Robert Carpenter, Economics, in the Baltimore Examiner
At a UMBC Public Policy Forum about slots on June 4, Robert Carpenter, associate professor of economics, argued against the idea that Maryland would gain from the approval of slots.' Carpenter was quoted in the Baltimore Examiner article "Experts say state underestimates social costs of slots, inflates gain" on June 5.
www.examiner.com/a1425502~Experts_say_state_underestimates_social_costs_of_slots__inflates_gain.html
Benjamin Harris ’10 in the Baltimore Sun
Fifteen-year-old Benjamin Harris, who recently received his associate’s degree from Anne Arundel Community College, will enter UMBC this fall. The Baltimore Sun profiled Harris, an outstanding mathematics student from Severn. The story, “Math Whiz Eased onto the Fast Track,” appeared on June 8.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-ar.harris08jun08,0,6782785.story
Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun
Donald Norris, professor and chair of the public policy department, spoke with the Baltimore Sun about similarities between a budget advanced recently by the Baltimore City Council and one Mayor Sheila Dixon proposed in March. “The executive rules the roost. And it's not in the interest of the legislators to cut budgets, except symbolically. You don't get re-elected by cutting people's budgets.”
www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.ci.spend11jun11,0,5563983.story
Ed Orser, American Studies, in the Baltimore Sun
The unveiling on June 7 of the Gwynns Falls Trail head near Leakin Park in Southwest Baltimore completes the 15-mile of greenway trail and gives hikers and bikers a new gateway to downtown Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun noted that Professor of American Studies Ed Orser researched the story panels along the trail. (His book about the Gwynns Falls will be available this fall.) The story, “Hikers, Bikers Get a New Path,” appeared on June 8.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.gwynns08jun08,0,3563160.story
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller’s latest column for the American Prospect assessed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s improving prospects to carry Virginia in the general election. The column, “Did Road Unity Begin in Virginia?” ran on June 6.
www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=did_road_to_unity_begin_in_virginia
Schaller told Politico.com that no matter how fervently Hillary Clinton supports Obama in the election, there is no guarantee she will go unscathed from an Obama defeat. “I don’t think there’s any doubt fingers will be pointed,” Schaller said. The story, “Will Clinton Take the Blame if Obama Falls?” ran on June 8.
www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/10925.html
On the eve of the suspension of Clinton’s campaign, Schaller joined a panel on Minnesota Public Radio to discuss her presidential bid. The interview aired on June 6.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/programs/midmorning/?date=06-06-2008
Don Zimmerman in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun noted that men’s lacrosse coach Don Zimmerman chose to sign a new six-year contract to remain at UMBC and withdrew his name from consideration for the vacancy at the University of North Carolina. “The people at UMBC have been good to me, and this is my home,” Zimmerman told a columnist. “We have things going really well here, and these are my kids and I recruited them.” The column, Zimmerman Sticking it Out at UMBC,” ran on June 11.
www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-sp.preston11jun11,0,2082204.column
