With Joseph “Skip” Morin, Associate Chair & Lecturer, Music In the 2000 hit film “High Fidelity,” romantically challenged record-store owner Rob Gordon discusses his own torturous process of making the perfect mix tape for a girl: “The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don’t wanna [overdo it], so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules.” Sound… Continue Reading How To Make A Killer Mix Tape
With Karin Readel, Senior Lecturer, Geography & Environmental Systems You never know when or where extreme thirst might occur. Exploring ancient ruins in the Amazon, you drop your canteen into a snake-filled gully. Or you’re hiking in the Appalachian woods, miles from a water fountain. Or, maybe you’ve always craved a sip of the water in UMBC’s Library Pond. No need to fret. With the help of Karin Readel, senior lecturer in UMBC’s Geography & Environmental Systems program, and her sidekick, Bob the dog, you can have your lake and drink it, too. — Jenny O’Grady Step 1: Collect the… Continue Reading How To Purify Water With Simple Tools
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Over the course of nine years, UMBC’s Exceptional by Example Campaign raised money to invest in a community without boundaries, made up of teachers, students and researchers who come from every imaginable background and share a commitment to academic excellence and innovative thinking. More than $115 million was raised to provide resources that advance th
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It sometimes feels impossible to make an individual mark on a problem as widespread as hunger. But, as part of the “One Million Acts of Good” program sponsored by Cheerios and Ellen Degeneres, UMBC students worked together this week to contribute to a nationwide effort to feed those in need. Twenty-four students worked in shifts to stuff 300 boxes full of cereal, applesauce, and other food, as well as information and encouraging notes. Chartwells, which runs UMBC Dining Services and True Grits dining hall, said that five local organizations will receive the boxes, including Southwest Emergency Services, Elkridge Food Pantry,… Continue Reading One Million Acts of Good
