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weekly . 11.06.07 VOLUME 42 ISSUE 11 retrieverweekly com Fiscal UMBC helps Wake Up plan advisor Tour: A call conference Samantha Purcell for action STAFF WRITER Andrea Thomson Academic advising stretches be- STAFF WRITER yond the borders of the UMBC com- munity at least once a year. Each “When you look ahead, it doesn’t year the National Academic Advis- take a crystal ball to see that we have ing Association (NACADA) holds some problems on the horizon,” warned a national conference in a different Robert Bixby, one of the speakers at last preselected city. According to Karen week’s Fiscal Wake Up Tour. The Tour Lewis-Law, “It is for advisors from is a bipartisan group of four speakers all over the U.S. and Canada.” Not who have traveled around the country only did advisors from UMBC at- giving presentations concerning what tend the sessions that were held at they claim is the American government’s this conference, but three of UMBC’s impending economic doom. UMBC was own were involved in organizing this the tour’s only stop in Maryland. The year’s conference held in Baltimore. men spoke to a full house in Lecture The planning for the 2007 con- Hall 5, and many students were forced ference began over a year ago, and to stand outside and listen to the forum each member of the committee was through speakers. assigned a specific activity for the The speakers explained how America’s ANNE VERGHESE — TRW upcoming conference. From UMBC, > Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley spoke amongst students and university leaders about his proposal to use rising health care costs – due in part to advisor Karen Lewis-Law helped higher corporate taxes to create a dedicated stream of funding for higher education. aging baby boomers who are “ushering with choosing the presentations, a permanent shift to an older population and Bethany Spore and Paula Ashby and a permanent rise in the cost of Social were responsible for finding volun- Security, Medicare and Medicaid” and A rally with Governor Martin teers and making sure things ran low rate of national savings – will lead to smoothly at the conference. an economic crisis if policymakers and Ashby stated, “It really demon- politicians refuse to address the issue and O’Malley for higher education strated the value of teamwork be- settle upon a solution. cause it was so much work that we Dr. Virginia McConnell, an economics Anne Verghese came to show their support for the but that we keep faith with you couldn’t have done it without team- professor in attendance remarked, “They STAFF WRITER budget solutions. and in this proposal for the first work.” Not only did that commit- pointed out a very important point. U.S. “The lieutenant governor and I time in our history we are propos- tee organize everything, they also savings are very low: we’re saving 1 per- Governor Martin O’Malley and were elected to lead and we were ing a dedicated stream of funding decided to raise money for the Bea cent and consuming 99 percent. We’re Lieutenant Governor Anthony elected on your behalf to lead,” for higher education and more af- Gaddy Foundation. In order to raise being bailed out by foreigners. Foreign Brown joined students and univer- O’Malley said to an enthusiastic fordable college.” money for this foundation, commit- investors are investing heavily in the U.S. sity leaders in a rally at Lawyers crowd who proudly represented Effective January 1, 2008, the Tax tee member Bill Elliott dressed as a If that ever turned around we’d be in big Square in Annapolis last week to their colleges with spirited attire, Reform Act of 2007 would increase pirate and posed for pictures with trouble.” support the Governor’s budget “We have to put forward a plan the taxes of corporate companies people. In return for the photos, The speakers also brought to light the proposals for higher education. and proposal to make sure that not unsettling fact that “with conservative Students from all over Maryland only do we keep faith with the past > see RALLY [3] > see CONFERENCE [5] assumption, the Congressional Budget Offi ce has predicted that under current law the federal defi cit will increase from today’s 3.3 percent of GDP to about 20 CWIT to host ten African entrepreneurs percent in 2050. This increase would Cara Salvatore associations, and the World Trade Cen- South Africa, the Department of State is or future potential as successful technol- cripple America’s economy, especially STAFF WRITER ter institute,” according to Bria McElroy, in on the act as well. Its Offi ce of Citizen ogy entrepreneurs,” said McElroy. The when coupled with the growing cost of Director of International Relations for Exchanges in the Bureau of Educational program will focus special attention on ‘big three’ entitlements. By 2050 - the The Center for Women in Informa- the Center for Women in Information and Cultural Affairs provided the grant “women who would not otherwise have year during which the college graduates tion Technology is gearing up for a Technology (CWIT). that makes this exchange possible. the opportunity to travel to the United of today would reach retirement - Medi- groundbreaking visit by ten South Af- Program designers are hoping that Some of the attendees will be arriv- States.” The ultimate aim is to see that care, Medicaid, and Social Security will rican entrepreneurs. The ten women the visit will serve to inculcate advanced ing with plans already in mind, and the participants develop concrete goals also make up 20 percent of America‘s will participate in three weeks of entre- business knowledge in the women, as some will craft business ideas based on to take back with them so that their GDP.” preneurship training, including daily well as foster entrepreneurial creativity. what they learn during their stay in the respective technology startups can be- Among the speakers was the United seminars at UMBC, job shadowing with Because the program is well suited to do Baltimore area. The fi nal selection of gin blossoming in earnest. As McElroy mentors, and “site visits to Baltimore- not only these things but also promote participants, in December, will be done explained, CWIT wants to “make sure > see TOUR [4] area incubators, local businesswomen’s good relations between the U.S. and “on the basis of their past record and/ that the women enjoy their time in Bal- timore and return to South Africa pre- NEWS 01 OPINION 06 ARTS 14 SPORTS 23 pared with a business plan.” CWIT got involved with the project when they were contacted by Meridian UMBC gives Fred Phelps is Guitar Hero III has Volleyball falls out of International Center in Washington, generously to offensive to everyone peoplepeople beggingbegging forfor playoff contention. D.C., which “promotes international the Maryland in this country. a sixth fi ngernger.. Charity Campaign. understanding through the exchange of people, ideas and the arts.” Another key player is the Maxum Business Incuba- InsIde

> see ENTREPRENEURS [5] 2 News 11.06.07 The RetrIever Weekly foreign desk Feeling sick in Saint Petersburg

Randi Leyshon whether here or at home, it is still Now you may think I am deliri- I miss being able to walk out of my the Neva River in St. Petersburg, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT miserable. ous with whatever sickness I have, room and to knock on any dozen Russia. And I want my family and I am already feeling better, largely but I tell you, it’s true! It is not that of my friends’ doors, wake them up friends to be here, too. Is that too The only foreign thing I’ve seen due to the previously mentioned un- I don’t want to be here in amazing and insist that they watch reruns of much to ask? I want my two worlds lately is the substance my host known substances my host mother St. Petersburg, Russia. It is just that That 70’s Show with me. to meet each other. mother keeps walking into my feeds me and plenty of rest. I almost I miss the familiarity of things at I want to be right here--living room with and making me gargle. feel that if I walk outside I will be in home. I miss the vegetarian pizzas ten minutes from the Premors- I skipped school today to spend it the courtyard of Harbor and on my at Sandellas. I miss meeting people kaya Metro on the western side of Randi Leyshon can be reached for huddled underneath my covers, way to the Commons. This is obvi- at the spot at four in the morning. Vasilyevsky Island at the mouth of comment at [email protected]. coming out only to use the bath- ously not true; if I walk outside my room or to try to explain to my host apartment I will be immediately hit mother why I was playing hooky. by traffi c, but my point being that Besides noting that I am not usu- sometimes I actually want to be at ally this bored while being sick (be- UMBC. Yes, I realize that that is a cause I have the Internet or movies foreign concept to most of you stu- at home), for the day, I have almost dents, but it’s something I’ve come forgotten that I am in a foreign to terms with now, having lived country. Being sick is universal, and away from the security of the Loop.

RANDI LEYSHON —TRW > UMBC students Sara Osman and Randi Leyshon obscure the beautiful view of St. Petersburg from the top of Smolny University. Sad, but true: Americans need other Americans

Megan Hodson that one foreign student you might the situation of changing schools abroad, rely on each other to travel of friends, but may just be looking FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT have met at some point throughout anywhere, yes, but when you study and see and experience. We also for some company or something to your college career. If you’re nice, abroad for three months, you need rely on each other to do things like do. I fell into a rut this week. How- you might have chatted with them that kind of friend immediately. go for coffee, shop, see a movie, eat To dispel any thought you might ever, since realizing last week that I about their experiences and helped You need that friend immediately lunch or dinner, and simply offer be having that my experience don’t love living in a city, I’ve defi- them find their way in some fash- because all you want to do is do, company. Since no one loves to abroad is taking a downward turn, nitely learned to cope better. For ion. If you’re super nice and didn’t do, do, and go, go, go. So, who else be alone (all the time), the sad oc- I had my Street Law Volunteer example, when walking on the busy encounter too much of a language is willing and wanting to do and currence of my week was that my Project presentation this morn- sidewalks, where there is absolutely barrier, you might have clued them go besides fellow study abroad stu- American confidants’ moms were ing, where we informed a group of no consensus on which side one is in on the happenings or invited dents? English students have been here all at the same time: this week, teenagers about their rights under supposed to walk, ever, anywhere, them out with you for the night. everywhere local and aren’t inter- all week long. the European Convention on Hu- I’ve learned just to grin and bear it So, is it fair to assume this hap- ested in spending their money and I did things, just alone, since all man Rights, and it went fantastical- – go with the flow, if you will. This pened to that student every night? time traveling hours away; this is of my English friends were doing ly well! The differences in educa- makes the experience rather hu- No. Who did they hang out with much like the reverse situation in close-friend things, all week long. tion over here still incite my mind. morous, actually. But, despite the when they didn’t come across the America. The answer to my earlier And this is where I’ve learned yet And, my friends are available again improved personal management, extremely rare, super nice Ameri- question of who foreigners hang another life changing concept, and we are traveling to Ireland next where things went wrong this week can? The answer to this question is out with, then, is foreigners. which brings me to the next tip: weekend! Rut? Not for me! was with my friends. the sad realization and occurrence This was my sad realization. I TIP #12: When you meet foreign It’s your last year of school. Think of my week. came here with the intention of students, do have a care to realize about your group of friends. Think Basically, all of the English stu- both making many English and that they 1) are partly there to meet For further information, about the people you call – not in- dents here have their close friends other friends as well as avoiding you, 2) have left all of their close explanation, inquiry, or if you stant message – when you want to already…the kind you call at any making only American friends. friends behind in their home coun- simply “fancy a chat,” you can do something, whether last minute point in time when you want to Nevertheless, as it turns out, we, try, and 3) are fully aware that you contact Megan from across the or with planning. Now, think about do something. This is true about the American students studying already have your tight-knit group pond at [email protected]. The RetrIever Weekly 11.06.07 News 3 UMBC sees signifi cant increase in Maryland Charity Campaign gifts other campuses,” Johnson said. Elizabeth Silberholz Most significantly, UMBC’s per Celebrating the Festival of Lights EDITORIAL STAFF capita donations were almost $40 greater than those at the University Participation in the 2006 Mary- of Maryland, College Park. By sheer Archana Ambike mana, to honor his father’s promise the Diwali celebrations organized by land Charity Campaign (MCC) by number of employees alone was Col- CONTRIBUTING WRITER made to his stepmother. During EKTA (Indian Students Association) members of the UMBC community lege Park able to out-donate UMBC. this time, the demon Lord Ravana at UMBC. This organization strives increased 38 percent from the pre- Johnson attributed last year’s Deepavali (or Diwali in North In- kidnapped Sita and coerced her to to bring together everyone on cam- vious year. Only the University of successful donation rate to UMBC’s dia) is known the world over as the marry him. The righteous Sita and pus for an evening of celebration, Maryland Baltimore and the Uni- former director of student life, Dr. Hindu festival of lights. This festival the honorable Rama overcame those joy, and festivities. The challenges versity System of Maryland (USM) Patty Perillo. Johnson praised Per- is celebrated with such pomp and diffi cult times and eventually Rama students face to celebrate Deepavali office outflanked UMBC’s 2006 per illo’s dedication to the project and glory that it is no wonder that large rescued Sita by killing Ravana. away from India are immense. Since capita donations. her team’s creative methods of en- businesses in India account one When Rama returned to his king- Deepavali falls in the month of Oc- MCC is UMBC’s main charitable couraging participation in the char- third of their annual revenue from dom, his people welcomed him by tober or November, this is midterm giving program. MCC provides a ity campaign. Deepavali sales. In terms of festivi- lighting diyas (traditional oil lamps) exam time for most students. The convenient way for state employ- This year, a steering committee ties, what Christmas is to America, and arranging them in a row on his spirit of the festival, however, is too ees and retirees to donate to 890 instead of a single person will head Deepavali is to India. Friends and path in order to illuminate his path. high to dampen their excitement; charitable organizations in the state. the campaign. “Our hope is that the relatives visit each other, exchang- Thus the name Deepavali (Deepa, students work until late in the night Last year, UMBC contributed over steering committee is as successful ing gifts and wishes for each others’ meaning diya, and vali, meaning to organize and practice various $120,000 to the $3.8 million MCC or more successful,” Johnson said. happiness and prosperity for the a row, conjoining together to form entertainment programs like songs, raised. This year’s MCC goal is to surpass coming year. Both the young and Deepavali, a row of lights). Hindus, dances and skits. Along with the UMBC takes part in the Maryland last year’s level of giving as well as the old revel in bursting of crackers Jains, and Sikhs have ever since cel- festive aspects, this is a good oppor- Charity Campaign because, ac- increase employee participation to and partaking of tasty Indian sweets ebrated this day marking the return tunity that teaches students event cording to Provost Arthur Johnson, 100 percent. and savories. of their Lord back to His kingdom, planning skills and brings out their “We’re part of the community…and Signs, which will be posted soon Given the rich cultural diversity the defeat of evil, the prevalence of creative talents. Besides everything many of these charities probably across campus, will chart the level of of India, Deepavali is celebrated in good, and the illumination of self else, it’s just great fun to work for benefit our employees in one way or employee participation in the cam- different regions of India in various from all darkness. such an event that brings together another.” Johnson noted that UMBC paign. While student donations to ways. The most commonly told sto- Deepavali to this day teaches people from all over the world. can be designated to receive MCC the MCC will be possible, students ry is that of Lord Rama. According important aspects of living, such as I wish you all a very happy Diwali donations. will not be able to increase UMBC’s to Valmiki, the great Indian sage and unity and harmony, and to illumi- and a prosperous new year! The provost said the participation participation rate. author of Ramayana, Rama spent 14 nate our inner selves. The Indian increase from 13 percent in 2005 to The only participation roadblock years in austerity, living away from society unites in celebration irre- 38 percent in 2006 was terrific. Cur- that Johnson acknowledged was the his kingdom in a forest along with spective of caste and religion. This Archana Ambike can be reached rently, the school has a per capita confusion caused by having two si- his wife, Sita, and brother, Laksh- philosophy of unity is refl ected in for comments at [email protected]. donation of $74.24. UMBC has only multaneous charity campaigns, the been surpassed by the USM office’s Maryland Charity Campaign and the $237.81 per capita donation and the Campaign for UMBC. University of Maryland Baltimore’s $91.10 per capita donation. Elizabeth Silberholz can be Funding higher education “UMBC has supported Maryland reached for comment at eic@ Charity relatively well compared to retrieverweekly.com. > from RALLY [1] tuition for college students will in- other student leaders in favor of crease from 10 percent to 12 per- O’Malley’s corporate income tax to UMBC donations to Maryland Charity Campaign from seven percent to eight percent. cent, an increase that most students fund for higher education. “Quality This tax increase is supposed to cre- will not be able to afford. institutions of higher education in Year Participation Per capita gift ate a Higher Education Investment “We need every Democrat and ev- Maryland invigorate our state econ- Fund where the Governor proposes ery Republican not to ask what is in omy and will provide a highly edu- 2003 20% $60.36 spending half of the corporate in- the best interest of their party but cated workforce that will enhance 2004 23% $59.91 come tax on higher education. This ask what is in the best interest of all the business environment in the 2005 13% $43.15 would keep Maryland competitive of you: the students, the future of state. If you and Maryland citizens 2006 38% $74.24 with other states and in turn stabi- America,” the governor said. expect our state to move forward on lize the cost of tuition. It would offer The students who attended the the coattails of higher education, we colleges some much needed money rally feel confident that the governor must continue to support our stu- to improve their facilities. will support their right to affordable dents and our colleges so that atten- “Everything we do to correct the education. dance will be affordable and degrees Winter classes are... Poll: flawed math of the past is really “The Higher Education Rally was will be meaningful.” about making progress for our fu- a very engaging and exciting oppor- From Monday, November 5 to Fri- ture. Progress for our environment, tunity to share our concerns about day, November 9, the Office of Com- progress on health care, progress higher education funding to the munity and Governmental Affairs on economic development, and the legislature during their Special Ses- will be holding a letter drive where foundation of all economic develop- sion. Governor Martin O’Malley and students will be given the opportu- ment and opportunity is education Lt. Governor Anthony Brown came nity to write to their local legislators and higher education. We cannot out to show their support, which asking them to support governor become a great state unless the meant a lot to the students! Not O’Malley’s budget solutions. During children of the working families in only students, but college residents, this event students will be able to fill Maryland can afford to go to col- professors, and legislators also came out online forms that will support lege here in the state of Maryland,” in support. I am very confident that funding for higher education. By O’Malley said. the Maryland General Assembly will urging our lawmakers to find a solu- Opponents of the Governor’s do the right thing and support the tion to our budget problems before budget proposals are not willing to Governor’s plan to fund higher edu- the end of the special session, we Overpriced 52.5% remain silent and are attempting to cation,” freshman Brian Frazee said. will ensure that there will be enough Key to graduating on time 25.1% modify O’Malley’s budget solutions. Later that afternoon, in a hear- funding for all of our universities 12.6% On November 1 the director of the ing before the House Appropria- so that every student in Maryland Too condensed Department of Legislative Services tions Committee, Senate Budget will have access to affordable higher Something to do in January 7.1% proposed to the House Appropria- and Taxation Committee and the education. Part of the UMBC experience 2.7% tions Committee that funding for Maryland General Assembly, Joshua higher education be cut to nine mil- Michael, sophomore and Director lion and for there to be no corpo- of Community and Governmental Anne Verghese is a Retriever Weekly Vote in next week’s poll at retrieverweekly.com. rate income tax increase for higher Affairs for the Student Government Staff Writer. She can be reached education. If this proposal is passed, Association, spoke along with two for comment at [email protected]. 4 News 11.06.07 The RetrIever Weekly Preventing a fi nancial meltdown their voice.” think Americans will keep them in of- Linking the presentations was a reoc- fi ce if they vote for them. These kinds curring sense of urgency, the speakers of things like the Fiscal Wake Up Tour urged college students to “scream and itself, these commissions that would yell about it,” and expressed disappoint- agree on some package of changes to be ment concerning young people’s dwin- voted up or down without amendments, dling political engagement. Nonetheless, recognize that politicians can’t really be Dinah Douglas, a student in attendance, expected to lead this process. I think it’s supported these calls for action. “It’s wrong to expect a politician to commit a good thing they came to present this political suicide by saying [they would issue to a college audience because this raise the retirement age]. We need to issue affects our age group most. Part of think of ways of preparing the ground to our responsibility as school leaders, pro- allow politicians to vote for these things. fessors, and students is to fi x the prob- [For example] dealing with the press, the lems that are plaguing this generation Fiscal Wake Up Tour Itself, and getting and the generations to come.” an offi cial government commission that Representing the left, Speaker Doug shows people the things we are showing Elmendorf of the Brookings Institution to you.” Butler added that he is hopeful

COURTESY GAO.GOV cautioned, “Every extra year of defi cit because the country appears to be mov- > U.S. Comptroller General David M. takes a bite out of our future standard of ing towards this direction. Walker spoke at last week’s event. living.” Gerald Butler, a conservative from When asked about the stance of poli- the Heritage Institute, added, “[If we do ticians in the 2008 elections and their > from TOUR [1] nothing], that’s $170,000 for each of you, ideas concerning the improvement of so add that to your student loans.” America’s fi scal state, Butler replied, States Chief Accountant, U.S. Comptrol- Butler adamantly opposed the idea of “During the primaries, politicians are in- ler General David M. Walker. First he raising taxes to solve the problem, ex- clined to consolidate their base and they revealed the shocking statistic, “In broad plaining that the government would not aren’t inclined to say anything which range of outcome based statistics [regard- use the higher revenues to pay off our would rattle their base. So it’s not like IRESE WONG — TRW ing] health care, environment, fi nance, debt. Nonetheless, even with the Bush Hilary Clinton, when asked these things, > Commuter Week included face painting and Halloween candy in addi- education, etc., we rank 16 out of 25. tax cuts and no federal tax increases, will talk about what she intends to do, tion to information about campus events and services. [We are] offi cially below average [when Butler warned that the upcoming cri- and nor will Rudy Giuliani; they’ll just compared to other superpowers and sis would cause “taxes to go up to the speak in general terms. It’s very diffi cult developed nations].” He then went on to highest level of history.” While the other to be specifi c. speak about the state of Social Security presenters elaborated on America’s fi scal When asked about how we can make and Medicare, claiming that if one ran problem, Butler promoted bipartisan so- politicians accept proposed changes, a private company the way the govern- lutions which included gradually raising Butler elaborated, “I think these ideas of ment runs Social Security and Medicare the retirement age to 70, eliminating tax letting politicians off the hook to some he “would go to jail.” Explaining that that disincentives that prevent workers from extent by allowing commissions to offer the fi scal crisis is also an issue of moral working longer, giving Social Security a set of proposals is probably the only responsibility, Walker continued, “The and Medicare benefi ts solely to those in way we’re actually going to get a commit- federal government is spending more fi nancial need – thereby cutting benefi ts ment and I think it is possible to envision than it makes; it’s charged the national for the rich, and taking into account long a process of getting politicians to commit credit card and it’s expecting our kids term fi nancial obligations in the federal to these changes. What they won’t do and grandkids and generations yet un- budget. its commit themselves to very specifi c born to pay. This is not just about num- In a conversation after the presenta- changes because that is politically unat- bers, it’s about values and stewardship. tion, Butler remarked on the likelihood tractive.” My grandchildren have this problem, of the adoption of his proposals by politi- but they didn’t create this problem. They cians. “I think that politicians will start Andrea Thomson can be reached for don’t have a voice. Their granddaddy is to accept these kinds of proposals if they comment at [email protected]. Police log

OCTOBER 23, 2007 OCTOBER 25, 2007 OCTOBER 26, 2007 OCTOBER 27, 2007 Erickson Hall Unknown Trouble Walker Ave. Garage Patapsco Hall Chesapeake Hall Walker Ave. Apartments Two students reported that their Destruction of Property Suspicious Condition Alcohol Violation Loud Party roommate had not been seen since A UMBC student reported that UMBC police responded to a An ORL staff member saw a UMBC police offi cers responded October 26, which seemed unusu- someone caused damage to his complaint of a marijuana odor suspected intoxicated person enter to a loud party involving alcohol at al. Investigation revealed that the vehicle while it was parked in the coming from a room in Patapsco a room in Chesapeake Hall and the request of an ORL staff mem- student was visiting out-of-state garage on the second level. Hall. Suspected drugs and drug called the UMBC police. Offi cers ber. Investigation determined that relatives. paraphernalia were found in the found an unconscious female in two of the occupants were under Severn Apartments room. One UMBC student was ar- the room. Investigation deter- 21 and both had consumed alco- OCTOBER 28, 2007 Destruction of Property rested, charged with possession of mined the individual is a student hol. Both students are issued Judi- An ORL staff member reported marijuana, and issued a Judicial who was drunk. A medic was cial Referrals. Erickson Hall that someone damaged a bulletin Referral for the incident. summoned but when the student Burglary board and wrote a threatening regained consciousness she refused Walker Ave. A UMBC student reported that message on it. Chemistry Bldg. transport to a hospital. The student Record of Information someone entered his unoccupied Suspicious Condition was issued a Civil Citation for Un- A UMBC police offi cer reported and unsecured room and stole a OCTOBER 24, 2007 A UMBC staff member reported derage Possession of an Alcoholic that someone defaced a marked laptop computer. that someone broke the glass on Beverage and a Judicial Referral for police vehicle while it was parked Hilltop Cir. & Walker the building’s entrance door. the incident. outside the Walker Avenue Apart- OCTOBER 29, 2007 Ave. ments. There is no permanent Accidental Property Dam- Wicomico Apartments Walker Ave. Apartments damage to the vehicle. Lecture Hall 1 age Theft from Buildings Theft from Building Theft A UMBC police offi cer on routine A UMBC student reported that Two UMBC students reported Hilltop Cir. & South Ad A UMBC employee reported patrol noticed that someone struck someone entered his and his room- someone entered an apartment and Dr. his cell phone was stolen from the the stop sign at Hilltop Circle and mates’ bedrooms, removed cloth- stole two video game systems. Theft patio area of the University Com- Walker Avenue. ing from the dresser drawers, threw It was discovered when a lost mons. The phone was returned the clothing on the fl oor, and took wallet was returned to its owner to the owner by a member of the $20 from a desktop. that $60 was missing. UMBC community. The RetrIever Weekly 11.06.07 News 5 Academic advisors gather in Baltimore CWIT talks > from CONFERENCE [1] and decide who would present and Spore and Ashby’s work came into mendous amount of work and I was business who wouldn’t.” The general topics play a lot closer to the date of the fortunate to have a boss like Ken the committee asked for donations. for the sessions included student conference and while the confer- Baron to allow me the time away > from ENTREPRENEURS [1] $865 was raised for the foundation retention, using peer advisors, train- ence was taking place. According to from my regular duties to put the in this way. ing of faculty advisors, and the use Spore, they had only one-half of the time into it that was needed.” tor at the Innovation Hub in Pretoria, Well before the conference, pro- of technology in advising. When volunteers that were needed before While it was a large amount of South Africa. The Innovation Hub is posals for prospective sessions it came to picking what proposals the conference. Because volunteers work to organize the conference, a fertile center for technology research were submitted to the committee. would become sessions, Lewis-Law were in short supply, Spore and Ash- the event allowed advisors to make in South Africa. “It’s “South Africa’s fi rst Lewis-Law said she was “respon- explained that she “tried to find by had to help out when volunteers connections, learn new things, and internationally accredited science park,” sible for reading the proposals of unique presentations that you don’t were not there. get support within the advising said McElroy, and is “a high-tech clus- the people who wanted to present usually see.” Ashby explained that “it was a tre- community. Lewis-Law said, “It was ter where international business can re-energizing to be around so many access a regional center of knowledge people who do what I do.” Advisors creation.” were able to talk and interact with The human and fi nancial resources others from all types of colleges. Ru- being devoted to this program are so ral, urban, small, and large colleges great that CWIT is making a new hire to all had advisors at the conference support it – “a consultant with technol- representing them. ogy business experience,” according to Ashby stated, “It is comforting to McElroy. know other people have the same The women admitted to the program triumphs and trials that we do.” will be 22 to 45 years old and will be The conference also allowed advi- chosen by Dr. Jill Sawers, the tech in- sors to learn things that are useful cubator manager in South Africa. The at UMBC and that can be applied to women will arrive on Mar. 29, 2008, all of the students that need advising and will stay at a hotel near BWI. A throughout the UMBC community. South African government offi cial will This conference is just one of many accompany them on the journey, as will events designed to improve UMBC’s Dr. Sawers. advisors. Meanwhile, CWIT has just com- pleted or is working on a host of other Samantha Purcell can be reached international programs to promote for comment at [email protected]. women in information technology. “Last year we hosted a graduate student and faculty member to support a project at UNESCO in Paris,” boasts McElroy. “In > Bill Elliott dressed as a pirate and December we will be taking staff and posed for pictures to raise money for students to Kuala Lumpur.” the Bea Gaddy Foundation during the NACADA conference. Cara Salvatore can be reached for WINTERCOURTESY BRUCE NORRIS comment at [email protected].

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World War III is on the just got tired of waterboarding is un- possibly being the cause of the fi res. ing with lead-laden toys. While these 410.455.1263 horizon. The happenings of today clear, but that did not stop Fox News Amongst his rambling, something as- are concerns, their risks are nowhere NEWS contribute to waves of uncertainty and in the least. They went on to say that tonishing happened: a voice of reason close to the amount of face time they Editor fear. While some news outlets try to the memo was fi rst reported fi ve days and intelligent thought rang out from get in media. There is money in scare Brian Whippo Assistant Editor soothe the national spirit, Fox News prior, and that the story was being ex- another Fox News correspondent. He tactics. Would Jamie Foxx's terrorism- Ariane Szu-Tu spends its days fondling scare tactics panded upon. In reality, the FBI memo said,"That's a fear, Adam, but is there fi lled movie The Kingdom have faired ARTS and stretching half-truths. Southern was fi rst reported in July 2003 by the any evidence of it?" At this point, Hou- as well if he was protecting us from Editor California was on fi re last week, and Arizona Republic newspaper, and was sley went off on a tangent and never trans-fat? Even though trans-fat poses Kate Nunley Assistant Editor not in the party sense of the phrase. never acted upon or mentioned again. really answered the question. Another more of a threat, it doesn't fi ll seats like Jeremy Hentschel Forest fi res are nothing new in Cali- When it came to light that someone amusing factoid regards Housley's terrorism can. Jamie Foxx knows this. OPINION fornia, and their causes run the gamut was arrested who could have poten- "hundreds of comments" on his blog. Fox News knows this. Editor from a very dry season to a kid with tially set the fi res, Fox turned their Whether it be a bad cause of exaggera- Aaron Ludensky matches. Fox News, wasting no time gaze onto whether a link to terrorists tion or just an infl ated ego, a review Nick Jamison just fails to recognize Assistant Editor Greg Dewey at all, jumped right in with both feet would be found. All in all, Fox News of his blog on the day of the telecast the “fair and balanced” look that and blamed terrorists. spouted round after round of 'hullaba- showed a total of fi fteen comments, is so notorious with Fox News. SPORTS Editor Without any real evidence, Fox loo,' all because of a memo that is as two of which mentioned terrorism. Tell him he’s misinformed and Alexander Pyles News dusted off a four-year-old FBI out-of-date as it is hazy. America does not need this at all. that the jury is still out on sci- Assistant Editor Ashley Benitez memo and then began to parade it Personally, my favorite part of the The news is scary enough without Fox ence at [email protected]. PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF EDITORIAL 410.455.1018 Editor Mark Perdomo COPY EDITORS UMBC is stuck in the Mary Meier Ryan Wiggins doldrums While UMBC has grown enormously over the past 40 years, some key per- formance metrics suggest that the school has reached an impasse. PRODUCTION 410.455.1266 A common business saying states, "If you are not growing, you are probably dying." UMBC has developed what is known as a "churn problem." Simply Manager/ Designer Carly Wilkins put, we cannot retain students. For fi ve years, UMBC's own reports put the six-year student graduation rate between 50 and 60 percent. 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Stewart and Saira Khan Swedish, Irish, Cuban, American, Re- Colbert are, as Phelps states, "blasphem- SENIOR STAFF WRITER publican, Democrat, a member of the ing comics" and “scoffers and mockers” government, and/or in the military; basi- of the Bible and therefore should die. My mother told me as a child that cally, anyone and everyone who isn’t a Due to his growing notoriety, many people aren’t bad, they just do bad member of their church. counter-protest groups, such as the Pa- things. Unfortunately for her, I grew up According to the “reverend,” his hate triot Guard Riders, have been formed. and learned otherwise. Over the past does not stem from a black hole-all the This organization follows the WBC to few years we (and by "we" I mean you, people he dislikes (this, by the way, is an each of its ‘targets’ and drowns out their the person next to you, and me) have understatement) are supporters of ho- hateful words by supporting whomever seen the many faces of evil, and one mosexuality or denouncers of the Bible the Phelps-ians are there to slander. of those faces (along with Osama bin and Jesus. The not-very-eloquent Phelps It is often stated that tragedy brings Laden) belongs to Rev. Fred Phelps. Do prefers to use more graphic language people together, and the tragedy of a not be fooled by the title that precedes when explaining where his hate comes man such as Phelps walking this planet his name. He represents none of the from. “Thank God For 9/11” and “God does indeed bring people together. Re- qualities that you would associate with Blew Up The Troops” are some of the publicans and Democrats, for example, a reverend; the man is neither honest, nicer signs that you will fi nd Phelps-ians tend to join forces to shout out against noble, nor holy. toting around while they picket military his vicious words. If you’ve seen the movie The Laramie funerals, funerals in general, wedding Backlash against Phelps went even Project (based on the brutal murder of ceremonies and gay pride gatherings. higher-up recently, when the Senate Matthew Shepard) then you probably When tragedies such as 9/11 and passed the Respect for America's Fallen remember the scene when Christina the collapse of the I-35W bridge oc- Heroes Act in May of 2006 (which, by Ricci leads a number of people dressed cur, Phelps-ians praise the Lord. While the way, was approved by President as angels to block the cruel protesters Matthew Shepard struggled for his life Bush; perhaps the only good thing he shouting anti-gay remarks outside the in a Wyoming hospital, Fred Phelps had done for this country). The act pro- hospital. Fred Phelps, the biggest foe of stood outside beckoning him to walk hibits protests within 300 feet of national homosexuals, was the man leading the through the gates of hell. We all know cemeteries and an hour before and after KANSASCITYBLOG.COM protest. how the story ends: Matthew lost his life a funeral. Violating this act may get you COURTESY > Hate knows no boundaries. At 78 years old, Phelps is a pastor and Phelps became notorious. Accord- up to a year in prison and $100,000 in at Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, ing to the “reverend,” he is doing the fi nes. 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POINT Ninjas are better morally and tactically one considers that pirates are simple the ultimate defeat of human survival. shuriken (throwing spikes) and most Thaddeus Walsh hedonists. It is easy for any half- A ninja is never heard or seen, but the importantly, their hands. Ninjutsu, the STAFF WRITER minded buffoon to redirect the pirate’s precision of the kill leaves the evidence martial art form of a ninja, is based attention elsewhere. Pirates, while not of his presence. This is why ninjas are upon pressure points and vital strikes llege! This week, Emma and I will tackle rational beings, do have some thinking more dangerous than pirates. How that maximize pain with little physical o the age-old question, the conundrum capacity, and therefore can be tricked. can a person fi ght something that is exertion on the part of the ninja. This C the best 6 years of conundrums, and the dichotomy A victim of a pirate must merely men- imperceivable? There is no response means that any ninja, at anytime, can of my life that persists in everyone’s mind: who tion greater booty and the pirate will and therefore the killing is unabated. kill someone, despite being unarmed. would win in a fi ght, pirates or ninjas? most likely bolt for it. Some would say Pirates are concrete beings; they can By examining their methods of fear The origins of this competitive hatred that the pirate would probably kill you be shot, tricked, or stabbed. Ninjas are production and their equipment, we ASK THE EXPERT is unknown, but I suspect it happened before he leaves the room, just because specters of death. We know of them have arrived at our conclusion; ninjas when a pirate scuffed the sneaker of a you’re there and breathing, but pirates only from thousands of years of kill- are better than pirates. Pirates, while ninja, thus beginning something simi- have never operated in this fashion. To ings and collections of mere glimpses, wholly successful in smelling bad, lack So they liked your resume and lar to the gang vendetta seen between refer to a great movie, the Dread Pirate compiled to form the limited knowl- real lethality and therefore legitimacy. they want an interview. The job in- the Bloods and Crips. Regardless of Roberts could not have killed all his edge we now have. Their training is sub-par and their mo- terview is probably the most impor- the fi rst move, Emma and I are tasked prisoners, because then who could tell To further the incredible disparity tives are so based in simple pleasures tant step of the job search process. to determine who wins. I will tell you the story? There have to be survivors between ninjas and pirates, we have to that it is easy to divert them. Ninjas Believe it or not, there is more to why ninjas are clearly superior to pi- in order to perpetuate the fear of pi- talk about the weapons used. Pirates are like ghosts, appearing out of walls, an interview than answering ques- rates and why you should fear ninjas rates. They cannot subsist without generally fi ght with a trusty cutlass. or in the black of night. There is no tions. If it were just that simple, in your everyday life while pirates pose survivors. This begs the question, how This sword is a short, cutting saber defense against something that can’t be people would be hired based solely only a passing, wayward threat. do you make yourself the survivor? that originated in sixteenth century. seen or heard. All of the ninja’s tech- on their resume. Remember, job in- First, to illuminate the truth about That is done through a pledge to tell of Pirates have also been seen carrying niques synergize with this philosophy terviews are both an art and science. the ineffi ciencies of pirates, one must this particular pirate’s glory and fear- pistols, but fl int-lock pistols in this of killing, and therefore he has more Here are a few techniques that may examine the ideals of a pirate, his someness. day and age are laughable as they are ways to leave an opponent helpless help you: methods, and his philosophy. Pirates Ninjas, unlike pirates, generate fear so feeble that well-placed spit could and dead. I’d take a ninja over a pirate live for pleasure’s sake. This is what through their stealth. There is a reason confound the contraption. Ninjas, not any day. Research. Research is paramount. makes them so seemingly dangerous. why darkness scares small children being constantly drunk, rely on weap- Research the organization as much On a wild drunken rampage of lust and why we don’t like to walk in dark ons that require skill to use. Thaddeus is currently building as you can, visit the website, get and desire, pirates are apt to do any- parking garages. This is because hu- Ninjas use weapons like kunai (a a secret arena where ninjas will some literature from The Vault at thing in order to obtain the woman of mans are inherently terrifi ed of the un- small farming trowel that can be sharp- fi nally put an end to this weird pirate www.careers.umbc.edu or talk to cur- their ire, or the gold of their fancy. This known. Without perceiving threats, we ened), simple gunpowder packets for obsession. For building schematics rent employees. Employers expect threat, however, is diminished when cannot defend against them. Stealth is diversion, specialized short swords, contact him at [email protected]. you to know something about their organization; it shows that you have a genuine interest in what they do, so be prepared to answer questions COUNTERPOINT about the company such as, “Did you fi nd anything on our website Pirates are superior to ninjas in combat that surprised you?” Communicate your strengths. It is important to be able to explain what Emma Curran you can bring to the job and how STAFF WRITER you will use those abilities to ben- efi t that organization. Think ahead Allow me to set the scene for you. of time of three strengths in which You fi nd yourself walking down a dark you show profi ciency. The best way alley; the street lights are fl ickering and to communicate these strengths, the sirens are wailing. Garbage litters when they ask you for an example, the sidewalk and the graffi ti on the wall is to prepare a story. Be sure to tie all to your left is the only color you can see your strengths back to the job; you amidst the gray city tones. You come are trying to sell why you and the to a broken door. The man standing in company are a good combination. front of it gives you the once over. In- Sweat the small stuff. Have a fi rm stinctively, you reach into your pocket handshake, make eye contact, and and hand over a crumpled $20. With as maintain good posture. It would little enthusiasm as a living human can be a shame to miss an opportunity muster, he slides the door open with because of something like a weak his foot, and you pull it open the rest of handshake. the way. Suddenly a wall of noise and Listen and answer the question. odor hits you. The smell of body odor Be sure that you answer the ques- is rivaled only by the smell of smoke tion they asked. If you do not un- and… saltwater? You know you’re in derstand, ask for clarifi cation. Hav- the right place. The room opens up ing an idea of the typical questions into a giant boxing ring with spectators HELEN ZHANG — TRW asked will help you respond in a crowded around the outside. They are world training. They have to put up boom, cannonballs, and in knife fi ght- could be thrown overboard and too concise, comprehensive way. chanting, fi ghting, drinking. Two men with little to no food, horrible sleeping ing will also help when battling ninjas. much metal would drag him down to Prepare questions. Preparing are warming up in the corners. On one conditions, and varying temperatures. When the ninja whips out his throwing the briny depths. questions shows that you are inter- side there is Captain John, a fi erce pi- They are totally submerged in training stars, the pirate won’t even fl inch. I’m not trying to belittle ninjas. We ested in the job and that you have rate. And on the other side there is a 24/7. Ninjas go through ninja training, He may whip out his gigantic knife, all know that they are a force to be done research. Usually 3-4 ques- fi gure cloud in black; a ninja with no but they don’t live it 24/7 like pirates though. The weaponry that the pirate reckoned with. But in a man-on-man tions will suffi ce. name. A man shuffl es up to you and do. For pirates it is simply a way of life. has on him is much more extensive fi ght, the pirate has the advantage. Practice. Practice really does make asks you place your bet; the fi ght is They can’t take a break from it, or fail. that when the ninja is probably pack- Since a ninja relies so much on sur- perfect. A practice job interview is about to start. Whom do you choose? One particular skill that comes from ing. A ninja tries to be stealthy: he can’t prise, he will be at a disadvantage in the best way to prepare for the real Duh. You choose the pirate. Why? a life at sea is balance. With the rolling carry much with him. A pirate is all a fi ght since presumably the pirate thing; it gives you an opportunity to Because pirates are awesome. You know of the ocean, pirates have an especially decked out with crafty places to hide already knows he is there. I wouldn’t plan how you will answer common that even though the guy on your side well-honed sense of balance. This can things. A tiny knife in a coat pocket. want to run into either of these fellas in questions and practice articulating is dressed in what looks like a women’s very much come in handy when fi ght- A vial of gypsy poison wrapped in a a dark alley, but if I had to place a bet, your strengths and tying them into jacket and smeared coal eyeliner, he ing a ninja. Ninjas are wily and may try hankie. He could have anything, and it’d be on the pirate. the job. could kick that scrawny pajama wear- to throw the pirate off guard. Nice try he knows how to use it. And don’t ing ninja all over the ring. Let’s look ninja; that won’t work. The pirate will think that he would be weighed down Emma Curran can be reached at at the facts. Pirates are tough. They be able to dip and spin without falling by all this cargo. A pirate must think [email protected], unless you spend all their time at sea, a very try- down. The quick refl exes that the pi- carefully about how much he chooses are a disgruntled ninja who is ing environment. Their training is real rate has picked up from dodging the to carry, since he knows at anytime he unhappy about this article. The RetrIever Weekly 11.06.07 oPINION 9

PEOPLE I KNOW BY CHARLIE GRIGGS

that the word “fuck” is more un- Of course, there are a few other because of the word “fuck,” but pronunciation. “Fukka” (Norwe- Charlie Griggs acceptable than any other word, acronyms for “fuck” that have because of its accusations towards gian), “focken” (Dutch), “focka” SENIOR STAFF WRITER which it is not. been thrown around throughout the church, and that any other (Swedish) all mean “to copulate,” Many believe that the word time. However, the two above synonym in place of “fuck” would the exact defi nition of the English The English language con- “fuck” originated as an acronym, have proved to be the most com- have been equally offensive. verb “fuck.” Yet, this word can be tains over half a million different although accounts vary. Some mon, even though there is still no Other early accounts state that used as nearly any part of speech words. Each one of them is special feel the word came to be when concrete proof for either of the there was once a man named in any context. How can people and unique in its own way. Some people in England used to need claims. “John le Fucker,” which many be- hate a word that has proven itself words can inspire, others can be- the permission of their monarch The fi rst known documented lieve to be a joke of a nickname or so useful time and again? rate. Some words can bring smiles, to have sex, hence a sign reading use of the word “fuck” was in a a misspelling of the word “fulcher” Some maintain that because others can bring frowns. But what “F.U.C.K.” (“Fornication Under pre-1500 poem entitled “Flen meaning “soldier.” Either way, it the word “fuck” is so consistently really makes a word offensive? Is it Consent of the King”) was placed fl yys” about the Carmelite friars in seems that the word “fuck” was ex- censored and kept upon its pedes- that the word itself is so evil or the on the happy couple's door. Cambridge, England. “Non sunt istent even back in the thirteenth tal of vulgarity, its obscene nature fact that society has shaped us to Others believe that the acronym in coeli, quia gxddbov xxkxzt pg century, where this name is sup- may never change. I urge you to view the word as something that stood for “For Unlawful Carnal ifmk,” a line whose second half is posedly from, despite the fact that not cringe or gasp the next time we need fear and express disgust Knowledge,” or “FUCK,” which coded because of the accusations it was not published until 1503. you hear the word “fuck” uttered, over every time it is used? would be written on the stocks thrust towards the friars. Trans- With origins that could stretch but accept it with the hope of tak- Just because someone uses the that held prostitutes or any other lated and decoded, the line reads, back as far the the 1200s, it is hard ing mankind one step closer to word “freak” to replace the word documentation of a prostitute's “They are not in heaven since to say where the word truly came open-mindedness. “fuck” does not mean that they are crimes because the offi cers were they fuck the wives of Ely.” Ely, from. Most facts point to it having any less angry. It just means that tired of writing out the entire of course, is a nearby town. I dare been derived from other languag- Ask Charlie about beating censor- they, too, have been shaped to feel charge. say that this line was encoded not es, along the way acquiring a new ship at [email protected].

HIGHER O T E N O U G H A R T I N O U R N S R E’S C H O O Education T H E L S. by JEREMY HENTSCHEL

I think we all felt the first brief caress of winter’s cold embrace NO WONDER PEOPLE THINK last week. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m not looking forward to settling down for the frigid season. People always say I should move south because I hate the sometimes low temperatures we get in the winter up here. The problem with that is to move MARTHA GRAHAM south, I’d have to live in the south, and nobody wants that. The idea that New Englanders consider our beautiful little state part of the southern part of the country astounds me, but I digress. IS A SNACK CRACKER. Other than my distaste for the climate, something else about the cold season bothers me: winter fashion. Let me preface this by con- fessing that I attended a private school in Towson for high school – one with uniforms. We didn’t have anything specific, just any dress Hardly a fitting legacy for the woman owe a huge debt to her sharp creative shirt, a jacket, a tie, khaki pants, and dress shoes, but this dress code who, despite getting a late start at the mind and fierce perfectionism. crippled my sense of style forever. I came to college owning only positively elderly age of 17, became And to think she could have made enough regular clothes for my weekend life from high school, and the mother of American it her entire life without experiencing trust me, what I did have wasn’t stellar. Couple this fashion anemia interpretive dance. the arts. Just like so many kids today. with losing considerable weight over the years (requiring changes in clothing sizes), and you have a guy with a, delicately put, eclectic With verve and nearly Each day, more and more of the sense of style. single-handedly, Martha arts are being completely drained from So, what does all this mean? It means I also hate winter because I A misconception. Not Graham brought her dance our children’s schools. Yet studies show feel like every time the weather changes I need to buy new clothes. to mention an overlooked marketing opportunity. style into the 20th century. parents believe dance and music and Summer isn’t a big deal: you buy some t-shirts, shorts, jeans, what- She did nothing less than create an art and drama make their kids better ever, but do you understand how hard it is to just start a winter Ms. Graham told stories using movement. Here, she entirely new genre of dance, while tells us how sad it is that kids aren't getting enough art. students and better people. So what wardrobe? It’s impossible! You need to design entire outfits while shattering the expectations of audiences and critics alike can you do to reverse this trend? READIN’ shopping, because you can’t just buy a shirt. You need to buy a shirt

with a sweater and a scarf that all match. Dressing in layers means with her percussive, angular movement style. She was Speak up now. Demand your ART buying three times as many things at the store, and making sure they one of the first dancers to collaborate with contemporary child’s fair share of the arts. To

all work together and with the rest of your wardrobe. No thanks. composers instead of using the 18th- and 19th-century find out how to help, or for more ’RITING After a few trips to the mall, I think I made the best solution. Buy compositions her predecessors favored. Her dances have information about the benefits ’RITHMETIC a nice hoodie and a nice casual dress jacket to look trendy and just Let art borrow some brain. been called “motion pictures for the sophisticated”; her of arts education, please visit us It’ll return it in better condition. wear them on top of your summer clothes. Now when I go out, I feel theories on movement and kinesthetics are still vital at AmericansForTheArts.org. Otherwise, even a legacy like I’m hiding a dirty secret beneath my minimal winter garb…like today; and there is scarcely a dancer alive who doesn’t as rich as Martha Graham’s can crumble to nothing. Superman. I can strip off my disguise and be ready at any moment – not to fight crime, but to eat shaved ice, play Frisbee, and bask in our

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Edward Geoffrey Phillips and neon pink eyes playing drums, CONTRIBUTING WRITER bass, keytar, and twiddling knobs and a three armed singer. Reminding On Halloween, the Bank hosted one of a modernized Screamers or a a horrifying show rife with ghouls, more interesting, better composed Le ghosts, and monsters. And the scariest Shok, these guys’ synth-punk madness of these monsters was, of course, Dan was the highlight of the night. Their Deacon’s ego. While praised in the Bal- beautifully simplistic and effervescent timore music scene, Dan Deacon puts instrumentation coupled with their on a disappointing performance and singer’s schizophrenic crooning alone still has the audacity to put everything are amazing, but the knob-twiddler, on pause to demand that a discontent equipped with a Kaoss pad and at least audience stop throwing spaghetti. It ten other effects devices, really takes the was actually rice noodles – you’d think band to another level; anyone can play COURTESY SECRETLY CANADIAN RECORDS a man of his girth would know his some notes or hit some drums, but it > Musician Jens Lekman defi es indie culture by achieving popularity. foods better. But his costume was ap- takes a real musician to make electronic parently good enough to convince the noise cohere with a full band. I think kids that he really is a musician, and Tomata du Plenty would be proud of they persevered through the medioc- Nuclear Power Pants if he were still Three Indie Pop bands you rity, creating a disgustingly viscid mass around today. of undulating corpulence throughout The opening act was the Creepers. his pre-recorded set. I think they were going for a sort of should know and love Other than the headliner, three minimalist rendering of 1960s novelty bands performed: Ponytail, Nuclear recordings. But what I heard sounded Katrina Cohen fi lled with claps and cheers, bouts of they do best, pairing lead singer Power Pants, and the Creepers. Now, I more like Suicide minus a lot of things SENIOR STAFF WRITER swooning strings and daybreak horn Conor Deasy’s pleading, pleasantly- don’t know a whole lot about Ponytail, – and Suicide didn’t have a lot of things sections; listen to the music and Lek- accented vocals with harmonizing but I do know enough (i.e. that they’re to begin with – plus a trumpet; I don’t Confession: I’m addicted to indie man’s vocals and you’ll want to frolic and addictive choruses. “The Mid- boring and their singer is annoying) know if this is the kind of music that pop. Bring on the twee, you say? in a meadow; listen to the lyrics, not night Choir” is a rollicking album not to watch their set and check out should exist in the twenty-fi rst century. Here, then, I will cover three bouncy, so much. Lekman also explores a opener, an ode to imperfect living (be- the decorations. These were, by the One other redeeming feature of the twinkly, jingly works of pop confec- father-daughter saga in “A Postcard cause at least we’re living); “let’s walk way, one of the best parts of the eve- show, besides the décor and Nuclear tion that have weaseled their ways to Nina,” in which he pretends to be through the park,” Deasy implores, ning; the utility closet was converted Power Pants, was Ed Schrader’s banter into my brain since their 2007 re- Nina’s boyfriend (hilarity ensues). “while the trees are still there.” The into a magnifi cently macabre Martian between bands. As a character similar leases. All you need are some head- “Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo” album carries on through the lively massacre scene, papier-mâché eyeballs to Tony Clifton, he fi lled time with bril- phones and a willingness to be tick- is a giddy description of, well, just “This Year,” and “Nothing Changes were strewn about the basement, and liantly cheesy jokes – the best about led half to death by adorableness. that (probably the fi rst drive-in bin- Around Here,” which touches upon all sorts of other gore abounded. Even pedophilia – and kept the disheartened go you’ve ever encountered). Sweet requited lust, small town woes, and more frightening, though, were some crowd alive. So, all in all, the show was

Jens Lekman, Night Falls Over Kort- and wistful, odd and melancholy… other youth-induced musings. The of the attendees; and I don’t mean their not an entire waste. But if you want to edala (Secretly Canadian) Oh you’re so mysterious, Jens. stripped-down “Restaurant” and the costumes – I mean violently irrational hear children’s music, I would suggest elegiac “Teenager” are other hallmark people cutting themselves with broken you save $7 and not see Dan Deacon,

About a month ago I publicly de- The Thrills, Teenager (Virgin) tracks on this, my favorite Thrills al- bottles and attacking the harmless. but check out the fi ne tunes on Sesame clared my love for musician Andrew bum yet. Prior to Ponytail, Providence’s Nu- Street. Bird. But Swedish singer-songwriter/ Is this cheating? Apparently the clear Power Pants played. This band

one-man-band Jens Lekman is en- Thrills, an Irish fi vesome, are signed The Bird and the Bee, Please Clap is composed of four atomic shark- Comments may be directed Your Hands EP (The Blue Note Label croaching on Bird’s territory inside to a major label. The things you can Group) monsters with green tetrahedral heads to [email protected]. my fi ckle heart. With Night Falls learn when you dare to do research. Over Kortedala, Lekman reaches a I still contend that the Thrills, be- new level of jazzy, joyful jams, sur- cause of their relative obscurity and The Bird and the Bee is a pop/ passing even his nearly pitch-perfect cheerful croon-driven pop, belong electronica duo featuring vocals by 2005 release, Oh You’re So Silent. Jens here. The group sets a nostalgic tone Inara George (the Bird) and produc- Lekman has a theatrical element that reaches our public sensibility tion by Greg Kurstin (the Bee). This that’s a little Rufus Wainwright, and of early-1960s America (in which EP is a follow-up to their self-titled an eccentricity that’s all his own. teenagers regularly dance in suits full-length, which boasts what may But don’t let titles like “Sipping and dresses, and then go “parking”); be the catchiest single of all time, On the Sweet Nectar” trick you – the Thrills have been to known to “Again & Again.” Like “The Song Lekman is a sly, wry optimist (and he cite the Monkees as inspiration. And That Never Ends,” but so hip and likes to rhyme). On “Nectar,” he sings though the group formed in Dublin, funky you’ll actually enjoy it again… of regrets, memories and wishing he the band is known for its commen- and again. loved less. Night Falls is also host tary on our side of the pond, dem- On Please Clap Your Hands, our to songs “I’m Leaving You Because onstrating in 2003’s So Much for the gal and guy enhance the style of I Don’t Love You,” and “If I Could City, an ode to California and Vegas. their fi rst album, creating absurdly Cry (It Would Feel Like This),” both On Teenager, the Thrills do what > see INDIE [17] COURTESY COURTNEY HOUSER > Ed Scrader giving his best Tony Clifton impression. The RetrIever Weekly 11.06.07 ARTS 15 Victory Records releases “best of” Taking Back Sunday album in desperate attempt to survive

Liz Omberg it. I wish that there were new tracks riffs; along with Mark O’Connell on CONTRIBUTING WRITER on the album but since terms are so drums, it leads to a solid rock track. explosive between their former label Lyrics are a hit or miss event with this Victory Records (you know the one and the band I am surprised it was band. For some songs I caught myself with the bulldog logo) is falling apart released in the fi rst place. giving my computer a disgusted look at the seams. Their last hit bands, The Notes track list is below expec- wondering what they just said, like in Hawthorne Heights and Atreyu, have tations and includes six songs from “This Photograph is Proof (I Know You not only lost their popularity and their Where You Want to Be, released in 2004, Know)” when Lazzara sings, “Now I’m spots on ironic MTV countdowns but four songs from the more popular and lying on the table/with everything you have left the label. Hawthorne Heights more creative Tell All Your Friends from said.” Honestly, I do not remember has sued the label for publishing false 2002 and two B-sides. First of all, if the last time I was doing any thinking quotes in the bands name, hurting the you are going to make a compilation while lying on a table, but I guess what reputation of the band. So, with every- CD, it should have a selective process ever works for him. The lyrics can be thing looking down and out for Vic- of choosing the songs (the whole ‘best personal, which I admire, and usually tory, they decided the best thing was of’ thing). The CD includes the ab- are obviously from personal experi- not to discover a new alternative band, solute hits like “Cute Without the ‘E’ ence. In “Number Five With A Bul- but to produce a compilation CD of (Cut From the Team)” and “A Decade let,” that seems to be case in the verse, the most popular songs (not best Under the Infl uence,” but the album “Spend the night listening to Miles Da- songs) of their poster children and lacks a fl ow in its 46-minute span. vis/ You said it makes you want to fall last hope, Taking Back Sunday. The TBS gained the biggest notoriety and in love/ or be smart enough to keep band has since followed in the steps “break” with their 2006 release Louder your distance/ You can’t decide.” Even of others and have left the label but Now, which surprisingly has no rep- though the CD is a failed comeback for not before Victory could release Notes resentation on the album. Notes also the band who is releasing a new DVD From The Past. leaves out some crucial tracks such as later in November, the tracks still have I had heard a rumor that Taking “Set Phasers to Stun” and “Great Ro- that TBS pop-punk charm. Back Sunday was releasing a new mances of the 20th Century” which I think that if you are new to TBS album and was lucky to fi nd it on were both good enough at the time to and need a good introduction, this CD iTunes. Victory producer Tony Brum- be released as singles but apparently will do a stand up job. It gives you the mel was adamant about none of the not good enough to be included in basics and is a useful album for those bands he produced being on iTunes this album. crappy days that getting midterm because it “takes the soul out of mu- TBS has always been successful at grades back can bring. However, if sic” but when record sales dropped his matching the lead vocals of Adam Laz- you are a loyal fan and have their prior mind seemed to change. When trying zara with the back-up vocals of recent- albums then please save yourself the to fi nd information about the album I ly announced retired Fred Mascherino $17 and buy yourself something nice. was skeptical and a little sketched out (“A Decade Under the Infl uence”). In because there is no indication on the one of the B-side tracks, “The Ballad of Liz Omberg is a Contributing offi cial TBS website that this CD is be- Sal Villanueva” the band speeds up the Writer for The Retriever Weekly COURTESY WARNER BROS. RECORDS ing released. Meanwhile, the Victory tempo and Edward Reyes does an im- and can be reached for comment > Will the talented Taking Back Sunday be enough to salvage Victory Records’ stock? Records website publicizes it and sells pressive job on the guitar with catchy at [email protected]. Art Student of the Week: Megan Willy by Matthew Jones

dad in the service. Because of this, ing numbers and calculations. she grew up in many places: Florida, You get the impression that Me- Pennsylvania, Washington, Massa- gan is someone who has a great work chusetts, California, and Maryland, to ethic. She mentioned how she would name a few. It wasn’t until she started rather animate than go out with peo- to attend UMBC that she realized her ple. She also claims that animators get true interest in art. As a freshman, she very little sleep because so much work didn't know what to major in until is involved to make a 30 frames-per- she took one art class and realized it second piece. Because of not always was the major for her. Even though going out, she said that she doesn’t her parents said they were support- really care what people think of her ive, she wanted to make them more and maybe that is because she doesn’t at ease by not simply majoring in art. like to keep friends very long. She said She professes that her parents are very that being in a military family, she was happy with her educational choices moving a lot and never made friends and stand behind her 100 percent. for more than two years at a time. Willy admits that when it comes to In fact, she doesn’t have friends for > Artist Megan Willy her art passion, she is not a one medi- more than two years now because “it um sort of girl; oh no, she likes to ex- is a habit: you get so used to it that it Some people might assume that a periment with all different mediums becomes your nature.” child who was raised in the military and forms of expression. Even when I She did say that she likes to “blast would be a hard-minded, very abrupt fi rst met her, I was under the immedi- music and dance around [her] room and demanding individual. That was ate impression that she was someone alone everyday.” Maybe this is what not the case for this week’s Art Stu- who wanted to push the envelope keeps her sane with her busy work- dent of the Week. Her name is Megan of creativity and originality. She said load. Megan has also shown her Willy and she is a senior who will be that her main infl uences for her art artwork in student exhibitions and graduating this fall. She is working work are her studies with cultural an- wanted it noted that on December toward a double major in Cultural thropology. She said that while most 7, at 10 a.m. in the visitor center, the COURTESY MEGAN WILLY Anthropology and Animation with a anthropologists record their fi ndings NASA Godard Space Flight Center will > Artist Megan Willy draws much of her inspiration from her studies in minor in Art History. in books, she does it through her art be displaying a fi lm project that the cultural anthropoly. Upon graduation in December, Me- work. military has been working on where gan would like to pursue her academic Megan is also a girl of artistic ex- ist that inspires them and their work, she has very rarely had a bad class- video is projected onto a sphere and career further by attending graduate perience. Over this past summer, she she doesn’t have one. She likes each room experience. She said, “It is the can be viewed at every angle. This is school with the hopes of becoming an was working with the military and and every artist and respects their teacher that makes a class good, not also being put on by the IRC. art teacher. She is looking into two was paid to animate images to help contributions. the course material.” But she didn’t schools: Cal Arts and Tisch. Her main with various military functions. She When asked about her favorite forget to mention that her least fa- goal is to have artistic freedom of ex- has also worked with the Imagining class at UMBC, Megan did not hesitate vorite class at UMBC was Astrology. Matthew Jones is a Staff Writer pression and medium. Research Center's (IRC) Fellowship to mention her introductory course to She thought it would be about the for The Retriever Weekly and can Before attending UMBC, Megan Program, “Shout.” She claims that cultural anthropology. She says that stars, but was horribly surprised that grew up in a military family with her be reached for comment at while most people have a favorite art- this was her favorite class and that it was mainly comprised of memoriz- [email protected]. 16 ARTS 11.06.07 The RetrIever Weekly Denzel tries to get rich, or die g trying, in American Gangster omin C to theaters This week by Jeremy Hentschel

P2 [R] Angela, a high powered businesswoman, stays at work on Christmas Eve and ends up being late for dinner with her family. When she fi nally gets to the garage, her car won’t start. A friendly security guard offers to have dinner with her in his offi ce since she is stuck in the garage, and she soon fi nds herself knocked out. She wakes up tied to a chair in the offi ce, and soon realizes “his invitation was not optional – and it’s going to involve a lot more than a meal. If Angela wants to live to see Christmas morning, she must fi nd a way to escape from level P2 of the parking garage.” P2? Are they serious? Nothing better came to them? That’s like calling Jaws something like Boat. LIONS FOR LAMBS [R] I don’t even know the word for how this title makes me feel. When you make a movie so politically charged in the middle of the actual confl ict, should you really title it Lions for Lambs? Shouldn’t it be something like, A Dangerous Game, or In the Line of Fire? No subtle imagery for this all-star COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES Bush-basher. If you want to go and watch mindless celebrity propaganda, > Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe go face to face in this explosive crime drama. whether you are for or against the war, enjoy handing your money over to the fi lthy rich who are capitalizing on your political worries. drive around and serve as a bodyguard take care of you. American Gangster is FRED CLAUS [PG] Scott Meixel for the previous Harlem drug king- not a violent fi lm, but instead a smart CONTRIBUTING WRITER Two big-name casts in one weekend, and both look really bad! Vince pin, Bumpy Johnson, and he learned one where people think and discuss Vaughn, who has done so many terrible movies in the last few years that I a lot from Bumpy. The problem with instead of pulling triggers. This does can’t even remember why he is famous anymore, stars as Santa Claus’s slack- American Gangster is a fi lm about Bumpy’s situation was that he bought not mean that there is no violence in er brother. Santa is played by Paul Giamatti, who is a wonderful actor. I think honesty and about how two men value the drugs off of the Mafi a, so the prod- the fi lm and in a few instances Lucas I saw Kevin Spacey in the trailer, too. What the hell? I thought it was up to Tim Allen to make horrible, cheesy Christmas movies. I guess other celebrities it. One of these men takes good care uct was diluted and the price had to does remind the viewer, and in many want to cash in, too. Please, if you really want to get into the Christmas spirit of his family, practices sound business be increased. Lucas goes to Thailand cases his employees, what will happen this season, don’t see this movie. Donate the ten dollars to charity instead, or techniques, and remembers his roots to buy heroin direct from the manu- if talking problems out doesn’t work. buy someone a present, even if that someone is yourself. by handing out turkeys on Thanks- facturer and comes up with a very Russell Crowe also has a pretty big giving. This is Frank Lucas (Denzel amazing plan to get the drugs into the part in the fi lm, although if the plot Washington), who was Harlem’s big- United States. This allows his drugs to only surrounded Washington, Ameri- gest drug dealer during the 1970s. be twice as potent as the regular drugs can Gangster would still be decent. His not much happens. Watching Crowe Runner, and Black Hawk Down, the The other man who values honesty is on the street, and they also cost half Richie Roberts is a hard-working, yet and Washington in their roles is en- fi lm in question is bound to be weak. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe), who is the price since the middle man has confl icted cop trying to bring down tertaining, but I wish they were doing How many of those fi lms earned the also the man out to arrest Lucas and been cut out. One could equate Frank Lucas. Meanwhile, his wife is taking more instead of walking around asking awards that they deserved? Why can’t end his drug empire. Roberts gained Lucas as the Wal-Mart of the drug him to child custody court, he’s study- questions, setting up a world which the Academy Awards value honesty his honesty by fi nding $1 million in world. ing and taking classes to earn a law de- has already been thoroughly set up. and present awards to the pictures that drug money and turning it in as evi- Unlike Wal-Mart, Lucas pays his gree, and his partner is the complete Still, American Gangster will be honestly deserve them. At least Ameri- dence. This gave him his reputation employees very well, and since most opposite of him. awarded and loved come awards sea- can Gangster was better than Kingdom for being honest, and also lost him a of them are family, he can trust them. The only real issue with American son. Crowe and Washington will cer- of Heaven, and most of it is a pretty fun bunch of friends in the police depart- Lucas also does not act like or look Gangster is its running time of 160 tainly be nominated for acting awards. watch. ment, since when someone fi nds $1 like what most people would consider minutes, of which at least 100 are This fi lm is neither actor’s best work, million, what you do is split it with an “American gangster.” He is po- setup. The fi lm excites us while Lucas but they’re still pretty good and com- your friends. Roberts also uses his lite to everyone, keeps a low profi le, is building his empire, and then the pliment each other well. Likewise, Scott Meixel is a Contributing honest reputation to cheat on his wife and takes his mother to church every empire is built and the fi lm stops. We Ridley Scott will probably be nominat- Writer for The Retriever Weekly and neglect his pre-adolescent son. Sunday. He simply expects everyone see Roberts wandering around, trying ed for his directing, even though this is and can be reached for comment Watching Lucas build his drug em- around him to act professionally and to fi gure out how said empire works, one of his weaker fi lms, though when at [email protected]. pire is very entertaining. He used to courteously, and if you do, he will but there’s at least an hour lull where your comparisons include Alien, Blade

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Gaby Arevalo game has is a boss feature. Basically, in SENIOR STAFF WRITER the career mode, after a certain point in order to advance any further, you Hello, my name is Gaby, and I’m an have to beat a boss. The bosses have a addict. I remember the fi rst time I got a guitar solo that you have to play with taste of my wonder drug. I was on vaca- them, but there’s a catch: you can sabo- by Jeremy tion at the beach with some friends, and tage each other’s guitar playing through it was just lying there, glowing in the something similar to star power. The Hentschel seaside sun. I looked at it longingly, and bosses are Tom Morello of Rage Against after awhile, the owner said, “Go ahead The Machine fame, Slash from Guns N' Gaby, it’s OK.” I hesitated for a moment, Roses, and the Devil. and then dived right in. It was an imme- Another neat feature is the co-op ca- diate rush for me; I felt more powerful reer mode. Now you can start a band than I had in a long time, and I didn’t with a friend and rock out together. want the feeling to end. At fi rst, I was Your band plays in new venues, and the a social user, only partaking in my fa- game has a story arc. You start out as a vorite activity around others. But soon, garage band and by the end you are a I bought it for myself and would spend major rock band that has sold its soul COURTESY ACTIVISION hours alone, revelling in my newfound > The songs just keep getting harder each time. Like GH2 suggested, you may want to invest in an actual guitar. to the Devil. In the fi nal battle, you go obsession. My addiction? Guitar Hero. head to head with the Devil to get your Imagine my joy when I discovered features, doesn’t have the crappy parts, whammy bar is not as responsive, so the songs are still challenging, the game souls back. When you succeed, you that the makers of Guitar Hero were and has cool new features that, while using star power to your advantage is a as a whole is a lot smoother, and easier unlock an extra song. The animators coming out with a third version. I not necessary, are just awesome. bit more diffi cult if you used it to rack to play overall. behind Gorillaz music videos animated jumped for joy as I realized that I would Most of the changes are subtle ones, up points. The game also comes with new char- the story arc. be able to play more songs than I al- but they give the game a fresher ap- Of course, Guitar Hero III has all new acters, and some of the old characters The game is really fun and, even ready had available. The game came out peal. For example, the gauge that re- songs, from many different genres. This are gone. Clive Winston, the awesome though I didn’t think it was possible, on October 28, and was an immediate cords how much star power you have time around, the game is not mostly 70s rocker, is gone, which broke my even more addicting than the previous success with the video game audience. is not a straight line anymore, now it’s metal and classic rock, but has newer heart a little bit. That is, until I discov- version. It was promoted as an improved version composed of fl uorescent light bulbs. songs from The Killers, Pearl Jam, and ered Midori, the Japanese schoolgirl of Guitar Hero II, and I think it delivers. Once you have three bulbs, you have Tenacious D. I was really excited to see turned rock star. The coolest part of Gaby Arevalo is a Senior Staff Writer The game is like a souped-up version star power. Star power does not last as some blues on the game as well, cour- the game defi nitely has to do with the for The Retriever Weekly. Stage an in- of your car: it has all of your favorite long as it did on Guitar Hero II, and the tesy of Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Though new characters. A new feature that the tervention at [email protected]. Three bands you can be proud no one else knows > from INDIE [14] propositions her partner in increas- found in a certain disagreeable par- less fraught with publicity. Who needs enter musical bliss. Whew. appealing music made brilliant by ingly less polite ways (the phrase amour (“If I ask you jump,” George music with baggage, anyway? We’ve Jens, I’m ready to be relaxed. George’s ethereal vocals and Kurstin’s “naughty bits” comes into play), while sings, “‘How high?’ is what you say”), got enough things to worry about, like layers of traditional and synth sounds. on the closer, Bee Gees cover “How full of non-stop energy. The Please Clap how Stephen Colbert will manage to Katrina Cohen is a Senior Staff And the lyrics? The Bird and the Bee Deep Is Your Love,” the soft, sad lyri- Your Hands EP will leave you hoping get on the South Carolina ballot (at the Writer whose reviews frequently revel in the cutesy-dirty-clever and the cal moments shine. Possibly the most for many encores. time of this writing), to have to be re- inspire her editor to spend all her poignant in equal turns. On the EP’s addictive track in the fi ve-song set is So go ahead, put aside the Britney, minded of stressful paparazzi/parental money on iTunes. Explain this opener “Polite Dance Song,” George “So You Say,” an airing of all the faults and treat yourself to something a little custody issues while we’re trying to to her at [email protected].

Inge Morath: The Road to Reno, UMBC Spirit Day in the Game Room, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 show for students put on by the Musical September 10 through December Fridays, 7 p.m. to midnight, the Com- Theater Club showcasing performances around 10, The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gal- mons Game Room. Friday is Spirit Day Bartleby’s Scrabble Fundraiser, 11:30 from Tony-award-winning musicals of lery. This exhibit features about in the game room! Wear black and gold a.m. - 4 p.m. Main Street in the Com- the past forty years. seventy photographs by the Austri- and play for free all night. mons. Do you have a large vocabulary? an-born Inge Morath. This famous Have lots of friends who don’t? Come Karaoke Night: Singing and Sundaes, campus photographer was married to play- True Grit Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m., the Com- take advantage of them! Help the Bar- 8 p.m., the Commons Cabaret. Join wright Arthur Miller. The Road to mons Game Room. Tuesday night, pool, tleby literary magazine raise money at SEB for a night of free karaoke and ice Reno documents a road trip taken by table tennis, and air hockey will be free the same time. There will be $5 and cream sundaes! Morath across the U.S. to visit the set for students! Come show off your school $10 tables with porportionate prizes. of the fi lm The Misfi ts, starring Marilyn spirit and have fun at the same time. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Monroe, in 1960. United States Marine Band String Quar- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 tet, 8 p.m., the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Tanosaki-Richards Duo, 3 p.m., the Fine Free DVD and CD Rentals, the second Free performance featuring Mozart, Arts Recital Hall. Free show for students reasons not fl oor of the AOK Library at the Media World Series of Pop Culture, 7 p.m., the Schubert, and Chia Patino. Brought to featuring a clarinet and piano duo play- Desk. Don’t want to pay for your favorite Commons Sports Zone. SEB presents pop you by the Department of Music. ing Brahms, Risset, and Yamamoto. to go home CDs and DVDs, but you also don’t want culture trivia. Win some prizes! Brought to you by the Department of this weekend the RIAA sweatin’ you? Problem solved! Library Book Sale, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., the Music. Stop by the Media desk on the second WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AOK Library Rotuna. Come get some fl oor of the library and browse through great books for cheap! There should be their thousands of DVDs and CDs, all ab- Stargate Trivia, 8:30 p.m., the Commons an awesome selection to look through. solutely free to rent for seven days! Sports Zone. Know your Stargate fac- toids? Prove it! Prizes will be awarded. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Monday Night Football, 7 p.m., the Commons. Hunker down Monday Halo 3 Tournament, 6 p.m., the Com- Broadway’s Best: Then and Now, 7 nights at the Commons for football! The mons Game Room. Put down that sniper p.m., the Commons Sports Zone. Free game will be shown on the giant plasma rifl e and get your hands dirty, soldier! show for students put on by the Musical screen TVs throughout the area. Grab a Play in the game room’s free tourna- Theater Club showcasing performances pint at Flat Tuesdays and your wrist band ment for a chance to win prizes. from Tony-award-winning musicals of will get you thirty minutes of free play in the past forty years. the game room! Israeli Dancing, 8 p.m., University Cen- ter room 312. Join the UMBC commu- Live Music with Under the Covers, 8 Monday Night Pool, 6 p.m., the Com- nity for Israeli dancing! No experience p.m., the Commons Cabaret. Enjoy a free mons Game Room. Show up Monday necessary, just the desire to have fun! show from Under the Covers! Brought SEB’s Weekly Movie is shown in Lecture evenings at the game room to play in to you by SEB. Hall 1, behind the Commons. Be sure various billiards tournaments. Prizes Library Book Sale, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., the to bring Campus Cash on your card – include free play passes and more! Get AOK Library Rotunda. Come get some SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 money is not accepted. real good, then you can go to bars and great books for cheap! There should impress all the drunk people with your be an awesome selection to look Broadway’s Best: Then and Now, 7 Thursdays at 7:30 and 10:00 for $2 knowledge of basic physics! through. p.m., the Commons Sports Zone. Free Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 for $1 18 ARTS 11.06.07 The RetrIever Weekly The Automatic 2nd Date: A helpful guide

truly legitimate standard questions HEARD the MUSIC? Sarah Evans by Michael Reid STAFF WRITER like “What do you like to do in your free time?” and “Do you cook?” real Why is it that people in our cul- questions that you would actually Now Playing ture seem to be obsessed with find- ask. But some of the questions that Wednesday, November 7, $13, 7:00 nal episode of Six Feet Under. ing the perfect partner? We get so were on the list would provide you SONAR (407 E SARATOGA ST, BALTIMORE) p.m. stressed out, looking for that one with the best tips for how to scare I feel that ska/punk is one of the www.sonarbaltimore.com RAM’S HEAD LIVE (20 person, that it becomes the focus of someone away on the first date, few genres on which I’ll never MARKET PLACE, BALTI- our lives, and when we don’t have and the only way to describe them Jimmy Eat World have a fi rm grasp. On one hand, MORE, MD) it’s catchy, so I like it. On the other love, we crave it. This is a syndrome is to give you a sampling of those Sunday, November 11, $25, 7:00 www.ramsheadlive.com hand, I fi nd it repetitive, so I don’t p.m. that is only encouraged by the questions. “What was the weather like it. On the other other hand, Jimmy Eat World is the second fi n- Fuel & Trapt countless advice books on dating like where you grew up?” “Tell me skanking is fun as hell so it really est example of selling out in musi- Thursday, November 8, $24.50, doesn’t matter if you’re at a ska and how to be a better person that about your scars” and “When did cal history. They made a bunch of 6:30 p.m. concert and the band plays the line the bookshelves of stores across you get your first cell phone?” are albums in their classic underground Much like my roommate’s tattoo same song for 45 minutes. the country. Sadly, we buy into this not exactly stimulating conversation “screamo” style, and then released of a skull with a bunch of roses Bleed American, which featured blooming in the eye sockets, this dribble and think that reading these topics, but at least they are not as As Cities Burn w/ Paulson, The that stupid single “The Middle,” concert represents the duality of books will miraculously fix our dat- inappropriate as some suggestions. Photo Alias & So Long Forgot- the song that redefi ned the entire man. There’s Fuel, who were, in ten ing lives and make us happier, when If asking “What breaks your heart?” genre of “emo” and also made my opinion, one of the shining Monday, November 12, $10, 7:00 they really will not. Now admittedly, or “Are you a hunt-and-peck guy or Jimmy Eat World fi lthy rich. Now all stars of alternative rock in the p.m. not all of the books of this genre are a serious keyboarder?” doesn’t turn of their songs sound like they came 90s, and one of the few bands As Cities Burn is a fairly popu- from the same musical assembly that I liked in middle school and terrible, but most, like The Automatic the night sour, asking “Are your lar post-hardcore band, not to line at the crap factory. And for the don’t feel entirely ashamed of to- 2nd Date by Victorya Michaels Rog- grandparents still alive?” is sure to be confused with post-hardcore record, the fi nest example of sell- day. They made catchy songs, but band Light This City. Pauslon is ers, are better for a good laugh than backfire. ing out in musical history is Sugar they had talent and balls, which a fairly popular indie rock band, actual advice. Honestly, I don’t understand why Ray. Seriously, their entire fi rst al- is all you really need for a rock not to be confused with indie Broken into sections with titles this book was published. And the bum is heavy metal, and their sec- ’n’ roll band. Then there’s Trapt. rock band Danielson. As you can ond album is all heavy metal except If I had to pinpoint the exact mo- like “The Magnetic Woman,” Clue- fact that Rogers also published an- see, the hardest part of starting for “Fly.” It’s worth investigating if ment at which I stopped listening less No More,” and “You Had Me At other book entitled Finding a Man a band is not writing songs or you’re up for a laugh. to the radio, I’d have to say it Hello,” it seems each chapter begins Worth Keeping does nothing to in- playing music; it’s fi nding a band was after hearing Trapt’s “Head- with a reference to a bad romantic crease my respect for whoever is The Pipettes name that sounds similar to the strong.” There is absolutely no name of a better band in the comedy and has woven into it some buying these types of books. Really, Sunday, November 11, $10, 8:00 reason such an incredibly awful same genre. insight about God and Christianity. carrying on a conversation should p.m. song should have ever gotten popular. I’m sorry, but Rogers seems to have not be as forced as it would be if you Is there anything gayer than a man having sex with another man? Yes, an unhealthy obsession with Drew were to follow the guidelines laid there is: a man listening to The Pi- THE 9:30 CLUB (8:15 V ST. As I Lay Dying w/ All That Barrymore, using her as the refer- out in the book. This book would pettes. (Doubly so if he’s singing NW, WASHINGTON, D.C.) Remains, Haste the Day & ence at the beginning of more than really do nothing to help those look- along.) Don’t get me wrong, I ab- www.930.com Through the Eyes of the Dead one chapter. Just reading some of ing for love and having a hard time solutely love these girls and their Sunday, November 11, $18, 6:00 Sia w/ Willoughby p.m. the sections, it was hard to take the finding it. I’m not saying that I am a retro-60s girl band style, but every time I listen to the ultra-catchy “Pull Thursday, November 8, $20, 7:30 As far as metalcore goes, you book seriously. One section about relationship expert, but I doubt that Shapes” I feel an intense sense of p.m. don’t get much better than All “presenting your best outer self” following the advice laid out in The shame wash over me. That being Straight from the Outback (the That Remains, best known for advised women to “get rid of pesky Automatic 2nd Date would really lead said, I’m doing my best to attend actual one in Australia, not the the song “Six” from Guitar Hero growths”; it would obviously make to an actual relationship. But read- this concert. steakhouse), Sia is an Australian II, and As I Lay Dying. If you’re pop singer whose voice and up- a fan of the genre in the slight- any woman feel better about herself, ing it did lead to a good laugh or THE OTTOBAR (2549 N. beat music has drawn compari- est, you owe it to yourself to go therefore securing that coveted sec- two, so it wasn’t a complete waste HOWARD ST, BALTIMORE) sons to fellow non-Americans to this show. Unless you’re at- Sarah McLachlan and Dido. She’s ond date. of paper. www.theottobar.com tending The Pipettes concert, of But the best (and by best, I do also quite good, and the only rea- course. mean most entertaining) part of The Sarah Evans is a Staff Writer for The Rx Bandits w/ Men Women and son I’ve heard her is because her song “Breathe Me” was in the fi - Automatic 2nd Date had to be the Retriever Weekly and can be reached Children & Nurses 100 questions to get a conversation for comment at [email protected]. going on a first date. Some were

need for change, and if you’re up Gemini (5/21-6/21): You have crazy better. Love is in this autumn air, so if Horoscopes for it, now would be a swell time energy and more ideas than you any moves need to be made then by by Morgan Hammett to take that jump. Try to avoid fi - know what to do with. This is the all means make them. This weekend nancial issues; you’re just not in the kind of week where you will look you’re so full of passion, but you just Scorpio (10/23- very little information. It’s crucial right mindset to handle them right back and be like, did I really just do might want to slow it down and let 11/21): You have at this point that you listen to your now. all that? Send a little note to some- things happen on their own. strong feelings about things this friends’ advice. You are more open one you have your eye on- making week but you’re not exactly sure and fl exible now, probably because Aries (3/21-4/19): While others connections is favored right now. Virgo (8/23-9/22): A big purchase is what you’re feeling strongly about. you don’t really know what’s going around you just want to be under- You’ll need the weekend to sift in the stars this week. That doesn’t Confused? Yeah. Unless you want to on. Regardless, listen to what others stood, all you seem interested in is through all the people you’ve met mean you have to buy anything, just give in to what others suggest (like are saying and then devise a game upholding your own point of view. and fi gure out which ones are worth that you will be especially tempted. that’ll ever happen) lay low until plan to fi gure out how to tackle your Make the extra effort to see things your time. Your powers of rationalization are things fall into place. After the con- priorities. from someone else’s perspective and strong, so bring on the details and fusion clears this weekend is looking it will be much appreciated. You Cancer (6/22-7/22): People have analyze away. You need to talk to pleasant. You’re hot and others see Aquarius (1/20-2/18): One of the may feel like you’re having a streak been stressing you out lately, and someone, and if you can fi nd the it now more than ever. many benefi ts of not being aloof is of bad luck, but then the weekend this week you come up with some right person you’ll be relieved and that, surprise- you actually pick up comes and things start to look up. ideas on how to handle them. How- feel much better. This weekend Sagittarius (11/22-12/21): If you’re on things. One of the things you Push ahead on Sunday. ever, only make the effort if your you’ll have to work harder to avoid taken, plan accordingly as you will pick up happens to be an interesting intuition tells you there’s something acting impulsively. be feeling the need for indepen- prospective from someone you may Taurus (4/20-5/20): The little things worthwhile in that person. Attempt- dence early this week. You can’t help have written off as dull. You’ll need in life are what make your week. It ing to reconcile with someone who’s Libra (9/23-10/22): There is one per- it that your life is so exciting and something this weekend to snap you might be something as simple as the just not compatible with you is fruit- son this week who’s really got your your friends are so amazing. Your out of your reclusiveness, as your leaves changing colors, but it makes less. You’re sensitive this weekend, attention. It doesn’t even have to be signifi cant other can just get over it. need for privacy peaks towards the you feel serene. Later on the tide but don’t let that be an excuse for romantically, it could just be a friend Speaking of friends, they will be an end of the week. turns from the world around you to others to walk all over you. who you fi nd especially amazing. Ei- important part of your week. Before your interpersonal life. Your feelings ther way you are unusually fi xated the weekend arrives make sure you Pisces (2/19-3/20): Recently you’ve dictate the outcome of these days, Leo (7/23-8/22): Everything is lined and they appreciate the attention. get some much-needed sleep. been more clear and decisive than and things could get pretty deep. up for you this week. You wake up Bonding comes naturally to you now. usual, and it’s working well. Keep Make sure you have your interest each morning feeling like this day Now that you have an audience, this Capricorn (12/22-1/19): Detective this up by planning what you want and well being at heart. will be better than the last, and weekend is an ideal time to talk and work is not your forte. You will be to do before you do it. Within your you’re right. It just keeps getting express your feelings. searching for answers and fi nding personal life something triggers a The RetrIever Weekly 11.06.07 ARTS 19

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Q. I’m as excited as can be expected (very) that my 21st birthday is coming up soon. The downside though is that I have a bit of a problem in planning my celebrations. I really want to take advantage of fi nally being able to go to a bar, and I really want to party with all my friends. I can’t do both because most of the people I hang out and party with are under-age. Should I try and get just the few people over 21 together and go out or should I throw a party so everyone is included?

A. First of all, you only turn 21 once. There is absolutely no rule anywhere that says you can only have one party or event; the only assumption is that the most riotous celebration will be on your actual birthday. So go ahead and hit up the bars one night and throw a party the next time. This is especially effective if you can claim two weekends with a mid-week birthday, but don’t try to stretch out your status as the center of attention any longer than a week. Second, there are ways to have a good time that gives you the best of both worlds. Instead of going to a 21 and over bar for the one time you are secretly hoping to be carded, get all your friends together and go to a restaurant or a bar and grill. Not only can you still order your “fi rst” drink, there is the added benefi t of plenty of under- aged designated drivers to get you home again. If you are absolutely stuck on the idea of either going to a bar or having a party, decide what ranks higher in your priorities: a new experience that you can now do legally whenever you want, or an old experience that is the only chance to celebrate this particular occasion with your friends.

Q. Confession: I am socially awkward. I am fairly good with most of the barely noticeable, but incredibly important elements of personal interactions. I brush my teeth; I don’t stand too close when I talk to people; I never stare. My main problem is casual conversation. I simply have no idea what to say when I talk to people; no one is ever taught “small talk” but it just seems like some people pick up on it while others don’t. Do you have any tips for the awkward “others” so we don’t have to stand around silently anymore?

A. It is actually a good thing that there are some people in the world that simply don’t contribute that much to a conversation. If you have ever seen two people that are good talkers together, you know that often they are interrupting each other to mention another thought and neither of them ends up really getting anything out of what was said. The only way to be a good conversationalist is to have the ability to listen as well as respond; you have to know when to talk just as much as what to say. Next time you fi nd yourself at the beginning of what has the potential to be a legitimate conversation, don’t simply say hi and wait for the other person to break the ensuing awkward silence that follows. If they say something other than “fi ne” to the natural inquiry of “how are you,” you have a starting point. If not, create one by asking a more direct question. Steer clear of questions that can be answered with a simple yes or no, and try to stick to topics you are interested or knowledgeable in. Good small talk should be enjoyable, not painful or boring. While your fellow chatter is responding, actually listen to what they say instead of thinking only about your next sentence; this en- sures your comments will remain relevant to shifts in topic. If you don’t have a comment, ask another question. Finally, let there be a fi nale. Conversations that go on past the point where one person is obviously trying to excuse themselves stray into the territory of awkward and painful. If you are the one that needs to leave, be polite but fi rm and then walk away. You can breathe the sigh of relief for having survived the conversation once you are out of earshot.

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He also fi nished ninth in the conference in undersized front court was effec- ference record and a 12-18 overall STAFF WRITER had 53 steals in those three years. steals, and averaged 9.0 p.p.g. The tive. He coached under his mentor record. Johnson, a forward, has been diminutive Greene will serve as Frankie Allen, who is now an as- The non-conference schedule With three players now eligible named to the pre-season All-America team-captain in 2007, following a sistant to Monroe. Thomas played will be another challenge for UMBC after their transfer year, the men’s East team by Athlon Sports. As a season in which he became the fi rst at Colorado in 1998-1999 and then as the season progresses. The games basketball team looks to be a major starter at James Madison, Johnson Retriever ever to earn AEC All-Tour- played professionally in Venezuela. that stick out the most include contender in the America East Con- averaged 12.6 p.p.g. The best aspect nament team honors. One challenge for UMBC this George Washington at home, a ference. Last season, the team earned of Johnson’s addition is his ability to Justin Fry is another key part to year will be replacing graduates team that will test the readiness of a record of 12-19, including a team- help out with the team’s interior de- the team that returns. Fry competed Chris Pugh and Mike Housman. the Retrievers to compete for a spot record 7-9 mark in the conference. fense and rebounding troubles. in the most ever games by a fi rst year Pugh started all 31 games and aver- in the NCAA Tournament. Three transfers, Ray Barbosa and Finally, Proctor– a forward– brings player at UMBC in 2007, appearing aged 8.9 points and 2.03 rebounds. Other games include road con- Cavell Johnson from James Madison 13.6 p.p.g and 7.4 r.p.g from Cop- in 31 contests. He led the team with Housman was tied for second in re- tests versus Wichita State, West Vir- and Darryl Proctor from Coppin pin State to UMBC. Proctor will have 36 blocked shots and was a bright bounds per game with 6.5, and was ginia, and Ohio State. If UMBC can State, will be eligible after sitting another year of eligibility following spot on the boards and interior de- tied for second most points on the keep any of these games close, or out one season as their transfer year. this season. In only two years with fense. team with 9.6 p.p.g. somehow pull the upset, it would Each player brings something differ- the Eagles, Proctor scored 801 points Brian Hodges, a forward, returns It was also announced that guard go a long way towards their earning ent to the team. Barbosa, a guard, is a and had 94 steals, 21 blocks, 70 as- for his senior season after earning Thomas Young would no longer be the fi rst-ever tournament bid for the very good pure scoring threat. While sists, and 435 rebounds. the highest honor any UMBC player playing for the team due to academ- men’s program in school history. at James Madison, he scored a total The team also brings back their has ever earned: Second Team All ic reasons. Young, who improved of 1,013 points, 22nd on the school’s two best players. One is guard Jay America East. Hodges returns as the as the season went on, averaged Corey Johns is a Staff Writer all-time list, and was one of only sev- Greene, who led the conference in leading scorer from 2007, when he 9.6 p.p.g. Chris Seaborn and Chris for The Retriever Weekly and en players to ever score over 1,000 2006 with 5.3 a.p.g., and now has averaged 14.7 p.p.g. and carried the Timba will also be missing from last can be reached for comment at points by his junior year, averaging more weapons to work with. Greene team for stretches in December and season. [email protected]. ured eat athlete: levi houapeu yards to the goal in the 47th minute seeded fi fth in the tournament and on the team. F Joe Palmer of the game. This turned out to be will play the No. 4 seed, Hartford, The Retrievers have returned to SENIOR STAFF WRITER the extent of the scoring for the Re- on Saturday, November 10. the playoffs, and as UMBC knows: trievers that day, as they were held Houapeu played his high school in the playoffs, anything can hap- UMBC men’s soccer battled New to just one shot in both overtime career at Watkins Mill High School pen. Hampshire to a 1-1 tie at UMBC Soc- periods. New Hampshire evened the in Germantown, Md. There, Houa- cer Stadium last Saturday. Through match in the 70th minute. peu played forward and was se- Honorable mention: Justin Bron- a hard fought match, including two Houapeu’s goal and the 1-1 tie lected fi rst team All-State and fi rst son (won 100-m, 200-m and 500-m overtime sessions, neither team was clinched a berth in the America team All-Metro. Using his speed to freestyle). able to gain clear advantage. East Conference Championships. his advantage, he scored 38 goals Freshmen midfi elder Levi Houa- The Retrievers’ fi nal regular season over his junior and senior years. Joe Palmer is a Senior Staff peu started the scoring on the day as record was 8-6-4 overall and 3-3-2 Continuing his prowess for fi nding Writer for The Retriever Weekly he capitalized on a defensive error, in conference. With 11 points in the the back of the net, he scored two and can be reached for comment

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Wins and losses only tell half the story of Swimming & diving dominates Binghamton UMBC volleyball's 2007 The UMBC swimming and diving team swept Binghamton on Saturday with the men winning with Alexander Pyles games with a partially torn labrum a score of 170-127 and the women a score of 172-125. The men’s team improved to 2-1 on the season after EDITORIAL STAFF that Blanchard said prevented her, at falling to Navy last weekend, while the women’s team improved to 2-2 after falling to Navy and New Hamp- times, from raising her arm above her shire. On the women’s side, UMBC won 12 of 16 events while the men won 9 of 16 events. The shot heard ‘round the Loop head. Fillmore saw action in one game Junior Justin Bronson led the Retrievers in the victory, with sweeps of the 200 and 500 freestyles, as he went off late Sunday afternoon as Sunday, but couldn’t make it through turned in times of 1:45.64 and 4:47.57 respectively. Bronson was also victorious in the 100 free, winning with an Amanda Cowdrey tip fell on the the fi ve-game match. a time of 48.50. Freshman Brad Reitz and sophomore Rasmus Kutt each added two victories of their own. UMBC side of the volleyball net, ef- The fi nal straw came when reign- Reitz led sweeps of the 100 and 200 butterfl y events with times of 52.25 and 1:56.75 and Kutt recorded times fectively ending the Retrievers’ hopes ing AEC Rookie of the Year Kira Giles of 53.24 and 1:55.44. Both underclassmen were also part of the 200 medley relay, along with senior Scott of recovering from an 0-4 (now 0-5) sustained a foot injury. With the team’s Auchter and sophomore Matt Mattingly with a winning time of 1:37.46. slide in conference play and making top setter kept off the court for the last The Retriever domination was present on the women’s side as well. Ten different swimmers recorded the four-team conference tourna- three games, UMBC struggled to sus- individual victories during the competition. Juniors Tina Cantwell and Daniele Surkovich teamed with fresh- ment. tain an offensive rhythm, despite the man Erin Wohlers and senior Lindsey Engler to start the meet off with a winning time of 1:52.46 in the 200 Just like the fi rst meeting between inspired play of Stacey Carroll, who medley relay. Engler and Wohlers were also part of the 400 free relay, as they teamed with sophomore Tereza the two schools, this match went to replaced Giles in the lineup. Kaplanova and freshman Sarah Ryan won with a time of 3:42.79. fi ve games, but the end result elic- It all adds up to a fi fth straight loss Cantwell, Surkovich, and Kaplanova each led UMBC in sweeps within their respective events as ited a much different feeling. When and the end, despite three regular Cantwell won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:23.07. Surkovich won the 200 individual medley with a UMBC defeated the Great Danes at season games left to play, of what was time of 2:12.25. Kaplanova led the Retrievers in the 100 breast with a time of 1:08.00, while Ryan also tacked the RAC Arena October 12, the team predicted by some to be a champi- on an individual victory with a time of 55.66 to win the 100 freestyle. Freshman Cassie Dobrzanski continued and its fans rejoiced. Albany had nar- onship season. In any other season, her unbeaten streak as she led a sweep of the 1000 free, winning in a time of 10:34.56. rowly beaten out the Retrievers in the the coach and players might be dis- The Retrievers return home on Saturday, Nov. 10 as they host Towson in their annual Alumni, Parents, America East Conference Champion- appointed beyond consolation. But and Friends Kick-Off at 1:00 p.m. ship the previous year, and a win over given the unique circumstances of the Great Danes seemed to signify that 2007, it seems likely that Blanchard the team was ready to acquire a con- and his team will keep the loss in per- Courtesy of umbcretrievers.com ference title. spective. This time, Albany had the last “It’s been a very emotional season,” laugh – both in terms of the game, Blanchard said early last week, before and the Retrievers’ season. For the Sunday’s loss. “Regardless of what second consecutive year, UMBC’s title happens, I am in some ways prouder hopes ended with a loss to the Great of this team and what they’ve ac- Danes. complished than any team I’ve ever In some respects, it’s amazing the coached.” Retrievers got as far as they did in a Indeed, Blanchard admitted that his season that was put in jeopardy way team had been “dealt some interesting back in the spring when All-Confer- cards,” and that the season would be a ence caliber hitter Sarah Ball sustained testament to how the squad dealt with a major knee injury. Ball never made it adversity. Perhaps no coach or team into a game in 2007, receiving a medi- in recent UMBC history was forced to cal redshirt for the year. deal with more hardship before games UMBC also had to suffer through even got underway. the tragic accident that led to the If seasons are graded solely on win- death of top recruit Maddie Binga- ning championships, the Retriever man. Despite the pain felt by the team volleyball team failed in 2007. But if and coach Ian Blanchard following you take into account the collective Bingaman’s death, the Retrievers experiences of the team and their seemed to rally around the memory valiant response to the challenges of of their fallen teammate, and started a diffi cult pre-and-regular season, any fast, coming out of the gates with a grade lower than an “A” is terribly 19-5 run which included a 4-1 mark shallow, and senselessly cold. in the AEC. But as the injuries piled up, the sea- Alexander Pyles is the Sports son fi nally hit its breaking point. Sar- Editor for The Retriever Weekly ah Fillmore, the team’s top right-side and can be reached for comment blocker, missed parts of the last fi ve at [email protected]. COURTESY UMBCRETRIEVERS.TV > UMBCretrievers.tv will feature streaming video of basketball games, free of charge. Students can watch home games if they are unable to make it to the RAC

> from DIGITAL [28] other games and imposing fees on the “If you see the game on the web- the fi rst year of UMBCretrievers.tv will Levy also said that as the new Associate Athletic Director of Com- videos as a possibility. The University site, and the team is doing well and be in the “$3-4,000 range,” covering Media and Communications Stud- munications Steve Levy, the results of New Hampshire already does this the crowd is into it, that might bring the technology and manpower that it ies program grows, there may be the of that poll made the department feel with their streaming broadcast, UN- you out to the next home game,” Levy will take to make the broadcasts pos- opportunity to expand the content of that adding web broadcasts could be Hwildcats.tv, charging $6.95 per event reasoned. “More exposure is never a sible. Should Levy fi nd that there is a the streaming broadcasts beyond that a worthwhile investment. or $79.95 for an all-access pass. bad thing.” demand for more bandwidth, he said of simple game footage. Already, there “A large percentage of people did “New Hampshire has had suc- Though every home basketball that athletics will look into putting are plans to post short interview ses- want to see it,” Levy said. “Slightly cess selling that season pass,” Levy game will be available for viewing, more money into the service in this sions with women’s basketball coach less folks would have paid for it.” said. “We could defi nitely get to that bandwidth limitations will cap the fi rst year. As far as the personnel re- Phil Stern and men’s coach Monroe, Levy said that the athletic depart- point.” maximum number of viewers for a quired to make the service available, originally fi lmed for the America East ment was approaching UMBCretriev- While some may argue that provid- particular game at 100. According to Assistant Director of Athletic Com- Conference Media Day, which will ers.tv cautiously and categorized this ing broadcasts of home games on the Levy, should complaints about being munications Tim Conway will run consist of online interviews rather basketball season as an experiment. internet could have a negative effect unable download a game start fi nding the day-to-day operations of broad- than a traditional press conference. In season one of the experiment, only on attendance, Levy feels that the their way to his desk, that is when he casts, though Levy said he plans to basketball games will be broadcast, product exposure that stems from the will know that the service is some- train others to assist Conway. Radio Alexander Pyles is the Sports and the service will be offered free streaming broadcast could actually thing that athletics should look into broadcasts, already made available Editor for The Retriever Weekly of charge. Depending on its success, improve crowd size for games at the expanding. for every home game, will also be and can be reached for comment however, Levy sees broadcasting RAC. Levy said that the total costs for synched with the video. at [email protected]. 26 SPORTS 11.06.07 The RetrIever Weekly amerIca east statistics

STANDINGS LEAGUE LEADERS

Goals scored Team Goals Cameron Keith Binghamton 10 Andreas Blamo Hartford 6 Aaron O'Neal Boston 6 AMERICA EAST OVERALL Dimitri Anastasiou Maine 5 SCHOOL WL T WL T Shaun Taylor Boston 5 Binghamton 5301350 Andrew Gillis UMBC 5 Vermont 422792 B.J. Quigley UMBC 4 Boston University323963 Oswald Adu Hartford 4 UMBC 332864 Kevin Gnatiko UMBC 4 Michael Palacio Stony Brook 4 Hartford 215746 New Hamphire215548 Stony Brook 341973 Save percentage Albany 2333104 Team Saves GA Sv. Pct. Maine 1613131 Steve King UMBC 69 13 0.841 Jason Stenta Binghamton 58 11 0.841 MEN’S SOCCER Roger Scully Vermont 54 11 0.831 Mike Jenne N. Hampshire 62 13 0.827 Hrafn Davidsson Boston 57 13 0.814 Matt Glaeser Hartford 79 20 0.798 Dawid Ditrich Stony Brook 46 15 0.754 Steward Ceus Albany 83 29 0.741 Nemanja Kostic Maine 78 30 0.722

STANDINGS LEAGUE LEADERS

Goals scored Team Goals Michelle Sheehan N. Hampshire 11 Teresa Boring Albany 9 Laura Martel Maine 6 AMERICA EAST OVERALL Danielle White Binghamton 6 Carson Laderoute Vermont 5 SCHOOL WL T WL T Caitlin Whelan N. Hampshire 5 New Hampshire 6 1 1 11 6 2 Casey Brown Boston 5 Boston University 6 1 1 10 6 3 Ashley Singer UMBC 4 Hartford 512765 S. Croghan Boston 4 Stony Brook 422855 Meagan Riemer Hartford 4 Maine 431683 Binghamton 2513124 UMBC 2603132 Save percentage Vermont 2603141 Team S GA Sv. Pct. Albany 1705103 Christina Reuter Boston 66 7 0.904 Marisa Viola Stony Brook 101 14 0.878 Elizabeth Cook Hartford 82 12 0.872 Nikki Golding N. Hampshire 40 7 0.851 Ally Yost N. Hampshire 41 9 0.82 WOMEN’S SOCCER WOMEN’S Jasmine Phillips Maine 71 16 0.816 Eliza Bradley Vermont 135 34 0.799 Jen McEachron Binghamton 36 10 0.783 Catie Bukowski UMBC 49 15 0.766 Maria Liguori Albany 109 36 0.752

STANDINGS LEAGUE LEADERS

Kills Team No. Per game Jackie Ahlers Stony Brook 534 4.99 Morgan Sweany Stony Brook 466 4.36 Emmy Blouin N. Hampshire 330 3.79 Ashley Oscars UMBC 306 3.64 Lindsay Allman Maine 272 3.63 AMERICA EAST OVERALL Ashley Crenshaw Albany 345 3.52 SCHOOL WLWL Kirsten Bates N. Hampshire 313 3.48 Stony Brook 9 1 21 7 Amanda Cowdrey Albany 330 3.47 Albany 7 3 18 8 Kamisha Kellam Albany 327 3.3 New Hampshire 7 4 18 8 Toni Barnas N. Hampshire 288 3.24 Binghamton 6 4 15 16 UMBC 4 6 19 10 Maine 2 9 3 21 Digs Hartford 1 9 8 21 Team No. Per game Alyse Lahti N. Hampshire 470 4.9 Pam Jarrett UMBC 304 4.61 Jaclyn Strader Binghamton 504 4.58 VOLLEYBALL Noelle Bay Stony Brook 452 4.22 Tawny Dahmes Albany 418 4.14 Lindsay Allman Maine 261 3.48 Amanda Cowdrey Albany 329 3.46 Lindsey Mueller Binghamton 377 3.43 Kira Giles UMBC 279 3.32 Sabrina Hoeks UMBC 253 2.94 The RetrIever Weekly 10.09.07 advertIsment 27

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Ethan Gach This is the third time in five years ball at 40 yards out, and eventually STAFF WRITER that UMBC has earned a spot in the his third goal of the season as he AEC Championships. broke the Wildcats back line and This week the men’s soccer team With both UMBC and UNH bat- dropped the ball past keeper Mike looks to get ready for tournament tling for playoff berths, there was Jenne into the lower right corner. play while awaiting their America little room for error last Sat., No- UMBC’s level of precision and East Conference playoff schedule. vember 3. Tensions ran high both urgency fell following their 1-0 Closing the regular season with a on the field and off with a crowd of lead, while New Hampshire stayed 3-3-2 AEC record, and 8-6-4 over- 606 divided between both Wildcat dangerous throughout the second all, the Retrievers fought desperately and Retriever fans. While UMBC half. It was not until UNH equal- against New Hampshire to hold onto controlled the first half to some ized in the 70th minute that the a playoff position after losing 2-1 to degree, neither team could make UMBC men put the pressure back FILE PHOTO—TRW Hartford earlier that week. Despite much headway. It was not until after on New Hampshire. After trapping > Dan Bulls and the Retrievers locked up a spot in the AEC championships scoring first, a counter attempt later the break that the men finally broke a loose ball on the wing, Wildcat over the weekend. in the second half led the Wildcats through the New Hampshire de- midfielder Adam Marcellus drove found themselves battling just to they make it through the first round to strike back, finishing the day 1-1 fense. In the 46th minute, freshman inside the box and shot it into the keep UNH off the ball. As the day of the AEC Tournament. Soccer jug- after two sudden overtime victories. midfielder Levi Houapeu found the far right side of the net, past UMBC drew to a close the score remained gernaut Binghamton is once again keeper Steve King. tied at 1-1 with both teams now favored with a conference record of “I was disappointed in how we moving on to the playoffs. 5-3-0 and 13-5-0 overall, despite played after [our] goal. I don’t think With many of head coach Pete a 2-0 upset last week to Vermont, [UNH] deserved that goal,” said Caringi’s men injured, a lot of the and a loss earlier in the season 1-0 head coach Pete Caringi, despite team’s post season run could be to New Hampshire. To prevail in noting exceptional efforts by play- hinging on quick recoveries. the AEC tournament, UMBC will ers like Matt Ward, Bryan Moffa, “We’re going to give them off need to minimize any further in- and Dan Bulls. Monday and regroup Tuesday after juries to its crucial lineup as well From then on both teams strug- we find out what the playoff sched- as keep a sense of urgency. With a gled to gain the advantage but ule’s like. This late in the season the recent stretch of ties and losses, this neither would find it. With an in- fitness is there, but for instance if is the time for the men to swing it jury benching UMBC defender L.J. L.J. can’t play there’ll have to be a back around and make a bid for the Pijnenburg, the team had to play a big change in the lineup,” noted Championship. greener midfield going into regula- Carnigi. tion time as junior Dan Bulls stayed With many players like Matt Ethan Gach is a Staff Writer back to fill in the back four. Fresh- Ward and Bryan Moffa playing de- for The Retriever Weekly and FILE PHOTO—TRW men J.P. Warwaksa, Sean Rothe, spite painful knee and leg injuries can be reached for comment at > Despite a tie against New Hampshire, Ime Umoh and the Retrievers are and Levi Houapeu fought to keep already, the Retrievers may see it [email protected]. marching into the postseason. control of the midfield but instead start to catch up with them should Albany defeats volleyball, team Retrievers go digital UMBCretrievers.tv will provide live, streaming eliminated from conference video of all home basketball contests

unfold not from the intimate confi nes tournament contention Alexander Pyles of the RAC Arena, but from a cozy seat EDITORIAL STAFF on your couch. It is a scenario that healthiest points this season; se- bany early this year was contain- will be made possible for the 2007-08 Donald Daniels nior Marissa Gross and sophomore ing Amanda Cowdrey, but that was Imagine: junior point guard Jay basketball season with the launch of STAFF WRITER Sarah Filmore, who have been out not the case this time. She finished Greene strips the ball at the top of UMBCretrievers.tv, a website that will with injury for much of the yeart, with 18 digs and 24 kills for Al- the key from New Hampshire guard provide live, streaming broadcasts At the beginning of the year the got back into lineup. The Retrievers bany. Some bright spots for UMBC Tyrece Gibbs. Greene races down the of all men’s and women’s basketball Retrievers knew that only four spots came into the university gymnasi- were performances by Oscars, who center of the court, one-on-one as he home games this season. Road games were up for grabs in the America um and made their presence known had nine digs and 20 kills, while reaches the paint. At the last moment, will not be broadcast. East Conference, and when they early in the match. Kills by sopho- Scheetz had 12 kills with a .375 ef- Greene kicks the ball out to his right, The idea for a web-broadcast started their season, UMBC had more Ashley Oscars and freshman ficiency for the match. Sophomore where a wide-open Brian Hodges hits picked up steam last spring, when a record of 14-4 and were off to a Bridget Scheetz kept UMBC in the Tiffany Johnson put up 12 kills as an easy three-pointer to give UMBC UMBC posted a poll question on its hot start, eventually sitting atop the game. The first game ended heart- well, with a hitting percentage of the lead. Coach Randy Monroe pumps website in an attempt to gauge inter- conference at 4-1. poundingly, as the teams tied one .423. his fi st on the sideline as his team gets est in such a service. According to Little did the team know that another numerous times and ex- The Retrievers return to the state back on defense. > see DIGITAL [25] they would go on to lose their next changed the lead. of Maryland, where they will play Now, imagine watching the scene five straight conference games and The first game came down to the out the duration of their schedule. would be unable to qualify for the wire; UMBC won 35-33 on a kill by UMBC will travel to Annapolis to InsIde AEC tourney to be held later in No- Senior Stacy Carroll, who finished play Navy for their final road game sports vember. UMBC came into Sunday’s with four kills and 47 assists. In of the season and will follow that contest with their backs against the second game, UMBC got out to up with two more conference games the wall and had to go up against a small, two-point lead early and, at home against Hartford on Nov 9 23 TRANSFERS LOOK TO IMPACT MEN’S an athletic and veteran Great Dane despite multiple attempts by Al- and Stony Brook on Nov 11 for se- squad looking to make the tourna- bany, were able to fend off the Great nior day. Even though this team will BASKETBALL ment themselves. It was deja vu on Danes and win 30-26. That game not be going to the AEC tourney, Sunday, as Albany defeated UMBC would be the last win for the Re- they will be looking to finish strong 25 MORE TO VOLLEYBALL THAN WINS AND 3-2 by winning the fifth and final trievers. Albany, with help from the against their remaining opponents. LOSSES set 15-12. The Retrievers lost last home crowd, fueled the Great Danes year in the conference champion- the rest of the way as they won the Donald Daniels is a Staff Writer ships by that same score against the next three games and put an end to for The Retriever Weekly and can 26 AEC STATS AND STANDINGS Great Danes. UMBC’s tournament hopes. be reached for comment at Albany saw UMBC at one of its A key to UMBC’s win over Al- [email protected].