the springsemesteratUMBC. would openJan.26–justintimefor able announcingthattheChick-fi the project, DeLucawascomfort- removed. Given thecurrent paceof hidden behindawallthatwasrecently the UC’s oldStudySpaceforweeks, ress, contractors havebeenatworkin hoods thatjustaren’t tocode.” change. There are lotsofexhaust Wilsonfood services,” said.“Butcodes mid-October. Chick-fi units, havedelayedconstructionofthe state ofthesomeoldHVAC of thefl oor intheoldUC,and manager DonWilson. Terry CookandChartwellsproject president foradministrative services Luca, fl anked byUMBCassociatevice weren’t apparent totheeye,”saidDe- issues thatwere unforeseen. enced setbacksdueto“base-building” Chick-fi Pura Vida CaféintheA.O.K.and the at UMBC,constructionofboththe dent districtmanagerofChartwells expected. just takenabitlongerthanoriginally promises are goingtobekept;ithas University CenteronAcademicRow. be constructedonthefi andaChick-fi Kuhn Library be anewcoffee shopintheAlbin O. be builtintheCommons,there would made. vider onJuly3,severalpromises were as UMBC’s pro- newdiningservices on itsway Pura Vida promises Chartwells While studentsmayhavetowait Despite theapparent lackofprog- “The buildingactuallyusedtohave According toWilson, theintegrity “There were justconditionsthat According toTom DeLuca,theresi- According toChartwells,these AuBonPainwasto A full-service When Chartwellswasinstalled weekly l-A, originallyslatedtoopen l-A intheUChaveexperi-

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theretrIever passes away UMBC student EDITORIAL STAFF NEWS > seeCHARTWELLS [3] rstfl l-A would oorofthe l-A 01 > points apiece)intheseasonopener. The twocombinedfor34points(17 and freshman guard ChaunceyGilliam. eligibility, thisyearisall aboutGreene ment appearance. UMBC totheirfirst-ever NCAATourna- nated thebackcourtlastseason,helping Freshman guard Chauncey Gilliamhad17 pointsandeightrebounds inhiscollegiate debut against Stevenson. tip off seasonwith91-54 win Basketball’s back: Retrievers Now that Barbosa has exhausted his Now thatBarbosahasexhaustedhis Ray BarbosaandJayGreene domi- economy do to helpthe Reserve can What theFederal OPINION SENIOR STAFF WRITER Corey Johns UNIVERSITY OFMARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY’SSTUDENT NEWSPAPER 06 HAPPY THANKSGIVING six rebounds to go along with his 17 six rebounds togoalongwithhis17 eight-for-eight from thefi eld andhad to beaminorinjury, Gilliamwent off out thecourtwithwhatturned giate game. case tokeepthejobinhisfi Monroe, Gilliamsure madeastrong the bestaccording tocoachRandy season andgoingtotheguywhoplays lineup beingunknowncomingintothe James Bond. Bond. In just 26 minutes before limping In just26minutesbefore limping With thefi fth spotinthestarting ARTS rst colle- rst 12 ! 11.18.08 himself whenhemakesmistakesbe- own worstcritic.Hegets[upsetwith] his headisgoingtoexplode.He’s his and sointensesometimesIthink Chauncey isthathe’s competitive very ing,” Monroe said.“WhatIlikeabout -- Greene. alley-oop dunkassistedby--whoelse point performance,highlightedbyan SPORTS AEC tourney inthe berth clinches a Volleyball “To behonestIdidn’t seethiscom- MANOLO TRWANICO, JR. — > seeRETRIEVERS[5] VOLUME 43ISSUE13 19 EAT ME nic andracialbackgrounds toashallow UMBC wasabletoprovide manyeth- most diverseuniversityinthecountry, beginning.Ratedasthesecond very ibly diverse,oneofhisgoalsfrom the wasincred- man claimedtheturnout how manyvolunteerssignedup,Ger- problem. percent ofCaucasianssuffer thesame cannot fi nd amatch,whilemere 55 Americans and75perfectofAsians representation; 83percent ofAfrican specifi race, itisAfricanAmericansandAsians match isincredibly diffi cult forevery enough. things undoubtedlypickedupquickly by. Itseemedalittleslowatfi and attemptingtolure otherspassing nize thosewhohadalready shownup toorga-ty ofstudentvolunteerstrying chairs andtableswere setupwithplen- of unfolded.” wasn’t perfectlyplannedsoitjustkind tion, MikeGerman,said.“Andtheday nior andcoordinator oftheregistra- volunteers showup,”22-year-old se- successful attempt. ciall