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A name is not a judgement of character

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Earlier last week, Raven-Symoné, again, made a very discriminatory claim. While discussing topics on the ABC talk show “The View,” she mentioned that those who bear less-than-average names shouldn’t be afforded the opportunity to work in corporate settings. She even went further to say that if she was the one in the position of power she personally would choose to reject someone’s application immediately after seeing his or her name. This shows that stereotypes not only are prominent within races or social status, but also with some-

thing as trivial and as out of our control such as the names we have. Yes, a corporate setting is draped in professionalism; employees are expected to enter it with the proper attire, and a clean and polished appearance. There is a set caliber that all employees are expected to reach and it is not always easy to stay there. One mistake can ruin your corporate career. Apparently, that one mistake can be your name. I will not pretend that society hasn’t taught us that there is a rather prominent divide in the professionalism of a name. This may be why Raven-Symoné feels a certain way about names in the workplace. However, what evidence do we have to support that a name you were given at birth determines the work ethic and overall professional-

ism? A name that is not average, a lot of the time, is not completely made up. A lot of different names can hold more meaning to them, as it is from a different, non-European, culture. In many cultures, a name in its simplest form is used for identification purposes, and it will be used to connect you to other means of identification in the future (i.e. social security numbers or policy numbers on insurance). Some parents choose to add a little flair to their children’s name to show their sense of uniqueness, or because the name has meaning in a different culture. However, the uniqueness of one’s name cannot and should not be a way to determine their personality or their work ethic.

Our names immensely define the way we are perceived by others in our society, however, we have almost no control over it. Our parents choose our names for us, and this burden can sometimes be an extreme strain on them because they do not want to name you incorrectly and potentially ruin their own kids’ life. The name that you are given at birth in no way determines the work ethic you bear as an adult. People often change their names to be more accepted in their workplace, or to even get a reputable job. To think that any qualified applicant isn’t qualified for a position for something as trivial as their name is a terrible shame, but sadly, this is the twisted world we live in.

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The physical world around us may seem simple or mundane at times, but every aspect of our environment is governed by forces and numbers. For example, as a student sits in class listening to a lecture, the earth is pulling that student in the chair down with force equal to 9.8 meters per second squared. This vital value of gravity constantly tethers our bodies to the surface of Earth, and any less force would send us flying around in the air. This is why people are tallest when we first wake up in the

morning. Gravity slowly pulls our bones toward the ground throughout the day. Without resistance for our bodies to overcome, our muscles atrophy, or deplete, because the enzymes and proteins that constantly keep us moving start to breakdown. When a person is in a coma or on bed rest for as short as a week, leg muscle mass can decrease up to 10 percent. Every sound and sight we perceive is also a consequence of physical forces. Invisible to the naked eye, there are countless wavelengths bouncing off every surface around us. Our visible light spectrum is just a tiny fraction of all the wavelengths out there. In our eyes, we have receptors called rods that

detect light and motion, and cones that detect colors. Human cones can only see from about 400 nanometers, which is violet, to 700 nanometers, which is red. Other species, like the mantis shrimp, have a wider vision spectrum and can see from 300-720 nanometers, which is from ultraviolet to infrared, respectively. If we could see like a mantis shrimp, we could see the signals from our remote controls and some waves from the sun. Aquatic creatures see the world much differently than land-dwellers do. Light travels with a refractive index of one on land and 1.3 underwater, which makes water harder to see through. This is why fish typically have

thicker eye lenses than humans in order to see in this denser environment. This difference causes light rays to bend about 13 degrees as they go from air into water. Fishermen take advantage of this bending when sizing up a fish they want to catch. Fishermen will often aim slightly behind the fish’s apparent location because human eyes do not account for this bending. The physical world around is much more complex and bustling than we can realize at a glance. This finely-tuned orchestra of forces creates the sense that we make out of our environment. Consider other ways in which physics makes everyday life possible for you.

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Speak up ladies “Dave, if I could, I could just — I just really feel like if we had liberty it would be terrific, and the alternative would just be awful, you know? That’s just how it strikes me. I don’t know.” This is how Washington Post opinion writer Alexandra Petri, feels the historical quote, “give me liberty, or give me death,” would have been said if it were said by a woman in a meeting. In the article, “Famous quotes, the way a woman would have to say them during a meeting,” (apologies for the repetition) Petri brings up the point made by actress Jennifer Lawrence that when women strongly voice an opinion during an office meeting, the men in the room feel under attack. Lawrence recalled a time this happened to her, “I spoke my mind and gave my opinion in a clear and no-BS way; no aggression, just blunt.” Her male employee responded with, “Whoa! We’re all on the same team here!” as if Lawrence were attacking him. She goes on to say that she didn’t feel she had said anything, “personal, offensive, or, to be honest, wrong.” Lawrence concludes her point by stating, “all I hear and see all day are men speaking their opinions, and I give mine in the same exact manner, and you would have thought I had said something offensive.” Lawrence and Petri aren’t the only women facing this stifling issue. In her TED talk, “Why we have too few women leaders,” Sheryl Sandberg brings up a study conducted by a professor at Columbia University. The study involved giving a description of an individual who worked their way to the top of the workforce, how they did it and survey responses of what the students thought of that person. The professor offered two descriptions, the only difference being the sex of the person described. For both surveys, students said the person in description was confident. That’s good. However, when it came to questions like, “Would you want to work for this person/hang out with this person?” the answers were drastically different.

The students loved the male being described; they thought he was a great guy and would love to work for him. The students weren’t so sure about the female. They claimed she was, “too political” and, “out for herself.” To put it bluntly, they thought she was a bitch. Sandberg concluded her point by stating, “success and likability are positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for women.” Can you say, “double-standard?” Now, I don’t have the answers to fix this problem. I can’t even tell you why it happens. But, whether we plan on being a part of the workforce or not, we need to be aware that this is happening. Studies have proven again and again that successful women are not the most liked people. They’re called “bitches” simply for having and stating an opinion. Sandberg asks us, “What are the messages we tell ourselves? What are the messages we tell the women who work for and with us? What are the messages we tell our daughters?” Well, frankly, we’re telling ourselves and everyone else that women won’t be liked if they have opinions. They won’t be popular if they succeed. Because of this, “women systematically underestimate their own abilities,” and they, “do not negotiate for themselves in the workforce,” according to Sandber. In fact, only 7 percent of women entering the workforce out of college will negotiate their starting salary as opposed to 57 percent of men, according to Sandberg’s TED talk. The best advice out there for how women can solve this problem is for them to stop caring about being liked. We need to stop adding vagueness and uncertainty to our sentiments in order to seem nicer. We need to own our opinions and never apologize for being right. No one wants to be disliked. But when it comes to success, women need to stop trying to make everyone else feel comfortable and happy. As Sandberg says, “believe in yourself, negotiate for yourself, own your success.” Being a powerful woman doesn’t make you a bitch. It makes you strong. If anyone says otherwise, just wait, because us “bitches” are earning our rightful spot in the workforce, and it’s not smart to speak ill of the boss.

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Towson Row mixed-use development site debuts Community leaders talk plans for local $350 million project

Rendering courtesy of Caves Valley Partners. Photo by Carley Milligan/ The Towerlight A rendering of the Towson Row project depicts what the development could look like once complete (left). From left to right, Arthur Adler of Caves Valley Partners stands with Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Nancy Hafford, executive director of the Towson Chamber of Commerce at the Towson Row site debut on Oct. 16 (right).

The $350 million mixed-use development project Towson Row, estimated to be completed in three years, will bring offices, luxury and student housing, a hotel, restaurants, retail stores, a green plaza and a Whole Foods within walking distance of campus. Members of the University and surrounding communities gathered at the intersection of Washington and Susquehanna avenues for the “site debut” Friday. “Towson Row will transform the Towson skyline and become a focal point that reflects a dynamic downtown while respecting the scale of surrounding buildings,” Baltimore

County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said in a press release. This project is one of the largest of the $1 billion in recent private investment in downtown Towson that also funded the building of the Cinemark Theatre, the restaurants in Towson Square, 2,700 new apartments and townhomes and the Towson City Center office tower. Towson University Interim President Timothy Chandler was present at the debut and said that TU has been involved and interested in the project from the start due to the additional student housing that the development will provide, and the physical link between campus and uptown Towson. He also said that there is the possibility that TU may have a “physical presence” at Towson Row in the form

of a building or part of a building. “Such a building could support TU’s outreach activities in and with the Towson community,” Chandler said in an email. “There is no doubt that Towson Row will make Towson an even more attractive city, with even more amenities for its students, faculty and staff.” Arthur Adler of Caves Valley Partners, the Towson-based real estate development company leading the project, described the history that lead up to the decision to begin these various projects in Towson. He referenced Harbor East in Baltimore as a “transformed district” and compared it the future he sees for Towson. “Towson Row will be alive everyday,” he said.

Kamenetz said that the project will expand Towson’s tax base and transform the city due to its ideal placement just inside of the beltway, and Baltimore County Councilman David Marks discussed the positive environmental aspects of the development. Marks said that the project would contribute to the “smart growth” of Towson. Stormwater management, native plantings, sustainable materials and energy efficient lighting will be elements of Towson Row’s sustainable design, according to the press release. Nancy Hafford, executive director of the Towson Chamber of Commerce, took to the podium before the crowd at the site covered in dirt, rubble and large construction equipment, and expressed her eagerness for the con-

struction team to break ground. “I want them to blow something up today,” she said. Hafford said that the goals for the project created by the Chamber of Commerce are to help local businesses prosper and grow, to increase job opportunities, to encourage responsible growth and development of all segments of the community, and to contribute to the overall economic stability of the county. In the closing statements by current Board of Directors member and past Vice-President of the Greater Towson Committee, Hugh Robinson, said that the project is a “spectacular investment.” He led the crowd in a toast and said as they raised their glasses, “it’s Towson’s time.”

Hidden phone found in team locker room

Device may have recorded members of women’s swim team The Baltimore Sun has reported that Towson University is launching an investigation into a smartphone that was found in a locker of the women's swimming and diving team.

Towson University Police said that a report is not yet available for the incident. According to The Sun, a statement from TU said that the phone "may have captured video images and audio recordings of the student-athletes from inside the locker room." According to The Sun, the phone was found on Friday and the inves-

tigation began the same day. TU has said that it is offering counseling services and other resources to members of the team. The same report from The Sun said that the athletics department has made "a personnel action." Gay Pinder, a university spokeswoman, said that university policy does not allow her to comment on

personnel actions. "There is nothing new to release right now," she said. "It's still under investigation." Earlier in the year, Barry Freundel, a former professor at TU and rabbi of the Kesher Israel congregation in Washington, D.C., was arrested and sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to

secretly recording women using a Jewish ritual bath in D.C. Recording devices were also found in Freundel's office on Towson's campus. Freundel resigned from the University after pleading guilty. The Towerlight will continue to report on this story as it develops.

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Panelists discuss police accountability In order to discuss growing concerns about police accountability and legitimacy in Baltimore City, Towson University held “A Conversation about The Promise and Challenge of Police Accountability,” in the West Village Commons on Oct. 13. The event was coordinated by assistant professor Elyshia Aseltine from the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice. “It’s really to help students, faculty and staff at Towson get a better sense of the police accountability landscape and what mechanisms there are if police do cross the line,” Aseltine said. The panel consisted of eight experts on the landscape of police accountability within Baltimore and the state of Maryland, including former Baltimore Police Commissioner Fred Bealefeld, Senior Staff Attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland David Rocah and former State Attorney for the City of Baltimore Greg Bernstein. The first question of the night was

“how did we get here,” prompted by recent events throughout the nation that have led to a breakdown in the relationship between the police departments and the community. “There are huge disparities in how the black community and the white community, or the white and Hispanic communities see police,” Rocah said. “The breakdown we’re talking about is largely among poor and minority communities. I think that is critical to understanding how we got to where we are today.” Most of the panelists agreed that the crackdown and the drug war that started in the 1980s had led to this path. “We still live in an unequal society,” Rocah said. “We like to think that’s not true. Certain people matter more in practice, and the impacts of these societal decisions are felt in vastly different ways in different communities.” The panelists also discussed the perception in some communities that police are not held accountable for inappropriate actions. Bernstein said that police officers could be held accountable for violations of criminal law just like any other citizen. Rocah disagreed.

“The reality is that they’re not like any other citizen,” Rocah said. “Police officers have almost a monopoly, with the exception of self-defense, on the use of force.”

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There are huge disparities in how the black community and the white community, or the white and Hispanic communities see police. The breakdown we’re talking about is largely among poor and minority communities.

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The panel unanimously agreed that within the police department there are some officers who violate criminal law, and described them as “bad apples.” “There are laws out there to protect the cops that protect us,” Prince George’s County People’s Coalition for Police Accountability member, Marion Gray-Hopkins, said. “I think

they’re very quick to draw their guns because they are protected.” Bealefeld expressed his frustration in the effort to weed the department of corrupt officers. “The frustrating part for me was that I felt like we had a very good idea of who the bad cops were,” he said. “The difficulty is that there are a whole myriad of protections for them built into the mechanisms that constrain the ability to address or get redress from the officers.” Bealefeld also defended the police department and said, “police officers join the profession because they want to serve. Police have a zeal to ferret out corrupt people in their ranks. Good police officers do not want to work with bad police officers.” The last question of the night dealt with future expectations for improving police legitimacy and restoring the relationship between the police and the community. Director of the Baltimore City Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement, Kisha Brown, described her efforts to create safe, neutral places around the city for citizens to file complaints. She said that, “things get lost in the sauce too often” when complaints go directly to the police department.

“I always give credit to those who make complaints because I think it’s extremely courageous of someone to walk into the lion’s den to complain about the lion,” Brown said. “What I’ve seen is that often times those complaints don’t make it past that front desk.” Founder of the Community Conferencing Center in Baltimore, Lauren Abramson, encouraged communication as a way for police departments and communities to talk to each other. “There needs to be a way to build relationships and structures to address harm,” she said. “There are a lot of things that happen that need to be addressed in some way.” Bernstein concluded by saying that the systems in place are not going to change overnight. “What it’s going to require is better recruitment in the department in terms of recruiting people who are more sensitive to folks that they are responsible for protecting and serving,” Bernstein said. “It’s going to require the kind of discipline administratively to ensure that officers that violate the law are disciplined in an appropriate way.” -- Sydney Douglas contributed to this article.

University celebrates Love Your Body Week

Body Image Peer Educators promote positive self-image, personal care

From Oct. 12-15, Towson University’s Body Image Peer Educators celebrated Love Your Body Week, dedicated to building positive self-image. “We’re trying to spread awareness of eating disorders and of positive body images on campus,” BIPE member and Digital Media Marketing Lead, Jodi Wolf, said. Her marketing team keeps the university up to date on their activities through Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. The peer educators stay active by tabling, hosting trivia and working in the community, such as the nearby Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital. They will also host events in the spring for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Wolf said that her marketing

team likes to be interactive with students and encourages them to tag themselves on the team’s Instagram event photos. Wednesday and Friday, the BIPEs held “Dare to Love Your Body” activities and trivia at Freedom Square and the University Union. On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Charm City Yoga instructor Carrie Shaw hosted a body positive yoga class in the Counseling Center on campus. To provide a unique body-appreciating experience, Shaw incorporated a special music mix that was geared toward body love and living in the moment. She also tailored the class to dedicate extra meditative moments where participants could appreciate their hands, spines, abs, leg muscles, feet, minds and spirits. “We did a longer meditation at the end of class on zooming slowly out of your body and into the cosmos, then zooming slowly back into

your own unique, miraculous body and feeling more interconnected with everything and joyful about your precious place in this vast universe,” Shaw said. Shaw joked that if there were any more people, she would have had to move the class out onto the lawn. Other Love Your Body Week events included a “Love Your Tree” workshop, which was a campaign to help students develop a positive body image. Wolf explained that the name comes from the idea of nourishing one’s body like a tree so that it can grow. On Monday evening there was a screening of the film “Killing us Softly 4” which looked at American advertising and the relationship to sexism, eating disorders and more. To close Love Your Body Week, different student groups celebrated body positivity and diversity through a dance showcase at Paws. On Nov. 18, body image film,

File photo by Sarah Hugel/ The Towerlight The Counseling Center offers peer education programs. Body Image Peer Educators recieve training in nutrition and exercise basics, as well as the causes and consequences of eating disorders. “The Illusionists” will be featured at 6 p.m. in the West Village Commons Ballrooms. Following the movie, students will have the opportunity for a Q&A with the director, Elena Rossini. For more information on the

Body Image Peer Educators, interested parties can follow the team on Facebook under “Towson University Eating Disorders Outreach Committee.” “We’re always accepting applications,” Wolf said.

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Q&A with Maryland congresswoman

Representative Donna Edwards visits campus Donna Edwards, representative of Maryland’s 4th Congressional District (parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties) since 2008, visited Towson Thursday, Oct. 15, to speak with students and other members of the university community. Edwards is running in the Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate against Chris Van Hollen, who represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District (parts of Frederick, Montgomery and Carroll counties). College Democrats of Towson, a club on campus, have reached out to Van Hollen’s staff but have not made any kind of an announcement about having him on campus -- though they have said they’d love to have him here before Maryland’s primary election on April 26. For an exclusive video portion of The Towerlight’s conversation with Representative Edwards, visit www.thetowerlight.com

Why come to Towson? I am on a mission to visit every single college campus all around our state. I really do believe in the engagement of young people in our political process. I think that what they think matters and should matter to those of us who seek to represent them. Towson was a great place to find that out.

What’s your favorite memory from your undergraduate years? My favorite memory was actually my freshman year and my home mates. We arrived on campus, I went to Wake Forest University, and we didn’t know each other. We all came from a lot of different places and spaces. Those women remain my friends today.

Where do you stand on the legalization of recreational marijuana?

Photo Courtesy of Kelly Holleran Donna Edwards represents Maryland’s 4th Congressional District. She spoke to students on campus Thursday, Oct. 15, at a Q&A-style meeting in the Liberal Arts building. Edwards is running in the Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate against Chris Van Hollen.

I think that the direction Maryland is going is a direction we need to for our state. That is, we’re proceeding with medical marijuana. I think inevitably, because of where the lines are drawn, you can see this in other states, that it actually leads to the introduction of recreational marijuana and the regulation of that. I think that it’s important for us to have a regulatory framework that works across the country.

What should we do about the continually rising costs of higher education, especially at public institutions? I really do support the president’s idea of trying to make those first two years no cost or low-cost. The investment in education pays back multiple-fold. There’s not a downside to shelling out the money for college education, because those same college graduates contribute to our economy, they grow our economy, they start small businesses – it’s a good investment.

If you’re elected to the U.S. Senate, what will you do to protect the Chesapeake Bay and to protect Maryland from the changing climate? Well, I like to say when I’m elected to the United States Senate – I’m going to continue the work that I’ve done in the House of Representatives. I’ve been a huge proponent of protecting the Bay, developing legislation around our water infrastructure that has an impact on the Bay, and making sure that we get forthwith to address climate change. We don’t have any time to wait. The Chesapeake Bay is warming.

To what degree do you think the Internet should be regulated? I have been a longtime proponent of free Internet, and access to the Internet and unregulated access to the Internet. I really do believe that, you know, if we’re going to have a highway, all of us should be able to get on the highway when we feel like doing so. Compiled by Cody Boteler

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Editorial: we need to talk You know what’s a giant problem? We don’t talk about climate change enough. The national media doesn’t. This publication doesn’t. Our politicians and leaders don’t. We ignore climate change, and it’s going to kill us one day if we keep ignoring it.

Over the entire course of the Oct. 13 Democratic primary debate, the words “climate change” were only said 22 times. Three of those times were from Anderson Cooper; two were from a video question. That just isn’t enough. Former Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley said something about the “cascading” effects of climate change being a big national security issue, but was cut off by time. Only Sen.

Bernie Sanders of Vermont called climate change the most direct threat to our national security. The other candidates said that the biggest national security threats came from other nations, terror groups or nuclear proliferation. The Defense Department, of course, said in 2014 that climate change “poses immediate risks to U.S. national security.” -- To read the rest of this column online, visit thetowerlight.com

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May Day court of 1931 The Class of 1922’s sheepskin banner

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Major changes were taking place in 1918. The new campus established well-equipped classrooms and offered its first summer session. The impact of World War I and the move from Baltimore City saw enrollment drop from 363 to 131 within five years.

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The 1920s saw the growth of campus traditions and institutions.

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In 1922, the Maryland State Normal School authorized the creation of a sheepskin banner. Each class had the opportunity to create its own banner and motto. The Class of 1922’s watchword was “Aim for Success, Expect Victory.”

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Old English Christmas Dinner Festivities of 1930

May Day had been celebrated since about 1919, but the 1920s saw the rise of popularity of the May Queen— a senior elected by her peers to preside over May Day celebrations. The tradition continued until 1969. The Old English Christmas Dinner began in 1927 and continued until the 1940s. A contingent of lords and ladies waited upon the reigning king and queen, who’d been chosen from the Boarding Student Council membership.

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When senior acting major Nick Fruit auditioned for the fall play last semester, he only knew part of what he was getting himself into. “I didn’t know anything about Midsummer, not even during the audition or the callbacks,” Fruit said. “I knew [a] little bit about the character Puck because that’s who I said I was auditioning for. I knew he was kind of a quirky, mischievous dude and that’s pretty much all I knew about Midsummer.” Last Friday, Fruit and his fellow cast members brought to life Puck and a myriad of other characters in Towson’s fall production of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre, running until Oct. 24. Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow in the play, is one of the most iconic of Shakespeare’s characters, and drives the drama and mayhem of the plot forward with his meddling. “Puck loves to play pranks, but he is not an evil guy,” Fruit said. “He just likes to have fun. I could relate that to myself very easily.” Professor and director of the play, Peter Wray, describes the show as a, “sensual romp romantic comedy where the two worlds of our world and the fairy world collide and are turned inside out. Amazing things happen on this hot, steamy, sexy midsummer’s night.” The auditions, which took place during the spring semester, required the actors to display their talents to Wray and the other directors in the Department of Theatre Arts. “I was looking to see if they had a grasp of language,” Wray said. “We asked them to audition with a classical piece that didn’t have to be Shakespeare, but something with a sense of heightened language so I got a sense of how they could connect to it both with a structured high poetic language style, and a genuine authenticity in terms of

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the emotional approach or tactical approach.” The callbacks that followed the auditions allowed Wray to see if the actors could handle a sense of comedy in a free and loose environment. The audition process for this performance also allowed for an unexpected casting choice. Senior Rebecca Clendaniel was cast for the role of Nick Bottom, a townsperson who gets turned into a man with a donkey’s head. “When I got cast as Bottom, I literally said a curse word when I saw the cast list. I was very much freaking out,” Clendaniel said. “But, that’s why we act. We always want those roles that are going to push and challenge us.” In the 16th century, when “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was first performed, men played all of the roles, including the female parts. Here, however, a woman takes on the role of a male character. “My intention when I was casting the show was actually to suit the best actor for the part so I had no thought about the gender qualities of it,” Wray said. “I’m not trying to make a political point or a gender point at all. Those were just the people for the roles.” Clendaniel said that adapting to the role has been an additional challenge beyond the difficulty of adjusting to the old language of Shakespeare’s time. “Finding a lower voice, trying to find mannerisms, the walk, the talk, the cockiness, but boastful zest of trying to enjoy life that Bottom has, is something that is completely challenging,” Clendaniel said. “But it’s a challenge that I’m enjoying every day.” The play is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1597, and as the distance between the two worlds of Shakespeare and modern day were melded into one during rehearsals, the cast had to adapt to the older language of the play. Voice professor Steve Satta was instrumental in this task “Steve [Satta] would come in nightly and work with the students for an hour or so, turning it over to me, and then we would stage the piece,” Wray said.

This was especially important, Wray said, so that the audience in turn could understand the dialogue thanks to the actors’ complete understanding and portrayal of their lines. The actors also worked individually to tackle the language of the play. “I did a lot of script analysis and just made sure I understood exactly what I was saying,” Fruit said. “Even if I had a slight understanding of what the word was, I would still look it up and look at all the definitions to see if there were any other definitions that might better suit what the monologue is about.” Senior Matt Acquard, who plays Oberon, the king of the fairies, said that Wray provided the cast with a helpful idea to help them get over the language barrier. “It’s one of the things our director really tries to put in every single one of us, “Don’t act Shakespeare, but just talk to each other,’” Acquard said. “These are individuals that are having conversations, so it’s really not that different from the modern language.” While the cast had to get comfortable with the language, they also had to get used to maneuvering around the elaborate set design. “It was a little daunting the first time on the Mainstage because I knew that there were trees and I knew that I had to climb them but do all of it with the lines,” Fruit said. “I found myself losing my breath a lot so it took a little bit of adjustment when we went from the [rehearsal room] to the Mainstage. But once I found a way to do it, it was a lot of fun to just run across the stage and stuff.” Some of the actors even changed their workout regimen in preparation for the show. “After I got cast as Oberon I thought, ‘Oh I better start getting into shape,’” Acquard said. After he began working out and lifting weights every day, Acquard was able to lose 35 pounds over the course of the summer in order to ensure that he could perform his role well, he said. “It definitely helped,” Acquard said. “I don’t think I could do the physicality stuff that we were doing, like hanging

off of structures, just four months ago.” Unlike Fruit, who found that Puck’s character was similar to his own personality, Acquard felt that adjusting to Oberon’s personality was the most challenging thing for him when preparing for his role as the fairy king. “Oberon is just a very, very sexy man and I’m not a very, very sexy man at all,” Acquard said. “He’s very fluid and very inviting, and this fairy world is about pleasure and giving into temptation and things like that and Matt, as an actor and as a person, is not like that.” Towson’s last Mainstage production of a Shakespearian play in October 2013 was “Twelfth Night” and was also directed by Wray, who chose to set the classic story within the time frame of the 1960s. However, this year he decided not to modernize “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” “At one time I thought perhaps one way to help a contemporary audience was to put it in Comic Con or Cosplay,” Wray said. “But I thought that was getting in the way of Shakespeare’s intent

which was to give an opportunity for people to experience a night out of fun and frolic and sensuality and sexuality.” The play’s accessibility proved to be useful for Wray in making sure that a contemporary audience knew what was going on. “I was interested in doing the play because in a contemporary audience right now, we are so focused on technology that sometimes I think we have lost sense or sight of magic and mystery,” Wray said. “This play is appealing to me in the way that it can give us a break from our cell-phones and other technologies, an d sit back and watch a sense of fantasy again and mystery in the world.” Members of the cast feel that the message of the play can extend even further. “Things are going on in society that is very rough and we need to laugh once and a while,” Acquard said. “I think this is the perfect play because it involves nature and it involves these people really letting go and finding things about themselves…I think that it’s a lesson that society kind of needs at this point.”

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Diana Goldsmith and Rebecca Clendaniel perform as Titania and Bottom.

Arts

October 20, 2015

Movie Review: “Steve Jobs”

Successful technology mogul honored in new film SEBASTIAN TADESSE-HEATH Contributing Writer

When I first saw the trailer for the film “Steve Jobs,” I didn’t particularly think Michael Fassbender looked or sounded like the late technical mogul. It was certainly an upgrade from Ashton Kutcher, who last played him in the maligned “Jobs” movie that no one saw. But thanks to a contained

and great performance by Fassbender, he is able to capture the essence of Steve Jobs without entirely mimicking him. Fassbender definitely looks just like Jobs in certain scenes, especially toward the end, but it’s mostly through his mannerisms and attitude that he makes it work. Fassbender’s voice in this picture is quite odd, because he doesn’t really sound like Jobs, but

somehow it fits. Fassbender carries himself with an air of supremacy, comparing himself to God, Julius Caesar and Bob Dylan throughout the film. He is arrogant, cold and cynical. He is constantly moving and thinking about the next step while never accounting for individuals, as he is only concerned with the product. Ironically, the movie is more concerned with Jobs than his inventions.

It’s a testament to Fassbender that we never once believe he isn’t Steve Jobs through his hypnotic and towering demeanor. The movie is told in three acts. It opens right before the unveiling of the Macintosh in 1984, then moves to right before the release of the Next in 1988 and ends at the presentation of the iMac in 1998. The film is certainly not a bio-pic. It

instead focuses on the genius of Jobs, and the cost of his outlook on success. Thanks to a smart, well-paced script by Aaron Sorkin, also known for “The Social Network” and “The West Wing,” the three major sequences in this movie find tension and urgency in the drama before the major events happen. - To read the rest of the article, visit thetowerlight.com.

Campus talks race Towson brings “Black Lives Matter” discussion to campus

by the contest of ideas that we learn in a university,” Baetjer said. Worgs gave some background on Black Lives Matter before pitching Students and faculty gathered on his policy ideas for more rigorous Tuesday, Oct. 13 to discuss possible accountability requirements for police policy changes that could affect the and more jobs for those willing to lives of black Americans across the nation. work. The initial idea for a panel discus“Ultimately it’s about whether or sion at Towson about Black Lives not people value one another,” Worgs Matter came from economics prosaid. “There is an ease in which we fessor Howard Baetjer, director of undervalue the pain of others, and Towson’s Economy Project club. that is the root of a lot of the chal“As an economist, I am really interlenges.” ested in public policies and I think Groves spoke on the importance that we have a lot of public policies of valuing career education and makthat are really awful, and that while ing the curriculum for K-12 more they are well intended they hurt peochallenging, while Cole stressed the ple,” Baetjer said. importance of figuring out where we Baetjer and the Economy Project are in order to understand where club partnered with we should go. His the Honors College two policy proposals to invite three focused on educaThere is an ease in tion and economics. Towson professors which we undervalue to voice their opinThe collaboraions about possible tive panel created a the pain of others, policy changes. forum for students and that is the root of to learn outside the The panelists a lot of the included Melissa classroom. Groves, an ecoBethany Pace, challenges. nomics professor, director of the DONN WORGS Honors College, said Jack Cole, from the Professor department of eduthat the college procation and Donn vides opportunities Worgs, a professor in the department to present different ideas and make of political science. students think more. Each professor pitched their top The students that attended the two policy changes, mainly focusing event were able to see different peron education, police accountabilspectives from professors in different ity and economics. Baetjer wanted a departments. group of professors who would chal“I was interested in the topic, and lenge each other and were passionate hearing about what experts would about the subject. say about Black Lives Matter,” sopho“I’m hoping that there will be some more Marain Geiger said. “I think that controversy among the panelists, that it is important for professors to have they will challenge things because it’s open discussion with students.” SYDNEY ENGELHARDT Staff Writer

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Movie buffs CHRISTINE LAFRANCESCA Staff Writer @LaFrancesca27

Founded in 2008, the co-ed society Lambda Kappa Tau’s main focus is to improve the lives of students who are involved in media production. Senior electronic media and film major and Co-President of LKT, Nathan Shinholt, joined the group when he was a freshman in 2012. He is interested in providing the same networking opportunities and social space for everyone involved in making films that he experienced. “It was one of the best decisions I ever made, joining LKT,” Shinholt said. “Being able to have like-minded people, people who are just as passionate about making films together has been great for networking and workshops also.” LKT welcomes all students interested in film regardless of the amount of experience. “I never knew how to do anything photography related until I joined LKT,” Hannah Hildebrant, a member of LKT, said. “If it wasn’t for a camera and photography workshop hosted by LKT members a few weeks ago, I still wouldn’t.” LKT is unique to Towson, but members have been actively searching for other universities that may be interested in expanding LKT and making it a national co-ed fraternity. “We’re working on it,” Shinholt said. “Expanding is a dream of ours, but unfortunately we haven’t found other campuses that are as involved in making this a reality. We are definitely interested in branching out though.” Shinholt believes that LKT makes it possible for collegiate filmmakers to get their foot in the door and gain experience in their field. “LKT was founded because students felt as if there weren’t enough opportunities provided by Towson in order to be successful,” Shinholt said. “Making a film takes a small army. You need that group of people backing you up to make sure you can get all your projects done. There are too many hats to wear when it comes to production. That’s what LKT is for.” Members of LKT actively work to create a friendly and inclusive environment for all their members. “LKT is also an open environment, which I really like,” member and EMF

major Gosnel McDermott Jr. said. “Being able to go up to anyone and ask for help on a project whether it’s personal or for class is awesome and really helpful.” During his experience at Towson, Shinholt has had the opportunity to work hands-on with film production, which he attributes to his participation in LKT. “I’ve definitely had experiences that I would have never been a part of had I never joined,” Shinholt said, “I’ve been able to work on two feature films, one of which was a zombie film at Comic-Con.” As co-president, Shinholt represents LKT and provides students with film-related opportunities and inspiration for them to create works of art. “I try to represent our group,” Shinholt said. “I fill out room-reservation forms with our department. I run meetings. I’ll meet with our advisors, department chair and other leaders of co-faculty groups in order to get LKT students opportunities to work and gain experience. I try my hardest to make our members want to create art.” Not only does LKT support media production, but they also try to incorporate philanthropy into their agenda. “Extra Life is an event that Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital has and we try to be a part of that every year,” McDermott said. “It’s all about playing games and having fun with the kids. It’s our way of giving back.” LKT also provides events that are open to everyone that showcase their projects, some of which are available for non-members to participate in. “Once a year, LKT hosts a film festival,” Shinholt said. “It’s meant to highlight the work of all students, not just LKT members, and the pieces they have worked so hard on. Students submit their work, which is later judged by a panel of professors in the EMF department. The screening is public and it’s always awesome to see everyone’s work.” Shinholt is excited about LKT’s recent popularity on campus along with the active participation of its current members. “LKT is much larger than when we started seven years ago,” Shinholt said. “We have students from all majors and are constantly growing. LKT has the ability to give not only EMF majors, but all students a positive experience.”

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A-MAZE-ment comes from Cru JESSICA RICKS Staff Writer

After weeks of posters, notes written on whiteboards and chalking all over campus, students were finally able to find out what “MAZE” was on Thursday, Oct. 15. MAZE is an illusion show, created by Jim Monroe, which was first performed by Monroe on campus in 2010. The performance was sponsored by the Towson club Cru, and involved many student volunteers in promoting the show, ushering and helping with a program at the end of the show called “Be the Match,” a bone marrow transplant registry that students had the opportunity to sign up for.

Throughout the show, Monroe chose random unsuspecting audience members to come onstage and be a part of his various illusion tricks. For one trick he had an audience member pick random numbers between one and 60. No one knew what numbers he would pick and he changed his answers several times. However, Monroe somehow knew beforehand what numbers would be chosen before the audience member said them. MAZE was more than just an illusion show. During the second half of the show, Monroe told the story of his battle with cancer. “His story comes out and he can really connect with people,” Jimmy Warner, a MAZE staff member, said.

“I think it’s more than just a performance.” Just a few years prior to creating MAZE, Monroe was suddenly diagnosed with a fatal form of Leukemia and was told he only had a few months to live. He went through chemotherapy and had to watch his life slowly disappear before his eyes. The only way he could be saved was to have a bone marrow transplant. However, chances of getting a match were very slim. Out of nine million people registered as donors in the whole world, there were only 16 that possibly matched with him and only one who matched perfectly. - To read the rest of the article, visit thetowerlight.com.

ZTA, Pike win dance contest CHRISTINE LAFRANCESCA Staff Writer @LaFrancesca27

Zeta and Pike entered stage left in white button down shirts tucked into black pants complete with black ties for their nine-to-five theme as a part of “Dance the Madness” in SECU Arena on Thursday. With clean movements, multiple handsprings and an overall polished performance, they were named this year’s 2015 “Dance Madness Champions.” Seniors Jordan Monck and Tom Chapman, hosted “Dance the Madness.” Monck, the director of programming for Alpha Epsilon Phi and Chapman, the president of programming for Kappa Sigma, were excited to see their fellow fraternities and sororities routines. “During the fall semester, we usually have between 2,000-3,000 students show up,” Chapman said. “We love that each fraternity and sorority brings in so many people. They all tell their friends to come and watch them compete so it makes for a really good time.” “Dance the Madness” showcased several fraternities and sororities on campus, who then paired up to choreograph themed dances for the chance to win first place and a trophy. “This is not only an event for Greek life to come out and have fun, we want everyone to come out and see how inviting Greek life can be,” Monck said. “We still want to create a unity between us and non-Greek life students.” Coming out first in “Doo-Wop” themed outfits, Alpha Sigma Phi and Phi Mu graced the stage in knee-length polka dot skirts accessorized with ascots ready to dance to “Footloose”

and the “Grease” theme song. “I’m really glad I decided to check this out, Phi Mu was awesome,” sophomore Brie Ferrara said. “I’m not sure if I want to pledge any sororities next semester, but they’re making me want to.” Next to the stage was the Towson Pom squad followed by the Fusion Dance team, which led Monck and Chapman to introduce the women’s basketball team. Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Matt Lenno worked with Monck and Chapman in order to make “Dance the Madness” a success. “Since the ‘Dance the Madness’ event is held in SECU Arena, we found it only fitting to incorporate our sports teams,” Leno said. “Having both the men’s and women’s basketball teams here is great. They always get the audience excited and it’s a way to create relationships with our teams and groups on campus.” Alpha Xi Delta and Kappa Sigma followed with their performance to “Do You Believe in Magic.” The men’s

basketball team took the stage to introduce Phi Sigma Kappa and Alpha Omicron Pi. “It’s always fun to watch how each organization takes a different path with the theme they choose,” Monck said. “That’s another reason this is so fun to us, we all get to be creative.” The event neared to close with a routine by Kappa Delta and Theta Chi, followed by a performance by the Black Student Union’s Soul Dance team. “We were excited to be a part of this and show everyone what were about,” senior and captain of the Soul Dance team, Michelle Harrison, said. “Being the only hip-hop dance team, we really wanted to get everyone hype. We wanted to be energetic.” As students stood up and gave a round of applause for the night’s performers, Monck and Chapman thanked everyone for their support. “It’s honestly the best feeling to know that we had a part in putting this together,” Chapman said. “It’s amazing seeing everyone come together and having a good time.”

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon reached new heights in their performance.

More Morocco AMANDA REID Columnist @amandareid21

I honestly had no idea what to expect when I stepped off the plane onto Moroccan soil, but Morocco exceeded my expectations. I travelled with my ISA program, and there were about 90 total students there from Madrid, Bilbao, Barcelona, Salamanca and Valencia. We spent our first day in Fez where we got to explore the Medina, which is an enormous marketplace. We were taken into shops and we saw how the ornate metal plates, ceramics, leather and clothes are made, which was incredibly cool. We were then taken to a pharmacy where we learned how argan oil is made as well as many other different types of cosmetics. The girls on the trip had a field day in the Medina before we returned to our hotel. At a belly-dancing show that night, some of the dancers pulled many kids from the program up to dance with them which was very entertaining. There were also drummers who came in and a magician, so all in all day one was pretty great. The second day we traveled by bus to the Sahara, which is about a seven hour drive from Fez. It was definitely the most beautiful drive I have ever experienced. We drove past beautiful landscapes and even stopped and ate lunch in an oasis. We finally arrived in the desert and had to ditch the buses for Jeeps that would take us the rest of the way to the camp. It was six people to one Jeep, and our Jeep driver was awesome. He quickly learned that we were a very enthusiastic group, and he played American music while we cheered him on to race against the other Jeeps. We then watched the incredible sunset before driving the rest of the way to camp. The tents were enormous, with all of the girls sleeping in one tent and all of the guys sleeping in another. Our beds were mattresses with sheets on them and then a really thick blanket on top, because the desert was cold at night. That night we were able to stargaze, and I will never forget how incredible the view was. Everywhere you looked you could see stars. I saw about ten shooting stars and you could even

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Study abroad columnist shows off her Moroccan henna tattoo.

see the Milky Way. The next morning, we were woken up so we could watch the sunrise over the sand dunes, and while we were watching the sunrise, our camels began to arrive. All 90 of us hopped on camels and then rode to an enormous sand dune, which we then had to climb. The view was amazing from the top, and before I knew what was happening, one of the local children had grabbed me by my ankles and pulled me down the dune! It was basically sledding without the sled and it was so fun. We then returned to the camp for lunch where many of the boys from the trip played soccer against the local boys, while the girls received henna tattoos. That night we were able to watch the stars again while some of the locals played the drums and guitar around us. Then at last it was time to leave the desert and head to Meknes, another seven hour drive away. This drive seemed so much longer because everyone was dying to shower off the thin layer of sand that coated every one of us. I have to admit, that was the best shower I have ever taken in my life. Unfortunately, as I’m writing this five days later, I have learned you can wash the sand off your body, but you can’t get the sand out of your shoes. The next morning we left Meknes and flew home to Madrid (it still feels strange to be calling Madrid home now) and we all took the long metro ride back to our host families. It was a phenomenal trip, probably one of the best I have ever been on, and I do hope to go back some day.

Puzzles

October 20, 2015

Crossword Sudoku

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contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.

● The numbers within the heavily

outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages

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Towson split two matches on the road this week after defeated College of Charleston 3-1 on Sunday, and fell to UNC Wilmington 3-1 on Friday. Sunday, the Tigers earned their first win in team history against the Cougars. In set one, Towson earned a 28-26 win. Early in the set, the Tigers fell behind College of Charleston 5-0, which prompted Head Coach Don Metil to call a timeout. “I told the team we needed to split on the road,” Metil said. “There is a defined upper and lower group in the conference and if we had lost it would keep us where we were, but allow all the lower teams to catch up to us.” After the timeout, Towson scored its first point of the match and slowly cut into the deficit. By the midway point of the set, the Tigers trailed just 12-10. Later in the set, Towson went on a 5-0 run of its own to take a 17-16 lead. The Tigers went on to win the set after taking the last three points. In set two, Towson fell 25-20, but rebounded in sets three and four to secure the victory. Set three went back and forth early, as both teams were tied 6-6. However, the Tigers went on a 5-0 run midway through the set to take an 11-7 lead. Later, Towson went on a 4-0 run to take a 15-10 lead and a 3-0 run to take

an 18-14 lead before the tesm secured set three 25-22. Set four began similar to set three, as both teams exchanged points and were tied early 4-4. However, the Tigers went on a 5-0 run late in the set to take a 24-19 lead before they closed out the set and the game with a 25-22 win. Senior Haley Pa’akaula helped lead Towson to victory by registering 14 digs, 13 kills and two blocks. Friday, the Tigers fell to the Seahawks 3-1. “We were very sloppy to begin,” Metil said. “We lacked some ball controls and dug ourselves into several holes that we then had to recover from.” Despite dropping the first set 25-17, Towson took set two 26-24 to even the match 1-1. In set two, the Tigers were trailing 14-11 but went on a 3-0 run to tie the set 14-14. Towson later secured the victory by winning seven of the last 10 plays. In set three, Towson fell into an eight-point hole early in the set that it could never climb out of. The Seahawks went on to win the set 25-17. In set four, the Tigers got out to an early 8-6 lead, but the Seahawks fought back to take a 13-9 lead. UNC Wilmington later finished off Towson by going on a 3-0 run to end the game and secure a 33-31 win. The Tigers will return home to SECU Arena Wednesday for a five game homestand beginning with Delaware, Elon and William & Mary.

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● The numbers within the heavily

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outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

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October 20, 2015

School records broken on both teams

Men win, women fall short at dual meet CHRIS WELLS Staff Writer @cgwells

At a dual meet at Georgetown University, both the men’s and the women’s teams broke school records. On the men’s side, the team of senior Matt Hans, junior Nick Breschi, freshmen Jack Saunderson and Will Dougherty, set a school record after winning the 400-yard freestyle relay event with a time of 2:46.02. The previous school record for that event was 3:02.01. The women’s team of junior Melissa Toy, freshmen Kara Powell, Ashley Illenye and Ryan Ulrich, set a school

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record in the 400-yard freestyle relay event too, winning the event with a time of 3:10.11.

The men were great at getting to the wall first which resulted in a win over a very good Georgetown team. PAT MEAD Head Coach

The previous record for that event was 3:20.96. Head Coach Pat Mead

was quick to praise his breakout competitors. “Standout performances for the men were Zachary Brech and Matt Hans,” Mead said. “For the women Ryan Ulrich and Ashley Illenye turned in outstanding performances.” The men’s team won their first dual meet of the season, but the women weren’t as fortunate as they dropped to 0-2. “The men were great at getting to the wall first which resulted in a win over a very good Georgetown team,” Mead said. “The women fell a little short but did an outstanding job of being tough and racing.” Highlighting the dual meet were two record-breaking performances by

both Tiger teams. Illenye was victorious in two more events, and won the 1000-yard freestyle (10:25.55) and the 500-yard freestyle event with a time of 5:08.55. In previous weeks, Mead was pushing to see better performances from his freshmen class, and the young Tigers heard him loud and clear. Freshmen led the way as Will Dougherty won the 1000-yard freestyle event with a time of 9:38.03 with teammates Andrew Snyder (4th, 10:03.20), Aaron Magazine (5th, 10:08.14) and Ben Johnston (6th, 10:09.12). “Overall our freshmen did a great job today,” Coach Mead said. The young Tigers weren’t the only ones to impress during the meet.

Seniors Matt McKenney and Matt Hans tied for first place in the 100yard backstroke event with a time of 53.59. Hans (51.02) got the best of McKenney (51.29) this time winning the 100-yard butterfly event. McKenney’s day didn’t end there as he won the 50-yard freestyle event with a time of 21.84 followed closely by fellow senior Zach Brech (22.04) in second place. Towson gets a couple of weeks to prepare for its next competition of the season at George Mason University with CAA rival Drexel, for a two-day meet from Oct. 30-31. “Both teams did great today,” Mead said. “I’m very proud of them.”

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October 20, 2015

Stay Classy toronto JORDAN COPE Assistant Sports Editor @jordancope26

Toronto, where do I begin? With the few hundred out of control fans who caused pandemonium at the Rogers Centre by throwing beer cans on the field, or with Jose Bautista disrespecting the game of baseball by flipping his bat after hitting the goahead home run? No matter where I begin, Toronto, I can honestly say that you robbed sports fans of arguably one of the greatest innings of baseball in playoff history. For those who didn’t watch the game, everything unfolded in the top of the seventh inning when Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin’s throw back to pitcher Aaron Sanchez, was deflected off the bat of Rangers batter Shin-Soo Choo, which in turn, allowed Rougned Odor to score from third, giving Texas a 3-2 lead. What ensued was, arguably, the most classless thing I have witnessed in my 19 years of watching sports. A few hundred fans began throwing beer on the field and yelling obscenities

at the umpiring crew and Rangers players. While many at home and in the stands tried to wrap their heads around why anyone would throw anything onto the field over a baseball game, the Toronto dugout was more concerned with arguing what they believed to be a bad call. That was until a small boy was hit with a flying beer from the upper level. Which left me asking – and I am sure many others – who has less class? The few hundred rowdy fans throwing beer, or the Toronto dugout that didn’t stop fans from throwing beer until a toddler was hit? As if that wasn’t enough to rob us of a great inning of baseball, Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista hit, at the time, the go-ahead home run, and what proved to be the gamewinning home run. After cranking the ball to deep left, Bautista stared down Rangers pitcher Sam Dyson, then the Toronto crowd, before forcefully flip-

ping his bat and rounding the bases. Oh, and did I mention that Toronto fans threw more trash onto the field? Yes, even after their own player hit a home run. While I would love to give Bautista the benefit of the doubt and say that his emotions got the best of him, Orioles fans know all too well that this was not the first time Bautista has pulled a stunt like this. After hitting a home run against Darren O’Day two years ago, Bautista stared down his home run and chirped with O’Day while he was rounding the bases. It is evident that Bautista has no respect for the game of baseball as fans have come to see over the years. Now, here we are. The American League Championship Series will feature the Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals, two teams that Baltimore Orioles fans can’t stand and would probably prefer to see either team lose. Stay classy Toronto – or should I say – stay classless.

14 saves, one game GEOFFREY PARKER Contributing Writer @TUno_tengo_swag

This past Sunday, the Tigers (2-12, 0-3 CAA) traveled to Philadelphia to take on the La Salle Explorers (7-7), in a non-conference match, and fell 3-0. Strong defenses showed up in the first half, which held both teams scoreless. The Tigers were outshot in the first half, 11-0. During the last week of practices, “defense and attack were big themes” Head Coach Carly Campana said, so another strong showing was expected. Sophomore goalkeeper Emilee Woodall recorded six saves in the first half to keep the Tigers in it. “She [Woodall] is stepping up, taking control, and becoming a great leader for us,” Campana said. The Explorers came out firing quickly in the second half, with La Salle’s Kendall Kreider scoring a goal in the 35th minute in the second half. La Salle added a second goal in the 50th minute with Katie O’Grady scoring on a penalty shot.

In the 57th minute, Towson Sophomore Morgan Lowry recorded her first defensive save of the season by denying La Salle’s Jess Hoffman of a scoring chance. Towson was given a penalty shot in the 60th minute, but senior Stacey Mackintosh was unable to convert. Seven minutes later, La Salle put the game away, and Abbey Lawrence scored unassisted for their third goal of the game. The Tigers put up nine shots in the second half, which forced La Salle’s Rachel Hartman to make six saves in the second half. Woodall also added eight saves in the second half to end the game with a total of 15 saves. “We need to continue being aggressive and [keep] attacking the circle once we enter the 25,” Coach Campana said. “Be relentless, disciplined and connect our passes.” This week, the Tigers will end a four game road trip at CAA rival, No. 15 Delaware on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. and close the weekend to play No. 7 Maryland on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m.

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October 20, 2015

Tigers shut out twice Lose to Charleston, Wilmington DESMOND BOYLE Staff Writer

The Tigers were shut out in both of their games this weekend, battling to a 0-0 draw with the College of Charleston on Friday before losing to the University of North Carolina Wilmington 8-0 on Sunday. The Cougars played well in the first half, forcing Towson’s junior shot stopper Taylor Sebolao to make five saves in the opening 45 minutes. Both teams only managed two corners each in the half, as neither offense created many chances. Most of the game’s shots were from distance as the two defenses were suffocating and constantly applying pressure on the ball. The game featured more end-to-end play in the second half as both teams mustered more shots, with Charleston

shooting a dozen times compared to Towson’s seven attempts. Sebolao again stood tall, stopping all five of the Cougar’s shots that were on target. Even with the increase in shooting, neither team could break the deadlock, forcing the game into overtime. Freshman winger McKenzie McCaull offered the only shot on target in the second overtime but her long range effort was denied a minute before the final whistle concluded the game. The scoreless draw with the Cougars was Towson’s fourth consecutive double overtime game. Towson then turned their attention to UNC Wilmington on Sunday and was blitzed from the opening kickoff. The Tigers fended off pressure from the Seahawks successfully before a goal spree in which UNCW scored four goals in ten minutes, from 22 minutes in until 32 minutes. Before halftime came

UNCW senior forward completed her hat trick and extended the Seahawks lead to 5-0 by converting a penalty kick. Midfielder Morgan Leyble then opened up the second half by scoring two goals within five minutes of the half starting. Both goals came from set pieces as she scored her first goal of the game by tapping in a cross from a corner kick before launching a free kick into the net from 35 yards out. Sophomore Meg Salvadore then completed the tough day for the Tigers by scoring her first goal of the year. “We ran into a buzz saw,” Head Coach Grey Paynter said. “Anything that could go wrong went wrong. We didn't play well in the first half.” Towson returns home to wrap up conference play this weekend first against William & Mary Friday at 2 p.m. before concluding the regular season Sunday at 1 p.m. against Elon.

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Sophomore goalkeeper, Emilee Woodall, made 14 saves on Sunday in Towson’s 3-0 loss to the La Salle Explorers. For more on Emilee watch our Athlete of the Week video on thetowerlight.com later this week.

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October 20, 2015

Tigers win by seven points at suny

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Towson running back Darius Victor puts up a fight against Stoney Brook University (SUNY) on Saturday, Oct. 17 during their away game. Victor scored a last-minute rushing touchdown to secure a 21-14 win. The Tigers take on the Villanova Wildcats (3-3. 2-1 CAA) this weekend in their Homecoming game at Johnny Unitas Stadium at 7 p.m. TYLER BEARD Staff Writer @tylerbeard2

Towson won its first CAA game of the season after junior running back Darius Victor’s last-minute rushing touchdown put the team ahead 21-14 against Stoney Brook University. “I’m very pleased with how we finished,” Head Coach Rob Ambrose said. “They have a great defense that’s tough against the

run and it’s hard to be successful there. We started the drive physical and we finished very physical. We’ve grown and gotten better and its been a huge confidence builder for us.” The Tigers (3-3, 1-2 CAA) were tied 14-14 with the Seawolves (2-3, 1-3 CAA) when they took over on offense with less than four minutes left in the game. The Tigers moved the ball down the field in spurts, including an 8-yard reception from redshirt senior wide receiver Brian Dowling

on third down. Redshirt senior quarterback Connor Frazier connected with junior wide receiver Jacquille Veii on 5-yard and 17-yard passes on two of the next three plays, which pushed the ball to the Seawolves’ 17-yardline. The offense centered around Victor the next two plays, as he ran 11 yards on his first carry and then scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 6-yard run. Stony Brook’s offense attempted a game-tying drive the next posses-

sion and made it down to Towson’s 35-yardline. However, quarterback Conor Bednarski was intercepted by redshirt sophomore defensive back Alphonso Augustine on the last play of the game. The Tigers ended the game on a high note but struggled early, as the team trailed the Seawolves 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. Senior cornerback Donnell Lewis scored Towson’s first touchdown on a 65-yard fumble return touchdown in the second quarter. The fumble was caused by junior defensive lineman Max Tejada, who sacked Bednarski on the play. The offense still had problems moving the ball down the field though, which caused Ambrose to put in redshirt freshman quarterback Ellis Knudson in the second quarter. However, Frazier returned as

HOMECOMING GAME OCT.

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Towson quarterback Connor Frazier scrambles past Stony Brook defenders. Frazier finished the game with 100 passing yards and 29 rushing yards.

quarterback in the second half and led a 15-play drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown run from Victor, and tied the game. Frazier completed four passes on the drive for 42 yards and finished the game with 100 passing yards. “Connor is one tough ball player,” Head Coach Ambrose said. “He played with attitude and when Connor is in the game, he sparks everything for us.” Both teams battled in the fourth quarter and the Seawolves had a 73-yard drive late in the fourth quarter. However, kicker Przemyslaw Popek missed a 24-yard field goal and the Tigers went on their game-winning drive on the next possession. Victor, who had been recovering from injuries, finished the game with 73 rushing yards and two touchdowns. The Tigers’ next game is their Homecoming matchup against the Villanova Wildcats (3-3, 2-1 CAA). Villanova just came off of a 37-0 win against Albany and are led by running back Javon White, who has 395 rushing yards this season. White has also averaged 5.8 yards per carry. Quarterback Zach Bednarczyk threw two touchdowns against Albany and secured his position as starting quarterback for the Wildcats. Towson will battle Villanova on Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium at 7 p.m. Look for The Towerlight’s coverage of the homecoming game in print Oct. 24.