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GET TO KNOW A HANDFUL OF TOWSON SINGLES IN TIME FOR VALENTINE’S DAY, PGS. 14-17 Illustration by Kara Bucaro The Towerlight

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held in 1971, helped improve instruction by exploring new programs, media, and teaching techniques. This program also funded the Student Day Care Center, which opened in 1972. The Student Day Care Center has been a mainstay on Towson’s Campus as a center of early childhood education for the entire community. Today, the center offers part-time and full-time programs for children ages two and three with a program focus on nature and the arts.

On February 12, 1976 , Towson's radio stations, WCTV-AM and WCVT-FM 89.7, went live. WCTV-AM was the station students listened to for current music. The FM station played classical music, public affairs and educational programing. These broadcast could be heard around the Baltimore area for almost forty miles. The staff was composed of students. It served as a training ground for those who were working on the Mass Communication major. In September 1991, the FM station call letters were changed to WTMD, which stands for "Where Towson Makes a Difference."

Today's WTMD 89.7 station plays a range of songs within Indie music and Adult Album Alternative music. The station is now located in the heart of Towson in the Towson City Center and in 2014 became a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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Opinion

February 9, 2016

Editor-in-Chief Carley Milligan Senior Editor Cody Boteler News Editor Sam Shelton Assist. News Editors Nilo Exar Sarah Rowan Arts & Life Editor Annie Sragner

Participation outside of the comfort zone

Sports Editor Assist. Sports Editors Jordan Cope Tyler Beard Staff Writers Tim Anderson Kati Day Helen Grafton Kristin Helf Ryan Permison Hailey Miller Tyler Young Christine LaFrancesca Caitlin Wolfarth Photo Editor Assit. Photo Editor Chris Simms Staff Photographers Cody Boteler Adrilenzo Cassoma Nilo Exar Carley Milligan Allen Stewart Video Producer Sarah Chmieloweic Assit. Video Producer Stacey Coles Staff Videographers Tyisha Henderson

Let’s talk about participation.

It’s that portion of your grade in class where you are always asking yourself if it’s just enough to show up, or if this professor actually expects you to audibly respond to questions.

I’ve noticed in my classes a tendency for professors to ask questions to the entire class only to receive little to no response beyond murmurs and a few head nods.

“How is everyone today?” “Did everyone understand the question?”

“Who knows the answer to this very easy question?” It’s pretty pathetic really, and I always appreciate it when professors tease the class for our millennial tendency to shy away from

speaking up and seeming like a knowit-all, because it usually gets at least a handful of people to respond.

This removal from society penetrates our everyday lives, and is something that I experienced first hand yet again last week.

On Thursday, I worked with a few other students to run a table we had set up to recruit students to participate in Towson’s Most Eligible (this issue’s cover). As we tried and tried to flag down students, they kept passing us by with their headphones in and fingers furiously typing away on their phones. Very few people came over to see our table, and the few who did were mostly enticed by the free T-shirts they could win if they took part in TME. Now, to be fair, I have been known on more than one occasion to pretend to use my phone so that I can keep my

head down and avert the gaze of eager students trying to convince me to buy cupcakes or join a club. I know I am guilty of it too. However, when I have free time, I also do take the time to wander around the Union and ask students about their club, organization or cause so that I can be more informed about what is happening on campus.

I do this because being on the other side of that table really puts things into perspective for you. It honestly made my day every time someone came up to our table to ask what we were doing even if they ultimately didn’t want to participate.

Having the opportunity to really be put out of my comfort zone over my four years at The Towerlight has made me really appreciate students who aren’t afraid to participate. I’ve had to approach crowds of strangers in a plethora of situations and those

who actually respond to me with questions and enthusiasm rather than side looks and disinterest always stand out in my mind.

The ability to speak up and participate speaks to an individual’s maturity and self-confidence, and it’s a skill that as students we should be working to develop as well. I honestly think that maybe Towson should make it mandatory for everyone to take part in at least one extracurricular activity before they can graduate.

We should all strive to make someone around us and ourselves a little uncomfortable everyday. By putting yourself out there you will learn new things about the very place you are living in, and for goodness sake, if we don’t just talk to each other then we are never going to solve any of the problems that we are always complaining and sub tweeting about on Twitter.

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The approach of Valentine’s Day has many people fixated on the concept of love.

This holiday is a double-edged sword in that there is good intent behind the occasion, but there is also stress in figuring out how to spend it.

Single people may want to head for the hills and block out all of the cheesiness, while those in relationships may fret about how they can impress their significant other.

However you plan to spend the holiday be sure to take some time to reflect on the love you’ve gathered in your own life.

Many think that finding the right person will bring about true love, but love actually originates from within oneself.

I realized this the first time I visited the happiest place on earth: Bonnaroo.This music and arts festival in Tennessee encourages all those who attend to live by the motto, “Radiate Positivity.”

The aim is to inspire people to harness their internal self-love and send it out to others through positivity.

I was amazed when I saw what this translated into in real life: complete strangers would strike up conversations with each other, creating an atmosphere saturated with beau-

tiful love-thy-neighbor vibes.

This feeling of unity among the masses was built directly upon the emanating self-love, which collected in a venue that invited everyone to have a good time.

I left the festival feeling inspired yet perplexed as to why this mindset isn’t more commonplace.

Remembering to love both others and ourselves doesn’t need to come from a music festival or a sugary holiday.

Ideally, our community should want to act out of love and make

Ideally, our community should want to act out of love and make this world better for everyone we interact with. But our everyday circumstances are tricky.

this world better for everyone we interact with.

But our everyday circumstances are tricky. The bonds of love and positivity are often accompanied by their evil counterparts hate and negativity.

Think about love as light and hate as dark.

Light is the only eradicator of darkness, just like how love is the only eradicator of hate.

Positivity is contagious and it concentrates in areas of high dispersion.

On this holiday devoted to love, don’t get caught up in the surrounding consumerism and expectations.

People often think of love as one large and extravagant thing, but it more commonly exists in many of the smaller aspects of life – so much so that it often goes unnoticed.

Give yourself some love on this Valentine’s Day, and see if it spreads to the people around you.

Opinion

February 9, 2016

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Closeted racism is not cute, think before you speak SEY ELEMO Columnist

We see your closeted racism and it's not cute.

You thought you had us…but you don’t.

I guess I should preface this by saying that I'm currently watching “Flavor of Love 2” and Krazy, a white girl who wears cornrows, just called Bootz, one of the resident confrontationists "ghetto trash," because she called her out on her lies in front of the whole house.

I am highly irritated.

I shouldn’t have to define the terms “ghetto” or “thug,” because all of you already know what they mean, right? We all know that ghettos were slums that the Jewish people were relegated to live in during the early phases of the

Holocaust.

We all know that “thug” means a violent ruffian, right? Wrong.

Instead people use the words to demean black people, especially those that partake in hip hop culture.

We, the people of the movement are on to you (racists and those that claim not to be... but we still know that you are) who spit insults like “gangst[er/a]” “ghetto” and “thug” when you really want to say, what? The n-word.

BOOM! I said it. You’ve been caught. You can pretend as though that’s not what you mean but if it isn’t, what’s the premise behind labeling someone one of those terms?

What does that mean to you?

Oh, alright.

The most recent and relevant

example I can think of is the characterization of Cam Newton, the quarterback of the Carolina Panthers, on social media.

Cam Newton is a dabbin’, sout hern proverb-spitting, #CareFreeBlackBoy from Atlanta.

He dabs (a dance associated with Atlanta trap music, popularized by Migos) when he makes a great play.

He organizes a Thanksgiving fundraiser that feeds hundreds of kids.

He ties his super bowl towel around his head as though he’s a member of Dipset.

We love him for this.

However, every Sunday without fail, people take to Twitter to spin this narrative of Cam Newton’s “classlessness,” and “arrogance” for what?

Celebrating in the end zone?

He’s CERTAINLY not the first to do

A look at “neomasculinity” When most people hear the word, “rape,” they become unsettled, uncomfortable and disturbed. Even just reading it is a little startling. But Roosh Valizadeh isn’t like most people.

Valizadeh is an author, supposedly from Maryland, who writes about picking up women, sex, and “neomasculinity,” according to his website, Return of Kings.

He wrote a blogpost about rape, in which, to summarize, he stated that in teaching men not to rape women, we are teaching women not to care about rape, i.e., not to protect themselves.

Kind of a hefty claim.

His solution to this “problem”?

Make rape legal if done on private property. Yikes.

Let’s back up a little bit to see how such an idea formulates in some-

one’s mind. For starters, Valizadeh isn’t happy with modern women and feminism at all.

As he states in an interview with Ezra Levant, “sheep need to follow a shepherd,” but that the sheep, (women), “are being led astray by the wolves,” (feminists). That “women are now being taught to go against their natural roles, feminine, nurturing, motherly roles, to become a beast of something where they mutilate themselves, become masculine, they color their hair green, they argue with men…”

He continues his misogynistic rant by saying that, “Right now we have the most irrational, illogical breed of women. They are lost.” He says that women could have been “pleasant mothers, wives, would have taken care of a nice home, and instead they’re tattooing their bodies” and “sleeping with a lot of men.”

Sleeping with men AND arguing

with them? How dare women act like humans capable of formulating opinions and desires. For shame.

Now, this interview and the blogpost took place back in August. So why is this relevant? Because Valizadeh scheduled an “international tribe meeting,” on Feb. 6 for men to meet up and discuss these issues. That was this past Saturday, and two meetings were to take place in Maryland.

However, the meeting was canceled because the men didn’t feel safe. The men, being lead by a man who thinks the rape of women should be legal, did not feel safe. How about that.

Roosh Valizadeh is currently in hiding after his unsettling opinions reached the public eye.

Apparently people aren’t too keen on a guy who suggests that rape should be in any way legalized, and he’s been receiving death threats. I guess he didn’t realize just how scary wolves can be.

so. When Tom Brady celebrates a play he’s having good-natured fun.

When Carson Palmer literally tells fans to “suck it,” barely anyone says anything, but when Cam dabs (HONESTLY, WHY ARE Y’ALL SO MAD ABOUT THE DAB… IT’S FUN) it’s the end of the world.

Why isn’t Johnny Manziel, a known drug abuser and woman beater, referred to as a thug? Oh right, because you all really only assign the title of thug to black players (see Richard Sherman circa 2014).

An angry Twitter user by the name of @siegel_katie called Cam a thug for wearing a hoodie (a very fly one if I might add) and team beanie to his ESPN interview.

Black Twitter did in fact handle her promptly.

But do we seriously have to

address the criminalization of hoodies… Again?!

At the end of the day, I strongly believe that racist white people are bothered by Cam Newton’s confidence in himself and his abilities.

They’d rather him be a humble negro, and he’s not going like that.

As gathered from his insistence that if people don’t want him to dab “they shouldn’t let him score,” he has no intention of dialing back any part of himself to appease them.

And he shouldn’t.

Dear Whiteness, next time you part your lips to call a black person, their mannerisms or the music they listen to “ghetto,” think about what you’re saying… and then don’t say it.

Yours in Blackness, A Ratchet Revolutionary

Greek mythbusting ALI HINMAN Columnist

Greek Life proverb: From the outside looking in, you can’t understand it. From the inside looking out, you can’t explain it.

Greek Life is unlike any other organization you can join. Everyone knows what it’s like to be in a club or on a team, but only those who are in a Greek chapter know what it is really like.

Here are a couple myths that I can bust from personal experience.

I paid for my friends: If I paid for my friends, I didn’t pay enough. What I did pay for was my stockpile of T-shirts that could clothe a small village. I swear, I had to buy under-the-bed boxes to be able to fit all of the new shirts I got.

I only hang out with girls in my chapter: Towson Greek Life is very inclusive, which I accredit to not having housing.

I’ve had the opportunity to live with girls outside of Greek Life and other

chapters, which has allowed to me to make friends with even more people on campus. It’s obnoxious how many people I know. I have to leave class early to make sure I have time to stop and talk to everyone that I know.

We’re all stupid: Greek Life not only has a higher GPA than the rest of campus, but we also have a higher graduation rate. You have to have a certain GPA to get into a fraternity/sorority, and you must maintain it if you want to be able to participate in the social events that are planned.

I’m obsessed with Lilly Pulitzer, Vineyard Vines, etc.: I am not the preppy type. If you catch me in jeans, congratulate me. If I did my hair, compliment me. Seriously, it’s hard to find me not in an old pair of yoga pants on with one of my usual T-shirts and a baseball hat covering that nightmare of a hairdo on my head.

Sperry’s, however, are heaven-sent.

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SGA releases legislative agenda for Tiger Pride Day Priorities include budget security, advancement of transgender rights

Photos by Harrison Hart, courtesy of SGA. Members of Towson’s Student Government Association participate in the SGA Administrative Retreat Jan. 30-31at TU Northeast, Towson’s satellite facility in Howard County.

The Towson University Student Government Association released a document earlier this month outlining its legislative priorities for Tiger Pride Day on Feb. 17, when Towson students will travel to Annapolis to lobby state lawmakers.

Composed by SGA Director of Legislative Affairs Pierce Jaffri, the document outlines five major legislative concerns of Towson’s SGA. The agenda calls for legislators to work to keep college tuition affordable, promote and sustain a workforce of University of Maryland System students, advance transgender rights, secure Towson’s operating budget and secure funding for capital improvement projects on campus.

“This year I wanted to once again push for a socially progressive initiative - which is demonstrated through the advancement of transgender rights - while simultaneously tackling pragmatic issues such as capital improvement projects for the university and employment after graduation for college students in Maryland,” Jaffri said in an email.

Jaffri noted that the issues on the agenda for Tiger Pride Day are not the only issues that the SGA will be advocating for in Annapolis.

On the day, students will depart for Annapolis at 8 a.m. and leave for

campus around 3 p.m. Tiger Pride Day is considered a University event, and is therefore an excused absence.

Students who wish to attend Tiger Pride Day will have to attend a workshop beforehand.

Students choose which workshop to attend when they register online.

According to the online schedule, students will meet with three different legislators throughout the day to lobby them.

“My ultimate goal for the day is for every attendee to realize - if they don't already - that politics is the realm of life that shapes everything you do, enjoy and experience while you are on this earth,” Jaffri said.

“If that goal is accomplished, then my work here is done.”

Keep college tuition affordable: According to Towson’s website, in-state undergraduate students paid about $6,400 in tuition for Fall 2015-Spring 2016. Out-of-state students paid over $18,000. These estimates do not include the cost of any mandatory fees that students pay.

According to The Economist, student loan debt nationwide is over $1.2 trillion.

The SGA’s legislative priorities document calls for Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration, lawmakers and other officials to ensure that college education in Maryland remains affordable and “inclusive, innovate, diverse and academically-advanced.”

Promote and sustain a University System of Maryland graduate workforce:

To help combat the secondsemester senior fear of finding a job, the SGA is lobbying for incentives to assist students who graduate from USM schools.

The SGA is calling for the legislature to pass into law financial incentives for Maryland businesses that hire graduates from USM schools within six months of their graduation.

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My ultimate goal for the day is for every attendee to realize if they don’t already - that politics is the realm of life that shapes everything you do...

PIERCE JAFFRI Director of Legislative Affairs, SGA

“The composition process for the legislative agenda consisted of a lot of research and collaboration with my assistant director and key members of the university's administration,” Jaffri said. “I wanted an LGBT issue to be on the agenda this year, so I had my assistant director, Patrick Mascio, meet with transgender students and listen to their concerns. Once our research was completed, we developed a game plan and composed the agenda.”

Advance Transgender Rights: The SGA is encouraging

Maryland lawmakers to make the name and gender change processes in the state. Specifically, the SGA is asking lawmakers to eliminate the rule that requires a letter from a psychotherapist that includes details about the length and nature of their treatment.

“We do not want transgender students to feel as though they are subject to being classified as mentally ill if psychotherapeutic treatment is not necessary,” the legislative priorities document says.

The document calls Maryland a state that has made “great strides” in social politics, and that the SGA expects the government to join them “in an effort to represent minority groups in the most effective way possible.”

In addition to the statewide social gains that this lobbying effort could produce, Jaffri said there was another reason he was looking forward to it.

“I am excited for the transgender initiative because my hope is that a legislator will reach out to me for a collaborative effort to help compose a bill that is aimed at advancing transgender rights in Maryland,” Jaffri said.

Securing the operating budget: According to the Fiscal Year 2015 budget, about 23 percent of Towson’s operating budget comes from money appropriated from the state of Maryland. Towson, however, receives only a fraction of the money from the state that the University of Maryland, College Park does. Towson is one of the lowest-funded schools in the University

System of Maryland.

However, despite the lack of state funds, “Towson continues to receive recognition for being one of the nation’s most efficiently-run universities, according to the U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and the Princeton Review.”

The document calls for a securing of a $110.2 million allocation from the state.

Capital improvement projects: Towson University recently won a victory when Hogan’s proposed budget included funding for a new science building for Towson’s campus. The new building is slated to go between 7800 York Road and Stephens Hall.

The SGA’s document also advocates for a new College of Health Professions building. According to multiple University resources, including versions of the Master Plan and the SGA’s agenda, the college is split between six different locations on campus and has undergone significant growth in the past five years.

If funding for the project can be raised, the legislative priorities document explains that the new build would “enable program integration and expansion in areas of critical Maryland workforce need, including the fields of nursing, occupational therapy, speech and hearing, and graduate health degree programs.”

--Sam Shelton contributed to this article.

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Former Towson diving coach to face court A review of the criminal charges brought against Maureen Mead

Former Diving Coach Maureen Mead is scheduled to appear in criminal court Wednesday in connection with last semester’s incident involving a smartphone found in the women’s swimming and diving team locker room.

Maureen Mead resigned her position as diving coach effective Dec. 16. Her husband Pat Mead, who was the head swimming and diving coach, quietly resigned Dec. 31, the same time as former assistant coach Adrienne Phillips.

“The welfare of our students remains our top priority,” Director of Media Relations Ray Feldmann said. “We will continue to support our student athletes throughout this process.”

Counseling and other services are being offered to members of the team.

Mead was charged with intercep-

tion of communication, peeping tom and altering physical evidence in a criminal proceeding Nov. 23 after students reported finding a smartphone that may have been recording audio and video of them in their Burdick Hall locker room on Oct. 16.

Lise Dever, the prosecutor in the case, said she could not comment, because things are “still pending.”

The felony charge, interception of communication, carries a penalty of up to five years of incarceration and fines up to $10,000. The misdemeanors have possible penalties of incarceration up to 30 days or up to three years and fines of up to $1,000 and $5,000, respectively.

Mead, whose trial is scheduled for Feb. 10, is being charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court.

The Towerlight will confirm the time and location of the trial when the court docket is updated.

Maureen Mead’s attorney, David Irwin, could not be reached for comment in time for The Towerlight’s

Chris Simms/ The Towerlight Former Diving Coach Maureen Mead will appear in court this week in connection with last semester’s incident involving a smartphone found in the women’s swimming and diving locker room in Burdick Hall. print deadline. This story will be updated online if and when he is able to comment.

Assistant coach Jake Shrum has been leading the team as acting head coach since his appointment to acting head coach in mid-Novem-

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According to a statement from the University, Maureen Mead has been on paid administrative leave since the Oct. 16 incident, and according to members of the swim team, Head

Swim Coach Pat Mead was put on administrative leave Nov. 17.

The Towerlight will continue to follow Maureen Mead’s trial and other related developments as they progress.

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COMMUTER & TRANSFER Dec. 1: At Cook Library, a non-affiliate had his wallet taken after misplacing it.

Dec. 7: On Emerson Drive, an unknown person took copper piping from a construction site.

Dec. 9: At the University Union, a commuter student had their property taken by another student for safe-keeping after leaving it unattended.

Dec. 11: At the University Union, a commuter student was investigated for shoplifting at the bookstore.

Dec. 17: At the Media Center, an employee had her identity compromised at her credit union.

Jan. 26: At Millennium Hall, a resident student was referred for alcohol intoxication and CDS possession. Charges are pending.

Jan. 27: At the University Union, a resident student had his social security number compromised at PNC Bank.

Jan. 28: At the University Union, a resident student’s cell phone was taken after she left it unattended.

Jan. 28: At SECU Arena, a non-affiliate was cited for CDS posession.

Jan. 28: At SECU Arena, a resident student was involved in an assault with a family member.

Jan. 28: At SECU Arena, TUPD investigated a non-affiliate for possesion of a false ID. Jan. 29: At Towson Run Apartments, a resident student reported that she was sexually assaulted in her dorm room by a known person in October.

Jan. 30: At Tower B, two students were referred for alcohol posession.

Jan. 30: At Tower C, a resident student was cited for disorderly conduct.

Feb. 1: At Barton House, a resident student’s bike was taken after it was left secured to a bike rack over winter break.

Feb. 3: At the University Union, a non-affiliate was cited for theft after taking a beverage from a dining location.

The Towerlight’s “Police Blotter” is a representative sample of crimes occurring on and off campus. The blotter is not intended to be all inclusive.

For a list of all crime reports, visit www.towson.edu/police.

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Cook Library to add 24/7 study zone, expand Starbucks Cook Library will undergo renovations this semester in order to offer a new 24/7 study zone and expanded Starbucks for fall 2016.

The renovation, called Phase 1A, will create a more logical organization of the library space as well as add seating to the existing Starbucks. “This is just a continuation of the theme to improve our spaces, so that we can have even better resources and services for the students,� Dean of University Libraries Deborah Nolan said. “We want to be a hub for the learning activities of the students.�

The renovation will also create a new 40-seat information literacy instruction classroom on the 2nd floor, and will move the Circulation and Interlibrary Loan services to the right side of the 3rd floor.

According to Nolan, the bulk of the funding for the project came directly from the universi-

ty. However, the library welcomes donor contributions as well that provide for collections, books, electronic resources and more comfortable seating for students.

One of the biggest portions of the project, the 24/7 study zone, will provide students, faculty and staff with an area to work after typical closing hours. The space will be accessible by OneCard, and will have enough seating for about 50 people.

While the study zone will not be staffed with a security guard, there will be video cameras to assure security. Students will be expected to abide by an “honor code� to be courteous to one another inside the space. “Future Towson students will be able to engage with the university more fully having the access to our resources 24/7,�

Associate University Librarian for Administrative Services Mary Ranadive said. “As we become more of a residential campus, I think it will be more to their benefit to have that space available to them.�

In the past, the library has

worked on projects such as an absolute quiet room, a graduate student study space and a collaborative work zone located on the 2nd floor.

After receiving suggestions from students, they decided to begin work on the Phase 1A projects. “It’s been a need,� senior Dreama Stafford said. “I can remember ever since I was a freshman, the library hasn’t always been the best place.

Especially with the hours of availability, it hasn’t always been suitable for every single student. I’m really excited to see what happens.�

Construction plans for future phases include moving the research help desk to the new circulation space, adding additional seating, and reducing the amount of reference materials on the 3rd floor to allow lower shelves and a more open space for students.

According to Nolan, there may be some annoyances in terms of noise levels during construction, but library staff will be on hand to direct students to find quieter spaces within the library that are more conducive to studying.

Chris Simms/ The Towerlight The expanded Cook Library Starbucks will include seating. The renovation is expected to be completed by fall 2016. “I’m very excited,� Nolan said. “These are the kinds of changes that help us to transform into a

21st century academic library. I see the library as continuing to be very busy and very vibrant.�

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February 9, 2016

Students combine work and play at Live Towson Over 20 on and off-campus employers were represented at last Thursday’s Live Towson part-time job fair in West Village.

Off-campus employers included companies such as Enterprise, Baltimore Country Club and State Farm Insurance. On-campus employers included Campus Recreation, the Career Center and Student Computing Services.

According to Coordinator of Off Campus Student Services Joyce Herold,

who directed the event, the goal of the program was “to show students that this is a thriving area to live in and to give them access to all the components they may be looking for.”

The event ran as a joint collaboration between many of the offices within Student Activities and the Career Center, and included four components: “live, work, serve and play.”

The “live” component included an off-campus living fair, the “work” component included the part-time job fair, and the “serve” component connected students to various nonprofit community service organizations. The final com-

ponent, “play,” connected students to various sources of entertainment within the Towson and Baltimore metropolitan area.

This was the event’s first year, and Herold said it was a success, with over 300 students visiting the four-part expo.

“That kind of interaction excites me because it means that we’re getting something right and we’re meeting the students’ needs,” Herold said. “You can’t ask for more than that.”

The event featured music, hot chocolate and popcorn bars and various kinds of technology in the

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Towson’s Most Eligible

February 9, 2016

The Towerlight has rounded up Towson’s most eligible students just in time for Valentine’s Day.

KELLY MARTINEZ Junior, Business Management Major

After an all-day event in the University Union, we have chosen and placed for you below a handful of

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to have a nice dinner.

Towson’s singles. Check it out, Tigers, and take a

My guilty pleasure is that I love to sleep.

chance on finding that special someone.

My first love was Nicki.

If you want to get my attention, you should smile with confidence.

Photo by Allen Stewart/ The Towerlight

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KASSIM OKUSAGA STEPHANIE MARTINEZ Senior, Music Industry Major

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to spend it with someone special.

My guilty pleasure is that I love to watch TV. My first love was a high school crush.

If you want to get my attention, you should dress well.

Junior, Health Science Major For Valentine’s Day, I would love to go out for a nice dinner and get roses.

My guilty pleasure is that I love telenovelas.

My first love was Daniel.

If you want to get my attention, you should smile and make me laugh.

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CARLY FERRARI

Senior, Business Administration Major

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to get some orange crushes and chicken fingers from The Greene Turtle.

My guilty pleasure is that I love reality TV. My first love was bread/carbs.

Photo by Allen Stewart/ The Towerlight

DAVID ABRAHAM

If you want to get my attention, you should create a joke or laugh at my jokes...at least pretend my jokes are funny.

Senior, Communications Major

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to have dinner on a rooftop with tons of roses around and a live band playing while we eat. Afterwards sip wine and create jokes.

My guilty pleasure is that I love shy girls.

Photo by Chris Simms/ The Towerlight

My first love was a feeling that I will never forget.

If you want to get my attention, you should come up and talk to me. I am very easy to talk to. Or slide in my DM’s @DavyJTheVirgo.

LEROY HYSON Freshman, Music Education, Voice Major For Valentine’s Day, I would love to sleep in a pile of chocolate in a cupid costume.

My guilty pleasure is that I love Justin Beiber.

My first love was Reese’s Pieces.

If you want to get my attention, you should start singing really loudly!

Photo by Chris Simms/ The Towerlight

HAILEY SAUER

Sophomore, Marketing Major

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to eat a lot of expensive food.

My guilty pleasure is that I love reality TV. My first love was my childhood swim instructor.

Photo by Allen Stewart/ The Towerlight

If you want to get my attention, you should talk about food.

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Towson’s Most Eligible

LAUREN ATKINSON Senior, Mass Communication Public Relations and Advertising Major For Valentine’s Day, I would love to eat a lot of wine, cheese and sushi.

My guilty pleasure is that I love working out.

My first love was in high school.

If you want to get my attention, you should be intelligent, make me laugh and always want an adventure.

Photo by Chris Simms/ The Towerlight

NICK PESKO

JONATHON CHAMPION Junior, Electronic Media and Film Major

Junior, Mass Communication Major

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to share a drink or two with a beautiful young woman.

My guilty pleasure is that I love chocolate covered strawberries.

My first love was Abby, sophomore year of high school. It was true love.

If you want to get my attention, you should say hello, have a beautiful smile.

Photo by Allen Stewart/ The Towerlight

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to find a Valentine.

My guilty pleasure is that I love YouTube videos.

If you want to get my attention, you should be loyal, listen to me, talk to me.

ELIZABETH MEYERS Senior, American Studies Major, History Minor Photo by Carley Milligan/The Towerlight

CHRISTOPHER MACRI

Senior, Marketing Major

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to buy the ladies gifts.

My guilty pleasure is that I love designer clothes.

My first love was D-mac.

If you want to get my attention, you should say something?

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to enjoy good company with heart-shaped desserts.

My guilty pleasure is that I love watching PBS documentaries on Netflix.

My first love was Justin Timberlake (I was six).

If you want to get my attention, you should just come up and talk to me.

Photo by Carley Milligan/The Towerlight

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BRIANA GUARAGNA BRANDON LOFTIN Senior, Nursing Major

Sophomore, Mass Communication Major

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to have a whole pizza and a bottle of wine to myself. :)

For Valentine’s Day, I would love to Netflix & chill.

My guilty pleasure is that I love boy bands.

My guilty pleasure is that I love long walks on the beach.

My first love was my cat Bellz.

My first love was my fish (R.I.P.).

If you want to get my attention, you should bring me my favorite food.

If you want to get my attention, you should slide in my DM’s @LowKey__B.

ALEXIS BARONE Junior, Electronic Media and Film Major For Valentine’s Day, I would love to wander around Tiffany’s at Towson Town Center and pretend I’m getting engaged. (And that I can afford it!)

My guilty pleasure is that I love eating Quest bars and watching “The Prince and Me.” My first love was a guy I met at a convention for acting.

If you want to get my attention, you should walk up to me and attempt to use a pick-up line when we both know it’s cheesy.

Photo by Allen Stewart/ The Towerlight

JUSTIN GENSICKI Junior, Special Education and Secondary Education Major For Valentine’s Day, I would love to take a girl out to DC for a date, dancing and dinner.

My guilty pleasure is that I love to Netflix binge.

M first love was Reese Witherspoon.

Photo by Allen Stewart/ The Towerlight

If you want to get my attention, you should wear some cute glasses and let your hair down.

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Arts

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Center Stage comes to TU Keep an eye on All-female cast performs “As You Like It” nutrition labels

Columnist says being healthy is about “making choices”

JESSICA RICKS Staff Writer

Towson’s theatre department is collaborating with Baltimore theater company Center Stage this semester to produce “As You Like It,” while the Center Stage theater undergoes renovation.

“The theatre department thought it was a good idea, but were concerned about if it could fit with everything else we needed to do and the logistics,” Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication Susan Picinich said.

“My first thought was ‘we can’t fit this into our academic semester,’ but we wanted to do it so much and we talked about it with other departments in the building. The theater was really willing to make the Mainstage available.”

Towson made an agreement with Center Stage where the company would be able to use the space at a reduced rate if Towson students were able to be involved in their production.

“They are able to present their work, our students are able to work with those artists and our campus community has the opportunity to view their work,” theatre department chair Robin Quick said.

Six students were selected to be in the ensemble for Center Stage’s latest play. In addition to acting, several

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other students got involved through participating in stage crew, ushering and doing backstage liaison.

Senior theatre major Allie Press was one of the six students who was chosen to be a part of the ensemble. She plays a servant in the court as well as an exile. Press has performed in multiple Towson productions during her four years here, but said that working with the professional Center Stage actors was a different experience.

“You come and rehearse lines, but the professional actors just do it all at a higher caliber,” Press said. “Every rehearsal they come in giving 110 percent. They don’t mark anything and don’t hold anything back. They

are always giving everything that they have.”

After “As You Like It,” which runs until Feb. 14, Center Stage will perform “Detroit 67” in April at Towson’s Mainstage Theatre.

The play revolves around the Detroit riots of 1967, and Center Stage’s artistic director chose “Detroit 67,” because of its connection to the recent unrest around Baltimore.

“We’re really enthusiastic about it because we think it’s a good idea to have a play that’s really responsive to the situation,” Picinich said.

Students can use the code 16TowsonU to get discounted tickets to “Detroit 67.”

set of belongings into one bag.

My stomach swells with butterflies, a combination of excitement and nervousness as I think about my upcoming trip.

Monday nights are what I’ll miss most.

But I know that once I’m there, everything will fall into place.

I ordered a little bit of the South African currency, and when it came in the mail I danced around the kitchen for a solid twenty minutes while my parents curiously stared at me wondering how they spawned such a weird being.

Not only did holding the money make my trip finally seem real, but also there are various jungle animals on the bills. What could be better than paying with a lion?

After a month of pretentiously insisting that I’d need a plethora of random items, like a dual-voltage curling iron, I finally feel ready to start this amazing journey that lies ahead. I anxiously place my suitcase on the scale, terrified at how high the number will read.

I take a deep breath and look down to see 46.7 pounds. I can do this.

Hello from South Africa CHRISTINA MATTERA Columnist

A sack of potatoes, a bag of cat litter and a six year-old child all weigh about 50 pounds. I think about this fact as I roll up my clothes to try to get them to all fit into my purple suitcase.

What makes fifty pounds the perfect weight-limit for travel? As I harshly push my flip-flops into the suitcase, I wonder if I’ll ever be able to get my weight down to this magic number.

I’ve spent the past two weeks packing my entire life into a fifty-pound suitcase. I’ve spent hours upon hours creating perfect Jenga combinations and deciding what to take and what to leave. It’s like an intense game of Tetris with the highest stakes.

I guess I didn’t realize how much unnecessary matter I kept cluttered in my life until I had to squish my entire

In two days, I’ll be studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa. Although I’ve spent the past year planning and preparing, I’m wondering if I’ll ever really be ready to take this giant leap.

Nervous? Hell yes. Little things, like not being able to sit at home with my mom and watch “The Bachelor” on

It’s the beginning of a new year and everywhere you turn, someone is trying to sell the new solution for weight loss. With “low-calorie” this, “fat-free” that, and “no carbs” in between, where do you begin?

As you walk down the aisle at the grocery store, the options can be overwhelming, and deciding what to buy often comes down to packaging.

It is easy to make a decision based on what the box is telling you, but don’t fall into the sea of “low-fat” and “low-calorie” if you are vowing to live a healthy lifestyle this year.

The truth is that living a healthy lifestyle isn’t about depriving yourself of fat, carbs or calories. It’s about making choices to nourish your body and fuel your brain for whatever college has in store.

As active human beings, we need carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and water in order to survive.

Each of these six nutrients is just as essential as the next, but our society tends to praise some and shun others.

For example, eating fat will not make you fat, and eating an abundance of protein will not give you the muscles of a body builder. Fat acts as energy storage, helps to regulate body temperature, protects the organs, helps to maintain healthy hair and skin, and promotes cell functions.

Buying food at the grocery store for a healthy lifestyle involves common sense and a bit of reading. If the food item does not have a label, chances are it is a good choice.

If you think about it, foods that do not have a label include fruits, vegetables and meat or seafood, and it’s common sense that these foods are good for you.

For example, an extra-large apple and a Twinkie contain about the same number of calories. If asked which item is healthier, everybody would choose the apple.

If the food item does have a label, it is important to look past the “health” advertisements on the front. Turning the package around and reading the back is a good start to living a healthy

lifestyle. Before you look at the calories, read the ingredients. Two important things to notice as you read the ingredient list are the items listed and the number of items on the list. As a general rule of thumb, the simpler the ingredient list, the better.

For example, peanut butter truly only needs one ingredient: peanuts.

Granted, most commercial peanut butters contain ingredients to prevent oil separation and preservatives to keep the product fresh. Even at that, most peanut butters contain no more than six total ingredients (relatively few).

However, peanut butters labeled as “low-fat” usually contain double the amount of ingredients and have one some kind of corn syrup solid as the first listed item.

Although “low-fat” peanut butter may seem like a healthier option, the healthy fats from the peanuts get replaced by other ingredients with little nutritional value. This makes the full-fat option a better choice.

Just as low-fat and low-calorie foods aren’t necessarily healthy, neither is avoiding carbohydrates. Carbs are often looked at in a bad light, but they act as an essential source of energy.

Without carbohydrates, we would not make it through a long day of classes, studying, socializing and working out.

With so many bread options at the grocery store, it can be difficult to determine which bread is the healthiest option. Wheat bread is not the same as whole grain. Look out for the word “whole” or “100 percent whole grain” on the list of ingredients. The terms “enriched flour,” “de-germinated,” “bran” or “wheat germ” indicate that the bread is probably not made from whole grains. Just like buying anything else at the store, reading the ingredient list is an essential part of purchasing your carbohydrates.

Changing your shopping habits at the grocery store is a great way to start off the New Year. If your goal is to live a healthier lifestyle, then changing your viewpoint on food is imperative.

Choosing healthy foods is not always about what the package says; using common sense and reading the ingredients is essential for making healthy choices.

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Arts

Local Italian eats review Rihanna thrives SIERRA UNDERDUE Columnist

So, I’ve actually only been here twice since I’ve lived in Towson.

Strapazza was the place I always saw when walking around uptown, going to the mall or Barnes & Noble, etc., but it’s never been a place I actually paid attention to.

It wasn’t until my birthday last year when some friends (who also admitted they either never paid attention to or even remembered seeing this place) and I tried it out for the first time. It was perfect.

This family-owned Italian jewel is located right next to Burger Bros. and across from LaCakerie on Allegheny Ave. It has a true, “homey” mom and pop hole in the wall dining feel going on, complemented by casual paintings and other little knick knacks.

The staff was very friendly and welcoming, making sure you are okay from the time you come in to the time you leave.

KRISTIN HELF Columnist @kristinelise_

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I ordered the fried ravioli and a sausage and peppers pasta entrée. And let me tell you, my taste buds were taken to new heights.

The level of flavor and freshness each item holds is amazing. I highly recommend ordering the fried ravioli especially.

You get a good amount of cheesefilled raviolis fried to a light brown crust and you dip it in this delightful melted cheese blend. Oh my goodness.

Then the sausage and pepper entrée has a very enriching fresh tomato and cheese taste with the pasta cooked just right. I also had the pleasure of tasting their Chicago-style pizza from a friend, which was good as well.

However the dish that takes it home for me is their penne vodka.

Thick tender penne noodles cooked in a creamy, rustic homemade vodka sauce each bite basically taking you on a trip to Italy.

The best side goes to the sautéed broccoli. It’s just too good for words.

It’s made in this heavenly garlic butter sauce and really packs a punch with flavor.

International film fest begins CHRISTINE LAFRANCESCA Staff Writer @LaFrancesca27

Last Friday, with the help of College of Fine Arts and Communication Associate Dean Greg Faller and family studies and community development professor Hana Bor, Towson began its Bridges to the World International Film Festival series.

The festival features a different international film each Friday and offers a post-screening discussion for viewers.

Bor, who currently possesses dual citizenship in American and Israel, stressed the importance of absorbing different cultures through art.

Their showing of “Cupcakes,” a Semitic film set in Tel Aviv, is about six best friends who get randomly selected to compete in the Universong contest after submitting a video they made on a cell phone.

The film stresses both diversity and the importance of working out-

side of your comfort zone. “‘Cupcakes’ is about being who you are. It’s about accepting yourself,” Bor said. “Efrat Dor and Ofer Shechter both play gay roles and do an amazing job of showing that you should never change yourself for others. Always be you.”

Sophomore Latin American Studies major Jonathan Gallo believes that showing international films will expand his interest in not only Latin American studies, but also demonstrate how film is an innovative way of exploring other cultures through both the positive and the negative aspects.

“I want to motivate other Latinos to become interested in film,” Gallo said. “Seeing work from around the world will only broaden my scope and experiences.”

Not only does “Cupcakes” explore homosexuality through campy and colorful characters, but it also delves into the idea of positivity and the importance of following one’s desires to live a fulfilled and happy life.

“Dana Ivgy’s character is reluctant to join the rest of her friends in following through with the Universong competition because she doesn’t think she can sing,” Bor said. “With her friends telling her that she is more than good enough, she decides to join them.

That’s how support works: she was doubtful and with some reassurance, she prevailed.”

The Bridges to the World International Film Festival continues screenings each Friday in the Van Bokkelen Auditorium through March 4.

As each film was hand-selected by the embassy of origin, students can be introduced to a variety of ideologies and cultures.

“We want students to be interested in international affairs and also see how film can impact us from nation to nation,” Faller said.

“These films represent pieces of these countries. They tell their story and, by using film as their platform, they are able to reach thousands of people.”

The physical copy of Rihanna’s new album “Anti” was released Feb. 5.

While sales of Ri’s tangible music are dwindling, as tends to happen in this day and age, “Anti” is a huge success, and was certified platinum within just 14 hours of its digital release on Jan. 27. So what accounts for its millions of digital downloads?

Sure, Rihanna’s club-friendly radio hits have been topping the charts for over a decade, but “Anti” lacks any clear smash-hit, EDMesque single like we’re used to hearing from her.

The fourth track on the album, the Drakeassisted “Work,” comes close. But with Rihanna teasing fans with pieces of the new album for over a year, followed by the accidental early release of “Anti” on music-streaming service Tidal, what are Rihanna fans so hyped up about?

After so many years of aforementioned success, it seems that Rihanna has finally taken the reigns when it comes to the direction and sound of her own music. She’s made millions of dollars for herself and the industry with a seriously long list of hits ranging from “Pon de Replay” to “B*tch Better Have My Money.”

“Anti” is self-indulgent in a way that Ri’s previous albums and singles aren’t and caters to the pop star’s personal tastes — which is

what makes it so, so good.

Rihanna dances and grinds the night away in the music video for “Work” (teased on the singer’s Snapchat), but most of the other songs aren’t about hitting the club scene. They’re introspective and deeply personal reflections on Rihanna’s life in the spotlight.

In an article for Time entitled, “Review: Rihanna’s “Anti” Rewrites the Rules of Her Career,” reviewer Nolan Feeney sums up the lyrical content.

“Rihanna has a clear point of view on “Anti” too, and it’s a depressing one,” Feeney said. “The lyrical glimpses into Rihanna’s personal life echo her dissatisfaction with her own musical legacy. This is an album about what gets cropped out of her beloved zero-f—sgiven Instagram account; an album that reveals just how unfulfilling, if not downright alienating, being a superstar can be.”

While songs on “Anti” are a far cry from BBHMM, they’re timeless in a way that singles of years past haven’t been.

Rihanna’s personal taste is more alternative and old-school than fans might have expected, which she displays with hazy guitar sounds and even a cover of Tame Impala’s “New Person, Same Old Mistakes.”

“Anti” isn’t necessarily an album that all Top 40 listeners will love, but for those of you looking for more depth and intimacy within the music of a dance-pop icon, “Anti” is your answer.

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Sports

February 9, 2016

Second half struggles doom tigers DESMOND BOYLE Staff Writer

A slow start to the second half doomed Towson’s women’s basketball team in a 74-56 loss to Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival Hofstra.

The two teams played out an even first quarter as the Pride struggled to successfully move the ball through the Tiger’s 2-3 zone defense.

Towson managed to take a 9-7 lead with six minutes left after senior guard Dominique Johnson hit a deep 3-pointer as the shot clock expired.

Towson and Hofstra then traded buckets before a foul shot with a minute to go gave the Pride a 17-16 lead that they carried into the second quarter.

In a low scoring second quarter, Hofstra scored eight of the first 12 points in the quarter, building a

25-20 lead with four minutes left in the half. The Tigers then capped off the second quarter with a 7-0 run, ending with a 3-pointer from Johnson to establish a 27-25 lead at halftime.

The second half was a completely different contest as Hofstra unleashed a flurry of scoring by passing the ball around to find holes in Towson’s defense. Consistent shooting helped the Pride jump out to a 40-29 lead with 3:30 remaining in the third.

Then junior guard Kelly Loftus scored her second 3-pointer of the quarter with 20 seconds left to give Hofstra a 50-33 lead. Hofstra outscored Towson 25-8 in the quarter and established an insurmountable 50-35 lead going into the fourth.

Hofstra continued to pound the ball inside as junior forward Anjie White used her size to pull down a team high 20 rebounds and score 14 points, only senior guard Asia Jackson had more points for the

Pride with 15.

Towson kept pace with Hofstra in the fourth but could not overcome the major deficit as solid foul shooting from the Pride helped them close out the 74-56 victory.

The Tigers had only two doubledigit scorers as Johnson and sophomore guard Raven Bankston led Towson with 15 points each.

Freshman forward Brittany Tarr led Towson in rebounds by pulling down a career high of nine boards.

“Today on the defensive end as well as the offensive end we didn’t execute as well as we should have,” Head Coach Niki Geckeler said. “I think we fell asleep and they were a little more aggressive and we didn’t fight back today.”

Towson’s next game is at Elon on the road Friday at 7 p.m.

In their previous meeting with the Phoenix, the Tigers earned a 85-78 victory at home at SECU Arena.

Bankston and Johnson led the team with 23 points each.

File photo by Rachel Candella/The Towerlight

Forward LaTorri Hines-Allen shoots a free throw for Towson at home at SECU Arena last season.

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towson edges elon The Tigers down the Phoenix on the road TYLER BEARD Assistant Sports Editor @tylerbeard2

Towson was able to hold its lead against Elon Saturday, in an 81-77 win that pushed the team to 8-4 in conference play.

“Give credit to Elon, in a game that was a tough southern swing,” Head Coach Pat Skerry said. “I was proud of how our guys played in the second half.”

The Tigers (17-8, 8-4 CAA) battled early with the Phoenix (14-11, 5-7 CAA) and trailed 16-10 midway in the first half.

Elon held its lead until the Tigers scored on their next few possessions and sophomore guard Eddie Keith’s 3-pointer put the Tigers ahead 26-24.

The teams went back and forth at the end of the first half and sophomore guard Mike Morsell’s 3-pointer broke a 38-38 tie, which gave Towson a 41-38 lead at halftime.

Towson shot 50 percent from the field in the first half, including 13 points from junior forward William Adala Moto and 12 points from Morsell.

Both teams battled for the lead in the beginning of the second half until three straight layups from junior for-

wards John Davis and Walter Foster, and senior forward Timajh ParkerRivera, put Towson ahead by eight points. Davis hit a jumper the next possession, which extended Towson’s lead to 58-48; the team’s largest lead of the game.

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Give credit to Elon, in a game that was a tough southern swing. I was

proud of how are guys

played in the second half.

PAT SKERRY Head Coach

Elon didn’t go away quietly though, as the team put together small runs and a jumper from Brian Dawkins gave the team a 71-70 lead with five minutes left.

However, a six-point run from the Tigers, including two free throws from Davis, helped the team keep the Phoenix from a comeback. The Phoenix cut the game to two points, but Keith’s free throws with three seconds left put the game away.

Adala Moto led Towson with 27 points and eight rebounds, and went 8-of-9 from the free-throw line.

“He’s been great for us all season,”

Skerry said of Adala Moto’s play. “We expect him to deliver and we ride him.

He delivered for us in a big, big way in this one.”

Morsell finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists. ParkerRivera had 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.

Towson shot 50.8 percent from the field and outrebounded Elon 34-27.

Towson has been playing without sophomore guard Byron Hawkins, who suffered a foot injury in the overtime win against Delaware.

Hawkins is second on the team with 13.4 points per game and is second on the Tigers with 51 assists this season.

Senior guard Josh Ivory has been starting in Hawkin’s place which has made the Tigers use a bigger lineup.

Hawkins’ injury has also increased Davis’ minutes and the junior has averaged eight points and 6.5 rebounds in those two games.

The Tigers are now in a three-way tie for third place in the CAA standings and will begin a two-game home stand against the Northeastern Huskies (1213, 4-8 CAA) and the William & Mary Tribe (17-6, 9-3 CAA).

“Ever since I’ve been at Towson, I’ve told the guys that we want to be playing meaningful games in February and that’s what we’re doing this weekend,” Skerry said. “We need to play well in front of our students against two teams with very good offenses, especially the defending champs, Northeastern.”

Towson tips-off against Northeastern Thursday at the SECU Arena at 7 p.m.

The team will take on William & Mary Saturday at SECU Arena at 4 p.m.

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Track & Field Senior Wilhemina Austin set an indoor school record in the triple jump event with a distance of 11.74-meters over the weekend at the Akron Invitational. In the same meet, Austin finished 21st in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.154 to rank 10th overall in program history.

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February 9, 2016

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Towson Club Wrestling prepares for the end of its regular season, looking to finish the year strong. The team holds practice on Tuesday and Thursday nights in Burdick Gym. JORDAN COPE Assistant Sports Editor @jordancope26

Junior Matt Cobleigh never got to wrestle in grade school, because his parents worried about him getting injured. But he always wanted be on a wrestling team.

“In high school I never wrestled, in middle school I never wrestled, so I had no wrestling experience,” Cobleigh said. “When I got to Towson, I found out the team got banned for a long time, so I found my good friend Scott Strappelli and we both said, ‘Hey let’s just go in, talk to the sports club people and get wrestling started.’”

Cobleigh is now president and founder of Towson’s club wrestling team after working tirelessly to revive and rebuild the program.

His ambitions have done more than fulfill his team’s desire to wrestle, it has given Head Coach Christopher Hoffman the drive to remain involved in the sport.

“I got back from college and the

military and I just started to get that feeling. I started to miss wrestling,” Hoffman said. “So I posted on social media looking for a coaching spot, and I had somebody contact me about this spot. I thought that the position fit me well because I am able to compete with these guys better, coach at a higher level and relate to these guys not just about wrestling.”

Hoffman and freshman wrestler Jeff Hayden have formed bonded over their ties to the military. Hoffman, is in the National Guard as a Crew Chief Aviation, and Hayden is in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC).

“Coach Chris is great, he’s young so he understands college life and what it’s like,” Hayden said. “He’s in the army and I am hopefully going to be in the army soon as well, so I feel like he really understands me.”

Hoffman also had similar praise for Hayden.

“Jeff is a great wrestler and a great kid in all aspects,” Hoffman said.

“To see Jeff doing what he is doing here and then being in the ROTC …

He does everything that I do and he went to college. You know that’s just another reason why we’re relating on every level.”

While the Tigers have seen success outside of the gym this year, the team has also been working hard on the mats.

At the Doug Cherry Invitational, an individual tournament at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, Hayden went 3-1 and placed second in the 141 weight class.

“That’s a big tournament with a lot of big schools,” Hoffman said.

“That just goes to show that we have guys that are that caliber. We have the skill here, and we have a big campus. There is no reason why we can’t end up doing something big here in the next couple of years.”

As a team the Tigers are 1-4, but they are focused on finishing the season strong with the prospects of qualifying some teammates for wrestling at the conference and even national level.

“We have a couple guys that I definitely see going up there in confer-

ences and even possibly nationals,” sophomore president Jake Arnold said. “So I definitely see some talent out there going to possibly represent our team.”

Three years ago, the Towson Club Wrestling Team was floating around campus, just struggling to hold on, but the squad has worked hard to build and continue to build some-

thing special.

“All the guys are throwing in all kinds of ideas,” Arnold said. “We’re just getting so much input from the team and we’re just expanding our horizons with social media and utilizing our resources in order to be able to make the team bigger and reach out to other teams. We’re just getting a lot of team effort this year.”

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Freshman wrestler Jeff Hayden works on his skills at practice in Burdick Gym as Head Coach Christopher Hoffman looks on.