This edition of the newsletter asked alumni to be a believer in our Retriever” and make donations toward the commissioned statue of UMBC’s mascot.]]>

In the April 1987 SGA election, Will Backstrom and Jerry Sadler won with 309 votes, a fifty-three vote margin over the closest runner-up. The Backstrom/Sadler campaign didn't make any promises to students, which was a move that The Retriever Weekly reported was intentional as Sadler believed previous SGA winners often made promises they didn't have the power to keep."]]>

In the April 1987 SGA election, Will Backstrom and Jerry Sadler won with 309 votes, a fifty-three vote margin over the closest runner-up. The Backstrom/Sadler campaign didn't make any promises to students, which was a move that The Retriever Weekly reported was intentional as Sadler believed previous SGA winners often made promises they didn't have the power to keep."]]>