UMBC News, Vol. 1, No. 1
Published on the opening day of UMBC, September 19, 1966, was the first issue of UMBC News which carried the bold headline DR. KUHN GREETS STUDENTS.” Dr. Kuhn was very student oriented, and declared in the front page article: We welcome the new students, for a campus does not come alive until it has a student body. We look forward to the way in which you will become part of the activities on campus and wiol [sic] begin to develop the traditions that are so important in college life. We do not expect UMBC to be quite like any other campus.” The newspaper would soon be renamed The Retriever.
Kuhn, Albin Owings, 1916-; University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University Publications
9/19/1966
newspapers
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The Red Brick, No. 3 (May 1970)
University Publications, UPUB R6-001
Campus unrest continued to stimulate the expression of diverse views and airing of grievances not only in person, but also in print. The Red BricksandThe Red Brickwere published by student leaders to protest a range of concerns, from the lack of student government influence in campus affairs to the quality of the offerings of the food service. Discussions of musical groups, social injustices, women’s liberation, politics, black power, racism, revolution, and birth control, at the national and local level, were also included. With each issue of the paper, the language became more profane and passionate. Students wrote some of the articles but many were borrowed from national publications. Some community members and students were displeased and complained to Dr. Kuhn, who also criticized the publication but ultimately defended the rights to free speech. Financial problems shuttered the publication after just three issues.
University Publications
Sep-69
newspapers; 17.75 x 11.5 in.
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The Red Brick, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1970)
University Publications, UPUB R6-001.
Campus unrest continued to stimulate the expression of diverse views and airing of grievances not only in person, but also in print. The Red BricksandThe Red Brickwere published by student leaders to protest a range of concerns, from the lack of student government influence in campus affairs to the quality of the offerings of the food service. Discussions of musical groups, social injustices, women’s liberation, politics, black power, racism, revolution, and birth control, at the national and local level, were also included. With each issue of the paper, the language became more profane and passionate. Students wrote some of the articles but many were borrowed from national publications. Some community members and students were displeased and complained to Dr. Kuhn, who also criticized the publication but ultimately defended the rights to free speech. Financial problems shuttered the publication after just three issues.
University Publications
1970
newspapers; 17.75 x 11.5 in.
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The Red Bricks, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Fall 1969), UPUB R6-001.
Campus unrest continued to stimulate the expression of diverse views and airing of grievances not only in person, but also in print. The Red BricksandThe Red Brickwere published by student leaders to protest a range of concerns, from the lack of student government influence in campus affairs to the quality of the offerings of the food service. Discussions of musical groups, social injustices, women’s liberation, politics, black power, racism, revolution, and birth control, at the national and local level, were also included. With each issue of the paper, the language became more profane and passionate. Students wrote some of the articles but many were borrowed from national publications. Some community members and students were displeased and complained to Dr. Kuhn, who also criticized the publication but ultimately defended the rights to free speech. Financial problems shuttered the publication after just three issues.
University Publications
May-70
newspapers; 17.75 x 11.5 in.
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The Retriever Weekly, Vol. 36, no. 4 (September 18, 2001)
On September 18, 2001, the front page of The Retriever Weekly chronicled student life in the week after the September 11th terrorist attacks. The paper described the confusion and heightened emotions in the aftermath, but also chose to focus on the unity of the campus through the many events held the following week. The night of the attacks, more than 1,000 people attended a Teach-In in the University Center Ballroom and a speak-out event was held the following day. On Thursday night, the University Center plaza was crowded for a candlelight vigil. Besides attending campus events, students also expressed their thoughts and feelings online through their AOL Instant Messenger icons and away messages; American flags and Red Cross symbols replaced typical emoticons, and away messages such as out to dinner” or studying” became prayers and remembrances.
The Retriever Weekly; Daugherty, Scott; Furgol, Malcolm
University Publications
9/18/2001
newspapers; articles; 11.5 x 16 in.
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The Retriever Weekly, Volume 38, Issue 20 (March 2, 2004)
In February 2004, the men's swimming and diving team made school history by becoming the first Retriever team to win an American East Conference Championship. The women’s team captured second place. The Retriever’s 901-point score was well ahead of second place Binghamton’s 574 points, and the score also was greater than the conference record set by Drexel University in 2001 when they scored 809.5. UMBC’s senior Brad Green broke the conference record in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle, and was named Men’s Most Outstanding Swimmer.
UMBC entered the America East Conference in Fall 2003, going from the Big South Conference to the Northeast Conference to the AEC in just eleven years and transforming its image as a small local sports school to a university capable of recruiting both nationally and internationally.
The Retriever Weekly; Jun, David
University Publications
3/2/2004
newspapers; articles; 11 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.
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The Retriever Weekly, Volume 41, Issue 21 (March 13, 2007)
In 2007, UMBC Athletics reached a major milestone when the women's basketball team won the America East Conference basketball championship and earned a spot in the NCAA Division I Basketball championship series. Seeded seventh in AEC, the Retrievers defeated the first seed Hartford Hawks (University of Hartford) 48-46 in front of UMBC students, fans, the Pep Band, Cheerleading Team, and the Dance Squad, who all made the trip to Binghamton, NY to support their team. Their victory was also the first time that a seventh seeded team had won the AEC championship game. UMBC was seeded 16th and faced first seed Connecticut in the NCAA championship, losing 82-33.
The men's basketball team followed the women's success in 2008 with their own championship victory to the NCAA Division I series. The Retrievers were defeated in the first round by Georgetown, 66-47.
The Retriever Weekly; Tag, Kathryn
University Publications
3/13/2007
newspapers; articles; 11.5 x 16 in.
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The Retriever, Volume 50, no. 14 (May 4, 2016)
From the first issue published on the first day of classes at UMBC, then under the title UMBC News, the student newspaper at UMBC has served to report, review, and document student and community life at UMBC. Known at various times as The Retriever, The UMBC Retriever, and since 2002 as The Retriever Weekly, the newspaper is staffed entirely by students. Reflecting trends in the newspaper industry nationally, the newspaper has moved online (currently at retrieverweekly.umbc.edu) and has reduced the number of print issues distributed for free on campus.
The Retriever; Satter, Mark; Ng, Adam
University Publications
5/4/2016
newspapers; 11.5 x 15.5 in.
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Bartleby, Volume 1, Number 1 (Spring 1972). Cover design by Judith Deluca.
Although not UMBC's first literary journal, Bartleby is UMBC's longest running and continues to be one of our most well-known traditions. Originally based out of the English department, Bartleby has been published in several different formats and has, at times, accepted student, faculty, staff, and Baltimore-area submissions of poetry, literature, and artwork. Since 1989 the publication has accepted submissions that are student authored only. Bartleby is now funded by the SGA, managed and edited by UMBC students, and published every spring semester. The first issue carried the celebrated moniker, Bartleby, after a Herman Melville character. The journal has had several other titles, including Soup, Imagine, and Samsdatz, but has been published as Bartleby for the past 14 issues.
Deluca, Judith
University Publications
Spring 1972
little magazines;; 6.8 x 10 in.
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Bartleby (Spring 1984). Cover design by Nancy Guarnera.
Although not UMBC's first literary journal, Bartleby is UMBC's longest running and continues to be one of our most well-known traditions. Originally based out of the English department, Bartleby has been published in several different formats and has, at times, accepted student, faculty, staff, and Baltimore-area submissions of poetry, literature, and artwork. Since 1989 the publication has accepted submissions that are student authored only. Bartleby is now funded by the SGA, managed and edited by UMBC students, and published every spring semester. The first issue carried the celebrated moniker, Bartleby, after a Herman Melville character. The journal has had several other titles, including Soup, Imagine, and Samsdatz, but has been published as Bartleby for the past 14 issues.
Guarnera, Nancy
University Publications
Spring 1984
little magazines;; 6 x 9 in.
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