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Yyeeaarr Iinn Rreevviieeww E H T PRETRIEVER Volume ?,38, Number Number ? 1 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 MonthJune Day, 24, 2003Year Inside Year In Review Year-Round Housing As summer begins and students and faculty scatter to the four winds, we at The Retriever Weekly take a step back to consider the Becomes an Option year that was. Every semester at UMBC promises new challenges, new events and—to the journalist’s boon—new stories. These AMY SEGRETI past two semesters did not disappoint. From national news events News..........page 1 Retriever Weekly Staff Writer A refresher course like the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and the on-going in year-round conflict in Iraq to happenings of more local interest,like the guber- Originally pub. Oct. 8, 2003 housing, and natorial election that saw former Arbutus resident Robert Erhlich more budget fun. triumph over Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and the impeachment For those students who dread going home over breaks, want to take of UMBC’s own student council president,Phil Shockley,the news- summer classes and not move every- room in UC 214 has been consistently bustling. thing from one residence to another, or who just want the luxury of not having We take the momentary breather that summer affords to look to move out at a specific time and date, back on some of our best and most memorable articles in each Residential Life a solution. "When we began phase five, we section—News,Opinion,Features and Sports.We encourage you thought to ourselves, ‘How do we Opinion.....page 7 to browse the following pages and revisit some of the events that attract and keep that group of students reaction to past made up our shared past, for better or worse. Many of the writ- who might move off campus their jun- Out of a total of 238 rooms, each articles and a ers and photographers to be found within have graduated or ior or senior year?’" said Nancy Young, apartment either contains two bedrooms primer on moved on from UMBC, so this issue also serves as a tribute to director of housing at Residential Life. or four, the majority containing four. The answer to this was 12-month hous- activism. their hardwork and dedication to The Retriever. Each four-bedroom apartment includes ing. full-size beds and two bathrooms, and Before we know it a new school year will be have begun and for Outside of Hilltop Circle adjacent each is equipped with a washer and us, that means one thing: more articles. Until then, enjoy this to Walker Avenue will be the home of dryer, a dishwasher, and an icemaker in snapshot of the year that was. We’ll see you in August. UMBC’s year-round occupancy apart- the refrigerator. ments, to be completed in time for the Fall 2003 semester. see HOME, page 6 — R. Eric Thomas, Editor-in-Chief Features.....page 10 Intimate art WMBC Hopes to exhibits, tv Campus Mail reviews and a special guest Broaden Horizons, appearance Distribution May Face Dramatic Changes Expand Audience Students May Only Have UMBC’s Radio Station Getting New Centralized Mailboxes Equipment Sports........page 15 JOE HOWLEY to the current budget crisis situation. that is about to change. Huguens Jean Retriever Weekly Staff Writer According to George Vitak, AMY SEGRETI The station will be getting an Finishes fourth in Director of Communications, the Retriever Weekly Staff Writer antenna in four weeks, meaning the NCaa’s and Originally pub. Feb. 11, 2003 mail room will either need to be able students will be able to listen to women’s Lacrosse to fill a vacancy left open by the state Originally pub. Jan. 28, 2003 WMBC up to one-mile from the plays in NCAA’s UMBC may be forced to dra- hiring freeze or change the way mail antenna’s position. "The antenna matically alter its system of mail dis- is distributed to recipients on cam- When asked which radio should open us up to more student tribution throughout the campus due pus. One option would be central show is the most popular, Patrick listeners," said Brown. "We have a Also check out: mail boxes for all students Bladen, a DJ at WMBC replied, bit of every kind of music. I really college news........page n/a instead of delivery to dorms. "None of the DJs are really popu- think people could really find their world news..........page n/a The mail room, which is lar at all." own thing – we’re always on and classifieds.............page 19 responsible for sorting all mail WMBC is UMBC’s admitted- we’re commercial-free." that comes into UMBC and ly little-known radio station. But Kempler hopes that WMBC distributing it to its respective with the addition of new equip- will be broadcast in the arcade and four day forecast department or section of cam- ment and a higher commitment to eventually throughout the Tuesday: sunny, low 69, high pus, is normally staffed by five raising awareness about the station Commons, and also wishes to 90 people. When one left recently, and its shows, WMBC’s Station move the station more into the Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, the mail room was unable to fill Manager Avi Kempler is looking public eye. "We’re actively look- low 69, high 87 the vacancy because of the forward to a successful spring ing for a newer and larger home," Thursday: Partly Cloudy, low state hiring freeze currently in semester. he said. 69, high 91 effect. The mail room has made "It’s frustrating because we Kempler is currently working Friday: Mostly Cloudy, low 68, due with a "contractual" don’t have the ability to reach on getting allocations for the budg- high 92 employee, but this is not a per- more listeners," said Ian Brown, a et to promote the station, such as manent arrangement and can DJ at the station. "If students want getting more photocopies for fly- only be continued through the to listen to us, they have to go ers. "We only get $1,500 – it takes www.google.com summer. online and download Winamp if at least $20,000 to run a radio sta- Mail Call: Every facet of student life can they don’t have it. Students basi- can be touched by budget problems. see MAIL, page 2 cally have to work to hear us." But see WMBC, page 3 Page 2 THE PRETRIEVER NEWS June 24, 2003 Students, Faculty March For an End to Sexual Violence R. E. THOMAS planned at UMBC by the Voices Against was about. estimated 175 sexual assaults a year. This Retriever Weekly Editorial Staff Violence program and the Women’s Center As the march commenced from in front campus, the year before the program started, in conjunction with the Sexual Assault of the Retriever Activities Center, partici- had two reported. That number of reports is Originally pub. April 29, 2003 Awareness Month planning committee. For pants were given a chance to do their own definitely growing now that our program many organizers, the participation of those speaking up. Chants of "We have the power, gives a central place for reports to go." Bracing winds and rapidly dropping present symbolizes the first step toward rais- we have the right; the streets are ours, take This may not be the case for long, how- temperatures did little to deter dozens of ing awareness and making change. back the night" and "Yes means yes, no ever, as the grant that funds the Voices UMBC students, faculty and staff from Heather Brantner, director of the Voices means no; whatever we wear, wherever we Against Violence program expires at the end making their voices heard in a march across Against Violence program, opened the go" filled the air as dusk settled over the of the year and the university has yet to find campus. Tuesday’s "Take Back the Night" march by welcoming the crowd of over 50 UMBC campus. new funding for it. Members of the march and rally were the second of their people and emphasizing the importance of Many marchers stated that though they Advocates Against Violence program and kind at UMBC, brought members of the their presence. "I thank you for showing up," felt that the campus is a safe one, "Take Back Men Against Violence circulated a petition at community together to raise awareness she said, "for speaking out and for joining in the Night" was still important. The sisters of the march and at other times last week about sexual assault and violence against the fight against violence against women." Lambda Theta Alpha came out to support the encouraging President Freeman Hrabowski, women. Casey Miller, director of the Men march as part of their chapter philanthropy of to make other funds available so that the pro- Nationwide statistics show that one in Against Violence program, followed with a domestic violence. gram can continue. four women on a college campus will be the similar message of support. "Rape is a Erin Price, a student, staid she came Still, while the fate of the Voices victim of sexual assault and that eight out of human issue," he said. "The men in Men "just to show my support… [the march] give Against Violence program hangs in limbo, 10 victims know their assailant. Still, organ- Against Violence will be speaking up with more exposure to the[Voices Against the effect that it has had on the campus con- izers and marchers agreed that ignorance you… Taking action is as simple as that: Violence] program which I think a lot of peo- tinues to grow.
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