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Students pose with Chesapeake Bay Retriever Nitty Gritty, the model for the True Grit statue.

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Chancellor Michael Hooker and Director of Athletics Rick Hartzell hosted the unveiling ceremony for the True Grit statue on December 7, 1987.

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Suggested by Chancellor Hooker and now a steadfast tradition, students rub True Grit's nose for good luck.

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Nitty Gritty, the model for the True Grit statue, attended the unveiling ceremony with his owners James and Brenda Steward of Howard County. He even had the honor of tugging away the cloth to reveal the sculpture.

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On April 15, 1987, approximately 100 students occupied the tenth floor of the Administration Building outside of Chancellor Michael Hooker's office. The protest was a result of two racially-motivated incidents on campus. Among the requests submitted…

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In 1988, Governor William Donald Schaefer signed a bill that would completely change the way Maryland divided the state's academic budget and programs. The newly created University System of Maryland (USM) would bring together the five University of…

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The first issue of the student newspaper in 1966 reported that the university would install a Student Government Association that would provide for self-government under the jurisdiction of the university's administrative and faculty personnel." The…

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The first issue of the student newspaper in 1966 reported that the university would install a Student Government Association that would provide for self-government under the jurisdiction of the university's administrative and faculty personnel." The…

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The first issue of the student newspaper in 1966 reported that the university would install a Student Government Association that would provide for self-government under the jurisdiction of the university's administrative and faculty personnel." The…

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The proposed merger of UMBC and the University of Baltimore was not without controversy. In many Letters the Editor published by the Baltimore Sun, readers pointed out that combining two schools with different students and missions (UB served…

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