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The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, also knows as UMBC, is a mid-sized public liberal arts college that was founded in 1966. UMBC is located on 500 acres in Catonsville, Md. - about 20 minutes away from Baltimore - and is a separate campus from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. The school is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools, and it is an "honors university" that offers an Honors College program and many research opportunities. UMBC offers 54 majors, 45 minors and 20 certificate programs. The university also offers 33 masters programs, 24 doctoral degree programs and 20 graduate certificate programs. Notable UMBC landmarks include the Knoll, a wooded area insid...
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, also knows as UMBC, is a mid-sized public liberal arts college that was founded in 1966. UMBC is located on 500 acres in Catonsville, Md. - about 20 minutes away from Baltimore - and is a separate campus from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. The school is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools, and it is an "honors university" that offers an Honors College program and many research opportunities. UMBC offers 54 majors, 45 minors and 20 certificate programs. The university also offers 33 masters programs, 24 doctoral degree programs and 20 graduate certificate programs. Notable UMBC landmarks include the Knoll, a wooded area inside the main part of the campus; Pig Pen Pond, which is part of the campus and used as a teaching aid; the Commons campus center; and the Retriever Activities Center. The school's mascot is the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, and the school has 20 Division I sports. Student organizations include the Retriever Weekly newspaper, Bartleby literary magazine, WMBC radio station, Greek organizations, cultural associations, academic and honor societies, sports clubs, activist organizations, graduate student groups and service clubs. Famous UMBC alumni include CNN anchor Tony Harris, Charm City Cakes owner Duff Goldman and actress Kathleen Turner.
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Price takes charge in Senior Players Championship with dazzling 66
AP Sports WriterTIMONIUM, Md. (AP) _ Nick Price is poised to end his drought on the Champions Tour in major fashion. Winless in 30 tries on the 50-and-over circuit, Price shot a bogey-free 66 Saturday to take a one-shot lead over D.A. Weibring after three rounds of...Tags: Jay Haas, PGA Tour, Jeff Sluman, D.A. Weibring, Maryland
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Price makes major move at Senior Players
When he joined the Champions Tour in 2007, almost everyone thought Nick Price was going to dominate. A three-time major winner and two-time Player of the Year on the PGA Tour, he was still one of the best ball-strikers alive. He looked like a lock to...Tags: Jay Haas, PGA Tour, Jeff Sluman, D.A. Weibring, Maryland
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Baltimore Running Festival: Runners to watch
Men John Itati, 34, Kenya: Itati (right) is a two-time winner of the Baltimore Marathon. He set the course record in 2004 when he finished in 2hours, 14minutes, 51seconds. He won last year in 2:16.24. He finished fifth in the Houston Marathon in 2006....Tags: Baltimore Running Festival, New York City Marathon, Medicine, Marathon, AT&T Corp.
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Slots referendum debate hosts pro, con leaders
Har Sinai Congregation will host a debate on the statewide slots referendum at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the temple at 2905 Walnut Ave., Owings Mills. Fred Puddester, chairman of For Maryland For Our Future, will argue for passage of the referendum and Aaron...Tags: Referenda, Basketball, Martin O'Malley, Michael E Busch, Comcast Corp.
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John K. Clark, 73, former Palm Beach County tax collector
South Florida Sun-SentinelJohn K. Clark, who served for 15 years as Palm Beach County's tax collector, has died. He was 73. Mr. Clark died Wednesday, six weeks after suffering the last of several strokes. Mr. Clark suffered his first massive stroke in 1998, which left him...Tags: West Palm Beach, Fresno, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Nebraska, Armed Forces
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Panicky sell-off drags the Dow under 9,000
From Sun news servicesA runaway train of a sell-off turned the anniversary of the stock market peak into one of the worst days in Wall Street history yesterday, driving the Dow Jones industrials down a breathtaking 678.91 points and deepening a financial crisis that has defied...Tags: Stock Broking, Gymnastics, Money and Monetary Policy, Heads of State, $700 Billion Bank Bailout
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Smyth taking another swing
Let's not mince words: Des Smyth does not have a pretty golf swing.
He picks the club straight up, gets it completely off plane, pauses, then goes after the ball like a hockey player looking to rip a slap shot top shelf.
It is - when you compare it with...Tags: Jay Haas, Tourism and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Scott Hoch, Phil Blackmar
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Budget cuts tied to slots
While the state BRACes for budget cuts that are expected to significantly impact bread-and-butter programs such as education and public safety, leading politicians are seizing the opportunity to talk about another hot topic - slot-machine gambling. Gov....Tags: Tuition Planning Services, Tourism and Leisure, Republican Party, Regional Authority, Maryland
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Employers lurk online
We know employers and recruiters use social networking sites to vet job candidates and even see what current employees are up to. Now we have a better insight into how they're using that information, according to a survey by the Society for Human...Tags: Facebook, LinkedIn Corp., Sociology, Bank of America Corp., Employers
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Louis G. Close Jr.
Louis G. Close Jr., a prominent trial attorney and former managing partner of the law firm of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, died Sunday of complications from Alzheimer's disease at his home. The longtime resident of Homeland was 73. Mr. Close was born...Tags: Diseases, Baltimore County, Trials, Rialto, Maryland
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Wobbly world markets plunge Dow below 10,000
james.bernstein@newsday.comemi.endo@newsday.comAs a crisis of confidence overtook stock markets around the world and credit markets remained frozen, the Dow Jones industrials dove below 10,000 for the first time in four years Monday, plunging by as much as a record 800 points during the afternoon....Tags: National Government, Stock Broking, Central Bank, Small Businesses, Money and Monetary Policy
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Shaky world markets help plunge Dow below 10,000
As a crisis of confidence overtook stock markets around the world and credit markets remained frozen, the Dow Jones industrials dove below 10,000 for the first time in four years yesterday, plunging by as much as a record 800 points before closing 370...Tags: National Government, Central Bank, Stock Broking, Small Businesses, Money and Monetary Policy
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