Special Edition
The outgoing editor of The Retriever, UMBC’s student newspaper, discusses the highs and lows of the position with two former editors from different decades. Continue Reading Special Edition
All posts by: Anjali DasSarma '21
Lyric had no idea when she was cheering at her mother’s alma mater’s Homecoming games or attending UMBC Nike Basketball Camp in 8th grade that she would one day leave her own legacy on the same court. Continue Reading Double Dribble I have a secret. No one actually pronounces my name right. Continue Reading What’s in a name (pronunciation)? A lot, actually. Chew-MBC, a student cooking club, is helping Retrievers learn the joys of the culinary arts. Continue Reading Chew-MBC Aims to Help Students Eat Healthier When Emilie Llenado, M.P.S. ’12, professional studies, first moved to Maryland from Kansas City, Missouri, she didn’t know a soul, and was working as a server at Longhorn Steakhouse. But, she was hopeful, and she knew she wanted to do great things, so she enrolled in UMBC at the Shady Grove campus. Four years later in 2012, she graduated from the Industrial/Organizational Psychology program with life-long friends, and a new job at Freddie Mac. “When I first moved to Maryland, I didn’t know anyone. I came right out of my undergraduate degree. I didn’t know what it would take to succeed at… Continue Reading Finding Your Niche – Emilie Llenado M.P.S. ’12 Tucked between a dive bar and a pretty pink beauty parlor lies Catonsville’s resident vinyl store: Trax on Wax. Continue Reading Trax on Wax: A Staple of Catonsville’s Music Scene Fun, food, and culture are just a walk — or a short ride — away in the towns surrounding the UMBC campus. Continue Reading Beyond the Loop: Adventures Off Campus The attack on the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis earlier this summer shattered a community. But, I still want to be a journalist. Continue Reading Why the Shooting in Annapolis Makes Me Want to Become a Journalist Even More
Double Dribble
What’s in a name (pronunciation)? A lot, actually.
Chew-MBC Aims to Help Students Eat Healthier
Finding Your Niche – Emilie Llenado M.P.S. ’12
Trax on Wax: A Staple of Catonsville’s Music Scene
Beyond the Loop: Adventures Off Campus
Why the Shooting in Annapolis Makes Me Want to Become a Journalist Even More