EDIT: The date was fixed from Monday, January 20th to Monday, January 23rd.

Hey everyone,

Coming up this Monday, January 23th, at 8pm we will be having an open officer meeting before the start of the next semester. If you have any concerns or ideas you’d like to bring to us in person, you can meet with us then in the Retriever Learning Center, which is located in the library atrium. You can also send us ideas and concerns via email.

On Wednesday, January 25th at 7pm in Lecture Hall 2, we will be hosting our second Vets’ Choice Mission of the year. Anyone is
free to attend, but if you have participated in a past long-game, you are eligible to receive  a special vet ID. You can still vote on the
mission of your choice by clicking this link.

UMBC public policy professor and chair Donald Norris offers insight on Maryland political developments for both the Baltimore Sun and Patch this week. The Sun reports that possible contenders for Howard County executive are already raising campaign funds. Although the current size of their bank accounts might not indicate electability at this point, Norris suggests, viable candidates should begin fundraising soon.

In Patch, Norris reflects on the opposition to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s state redistricting plan, arguing that the issue will likely end up in court. On the impact of public opinion Norris notes “it is unlikely any of the letters will make a difference” at this stage, echoing the conclusions of an O’Malley spokesperson.

Well, looks like last semester got away from me a little bit. However, as this semester begins, be on the look out for more posts here!

In the meantime, here are a few links:

• Is the “Occupy” movement re-shaping U.S. student activism?

• Earlier this month in New Hampshire, HB 542–a bill allowing parents to object to K-12 classroom curricula, as well as the manner in which it is taught in some cases, and mandating that a parent-pleasing alternative be created in response–was passed by the state legislature, over the governor’s veto.

  Lots of deep questions here: should parents have the right to object to what their children are learning? What purpose does the public school serve–preparing students for public life in the future or providing students and their families with a tailor-made education?

• It’s been a pretty nice academic year for UMBC, which has racked up a number of accomplishments and praises. The most recent occurred just last week, when SGA President Catie Collins represented UMBC at a White House event to promote engaged citizenship. Collins’ invitation stems from a national recognition of UMBC’s energized campus culture, which builds community by working across difference and emphasizing ingenuity.

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“This year, Barack Obama may become America’s first billion-dollar candidate. […] Can he do it and, more to the point, will he even need all that much cash?” This is the question UMBC political science professor Thomas Schaller asks in his latest Salon article “The Obillionaire candidate.”

Schaller compares in detail the Obama campaign’s fundraising in 2007-08 versus 2011 and finds that the evidence he’ll hit new record is mixed. Further, Schaller writes, “the $1 billion goal creates something of a dilemma for Obama’s reelection campaign” at a time when the public is increasingly concerned with income inequality and campaign financing issues. To learn more, read the full commentary on Salon.

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For students who have been assigned to the iCubed: Active Learning (AL) group, and who have NOT taken a Calculus-sequence MATH course with a Discussion held in the CASTLE classroom (UC 115D), below is the list of MATH course sections that are appropriate for your iCubed assignment*. 

Please choose the course that is appropriate for your declared major AND your current MATH course eligibility (placement test scores and/or C or better in MATH pre-requisite course). Each course requires that you select a lecture section AND one discussion section.

MATH150

• Section 01-Lec (4730)    MoWeFr    8:45-9:50am    Lecture Hall 1 101
  • Section 04-Dis (4733)     Mo     11:00-11:50am     UC 115D
  • Section 05-Dis (4734)     We     11:00-11:50am     UC 115D   

MATH155

• Section 01-Lec (4746)     MoWe     4:00-5:15pm     Fine Arts 306
  • Section 02-Dis (6208)     Mo     5:30-6:20pm     UC 115D
  • Section 03-Dis (6209)     We     5:30-6:20pm     UC 115D

MATH151

• Section 11-Lec (4775)   TuTh   5:30-6:45pm   Biological Sciences 120
  • Section 12-Dis (4776)     TuTh     4:30-5:20pm     UC 115D
  • Section 13-Dis (4777)     TuTh     7:10-8:00pm     UC 115D

These courses may appear as CLOSED () in the Schedule of Classes. Please contact Janet Burgee in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics regarding permission to enroll. Put "iCubed Student - Spring 2012 permission request" plus the course number in the subject line.

If you are in the AL group, and took a Calculus-sequence MATH course (150, 155, or 151) with a Discussion held in the CASTLE classroom (UC115D) in Fall 2011, you should NOT sign up for a CASTLE discussion in Spring 2012.

*Note: There are no CASTLE discussion sections associated with MATH106.  If this is the MATH course for which you are eligible, you may select any section.

UPDATE: 1/24/12

As of 10:30 a.m. today, course enrollment updates are now occurring hourly.

Current SA to Bb Update Schedule: