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CADVC’s “Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture” in the Washington Post
On Nov. 11, the Washington Post reviewed the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture’s “Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture” exhibition. Reporter Jessica Dawson wrote: “The designer’s products combined sex appeal and machine-age optimism” all which contributed to Americans’ passion to shop.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/10/AR2006111001
869.html
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in Local, National News
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller was quoted in Newsweek’s “How the West is Being Won,” about the West becoming the new gold mine for Democrats. According to Schaller, Westerners are individualists and often retreat from partisanship.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15675860/site/newsweek/
On Nov. 14, in his final New York Times Select blog entry, “The (Fictional) Triumph of the Conservative Democrats,” Schaller explained two narratives – one based on truth, the other fictional – as a result of the 2006 Congressional elections.
http://midtermmadness.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=46
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In the Washington Post on Nov. 10, Schaller appeared in “GOP Moderates’ Ouster Widens House Divide” about the Nov. 7 elections that removed many of the moderate Republicans from Congress and will consequently cause more division in the House.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110901856.html
On Nov. 9, Schaller appeared in the LA Times’ “It’s a Nice Day to Be a Democrat” about the Democratic victories nationwide. According to Schaller, the results of the elections prove that the Democratic Party should look to the Midwestern and interior Western states for continued growth.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-mood9nov09,1,5335271.story
Republicans are becoming the party of the South said Schaller in the Financial Times’ Nov. 9 “Iraq War Decimates Republican Vote,” which reported that opposition to the Iraq War motivated voters to choose Democratic candidates over Republicans.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c4c50d7a-6f97-11db-ab7b-0000779e2340.html
Schaller was quoted on Nov. 9 in the Baltimore Sun’s “A Win Built in the ‘Burbs” about former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s 2002 win, attributed mostly to a large number of suburban votes. Four years later, Maryland politics experts say these same voters contributed to Ehrlich’s loss to governor-elect Martin O’Malley.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.region09nov09,0,7793364.story
“How the Dems Won. Blue’s Clues,” a Nov. 9 the New Republic article, Schaller explained that what was deemed successful for Republicans to win the South worked against the party in the West and Northeast.
http://www.tnr.com/user/nregi.mhtml?i=20061120&s=judis112006
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“The Southernization of the Republican Party” led by Newt-Gingrich in 1994 and President George Bush helped Democrats regain the majority seats in the House of Representatives said Schaller in the Nov. 6 Winston-Salem Journal’s “South’s Political Clout May Be Fading.”
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191535925
Democrats will win significantly outside of Southern states claimed Schaller in the Times Dispatch’s “Politics of Our Region” on Nov. 5.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191518077
On Sunday, Oct. 23, the Akron Beacon Journal’s “Democrats Look to Add Governors” reported that Democrats hoped to takeover governorships in the Nov. 7 elections. The article included forecasts from top political analysts of potential Democratic gains in the gubernatorial elections.
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/politics/15878350.htm
November 10, 2006
ACTiVATE, Stephen Freeland, Biological Sciences, in the Business Monthly’s BizWeekly
One of ACTiVATE’s first graduates, Foligo Therapeutics, and assistant professor of Biological Sciences Stephen Freeland, will receive funding through the Maryland Technology Development Corp. to assist with the development of their projects. According to the Business Monthly article, “Foligo will further develop its proprietary technology which is designed to inhibit the protein production of a cancer-promoting gene called the folate receptor” and Freeland will use his funding “toward the development of a software system that would create a web-based system suitable for a defined group of people to undertake distributed discussion of documents or photos unimpeded by physical location or synchrony.”
Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery’s “Reflections from the Heart: Photographs by David Seymour” in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun Live! Calendar featured the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery’s exhibit, “Reflections from the Heart: Photographs by David Seymour.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/galleriesmuseums/420109,0,1499540.event
Warren Belasco, American Studies, in the Baltimore Sun
On Oct. 5, the Baltimore Sun published “Food: Alternatives to Doomsaying” a Q and A on Meals to Come, the latest book by UMBC professor of American studies Warren Belasco.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ideas/bal-id.qampa05nov05,0,4088770.story?coll=bal-ideas-headlines
CADVC’s “Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Visual Culture” in Local News
The Baltimore City Paper included the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture’s exhibit, “Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Visual Culture,” as a Critic’s Pick. Visit http://www.citypaper.com/calendar/event.asp?whatID=79709 to read the reporter’s review.
On Nov. 9, the Howard County Times reviewed the exhibit in ” ‘Designs’ of Intelligence,” which stated: “Itself handsomely designed, the UMBC installation will have nostalgic appeal to any visitors who have been around for at least a few decades.”
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpid=573&show=localnews&newsid=761616
David Hoffman, Student Life, on WYPR
David Hoffman, coordinator for leadership and engagement initiatives in UMBC’s Office of Student Life, appeared in a WYPR news report on “The Youth Vote in Maryland,” which aired on Nov. 16. To listen to the full report or read the transcript, visit http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wypr/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=992075.
Don Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun
Don Norris appeared in the Baltimore Sun’s Oct. 31 “Seniors Tax-Cut Bill is Passed” about a new Howard County measure that provides huge tax cuts for homeowners 70 and older. Norris said the passing of the bill is a “shameless pandering of older folks. On what basis does one group of a society get a tax break when other people don’t get it?”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-md.ho.tax31oct31,0,6030664.story?coll=bal-local-headlines
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
On Nov. 6, the Baltimore Sun’s “Parties in Final Push for Voters” cited Tom Schaller, associate professor of political science, on the rapid growth of voters in Prince George’s and Charles counties since 2002, in which most of those new registered voters were black residents.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.turnout06nov06,0,3096490.story?page=2&coll=bal-local-headlines
An analysis generated by Schaller which shows that Prince George’s county and several other southern counties in the state have witnessed an increase in new registered voters since 2002 was mentioned in the Baltimore Sun’s Nov. 6 “Focus on Battlegrounds.”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.trail06nov06,0,4309282.story
On Nov. 5 in the Baltimore Sun’s “GOP Has Hope Md. Can Buck Trend,” Schaller commented on the strength of former Gov. Bob Ehrlich’s re-election campaign and former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele’s campaign for the senate.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-te.md.elections05nov05,0,4615449.story
“Haunted on the Hill,” Schaller’s latest blog entry New York Times Select, which was published on Nov. 3, compares the grisly differences of voter confidence in 2004 with present-day voter confidence – or lack of – in President George Bush and the Iraq War.
http://midtermmadness.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=30
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On Saturday, Nov. 4 and Monday, Nov. 6, Schaller appeared on BookTV’s “Books about Campaign Strategies.” Schaller, who discussed his latest book Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South, joined author Thomas Edsall, who recently wrote Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition.
http://www.booktv.org/General/index.asp?segID=7458&schedID=457\
November 3, 2006
Mark Croatti, Political Science, Writes for What’s Up? Annapolis
Political Science professor Mark Croatti wrote a guide on the candidates seeking public offices in Anne Arundel County. “Election Day Preview: Races Affecting Anne Arundel County” appeared in What’s Up? Annapolis. UMBC’s Tom Schaller, associate professor of political science, and Tyson King-Meadows, assistant professor of African-American politics and electoral behavior, provided political analysis on several of the candidates.
http://www.whatsupmag.com/nov06/election.shtml
Don Norris, Public Policy, in Local News
Don Norris, professor of public policy and MIPAR director, appeared in an Oct. 31 WBAL TV-11 news report on the influx of absentee ballot requests from registered voters for Maryland’s general election on Nov. 7. To view the video, click http://www.thewbalchannel.com/video/index.html and select the video, “Election Offices Mobbed With Absentee Ballots, Questions.”
On Oct. 30, Norris appeared on WJZ TV-13 to discuss the gubernatorial race between Gov. Bob Ehrlich and Rep. Ben Cardin.
The Baltimore Sun’s Oct. 25 “District 12A GOP Tries to Claim Ehrlich Turf” quoted Norris about the Republicans’ need to capture votes in District 12A, which incorporates Ehrlich’s hometown of Arbutus.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-md.ho.twelve25oct25,0,5099467.story?coll=bal-local-howard
Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Biological Sciences, in the Gazette
Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, professor of biological sciences, was quoted in the Gazette’s “Sharing the Wealth,” an Oct. 27 article about the Maryland Stem Cell Commission’s recent mandate that requires scientists awarded state grants to share stem cell lines with other scientists. Ostrand-Rosenberg sits on the 15-member board, which manages the distribution of the $15 million research grant.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/102706/businew182754_31951.shtml
Yvette Mozie-Ross, Academic Services, in the Catonsville Times
Yvette Mozie-Ross, assistant provost for enrollment management, appeared in the Catonsville Times on Oct. 26 in “Salisbury University Wants to Give Students SAT Choice,” about Salisbury University’s push to make the SAT an optional requirement for admittance.
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=351&NewsID=758100&CategoryID=11091&show=localnews&om=1
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in National, European Media
Associate professor of political science Tom Schaller and his new book, Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South, were mentioned by Jeff Greenfield on the Nov. 1 edition of CNN’s “The Situation Room.” In the online transcript, “Greenfield: Democrats, Westward Ho?,” Greenfield discusses the Democrats’ expansion towards the West in hopes of swaying voters to the party.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/greenfield.west/
On Nov. 1 in the New York Times’ “Democrats Discover New Political Frontier,” Schaller was quoted about the possibility of Democrats taking complete control of Colorado’s state government.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/01/us/politics/01colorado.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
In his Oct. 30 New York Times Select entry blog, “Deflating the Myths of 2004,” Schaller attempts to clarify the myths surrounding the 2004 elections as purported by the national media.
http://midtermmadness.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=28
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Schaller provides one reason why Democrats are going after Western voters in the LA Times’ Oct. 29 “Nevada Will Host the Democrats’ Second Presidential Caucus in 2008,” an article about the quirkiness of Las Vegas politics.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-coolican29oct29,1,5544490.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
On Oct. 27, Schaller appeared in the German publication, Netzeitung, in “Bush Kann Seinen Kurs Nicht Mehr Halten.”
http://www.netzeitung.de/ausland/449137.html
In Schaller’s Oct. 27 Washington Examiner column, “Will Ehrlich See First Defeat of His Political Career?,” he explains why Gov. Bob Ehrlich may lose his first election.
http://www.examiner.com/a-365292~Tom_Schaller__Will_Ehrlich_see_first_defeat_of_his_political_career_.html
In the Wall Street Journals’ Oct. 26 “Republicans’ Hold On the South Gets Test in Tennessee,” Schaller was quoted about the U.S. Senate race in Tennessee serving as the proving ground for Republicans to maintain its political control over the South.
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UMBC Maryland Voter Information Clearinghouse in the Baltimore Examiner
UMBC’s Maryland Voter Information Clearinghouse, an online voters information Web site managed by the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research, is listed as an online resource for voters in the Baltimore Examiner’s “Online Resource for the Upcoming Election.”
http://www.examiner.com/a-370411~Internet_resources_for_the_upcoming_election.html
UMBC in the Baltimore Jewish Times
UMBC was mentioned in the Baltimore Jewish Times’ Oct. 27 “Ehud Barak Meets Baltimore” about former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s visit to Baltimore. Barak spoke to a crowd of 600 people at the inaugural lecture of The Maryland Forum, which features world renowned leaders and thinkers. UMBC is the host of the event, and the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. are the sponsors.
http://www.jewishtimes.com/scripts/edition.pl?now=5/25/1999&SubSectionID=30&ID=6032