University of Maryland Baltimore County

UMBC graduation ties up downtown traffic

2013-05-23 09:51:00

Traffic is slow through downtown Baltimore as University of Maryland, Baltimore County holds graduation ceremonies at the 1st Mariner Arena. At mid-day, there was congestion on inbound Interstate 95, Interstate 395 and Russell Street, said Adrienne...

College digest: Antonio Barton expected to announce his choice Sunday

2013-05-21 23:24:00

College basketball Antonio Barton expected to announce his choice Sunday Antonio Barton, a Baltimore native and former Memphis guard, will announce Sunday afternoon where he is transferring. Will Barton, Antonio's brother and a Portland Trail...

Marriotts Ridge secures Class 3A-2A title with victory over Century

2013-05-21 20:20:00

In the next few weeks, Marriotts Ridge midfielder Zoe Stukenberg might just get a graduation card from Century girls lacrosse coach Becky Groves. After Tuesday night’s Class 3A-2A state championship, Groves will be extremely happy to see...

Bits & Pieces: Bob Davidson scholarship winners announced

2013-05-21 12:47:00

Marriots Ridge's Alexandra McKay and Howard's Daniel Rau are the winners of the Rotary Club of Columbia's 2013 Robert Davidson Scholar Athlete Awards. Taariq Mohammed of River Hill and Glenelg's Emily Russo were the runners-up. The winners each...

Mansbach leaving behind running legacy at Glenelg Country

2013-05-19 21:56:00

With her long curly hair and broad, infectious smile Hannah Mansbach isn't exactly the picture of intimidation. But put the Glenelg Country senior on a track or cross-country course and that quickly changes. "When I'm on the track, I'm not a very nice...

Tough love for Coppin

2013-05-19 05:00:00

Coppin State University is a mess, and the problems go well beyond its abysmal six-year graduation rate of 15 percent. A report to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents by a committee assigned to study the school in the wake of former...

Oxbow wins 2013 Preakness, beating Derby winner Orb

2013-05-18 17:36:00

No Triple Crown winner this year, no first-female-jockey-to-win, no sunshine? No problem, said those who flocked to Pimlico Race Course on Saturday and waited out a midafternoon downpour to watch Oxbow leave behind Kentucky Derby winner Orb to capture the...

Student stabbed in UMBC residence hall

2013-05-18 14:51:00

A University of Maryland, Baltimore County student was stabbed early Saturday in a residence hall on campus, police said. About 6 a.m., two men who knew each other started fighting inside Erickson Hall, said Maj. Paul Dillon of the university's police...

UM's Diamondback to begin publishing four days a week

2013-05-17 12:29:00

The University of Maryland's independent student newspaper will cut publishing to four days a week in the fall, Michael Fribush, president of parent company Maryland Media Inc., confirmed Friday. "We'll beef up our digital presence on Fridays. It'll...

Digest: McDonogh trio among IWLCA 1st-team honorees

2013-05-16 22:19:00

Women's college lacrosse McDonogh trio among IWLCA 1st-team honorees Six players who attended Baltimore-area high schools earned Division I first-team All-America recognition from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association on Wednesday....

University system board approves tuition, fee increase

2013-05-15 18:48:04

Maryland's in-state undergraduates will pay a few hundred dollars more per semester this fall under a new tuition-and-fee plan approved Wednesday by the university system's Board of Regents. Out-of-state students will be hit a little harder, paying as...

Digest: Wake's Harris, Gamble among new Bohemians

2013-05-13 22:26:00

Soccer Wake's Harris, Gamble among new Bohemians Two players from Wake Forest, goalkeeper Andrew Harris (Gilman) and forward Michael Gamble (McDonogh), have joined the Baltimore Bohemians of the United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development League. Other...

Even the most positive of people can have a hard time using the words "hope" and "cancer" in the same sentence. Even with early detection, the diagnosis can be devastating, psyche-shattering. It could be easy for some to remain strong. It's not as easy to remain unfailingly hopeful.

2013-03-19 11:08:00

Beau Adkins and Zuly Gonzalez of Light Point Security in their start-up space at the BWTech Cyber Incubator building on the campus of UMBC.

2013-03-13 00:00:00

Left, Hannah Hollamon, Davidsonville, and Jennie Williams, Catonsville, UMBC American Studies students, listen as Thomas Capecci, Dundalk, talks about his 36 years at Bethlehem Steel. Capecci is president of local 2610 retirees and is on the executive board of retirees for local 9477.

2013-02-06 00:00:00