UMBC for Sale? Police Chief Anonymous Fliers Garner Leaves Laughter - and Irritation After Years
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"The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with."- Eleanor Holmes Norton Volume XXXIII, Number 8 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 October 20, 1998 UMBC For Sale? Police Chief Anonymous Fliers Garner Leaves Laughter - and Irritation After Years JAMIE SMITH HOPKINS ling five years ago. It's very clear of Service Retrievu Wukly Staff Writer that we have not reduced funding." Student Government Association PAT FURGURSON The fliers aren't eye-catching, but (SGA) leaders, however, think the Retriever Weekly Staff Writer what they have to say has captured fliers are weU founded. the attention of students and admin "It shows that the students out After five years of commuting 75 istrators alike: there are thinking, that they are con miles each way from his home in "For Sale: A Midsize Public Uni cerned with their education and that Hagerstown, MD, UMBC Police versity," proclaim the anonymous they're not wi lling to lie down and Chief and Civi l War buff David missives, which are decorated with let the arts programs die," said Der Yohman has decided to take a job UMBC's logo and have recently rick Longo, speaker of the SGA closer to home- and closer to his appeared across campus. "Prefer senate. "There are valid concerns Jason Pu1sche I Relriever Weekly Staff passion. ence Given to Defense Industry. behind this." Free and Loving It: Members of the Freedom Alliance made a Beginning November2 he will be WiJI Cut Arts to your Specs." Nonetheless, when he and other statement against hate at the National Coming Out Dance on taking over as head of the campus Students responded with laugh SGA members first saw the fliers, Friday. See story on Page 10. police department at Gettysburg ter, but administrators are not they couldn't help but laugh. '----------------------------l College. amused. "I thought I'd died and gone to The rest of the fake ads' content c andleli. ght v.· gi·l heaven when this opportunity came "I think it's an unfortunate ap promotes UMBC as a campus with proach that someone is using to "I 0,000 impressionable students, along," Yohman said from his home, where he is recovering from make a point," said campus Presi Classic red brick architecture, Ad- 0 0 dent Freeman Hrabowski. "Some ministration that caters to your H n rs slain Student minor abdominal surgery. one has misinformation .... The arts needs" and a "Food service mo- "UMBC has been a great place, I and the humanities areas are con nopoly." Despite Tragedy, Freedom Alliance hope I was able to improve on what tinuing to get the [proportionate] "Call 410-455-3880," it con- was here. It was a difficult deci level of support that they were get- cludes. "Ask for Freeman!" Celebrates Gay History Month sion," he said. Other anti-UMBC messages Yohman has been a interested in have also popped up on the Civil War for years and, because GABEMARCUS campus-with no indi such as security issues. A large group of their proximity to his home, the Retriever Weekly Staff Writer cation of whether they attended, packing the room with battles of Antietam and Gettysburg A Midsize Public University are connected to the fl i bodies. in particular. To find a job doing ers. Stenciled on the Uni The UMBC Freedom Alliance held a candlelight vigil next to the see VIGil, page 3 see POLICE, page 4 versity Center in black UMBC pond on Thursday in r-------------------------., are "Under Management UMBC memory of Matthew Shepard, the by Corporations" and "UMBC inc." openly gay student from the Univer sity of Wyoming who was severely ncludes: But the niers are • 10.000 ompress10nable students what's prompting stu beaten to death earlier this month. • Classc red brick architecture dents to talk. Members of the Freedom Alliance - Admoi\IStratoon that caters to your needs "I have been formed a circle at the vigil and spoke out against hate. • Food SCMCe monopoly here at UMBC for five years. and this is the best "The idea of hating someone be fore you meet them just because Preference Given to Defense tndust example of biting sar casm I have seen yet ... they're part of a group is ridiculous," said K.aty Schuman, a 19-year-old Will Cut Arts to your Specs. said Navy Chana, a se nior who is researching junior majonng in English. art students· opinions Before the vigil,the Freedom Al about the state of their liance held it's monthly meeting earlier than its usual time of seven MAKE A BID: Copies of this department. ·• ... I am particularly o'clock- to discuss current issues anonymous flier have appeared intrigued by this flier.'' BRAIN POWER: As the highest rated USA chess player under age across campus. that include homosexuality but are 18, Eugene Perelshteyn represents UMBC at the October 10 chess See SALE, page 4 relevant to all students on campus. match against Stanford. For story, see page 2. Anna Kaplan ex· Play Twister with the Volleyball wins College plains why Russian Freedom Alliance, 200th for Lavery, News democracy isn't vi make waves with Men's soccer scores .•• R· 2 able, Katy Schuman WMBC, kill your two straight victo World wants you to smell wife with the ries, John Mischke News the flowers, and Jes. BaltimoreOpera talks realignment, •.• p. 3 sica Rothfus thinks Company and spend and Chris Kerner en Classified sex-ed is a must for A Night At The fans to Ads teens. Roxbury. ... p. 32 PAGE2 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY NEWS October 20, 1998 MPT Hosts Special Screening of Film and the credit bureaus. Once someone is re 100. IOOA. IOOY. IOIH and 110): the other Series poned. getting a checking account or a Joan may categories are open to all UMBC students. The Baltimore Community Relations Com be difficult for at least seven to 10 years. Ac The \\riling contest co~iSL'> of an essay in mission and community partners arc hosting a cording to the Security Department at State MLA-style format of no more than 750 words special screening of the MPT film series Afri Employees Credit Union of Maryland. students that addres!>l!s one of four possible topics con COIIS 111 America. Joumey 111mugh Slavery to· have lost hundreds, even thousands of dollars. cerning AIDS. The topics are: UMBC Research night at 6:30 in the Union Baptist Church, 1219 While this example portrays the scam artist as (i.e., review current AIDS research being con Hacker Pleads Guilty Druid Hill Avenue. a male preying on a female ~tudent. other sce ducted by UMBC and bring readers up to !>peed CAMBRI DGE, Mass. An accused Baltimore native Orlando Bagwell. the Ex narios have occurred. on advances and goals, discuss findings in an computer hacker who infiltrated the ecutive Producer of Africans in America, Jour Campuses where this scam has succeeded arc expository paper which includes commentary computer networks at Harvard. ney Through Sllll•ery. will be present to address Coppin State College. Morgan State University. by the author); Interview of a Person Living Amherst College. Bowdoin College those in attendance. Bagwell is also known for Towson University and University ofMaryi<Uld, with AIDS or HJ Y (i.e .. how has it changed his/ and several businesses in the United his critically acclaimed lihn about the civil right College Park and Eastern Shore CampU!>CS. Stu her life. how would he/she change his/her past States pleaded gui lty to four federal era, Eyes On The Prize. A light dinner will be dents can protect themselves: Never deposit if that is relevant to contraction of disca-;e, etc.): computer hacking charges. provided at 6:00 p.m. with the screening be someone else's check and never give anyone Analyzing the American AIDS Experience (i.e .. Sean Trifero, a 21-year-old resident ginning at 6:30 p.m. Seating is limited. Call your ATM card or PIN-no matter how good a in what major ways has AIDS affected you, your of Middletov.;n. R. I.. entered his plea (41 0) 396-315 I to conlirn1 your attendance. ''friend" they are. friends. your family. or examine developmenLs in Boston\ rederal Dbtrict Court. He such as the Elizabeth Glaser Foundation for was originally charged at an earlier Scam Artists Target Maryland College Provost's Award AIDS Research and how organizations such as hearing. but changed his plea last week. Students Applicalio~ for the Provost's Award for Un thi!> one influence hO\\ people should commu Trifero. the operator of a web site de Want to make an easy $500 to S1.000 just dergraduate Research are now available in the nicate about AIDS). and Citizenship/Commu voted to hacking and an internet chat by depositing a check? Sounds ea.,y and prof Honors College office. If you are interested. nity (i.e .. v.;hy do you think HIV/AIDS is an line focul>ing on computer viruses, itable. right'? Wrong. Play along and you stop by and get an application from Lisa. the important social, cultural and global problem administrative assistant. All interested students broke into a Dunster House computer could end up v.;ith an empty crl!dit union ac that demands greater attention). are urged to apply. Students who have ques on or around October I 0, 1996. count and bad credit for years. Awards of$1 00 and $50 will be given to first tions about the award should stop by the Hon After hacking over a two year period Maryland students are targets for what i~ be and second place contestants.