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Homecoming for Towson’s next president 

Maravene Loeschke 

assumes duties Jan. 1 

LAUREN SLAVIN 

Editor-in-Chief 

Towson University’s 2011 Homecoming Week has brought 

back one alumna who will make an impact on campus long 

after Saturday’s football game. 

The University System of Maryland Board of Regents 

named Maravene Loeschke Towson University’s next president 

Monday, Sept. 19. 

Loeschke, a Towson alumna and former dean of the College 

of Fine Arts and Communication, is the current president of 

Mansfield University in Pennsylvania. 

“I am so overjoyed, I don’t know if I’ve ever been happier in 

anything in my professional life,” Loeschke said. “I have always 

held Towson so tight and dearly, and to be coming back … I’m 

overwhelmed by the opportunity.” 

Before her five-year term at MU, Loeschke served as provost 

of Wilkes University in Scranton, Pa., from 2002 to 2006. 

But the largest portion of her resumé comes from Towson 

University, after she earned a Bachelor of Science in theatre 

and English, as well as a Master of Education, and then spent 

30 years in the roles of professor and chairperson in the department 

of theatre arts and dean of COFAC. 

Loeschke’s experience at Towson University made her an 

attractive candidate to the Presidential Search Committee, as 

well as to the USM Board of Regents and Chancellor William 

“Brit” Kirwan. 

“Her sense of affection and commitment to Towson is so 

evident,” Kirwan said. “She feels she owes her successful professional 

career to her start at Towson. It’s not all that often a 

university can hire an alumnus back as president.” 

Many of the challenges Loeschke dealt with at Mansfield are 

Courtesy of Mansfield University 

Towson University’s next president, Maravene Loeschke, currently 

holds the same position at Mansfield University in Central Pa. 

similar to those Towson is or could soon be facing. 

In May 2010, $4 million in budget cuts were made 

to Mansfield for the 2011-12 fiscal year, which led to 

faculty layoffs and larger class sizes for students. Cuts 

in state funding for higher education were also made 

in March, which led to a 7.5 percent tuition increase 

and a five percent drop in enrollment at Mansfield 

University. 

“We haven’t faced those kinds of cuts in Maryland, 

but they could be coming,” Kirwan said. “She exhibited 

strong leadership in addressing a very difficult 

situation.” 

Mansfield University has an undergraduate population 

of approximately 3,500 students compared to 

Towson’s approximately 21,000. Loeschke said she 

values personal interaction with students and had very 

close relationships with MU students. 

Kirwan said Loeschke would keep the president’s 

house porch light on to let students know they could 

come in to visit with her. One of her challenges as 

president of Towson University will be staying similarly 

active with the student body. The TU president’s 

house is in Guilford, approximately three miles from 

campus. 

“I’m going to miss these [MU] students terribly. 

They are wonderful, wonderful young people … it’s 

heart wrenching to think I won’t be able to see 

them through commencement,” Loeschke said. “But 

I look forward to having really solid relationships with 

Towson University students.” 

Loeschke said she was informed of her new position 

Saturday after an interview with the USM Board of 

Regents Friday. 

Towson University senior and member of the 

Presidential Search Committee Angie Hong said 

Loeschke was one of three candidates the committee 

recommended to the USM at the end of the summer. 

She would not name the other two finalists. 

See NEW, page 9 

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Homecoming Court nominees, from left, Paulomi Dholakia, Lynda Huynh, Katie Billotti, Mark Droter, Simone Posey, Sean Walker, Taylor Robinson and Gerado Escobar. 

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Saturday, Sept. 24 

Football vs. Colgate 

7 p.m. • Johnny Unitas Stadium 

The Tigers face off against Colgate in the 2011 Homecoming 

game. 

2011 Fall Film Series: “Delicatessen” 

7:30 p.m. • Van Bokkelen Auditorium 

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Don’t get too 

Josh Brown 

Columnist 

Gentleman’s 

Corner 

tied up 

Ties don’t really make sense. They’re expensive, you 

never seem to have the right one for your outfit, and 

the fact that there are more than 85 ways to tie one 

may seem daunting and intimidating to those of you 

who might still be using clip-ons. 

In addition, they can be uncomfortable, find their way into your morning 

coffee if you lean over too far, and flap around in your face every time 

a brisk breeze rolls by. 

Yet somehow, ties seem to be permanently and unremittingly ingrained in 

our standards of fashion and professionalism, and it seems like it’ll be that 

way for a long time to come. 

Guys need ties. It’s a fact. And sooner or later, you’re going to have to 

learn how to tie one by yourself. 

The first thing to do is to take a look at your collection (if you have one) 

and throw out anything wider than four inches. If you’re inheriting your ties 

from a parent or a grandparent, you’ll probably run into several of these. 

Wider ties were popular in the 70s, but they just don’t cut it in today’s 

standards. 

The widely-accepted professional norm is 3.75 inches, and skinnier ties 

are quickly finding their way into acceptance in the business world as well 

(though for now, keep skinny ties reserved for casual and non-business 

occasions.) 

You may be surprised to find out that in addition to type of tie, different 

knot styles also have their proper place and occasion. 

You might not use the same knot for a job interview as you might for a 

wedding or a classy night out. So which one do you choose? 

The four most basic, widely used types of knots are the Windsor (often 

incorrectly called the double Windsor), the half-Windsor, the four-in-hand, 

and the Pratt. 

Use the Windsor for the business occasions when you want to look especially 

distinguished. 

Try the half-Windsor for when you want to get the same conservative, 

noble look as the Windsor, but with half the effort. 

The four-in-hand is a skinnier knot best used in more casual situations 

and with shirts that have narrower collar openings. 

The Pratt knot is a good middle ground knot. It’s not as wide as the 

Windsor and not quite as skinny as the four-in-hand. It’s relatively simple 

to tie and it fits a bit looser around your neck. 

Check out www.totieatie.com or random YouTube videos for instructions 

on how to tie each one. For me to attempt to explain here would leave you 

confused and frustrated, probably with your tie in more knots than you’d 

like. 

The last thing you’ll need to consider is what color and/or pattern is best 

for your outfit. 

The first big no-no is to never combine a striped tie with a striped shirt, 

nor a checkered shirt with a checkered tie. Patterns on top of patterns can 

be painful to look at, and if your shirt and tie have to fight each other for 

attention, both will inevitably lose. 

Colors should either complement or blend with each other. You can add 

a classy boldness to your look through the proper contrast - check out a 

color wheel like you used to see in art class and pair colors across from 

each other. 

It’s always safe to assume that white, black and other neutral colors will 

go well with most anything. 

The final piece of advice I can offer to ease the pain of dealing with this 

conundrum of gentlemanly fashion is this: Invest in a good tie clip or two. 

Tie clips keep you looking sharp and orderly throughout the day and help 

keep the tie-in-the-coffee and wind-flapping incidents to a minimum. Keep 

them simple. They should accentuate your outfit, not be the focus of it. 

Best of luck, gents. Don’t get too tied up, now. 

From tropical island to Towson 

Samuel Olivares 

Columnist 

“If you are from Puerto Rico, 

what are you doing here?” That’s 

the question a lot of people asked 

this week. Honestly, it’s better that 

I don’t have a complete answer. Sometimes I prefer to stay 

in the middle. 

We can be in one place, but our mind and soul is somewhere 

else entirely. Sometimes we are living, but in reality, 

we don’t even realize we’re at such a point in our lives. 

We must understand that life is short and our university 

life will be gone before we know it. It’s time to decide 

what we really want to do. 

Whether that applies to our day-to-day lives or what we 

want to do with our future. Is it worth the loneliness and 

perhaps even tears of family back home to move out and 

create a whole new life by yourself? 

I came as part of an exchange program from a wonderful 

tropical island called Puerto Rico, where millions go 

yearly to enjoy the beautiful beaches and rainforest. 

However, our goals are important, and mine is to 

improve my English and become more prepared to go on 

in an overly saturated and competitive business world. I’m 

not here, I’m not there. I’m in the middle. 

The past few weeks, everyone has been focusing on 

the freshmen, and in a few months this will shift to the 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

The first two football games were 

unlike anything I have witnessed in 

my four years at Towson. Not only 

because the team won two games in 

a row, which is a first in itself, but 

also because of the way the team 

dominated their two opponents. 

Morgan State and Villanova did not 

stand a chance. 

Towson football manhandled a 

top-20 team that is just two years 

removed from an FCS national 

championship. This team is not 

messing around. The defense is 

tenacious, the offense is strong both 

running and passing, and frankly, if 

the team can dominate Villanova, 

they should be able to brush their 

teeth with Colgate. 

Another thing I have witnessed 

that is unlike anything I have 

seen is the enthusiasm from the 

students and the fan base as a 

whole. Certainly, that is in large 

part due to the play of the team. 

But fans packed the student section 

and were vocal and on their 

feet throughout the entirety of both 

games. We did not just come out to 

show our support. 

We made our presence felt, and 

we made a difference. Just think 

how much bigger that presence 

could be if the 7,000 or 9,000 of 

Lost in the Middle 

Show student support with a 

sold-out Homecoming game 

us could turn into 11,000. Imagine 

how much more intimidating it 

would look if the entire stadium 

was packed, and not just the student 

section. Imagine if we could 

make the entire stadium one big 

student section. We get in for free 

and can sit wherever we want, so 

there is no reason why this cannot 

happen. 

We have more than 20,000 students 

at Towson to help fill an 

11,000-seat stadium, and I know 

that enough students tailgate to 

sell out a football game. If you are 

planning on tailgating before the 

Homecoming game, actually go to 

the game, too. 

This team is worth watching. 

And wouldn’t it be nice to help 

them enter College Park with a better 

record that the Terps? 

I know I’ll be gathering a group of 

people for the Homecoming game, 

and I encourage you all to do the 

same. Paint your faces, bleed black 

and gold, and bring a toothbrush to 

mock Colgate and show what our 

football team is going to do to them. 

Keep showing your Tiger Pride, and 

keep restoring the roar. TU! 

seniors. We, the junior students, are in the middle, and we 

need to determine our destiny. 

We are not in New York or Washington, D.C., we are 

between two great places with great opportunities to take 

advantage of. 

My Latino heritage gives me a tan color between black 

and white. 

Puerto Ricans have citizenship, but we can’t vote 

for the president. I’m not rich, but ‘m not starving. 

Sometimes we are in the middle, but it means that we 

have two paths to choose and we can make decisions 

about our future. 

I’m alone and inbetween two worlds. Sometimes we 

need to leave our comfort zone and our attachments and 

build our own path. I encourage you to meditate and ask 

yourself if your acts are leading you down the correct 

path. 

To conclude, I want to share a fragment of poem by 

Antonio Machado: 

Wanderer, there is no path, 

Path is made by walking, 

Walking made the path. 

And last look back, 

There is the way 

You’ll never step on again. 

- Scott Miller 

Senior, psychology major 

Send a letter to the editor: 

Asking for 

a meeting 

with YWC 

In the SGA affiliation hearing 

regarding Youth for Western 

Civilization, it seemed that people 

kept bringing up the idea of “hands 

being tied,” of “not having a choice,” 

or of facing legal action. The fact 

is had any legal proceeding been 

pursued, there would be great revelation 

to those who seem fooled by 

the intimidating rhetoric of Matthew 

Heimbach. 

Under the Constitution of the 

United States, Mr. Heimbach does 

have a right to assemble and voice 

his opinion. However, neither YWC 

nor Mr. Heimbach have any right to 

be funded by or AFFILIATED with a 

public institution. 

By being an SGA affiliated group, 

YWC is now affiliated with all of 

Towson University. This is actually 

a benefit of being an SGA affiliated 

organization: being able to use the 

Towson University name. 

Legally, YWC could not be prevented 

from meeting and trying to voice 

their opinions. But nowhere does 

the Constitution say Towson had to 

See page 5 

Keep it brief and include your name, class standing and major. E-mail the letter 

to editor@thetowerlight.com or drop it off in University Union Room 309, or submit 

it online at http://www.thetowerlight.com/pages/letter/

From The Editor’s Desk 

A niche for the new president 

Loeschke could have been chosen 

to handle future budget cuts 

Lauren Slavin 

Editor-in-Chief 

Our staff 

would like 

to join the 

University 

and surrounding 

community 

in welcoming 

Maravene 

Loeschke, 

who will 

assume the role of University president 

on Jan. 1, 2012. 

Since the announcement of 

Robert Caret’s departure to take on 

the presidency of the University of 

Massachusetts System, news outlets 

across the state have speculated 

who would fill his shoes and 

what their focus for the University 

would be. 

In my three years as a student 

at Towson University, I’ve watched 

our institution grow from a minefield 

of construction detours to an 

institute with facilities students, 

faulty and staff deserve. 

Honors students are now housed 

in the newest residence hall, which 

is close in proximity to the West 

Village Commons, which can only 

be compared to Facebook as the 

University Union is to MySpace 

(though outrage over these new 

changes to Facebook are clogging 

my feed.) 

LETTERS (CON’T) 

From page 4 

support such actions. The Supreme Court has even said in 

their legal opinions that there is no legal right or precedent 

for any group with views inconsistent with a student body 

or public institution’s values to be funded or AFFILIATED 

by that student body or institution. 

These are things that I was hoping to bring up in a 

conversation with Mr. Heimbach himself. Though, it seems 

no matter how much he claims to be reaching out to other 

organizations, I have yet to see that effort. 

When students aren’t sleeping 

or slurping Jamba Juice, they’re 

in classes in the finally-completed 

College of Liberal Arts, with comfortable 

seating for classes of all 

sizes and technology that doesn’t 

look like its from an episode of 

“Bill Nye the Science Guy.” 

But construction was Caret’s 

concern, and changes to the administration 

and faculty have thus far 

fallen under the reign of Interim 

President Marcia Welsh, who will 

return to her position as provost 

Jan. 1. 

So what will Loeschke’s efforts 

go toward? I haven’t been to a 

casino since I turned 21, but if I 

had bet money on athletics, which 

I thought would be the next president’s 

focal point, I’d need to pick 

up a second job. 

Since Director of Athletics Mike 

Waddell was hired last fall, the 

basketball and men’s lacrosse head 

coaches have been replaced, ground 

has been broken on a new indoor 

arena, Doc’s Army has become a 

program only for paying users, football 

is 2-0, and according to a 

Tweet from Waddell Wednesday 

morning, “football ticket revenues 

for the 2011 season have already 

exceeded the sales for all of 2010.” 

I won’t jinx it, but Towson could 

soon be more than a laughingstock 

Why the hate for YWC? 

Having attended Towson for only a few short weeks 

now, I find myself asking how my compatriots and I 

have managed to attract such a gratifying amount of 

attention already. 

Indeed, our new chapter of Youth for Western 

Civilization has seen more coverage this past week 

than many see in an entire year. So, first things first: 

Thank you! 

Still, most of this attention has been decidedly negative, 

so I wanted to address some of what we’ve been 

hearing. 

First: We do NOT hate gay people. We simply do 

not support gay marriage. This is a view we share with 

many Americans and quite a few other organizations, 

like the Catholic Church. 

If you disagree, great! Let’s talk about it. And yes, we 

INSIST upon going out for pizza afterwards. 

Recently, club President Matthew Heimbach and I 

in the eyes on college athletics. 

So color me surprised by 

Loeschke’s credentials: TU alumna 

with a degree in theatre and English 

and professor in the department 

of theatre arts, and current president 

of Mansfield University, where 

some of her main initiatives were in 

diversity and community relations. 

Interim President Welsh said she 

doesn’t see the current focus of 

Towson University (following out 

2016 Master Plan) shifting to the 

arts, but she does wish the state 

could see TU as a premiere arts 

institute. 

So if Towson isn’t going artsy 

fartsy, why Loeschke? 

It could be because she navigated 

Mansfield through some 

of the roughest budget cuts in 

Pennsylvania history. The 

University System of Maryland has 

yet to approve the Fall 2013 budget, 

but USM Chancellor William “Brit” 

Kirwan seemed to allude that similar 

cuts could be in Maryland’s 

future. As Welsh put it, budget cuts 

are always looming. 

Towson University self-imposed 

four percent budget cuts this year. 

“We’ve been warranted to be cautious,” 

Welsh said Tuesday. “I can’t 

imagine having a cut beyond what 

we’re prepared for.” 

I hate to say time will tell, but 

hopefully that time is sooner rather 

than later. 

Look for Towerlight interviews 

with our new president as early as 

Thursday. 

In fact, I have only witnessed efforts by Mr. Heimbach to 

approach other student organizations that resulted in him 

yelling and spreading hateful rhetoric. Maybe it’s just me 

that he refuses to respond to, but I think there are plenty 

more questions that could be asked-- I wonder if we’ll ever 

get the answers. 

- Anthony Troup 

Campus Coordinator, Democracy Matters 

were asked if our upcoming event supporting Israel was 

actually a cover for an event which advocates for the 

destruction of Muslims. 

Really? I mean, honestly, folks, that is pretty cynical. 

At this point, it seems that the people and groups 

opposing us have already decided that we are racist 

and are trying to make everything we say or do fit into 

that image. 

Frankly, I don’t understand how these groups claim 

to support diversity. 

If we hate diversity so much, why are we the ones 

welcoming other opinions? 

From what I’ve seen so far, Towson University can 

claim to support diversity in every way, as long as diversity 

of opinion doesn’t count. 

- John Donovan 

Vice President, Youth for Western Civilization 

WORD 

on 

the 

STREET 

What should be the focus of Towson’s 

new president’s administration? 

Ryan Ne Dane 

“Getting students to 

stay focused on their 

studies.” 

(via Facebook) 

Elena Groe 

“Parking!! It’s a mess.” 


Anita Bass 

“Helping students stick 

to their majors and 

graduate on time!” 


Zach Diamond 

“Forming a super 

alliance to put a stop to 

these roving gangs of 

mutant manatees. Stand 

up against oppression.” 


Josh Anderson 

“Finding a way to 

make my tuition go 

its full length.” 


Paul Robinson 

“Having a name people 

can actually pronounce.” 


Dirron Allen 

“I have a lot of great 

answers. I’ll just see 

what our students say!” 

(@DirronAllen) 

Matthew Pfeifer 

“Campus construction.” 


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TIGER “TAIL”GATING 

PROCEDURES 

In an effort to present the Towson University community in a positive manner, please be aware of the following Tiger 

Tailgating Procedures. For a complete list of the Towson University Tailgating Policy and Procedures, please visit: 

http://www.towson.edu/studentaffairs/policies/tailgatingpolicy.asp. 

A. All state & local laws and University policies are in effect during tailgating. Consistent with these, it is prohibited 

for a person under the age of 21 years to purchase, possess, consume, transport, or store alcoholic beverages. 

B. Excessive amounts of beer and wine are not permitted, i.e., no more than one six pack of beer per person. 

C. Hard liquor and spirits are prohibited during tailgating, including, but not limited to Jell-O-shots, shooters. 

D. Beer kegs, party balls, multi-quart containers of beer, and all drinking paraphernalia (including, but not limited to 

funnels, beer bongs, ice luges) and drinking games of any sort are prohibited from tailgating because of the 

encouragement of rapid consumption of alcohol. 

E. Excessive amounts of alcohol as determined by event staff will not be permitted. 

F. It is also prohibited for any person or group to purchase or give alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years 

of age. 

G. The consumption of alcoholic beverages by those of age is only permitted in designated tailgating areas. State 

law and University policy prohibit public consumption of alcoholic beverages or possession of open containers of 

alcohol in public places. 

H. Glass beverage containers are prohibited. 

I. General admission tailgating is located in designated parking lot(s). Tailgating is prohibited in any other area. 

J. Tailgating is permitted up to three (3) hours before game time and ends when the game begins. Athletics may 

designate special groups or activities to be permitted to begin tailgating prior to the general population. Tailgating 

ends at the start of the game. 

K. Tailgating is permitted for up to one-and-a-half (1½) hours after the game has ended. 

L. Tailgating is prohibited during the game and at half-time. 

M. Only one vehicle is permitted per parking space. Vehicles that leave the tailgating area will not be permitted to 

reenter without repaying. 

N. The University reserves the right to restrict vehicles and designate parking spaces for safety reasons. 

O. Active sports (e.g. Frisbee or football throwing) are allowed as long as the activity does not endanger anyone 

around them. Event staff may determine when active sports are dangerous to those around them or are inhibiting 

the event. 

Please note: Tents, platforms, and stages are not permitted unless approved and reserved in advance. 

*Students please note there will increased sanctions for violations of the policy during Homecoming. 

Age Verification Procedure 

-The age verification area will be staffed with 7 staff using ID readers to: 

-Authenticate guest’s age using 2 forms of ID (1 – state issued picture ID or a passport or military ID & 1 verifying their name). Staff will 

carefully review the documents submitted to ensure they belong to the presenter and that they are not a faked ID. Once verified that the 

presenter is age 21, another staff member will attach a wrist band. 

-2 other ECS staff will be located at the event to expedite the line and to remove those who are deemed to be intoxicated or in the yellow zone 

of becoming intoxicated. The yellow zone is where someone has begun to lose the inhabitations (being loud, talking freely out of normal 

nature or does not walk and act normally etc.). Persons who are intoxicated or appear to be in the yellow zone will not be permitted to obtain 

a wrist band or enter with alcohol. 

-Anyone who enters by presenting a fake ID or ID of another will be turned over to the TUPD office that will be stationed in this area at the 

entrance to the BG.

Two classmates take load off others 

Towson duo starts 

laundry business 

for students 

around University 

JORDAN RUSSELL 

News Editor 

Two Towson students had an 

idea to create a business to help 

students complete a chore both 

said not many like to do. 

“The idea sparked from a guy in 

D.C. who had a business named 

Soapy Jones who provided a pick 

up, drop off laundry service to 

Universities in the area,” sophomore 

Tyler Kelly said. “It did so 

well, we looked to see if Towson 

had any competition in the area. 

We didn’t see anyone, so we got 

started.” 

Kelly and his partner, junior 

Mike Cianos, have made their own 

business, B’More Clean, with the 

intent of assisting students in the 

area with their laundry. 

Kelly knew some students feelings 

about laundry based off of 

his own experiences. He said he 

disliked doing his own laundry. 

“I remember laundry was the 

worst thing and students didn’t 

like it, so [I thought] they’d definitely 

pay to have it done,” Kelly 

said. 

Cianos wanted to begin the business 

last year, but had neither the 

time nor money to complete his 

objective. That changed this year, 

but not without a few concerns. 

“I was definitely nervous and 

scared at first,” Cianos said. “We 

put a fair amount of money into 

just putting the name [of our business] 

out there. It definitely felt 

like we were throwing money away 

when we got this started. I took a 

pretty big risk.” 

Students with loans may find 

themselves paying more over a 

longer period of time, should they 

not make a first payment within a 

certain timeframe. 

A default rate is the interest 

rate charged to a borrower when 

regularly scheduled payments are 

overdue. 

A higher rate is then applied in 

addition to the current interest 

charges for the debt. 

According to the Wall Street 

Pit, of the approximately one mil- 

Matthew Hazlett/ The Towerlight 

Sophomore Tyler Kelly and junior Mike Cianos began B’More Clean to assist students with laundry, a chore they say not many enjoy. In 

the future, they hope to expand their business with a storage company that will also cater to students. 

Cianos said he estimates they 

spent approximately $7,000 to start 

the business. All his fears turned 

to anticipation when he received a 

notification on his phone. 

“When we got our first customer, 

it was pretty cool that someone was 

interested,” he said. “Then more 

people started to sign up.” 

Some students who’ve used 

B’More Clean said they have been 

satisfied with the service. 

lion student borrowers at for-profit 

schools whose first payments 

came due in the year starting Oct. 

1, 2008, at the peak of the financial 

crisis, 15 percent were already 

at least 270 days behind in their 

payments two years later. 

English major and senior Jeff 

Unglesbee said loans are nearly 

essential for most students in 

college. 

“Getting a loan was something 

that I needed to happen in order 

to live around the University and 

have food to eat. The cost of 

which was above and beyond 

what any part-time job could pay 

me,” he said. 

While Unglesbee’s claim of 

necessity may be true for some 

college students, the repercussions 

could put students in even 

worse debt if not carefully considered. 

Other students said they see 

this as a reflection of past loan 

increases. 

“There are so many similarities 

to what is going on now with 

student loans and what went on 

with housing loans,” sophomore 

electronic media and film major 

Richard Morris said. 

Department of Education 

“They have been good about 

picking up my laundry on time and 

have gotten it right back into my 

hands on time also. The company 

also seems quick to reply to any 

concerns I might have,” customer 

Hannah Byrne said. 

Kelly and Cianos do all the 

washing themselves. Sometimes 

they have their girlfriends help 

them out when they get too many 

loads, or they go to a local cleaner. 

Spokesperson Sara Gast said 

default rates for student loans 

have risen from 7.0 percent in 

2008 to 8.8 percent in 2009, but 

the increase isn’t a punishment 

for defaulters and a formula decided 

the price of the rate increase. 

More than 3.6 million borrowers 

from 5,900 schools entered 

repayment between Oct. 1, 2008, 

and Sept. 30, 2009, and more 

than 320,000 defaulted, according 

to The U.S. Department of 

Education. 

In a press release, U.S. Secretary 

of Education Arne Duncan said 

maximizing the Pell grant will 

Cianos said the business is running 

smoothly, but expects it to become 

hectic one day. 

“Hopefully as each semester 

passes, we’ll keep growing. It’ll 

get to a point where things may 

become more complicated. It may 

come to a point where we won’t be 

able to handle it by ourselves,” he 

said. “It’s not stressful for us yet as 

it [may] be. We’re going to prepare 

See CLEAN page 9 

Loans necessary, challenging for students 

BRANDI BOTTALICO 

Staff Writer 

“I I remember laundry 

“was was the worst thing 

and students didn’t 

like it, so [I thought] 

they’d definitely pay 

to have it done. 

TYLER KELLY 

Sophomore 

Rates increasing up to 8.8 percent for those who default on payments 

be more important than ever to 

assist college students. 

Anthropology major and senior 

Glenn Daniels said he will let 

those in elected office hear his 

voice about these matters with 

loans and the difficult positions 

they present for students. 

“It’s hard to get a job when I 

graduate, and I have to pay these 

loans. 

So the only option is to confront 

those who are benefitting,” 

Daniels said. 

- Jordan Russell contributed to 

this article 


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University kicks off Constitution Week 


United States Representative John Sarbanes (D-Md. 3) and Public Printer of the United States William Boarman cut the ribbon to signify the Albert S. Cook 

Library’s appointment as a Federal Depository Library. Cook will make U.S. federal documents accessible to students, staff and faculty. 

Towson faculty 

involved with 

audio research 

Professor helps 

create the world’s 

smallest hearing aid 

JORDAN RUSSELL 

News Editor 

Several Towson researchers were involved in 

a project to create one of the world’s smallest 

hearing aids for Oticon Inc., a national hearing 

aid manufacturing organization. 

Brian Kreisman, an assistant professor for 

audiology, speech-language pathology and deaf 

studies, had done several studies with Oticon in 

the past. In 2006 at the University of Canterbury 

in New Zealand, Kreisman connected with 

Oticon to negotiate the project and ended up 

in Towson. 

According to a press release, Oticon President 

Peer Lauritsen said hearing aids can’t benefit 

anyone if they are in a drawer. 

With that in mind, researchers and Kreisman 

wanted to create an efficient hearing aid. Thus, 

the Intiga hearing aid was planned. 

See AID, page 10 


The Intiga, researched by a team led by assistant professor Brian Kreisman, is a Bluetooth-ready hearing device.

NEW: Coming to 

campus Thursday 

From page 00 

Courtesy of Mansfield University 

Maravene Loeschke will assume her duties January 2012. 

From COVER 

“She was highly favored within 

our committee and the regents 

agreed,” Hong said. “We sent three 

people we’d be equally happy with, 

but with Maravene, she shows such 

a passion for Towson because she 

worked at Towson before.” 

Catherine Horta-Hayden, an 

associate professor of dance and 

member of the Presidential Search 

Committee, was hired at Towson in 

2002 while Loeschke was the dean 

of COFAC. 

Horta-Hayden, who has known 

Loeschke 11 years, said Loeschke’s 

as best we can.” 

For now, the duo’s business 

is based on guerrilla marketing, 

which involves different and creative 

ways to promote their business. 

They’ve used pens, T-shirts 

and set up tables at several universities. 

Eventually, the two want 

to expand their services and have 

their own store. 

“We also want to start a storage 

decision-making has always been 

made with student interests at 

heart. 

“She upholds high standards 

of academic excellence and rigor, 

has an unwavering commitment 

to diversity and inclusion, and 

an incredible ability to cultivate 

relationships and partnerships,” 

Horta-Hayden said. “Her leadership 

style is deeply rooted in strong 

core values that parallel Towson 

University’s values.” 

Loeschke will be on campus 

Thursday for an 11 a.m. welcome 

ceremony in the Potomac Lounge 

of the University Union. 

CLEAN: Creators want 

to expand business 

From page 7 

business as well. Most kids don’t 

want to lug all their stuff around 

[on move-out day]. We’ll start a 

storage business which will come 

pick up student’s stuff, put it in 

storage for a period of time, and put 

it back when the student returns,” 

he said. “Ultimately, what we’d 

like to do is be a part of [Towson] 

University and form partnerships 

with universities in the area. We’d 

like for the students and everyone 

else to enjoy our services.” 


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All experiments took place in an audio laboratory inside of Van Bokklen. 

From page 8 

“It can take people seven to 10 

years to get their hearing tested when 

signs of a hearing problem show,” 

Kreisman said. “In the past, it’s been 

shown that it takes people at least a 

month to adjust to new hearing aids, 

but this device came out with the 

thought to provide people immediate 

benefits.” 

The project took place in both 

Towson and Germany. Kreisman 

headed the Towson branch and formulated 

a team to help with the 

project. 

Audiology Clinic Administrator 

Candace Robison assisted with fitting 

devices, Assistant Professors 

Jennifer Smart and Stephanie Nagle 

collected the data, and Doctoral 

Research Assistant Courtney Bulter 

found people to participate in the 

experiments. 

The team completed all experiments 

in a sound lab, where participants 

were asked if they could hear 

different levels of audio. 

“We’d ask if they could hear several 

levels of audio, asking if the 

quality improved or if it didn’t. We 

also did surveys and questionnaires 

to see how they were doing with the 

hearing aids,” Kreisman said. 

“I’m I’m confident 

“[the [the aids] did what 

“they’re they’re supposed 

to do. 

BRIAN KREISMAN 

Assistant professor for Audiology, Speech- 

Language Pathology and Deaf Studies 

Butler said that participants were 

excited about the opportunity to be a 

part of the experiment and improve 

their hearing. All selected participants 

had never worn hearing aids 

before. 

“They were happy for the most 

part, and positive,” she said. “They 

were interested with how the devices 

were going to help them, and there 

was a positive outcome. It was a 

whole new experience for them.” 

Once the experiments were 

complete, Kreisman and his team 

analyzed the data. He took a trip 

to Denmark to speak with Oticon 

employees about the results of the 

experiments. 

“We could conclude that participants 

at both sites immediately benefited 

from wearing the hearing aid 

and were fast to accept them,” he 

said. “They liked the way the aids felt 

and didn’t feel like it clogged their 

ears. I’m confident they did what 

they’re supposed to do.” 

Many of the hearing aid’s technical 

features stood out. The Intiga 

has Bluetooth capabilities that can 

connect with phones to become a 

hands-free headset. Kreisman said 

the look of the hearing aid also 

helped it do well. 

“The aids are the smallest behindthe-ear 

aids on the market. I think 

part of their acceptance in society 

is due to their good looks,” he said.

2011 Athletic AcAdemic AwArd recipients 

The deparTmenT of aThleTics is proud To saluTe The following Tiger sTudenT-aThleTes from The 2011 winTer and spring 

sporTs Teams who have earned conference and/or Towson universiTy recogniTion for Their accomplishmenTs in The 

classroom. There were a ToTal of 137 sTudenT-aThleTes honored by Towson universiTy and 

The colonial aThleTic associaTion. 

Men’s 

Basketball 

Alexander Giergen 

Erique Gumbs 

Brian Morris 

RaShawn Polk 

Daniel Quinn 

Women’s 

Basketball 

Victoria Naylor 

Gymnastics 

Maria Braune 

Kacy Catanzaro 

Macalla Curtis 

Alexa Davis 

Alyssa Dittman 

Emily Hill 

Kady Sullivan 

Megan Wooden 

Women’s 

Swimming and 

Diving 

Hillary Atkinson 

Caroline Baker 

Jeanne Ball 

Meredith Budner 

Kaitlin Burke 

Cari Czarnecki 

Megen Donovan 

Jillian Gamble 

Brooke Golden 

Chelsea Kling 

Marianna Kogut 

Gabrielle LaPore 

Rachel Lund 

Margaret Macedonia 

Maegan McLaughlin 

Jennifer Nevin 

Adrienne Phillips 

Lauren Ray 

Kelsey Rouse 

Melanie Rowland 

Wendy Sharer 

Amanda Skroupa 

Kendall Towe 

Monica Wolgast 

Caroline Woody 

Kayla Zeller 

Men’s Swimming 

and Diving 

James Buck 

Jack Nally 

William Pappas 

Zachary Stone 

Ian Zelaya 

Baseball 

Franklin Bennett 

Michael Bronakoski 

Zachary Fisher 

Andrew Newfield 

Kyle Paul 

Steve Rice 

Michael Ryan 

Michael Volpe 

Men’s Golf 

Matthew Fry 

Joseph Gunerman 

Justin Koehler 

Nyasha Mauchaza 

Women’s Golf 

Sara Eichelberger 

Elisabeth Herzfeld 

Emily Kwak 

Women’s 

Lacrosse 

Rhiannon Coogle 

Nicole Cory 

Therese D’Ambrosio 

Alexa Demski 

Jacqueline Dysert 

Emma Ehler 

Mary Ellen Elie 

Megan Fitzgerald 

Kristy Hankinson 

Shannon Kennedy 

Lindsay Kibler 

Jackie LaMonica 

Alison Lathroum 

Shannon Lechner 

Kelly Murkey 

Andi Raymond 

Mary Teeters 

Men’s Lacrosse 

Michael Brashears 

Patrick Britton 

William Choiniere 

Thomas DeNapoli 

Jordan Fortman 

Devin Grimaldi 

Matthew Hanzsche 

Marc Ingerman 

Alec Jernstedt 

John Kenyon 

Douglas Kohlenstein 

Matthew Lamon 

Travis Love 

Andrew Poulos 

Jason Rosenzweig 

Scott Ruhl 

Sean Sheehe 

Matthew Thomas 

Andrew Wascavage 

Kacey Woods 

Softball 

Samantha DiPompo 

Brianna Jones 

Alexis Martin 

Rachel Miller 

Erika Stasch 

Courtney Wittner 

Women’s Tennis 

Ariel Burke 

Aandria Carr 

Beth Daub 

Encarnacion Lizana 

Andrea Samlin 

Kristie Udovich 

Caitlin White 

Patricia Young 

Track & Field 

Aryn Barrett 

Gina Benigno 

Christie Boden 

Brittni Bradley 

Lindsay Bumbernick 

Evan Campbell 

Jessica Campbell 

Ashley Dabney 

Katlyn Dillow 

Brandi Gervais 

Erika Griffith 

Maya Hinton 

Liya Kasimova 

Shemika Martin 

Nicole McGrainer 

Hannah McKenzie 

Leslie Miles 

Katie Ogden 

Motara Okusaga 

Emilee Petti 

Karen Riddle 

Kerri Robinson 

Adriane Sahd 

Katie Salke 

Shianna Smith 

Mary Tuttle 


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omecoming Week caters to more than Greeks 

Christopher Curry/The Towerlight 

Students celebrate with Doc at the Homecoming Pep Rally. This year, Homecoming events will be more inclusive to all students. 

MEGAN FLANNERY 

Assistant Arts & Life Editor 

After a hurricane and an earthquake, 

almost anyone who has 

planned an event at Towson 

University in the last month has 

learned that they have to be open 

to all kinds of situations, Assistant 

Vice President for Student Affairs 

for Housing and Residence Life 

Jerry Dieringer said. 

The same goes for this year’s 

Homecoming Committee. 

In years past, Homecoming 

Week has taken place during 

October, leaving plenty of time 

for all organizations involved to 

prepare. 

This year, Homecoming Week 

fell in September, long before many 

organizations, especially those in 

Greek life, were ready for it. 

“Starting last spring when we 

were trying to plan all of this, 

there was a lot of controversy with 

Greek life because in the past 

we’ve had events such as Yell like 

Hell, Chalk the Walk and sandwich 

boards, but it takes a lot of time 

preparing and planning for these 

events,” junior and Homecoming 

Committee Chairperson Olivia 

Serill said. 

“They’re [Greek life] not just 

going to throw something out there 

and have it not be put together or 

not performed well.” 

Greek life, which held informal 

fall recruitment earlier this 

week, was not the only organization 

unprepared for Homecoming 

Week. 

Residence Halls also only held 

Building Council elections last 

week and weren’t officially inducted 

until Tuesday night, Dieringer 

said. 

Despite last minute preparations, 

Serill said that the 

Homecoming Committee has 

found ways to improve upon last 

year’s Homecoming Week by opening 

events up to a wider range of 

students. 

“We couldn’t rely on Greek 

life as much this 

year, so we tried 

to develop ideas for 

all organizations 

to get involved in 

events that didn’t 

need as much planning 

to do,” Serill 

said. 

“This way, Greek 

life could still participate 

and have 

their recruitment, 

but then other 

groups could also get involved.” 

One of the newest additions this 

year to Homecoming Week was 

the first ever Block Party where 

there were dance performances, 

face painting, food, a cake baking 

competition, and more. 

According to Homecoming 

Committee’s Director of Royalties, 

junior Kelsey Rock, the Block 

Party was one of the most successful 

Homecoming events yet. 

It had the perfect blend of organizations, 

Greek life and clubs. 

“I I don’t want anything 

“dominated dominated by one 

organization. The 

point of college is to 

learn and have fun. 

MATT LENNO 

Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life 

“There’s a group of girls who 

live on the fourth floor of one of 

the towers,” Rock said. 

“They made a cake and entered 

the competition. So they’re getting 

involved, which is great.” 

By making events more inclusive 

and open to all students, Serill 

said she hopes there will be an 

increase of Tiger pride on campus 

throughout Homecoming week. 

“It’s more about everyone coming 

together. It’s not just a Greek 

or an organization’s event,” Serill 

said. 

“It’s cool to see 

everyone mixing 

and experiencing 

different things. 

So far, it’s been 

pretty successful.” 

Rock said 

that dealing 

with the earlier 

Homecoming date 

has given groups 

who were not able 

to get involved before an opportunity 

get more involved and try 

something new. 

“One club that sticks out to me 

is the Figure Skating Club,” Rock 

said. 

“They’ve been doing a really 

great job and they’ve been participating 

in a lot of events. I 

always know it’s them because 

they made their car a big skate [for 

Homecoming Week].” 

In order to make competitions 

equivalent between larger and 

smaller groups, three size categories 

have been created for this 

year’s Homecoming Week events, 

Director of Fraternity and Sorority 

Life Matt Lenno said. 

“There’s the below 10 people 

category, 10 to 75, then 75 and 

above,” Lenno said. 

“This way, if there’s a small 

Greek chapter of eight, they’re not 

competing against a giant chapter 

of Greeks. They can compete 

against a couple guys from a floor 

or a smaller student organization.” 

Lenno said creating 

Homecoming events where more 

students can get involved makes 

for a better Homecoming overall. 

The more people involved, the 

more spirit there will be around 

campus. 

“I don’t want anything dominated 

by one organization,” Lenno 

said. “The point of college is to 

learn and have fun, so if you’re 

eliminated from something or 

you’re not able to participate, the 

fun is eliminated.” 

As for the future, Serill said she 

hopes to get the residence halls 

even more involved. 

Getting students from all 

aspects of campus life to be able 

to join in, whether it’s through 

an organization, Greek life, or just 

friends, is an ideal goal. 

“They can be from an organization, 

like URG, SGA, Greek life, or 

even just living on campus,” Serill 

said. “Finding a way to cater to 

everyone is definitely in our goals 

for the future.” 

Q&A with 

Kings and 

Queens of 

the Jungle 

The Towerlight interviewed six of 

this years’ nominees for King and 

Queen of the Jungle. Two nominees, 

Linda Huynh and Sean Walker, were 

unavailable. 

Katie Billotti 

What characteristics should the 

Queen of the Jungle have? 

I think the Queen of the Jungle 

should be someone that is really 

involved on campus, knows a lot of 

people, and represents the student 

body in a good way in our campus 

community and in Towson in general. 

Why should we vote for you to be 

Queen of the Jungle? 

I think that you should vote for 

me for Homecoming Queen because 

I think I’m really approachable and 

someone who will serve our Towson 

community in a good way and hopefully 

have a lot of exciting things 

planned for the upcoming semester. 

Paulomi Dholakia 



I think the Queen of the Jungle 

should be involved on campus, 

should have a lot of school spirit, 

should be very invested in her academics, 

and be very humble at the 

same time. 



I think you should vote for me to 

be Queen of the Jungle because I feel 

like I represent Towson very well and 

embody all of the characteristics that 

the Queen of the Jungle should, and 

I feel like I’d be able to hold the title 

very well. 

Simone Posey 



The characteristics that a Queen 

of the Jungle should have are definitely 

diversity because that’s one of 

the things Towson University defines 

itself on. They should also be active 

within their community outside of 

Towson and within Towson, and 

they should also be a very wellrounded 

student as well. 



You should vote for me because 

I feel I fit all of those categories. 

I’m very well involved in Towson 

University, not only with the things 

See PAGEANT, page 18 


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Club celebrates, cultivates crops 

TU Urban Farm members work together to grow and sell their own vegetables on campus. 

SHANNON O’BROCKI 

Contributing Writer 

The TU Urban Farm, formally 

known as the TU Community 

Vegetable Garden, cultivates its crops 

behind the Administration Building 

next to a white shed. 

The club started in fall 

2009, although the garden 

itself was not planted until 

the spring of 2010. Pamela 

Hargest, a member of the 

club, said the mission of 

the organization is to raise 

awareness about where 

food comes from, encourage 

healthier eating habits 

and promote the idea of 

local communities. 

According to Hargest, 

the group works like a collective. 

There are no set 

leaders. 

“I think this is why 

people like to get involved 

with our group, because 

students really feel like they can 

impact the direction of the garden,” 

Hargest said. 

The members of the club take 

turns caring for the garden on a dayto-day 

basis. Hargest said that if the 

plants need to be watered or something 

is wrong, the leading member 

Ed Sheeran 

“+” 

Atlantic 

Sometimes mainstream 

debuts fall 

short of high expectations. 

You work 

incredibly hard 

releasing free material, 

maintaining a fan base, and getting critical hype, 

then you flop and you flop hard. Ed Sheeran is not 

the case, as he brings something refreshing to the 

table, minus his unassuming image and bright ginger 

hair. 

With a dash of folk here, a little hip-hop influence 

there, and therapeutic vocals, the United Kingdom 

singer/songwriter shows that he can transcend genres 

without blurring the lines any more than they need to. 

Note the introductory track, “The A Team,” an 

excellently composed narrative about a beauty’s 

descent into drug use and prostitution only using a 

guitar, while “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You” shows 

that he has some rhyming skills, declaring, “They 

say I’m up and coming like I’m in a fuckin’ elevator” 

over a heavy urban instrumental. The album holds 

no major theme, mixing in some syrupy sweet breakups 

(“U.N.I”), heart-warming and tear-inducing love 

songs (“Kiss Me,” “Wake Me Up”), and then giving us 

the chef d’oeuvre that is “Lego House.” “+” is one of 

those albums that sneaks up on you. 

It’s a real, earthy, relatable and emotional. Strong 

debuts are hard to come by, but Ed Sheeran did a 

damn fine job at it. 

for that day cares for the plants 

and reports back to the group with 

any issues. She said not everyone 

receives their own individual day, but 

members of the group double up to 

care for the farm. Hargest said that 

the garden wouldn’t be where it is 

today without the help of the club’s 

adviser, Ben 

Warner. 

Warner said 

“When When you grow your 

“own own food, we’ve 

found that you’re 

likely to eat it with 

more recognition of 

the ingenuity and 

labor that has gone 

into producing it. 

he became 

the adviser 

when he 

noticed 

how well 

the community 

gardens 

in his own 

neighborhood 

were 

doing. 

“I started 

thinking 

that students 

could 

do the same 

thing on Towson’s campus,” Warner 

said. “At that point, I didn’t realize 

just how vibrant the culture of urban 

agriculture was in Baltimore City.” 

This year is the first that the 

club will be selling their vegetables 

at a Farmer’s Market. In the future 

they will be selling their goods at 

- Kristopher Jones 

BEN WARNER 

Group adviser 

Katy B 

“On A Mission” 

Columbia 

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TU Urban Farm grows items such as squash, basil, cabbage and tomato, which they will be selling at local markets. 

an on-campus market or to Dining 

Services on campus. Warner also 

said that the club makes a terrific 

effort to reach out into the community 

by donating food and the talents 

of its members to places like the 

The United Kingdom 

was where the fastpaced 

distortion and 

the heart-racing syncopation 

of dubstep was 

invented. 

More recently in the 

American mainstream, there have been instances of dubstep, 

like in Britney Spears’ “Hold It Against Me.” 

However, you can’t capture the essence of a genre 

unless you know it like the back of your hand. This may 

be the reason why Columbia decided to unleash Katy B in 

the U.S.: to show that the proclaimed princess of pop can’t 

hold a candle to the queen of dubstep. 

“On A Mission” won’t be your cup of tea if you mindlessly 

fist pump, scream “Shots,” and get chocolate-wasted 

on a Thursday night. The songs are a strong mix between 

relaxed lounge tracks like “Disappear” and “Hard to Get,” 

and groovier upbeat cuts like the edgy “Easy Please Me” 

and Caribbean influenced “Lights On.” 

Katy relies on her strong, though mostly self-restrained, 

vocal ability, which effectively makes her album quite the 

listening experience. 

Some of the tunes sound like glorified elevator music 

at first, but as the album goes on, its grasps your ears in 

anticipation. 

The deal-maker is how she is able to maneuver throughout 

the album without sounding extorted. Like the 

album’s title, Katy B makes it a mission to dismiss posers 

and shows she’s the real deal. Point made. 

- Kristopher Jones 

Assistance Center of Towson and the 

Ronald McDonald House. Warner 

said he believes the TU Urban Farm 

has been extremely successful in 

demonstrating the amazing amount 

of dedication it takes to feed even a 

Everyone is 

afraid of fat: 

afraid of being 

fat, looking fat, eating fat, saturated 

fat, trans fat, etc. 

The list continues, and so has the 

array of products marked low-fat or 

fat-free. 

What I will tell you, however, is 

that fat often isn’t the problem. 

For example, soda is fat free, 

Twizzlers are fat free, and marshmallows 

are fat free. 

Are these the staples of a healthy 

diet? 

I think not. 

When people gain weight, but 

insist that they’ve not been eating 

fast food and that they always dab 

the grease off their pizza, I turn my 

gaze to another culprit of weight 

gain: sugar. 

It is very easy in this country to 

eat a high-sugar diet, even if you 

don’t necessarily eat desserts or 

sweets and you buy foods that you 

think are healthy, even those that 

are fat-free. 

Of course, there are sugar alterna- 

single person. 

“When you grow your own food, 

we’ve found that you’re likely to eat 

it with more recognition of the ingenuity 

and labor that has gone into 

producing it,” Warner said. 

Secretly 

sugared sweets 

Patricia Szpara 

Columnist 

tives, but how healthy are those? 

Aspartame causes migraines and 

(cumulatively) cancer. 

Splenda is also chemically 

derived, and so is anything else 

that’s a zero-calorie sweetener that 

is not Stevia (which is a plant and is 

pretty yummy in drinks like coffee 

and tea). 

Our bodies just aren’t designed 

to digest and expel these chemicals. 

So how do we avoid this? 

Even your slice of white bread 

spikes your blood sugar as quick 

as candy, and your run-of-the-mill 

yogurt has as much refined sugar as 

a can of soda. 

I say, take things into your own 

hands. 

Research natural sweeteners that 

aren’t processed, like honey, which 

helps boost immunity to seasonal 

allergies; maple syrup, which contains 

antioxidants and trace nutrients; 

and agave nectar, which is 

released into your bloodstream 

much the same way as fruit sugar: 

slowly and safely. 

See SWEET, page 18

Beginner’s guide 

to a workout plan 

Matt Dustin 

Columnist 

When it 

comes to 

working out, 

I see many people who faithfully 

come to the gym, yet have no idea 

what to do until they arrive. 

People walk in, hop on a treadmill 

or elliptical for a while to warm up, 

then look around for what machines 

look familiar or unoccupied. 

While doing this is better than 

doing nothing, wandering around 

doing random sets on different 

machines with no rhyme or reason 

probably won’t get you results very 

fast and could potentially lead to 

problems down the road. 

There is no one program that 

everyone can follow, since no two 

people have the same body. 

However, there are a few rules 

that should help anyone come up 

with a basic workout program to 

follow. 

Having a plan when you walk into 

the gym lets you get in and out fast 

and see results, rather than doing 

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the same thing every day and just 

hoping for the best. 

The following are guidelines I 

follow with every single program I 

write for a client to make sure that 

the program is structured and safe 

for them to follow. 

The most important rule is to 

maintain a balance with your training. 

Think of movement patterns 

here, for example, a chest press 

and row. 

These are two opposite motions, 

horizontal pushing and pulling, and 

you need to train them both equally. 

Do the math and count the reps 

for your whole week’s program. 

If you do more pressing than 

pulling, eventually your pressing 

muscles will get stronger, and your 

body won’t be balanced anymore, 

which can lead to some serious postural 

issues over time. 

This applies to all movement patterns 

vertical pushing and pulling, 

leg extension/curls, etc. 

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Two extremely common imbalances 

are back and hamstrings, so 

make sure you can row as much as 

you can bench and you can leg curl 

as much weight as you use on the 

leg extension. 

Never work the same muscle two 

days in a row. 

You may want to tighten up your 

butt and abs, but coming in every 

day and doing countless crunches 

and lunges won’t get you very far. 

You could do a full body workout 

every other day, or alternate upper 

and lower body days, or tons of 

other combinations. 

Just make sure you get at least 

a day between working the same 

muscle. 

Another thing to consider walking 

on a treadmill for 10 minutes 

isn’t a warm-up for a workout, 

unless your workout is more walking 

or jogging. 

Say it’s your bench-press day, and 

you just jogged for a few minutes to 

warm up. 

This may elevate your heart rate, 

but does nothing to get your chest, 

shoulder and triceps muscles firing 

and ready for the bench. 

A better option would have been 

to do some pushups, light bench 

pressing, and shoulder mobility 

work to get the muscles you are 

actually using fired up and ready 

to work. 

This applies to all exercises. 

You need to prepare the muscle 

See PLAN, page 18 

Food featured at fall 

film festival 

ALISSA KATZ 

Senior Editor 

For those broke college students 

who can’t afford a movie ticket as 

often as they’d like, the Department 

of Electronic Media and Film has 

started its Fall Film Festival: a 

12-week series of free movies on 

Monday nights. 

This year’s theme: food. 

“There are films that deal directly 

with food, but we’re also doing 

things like zombies, documentaries 

about tea, a film about the ritual 

of dining,” EMF Department Chair 

Greg Faller said. “It’s fairly open to 

interpretation.” 

Associate professor of EMF Brian 

Plow selected the 12 films based 

on suggestions from Towson faculty 

and staff. 

He also chose the overarching 

theme. 

“Part of the privilege of being in 

charge of the series is that I get to 

choose the theme for this year,” he 

said. “I knew just thinking about it 

there are a number of films that deal 

with food, eating and how it links to 

culture. So it contained a number 

of issues within that big theme that 

people would be interested in.” 

The films are of professional caliber 

made by well-known directors 

and range from anything from art 

films around the world or Hollywood 

blockbusters, according to Faller. 

The films Plow selected are based 

on a combination of ideas he comes 

up with and from the faculty. 

“I ask the faculty who are going 

to be guest presenters to suggest a 

title they may want to present,” Plow 

said. “I give them a long list of possible 

films that would be fun. I rely 

on the guest faculty to give me some 

ideas as well as direct them to certain 

choices if they’re unsure.” 

The faculty members who host 

the films are an interdisciplinary 

group, ranging from representatives 

from the departments of health sciences, 

elementary education, mass 

communication and communication 

studies, EMF and Asian studies. 

“These films are matched with 

faculty that study the subject matter, 

so for the most part we not only see 

the films, but understand the story 

behind them,” Plow said. 

The 22nd year of the screenings 

will take place in the Van Bokkelen 

Hall Auditorium, which features 

high definition, surround sound and 

assisted listening improvements. 


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Facebook’s facelift 

ALISSA KATZ 

Senior Editor 

Facebook released two new big features to its website. The new layout’s 

most obvious feature is the News Ticker, which, similar to a Twitter feed, 

repeatedly refreshes with a stream of updates from friends in terms of wall 

posts, statuses, comments, you name it. 

Students said they think it’s confusing, but there are aspects that work. 

“I don’t like the sidebar,” sophomore mass communication major Dana 

Kobilinsky said. “It has stuff on it that I don’t really care about. But I like 

how everyone’s status pops up on the news feed.” 

Graduate student Trevor Lowing said he thinks the new layout is very 

confusing. 

“This must be what people felt like when CD players came out,” he said. 

Sophomore psychology major Tara Battersby said she’s not interested in 

finding out that much about her Facebook friends. 

“I understand that Facebook needs to keep up with the other social 

networking competitors, but I think the new ticker on the right side of 

the homepage is unnecessary,” she said. “To be honest, I don’t care to 

be informed about who ‘likes’ what status or photo. The whole layout in 

general is just overall confusing, and if they don’t want to become the new 

MySpace, they should change it ASAP.” 

PAGEANT: Getting to know the nominees 

From page 15 

I’m a member with, but I also try to 

branch out and do things with different 

organizations that I’m not a 

member of just so I can reach different 

people outside of the clubs and 

organizations I’m in. 

Gerardo Escobar 


King of the Jungle have? 

The King of the Jungle should 

have characteristics of being fun, 

energetic and exotic. 


King of the Jungle? 

You should vote for me to be King 

of the Jungle because I possess all of 

those qualities of being fun, energetic 

and exotic, and most of all, diverse. 

SWEET: Honey is 

key for health 

From page 16 

You can get any and all of these 

at normal grocery stores, but I’ve 

found that Trader Joe’s and Whole 

Foods have the best prices. 

Here is a simple recipe that 

requires no cooking, just putting a 

few things together. 

Stick to the Ribs Breakfast 

Parfait (One serving): 

1 cup plain Greek yogurt (2% is 

PLAN: Learning to 

workout the right way 

From page 17 

Mark Droter 



I think the King of the Jungle 

should be charismatic and love 

Towson and the people around it 

just love everything about the school. 



You should vote for me because l 

love this school and I love all of you 

and I think I really represent the 

school really well with all the involvement 

I’ve done in the last few years. 

Taylor Robinson 



that is going to be working, not simply 

elevate your heart rate. 

There are plenty more things to 

consider when designing a workout 

program, but those are some of the 

most common errors I see people 

make in the gym. 

Ideally, you want an exercise program 

tailored to your individual 

The King of the Jungle should be 

approachable, should be nice, and 

should be funny, attractive, and just 

all around a good person. 



You should vote for me for 

Homecoming King because I love 

Towson, I’m worried about my academics, 

I’m super involved, and I 

just love the campus and I love the 

community. 

Who will win? 

Vote for your favorite King 

and Queen of the Jungle 

tonight at 8 p.m. at Chesapeake 

III in the Union 

following the Pageant. 

Christopher Curry/The Towerlight 

Nominee Taylor Robinson speaks at the Homecoming Pep Rally. 

best, I think) 

1/3 cup Cheerios (or Honey Nut 

Cheerios) 

Honey or agave to taste 

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 

Pour the cereal into a bowl and 

pour the Greek yogurt on top of it. 

Stir to combine, then add your 

honey or agave to taste (thus controlling 

how much sugar you’re consuming). 

Then sprinkle the cinnamon over 

it. Eat immediately. 

needs, but these are some good 

guidelines to get you started if 

you’ve never given serious thought 

to your workout plan. 

Get a plan, follow it faithfully 

for a few weeks, and you’ll get your 

results. 

When progress slows, switch it 

up and try something new. 

But never settle for mediocre 

results.

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Andrew: OK, so I was a modest 

2-3 last week, but I accurately predicted 

the Patriots/Chargers game 

with the correct final score. This 

week, I’ve got Danny Kiddoo, the 

only other member of my staff that 

hails from the great state of New 

Jersey. It’s time for a perfect week, 

and it couldn’t come against a better 

opponent. 

Danny: I’m not going to lie, ever 

since I first read The Towerlight, 

I’ve always wanted to contribute to 

this piece. So here we go. Football 

fans could not have been treated to a 

better first two weeks of the season, 

and week three looks like it’s going to 

continue the trend. 

Packers -3.5 @ Bears 

Andrew: I’m 1-1 in picking my 

Packers to defeat their first two opponents 

and the spread at the same 

time. But the Cheeseheads are racking 

up points like they’re poised 

for another championship run. I’m 

a little concerned about the pass 

defense, especially now that Super 

Bowl hero Nick Collins is out for the 

season. The pass rush hasn’t been 

superb by any means. And honestly, 

I haven’t been impressed with the 

running game one bit. 

But the champs are 2-0, and Aaron 

Rodgers is Aaron Rodgers. He played 

three really good games against the 

Bears last year, including the NFC 

Championship Game in January. 

Chicago won the regular season game 

in the Windy City last season, but 

it’s a new year and the Packers are 

primed for a 3-0 start. 

Packers 27, Bears 20 

Danny: The Packers have won 

the hearts of most football fans 

because of their gunslinging offense 

led by Super Bowl MVP, and Ryan 

from “The Office” look-alike, Aaron 

Rodgers. However, most people overlook 

their elite pass defense, led by 

former heisman winner CB Charles 

Woodson. 

Although they gave up 400-plus 

yards in the air to rookie phenom 

Cam Newton, they still managed to 

pick him off three times. Jay Cutler 

is in for a long day. It’ll be a good 

game because of the teams’ legendary 

rivalry, but look for Andrew sporting 

his green and yellow on Monday for 

his boys. 

Packers 30, Bears 20 

Ravens -4.5 @ Rams 

Andrew: The Ravens looked horrid 

in Tennessee last week, losing a 

lot of the momentum they gained 

in their opening week blowout of 

Pittsburgh. Joe Flacco looked like 

the Joe Flacco I’ve come to know, 

tossing interceptions and running for 

his life behind the line of scrimmage. 

The Rams, on the other hand, didn’t 

impress me one bit on Monday Night 

Football, settling for field goals on 

WITH ANDREW CONSTANT 

three occasions from inside the red 

zone. Sam Bradford is a stud QB and 

should be for many, many years, but 

his options in the passing game really 

worry me. If Steven Jackson doesn’t 

play again, the Ravens could make 

this one a laugher. 

Ravens 28, Rams 17 

Danny: Hey, remember that time 

the Ravens crushed the Steelers 

and got the hopes up for the entire 

area? Remember when they didn’t 

show up the next week and let Matt 

Hasselbeck and Kenny Britt look like 

Joe Montana and Jerry Rice? Yeah, 

me too. I haven’t been able to look 

at anything purple without getting 

sick since. 

The good news is they are playing 

the Rams, who are coming off of a 

short week after getting trounced 

Monday by a mediocre Giants team. 

Although Sam Bradford had a career 

game in the loss, I don’t see him 

having a great game against an angry 

Ravens defense. 

Ravens 27, Rams 13 

Patriots -9 @ Bills 

Andrew: Let’s get something out 

of the way: I have a serious man 

crush on Tom Brady. I never had him 

on one of my fantasy football teams 

until last year, when he was the MVP. 

I chose him again this season and 

he’s been nothing short of incredible 

through two weeks. It’s one of those 

things that never gets old: rooting for 

arguably the best quarterback every 

week to throw for massive amounts 

of yards and touchdowns. 

The Bills have been one of the 

most surprising teams this year, scoring 

points in bundles with quarterback 

Ryan Fitzpatrick leading the 

way. But this is their gut-check week, 

and we’ll find out if they’re actually 

for real. I think they’re going to stick 

around this season, but the Patriots 

are going to stomp around in Orchard 

Park. 

Patriots 35, Bills 24 

Danny: The Bills have easily been 

the darlings of the first two games of 

the season. With a spirited comeback 

against the Raiders last week, the 

team really showed off their offensive 

explosiveness, despite having no real 

players of name. It’s so lovable. 

That’s why they are going to be 

manhandled by the Patriots Sunday. 

Tom Brady has often be criticized for 

being soft and a pretty boy, but this 

guy has just put up the most yards 

in a two-game span in NFL history. 

Bill Belichick loves squashing teams, 

especially upstart division rivals. This 

one’s going to be ugly. 

Patriots 42, Bills 16 

Bucs -1.5 vs. Falcons 

Andrew: This is an interesting tilt 

in the NFC South. Tampa Bay could 

easily be 2-0, and they could very well 

be 0-2. Atlanta looked awful against 

the Bears and managed to escape 

against Philadelphia, in part because 

of Mike Kafka leading an Eagles 

comeback attempt. But the team that 

goes down in Western Florida this 

week is going to be down in the cellar 

with the Panthers. 

I like Matt Ryan and the Falcons 

offense, but I think the Buccaneers 

are due for a breakout week. Josh 

Freeman hasn’t looked good in his 

first two games, and the Bucs have 

seemingly forgotten about LeGarrette 

Blount and Mike Williams (both of 

whom are on my fantasy team, but 

I’m not bitter or anything). 

Tampa, let’s get it together and 

have one of those big weeks where 

everything works at once. 

Buccaneers 27, Falcons 24 

Danny: Man, how awkward was it 

when there were more people rooting 

for the Eagles and Mike Vick than 

the Falcons in Atlanta Sunday night? 

Even though the home-field advantage 

didn’t seem that strong in the 

stands, the Falcons still pulled out 

a huge win at home in prime time, 

which actually shouldn’t come as a 

surprise. Matt Ryan has only lost two 

regular season games at the Georgia 

Dome since being drafted back in 

2008. 

The fact that Atlanta is a 1.5 point 

underdog is astonishing. The Bucs 

have stumbled out of the gate, and 

a home win against a division rival 

would be huge. But I don’t see that 

happening. 

Falcons 28, Buccaneers 17 

Cowboys -5.5 vs. Redskins 

Andrew: Are the Cowboys that 

much better than the Redskins? 

Is Tony Romo going to be healthy 

enough to take all the snaps in this 

game? Are the Redskins due for a 

letdown from Sexy Rexy Grossman 

after two relatively solid weeks? I 

don’t know the answer to any of 

these questions, and I don’t think 

I’ll be finding out the answers until 

next Tuesday morning. Unless, of 

course, I get home and the game is on 

and the remote control has suddenly 

vanished. 

Cowboys 23, Redskins 17 

Danny: You gotta love the National 

Football League. A league where two 

constantly overrated teams with delusional 

fan bases get to meet in prime 

time, and hog up all the hype for the 

week’s games. 

The Redskins’ nice start has done 

just enough to get the fans’ hopes 

so high that it will be hilarious to 

see how hard they fall when they 

finish 7-9. 

Also, Tony Romo just led the ‘Boys 

in a come-from-behind to victory with 

a punctured lung. He’s going to want 

to shut up the naysayers from week 

one for good with a big win in the 

home opener. 

Cowboys 34, Redskins 14 

Kay 

Banjo 

Men’s 

Soccer 

The sophomore scored his fi rst two goals of 

the season and added an assist in Towson’s 4-1 

victory over Albany Tuesday afternoon. Banjo, 

a Preseason All-CAA selection, scored seven 

goals last season. 


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22 

MEN’S SOCCER 

Tigers break through for first victory 

JESSE JONES 

Contributing Writer 

The struggling Tigers got their 

first win of the season Wednesday 

night in the last game before the 

start of Colonial Athletic Association 

play. 

After scoring just two goals in 

their first four games of the season, 

Towson took a 4-1 victory against 

Albany at the Tiger Soccer Complex 

and picked up some much needed 

momentum for its conference opener 

at James Madison Saturday night. 

Sophomore forward Kay Banjo 

scored twice and recorded an assist 

TOWSON 4 

ALBANY 1 

on a goal 

by Phil 

Martinelli. 

Sophomore Cameron Kidwell got the 

fourth and final tally with his first 

career goal. Pomare Te Anau scored 

for Albany off of an assist from 

Christoffer Nisser. 

“We finished chances today, and 

goals change games and bring a little 

bit of confidence,” Head Coach 

Frank Olszewski said. “There were 

some real spirited efforts there.” 

Coming into the game, the Tigers 

had a record of 0-3-1, with the one tie 

coming at home earlier in the month 

to Mount St. Mary’s. 

The Great Danes (4-3-0), who had 

lost their first two games, were on 

fire and winners of their previous 

four matches, and looked to keep the 

streak going. 

Banjo, who is a pre-season all-CAA 

selection, quickly made sure this 

would not happen. Banjo scored in 

the fifth minute of the game off a 

cross pass from the left by forward 

Matteo Vertucci to put the Tigers up 

1-0. In the 22nd minute, Banjo put 

another one in the net thanks to an 

assist from forward Enrico Skryzpak. 

Despite the early offensive pressure 

by Towson, Albany midfielder 

Te Anau cut the lead in half in the 

23rd minute of the match. 

back, it was because we chose not to 

make it a touchback or they chose 

not to make it a touchback.” 

Some players, however, are still 

returning kicks despite catching 

the ball at the back of the end 

zone. Percy Harvin of the Minnesota 

Vikings and Ted Ginn Jr. of the 

San Francisco 49ers both returned 

kickoffs for touchdowns in the opening 

weekend. The Chicago Tribune 

asked Bears’ receiver and one of the 

best return men in the league, Devin 

Hester, about the new rule and players 

still running back kickoffs. 

“It’s just showing the NFL that 

moving the line up five yards didn’t 

budge things a bit,” Hester said. 

“They got a couple touchbacks, but 

you’ve still got guys bringing it out, 

and at the end of the day, that rule 

is pointless. It’s not going to prevent 

Matthew Hazlett/ The Towerlight 

Kay Banjo scored his first two goals of the season in Towson’s 4-1 victory over Albany on Tuesday. Banjo, a Pre-Season All-CAA pick, had 

not scored since last season’s game against Maryland. With the win, the Tigers snapped a four-game pointless streak. 

In the 28th minute, midfielder 

Martinelli scored off a cross to the 

middle from Banjo to give the sophomore 

two goals along with his team- 

leading two assists on the season. 

The end of the half got physical, 

as midfielder Quinn Meehan collided 

with David Hawksworth of Albany 

and received a yellow card. 

concussions because guys are bringing 

it out five to eight yards deep in 

the end zone. We’re still coming out 

with it. And that’s taking away from 

some of the fun in the NFL because 

guys are going to bring it out regardless.” 

Players can return the ball all they 

want, but it can potentially hurt their 

team by getting stopped around the 

15-yard line. 

Not only has the rule had an affect 

on the game, it has made a huge 

impact on which players made NFL 

rosters. Many coaches were unsure if 

kickoffs would be as critical as they 

once were, which impacted which 

positions were more vital than others. 

BaltimoreRavens.com discussed 

this issue with Harbaugh in preseason. 

“You can tell only so much in practice, 

like will a guy really go out and 

Towson opened the second half 

strong. The Tigers were called offside 

in the opening minutes of the half, 

but the call was quickly followed by 

a goal from Kidwell. Kidwell forced 

Albany into a turnover, and with the 

goal, increased Towson’s lead to 4-1. 

Kidwell also made a fantastic diving 

save later in the game to prevent the 

make a tackle?” Harbaugh said. “A 

lot of times, early in the preseason, a 

guy will miss a couple, and then he’ll 

start making them. You can see the 

progress. We just haven’t had enough 

reps in the kickoff team to see it.” 

With a huge increase in touchbacks 

and with the new rule giving 

players fewer chances to make an 

NFL roster, it’s safe to say this rule 

has been more of a negative than a 

positive. 

Great Danes from scoring. Goalie 

John Steele was injured after a collision 

in the 44th minute and backup 

keeper Nathan Moran filled in admirably. 

Banjo, who got his first goals of 

the season, was very relieved. 

“It’s been a while since I got one 

in the back of the net. Last time I 

scored was against Maryland,” Banjo 

The season is 

starting out hard, 

and Atkinson 

doesn’t think it’ll 

get any easier. 

“We have no 

more easy matches 

this year. Every 

match is going to 

be a battle. Even 

that last-place 

team in conference 

is going to 

be a tough team,” 

he said. “The way 

this conference is 

situated, whoever is last could beat 

whoever is first on any given night. 

We cannot lower our level of play 

at any time. If we drop our guard, 

said. “It’s coming all together now. 

As you can see we scored four goals 

today. It’s getting better, we’re getting 

better.” 

The Tigers will travel to James 

Madison University to play the Dukes 

Saturday. Their next home game will 

be Oct. 1 against William & Mary at 

1:00 p.m 

ITC: Players, coaches unhappy HOWARD: Schedule gets 

From page 24 

increasingly tougher 

Touchback leaders 

(through Week 2) 

Sebastian Janikowski 

(OAK): 11 

Jason Hanson (DET) : 10 

Matt Prater (DEN) : 10 

Brett Hartmann (HOU) : 8 

Thomas Morstead (NO) : 8 

From page 24 

“Having Having that win 

“against against Delaware 

under our belt will be 

like, ‘Wow, Towson’s 

ready to play.’ We’re 

here to win. 

we’re going to be trouble.” 

McCreary is convinced the team 

has what it 

takes to defeat 

Delaware, a 

ALYSHA MCCREARY 

Middle Blocker 

game that will 

set the tone for 

the season. 

“When we win 

Friday-- we will-it’s 

going to be 

a good start,” 

she said. “Next 

week we have 

Northeastern 

and Hofstra, and 

Northeastern is 

a big conference 

[team]. Having that win against 

Delaware under our belt will be 

like, wow Towson’s ready to play.’ 

We’re here to win.”

COLGATE: Towson 

focused on Raiders 

From page 24 

closed injury. But Ambrose isn’t buying 

it. 

“It’s not like they’re going to 

change their scheme,” Ambrose said. 

“They’re going to throw the ball a 

little more. If [Eachus] plays, they’ll 

run the ball more. I think they’re 

extremely well coached, extremely 

physical, and we got our hands full.” 

Offensively, the Tigers will be facing 

a Colgate defense that struggles 

to put pressure on the ball and 

produce turnovers. The Raiders give 

up an average of 383 yards per game, 

with 219 of those yards being gained 

on the ground. 

Colgate’s defense has yet to record 

a sack this season and has only 

forced three turnovers thus far. 

“I have no doubt that Colgate will 

be ready to play when they come 

here,” Ambrose said. 

If Towson pulls out a win Saturday, 

it will be the first time since 2006 

that the Tigers have opened a season 

with three straight wins. 

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. 

WITH SAM SMITH 

Rivera’s record 

deserves praise 

Sam Smith 

Associate Sports Editor 

Say what 

you want about 

saves as a statistic. 

Some argue 

that saves are 

the most overrated 

stat in 

all of baseball. 

Just because 

the closer 

comes in for only one inning and 

records three outs, does that mean 

he deserves to have all the glory and 

his name at the bottom of a box 

score right next to of the winning 

pitcher? 

Ask legend Mariano Rivera, who 

saved his record-setting 602nd game 

against the Twins Monday night. 

The ninth inning is always the 

toughest inning to pitch. 

Given that it is usually the last 

inning of the ball game, the opposing 

lineup knows that the ninth is 

now-or-never time to get rallies going 

and prevent the loss and possibly 

steal a win. 

A good closer is the insurance that 

the lead will be saved and the game 

won’t be lost in the final pitches. 

The difference between recording 

the last three outs of a ball game 

is that it requires a certain type of 

confident mindset that is only found 

in the toughest of the tough. 

I have seen outstanding set-up 

men become closers and have not 

even come close to hitting a broad 

side of a barn (Mike Gonzalez). 

Hearts start to beat a lot faster 

when the tying and go-ahead runs 

are in scoring position with no outs. 

However, the good closers keep their 

Colgate ‘s team stats 

Points Per Game - 21.3 

Points Allowed Per Game - 36.0 

Rushing Yards Per Game - 219.3 

Passing Yards Per Game - 178.3 

cool and work their way through the 

jam and pick up the save anyway. 

That is exactly what Rivera has been 

able to do all throughout his career. 

Although closers might not have 

the same value as a quality starting 

pitcher, they are still a vital part of a 

team’s success. 

Good closers are hard to come by, 

great closers are rare, and the best 

closers are usually some of the most 

valued players in the league. 

Some will try to discredit what 

guys like Rivera and Trevor Hoffman 

have done just because of the fact 

that the role of the closer is different 

from what it used to be. Rivera and 

Hoffman, who are the epitome of 

the modern closer and are the top 

two on the all-time saves list, pitched 

roughly 50-60 innings per season. 

Take a guy like Lee Smith, who is 

third on the all-time list and pitched 

anywhere from around 80-100 

innings a season. 

Back in the early ages of the save, 

pitchers would have to pitch about 

three innings to secure the win. 

However, the game has evolved 

and times have changed, and for 

those old traditionalists, you got to 

give credit where credit is due. 

Forty-one-year-old Rivera has been 

arguably the most consistent player 

of the last 15 seasons. He has never 

blown more than 10 saves in a season. 

Given that he has pitched in 

many, many high pressure games, 

that means a lot. 

He has also won 75 games in his 

career. 

read the rest of this article 

at thetowerlight.com 

File photo by Casey Prather/ The Towerlight 

Towson’s defense ranks first in the Colonial Athletic Association through their first two games and 

will face a Colgate offense that will be without All-American running back Nick Eachus. 

2011 FOOTBALL 

HOMECOMING 

GAME 

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 

VS. COLGATE 

7 P.M. 

Giveaway: Jermon Bushrod Cards 

Grant ENDERS 

Sophomore Quarterback 

Don’t forget to sign up 

for Doc’s Army to win 

cool prizes! 

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 

VS. DELAWARE 

7 P.M. 


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24 

VOLLEYBALL 

Despite miscues, Tigers sweep Howard 

ALENA SCHWARZ 

Staff Writer 

After an error-filled first set, Towson was finally able to pull out a 3-0 win against 

the Howard Bison. 

The Tigers (13-4) had a rough start, despite a match-high 23 kills. 

Howard only had 10 kills, but the Bison benefited from Towson’s seven service 

errors and seven attack errors. 

“I think our timing just wasn’t quite there,” Head Coach Bruce Atkinson said. “We 

made a lot of hitting errors that we shouldn’t have made, and our serve was horrendous.” 

That first set was proven to be a fluke, since Towson came back strong and took the 

match. In her first home game after being out with an injury, 

TOWSON 3 

Alysha McCreary had five total service aces, nine kills and an 

HOWARD 0 

attack percentage of .316. 

“I feel like after this game I have confidence,” McCreary said. 

“I’m playing my game now and I’m going to do whatever it takes to help my team- 

mates win conference.” 

Arinis Fernandez made her season debut, and while she wasn’t heavily active on 

the score-sheet, Atkinson said it was important for her to get some game experience 

before conference play. 

“Stacey [Niehoff] was out sick tonight. We’re anticipating that she’ll be back for 

Friday. But [Fernandez has] been working hard in practice, and we need everyone to 

be able to get playing time because you never know when someone might be called 

upon,” Atkinson said. 

Karolina Sawaniewicz had one of her strongest games of the season. A natural 

middle blocker, she played on the outside and really brought up her offensive edge. 

She tied with McCreary for a team-high nine kills, only had one error, and hit a strong 

.727 attack percentage. 

“She had been playing outside for us. She’s naturally a middle, and we decided to 

move things around a little bit just in case we need to do it later on. I think she didn’t 

get the blocks we would have wanted, but offensively she did the job for us,” Atkinson 

said. “Hopefully that’ll give her some confidence moving forward, also.” 

Friday, Towson will open up conference play against defending CAA Champion 

Delaware before moving on to play Hofstra and runner-up Northeastern. 

Towson has the top-ranked offense and defense in the 

Colonial Athletic Association and sits atop the most competitive 

FCS conference in the nation 

with a perfect 2-0 record through the 

first three weeks of action. 

The Tigers are coming off a bye 

week and are now preparing for the 

long haul. 

Nine games remain on the schedule 

for Head Coach Rob Ambrose 

and his team, and there is no doubt 

in Ambrose’s mind that the coming 

weeks will be a grind. 

“We know full well that it’s a marathon, 

but it’s also a marathon that’s a 

sprint,” Ambrose said. “The number 

one thing is that our kids now actively 

participate in their own health, nutrition 

and well-being. They know this 

is a war that tears apart your body, so 

now they spend time actively pursuing 

rest. When they’re not in class, they’re 

in the training room, they’re eating, they’re lifting, they’re 

studying. We’re not spending a lot of time doing a bunch 

of superfluous stuff. We know full well if we’re going to 

See HOWARD, page 22 

FOOTBALL 

TU not looking past Colgate 

ALEX GLAZE 

Staff Writer 

“We’re We’re not spending 

“a a lot of time doing 

a bunch of superfluous 

stuff. We know full well if 

we’re going to be a good 

team in November, we’ve 

got to take care of our 

bodies in September. 

be a good team in November, we’ve got to take care of our 

bodies in September.” 

The Homecoming Week festivities will come to an end 

Saturday night as the Tigers face the Patriot League’s 

Colgate Raiders. 

The Raiders (1-1, 0-1 PL) are winless 

on the road this year, but that 

does not mean they are being over- 

ROB AMBROSE 

Head Coach 

looked. 

Ambrose said he is expecting “a 

very physical, disciplined ballgame.” 

The Raiders are led by sophomore 

quarterback Gavin McCarney, who is 

the top rusher in the Patriot League. 

He averages 111 yards-per-game on 

the ground and has five rushing touchdowns 

thus far in the season. The dual 

threat quarterback also averages 178 

yards through the air and has thrown 

for an additional two touchdowns. 

Colgate’s All-American running 

back Nick Eachus will not be listed on 

the depth chart Saturday, according to 

a report by The Sports Network. 

Colgate Head Coach Dick Biddle 

confirmed to The Sports Network that Eachus will be 

missing his second straight game because of an undis- 

See COLGATE, page 23 

thetowerlight.com Sports: Video coverage of Homecoming weekend 


Alysha McCreary had five service aces, nine kills and an attack percentage of .316 in her first 

home match of the season, a 3-0 sweep of Howard on Tuesday. Towson improved to 13-4. 

New NFL kickoff rules 

hurting the game 

Jesse Jones 

Contrubuting Writer 

“And this 

one will sail 

out of the end 

zone.” These are the words said by 

many NFL broadcasters on kickoffs. 

This offseason, NFL Commissioner 

Roger Goodell implemented a new 

rule on kickoffs to prevent injury. 

The rule, which moved the kickoff 

from the 30-yard line up to the 

35-yard line, has drawn a large 

amount of criticism from players, 

coaches and fans. I am one of those 

fans who is not in favor of the new 

rule change. 

The rule takes away one of the 

most exciting plays in the game. 

There is nothing like watching somebody 

run 100 yards for a touchdown. 

With the new rule, there is no anticipation 

as to whether a player will 

break out for a huge return, but 

instead we wait to see if the kicker 

will boot the ball through the field 

goal post. 

The effect of this was seen immediately. 

ESPN.com reported that in 

week one of the 2011 NFL season, 49 

percent of kickoffs were touchbacks, 

a 31 percent increase from the number 

of touchbacks there were in week 

one of last year’s season. 

The Detroit Free Press quoted 

Detroit Lions wide receiver Rashied 

Davis as saying, “I’m just going to tell 

you the truth. I hate it.” 

When asked about the new kickoff 

rule, Baltimore Ravens Head Coach 

John Harbaugh was not too excited. 

“If you look at the Eagles-Ravens 

preseason game, it was just a yawner,” 

Harbaugh said. “Every one was 

a touchback. When it wasn’t a touch- 

See ITC, page 22

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