slowly Wednesday, Oct. 22. Frances was a In Memory of Mariama dissipating, students continue to ly shared by countless UMBC Friday: chance of rain during students of varying academic day, low 40, high 62 motivated young woman who had Frances Sow, the Maryland State engage in what seems to be an aspirations of giving back to the Flag will be flown at half-mast on additional wave of post mid-term disciplines who are just begin- community that she dearly loved. the day of her funeral until sundown. projects. The overwhelming anx- ning to shed the prolonged stress Sow leaves behind a mother, iety has brought adamant con- of mid-terms. Typically, students two uncles, two aunts, a host of A more in-depth article will fol- cerns regarding time and stress felt frustrated regarding the cousins, relatives and many friends low in next week's Retriever Weekly. management across the minds of see EXAMS, page 3 Page 2 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY NEWS November 4, 2003

BehindtheScenes Joel DeWyer: Bringing Midwest Values to College News an East Coast School and Lifestyle Foreign Enrollment Levels Off at U.S. Schools RYAN DORRILL started interviewing for jobs, but, like Retriever Weekly Staff Writer many college graduates, he found that (Washington Post) Enrollments by he didn’t like many of the choices in his foreign students at American universities In a spacious office on field and decided to try something else. have leveled off after a period of heady Susquehanna’s Honors floor, you can As a result, he started looking into grad- expansion and may be headed downward find its new community director Joel uate school to explore his as-yet-undis- because of visa restrictions introduced DeWyer. Joel is a young guy, which covered calling in life. after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, makes him an easier person for stu- After some discussions with his Ryan Dorrill /Retriever Weekly Staff Mid-west Charm: DeWyer brings a according to a report released today. dents to talk to (an important aspect of advisor, he decided he might like work- unique background to Susquehanna An annual survey by the Institute of his job). He’s easy going, friendly, and, ing as a guidance counselor, so his advi- Hall and UMBC. International Education (IIE), which most importantly, he uses phrases like sor suggested he get involved in the administers academic exchange pro- “far out” and “totally rad” in everyday “College Student Personnel Services” Another reason he loves UMBC is grams, reported significant drops in new speech, unlike most of the other program. that he’s the “world’s largest chess student admissions from predominantly UMBC faculty. As a Community “I had never heard of it either,” he fan.” At the risk of sounding like a Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Director (CD), he mediates roommate admits, though he now enjoys his job. nerd, he admits that he sometimes goes Pakistan and Egypt. But the decline was problems and helps oversee student He ended up receiving a graduate assist- to the club meetings and enjoys play- offset by increases in the number of stu- life in the Susquehanna dormitory, so antship working at the University of ing chess himself. He also likes to run dents coming from countries such as he does a lot of talking and interacting Dayton before he was even accepted in and is an avid reader. South Korea and India. with people. the personnel services master’s pro- Any student who wants to meet Education represents a huge source As far as student life goes, Joel, gram. If he hadn’t been accepted, he this enthusiastic community director of invisible exports for the United States, who recently moved here from the would have lost the job. Fortunately, he can find him in his office on the first with economists estimating that the midwest, is still trying to get used to was accepted and received his MA in floor of Susquehanna North. country earned nearly $13 billion last the fast pace of the east coast. 2003. After graduation he decided he year from tuition fees, room and board, “It’s happenin’” he says, consider- wanted to get out of the midwest and try Quick Questions: and other goods and services purchased ing how different Baltimore is from the something different. So he came to by foreign students. According to the IIE, small town of Delphos, Ohio, where he UMBC. some large states such as California typ- 1. What is your favorite holi- grew up. Unlike most students, Joel UMBC is different in a lot of ways day? ically earn more from foreign students thinks there are plenty of things to do from Joel’s old workplace: it’s larger, than they do from football and baseball around UMBC, especially considering it’s a public university, and it’s much “Christmas. I love everything combined. Baltimore and Washington are so more diverse. about it: movies on TV, carols, etc.” The survey shows that 586,000 for- close. According to him, the midwest is “I wanted to learn about social jus- eign students are enrolled in U.S. col- about five to seven years behind the tice issues and multicultural experi- leges. Over the past two years, the east coast as far as trends go - it’s just ences,” he said. “UMBC is really the 2. What’s your favorite food? growth rate has dropped from 6.4 percent a slower place to live. exact opposite of what I’m used to.” “I love Italian food,” he said, to 0.6 percent. The largest number of for- Joel DeWyer actually lived in Ohio Outside of work, Joel still finds time specifically mentioning pasta. eign students come from India and all his life until he moved to Maryland to be an active guy. In addition to his China. last summer to work at UMBC. He community director duties of mediating 3. What’s your favorite book? IIE President Allan E. Goodman said attended college at the University of resident problems and supervising RAs, the data show that the United States Dayton, a small private catholic col- Joel gets involved in spiritual discus- “I Lucifer,” a book about what remains "the number one destination for lege where he received his BA in sions on campus, specifically about how would happen if God gave the devil a foreign students" despite individual "hor- Communications Management in 2001. spirituality is a part of the UMBC expe- second chance to live on Earth and ror stories" about long visa lines and During his senior year of college he rience. redeem himself. brusque consular officials. He said the figures suggest that the vast majority of foreign students were coming to the United States "without substantial delay." Some other experts took a bleaker view of the figures released by IIE, noting UMBC Police Offer Free Tips With Pizza that they appear to herald a decline in future enrollments. "We are clearly seeing RYAN CARR Bowers said. He explained that most Bowers also encouraged students to a downward trend," said Victor Johnson, Retriever Weekly Staff Writer instances of burglary on campus occur make use of a shredder before disposing of associate director for public policy at the when thieves see valuables sitting out in personal documents, as identitheft often Association of International Educators, Many students in college have a num- the open unattended, or on the seat of a occurs from information found in people’s known by its former acronym, NAFSA. ber of unreasonable fears about the cam- car. While thieves generally have no prob- trash. This problem is not limited to The nonprofit group promotes student pus, but UMBC Police attempted last lem breaking in windows to steal valu- UMBC alone. “Identitheft is going to exchanges. "This is the result of U.S. gov- week to address those fears as part of ables, “most people don’t even lock their become the number one problem in this ernment policies that have had the effect Commuter Awareness Week. [car] doors,” he said. country,” over the next few years, predict- of keeping foreign students out." In a lecture entitled “Commuter Bowers also said that the department ed Bowers, so students should practice According to the IIE figures, visa Awareness Week: Pizza with the Police” has had problems with books being stolen, protecting their personal information restrictions appear to constitute the held last Wednesday in the University since thieves can immediately sell them early. biggest single reason for declining stu- Center, Officer David Bowers, bicycle back to the bookstore for cash. Many Finally, Bowers asked that anyone dent enrollments or delays in student reg- patrolman for the UMBC Campus Police, thefts also occur in the RAC due to low- who witnesses a person crawling under- istration, cited by 59 percent of campuses met with students to explain what dangers quality locks, or no locks at all, on the neath a car call the police department surveyed. Other reasons include the high do and do not exist on campus, and give lockers students use. Bowers advised stu- immediately. “We’ve had a lot of tricked cost of U.S. education and competition some tips to ensure their safety. dents to “spend $20 on a good, hardened out [highly customized] cars, especially from other countries. Bowers explained that while violent lock” to ensure that thieves could not Hondas and Acuras, stolen recently,” he This year's Open Doors report from crimes are exceedingly rare on campus, it break in using just a screwdriver. explained. These cars are generally IIE had been eagerly awaited because it never hurts to take precautions. “We Another growing problem, according stripped for parts soon after they are covers the first full academic year after always suggest that you run with two peo- to Bowers, is “identitheft,” or the theft of stolen, so anyone suspicious seen crawling the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and ple,” when jogging around campus, he one’s personal information, such as credit under one of these vehicles should be the onset of the war on terrorism. New said. Bowers suggested that students avoid card or social security numbers. He reported right away, Bowers said. visa regulations, introduced in May 2003, running late at night, or with headphones encouraged students to “protect your In case of emergency, the UMBC require individual screening for most for- on. “This is a very safe campus… but it social security number as best you can,” Police Department can be reached by dial- eign students, a practice that has resulted can happen anywhere,” he emphasized. because it is a prime target, along with ing extension x5-5555, or by picking up in long lines outside U.S. embassies “The biggest problem we have is PIN numbers and bank account numbers, any of the blue-light Emergency Phones abroad. theft, and usually it’s theft of opportunity,” for identitheft. across campus. November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY NEWS Page 3 University Unable to Fund Advocates from ADVOCATES, page 1 able to provide the services needed. We head percentage was predetermined and ing all Maryland universities, the adminis- aren’t dropping in quality with the change the rejection of the grant had nothing to do tration couldn’t provide them the money. in leadership. There will only be different with the overhead amount. Although the administration assures faces and different modes of delivery,” he AAV member, Harriet Smith, feels that the essential components of the pro- asserted. that this organization should have been gram will be continued through University Part of the grant process is determin- funded and supported from the beginning World News Health Services, many advocates feel that ing the amount of overhead needed. by the university administration, “It sad- without a comprehensive program and a Overhead is basically the indirect costs dens me that the University can’t find a Israel Imposes Security Checks full time staff, the services provided will that will be needed to operate the program. way to fund one of the best and most on Media suffer. “This is an issue for men and This is determined by the administration. important organizations on campus”. In women. They want to know their safety is The Advocates claim that the university is response, Fey explained that from the JERUSALEM - Israel will force valued and expect comprehensive support. not showing its support because it could beginning the program was used as a journalists to undergo stringent checks They had that and now it will be dimin- have made steps to assure that the grant learning tool, “from the past two years we from its internal Shin Bet security service ished,” said Heather Brantner. was continued. Marie Yeh, the founder of have learned and gained so much on how as a requirement for accreditation, the AAV will be headed under Nancy the program and the initial grant writer, to treat violence on campus. All that we head of the Government Press Office West, the director of Health Education and said, “If the university administration had learned will make it easier to make the said Monday. Jennifer Jessel, the assistant director of thought that the work of the Voices transition and be able to provide the same Israeli and foreign journalists criti- health education. They will take over the Against Violence program was important services, perhaps even better.” cized the decision as an attempt to inhib- AAV services in addition to their current and critical to keep, the least they could The advocates feel that when it comes it freedom of the press. duties. Charles Fey, Vice president of have done was reduce the amount of over- to the safety and well-being of UMBC stu- The Foreign Press Association said Student Affairs, explains that the pro- head they required us to write into the dents, the university has a responsibility to that while it understands Israel's security grams services will not disappear and all budget.” This would have made the grant lend full support in providing the best pos- problems, there is no evidence that jour- that will change is the leadership and more competitive and more likely to be sible services. This change is still in the nalists pose a risk. The new policy gives supervision. “I have full confidence that accepted. transistional phase, and has not yet had its Israeli authorities "unreasonable veto Nancy and Jen are qualified and will be However, Fey assures that the over- full impact on the community as of yet. power" over who can be a foreign corre- spondent, the association said in a state- Midterms Too Much For Some Students ment. Citing security concerns, press from EXAMS, page 1 courses consisting of only two major grad- demic work that other necessities such as office director Daniel Seaman said he intense frequency with which exams have ing opportunities. Students generally feel nutrition become secondary to studying. decided to give a list of more than 17,000 occurred in the past two weeks. Logically, that this method of grading is not an “I get so nervous about my exams that I accredited journalists to the Shin Bet for a balance must be maintained between acceptable way to evaluate students. “If don’t even want to eat,” stated Rebecca security checks beginning Jan. 1. classes in order to manage studying peri- you screw up once, just once, it can cost Hale, a UMBC freshman. “If I screw up a Until now, only Palestinian journal- ods accordingly. However, students with you the entire class,” said Laura Mattern, final or mid-term, I could potentially lose ists were checked by the Shin Bet, rigorous class schedules report struggling a UMBC Junior. “That’s way too much my scholarship.” Test anxiety is an even Seaman said. Under the new policy, to efficiently contend with voluminous pressure and it’s entirely unnecessary.” more pressing burden that some students Israeli and foreign journalists will also academic material. Additionally, many students argue that need to conquer before they can even have to undergo a security check, John Sullivan, a politically minded there are far more productive and “man- commit to a practical study session. “I’ve although it will not be as thorough as that UMBC student proposed that one of the ageable” ways to evaluate student knowl- got so much riding on doing well on given to Palestinians, he said. main issues with overbearing exams edge of a given subject without the super- those tests,” Hale added. “They’re more "I am sure that they (the Shin Bet) revolves around scheduling. “Back to fluous pressure of an all-or-nothing important than anything else.” have the intelligence information regard- back classes are overbearing, without assignment. Fortunately, students are finding ing people who could present a danger ... question, and make studying more stress- Students readily agreed that smaller productive ways to escape the frustra- and therefore they have to give their ful than it needs to be.” Sullivan’s point papers, presentations, and perhaps a sin- tion of mid-terms. Intramural sports, opinion," Seaman told Israel Radio. exposes an issue of balance regarding time gle culminating test would allow for a student activities sponsored by the The press office stopped issuing cre- management, which has inarguably, at better comprehension of material. Student Events Board, and seasonally dentials to Palestinian journalists - many some point, crossed every student’s mind “Cramming” for exams often results in oriented festivities are all taking place of whom work for foreign press agencies this semester. Many students, especially the loss of memorized material shortly frequently, thereby offering students a - shortly after Israeli-Palestinian fighting freshmen, report feeling “lost” in regards following the examination. Student solu- worthwhile form of relaxation. erupted three years ago. to planning effective study strategies and tions suggest that smaller and more Reportedly, plans are currently in the The Government Press Office is found themselves desperately searching engaging assignments would be a highly works to coordinate “Stress responsible for overseeing the needs of for assistance. “I was lucky to find a study effective evaluative mechanism, thereby Management Seminars” on a weekly all journalists in Israel, both domestic group,” said Michelle Lindserili, a UMBC allowing for a more thorough and worth- basis, which many students feel is a and foreign. The office issues creden- sophomore. “I wouldn’t have done well on while course experience. “I can’t stand worthwhile program. “Definitely,” said tials, helps arrange visas for foreign jour- the exam if I hadn’t joined.” Study groups memorizing a ton of material for an exam Cathalina Juarez, a pre-med student. nalists and distributes information about are a proven and effective resource for stu- and then never having to apply that mate- “They have my support on that one.” news conferences and other events. dents burdened with the heavy task of rial later in the course,” stated David As the semester draws on and mid- Seaman said that after journalists are preparing for mid-terms with grade values Adlson, a UMBC senior. “It’s much easi- term worries slowly fade and ultimately accredited under the new system, the as high as 40%. er to comprehend material when you evolve into the final exam rush, student Shin Bet will evaluate them and inform A strong concern on which a large know you’ll have to make use out of it.” attention is focusing on just making it the press office if they pose a threat. population of students commented regards One of the most pressing issues that through the week. Fortunately, cold Based on the Shin Bet's assessment, the pressure of courses that only present confronts UMBC students as the result of winds are once again racing across cam- the press office will decide whether jour- limited opportunities to earn grades. The mid-term hype and preparation concerns pus signifying winter, bringing a much nalists can hold on to the credentials, UMBC mindset and classroom pace is stress management. Many students also needed sense of progress to countless Seaman said. The credentials are needed characteristically intense, with some report becoming so absorbed in their aca- worried students. to enter government buildings, attend news conferences and meet with govern- ment officials in their offices. AIDS Awareness Group Back on Campus In addition, the GPO will begin charging an annual fee of $23 per card, CHRISSY GREGG both on and off-campus. raised during the event. Along with he said. Previously, it was free. Retriever Weekly Staff Writer Of all of the possibilities, one that ANGELS, the African Student Association "Anyone who doesn't want to under- ANGELS will definitely be involved in is and the Caribbean Student Association will go the checks, anyone who doesn't want The first meeting of the semester for the AIDS banquet, an annual event for the be involved in the event. EESO is also open to pay, anyone who doesn't want to give the AIDS Needs Greater Education, Love Ethiopian Eritrean Student Organization to donations from any other organization personal information, doesn't have to and Support (ANGELS) organization at (EESO). The event, which will be held on that wants to help the cause. Tickets will be have this card and can still work in the UMBC was held last week and focused on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 7:00 p.m. - 11:30 selling for $10.00 each at the Commons profession," Seaman said. possible activities for the group in order to p.m. in the UC Ballroom, is intended to Information Desk beginning this week. The Foreign Press Association urged raise AIDS awareness around campus. raise money that will be sent to Africa to The next meeting of ANGELS will be the government to reconsider its deci- “Our club is geared toward AIDS aware- help in the battle against HIV/AIDS as well on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. The loca- sion. FPA deputy chairman Tami Allen- ness and fundraising,” said treasurer Liz as increase awareness of the disease at tion will be announced in fliers that will be Frost said the Shin Bet's past blacklisting Alcott. President Kimberly Laporte, who is UMBC. The banquet will include tradition- distributed prior to that date. Everyone is of Palestinian journalists showed there in her first year in the position, told every- al African food, music, and dancing as well encouraged to attend. If you have any was "almost no transparency" in the one that after a year of inactivity she hopes as the possibility of a speaker from the questions, you can e-mail Laporte at kim- security service, and it refused to provide that ANGELS can become more active organization giving a speech about money [email protected]. explanations for its decisions. Page 4 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY NEWS November 4, 2003 Police Log

Theft – All Others Burglary

October 21, 12:56pm; South October 25, 8:21pm; Susquehanna Campus Satellite Parking – A UMBC Hall – A UMBC student reported that student reported the theft of his someone had entered his dorm room, father’s vehicle, a black 2000 Honda left it in disarray, and removed some Civic, from the satellite lot at South prescription medication. Campus. Assault Destruction of Property October 25, 11:04pm; October 21, 2:44pm; Parking Lot Administration Drive Garage – A non- #2 – A UMBC student reported that his student reported that a UMBC student uncle’s motorcycle was knocked onto did assault two spectators while its side. attending a comedy show at the RAC.

Theft from Building Theft from Building

October 22, 2:17 pm; October 26, 12:22am; Commons – Communications Services Office – A A UMBC student reported that his UMBC employee reported that his backpack, containing his wallet, was keys to the cash machines on campus stolen while he was working an event were missing. at the Commons.

Theft from Building Unlawful Dumping October 23, 3:15pm; Residence Dining Hall – A UMBC student report- October 26, 1:05pm; Shelbourne ed the theft of his wallet from the Road – While on patrol Officer Dining Hall. MacDonald noticed some debris that was dumped in the grassy area in Theft from Vehicle between the soccer field and Shelbourne Road. The culprit was October 23, 5:58pm; Parking Lot identified. #17 – A UMBC student reported the theft of his front license plate of his Theft from Building vehicle that was parked in Parking Lot #17. October 26, 3:10pm; Residence The Economics Department invites interested students, faculty, staff, alumni, and Dining Hall – A UMBC student others in the UMBC community, as well as the public at large, to attend the Theft from Vehicle reported the theft of his cellular phone from the Dining Hall. JACK MULLEN/OMICRON DELTA EPSILON LECTURE October 23, 7:36pm; Giffen Hill (Parking Lot #17) – A non-student Theft from Building reported the theft of her wallet from her vehicle that was parked on Giffen October 27, 7:50am; Hilltop “Time Use, Time Crunch and Work Time in America” Hill. Circle near Back Road – A UMBC stu- dent reported that the driver’s side Speaker: Professor Daniel Hamermesh Destruction of Property window of his car was broken and per- University of Texas son(s) unknown removed a car stereo October 24, 4:15pm; Erickson and an amplifier. An Arrest Warrant was obtained Date: Monday, November 10, 2003 Hall – A UMBC employee reported that someone damaged the wiring on for 37-year-old David Wayne Jackson the East wing stairwell card reader of North Rosedale Street, Baltimore, Time: 3:00 p.m. causing it to malfunction. MD, a non-student, for the theft of checks from the Dining Hall. Location: Albin O. Kuhn Library, 7th Floor

What are the trends in work time and time use in the U.S.? Are Americans working more? Are they working more at unpleasant times? Are they complaining more about their lack of time? Who complains, and what causes their complaints? These and other topics related to the economics of time use are presented using massive amounts of different kinds of data and interpreting the data in light of economic theory.

Daniel Hamermesh is currently Edward Everett Hall Centennial Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. He has previously taught at Michigan State and Princeton. He is a fellow of the Econometrics Society and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. In 2001 he was President of the Society of Labor Economists.

We gratefully acknowledge support for this lecture from the national office of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Honor Society in Economics November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY NEWS Page 5

SGA Notes

After yet another successful Ad-Hoc committee focusing on Office of Homecoming for UMBC and its Student Student Life Policy, in lieu of the recent Government Association, last week was CASA situation. the return of organizations from their Recently, there has been a lot of frus- brief hiatus to their weekly routine. For tration amongst students over the usage of the Legislative Branch of the SGA, it the Fireside Lounge on the third floor of meant the weekly Senate and House of the Commons. Reserved for faculty usage Organizations meetings were held again . only, students feel that they have been Inaugurating its new Senators, Ryan neglected and wish to have a lounge of Bricklemeyer (Senior), Sarah Husain equal value for themselves. Dr. Charles J. (Junior), Rose Capozzi (Sophomore), Fey, Vice President of Student Affairs, sat Chris Freeman, Jordan Hadfield, and in with both legislative branches, provid- Miriam Khan (New Student), the Senate ing the Senators and Representatives with also passed a new piece of legislation: the the perspective of someone who was Redistribution of USM Student Council intricately involved in the design of the Reimbursement Allocation for Fiscal Commons. The Legislative and Executive Year 2004. branches are still amidst discussion on the During Tuesday’s house meeting, subject. several additional allocations approved After such a tremendously successful by the Finance Committee were passed, fall election last week, the SGA is con- including allocations to UMBC Mock cerned with building on that success in Trial, ARTCOM, Model United Nations, the spring election of 2004. With no time NAACP, the Freedom Alliance, Agapé to waste, members have already begun to Christian Fellowship, as well as the brainstorm possible adjustments and Students for Intercultural Exchange. schemes to make the elections even more Furthermore, amongst the other new prosperous. business on the House agenda, two other legislations were passed: the Recognition Oliver Baranczyk of UMBC Oxfam and the Creation of an SGA Student Media Representative WILL Lecture Defines Realities of Feminism

MATT WATKIS negatively associated to strictly female Retriever Weekly Staff Writer traits. Richards and Baumgartner drew on Dozens of students spent a quiet their years as editors of Ms. magazine to evening in the Skylight Room last illustrate another point. The majority of Monday, at a lecture that aimed to help Ms. employees began their work during them define the realities of feminism in the movement’s origins, and some of their respective lives. Women Involved in them expressed disapproval of the choic- Learning and Leadership (WILL) invited es and opinions more commonly held by two published authors to speak on this their younger coworkers. These ideologi- issue, during this latest continuation of cal differences had a negative effect on the group’s annual lecture series, “Can I the generations’ ability and willingness to Be a Feminist and…” collaborate on mutually beneficial proj- Amy Richards and Jennifer ects. Baumgartner wrote the book Manifesta: The societal climate of today allows Young Women, Feminism, and the Future, for more individual choice and autonomy, in which they shared many of the insights but more people must make more of their and personal experiences that were heard own decisions. The authors want their at the lecture. American society has readers to know that one should define undergone much change between the first feminism as it can fit into her (or his) own years of American feminism and the pres- life; no one should immediately rush to ent. This has led many people to wonder use someone else’s conception of the if they can or should call themselves fem- idea, or radically alter a preferred lifestyle inists in the face of certain lifestyle fac- in order to do so. They believe that eating tors or personal preferences. In their meat, wearing thongs, and having chil- experience, the questions frequently con- dren do not necessarily exclude people cerned thong underwear, but eating meat from the feminist ranks. Richards and and wanting to have children are also seen Baumgartner are both in their early 30s, as possible concerns around one’s accept- and were able to look into the many vari- ance of the “feminist” label. This range of ations of feminist theory and activity in apparent contradictions also leads many the course of writing Manifesta. They young adults to avoid that identification hope that the book will demonstrate that entirely. Some of today’s younger women such evolution of the movement is evi- are reluctant to affiliate themselves with dence of its continued growth and the label because they perceive it to be progress. TRW.UMBC.EDU Page 6 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY NEWS November 4, 2003 SGA Elections 2003: Inside Briefs on the Chosen Ones

Sarah Husain the community and help develop UMBC pus. We are seeing this more and more. get involved.” He explained that, while in the future. 998 people getting involved and voting Sarah Husain, the new junior class Happy to be elected, she’s just begun in the SGA election is an impressive representative and history major, is to get to know the other members of the Chris Freeman number, it shows that there are thou- glad to be a part of the SGA. SGA. She encourages other students to sands more students that don’t get “I’m excited to be elected,” she become involved and take advantage of Chris Freeman loves pie. “If I could involved and participate, and he feels said. “I was actually surprised I got the remaining free SGA positions. change one thing about SGA...” Freeman SGA should communicate more with elected. I don’t know 323 people. I’m “I so far have received a warm wel- pondered, “we would have pie at every these students to get them involved in assuming it’s because of the profiles in come from my fellow senators and I meeting.” activities. “If I could do that,” Hadfield the Retriever.” encourage others who want to see Born with the obvious inherent link said, “everything else would probably Sarah’s big hope is that as repre- UMBC move forward to apply for one of to leadership of having the same name as fall in line. Involvement is the number sentative she can help get people like the academic positions that are currently the President of our university, Freeman one thing you need.” herself involved in campus activities, vacant.” thinks it is “great” that he has been elect- especially by helping to increase the ed as a new student senator. “It is an weekend life on campus. She also excellent opportunity for me to affect my Ryan Bricklemyer wants to help people better understand Rose Capozzi community and allow freshman to have a Ryan Bricklemyer, SGA’s newest the SGA. voice in their new surroundings.” He Senior Student Senator, said he feels “I really want to get more people Rose Capozzi, a new sophomore also intends to increase his own knowl- good about being elected. “I think it’s involved and get the word out about senator, could not be feel more honored edge of how politics are run in a college going to be a good year. I like the rest SGA-- a lot of people have no idea to serve the sophomore class. “The turn setting. of the senate and I think we’ll do a lot what's going on with it.” out on Election Day really tells the elect- Freeman hopes to widen the stu- of good work together,” he added. Sarah is one of the many candi- ed senators that students want to see dent’s sense of their campus community. One of Bricklemyer’s objectives dates who competed for the seat of change, and I will work to facilitate “I plan to direct SGA on a path that will this year will be to “bring my own junior class representative. Outside of this,” said Capozzi. “I could not be more help the student body,” he said. ideas to the table.” One such idea is the politics, she enjoys playing “Assassin” proud than to be a part of this move- Senior Class Gift. “I want to have and studies a lot to keep her ment.” something left behind by the class of Humanities scholarship. Sarah is also Communication between the stu- Jordan Hadfield 2004 that the school can be proud of, an active member of the UMBC dents and the administration is Capozzi’s Jordan Hadfield, a newly elected that we can come back later and look at Honors College, so she has a well main goal. “I need to hear what students New Student Senator for SGA, said that and say ‘That was us!’” he explained. rounded academic perspective to bring need and want – it is their school and he feels “wonderful” about being elect- Bricklemyer hopes that it will become to the SGA. they should have say in what is happen- ing.” Capozzi also wants to see more stu- ed. “The reason I feel so wonderful,” he a tradition at UMBC for each year’s dents engaged in their education, explained, “is because so many people senior class to improve the school in Mia Khan because she says UMBC has so much to voted this year, 998 in total, and my cam- some way before leaving. offer and is flexible enough to change to paign staff really pushed to get people If he could change on thing about Mia Khan, one of the new SGA meet new needs. “I will work to see that involved, not just to get them to vote for SGA, Bricklemyer said he would representatives, plans to changes students are not simply coming to school me but to vote in general.” increase communication between the UMBC’s attitude towards transfer stu- -- but that they are IN school and taking Hadfield campaigned with the plat- student senate and the faculty senate. dents. advantage of everything that is has to form “UMBC is on the R.I.S.E. (Rights, “The [student] senate’s main goal is to “One of the things I would like to offer,” said Capozzi. Involvement, Safety, and Educational take care of issues… but the power to work on is how this school incorpo- She also believes that the SGA needs Environment),” and he says he plans to deal with many issues that concern stu- rates transfer students,” she said. “The to have more power so that the student focus on those four points during his dents, such as plus/minus grading, lies process is not a very smooth one and voice can be heard and taken into con- term as well. “I’m also going to focus on in the hands of the faculty senate, and there are a lot of times that it feels like sideration more. I hope to see the admin- working with the senate and the rest of there’s not enough communication transfer students are short changed.” istration come to the SGA more to ask to SGA to get things done,” Hadfield between the two senates,” he comment- Mia is a bio-chemistry major who have the support of students to take added. ed. does lab work with the school, but that action. The only way we can do this is to If he could change one thing about doesn’t mean she isn’t interested in have more students vote and become SGA, Hadfield said he would “bring it - Reporting by Amy Segreti, Ryan politics. She wants to try and help out involved with what is happening on cam- more to the average student who doesn’t Dorrill and Ryan Carr. Cleaning Accident Brings Down UMBC Network

JOE HOWLEY rest was restored by 6:00. The new Retriever Weekly Editorial Staff Peoplesoft system, as well as the HP sys- tem (which stores student registration UMBC’s computer network core was information) was restored to connectivity switched off last week, cutting the campus by 10:00. off from the internet for much of the day. “The staff here did a remarkable job A switch normally used in emergen- bringing this equipment back up in a time- cies – for instance, to prevent a short-cir- ly manner,” Carlin said. cuit in case of a flood – was triggered last The outage inconvenienced many stu- Wednesday by cleaning staff, according to dents who require the use of an internet Mike Carlin of the Office of Information connection, such as computer science stu- Technology. “A Physical Plant worker dents, who do much of their work remote- was doing maintenance on one of the ly. “When the network went down, I chilling units and inadvertently pressed couldn't work on my program, because I the emergency power off button, which couldn't connect to that other machine,” shuts off the entire computer facility,” explained Computer Science major Matt Carlin said. Gilbertz. The deactivation cut off UMBC’s net- At the time that the network went work’s connection with outside machines down, several non-critical replacement – effectively, the entire internet. parts were on order from IBM, but when Carlin and his staff first received noti- the emergency shutoff switch was trig- fication that the facility had lost power gered, the parts became necessary to bring around 2:45 pm via their Sensaphone the core back online. IBM representatives emergency notification equipment. Most drove the parts up from Gaithersburg that of ResNet was back up by 5:00, and the afternoon. November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY ADVERTISEMENT Page 7 Page 8 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY NEWS November 4, 2003

TIPS FROM THE FITNESS GURUCommon Dieting Myths Scrutinized

OLUSEGUN ARANMOLATE later part of the day. Try eating more foods like onions, solu- Retriever Weekly Staff Writer ble fiber, and Soya, because they 2. Reducing fat from your diet increase HDL levels in the body Diet! This four letter word has become a part of our everyday society. will prevent weight and will We see this word constantly flashed at help weight loss. us almost all the time: when watching 5. Wraps are very healthy, low TV, checking E-mails, and surfing the This conception is actually false. in fat, and low in calories. net, just to mention a few. But what Reducing the amount of fat in your diet exactly is dieting and why should we helps to reduce calories obtained from Wraps have become very popular do it? Dieting is simply a healthy fat, but we forget that fats are not the and widespread, thanks to our very reduction in our daily caloric intake. only source of calories and weight-gain. health conscious society. The fact that That is, reducing the amount of food Most of the low-fat foods present today all wraps are healthy is a fallacy. we consume on a daily basis. Dieting are very processed and contain a lot of According to the American Dietetic should be healthy and should be prac- refined carbohydrates that could do just Association (ADA), some of the com- ticed in moderation. Why is dieting so as much damage to you as those fatty mon wraps could contain as much as important? Dieting is not essential in foods. In fact, we need some fatty acids 1500 calories; equivalent to eating two life, but sometimes it is beneficial, for various important bodily functions. or even three meals at once. It would be especially in our lavish society filled So those low-fat cookies, bread, and very beneficial for you to be more cau- 8. If you eat food late at night, it with all kinds of goodies. These high low-fat ice creams could be just has tious and knowledgeable the next time will cause you to gain excess caloric and empty caloric foods, when detrimental as those other fatty victuals. you order your favorite wrap. It is weight. eaten in abundance, have been known important for you to know the various ingredients present in your wrap: type of to cause severe health problems such as 3. All kinds of salads can help Many dieters believe that consumption dressing, type of meat, cooking method diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and of food at night automatically results in reduce weight loss. of meat (grilled, fried or boiled), the many more. It will therefore be benefi- weight gain. However, this concept is type of vegetables, and the other ingre- cial to our health, if we could restrict somewhat false, because the body will store Salads are usually healthy meals: dients present in the wrap. Definitely, a our consumption of these food items. I fat at any time of the day. According to they contain lots of nutritious food items wrap made with a fatty dressing, fried know many of us at some point wanted research conducted at Dunn Nutrition that are high in vitamins, minerals and meat, and less vegetables will pack more to be on a diet plan, especially to get Centre in Cambridge, weight gain is deter- fibers. It’s no wonder salads are very calories than a wrap made from a low- that unwanted flab off your abdomen, mined according to the amount of food common amongst dieters and nutrition- fat or fat free dressing, grilled lean meat back and thighs. It should be known eaten in 24 hours. So if you eat tons of food ists. The conception that most salads are and more vegetables. Make the wise that dieting is a healthy way to reduce during the day or you eat tons of food at healthy is false. The vegetables in the choice! caloric intake, which usually results in night, you will still have the same chances weight loss, but it is not the ultimate salads are very nutritious, don’t get me wrong, but some of the dressings and of gaining weight. Reducing the amount of way to remove unwanted flab. Dieting 6. Eating red meat is bad for food eaten at different periods of the day is is an important supplement to exercise, other ingredients present in some of these salads can be really fattening. Take your health and will make it important in weight gain and weight loss. It and should not be abused or taken to is beneficial to divide a large meal into the extreme, resulting in starvation. a common example: the chicken Caesar harder to lose weight. salad that many of us consume on a reg- smaller parts to be eaten through out the Dieting is not torture and it is not self- day. This prevents overeating. denial, but it is reduction and self-con- ular basis. Some of the common dress- Red meat is not hazardous to your trol. I know many people have that ings for this salad can pack lots of calo- health, despite the fact that red meat urge to diet, but then get discouraged ries and tons of fat. So do not be fooled! contains fats and cholesterol: it contains 9. Foods high in fat cause rapid and scared by all those conflicting Adding olive oil to your salad instead of a high amount of protein and essential weight gain. ideas portrayed by the media. I have those fatty dressings can help cut down minerals such as iron and zinc. It also made it my priority to discuss some of the caloric content in the salads. contains minute amounts of creatine This is not always the case. Foods high the popular dieting myths, and I have phosphate, which is very beneficial to in fat could be beneficial and could even tried to clarify them as much as possi- 4. Foods containing cholesterol muscle growth and development, espe- help you control your weight. For example, ble. are bad for you. cially after those intense workouts. nuts are high in fat, but they are also very Eating lean meat, that is meat with very beneficial to your health. They are good Dieting Myths Cholesterol is a fatty compound that low fat, is very important in a well-bal- sources of protein, fiber and healthy fat. is made mostly by the liver. We all need anced meal. Also, it should be known that before you 1. Missing breakfast will help blood cholesterol to build our cells and can gain a pound of fat you have to con- to produce many vital hormones in the 7. Metabolism boosters are sume about 3500 calories of food, and like- you eat less body. Cholesterol is definitely important fast, safe and effective ways to wise you have to burn 3500 calories to burn throughout the day. for proper bodily function. Many metab- burn fat and calories. a pound of fat. It is important and helpful to olism-boosting hormones are made from be moderate in food consumption, especial- In one of my previous articles, I cholesterol. There is good cholesterol Metabolism boosters contain vari- ly when consuming those fatty foods. talked about the benefits of eating and bad cholesterol: HDL (high density ous substances including caffeine, As I have said before, dieting is a breakfast. Skipping breakfast does not lipoprotein) cholesterol and LDL (low ephedrine, and other chemical com- healthy way to cut down on daily caloric help you eat less. It actually makes you density lipoprotein), respectively. LDL pounds, that increase your heart rate and intake and should not be confused with eat more during the day. When you skip (low density lipoprotein), or bad choles- your energy rush. They compounds may starvation or fasting. I hope this column has breakfast, your blood sugar is usually terol found in meat, cheese, butter and help, but most of them have not been increased your knowledge. Thanks to very low. Low blood sugar results in processed pastries, deposits cholesterol approved by the FDA, so their safety Daniel Smyth, for editing my last article, hunger and hunger results in gorging. in arteries, causing blockage of these and toxicity levels in the body are and to all the readers supporting the col- You get the simple equation? Skipping arteries. HDL (high density lipoprotein), unknown. Consumption these products umn. Be sure to check out the next article in breakfast actually slows your metabo- or good cholesterol, transports choles- could be very detrimental to your health this bi-weekly column. Please send your lism rate and thus reduces the amount terol away from the arteries and carries it in the long run. comments and ideas to of calories and fat you burn during the back to the liver, where it is metabolized. [email protected]. November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY NEWS Page 9 Page 10 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY November 4, 2003

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Have you been a victim of the retailTeaser hiring goes process? here. 05 Opinion November is here: timeTeaser for... Christmas?goes here. 04 Let’s Hear It For Brain Food Letters to the Editor We’re all adults here. We can admit that the food situation around Hilltop Circle has been a rocky road as of late. Prices are going up, wraps Editor: are a shadow of their former selves and we’re still not really sure what Mein Bowl is all about. But friends, the answer has come—indeed, like Art for All manna from Heaven… or, in our case, manna from the basement. We all lobbied for a Pub in the first floor of the University Center. I was reading your October 14, 2003 article on the Task Force on the Arts (“Task Force on the Arts Well, we didn’t get our booze, but we got the second best thing: Oreo Produces Draft Report”), and I would like to extol the University for creating it. I would also like to applaud cookies and Lean Cuisine! Food for Thought is perhaps the best idea the their commitment to a well-rounded education for all students. However, I was disappointed by the article’s university has come up with since raising tuition every two weeks. No, focus. It seemed to talk mostly about the flaws of the Fine Arts building itself (like the lack of space for wait. That was a horrible idea. musicians and even the alternate placement of an allegedly odiferous trash-disposal site), and not the seri- But Food for Thought, oh hoorah. At the Retriever, we’re especial- ous issues within UMBC’s fine arts program. ly glad to herald the arrival of the new campus food and supplies mart. For example, those who truly wish to enter the Visual Arts program are not admitted. As we all know, We need only mosey down one floor from our teeming bat cave of the majority of the students who attend here come for the science and mathematics disciplines, so UMBC spelling errors and sexual innuendo to satisfy those late-night hunger does not have vast numbers of students competing for art class seats. Yet to “keep the program strong,” the pains (and by late-night we mean anytime after free hour). Food for department has a portfolio system where prospective students submit both assigned and previous works for Thought is great and has already become a certifiable campus gathering review. This is a foolish practice. Last year, I submitted such a portfolio, and it was rejected, although many spot. Congrats administrators, and thanks; we feel smarter already. Now, of the previous works it contained allowed me to receive a generous scholarship from the distinguished about the wraps… Worldstudio Foundation (www.worldstudio.org) just the summer before! After consulting with several friends who had previously been accepted, most stated that there were certain “things” that the reviewers looked for that made the difference between acceptance and failure. This covert criteria complex gives the program a sense of snobbery and pretentiousness. This can really turn talented students away from the arts. When I decided to take a Computer Science course last year to see what it was like, I didn’t have to Anybody Up For a Swim? submit a portfolio of past programs in order to keep one of UMBC’s largest programs “strong.” I was wel- If one were to look at the walkways of our fair campus during (or come to spend my time, money and credits on the course though! If I’d like to do that with an art course of after) a rain shower, one may hypothesize that they were designed for my choice, at least even a beginner class, I should be able to! If the Visual Arts department wishes to get grade-schoolers trotting home from a day’s worth of class. There are so more students involved, they should be more specific with what qualities they’d like to see, or terminate the many large and deep puddles at nearly every turn that any child would portfolio system altogether, creating an open, friendly program. be driven to an indulgence in jumping and splashing and general wet- tening. Unfortunately for college students, mommy and daddy no longer J. Paul Morgan pay for the shoes that are to be ruined in just such an outburst. This tends to mute our urge to jump and splash and get generally wet. As such, if for no other reason then the health of our beloved Sketchers or Docs, Not All Words Fit to Print these puddles aren’t very good. Many of these puddles can’t be helped and should be given proper names due any large body of water. But “Etiquette in journalism” is a cliché heard over and over again in mainstream American Media. At many puddles are simply a result of over-landscaping or under-mainte- UMBC, it should become important because of the schools ‘melting pot” demographic. For the sake of nance. Instead of running off to play in the mud, water is pushed back to respect and “political correctness”, certain references and terms should not be used at all. They certainly the cement by the cliff-ed edges of grassy areas or stalwart dykes of should not be published in any paper read by thousands via print and electronic media leaves. For every subculture, there are terms that are found to be disrespectful, insulting and derogatory. Many Generally, the landscaping warriors of UMBC do an admirable job. of these terms originate from irreversible history. The use of these terms and references, even by individals Most areas of campus are well maintained and have as much aesthetic appeal as possible. But this should not be limited to dry weather. As win- see LETTERS, page 15 ter settles into Maryland, Lake Social Science Building will quickly freeze and provide a safety hazard (or suitable grounds for pick up hock- ey games) and start to cost the university money. So why not evaluate the The Retriever Weekly staff edi- many lakes of our fair campus and fix those that can be fixed? Either

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“Should public funds be used to provide abortions?.”

Considering it’s a legal medical discourage sexual responsibility procedure, yes. Were it outlawed, in young people. no. David Watts Katie Baker Junior Sophomore The only case where public funds No, public funds should not be would unquestionably be appro- This Week’s used for abortions. If you’re care- priate in providing abortions is less enough to get knocked up, rape. However, the legitimacy of you (or the guy who did it) this provision highlights the ille- should pay for it. gitimacy of the action that made Matt Stockslager it necessary. The same does not Junior apply to irresponsible personal behavior. Public funds should be used to Samuel R. John “Does every person have the right supply all forms of health care. Sophomore To put abortions, which may be to an education? If so, how far does medically necessary, in a separate Around half of the population of that right extend?” class of medical care is to dis- the United States feels abortion criminate against pregnant moth- should be illegal. To use public ers in the name of allowing a cer- funds for abortion would mean All members of the UMBC community are encouraged to respond tain spiritual belief to affect all that, effectively, those people to the Question of the Week to be published in “The Buzz” section citizens. would be forced to pay for some- in next week’s issue. Responses should be under 50 words, sent Joe Howley thing they consider murder. The either by email to [email protected] or by AIM to trwbuzz. Deadline Sophomore abortion industry is a very lucra- for submission is Friday at 10pm. Responses may be selected for tive one, and many of these cor- publication based on originality, clarity, and depth of thought. Absolutely not. Making abortions porations already receive mil- readily available on the lions of tax-payer dollars. public dime would only further Kevin Lyons Senior Point Counterpoint Partial-birth Abortion Ban Ends a Brutal Practice Ban Disregards Needs and Motives of Women instead, it did something even more disgust- her doctor, and the father if he is involved. CATHY GILL ing. It sucked out the baby’s brains. Its skull ANNA HOSAIN The government has no right to tell any collapsed, and the cub stopped moving, woman what she can and can’t do with her The documentary was on tigers. It told dead. I was so repulsed that I changed the A woman lies in her bed, staring at her body. all about their behavior: how they hunt, what channel. body, crying and imagining what was there Third, the bill has a lot of loopholes, they do in the wintertime, how they play, Good thing this didn’t really happen. only months, days, hours ago. The reason is meaning, it doesn’t just ban partial-birth and how they reproduce. Right now, they Tigers don’t really do this. Animals always that she just had an abortion. When a woman abortions; some worry that it will ban other were at the mercy of a horrible drought and find a way to survive decides to terminate her procedures as well. And it’s written ambigu- there was not much for them to eat and through hard times. It pregnancy, she is making ously enough that it may make it very hard drink. Nevertheless, the tiger and his tigress kind of makes me one of the hardest and most for a woman to abort her pregnancy. followed their instincts and mated in the think that they have painful decisions of her life. In 2003, we do not want to go back- spring, even though they both knew that one up on us humans, The emotional pain that a wards in time when women had to use what- there was not enough food for all of them. because humans woman goes through is ever means they could to abort their preg- Sure enough, the tigress got pregnant. Now, actually participate in enough without society nancies, such as hangers. Women need sani- if this was a normal animal show, it would this barbaric proce- judging her, and unlike the tary, healthy choices available to them. be at this point that I would be in awe about dure, except with for- physical pain, it cannot be The world is over-populated as it is; how animals can survive through hardship. ceps and a vacuum, treated by medicine. Nor can you imagine what it would be like if But to my revulsion, the male tiger did instead of claws and does it go away. abortions didn’t exist? something incredible. About three months a mouth. They call it Recently the United A mother’s love is perhaps the most into the four month gestation period, he, as if partial-birth abortion. States Congress passed a bill profound and genuine thing in the world. suddenly realizing the consequences of the Now, thank God, it is banning partial-birth abor- There must be a reason why a woman, a pregnancy, started sniffing around the being made illegal by people who have the tions. There are three things fundamentally mother, would take such drastic measures. female. To my horror, he then stuck his claw dignity to realize that we were treating peo- wrong with the bill. First of all, the ban on How does anyone have the right to tell her into her womb and pulled out a cub. It was ple like less than animals. partial-birth abortions makes no exception what to do? squirming. With his claw he punctured a for women who may have health complica- hole in the back of its skull. Then the tiger Cathy Gill is a staff writer for The tions and must have the procedure done. Anna Hosain is a staff writer for The put its mouth around the baby’s head, and I Retriever Weekly. She can be reached for Second, the decision to have an abor- Retriever Weekly. She can be reached for thought that it was going to bite it. But comment at [email protected]. tion should be decided between a woman, comment at [email protected]. Page 12 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY OPINION November 4, 2003 At the Core of Tuition Increases Dwell Further Complications and walk away. This bill, though possessing increase in the tuition and fees charged for a to anyone else? Can we really fight fire with LIDIYA MISHCHENKO some great qualities, may have unintended first-time, full-time, full-year undergraduate fire in this case? negative consequences. student between the first of three most Though average tuition has risen more Yes, ladies and gentlemen, tuition is ris- Although this Affordability in Higher recent preceding academic years and the last rapidly than family income, financial aid has ing as we speak. Not just in UMBC, but Education Act will serve to inform students of those three academic years, divided by grown even faster. Sadly, as states cut back throughout the U.S. While some of us sim- and parents about tuition increases, facilitate the percentage increase in the Consumer on education because of lower revenue, our ply grumble about the economy, others try the acceptance of transfer credits between Price Index-All Urban Consumer (Current stock market weakens, and universities to analyze the reasons for this phenomenon. different institutions, and help colleges uti- Series) from July of the first of those three attempt to attract new students with greater Ronald G. Ehrenberg, in his book Tuition lize new strategies in order to become more academic years to July of the last of those spending, so tuition continues to rise. Rising: Why College Costs So Much, affordable, it also has many complications. three academic years…[A]n institution that So is there a solution? Yes, there is: col- addressed “the need [for a University] to An article by Malcolm Gillis of The has a college affordability index that leges and universities must continue to spend money to have the best facilities, fac- Washington Times addresses some of these exceeds 2.0 for any three-year search for practical ways to cut their costs ulties, and learning tools in order to attract problems. First of all, throughout history, we interval…shall provide a report to the and we must use market strategies to pro- the best and brightest students, the need to have observed that the basic idea of price Secretary, in such a form, at such time, and vide more information to consumers about spend for athletics and other programs to controls does not work. From the times of containing such information as the Secretary costs and available aid. Families should be keep alumni support strong, the self-govern- Ancient Rome, when Diocletian attempted may require.’” And that’s not all: the given the opportunity to make informed ing nature of university faculty, and the to impose prices on goods and labor and Secretary may then ask for information from decisions about higher education, but gov- increasing pressure to spend in order to ruined the Roman economy, to the New the institution that contains an explanation ernment intervention is not the solution. We increase ratings in external publications,” York rent controls, which actually reduced of the problem, a management plan, and a must find a different way to lower the cost of Keeping all this in mind, rising tuition the availability of affordable housing and schedule of the plan designed to reduce America’s higher education. This is impor- is making higher education unaffordable for created a black market for subletting, we can tuition and fees. tant not simply because we are all college many. Not to worry—Rep. Buck McKeon, a see a pattern of price control attempts and It is almost ridiculous then to give cre- students but because America prides itself Californian Republican has a plan. He pro- ultimate failures. dence to McKeon’s statement about reduc- on being the “land of opportunity and social posed the first federal price control system Also, the way the price controls are to ing administrative red tape. The cost for mobility.” We must hold on to this title as on college tuition. A summary of this bill be handled in McKeon’s bill is outrageously institutions to follow these regulations best we can. was released on October 16th at a press complicated. As Gillis summarizes in his would actually serve to increase costs for event. Though this may seem like a philan- article, “Mr. McKeon’s proposal requires students. If the institutions fail to comply, Lidiya Mishchenko is a staff writer for thropic and fail safe gesture on the part of creation of a College Affordability Index they will become ineligible for Title IV cam- The Retriever Weekly. She can be reached Congress, we cannot simply say “thanks” determined by taking ‘the percentage pus-based aid. Does this seem nonsensical for comment at [email protected].

Quotes from the Quad What Are You for Halloween? photos by Stephanie Potter

Bill Elliot, Academic Sarah McCracken, 23, Senior Erick Penber, 18, Advisor History Education and Tara Sophomore, Computer “I’m a knight in shining Kavanagh, 25, Senior, Psyc. Engineering armor.” “A Renaissance Festival cat “Edward Scissorhands.” and a violent prisoner.”

Bekkah Lampe, 18, Freshman, Bio, and Amber Norfolk, 18, Freshman, Bio/Pre-Med “A Pirate and a Barmaid.”

Melissa Saint-Louis, 19 Sophomore, Bio “ .” November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY OPINION Page 13 Taxes or Tuition: The Only Options for Maryland’s Crisis He said that his group “refuses to sit idly While raising taxes is certainly not on by as the governor wages war on the work- everyone’s list of desirable activities, ing-class families of the state.” Maryland can afford it for the good of its While his point is well-taken, it is cer- children and young people. According to tainly debatable whether every young per- Jackson’s presentation, Maryland ranks son has the right to a college education. first in the nation for median household Some rights in Maryland, however, are not income and 6th in per capita income. debatable; in budgeting terms, these are However, Maryland ranks 48th for total called mandated programs. According to revenues and 47th for total spending as a the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy percentage of personal income. Clearly, Institute, one such mandated program, Maryland neither taxes nor spends exces- Medicaid, is set to be cut by $19.6 million sively for its income. for FY04. There are several options available for The Bridge to Excellence in Education raising revenue apart from slot machines, Act was passed in Maryland to ensure that which have questionable benefits and sev- each public school student received an eral external costs. Income tax and sales “adequate” primary education, as mandat- taxes are obvious options, but there are ed in the Maryland Constitution. others. For example, corporate income According to the NAEP 1994 reading test taxes haven’t been raised in Maryland and 1996 mathematics and science test since the 1970s. The tax on spirits and beer costs of the deficit, someone else in data, Maryland is one of the states with the and wine haven’t been raised since 1955 AMBER SAMPSON Maryland will. highest achievement gaps between stu- and 1972, respectively. (Don’t we all wish I recently attended the 7th Annual dents in urban and non-urban districts in the same could be said for college tuition?) Well, it’s finally happening: it seems Children’s Agenda Convention for the the U.S. The Thornton Commission was The state could apply sales tax to services as though UMBC students are catching up Maryland Children’s Action Network. One given the task of determining how much or raise taxes on tobacco products. Any or on their civic duty to fight high tuition. representative speaker after another— additional funding was needed to ensure all of these options would help to ensure Following on the heels of College Park’s ranging in departments from the Social that students have the resources they need that all students in Maryland, from kinder- Student Citizen’s Action Network, UMBC Services Administration to the Department to pass assessment standards. That amount garten through college, have access to an students are beginning to organize to raise to Schools—noted cuts that have already is set at $1.3 billion over the next six years. adequate education. their collective voices. This Wednesday, been made to programs for children and While the Governor has promised full In the world of economics there are Nov. 5th, the College Democrats are host- families, and/or fear that more cuts are in funding for the first year of Thornton, only two options to sustain production ing a meet and greet with invited officials store for the future. According to advocates and officials in education and through financial hardships: raising rev- to give students an audience to express Advocates for Children and Youth, pro- child and family services are highly sus- enue or cutting costs. Governor Ehrlich has their dissatisfaction. Apparently, we won’t grams for children and families will be cut pect that it will continue. said of the USM cuts that he would rather take it anymore. But the question we all by over $27 million for fiscal year (FY) In fact, there’s little chance of mandat- see schools cut costs than raise tuition. It is need to ask ourselves is: who will? 2004. This may seem small in comparison ed programs being able to sustain them- clear that the Governor intends to apply It’s a fact of economics that every to $105 million in cuts to higher education, selves. According to a presentation given this formula to other programs in choice made carries with it an opportunity except for the fact that higher education is at the Children’s Agenda Convention by Maryland as well. cost; especially in the field of budgeting, set to receive $1.1 billion for that year in Jann Jackson of Advocates for Children So, before you raise your voices in money doesn’t grow on trees. Students are state agency spending, while spending for and Youth, revenues are not rising fast protest, think of solutions that will get us justifiably angry that higher education has kids is set at $700 million. enough (by way of income increases) to out of this hole, without digging another in been the whipping boy for the state’s fiscal Andrew Vetter, the College Park stu- cover the escalating costs of Medicaid and someone else’s yard. crises, bearing cuts that are disproportion- dent who will be treasurer of the new K-12 education, let alone discretionary ate and extreme. But the fact of the matter Student Citizens Action Network, was funding. The fact is that without new rev- Amber Sampson is the opinion editor for is that with the Governor pledging not to quoted in The Washington Post saying, enue, Maryland’s children and families, The Retriever Weekly. She can be reached raise revenue with any new taxes, the “Higher education is quickly becoming a along with its college students, will contin- for comment at [email protected]. money just isn’t there. If we don’t bear the privilege instead of a right in Maryland.” ue to suffer cuts to needed programs. Holidays Getting a Little Too Commercial? Um, Yes! I love the ol’ day of peace on earth and good- MARY KATE BUKOWSKI will. But there’s just something weird about seeing good Saint Nick finding out who’s With the half-eaten bags of candy corn naughty or nice in aisle five when littering the floor, rotting pumpkins gunking Frankenstein just finished doing the “Monster up apartment entryways, shreds of black and Mash” two displays to the left. orange streamers and pieces of random cos- Forget the day after Thanksgiving; stores tumes from last week’s party strewn around have been decking their halls trying to get common rooms, one thing can be certain: their customers in a holly jolly mood since Halloween is officially over. mid-October. Now, in the first week of November, we Though some individuals need no addi- finally see the remains of decorations and dis- tional motivation to become excited about plays of an All Hollow’s Eve past resting gen- Festivus’ rival—which by the way is one tly in the nearest trash receptacles. Retail month, 21 days, and about five hours away, stores have finally removed their ghosts, depending when you get your hot little hands vampires, and witches, their promises of on a copy of this newspaper—I find the ultra- “prices so low, they’re scary!” The only early celebrations in the world of commerce reminder of the holiday lies in coffin-like bins to be somewhat less than appropriate. of marked down Tootsie Rolls and fun-sized Firstly, what’s the deal with the holiday candy bars. overlap? When did Hallowgivingmas roll But fear not! Though Halloween memo- into town as the newest wintry fête? The only rabilia has been sneaking its way into a gro- time I’d care to see those holiday displays set cery or convenience store near you since out concurrently is if education followed suit sometime around the fourth of July, shelves in the form of a vacation running from and windows of retail are anything but bare October to January. now that October 31st has come and gone. Secondly, I am way too easily influenced the void in my life is huge. And that’s just sad. baby Jesus’ fa-la-la their purchasing The saving grace to that potentially by the wondrous world of retail to be able to On so many levels. “Veteran’s Day Sale” turkeys for their empty space? It’s big; it’s bad; it’s full of hap- contain my Christmas enthusiasm if I’m Thirdly and finally, even though I have Thanksgiving dinners. piness and love; it’s red, green, and white; and being jingled all the way to the checkout aisle. failed to acknowledge the fact thus far, there it’s not Richard Simmons sweating to 2003 in December buildup starting too early only are many people who do not celebrate Mary Kate Bukowski is the assistant lime-colored spandex. It’s Christmas! leads to me losing my friends by force-feed- Christmas. Surprising, I know, but what of opinion editor for The Retriever Weekly. She Everyone’s favorite secular gift-receiving day ing them figgy pudding and holiday cheer, those citizens? I can only imagine the experi- really, really likes Christmas (a lot), and can that celebrates the birth of Santa Claus! and personally becoming so overwhelmed by ence of unsuspecting non-or-ex-Xmas shop- be reached for comment at Okay, okay. That was unfair. Personally, the impending day that once the 25th is over, pers as elves, reindeer, and glow-in-the-dark [email protected]. Page 14 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY OPINION November 4, 2003 Iraqi Reconstruction: Moving Along Slowly But Surely viding security, promoting a market-based KYRA N. WILSON economy (Iraq’s was actually centralized around oil trade), and creating a democratic There has been a lot of talk about the self-governing body. He states that this is reconstruction of Iraq as of late. From the “ambitious” because Iraq is a country of 25 $87 billon plan proposed by the President, to million well-armed middle class people, the bombing of the UN embassy and Holy who have a forcefully disbanded army and Cross headquarters in the country, to the very hostile post-regime loyalists scattered deaths of more soldiers now than during amongst them. The biggest concern of the actual combat. What the media doesn’t tell Iraqi people (outside of the restoration of us about is the effort on the part of organiza- electricity and running water) is security, tions beyond the Coalition that are helping something which Coalition Forces did not to rebuild the nation. plan for well. How are our efforts helping? In a lecture sponsored by the geography How is “rehabilitation” possible? department, “Iraq: The Geographies of With all of the international community, Reconstruction,” Dr. William B. Wood, the Coalition and its troops, and a population Geographer and Deputy Assistant Secretary of ethnic and religious diversity in one place, of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research the first thing that needs to happen is the for the U.S. Department of State, imparted organization of ideas and data so that good some wisdom on the difficulties of rebuild- decision-making can be made. Through ing a battered nation. Dr. Wood began his Geographic Information Services, a data- presentation by stating that his lecture was base-type service and organization, data not on the political or economic aspects on from around Iraq on issues from a local to a the American side of the war. What he did national level are streamlined. Twenty bil- say was that the planners of the war did not lion dollars of your tax money is going into If You Try to Answer This “appreciate” the task of reconstructing Iraq making sure that our policy makers have after the war was over. Dr. Wood described actual real-time data in front of them before his job as participating in the “post-war they go spending that $87 billion Congress Truthfully, You’re Fired! effort to assess conditions of reconstruction” is about to approve. which he could only describe as “daunting”. The interesting thing about this lecture JOHN ELLIS OCG: “Wouldn’t those most likely to You may be asking, “What does this was the stressing that the international com- steal also be more likely to lie to us?” have to do with me?” The answer is “a lot.” munity would have to stay in Iraq for years Dr. Wood and his organization are using $20 to come in order to get the country to func- Ah, I love the smell of retail in the CBG: “No, they’d never lie to The billion of U.S. tax money to assess and tion on its own. This is what a lot of people morning. Oh wait, no I don’t. And come to Test: it’s impossible. The guys I gave the essentially rebuild, or in his words “rehabil- may not want to hear, and some argued that think of it, retail doesn’t have a smell, money to told me so” itate,” Iraq. Some people have a lot of prob- though the doctor’s lecture was down to either. OCG: “Couldn’t we just call their ref- lems with our sending money, troops, and earth, it was fairly optimistic. I believe that As a semi-capable young person (aka a erences or other jobs? I mean, we print up energy over to a foreign land when here in Dr. Wood’s argument was sound and not “whipper-snapper,” or a “damn dirty these resumes that ask for references and the U.S. we face many a domestic problem. overly optimistic at all. He is the man with hippy”) in need of both money and a job the numbers of old jobs. What if we asked For the first time since this war started, the the brick and mortar, not the man selling the that fits my schedule, I have had numerous those people who know this potential explanation of money being spent on this policy. Rebuilding a battered and trauma- adventures in retail. We could all probably employee about his character? I mean, we war has made sense, and the money has been tized nation is not going to take fast-talking, go on and on about why we like or dislike stopped doing that in the 70’s, but maybe well-spent. Dr. Wood, through his lecture, bullying, and false promises, but meticulous, retail, but recently one aspect of it has got- we should start again-” showed the reasons for and the disorganiza- integrated, advanced, and slow efforts so ten me angry: the hiring process. CBG: “You’re fired for doubting the tion of rebuilding Iraq, and how he and his that we won’t find ourselves in this situation If you’ve applied for a retail job recent- power of the TEST!” organization plan to help. What attendees of again. Hopefully, through Dr. Wood’s work, ly, you’ll notice a new step has come into Then, in my version, there was prob- the lecture soon found out was that Dr. politicians won’t be asking for any more the resume/interview process. Apparently, ably some virgin sacrifice, but I can’t Wood’s job is very political, as every aspect money, but will be looking at a successful, many corporate retail stores have been hav- prove any of that. The fact that a company of the geographical perspective of rebuilding efficient reconstruction effort. ing problems with employee theft, so they can go on an abstract test instead of actu- Iraq is connected with politics. decided that they had to more thoroughly al testimony from a former employer is Dr. Wood described for us the “ambi- Kyra N. Wilson is a staff writer for The screen their employees. In standard corpo- very disturbing. How can you judge a can- tious” strategic goals of the Coalition, Retriever Weekly. She can be reached for rate logic, they came up with “The Test!” didate on a test that has nothing to do with including restoring essential services, pro- comment at [email protected]. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, The Test! To the job? Maybe if it had some math, or prevent employees from stealing, we are you role-played some of the everyday job going to ask them questions before we give situations, but as it stands you’re disqual- them the job like, “Have you ever stolen?” ifying employees for just about no reason. or, “Did you ever accidentally take a Companies have even stepped up the Hershey kiss from a candy store when you psychology of their tests to see if you were five?” If they answer “yes” to any of might be sympathetic to others who steal. these questions, we won’t hire them. Questions like, “Should employees who Problem solved. have stolen in the past be given a second Can you imagine the meeting where chance?” are more along the lines of how this was proposed? Let’s do just that togeth- forgiving an employee is, not how likely er with the magic of imagination. he is to steal. Corporate Boss Guy: “Okay, we have All in all, these tests are just one of spent $17 billion developing our ultimate the many factors that drive honesty out of anti-employee theft system: ‘The Test!’” the workplace. Do you expect employees Other Corporate Guy: “Great, how who would steal or use illegal drugs to tell does it work?” you? Next time you hear about corporate CBG: “Well, we’re going to ask them if criminals, or someone you know is busted they think it’s okay to steal, and if they say for giving hook-ups at work, just remem- ‘yes,’ we don’t hire them!” ber the power of The Test! OCG: “You mean we spent money developing a test that asks our potential John Ellis is a staff writer for The workers a bunch of ridiculous questions, all Retriever Weekly. He respects the power relying on their honesty, with them basical- of “The Test,” and would never advocate ly knowing if they don’t answer a certain bodily harm to its creator. Oh wait, yes he way they won’t get the job.” would. If you want to help plan said bodi- CBG: “Yes, The Test is my brilliant ly harm, please contact him at johnel- idea.” [email protected]. November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY OPINION Page 15

from LETTERS, page 10 Still More on the Writing Center who have earned the right of passage by belonging to that race or sub-culture, serves as a painful reminder of the oppression and struggles which have been encountered by Regarding the misunderstanding of Ms. Kern’s letter to the editor in the 10/21 that group in past and even present day America. One of these is the reference to Aunt issue (“Writing Center Rights”), I would like to clarify quite a few things that Ms. Jemima. Kashyap fails to realize. A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, and this little Although, many might drool and think of pancake and syrup, Aunt Jemima can- knowledge is what was represented in the article in question. Yes, there was “nothing not be discussed without talking about racial stereotypes. Her extremely dark, heavy- but praise” about the center, but the praise was very misleading and required Ms. set, apron and bandanna-wearing image with a smiley face has graced pancake mixes Kern’s clarification. and syrup bottles for several years. However, everything about the Aunt Jemima The greatest example of this misunderstanding is in proofreading. Indeed, we image including the history surrounding its adoption serves as a painful reminder of proofread, but anyone with a decent writing ability can do just that. This is why many slavery to blacks. companies hire proofreaders and editors as salaried workers; these true proofreaders While her smiling face represents such benevolence, the history of her “mammy” check individual pieces of writing and send them back, often without meeting the per- image stirs up strife amongst African –Americans. Everything about that image rep- son who produced them. Our goal is to help students to a degree that they do not need resents the stereotypes that African-American women have struggled to disprove for to rely on us as proofreaders. well over a century. They made her image very overweight, extremely dark with thick The key aspect of the writing tutor lies in the second word: tutor. Please look that emphasized lips. Her dialect was typical of an uneducated enslaved black and she hap- word up as well, Ms. Kashyap. We help students develop their own editing skills, pened to be good at cooking. Cooking happened to be one of the few roles a black lady which takes a good deal more effort (and more than a little training) to accomplish could adopt given the times. Making reference to her image, as was done in Grant effectively. To equate the Writing Center with a proofreading service makes our job Huang’s article “Saga Continues As Grant’s Dopamine Search Takes A Wrong Turn In more difficult when students who read such misinformation come to us with a very Baltimore” (10/14/03), no matter the context could be an expensive gamble on the wrong idea of what to expect here. reactions to expect. Wisdom would advise avoidance of the reference entirely. Finally, to attack Ms. Kern’s correction of the notion that we tutor English papers In summary, although writers construct articles which express their opinions and is, at best, thoughtless. It’s very impressive that you write papers in languages other creativity, caution should be exercised while discussing anything which remotely than English; your mother must be very proud. However, your argument is far from relates to race, gender, creed or sexual orientation. The last thing we want to do is to the topic. “English” is a department at UMBC that assigns many papers. Ms. Kern paint a naïve picture to the thousands of people who read our publications. It is my sought to correct the notion that we help students only with papers from said depart- hope that The Retriever Weekly will set a better example in the future ment. Never fear, though; the LRC does offer language-specific services through appointment tutoring if you would like to show off for them. Emeka Egwim In closing, the main issue I see in this whole matter is incomplete information. Black Student Union Much misunderstanding has occurred due to minimal notes that oversimplified the services the Writing Center provides.

Call to End Catcalls Matt Molter WC tutor We are writing concerning the ongoing construction at UMBC. We know that there have been letters and articles regarding “cat-calling” and other forms of harass- ment from construction workers, but we want to know more. This has been a concern for us as females because we are subjected to this uncomfortable situation whenever we walk by a construction site. We know what our position is on this problem, how- ever we would like to hear others reactions on this matter. Now that the construction has moved to the outside of the loop are there still some of the same concerns, and what should be done about it? We urge people to voice their opinions to gain a per- CHRISTOPHER CORBETT spective of how the UMBC community feels as a whole. Name Withheld at Request of Author WILL READ FROM

Global Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

In Ian Craig’s “And They Call This Improving the Human Condition?”, amongst exaggerated claims about the current state of the environment (see Bjorn Lomborg’s The Skeptical Environmentalist), and discredited (but as hard to eliminate as a LaRouche table) theories of eminent Malthusian catastrophes (see Julian Simon’s The Orphans Preferred: Ultimate Resource) a legitimate concern about economic inefficiency and environ- mental mismanagement was mentioned. But what is the solution to this problem? It is agreed that things need to The Twisted Truth and Lasting change...but to what? Mr. Craig is close when he mentions ?collaboration with other people,? but falls short by asking mankind to “no longer livewith an egocentrically- Legend of the Pony Express developed world disposition.” It is a false assumption that prosperity and environ- mental cleanliness are at conflict (see the “inverted-U” curve of Grossman and Krueger (1995)). The answer is Global Capitalism: The exchange of capital (be it people, ideas, or industry) across borders. End protectionism, end economic subsidies, and the Mercantile system (that has somehow kept intellectual respectability despite Adam November 18 (Tuesday) Smith’s observations about free trade over 250 years ago). Institute markets, proper- ty rights and courts (be they national or international) that provide incentives to indi- viduals to both conserve and be productive. 5:00pm to 7:00pm As those countries that have opened their doors to Global Capitalism have wit- nessed, their prosperity and environment have improved proportionally with the Come see Christopher Corbett at extent that they have embraced economic liberalism (see the Cato Institute Economic Freedom of the World survey). Is there a large wealth gap? Yes. But so what? If I the UMBC Bookstore as he signs have a GDP of 10 and you have a GDP of 1, then later I have a GDP of 100 and your GDP is 10, we’ve both become 10 times as prosperous and can be said to have a qual- ity of life that is 10 times better, but our gap has nonetheless widened 10 fold! Have copies and gives a reading of there been periods of environmental degradation? Yes. But so what? Prosperity and technology (eventually) allow rivers to be cleaned, trees replanted, and air refreshed. his book Orphans Preferred. It is time for change as Mr. Craig correctly notes. It is time for “environmental- ists” to stop using junk science, insinuation, and outright lies to scare people and dis- tort the truth. It is time Capitalism is linked with prosperity and linked to clean, pro- ductive environments. It is NOT time for mankind to cower before the environment, but as Mr. Craig notes, “use it as [his] tool [i.e. capital] and asset [i.e. property].”

Rich Goldman www.orphanspreferred.com President, UMBC Libertarians Page 16 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY ADVERTISEMENT November 4, 2003 Page 18 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY ADVERTISEMENT November 4, 2003 November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY ADVERTISEMENT Page 19 Page 20 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY November 4, 2003

New Comic: Kilroy Was Here makes it’s debut 29 Punishing The Platter Expounds upon Buffalo Wings. 25 Elf Teaches Personal Values With Hilarity 22 Features O. A. R. Prepares to Dive Into Mainstream Music 29 K and Semaj: UMBC’s Very own Mixtape MC’s

KENNETH MALLORY dis “SuperUgly” about rhyme Retriever Weekly Staff Writer nemesis Nas, which was leaked to the hip-hop world via a mix- Hip-hop aficionados here tape? Similarly, there is a good on campus may have a general chance one still remembers familiarity with the mixtape. female rapper Foxy Brown’s One may have a sufficient scathing dis, “Get Off Me”, understanding of the essential directed at fellow fememcee role mixtapes play in making or Eve on yet another mixtape breaking the careers of rappers release. and hip-hop DJ’s. Names such For those who do not have as DJ Clue, Kay Slay, and DJ a thorough understanding of Envy may indeed ring bells as the mixtape, here is a short these DJ’s have left their signa- “Mixtape 101”: A “mixtape” is ture shout-outs on records by a tape or CD of a rough “mix” big name artists such as Mariah of hip-hop music (original or Carey and Fabolous. While the sampled) on which rappers flex antics of MC’s like Jay-Z, 50 their lyrical skills, vent their Cent, and Foxy Brown may gripes about other rappers, or leave an indelible impression leak new music to fans. In this on those who are mixtape fans- Lara Fahey/Courtesy Of commomeffect.com Who can forget Jay-Z’s sordid see MCS, page 28 Change Of Venue: The boys of common effect rock out much in the same way they did this past Friday at the commons terrace. Freebie Friday’s Common Effect Brings Out A Halloween Crowd

GARY HUDIBURGH III watched both and was treated to a The show had started when I Retriever Weekly Staff Writer great show. arrived, there was a comfortable The band everyone had come to crowd there, more than fifty people Beating drums cut into the late see was Common Effect, who are at one point when I counted. fall afternoon. Soon they were used to playing venues ranging from Common Effect was playing and joined by bass and guitar, helping to friend’s basements to being on the putting on a show. Unlike previous shake the remaining leaves off the Warped Tour. The group is made up Friday Freebie acts they did not rely trees. Some UMBC students gath- of four guys from Northern Virginia. so much on theatrics as on mastery ered to watch a band rock yet anoth- They are: Andrei who plays guitar of their instruments and good lyrics. er Friday Freebie. It was tough to and sings, Zak who beats the drums, They played for the full hour, decide what to watch - the band or Gary who is on guitar and admits playing songs from their two CDs the crowd - as many students had that he screams a bit and Adam on out now and their third as yet unre- Coutesy of WMBC come in costume, with each costume bass. They can and do bring a great Mixtape Madness: Recording and dubbing UMBC’s many rap. R more extravagant than the next. I show. see COMMON , page 30 & B, and hip hop artists. Mischevious Confessions: Spilling Your Guilty Guts Online

STEVE WILEY couldn’t be simpler: a column move as far away from here as I Retriever Weekly Staff Writer along the left contains the main can...” “When I was 14 I stole content- a random 9-digit number glow in the dark lipstick from the Guilty thoughts: we all have and a brief text message; on the drug store…”) to the utterly sick them, but not all of us are willing right are the site’s motto and and bizarre (the guy who puts to share them. What makes some basic information: “the idea is for bacon bits in a dog-owning room- of us more predisposed to spilling anyone to anonymously confess mate’s furniture, wanking into the the beans on our most shameful, to anything. It actually feels kind shampoo bottle, assorted restau- shocking secrets? And if of good to know that someone rant nastiness), which on a regular anonymity is guaranteed, are peo- will read it.” basis stretch the limits of one’s ple more likely to be completely This promise of anonymous ability to believe (not to mention honest with their sordid pasts, or catharsis is what has drawn to hold down one’s lunch). will they abuse this privilege by countless surfers to the site, with It’s impossible to know how stretching the truth with exagger- the hope to release their inner many of the entries on Grouphug ation or cover-ups? demons across the World Wide are legitimate; per the site’s rules, One website, www.grou- Web. The results of this mass one must follow the guidelines of phug.us, poses some of these confession are occasionally confidentiality and honesty. questions, offering a cross-sec- funny or scary, often pitiful, but There are checkers, but the most tion of guilt and shame, a portrait always strangely fascinating. they can do is filter out the most Spilleth Over: The anonymous online confession craze is of remorse, laid out over the They range from the simple obvious of lies and urban leg- sweeping the nation, tempting net surfers everywhere to share course of over 400 pages. The and almost clichéd (“I want to their guilty, and as is often the case - funny, secret shameful acts. layout of the site, still in “beta,” leave my wife, quit my job, and see CONFESSIONS, page 23 November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY FEATURES Page 21 Emotion, Laughter, and a Bit of Confusion in Richard Curtis’s Love Actually

MIKE MORROW As the movie’s poster implies, the direc- Retriever Weekly Staff Writer tor tries to wrap up all these characters and their stories in pretty little bow and deliver While most films based on a love story them to us on the screen. Every scene is today are content with a simple love triangle, linked together by another character and the movie Love Actually delivers what can every character seems to have some sort of best be described as a love dodecahedron. Set link to another. Playing six-degrees-of-Love in England five weeks before Christmas and Actually, The Prime Minister (Grant) is the then culminating on Christmas Eve, this film older brother of Karen (Thompson), whose follows an enormous cast as they each are husband is Harry (Rickman), who is Sarah’s separately thrown about in every situation (Linney) boss. With me so far? Great, involving love imaginable. From love at first because Aurelia (Lucia Moniz) has just been sight, to cheating lovers, to love overcoming introduced to Jamie (Firth), who was at the language barriers, to best friends complicat- wedding of Juliet (Knightley) and Peter Oliver Baranczyk / Retriever Weekly Staff ed by a marriage, to a child experiencing his (Chiwetel Ejiofor, yes that is his name), Playful Antics: Goldfinger lead singer, John Feldmann, helps to steal the show at first love, Love Actually has a bit of some- which Peters best friend Mark (Andrew the First MarinerArena, along with his bandmates. thing for everyone. Boasting through its tag Lincoln) has a problem with. Even I’m lost at line to be “the ultimate romantic comedy”, it this point and I’m the one writing this review. does deliver the romance and the comedy. Heavy on the romance, the audience is Naptown’s Finest Return In his directorial debut, Richard Curtis, bombarded with so much emotion we are #2: Thongs, Mohawks Fill Goldfinger Concert the man responsible for witting movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill see LOVE, page 26 and Bridget Jones’s Diary, OLIVER BARANCZYK their brand of edgy pop punk with panache. brings together a huge cast of Retriever Weekly Staff Writer Quite a spectacle, however, was the obscen- mostly British actors, includ- ity-laden comments made in-between ing Hugh Grant, Emma Amidst a ravenous crowd gathered at songs. With verbal suggestions and offer- Thompson, Colin Firth, Liam the 1st Mariner Arena on October 25, home- ings that made the faces of even the most Neeson, Alan Rickman, town heroes Good Charlotte brought their cultured parents shrivel into a puzzled look, Laura Linney, Keira personalized brand of anthemic pop punk to lead singer Tony Lovato used his lyrical elo- Knightley, and Rowan an eager audience in Baltimore. In support quence to pump up the audience. Atkinson. Add to that list of their latest album The Young and the After the performance by Mest, other stars like Bill Nighy, Hopeless, the band is embarking a world Goldfinger graced the stage, introduced by Joanna Page, Martine tour that will keep them on the road until the drummer Darrin Pfeiffer, who cavorted on McCutcheon, and a ridiculous new year, after which they will retreat to the stage seductively wearing only a red thong, number of cameos, which I studio to work on new material. his antics serving to amp the crowd consid- will not give away, and With two other acts on the bill, punk erably. Leading by example, the band pro- you’ve got a cast for which I forebears Goldfinger and Chicago rockers ceeded to display their formidable skill and have no idea how they got Mest, the arena was full of energy and talent for catchy, upbeat, and thoughtful them all within a feasible vibrancy, as well as many children under the punk rock. Beforehand, UMBC’s own Phil budget. I will say, that actor age of eighteen. But before I digress into Owen had the opportunity to interview two who plays the American commentary on the age range of those in of the members of Goldfinger, singer/gui- President does such a dead-on attendance, I must elaborate on the actual tarist John Feldmann and Pfeiffer. impression of one of our for- performances of the groups, which, I must Following Goldfinger’s excellent per- mer leaders, I was almost say, were pretty enjoyable. formance, one that may have very well expecting him to give a Coming from a guy who listens to stolen the show, Good Charlotte had many thumbs-up to the camera and Death Cab for Cutie, the Strokes, and David expectations to surpass. The hometown proclaim “It true, I like Gray, among others, the music is a slight boys pleased the crowd with renditions of booty!” Although all these departure. However, unlike most preten- their neo-classic songs, “The Anthem,” characters and storylines add tious music listeners, I tried to maintain my “Little Things,” and “Waldorf Worldwide.” to the movie, the audience is objectivity, but perhaps it was most crucial Spicing things up a bit, the Madden brothers almost overwhelmed by too that I do so at the Good Charlotte concert. threw the audience a curveball with the many characters, some of Courtesy of loveactually.comf And so the concert began with Mest, a which we forget about for One Of Ten: Martine McCutcheon forms one of ten raucous band out of Chicago that played see GOLDFINGER, page 29 over half the movie. sides of the love dodecahedron in Actually. Page 22 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY FEATURES November 4, 2003

Looking to the Stars for Answers...Or Just Sarcastic Wit by The Philbert

Aries (March 21 - April 20) Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) This is definitely the season for Judging by the conjunction of internet hookups. Go out on a limb, put SR147 and that little satellite that broad- yourself on hotornot.com, and meet peo- casts all those boxing matches, you’re ple. It might lead to something totally going to get a mean case of mononucleo- amazing, like it did for some people, or it sis and lose 30 pounds. Lucky you. Can I might end with your body, wrapped in a share your Diet Coke, please? tarp, bumping up against the dock in the Inner Harbor. It’s your gamble. Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Did you have any idea that the Taurus (April 21 - May 21) species of bacteria that inhabits your Anyways, so you suck at figuring armpit is a yet-undiscovered species, out what you want with life, right? No with the potential for biological warfare? big deal! Sign up with a TEMP You should start mailing all of your AGENCY. Stop trying to pay for col- workout clothes to the CDC for analysis. lege, and just drop out. Classes suck, and Either that, or take a freakin’ shower. you need to make rent on that wonderful You STANK. Courtesy of New Line Poductions Arbutus duplex. Hoo-ray for desk jobs Being Yourself: Will Ferrel illustrates the importance of following your heart in all and maintenance. things in life. Sagittarius (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) Gemini (May 22 - June 21) You know how everyone warned Elf’s Will Ferrell Has Himself So, okay, I got it wrong, it was bron- you not to wear that cute little slutty chitis. Never you mind. Now that “Mr. costume for Halloween? Yeah, the Sexual Predator” is calling you all the strappy thing that showed off your A Goofy Little Christmas time, and somehow ends up on your cleavage? Well, it got you on the floor almost every night, heed my advice Halloween edition of Snoop Dogg’s is what you’d expect in a comedy like this; and run away. Far away. Join the witness “Girl’s Gone Wild” when you flashed STEVE WILEY Elf is admirable because it takes this not fit- protection program or something and 600 people on demand. Your parents Retriever Weekly Staff Writer ting in business to a whole new level. keep away from him. are going to kill you. You know that, right? Picture this: a gangly guy about 6’3”, Will Ferrell can be fall-down funny in Cancer (June 22 - July 23) dressed in a green suit with a matching hat so many ways. His normal expression in Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) and yellow tights, making his way through this movie is not quite what you’d call a Going to Gay Bingo, getting snog- New York City in the most bizarre fashion, “straight fact.” He can deadpan like a pro, Good grief. Don’t even get me gered and making out with gay men is hopping happily across busy streets, giddi- however, always emphasizing in this movie started on how disgusting your room not an acceptable substitute for having a ly racing around in revolving doors to the a cheery, hopeful outlook. As seen in Old is. You want to know why you’ve relationship. As fun as that may be, it point of heaving into a trash bin, plucking School and Saturday Night Live, he’ll do been in a dry spell since, like, forev- needs to stop. Not everyone can live the wads of already-chewed gum from a railing anything for a laugh, which in this movie er? Maybe it’s the Chalupa growing lives of Grace and Karen. Or Jack. and “recycling” them, so to speak. means acting like an overgrown 12 year-old its own civilization under your bed. What is he up to? You’d expect people whose diet consists of the four elf food Seriously, that’s gross. Leo (July 24 - Aug. 23) to be entertained by this silly spectacle, groups: sugar, candy canes, candy corn, You know what you should do? You sickened by it, or maybe suspecting some and syrup. should join Crew! It’s good for you to Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) kind of publicity stunt. This sucrose cocktail fuels Buddy’s wake up at 4am, when it’s pitch dark out Just give it up. He’s obviously not These are a few of the reactions to one bizarre but (in a way) logical behavior. He and the air is palpably frozen, and get worth it. There are plenty of guys out truly jolly (or truly warped) fellow in Elf may seem impulsive, fixing a spaghetti into a fiberglass boat shell and get there who fit the description of mythical (*** out of four), a fanciful holiday come- breakfast for his dad and stepmom (with soaked by frigid water for a couple of creatures, and this one obviously forgot to dy starring Will Ferrell. This is a movie that syrup on top, of course), creating elaborate hours every day. It builds character, or write in common sense into his legend. starts out a little slow and predictable, but Lego towers and thousands of paper thus saith the recruiting psychos. Go after the sasquatch or something. He’s more than lives up to its promise when it snowflakes overnight, singing loudly at any single, and just as, um, tree-hugging? unleashes its protagonist on an unsuspect- given occasion, but all of this show that his Virgo (Aug. 24 - Sep. 23) ing world, letting him act out his jovial, heart, if not his brain, is in the right place. There is a strong likelihood that the guy Pisces (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) wacky elf self. At least he’s genuinely true to himself and who you thought was your dad really isn’t. You’ve been feeling like a fish out The story begins at the North Pole to his goal of spreading Christmas merri- Your mom liked to hang out with the rock of water lately, but it’s all going to come where we meet Papa Elf, who also narrates, ment to all. star groupies, and you know how it went in together as you debut in your own TV played by TV legend Bob Newhart. At times, the film (directed by Jon the 80’s, with all those mind-altering sub- show co-starring Tori spelling. Aren’t Christmas cheer is ever present in this Favreau) seems unfaithful to the character, stances (now currently found in CPK). you a lucky sonufabitch? I mean, seri- frozen wonderland, where all year long showing Buddy in business wear after he Yeah, you might be Eddie Van Halen’s kid. ously. You might make the WB! Santa’s elves get to perform that most swore he’d never change from his elf suit, desirable of elvish tasks: making toys for his brawl with a toy store Santa (Artie the children of the world. One Christmas, it Lang)- obviously to him not the Real is discovered that Santa’s toy bag carries Santa- funny but too violent for such a with it a little baby boy, a stowaway from benevolent guy, and lastly the shift in focus an orphanage. Papa Elf takes it upon him- of the movie itself from simple, giddy self to raise the child. All is well, despite scenes with Buddy to a muddled, oft-con- the fact that the kid’s proportions are over trived plot. It’s just too busy and conven- double those of the elves, until the day tional; the father’s redemption, the unsure “Buddy” finds out that the reason he’s so love interest, and corporate greed- all “special” is his humanity. themes touched on before in a billion other This devastating realization sends movies. I wanted more of Buddy, an origi- Buddy off to Manhattan, to find his real nal character, brought to life by a talented father (James Caan), a widower who works comedian. for a children’s book publisher, and has An antidote to dour cynicism, Elf pays worryingly been placed on Santa’s naughty tribute to Christmas classics from yester- list. It is at this point in the plot that the film year (see the cute Rankin-Bass-like stop- finally begins to shine, kicking the kooki- motion North Pole critters) and goes off in ness into high gear; it becomes clever, a hilarious new direction; it’s certainly sweet and goofy all at once, as the title gross at times, but never tasteless. Though character begins doing all of those Buddy is someone who celebrates his “stranger in a strange land” things we’re detachment from sadness and seriousness, used to seeing from foreigners, or kids (or his pratfalls give the audience some serious aliens) in this type of fish-out-of-water laughs, which can make any time of the story. Buddy definitely doesn’t fit in, which year most wonderful. November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY FEATURES Page 23 In The Cut: Made By Highly Dreamy Cinematography Paired With Excellent Cast

KYLE MAHANEY verged on poetic. Campion has a knack for Retriever Weekly Staff Writer shooting in New York, finding a sun-tinted beauty that just brushes against the ethereal. Decapitations make for very sexy results The women in this world- especially in the new Jane Campion (The Piano) film, In Frannie- seem to be only spectators. Frannie the Cut. inhabits the city as if she’s on a tour. She does- Don’t think a relationship based on such n’t really understand the society she’s visiting traumatic subject matter can work? Well, at and has no stock in it. least in the movies, it can. So dreamy it often Meanwhile, the men own the place. Even hurts, the story revolves around Frannie (Meg the most screwed up, psycho guy seems more Ryan), a high school English teacher living in at home than any woman. New York. Once upon a time, Frannie goes to I would call this a fish out of water story. the bathroom in a seedy bar only to find a man Goals and desires are muted in favor of senso- receiving a blow job. She makes a note of the ry indulgence. Frannie can’t stop looking, lis- man’s tattoo (3 of spades) and heads back tening, feeling the world. Ryan plays her as Courtesy of google.com upstairs. It isn’t long after that homicide detec- disconnected from everyone, but not in an Time Honored Tradition: The act of secretly telling your sins in order to ease your tive Malloy (Mark Ruffalo in the role of aloof way. Indeed quite the opposite, Frannie is conscience and be cleansed goes back for centuries, with differing consequences. Vincent D’Onofrio’s career) comes to her door. trying to take in too much at once. It will be It seems that there is a serial killer decap- hard to imagine Ryan playing anyone else after itating women in the neighborhood, and he’s this. She fell into the role perfectly. Ruffalo Clearing Your Conscience chosen Frannie’s garden to bury the remains of harmonizes well with Ryan in a role not many a hooker- the very hooker she saw in the bath- could undertake (I still say it was written for room with the 3 of spades man. D’Onofrio though.) With A Big Warm Grouphug In between questioning Frannie about In the end the visuals save this film. It’s “disarticulated” women and cursing at his part- not easy to be visually poetic in Hollywood ner, Malloy begins to take a romantic interest these days. I enjoyed In the Cut most when I from CONFESSIONS, page 20 cation, rarely criminal. Confessional never in our heroine. A date is set and the two hit it could shut out the plot and just sit back and ends. This is not the most troubling thing seemed like so much fun. off quite well; in fact, they hit it off for about enjoy the poem. about the site, however; frequently, unless Much more constructive, it would the next 20 minutes of the movie. the statute of limitations has expired in a seem to me, than this parade of personal While purporting to be an art lot of these cases, serious charges could be exhibitionism, is a site like YForum.com, film, Campion seems to be screaming filed against the confessors, who describe which serves as an open channel for people out a message with the love scenes. at times some very dicey situations. This to vent their deepest, most private She sets Malloy up as one of the legal protection follows in the Catholic tra- thoughts, not about themselves and their world’s most able lovers and then pro- dition of the sanctity of the secret confes- real or imagined sleazy pasts, but about ceeds to have him perform his little sion of sins: the Sacrament of Penance, a simple, obvious questions of diversity. As tricks on Frannie. fact which is not lost on another website, an example, the name of the YForum’s It’s as if Campion is saying, “hey NotProud.com. forthcoming book is “Why Do White fellas, pay attention!” Notproud, operating since 2000, is a People Smell Like Wet Dogs When They The director does try to keep it similar smorgasbord of twisted human Come Out of the Rain?” which shows you tasteful though, continuously keeping behavior, 15,000 examples in fact, all cate- the bluntness and honesty of this site’s typ- the camera in motion to prevent the gorized by the seven deadly sins (pride, ical discussions. Other sites could learn a viewer from seeing too much. In fact envy, sloth, gluttony, greed, lust, anger, oh lot about true candidness from this refresh- she keeps the camera moving all the yes, and misc., for the unconventional sin- ingly politically incorrect forum. time. It never stops once in the whole ner). The interface is even simpler than When asked about any confessions film. It’s almost as bad as Blair Witch. Grouphug’s, and the submissions are com- they had to make, UMBC students seemed Anyway, in the process of being parable in their shock-inducing candidness. remarkably tight-lipped, even when prom- naked, Frannie sees the 3 of spades Among these databases, perhaps the ised anonymity. The best story I could tattoo on Malloy’s wrist. Her trail of most popular site is DailyConfession.com, wrench out of anyone involved going to a suspicion carries the movie to an whose provocative postings are soon to be public restroom as a child and clogging the appropriately creepy finale. made into a book. In contrast to the stark sink, causing it to overflow, and furtively If I could’ve watched this movie presentations of the other two sites, laughing as a service person rushed in to on mute I would’ve been much happi- DailyConfession has a splashy look about fix it. This probably wasn’t a haunting er. It took until almost the end of the it, with a comment section for every post, specter of guilt over his psyche, but at least film before I even remotely began to Courtesy of Sony Pictures and a “Favorites” page; in fact this general it now has been lifted from his conscience, care about the characters. Not So Sweet: Meg Ryan is successful in her cheeriness seems to correspond to the an exorcism we all might need to perform But, the visuals in the film venture to the darker side of film. posts: most fall under the “gross” classifi- now and again.

One South by Eric Mills Page 24 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY FEATURES November 4, 2003

F.U.E.L.’s Major of the Week Part II: Visual Arts innUendo This Week:Learning to Let Go

UMBC’s Visual Arts department additional pieces. Guidelines explain- There’s someone that I have a real- there are definitely some tricks you can stresses the teaching of both tradition- ing both portfolio content and applica- ly big crush on, but there’s really no use to help you through the process. al techniques and new technologies tion procedures can be obtained from chance of us getting together. I know I Now, one of the reasons why for making art, allowing students to the Fine Arts Office (FA111), the need to move on, but I need some help. most of us can become so smitten is that pursue the interrelationship between Admissions Office and the Visual Arts It’s so hard! in our minds we’ve built the person up aesthetics and technique in the context Website listed below. ~Smitten Like a Kitten to be so incredibly perfect. “He’s every- of past and present concerns. When are portfolios due? thing I could ask for in a boyfriend.” Students are encouraged to explore a The department offers four portfo- That’s a situation anyone can “She’s everything I’ve ever wanted.” variety of courses to gain a thorough lio reviews per year: one in early relate to. You fall head over heels for We need to get out of this mind set in preparation in and understanding of November and three each spring. someone but there’s just no real hope order to move on. Come on! He is NOT the varied imaging processes and Three remaining dates for this coming of you ever coming together. Whether perfect! She’s NOT the embodiment of media available today. spring are January 30th, April 2nd and it’s because she’s already in a serious all things wonderful! They’re no differ- What is Visual Arts? May 7th. relationship, he just wants to be ent than you or me. So how do you stop Students majoring in visual arts What can I do with this major? friends, or she spends too much time yourself from doing this? You pick at earn a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree, Visual Arts graduates pursue a washing her hair, it can still be really every last minute imperfection you can with a concentration in one of seven variety of professional positions in hard to let go. possibly find. areas of study: art history and theory, fine and applied arts including Sure things go fine when you don’t Instead of melting at the knees film, imaging and digital arts, graphic design, animation, film/video produc- see that special someone, but the when she flashes that bright smile, take design, photography, print media and tion and museum work. Many students minute they reappear you’re smitten all note of the fact that she has a big piece video/film. Students must be admitted continue their education on the gradu- over again. You go weak in the knees, of lettuce stuck in her teeth. Or maybe to the program through the portfolio ate level. UMBC offers a M.F.A in your stomach has butterflies, and you she even has something hanging out of review process in order to declare the Visual Arts. sometimes forget to breathe (breathing her nose. When you feel faint over his major. Sound Interesting? is kind of important, y’know?). All the rippling arm muscles, pick up on the What is a portfolio? For more information check out while you hate yourself for it. It’s one fact that he forgot to put on deodorant The portfolio application consists their website at http://art.umbc.edu/ or big yo-yo situation. You bounce back (yick!). Sure, it sounds petty, but it of four parts including a statement of call (410) 455-2150 to sign up for a and forth between wanting to move on helps. Of course, in doing this, I’m not intent, two reference letters, two regularly scheduled tour of the depart- and wanting to cling desperately to one saying to openly ridicule and nitpick at required assignments and six to eight ment. last shred of hope. them. You can just inwardly chuckle. Rachele sez: In the end, if the object of your I speak from experience on this affection is not smart enough to realize one. This situation can be really tough how wonderful you are, then it’s their for anyone to go through. The bruises loss, not yours. I know that’s very on your forehead are proof of that. cliché, but it’s true. You can move on to However, banging your head against bigger and better things. Eventually Live the life, the wall in a fit of pure frustration does- you’ll find someone who is privy to Write for features...x51260 n’t help the situation; it only serves to your greatness! give you a concussion. What seems to be disrupting So what’s the best way to forget YOUR college existence? E-mail about someone? Well, there isn’t a best Rachele at [email protected] with any way really. It takes time. However questions!

Spinning the Globe by Sarah Van Nattah

This past weekend I was remind- saw graves covered in flowers and can- were amazed that they were amazed. traditional manner. ed of how strange it is to spend a hol- dles, skeleton anything and everything For Halloween the majority of the I can assure you that the whole iday in another culture. To a certain you can think of to sell, traditional can- parties were held in bars or at Karaoke experience was awesome, funny, won- extent the holiday seems out of place dies and families praying and singing by and the day after Halloween, in Osaka derful and ultimately, unforgettable. I and slightly odd. Just think about their relative’s graves all night long. I there was a major gaijin bash wherein wish I could share all the stories I Halloween for a minute. Where does rode a ferry to an island known as ‘the we all got on subway cars and rode have from those two days, like it come from? What do you do? place to be’ for Dia de los Muertos and around the loop line on the subway. One explaining on the train to a gentleman Because of the Druids, the Aztecs, the encountered a mountain island lit up by of the local bars was sponsoring the that even though it was the day after Christians or a combination of these candles and jam-packed with people. It event and had coordinated with the sub- Halloween we were still allowed to forces, everyone dresses up in crazy was an incredible experience, being way people, so we had our own cars dress up and celebrate! This whole costumes and go around asking immersed in a new holiday. on a specific train, were experience makes me wonder what strangers for candy. That would be a This year in Japan the allowed to drink in public Thanksgiving (uniquely American, of rather typical explanation of experience was com- and had security guards course!) and Christmas (There is no Halloween. Here is Japan, where pletely different. at each station to make real celebration of Christmas here in there has been little influence from Instead of learning sure that things didn’t Japan) will be like. At the same time Celtic culture, Aztec culture or new holiday tradi- get out of hand. I am enjoying a long weekend because Christian religion, how exactly does tions, I was introduc- Even though there of a national culture holiday, which is one go about explaining Halloween? ing a new holiday. were planned a new holiday for all us gaijin here. I must admit that these were the ques- My friends and I events, they were all (Yes, we do refer to ourselves using tions I was asking myself as I was rid- want to karaoke in arranged with for- the Japanese word for ‘foreigner’ on a ing my bike to karaoke while wearing full costume and eigners in mind and regular basis.) At my college they hot pink sunglasses (at night), bunny turned many a head on the people who were have set up food and games and ears and tail and a pink feather boa the way. The Japanese celebrating were the for- exhibits and performances by the stu- that trailed in the breeze behind me. stopped, started and eigners. A few Japanese dents in a four day culture festival. It Last year I spent the fall semester laughed. I wished them all people turned out and wore is very nice to have double the fun. in Mexico and, while no one dressed ‘Happy Halloween.’ It wasn’t only the costumes, but the holiday is most decid- Once Halloween celebrations ended, up for Halloween, everyone turned Japanese who were staring and laughing, edly not celebrated in Japan in general. we transitioned to celebrating out in full force for the day of the though. An incredible majority of the I wonder what the people who saw us Japanese culture. I think I can handle dead. Dia de los Muertos is an foreign students who were not from think of our holiday. We were just a this holiday situation. After all, here absolutely huge holiday. It gets even North or South America had never bunch of foreigners dressed like fools in the dorms we represent a number of bigger if you know where in Mexico before celebrated Halloween. They and having fun. Somehow I think it cultures, so if someone needs to cele- to go for the celebration. In were amazed at those of us who were so would have been pushing the limits to brate one of their holidays you can Michoacán (one of Mexico’s states) I eager to look like fools and party. We knock on doors and demand candy in the count me in on the fun! November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY FEATURES Page 25

Punishing the Platter Noah Tillman-Young What the heck are buffalo wings anyway? ¡ “Bf-l-wng”-a deep-fried chicken wing Main Street in Buffalo, New York lays drenched in a spicy sauce, often served claim to inventing the famous “Buffalo- with celery and blue cheese dressing. Wing” in 1964. As we know, necessity is No, Buffalo wings don’t come from the wonderful mother of invention; at that buffalos. In fact, buffalos don’t even have time in Buffalo, chicken producers were wings. This may come as a shock to you, having a heck of a time figuring out what to but the earlier you learn, the better. I was do with their chicken wings. In order to get about 11 years old when I unearthed these people to eat them, they fried them and then truths. I was appalled. I think I had every drenched them in hot sauce, serving them in right to be too. What a cruel thing to do to a bar. the mind of a child who loved wings. Today you can get wings from almost Buffalo wings seemed a lot cooler when I anywhere, whereas they used to be exclu- thought they actually came from buffalos. sive bar food. Even now many non-drinkers My heart was set on winged buffalos; I venture into bars because of the irresistible knew they really flew. deals on chicken wings In the past, wings weren’t always Now that we’ve dispelled the myth available to children; they were served about the name and history behind buffalo- exclusively in bars. It was originally so suc- wings there’s yet another to take care of. Are cessful in bars because it was believed to wings good with beer? Yes, the idea is that a assist drunks and/or alleviate and ward off nice cold beer cuts through the fat in hot drunkenness, and because so many people wings and cools off the heat. The myth: drank, it spread like wildfire. It was the best wings won’t stop you from getting drunk or kind of advertising. They were an instant help you sober up. This notion comes from hit. the idea that wings are a high source of pro- Varying somewhat from the tradition- tein, protein helps slow the absorption of al teachings of mainstream wing ding alcohol, but regardless, it still gets absorbed. scholars, there are many existing opinions Whether Buffalo wings really do have about how buffalo-wings got their name. magical affects on alcohol absorption or are When I asked one guy, he said, “Simple. just from miniature flying buffalos, Buffalo-wings pair well with beer. Beer Americans love them. Although they don’t gets you drunk, and wings make you full. rank among Homer Simpson’s top 10 list of When you’re drunk and full of wings you favorites, which include sprinkles, donuts, feel like a flying buffalo.” burgers and hotdogs, they’re sure to be an In all seriousness (whatever that All-American classic favorite for years to means), legend has it that a tiny bar on come.

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RecSports 101: You know...for kids! Stellar Cast Makes Love This Week:Text goes here. Dustin Fisher Actually Irresistable Fare from LOVE, page 21 Rec Sports is probably best known football league and relax a little bit in our hours to tell every story, Love Actually for offering such grown up sports as wiffleball tournament. It’s a perfect confused what to think. While the comedic seems like it could be divided into over basketball, football and Team European opportunity to drag a few of your friends side of the film abounds in hilariousness, half a dozen different movies. But that is Handball, whatever that is. But we are out to the RAC to play a sport if you other parts of the film leave us with mixed the point of the movie, to get just enough always open to new ideas as a depart- aren’t the most physical athlete out there, feelings. From the betrayal of a lover, to the of every story to fill every aspect of love. ment and recently, we’ve decided to or if you’re intimidated by some of the wanting of another persons spouse, to the Even though we may get lost in the vast start pandering to the inner child in all rough play of our other sports. In fact, if frustrations of a love that cannot be, the sea of characters, Love Actually provides of us. We realize that college is a time you are currently reading this article and entire movie is a roller coaster ride of emo- enough laughs and heartfelt moments to period where most students are strug- I don’t see you out there, I am going to tion. share with a loved one. But be warned, gling with the balance between growing be upset. For the comedic side of this film, this do not, DO NOT see this movie with or up and going into the “real world,” Another point I want to make while British comedy delivers just as its if you are someone who gets easily con- while still holding onto our lazy care- I’m on the topic of wiffleball, is that we writer/director has delivered in past fused during movies and then starts ask- free childhood days. (For the record, the are always open to suggestions of new movies. Hugh Grant delivers some gen- ing questions, your confusion will ruin same applies to the Rec staff.) And intramural sports. Back in 1998, a few uinely humorous moments while on the the movie for yourself and those around that’s why we started offering such students suggested that we play wiffle- screen. For those that aren’t a fan of the you. But for everyone else, if you’re a throwback sports as dodge ball and wif- ball as an intramural sport, and thus it “foppish” Brit, Bill Nighy shines on the fan of British comedies, I recommend fleball to our programming list. was born. Five years later, a few students screen as the aging rock star that is desper- this as a great date movie. Everybody was a kid once and said “Hey, you guys have wiffleball - ate for a #1 hit song. whether you feel like you could cut it in you should have a dodge ball tournament During the constant pro- a soccer league or a bench press compe- too.” And thus, dodge ball was born. motion of his song, an tition, everybody knows how to play Dodge ball was such a success and a fun annoying cover that is wiffleball. Think back to the days of game to watch and play, we’re going to played repetitively skating rinks and black Trans Ams; big probably run it as a longer tournament throughout the movie, he hair and parachute pants. Channel that next year sometime. So what’s your hilariously curses and energy and give our wiffleball tourna- game? Give us some suggestions and if shows absolute apathy ment a try. It’s a lazy, fun, low-risk tour- there looks to be like enough of a fol- and loathing toward his nament for all ages and genders. lowing that we’ll be able to run a tourna- own music, which he Everybody’s played wiffleball before ment, we’ll give it a shot. Maybe after himself thinks is terrible. and the rules are still curbed to fit the this year, we’ll be playing Run the Bases Although the movie has concept of childhood regression. Instead or Swim Fishy Swim, mostly because an unnecessary amount of grandma’s second floor roof being a my parents aren’t proud enough of me of nonsexual nudity and home run, the cardio balcony is our that I’m using my college degree to ref cursing, giving it an R home run. wiffleball for a living. But that’s a story rating, both are done So take a break from the contact for a different day. (Love you, Mom. ;) ) purely for a laugh or two Courtesy of www.loveactually.com from the audience. Searching In All The Wrong Places: Love leads Bill Needing over two Nighy a merry chase in Actually. November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY FEATURES Page 27 UMBC’s Clubs: Making Your Life Fun

Courtesy of UMBC’s Sailing Club Tightening the Boom: MAISA Club Championship To Be Hosted By UMBC This Coming Weekend at Downtown Sailing Center. Come Out and Watch. Email [email protected] or visit http://sta.umbc.edu/orgs/sail for more info. Courtesy of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Suds For A Cause: The Pi Kap brothers wash cars to raise money to bring a speaker about alcohol awareness to campus. Greeks Care About You

TONY SCHUELLER of being a designated driver, telling your Are Greeks as concerned about friends when they’ve had enough to alcohol abuse as the average student? drink, taking people’s car keys when Of course they are. In fact, they are they are unable to drive, and making probably more concerned about alcohol sure the intoxicated do not leave estab- abuse than the average student because lishments with strangers. The Purdue Brothers and Sisters always look out for Exponent states that Green has four sit- one another. Because they care, the uations in which he believes drinking is Brothers of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity wrong which he describes using the invite you to come listen to Mike Green, acronym HALT. These are drinking a popular risk management speaker, dis- when hungry, angry, lonely, or tired. cuss ways to drink responsibly in the UC Drinking when you have any of those Ballroom at UMBC on Tuesday, feelings will make you feel worse and November 11, at 8PM. possibly endanger your life and the lives Mike Green, a former alcoholic, has of others. spoken at numerous universities across If you drink, know someone who the nation with surprising success and drinks, or are just curious; come see Anita Field / Retriever Weekly Staff popularity. Although Green does not Mike Greene speak on November 11. Help the Interdisciplinary Studies Council of Majors help Dr. Gloria!: Dr. believe in excessive drinking, he does Your increased knowledge could save Gloria WilderBraithwaite is the Medical Director for the D.C. Children's Health not believe that responsible drinking is someone’s life. Project. Each day, she and her mobile medical unit travel to impoverished neigh- wrong. (On the contrary, Green believes borhoods in Washington, D.C. and provide medical treatment to those who need that responsible drinking is an accept- This message is brought to you by it most. Until November 14, the Council will be collecting donations for Dr. Gloria. able way of having fun.) the Brothers of Pi Kappa Phi. They are We need: children's toys, children's books, children's over the counter medica- What Green would like to see hap- committed to deconstructing the stereo- tions, stickers, crayons, coloring books, band-aids, and small clothing items. pen is for more people to start looking types of Greek Life and being model Please bring your donations to the Interdisciplinary Studies Department on the 5th out for each other. This includes the acts gentlemen. floor of the Fine Arts Building.

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Beginning [Nov. 6] Events Happening Throughout Incidentally... the Greater Baltimore-Washington Area TOWN Events Happening On and Around the UMBC Campus Beginning [Nov. 4] Thursday, November 6 Rooted in Rap & Rock Portrait of the Artist, Badly Drawn Those much-loved hip-hop artists the Tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Recher Roots are coming to town, stopping Wednesday, November 5 Find out by watching Ruckus, the Theatre, you get your chance to see off at Loyola College for a 9:00 NSA Corporate Visibility Day professional contemporary music that fine group of strapping young o’clock show. Their most recent For those of you with graduation jit- ensemble in residence at UMBC, indie rockers, Badly Drawn Boy. effort, “Phrenology” was critically ters, this would be the perfect time to perform at the Baltimore Museum of They’ve released a number of very well received and they had a network with employers from NSA. Art (BMA.) The ensemble includes records together, and recorded the very catchy crossover single: “The There’s free food, prizes, and give- flutist Lisa Cella, cellist Franklin soundtrack for the Hugh Grant Seed.” TM* aways too! Dress to impress and bring Cox, percussionist Tom Goldstein, movie About a Boy. Wonder if The Rise of British Sea Power lots of resumes. The event will take clarinetist E. Michael Richards, and they’ll play anything from Four Bringing with them their vintage WWI place from 10am-2pm in the Career violinist Airi Yoshioka. A family Weddings and a Funeral or 9 military uniforms, not to mention half Development Center. Contact Lorie event will take place at 6:30pm, and Months? TM* a ton of hipster street cred, English Bennett at for more information. will be followed by a concert at 8pm. Guns ‘n’ Bullets quintet British Sea Power rolls into Wednesday, November 5 First Thursdays are free events spon- Hair bands stage a comeback of sorts D.C.’s Black Cat. PopMatters.com All HYPE’D Up sored by the BMA. The Baltimore tonight at 8:00 at Thunder Dome in compared them to the Smiths, the Interested in leadership, self- Museum of Art is located at 1 Art Baltimore, as L.A. Guns shoot their Pixies, and David Bowie, so fans of empowerment and mentoring? The Museum Drive in Baltimore.For way into town, backed up by the those great musicians need to come N.A.A.C.P. presents a panel discus- more information about First Bullet Boys as well as Black N Blue. see these guys perform. The cannons sion on community involovment and Thursdays, call the BMA at 410-396- If you dig the headliners enough, go off at 9:30 p.m. community-building featuring 6314. For more information about check out the Guns down at Jaxx Saturday, November 8 prominent African American speak- Ruckus, call 410-455-MUSC. Nightclub in Virginia tomorrow night RockIt! ers and celebrites such as DC radio Friday, November 7 at 7:30, and don’t forget the spandex! Legendary jazz pianist and ground- personality Oliver Fox, 92Q’s Mark Got a Date? TM* breaking electronica pioneer Herbie Clarke and UMBC’s David Sanders, No? Then you might want to think Friday, November 7 Hancock brings his funky sound, president of the Black Faculty and about checking out the Harvest Ball Too Legit to Quit which combines R&B, pop and Staff Association. Under the auspice Dating Auction. It will be held in We’ve seen their promotional flyers experimental influences to the of H.Y.P.E. (Helping Young People the Commons Cabaret from 7pm- strewn about campus, now it’s time to Warner Theater in Washington at 8:00 Empower) the discussion will take 11pm. Hosted by the Chinese see if Legitimate Excuse lives up to this evening. TM* place from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Student Association & Kappa Phi their name, and actually gives us a Skylight Room in the Commons. Lambda. Email John Lee at reason to leave the loop and skip *TM = Ticketmaster: (410) 481- Thursday, November 6 [email protected] if you have any studying for a few hours. They’re hit- SEAT; www.ticketmaster.com What’s all the ruckus about? questions. ting the Vault in Baltimore, along with Got an upcoming area event? N.G.B. and Saints of Silence. It all Email [email protected] (min. 2 goes down at 8 p.m. TM* weeks notice).

UMBC’s Very Own Step Out Into The Mixtape Scene

from MCS, page 20 guys have a series of skits on the mix ness and delivery behind them displays K and Semaj shine in lyrical adeptness as regard, the mixtape is generally a cen- tape, which showcase their penchant for K and Semaj’s formidable rapping skills. they spit: “ have her [your girl] do the trifugal force in hip-hop- it primarily humor. The group explains that beats on For instance on the track “Final Four”, the remix like Puff or a Sprite bottle”. The showcases mainstream and fledgling the tape are “jacked” as they are pilfered guys are joined by Kurt Hutson (Khris’s fusion of K and Semaj’s voices on the New York rappers and talent to mostly from hip-hop producers such as brother) and they trade verses, as one raps mixtape is its most obvious quality. The underground hip-hop heads along the Timbaland. While lyrics on the tape are “ lyrics so strong/ I’m poppin steroids to deep timbre of James Simms’ rapping eas- East Coast. “fun” and carefree as well, the clever- write”. Yet on another unidentified track ily alternates between Khris Hutson’s Judging by the major label support dizzying flow. The guys seem to under- mixtape DJ’s like Kay Slay and DJ stand each other’s rhyming strengths, Clue have garnered for national expo- as each of their voices and verses are sure, the world of the mixtape seems to equally salient. be continually evolving. This fact is In true mixtape form, guest rappers best supported by the fact that UMBC and DJ’s make their presence felt on K is now home to mixtape production by and Semaj’s mixtape. The DJ’s on the its own gifted students. mixtape are not usual suspects like At the end of last year, UMBC Envy or Kay Slay, but rather DJ juniors Khris Hutson, James Simms Mayhem and Black Spider- DJ’s whose formed the rap collective K and Semaj. presence have been felt at a number of The group describes their formation as UMBC events such like this year’s a result of “being roommates and just homecoming celebration. Rappers who playing around with rhymes”. guest on the tape are UMBC affiliated Although K and Semaj have only been as well. For example senior Al together for about a year, they have Williams who Khris Hutson describes found the time to hone their lyrical as “K and Semaj’s version of the Wu- skills by taking part in broadcasts on tang Clan’s Cappadonna” makes a sur- UMBC’s radio station WMBC and prise cameo on the track Danger. clocking long hours at UMBC’s Ultimately, K and Semaj shine recording studio. and allow UMBC to bask in their In the studio, one is able to wit- luminous rays of talent. They are after ness the group’s work ethic first hand. all, the first UMBC students to stake K and Semaj have a noticeable rapport their claim as both up and coming and diligence, both of which went in to MC’s and mixtape producers. Yet the creative process behind the produc- unlike most MC’s or mixtape produc- tion of their first mixtape. This is also ers, the fellas will have college evident in the aural qualities of the degrees in addition to lyrics and beats tape. to add to their musical arsenal. K and Semaj claim that their mix- Courtesy of Khris Hutson Note: Those interested in buying tape is “just fun and should not be Looking The Role: K, Semaj and Al Williams (from left) mix it up on tape with tremen- a mixtape should contact K and Semaj taken seriously”. To prove this, the dous talent while pursuing their college degrees. at Ext: 2-7365. November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY FEATURES Page 29 Goldfinger Spices Up The O.A.R. Makes the Big Time Naptown Show With Their New Record

from GOLDFINGER, page 21 like when I wear women’s underwear—it’s CHRIS DOCKERY and ends with a song labeled “Then.” All inclusion of the anguish-laden amusing. Back to me, I wore diapers until I Retriever Weekly Staff Writer of the songs are well written and cleanly “Emotionless.” was seven. With Goldfinger, I wear diapers produced. The entire record is worth pay- Rewarding loyal fans with surprises on stage. O.A.R. hits mainstream. That’s right; ing for just to hear “Revisited”. I think that like their performance of “Emotionless,” Phil: Is that typical for a lot of musi- Of A Revolution has finally made the tran- 90 percent of the fan base will agree with Good Charlotte also brought onstage a cians to wear diapers? Or do you consider sition over to a major record label. me when I say that this is one of O.A.R’s friend of the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., yourself an individual? Lava/Everfine Records has decided to take best songs. in order to propose to his longtime girl- Darrin: Actually, more musicians than O.A.R. under their wing for their new As an added bonus, Lava/Everfine has friend. Following the many “oohs” and you know wear diapers onstage. We’re album, In Between Now and Then. included a DVD to accompany the album. “aahs” of the crowd, the band seemed to musicians, we’re lazy. This move, however, was not some- The DVD has a very attractive menu in gain energy from the crowd, revitalizing So, there you have it, not only does thing that O.A.R. rushed into. If you have which four options are presented to you. songs like “Say Anything” and “I Heard Goldfinger showcase great musical skill, visited their website lately, you may have The first is a video from the Irving Plaza You.” but their drummer does so while wearing read the message board discussions on the concert. This is pretty much your standard While many longtime fans moan diapers. transfer over to the new record label. concert scene, like you would see on and groan over the ever-present pre- A fun and entertaining evening had by O.A.R. did not want to lose any of their MTV. The second option, at the main pubescent and adolescent attendees, it all, the guys in Goldfinger, as well as Mest fans in the transfer, so they have been menu, is song access. This enables you to was nice to see a band with such energy and Good Charlotte, put together a memo- entertaining questions and comments. access each song played at Irving Plaza and modesty appeal to such a wide range rable show that solidifies their reputations Lava/Everfine Records decided to go individually. The third option is “behind of people. as crowd pleasers. big with the latest installment of the the scenes”. In this, you get to see the In addition, before O.A.R. saga. Musically speaking, In inner workings of O.A.R. around show the show, Phil Owen Between Now and Then has everything time, and in their everyday lives. The last delved into the psyche of that you would come to expect from the option is a documentary. The documentary the main creative forces band. They incorporate one of their oldest actually has four different scenes in it, in for Goldfinger: songs, “Hey Girl,” as well as give the sea- which the band history is discussed as well Phil: Typically, soned listener some new songs to enjoy. as their current events. what is the first question On bass, Benji Gersham affirms his All in all it is safe to say that O.A.R. that you are asked in an presence instantly with his driving bass did it again. They have put together quite interview? lines. His beat is felt throughout the a package here that is a must for any John: The question record, forming a strong but relaxed O.A.R. fan as well as a great first album that we get asked the groove in each song. There are also a num- for their new listeners. So be adventurous most and is the most ber of saxophone solos, by Jerry DePizzo, and take a trip In Between Now and Then. annoying, so don’t ask it, which give O.A.R. that laid- is “Where is the name back Sunday afternoon feel- ‘Goldfinger’ from?” ing. That, coupled with “How The song styles range small is your penis?” are from upbeat and poppy to just two questions I will long and dragging. This can not answer. make the album hard to play Phil: Okay! There through continuously. Also, goes number two and the transitions between songs number three. So, what are meant to flow. However, are some interesting they seem to be choppy and things about you? not as smooth as O.A.R. had Darrin: About me intended. As enjoyable they or the band? are, the songs on this album Phil: Both exist better as separate enti- Darrin: Well, I like ties than as a whole. to wear women’s under- Aside from these few wear, I’m not ashamed to technical shortcomings, this admit it. Let’s go back Oliver Baranczyk / Retriever Weekly Staff is a great album. In Between and forth. With To A Different Drummer: Energetic music and crazy Now and Then actually starts Goldfinger, Goldfinger antics made the Goldfinger show. with a song entitled “Now”,

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from COMMON , page 20 experience.” Apparently they had been able to leased CD. Their music is too hard for me to drive to where all the nationally known bands comfortably call “indie” and I guess it could be were parked and in doing so had great access called loud rock. To get the best taste of their or were able to sneak around the main stage. music go to commoneffect.com and they have The men from Common Effect talked of the some of the music to sample there for free. experience with awe in their eyes. I got the Their song “Discover” is worth checking out. impression that I was being told a story that “Discover” is a track that reminds one of was like a precious gem to them. a lot of the reasons I like music. It starts out The potential for stardom is some- very soft and it is very musical. Then it breaks thing most bands aspire to. Some groups into the meat of the song and the vocals start in. develop a shtick or develop a political It sounds as if it were influenced by many voice. This group just plays damn good groups, something the guys in the band freely music, and should be applauded for that. It admit to. The song begins in a way that vague- was a pleasure seeing them at this Friday ly reminiscent of A Perfect Circle then ends in Freebie and it is my hope they will play good loud rock. another. If you wish to buy a CD or other During my time with the folks from merchandise you can go to commonef- Common Effec,t we discussed a lot of the local fect.com and they have an easily navigat- bands that were influential to them. They said ed website where you can get some great “[We] have our own sound but draw from dif- music and chat on their message board. ferent sources.” One of the bands Common They are playing at least two shows next Effect discussed as being highly influential in weekend that are reasonably priced, the their early formative period was Fairweather location for these can be found on their another local band that is in the process of website. breaking up. For next weeks Friday Freebie it is my Fairweather has a song called “Alaska”, understanding that Brock and The Brock and the folks from Common Effect told me Band will be playing. They will be “layer- that they wrote a song called “Nebraska” as a ing funky hip-hop lyrics over rock-rhythm sort of tip of the hat to Fairweather (which and blues beats.” So sayeth the Master of answered my question as to why a group from Ceremonies of the Friday Freebie Tony the East Coast would have a song about Davies, Assistant Station Manager of James Hamilton / Retriever Weekly Staff Designers Unite: Sannia Malik presents her stylized Arabic font to friends Nebraska). They also cited Jimmies Chicken WMBC. I’m already excited and you on the first floor of Fine Arts Wednesday during a Hallway Exhibit featuring Shack, Thrice, Finch and Deftones as influ- should be too. So, next Friday, be at the many of UMBC’s Graphic Design students. ences. Commons from 1-2pm for The Brock Band When asked about playing on the Vans which last Saturday played with Cypress “Warped Tour” they said it was “a religious Hill. Need I say more?

November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY Page 31 Sports Volleyball Comes Up Short in This Week in Sports Weekend Conference Action Men’s Soccer Northeastern. In game one, skills. Many of them earned prizes DEREK SMITH Nov. 8 America East Conference Semifinal at the Retriever Weekly Staff Writer Northeastern coasted after going on for their efforts. an early 10-0 run, winning 30-21. Game three was another nail UMBC Soccer Pitch TBD The Lady Retrievers (14-14, 3- In game two, UMBC earned a biter. After getting behind 21-11, the 7) entered last week battling for fifth five point lead only to see it fade Retrievers went on a 16-6 run to tie UMBC is the top seed in the Am-East Tournament place in the America East away as the Northeastern Huskies it up at 27. The Huskies held on in its first season in the conference. The only loss Conference. Fortunately, four of tied it up at 26 and won the game 30- though to win game three 30-27, and the Retrievers suffered in league play this season their last seven conference games 27. the match 3-0. Jocelyn Teoh had a was the last game. In that game, UMBC was upset are at home, which is a big plus for In between the second and third game high 16 kills, while Gross had by fellow tournament participant Maine. By virtue the team. Unfortunately, they lost game the students took the court for of finishing first in the conference, the Retrievers three more conference games, and a chance to show off their serving see STORY, page 34 have a bye in the first round. The winner of the two of them were at home. On Tuesday they wrapped up tourament gets into the NCAA Tournament. their five game road trip with a loss at Binghamton 3-0 (30-26, 30-20, Women’s Soccer and 30-26). The loss put them one Nov. 6 at Maine University 1 p.m. whole game behind Binghamton in the conference standings. Graduate The Lady Retrievers ride a late-season surge into student Jennifer Davis had an the America East Tournament. They check in as the impressive .368 hitting percentage, six seed and will face the Lady Black Bears of but as a team the Retrievers hit a dis- Maine. On Sept. 21, Maine shut UMBC out at appointing .106. Davis and fresh- home, 2-0. The women have only lost two matches man Julia Hood had a team high ten kills each. Sophomore Megan Gross in their last ten. They have won seven and drew had 32 assists. one. UMBC finished their five game road trip 1-4, so they were very Swimming and Diving grateful to return to the RAC, where Nov. 8 Binghamton (NY) at the UMBC Natatorium they are 2-1 in the conference. 1 p.m. “We’re definitely very happy to be playing in front of the home fans. The men’s side came within one race of toppling It helps when a lot of people are Navy last weekend in home action while the behind you. It’s very hard to be on women beat Navy for the first time ever. The the road because you travel a lot,” sophomore Christine Skala said. Retrievers will continue to look for success against On Friday a black cat must their first Am-East opponent this year. The men are have crossed their path because Lakin Jones / Retriever Weekly Staff 1-1 so far while the women clock in at 2-0. UMBC was victim to another 3-0 Front Line: Freshman Julia Hood slams the ball through the arms loss, courtesy of first place of the opposing defense. Hood has been a strong player on the net. Volleyball Nov. 7 Maine at the RAC 5 p.m.

Cross Country Competes in The Retrievers first season is winding down in the America East. Maine is currently tied with UMBC at 3-7 in conference. This match will break the tie Conference Championships between the two and establish a more solid rank- ing. UMBC has struggled lately. After an impres- AMIT CHAND er sophomore in Stefanie Thomas, Aaron Smith and Ryan Cartwright, whose ninth place finish helped who finished the course with times sive run early in the season, the team has stag- Retriever Weekly Staff Writer her team to a point total of 154. of 27:30 and 27:37 respectively. gered to a 3-7 record in their last ten matches. With UMBC participating for The women, running a five-kilo- On the women’s side, Thomas the first time in the America East meter course, also beat out the was the lone runner to place into Nov. 8 New Hampshire at the RAC 7 p.m. Conference Championships on Bear Cats of Maine by one point. the top ten with a time of 18:22. Saturday, the cross country team “The America East conference has “The course wasn’t too hard,” This is the second league match in as many days was running on unfamiliar territo- harder competition than the NEC,” commented Thomas. The course in for the Retrievers. Hopefully, they will be riding a ry. The Retrievers managed said Thomas. “They have superior Albany, NY had the added wrinkle win streak when NH comes in to town. New runners to the NEC,” added respectable finishes of fourth place of not being on grass. “We aren’t Hampshire has already had a successful season. for the men’s team and seventh Thomas. used to asphalt,” said Thomas. Senior Greg Saylor’s time of Senior Yasmin Fields was the next They are second in the league at 8-2. UMBC will place for the women’s team in the hope this weekend will contribute to a late season America East Conference 25:49 was good for tenth place, Lady Retriever to cross the finish surge. Championships. Both the men and UMBC’s only placement in the top line in the 16 position with a time women competed in a field of ten ten. Senior Adam Driscoll finished of 18:43. Junior Cara Wettlaufer schools. “We are excited to be in at 22 with a time of 26:27. added 26 points to UMBC’s total. the America East Conference Following closely behind Driscoll Britta Nelson and Jazzmon with a time of 26:31 was teammate Championships,” said an opti- Morgan, two freshmen that coach with both their men and women the race. Mehmedovic. Freshman Shawn mistic Izudin Mehmedovic. The Murray Davis relies on to perform taking home first place trophies. The cross country team Shokry’s time of 26:39 put him at sophomore helped the men’s team well, came in 49 and 54 respec- Boston University’s Jochen will have two weeks off before 25 overall. Another freshman, J.J. to a total of 114 points in the eight- tively. Dieckfoss won the men’s race with returning to action in the NCAA Wetzel, added 34 points in his kilometer course, beating out the The University of New a time of 24:50. Jacquelin Nunez regional qualifiers. The NCAA efforts. Other UMBC competitors University of Maine by one point. Hampshire swept the America East of Stony Brook finished the regional will take place on included a pair of sophomores, The women were paced by anoth- Cross Country Championships, women’s course in 17:31 to win Saturday November 15. Page 32 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY SPORTS November 4, 2003

Women’s Soccer: Standings as of 11/03/03 Women’s Soccer Wrap Up: conference overall wins losses draws wins losses draws

Boston 7 1 1 11 5 4 The UMBC women’s soccer team is going on Hartford 6 2 1 7 10 2 to play in the playoffs after a dramatic win on Maine 6 2 1 12 3 1 Sunday. Boston is still at the top of the confer- New Hampshire 5 2 2 7 8 4 ence and Hartford and Maine are right Northeastern 5 4 0 11 7 0 behind. Maine, New Hampshire, and UMBC 4 4 1 7 7 1 Northeastern fill out the rest of the playoff Binghamton 3 4 2 9 7 2 field. Stony Brook 3 6 0 7 11 1

Men’s Soccer: Standings as of 11/03/03 Men’s Soccer Wrap Up: conference overall wins losses draws wins losses draws

UMBC 5 1 3 10 2 5 Binghamton 4 1 4 10 2 6 UMBC is king of the Am-East conference even Hartford 5 3 1 10 8 2 after the loss on Saturday. They have the num- Boston 4 2 3 9 7 3 ber one seed in the playoffs here at UMBC. Northeastern 4 4 1 8 7 3 Binghamton and Hartford are on the heels of Maine 3 3 3 7 7 4 the Retrievers. Watch out for Boston and Vermont 3 4 2 4 9 5 Hartford in the Am-East tournament. Albany 3 5 1 6 9 2

Field Hockey: Standings as of 11/03/03 Field Hockey Wrap Up: conference overall wins losses draws wins losses draws

Northeastern 6 0 0 15 5 0 Northeastern went undefeated in the regular weekly poll New Hampshire 5 1 0 10 10 0 season with a record of 6-0. They are followed Are you ready for bas- Maine 4 2 0 14 5 0 by New Hampshire, Maine, and Boston. UMBC ketball season at UMBC? Boston 3 3 0 9 10 0 had a rough season with a conference record Albany 2 4 0 7 12 0 of 0-6. Northeastern is the favorite to win it all. Vermont 1 5 0 2 17 0 UMBC 0 6 0 2 14 0 last week’s weekly poll Did you join in the Volleyball: Standings as of 11/03/03 Volleyball Wrap Up: Homecoming Madness and Attend conference overall the men’s Soccer wins losses draws wins losses draws game? Northeastern 9 1 0 21 7 0 Northeastern is at the top of the volleyball New Hampshire 8 2 0 17 11 0 standings at 9-1. UMBC is in sixth place and 68%-yes, 32%-no Albany 7 3 0 22 7 0 could move up with a few more wins. Other Stony Brook 6 4 0 15 12 0 teams vying for the title are New Hampshire, Binghamton 4 6 0 14 12 0 Albany, and Stony Brook. UMBC is still in the UMBC 3 7 0 14 14 0 title chase. Maine 3 7 0 12 18 0 Hartford 0 10 0 8 18 0

Athleteof theWeek: Josef Notovny by Amanda Otis Who’s Hot Michelle Salmon for pushing her women’s Although tennis has the majority Invitational at Old Dominion and the ITA Norfolk State for two years before he soccer team into the of their season in the spring, senior Regional Championships in transferred to UMBC last year. He playoffs with a 1-0 win player Josef Novotny has already Pennsylvania, which gave him the num- was named “Outstanding Freshman over Northeastern. shown that he is still UMBC tennis’ ber one ranking in the NEC in singles and Athlete” his first year at Norfolk. shining star. On Oct.21, Novotny in doubles. He had the best season of any Coach Keith Puryear says about reached the semi-finals of the Omni UMBC tennis player in the school’s histo- his star player, “Last year, our oppo- Hotels Intercollegiate Tennis ry making it all the way to number twen- nents didn’t know who he was—there Association Northeast Regional ty two in this region after he won the was no pressure. Now, he will be the Championships before bowing to Cornell and DC Metro Invitationals. He hunted during matches, not the hunter. Who’s Not eventual champion of the tournament. finished his junior year with a 19-3 That will be a great challenge, but I The women’s swim The winner went on to qualify for the record. think he is up to it.” team from Navy for NCAA Championships and beat Novotny started his tennis career in His has definitely already begun falling to the mighty Novotny, 6-4, 6-2. the Czech Republic, once reaching the to step up to that challenge this year Lady Retrievers Last year, Novotny reached the quarter finals of the Czech junior national and hopes to see an even more suc- semi-finals at both the East Coast singles tournament. He then went to cessful spring season. November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY SPORTS Page 33

Winter Season Preview: Swimming and Diving

DAVID JUN side. The men’s swim team, which wres- Photos by Lakin Jones tled their sixth straight ECAC crown away Retriever Weekly Staff Writer from a 30-team field features junior The swim team completes about 35- Jakub Srocynski from Poland, senior 40 miles a week at the UMBC Carlos Capena out of Peru, senior cap- Natatorium to get in shape for their tain Brad Green, Geza Szabo out of races. Now, the UMBC swimming and Hungary. Srocynzki got first in the 200 diving teams are ready to strut their tal- freestyle and the 200 backstroke events. ents in the water as they aim to continue The Eagles of American University their dominance. At the ECAC champi- never found royal treatment at the UMBC onships last season, the men took home Natatorium in the first meets of the sea- their sixth straight ECAC crown and the son for both schools. Sroczynski domi- women claimed an impressive third nated the 200-m freestyle and 200-m place finish. A roster filled with an abun- backstroke events. Green won the 50-m dance of international talent is ready to and 100-m freestyle contests. For the take on a challenging schedule. women, Sperling won two events along The women’s swim team is led by with sophomore Elyse Gibson from senior Astrid Sperling from Germany, Canada and freshman Katie Sponholz. senior Amanda Otis, freshman Both men and women dominated the Agnieszka Stanislawska from Poland, meet with sterling performances. and junior Lindsay Prather. Sperling is The men and women from Naval one of the best backstrokers in UMBC Academy met heavy competition when swimming history, has been named NEC the UMBC swim team challenged them Swimmer of the Week, has won numer- head-on. For the women, Sperling won ous gold medals stiff competition in the three events, local swimmer Lindsay 100-m and 200-m backtsroke events as Prather (Edgewood, Md./Joppatowne), she broke ECAC records in both events. senior Holly Wittsack and Stanislawska Before coming to UMBC, she was an won tow events each. They were part of eight-time junior champion in her native the 200-m relay winning team as they Germany. Stanislawska is an incoming dismantled some of the hopes of the swimmer with a wealth of talent on her Lady Midshipmen.

Chad Cradock leads the swim team be found within the state of Maryland. for the second straight year. Cradock He has coached swimming for 28 was an assistant coach for three seasons straight years and is now ready jump into and commanded the UMBC Aquatic his first season as a coach bringing lead- Club in 2000. Cradock earned Coach of ership credentials to the table. the Year honors last season after both Vic Corbin leads the UMBC diving men and women swept through the team for the upcoming season. Corbin ECAC championships to garner first has been described as ‘loyal’ and ‘dedi- place. He looks to have a more aggres- cated’. His college diving days were sive team with more NCAA qualifiers on spent at Loyola. He was once named the the women’s side and have the first Mason-Dixon Diving Champion. NCAA qualifier for the men appears dur- Freshman Katie Sponholz for the women ing the season. The UMBC alum will be and Jan Gdowik for the men are the inducted into the UMBC Athletic Hall of respective leaders for the diving team. Fame in February. The UMBC swimming and diving Tom Himes is the assistant to team will next square off against Cradock and he is one of the best all- Binghamton on Saturday at 1 p.m around coaches for swimming that could Page 34 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY November 4, 2003 Women From Swimming and Diving Get Historic Win Over Navy

AMIT CHAND Retrievers dominated the 1000- Retriever Weekly Staff Writer yard freestyle, capturing the top four spots. The men’s swimming and Sroczynski, who was part diving team got things started on of the team that placed second Saturday with a disappointing in the 400-yard relay, came in loss to Navy in a nail biting dual first place in the 200-yard meet, 122-121. The Lady freestyle with a time of 1:43.65. Retrievers followed the men and Sroczynski completed his day managed to remain unbeaten with another outstanding per- this season with a historic 165- formance in the 200 Yard 133 win over Navy. Backstroke, finishing in first The loss drops the men’s place with a time of 1:55.07. team record to 1-1 while the Canepa came in first place women improve to a perfect 2-0 in the 500-yard freestyle with a record. Senior Carlos Canepa time of 4:43.78. Heading into and junior Jakub Sroczynski led the thirteenth and last event of the men’s team in a meet that the men’s meet, UMBC was up saw UMBC lose an eight point by a score of 117-109. UMBC’s lead heading into the final ‘A’ team came in second place event. The Lady Retrievers in the 400 yard freestyle relay, relied on the strong performanc- while the ‘B’ team was unable es of seniors Astrid Sperling to beat out Navy’s ‘C’ team. and Holly Wittsack, junior With UMBC scoring four Lindsey Prather and freshman points in the event versus 13 Agnieszka Stanislawska in their points for the Mids, the men’s team came up a point short in victory over Navy. Lakin Jones / Retriever Weekly Staff The UMBC men’s swim- the meet. Full Extension: A UMBC swimmer gets good air in recent action against Navy. The women beat ming and diving team began the On the women’s side, Navy in a wild swim meet this week. meet with the 400-yard medley UMBC’s ‘A’ team came out on relay that saw the ‘A’ team top in the 200-yard medley petition. Sperling won the 200- won the 200-yard butterfly The men’s and women’s come in second place with a relay with a time of 1:50.49. yard backstroke with a time of competition with a time of swimming and diving teams will time of 3:34.88. The second Stanislawska completed the 59.08. The senior has begun the 2:05.99. Prather earned a first take on Binghamton next on event saw UMBC’s Canepa 200-yard freestyle in a time of season on a roll, helping the place finish in the 200-yard November 8 at 1pm. The meet complete the 1000-yard 1:54.73 for the first of her two women’s team remain undefeat- breaststroke with a time of versus the Bearcats will be the freestyle in 9:48.08. The top finishes in individual com- ed. Sperling ended up with three 2:22.52. Wittsack completed the first one on the road for the first place finishes for the day. 100-yard butterfly competition Retrievers. The men will be Prather won a closely contested in a time of 58.47 for her second looking to bounce back from a Volleyball Loses Two 100-yard breaststroke with a first place finish in individual demoralizing loss while the time of 1:06.17. Wittsack easily competition. women look to remain unbeaten. Close Battles At Home Field Hockey Gets Bitten By Terriers

DAVID JUN Retrievers became a mere play- we haven’t done it,” Cullen Retriever Weekly Staff Writer ground for the Lady Terriers in said. the first half. Boston University “I enjoyed every moment of Crushing the joyful spirit of slugged-out a 10-1 win in my four years here at UMBC. I Senior Day at UMBC Stadium, penalty corners in the first half. witnessed the growth of the the Lady Terriers of Boston At halftime, the scoreboard read field hockey team from the bot- University blew apart UMBC 9- a shocking 6-1. tom to being a competitive 2 on a gorgeous Saturday after- During the second half, the team. The players have a certain noon. A blissful note in the air Lady Retriever intensity camaraderie between each other for Senior Day quickly turned increased as the seconds to the now,” expressed Cullen. solemn when the Terriers let season inched closer to zero. Head coach Kristy Hartman their attack loose. Having to Momentum started for UMBC lamented on the departure of accept an inevitable 9-2 defeat when junior Leslie Chilcote two valuable seniors. within the first 30 minutes of scored before the first half “Both Alycia and the matchup took any sem- ended. “We didn’t give up, hung Bernadette brought an intense Lakin Jones / Retriever Weekly Staff blance of home-turf advantage in there and played a decent passion to the game. They Set Me Up: Juniors Jocelyn Teoh sets the ball up as sophomore away. “It was the same problem second half,” Cullen said. helped to create an unbelievable Christine Skala looks on. we had all season, we have not Sophomore Katie Cutchall transformation for the team get- put together a complete effort scored the UMBC’s final goal at ting started to being able to get from STORY, page 31 refused to give up, but eventually for the entire game,” senior tri- the 17:46 mark of the second the team to be competitive. 34 assists and 15 digs. The fell 15-12. Davis, Skala, and Teoh all captain Bernadette Cullen com- half. Senior midfielder Celeste Whenever we needed help, they Retrievers showed great hustle but had 12 kills each, while Gross mented. “Hopefully the younger Hubbard became the headline of stepped up and were there. For could not finish the game off. recorded 37 assists and 11 digs. players learned some lessons the day for Boston as she scored instance, Alycia in one game On Saturday UMBC hoped to It was all Eileen Rodriguez for from this season and they will four times and had nine points played an unnatural position get a conference victory against the Albany Great Danes (22-7, 7-3). improve next season after the overall. simply to suit the needs of the Albany. After falling down 0-2 in She had 34 kills, 4 aces, and 17 digs. many experiences they had this Junior goalkeeper Meghan team,” Hartman pondered. game one they came back to take the “It’s disappointing, but we season.” Polek made 13 saves in the Hartman thought this sea- lead 6-3. UMBC was up by as many played really well. We put our entire “On the last game of the game. UMBC was out-shot 28-4 son served as a great foundation as nine and went on to win game one heart into the game and I’m really season, we could’ve played bet- though in the game. for next season. “The freshmen 30-23. proud of the team,” Skala said. ter, but my career at UMBC was “The game was real frus- this season are having to adjust Game two was extremely close, Davis agreed saying, “I’m really still an enjoyable one,” senior trating because like most of our to college and bring a different with the score being tied five times. proud of how the team fought hard Alycia Downs said. other defeats, the outcome has- focus to every game. But with UMBC, however, had the last laugh in the last game.” Tidal wave after tidal wave n’t reflected how well we have the experiences this year, they when they went on a 3-1 run to win UMBC gets a break from con- of pressure was hefted onto played in many of our defeats,” should be better next season.” game two. ference play when they go to UMBC in the opening stanza of commented junior midfielder Rowe agreed with her coach in After that it was all down hill. Towson on Nov. 4. Then they have the game. The Lady Retrievers Jen Rowe. “The game should that respect. “I feel quite opti- Game three was tied at 26 but the another weekend home stand against couldn’t find the answers to the have been much closer, Boston mistic about my senior season Retrievers again couldn’t finish, los- Maine and New Hampshire, where swarming pressure quick wasn’t that much better.” “It’s because the freshmen have got- ing 30-26. Albany cruised in game they hope to improve their 3-7 Am- enough. The firmness of the ter- the little things that often will ten plenty of experience this four 30-18. In game five UMBC East record. ritory given to the Lady help a team to win games and season.” November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY Page 35

Swiming jumps into competition. 35 Women’s soccer finishes a strong season. 36 Sports Volleyball loses two tough matches. 35 Men’s Soccer Eyes an AmEast Title After Season Finale

ANDREW CHANEY playoffs after an exciting season Retriever Weekly Editorial Staff and a thrilling Homecoming win. The team will look to sophomore The men’s soccer team is keeper Andy Marchica for solid ready to make a run for the defense and junior Derek AmEast title after a 4-1 loss to McElligott for offense. Junior the Maine Black Bears on George Bakoulas will also be Saturday. looked on to bring some punch to UMBC looked to finish the the offense. season with no losses in AmEast Junior midfielder Danny play, but Maine had other ideas. Mongello had an exceptional Maine scored 23 seconds into the regular season and he did a lot to contest and never looked back. help the team. Mongello helped Maine’s Keith Moore took a nice the offense with his speed and shot and scored the first goal of his knowledge of the game. the game. The Black Bears Mongello will be a vital part of scored two more goals at 41:08 the UMBC attack. and 55:00 to take a bigger lead. The 2003 regular season They would then go on to score turned out to be very successful for the fourth time at the 57- for Caringi and his coaching minute mark. Maine secured a staff. Assistant Anthony Adams spot in the playoffs with the 4-1 turned in his seventh season at win. UMBC and assistant Sam UMBC got a goal from DeBone finished his eighth. freshman Kevin Mezzadra at the Caringi has coached for 13 years 67:46 mark on a nice play from at UMBC and this year has been senior Mike Joseph. Joseph one of his most successful. found Mezzadra open on the play Caringi must now lead his troops and earned his tenth assist on the into the playoffs. year. The men’s soccer team fin- Head coach Pete Caringi ished the regular season with a used 19 players to get a feel for record of 10-2-5 and 5-1-3 in the what he has to work with in the conference. The loss to Maine playoffs. The AmEast playoffs snapped their nine-game unbeat- will test the Retrievers in every en streak. UMBC will next play Jean Dougherty / Retriever Weekly Staff aspect of the game. on Saturday in second round Foot Work: Mike Pennacchia and Mat McGown battle an opponent for the ball while Marcus Gross UMBC is geared up for the action. looks on. UMBC has consistently put the pressure on opposing offenses this year. Women’s Soccer Keeps Up Recent Successes

DOUGLAS MYERS bitter back-and-forth battle Retriever Weekly Staff Writer between the two conference foes. It was a passionate affair as both UMBC beat Northeastern teams threw everything they had University in women’s soccer against their opponent’s defenses. Sunday and clinched the final The two teams combined for ten spot in the America East shots in the first half, but every Conference Tournament. The scoring drive was stifled. Lady Retrievers have fought hard Quintavalle would break the since dropping their first five game open at 81:15. She burned games of the season, winning 7 Northeastern’s defenders than out of their last 10 contests. scorched a five-yard shot past UMBC defeated Northeastern 1- Huskies goalkeeper Cynthia 0. Slowick. “It was the best feeling “Over the last half of the sea- of the entire season.” Quintavalle son we’ve played great team soc- said after the game. “Everybody cer.” Coach Michelle Salmon was out of steam by the end of the said after the game. “There’s no game, but we managed to fight real superstar on our team, so through adversity and sink one everything we’ve done has been in.” as a group.” Goalkeeper Robin Babaris The day started with a tribute had another solid game for the honoring seniors Lori Retrievers, snagging five shots on Quintavalle, Jessa Karko, the day. “In my opinion, Robin is Carolynn Patton, and Kristin probably one of the best goal- English, all of who played their keepers in the country right now. James Frank / Retriever Weekly Staff last game at UMBC Soccer We are very lucky to have her A Big Jam: Freshman Megan Mullins gets sandwiched as she tries to get a loose ball. UMBC is Stadium. The 90 minutes follow- wearing UMBC colors.” Coach the number six seed in this year’s playoffs.. ing the brief ceremony featured a Salmon said. Page 36 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY ADVERTISEMENT November 4, 2003 November 4, 2003 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY Page 37 Classifieds

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