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.. I T~E ETRIE R WEEKLY "The story of news is the story of our need to know and our need to tell, of many voices struggling to be heard." -- Eric Newton Volume XXXIII, Number 3 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 September 15, 1998 Telescope Research Park Soon to Be Infrastructure Set Available Despite Pending Appeals, BRAD BENNETT Construction Continues Retriever Weekly Staff Writer PAT FURGURSON Organization Vice-President and The new Physics building, sched­ Retriever Weekly Staff Writer former Baltimore County council­ uled to open next fall, will provide woman Berchie Manley said the students with access to one of the Although still facing a legal chal­ group is appealing for several rea­ most technologically advanced tele­ lenge from local opponents, the sons, but mostly because the project scopes in the area as well as offer UMBC Research Park's infrastruc­ did not follow county and state other new and improved resources ture construction is nearly complete regulations. Cutting corners on never before available in the Chem­ and park officials are in negotia­ regulations "is typical of Baltimore istry/Physics building, according to tions with a private development County issues with political clout, Dr. Geoffrey P. Summers, chair of company to build a multi-tenant which UMBC certainly has," the Physics Department. facility on the property just off Manley said of the appeal's conten­ Summers believes the telescope, UMBC Boulevard. tion. in addition to the building's other More than 10 years since its ini­ Manley stated that she is not op­ resources, will enhance the quality tial inception, the Research Park posed to the research park itself, but ofUMBC's new minor program in currently faces an appeal filed with to the location and the ecological astronomy which is scheduled to be the Court of Special Appeals in sensitivity of the area where it will offered to students next fall. Annapolis by the Coalition for the be built. "They could put it over "The whole telescope can be con­ Preservation of Southwest Balti­ near BWI or Route 1," she added. trolled by computer," explained more County. Last December Bal­ Even with the numerous appeals Summers. "The software that timore County Circuit Court Judge the park has faced, Ellen Wiggins, comes with it is such that we can Jason Putsche I Retriever Weekly Staff Robert Cahill, Sr. found in favor of the executive director of the UMBC essentially dial in the astronomical Crowded Campus: Students lined up outside the UC last week the Research Park in an appeal filed Research Park Corporation, is not coordinates of what you want to to show interest in the numerous student groups that were by the activists after the County worried. · represented at the Organization Fair. Board of Appeals ruled against see TELESCOPE, page 3 them. see RESEARCH PARK, page 2 Campus Police Change Location Resident Students Concerned about Accessibility ANNA KAPLAN along with the construction of a new tion will be easier for campus visi­ Retriever Weekly Staff Writer physics building, is part of a cam­ tors to find, explaining that cur­ pus "clean-up" program. The build-· rently it is confusing for those un­ Campus police, currently housed ing now occupied by the police will familiar with the campus to find the in a building located off Walker be destroyed and the area will be a small building relatively distant Avenue between the library and used in part for a new intramural from the main campus and aca- · Susquehanna Hall, are preparing to athletic field and in part as a "green demic buildings. change their location, according to area" of open space. The new Central Plant location Leland Beitel, assistant vice presi­ David Yohman, chief of campus will provide visitors with easy-ac­ dent for Administrative Affairs. police, believes the move will help cess information due to its proxim­ The department will be moving the area around the library appear ity to the Walker Avenue and Hill­ to the Central Plant building, lo­ cleaner and less cluttered. top Circle intersection, Beitel said. cated behind Fine Arts, as early as The current police building was From this point, officers can direct November, said Beitel. However, originally a temporary facility that visitors towards their destination he explained "there may be some no one ever replaced, but the Cen­ with greater ease and provide traf­ delays," as plans have not yet been tral Plant building has permanency fic control. In addition, visitors will · Brian Mackey I Retriever Weekly Staff finalized. that the old one does not, said Signs of Change: Ten years after its initial inception, the Research According to Beitel, the move, Beitel. He noted that the new loca- see POLICE, page 4 Park infrastructure construction is nearly complete. " PAGE2 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY NEWS September 15, 1998 I.-. ~:ri_e:C Research Associateship Program must be paid by October 7, 1998. women are particularly encouraged to use the The National Research Council announces Research and teaching assistants have the space when on campus. The Women's Cen­ the· 1999 Postdoctoral and Senior Research option of enrolling in other university insur­ ter, located on the second floor of Gym I, has Associateship Programs to be conducted on ance plans for employees. a room for discussions, organization meet­ behalf of over 120 research laboratories For more information about the health in­ ings and small classes. Rivkin and throughout the Unites States representing surance plan for international students, please Rowe welcome inquiries about use of the nearly all U.S. Government agencies with contact or stop by Student Health Services at space for programs relevant to women's lives. Parents Praised by Teachers research facilities. x2542 or Internation3.1. Education Services at Please call them at x2714. Many teachers say parents are making· The Women's Center, the Women's Stud­ the grade when it comes to·getting involved The programs provide opportunities for x2624. in their children's education, according to Ph.D., Sc.D. orM.D. scientists .andengineers ies. Program (WMST) and the Center for ~ recent study. of unusual promise and ability to perform New Shuttle Times Women and Information Technology (CWIT) The newest Metropolitan Life Survey of · research on problems· largely of_ their. own The UMBC Green Line shuttle bus has are three separate entities at UMBC, although the American Teacher reported that com­ choosing yet compatible with the research added 2 route times to its schedule: 7:20 p.m. their staffs collaborate. pared with a decade, teachers today have interests of the sponsoring laboratory. · and 9:20 p.m. The later time will not operate higher expectations of parents and encour­ · Approximately 350 new · full-time on Friday evenings. Search for EHSA age more involvement in education, both A.ssociateships will be awarded on a com­ ·Beginning Monday, September 14, the Director·of Special Projects . at school and at home. The findings of the . petitive basis in 1999 for research in a vari-­ Green Line will also add two evening routes, The Emergency Health Services Associa­ study, "Building Family-School Partner­ ety of scientific fields. Most of the laborato­ Monday through Friday. tion is looking for someone to take the posi­ ships: Views of Teachers and Students,_" validate recent U.S. Department of Educa­ ries are open to both U.S. and nan-U.S. na­ For additional information, contact the tion Director of Special Projects. This posi­ tion initiatives to form stronger connections tionals ~ and both receJ}.~ qoctoral recipients UMBC Shuttle at x2454. tion currently is responsible for such tasks as between teachers and parents. and senior investigators. · organizing EHSA stand-bys and ordering all Most teachers from the survey would Applications, submitted diiectly to the Positions Filled at Women's Center EHSA apparel. Nominations will be accepted like to see parental involvement increase. National Research Council .. are accepted on Mary Riv~n. :Associate Professor of Edu­ throughout all of this week. An election will The vast majority of teachers believe that a continuous basis throughout the year. For cation, and Doniia Rowe; Lecturer in Ameri- be held following the next general meeting involving parents on management teams_to information on specific research opportuni- . can Studies/Women's Studies, have accepted on Monday, September 28. determine school policies would be valu.­ - ties and participating federal laboratories, as. positions as interim and associate directors, EHSA general meetings will be held ap­ able. However, most educators still be­ wel! as application materials, contact the respectively, of the UMBC Women's Center proximately every other week, same time, lieved that parents should be informed, but National Research Council Associateship (WC). place and weekday. This year, a key focus of not actively consulted, about changes in class curriculum and homework policies.· Program TJ 2114/D 1 at 2101 Constitution Ri".kin ·and Rowe expect to maintain pro­ the EHSA will be maintaining lines of com­ "~etLife's study will help to accomplish Avenue, NW in Washington, DC 20418 grams from previous· years such as "Take munication with its members. In an effort tp one. of the most important goals in Your Child to Work Day," Women's History reach as many students as possible, the EHSA education - to strengthen the connection Mandatory Health ,Insurance Month and support of various student activi- will be using a variety of methods to dissemi­ between teachers and families," said.U.S. Adequate health insurance is·now. required ties .. Rivkin plans to extend the popular fo­ nate information. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley. .for all international students (excluding re- .· cus on women's health issues·by adding pro­ Some students may already be receiving "When parents are involved in their search and teaching assistants).

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