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Elijah Barrett Prettyman was a Pennsylvanian who began his teaching career after graduating from Dickinson College. Prettyman was appointed principal of the Normal School in July 1891 and served for over 15 years.

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As was customary at that time, Prettyman served as both principal of the Normal School and state superintendent of schools. Eventually he made the case that the burden was too great, and in 1896 the duties were separated when M. Bates Stephens (for whom Stephens Hall was later named) took over as superintendent.

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Opened in 1876 when Normal School enrollment was just over 200, it strained to accommodate over 300 students. In 1894, $40,000 was appropriated for an addition—to include a new laboratory for science instruction—as well as a metal roof and other repairs.

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T OWSON TRENDING Week of 9/15

On Friday, Towson students, staff and family gathered in SECU Arena to honor and celebrate the life of President Emerita Maravene Loeschke, who passed away in late June. Saturday, the Tigers’ football team played and defeated Holy Cross with a final score of 29-26.

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September 22, 2015

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Live music, a solo dance performance and the kind words and support of friends, family, students and more, worked in harmony on Friday at a memorial service to celebrate the life and legacy of President Emerita Maravene Loeschke.

SECU Arena was packed with individuals who came to honor the life and work of this important and beautiful woman, and I was touched and moved by the stories and words of those who spoke.

From Interim President Timothy Chandler and former SGA President Brandy Hall, to the large number of professors from the Department of Music and Theatre Arts, each had a unique story to tell the audience when they took the podium. Alongside others they shared memories of the happy, sad, difficult and funny times they shared with Loeschke, showing the scope of the profound effect she had on all that she came into contact with.

Many spoke of her incredible ability to find time to make each person

she came in contact with feel valued and special. Others commented on her impressive professional demeanor, which was friendly and engaging, as well as tough and driven. But throughout the speeches and stories it was clear that the one thing Loeschke valued above all else in her position was the individual experiences of the thousands of students she worked with here and at other universities.

I must admit that I only ever met Loeschke on one occasion in Oct. 2013, at the celebration of the Theatre Department’s 50-year anniversary.

This was just months prior to her announcement of her illness and later resignation, and at the time of meeting her I wish that I had taken more advantage of that rare opportunity to really absorb who Loeschke was.

My single memory of her was that she was kind and filled with earnest enthusiasm about the success of the department, and in this night in particular, was accompanied by her husband Richard Gillespie. I didn’t realize at the time the rare treat I had received of snagging a brief, solitary interview with the two of them outside of the noisy chatter of the reception in the

Center for the Arts.

I tried to reflect on this experience during Friday’s memorial, but felt as though my partially remembered, single moment of contact with her could barely stand up next to the overload of stories and outpouring of emotion from those who truly knew her. It became quite clear from these testimonies to her character that in her brief tenure as University President, Loeschke had reshaped Towson University into a reflection of who she was, and that the campus and community had truly benefitted from that. The effect she had on both the individuals in the university and the university itself is incomparable.

The void that was left behind in the office of the president must be filled.

Of course, Interim President Timothy Chandler has done well to hold this spot, and I believe that as a university we are thankful to have someone already so invested in Towson to keep our ship afloat so to speak.

However, Towson has had two presidents and two interim presidents in its last ten years, leaving a sense of unease for many who wonder what, or who, will be next for our univer-

sity. Who’s will be the next face that represents Towson to the legislators in Annapolis, who will be the next to sit in the resident’s office and look out over the campus and say “it’s time to change this, or it’s about time we did something about that.”

While Chandler has expressed the desire to make his current position permanent, the presidential search committee has remained silent on any news of who Towson’s next president might be, or even when a decision will be made.

Although it is difficult to say goodbye to Loeschke and everything that she did throughout her long career at Towson, in her ‘final bow’ on Friday she gave us the greatest farewell we could have hoped for.

However, time moves forward and the university must move with it.

We have bid farewell to and mourned our last great Towson University President, Maravene Loeschke, and now it is time for someone new to come and make their mark on our institution.

One thing is for certain however; whoever takes her place will have some mighty big shoes to fill.

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Throughout human history, electricity has evolved from a luxury into a necessity. The average American household uses 11,698 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, while other nations like Germany, Italy and Japan only log a couple thousand per year according to shrinkthatfootprint.com.

It’s an understatement to say that the modern world depends on electricity. When the power goes out, we find ourselves trapped in moments where we can barely make things happen.

Without electricity, we can’t pump gas, keep food fresh or maintain other simple

amenities. Also, our phones, computers and most methods of communication, die without regular charging.

Biologically, we also need electricity to keep us alive. Our brains depend on electricity to send signals to our bodies in order to make sense of the stimuli detected by our senses. Without electricity, our bodies wouldn’t be able to think, move or interpret our environment.

We needed electricity in order to become the civilized and industrialized country we are today. Society invented the ability to control electricity through wires and cables in order to cater it to our uses, but we still don’t control it with certainty.

Whenever I catch reruns of

“Doomsday Preppers” on TV, I notice that a lot of the people featured are preparing for solar flares, which is basically when the sun releases a lot of energy into space at once and can cause hazardous effects on Earth, like producing electromagnetic pulses.

If an electromagnetic pulse were to impact the Earth, it could have the power to knock out our entire power grid.

Now I’m not saying to go buy a bunker and prepare for the apocalypse, but it is important to keep in mind that our power grid is not permanent and we should consider what life would be like without basic needs and extensive technology.

We would essentially be sent back

to the Stone Age in terms of progress.

It is almost impossible to fathom a world without the internet to communicate. Most of our digital files wouldo be lost and millions of people who dod their work over the internet would bea instantly jobless. Eventually, our foodA supply would dwindle and water wouldm stop flowing without the electricity needed for maintenance. Essentially,r the resulting consequences would bed h catastrophic.

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September 22, 2015

The wage gap goes beyond gender MEGAN GRAVES Columnist @GandraDeen

When people talk about feminism, there’s an overarching stigma that the movement solely benefits white, upperclass women. This form of feminism is called liberal feminism, reformist feminism, or white feminism.

This ideology involves craving equality with men without acknowledging that there’s a certain amount of inequality within the total demographic of women as a whole. In other words, reformist feminists want to be equal within the existing system. However, existing system in the United States is not only sexist: it’s racist and classist as well.

Let’s table the idea of white feminism for a moment to discuss the wage gap. You’ve probably heard that in general, women make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. However, this is a very broad statistic. According to the website for the American Association of University Women, Asian American women make 90 percent of a white man’s earnings. From there, it just keeps getting lower. White (nonHispanic) women make 78 percent, African American Women make 63

percent, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander women make 62 percent, American Indian and Alaska Native women make 59 percent, and Hispanic or Latina woman only make 54 percent of a white man’s earnings.

This is a prime example of not only the sexism, but also the racism that exists within our system. It is unfair to say that women make 77 cents on the dollar because most women are actually making less than that. That common statistic is based on white women’s earnings, and the fact that so many of us are familiar with it is a byproduct of white feminism.

Reformist feminists want to be paid equally to men, but they don't acknowledge or attempt to change the fact that some of their sisters are being paid even less than they are.

Luckily, there’s a different type of feminism, called revolutionary feminism.

Revolutionary feminists acknowledge the major flaws within the system and believe we should rebuild a new, equal system, in which we acknowledge the struggles and differences in people of all different races, classes and genders.

To read the rest of this column online, visit www.thetowerlight.com

Stop appropriating culture ALYSHA PAYNE Columnist @ _AlyshaTweets

Cultural appropriation is the use of elements or views of one culture depicted by members of another, usually larger culture, in a negative way.

And cultural appropriation is actually a major issue in Hollywood today.

This weekend Azealia Banks, a Black rapper, spoke out against it. If you did not hear about the argument that happened between her, Iggy Azalea, a White rapper, and T.I., another Black performing artist, Banks accused Azalea of being a primary contributor of cultural appropriation. This is not the first time Banks has attacked Azalea for the music she performs and the way she dresses.

To backtrack a little, what do I really mean by “depicting in a negative way?”

I bet a lot of people already know what I could mean by this, so I will get straight to the point. Cultural appropriation is one of the primary contributors that hinder Black America today. I can’t even tell you how many times I have turned on a TV and seen our culture being made fun of or taken like it’s a joke. White celebrities get cornrows or dreadlocks and gel down their “baby hairs” for music videos, award shows, and more. Being completely truthful, sometimes it can feel like an indirect attack in our direction. Our culture is being used for publicity and we are still getting mocked in the process.

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he life of President Emerita Maravene Loeschke was honored in SECU Arena Friday, Sept. 18 in a memorial service she planned prior to her death.

“Maravene was a woman of vision, but she was also a great planner,” Interim President Timothy Chandler said in his welcoming remarks. “And she had the foresight to plan for us today, in detail, actually in great detail, her farewell to us.”

Loeschke was 68 years old when she died of complications from cancer on June 25.

Assistant to the President for Events and Engagement Teresa Hardin said that Loeschke and a group of people close to her began planning the ceremony “over a period of time” before she died.

That planning became a text several pages long that outlined everything Loeschke wanted from her memorial, down to the music, speakers and performances, Hardin said. The text was delivered to the memorial’s organizers after Loeschke died.

“Maravene made it very easy for us because she knew very much what she wanted her memorial service to be like,” Hardin said.

Hardin said that Loeschke didn’t want the memorial to be sad, but instead wanted to remind people of “happy times” and things that Loeschke was passionate about.

“Maravene embodied Towson,” Chandler said in his opening remarks.

“She may not be here today to witness her last production, but the love she poured into Towson, and our love for her, will surely live on.”

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In 1965, Loeschke enrolled at the University, then Towson State College, as an English and theatre major. After she graduated in 1969, her mentor, and later husband, C. Richard Gillespie asked her to take a teaching job in the theatre department he founded.

Life of Loeschke In 1971, Loeschke earned her Master of Education degree from Towson. She also earned a doctorate in philosophy from the Union Institute & University.

Susan Rotkovitz is Director of the Arts Integration Institute at TU, a system Loeschke promoted. The two met in the early 1970s when Rotkovitz participated in a six-week summer high school theatre workshop run by Loeschke and Gillespie.

“She taught me a lot,” Rotkovitz said. “She modeled everything that she taught. There are three outstanding lessons I can tell you right off the top of my head. One was hit the stage with authority, no matter what it’s for, or what you think you know or don’t know. Take a risk … And don’t make excuses. Just go in and do what you have to do.”

In addition to writing, directing and starring in various theatrical pursuits, in the following years, Loeschke rose from professor to theatre department chair, and became dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication in 1997.

In 2002, Loeschke left Towson to become provost at Wilkes University and later president of Mansfield University.

Loeschke returned to the area in January 2012 as Towson University’s 13th president. She was inaugurated the following September in a weeklong celebration.

Events leading up to the inaugural ceremony included a pep rally, the dedication of the International Walkway, the ribbon cutting for the Center for Well-Being and a performance of A. R. Gurney’s “Love Letters,” in which Loeschke and Gillespie reprised the starring roles.

Loeschke was diagnosed with adrenal cancer in April 2014 and announced that in August that she would be taking a leave of absence. In December 2014, she resigned the presidency.

In a Dec. 18 campus-wide statement explaining her choice, Loeschke commended the administrators who rose to new positions during her leave of absence, and expressed her sadness

at her health preventing her from remaining president.

In June of this year, the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland granted Loeschke the title of President Emerita.

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Following Chandler’s welcome, the ceremony continued with video tributes, a short piano interlude and remarks from professor Marsha Becker and former Student Government Association President Brandy Hall.

Chancellor Emeritus of the University System of Maryland William “Brit” Kirwan, who was chancellor for the entirety of Loeschke’s two-year presidency, also spoke. He first met Loeschke when she was a candidate for the presidency.

“No description of Maravene could fully capture the special aura of her dynamic presence, her radiant smile, her sonorous voice,” he said. “All of which impressed me the moment we met, just as it did so many others.”

Becker, who graduated from TU in 1999, encouraged audience

participation. She had colleagues, students, friends and other guests stand in turn. She asked attendees to stand even if they had never met the president emerita.

Then, once everyone was standing, she led the audience in a round of applause. She led them in what she said was “one last standing ovation for Mar.” “We are all part of her extended family,” Becker said. “And she never missed an opportunity to let us know.”

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Loeschke is most publicly remembered for what Hall called her “zest of life,” and the relationships she formed with her students.

Freshman Rosie Casciero and senior Meghan McGinty performed during the memorial service as members of Towson University Chorale.

McGinty said that the songs prepared for the memorial, Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising” and

Stephen Paulus’ “The Road Home,” were also performed at Loeschke’s inauguration in 2012.

A vocal performance major, McGinty sang in the “Suor Angelica” opera last spring. “[Loeschke] actually came to it, even though she was really sick and it was hard for her to get around,” McGinty said. “She was there in the front row and afterwards she gave me a huge hug and it was really cool.”

Rosie Casciero, the daughter of theatre professor and former student of Loeschke’s, Tom Casciero, knew Loeschke as “Auntie Mar.” “I wish that she had still been president when I came here,” Casciero said.

“I never knew her as Mrs. Loeschke, or whatever. She was always just Maravene and Auntie Mar.” As Deputy Chief of Staff, Marina Cooper worked closely with Loeschke during her time as president.

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Patrick Burke/ The Towerlight Interim President Timothy Chandler delivers welcome remarks at a Sept. 18 memorial service for President Emerita Maravene Loeschke in SECU arena.

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Taylor Bamberger, Sophomore Major: Double majoring in art & design and mass communication with a PR track, with a marketing minor.

Initiatives: “I’m trying to make, like how you see in bus terminals, how it has the schedules with updates and it shows delays, because we’ve had so many complaints about it. So, we’re going to see if we can try and get an electronic kind of situation put in every bus stop. ATMs in Glen, because that would be super helpful, because we have the most students there… decorate uptown so it looks like our campus is more cohesive with the businesses.”

Favorite thing about TU: “When we visited, everyone was just very welcoming and nice, and that’s something that I still see. You’ll talk to anyone, or they’ll come up to you, and say ‘Have a nice day.’ I work in the library, and like three people have said ‘Have a nice day’ to me while I was just sitting there.”

Favorite place: “Definitely the CFA, because I’m an art major. I really like the vibes and it’s open, and everyone is just very creative there. You see it in the lobbies and stuff.”

Favorite snack: “Susq salads, turkey BLT. I eat it almost every single day. It’s really bad, they see me and they’re like ‘Oh. That girl.’ It’s ridicu-

Schneina Pinchinat, Junior Major: Accounting Initiatives: Extending weekend hours for facilities - “What I want to do is find out why students leave on the weekends, because they’re saying that we can’t have these facilities open because no one’s here.

If we can retain students, maybe we can think of something that everyone will be happy with.”

Favorite thing about TU: “It’s like a whole different culture in Maryland. It’s just really, really different from where I’m from. I’m literally from the Jersey Shore, so it’s really different. I just like the new environment.”

Favorite place: “I really like the SGA office. I’ve always wanted to just go in and be like ‘Oh, I’m in the SGA office’ and feel important.

It’s a really cool place to just sit down and think about things and meet other people who also have the same drive as me.”

Favorite snack: “Jamba Juice. A Red Gummy from Jamba Juice. I’m trying to branch out, it’s really hard, but I really like Jamba Juice.”

Patrick Burke/ The Towerlight The Towson University Chorale performs at President Emerita Maravene Loeschke’s memorial on Sept. 18.

“I can remember after a good meeting with students or a campus event, she would say ‘Aren’t we the luckiest people on the planet to do what we do?!,’ Cooper said in an email. “She needed no reward for doing her job, because the job itself was all the reward she needed.”

In addition to the enthusiasm and warmth described by Cooper, theatre professor Peggy Penniman, who has been an adjunct at Towson for 40 years, said that the president emerita possessed a pragmatic, driven side.

“She was great about praising and supporting other people’s work and achievements, but on the practical side, she always made sure it was written. So, it was something that could go in somebody’s portfolio,” Penniman said.

During her time as president, Loeschke founded the TU Professional Leadership Program for Women, named the university’s first presidential scholar and influenced the installation of campus’ International Walkway.

Professor Richard Vatz, who first met Loeschke in 1974, said in an email that he remembers her as a woman who “respected public opinion but was never controlled by it.”

“And yet she was the most charismatically impressive president Towson has had, along many such impressive leaders,” he said. “She brought the spirit of students and faculty and administration and staff to their pinnacle.”

Loeschke’s presidency was also, at times, the subject of controversy.

In 2013, Comptroller Peter Franchot called for her resignation after she announced in March that the university was planning to cut baseball and men’s soccer. While baseball was later given a reprieve, men’s soccer was not.

The latter now exists on campus as a club sport.

Loeschke also defended her students’ First Amendment rights during a situation involving a controversial student group on campus, according to Vatz.

“If there is one memory -- and there are endless such remembrances,” he said. “It would be her insistence of the recognition of the academic freedom for a racially prejudiced group on campus, a truly contemptible number of students who represented values anathema to her and me but who had the right of university protection of freedom of speech.”

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After Becker and Hall took their seats, the ceremony continued with performances from Towson students and faculty. Associate dance professor Vincent Thomas performed a choreographed dance to Bach’s “Prelude/ Frustration,” played on the cello by professor Cecylia Barczyk.

During a theatre department tribute to Loeschke and Gillespie, professor Jay Herzog compared the pair to famous couples.

Bonnie and Clyde, he said, were not

quite right. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers came close, but Herzog said he could not imagine Gillespie “in tap shoes, gracefully manipulating the grand stairway on an MGM movie set.”

He settled on painters Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, the former of which always predicted and hoped his wife’s reputation would be greater than his own, according to Herzog.

“It is not to say that Maravene exceeded Dick’s work,” he said. “But I heard Dick say more than many times that Maravene was due for greatness, and he would do anything he can to serve her life’s ambition.”

Toward the end of the ceremony, Towson graduate and Creativity and Associates Principal Bruce Nelson stepped into the pulpit. He read aloud from a letter Loeschke wrote for the ceremony.

In the letter, addressed “to my friends,” Loeschke repeated one of the questions she often asked students.

“I asked the students every chance I got, this, and I ask you now,” she said in the letter. “How will the world be better, because you have been given a college education? How will you make your life one of service to others and the world condition? Students, what will be better because of you?”

“Please keep asking our students and each other these questions,” she said in the letter. “Thank you for allowing me in your lives. I have learned so much about love from you. It is with love and gratitude that I say goodbye.”

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Styrofoam banned from purchase with URG funds Ban is expected to last until end of the 2015-16 academic year SARAH ROWAN Contributing Writer @sarmarrow

Following a July 21 general assembly meeting, the University Residence Government Executive Board unanimously voted to ban the purchase of Styrofoam products using URG funds.

URG president Jon Connelly and Director of Civic Engagement Marlee Slaughter, led the resolution. The two recognized the environmental downfalls of Styrofoam and decided to use their positions to do something about it.

“It’s something that was always in the back of our minds,” Connelly said. “Once we got into a position where we were the ones managing all the money, we realized we could make a change.

I think we have an obligation to

make that difference.”

Styrofoam, a trademarked type of polystyrene, is recognized as a hazardous source of waste in the United States.

The production of Styrofoam releases harmful chemicals and greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Styrofoam is not biodegradable, meaning it does not break down into the environment easily like some other materials. As a result, Styrofoam has accumulated in large amounts in landfills, and within waterways worldwide.

While Styrofoam is less expensive than other materials, Slaughter did a cost analysis of the materials and found that paper and plastic will only cost about one dollar more per product than Styrofoam. URG also budgeted $3,000 for building councils to offset the extra cost of switching materials.

Both Connelly and Slaughter agree

Bone marrow registry held to support student MALENA KHAN Contributing Writer @MalenaK_

Students participated in a bone marrow registry drive Tuesday, Sept. 15, in the University Union in support of a Towson student currently battling leukemia.

Sophomore Jillian Procope was diagnosed with leukemia in the spring. She has since entered her third round of chemotherapy at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Procope’s sorority, Phi Mu, teamed up with the Black Student Union, the Honors College, Actors Anonymous and Be the Match, a program that helps to provide bone marrow transplants, to host a bone marrow registry drive and help others diagnosed with leukemia.

“The reason why we’re doing this is because Jillian is at Hopkins and needs a bone marrow transplant,” Phi Mu member Taylor Burfeind said. “We really want to help save the lives of people who are in the same position as Jillian.”

Students who attended the bone marrow drive filled out paperwork and

got their mouths swabbed to see if they were a match for any patients in need of a transplant.

According the Be the Match’s website, if someone is Caucasian, the likelihood of them finding a match is 97 percent, based on adult matches. For African Americans, the likelihood is 76 percent. Jillian is biracial, so the likelihood of her finding a match is lower.

Jillian’s younger brother is halfmatched with Jillian for a transplant.

“Jillian’s mom said the worst thing that any parent can be told is that your child can’t be matched because she is half black,” Burfeind said. “Cancer doesn’t discriminate, so why should finding a match?”

Students interested in Procope’s cause who missed the bone marrow drive can donate or contribute to care packages for Procope.

Donated goods should be dropped off in Stephens Hall, Room 302, or Douglass House, Room 135, or by appointment before Oct. 1.

To sign up for the registry, visit bethematch.org. Doctors frequently request donors that are between 18-44 years old, according to the organization’s website.

that banning the use of Styrofoam will have an extremely positive impact on Towson’s campus.

“Between the building councils and executive boards, URG easily holds over 100 events per year,” Connelly said. “I couldn’t tell you the exact quantifiable impact of this resolution, but it is going to be significant, because we’re eliminating Styrofoam from so many events campus-wide.”

Environmental science professor Jane Wolfson expressed her approval of this initiative.

“I think that Styrofoam has very negative environmental characteristics, even though it has many convenience characteristics,” she said.

“There’s nothing good about it, and there’s a whole lot bad about it.

Why not change it if you can? I’m glad they did.”

She also said that, while it is cheaper to buy, it does extensive

damage to the environment that makes spending extra funds on other materials more effective in the long run.

However, Wolfson said that longterm effects are often not taken into consideration when making environmental decisions.

“The biggest challenge that we, humanity, face is that people do things without really thinking about them,” she said. “Everything we do and everything we don’t do has an impact, and people aren’t

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mindful. They only think about the immediate and what is right in front of their noses.”

Wolfson feels that with a proper educational push toward environmental awareness, URG’s resolution to ban Styrofoam will greatly benefit both the campus environment and the general mindfulness of the student body.

The Styrofoam ban will be in place until at least the end of the academic year.

Between the building councils and executive boards, URG easily holds over 100 events per year.

I couldn’t tell you the exact quantifiable impact of this resolution, because we’re eliminating Styrofoam from so many events campus-wide.

JON CONNELLY President, URG

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CAITLIN WOLFARTH Staff Writer @caitywolfy

The College of Health Professions’ Department of Nursing recently received a $1.65 million grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to expand the opportunities of Towson’s nursing students.

According to Department of Nursing clinical assistant professor Elizabeth Crusse, the money will help to increase the number of baccalaureate-prepared nurses.

“The future of nursing is recommending that by the year 2020, all practicing nurses have a bachelor’s degree, so that was kind of the impetus for this grant,” Crusse said.

The nursing department has two different programs that aim to increase the number of baccalaureate prepared nurses.

According to Crusse, the Associateto-Bachelor’s program allows students to pursue their associate and bachelor’s degrees simultaneously.

Students can take their nursing classes at the Community College of Baltimore County, or Hagerstown Community College, while also taking baccalaureate classes at Towson.

The second program, Registered Nurse Degree Completion, or the RN-to-BS, meets the needs of nurses who have earned their associate degree and would like to come back to earn their bachelor’s.

Although the ultimate goal of the grant is to increase the number of more baccalaureate-prepared nurses, these two programs are not where all the grant money is going.

According to assistant professor Bonnie Fuller, part of the money received will be going to “support

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nursing students while they’re in the program to be more successful.”

This will include additional resources such as graduate nursing student tutors, additional software programming, and more nursing faculty.

“We have a great demand for nurses and we don’t have enough clinical sites and faculty to be able to teach nursing students,” Fuller said.

“Unfortunately, we can only accept so many students based upon classroom size, faculty, and clinical space. If we add more teachers and offer more services, we can increase the number of students we accept.”

According to Crusse and Fuller, the expansion of the nursing program will take place over the next five years.

The future of nursing is recommending that by the year 2020, all practicing nurses have a bachelor’s degree, so that was kind of the impetus for this grant.

ELIZABETH CRUSSE Clinical assisstant professor

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Sept. 19: At Lot 13, four resident students were cited for alcohol violations.

Sept. 19: At Lot 13, a non-affiliate was cited for alcohol violation.

Sept. 19: At Lot 14, a commuter student was cited for alcohol violation.

Sept. 19: At Lot 14, two commuter students were referred to OSCCE for alcohol violation.

Sept. 20: At Newell Hall, a resident had his bike taken from a secure rack.

Sept. 20: In the Glen Woods, two resident students were referred to OSCCE for CDS possession. One was cited.

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Tasty Towson New way to get tunes

Local restaurants show off their finest food on campus ANNIE SRAGNER Associate Arts & Life Editor @anniesragner

One of the greatest aspects of the Towson community is the variety of food choices scattered around the area.

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, over 30 restaurants from the community congregated for the fourth annual Taste of Towson hosted in SECU Arena and presented by the Towson Chamber of Commerce.

Local chefs cooked up samples on-site and in advance for guests to try and discover the different kinds of food available in the area.

Dining Director Kathleen Smith represented Brightview Senior Living to show the Towson community what their residents and family members are eating.

“A lot of people don’t think of assisted living communities as having upscale restaurant-quality food, but we do,” Smith said. “We hire people that have strong restaurant backgrounds in our kitchens and we have a very eclectic kitchen staff that brings a lot of different styles and techniques to the kitchen.”

TU alum Kimberly Chambers brought her business and catering skills back to campus with her fresh-food company, Rouge Fine Catering.

“Our food is house-made in our facility up in Hunt Valley, but for bigger events we make all of our food on site where we bring the kitchen to the event,” Chambers said.

Sheraton Baltimore North on Dulaney Valley Road brought a popular display of mini chicken and waffle cones along with smoked Gouda macaroni and cheese that sustained a crowd throughout the event.

Executive sous chef Abby Swisher said she tries to maintain “a new play on old favorites. There are southern classics that I try to keep alive in a way that has fresh ideas.”

Towson Hot Bagel, a staple for students on weekend mornings, also brought a display for diners to enjoy.

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Our bagels come from high quality product, freshly baked every morning and couple hours.

CIRO SCOTTO Co-Owner of Towson Hot Bagel

THB has been in Towson since 1999 and has since expanded to Timonium and Canton.

“Our bagels come from high quality product, freshly baked every morning and couple hours,” coowner Ciro Scotto said.

Other restaurants also involved with this year’s Taste of Towson include On the Border, Food by Fire, BJ’s Restaurant Brewhouse, Black & Gold Catering, 7 West Bistro Grille, La Cakerie, Strapazza, Noodles & Company and Cunningham’s.

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The food display for Rouge Fine Catering included mesclun salad, brisket sliders and s’mores pops for guests to taste.

JESSICA RICKS Staff Writer

Towson University was selected as one of the few campuses asked to sample a new way of listening to music. “Trebel Music” is a new interactive app bringing you unlimited free music, music videos and multiple social features.

The free Trebel Music app contains a database of all of your favorite songs and albums that you can download and play whenever you want.

Unlike some other music apps, Trebel is completely free. Instead of paying for music with real money the app uses points or virtual currency, which you earn when you download music and spend when you listen. It will be available for iOS, Android and in the future, for desktop use.

Trebel will first be released to colleges and universities in a couple of locations.

Phase one of the release will be to a select handful of campuses that will be the first to try the app, and Towson is one of them. Toward the end of the year, it will further be released to 3,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. and after that to 30,000 high schools.

As an incentive, when people download the app they’ll receive a free $20 coupon for the cab service, Lyft.

Gary Mekikian, founder and CEO of Trebel’s parents company M&M Media, and Corey Jones, product chief of M&M Media, created the app with a production team of young individuals.

“We’ve used a lot of young and cool colors and images and so on to make the app interactive and interesting for young people,” Mekikian said. “We like to say that treble is the music app for millennials.”

Trebel contains a variety of features. There are lists of top songs and albums, new releases, and genres.

When you download a song onto your device, you make virtual currency, which is used to listen to music and guarantees the artist whose music is being played gets compensated.

The download time is used to show you a video advertisement, which is how Trebel makes revenue, although music can be played

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ad-free by spending ten points of your currency per song.

“It sounds like a good opportunity to get new music,” freshman criminal justice major Matt Finn said.

Trebel also comes with a social feature. On the activity feed you can see what people are listening to around your campus as well as other campuses.

Users can also follow and search for people, get notifications when they discover a new artist and share and make playlists for your friends.

“It has to bring something that other music apps don’t have,” junior accounting major Joshua Ikotua said.

According to Mekikian the app stands out among its competition because it’s free, flexible for its targeted audience and has a social

media aspect that other apps don’t have.

When music isn’t free and people don’t have money, often times they’ll turn to free download sites or YouTube converter sites where artists are not compensated for their work.

Additionally, the music quality may not be good and the websites may leave computers open to viruses. Trebel aims to combat this situation in which both the consumer and the artist lose.

“The reaction that we expect from people is ‘finally’,” Mekikian said. “People can get their music from a mobile app, and get it in a way that makes sure the artists are compensated. And people can listen to music they want without having to put out a lot of dollars that they don’t have.”

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September 22, 2015

Olá and au revoir abroad AMANDA REID Columnist @amandareid21

This past weekend was probably the longest weekend of my life. I woke up at 3 a.m. Saturday morning and met up with my friend Emily to take a taxi to the airport. We got through security surprisingly fast.

Europeans travelling around Europe doesn’t seem as big a deal as Americans flying from state to state. Our friend Keshanté then met us at the airport and we were on our way.

After a 45-minute flight, we touched down in Lisbon, Portugal and the adventure began. We started at the beach in an area called Carcavelos.

It was incredibly beautiful, with bright blue water that glittered in the sunlight and sand so soft we kept sinking into it.

Emily wiped out on a rock near the harbor and Keshanté captured the moment on her phone while the two of us died laughing. We then got on the train to check into our Airbnb.

An Airbnb is basically a room that you can rent for however many nights you want that also has a kitchen and bathroom. It is one of the cheapest ways to travel, and there are tons of reviews that helped us find the ones

that worked best for us.

The Airbnb in Portugal was amazing. It was right next to a grocery store and a souvenir shop. We were able to save money by buying breakfast at the store and cooking ourselves pasta one night while we were there.

The next day we went to the Museum Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, which had an enormous amount of artifacts from Ancient Egypt and Greece. We then went to Oceanario, which is Lisbon’s aquarium. The whole aquarium is built around the main tank, which holds hundreds of fish and even a few sharks.

There were also sea otters, penguins and other artic birds. Those exhibits only had glass up to your waist, so the birds were flying over-head, which I thought was extremely awesome.

The best part was the temporary exhibit, which was called Forests Underwater. It consisted of 78 tree trunks from Scotland and Malaysia, 10,000 freshwater fish from 40 different species, and 46 species of aquatic plants. The tank was enormous, and the tiny glittering fish swimming in the seagrass was quite breathtaking.

Sadly, our Portugal adventure ended after the aquarium, and the next morning we were on the move to Paris.

If I had to choose one word to describe Paris, it would be either dirty or expensive. The first day I got to see the Tomb of Napoleon, the Louvre (home of the Mona Lisa), the Eiffel Tower and the Moulin Rouge.

The Eiffel Tower was surprisingly anticlimactic and far browner than I had imagined.

Our Airbnb in Paris was okay, the only problems were that the shower was cold and the beds were hard.

However, it was close to the Metro, which helped make traveling easier.

The Metro however, is a different story. Calling it a maze would be an understatement. Walking from one line to another took at least five minutes and the Metros themselves were smelly and dirty.

The best part of the Paris trip was definitely Versailles. I like to believe that I’m a princess, so seeing how actual royalty lived and what they spent their money on is fascinating to me. I had never seen so many marble busts and statues in one place in my life. And don’t even get me started on the gold!

After Versailles, we went to a café and had crepes and macaroons, which were fantastic. Then, we hoisted our backpacks back onto our shoulders and began the last smelly, gross, expensive metro ride to the airport.

All in all, it was a fantastic weekend. In my next update I’m going to give some airport and travel tips to help you avoid some of the tiny hiccups we experienced along the way!

Run for Zero LAUREN COSCA Contributing Writer

This past weekend, Towson hosted the Zero Prostate Cancer Run 5K to raise funds and awareness for the disease, which affects 2.8 million American men currently living in the U.S. On Sept. 20, Towson brought over 4,500 runners of all ages, which is 25 percent more participants than last year’s run, to Unitas Stadium at 8:30 a.m.

As of Saturday afternoon, Baltimore alone had raised over $400,000.

For every dollar raised by the runs, which are happening all over the country, 97 cents go to activities and programs with Zero.

All profits are split half and half nationally and locally to help spread the word, and to help with research involving prostate cancer.

The funds go toward researching the disease, testing those at risk and looking to educate those who are unaware of what prostate cancer really is.

The run was planned by an organization called “Zero- The End of Prostate Cancer” that was founded

by Chesapeake Urology Associates in 2007.

This business treats around one third of prostate cancer patients in Maryland.

Their mission includes “the des-

tination for taking action to end prostate cancer and making prostate cancer research a national priority,” as well as working to create “Generation ZERO,” the first generation of men free from prostate cancer, according to their website.

The organization also works to provide direct support to all of those who suffer from prostate cancer and their families and give support to all types of research in the most impactful way.

Since the organization began, they have raised over $2.5 million dollars.

The members of this organization have been planning this run since right after the previous year’s run ended last September.

“A tremendous amount of planning and work are required to support this type of event, and to make it the huge success it was today,” Patricia Schnably, the Vice President of Marketing and Communication at Chesapeake Urology, said.

The team that raised the most money out of more than 125 teams was the 76 member team, Jay Birds, at $8,186.

“I just try to do the race to support prostate cancer,” runner Dave Shewbridge, who had prostate cancer eight years ago and continues to support this cause, said.

For more information on this organization and how to participate in future runs, visit zerocancer.org.

Colorful punks take the music scene KRISTIN HELF Columnist @kristinelise_

On the weekend of August 22, people from all around the country came together in the oldest park in Brooklyn to celebrate at what the New York Times called “the most multicultural festival in the US.” Just a few weeks from now, on October 3, it’ll happen again in Atlanta. The festival? AFROPUNK 2015.

In case you’re unfamiliar, Afropunk is exactly what the name implies: A genre of music (specifically of a punk or hardcore nature) where many bands in the scene are made up of only black musicians.

The lyrics touch on a wide variety

of themes, as all music does, but a topic that consistently arises is the experience of being black in America.

The Afropunk festival was founded in 2002, a year before James Spooner’s award-winning documentary “Afro-Punk” was released, which chronicled the lives of black punks and explored the part race plays in a genre of music that’s been predominantly white for decades.

Many of those interviewed talk about the struggles of being the only black person at shows, interracial dating and the exile they face from black and white communities alike.

In the documentary, singer-songwriter Tamar-kali Brown describes

her experience being black in America as, “Being caught in a system that you can’t identify with, that you don’t support…[And] that’s the true energy of what punk is.”

Punk rock proves to be more than “California, everybody is white and skateboarding,” as described in the documentary “Afro-Punk.” Brown asks, why is Sid Vicious the poster person for punk?

It maintains that Nina Simone, although not often heralded as such, is one of the most punk individuals in history.

What’s been underground for years is slowly rising to the surface, as the festival has garnered more corporate sponsors than ever before—Doc Martens, Coors Light,

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MAC Cosmetics and Red Bull just to name a few. Totally not punk.

However, more sponsors means the festival and genre as a whole are gaining more popularity—and the

social and political awareness that Afropunk celebrates is punk as hell.

Basically, just watch Afro-Punk and listen to the band Bad Brains.

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September 22, 2015

Zoey’s truth Nickelodeon reveals the “Zoey 101” time capsule

CAITLIN MOYNIHAN Columnist @cmmoynihan

Ten years ago, we had no idea how important September 18, 2005, would be.

Most of the undergrad students at Towson were in elementary school and lived in a world where Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston had just called it quits, and his romance with Angelina Jolie was just beginning.

We were young, innocent and blind to the fact that Dan Schneider, creator of hit Nickelodeon TV shows like “Drake & Josh” and “Zoey 101,” would eventually become our mortal enemy.

On September 18, 2005, the “Zoey 101” episode “Time Capsule” aired and our lives were forever changed. Pacific Coast Academy created a time capsule and each student was expected to leave something behind to be dug up in 20 years.

While most people left behind souvenirs or items that reminded them of their favorite teacher or class, Zoey decided to go a step above the rest, like she always did, tbh.

Zoey created a video in which she talked about the PCA gang. Chase began to obsess over what she said about him.

In the end, Chase did the right thing and didn’t overstep his boundaries and was #blessed when Zoey said he could

find out in ten years instead of 20.

While we were upset at first, “Zoey 101” continued and we became bombarded with Zoey and Chase missing each other and the whole London fiasco.

Eventually, Jamie Lynn Spears became pregnant, thus needing to leave the show and causing the show to cancel suddenly leaving us with no closure and basically ruining everything. Can you tell I’m still a little bitter?

Since the show’s untimely departure from our regularly programmed schedule, Schnieder created more shows in attempt to fill the void “Zoey 101” filled. It wasn’t until September 18, 2015 that I truly forgave him.

I woke up as if it was any other random day, and then it happened.

Schnieder had been teasing fans all day saying he had a major surprise, and he sure did deliver!

TeenNick aired a five minute video of Chase (Sean Flynn) about to propose to another girl, whom he accidentally calls Zoey a la Ross Geller, when his BFF Michael (Chris Massey) runs in saying that he dug up the old time capsule from 10 years ago to discover what Zoey said about Chase in her video. After 3,650 days of waiting, it was finally revealed that Zoey thought Chase could really be her soulmate.

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Culture shock BRITTANY NELSON Contributing Writer

Towson’s Center for Student Diversity kicked off the first of their three Cultural Competency Series last week. The first event, “Cultural Competency 101,” on Sept. 16, was presented by the Associate Director for Student Diversity and Development Anee Korme, and consisted of a discussion on cultural diversity and how it affects the Towson University community.

“This is an opportunity for folks to learn about cultural competency, and probably more importantly, learn all the things they don’t know about culture competency,” Kome said. “This is also an opportunity to connect folks with additional resources, and a good way to get started in the journey of understanding your own identity and understanding other people’s identity.”

The event began with an icebreaker activity called “Personal Profile,” that had students record their names, languages, places of birth, traditions, favorite holidays and adjectives that describe themselves. The activity

asked students to get know someone they have never met before and share similarities and differences. The event continued with a PowerPoint presentation that highlighted the important levels of culture and cultural impact and their roles in society. Throughout the presentation, Kome asked the participants questions to highlight the similarities that students have despite the differences in their background.

Freshman elementary education major Joy Park attended the event not only for a class assignment, but also to gain the ability to connect to other people and topics such as levels of culture and cultural impact.

“I have always been interested in learning about new cultures and meeting new people,” Park said.

The Center for Student Diversity will be hosting the next two events in the Cultural Competency Series over the next two months. The second event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at noon in the Chesapeake Rooms in the University Union, and the final event will be on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at noon in the University Union Room 314. The CSD will also be hosting a Retreat for Social Justice from Nov. 6 through Nov. 8.

Movie Review: “Black Mass”

Johnny reaches new depths KYLE CASEY Contributing Writer @kylecasey094

Chilling, dark and unsettling are accurate adjectives for describing Johnny Depp’s depiction of James “Whitey” Bulger in “Black Mass.”

Based on the true story of a South Boston gangster turned FBI informant, Depp’s portrayal of Bulger leaves viewers with a memorable and passionate performance.

This was not the typical, quirky, enjoyable Captain Jack Sparrow type of character usually seen from Depp.

No, this was Depp reaching a new level by taking his acting skills into uncharted territory with a nonDepp-like role, one in which he masterfully delivers.

Donning a leather jacket, Depp takes viewers into the rise and fall of Bulger and his childhood friend, FBI agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton).

Presented at first as a happy-

go-lucky, lovable character in his early years, Depp becomes a likable presence on the screen. But as life events turn anger into hate and betrayal, Depp takes the movie to another level.

Without Depp’s performance, “Black Mass” would have no redeeming qualities.

Edgerton and Bulger’s brother, William Bulger (Benedict Cumberbatch), deliver admirable attempts to make each scene worthwhile, but when Depp is not on the screen, the film loses its charm.

Movie viewers are forced to endure lethargic Depp-less stretches, leaving an empty feeling.

This gangster film lacked the balance of “Goodfellas” or “The Departed,” films which could excite and maintain interest throughout, without relying on one character.

“Black Mass” misses the mark on that attempt, and the plot does not go nearly deep enough for such a content-filled topic as Bulger’s life story.

Despite the film’s flaws, Depp

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rises above the adversity like few other actors can, which could very well get him his fourth career nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a leading role at next year’s Academy Awards.

Depp’s ability to often make viewers feel uneasy is what this film is about.

Every murder at the hands of Bulger is predictable, but Depp slowly builds up to each event with a calm, mysterious and disturbing demeanor that never fades.

Depp’s representation of Bulger mirrors Steve Carell’s work in “Foxcatcher” with two actors casted in unexpected roles given their past work who offer career-defining performances as a result of dark, disturbing character portrayals.

The blue-eyed, slick-haired Depp nails Bulger’s character with ease, and he makes the film worthwhile.

For those who want to see Grade-A acting and Depp’s dark side, look no further than “Black Mass.” I give this film 7.5 out of 10 stars.

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win streak extended to 13 Games

Tigers down Tennessee Tech, Idaho and Western Carolina over the weekend Assistant Sports Editor @jordancope26

Towson competed in the Tennessee Tech Tournament this weekend, its final tournament of the season, and stretched its winning streak to 13 games with victories over Tennessee Tech, Idaho and Western Carolina. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels good, we continue to overcome obstacles that get put in front of us,â&#x20AC;? Head Coach Don Metil said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just nice to see that some of the younger kids get to step up and shine in the face of adversity.â&#x20AC;?

In game one of the tournament, the Tigers defeated Tennessee Tech 3-0.

Towson took the first set 25-21.

The two teams traded a pair of 3-0 runs early in the match until the Tigers took four of the last five

points and clinched the opening set. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our game plan for the first two matches was really to get our right side involved,â&#x20AC;? Metil said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tennessee Tech had a very good athlete on the right side, so we felt the need to set our right sides often and they really came up big in that match and throughout the course of the weekend.â&#x20AC;?

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It feels good, we continue to overcome obstacles that get put in front of us.

DON METIL Head Coach, Volleyball

In set two, Towson and Tennessee Tech were tied 18-18 but the Tigers were able to take seven of the last 10 points that were scored and

clinched a 25-20 win.

In the third set of the match, Towson fell behind Tennessee Tech 4-1 but were able to go on a 3-0 run to tie the match 4-4. Later, the Tigers opened the match up by going on a 4-0 run before securing the win over the Golden Eagles.

After opening the tournament victorious, the Tigers took on Idaho and earned a 3-2 win.

In the opening set against Idaho, Towson fell 25-23 but were able to tie the match 1-1 after taking set two 25-19.

After dropping set three and taking set four, the Tigers took the decisive set five 15-10 to stretch their winning streak to 12 games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we lose control of our first touch we seem to falter quickly,â&#x20AC;?

Metil said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something we continue to work on in the practice gym. If we continue to work on it and get better, we will be a really

hard team to defend.â&#x20AC;?

In the final game of the tournament, Towson earned its thirteenth straight victory by defeating Western Carolina 3-1.

In set one, the Tigers fell 25-20. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Typically our team isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a good morning team,â&#x20AC;? Metil said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t practice in the morning so to ask our girls to get up in the morning and perform at their best in a morning match is atypical for us. After that first set we just had to regroup, talk to the team and go back to what we were trying to do in regards to our game plan.

After dropping the first set, the

Tigers took the next three sets to defeat Western Carolina and advance their record to 13-1.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Tigers wrap up nonconference play at home DESMOND BOYLE Staff Writer

Towson wrapped up its nonconference schedule this weekend, extending their undefeated run to eight games.

The Tigers came out victorious 2-1 over Saint Francis in a double overtime thriller on Friday that saw close chances and great plays for both teams. Towson then played out a scoreless draw with tough opponents Penn on Sunday.

After the start of the game, with five minutes left in the half, Towson created its best chance thus far, as speedy freshman forward McKenzie McCaull competed with a Quaker defender for a through ball that was bouncing around in the Penn penalty area.

McCaull was able to put her laces to the ball and smash it into the net, only to then see the goal disallowed by the referee who claimed McCaull fouled the defender before latching onto the ball. Towson’s other chance in the half was a free kick taken by freshman forward Evelyn Neidert who curled her shot wide from 21 yards out.

After an uneventful second half, the

Tigers pushed forward on a counter attack in the waning moments of the second overtime. Towson boomed the ball forward to senior striker Hollie Garber, who then sent it out wide toward Green. Green then powered forward to the edge of the area and looped in a cross that appeared to be going into the net, but Neidert made absolutely certain and headed past Penn keeper Carrie Crook.

The Tigers bench then ran onto the field to celebrate only to see their hopes dashed by the linesman on the far side who held is flag up, he ruled that Neidert was offside and Towson saw their second goal taken away.

Towson stayed positive following the agonizing draw.

“These nonconference games are just to get us warmed up for the conference schedule so even though we didn’t win, we gained some experience and played well,” senior defender and captain Nicole Nicholas said.

Prior to the draw, Friday’s game started off well for Towson, as the Tigers pressured the Red Flash for most of the opening 20 minutes.

Towson’s best threat came from the left wing as junior Marissa Green consistently used her pace and strength to beat defenders. Green outmuscled

a Saint Francis defender seven yards away from goal to create the best scoring chance of the first half, before blasting her shot into the side netting.

As the first half came to a close, the game became more even in possession and chances to score were created for both sides. Towson had twice as many shots as the Red Flash and outnumbered Saint Francis with corners six to one.

The second half was a completely different story as Saint Francis had a much more sustained possession and clever play in the final third.

The Red Flash forced junior keeper Taylor Sebolao into several diving saves. Saint Francis owned the ball for the first half hour of the second half, and constantly crossed the ball into the Tigers penalty area.

With all this pressure the Red Flash brought the game’s first goal just one minute after the hour mark. Gabi Morales of Saint Francis received a pass at the edge of the penalty area directly in the middle of the field.

Then after dribbling for a few seconds to gain some space she ripped a shot into the top left corner of the net that had enough velocity to power past Sebolao’s fingertips.

After about twenty minutes of con-

MEN’S GOLF

sistent pressure following the Red Flash Goal the Tigers finally got their reward. Natalia Pinkney, who created more chances as the game progressed, crossed the ball from three yards to the left of the Saint Francis penalty area.

The Red Flash defense failed to properly clear the ball, and the ball fell to Towson striker Hollie Garber

who took advantage of the opportunity to score her first goal of the season.

Junior winger Pinkney then ended the game in overtime with a weaving run, skipping past several defenders before ripping a shot from a tight angle into the net.

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Towson junior Marissa Green plays against University of Pennsylvania on Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Tiger Soccer Complex.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Towson takes second at cornell ladies take silver JOSEPH AUBLE Contributing Writer @bigaubs_6

Over the weekend the men’s golf team finished second overall at the Cornell Invitational, finishing sixteen strokes behind first place, Princeton.

Although the Tigers did not get the result they hoped for, many positives came out of the team’s success at Cornell.

The second place finish marks a 25-1 record for Towson, something that should not be taken for granted.

“No question we wanted to win, but I think there are a lot of teams in the country that would take 25-1 right now”, head coach Brian Yaniger remarked.

Towson’s success relies primarily in it’s strong starting five lineup.

“I don’t have one guy I count on,

I have five guys I count on, every time” Yaniger said. Jimmy Grem and Dylan Stein led the way on day one, shooting a -6 and -3 respectively.

Jimmy Grem finished with two eagles and eight birdies, which is a remarkable feat for the Towson junior.

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No question we wanted to win, but I think there are a lot of teams in the country that would take 25-1 right now.

BRIAN YANIGER Head Coach, Men’s Golf

Ryan Siegler finished with a score of 150, tying him for 32nd overall.

Juan Veloza and Michael Chanaud rounded out the top 60 for the

tournament.

The final day of the tournament turned out to be Towson’s worst day of the weekend. They lost five more strokes to Princeton adding up to sixteen strokes in total behind Princeton. Yangier, although disappointed, is still optimistic for tomorrow’s tournament in Hartford.

“I’m looking for guys to battle and bounce back tomorrow, good players bounce back from bad rounds,” he said.

Towson travels to Hartford, Connecticut to compete in the two day Hartford Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday. This will be by-far one of Towson’s most difficult events, as the Tigers are traveling on little rest matched with the prospect of playing some of the top teams in the country.

“I’m pretty confident, I think Hartford is going to be a really good event knowing the channel we have here,” Yangier said.

CARLEY MILLIGAN Editor-in-Chief @CarleyMilligan

Towson traveled to the Chesapeake Bay Invitational, hosted by the United States Naval Academy at the Naval Academy Golf Course, and finished in second place this weekend.

Senior Emma Hijarne won the event over Julia Calbi of Dartmouth in a one-round playoff and received medalist honors. Hijarne played well, shooting a consistent 75 over all three rounds of the tournament. Towson finished overall with a combined score of 930.

“I am really proud of our accomplishments this weekend,” Head Coach Kate Schanuel said on towsontigers.com. “We set a game plan and stuck to it.”

The Chesapeake Bay Invitational featured an 11-team field consisting of Towson, Navy, Dartmouth,

Penn, Hofstra, Quinnipiac, Wagner, Sacred Heart, Longwood, Citadel and Delaware State.

After day one of the Navy Invitational Towson snagged the second place lead and Hijarne was just two shots out of first place heading into Sunday’s final round. Buchanan tied for 14th after a final round 81, while sophomore Alexis Hios played as an individual and tied for 11th place.

Earlier in the week Buchanan’s birdie putt on the 18th hole secured the Tigananelli Towson Invitational Championship on Sept. 14. This was the first time in eight years Towson won the tournament.

“We definitely have lot of positives and momentum going into our tournament at UNC Greensboro,” Schanuel said on towsontigers.com.

The next tournament the Tigers play will be the Forest Oaks Fall Classic hosted by UNC Greensboro, Oct. 2-4.

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September 22, 2015

FIELD HOCKEY

weekend shutout leaves team looking ahead JORDAN COPE Assistant Sports Editor @jordancope26

Towson endured a tough weekend in New Jersey falling to Monmouth 3-1 Sunday, and Rider 4-2 Friday.

“At Monmouth we had everything there they just outplayed us,” junior defender Allie Stauffer said. “Even though the score isn’t what we wanted it to be does not mean we are not the better team, every game is an improvement.”

In Sunday’s contest against Monmouth, the Tigers got out to a fast start on a goal off a corner from junior defender Sam Zelenack almost five minutes into the game.

“It was huge being able to go up one. A lot of times we are fighting back to the lead,” Stauffer said.

“But being ahead was such a good feeling to get them to have to fight hard, and they did fight hard, I have

to give them credit.”

However, Monmouth responded in the 19th minute on a goal from freshman midfielder Gab Girardi to tie the game 1-1, and later added a goal from senior midfielder Cori Allen in the 22nd minute to take a 2-1 lead into the half.

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At Rider we had a really good first half and not a great second half. We have to learn to play a full game of hockey. It’s not just one half it’s two full halves.

ALLIE STAUFFER Junior defender, field hockey

“The coaches told us to not give up and that we were still in the

game,” Stauffer said. “It was still a one point differential so we knew that we had to fight hard to win that game. They outplayed us but we definitely competed in that game.”

In the second half, Monmouth added a goal off the stick of junior midfielder Alyssa Ercolino to end Towson’s hopes of a comeback.

Against Rider, the Tigers trailed 1-0 in the 10th minute after Broncs freshman midfielder Jessica Randazzo scored at the top circle.

Despite trailing early, Towson took a 2-1 lead thanks to a pair of goals from senior midfielder Stacey Mackintosh and junior defender Morgan Skavdahl.

“At Rider we had a really good first half and not a great second half,” Stauffer said. “We have to learn to play a full game of hockey.

It’s not just one half, it’s two full halves.”

In the second half, Rider was able to score three unanswered goals,

one from Rachel Ippolite, and two from Melissa Cunningham to defeat Towson 4-2. Next week, the Tigers will begin a four game homestand that features opponents Georgetown, Villanova, James Madison and William and Mary.

“We are pretty excited,” Stauffer said. “Home field advantage is always a good thing to have. We have some good games coming up. We are excited to see how we compete and make a difference from last year in conference play.”

File Photo by Patrick Burke/ The Towerlight

Towson plays against Lehigh University last week on Sunday, Sept.

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TENNIS

Tennis shines at navy invite CODY BOTELER Senior Editor @CodyBoteler

The Towson women’s tennis team won three singles finals and two doubles finals on the last day of the Naval Academy’s Bill & Sandra Moore Invitational on Sunday.

The invitational included Binghamton, Fairleigh Dickinson, James Madison, Lehigh, Loyola, Monmouth, Navy, NJIT, Towson and St. Bonaventure.

The Tigers opened their season at the Cornell Invitational last week, where Lucy Gloninger, a freshman, won the D singles consolation finals.

On the third day of the Bill and Sandra Moore Invitational, Gloninger won over Navy’s Isabel Balsavage 6-4, 6-2 in the D Flight finals.

Head Coach Dough Neagle said that Gloninger had “a great weekend and had a very good attitude,” according to towsontigers.com.

Sophomore Nicole Shakhnazarova won the consolation finals for the A Flight over Navy’s Amanda Keller, 8-5.

S o p h o m o re Ye v ge n i y a Shusterman beat Sophie Lesage, also of Towson, 8-5 in the C Flight finals.

In doubles play, Shakhnazarova and sophomore Barbora Vasilkova beat out Navy’s Sam Droop and Catalina Rico 6-3 in the A Flight.

Gloninger and Lesage won the B Flight Doubles, 6-2, over Binghamton’s Agatha Ambrozy and Olga Otrovetsky.

On Friday, the first day of the invitational, the Tigers advanced five singles players and three doubles teams to the second day.

On day two, Shakhnazarova and Vasilkova defeated Navy’s

Logan Antill and Katie Porter in the quarterfinals, 7-5. They won in the semifinals, 6-3, over St. Bonaventure’s Mara MartinezSantori and Gabriella Bowe.

Gloninger and Lesage defeated NJIT’s Natalija Taslovic and Alba Rosas Garcia in the quarterfinals, 6-3, and beat Fairleigh Dickinson’s Shreya Pasricha and Alex Bryant 6-3 in the semifinals.

Shakhnazarova defeated NJIT’s Nathalie Habegger 8-4, Binghamton’s Sara Kohtz 8-0 and Lehigh’s Grace Lin 8-4 to reach her match against Keller.

Gloninger advanced to the finals for the D Flight with victories over NJIT’s Natalija Tasovac and then Navy’s Audry Channell.

The Tigers will next head to Virginia Tech for the Hokie Invitational from Sept. 25-27 and then wrap up their fall schedule at the ITA/USTA Atlantic Regionals from Oct. 15-20.

SWIMMING & DIVING

Tigers earn third place finish JORDAN COPE Assistant Sports Editor @jordancope26

Towson men’s (684.5) and women’s (602.5) swimming and diving both finished third in the first meet of the season this weekend at the All Florida Invitational.

“They have been back at it for three weeks and training well,” Head Coach Pat Mead said. “The goal is to come down and swim with the teams that are a step above us. You really do have two of the dominant swimming conferences in the country.”

Highlighting the meet on the men’s side was senior Matt McKenney and junior Jeremy Liu. McKenney finished fourth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:49.38 while Liu finished fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:06.74.

“The goal was to come down and expose our kids to higher level competition and see how they responded to that,” Mead said. “So far I have been very pleased. The goal is showing our kids that they can

compete with this caliber of swimmers and divers.”

Freshmen Jack Saunderson and Stefan Keller each placed fifth in their respective events.

Saunderson finished with a time of 1:50.68 in the 200-yard butterfly while Keller finished with a time of 2:07.32 in the 200-yard breaststroke.

“The men have done a really good job,” Mead said. “For our freshman to be doing that great is remarkable.”

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They have been back at it for three weeks and training well.

PAT MEAD Head Coach, Swimming & Diving

On the women’s side, senior Jenna Van Camp and junior Macey Arnold highlighted the meet with second and third place finishes.

Van Camp took second place in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:17.20 while Arnold took

third place in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:57.36.

“Overall I think this was a very good experience for everyone,” Mead said. “The goal is you start off with competition like this and for the people who don’t get intimidated by it and rise to the challenge, when we go back and swim against CAA teams, it should only make them more confident.”

In the team relay events, the men finished fifth in the 400-yard freestyle with a time of 3:09.07 while the women finished in sixth with a time of 3:31.28.

Towson’s next meet will be the Alumni Meet at home, Saturday Sept. 26, at Burdick Pool.

“That’s more of a fun meet, our alumni come back and they’ll compete against our upperclassman,” Mead said. “But the alumni really don’t race. We only brought a portion of our team down for this meet this weekend and left the other half at home. So next weekend, the people that did not come to this meet will get to compete in the alumni meet.”

Allie Stauffer

Field Hockey

Junior defender Allie Stauffer recorded one goal, one assist and three points over the weekend in a game against Lehigh University on Sunday, Sept.

20. For more on Allie watch our athlete of the week video on thetowerlight.com.

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September 22, 2015

FOOTBALL

victor leads in clash with crusaders TYLER BEARD Staff Writer @tylerbeard2

Junior running back Darius Victor’s 202 rushing yards and three touchdowns helped lead Towson to a 29-26 win over Holy Cross on Saturday, Sept.

19.

“I told the kids it’s not how you start but how you finish and we certainly did that,” Head Coach Rob Ambrose said. “One hundred years from now,

we could have won 1,000-to-nothing and it would still say win. For the first time in a very long time, we have more wins than losses and I’m going to enjoy that for a minute.”

Towson (2-1) struggled in the first half, as the team trailed Holy Cross (1-1) 16-7 at halftime.

Holy Cross scored nine points inside of the last four minutes of the first half, which included a touchdown from running back Diquan Walker and a safety off of a blocked punt that was kicked into the back of the end zone.

“We just started off really slow,” redshirt senior quarterback Connor Frazier said. “Everyone wasn’t doing their jobs and, like Coach Jared [Ambrose] says, when we go out there we need to relax and do our job and focus. That’s what we did in the second half. We came out more focused and we knew we were the better football team. We just needed to not shoot ourselves in the foot, whether it was drops or penalties or whatever.”

The Tigers got the ball in the second half and Victor began the drive with

a 54-yard run on the first play of the series, which was the longest run of his career.

He capped off the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run, which cut the Crusaders’ lead to 16-14.

Towson’s defense forced a threeand-out and Victor ran for a 34-yard touchdown on the next offensive possession, which put the team ahead 22-14 after a successful two-point conversion.

Victor spoke about his career-day and credited his team for helping him run for 202 yards.

“It’s my offensive linemen,” he said.

“I can’t do it without them. My fullbacks, tight ends, receivers blocking downfield. I really don’t do anything but run straight, so it’s all on my teammates and that’s the difference right there.”

Victor added his third touchdown of the game in the beginning of the fourth quarter, which pushed the Tigers’ lead out to 29-19.

Holy Cross drove down the field on their next possession, but senior defensive back Nico Law intercepted quarterback Peter Pujals’ pass and returned it for 26 yards.

“Welcome to the jungle,” Law said of playing at Johnny Unitas Stadium.

“That’s just what we do. Come to our house, we just play reckless.”

The Crusaders staged a comeback at the end of the game though, as a touchdown pass from Pujals brought the team within three points of the Tigers.

The Tigers’ next offensive series stalled after a dropped pass and the Crusaders had one last shot to extend the game.

Towson’s defense held strong though, as the Crusaders pushed the ball to midfield.

But a quarterback hurry from junior defensive tackle Max Tejada caused a bad throw from Pujals and the team turned the ball over on downs.

“I told our guys towards the end of the game that there are two types of defenses out there,” Ambrose said.

“There’s the one with seven minutes left that kind of lay down a bit and there’s other ones that turn it up a little. I asked which one they wanted to be and I think they answered that question.

The Tigers finished the game with a season-high 276 rushing yards and had 410 yards of total offense.

On defense, Towson recorded their first two interceptions of the season and finished with two sacks in the game.

Towson’s next game is on the road against the Elon Phoenix (1-2), as the team begins conference play. Kickoff is on Saturday at 3 p.m.

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Photos by Patrick Burke/ The Towerlight

The Tigers take the field before the game against Holy Cross on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Johnny Unitas Stadium (above). Holy Cross quarterback Peter Pujals awaits a snap from the shotgun formation, Holy Cross lost to Towson 29-26 (below). Darius Victor runs the ball down the field, Victor gained 202 running yards during Saturday’s game (right).