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After a year and a half of preparation (even more for some candidates) the midterm general elections were held last Tuesday. In an upset, Republican Larry Hogan won the governorship over the Democrat Anthony Brown. Besides the gubernatorial race, other local offices were decided. But the over arching theme throughout the elections was low voter turnout rate. Here’s some of the top posts on social media from that day, in relation to local elections and voter turnout.
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Anthony Brown lost because Maryland Democratics didn’t bother to vote. bizj.us/164cnz
4 years ago, 65 students voted at Towson Univ. I’m interested to see how they do with now larger campus and a real competitive Gov election.
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Pat Young (TU Coordinator of Veteran Sercies) Unofficial election turnout in Maryland was 44.7%, down about 10% from 2010. In Montgomery: 39%. In Pr. George’s: 38%. In Baltimore: 35.6%.
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Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Munshaw
From The Editor’s Desk: Election apathy
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I did not vote in this year’s general election. I’m registered in St. Mary’s County, and did not drive home to vote. I didn’t even bother to get an absentee ballot to mail in. I paid attention to the midterm elections, the primaries and the general elections, because I am generally Jonathan Munshaw interested in the topic of politics. Editor-in-Chief Plus, my Towerlight duties force me to always be @jon_munshaw in-tune and in-touch with government officials, should anything come up. Now, part of it is that I can’t really get excited about too many political issues. As I’ve written about in the past for The Towerlight, I’m a strong proponent of same-sex marriage. There were not ballot issues or questions that had to deal with that topic this year. Other than that, it was just political fatigue. I was really into the 2008 general election (when Barack Obama won the first time), and I couldn’t even vote then. But that election just felt like it mattered. Since that election, Obama’s approval ratings have declined, and are now at the lowest levels ever. Congress forced my dad out of a job last year, and might do the same thing this December with another government shutdown. At the state level, especially, voters my age need something to get behind. Whether it is a particular issue, candidate or overall narrative. I was particularly compelled to vote in the 2012 general election because of Questions 4 and 6, regarding the Maryland DREAM Act and the Civil Marriage Protection Act. There weren’t any questions that I was tripping over myself to get to the polling place to vote for. Both gubernatorial campaigns used taxes as their selling point. At 21, it’s incredibly difficult for me to get motivated about taxes for either party. Finally, a lot of my apathy toward this election has a lot to do with the impending onslaught of 2016 coverage.
voters should be selecting who they think is the best candidate for the job. There is no disappointment in looking at the election results and seeing whom the majority of residents of your state voted for. In this case, Marylanders voted for Larry Hogan to be the next governor. Even if the candidate you were backing didn’t win, what is the point in throwing negativity at the person who did win? That negativity is exactly what has driven me away from politics. That negativity is causing the gridlock and the talking heads to just yell at each other on television rather than have an actual discussion. Why not try to promote positivity in government, and wish the best to the person who did win, no matter the party? Simply put, Marylanders went to the polls (albeit in small numbers) and voted for who they thought was the best candidate. I, and the thousands of others who didn’t vote, have no right to complain about the results. Don’t be disappointed in the state. Be proud of where you come from, regardless of what party has control of the state legislature. Those who did vote, it’s OK to be upset that your candidate or party didn’t win. But if politicians want to see higher turnout in the future, especially among my age group, I suggest everyone try to use the energy they showed Tuesday to get people excited about government, and excited about the 2016 election.
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There is no disappointment in looking at the election results and seeing what the majority of residents of your state voted for. In this case, Marylanders voted for Larry Hogan to be the next governor.
No matter where I turn, I know that within the next few months, I’m going to see 100 names being thrown around on television, in newspapers and online of potential candidates for President of the United States. It’s coming soon. You won’t be able to avoid any political ads, the old guy partisan fighting, the circus surrounding straw polls that are taken a year and a half before the actual primary election even gets started. I’m getting frustrated just thinking about it now. But at least I’m not alone in my frustration/apathy toward these elections. In Baltimore County, only 48.87 percent of registered voters actually voted, per the State Board of Elections. In Allegany and Washington counties, the early voting turnout was even less than 4 percent, and they finished at 46.95 percent and 41.64 percent, respectively. So why am I taking up this space to tell you about my voting woes? To rally around the new group of elected officials, believe it or not. When I was covering the election results Tuesday night, I was just scrolling through The Towerlight’s Twitter feed. A number of students, alumni and community members kept tweeting how “disappointed” they were in the election results, and how the state “failed.” Failed in what? Without telling Towson every single thing about my political views, I can say that I am a registered Democrat. But that really shouldn’t matter in a general election. Regardless of party,
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Personal forgiveness, accepting failure College is Staff Writer challenging. @a_swaggner We strive to succeed, but we sometimes crumble and fail. Mistakes will be made, and learning from them only strengthens us for the future. Think about the last mistake that you made. How did you react toward yourself? Did you criticize and curse yourself, or did you let it slide and move on? Oftentimes, we are quick to beat ourselves up over imperfections. Being a college student is a fulltime job, with a daily plate full of responsibilities. The whole point of college is to learn how to prosper.
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When failures are rising, it can seem like dreams are setting. Our mistakes can often overshadow our achievements, if we allow them.
Suppose a friend was to approach you with a regret or problem they are facing. Would you criticize them as you might yourself, or would you try to calm them, and reassure them that whatever it is will pass, and everything will be fine? It is difficult for individuals to relate to themselves in the same way they relate to friends. Maybe it’s some one-way, innate sense of human kindness. We see the problems of others from an objective viewpoint, but seeing our own problems in a big picture perspective is harder. It is important to also treat yourself with kindness and compassion and to be your own cheerleader, not enemy. Personal forgiveness is the key to letting go of anguish and resentment. Think about a time where you needed to forgive someone for something they did. Did you forgive them because it was important to you? Or did you forgive them because they were important to you? Forgiveness is ultimately beneficial to the forgiver, even though the forgetter is the one getting off the hook. Nevertheless, it allows one to let go of situational anguish, so that it doesn’t fester, and continue to infect one’s life.
Held grudges only generate hate and distress in the mind of the forgiver. The forgetter knows nothing about this internal malice. The truth is that we cannot inflict self-realization onto others, nor ourselves. We cannot see the error of our ways until we are ready to come to that conclusion for ourselves. Remember, don’t try to change people, and ditch the unwinnable situations. Your successes outshine your shortcomings, the proof being that you have made it this far. Releasing and forgiving leads to relaxing and evolving — a way to live a life free of bitterness. Perfection is not the goal, acceptance is.
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TU guides veterans to new careers Services offered in light of high unemployment rates among vets JONATHAN MUNSHAW Editor-in-Chief @jon_munshaw
In November of 2004, Tracy Miller received the worst news she could have imagined. Her son, Nicholas Ziolkowski, a marine serving in Iraq, had been killed in action. Ziolkowski was only three months away from returning home when he died, and had planned to attend Towson to start a new career. Although her son was not able to make that dream come true, Miller, the manager of Towson’s transfer advising program, now works to give other student veterans the chance to find a new career after the military. She is the unofficial adviser for all student veterans on campus, and worked with Coordinator of Veterans Services Patrick Young when he was a student at Towson. “I figured that I couldn’t help [Nicholas], but I can do something else for these veterans on campus so they can do exactly what he wanted to do,” Miller said. Though the number of career services available to veterans has increased over time, the unemployment rate is still high among young veterans. For example, the G.I. Bill was expanded several years ago to expand benefits to student veterans who can now receive help to pay for their tuition to any state college. Rather than pursue a new career, senior political science major and veteran Chris Venetz plans to reenlist in the military to pursue it as a full-time career after serving for 15 months in Iraq previously. “I was given a lot of opportunities in the military,” Venetz, who plans to graduate in December, said. “I enjoy the fast-paced lifestyle and the camaraderie. It’s a different environment when you’re hanging out with a group of veterans. You have friends for life.” Venetz is in the ROTC joint program between Towson and Loyola. In that group of about 100 students, Venetz said he believes he’s the only one who is seeking a career in the military. The rest of his fellow veterans are attending college to change careers. Miller said that most student veterans come to Towson to study criminal justice, history or business. “Think about criminal justice and the military,” she said. “There are a
lot of similarities. History, it’s the desire to serve. They like putting what they have done in the military into a context, and they eventually want to go on to teach.”
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When you come into the college life, and you are with a bunch of college kids, it’s a whole different story. You can’t rely on them the way they relied on people in the military. It’s so much more structured, hour-by-hour planning in your head. College kids aren’t used to that. CHRIS VENETZ Veteran and Towson Student
When Venetz took his first classes at Towson, he said it was tough to adjust to the attitude differences between members of the military and college students. “When you come into the college life, and you are with a bunch of college kids, it’s a whole different story,” he said. “You can’t rely on them the way they relied on people in the military. It’s so much more structured, hour-by-hour planning in your head. College kids aren’t used to that.” In order to find help with the adjustment, student veterans can visit Young and the Veteran’s Center to seek help or advice on their career paths to take. One of the services offered in the Veteran’s Center is the student peer career adviser, which is currently run by Joe Bathgate. The Veteran’s Center did not have a peer career adviser last year, but had in years past, and just received a new grant to have Bathgate as a resource. Bathgate could not be reached for comment on this story. Additionally, groups of businesses will often get together to have veteran job fairs as part of hiring initiatives. However, Young said there is often low attendance at these events by veterans. “People need to be ready to accept certain forms of assistance,” he said. “When they have these large-scale hir-
ing events, it puts a bad taste in their mouths when only four or five veterans show up to these things. … [Student veterans are] not willing to be singled out or given special treatment.” Businesses will also start their own hiring initiatives for veterans. For example, the driving service Uber announced an initiative in September, saying that it planned to hire 50,000 military members and veterans. After these kinds of initiatives are announced, however, Young said there is often no follow-up on how well they actually worked. “It’s always about the initial plan, but it’s not about what the result is,” he said. “It’s not, ‘We hired this many veterans off the push.’ There’s no single institution that has gotten it completely right.” Another problem veterans face in starting a new career is a break in work experience when they attend school, Young said. If a veteran tries to apply to jobs immediately after
leaving the military, it will be tough for them to be hired since they don’t have any collegiate degrees. But, if they attend a college, then there will be a long break in their work experience that will often discourage employers from hiring them. According to numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 7.2 percent of veterans serving after September 2001 are unemployed as of October 2014, down from 10 percent in October 2013. In that group, 11.2 percent of women are unemployed, compared to 6.2 percent for men. In all, about 188,000 post-9/11 veterans are unemployed. While the unemployment rate among young veterans has declined, it’s still far higher than the national unemployment rate of 5.8 percent in October. When veterans do start applying for jobs, Miller will work with the Career Center on campus to find
openings in the area. For those potential employers, Miller said she couldn’t imagine any better employees than veterans. “Faculty love having them in class,” she said. “They’re serious, they’re disciplined. They just want to get it done.”
The remainder of the Annual Veterans Film Series will run through the end of the month. Upcoming shows include “Hearts & Minds” on Nov. 14 and “Go Tell the Spartans” on Nov. 21. Films will be shown in the Van Bokkelen Auditorium, VB 204.
Unemployment Rate of Veterans by State in 2013 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Jonathan Munshaw/ The Towerlight Supporters of Larry Hogan celebrate after an announcement that Hogan was retaining his lead of Lt. Governor Anthony Brown in the gubernatorial election last Tuesday. CODY BOTELER News Editor @codyboteler
Voters on Tuesday elected a Republican majority in congress and a Republican governor in Maryland. In Maryland. A state where there are twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans. So what happened? Why did Anthony Brown lose in Maryland? I can tell you that Anthony Brown’s campaign wasn’t always the most cooperative with the media, and many voters had seen video of Brown dismissing reporters. Larry Hogan, on the other hand, was more than happy to speak with The Towerlight when we reached out to him, and his staff invited us to cover election night in Annapolis. Not to toot our industry’s horn or anything, but politicians need a healthy relationship with the media. My direct experience only offers so much perspective, though. Looking at voter turnout numbers helps to highlight some of what happened. Brown didn’t play to the Democrats’ natural advantage in Baltimore City or Baltimore County. There are more than twice as many
registered Democrats in Baltimore County than there are Republicans, yet Hogan carried Baltimore County by over 50,000 votes. In Baltimore City, there are over 290,000 registered Democrats, yet Brown just barely broke 102,000 votes. In all, Hogan captured 867,742 votes — or 51 percent of the vote, while Brown got 792,961 — or 46.9 percent of the vote. But why did that happen? Some are saying that it’s in how the two candidates approached the election. “Unfortunately, Lt. Governor Brown ran with a sense of complacency and was simply unable to energize Democratic voters, especially young progressives who were quickly disillusioned with his campaign,” Corey Brown, co-president of Towson’s College Democrats, said. He’s not wrong. Instead of focusing on issues, Anthony Brown’s camp ran ads that focused on attacking Hogan rather than discussing his own vision for the state. This is in stark contrast to the campaign that was run by Heather Mizeur, whom I previously worked for, in the primaries. Mizeur’s campaign was particularly effective at energiz-
ing young voters, a demographic that doesn’t often turn out on election day. During the campaign, while Hogan talked about his plans to cut taxes in Maryland, most saw that Anthony Brown wasn’t saying much. “I don’t recall seeing any advertisements that talked about Anthony Brown and the issues,” Kelsey Fielder, president of Towson’s College Republicans, said. That’s why Anthony Brown lost. He didn’t always cooperate with the media, he didn’t address the issues and he didn’t energize his base. Larry Hogan, on the other hand, was open with the media and continually talked about the issues. And that’s why, a week ago, the Republicans were partying in Annapolis while Democrats licked their wounds in College Park. Fielder, who was at the election night celebration held by the Hogan campaign, called the night “surreal.” The celebration took place in a packed ballroom, with a live band, wedding-style buffet, and at least three cash bars. Republicans in Maryland got to celebrate a successful campaign. “It was a really great experience,” she said.
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SGA votes to support change of transgender policy TU policy change dependent on action from administration or senate NILO EXAR Staff Writer @niloexar
Last Tuesday, the Student Government Association voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that advocated for a change in Towson’s current policies concerning transgendered students. As the policy stands now, students wishing to change their gender in the University’s records must present a changed birth certificate, according to Shane Henise, a senior and advocate for transgendered people. “That is a very involved process in Maryland. You have to get a letter from your therapist, you have to get a letter from your doctor, you have to be on hormones, and you have to have one irreversible surgery,� Henise said. When Henise first approached administration about changing Towson’s policies, he was told that the way to begin a policy change was by showing that it was an issue that
students cared about. “We’ve been trying for about two years to change policy for trans students, but I guess there wasn’t a large enough need — not enough students were making enough noise, so I felt like I was this lonely trans voice, and I wanted to show that students cared and would be supportive,� Henise said. After drafting a mockup of a policy and gathering over 300 signatures on a petition, Henise was approached by SGA Senator Taylor James, who sponsored the resolution, at a showing of the documentary “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word.� Henise is featured in the documentary. Although Henise has changed his gender with the MVA and legally changed his name, since his birth certificate has not been changed, the gender change is not recognized by the university. Someone wishing to change their name in Maryland must publish their intentions in a newspaper — a
move that can lead to safety issues for transgendered people. Henise said that he’s been harassed and assaulted for identifying as a different gender. “Cisgendered people are never questioned about their gender. You are what you say you are, but I have to prove it. It’s not enough for me to say that I feel this way,� Henise said. Henise noted that there are times where a transgendered student could be outed or otherwise put into a difficult situation regarding their name: such as when they’re registering for classes, when a professor is taking roll or when they’re getting signed into a building. The current policy can even affect the name that trans students are called in graduation ceremonies, risking the possibility of a student being called a name that they have not lived as for years. Henise proposed a preferred-name system in Towson, where students could update the system with a nickname that could go on their OneCard
and reflect their true identity. “Not having this policy is opening the door for harassment, because that is information that [a cisgendered student] would not be asked,� James said.
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Cisgendered people are never questioned about their gender. You are what you say you are, but I have to prove it. It’s not enough for me to say that I feel this way. SHANE HENISE Senior
As it stands, transgendered students are able to change their name with the university with relative ease, but not their gender. “This changes how we are able to function as students. My freshman
year when I came to Towson, I wasn’t on hormones, I hadn’t had my name legally changed, and I failed a lot of my classes because I had such social anxiety. I didn’t want to leave my dorm room because people would make comments [and] stare, professors would call me by the wrong name,� Henise said. “When I was able to change with Towson and exist as myself, now I’m a straight-A student.� From this point forward, further action is needed by the University Senate or administration for any policy change to occur. The resolution, though, is seen as a major step forward. “It says that we have support of the Senate, elected by the student body of Towson University. Inclusion is essential to us progressing a community and a University,� SGA Deputy Chief of Staff and former Towerlight contributor Brandon Wharton said. - Cody Boteler contributed to this article
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Maximize your internship Career Center holds workshop on gaining experience JAY GREENE Staff Writer @loggedinwithjay
While students might learn about their future profession in the classroom, it’s internships that give a unique, hands-on experiences before heading out to get a job. The importance of an internship cannot be overstated. Laura Smith, an internship coordinator and career advisor at the Career Center, laid out several guidelines Friday, in a workshop for students looking to maximize their internship experience. “I hope students take internships seriously, especially if it’s required for a degree,” said Smith. “Have a plan in place… don’t let it just fly by.” One pointer Smith touched on was
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At the end of each semester all interns prepare a final presentation that outlines their incoming expectations and the highlights of their internship. Presentations are shared with WTCI team and interns. Application instructions: All intern applicants should submit a cover letter, a resume and a writing sample no longer than 1 page by mail or email. The cover letter should clearly state the position(s) the applicant is applying for, the semester of interest, approximate date on which he/she would be available to begin work, if selected and why would he/she be a good fit for the position desired. WTCI will invite 3-5 applicants for each position for an interview. Application Dates: Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible in advance of deadline. Invitations for interviews are sent on rolling basis starting approximately two weeks before the stated deadline below. Some exceptions are made for applications received after the listed deadline. Please submit your application by November 15. Please send applications to: The World Trade Center Institute Internship Program – c/o Janine Branch 401 E. Pratt Street, Suite 232 Baltimore, MD 21202 Ph. (410) 576-0022 ext. 108
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Conservation and Science Volunteer Internship Hire@TU Job ID: 50376 Job Type: Unpaid internship Company: Association of Zoos & Aquariums Job Description: The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) is now accepting applications for unpaid Conservation & Science Volunteer Internship positions. The Conservation & Science Volunteer Interns may have the opportunity to assist with the production of Animal Care Manuals, the FrogWatch USA citizen science program, the Conservation Grants Fund, and the Annual Report on Conservation and Science. The Conservation & Science Volunteer Interns will interact with AZA Program Leaders and Taxonomic Advisory Groups, conduct literature reviews, and work under the guidance of the Conservation Science Department Staff. Opportunities to take part in related events (e.g. lectures, conservation events, etc.) may arise and offer valuable experience. These unpaid volunteer internships are offered on a full-time basis for a 3-month duration between January - March 2015, although some scheduling flexibility is available. About AZA: Founded in 1924, and located in Silver Spring, MD, the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of accredited zoos and aquariums in the areas of animal care, wildlife conserva-
tion, education and science (www. aza.org). AZA is America’s leading accrediting organization for zoos and aquariums, and accredits only those institutions that have achieved rigorous standards for animal care, education, wildlife conservation and science. AZA offers a positive work environment conducive to gaining beneficial career and networking experience. AZA will support the volunteer Intern in obtaining college credit for this internship if desired and will strive to coordinate the Internship schedule with the College schedule. Qualifications: Must be: A current college student or recent graduate (within the past year) Willing to dedicate 40 hours per week to the unpaid internship Able to secure housing within a commutable distance to the Silver Spring, MD office Must have: Strong interest in volunteering to advance the missions of zoos and aquariums High motivation and be detail oriented Ability to multi-task and strong communication skills (both written and verbal) Internet research skills and knowledge of Microsoft applications Professional demeanor Application Dates: Email resume and cover letter to: conservation@aza.org
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Office Assistant Hire@TU Job ID: 50478 Job Type: Paid hourly Company: Towson University Academic Achievement Center Job Description: As part of a professional office on campus, students who work as Office Assistants at the Academic Achievement Center have valuable co-curricular learning experiences that develop essential workplace and life skills. Office Assistants provide direct assistance to undergraduate students, parents, and faculty and staff of the university. In addition they benefit from oneon-one mentoring, academic and professional development through working with more experienced office assistants, members of the center’s professional staff. Teamwork, strong interpersonal
skills, and the desire to help others are a must. Duties (approximately 4–15 hours a week) • Provide friendly staffing at the main desk of the Spence Math Lab and Science Lab during business hours. • Assist students with the schedule, log students in and out. Communicate any concerns with supervisor. • Assist students in connecting with AAC programs and services including study skills workshops and PALS. • Ensure the organization and cleanliness of the center location where you work and its materials. • Participate in monthly meetings. • Support professional staff as needed.
Qualifications: • Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills and a positive attitude toward learning • Desire to help peers and demonstrated experience of collaborating with peers • Experience working with diverse populations • Strong organizational, problemsolving, and leadership skills and the ability to multi-task • Ability to work independently and as part of a team • Work Study eligibility preferred but not required Application Dates: Complete and print the online student employment application and drop it off at the Academic Achievement Center in Cook Library Room 524
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Q&A with alum, director Mike Flanagan On Nov. 4, director and Towson alum Mike Flanagan returned to Towson University. He showcased his film, “Oculus,” in Van Bokkelen to a room crowded with Towson students and faculty. Following the presentation of his film and his discussion of the filmmaking process, The Towerlight spoke to Flanagan about his experience at Towson. Why did you come back to Towson? My family actually lives nearby, I grew up in Bowie, so I try to come back when I can, which is not often. I came back this time because it was a great opportunity to come back to campus. I haven’t been here in so long it’s been about 11 years, and to come back and talk to students, see my old teachers. So much has changed lately that having an opportunity to come back and remember how it all started was really great for me because there’s a responsibility to share whatever I can about my own experience at Towson and after — hopefully, it can be helpful to people in the same boat. Is there anything you have learned here at Towson that has helped you in your career? So much. My time at Towson was incredibly informative and I didn’t just learn the technical ins and outs on how to do production — how to make movies, how to shoot them, how to edit them, I did learn all of that. I learned a love for movies too. I was exposed to movies that were shown to me in classes like genre theory and criticism that I never would have known about or sought out that really deepened my vocabulary, just as a fan. The other thing that I really got here was encouragement. When I first enrolled at Towson, it was my plan to be a secondary education major. When I took Intro to Film that was the first time in my life that I felt encouraged to pursue something that I always felt was a hobby, as a potential career. And that level of support of encouragement continued throughout the six years that I was here, and I found that there was a community here of faculty and students that were incredibly nurturing those ambitions. I’m convinced that if I tried to go to another school, if I went to UFC or NYU or UCLA, I would have never have had the access to personnel and equipment that I had at Towson, I would have never had the support on an individual level that I got from my teachers here. The program was just the right size to give individual students that kind of support, and I don’t think people get that in a lot of film programs. I think people wait a long time to just be a cog in a group assignment and not be encouraged to go out and develop their own voice, and I got that here in a major way. Are there any professors here at Towson that have inspired you the most? Oh, yes. The most profoundly inspiring professors I had here were of course, Greg Faller, who taught a number of my courses, Steve Yeager, who produced my first film. Tom Brandau, who I had for a lot of film production classes. G.T. Keplinger who was teaching here at the time; Barry Moore, who presided over my intro course and laid down not only the first level of support for me, but also some of the biggest challenges. The entire faculty was wonderful and because a lot of my student projects used a lot of students and a lot of facilities, I was supported across the board.
How has your career developed since Towson? Slowly, and from the ground up. The program gave me a lot of the tools that I needed and when I actually got out in the world and started working my career involved in the way that it was suppose to — I started very low on the totem pole and I spent most of my career editing and still holding onto this idea that what I really wanted to do was to make my own movies and write them and direct them myself. But that took a very long time. What ended up happening was that some of the really intense skills sets I picked up at Towson, particularly editing, became my lifeboat during that time and ended up affording me a living while I was able to write and trying to generate product. What can we expect from your next film, “Somnia”? It’s a very different animal from “Oculus.” It’s not even really a horror movie, there’s a level of fragility and beauty to it. It’s PG-13, so it doesn’t have the brutality of “Oculus.” It’s more about wonder and innocence. I think what people can expect is something that’s a lot more along the lines of “Pan’s Labyrinth” or “What Dreams May Come” — kind of a fable. Some scary elements if you are lucky enough to make movies there’s this real pressure internally that you don’t want to repeat yourself. You want to always try to challenge yourself and stretch into something new. This one for me is my sentimental favorite script for years. This is the one that I wish had gotten made before “Oculus” and a movie that would never have been allowed to have gotten made if “Oculus” hadn’t happened, so I’m curious to see how it goes over. What advice can you give to inspiring EMF majors? The biggest one is if you’re going to go out to Los Angeles, and give it a shot is to go out armed; to arm yourself with a really effective short that showcases your voice as a filmmaker, that isn’t trying to emulate something that you like, that is really something that is indicative of your most commercially viable perspective as a filmmaker. Go out with that short and a screenplay, somewhat you’ve pored over and is ready for sale. Don’t try to change the world, try to show what you can do with the marketplace. Try to embrace the commerce of the industry. Embrace commercial viability and then use that to be in a position where you can make more personal work, and to try to thrive on rejection, collect “no’s,” collect that kind of frustration, and realize that each one of them is a step closer even though it feel at a certain point like you’ve been beaten down into submission, because it’s very tempting to stop and the industry is designed to make you want to. So try instead, even though it’s real hard, and I know it for a fact, try instead to turn it into something that makes you keep going, and don’t give up. -- Compiled by Kaitlyn McKay
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Diwali illuminates Towson with tradition RACHEL WALTEMEYER Contributing Writer
Saturday night, an abundance of lights, colorful fabric and flags covered the entirety of the West Village Ballroom in honor of Diwali, “the festival of lights.” The South Asian Student Association (SASA), who hosted the event, introduced the evening with a Diwali prayer. “SASA organized it so places from all around South Asia are explored, not just one country,” sophomore and computer science major, Aabha Ghimire, who is from Nepal, said. “We get to find out new things and learn other traditions.” Also known as Deepavali, the festival marks the Indian New Year and the triumph of good over evil.
Sikhs, Jains, Hindus and Buddhists all celebrate Diwali with slight differences in the interpretation of the origin story. “To me, Diwali is family, happiness and joy,” Ghimire said. Food is shared, houses are carefully cleaned, gifts are exchanged, fine clothing is worn and fireworks are set off all to celebrate the festival. In the Hindu religion, diyas (clay lamps) are lit to respect the gods, and so Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, can navigate her way into homes. “I think Diwali is really a time to gather your family. An occasion like this is very meaningful for friends and families because they get to enjoy it together, be happy, and laugh,” freshman and information
technology major Astha Baral said. Students enjoyed performances by a cappella singing group Tigertones, and Towson University’s Chalak dance team. Anokha, an a cappella group from The University of Maryland College Park, also performed and sang Ellie Goulding’s “Lights.” “In class I don’t really think of myself as an Indian, I just blend in. I’m not wearing Indian clothing when I go to class everyday, I’m wearing American clothes,” Chandini Shah, a sophomore and accounting major, said. “It’s nice when I come to an event like this one and feel some of my culture.” Attendees spent the final hours of the celebration dancing to a mix of traditional and modern music. Mango lassi, a traditional yogurt
based drink, and samosas were served alongside the entertainment.
“It’s a very beautiful thing, to celebrate light,” Shah said.
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Attendees at The South Asian Student Union’s Diwali celebration took part in traidional prayers, dances and music on Saturday, Nov. 8 in the West Village Ballroom.
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Ragin’ Cajun in Towson Relatable shorts Cajun is a style Taylor Seidel Columnist of cooking native @GoodEatsMD to the South, specifically the Louisiana region. The style refers to a series of spices and seasonings special to the area and preparation. As many of you know, I am always looking for somewhere new to try. After looking through The Baltimore Sun’s restaurant columnist, Richard Gorelick’s, section, I knew where I had to go. The Cajun inspired restaurant Tooloulou, was next on the list of GoodEats. Tooloulou, meaning petit crab or fiddler crab in Cajun, is located in Belvedere Square Market off of York
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Road. The restaurant itself is nothing special, a small area comprised of a few cooking appliances, a pizza oven and a counter where your orders taken. Don’t be worried about seating; the market has tons of tables around all of the different stands and restaurants. The menu is compiled of sandwiches, po’boys (a Louisiana style sub served on French bread), pizzas, salads and specials. As made evident by the Cajun inspired name, the majority of the menu items had a Louisiana flare. After some suggestions, I had to go with the daily special, a fried chicken sandwich served on a jalapeno cheddar biscuit with a blackberry whiskey remoulade ($13). To be honest, I was nervous at first when I ordered it, but let me tell you that this sandwich was amazing. Juicy chicken with a tart sauce and a spicy biscuit, perfectly balanced. We also ordered the fried oyster po’boy ($13). Plump and juicy oysters lightly fried and served with let-
tuce, tomato, spicy Cajun pickles and Tabasco remoulade. Also suggested was the Coca-Cola ham ($10), marinated slices of ham served as a sandwich and salad. Lastly, not to be forgotten were the pizzas. The Tooloulou pizza ($14) is the house specialty topped with white sauce, crab, Andouille sausage, banana peppers, mozzarella and a sprinkle of Old Bay. The food and service were fantastic. Tooloulou is a small restaurant with some huge flavors. The food was fresh and really gave the diner something different. Until next time. I wish you GoodEats! — Edited by Jared Kurlander.
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Seniors take flight in choreography Dance department majors create individual performances, showcased by students HAILEY MILLER Contributing Writer
This past weekend the senior dance majors of Towson Dance Department put on their own show, featuring their personal choreography. “Composition is all about learning how to use the choreographic tools to create movement, which leads to how we choreograph for our senior seminar project,” senior Ashley Thompson said. Thompson and her classmates were required to choreograph individual dances as a part of the mandatory senior seminar course. Dancers were asked to use four years of knowledge collected in composition classes to create their own choreography, bring in their own dancers, costuming and lighting in order to put on the “Dances in Progress” performance for faculty, family and friends.
Thompson’s said that her piece “Defulo,” which means lost in Latin, was about losing yourself and then pulling yourself back into clarity. “It’s really spiritual to me because it is about your relationship with God and how you stray away sometimes and how you have to find your way back,” she said. “Maybe it’s through the people you surround yourself with during that period of time and you just bring yourself right back to everything that you lost for that time.” Thompson found that during the rehearsals and the creation of the piece, that the dancers were able to inspire her work. Freshman Rachel Moore, who was one of Thompson’s dancers said that performing in her piece was freeing. “I am so used to the structure of our technique classes, and she was really open to what each dancer had
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It’s really spiritual to me because it is about your relationship with God and how you stray away sometimes and how you have to find your way back. Maybe it’s through the people you surround yourself with during that period of time... ASHLEY THOMPSON Senior and Dance Major
This was Moore’s first performance at Towson, but she will have
another opportunity to perform in the company show at the end of the month. “It was really rewarding to think that as a freshman I was a part of the seniors’ last pieces that they would choreograph for Towson and it helped me to get even more excited to perform in the company shows,” Moore said. For many of the seniors this was their first time choreographing an entire piece, as well as their first time presenting their work for critique. “It [the choreography] feels like my baby,” Thompson said. “Like I gave birth to this creation and then I feel like once I gave birth to it I am really sensitive about putting my work out there… But seeing it all come together is really a great feeling.” Junior Aliyah Caldwell performed in senior Arielle Israel’s piece, “Simplistic Harmony.”
“Arielle’s piece was mainly about finding your true love and then your true love breaks your heart and then the process of healing afterwards, which I really loved, the music was bomb and I just really loved it,” Caldwell said. She also performed in senior Abby Farina’s piece “Currents.” “Abby’s piece was more about currents and how the waves and the wind moves you around in the space and her costumes were purple, it was nice, and I loved the movement quality she gave us,” Caldwell said. As a junior, Caldwell said that she was able to see firsthand about what she is going to have to do next year. “It prepared me a lot,” she said. “The seniors were all stressed out about making their piece come to life, but I was there to see it come to life at the end so I know when it comes to be my turn it will all turn out alright.”
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An Eye on Oxford Last weekend was another adventurous one as I traveled out of London again to Oxford for the Sydney Adamson day. The study abroad provider Columnistr affiliated with @ssydneytaylor my school here in London, the American Institute for Foreign Study, is also affiliated with other schools in London. The University College London division of AIFS had a few extra spots on a day trip to Oxford, so I decided at the last minute to join in. I love learning new things about new places, but after listening to our tour guide talk about nonsense and for some reason her children for the better part of our two-hour long bus ride, my friends and I decided to break away from the group for the day. I was able to see Oxford in our own way on my own time, so it was probably the best decision I made all day. While in Oxford we visited Christ Church where several locations of the
“Harry Potter” series were based off of and some scenes were even filmed. Unfortunately the Great Hall (the one replicated in “Harry Potter”) was closed due to the off-season, but it was still breathtaking to take in the view of the Christ Church Meadow (when it wasn’t raining, that is). But it wouldn’t be a day in England without rain, would it? It also wouldn’t be a day in England without a stop at an adorable café for some English breakfast tea, so my friends and I did just that. For some reason, it’s taken me more than two months to become EYE ON obsessed with English breakfast tea. If you’ve never had a cup, do so immediately. We spent the rest of the day wandering in and out of shops and around various parts of the University’s campus. I couldn’t leave Oxford without getting my own University of Oxford t-shirt, though which I wore the day after I bought it and was asked twice if I go to school there. I’ve since contemplated
wearing it everyday for the rest of my life just so I can receive more mistaken compliments. As I mentioned last week, my phone broke while I was visiting Ireland. Since then I’ve been using my film camera to take photos much more than usual. It’s funny how that works, but it’s become my primary way to documenting my time abroad, including Oxford. Being able to capture Oxford on film made the day even more special. The city is so rich in history and grand architecture that it’s really only fitting I used film to LONDON remember it by. Plus, I’m really loving being able to take a step away from Instagram, Twitter and the like even if for just a brief period of time. This upcoming weekend I think I’ll be heading back down to Brighton and back around to Portobello Market to snap some more photos and pick up some more presents for my friends and family. And a few for myself, of course.
Awareness through art CHRISTINE LAFRANCESCA Contributing Writer
This Friday, the Grey Matter Gallery and Dave Herman Studio in Baltimore will use the power of silence to get people talking. On Nov. 14 at 7 p.m., the gallery located on 302 East Federal St. will host a silent art auction in order to raise awareness for “Word on the Street,” an independent newspaper written by, and produced for Baltimore’s homeless community. “Word on the Street, along with the art auction, is something that just started a few years ago,” associate professor of photo imaging Jenee Mateer, who is also assisting with the event, said. “We’re hoping to inspire student art donations as well as educate and inform the community about the ongoing challenges experienced by the homeless in Baltimore city.” While many auctions are the traditional English auctions or “open outcry” auctions, where the identity of the bidder is publically known, this auction is conducted a little differently. “The way to bid is easy. If you see a piece you are interested in purchasing, you fill out a bid form and the highest
bid written for the piece will be the winner,” Mateer said. Mateer is estimating a high volume of art donations from her students and is taking work until Thursday afternoon. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re an art student or not. It can be 3D or 2D work. We want as many donations as people are willing to give us,” Mateer said. Kelly Bryan, a senior and sculpting major, is the vice president of the art history club, Artifacts. She is assisting professor Mateer in recruiting volunteers and pieces for donation. “I’ll be helping hang and tag pieces. We are still trying to get people to help us out and possibly donate their work. The involvement of Towson students is important,” Bryan said.
The auction usually consists of 100 to 200 pieces of donated work ranging on average from $25 - $200. “We’ve come across some really amazing and unique pieces. We once got a guitar made only of cigar boxes. It sold for about two hundred dollars. It’s just amazing,” Mateer said. The event will be accompanied by free food, wine and live music by the band Swamp Candy. “We want everyone to have a good time and leave with a better understanding of what ‘Word on the Street’ is all about,” Mateer said. “Community involvement is imperative and we couldn’t do this without the support and contribution of others.” If you are interested in donating or volunteering, you can contact Jenee Mateer at jmateer@towson.edu.
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Not so wild west Set in Arizona in 1882, “A Million Ways to Die in the West” follows Albert Stark (Seth MacFarlane) a poor, cowardly sheep farmer who loses his girlfriend, Louise (Amanda Seyfried), to wealthy, foppish Foy (Neil Patrick Harris) after he runs away from a duel. Preparing to leave for San Francisco, he befriends Anna (Charlize Theron), who helps him find his courage. As their romance blossoms, Albert is blissfully unaware that Anna is actually the wife of notorious outlaw Clinch (Liam Neeson), who stops into town to find out who has seduced his lovely wife. There are two good things about this movie: the opening credits that are
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an obvious homage to the traditional western, and the film’s score. “A Million Ways to Die in the West” is basically the live-action film version of “Family Guy” post-cancellation. Imagine a grueling, two-hour long episode of a really, really bad episode of “Family Guy.” Add an extra 15-minutes onto that with the unrated version. The film is one long joke: the west sucks to live in. Seth MacFarlane goes on a long, five-minute rant about it early in the film that, in traditional MacFarlane fashion, is funny at first, but goes on for way too long. It is the same thing for all of the running gags in the movie. - To read the full column visit thetowerlight.com
A chance to serve ADIYA PERKINSON Contributing Writer
Since October of 2012, Towson’s Office of Student Activities has provided students with the opportunity to give back to the community and meet new people through a monthly program called First Fridays. “Students and staff members affiliated with the Office of Student Activities saw a need for organized community service events that are open to everyone,” Kelli Chapleski, First Fridays’ coordinator and a Towson alum, said. Composed of service events held the first Friday of each month during the fall and spring semesters, the program aims to provide volunteers with unique participation experiences. “I thought it was a good opportunity to come out and do some community service,” first-time volunteer and freshman Collin Woodruff said. “I would recommend for all students to come out for First Fridays.” A different organization is chosen each month. Last Friday, volunteers lent a helping hand to this month’s organization Second Chance, a nonprofit corporation located in Baltimore city. The organization provides a “second chance to both home materials and people alike,” company manager John Huffington said. In an effort to decrease the amount of debris produced by overflowing landfills, Second Chance collects, restores, donates and sells household
pieces from furniture to floorboards, all at a reduced price. The organization also seeks to help those who may have a difficult time obtaining employment elsewhere, earn an above minimum wage salary. At Second Chance the focus is on one’s present character rather than their past. Senior Daniella Enongene, who has been volunteering with First Fridays for the past year and a half, said that more students should come out and volunteer. “It’s literally four hours out of your day that you’re probably going to use to watch Netflix anyway,” she said. For the month of December, Chapleski said that the program will be working with Reading Partners, an organization to help young people in Baltimore with reading and language skills. “It should be an excellent opportunity for students to give back to the community in a fun and engaging way,” Chapleski said. Transportation to and from campus is provided for a maximum of 10 volunteers and events last for approximately three hours.
Students can register at: http://www.bit.ly/ TUFirstFridays or email Chapleski at KChapl1@ students.towson.edu with questions and suggestions for future events.
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Junior Jenna Van Camp won the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke, as well as the 100-yard butterfly. TYLER YOUNG Staff Writer @_TyYoung
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Towson’s women’s (7-0, 3-0 CAA) and men’s (5-1, 2-0) teams steamrolled past the George Washington Colonials on Saturday afternoon at Burdick Pool. The women’s performance was highlighted by a group of upperclassmen, junior Jenna Van Camp and seniors Victoria Oslund and Amanda Barber, in the 192-101 win over the Colonials. The trio teamed with freshman Mary Escobar to take home the 200-yard medley relay. Later on, Van Camp took first in both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke, as well as the 100-yard butterfly. Osland won both the 200yard and 500-yard freestyle. Barber was victorious in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle. Barber and Oslund came back together in the 400-yard freestyle relay, along with junior Charlotte Holz and sophomore Macey Arnold, to win their fourth races of the afternoon. Towson earned additional victories from Holz in the 200-yard butterfly, senior Taylor Jarsocrak in the 1000-yard freestyle, freshman Kendall Krumenacker in the 100-yard backstroke, junior Christine Hammond in the 200-yard backstroke and Arnold in the 200-yard individual medley. It was a similar story for the men. They also lost just one race, the 200yard individual medley, in a convincing 195-74 victory. Once again, the upperclassmen led the way, as senior Jon Burr had four victories and senior John Gartland had three of his own. Burr won in the 1,000-yard free-
style, 200-yard butterfly and the 500yard freestyle. He then combined with junior Matt Hans, senior Matt Collingwood and junior Sawyer Martin to win the 400-yard freestyle relay. Gartland was a part of a relay win of his own, the 200-yard medley, along with Hans, sophomore Nick Breschi and junior Matt McKenney. The senior also placed first in 100-yard and 200yard breaststroke. Martin added two more wins in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle. Hans took the 100-yard freestyle and McKenney won in the 200-yard freestyle. Sophomore Noah Pritchard placed first in the 100-yard backstroke and senior Erik Ripley won the 200yard. In the diving competition, Towson swept all four events. For the women, junior Natalie Szopo took the three-meter and junior Molly Arceri won the one-meter. For the men,
freshman Nick Essing won both the one-meter and three-meter unopposed as George Washington didn’t have any male divers. The Tigers are back in action on Nov. 21 when they head to Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania to take part in the Bucknell Invitational. The competition will run through Nov. 23.
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Towson improved to 7-0 on the season after beating George Washington, 192-101, Saturday. It has won 13 of the last 14 meets.
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Pa’akaula fuels weekend sweep TYLER BEARD Staff Writer @tylerbeard2
The Tigers secured a two-game road sweep, defeating the James Madison Dukes 3-2 on Saturday. “This win showed that our team was real resilient,” Head Coach Don Metil said. “We got out of trouble a couple of times and didn’t play our best, but we still came away with a good win.” Towson (25-4, 11-3 Colonial Athletic Association) fought in the first set against James Madison (15-12, 7-7 CAA), as neither team pulled away from each other in the beginning. An attack error from the Dukes broke a 10-10 tie and a kill from senior Saitaua Iosia gave the Tigers a 12-10 lead. However, James Madison went on a 5-0 run right after and took a 15-12 lead that Towson didn’t recover from. The Dukes won the first set 25-21 off of a kill from senior middle blocker Kelly Maguire. Towson recovered in the second set, though, and took an early 7-3 lead, which included two kills each from junior outside hitter Haley Pa’akaula and sophomore middle blocker Lindsay
Flaherty. The Tigers controlled the rest of the set and led by at least six throughout. The Tigers won the set 25-16, as Iosia finished the set with six kills and senior opposite Victoria Williams had four kills of her own. Towson brought the momentum into the third set and took an early 8-2 lead, which included two kills from Pa’akaula. James Madison clawed its way back and cut the lead to 10-7, but a kill from Iosia and an attack error extended Towson’s lead to 12-7. A team service ace capped off a 3-0 run for the Tigers at the end of the set and the team won 25-19. The Dukes battled back in the fourth set and the match kept even until the Tigers went on a 3-0 run, which gave them a 15-12 lead. However, the Dukes went on 4-0 run after that and won the set 25-23 off a kill from right side Janey Goodman. The game headed to the fifth set, in which the Tigers took control and started off with a 7-0 run. The run included kills from Pa’akaula and Flaherty. The Dukes couldn’t recover from the run and the Tigers won the set 15-11 off a kill from Williams.
Pa’akaula led Towson with 18 kills in the match, while Iosia finished with 17 kills and Williams had 13 kills. The Tigers have two games left at home before the team starts the CAA Tournament. They currently sit in third place overall, behind Hofstra and College of Charleston. “As a staff, we want to be able to win both games,” Metil said. “We need to play better in order to do that and we need to be able to play more consistent. We need to find a standard.” Metil said the team is confident going into the tournament. “We’re eager to be in the tournament and we believe in ourselves,” he said. “We know we can win the whole thing.” Towson’s next match is on Friday against the UNC Wilmington Seahawks (19-9, 9-5 CAA). The match is at the SECU Arena at 7 p.m.
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The NBA’s two hottest teams JONATHAN MUNSHAW Editor-in-Chief @Jon_Munshaw
By the time this article goes in print, the NBA will be entering its third full week of action. Some teams have only played four games in that stretch, but for the most part, fans have a good idea of how the league is going to shape up. At this point, all of the teams that we expected to be in playoff contention, are in playoff contention. Obviously, the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs are going to work their way back into the playoff picture (at time of writing Saturday, the Cavs and Spurs are both 2-3). But there’s two surprise teams I want to highlight this week: the Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards. Is talking about the Wizards a little homer-ish for me? Probably. But there’s definitely a real reason to want to discuss this team. Prior to a drubbing at the hands of the Toronto Raptors, the Wizards were 4-1. Even after losing to the Raptors, they are tied for first in the southeast division with the Miami Heat. As far as the Kings go, they are 5-2, and DeMarcus Cousins is destroying worlds. Sure, it’s impressive that the Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies are both 6-1, but we knew they were going to be good. No one saw this Kings start coming. So why are both teams being so effective, and what can they do to continue this success? Let’s get nerdy. As always, all of these stats are from NBA.com/ stats unless otherwise noted. First up: the Wizards. The main reason they’ve been successful is fairly obvious: it’s all about John Wall. He’s 26th in the league in points per game (19.2), fourth in assists (9.5) — trailing only Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul and Ricky Rubio — and fifth in steals — trailing Tony Wroten (surprisingly), Chris Paul, Stephen Curry and Tony Allen (not so surprisingly). Wall and the team’s success is without Martell Webster and Bradley Beal, too, giving fans plenty of reasons to hope for the near future. Beal is just a flat-out amazing shooter, certainly better than Otto Porter Jr. or Garrett Temple, and Webster can provide threepoint shooting off the bench and will be able to relieve Paul Pierce. Pierce has also been the second most effective player for the Wizards thus far. He has been a veteran leader on the floor to help the young Wall, Temple, Porter and Glen Rice Jr. He has been energetic all season and clearly has come to show that he has enough left in the tank. Pierce is 15th among all small for-
wards in player efficiency rating, and defensively, is allowing opponents to make just 1.8 shots per game at the rim. As I’ve discussed in this column in the past, Pierce is an underrated defender down low, and that’s proof. But it’s not just individual efforts. Wall has raised the play of the entire team by creating shots for them. Wall can drive to the hoop, and he finds a way to dish it out to the wings to get his guys open shots. Pierce has attempted 22.6 percent of his total shots this season when the closest defender was between four and six feet away from him, which is pretty open. Porter has taken 25 percent of his shots when a defender is that far away, and 27.5 percent of his attempts have come when a defender is more than six feet away.
6879124502476 3923543705457 93759993575985 25576933856202 3475623460017 72774650309622 545965418347 TALK NERDY TO ME Even Nene, a power forward, has taken 34.7 percent of his shots with a defender between four and six feet away. Obviously, not all of those opportunities aren’t coming directly from Wall. But Wall has done a great job of dis-
tributing the ball. This season, Wall averages at least 1.17 assists per game to Temple, Pierce, Marcin Gortat, Nene and Porter. If they want to improve and build on that division lead, Washington needs to start rebounding better. The Wizards average the 10th fewest rebounds per game, and have been out-rebounded by 4.5 boards per game. This is egregious on the offensive end of the floor. Teams are pulling down 11.7 offensive boards against the Wizards, but they pull down just 8.7 on their own end. That means less second-chance points, and less easy buckets for their big men. Now, on to the Kings. After losing to the Golden State Warriors, who are proving to be legit title contenders, in the first game of the year, Sacramento has beaten the likes of the Phoenix Suns (a 48-win team last season that just missed the playoffs), Los Angeles Clippers (who have Chris Paul and Blake Griffin) and the Trail Blazers (who are 3-2 on the year). Sacramento is even ninth in the league in scoring differential, outscoring their opponents by an average of 4.3 points per game. It is also holding opponents to 46.1 percent shooting, the fifth lowest in the league. But that’s enough about the Kings as a team. It’s time for Boogie. - To read the full story, visit thetowerlight.com.
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Washington Wizards small forward Paul Pierce ranks 15th at his position in player efficiency rating, sitting second on his team.
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The senior won four events in Towson’s 19574 win over George Washington on Saturday. He took home first place in the 400-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard butterfly, 500-yard freestyle and 1,000-yard freestyle.
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Victor breaks 1,000 yards, but Tigers fall MATT HAMILTON Sports Editor @MattHamiltonTU
Towson traveled to Villanova on Saturday night with the hopes of upsetting the No. 7 Wildcats and adding a blow to their Colonial Athletic Association championship chances. After taking an early 7-0 lead, it looked like Towson had a blueprint for success, but Villanova responded with a 42-7 finish to claim the victory. Wildcats quarterback John Robertson, one of the top players in the Football Championship Subdivision, showed his skill, completing 16 of 21 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 107 yards and a touchdown. “[We defended him] inconsistent,” Head Coach Rob Ambrose said. “We started off like gangbusters, tackling him left and right and sacking him. But he singlehandedly made us miss tackles. He’s a tremendous player and [Villanova uses] him well. … I know [our defense] got tired on trying to tackle him.” After forcing a Villanova (8-2, 5-1 CAA) three-and-out on their first drive, Towson (4-6, 2-4 CAA) came out of the gates strong. Sophomore running back Darius Victor broke out for a 33-yard gain on the first play and finished the drive with a two-yard run to make it 7-0 just three minutes into the game. Victor ran for 165 yards and a touchdown in the game, moving his season total to 1,115 yards and 10 touchdowns. He’s the ninth Towson running back to eclipse 1,000 yards in a season. Ambrose said Victor would credit the men in front of him for the strong performance. “He’d be jumping up and down right now, telling you how proud he was of this offensive line,” Ambrose said. The teams traded punts, leading to Villanova’s first scoring drive, which spanned 82 yards in 3:17 to tie the game at 7-7. Running back Austin Medley highlighted the drive with a 38-yard rush and finished it with a two-yard touchdown run. Neither team could generate offense until early in the second quarter, when Robertson combined passing and rushing for all 77
yards on the Wildcats’ second scoring drive. He found wide receiver Anthony DeCamillo for a 17-yard touchdown pass that made it 14-7. Towson tried to respond, but a sack on junior quarterback Connor Frazier ended the chance. Instead, Villanova added to the lead when Robertson found wide receiver Kevin Gulyas for another 17-yard score to give his team a 21-7 lead. Frazier drove 35 yards on the next drive, but was intercepted at the Wildcats’ 15-yard line just before the first half ended. He finished the game with 111 passing yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. “I think [Connor] was pressured,” Ambrose said. “There’s a dual-threat quarterback across the line of scrimmage from him that he was trying to beat instead of just being our quarterback. At times, he pressed and it got us in trouble.” Down two scores, Towson opened the second half the same way it started the game, with a long scoring drive. Victor rushed for 48 yards on the 16-play, 83-yard drive that took 8:36 and ended with a pass from Frazier to sophomore tight end Taner Vallely that cut the deficit to 21-14. Villanova responded by scoring twice in a four-minute span, creating breathing room going into the fourth quarter. After the Towson score, Robertson capped a 57-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown to make it 28-14. Just three plays later, Frazier was intercepted by Wildcats’ defensive back Joe Sarnese, who returned the ball 48 yards for the touchdown. After another Towson punt, Villanova added to its lead, driving 84 yards in 8:23 to take the 42-14 lead. Robertson hit running back Kevin Monangai for the 14-yard touchdown on a 4th-and-12. “I don’t know if they were going for style points or maybe they had something going on in their kicking game, but I’d have to be dead not to remember that,” Ambrose said. “But I’m more disappointed in us giving up another touchdown in the red zone. We put them in 4th-and-long and … we give up a touchdown on a blown coverage.” Towson will be back home Saturday to face the William & Mary Tribe, whom it beat 15-9 last season. Kickoff for Towson’s last home game is set for 3 p.m.
File photos by Sarah Hugel/ The Towerlight
Sophomore running back Darius Victor (below) ran for 165 yards and a touchdown in Towson’s 42-14 loss to Villanova on Saturday. Senior defensive end Ryan Delaire (above) had three tackles and a sack.
Stat Leaders Victor: 165 rushing yards, 1 TD Frazier: 111 passing yards, 1 TD Mynatt: 7 totals tackles, 1 sack