Citation:
MAC to Millennium, University of Maryland Archives
Baha'i Chair for World Peace-this endowed chair is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in matters of conflict resolution and the promotion of peace and prosperity throughout the world
Baltimore Hall-constructed in 1921; originally named Silvester Hall; renamed in honor of Baltimore County in 1954; renovated c.1970
Baseball-earliest
known sport played on campus; the cadets of the Maryland Agricultural
College began playing baseball competitively around the time of the Civil
War, and 1998 marked the 100th anniversary of the baseball team's first
state championship
Basketball, men's-competition began in the 1904-5 academic year; the Terrapins capped off the 2003-2004 season with their eleventh straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, a school record; there have been at least 30 Terps that have gone on to play for the NBA; still active Joe Smith, Obinna Ekezie, Laron Profit, Tony Massenburg, Steve Francis, Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter, Terence Morris, Chris Wilcox, and Steve Blake. Steve Francis won co-rookie of the year for the 1999-2000 season as a Houston Rocket, sharing this honor with Elton Brand of the Chicago Bulls. The Terps have been ACC season champions in 1975, 1980, 1995 (co-champions), and 2002 and have won the ACC Tournament three times (1958, 1984, 2004). The Terrapins made their first NCAA Final Four appearance on March 31, 2001, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, losing to Duke, 95-84. The following year, the Terps won the national championship, defeating Indiana, 64-52, on April 1, 2002. (see also Olympians and Alumni of Note)
Basketball, women's-first organized play on campus in 1923; first officially recognized team in 1971; won the ACC Tournament in 1978, 1979, 1981-1983, 1986, 1988-1989, and 2009. The team reached the NCAA Final Four in 1982, 1989, and 2006, winning their first national championship in 2006 with a victory over Duke, 78-75, in overtime. The first ever nationally televised women's college basketball game was played at Cole Field House on January 26, 1975. Maryland lost to Immaculata. The university has also hosted the ten largest crowds ever to see an ACC women's basketball game, including: 14,500 on February 12, 1992, vs. Virginia, 16,344 on February 22, 2009 vs. Duke, 17,243 on February 13, 2005, vs. Duke, 17,950 on January 28, 2007, vs. North Carolina, and 17,950 on February 18, 2007, vs. Duke. (see also Maryland Women's Basketball: Under the Shell, Olympians, and Alumni of Note)
Beanies-from the 1920s to the 1960s, freshman students were required to wear beanies everywhere they went on campus, from their first day of school until the freshmen-sophomore tug-of-war, held during the spring semester; known as "rat caps" for the men, "rabbit caps" for the women
Bel Air Hall-constructed in 1962; designed by Walton & Madden; named for Bel Air, Maryland, county seat of Harford County
Benches-there are two benches on campus dedicated to members of the Department of English, one near Susquehanna Hall in memory of Nancy Moore and Sue Oswald, the other adjacent to Taliaferro Hall honoring Sam Schoenbaum, renowned Shakespearean scholar
Benjamin Building-constructed in 1966; named for Harold Benjamin, dean of the College of Education, 1939-1943 and 1947-1951; outside the building stands a Colorado blue spruce tree planted in memory of Dr. David G. Kyle (1923-1979) of the Institute for Child Study
Biology-Psychology Building-formerly known as the Zoology-Psychology Building; renamed in 1998
Bowling-the university had a bowling team in 1985; there is a bowling alley in the student union.
Boxing-first
organized in 1911 and became a varsity sport in 1931; Southern Conference
champions in 1939
Broadcasters-Pam Ward (Class of 1984) became the first woman to do play-by-play coverage of college football on national television when she broadcast three games for ESPN during the 2000 season.
Broadway hit-the musical "Damn Yankees" is based on the book The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by J. Douglas Wallop III (Business and Public Administration, Class of 1942); "Damn Yankees" opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on May 5, 1955 and ran for 1,019 performances; the successful show became a movie in 1958, starring Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, and Ray Walston; local theatre groups around the United States often choose to stage this play, and "Damn Yankees" enjoyed a revival on Broadway, headlined by Jerry Lewis, in the 1990s
Buildings (Fall 2004)-there are 270 buildings on campus (excluding the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, Agricultural Experiment Station, leased facilities, graduate apartments, Laboratory for Physical Science, and the Central Heating Plant). For a complete list of campus buildings, see the University of Maryland, College Park, Building Index
Buildings, Oldest--The oldest building on campus whose facade is largely intact is Morrill Hall, constructed in 1898; although the Rossborough Inn was originally built between 1802 and 1814, extensive renovations have altered the appearance of the exterior significantly.
Byrd Beach-students greet the return of springtime warmth to the campus by donning their bathing suits and stretching out along the bleachers in Byrd Stadium to study, tan, and people-watch
Byrd
Stadium-constructed in 1950; named for Harry Clifton Byrd, class of
1908 and president of the University of Maryland, 1935-1954; capacity
48,055. Maryland beat Navy 35-21 in the opening game on September 30,
1950.
