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ETRIEVER WEEKLY '1 know I've had the success I've had in journalism because of my pride in being what many would call just ordinary folk. That's very simply what good journalism is -- knowing about and writing about the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. "-Nancy J Woodhall -·-------- 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 Graduate Student Pub Prices Raised Ten Percent Price Hike Linked Association Works to to Wage Increases SCOTI DAUGHERTY Create Community Retriever Weekly Editorial Staff LOGAN COOPER Bardenstein, Vice-President Matt Pub prices increased 10 per­ Avila and Treasurer Michele cent Aug. 28 - more than the five Retriever Weekly Editorial Staff McCourt. The GSA staff includes to eight percent increase in years "The principal idea guiding Administrator Todd Hoodenpyle, past - according to Oscar the Graduate Student Representative Marni Switkin, Berninger, manager of the Wood Association is to build a strong, Social Coordinator Kihara Food Service Management unified graduate community," Dorsey and Statistical Consultant Company. Berninger attributed said Rami Bardenstein, president Tara Neavins. There is currently much of the increase to higher of the GSA. With over 1700 an opening for the Secretary posi­ wages for food service employees. graduate students and the presti­ tion. ''If I got better service I proba­ gious Carnegie Designation The GSA hopes to achieve · bly \YOuldn't care so much [about under the university's belt, many things this year. The organi­ paying the higher prices]," said Bardenstein indicated that both zation's focus is on developing sophomore Harsh Shah. GSA and UMBC have made sig­ communication among graduate The ba8e wage for incoming nificant progress. students. "We need to break down Wood Company employees was Zachary Handler I Retriever Weekly Staff The GSA executive council the barriers between ethnic increased from $6 to $8 an hour, It's not my fault: "Sweet Pea," one of the Pub's cashiers, hears consists of President Rami groups and different majors. accounting for eight percent of the the complaints of many UMBC students regarding the increase in prices. see GSA, page 4 see PUB, page 6 Police Step Up Security After Increase in Crime Police Focus on Prevention, Seek Student Help DAHLIA NAQIB non-student. to the notices. Junior Itohan Retriever Weekly Staff Writer Last semester's surge in crimes Ehanire received a notice when she prompted Cook to pay closer atten­ left her car window open. While The number of car break-ins tion to activity in the parking lots. she appreciates the police officer's on campus has more than doubled · Campus police officers have been added effort, she also sees prob­ since 1999 while the estimated instructed this year to check lems with the practice. value of stolen property has tripled, whether or not cars are "secure." "It's good that they're making leaving police eager to catch a cul­ .---------------------. the checks, but it prit. Police Chief John Cook Theft from Vehicles might not be good to believes the perpetrator was I prevent [break-ins]. responsible for an unusual increase It's a way of marking in vehicle break-ins last spring. those cars that are not "We had very few break-ins --·----· secure for the until last semester," said Cook. thieves," said Patterns from break-ins last -·- ~ Ehanire. spring point to a common thief who Campus police preferred to work between 1 am. also monitor the park- and 5 a.m., during heavy rain­ .. ...... .._ ·- ing lots by checking storms and usually stole car Stereos ...... .,._ su.aoo .,..... .,..... ....~ for those cars with Source: UMBC Campus Pohce nl from vehicles parked on the loop, stereos commo y tar- typically between Poplar Road and When cars are found that are not geted by thieves or with valuables Walker Avenue. The perpetrator secure - with open windows or left in sight. ''We make sure to keep smashes the front passenger-side unlocked doors - police put a an eye on those cars," said Cook. windows and cleans off the broken "Security Awareness Notice" on the This semester, Cook is more Zachary Handler I Retriever Weekly Staff glass to avoid drawing the attention windshield, pointing out what was confident with a full staff of 27 Helpful Hints: Campus Police place safety notices on vehicles of passersby or police on patrol, insecure about the car and warning officers. Last semester the force parked on campus found to be at risk. Cook said. the driver of the risks involved. · often lacked two or three individu­ Police believe the thief to be a Students have mixed reactions als. A chemistry lab Latin Fusion Volleyball is swept was vandalized, wishes celebrities conquers the ball­ at the VA Tech UMBC Transit would grow up room, Greek Life Tourney, wants to expand and we examine invades the UC intramurals are its services and affirmative action and Vivica Fox starting up and Peggy Major from both sides of captures the silver Brett McKenzie relives her path to the racial divide. ponders the return UMBC. of his Airness. College News .......................... page 2 World News ............................ page 3 Classifieds .............................. page 23 . I P.age 2 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY NEWS September 11, 2001 Peggy Major Your Average Social Worker Thrned NCAA Women of the Year Printer Thrned Computer Operator Announced Thrned Homemaker Thrned Librarian INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Kimberly Black watched her teammate, Kristy Kowal, ADAM HOPKINS She stayed at the ..,~.._._ ..u,, 5 win the NCAA Woman of the Year Award Retriever Weekly Staff Writer company for three last year. before heading back to On Thursday, Black, a swimmer at Margaret Major, known to her friends home community Georgia, was one of 10 athletes selected as finalists for this year's award. and co-workers as Peggy, has a back­ Landsdowne for a stint at a computer com­ retire. I want to see the U.S. and Europe, "I can't even fathom I might get it," said ground as varied as the courses at UMBC. pany. Like her job in Woodlawn, this tour England in particular." She also explained Black, who graduated in biology with a 3.95 As a library technician, she does a little of duty lasted only three years, but she that although she would love to see Asia, GPA. "I never thought about getting it." bit of everything. recalls working with the first printing com­ anywhere would be just fine with her Black was joined on the list, which was Major was born and raised in puters. She explains that her main duty was because there is so much of the world that released by the NCAA on Thursday, by Landsdowne, Md., and attended a number to set the type for math equations, which she has not seen. "I have never been to Tennessee diver Elizabeth Flynt, Purdue bas­ of public schools in the area. "I remember were sent and published in scientific jour­ another country, except for Canada," she ketball player Camille Cooper and Nebraska when [UMBC's campus] was Spring nals. said. volleyball player Angie Oxley. Grove," she recalled. "I remember watch­ Major's most rewarding experiences When she's not juggling jobs, raising Two field hockey players - Claire ing the patients come in and out and doing were yet to come. She stopped working to Cunanan Reyes, of Longwood College in her son or planning her retirement, Major work." After graduating high school, Virginia and Toby Wilmet, of Washington become a homemaker, got married and has some very broad and interesting hob­ College in Maryland- also were on the list. Major went on to Carthage College in gave birth to her only child, Jim. bies. She swims, likes to do needlework Wilmet also competed in softball. Kenosha, Wis. She graduated with a In 1990, when Jim was older and need­ and cultures an interest in antiques. "I col­ Three finalists,- Kameelah Taliah degree in sociology in 1970. ed less attention at home, Major returned to lect porcelain and jewelry," she said, as Elarms of California-Davis, Sunny Gilbert of She wanted to be a social worker, a work. She secured a job as a permanent well as Christmas ornaments and vintage Missouri and Andrea Dutoit of Arizona - career field she never entered. "There was substitue teacher in the Anne Arundel costume jewelry from the pre-1950s era. were nominated from cross country and track [an economic] recession at that time and it County school system. She continued "Basically, whatever catches my eye, I and field, respectively, and three-sport start was very hard to find work in my field," teaching until the middle of 1994, when she like," she said Kristen English was chosen from she remembers. She returned to the applied for a job at UMBC. Swarthmore College. Baltimore area and found work here. "The master plan was for Jim to go [to Quick Questions: The winner will be announced Oct. 21 at Major worked a number of jobs after a banquet in Indianapolis. UMBC] with tuition reduction," indicated A Georgia athlete has won the award her post-college homecoming. She began Major, who began her job in the Albin 0. What is your favorite food? twice in its 11-year history, including last at the Baltimore College of Commerce, Kuhn Library in January 1995. Plans Soft. crabs, sauteed in butter. year with Kowal. The late Lisa Cole was the where she worked as an assistant registrar changed when he left UMBC after one year. first Bulldog winner in 1997. for two years. After that she held a job at He changed his major to one not offered at What is your favorite season? The similarities between last year's win­ a printing company in Woodlawn.

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