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Blow Up: 1969 Battle Over UMBC’s First Literary Magazine

How the 1969 battle over UMBC’s literary magazine kicked off an era of discontent at the university. “Literary Magazine to Determine True University Status of UMBC” The headline in the February 10, 1969 edition of The Retriever seems a bit grandiose, as do the brash pronouncements of its editor, quoted in the article: The staff of the magazine anticipates a lot of excitement on its debut. Editor Michael Jacobs stated in an interview that “the response to this magazine will be a kind of gauge on how far UMBC has approached being a true university.” By Richard Byrne ’86 As… Continue Reading Blow Up: 1969 Battle Over UMBC’s First Literary Magazine

Blow Up: 1969 Battle Over UMBC's First Literary Magazine

How the 1969 battle over UMBC’s literary magazine licked off an era of discontent at the university. “Literary Magazine to Determine True University Status of UMBC” The headline in the February 10, 1969 edition of The Retriever seems a bit grandiose, as do the brash pronouncements of its editor, quoted in the article: The staff of the magazine anticipates a lot of excitement on its debut. Editor Michael Jacobs stated in an interview that “the response to this magazine will be a kind of gauge on how far UMBC has approached being a true university.” By Richard Byrne ’86 As… Continue Reading Blow Up: 1969 Battle Over UMBC's First Literary Magazine

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