• Lawrence threatens to res I g n over Dorsey's hand.ling of charges by Ronald Hube '" Reginald Lawrence, Director of o HR, and by doing so himself, whenever something doesn't go my La wrence explai ned that said, 'I read your recommenda Human Relations, said early this Dorsey has raised suspicions of way." complaints brought to the tions but 1 disagree with them week that he may resign his trying to cover up the charges. Lawrence said that such a threat attention of the OHR are hecause of this, this, and this,' position at UMBC due to what he WMAR-TV2 reported last week would put the chancellor in an investigated by the office to the situations would be handled in feels is improper handling by that Lawrence would resign if his impossible situation. "Any determine their validity. Meetings a professional manner," Lawrence Chancellor John Dorsey of recommendations to dim iss decision he would make would be are also held between the said. "I would respect that." Lawrence's recommendations for athletic trainer Cindy Stout and to viewed as being made under . complainants and the persons Lawrence claims. however, that action against two athletic reprimand athletic Director pressure," Lawrence said. "He charged in the complaints, after Dorsey has implied that he will not department employees charged Richard Watts were not approved should be free to make his own which recommendations are made approve the OHR recommenda with using racial slurs. by Dorsey. Lawrence made the decisions. " by the office concerning any action tions and has not based his Lawrence at the same time recommendations early last week Lawrence said, however, that considered necessary. These decision on evidence gathered by denied television news reports after meeting with Watts, Stout Dorsey's procedures in reaching a ' recommendations are sent to the the OHR. aired last week which reported that and several students who filed decision on the recommendations chancellor for his approval or "The actual decision is not he had threatened to resign if complaints with the OHR disregarded the efforts of the disapproval. what's important here," said Dorsey does not approve his charging both the athletic trainer OHR. Lawrence said that Dorsey Lawrence. "I can be overturned by recommendations. and athletic director with using "I've made it a policy not to questioned both Watts and many different people aside from Lawrence said Monday that racial slurs. discuss personnel matters with the William Jones, head basketball the chancellor, but to say that your Dorsey has ignored the functio~ of Lawrence said that the reports outside press," Dorsey said. "If coach, after he received the 0 H R efforts are worthless is the .height the Office of Human Relations of his threatened resi,gnation were [Lawrence] decides to go public, recommendations for action on of personal insult. ,. (OHR) in handling student inaccurate. "I've been around here there's nothing I can do." the discrimination charges. Lawrence said that he will resign complaints by perso,nally twelve years," he said, "and I'm Dorsey said that Lawrence's La wre'nce said that s uc h from his position unless future questioning persons involved in familiar enough with these recommendations "are on my questioning rendered the efforts of complaints are handled the charges. Lawrence said that situations not to throw a desk." He had no further the 0 HR worthless. differently. "The chancellor will such questioning is the function of resignation at the chancellor comment. "If Dorsey had sat down and CONTINUED ON ,PAGE 3 R€tRI.€V€R linil'('rsitr of' Manland. Baltimore C(Juno' Volume 15, Number all' ~2. March 25,1981 Honors prjogram to start in fall by Sherri Conyers
Beginning next fall, eligible reflect their overall academic students may enroll in two I performance. separate honors programs, each Departmental honors will be offering small classes, individual offered in thirteen majors next fall, attention, and advanced including the physi~al and social instruction in a variety of majors. Photo by Hall sciences. modern languages, and Assistant Professor of the humanities. The general Philosophy, Thomas Benson, honors course sections will be Lacrosse team joins Director of Option II and announced in the fall course coordinator of the program, schedule, and may form part of the explained that the programs, student's general distribution NCAA:'major league' called general honors and requirements. For 'example, a departmental honors, "are student may choose honors by Beth Sturdevant independent of each other," and . Chemistry 0101, Mathematics The men's lacrosse team has Division II. He said he wants the have differing entrance 0151, 0100 Geography, and 0101 jumped to the "major leagues" of team to be competitive in Division requirements. ·'General honors English, and upon completion of college sports, moving from I, and hopefully make the playoffs. does not imply departmental these courses with a "B" or better, Division II to Division I UMBC was rated eighth in the honors," or vice versa, Benson will have finished the series needed competltIon in the National nation in the Baltimore Morning said. for the honors certificate. Collegiate Athletic Association Sun's· pre-season lacrosse General honors, a series of fOUT Dr. Benson expects the designated honors sections 'Of (NCAA). rankings. programs to expand rapidly, with Photo by Crawford lower division courses, is open to The Retriever squad captured In three games this season, the as many departments as possible Dr. Thomas Benson the Division II national team has defeated Delaware by a any qualified student and leads to participating by the fall of 1982. championship last year, after 17-13 score, Duke, 8-5, and graduation with an "honors He hopes to enroll one or two seminars, lectures, colloquia, and having participated in the annual Rutgers, 10-9. certificate." Candidates for this hundred students in the programs other activities to UMBC. For championship playoff series nine Returning from last year's program must have either a high in the next year. and plans to further information ' on the times. championship squad to lead the school grade point average of 3.5 organize an Honors Student programs, call Dr. Benson at or better; or a combined SAT score The lacrosse team is the first team are attackman Jay Association which would bring 455 .. 2028. of 1100 or better; or a 3.5 UMBC UMBC athletic team to compete in Robertson, all American and 1980 the more prestigious and better Outstanding Player in Division II, cumulative average. A student may fulfill any of the above three NCAA loop. and five more all-Americans: requirements, he need not meet Coach E. Richard Watts said mid fielders-Dave Quattrini, Steve them all. that he felt the team had Rodked, and Craig Linthicum, The departmental honors accomplished their goals in and defender Bruce Baldwin. program is available only to majors with 45 or more credits, and offers honors sections of upper division courses. Departmental honors features a ·'work contract" negotiated between teacher and On The Cover student, and defining the amount Reggie Lawrence, director of the Office of Human Relations, and nature of work to be done for shook administration by threatening to resign after 13 years of honors credit. A candidate for this service here. program must have both a 3.0 . cumulative average. and a 3.5 or better average in his major. A candidate may petition the departmental honors committee to ,Inside: waive these requirements. According to Dr. Benson. the Discrimination cause questioned...... 3 "waiver clause" was introduced for Malcolm Braly honored ...... , ...... 6 the benefit of transfer students Retrievers beat Rutgers ...... 9 who have not accumulated a UMBC grade point average, and UMBC student Terry Nolan shakes hands with Governor Harry Hughes. for otherwise capable students Nolan Is Interning In Annapolis through the Legislative Intem program whose current G.P.A. does not sponsored by the Political Science Department. Page 2
Reegents approve Hynson's appointment by Diana Spencer Sophomore Joe Hynson's committees responsible for also concern Hynson. He has Hynson admitted that prejudice appointment to the University of physical plant, educational policy, spoken to Walker about the issue and racism exist on campus, but he Maryland Board of Regents was hospital, and finance. Hynson may and has read a few outlines, but did does not believe racial conflict approved March 16 by the attend and vote in all committee not feel ready to discuss the matter. prevails among students. Maryland Senate Confirmation meetings. On the racial tensions at UMBC, Discussing the future of higher Committee. Representing students through Hynson said, "I think a lot more is education in Maryland, Hynson Pending appointment by the out the University of Maryland made of it than there actually is. said, "I don't think any of the Senate, Hynson will serve as one of system, Hynson has made a point Publicity has added to it-like that campuses of the University of Student Regent Joe Hynson two voting members of the 14 to visit each campus, except the series of editorials about the Maryland will close. They are all member Board, during a one-year University of Maryland Eastern Octoberfest. There is always going very vital to higher education in term ending July I, 1982. Shore, which he plans to see soon. to be some racial tension, but Maryland. There is a need for Administration, and student Hynson expects to co-chair the Hynson has altended only UMBC. greater publicity has been given to well-rounded programs on each regent Jennifer Walker have all Regent's Student Relations The issue of academic integrity, the black/ white conflicts than to campus. Which courses should be provided Hynson with advice and Committee, and should be which Jennifer Walker, the current blacks and whites working offered on which · campus, and information. appointed to one of the student regent, has explored, will together." whether schools should be allowed Before his term begins, Hynson to duplicate programs should plans "on doing a lot of depend on student interest." homework" on UMBC needs. The When asked about his Board of Regents has been pretty qualification for the student regent good to UMBC recently, position, Hynson responded, "I've considering all the money we've been involved in student received for the construction of the government since 1 came here. 1 Student Center and the Biology knew the system pretty well and building extension." had been involved in many facets "I'm not sure how much of my of it. 1 get along with people pretty time the position will require, .. said well and can present my point of Hynson, "but I'm sure it will take a view." lot more time and work than any Hynson said the Board is position I've held so far." To sending materials to prepare him prepare, Hynson will "take extra for his term. Student Government credits to get ahead during the Association president Scott summer, so I can take lighter Rifkin, the University Central course loads next year."
Lawrence FROM PAGE 1
Mr. K. of the UMBC Print Shop set the U.S.S. UMBC a sail on the newly have to convince me that the did not feel it was unusual for the filled pond. Unfortunately the U.S.S. UMBC had some structural defects, efforts of the 0 HR are the primary Photo by Wong and couldn't manage to stay a-float. .~hancellor to question persons source of input in resolving involved in such complaints. He complaints or at least that the said that he assumed Dorse} office will be involved in the talked with Watts and Jones in resolutions as we are charged to order to be able to make his be ... or 111 want nothing to do with decision. "I don't think that there's this job," Lawrence said. anything more anyone can say La wrence also said that until the chancellor makes a Dorsey's questioning of Watts and decision," said Dates. He said that Jones may be an effort to cover up Dorsey is expected to make his the alleged racial incidents. decision later this week. "I have my suspicions of why he J ones said that he was would even go to Billy Jones," he questioned by Dorsey concerning said. "Was that an effort to cover it the complaints issued against up or was that an effort to gain Cindy Stout and that he seriously more information? Only Dr. doubts that his replies would have Dorsey can answer that." any impact on Dorsey's decision. "The worst thing he could do is He also said that he did not pretend it's not a big problem and know what Dorsey's intention wa~ sweep it under the table," said in talking to him. "I don't pla~ La wrence, "and that's the political games," Jones said .•• All] chancellor's inclination." know is that 1 was asked a questior. Victor Dates, Director of and 1 answered it." University Relations said that he
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by Margaret Gunther Spokesmen for both black and Reverend Miles said that the tions would anticipate their These new forms of legislature, Mr. Fratkin claimed that the jewish organizations spoke against present social and political climate individual loss of strength as a Fratkin says, would affect poor "militarization" of the U.S. what they feel is a rise in national of our country was conducive to result of such a coalition, but such people and social servants in the economy "created a context for the and international repression at a the rise of racism and that it fears were groundless and non worst ways. ...certain acts of Klan and Nazi uprising~ and forum held on the UMBC campus, "encouraged those with strong productive. legislation reflect a kind of "N ew prophesied a "furious situation in earlier this month. feelings to come out in the open." "A people united will never be McCarthyism," he said, in their the 80's." Over 100 students, teachers and He finally said that unless all defeated,': said Brafman. §uppression of and legal After the presentation the others attended the Student/ who are concerned stand up Finally, Eliot Fratkin spoke of prohibition of what could be Forum was opened to public Faculty Forum on New against the present tide "we are the rise of Klan and Nazi violence considered to be leftist activities. questions and comments, of which Dimensions in Repression in the headed for bitter confrontations in as "the tip of the iceberg. ,. The One such act, he said, would give there were many. A third forum is Eighties which took place in the future." sociologist revealed that far more the CIA and FBI exemption from being planned for thorough Lecture Hall II on Friday, March Daniel Brafman, a UMBC sinister is the role of government in the Freedom of Information Act. discussion of the issues. 1 ts date. 6. The forum was the second in a nudent spoke second and began new forms of repression in taking these agencies farther away time and location will be series designed to address the his presentation by requesting a legislature in the 1980's." from the public's reach. announced at a later date. issues of rising racial violence, moment's silence in rememberence terrorism, fascism and neo-conser of the missing and murdered vativism. ~peakers were: Eliot children of Atlanta, brutally Fratkin, sociologist and part-time murdered men of Buffalo, the Jews Racial incidents increase instructor at Catonsville that died in the bombing of a Community College, Daniel , Synagogue in France and "all that Brafman representing the Jewish have been killed for their race, Student Association at UMBC religion, cultural and sexual on nation's campuses and Reverend Miles, third vice beliefs." president , of the Baltimore As a representative oftheJ.S.A. Chapter of the National Brafman presented statistics which (CPS)-A lengthening series of 400 Years" caused considerable majority of people don't have the Association for the Advancement he said support the claim that anti racial incidents-largely anony controversy. tnings they want, they look for of Colored People. Reverend semetic violence is on the rise. He mous threats and taunts to black But those are only the most scapegoats. " Miles was the first to speak at the students-on college campuses recent of a number of incidents said that in 1980 there were 377 Black students, in turn, feel their forum. reported cases of violence rangin!; across the country have observers that range from threatening letters Reverend Miles reported that confused whether to consider them and cross burnings to seemingly gains slip away, which leads to from swastikas painted on Jewish certain defensivenes s. They are the problem of racism is "nothing memorials, to cross burnings, to as isolated events or part of a unintended slights of black consistently quite ready to see new" ih this country and that the fire-bombings, one of which was developing pattern of growing students that exacerbated racial largest obstruction of human racial tensions. tensions on campuses. patterns of discrimination in attempted in Baltimore. Brafman things like student newspapeT rights is corporate control. reported an increase in K.lan Just recently, for example, a The fall, 1980 semester closed According to Reverend Miles, the cross was burned next to the Tau with rash of troubles. College articles and (at Colgate University) membership over the last 18 in snow sculptures, as well as in major corporations are using the months: from 7,000 to 28,000. He Kappa Epsilon fraternity house at papers in New Jersey, Alabama, more overt and frightening cross "same old ploy to keep blacks and advocated the formation of an West Virginia University, and a Illinois and Minnesota were whites divided and not focused on sign posted outside a black student accused of racism. The building burnings and threats of harm. ongoing coalition' against the rise Such defensiveness, Green the real problem, i.e. corporate of racism and stressed its necessity residence at the College of housing black administrators at suggests, used to be blunted by control, which makes poor people at UMBC in particular. He said Wooster in Ohio saying, "Hey Penn State was repeatedly pelted colleges aggressively commited to poorer, and the rich richer." that too many campus organiza- America, We've Been Hostages ror with eggs, while the bulletin board at a black student center at affirmative action and equaJ Harvard was repeatedly defaced opportunites. with swastikas and Ku Klux Klan "There is no substitute for the slogans. Racially-motivated committment of institutions," roommate problems reportedly Green says, noting that racial increased at Illinois State. tensions at Penn State and Illinois Someone sent black students at will probably increase because Wesleyan a threatening letter, and administrators there have failed to Paid 'Research Volunteers a cross was burned at Williams act on certain req uests of the Afro College. American Studies Programs. "There's tension all over," summarizes Roosevelt Green, - assistant to the Dean of minority • $30. Correction ·• ·• affairs at Penn State. · PER · Figuring out why hasn't been so We inadvertently omitted the ·• ·• easy. Career Development and • DAY Penn State's Green contencJs Placement Center from our vandalism to the homes of blacks organizational chart last week. and the verbal harassment of CD&P, directed by Betty Glascoe, blacks on his campus are largely reports to Vice Chancellor Scott the work of "kooks... Rickard in the Student Affairs The "kooks, .. however, are aided division. Our series on the PAID VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR STUDIES TESTING VACCINES by the uncertain economy, he University, community' will theorizes. "When economic continue ,in forthcoming issues. THROUGHOUT THE COMING SPRING AND SUMMER. THESE STUDIES INVOLVE conditions are more favorable, P.S. also a correction is people are sympathetic to letting SPENDING BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DAYS IN' A' PLEASANT DORMITORY LIKE apologetically extended to Ms. minorities have opportunities. 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accepted for Caddyshack AJon Petm Produroon "CADDYSHACK" -SGA secretarial positions CHEVY CHASE· RODNEY DANGERFIELD TED KNIGHT •MICHAEL O'KEEFE IOd .LL MURRAY .. Uri - SGA senate positions 0r1N ~ by KENNY lOGGlNS"Musoc:C~ Iry JOHNNY HANDEL WriIun by BRIAN DOYU-MURAAY I HAROlD IW1IS I DOlJGlAS KENNEY ExecuIM I'roduur JON PETEa5· Produced by DOlJGlAS KENNEY Dinaed by HAROlD IW'IIS "'_"'... 11O.N)1IIIC1-.MU0I(Q.~1I IRI-!£ A I ... --.-o~=:::::: Apply SGA office Hillcrest March: 2'5, 1981 PageS CLUBS The Latin Arnerican Forum" (Foro Joseph A Bank Clothiers, Inc., The Retriever Staff meetings are :"atino) will present: "EI Salvador: Who Retail Management, progressive held every Mon. 1-2 pm, In EM 104. is the Alternative?" A lecture by Mario advancement beginning in Sales to Lambda Gamma Sigma Sorority, Velasquez, a spokesman for the Ass!. Manager and / or Store 201 notes from. the will meet every Wednesday at 8pm, Revolutionary Democratic Front Manager; bUSiness administration, Dorm II (Chesapeake Hall) Lobby. (FOR). The FOR is a coalition of more marketing-March 26, counseling center. Anyone Interested in becoming a than 40 groups, and claims to FBI Special Agent and Support member is welcomed. represent 80 per cent of Salvador. The lee ture is today at 1 pm in EM 104. Personnel, Accounting or Law Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity meets - preferred, any major accepted Sundays, 4-10 p.m. L 009 The Counseling Center, in ("intership") for two semesters. LECTURE$ March 26 Christian Fellowship meets coil abo rat'i 0 n wit h two The "internship" would permit Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m. AC 015 Lecture on "Cuban Foreign Policy in Montgomery Ward Staff Manage graduate students and an the volunteer to contribute Africa: South/South Relationships" ment, Assistant Sales Manager, Student Ministries will meet on undergraduate from the substantially to the operation of by Dr. Wolf Grabbendorf, Guest Fellow business, accounting, economics Thurs., 7:30 pm. Susquehanna Hall Department of Psychology I is the particular office Both at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced March 31 rm. 058, Everyone is welcome, developing a training program placements could be at the International Studies, In EM 104 from Episcopal Campus Fellowship EM 1-2 pm, Monday March 30. Hutzlers Brothers Company Buyer for student volunteers. same site and woula likely 1061-2 p.m. 2/4 and 2/18 Training Program, business-April 1. This program is called involve four to six hours service Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity meets OPPORTUN3TY INTER-ACT and is, in essence, per week. The "apparentice a paraprofessional training ship" and "internship" Monday, 8-midnight, Hillcrest. ON-CAMPUS RECRUITMENT - Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity meets The following is a list of organizations experience to equip students to placements are explicitly seen do campus-community service. as experiential learning Wednesdays 8-10 p.m. Hillcrest which seek to fill professional Bulletin Board IS compiled by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority meets positions through on-campuS'" 'Vickie Dixon. Send announce The prime objective of the opportunities for a program Wednesdays EM 105 recruitment efforts. Sign up for ments care of Retriever-Bulletin Program is to facilitate the whose prime focus is Delta Theta Sigma will meet Sat. Mar interviews at the Career Development Board. No more than 50 words building of community on Educational 14, noon-8 pm, FA 306. & Placement Center: please. ' campus through volunteer There are two other aspects The Women's Union will meet student service. \.< •• "h.et. Program which are Wednesdays at 1 :00 in the Women's The INTER-ACT Program currently :"";.. :", explored. One Resource Center, EM 210. calls for a group of volunteers is the develo~, II~~. ~ "..,$ a grant Outdoor Club will meet Wed. Mar 25, Cl.IISSIIIED to participate in a core training proposal to fund training; tne 1-2 pm, EM 103. program involving three main second involves eventually strands: (a) communication SPECIAL INTEREST Why Pay Outrageous MCAT Belly Food cooperative, 31 st at students' being able to earn Peoples Anti-War Mobilization, a Course prices to sit in an Greenmount, 366-1099 (information and helping skills; (b) outreach academic credits for their broad coalition of student and civil overcrowded classroom? Private & hours) and consultation skills; (c) placement. In any event, the rights organizations, community and MeA T tutoring is available from a survey research skills. Program will permit volunteers labor groups, has called for a national senior Biology Major who scored in Following completion of Lost- campus key chain. If found to obtain excellent training, march in Washington D.C. at the the upper 60's on the most recent please call x3357. training, volunteers will be valuable supervised work Pentagon on May 3rd. MCA T. References Available. 455- given a placement in a campus related e?Cperience, and letters To end U.S. intevention in EI 3360 or 455-2220 and leave a administrative office, academic of recommendation for entry Salvador; money for jobs and message. Summer Rental English family of 5, department or in a student club, human needs, and an end to racism into the work force or graduate children 18, 16, 12 wish to spend 4 organizations will depend on training. and the proposed draft. For more weeks in Baltimore area, around July info. call 243-5999. (a) the interests and capabili HELP WANTED 26-Aug. 23. Need to rent house ties of the volunteers will be Progressi9ns Series: Dances by Student wanted part-time for tissue Students wishing more apartment. Alternatively would assigned two placements Dan Wagoner, Poetry by George collection from local slaughterhouse, exchange four bedroom family house information, should contact Montgomery at the UMBC Dance 7 hours per day, Mondays and in village 4 miles from Cambridge, following core training: the first Ms. Martha Christopher at the Studio, March 25, 8 pm Free. Call Wednesday of each week. Must have English for this period or longer. Call ("apprenticeship") for one COUNSELING CENTER, ext. x2179 for info. car. Contact: Pat Gagliano 528-7245. 301-296-8668 for more info . semester and the second 2472 or drop by at EM-201. •~ . ---1 of I The University of Maryland Baltimore County I I PRESENTS I I Bla;kh~;~~:;ti~~sn~~ ~~:~t~~nuc~ival I I Wednesday, April 8, 1981 I I Dr. Patricia A. Newton, M.D. Opening Address I I Chief of Psychiatry at 9:40 AM I I provident Hospital, Inc. in Fine Arts Recital Hall I I MORNING CO~:~oR:~~~ WORKSHOPS AFTERNOON C~~~E_R:~~E WORKSHOPS I I I ' I:'.':': Why Are Black Children Dying? SS 103 Black Sexual Health - FA 006 ,I,::',':::'. Health Careers Workshop-Dorm I, Rec. Rm. Health Employment Opportunities - SS 103 I Diet, Exercise, Disease-Dorm III, Rec. Rm. Black Skin Care - Lib. Records Rm., 2nd Floor Politics of Health Care - FA 006 Are These Diseases Killing You? Dorm I, Rec. Rm. I ·~·. Drug Abuse and Academic Performance Stress and Mental Health - CP 104 a I Lib. Records Rm. 2nd Floor S I Conference Registration: Free To Senior Citizens, High School And College Students With Valid 1.0. Card I B.I"~.i~'. Lobby of Fine Arts Recital Hall - 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM I I For Further Information: I I Contact the Department ~~, ~~i~:t:n~::~~:~n Studies at 455-2158. Ask for Ms. Sheila Jones or • " '/ ' , .~~.=,.;..~... ~,::~q~~;~ ... ,~ ...... ~:~~~ ...... :'4.!~~:'~"'~~'''~~''~'''''''~''~'s.:... , ...... ~' .. '~~~.,~~ the imagination by Patrick Panne/la , by Barry Meisel We few. we happy few. we band ofbrothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me In my days as a student at the Maryland Shall be my brother,' bae he ne 'er so vile Institute, College of Art, I would frequently This day shall gentle his condition. take a Sunday to visit the major art galleries And gentlemen in England now a-bed in Baltimore with a friend. I have my own Shall think themselves accursed they were philosophy as far as touring galleries and not here, museums is concerned: I only spend time And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any with a piece that sparks something inside of speaks me in my fIrst glance. It often happened that That fought with us upon Saint Cripin $ day. I would spend fIve minutes looking at an exhibit and an hour or so talking with my (An excerptfrom King Henry v,'by William friend about it. One recurring theme that Shakespeare.) came out in our discussions was the fact that It was the topic of the last conversation these galleries were catering to a specific that she ever had with him. He discussed the market, and so their exhibits tended to be above eight lines from Shakespeare's play clean, drY,lifeless, but marketable. with her, and they slowly sounded out their The Arts Gallery at 805 North Charles own interpretations of the words. When they Street is one of these galleries. Their current finished talking, he left. She never saw him exhibits, however, feature two pleasant again. exceptions: oil landscapes by Roxie Munro, The moment was way back in early April and acrylic works by Manuel Hughes. of 1980. He was a part-time UMBC English The land·scapes by Munro seem to instructor named Malcolm Braly and she represent the cur;.;rus ,-oupling of was Dr. Patricia Meszaros, then head of the UMBC English Department. photorr~, .... l :~ lutages conveyed in a cartoon of ribbon. Numbers 1-10 were done on "We talked about where it mentions the . ...-"ulary. The exhibit is titled, "The neutral grey paper while 11-14 were placed happy band of brothers," said Dr. Meszaros. ..P' rr~merican Landscape", and consists mainly on a mild purplecanvas background. Strips "It is a very emotional speech. The King tells of large (roughly two feet by four feet) of ribbon hardly seem to be an exciting his soldiers, who are going into battle, that it . studies of the enormous variety of ways subject, but I was intrigued, and I could tell is going to be a happy day. I think that those in which earth meets sky. The views are from the reactions of others in the room that were the lines that Malcolm had in mind for strictly representational, and the language is I was not alone. the novel he was working on, called simple and direct, but the moods conveyed "These are gorgeous-sophisticated Buddies." are rich and complex. Malcolm Braly, author and former Engl•• intellectualized," said one patron. '·I've However, the novel was never fInished. My favorite was American Landscape # 1. never purchased art from this partic~lar A single farm structure overlooks two On the early morning of Tuesday, April 8, California prisons (including San Quenti gallery before but if I had the money fight 1980, 54-year-old Malcolm C. Braly died expanses of purplish-red tilled soil, while for an armed robbery charge, t now I would defInitely buy one of these." from a heart attack while driving his car. above a turbulent-looking grey sky seems to autobiography entitled False Starts, and tl I noticed that no one had, in fact This marked the passing of a man who has be chasing away the rich yellow haze sitting fIrst of the three novels he wrote while purchased any of them yet. I man~ged to fIve books and two screen plays to his credit. on the horizon. This is her most colorful prison, Felony Tan". talk to Judith Lippman, the propnetor of His novels include On the Yard, (also work. American Landscape #3 is stronger the Art Gallery, briefly about this. released as a fIlm in 1979), a realistic It is almost a year later now, but the naf emotionally, however. Overhead is a stormy "Baltimore is a very funny town as far as portrayal of the 18 years he spent in of Malcolm C. Braly on campus is n purple sky, while in front of us is a fIeld of art is concerned," she said. "In New York grass and distant trees done in a disturbingly and D.C. they make the most number of dark green monotone. When I squinted my sales for a particular exhibit on the day the eyes I could easily imagine myself . feeling shows goes- up. Here it's just the opposite the chilling electric winds that always seem everyone waits until the day the show comes to occur just before a summer downpour. down! I think it's basically a question of There were also studies of city blocks, New education. People here don't ask the right Jersey . train tracks, and several other questions because they don't know what to 'farmscapes'. I saw from the ubiquitous ask, although the situation has improved color dots that were placed next to a few of somewhat over the past few years. Also, the display numbers that some of the works sales is rarely a good indicator of quality. had already been sold. Sometimes we don't sell a piece at what I The Arts Gallery has three display rooms, consider our strongest exhibits." two on the fIrst floor and another on the The exhibit in the back room was titled second, and it was on the second floor where "Now and Then" and consisted of clay I spent most of my time, for here were some works sculpted by Olin Russum. They are fascinatingly simple acrylics by Manuel glazed organic shapes which epitomize the Hughes. Titled Lunar Dance's (# 1-14), t~ey clean, dry, lifeless works which normally depict precisely- placed pastel-colored stnps predominate inthe area galleries. Werfington "More to I Paluml by Jay Grubb I knew something was wrong as stepped into John Palumbo's mod apartment. There was none of the fla! excess associated with rock & roll, thought... my mother would be comforta in this place. I fIgure it's all a front 2 quickly scan the rooms hoping perhaps catch a glimpse of a stray pubesc groupee, hal,f naked, completely wasted E trying to crawl on the ceiling. Instead I greeted politely by Mary, Palumb M.~G~ESlUMj 1J(E' FOL Lo~n~G CASE IS IijAT OF \..00\(, COULD we GeT 010:1 charming fIancee. CLA~~ Vs. SWINE HUND. ~ ITH -rI4IS? I'''E GOT The mood is strictly casual. As we start interview the only hint of tension in MUROE'RERS AAO ·11-UE.\IeSJ WI"T\\ A LEGI\\MATE room is the overflowing ashtrays (wh RlG~T TO SE ~ERE) John kept constantly supplied). Aside fr JUST WAlTINC, fOR chain smoking he is very relax us To GeT IRIS ovER Thoughtful and concerned, he has a pc; WITH about him which implies contentment: But wasn't always this tranquil. We taU about the period when John left the bar Crarks In The Sky Animal Notes was originally going to Rangers at Midnight with that one s' taking up the whole album. The reci company had a convulsion over that, Rangers got cut down to one song. Still, Palumbo's favorite CTS album. It was ar the exhausting tour for Animal Notel t ,March 25, 1981 Page 7 B ra I y remembered through contest the winning entries will be honored with a wearing tee shirts. and a lot of them spent received letters from well-known authors formal transcript, a notation in the offIcial weekends lying around the lowe; yard ,uch as Norman Mailer, John Cheever, commencement program when the student catching a suntan. and for a few months. William Burroughs, and Kurt Vonnegut, graduates, and publication of the work in they looked as if they'd been hanging out at who highly praised Braly's writing ability. Bartleby which is the student literary the beach. But Red knew the tans wouldfade In the spring semester of 1979, Braly magazine. in the fall. without ever having been began teaching two creative writing courses Summission must be given to the English admired. and winter would find the same at U MBC. He also helped with the department secretary before April 1. Each white-faced cons huddled under the rain publication of Bartleby. the English Council submission should have a cover sheet with shed. telling each other the same lies. " of Major's literary magazine. The artist was the author's name in it only. The secretary in his third semester of teaching at UMBC will then assign each entry a number, and the (An excerpt from On the Yard. by Malcolm when he died. cover will be flied to preserve the writer's C. Braly.)- anonymity. Submissions should be typed on On this book's cover, is an artist's standard typing paper, and double-spaced. sketch of four men with their dark glowering The entries will be judged by an ad hoc eyes staring hoplessly · at an unidentifIable committee consisting of four faculty fixed point with their raised wrinkled fIsts members of the English Department and a and narrow pointing fIngers painting a student members representing Bartleby. distinct shadow hovering over the cell wall in Depending on the committee's judgement of the background. On the back, it simply notes the quality of the submissions, either one that "Mr. Braly'S research for this novel was prize, both prizes, or neither in any given done the hard way. year will be awarded. "The hard way" seems fItting in describing "Malcolm C. Braly was a natural-born Malcolm Braly's life. This was a man whose teacher," said Dr. Patricia Meszaros, Acting parents deserted him when he was only 14. Associate Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Branded as a ward of the courts and living "So, we think it is very appropriate to have a with few necessities, he began to steal and prize for students named after him." had to spend nearly a year in reform school "Malcolm was probably one of the fInest because of it. A few short years later, he was writers who has ever graced this campus," sentenced to prison for the armed robbery said Mr. David Beaudouin, a UMBC charge. English instructor. "It is appropriate that Braly was released from prison in 1965 this particular prize, which is long overdue, and he secured a job writing screen plays for Malcolm C. Braly: writer and teacher. should be named after him." Warner Brothers and Paramount Pictures. How do the students and peers who knew h Instructor. "The prize is named in Malcolm Braly's He appeared on The Tonight Show with the artist feel about him? forgotten. The English Department is honors out of respect to his memory as a Johnny Carson in 1968. Braly was also an "He was always up front. There was instituting an annual award, known as the person, and because of the fact that he associate editor of a New York -book nothing pretentious about him," said Malcolm C. Braly Writing Prize. All represented artistic achievement in the face publishing fIrm. He continued writing Harold Quinn, a UMBC English graduate. officially registered UMBC students are of adversity," said Dr. Ken Baldwin,another novels. "And with the force he had, Braly was kind eligible to compete for two-fIfty-dollar cash English instructor. In the summer of 1978, Dr. Ken Baldwin, of a hero, you know? He was kept down so prizes: one for excellence in creative writing an English instructor who was then the long and still made it." "Society Red walked the big yard alone. head of the Personnel Committee in the "When he passed on suddenly and I took lie and the other for excellence in· critical or With summer coming on. the cons were English Department, received a phone call over his class, I sensed a feeling of regard, ot scholary writing. In addition to the money, from a man who he labels as •• ... having a very ::ommitment and affinity from the odd-sounding voice." The man on the other students", said Mr. David Beaudouin.. end of the line identifIed himself as Malcolm "When his funeral was held, half of the Braly. Baldwin said Braly expressed an Writing and Fiction class attended. It is interest in teaching a few writing courses at ;tranle. Wherever Malcolm went he UMBC. Baldwin told the author to write his ~enerated a sort of awe that engaged credentials in a letter of application to the - respect." English Department. "The main thing he did for me ws to get me Baldwin said that three months later he Interested in college," said senior Bryan found a letter in his mailbox from Braly Denson. "Malcolm turned me on to school. I which read: "Dear Professor Baldwin, I was so excited to talk to him and write. He never fInished high school and my was sort of my guru. elementary school grades would not stretch "When Malcolm was buried, I was driving for a C- average." However, Baldwin added to the cemetary in Gary Leventhal's big that the author wrote he would send a couple Buick. A friend of Malcolm's from the of letters of recommendation to the Catskills, where Malcolm wrote False Chairman of the English Department. Shortly after that, Dr. Patricia Meszaros CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 over full ·control and took away a lot of things Crack the Sky had, and put it in things they shouldn't have .... triple stacked ife than getti ng loose" the vocals so you couldn't even understand the words." I remark in agreement that if you read the words to "Nuclear Apathy"-"When they bo doesn't just rock n' roll spit, do you wash their floors/ And pray that they don't spit no morel Or, rise up children, life goes on and on/ Wise up children, life clouds started forming. Some towns (like leave it, because it's not going to work-I we goes on and on," you might think it was an Baltimore) had been real hot for the bands's know that. There's no way I'm going to early Clash song, but on the record it-just est fInish a record that I have no belief in. And ;hy progressive flavored rock, but the general slips by. reaction had been frustratingly lukewarm. my statement to them was, if you want me to "That's the only regret I have, that I didn't 1 I "The next thing I knew we were in go home and write songs and record this get to record "Nuclear Apathy" because ble Woodstock and we had to have a record, album, I'll do that but I won't go back on the that's one of the favorite things I've done .. J Ind and I hadn't written anything.... that was the road for a while." think it's an important statement. It got to last thing on my mind. I just wanted to get Well, you can imagine that the rest of the stacked and drifted away ... they got carried ent home and forget about it for a while, and .,group was so thrill~d about that they could away with the whole big production end of \Dd have just done the fandango all over John's it ... stacking vocals and acoustic guitars am head .. And there were other people with a until there were no holes or spaces." !O's God forbid if the thing .ested interest in having CTS continue. There was also the curious way the "Now there were people behind the whole original members of the band didn't put the the that . goes in the time situation... everyone looking out for their new singer or keyboard player's picture on the own ass ... what they did was talk to the band the cover with them. ich capsule is Ted Nugent ... and psyche them up into thinking, 'Yeah let's "That was all a suppressed ego thing. See· om there was no time for that. So I wrote some carry on, because I don't want to lose this when I was with the band their egos really Photo by Wong ed. job, and he's [Palumbo] always stifled us John Palumbo Crack the Sky ace stuff real quick, like 3 or 4 days before we took a lashing because people were picking 0' went in and started doing demos. I wanted it anyway so we'l do it ourselves." me out. And that hurts anybody, it would I was hurriedly scribbling. I began to won~er . "So the end result was ... 2 and 1/2 years in ted to be something special, to go farther than have hurt me ... especially if you're not if my hand had gone out and learnt Egyptlan Animal Notes. . the studio, spending an enormouse amount prepared for it, and we weren't. So when I hieroglyphics and had neglected to tell my lid. "We were having all kinds of problems of money and coming out with a piece of shit left the picture... that was the whole idea with mind. I was sorely missing my no~e taker with that, from the company, from the guys Safety in Numbers. which no one was happy the title and all, Safety in Numbers. They all who had taken the night off in pUrs~lt of.her be in the band ... everybody just wanted to rock with. felt they were very strong together as a unit, quest to perfect a way of mak10g PlZza 10 a >ng "Ricky [Witkowski] came to me after the blender. I took another sip and asked John [)rd out. There was dissension because the songs they didn't want any outsiders even if they weren't hit records, tht:y weren't rock &n roll record was done and asked me what, I were playing with the band." about his solo record, Innocent Bystander. so songs, and they took a lot of work to do live, thought, because he was real dissapointed in The wine I had brought to ply John with Darkened Sky it is on and on. Everybody was getting all it, because they got a producer who had no was starting to work-on me. I was fInding it "I felt there were no other songs that I had fter worked up about the whole thing, so I said business being in the studio. This guy took increasingly diffIcult to understand the notes hat CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Page 8 Retriever Palumbo FROM PAGE 7 to get out...to clean my head ... songs that contained some pointed criticisms of the Tome that is such a disgusting image." Music II, or More Flamingos (John, More would never fit in a Crack the Sky format. music industry and superstar-format radio. I asked John if he feels that musicians Flamingos? What about More Rasinettes?). The company's position was it was too early When I ask him about it he leans forward have taken over the role of poets in other Palumbo is anxious to "earn back our fans," to do that, b~ their position was that it was and speak~ forcefully.' ages. but not at the cost of stagnating. always too early to do anything. "You've been conditioned the last four "o"efinitely and they're blowing it. We "With the kind of person I am, 1 have no "It was really a dream situation because years to hear things that the most ignorant have put ourselves in the position of being choice but to progress, in my own mind. 1 got to play with some of the best people doldrums of a person can pick up and say the voice of an era or genration .... and God Now whether that's true progression is in the business ... you learn so much doing ·that's great'. The average guy buys an album forbid if the thing that goes in the time another question. I mean I would never try that. There was a lot of down things in there now, and if he doesn't hear 4 bars of verse capsule is Ted Nugent.. .. I mean, Jesus to duplicate what I've done before, because 1 because at that time everything in my life and 3 bars of chorus that he can remember in Christ it's a really bad reflection on what is . as well leave the business, because it had taken a turn around. The same week his sleep right off the bat, he thinks the happening. I understand that people have to that I walked away from the band I walked record's terrible. dance and have a good time, but give us away from my marriage .. .! decided to "Music isan important vehicle to get some some credit for having some brains." change everything." important things said, much more than A nauseating thought crosses my mind. The strain of these events shows up ill one straight entertainment... there's a lot of We remember the 60's and early 70's for such song on the album "Dear Dear" where with people there who are taking that importance great artists as The Deatles, Jim Morrison, pained-mixed emotion he sings to his ex: "I Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin. Will our hope the rest of your life works out just fine." generation be remembered for limp bands "I was right in the middle of it then. like REO and Styx? Not much of a Confusion is the best word for it." comparison is it? Kind of shakes your faith Although the album was weak and flawed in the people and popular government."But it also contained some of Palumbo's best it's not really their faulL. written songs. Like the Randy Newmanish "People can only buy what they know is '·The Crying Father From Idaho." Or the out there and the only way they know is by hilariously morbid "It's Okay to Die" with hearing it on the radio ... radio is not letting its "When Raymond comes home that happen which is a real drag. Who can go tonight/ He'll crack up on his bike/ Fracture into a store and pay $9 for an album he's not would turn into a business and I don't want his skull and he will die/ Mommy and Dad sure of! Someone has to knock down the to eyer do that. Which is a really noble thing will be so very sad / They'll be so very sad and price of records ... people ask me if it upsets to say, but who know, if I start getting they will cry/And Raymond and Jesus me that people tape records, but I think it's million dollar checks in the mail... " willi Dance like a vaudeville/Team up to the great, it's the only outcry left for the Don't let it bother you John: If you're sky," And then there was the empty lives of list~ner. " really worried, you can send that money to Clear Sky the couple in "They go to Movies." us, we'll take real good care of it-honest! "It summed up the whole situation, people Despite the simple mindedness of current were very content, and still are, to sit and radio, CTS will be going back to the watch other people do things and to live textured sound of the first album. It's their lives through those people. Tome something John thinks the band has missed Braly FROM PAGE 7 that's the greatest tragedy. I knew it for a long time. But what band? The other wouldn't get any airplay but some guy would four original member are living at home with Starts, was in the car. He asked me how long take the record home and be crushed .. .! did away just by rocking out. Rock & roll is their parents, playing local clubs. Even I knew Malcolm and I said only for a couple get letters and phone calls." important too because people get to loosen Witkowski, who was on the White Music of months. He said, 'Oh, you knew him Airways in the Sky up, but there is so much more to life thanjust album has bowed out. Rick's defection pretty well then.' " " At this point White Music comes up, an getting loose. I hate to be a " part of an especially hurt Palumbo. "If you want to boil it down to a sentence, album I liked and my dog liked it even industry that only promotes that .... I would However, John is very happy with the new it is the old cliche-he was an inspiration," better-he ate it (passed up Gravy Train for rather be part of a industry that is as band which includes some Baltimore said Baldwin. "His life was just completely it!). I guess he thought it was good, but I important as researching or teaching. musicians, "Crack the Sky never had power, different. He was respected by critics, decided not to tell Palumbo. "See I don't like the stigma attached with now we do." teachers, and students alike." John says they scaled the music down on it being into rock n' roll .... that you go out and A new album will be recorded in Out of respect, one might say, the English a bit because, "People don't have the party and you fuck everything with two legs Baltimore and New York and will be Department is instituting the annual threshold for listening any more like they use and you have no responsibility and you released in the summer. Some titles floating Malcolm C. Braly Writing Prize. A respect to." (My dog didn't notice). The record make a lot of money and blow it on cocaine. around for it are; Dangerous Rythm, White which will not soon be forgotten. i" ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · t ...... The Johns Hqpkins University STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Reginald Lawrence's resignation their complaints to the Retriever, and threat should send a shudder other campus student organizations, through everyone on this campus. they were counseled to go to the Just weeks after UMBC's dramatic administration and use.. the showing of spirit and determination, institutional remedy already the chancellor is moving in a direction available. that may lead to a breakdown in the The Office of Human Rela tions has faith and trust students put in the been at the center of many system. controversies; but its role is to bring If students cannot receive fair and to light and, hopefully, resolve impartial judgements from the problems. During Reggie Lawrence's administration when they believe tenure, the office has done an they have been seriously offended or honorable job of that. If the handling injured by University employees, of this matter leads to the resignation then that administration fails to of.Lawrence, then campus justice will j perform an essential function. vanish along with the credibility of The students involved in this case the Chancellor's Office of Human first turned to off-campus agents to Relations. Every student or employee investigate their complaints. They at here who values fairness and first circumvented the Chancellor's evenhanded treatment should be Human Rela,tions office out of fearof aware of how serious this situation is. a white-wash. When they brought ).P.M. .r letten beginning. TIle New Day starts with spring. wildflowers and cat-tails. I might add that New Year People start cleaning up and in some cases · the great influx of birds had eliminated any getting rid of their old belongings a month Nature bug problem. Much of the flora changed To The Editor: before Noo Rooz. On the night before the color as the season progressed, and by early At 12: 13 Friday, March 20th, as the earth last Wednesday of the year, people start To the Editor: November, it was ablaze with the rusts, rolled into another spring of its many welcoming the new year by traditional Why do men find it imperative to golds, and reds that color Maryland in seasons, the year 1360 for Iranians started. cermonies, such as jumping over fire, and command, restrain or modify their Autumn. Then can the bulldozers and ... well, This was the Persian New Year (Noo Rooz), trickand treating. By this time Haji Firoz, a environment? Beginning last week, one of you know the rest. meaning the new day. As I looked around I man wearing all red and blackening his face, the last stands of unconquered trees within I believe that this gross lack of awareness say that everyone was busy doing their announced the coming ofthe new year, with the loop has fallen to the mighty chain saw! I of environment is in keeping with student's everyday work, without any knowledge of singinganddancinginthestreets.OntheNew am referring to the very small, but beautiful and faculty's insensitivity toward other the significance of the day. I asked that the Year Day every family sets a traditional Haft woods between the library and the fine arts students whose race, sex, nationality or Persian New Year be announced on the Seen, which consists of seven symbolic building. Personally, I preferred them in religion differs from their own. Heightened announcement board of the Student Union, things. This celebration lasts for 13 days and their unkept and untidy state. Alas, they too awareness and sensitivity, to their physical, and by the radio station WUMO, but I ends with a day outdoors. On the 13th day of must go the way of the pond. intellectual and cultural environment would thought that people should know more about the new year, people go on a picnic to take all Like the trees, the pond had become a be beneficial to all. such a unique event.. their bad luck to the outdoors and let the miniature wildlife refuge in this concrete and Liz Gibson Noo Ro~z dates back to the time of wind blow it away. Iran is the only country brick domain. After an uncomfortable Zoroaster, and it is truly a Persian tradition. 'in the world t~t has such a unique calendar readjustment period following its draining, ::;::-- The basic philosophy behind this and celebrattons. Happy New Year to the pond had again become a wetland or swamp as most people call it. This past fall it celebration is that it proclaims a new everyone! Vahid Motevalli was teeming with birds, squirrels, The Student Advocate Abuses against students hard to. prove by Ed Thrush looking around, you have to be open to Sexual assault, discrimination, unethical Ever wonder-why policemen make good possibilities and alternative actions. CIA conduct by instructors, what do you call it? witnesses? They have been trained to agents and police know this all too well, they The problem with these and other related observe and be aware of everything, even the arc trained to be experts in observation, and student abuses is that they are difficult to most minute and seemingly stupid detail. To' some of their skills are usef"l here. prove. These types of crimes don't usually win any legal action you have to be able to Make it a habit to scan everything with leave any physical evidence, like a bloody record the case accurately, be it sexual, your eyes-everything-every last detail. knife with fingerprints. Here we are dealing racial or criminal. Normally you will focus on the actor in the with personal abuses that arc very difficult One good way to preserve an account of a scene but that may be narrowly on only one to prove. This is because the crime may only student abuse, be it sexual, racial or part of the person. Unfortunately this does involve a verbal statement, unfair grading or criminal, immediately begin a journal after it not supply much information. unwitnessed actions that do not leave occurs. This is where you put all your physical marks (such as sexual attacks). Look around at everything and ask observations. The journal must be well So what do you do? The first step is to yourself some questions. What is unusual dated and organized. Letters, meetings and increase your ability to handle the situation. about this place, what are some details in it? court trials will proceed much easier. Your If you want to take action against the crime Where is a good escape' route? What journal entries can provide details which in the future, you have to change your happened here that I can follow up with driving because when you stop, an attacker may be important, at any rate the record will normal method of reaction now. It is some type of research to help prove the will just step inside. This happens. upgrade your standing as a witness. imperative to think differently than you abuse took place? What can I usc for a Ms. Ford emphasized that awareness was So some form of abuse has already normally would. When you report a student weapon? What objects were involved in the the key. Rehearse in your mind how you happened to you? The following list is by no abuse case to an organization or agency the ~buse? There are infinite questions, the point would deal with a confrontation, "Don't set means complete, but is comprehensive last thing they want to know is what's on top IS to ask them and act on them when yourself up to be vulnerable, he (the rapist) :nough to cover most of the contacts that of your mind: your indignation. Everything necessary. doesn't want resistance." She warned will be useful to students after they have that seemed trivial to you when the abuse Prevention l~ obviously the best defense that a womanwith her thumb out on the road been abused. occurred is important to an investigator, you can have and Pat Ford, Director of the was an open invitation. These organizations will help you to press time, place, circumstance, descriptions, Sexual Assault! Domestic Violence Center, ::harges if desired. Information regarding gave me a set of general rules to help prevent "Every hitchhiker is going to be raped," witnesses and the most important, any kind the types of situations you might run into is of documentation is needed. attacks on women. She said that when you she said. It is really just a matter of when, she seems to be saying. In terms of school she lIso provided. If future action is required in a case of go to and from parties (and even when you They can also supply you with student abuse, make sure your observational arc still at them) you should be with people added that women should not allow the stress involved with campus life to force information on how to act at the time of the skills are at their best. This does not take that you know'well and to always park your abuse and can refer you to agencies relating very long to acquire and is a painless car on the premises. She also pointed out their guard down. Awareness is always important. to your specific problem. Cut this one out defense. But observation involves more than that it is important to lock your car when and put it somewhere handy. March 2~,1981 Page 11 lelle,$ her? No, it shouldn't. The damage is done to we might as well close UMBC because I'm detrimental to the UMBC team and UMBC Plantation Black students on this campus now and sure we'd find most of the people on this co.nmunity. For a person of Cindy's especially to any Black students who might campus to be guilty of these type of charges. position to verballY displav these actions To The Editor: pUblicity is regressive and unncessarily I just heard on the six o'clock news that or might not come to UMBC in the future. 1 find it hard to believe that formal dlscnminatory. Prior to these incidents the Human Relations Director Reginald But even if one was to accept apologies for complaints need be made over situations of relationships between black and white Lawrence is going to resign if Chancellor her detestable actions, where were they after this nature. I sincerely feel an apology is players were not the best, after the incidents Dorsey does not act on his recommenda the first incident in October 1980, or sufficient. I am sure if we all think about it and are honest with ourselves, we have used they (racial tensions) became covertly worse. tions. The recommendations I am referring the second incident in December 1980? terms that have been offensive to someone. To prove this point the parent of a white to are a reprimand to Dick Watts and the Apologies are being sputtered now only especially when angry or upset. I'm not team member became aware of the rising firing of Cindy Stout for both of their uses of after the news of corrective action might be saying that this makes it right, I'm just racial tensions and made an inquiry to a racial slurs. coming down. saying we are all human. black player for an explanation. Cindy Stout had admitted to using the I hope the Chancellor can act out his How severely would you like to be dealt Stout is a professional and her opinions and despicable term "niggers'" twice. Watts has duties in a responsible manner, if not, with when you made a mistake? attitudes are widely accepted; because she admitted to using the repulsive word "white "'Welcome to the fastest growing plantation Vicky Moran fostered and expressed these opinions oftwo trash". Both said the terms were used in non on the east coast!" Zachary Cullen Secretary Black student athletes she must be racial manners. You heard it, non-racially Office of P.E. & Athletics reprimanded. Reginald Lawrence is the term "nigger" and "White trash" were Edlton Note: Zachary Cullen I. one 0' Director of the Office of Human Relations used. If the UMBC community is supposed the UMBC .tudents Involved In the OHA complaint, and filed the original charge. and is qualified for this position. It is his to believe that, then we should also believe duty to preside over such meetings and make that the KKK burns crosses solely to see against Athletic Director E. Alchard Barriers Watts and trainer Cindy Stout. recommendations to the Chancellor. This he better in the night, but of course not racially To The Editor: has done in a professional manner. Cindy intended. ~acism is on the rise nationally and Stout had admitted calling Guy Cottman and Chancellor, you got the information, now internationally, but what about UMBC? Juan Holcomb "niggers" on two separate move with it in an appropriate manner All human Racial prejUdice is a product of a false occasions. She is employe(! by the University suggested by the Human Relations Director To The Editor: education; it is irrational, doesn't recognize and therefore represents it. If Chancellor or you resign. If you don't want to clean The following is food for thought social; economic, or ironically, educational . Dorsey does not approve Mr. Lawrence's house, Chancellor, when overwhelming regarding the article in the March 18th barriers. Racism is a contradiction to the recommendations on this matter then I say evidence is laid out in front of yeu, then RETRIEVER "Lawrence Recommends American humanitarian ideal. Yet, racism is the University accepts and condones racist move on out. Action on Discrimination Charges". not only tolerated, in some circles it is acts. Reggie Lawrence, the organizations I Why should Reginald Lawrence have to If I made a formal complaint every time fashionable. One might ask: if this is so, how represent and myseif support and commend put his job on the line? His investigation was someone made a sexual gesture towards me, can racism be abolished? One very effective you for a job well done. thorough and people who the complaints offended my nationality; or referred to me way is to call down those who use racial Greg Mobley were directed at admitted using the terms with words that were in violation ofthe rules slurs, taunts, and especially violence, let BSU Member anyway. The only jobs we should be of conduct for University of Maryland them know that such actions are neither President/ Kappa Alpha Psi Frat. Inc. discussing are S'tout's and Watt's jobs and employees, Mr. Lawrence would have his right nor socially acceptable. SGA/Chairman of University Senate the Chancellor's, if he can't get the guts hands full just from my complaints alone. I I recently had the opportunity to read Captain/Men's Basketball team 1980-81 together to act. am sure many of you have had the same several signed statements charging certain Administrators or instructors who act in a experiences at one time or another. members of the athletic staff of UMBC with racist manner should be fired. They should However, if we all filed formal complaints using racial slurs. This both pleased and learn that racism doesn't pay. Hut what over these incidents that could jeopardize disgusted me. The alleged use of racial slurs about Stout's apology, shouldn't that clear the other person's position on campus, I feel by UMBC faculty is not only disgusting, it discredits this University as an institution of "higher" education. My pleasure came by seeing that some students at UMBC were Garbage piled too high willing to "stick their necks out" for what is right, i.e., racial equality. For this I must To The Editor: No strike. No conspiracy. Then why haven't applaud these students. One thousand people, full of school spirit, these things been taken care of long, -long Daniel Brafman, rallied in the quad to support the quality ago? Explanation Please! The Chancellor Political Action Director, JSA education received at UMBC. In the midst held his nose also, just long enough to thank of the chanting and cheering the campus the students for demonstrating in favor of gell bage was either forgotten or ignored. keeping this university open. (securing his Maybe because it was old garbage-you job) He is well a ware of the history of racist Reprimand know, regular garbage, the garbage and activity on this campus. stench which has become common place at Students have become afraid that they To The Editor: this "high quality .university.'" This is may close UMBC and make it an industrial I attended the meeting with Reginald mentioned to some students, and they park. I personally feel that it make~ •• \~ sense Lawrence, Cindy Stout, her lawyer and the respond. "Oh that garbage, I thought you to fight to save our school from becoming students charging her with racial were talking about something new. That's an industrial park; if we win, and then sit discrimination. I was there to represent been around for years." Some have even back and allow it to become a garbage Zachary Cullen and as a team become complacent in the midst of the dump. A dump which allows racist activity representative. Ms. Stout's skills, abilities garbage. to exist unchallenged by administration, and knowledge as an athletic trainer I Holding their noses with one hand, and unchallenged by students, and respect, but I strongly feel that this type of C·D- with placards in the other, students and systemalically hidden by the institution. attitude as displayed by Ms. Stout was and is administrative staff chanted, "UMBC must Neither is fit to promote academic nor stay." This was in reference to the rumored humanistic' goals as a fundamental closing of UMBC, as was allegedly expresed educational institution in society. Is there an The Retriever is a publication (;f the by Mr. Sheldon Knorr from the State Board impetus to establish or maintain the moral . t r\€ r\ I €V €,",students of the Universit~ of Maryland of Higher Education. integrity of this university? I< I< K Baltimore County, 5401 Wilkens Avenue, Euphemistically I refer to the "garbage", Everyone was urged to support, and Baltimore, Maryland 21228. The office of which Chancellor Dorsey described a wave placards which stated "Support is located in room 116 of the Hillcrest Student Center. The telephone numbers of the letter, which was sent to the Regional Quality Education. " The stench is too strong Retriever are 455-2224 and 455-2226. Letters to the editor must be signed, typewritten, Director of the Office of Civil Rights and the garbage is piled too high to and no longer than 500 words. Please include your telephone number or a return Department of Education. This letter came accurately characterize this university as a address. Names will be withheld upon request. The Retriever reserves the right not to from the Baltimore County President of the "quality institution". Don't build more print any letter it deems too long, repetitive or libelous. NAACP, in reference to the discrimination buildings, apartments, or solicit more grants The Retriever is an equal opportunity employer. charges against the Athletic Department. to maintain the status quo of this university. News Since this time, I have personally taken Clean up the garbage-clean house. You Sherri Conyen the time and responsibility to represent one know you don't build on top of garbage. Ronald Hube ...... • ...... editor of the racially slurred students, Juan Racism need not be perpetuated on UMBC's Margaret Gunther. Damian Jones, Carl Lamy, Diana Spencer, Beth Sturdevant. Holcomb, in a five and one-half hour campus or anywhere else. This university Edge City deliberation over the alleged "Garbage". has the potential to be the best in the state. Susan Wright. • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • . . . . . • . • ...... • . . • . . . . • . . • • . . . • ...... editor This meeting was attended by the three Those employed by the university who feel .Juliette Bissell, Bryan Denson, Robert Hart, Jay Grubb, Gary Leventhal, Paul Minehart, racially slurred students, their obligated to perpetuate this madness Patrick Pannella, Ed Thrush. Karen Weber. representatives, Greg Mobley, Colonel maintain this goal as a potential, instead of Sports Pennin~on-President of the NAACP, the actuality it could be. Cindy Stout, her lawyer, and Reggie Sheldon Knorr from the State Board of Carol Lewis, .Joe Mynaugh Lawrence-Director of the Office of Human Higher Education who allegedly first Layout and Art Relations. From this meeting facts were expressed ideas of closing UMBC, perhaps Michael Martinez .....•.••...... •...... •...... editor ascertained. Dick Watts and Cindy Stout did not address the situation properly. Renee Cottman, Charles Dubman Vicki Dixon Garol Sybert admitted to these remarks. I have. _also Perhaps UMBC should have been given a Photography personally talked with eight students which ultimatum-CLEAN UP! or CLOSE B.J. Wong •.••••..•..•••.••..•.••.••••..•.•.•• ,...... iKtitor attest to this, "intolerable behavior" of a DOWN! This act of cleansing would be a Harry Crawford. • . . • . . . . . • ...... • • . • • . • . . • . • • • • . . • . • . • • • . • . • • • • • . . • • • . •. asst. editor racist nature, which has demeaned the form of mental and physical hygiene. This William Buie, Don Madison, Brian Slack dignity of UMBC students. This type of would allow all students to view U M BC as Business administrative attitude is the type which . the "High Quality" Institution, instead of Dave Oros ...... •...... •..•...... •...... •...... manager makes "Octoberfest", as delivered by the "High Inequality" Institution it exists to Nancy Jordan .•...... o.ffice manager students, with its racist implications seem be. Wendy Enelow, David Fletcher, Mary Kaiser, Belinda Laufer, Av~iI Thomas. alright on UMBC's campus. Curtis Devance Editor-in-Chief ...... John Markus So there's been a strike right. There's been Minister of the Black Student Union Managing Editor ...... Mara Gormley a conspiracy and a strike. That's why the KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, Asst. Managing Editor ...... Vicki Geiman garbage has not been cleaned up. Wrong.- INC. SGA Special Events presents R€tRI€VER Volume 15, Number 21 University of Maryland, Baltimore County March 25, 1981 r f, '~':;'.<',;'; {it:., ... ', <'_i, ". *" .. 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