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Published by Baltimore Student Media for the Towson University Community 

October 5, 2009 

Empty storefronts in 

central Towson worry 

business community 

ASHLEY RABE 

Senior Editor 

Walking along the streets of central Towson, window 

shoppers do not have to look far to see a “for rent” or “for 

lease” sign hanging in an empty retail space. Vacancies and 

business turnovers persist in the area, totaling about 18. 

“The truth is if you think about the economic downturn 

now, we are pretty much holding our own compared to 

other areas. We are not the best, but we are far, far, far 

from the worst,” Nancy Hafford, executive director for the 

Towson Chamber of Commerce, said. 

Hafford describes herself as, “an old lady Towson cheerleader,” 

encouraging people that how they see the status 

of central Towson is all in their perception. 

“I want more here. I don’t want one vacancy in Towson,” 

she said. “But you have to build on the positive. We have to 

look at what we have and what we can do to enhance it.” 

While Hafford continues to urge that Towson is doing 

well against other areas, some local business owners have 

a different outlook. 

Jason Cerato, owner of The Other Side, a shop specializing 

in 1970s merchandise, broke down what his business 

has seen on Chesapeake Avenue. 

“In the last five years I’ve lost Kinko’s, I’ve lost the 

bakery Wolfords, I’ve lost Taste of Philly, the pretzel place, 

[and] Frisco Burrito, which turned into an Italian place, 

which also closed,” Cerato said. “I lost Sunny’s Surplus 

which turned into Blue Grotto which also closed. So my 

street has been pretty dismal for the last seven years or 

so.” 

Despite this, he said the Chamber of Commerce does 

what they can. They have festivals and other events to try 

and bring out the community. 

“They are trying to make people happy,” Cerato said. 

“They try to do stuff. But to me, on my street, it’s the street 

they forgot. I’ve had empty businesses on my street since 

before the economy was bad.” 

According to Chili Man Weiners owner Joe Koenig, seeing 

vacancies and businesses close worries him. 

Koenig is located on Allegheny Avenue and is celebrating 

his business’ one-year anniversary this week. 

“I don’t know [if it’s a good location for my business],” 

Koenig said. “We’ll have to see. Come see if I’m here next 

year and then I’ll let you know.” 

See EMPTY, page 8 

Towson turnovers lead to 

record-setting defeat, 57-7 

KEVIN HESS 

Associate Sports Editor 

The New Hampshire Wildcats 

jumped to a 30-0 lead within the first 

eight minutes of the first quarter and 

handed Towson their worst lost in 

Unitas Stadium history Saturday, blowing 

away the Tigers, 57-7, on Family 

Weekend. Towson is now 1-3 (0-1 in 

the CAA) this season. 

“When you’re not as deep as everybody 

else and you are playing a lot of 

youth, every mistake gets magnified,” 

Towson head coach Rob Ambrose said. 

“I’m not a patient soul. Is there anything 

positive? Yeah, nobody died.” 

Freshman receiver Alex Blake had 

easily the most memorable day of his 

career, but it didn’t start out the way 

he had hoped. Blake dropped two key 

passes early in the game, including a 

pivotal drop early in the second quarter 

on a third down. 

“He will remember that play in his 

career as the bad one,” Ambrose said 

of the drop. “Those series of plays are 

going to be a conversation piece in 

about three years when he’s [Randy] 

Moss-ing people. I don’t want to blow 

him up because he’s still a puppy, but 

he is a big wide out who can run.” 

On the ensuing punt, the New 

Hampshire returner fumbled and the 

ball was recovered by Towson’s Jeremy 

Gardner. Ambrose put Blake back on 

the field for the next play from scrimmage, 

and he responded by catching 

a 24-yard touchdown pass from classmate 

Peter Athens. It was Blake’s first 

career touchdown. 

See UNH, page 24

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THIS WEEK @ TU 

campus calendar 

www.thetowerlight.com/calendar 

MONDAY, OCT. 5 TUESDAY, OCT. 6 

Fall Film Series’ 20th Anniversary 

7:30 p.m. • Van Bokkelen Hall • Auditorium 

The electronic media and film faculty and guests present 

their favorite films from 1989 in celebration of the 20th 

anniversary of the Fall Film Series. 

Creating Music 

Concert 

Tuesday, Oct. 6 

8:15 p.m. 

Center for the Arts , Recital Hall 

Jazz at Towson presents a concert series that brings 

together students, faculty and local improvisers and 

composers. Admission is free. 

Mindfulness Meditation Workshops 

4 – 5:30 p.m. • Cook Library • Archives Room 

The Counseling Center is offering an eight-week workshop 

to all students and faculty. Learn how to use the power of 

“negative” emotions to strengthen self-awareness, and manage 

unpleasant emotions and stress. 

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 THURSDAY, OCT. 8 

“Dealing with Depression” 

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2 - 5 p.m. • University Union • Chesapeake Rooms 

The Counseling Center will be conducting brief depression 

screenings. They will be followed by a panel of mental 

health providers and students discussing how to cope with 

depression. 

File Photo/Blake Savadow/ The Towerlight 

Jaime Salm Lecture 

6:30 p.m. • Center for the Arts • Room 2032 

Jaime Salm, creative director of Mio Culture, a Philadelphia 

design laboratory, is dedicated to exploring opportunities in 

the field of sustainable design. Admission is free. 


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OPINION 

Statement from The Towerlight 

As of Friday, Oct. 2, The Towerlight’s editor-in-chief, Carrie Wood, has resigned. Her explanation and 

statement is on page 5. The Towerlight’s editorial board has elected a new editor-in-chief, who will be announced 

online at thetowerlight.com later this afternoon. 

Meanwhile, we wish to address the recent controversy regarding “The Bed Post” column and its author, “Lux.” 

We collectively feel that it was a mistake, and a break with Towerlight tradition, to allow an anonymous 

writer to address such a sensitive topic. Except in very rare and serious situations, The Towerlight policy 

has been to insist that all stories, letters, opinions and columns in our print edition have a byline. 

“Lux” wishes to remain anonymous. Therefore her column will no longer appear in the print edition of 

The Towerlight. Her blog may continue online. 

We do not apologize for the sexual content of the column. We wish it had been written less provocatively, 

and we realize that many readers were offended or simply felt it was inappropriate content for these pages. 

However, many other readers did enjoy the column. And we believe it was not out of context on a campus 

where the administration delivers free cable pornography to some of its residence halls, celebrates 

“condom tasting” and “I female orgasm” at public events, and profi ts from the sale of sexually-oriented 

magazines and posters at the University Union. 

We reserve the right to print articles on any subject and in any style that the editors feel is appropriate 

for our audience. We will continue to welcome and encourage critical feedback and to correct mistakes 

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We are students. We publish The Towerlight for the entire community, but our content is aimed primarily 

at our fellow students, who deserve open access to their own independent media source on campus. We intend 

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Statement from Carrie Wood 

To The Towerlight’s readers: 

It is with great regret and with a heavy heart that, as of 

October 2, 2009, I am resigning as editor-in-chief of The 

Towerlight. Following recent events revolving around the 

weekly column “The Bed Post,” I feel that this is the most 

appropriate course of action and will produce the most 

positive results in the long run. 

On the morning of Wednesday, September 30, I received 

an e-mail in my personal Towson student e-mail account 

from Towson University President Robert Caret. I felt the 

e-mail was written in an intimidating, patronizing and bullying 

tone, and it was copied to TU’s chief of staff and 

the University’s lawyer for them to see as well. Seeing this 

e-mail pop into my personal inbox right after I had woken 

up sent me into somewhat of a panic, and I responded out 

of feelings of fear and of being threatened. In my response, 

passages were worded in such a way that made it look as 

if I was throwing my staff under the bus and pushing the 

responsibility for the column on them. In no way was this 

my intent; however, I realize that perception is reality and 

that such a response makes The Towerlight look bad in the 

face of the University community. 

I understand that my e-mail was just one of several poor 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR 

To the Towson Campus Community, 

decisions made by me regarding “The Bed Post.” Hindsight 

is 20-20, and, if I ever had the chance to do this all 

over again, I would have never run the column in the fi rst 

place. I should have had the foresight to realize what “The 

Bed Post” would do to the paper and the reputation of 

both the paper and of Baltimore Student Media. 

I sincerely hope that my resignation will help reduce 

tensions between The Towerlight and the administration. 

And, though I realize that apologies are only words, I also 

hope that everyone involved in this incident is able to feel 

how truly sorry I am that we are in this situation. Never 

in my life could I imagine something like this would happen. 

Though I am resigning as editor-in-chief, I have been 

granted the opportunity to continue writing as a regular 

reporter for The Towerlight. 

I am so sorry that things turned out this way for everyone 

involved, and I apologize to all whom have been 

offended by the content of “The Bed Post” that I allowed 

to run. Thank you all so much for allowing me the chance 

to act as editor-in-chief. 

Sincerely, 

Carrie Wood 

We are the Interfaith Campus Ministers Association, and as members of multiple faith based 

traditions, we have been disheartened at the level of the discourse recently on campus and in The 

Towerlight. Whether it has been hateful comments written on white boards, inarticulate and unqualifi 

ed phrasings that are meant to provoke, disrespectful and ignorant stereotyping or appealing 

to our basest appetites to increase readership, we are concerned about the current situation. 

We feel the University is at a crossroads. As a community, we have the power to make choices. 

Right now, we can choose whether we want to use infl ammatory language and actions that are 

meant to offend or shock, or we can take the opportunity to promote civil discussions in an environment 

of respect. Race relations are problematic on campus. There is a time and place to talk about 

sexual relations. The fact that these discussions are taking place on campus is appropriate and 

necessary; however, the way in which they are being discussed is not meant to promote understanding, 

good health or positive relations. 

We want to highlight that this is not a freedom of speech issue, nor is this a diatribe against provoking 

discussion. Provocative discussion can elevate a community’s understanding of values and 

needs. We want to challenge the entire campus community: we all need to hold ourselves to higher 

standards of speech and action. Many different faiths and cultures have different versions of the 

Golden Rule: to treat others as you would like to be treated. As a campus, this is our opportunity 

to put this rule into action. 

Sincerely, 

The Interfaith Campus Ministers Association 

Less Than Three by Steven Baird 

Tyler Waldman 

Associate Arts Editor 

For those of 

you who don’t 

pay attention 

to our staff box, 

I wear multiple 

hats here at 

The Towerlight. 

By day (and 

night?) I am 

the associate 

arts editor. By 

morning, I’m 

the circulation manager. I get this 

fancy piece of wood pulp you may 

or may not be holding in your hands 

into said hands. 

It’s a fun job. I get 

to wake up early, 

get my National “Then Then at som 

Public Radio fi x, 

upstanding c 

roll through the 

Starbucks drivethru, 

get a workout 

and get paid. 

It’s one part 

heavy lifting, one 

part driving, and 

one part customer 

service. But recently, it’s also 

become one part janitor. 

Most civilized people, if there’s 

something in the paper they dislike, 

they send a letter. They call the editor. 

They (gasp) don’t read that page. 

But in these last couple of weeks, 

I’ve noticed racks that never run dry 

mysteriously emptied of their papers, 

which is theft in case you’re wondering. 

I’ve seen two boxes on Kenilworth 

Drive fall victim to vandalism. 

The box in front of Towson Woods 

Apartments had both doors kicked 

in and shattered. The rack was side- 

OPINION 

A message from 

the janitor 

ways. Then at some point, the upstanding 

citizens stood or stomped 

on the box, leaving their footprints 

(then presumably shouted triumphantly). 

It’s worth noting that it was only 

our boxes that were targeted. The Sun 

and b boxes are just fi ne. It seems to 

me somebody or some people want to 

send a message to us. Sending it like 

this, however, makes the culprit or 

culprits look like cavemen. Ug no like 

column. Ug kick box. Ug’s foot hurt. 

Wouldn’t it have been less trouble to 

send an e-mail? 

Everybody 

these days is 

saying how 

civility in our 

society is in a 

downward spiral. 

Maybe this 

is part of that 

trend. 

Racks and 

boxes aren’t 

cheap. Every 

time one is vandalized, 

we decide if it’s worth it to 

replace it just to potentially watch 

the same thing happen again and 

again. The Kenilworth Drive boxes, 

for example, might not be replaced. 

The students and community members 

who live there will be deprived 

of their fancy piece of wood pulp 

hand-delivered with love by yours 

truly twice a week. If you’re angry 

with this, let us know. And try to fi nd 

the vandals too. But when you talk 

to them, just remember to speak with 

small, single-syllable words. It’s the 

only way they’ll understand. 

Then at some point, the 

upstanding citizens stood 

or stomped on the box, 

leaving their footprints 

(then presumably shouted 

triumphantly) 

FROM THE WEB: 

REACTIONS TO ‘UNH BATTERS TOWSON, 57-7’ 

I don’t pretend to be a football expert, but one thing my dad taught me 

a long time ago was this: “He who throws 5 interceptions in 32 minutes of 

play...needs to be removed.” 

- Allison 

How about we have some receivers who can actually catch...you can have 

the best quarterback in the world and not get anywhere without someone 

catching the ball. There were three perfect passes that could have been 

three touchdowns... Lay off the freshman quarterback and get Ambrose to 

put some people out who can catch a ball. 

Peterson played against the 4th string NH defense...please...of course he 

could get the ball part way down the fi eld and THEN throw an interception 

in the end zone...I would have to say he is NOT the answer to Towson 

football. 

- Chris 

The one thing that all 8,026 of us fans who were in attendance at the 

game this afternoon can agree on is this: There should be a new Tigers 

Quarterback now...Blair Peterson - the one Tigers fans thought was going to 

start, according to the Baltimore Sun Article of August 19, 2009. Peterson’s 

spark was the only sign of life on the offense today. If coach Rob Ambrose 

is so blind and continues making pathetic excuses for Peter Athens continued 

sorry performances, then the Towson Athletic Director Mike Hermann 

needs to look for a new head coach; otherwise the future of the Towson 

Tigers is in serious jeopardy. We are all afraid! 

- Mark 

This was a pathetic game..... I think its time we start Chroniger. I will say 

as a fan this is depressing. 

- J Nolet 


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What business would you like 

to see move into a vacant 

building in Towson? 

Mandi Bustard 

junior 

accounting 

“Wawa.” 

WORD 

Brian Dunwoody 

freshman 

music 

“Wawa has everything.” 

Evan Krenik 

sophomore 

undecided 

“Taco Bell.” 

Rachel Shapiro 

junior 

early childhood 

“Saladworks.” 

Jake Hulsey 

freshman 

business marketing and 

communications 

“Maggie Mo’s.” 

Jen Price 

sophomore 

undecided 

on 

the 

STREET 

“Quiznos on campus.” 

Compiled by Matthew Sprague and Blake Savadow. Word on 

the Street is composed of the fi rst six students who are randomly 

approached by a Towerlight photographer on Wednesdays and 

Sundays.

Concerns 

rise from 

shoplifting 

incident 

Student escorted 

from University 

store following 

accusations 

ALISSA KATZ 

Associate News Editor 

Junior Henry Basta claims that 

although he was accused of shoplifting 

from the University Store, it 

is the campus police who should 

be reported for stealing his school 

spirit. 

On Monday, Basta went into the 

school store with the intention of 

buying school apparel before he 

had to be at a scheduled University 

Residence Government meeting. 

He looked around the store trying 

to pass some time when a 

University police officer asked him 

to step outside. 

Basta said he was hurt by the 

situation. 

“I came in here and I was trying 

to show my Towson pride by buying 

a shirt, and they brought me out 

because they thought I was stealing 

things,” he said. 

Katie Barth, retail operations 

supervisor for the store, called in 

the suspicious behavior. 

The activity itself, she said, was 

hard to describe. 

She said she thought Basta and 

one other student were signaling to 

each other, behaving strangely and 

not having a purpose. 

Barth said she never saw the 

students actually take anything, 

but she did what she thought was 

appropriate for her line of work. 

“It’s something that when you’re 

working in retail, you’re trained to 

now when someone is perhaps 

oing something wrong,” she said. 

BOARD OF REGENTS 

The University System of Maryland 

Board of Regents committee on finance 

voted unanimously to approve Towson’s 

update to its 2003-2013 Facilities Master 

Plan. 

Sophomore Rebecca Fishbach, a 

University store employee, said she 

was never told or trained to look 

out for any suspicious behavior. 

According to Fishbach, she was 

never told to keep an eye out on 

certain types of people or certain 

areas of the store that students 

may be more prone to steal from. 

Fortunately, Barth said she 

doesn’t have to call in suspicious 

situations often. 

“It’s not something we do constantly, 

but it is something that if 

we see suspicious activity in both 

the store and out in the Union we’ll 

call the police,” she said. 

Fishbach, who works at the store 

every day, agrees that theft reports 

are pretty rare. 

When talking to other employees, 

she says that it rarely comes up 

The update, which was presented in 

September, met the chancellor’s recommendation 

for approval on Thursday, Oct. 

1, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore 

County. 

Despite overwhelming approval from 

the committee, there were some concerns 

in conversation. 

According to TUPD captain Joe 

Herring, there have been 31 police 

responses to the University store in 

the last year, from Oct. 1, 2008 to 

Oct. 1, 2009. 

“When the police are called to 

the bookstore for a situation, they 

investigate that situation and take 

the appropriate action,” Herring 

said. 

“If a report is warranted they 

write one. If additional action such 

as an arrest… is justified, the police 

take the appropriate additional 

action.” 

According to sophomore special 

education major Kaitlyn Johnson, 

she never had problems browsing 

around the store or felt like an 

employee was watching her. 

Freshman pre-nursing major 

NEWS 

Casey Prather/The TowerlightAbove, 

Above, Katie Barth, retail operations supervisor for the University store, talks to University police about a shopper on Monday. Below, a 

University police officer approaches a suspicious student believed to be signaling with junior Henry Basta. 

Jenn Cordero assumed theft reports 

were rare as well. 

“Usually they don’t bother us at 

with regards to the fiscal impact of the 

FMP. 

“The FMP will present a challenge 

to the capital and operation budgets to 

secure funding to support the Plan,” stated 

the summary of an item for action 

document. 

all,” Cordero said. 

-Lauren Slavin contributed to this 

article. 

TU Master Plan vote deemed unanimous 

NICK DiMARCO 

Senior Writer 

Vice chancellor Joseph Vivona expanded 

on the point, following the vote. 

“I wouldn’t know specifically about 

what would [have] happened to any individual 

institution. But recently the state 

received its latest revenue estimate,” he 

See PLAN, page 9 


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NEWS 

OneCards 

accepted 

by local 

businesses 

More off-campus 

locations attract 

student clientele 

for more profits 

OLIVIA OBINEME 

Staff Writer 

Multiple Towson area businesses 

have been added to the existing list 

of places trying to cater to students’ 

stomachs and wallets simultaneously 

by joining Towson’s OneCard 

program. 

Select businesses in the area 

have signed agreements with the 

University to use the OneCard program, 

which places a card-swiping 

machine in their establishments for 

students to use retail points. 

“I I think think the 

the concept 

is relatively relative easy. I 

even used it at Bill 

Bateman’s and it 

was pretty simple. 

JEFF MILLER 

sophomore EMF major 

“I think the concept is relatively 

easy,” sophomore electronic media 

and film major Jeff Miller said. “I 

even used it at Bill Bateman’s, and 

it was pretty simple.” 

There are currently 19 off-campus 

businesses where the OneCard is 

offered as a choice of payment. The 

businesses range from salons to 

restaurants. 

“We joined the OneCard program 

because we are trying to attract a 

little bit more TU student-clientele,” 

All About Me Salon and Spa 

manager Nathalie Sams said. 

All About Me Salon and Spa has 

been using the program in their 

business for a month and Sams 

said they are glad they are using 

the program. 

“Now, students would walk by 

our salon and see they can use the 

OneCard, so they come in,” she 

said. 

Known for its world-famous 

cheesesteaks, Jerry’s Subs & Pizza 

on York Road was happy to allow 

students to use their OneCard, 

especially since they have had good 

results using another college’s 

OneCard program. 

“We have had the TU OneCard 

for about a year, but we already 

had the OneCard program with 

Goucher,” Jerry’s Subs & Pizza 

manager Jessica Grobe said. “But 

See CARD, page 9 

EMPTY: Stability questioned 

Eric Gazzillo/The Towerlight 

A vacancy owned by Towson Commons in the central Towson area displays an advertisement in the window to lease their space so that it 

is no longer vacant. There are approximately 18 vacant locations now in the central Towson area. 

From COVER 

According to Hafford, the majority 

of vacancies are located in the 

Towson Commons building at the 

corner of York Road in central 

Towson. 

“They’re actually renovating 

Towson Commons, so everyone 

that is here has to leave. So we’re 

actually moving as well. We are 

moving two blocks closer to Towson 

University. We are leaving and will 

not be back here,” BookHolders 

general manager Nathan Zaremba 

said. 

According to Zaremba, construction 

will not start until July of next 

year. The plan is to rebuild the 

structure entirely from the ground 

up. 

Hafford, unaware of this development, 

said they are working with 

Towson Commons and trying to 

help them find businesses that will 

rent in their building. 

“I talked to them and didn’t get 

that feel from them,” she said. 

Genny Hardesty, an employee of 

General Growth Properties and the 

general manager to the property, 

would not divulge any information 

on these rumors. 

The official comment coming 

from Towson Commons is, “We 

are looking forward to leasing the 

vacancies that we have and continuing 

to be a good partner in 

Towson,” she said. 

Cerato said the biggest problem 

is how the “big powers” in Towson 

see the area. 

“They think Towson is a family 

town and it’s not. It’s a college 

town, plain and simple. Anyone 

who wants to see an example of 

that should be here during the summertime. 

Everything is completely 

dead in the summertime when the 

kids aren’t here,” Cerato said. 

Koenig agreed, stating, “we need 

this college.” 

As far as the vacancies, Hafford 

gave future plans and reasoning 

behind the majority of the vacancies, 

saying “there is a place going 

in there,” or “they just left.” 

“I hope that those places all fill 

up, I really do, but I’ll believe it 

when I see it,” Cerato said. “I think 

in this economy it’s kind of myopic 

to think people all of a sudden are 

going to be opening up 18 businesses 

in Towson. I don’t know who 

has money to do that, and if they 

do, more power to them.” 

Vacancies in town 

Log on to The Towerlight 

Web site to view an 

interactive map of the 

central Towson business 

vacancies. 

www.thetowerlight.com 

Photo courtesy of Google Maps 

A screenshot from Google Maps shows the various locations near 

Towson University that were once in business but are now vacant.

After having dropping students 

off at the end of August, families 

make their way back to campus. 

A comedy show, Casino Night, 

football game and more awaited 

them to spice up their weekend. 

Towson’s annual Family Weekend 

welcomed parents, siblings and relatives 

with a variety of events. 

This gave students the chance 

to have quality family time, and 

share their Towson experience 

with them. However, a number of 

families visiting Towson primarily 

attended Saturday’s football game 

over other events. 

Freshman Elizabeth Raniere 

went to the game with her mother, 

Tara, who said she had fun despite 

Towson’s loss. 

“We opted to just do the football 

game and to do our own thing, but 

they definitely offered a lot of different 

things,” Tara said. 

The schedule of weekend events 

was listed on the Towson Web 

site, as well as in the Parents’ 

Pride Newsletter and September 

Celebration catalog. 

Families could choose to participate 

in a variety of activities 

ranging from sporting events to 

information sessions. 

Events were scheduled primarily 

on Friday and Saturday. 

Families were encouraged to 

sign up in advance to register for 

many of the events, like the Hillel 

Friday Night Dinner or the Physics 

Department’s Planetarium Show. 

Another featured event was the 

seventh annual Family Crab Feast, 

which took place in the Towson 

Center and served a buffet of barbeque 

and Maryland crab dishes. 

Parents could learn more about 

college life at Towson this weekend 

through informational meetings. 

“Study Abroad 101” and “Money 

Attitude: Personal Finance Services 

at TU” were two sessions that connected 

parents to Towson staff to 

learn about programs that assist in 

said. 

“The revenues are under performing 

against the target levels. We 

think that the shortfall is as high as 

$300 million for the state as a whole. 

We are now on a budget watch 

where we will have to work with the 

NEWS 

Family time for Towson 

Weekend allows for students to share experiences 

SARAH NINIVAGGI 

Contributing Writer 

CARD: No 

complaints 

to program 

thus far 

From page 8 

we decided to get Towson’s as well 

ecause Towson is larger and more 

opular.” 

Although many of the OneCard 

usinesses are in walking distance, 

here are a few that are not, includng 

Miss Shirley’s Cafe on Cold 

pring Lane. 

“We’ve had the OneCard program 

or a few years,” Miss Shirley’s manger 

David Dopkin said. 

Some students, including sophoore 

physics major Alex Siregar, 

aid they would not want to go too 

ar to use their OneCard. 

“Unless it was for something realy 

special,” he said. 

But Dopkin, whose workers 

nclude many Towson students, 

elieves otherwise. 

“TU students seem to love the 

iss Shirley’s concept of breakfast, 

unch or brunch and we’re only 

ine or 10 minutes away from camus,” 

Dopkin said. 

“I know when I was a college stuent 

I would go to the places that 

would accept my card.” 

I think my parents 

enjoyed j d coming 

down becasue they 

got to see the school 

from my perspective 

after being here for a 

while instead of just 

being on the tours. 

important aspects of student life. 

Sophomore Morgan Fleming 

went to the study abroad meeting 

with her parents so that they could 

learn more about the programs. 

They also went to the football 

game and spent time on campus. 

“I think my parents enjoyed coming 

down because they got to see 

the school from my perspective 

after being here for a while, instead 

of just being on the tours,” Fleming 

said. 

“I think it’s a good time for 

parents to see where their kids are 

living, because on the first day you 

don’t get to really see it.” 

Freshman Sam McGhee attended 

the game with her parents, younger 

brother and grandparents. 

“I think they enjoyed it. My 

grandparents got to see the campus, 

my parents got to see more 

of it and that was the first football 

game they went to,” McGhee said. 

PLAN: Challenge 

faced for budgets 

From page 7 

MORGAN FLEMING 

Sophomore 

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state to find out what impact that 

might have on the University. We 

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of weeks I’d expect.” 

The USM requires colleges to 

update and present plans every five 

years. The original Master Plan for 

Towson University was formed in 

2003. 

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B�� B�� Tsunami victims are mourned 

Youth violence 

sends message 

CARYN ROUSSEAU 

Associated Press 

CHICAGO – The funeral of a 

Chicago teen who was beaten 

to death on his way home from 

school drew civil rights leader the 

Rev. Jesse Jackson and Nation of 

Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on 

Saturday, both calling for an end to 

youth violence. 

Farrakhan said he came to the 

funeral because he was “deeply 

pained” by the death of 16-year-old 

honor roll student Derrion Albert. 

The boy was walking to a bus 

stop after school when a group of 

teens attacked him during a street 

fight late last month. 

“Naturally, we wonder why such 

a beautiful life? Such a future we 

thought was waiting for this young 

man,” Farrakhan said. 

“This was a special young man 

of righteous bearing who God took 

from us so young.” 

Cell phone video footage shows 

Albert being kicked and hit with 

splintered railroad ties. 

Four teens are charged in his 

death. President Barack Obama is 

sending U.S. Attorney General Eric 

Holder and Education Secretary 

Arne Duncan, who once led 

Chicago Public Schools, to Chicago 

on Wednesday to meet with school 

officials, students and residents 

and talk about school violence. 

“The eyes of the world are watching,” 

Pastor E.F. Ledbetter Jr. told 

mourners at the Greater Mount 

Hebron Baptist Church on the 

city’s South Side. 

“This has affected people all over 

the globe.” 

Mayor Richard Daley, just 

off a plane Saturday from an 

International Olympic Committee 

meeting in Copenhagen where 

Chicago lost the 2016 Summer 

Games, said he would work with 

police, the community and school 

officials to break the “code of 

silence” that happens after street 

violence. 

Police, ministers and community 

leaders have been asking people 

to come forward with information 

about Albert’s killing. 

“The code of silence is unacceptable 

in this day and age where we 

have young children being killed,” 

Daley said at a news conference at 

O’Hare International Airport. 

Chicago Police Superintendent 

Jody Weis and Chicago Public 

Schools chief Ron Huberman also 

both attended the funeral along 

with other city and public officials. 

Huberman called the Christian 

Fenger Academy High School sophomore 

a “bright light.” 

Jackson demanded children and 

teens to be given safe passage to 

and from school. 

“Derrion didn’t have to die,” 

Jackson said. 

“He was murdered. His pain, his 

suffering, his death have shook the 

world.” 

As mourners filed into the 

church, video screens scrolled 

through pictures of Derrion as a 

baby and with his family, as well as 

photos of his academic awards. 

Some mourners wore T-shirts 

with Derrion’s picture that read 

“We will always remember you.” 

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A man wears a T-shirt in memory of Derrion Albert outside 

during the funeral service for the teen in Chicago on Sat., Oct. 3. 

Samoans prepare for services following storm devistation 

Rick Rycroft/Associated Press 

Somoans clean debris at Lalomanu Village on the southeast coast Saturday, Oct. 3. The debris follows 

a deadly tsunami that rolled through several South Pacific island nations on Tuesday. 

AUDREY McAVOY 


ROD McGUIRK 


LEONE, American Samoa – 

Mourning islanders of American 

Samoa were set to hold a national 

prayer service Sunday for victims of 

the tsunami that obliterated villages 

on the shores of the South Pacific 

and left at least 176 dead. 

Territorial Gov. Togiola Tulafono 

said Saturday the service will bring 

the community together in the 

aftermath of the disaster. It will 

be held at the headquarters of the 

Congregational Christian Church of 

America Samoa, the largest religious 

denomination in the U.S. territory. 

Families are still coming to terms 

with the sudden losses inflicted by 

Tuesday’s tsunami waves that roared 

ashore after an underwater earthquake 

with a magnitude of up to 

8.3. The disaster claimed at least 176 

lives, in Samoa, American Samoa 

and Tonga. In Samoa, scores of grieving 

people made a heartbreaking 

decision to sign over victims of the 

tsunami to the state for burial rather 

than take them back to ravaged villages 

for traditional funerals — a radical 

departure from Samoan tradition. 

Government minister Fiana Naomi 

said Saturday she expected about 

half of Samoa’s 135 victims would be 

buried in mass graves of up to 20 in a 

new cemetery in the capital Apia. 

Yale retiree had weapons on campus 

JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN 


NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A retired 

Yale University employee who had 

complained about his benefits 

showed up at the Ivy League school 

with a rifle, ammunition and a 

knife, but his attorney said he had 

no ill intent. 

John Petrini, 61, of New Haven, 

was going to a campus on high alert 

on Sept. 10. 

Two days earlier, a graduate 

student vanished and police were 

scouring the campus for clues. Her 

body was found Sept. 13. 

Petrini was charged with breach 

of peace, threatening, carrying a 

dangerous weapon and illegally 

possessing a weapon in a motor 

vehicle. 

In a hearing Thursday in New 

Haven Superior Court, he applied 

for accelerated rehabilitation, a 

form a probation that will see the 

charges dropped if he stays out of 

trouble during a one-year probation 

period. 

The judge did not made an immediate 

ruling. 

On Sept. 10, someone called 

police to report seeing a man carrying 

a package that looked like it 

might contain a rifle and attempting 

to enter a Yale building, police 

said. 

The building was the former 

home of the school’s human 

resources department. 

Police confronted Petrini near 

another Yale building that is the 

department’s current location. 

He was removing a long case 

from his truck, police said, and 

inside it officers found a rifle, more 

than 20 rounds of ammunition and 

a large knife. 

Petrini told officers he was planning 

to seek an increase in his 

benefits, police said. 

Petrini, who retired in 1996 as 

a mechanics helper, began receiving 

his pension in 2002 and later 

complained about the amount he 

was getting, Yale spokesman Tom 

Conroy said. 

“He had no harmful motive at 

all,” his attorney, Jamie Alosi, said 

Wednesday. “I think any suspicion 

has been dispelled.” 

Alosi said Petrini only had documents 

in an envelope when he left 

his vehicle and was heading to the 

human resources department. 

“He never removed anything from 

his vehicle,” Alosi said. “When he 

left the car all he had was an envelope 

in his hand.” 

Alosi said the campus was on 

high alert when Petrini was arrested 

Sept. 10 because 24-year-old 

Yale graduate student Annie Le 

had disappeared two days earlier. 

Her body was found hidden in a 

wall on what was to be her wedding 

day. A Yale lab technician has been 

charged with her murder.

TKE earns top chapter in the nation 

Tau Kappa Epsilon defends the title for the second year, wins other prestigious awards 

ALISSA KATZ 

Associate News Editor 

Towson’s Tau Kappa Epsilon 

Pi-Upsilon chapter won the Top 

TKE Chapter in the nation among 

many other awards at the Province 

Education Conference on Sunday, 

Sept. 27. 

Other wins include excellent 

achievement in recruitment, philanthropy, 

involvement for alumni 

relations, community service, academic 

success and recruitment. 

According to TKE president 

Jordan Jankowski, this year’s number 

of wins was similar to last 

year’s, but last year was the best 

the chapter has ever had. 

Jankowski said the 65-member 

chapter owes the two successful, 

consecutive years to strong leadership 

and stronger members. 

“Everyone knows what they 

want, and we want to be a good 

fraternity on campus,” he said. 

“We all set a goal and we were 

able to achieve them all.” 

Another notable award that TKE 

won was the Chesapeake House 

award, which is granted to the best 

TKE chapter within each province. 

The Chesapeake Province 

includes George Washington 

University, Salisbury University, 

Frostburg University, Sheppard 

University, University of Maryland, 

College Park and University of 

Maryland, Baltimore County. 

According to executive board 

member junior Nate Gonzalez, 

the fraternity’s pledge dad, the 

chapter started filling out award 

qualification forms 

last semester. 

“Every year 

at the end of the 

semester we fill out 

a Top TKE form,” 

Gonzalez said. 

“That involves 

all community service 

hours we do, 

the number of guys 

we initiate, chapter 

size, how much we 

raised for philanthropy, 

how much 

we raised for fundraising 

and extra 

curricular and academic 

success.” 

Gonzalez said he 

was overjoyed by his 

chapter’s accomplishments 

as well. 

“It’s a great feeling, 

honestly,” he 

said. 

“Knowing that I am an officer 

in my fraternity and we’re the best 

in the nation… it’s a great feeling 

knowing that all of my hard work 

pays off.” 

Jankowski has been an active 

member of the executive board 

“It’s It’s a a great 

grea feeling, 

honestly. Knowing 

that I am an officer 

in my 

fraternity and we’re 

the best in the 

nation...it’s a great 

feeling knowing that 

all of my hard work 

pays off. 

File Photo/ Cara Flynn/The Towerlight 

Tau Kappa Epsilon brought home awards for excellent achievement in recruitment, philanthropy, involvement for alumni relations, 

community service, academic success and recruitment. TKE president Jordan Jankowski attributes the awards to strong leadership. 

since his sophomore year and has 

been president since his second 

semester of junior year. 

Since then, he 

said the chapter 

has come a long 

way because of its 

dedicated members. 

“We have a lot 

of people and we 

make it the best 

fraternity we can 

possibly be. We 

want to not only 

do well at Towson 

but do well nationally.” 

O v e r a l l , 

Jankowski said the 

amount of awards 

the chapter won 

made him feel like 

a proud leader. 

“I was up there 

the entire time 

getting my picture 

taken,” he said. 

“Being the president, I’m really 

NATE GONZALEZ 

TKE Pledge Dad 

proud we accomplished all of that 

when other schools aren’t able to 

do that.” 

The Province Education 

Conference was held at Towson 

University in the Chesapeake 

Rooms. 

About the Chesapeake Province Education Conference 

The TKE Chesapeake Province volunteers hosted a Province Education Conference on Sunday, Sept. 

27 from 1-4 p.m. at Towson University in the Chesapeake Rooms. All chapter collegiates and advisers 

were encouraged to attend this half-day educational event. 

Photo courtesy of Nate Gonzalez 

Tau Kappa Epsilon president Jordan Jankowski accepts the top TKE chapter award on Towson’s 

behalf at the Province Education Conference on Sunday, Sept. 27. 


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Service-Learning 101 Workshop with guru Jeff Howard 

Service-Learning 101 Workshop with guru Jeff Howard 

Monday, Oct 19 

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM 

Chesapeake Room III 

Jeff Howard has taught, 

conducted research, and 

publishedwork on academic 

service-learning for 31 years. 

Receive a FREE copy of his Service-Learning 

Design Workbook 

Lunch will be provided! 

• Founder and Editor of the Michigan 

Journal of Community Service Learning 

• Current Assistant Director for 

Academic and Faculty Development 

at DePaul University’s Irwin W. 

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Service Learning & Community 

Service Studies 

• Former Associate Director for 

Service-Learning at the University of 

Michigan’s Edward Ginsberg Center 

for Community Service and Learning 

Faculty: RSVP by Oct 14th 

to Kfaris@towson.edu 

Hosted by the 

Department of Civic Engagement 

http://www.towson.edu/ 

CivicEngagement/ServiceLearning

Derek Hughes gets 

down and dirty 

Not all fun is 

clean at Family 

Weekend 

comedy show 

AUTUMN ROSE 


Comedian and magician Derek 

Hughes enchanted a crowd of 

almost 300 people in the Potomac 

Lounge of the University Union 

Friday night. 

The show, sponsored by the 

Campus Activities Board, kicked off 

Family Weekend with a night of 

magic, laughs and subtle sexual 

innuendos. 

“Magic 

is like sex,” 

Hughes said. 

“We get the 

timing down 

and it’s fantastic.” 

Hughes has 

been featured 

on Comedy 

Central, 

MTV’s “Room 

401” and 

VH1’s hit show “Celebracadabra.” 

He has also worked as an actor 

in television and film, including 

appearances in “CSI: New York” and 

Adam Sandler’s film, “Mr. Deeds.” 

Hughes first became interested in 

agic when he traded a chemistry 

et for a magic kit when he was 10 

years old. 

Later that year, he had openeart 

surgery to repair a hole in his 

eart. 

The downtime spent recovering 

rom surgery, coupled with his move 

o rural Minnesota, kept him intersted 

in magic. 

“The circumstances kept me 

nterested in magic, and it became 

ore and more a part of my idenity,” 

Hughes said. 

Hughes studied theater at the 

niversity of Minnesota for six 

years. 

He is close friends with and has 

een influenced most by famous 

agician David Blaine, whom 

ughes has known for several 

years. 

“Slowly but surely all of the things 

e would talk about would manifest 

ecause of his actions and his tenacty,” 

Hughes said. “I’ve learned a lot 

bout what it means to set intenions 

in my life from knowing him 

nd knowing people like him.” 

The audience at Hughes’ show 

was a mix of Towson students and 

heir parents and siblings who were 

visiting for Family Weekend. 

Hughes opened his act with a 

magic trick and a set of jokes. 

He engaged the audience and 

involved them in the show from the 

very beginning. 

Hughes brought several audience 

members on stage, including a student’s 

11-year-old little brother and 

another student’s little sister, who 

described her age as “seven, turning 

eight, so I’m eight.” 

For one of his tricks, Hughes 

brought a freshman from the audience 

on to the stage to assist him in 

a card trick. 

He made her put on a latex glove 

on and kept the crowd laughing 

when he made her check his “oral 

cavity” to make sure he wasn’t hiding 

any cards in there. 

To close the show, Hughes performed 

a 

card trick 

in which he 

made a deck 

of cards disappear 

into 

thin air. 

He then 

pulled the 

cards out of 

DEREK HUGHES his pants, 

Magician/comedian and took 

one special 

card out of 

his boxer briefs, mooning the audience. 

Ruby Halpern, a North Penn High 

School student from Lansdale, Pa., 

came to the show with her sister, a 

Towson student. 

Halpern and her family stayed 

after the show to get a picture with 

Hughes, and were treated to a private 

card trick performance. 

“It was really impressive,” Halpern 

said. “Even if you tried you couldn’t 

figure out what he was doing.” 

Senior communication major 

Michelle Herndon thought Hughes 

was “really entertaining and hilarious.” 

“I love how he had this kind of 

sexual innuendo,” Herndon said. 

“He kept it clean, but it was very 

age-appropriate for college students. 

It wasn’t dumbed down or trashy.” 

Hughes said he loves performing 

on college campuses. 

“I like seeing that material that 

I’ve developed is entertaining in 

a multiplicity of venues,” Hughes 

said. 

“Magic Magic is is lik like lik sex. We 

get the tim timing down 

and it’s fantastic. 

Was Family Weekend 

family friendly? 

Did Derek Hughe’s magic 

show have to much 

innuendo for a “family 

friendly” show? 

Comment at TheTowerlight.com 

ARTS 

Photos by Alan Dovell/The Towerlight 

Above, Derek Hughes ends his show Friday night by making a deck of cards disappear and reappear 

in his boxers. Below, he interacts with an audience member during a card trick. Almost 300 people 

attended his show in the Potomac Lounge of the University Union as a kick-off to Family Weekend. 


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Now, I bet you’re wondering why 

I am writing the lyrics to Salt-N- 

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I’ve noticed that “pushing it” 

has literally become an epidemic on 

Towson’s campus. 

Let me clarify. 

Humans are unique. Everyone 

has a different body composition. 

Knowing this, why would you 

want to “push” their body into a 

shirt that’s too small? 

Or wear a pair of jeans that are 

obviously too tight? 

If you find yourself “at night 

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And guys, don’t think you’re not 

guilty of this. 

I see you out there with those 

small T-shirts on. 

Never fear! Dr. Younger is here 

to help you. 

Just follow my tips, and you’ll be 

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Symptoms: Excessive worn out 

spots on the inner thigh of your 

pants; too much friction from your 

thighs rubbing together. 

Fix it: Wear jeans that give you a 

little room to breathe down there. 

Skinny is in, but not skin tight! 

If it’s your perfect pair, buy more 

than one and give the denim a rest. 

Tummitis 

Symptoms: Seeing the bulge of 

your tummy while you are fully 

clothed. 

Everyone should not be able to 

tell whether you have an “innie” or 

“outie” belly button through your 

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Students ‘make the call’ 

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A student looks at a display in Cook Library during Banned Books Week. The exhibit prompted 

students to examine choices they might make if faced with the issue of banning books. 

Banned Books Week discusses 

controversial content, covers 

Imagine if “Harry Potter” were 

removed from public libraries 

because it promotes the Wicca 

religion. Imagine University student 

employees not being permitted 

to read a book with controversial 

cover art while in the 

workplace. 

On Oct. 1 and 2, Cook Library 

presented its Banned Books 

Week event, titled “You Make 

The Call,” in efforts to see how 

Towson University students 

would vote if they were faced 

with such issues. 

The exhibit was on display in 

the Cook Library lobby, where 

passersby were tempted to take 

a moment and think about how 

they would vote in each of these 

real-life examples of banned 

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“I think it is very good that 

the campus is engaging in dialogue. 

Not everything is black 

and white; there is a gray area in 

regards to censorship and when 

it is appropriate and when it is 

not,” Joyce Garczynski, a reference 

librarian said. 

You can’t ju judge ju a book 

by its cover, cover cove but it is 

understood that the 

content of the book is 

supposed to be 

representative of its 

cover. 

The goal of the event was 

to challenge books and book 

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not just an issue of past generations. 

“I thought it was kind of crazy. 

I’ve read all of the ‘Harry Potter’ 

books. They were a central part 

of my childhood. If people want 

to read them they should be able 

to,” freshman Sarah Shifflett 

said. 

The majority of votes in the 

‘Harry Potter’ debate were in 

favor of keeping the book in 

school libraries. 

“I think it is a creative outlet. 

It is just a book. It’s 2009. There 

are worse books out there,” 

senior Nancy Lolila said. 

When it came to the issue of 

books with controversial cover 

art, the majority voted to allow 

a student employee to keep reading 

books with controversial covers 

at work without being reprimanded 

for it. However, some 

students disagreed. 

“You can’t judge a book by 

its cover, but it is understood 

that the content of the book is 

supposed to be representative 

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Is there a 

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should be so 

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A decision 

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it’s not like 

I can sit at a 

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one. But finding the right music for 

a mood feels important. Or at least 

it should be important. Setting the 

tone for getting around isn’t something 

I can throw about lightly. 

There’s a clear difference between 

the mood set from AC/DC and the 

one set by Squarepusher. The former 

feels like I should be driving to something 

and the latter from something. 

It’s musical pre-gaming; it’s singing 

along and feeling just as much a 

part of the audience as in the live version, 

even if Brian Johnson couldn’t 

be less decipherable if he stuffed his 

mouth with marbles and cotton after 

a fifth of whiskey. 

The awkward jolt of Angus Young 

phrasing behind the beat as he works 

up to the tempo at the beginning of 

“Thunderstruck” on “AC/DC Live” 

does so much to express how great 

things can become. 

Even when things look bad, there’s 

a way they can become great. “My 

Red Hot Car” or “Tommib,” on the 

other hand, feel reflective. They’re 

the passengers in the car saying, 

“Let’s enjoy how the night winds 

down” or “Let’s call it a night.” 

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when I’m tired and I don’t want to 

calm myself down when I’m ready to 

bounce off the walls. 

Trying to keep choice to single 

albums is, admittedly, a self-made 

challenge. I could make this whole 

issue simpler with a playlist. 

I found, to my dislike when I start 

driving, how little I actually like any 

playlist I figure out while I’m sitting 

comfortably in my chair from home. 

Phrased by me as such: “I find, 

no matter how much thought I put 

into creating a playlist for driving 

at home, I’m always annoyed with 

the pettiness of my selections when 

finally on the road.” 

There’s always a discrepancy 

between the mood we feel and the 

one we expect to feel when the 

moment is taken out of context. 

It’s trying to artificially simulate 

the rush of speeding down I-95, the 

contentment from the last moments 

at a bar, or the one-in-a-million feeling 

that even National Public Radio 

is more up tempo than what I want 

to hear. 

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“We’re Waiting” 

Independent 

Have you ever wondered 

exactly how to describe 

metalcore?Camisado’s 

“We’re Waiting” has filled 

that particular niche. 

“We’re Waiting” follows 

with so much dedication 

every facet of the genre, one couldn’t be faulted for guessing 

a textbook definition was Camisado’s aim. “Paper 

Worse Than Bullets,” “My Taste Buds Taste Blood” and 

“Minus the T (It Will Never Happen Again)”: these are 

actual names of songs on this release. 

The band runs through the motions of everything that 

has to be present in a metalcore release: vocals with as 

much emotion to range from only a shout to whiny “singing,” 

guitars resolving everything with a breakdown, bass 

only ostensibly present on the album and non-stop double 

kick drumming. 

But the biggest question is: who told the vocalist 

to “sing?” Was there a feeling of obligation, since the 

microphone was already in his hand? With a nasal whine 

dominating as much song time as seems possible, it lends 

a more pathetic tone to the already hilarious lyrics. 

I’ll give some credit, however, to the drums in this. 

There’re some nice fills across the album, and the drummer’s 

sense of rhythm is impeccable. 

If you’ve heard metalcore before, you’ve heard everything 

already presented on this album. If you’ve never 

heard it before, there are certainly better places to start. 

--Brian LaCour 

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Paramore 

“Brand New Eyes” 

Fueled By Ramen 

When I found out 

Paramore would be releasing 

their third CD, “Brand 

New Eyes,” this month, I 

was thrilled. 

When I saw the video for 

the single “Ignorance” on mtvU, the thrill smoothed into 

a contemplative lull. 

“Ignorance” sounded just like any other song on 

“Riot,” Paramore’s second album: a pop-punky sound, 

with just a dash of emo contributed from bleeding-heart 

lyrics. 

For long-time Paramore fans, myself included, “Riot” 

was a shock compared to “All We Know Is Falling,” 

which was able to remain indie without that mainstream, 

selling out sound. I worried that the third try would not 

be the charm for one of my favorite bands. 

It’s my pleasure to state that “Brand New Eyes” 

sounds like the album that should have debuted after 

“All We Know Is Falling.” While most songs have a 

mixed sound of the first two CDs, some are plain oldschool, 

a sound I missed. 

Shorter verses with repeating choruses and more musical 

interludes ease the listener in songs that sound more 

like they belong on “Riot.” To be honest, Paramore could 

have held onto a lot more fans had they released this CD 

first. 

If you have yet to give up hope on the mainstream 

indie scene, check out “Brand New Eyes.” 

--Lauren Slavin 

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ARTS 

Creating 

music 

through 

improv 

JESSICA LANGLEY 


When imagining a concert, it’s 

hard not to envision performers with 

music stands and sheet music in 

front of them. 

But for senior jazz performance 

major Danny Gouker, that’s not what 

music is about. 

“There was 

silence before the 

piece, just like you 

were getting ready 

to start a piece, 

and then we had 

no idea what was 

about to happen,” 

Gouker said. “We 

were just trying to 

make it happen.” 

For the first time at Towson 

University, the jazz division of the 

music department is sponsoring 

the Creating Music concert series, a 

series of concerts composed of music 

created with improvisation in mind. 

“It’s either music that’s original 

compositions by a member of the 

ensemble that’s performing it or its 

improvised and usually it’s a mixture 

of both,” Gouker said. “I think it’s 

a really lame name, but we couldn’t 

think of anything better.” 

Last year, Gouker compiled the 

series for his junior and senior recitals. 

Zack Branch, also a senior, assisted 

Gouker in the project. 

“It’s kind of like a testament to the 

way the Baltimore music scene is,” 

This just 

in: Amazon. 

com can 

in fact do 

wrong. 

The book 

giant recently 

found 

itself at the 

center of a 

controversy 

with its massively popular and 

Oprah-approved Kindle e-book 

reader. 

In July, the company pulled 

Branch said. “The concert goes from 

current students to like guys that are 

in their 40s or 50s.” 

The first concert was a great success, 

Branch said. 

“There was a fair amount of people 

for the type of music we were doing,” 

he said. “It’s just totally improvised 

music, so it can get kind of hairy and 

unapproachable.” 

The first concert had four musicians, 

Gouker said, each of whom 

went to or are currently at Towson. 

“It was like a full spectrum of 

Towson and Towson alumni and professors,” 

Gouker said. 

Dave Ballou, assistant professor 

of music and the director of the jazz 

division at Towson, started an improvisation 

ensemble class, Gouker 

said. 

“It started informally,” Gouker 

said. “But now 

it’s an official 

class. It’s called 

improvisation 

ensemble, where 

it focuses on 

playing where 

just anything 

can happen. You 

just start and 

then it could be 

really weird or it 

could sound like something you’ve 

heard before.” 

Branch and Gouker started improvising 

music during sophomore year, 

he said, and although they don’t 

necessarily have rehearsals for some 

of these concert series, they’ve been 

playing with each other and the professors 

in classes so much that it’s 

equal to practicing for the concerts. 

Judging by the first concert turnout, 

the rest of the concerts should 

be well attended and interesting, 

Gouker said. 

All the people playing in the concert 

are good, or else Gouker wouldn’t 

have chosen them to play, he said. 

Branch said, “Did we talk about 

how good we are? We’re awesome. 

We’re probably the best.” 

Digital dictatorship 

Digital rights 

managment 

controls Kindle, 

PSP Go 

Tyler Waldman 

Associate Arts Editor 

“It’s It’s kind oof 

like a 

testament tto 

t the way 

the Baltimore music 

scene is. 

ZACK BRANCH 

Senior 

Kindle versions of “Animal Farm” 

and “1984.” They didn’t just pull 

them from the store. 

They pulled them from people 

who already bought them and 

refunded their money, claiming 

intellectual property issues. 

George Orwell probably would 

have gotten a laugh out of this. 

After user outcry and a lawsuit 

or two, the company saw the error 

of their ways and passed out gift 

certificates and restored copies of 

their books. 

Last week, according to the 

blog The Consumerist, the company 

has “clarified” (read: backpedaled 

blindingly fast on) their 

deletion policy. 

They will only delete books you 

bought if you let them, if you have 

credit card issues, if a court says 

so or for technical issues. 

Modern technique meets classical guitar 

Hungarianborn 

twins rock 

Concert Hall 

DUNCAN LLOVIO 


The Baltimore Classical Guitar 

Society hosted The Katona Twins in 

the Harold J. Kaplan Concert Hall in 

the Center for the Arts on Saturday. 

The twins, Peter and Zoltán 

Katona, play classical pieces 

arranged for the classical guitar and 

often incorporate modern techniques 

found in rock music. 

“The concert was very inspiring 

in their arrangements and how they 

modernized certain pieces. They 

added a lot of excitement to the pieces,” 

sophomore jazz and commercial 

music major Dan Ryan said. 

Alan Dovell/The Towerlight 

Peter and Zoltán Katona, twin guitar players from Hungary, practice before their performance on 

Saturday night. While the twins are trained in classical guitar, they played several contemporary pieces. 

This is exactly why digital rights 

management (DRM) bugs me. You 

buy a book. Then it’s yours. 

Borders will not come knocking 

on my door to enforce 

a court order.Barnes 

& Noble will not 

snatch my magazine 

for having a typo on 

page 38. 

The Amazon incident 

and their response, however, 

is part of a trend in reducing 

DRM’s poisonous influence on 

technology and how media can be 

used and shared. 

Music, for example, is much 

easier to find clean and DRM-free 

through iTunes. 

Microsoft loosened its terms for 

the Xbox 360 to allow people with 

new consoles to transfer permissions 

with no problems. 

Techniques such as tapping, and 

using the guitar body as percussion, 

accented the pieces. 

During composer Derek Charke’s 

“Time’s Passing Breath,” a backing 

track of recorded bells and chimes 

was played to accompany the duo. 

Baltimore Classical Guitar Society 

is continuing its 2009-2010 season 

with a performance by Jason Vieaux 

on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 at the 

Baltimore Museum of Art. 

The season will return to Towson 

next April, this time with a concert 

from Manuel Barrueco. 

The Katona Twins began playing 

at age 10 in their native Hungary and 

studied classical guitar in Budapest, 

Frankfurt and London. 

They have been performing professionally 

since 1990. They have won 

many awards, such as the Borletti- 

Buitoni Trust prize in 2004, and 

But every once in a while, somebody 

decides to take a step back. 

Hello, Sony. 

The PSP Go hit shelves last 

week. The so-called new and 

improved model lacks the 

Universal Media Disc drive earlier 

versions of the Playstation 

Portable had. 

TYLER TECH 

Granted, removing the disc 

drive and going for all-flash memory 

is an innovation and results in 

a sleeker, more durable device. 

However, the user is handcuffed 

to buying new from Sony’s 

monopolistic store. 

Reportedly, there were plans 

to let users convert their disc 

games into digital copies using 

store kiosks, but the company 

claims this couldn’t happen due 

won at the Concert Artists Guild 

Competition in New York in 1998. 

The duo played music by Wolfgang 

Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi, 

Heitor Villa-Lobos, Astor Piazzolla, 

Charke, Domenico Scarlatti and 

Manuel de Falla. For an encore, they 

performed a medley that included 

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home 

Alabama” and Nirvana’s “Smells 

Like Teen Spirit.” 

Towson is just one of the many 

locations in which the Katona Twins 

have performed. They have played 

worldwide including Carnegie Hall, 

the Konzerthaus in Vienna and the 

Forbidden City in Beijing. 

Baltimore Classical Guitar Society 

is providing master classes throughout 

the month of October, lessons 

will be taught by guitarists Risa 

Carlson, Franco Platino and Ray 

Chester. 

to technical issues. 

Like I believe that for a second. 

The lesson is to be aware of 

DRM and the ways companies 

can and still do try to control 

what you do with what you should 

technically own. 

If they want you to download 

“authentication” software, that’s 

a red flag. 

If it’s a strange filename, definitely 

a red flag. 

If it’s Sony, don’t even pass go. 

Know your rights with what 

you own. 

Burn it, share it, just don’t sell 

it and you’ll be just fine. 

Oh, also, our good friends at 

The Baltimore Sun saw fit to nominate 

the companion blog to this 

column for the Mobbies, a way 

to recognize the best blogs in 

Maryland. 

Vote early and often for Tyler 

Tech and Your A Idiot. 

Voting at www.baltimoresun. 

com/mobbies ends Oct. 9.

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SPORTS 

WOMEN’S SOCCER 

Hofstra shuts down Towson 

Matt Sprague/The Towerlight 

Hofstra’s Tiffany Yovino makes a move toward the ball in Towson’s 3-0 loss to the Pride Sunday 

afternoon. The Tigers had several chances but couldn’t score on Hofstra goaltender Krysten Farriella. 

ANDREW CONSTANT 

Assistant Sports Editor 

It didn’t take Hofstra long to jump 

on Towson Sunday afternoon, netting 

the winning goal in the sixth 

minute and going on to defeat the 

Tigers, 3-0. 

A foul called against Kaitlin 

Zamroz gave the Pride a free kick 

from just outside the penalty box. 

The kick was converted by Salma 

Tarik for her fifth goal of the season. 

Hofstra struck again early in the 

second half when Kayla Pifer blasted 

home a shot from just outside the 

box into the upper right corner of the 

goal, beating Jocelyn Papciak, who 

made the start in net for the Tigers. 

Later in the half, Tarik scored again, 

heading in a crossing pass from very 

close to the goal. 

Towson had plenty of chances to 

get on the scoreboard and get back 

into the game but was unable to solve 

goaltender Krysten Farriella and the 

rest of the Pride defense. Their best 

chance came in the 85th minute 

when Erica Marshall got in deep 

and crossed a pass through the goalmouth 

that was deflected by Kaysi 

Ward. But Farriella stopped that and 

the rebound shot by Courtney McKee 

to keep the Tigers off the board. 

“We played strong soccer today 

and we really had a lot of chances 

to get on the scoreboard but we 

just didn’t capitalize,” Towson head 

coach Greg Paynter said. “We had a 

lot of pressure on them, but their two 

early goals in both halves took us out 

of our game.” 

Going up against the defending 

CAA Champions in just your third 

conference game as the team did 

Friday is a tall task, but when that 

champ is such a strong defensive 

team like Northeastern, you have 

to play a near perfect game to win. 

Towson did not, falling 2-0 to the 

Huskies. 

Athlete of the Week 

Kayla 

Zeller 

Swimming 

& Diving 

Zeller and fellow junior Brooke Golden won 

the 1,000-yard freestyle relay at the Potomac 

Relays Invitational. The pair also won the 800yard 

freestyle relay. See more details in the full 

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SPORTS 

Who in the NFL will stay 

undefeated the longest? 

Kevin: I’m taking the New York 

Giants here. So much for them not 

having a go-to receiver, huh? In four 

games, Steve Smith has 34 catches 

for 411 yards and four touchdowns. 

For those of you who can’t do math, 

that’s around eight catches for 100 

yards, and a touchdown every week. 

If you have a shot to go get him in 

your fantasy league, although I can’t 

imagine you do, get to the waiver 

wire immediately. 

Sure, Eli Manning got hurt yesterday, 

but you know what? That run 

game and offensive line is so physical 

it won’t matter who’s behind 

center if Manning misses time. They 

are a nasty and tough group who has 

enough depth to give their key players 

a rest when needed. 

The defense is still stacked even 

without departed defensive coordinator 

Steve Spagnuolo, and you 

can’t underestimate a battle-tested 

team. It starts with the pressure 

that the Giants are able to get up 

front from their defensive line, led 

by Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora. 

When they don’t have to rely on 

their linebackers for pressure on 

the quarterback, that leaves the 

back seven free to stick to their 

assignments and roll coverages to 

shutdown top receivers. 

This is a team that has won a 

Super Bowl, and the current roster 

has seen little turnover, so there 

isn’t any reason they can’t go far 

without a loss. 

Pete: The Giants are in good 

shape here, but I cannot pick them 

to win at New Orleans, which is 

happening Week 6 in a clash of 

likely unbeatens. The Saints will win 

that one, and then go on to play at 

Miami and against Atlanta. They’ll 

lose one of those games, because 

the Dolphins and Falcons are flying 

under the radar after last year’s 

surprise season. Denver is 4-0, but 

if you take a look at the schedule, 

the Broncos could be 4-4 in five 

short weeks. The Vikings shouldn’t 

last too long with Favre throwing 

interceptions and Peterson coughing 

up fumbles (though he’s a hell 

of a runner), so who’s left? 

The Colts are once again quietly 

undefeated through four games. 

They have gone fairly unnoticed 

because of the losses of Marvin 

Harrison and Tony Dungy, who were 

staples of the team before; but the 

Colts’ talent pool is still there and it 

looks like they haven’t lost a stride. 

Indianapolis even has an extremely 

favorable schedule. This coming 

week is tough, since they have the 

winless, but really strong Titans 

looking for revenge. But I don’t 

see a really likely loss until Week 

11, when they travel to Baltimore. 

That’s when I peg the Colts for a 

loss, but if they can beat the Ravens 

on the road, people are going to 

start talking about Indy running 

the table. 

pete kevin 

LORENZ/HESS 

How will the NL 

playoffs turn out? 

Kevin: I have to say, even with 

all of the question marks surrounding 

the Phillies’ bullpen, no team 

can match the top three starters 

they can throw in any series. The 

front of the rotation with last year’s 

World Series MVP Cole Hamels, 

former Cy Young winner Cliff Lee 

and rookie sensation J.A. Happ are 

as good as it gets. 

If they can get deep into games it 

won’t matter who closes games for 

them, though I still feel like Brad 

Lidge should be given a chance 

based on how clutch he was for 

them last year. 

And that lineup, whoa. They 

might have the best infield in the 

history of baseball. That’s a bold 

statement, sure. 

But look at it closer and you’ll 

see a Gold Glove shortstop who has 

been an MVP, a first baseman who 

was the quickest player in baseball 

history to 200 home runs, and also 

an MVP and a second baseman 

who is career .295 hitter and is an 

extraordinary power hitter for the 

position. 

Oh yeah, and each member of 

their starting infield has a World 

Series ring. Their bats can make 

up for any deficiency that bullpen 

may have; they’re no stranger from 

playing from behind. 

This is a team that has experience, 

depth and a whole lot of 

motivation to repeat. Why doubt 

them now? 

Pete: I’m actually with Kevin 

here, for the most part. The Phillies 

are a fantastic team and they’re 

ready to make another huge postseason 

run. I picked the Yanks to 

beat the Phils in the World Series 

prior the start of the season and 

I’m pretty confident in standing by 

that prediction. 

However, everyone has to watch 

out for the Cardinals. St. Louis has 

great pitching and a killer lineup. 

Pujols-Holliday? Are you kidding? 

I think Philadelphia can take care 

of them, but it’s going to be quite 

a good series. 

This is assuming that they win 

their respective opening rounds, 

which they definitely can. The 

Dodgers’ pitching is suspect, and 

that won’t fly against Albert in the 

postseason. 

The Rockies are playing hot, but 

that can cool off quickly given 

an opponent as confident and talented 

as Philly. I’m really worried 

about Colorado’s ability to continue 

pitching well if Jason Marquis 

can’t get in gear. 

He’s good, but if he’s going 

against Adam Wainwright, his 

hitters aren’t going to give him 

enough support. 

I’m pretty certain that the 

Phillies have the right combination 

to roll past the Rockies and crash 

the Cardinals’ party to win their 

second straight title. 

NFL: Stay positive at 1-3 

From page 24 

have enough talent to compete in 

the NFL, so it’s time to turn to 

Mel Kiper Jr.’s column the rest of 

the year and start dreaming about 

which young superstar can come in 

and turn your franchise around. 

While starting 1-3 may sound 

pretty painful as well, hope is 

not lost. Five teams started 1-3 

last season, and one of those, the 

Minnesota Vikings, found their way 

into the playoffs. The Vikings 

turned things around by playing to 

their strengths the rest of the season, 

going 9-3 the rest of the way 

to win an NFC North division that 

was up for grabs all the way up to 

the last game of the season. 

The record most teams achieved 

after four games was 2-2. It’s tough 

to get a grasp on where a team 

really is with the same amount of 

wins as losses, and things can go 

a number of different routes from 

there. A team could take this start 

and realize its potential, like the 

Indianapolis Colts did, going 10-2 

the rest of the season. On the 

other hand, they could completely 

bomb and finish 5-11, like the 

Jacksonville Jaguars. 

In total, 13 teams were at .500 at 

this point, and only three of those 

teams finished the season with 

losing records. The big surprise is 

that seven of those teams made the 

playoffs, three reaching the conference 

finals, which is well more than 

teams that started 3-1. 

Teams starting 3-1 had a tough 

time sustaining their success 

throughout the season. Though no 

team finished with a losing record, 

only three of the seven teams finished 

the season with more than 

nine wins. Both the Broncos and 

the Redskins had catastrophic 

meltdowns in the second half, 

leading to 8-8 finishes, while the 

Cowboys and the Buccaneers had 

trouble playing consistent football, 

ending with 9-7 records. 

What is even harder to believe 

is that only two of the seven 

teams made the playoffs. New 

England fell just short of a playoff 

berth, but still finished with 

11 wins. Pittsburgh and Carolina 

both received first round byes, with 

Pittsburgh going on to win its second 

Super Bowl in four years. 

Finally, we have the teams that 

start off without a loss. Winning 

four games in a row at any point 

in an NFL season is extremely 

difficult, especially the first four 

games, but even achieving this 

great feat does not guarantee a 

playoff appearance. 

Take the Buffalo Bills, for 

instance. They started off the season 

4-0, one of only three teams to 

do so, but injuries to their quarterback 

caused their promising season 

to slip away, winning only three 

more games the rest of the season. 

The other two squads that started 

with four wins were the Giants 

and the Titans, and both had very 

successful seasons, but the ultimate 

goal is always to reach the 

Super Bowl, which neither team 

did. 

So what can we tell about how 

the NFL season is going to end 

up? Probably not a whole lot. 

The Seahawks could get their act 

together and make a run to the 

playoffs, or Chicago might crash 

under the pressure, and throw their 

season away. 

So much could happen from here 

to the end of the season, but that’s 

why they play the games. 

GOALS: Drexel’s half-dozen 

From page 24 

Towson forward Tommy Appel- 

Schumacher came out firing. He 

netted the first goal of the day only 

1:35 into the opening half. 

“We went into it after our first 

CAA loss knowing that we needed 

to turn things around and get a 

win and come out firing,” Appel- 

Schumacher said. 

The Dragons responded by scoring 

two consecutive goals two minutes 

apart. 

Senior Fabio Assumpcao scored 

the first goal and was followed by 

sophomore Andrew Goldberg with 

less than 25 minutes left in the 

half. 

Tigers came back with a string of 

three goals to gain a 4-2 advantage. 

Maloney scored off a free kick for 

his sixth goal of the season. Starting 

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Can the Seahawks, mired in a 1-3 start to the 2009 NFL season, 

stay on their feet, or is the season virtually over in Seattle? 

the second half, Sophomore Nicolas 

Bermudez Roa scored on a chip shot 

from about mid-field. Then freshman 

Juan Esteban Garcia Cabrales scored 

his first career collegiate goal. 

However, the Dragons responded 

with two goals in a three-minute 

span to tie the game at four. 

Maloney said that he and his 

teammates became greedy while 

leading 4-2, and as result let the 

Dragons back in the game. 

“Everyone tries to come forward 

and get as many goals as we can, but 

we switched off in the box and we 

can’t do that,” he said. 

With the game tied at four, junior 

Marco Mangione scored on a penalty 

kick to give the Tigers the lead with 

a 7:21 remaining. 

The Dragons forced overtime with 

Goldberg’s second goal of the game 

with 3:37 left on the clock. 

In the second overtime freshman 

Nathan Page scored the Dragon’s 

game winning goal with 4:17 remaining. 

“We just need to work with ourselves 

and hopefully we will never 

concede six goals,” Maloney said. “If 

we just make little improvements, 

and if we can go out and find goals, 

we are going to climb up the conference 

sooner or later.” 

In their next two games the Tigers 

will play George Mason and Old 

Dominion, two of the top teams in 

the conference. Maloney explained 

that there is no reason to hold back 

any more; if they are able to beat 

one or even both of those two teams, 

then it will restore confidence within 

the team. 

“We have got nothing to lose now; 

we can only get better from here on 

in,” he said.

VOLLEYBALL 

Tigers can’t solve UDel 

Photos by Eric Gazzillo/The Towerlight 

Above, TU’s Shelynne Hoyt, Katee Luecke and Britney Loomis watch helplessly as as a ball hit by the 

Tigers soars into the net in a 3-0 loss to Delaware at the Towson Center. Below, senior Missy Rohrbaugh 

tries to defend against the UDel attack. Two Blue Hens finished with nine kills, while Stephanie Barry 

had 13 digs. For Towson, star senior Alysha Fanning had a .294 hitting percentage with eight kills, 

while Rohrbaugh had a match-high 17 digs. The Blue Hens continued their recent dominance over the 

Tigers, winning three of the last four. However, Towson’s one win in that span earned them a playoff 

spot in 2008. The Hens followed it up with a victory over Towson in the opening round. 

SWIMMING & DIVING 

Tigers open up at American 

MARVIN JONES 


The Towson men’s and women’s 

swimming teams both opened the season 

at the Potomac Relay Invitational 

Friday. The event was hosted by 

American University and included 

seven teams: Towson, Georgetown, 

George Mason, Mary Washington, 

American, George Washington and 

Howard. 

The Towson women dominated the 

competition, winning every event in 

the meet and setting meet records in 

seven of the nine events. The team 

was led by juniors Brooke Golden 

awin the 1000-yard freestyle relay with 

a time of 10:02.90. The team also 

placed first in the one-meter diving 

event, the three-meter diving event, 

the 500-yard freestyle, and several 

other events. 

The men finished in sixth place 

out of seven teams, and scored a total 

of 248 points. Their best finish was 

fourth place in the 200-yard freestyle 

relay. The team was led by senior 

Bradley Bolin, who won both diving 

events at the meet. Bolin scored 

246.50 points in the one-meter event 

and compiled 236.70 points in the 

three-meter event. 

WOMEN’S GOLF 

SPORTS 

Freshman falls 

ill, Tigers don’t 

get scores at 

ECAC Tourney 

KATHLEEN JORDAN 


After placing first in the Dartmouth Invitational last weekend, 

the Tigers suffered setbacks before the Eastern College Athletic 

Conference Women’s Tournament at the Kiskiac Golf Club in 

Williamsburg, Va. The team entered the tournament with four players 

instead of the preferred five. Illness and injury affected them 

from the start; the night of the practice round, freshman Chelsea 

Harris had to be taken back to Baltimore due to illness. 

According to head coach Brian Yaniger, the girls “all played very 

hard, but we’re doing so with very little sleep,” because the night 

before, the team spent “a great deal of time at the hospital.” 

The remaining three healthy players competed as individuals on 

Saturday, because no team score could be accumulated. A team’s 

score is determined through the combination of the lowest four 

scores from the regular five competing players. 

Junior Emily Kwak shot an 81, freshman Ali Tutelman finished 

with an 84, and senior Diana Woodall ended the day with a 90. 

Next weekend the girls travel to Richmond, Va. to compete in the 

Spider Invitational. 

FIELD HOCKEY 

Despite breaking 

trend of big losses 

to ODU, Monarchs 

beat TU in overtime 

COLIN STEVENS 

Staff Writer 

Towson’s struggles continued this weekend, dropping two conference 

games and falling to last place in the CAA. 

Sunday, the Tigers lost 2-1 to powerful Old Dominion. 

The Monarchs, who entered the game ranked 12th in the 

TOWSON 1 

OLD DOMINION 2 

nation, had caused problems for Towson 

teams in the past, but the Tigers came 

out ready to play, taking the game into 

an extra period. 

Initially, it seemed like ODU was ready to run away with the 

game. In only the seventh minute, ODU midfielder Kathryn Kirk 

scored the first goal of the contest, but Towson wasn’t about to 

let them take the game. 

The Tigers kept battling, eventually tying the game up in the 

first half off a scrambling goal by Blythe Mackie. 

The rest of the game, however, Towson had difficulty creating 

opportunities for themselves, being outshot for the game, 13-4. 

With a scoreless second half, the game went into overtime, 

where it was quickly ended by ODU only 23 seconds into the 

period. 

After the near win, Towson head coach Michelle Webber still 

had many of the same concerns for her team as she has had 

throughout the season. 

“It was a good game,” Webber said. “In [the past], they’ve 

always been a team that we usually struggle against. The players 

executed the game plan that we had. [We] stepped up, put pressure 

on, counterattacked; we just didn’t put it in.” 

Though it’s been a tough season so far, this team still has a lot 

of promise, and Webber believes they are on the verge of exploding 

on opponents. 

They are growing as a team, and with six home games still 

ahead, a playoff push is not out of the question, but they still 

have a ways to go. 

“It’s just a tough season,” Webber said. “[We’re] doing great, 

but at the end of the day, you got to be in the win section, not 

the [loss] section.” 


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MEN’S SOCCER 

Drexel tops 

Towson in 

penalty kick 

thriller, 6-5 

SAM SMITH 

Staff Writer 

Colin Stevens 

Staff Writer 

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The Tigers lost their second CAA game 

in a double overtime shootout to Drexel, 

6-5. Scoring five goals was not enough to 

prevent Towson’s losing streak from slipping 

to four games, and their record now 

stands at 3-5. 

“We’re scoring five goals and not win- 

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DREXEL 6 

ning the game,” 

sophomore Liam 

Maloney said. “If 

you are in any other game and you score five 

goals, you are expecting to win the game.” 

See GOALS, page 22 

Plenty of 

time left in 

NFL season 

for changes 

We’re a quarter 

of the way into the 

NFL season, a time 

when most fans have 

already passed judgment 

on their teams 

as playoff worthy or 

not. But with so many 

games left, there is 

no reason to write 

any team off yet. 

Okay, maybe I spoke too soon. If your 

team started 0-4, just kiss the season 

goodbye. Four teams started 0-4 last season, 

and only one, the Houston Texans, 

didn’t finish with a losing record. Being 

winless a quarter of the way through the 

year usually means your team just doesn’t 

See NFL, page 22 

www.TheTowerlight.com Sports Online: 

Can Cole Hamels lead 

the Phillies to another 

National League title? 

FACE-OFF PAGE 22 

UNH: Tigers blocked by brick wall 

Photographer/The Towerlight 

Above, New Hampshire’s Kyle Flemings blocks Towson punter Bill Shears’ kick in the first quarter of UNH’s 57-7 win Saturday. The 

Wildcats also scored a safety and a touchdown on Tiger punts. Below, Justin Harris drops a kickoff, where the Tigers also struggled. 

From page Cover 

Athens, however, had a day he most certainly 

will want to forget. He threw five interceptions, 

four in the first half. Two of those 

interceptions were returned for touchdowns by 

New Hampshire, including a 96-yard return by 

Wildcats safety Ryan McGuinness. Athens was 

replaced in the second half by sophomore Blair 

Peterson. Peterson threw an interception of his 

own, and was just 2-6 for 40 yards. 

“Extremely frustrating,” Ambrose said of 

the quarterbacks’ performances. “Are [the 

interceptions] all [Athens’] fault? No… [Blair] 

worked his way up. I can tell you that at the 

No. 2 quarterback position we’ll have a little 

bit of a competition this week.” 

The performance of the Towson special 

teams unit was equally abysmal. 

Hakeem Moore struggled, returning kicks all 

afternoon, and the punt protection unit wasn’t 

any better. A snap over the head of punter Bill 

Shears, who was camped deep in his own end 

zone, resulted in a New Hampshire safety and 

put the UNH up 16-0. The Wildcats returned 

the safety punt for another touchdown. 

Even without preseason CAA Offensive 

Player of the Year quarterback R.J. Toman, the 

Wildcats were able to move quite effectively. 

Thanks to the short fields the defense was 

often able to give Toman’s replacement, Kevin 

Decker, Towson still played on its heels most 

of the game. 

Decker was efficient, throwing for 140 yards 

and had three total touchdowns. 

“I have a lot of confidence in the kid,” New 

Hampshire head coach Sean McDonnell said 

of Decker. “I thought he did a great job running 

our offense today. Towson is going to beat 

some teams in the league this year. I just watch 

the way they play, especially defensively, and 

they’re starting to do the things that you need 

to do in this league.” 

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