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Becky Hunter and our lyrics.” Paul-William deSilva Their latest album, Raditude, got Editorial Staff rave reviews and experienced sky- high album sales. Adminstrators from Alright, so it looks like this years UMD stated that this album title was Quadmania is about to get a little the main reason why Weezer was more 1999. Weezer and their sweaters originally hired. “Our student body (or their Wuggies) were added to likes words like ‘rad’ and ‘bro,’ some the bill just this past weekend. figured that they wuold like a band Originally slated to play College Park, that speaks gutteral language,” said representatives for Weezer confirmed Dan Mote, president of UMCP. that they were not pleased with being This latest album marked a associated with such a party-centric transition from their previous sound, and lackadaisical institution, and which was slightly on the poppier, wish to play somewhere with a more more mainstream side. As a band, they intellectual student body. have evolved over the past few years, Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo, and it shows on their latest efforts. when contacted by the Retriever They have moved on from songs about Weekly about the reasoning behind hash pipes and bottles of Stevens to the switch in events and venue Cuomo more serious content, such as the said “From our experience with lives of the rich and famous in Beverly Maryland, we felt that the reputation Hills, and the trials and tribulations of of the students at College Park would girls who werent hot before, but are not give us the audience we think hot now. They feel that with this new we deserve.” He went on to describe sound, their audience should be of courtesy DGC/Interscope Records his and his band’s ideal audience as a more substance, and not fluff, in order Weezer returns to their awesome roots on their latest album Raditude. And yes, the Weezer snuggie (or Wuggie) is more mature, sophisticated group. We to reflect their new sound, which an actual thing. Look for it on the Home Shopping Network. feel that as we’ve grown as a band, our is equally of more substance, and audience should have grown as well it not fluff. And boy, does UMBC have like UMBC that takes their scientific bands play there.” comment about the change in plans of should be less about the drugs and the substance! Cuomo stated “Playing for studies seriously reminds me of when I College Parks Student Entertainment > see weezer [14] booze and more about the content of a student body at a really cool place attended Harvard and got to see many Events could not be reached for Humans vs. Zombies incident leads to campus jewelry ban

felt a brief, hard tap on her lower first to be caused by large jewelry. claim their belongings and be escorted backside. When Taylor felt the Multiple accounts have been reported to their respective automobiles or second tap, she turned and punched with over-sized jewelry becoming a dormitories. her assailant in the face. The police key player in nasty, gory incidents. How do you know if your jewelry is report read that Taylor scratched and Due to the increasing number of UMBC-friendly? The 1” x 1” x 1” rule is punched her attacker multiple times, these incidents, UMBC will send out being implemented, meaning jewelry causing severe injuries due to the a new policy in the upcoming week, less than 1 inch in diameter, width, heavy jewelry on her person, mostly affecting all those that attend UMBC and height is probably acceptable consisting of 2.5 inch rings. Freshman with a well thought-out, trendy inside the UMBC campus. However, David (real name has been changed outfit. UMBC athletes, known for exceptions include sharp edges, due to fear of embarrassment) wearing sweatpants every day, will be multiple edges, chains, and multiple claimed that he believed Taylor’s excluded. surfaces, among others. Basically, any decorative red headband signaled that Beginning April 2, UMBC trendy jewelry found in Charlotte she was participating in the Human fashionistas will be asked to remove Russe, Forever 21, Icing, etc. will not vs. Zombies games. The game’s over-sized jewelry before entering be allowed. An acceptable jewelry participants have become notorious campus. Failure to comply with seminar will be held in mid-April to for shooting opponents with Nerf this recent mandate will result in inform students about the new policy, guns, sprinting across campus, an automatic deduction from a as well as bring to light rule changes, knocking down innocent bystanders, student’s class participation grade. further exceptions, and a slide show and preventing students from safely Professors and TAs will dedicate of UMBC’s most dangerous jewelry to leaving academic buildings for fear of the first three minutes of class to date. being Nerfed accidentally. jewelry inspection. Those found to In the meantime, wear your jewelry courtesy stylecaster.com According to Freshman David in be smuggling oversized accessories safely and responsibly, and most Exhibit A: Jewelry this large is now prohibited on campus. a phone interview, “I saw her red inside class will receive a zero for the importantly, remember jewelry is an Ingrid Garcia course of accessorizing history for headband and I reacted, I shot her day and will be asked to hand over accessory to your identity, not the Staff Writer UMBC fashionistas forever. twice, and then the next thing I know, their accessories. The jewelry will be new pepper spray. Sophomore Taylor (real name has I was being punched in the face!” placed in a locked vault behind the The incident that occurred on been changed for privacy reasons) David received multiple injuries, Commons desk. Starting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10th around 6:30 was walking back from class on an including a rose-shaped scar on his every day, those who have had their Comments may be sent p.m. on Hilltop Circle will change the otherwise nice evening, when she right cheek. His injury is not the accessories confiscated will be able to to [email protected].