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March 22, 2016

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Spring break came and went, and as Towson students prepared themselves for the piles of homework left for the last minute, a flurry of snow came down and kept students inside wondering what happened to that 75 degree weather from two weeks ago. Welcome back to Towson, tigers!

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March 22, 2016

Editor-in-Chief Carley Milligan Senior Editor Cody Boteler News Editor Sam Shelton Assist. News Editors Nilo Exar Sarah Rowan Arts & Life Editor Annie Sragner Sports Editor Assoc. Sports Editors Jordan Cope Assist. Sports Editor Tyler Beard Staff Writers Tim Anderson

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I recently met two best friends who inspired me with their fascinating friendship dynamic. Although both individuals differ in many ways, their contrasting identities merge into a balanced equilibrium when they are together. One of them is spontaneous, adventurous and always ready to dive head-first into a new experience with a "why not?" attitude. He seldom hesitates or worries about consequences because he has his eyes fixed on the momentum of opportunity. They refer to him as the "growth" of their friendship because he

paves the way for exploration in new discoveries that offer the chance for them to branch out. Conversely, the other friend is more thoughtful and cautious with his actions. He considers all outcomes of a situation and thinks realistically about planning the journey. He is the "reason" of their friendship because he can think clearly through decisions. The relationship between these two friends parallels the dichotomy between the thirst for adventure and logical reasoning. When "growth" and "reason" come together, they inspire each other in ways that benefit both of them. And through balance, "growth" and "reason" develop a healthy foundation of support and encour-

agement for each other. When "growth" is guided by "reason," logic is prioritized over impulse, and "reason" helps "growth" slow down and think through a situation until they reach a solution. When "reason" takes the lead with influence from "growth," fear begins to fade and "reason" is able to stay in the present moment to appreciate each new opportunity that comes along the way. A key factor of this dynamic is the value of difference. People usually gravitate toward others who have similar lifestyles and personalities as them These similarities offer comfortable, common ground for a friendship to start. Although similarities help with the formation of friendships, it is

difference that turns friendship into a deeper learning experience. When "growth" learns from "reason" and vice versa, each person can become more understanding and well-rounded as a result of this process. Instead of clinging onto individual identity, they meet in the middle and contribute to a collaborative perspective. If each individual contributed the same qualities to society, there would be nothing to learn from one another. Once we can learn from the differences in the people we encounter, we can then begin to assess the balance of our own lives. Take notice of the traits you appreciate in those around you and consider how this influence adds to your identity.

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Hey there, Towson! I hope Spring Break was everything you’d hoped it would be, whether you traveled or spent those 168 hours catching up on some much needed sleep and Netflix. As warmer weather begins to settle in, I thought I’d take this opportunity to talk about women’s bodies and how we all choose to cover (or uncover) them. I’m sure most of you saw Kim K’s latest nude selfie. She posted it on twitter exclaiming that she just couldn’t figure out what to wear. Now, what bothers me about this post is that if a Kardashian can’t figure out what to wear with their likely endless, definitely expensive, wardrobe, where is the hope for the rest of us? What bothers me even more so, however, is the way some people reacted to this post. The words

“slut” and “ho” swiftly bombarded this woman, as they are likely to do to the rest of us as we begin to dress in ways to keep us cool this spring and into this summer. Here’s my opinion on all of this: some women are empowered by nudity, and some women are empowered by modesty. There is absolutely no problem with either of those mentalities. Where the problem arises is when we as a society try to tell women which one they should feel empowered by. If you want to show off your entire body, do it. If you want to show off part of your body but keep some of it to yourself, do it. If you want to keep every part of your body to yourself, do it. Do not shame another woman for showing off more or less of her body than you personally would. To read the rest of this column online, visit www.thetowerlight.com

ALI HINMAN Columnist

Amy Schumer is my idol. I am obsessed with everything Amy. Not just because I saw Trainwreck once and caught a glimpse of her standup, but because I knew her BEFORE she blew up. From her original Comedy Central Half Hour to now, she has yet to do something that doesn’t make me pee my yoga pants. I didn’t get the chance to see her when she came in 2014 and I was heartbroken. But this year, I have tickets. My friend and I waited until the second that tickets went on sale and we snatched some of the best seats in the house (that were within our college budget), and a solitary tear of joy trickled down my face. But seeing her won’t be enough. I must meet her. This is my projected timeline of the night: 4:37- Start getting ready. 5:19- Finished getting ready. 5:20- Realize the show doesn’t start for another hour.

5:21- Watch YouTube videos of Amy. 5:48- Google Amy. 5:57- Google self. 5:58- Find nothing and move on. 6:00- Freak out that I won’t get to the show on time. 6:17- Show up to SECU incredibly early. 6:23- Go to bathroom for nervous pee. 6:47- Jump in seat at the realization that the show is starting soon. 6:52- Go to bathroom for nervous pee. 7:05- Show starts. 7:06- Amy walks out 7:06:05- Start sobbing 7:10- Finally stop cheering and listen to show. 7:11-8:41- Laugh continuously. 8:42- Sneak out of seat during standing ovation. 8:45- Have friend distract security while I calmly, yet sneakily, approach Amy. To read the rest of this column online, visit www.thetowerlight.com

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March 22, 2016

TU president responds to call for anti-racism

KIM SCHATZEL President

Dear Editor-in-Chief Carley Milligan, Senior Editor Cody Boteler, Columnist Sey Elemo, Towerlight staff, and all members of Towson University’s faculty, staff, and student communities: I carefully read Ms. Elemo’s open letter to me in the March 8, 2016 issue of The Towerlight. When published, I had been serving in my role as TU president for about six weeks—a fast-paced, challenging, and most inspiring introduction to campus for me. During that time, I met with hundreds of faculty, staff, alumni and students, asking them about their TU experiences and what makes Towson University distinct and distinguished. I also wanted them to tell me how we could make improvements—large and small—by working together. While my knowledge of TU, its people, and its 150-year history is growing, I am keenly aware that I have much more to understand .and I look forward to that journey. But with each day I feel that I am developing a sense of our university, our history, and our oculture. To begin, I want thank Ms. yElemo and the editors and staff at The Towerlight for continuing to samplify all voices on our campus, especially those who are often nmarginalized. This forum helps ensure everysone’s experiences, beliefs, and attitudes about racism, diversity, and inclusion can be heard, respected, and responded to by our university administration and ncommunity. Towson University has been at the center of discussions and -actions regarding social justice since its founding in 1866 as yMaryland’s first school for teacher hpreparation. As president I am proud to be part of this important legacy. m Over the past two months,

I have reflected on what I have learned in my new role, as well as what I have tried to share with those who have met me. I have worked hard to make clear - in my video message to campus, at all the town halls I have held, during my meetings with student organizations and groups, talking with our Board of Visitors and Alumni Board, counseling with faculty and staff – that I am committed to leading our university’s efforts to achieve a most diverse and inclusive classroom and campus. My commitment is based upon my uncompromising belief that a diverse and inclusive campus is a prerequisite for achieving a high quality university education. Inclusion is about race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and able-ness. Our pursuit of inclusion must be relentless—and it is everyone’s responsibility. The impact of a diverse and inclusive classroom and campus extends beyond the import of social justice upon which our university was founded. A diverse and inclusive classroom and campus provides that our graduates have learned to both thrive and support others to thrive in an environment inclusive of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, and able-ness. In a global economy increasingly characterized by multiculturalism, Towson University graduates who thrive and support others to thrive in a diverse and inclusive environment will leave our campus better prepared, and thus advantaged, for the world of work and graduate education. Ms. Elemo, you ask me in your open letter to recognize that “..while people of varying cultural and racial backgrounds are present. We are largely underrepresented and unspoken for.” You are not the only person who has shared this belief with me. I am committed to amplifying those voices and their impact.

Ms. Elemo, you ask me in your open letter to recognize that “… ending racism on this campus, and in the world should not fall solely on people of color … The administration should be working just as hard, if not twice as hard as we are.” You are not the only person who has shared this belief with me. Additionally, there are important aspects of racism and issues that singularly and powerfully affect the black community in our nation and on our campus. I am committed to leading our

university to be openly anti-racist and to end other forms of intolerance, antagonism, prejudice, and discrimination aimed at and affecting individuals due to their race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, and able-ness. Next month, on April 21, I will deliver my first Spring Address to campus in Stephens Hall at 4pm. I will share my observations of my first 90 days on campus—specifically, the common themes I’ve heard in my conversations, meetings and town halls with faculty, staff and students.

Diversity and inclusion will be prominent in my remarks and will be prominent in my priorities moving forward. Again, I want thank Ms. Elemo and The Towerlight editors and staff for continuing to amplify all voices on our campus. I hope you all share in my firm belief that there is work before us, there’s much to be proud of, and there are great things ahead for Towson University. Respectfully, Kim Schatzel President

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h t i a f r e t In in action A look at what it means to be religious on Towson’s campus, and how the different faiths interact with each other

A few weeks ago, The Towerlight talked with Muslim students on campus about how they have been impacted by cultures of misunderstanding and Islamaphobia--and how those experiences are unique compared to the rest of Towson. This week, we’re talking about what it means to be a religious college student. This is a survey, not a comprehensive study. Not every group that we reached out to responded--this story is built out of those we were able to speak with. In 1978, then-Ph.D. candidate Sanaullah Kirmani participated in a candid, personal interfaith conversation between Jews, Christians and Muslims at the Georgetown University Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Now an independent Islamic scholar and Muslim student advisor at Towson University, Kirmani is working to foster interfaith dialogue through the Religious Staff Coordinating Council (RSCC) and the Interfaith Campus Ministries Association (ICMA). “Our purpose on this campus is not really to push one religion or the other,” Kirmani said. “What the group is interested in is providing an atmosphere which is conducive to students expressing and experiencing their spirituality.” These organizations aim to coordinate event-planning within Towson’s campus ministry groups and create a spiritually welcoming environment for people of all faiths and religious traditions. Throughout the year, ICMA keeps an “ear to the ground” to see where interfaith movements and programs may be appropriate, Kirmani said. Other groups working toward interfaith communication include the JAM student group, or “Jews and Muslims,” which focuses on providing a safe space for dialogue and organizing programs that highlight the similarities and differences between

the two faiths. The group encourages students and staff to have open minds toward different traditions. “If you don’t have an open mind, it can kill you,” Kirmani said. “You’re never going to find two people who will agree with you. That’s been my experience.” For religious students at Towson, faith is defined by feelings of stability, acceptance and community. For many, religion provides a firm foundation that practitioners can turn to when life gets rocky, which can be the case in a new college environment. “As a college student, I am distracted by schoolwork,” Cru student leader Elizabeth Terrell said. Cru is an international Christian organization. Towson’s chapter meets for worship at 8 p.m. on Thursdays and has over 100 active students who participate in worship or other meetings. “I am distracted by social events outside of Cru,” Terrell said. “ And the freedom that college allows is so distracting, it can be an opportunity or it can be inhibiting. I take those as opportunities to be God’s love in a physical body form.” --According to Student Government Association Treasurer Rebecca Ellison, only three religious groups on campus have SGA budgets this year: Catholic Campus Ministry, Cru and Hillel. Combined, their total budget is around $6,000. Other religious groups received money through supplemental budgets. Bethel Campus Fellowship received $1,200 for an event in September and Cru received an additional $1,600 in September for the MAZE magic show through the SGA’s supplemental budget. Catholic Campus Ministry received $300 in October for their Adam & I concert. The total SGA budget for student groups is, according to the 2015-2016 academic year budget, over $200,000. According to the student groups that responded to The Towerlight’s interview requests, membership in religious groups has remained relatively steady. Advisers said that numbers fluctuate, but nobody noted a large or worrying drop.

Only the Secular Student Alliance, a group that has “always been rather small,” according to one member, reported a decline in membership. Alexandra Heverly, a member of SSA, said that one reason that membership may have been low was the way they advertised. “A lot of people associate the word ‘secular’ with atheism, so people get the vibe that our club is a bunch of atheists getting together and being cynical about religion,” Heverly said. Instead, Heverly said the group delves into controversial issues including religion’s effect on politics, abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. A new advertising campaign for the group has brought in a few new members, and Heverly hopes that more will follow. “To avoid the lack of interest due to stigma we eschewed the mention of atheism at all from our advertising,” Heverly said. “It actually worked, we had a lot more people join our emailing list than we have in the past few semesters.” --The students that The Towerlight was able to speak to represent different

religious backgrounds and beliefs, but they all spoke of a handful of commonalities, regardless of faith. Community, acceptance and stability were all repeated themes. Students also spoke about giving back to campus, the surrounding area and beyond. “I think religious organizations are starting to lose the stigma that you have to be very religious to be a part of them,” Sydney Dinetz, a member of Jewish group Towson Chabad, said. “It's become more of a place of commonality for people.” A number of the religious groups look for ways to interact with the surrounding community. This spring, Cru plans to raise money through “Love Baltimore” T-shirt sales to help provide school supplies to students at Cecil Elementary in East Baltimore. Campus ministry group Young Life is focused on building relationships with students at area public high schools by attending their extracurricular activities and making an effort

to get to know them. Olivia Smith, a Young Life leader, said that the organization's main goals are to connect with high school students and “show them that they have purpose and ultimately to try and share with them Jesus.” “When we’re going to the high school, we’re trying to get to know the kids,” Smith said. “I know it sounds cheesy, but we love them for who they are. High school is a rough time, so we’re trying to reach out.” The first Saturday of every month, Campus Catholic Ministry, which offers Catholic mass services in the Newman Center, located across York Road from Stephens Hall, and in the Union’s Loch Raven room, holds a “Saturday of Service” in the community. Earlier this month, the Muslim Student Association packaged food and hygiene products in an event they called “Feeding Our Neighbors.” The Table, a Lutheran-Episcopal group on campus, hosts a community dinner every month, open to anyone.

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Banner image by Sarah Rowan. Cody Boteler/ The Towerlight Students participate in Cru’s weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 10, in Susquehanna Terrace.

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Story continued from Page 7. “We encourage people around the Towson community and the Baltimore community who may not know where their next meal is coming from to come and eat with us and talk,” freshman Alex Harrington said. --President of Jewish organization Hillel, Aylat Lifshitz and Harrington said that finding their respective groups meant finding new friends. “Once I got to Towson, I made that choice on my own to be involved with something,” Lifshitz said. “It was more of like, finding a community. Yes, I’d go to Chabad dinners every week where we’d do a Friday night service, but like the main emphasis for me was finding that community I can connect with.” “When I started going to The Table I didn’t know very many people here on campus,” Harrington said. “I’m a freshman and it was my first semester, so everything was crazy. Then I started to meet more people, and get more involved, and helped grow in leadership, and I felt more loved and accepted than I did just hanging out in my dorm room all the time.”

Father Matt Buening, who works with the Catholic Campus Ministry, said that faith is like an “anchor” for students in college. Despite these benefits, some students feel that there are certain stigma or misconceptions that surround their faith. “The Christians that you see most often in the media are the ones running around with signs saying things like, ‘You’re all burning in hell’ and things like that, so there’s a lot of stereotypes that go along with that,” Harrington said. “And sometimes in some cases those are true, but that’s not true here at all. I think sometimes that turns people off to exploring and talking to other people about their faith or religion.” Cru Advisor Larry Kelly spoke about a culture shift at universities, where some people no longer look as fondly on religious practice as they did in the past. “As our culture is changing, it is going from a university of ideas and coming together to discuss, to almost like that everyone must think the same

way or follow the culture in a certain way,” Kelly said. “There are certain things that we hold true that might be offensive. We want to hold fast to what we see is true in the Bible.” But when confronted with opposition or stigmatization, students look to respectfully break down misconceptions. “I think that as a student when I say that I’m a Christian, I am in a community that is accepting,” Terrell said. “I have faced some stereotypes but I think stereotypes are just opportunities to show truth.” In addition to stigma, some on campus religious groups have faced harassment from peers. Lifshitz noted October 2015, when someone wrote anti-Semitic slurs on the public chalkboards in Freedom Square. Following the incident, Hillel worked with the Office of Civic Engagement to create an open forum event, where students could voice their concerns and opinions about what had happened. The group also spread an image of the text online and held an event called “Take Back the Board,” which involved spreading positivity about others, according to Lifshitz. “It was really amazing how everyone wrote all these positive things on the

Cody Boteler/ The Towerlight Students lead worship during Cru’s weekly meeting in the Union. board,” Lifshitz said. Muslim students have also reported incidents of discrimination on campus and inside classrooms, according to Kirmani. Notably, women wearing head coverings are sometimes catcalled, he said. In 2012, then-senior Matthew Heimbach led an effort to create a White Student Union on campus. Heimbach, recognized as an extremist by the Southern Poverty Law Center, drew controversy by chalking messages of “white power” and organizing a student patrol to fight back against what he described as a “black crime wave.”

Kirmani said that during this time, Muslim students received police protection while they prayed, and that members of both the Black Student Union and Hillel later came out to stand guard. “That was one kind of event where we found out that the Towson University students have a much bigger heart than one could ever imagine,” Kirmani said. “Irrespective of the religion, of national origin or ethnicity, students and staff were all together supporting each other.” --Cody Boteler and Sam Shelton contributed to this article.

Local community leaders talk urban development

Students, faculty participate in “The Right to the City” bus tour

Author and Baltimore community activist Marisela Gomez walks as she talks, guiding a group of Towson students and faculty through Middle East, Baltimore and the predominantly black, low income neighborhoods surrounding Johns Hopkins Hospital. She points out what Hopkins owns, what it doesn’t and what it could own soon. The line, she said, between what is Hopkins’ and what is not, is marked. And the water on one side isn’t safe to drink, she said. “A lot of this discussion today, and I think right now where you’re at, is about the people who have the money, have access to the land,” Gomez said. “And so basically, who has the right to the city? That’s not just a 2000s movement. The right to the city has never been for poor and people of color in America.” Gomez and other local activists explored this question of who has a right to the city Friday, March 11, as part of a bus trip organized by sociology, anthropology and criminal justice department faculty that would allow students to witness and document the

efforts of community leaders to assert their right to live and work in Baltimore. Gomez focused on the outward expansion of Hopkins’ campus and its effect on neighboring low income and typically black communities. She said that since the beginning, Hopkins has expanded its campus with little regard to the surrounding neighborhoods’ inhabitants, and that many residents were forced out of their homes by the institution. Gomez said that this illustrates a problematic American history of mistreating low income and nonwhite communities. “If you understand the relationship between Hopkins and this community, you basically understand America,” Gomez said. She said that the right to the city has always been “resourced to the rich.” Other stops on the tour included a small park beside the Curtis Bay recreation center, located in industrialized South Baltimore, where local activist and Towson student Destiny Watford described the work of Free Your Voice, a student-led human rights committee working with United Workers. The two groups aim to prevent the development of the nation’s largest trashburning incinerator less than a mile from Benjamin Franklin High School,

where Free Your Voice is based, and Curtis Bay Elementary School. Watford said that the incinerator, proposed by waste management corporation Energy Answers in 2009, would release 240 pounds of mercury into the air around Curtis Bay per year. The area is already struggling with afflictions like heart disease, respiratory problems and a history of being used as the city’s dumping ground, according to Watford. According to a 2012 air quality report from the Environmental Integrity Project, in 2010 the Curtis Bay zip code ranked 74th in the nation for highest quantity of toxic air pollutants released by stationary facilities. In the five years prior, the area ranked within the country’s top ten and twice claimed the number one spot. Free Your Voice also takes issue with the procedures behind the project’s legality. According to the group’s website, there is a Maryland state law that prohibits the construction of incinerators so close to a school. They also argue that Energy Answers failed to meet conditions within their permit for the space. On March 17, the Baltimore Brew reported that the Maryland Department of the Environment declared the incinerator permit invalid. Free Your Voice and United Workers

have also brainstormed alternative uses for the 93-acre lot. These alternatives include building a solar farm, paper mill or other environmentally-friendly facility on the premises, because the incinerator trash would be imported from areas besides Baltimore. “The incinerator,” Watford said, “wouldn’t even be addressing a problem Baltimore has.” At another stop on the tour, Right to Housing Alliance representative Jessica Lewis spoke about the mistreatment of low income families in rent court. According to Right to Housing Alliance literature passed out during the trip, 150,000 Baltimore families per year struggle to afford safe housing. Lewis described the ways by which renters are mistreated in court. They are routinely diverted from defending themselves in court and rendered unaware of their rights. “Renters come in expecting to get justice and what they get is peeled off at every point,” Lewis said. According to Lewis, landlords tend to file lawsuits against renters one day after rent is due, leaving tenants without legal representation and proper notice of trials and hearings. When they do get to court, 73 percent of renters don’t know that they have the right to

bring up poor housing conditions and get reduced rent for unsuitable facilities. The bus tour was sponsored by the Center for Student Diversity, Provost’s Office, College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Office and the Office of Civic Engagement and Leadership in addition to anthropology, sociology and criminal justice department faculty. The trip was developed as part of the anthropology department’s overarching urban, race-based thematic, rooted in assistant professor Nicole Fabricant’s “Life in the City” course. Between stops, Red Emma’s representatives John Duda And Kate Khatib gave background information and encouraged students to think critically about what they heard during the trip. Red Emma’s is a workers cooperative that manages a bookstore, cafe and vegetarian restaurant in Baltimore City. As a cooperative, each worker owns an equal share of the business, giving everyone an equal voice in making decisions. Red Emma’s mission includes creating “jobs with dignity,” demonstrating that institutions can operate on ideas of sustainability and democratic management and building a resource for social justice movements in the city. “I’ve never seen a city as resilient as Baltimore,” Khatib said.

March 22, 2016

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Q&A with outgoing DIAR vice president Dyan Brasington to retire after 11 years at TU

Dyan Brasington, who leads over 60 people as vice president for the Division of Innovation and Applied Research, is retiring at the end of this month after almost 11 years with Towson University. In her division, she works to integrate Towson University with the outside community. The Towerlight sat down with Brasington as a chance for her to reflect on her time at Towson. The following is an edited version (for brevity and clarity) of that conversation.

What has your day-to-day work been like? My personal day-to-day is a lot about working with my colleagues as part of the president's council on policy initiatives. It’s also about business development in a very big way—working with my team to help them do their job. We have an entrepreneurial focus. Some administrative, but a lot of outward-facing activity.

How did you get your position? Well, I started in Towson in 2004. I had been in economic development for all of my career. I had just been at the Technology Council of Maryland for ten years, and I was a single mom and looking for something that wouldn’t take up quite as much of my time. I had spent quite a bit of time at the legislature, where you can sit for hours waiting to give testimony, and that didn’t bode well for keeping home hours. I was looking to make a change. Then, James Clements [who was in a position similar to Brasington’s at the time, and then served as provost] asked me to come to Towson and help them put together some programs and help them start an economic development program here.

What’s the best day of work you’ve had here? My best day? Actually, I’ve had a lot of best days. A lot of not best days, but also a lot of best days. It’s about my people and my team. Those are the best days. We do a lot together, we collaborate together, we have fun together, we are big team-builders in my shop. We host a lot of students, actually. Recently we hosted 18 students who worked on research projects with us. When they get stolen away from us for really good jobs, that feels good. I think the best day is when I’m doing things with my team. I will have to say, recently, I was given a tiara, because I am the Chili Cook-Off Champion in the Division of Innovation and Applied Research for many years running.

Tell me about that. Every year we do have a chili cook off and dessert contest. And I win the chili every year, and it’s not because I’m the boss, I think. They try to disguise whose chili it is, but that’s one of my claims to fame. They’re trying to get the recipe, but even on my departure it’s not coming out.

Why not? What if they find out how simple it is?

Cody Boteler/ The Towerlight Division of Innovation and Applied Research Vice President Dyan Brasington sits at her desk in her Administration Building office. As announced in a campus-wide email earlier this year, Brasington will retire at the end of this month. Brasington has been with Towson University for nearly 11 years.

What was the worst day that you’ve had at your job?

I would say, because of the growth of our division and the different kind of a place it is in the university, it’s a self-funded, ever-changing, ever-reinventing place at a university that’s very vulnerable to the marketplace, so we’ve had our struggles. I will say it’s very hard to be self-funded and entrepreneurial in an environment that really is made for rules and regulations, not that Towson is any more bureaucratic than any other government institution. No nightmares, just a steady grind sometimes.

What has been your favorite part of your job?

I just have to say it’s working with my team. It’s working with my direct reports. One of the reasons we’ve been so successful is that we’ve got great people. My folks are filled with talent, imagination, high-energy and when we get creative, and we get entrepreneurial, and something good comes of that, that’s really the most fun.

What has been your favorite part of your job?

I really think I have helped to help make Towson, through our division, no one person does this, relevant, keep it relevant and poised for the future. We’ve had a lot of firsts, we really have—we started the incubator, we started Student Launchpad. We developed a Towson showcase with academic affairs. We’ve done so many things to kind of meld Towson with the outside community and the outside world and to me, I think that’s my mark. To bring the university to the community and vice versa.

What’s next for you? Well, I’m moving. That makes it hard, because it’s not only leaving the University and my team, but the area that I’ve been in for a long time. I’m going to Florida. My spouse is already there, he’s been working there for six months. I’m looking at what opportunities are. We talk about retirement, but there is no such thing as retirement, honestly. I’ll most likely work, but we’ll see what it is. I’ll take a little breath and get moved, and we’ll see what’s next. - Compiled by Cody Boteler

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A hidden talent takes the stage

Theatre major talks life behind the scenes KEBRON TESFAYE Contributing Writer

Set designer and theatre major Bridget Lindsay started painting sets in high school where she discovered a hidden talent for visual art in the theatre. “They didn’t have anyone to paint sets, and my director looked at me and was like ‘you look like you could paint some sets, go paint some sets,’” Linsday said. “So I painted some sets and continued to paint sets until now.” Suddenly placed in a world of set design, Lindsay was willing to try but was also, admittedly, terrified. Prior to participating in the theatre with sets, Lindsay had never focused on art as a passion. For her, theatre was the main goal, but the opportunity to merge color and visual art within the world of acting was refreshing. After Lindsay painted her first set in high school, her director approached her and asked if she would become the assistant scenic

designer for the upcoming shows. For the remaining productions, Lindsay would be the primary set designer. Because her introduction to set design was so brief, she had to teach herself many of the rules. Courtesy of Bridget Lindsay “It was a lot of pressure because A set model from Towson’s production of Lysistrata, a show that was put on as the Mainstage producI didn’t have anyone to teach and tion for winter/spring semester in March 2014. Constructing models of sets is a common part of the because I didn’t have any one to design process. The next show coming to Towson is “The Good Person of Szechwan,” which will run teach, I had no one to help me,” March 31-April 9, directed by Stephen Nuun. Lindsay said. “I had people on my “My process is when I take the side but I couldn’t get messages never felt before,” Lindsay said. The studio production for script, I dissect the themes and across. But I wasn’t looking for the Scenic design, painting and acting Spring 2016, “The Good Person of the messages, and then I’m able to audience to appease me in this.” have proven to be part of a path that Szechwan,” will run from March translate that to a set on stage that Since coming to Towson after Lindsay wishes to continue. After grad31-April 9. “The Good Person of I want to use to invoke emotion to high school, Lindsay has been uation, Lindsay hopes to go graduate Szechwan,” written by Bertolt the audience–emotion that they’ve involved in designing and paintschool with a focus on scenic design, Brecht, a German theatre practitioing sets for the student but has a plan to conner, is a parable set in the Chinese shows here. tinue with a job if that “city of Sichuan.” Towson’s version “The difference is prodoesn’t work out. will be directed by Stephen Nuuns, My process is when I take the fessionalism,” Lindsay “I’d be nowhere an associate professor in the departsaid. “The difference is without my high ment. The play follows the story of script, I dissect the themes and having hours that you school director who a young prostitute who’s struggling the messages, and then I’m work set for you instead pushed me into scenic to live a “good” life. At the end of able to translate that to a set of setting them yourself.” design,” Lindsay said. the show, it is up to the audience to Before planning the “He pushed me into it determine how a person who is good on stage that I want to use to style and design of a set, and I’m glad he did. He can live a good life in a world that is invoke emotion to the audience. Linsday spends a lot of kept me moving and not “good.” time with the script before working throughout all -Cody Boteler contributed to this Bridget Lindsay Set designer, Towson U pursuing her vision. of high school.” article.

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One World Cafe offers vegetarian delights SIERRA UNDERDUE Columnist

Are you a vegetarian or vegan who is tired of going out to eat and struggling to find something on the menu that caters to your dietary needs? Worry no more, because I have found the place for you. Located around Johns Hopkins University area is the funky, sophisticated and hipster haven called the One World Café, a café, bar and restaurant whose menu is completely vegan and vegetarian. That’s right, the entire menu!

This place was actually voted one of the best places to eat by the Baltimore Collegetown Network, which is what drew me to trying it out for myself. Now, those who are not vegan or vegetarian may be wondering what this place can possibly offer and, as a carnivore myself, I was very impressed and satisfied with my meal. There is definitely something for everyone here. The staff was very warm, welcom-

ing and prompt with their service. If they have some down time, they will surely take the time to talk and laugh with you. The One World Café is best known for their breakfast and brunch options. During my visit, I decided to get what they call the House Omelet (after freaking out that I would find nothing I liked) and a glass of iced coffee. The omelet was stuffed with fresh sautéed spinach, tomatoes,

and cheese and topped with bean sprouts. The platter also came with home fries and toast. It was nothing short of amazing. There was an ever-present fresh taste in every bite that really packed a punch. The blend of spinach and tomatoes made a good combo and the home fries were well cooked and seasoned. The toast was multi grain, and if you eat it with butter or even by itself, it is really good. I left feeling very full and healthy because of the overwhelming fresh taste of the meal. It is very clear that they use only the best ingredients and handle the food with care.

Depending on what you get, you can expect to spend between $15$20, but it is well worth it because the food portions are generous. Even if you are not necessarily in the mood to eat, the One World Café proves to be a cool place to hang out, or study as there is a separate section of the place to lounge or there is a bar with a variety of beers, wines and cocktails.

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Spring brings new promise Weekend travels CAITLIN MOYNIHAN Columnist @cmmoynihan

Welcome back, Tigers! Spring break has unfortunately come and gone, and everyone’s Snapchat stories reminded me daily that I was not on a beach somewhere, but instead sitting on my couch finally watching “Fuller House” and eating way too much buffalo chicken dip and going to On The Border way too often. Honestly, that’s just me in a nutshell. The only thing that kept me going this spring break, besides that fact that my friend and I decided to drive all the way to Salisbury and back at midnight just to get Cook Out milkshakes, was the fact that a lot of very

important things happened in the world of entertainment. I’ll spare you from my thoughts on every little thing that occurred, but I will give you some of the more important information that a majority of you probably missed while you were at PCB or on a cruise. This spring is promising some incredible movies, including “Captain America: Civil War” (#TeamCap), and during break another trailer appeared for a previously unknown movie that was first believed to be fake, and no, I’m not talking about “Sausage Party.” “Dead 7” focuses on a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested Wild West. And if that wasn’t crazy enough, the only ones who can destroy the evil and save the town are ex-boyband

members from the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, O-Town and 98 Degrees. The best part about this whole ordeal is that the actual real-life tagline for the movie is “Say Bye Bye Bye to Zombies.” I wish I were kidding. The movie is set to air on Syfy Friday, April 1, at 8 p.m. As much as this makes me laugh and question the state of society, there is a part of me that feels oddly comforted and complete. It’s no secret that I am a self-proclaimed fangirl, and pre-teen Caitlin may or may not have had a huge crush on Lance Bass (poor judgement, I know). Seeing my childhood idols reunite and work together to ward off zombies and be the action heroes we all pretended they were is a surreal feeling—and no matter how much shade I throw, there is a 98 percent chance I will watch it when it premieres. To read the rest of this column online, visit www.thetowerlight. com.

What you missed over break KRISTIN HELF Columnist @kristinelise_

In case you spent your spring break catching up on sleep or partying on a beach in Cancun without a single moment to spare, here’s a “best of” compilation of what went down in the music world. South by Southwest (SXSW) happened, Rolling Stone came out with a definitive list of the best emo albums of all time, and a few young men itching for a rap battle wreaked havoc in Charlton, Massachusetts. Not really, but Albany’s local news station WRGB did run a story with the headline, “Cops warn residents of men challenging others to rap battles.” Apparently, several men in their early twenties who drove a black SUV approached a group of teens. One of the men got out of the car and started rapping, and another asked the group of kids if they wanted to “spit some bars.” The teens weren’t up to the challenge and called in the incident to the police, who reported there “doesn’t appear to be any attempted abduction, but the boys were frightened.” On St. Patrick’s Day, Rolling Stone issued another one of their

famous rankings: this one, the “40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time.” The list is diverse—middle school favorites like Panic! At the Disco’s “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out” and My Chemical Romance’s “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” made the list, but the top 7 are dominated by classic 90s emo artists. Number one is Sunny Day Real Estate’s 1994 album “Diary,” followed by Rites of Spring, The Promise Ring, Jawbreaker, Braid and American Football. The largest annual music festival in the world, SXSW, was held in its usual Austin, TX location, this month from March 11-20. Jessica Hopper, a speaker on the festival’s music panel and a totally badass rock critic, spoke about sexism in the music industry during her “Featured Session” on Thursday. Hopper’s speech focused on the fact that literally every facet of the business, from bands to public relations to her own field, journalism, is dominated by white men. There’s no definite solution to the suppression of women’s voices,

but Hopper did offer a few pieces of advice for women—know the harassment policy at venues, speak up about “creeps” in the industry, and continue to question and challenge the male-dominated status quo. Jessica rocks. But SXSW isn’t all musicrelated: the festival also includes film and interactive media, and on its opening day, president Obama made a speech directed at the technology industry. He spoke to a theater of 2,000 techies and engineers and urged them to help solve some major problems that the nation is facing, by upgrading federal networks, resolving the national privacy vs. security debate and more. I wasn’t fortunate enough to attend SXSW this year—or any year yet, for that matter—so a majority of my week was spent revisiting the old emo albums Rolling Stone hails as “the best.” Also, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon has a new band called Glitterbust, and the music video they just released for their song “The Highline” is pretty cool.

CHRISTINA MATTERA Columnist

I guess it’s not every mother’s dream to hear that your daughter spent her weekend paragliding off of a mountain. That was the thought I had while standing at the edge of Lion’s Head, strapped to a total stranger, about to jump off. “It’s completely safe, if you do everything exactly as we tell you to,” they told me as I strapped my helmet and stepped into a pack that weighed just about as much as me. I wasn’t nervous, I just honestly couldn’t understand what they were saying to me through their thick South African accents and muddled English. They rushed me through signing release papers, hastily threw my belongings on a bus and pushed me toward the edge of the hill. “We have to jump now, before the wind changes, let’s go let’s go!” My eyes grew wide as I got close to the end of the mountain. The man strapped to my back was yelling at me to run as fast as I could and not stop. Shrugging my shoulders, I looked back at him and smiled, “Are you going to be able to keep up?” He laughed, and in a second we were sprinting toward the edge of Lion’s Head. “I must be crazy,” I thought to

myself. If this parachute doesn’t pick up, I’m dead. But it did. And the view was beautiful. Indescribable really. And once I got my breath back, we did flips and turns around in the sky. And for a few minutes, I was a bird. But of course, one adventure isn’t enough for a weekend. Feeling really confident after successfully paragliding, my friends and I decided to head to the Cheetah Reserve and make some new furry friends. Petting a cheetah is something every kid dreams about, but doesn’t expect to happen. Yet there I was, stroking a cheetah as if it were a lap dog. Honestly, it was one of the coolest experiences of my life. The cheetah purred and rolled over, like it was enjoying the attention. Classes are really picking up now, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. The language barrier has proved challenging. Although my classes are in English, my professors have thick accents and it’s sometimes hard to understand them. Last week, I started a new volunteer program called Shawco. We take a bus to a township and tutor the children there. It’s challenging to control a classroom of excited children, but definitely rewarding. They are always so excited to see us and genuinely interested in learning. Sala Kakuhle! – Christina

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Christina Mattera and her guide paraglide from a mountain in her latest South African adventure.

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March 22, 2016

Movie Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane

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John Goodman steals the show KYLE CASEY Staff Writer

When the trailer for “10 Cloverfield Lane” appeared out of the blue two months ago, moviegoers were left with little description as to just what this movie was about. It had the name “Cloverfield” in it, so we should have suspected some sort of alien-related plot, but all we had to build from was John Goodman and two young adults – a boy and a girl – seemingly trapped in a closed-in type of underground bunker. Going into the viewing of the movie, that is all the viewers knew, which made for an exciting, edge-of-your-seat classic thriller that keeps the viewer guessing what will happen next. The movie starts with Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) furiously driving into the Louisiana countryside with no real explanation as to where she is headed. A car crash leaves her unconscious, and her next location is an underground cellar, where she is chained up and under the watch of Goodman, who simply goes by Howard. Goodman’s arrival into the plot is unsettling and mysterious–and he chillingly convinces Michelle that there has been an “attack” on the outside, and that he saved her life just in time to make it into his doomsday bunker.

Howard, Michelle and Emmett (John Gallagher Jr.), the young man from the trailer, begin life in the claustrophobic bunker. Michelle and Emmett gain Howard’s trust, but eventually plot against him in fear that he may not be telling the whole story as to what is going on outside the bunker. Howard insists they should stay in the bunker for at least a year, which prompts escape plans by his bunker mates. It is in the bunker that Goodman steals the show in this film, offering one of the best performances of his storied career. His ability to leave the viewer guessing, “is he the villain or the good guy?” makes the plot hard to decipher (in a good way). About 85 percent of the movie takes place in the small bunker, and is a rather stellar movie experience. One character eventually escapes to the outside, and (to the film’s doom), the plot returns to its “Cloverfield” roots. The thriller-type plot inside the bunker was the reason why this film was enjoyable, and the final ten minutes put a damper on the previous 90 minutes. However, when watching the movie, one must know that there will eventually be a reason why “Cloverfield” is in this movie’s title. But make no mistake about it: the drama, thrills and horror come in the bunker, not on the outside. I give this film 7.5 out of 10 stars.

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TU gets new food service Food is cooked each morning, delivered later ANNIE SRAGNER Arts & Life Editor @anniesragner

For anyone who’s already tired of food delivery options around campus, Galley Foods has introduced Towson with a new choice that promises healthy meals delivered in a timely fashion. “We cook our food fresh from scratch every morning and then we chill our food down, and the meals are delivered chilled,” head of marketing and executive sales for Baltimore Eli Kamerow said. By cutting out the prep work, Galley Foods hopes to make local and healthy eating more common for consumers. “We source as much of our food as we can from local partners,” Kamerow said. “That is a little bit more difficult during the winter months because there isn’t much grown locally.” During spring and summer, Kamerow said that Galley Foods

sources 50-60 percent of their ingredients from local partners. In addition to the nutritional aspects of their food, Galley also strives to maintain variety with a four-option menu that changes daily. “We do a different menu every night and we try to have one vegetarian option, one pescatarian option—so some sort of fish or seafood—and then we’ll usually have one that’s chicken and then one dish that’s going to be beef, or pork, or lamb, or pasta or some other miscellaneous dish,” Kamerow said. Each meal comes with a fixed price as shown on the website that includes tax, delivery fee and tip for the driver. “Unfortunately, pretty much everyone is familiar with that delivery experience where you order something and it comes an hour and a half later and the bill is $10 more than you expected, and the guy who was late with your food still holds out his hands for a tip,”

Kamerow said. “So we’re trying to remove a lot of those pain points and make the delivery experience as frictionless as possible.” Towson alum and Baltimore operations manager Kelly Desmond works with Galley to ensure the smoothest possible delivery process. “You can get that meal that’s well balanced in under 30 minutes or less and, before Galley, I don’t think anyone had that experience,” Desmond said. “And they might not have even been aware that that experience could be doable. But we’re doing it.” Galley offers the option to either schedule when you would like the meal delivered, or to order ondemand style where the meal is delivered within 30 minutes. In the Baltimore area, Galley delivers food from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Delivered in biodegradable and compostable containers, Galley also provides customers with heating instructions in both PDF form and on the container itself.

CFA hosts Asia@Towson SYDNEY DOUGLAS Contributing Writer

The student-produced exhibit, “Asia@Towson: Friendship, Family and Fun in Towson’s Asian Culture Student Groups” was curated by student groups including the Chinese American Student Union, the Filipino Cultural Association of Towson, the Japanese Language and Cultural Organization, the South Asian Student Association, the Muslim Student Association and more. The theme of the installations for the gallery is to explore culture throughout Asia and to bring an authentic feel of what a specific culture means to each group. “The idea behind this was to engage the Asian student culture clubs,” program manager Nerissa Paglinauan said. “It’s something the center hasn't done in the past, we let them know the center is a resource for them and the public. Often students don't know that we are here.” The gallery is an ever-evolving process exhibit that features new installations made by students that are consistently added to it over the spring semester. Until May 14, Towson’s Asian Arts Gallery, located in the Center for the

Arts on the second floor, is hosting the exhibit admission-free for all guests. “It’s an exhibit for one time to create a connection,” director of Asian Arts & Culture Center Joanna Pecore said. “They are telling a story left open to share what’s most important to them and why they have their club.” The gallery hours are Monday

through Saturday 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. in the Center for the Arts building and it is open until the end of the spring semester. For more information about events from the Asian Arts Gallery, follow them on Facebook at Asia@Towson. To read the rest of this article online, visit www.thetowerlight.com

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Towson’s Center for the Arts building is hosting Asia@Towson this spring, open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Galley Foods will offer Towson a new food delivery service offering healthy meal choices delivered daily. “There are two different kinds of plating instructions: there’s one that’s called ‘For You,’ if you’re just eating it yourself. And, there’s a next step up that’s called ‘To Impress,’ and that’s if you want to act like you cooked for somebody on a date, or if you want to make your food Instagram-ready,” Kamerow said. Galley’s overall goal is to provide the community with a convenient way to get a healthy meal, especially for students who are unable to cook for themselves.

“If Galley had existed when I was there, it would have almost been, ‘OK, here’s an affordable option, but something that I can mix up,’” Desmond said. “It’s not the normal Chick-Fil-A or pizza—kind of your staple items that are in Towson— but here’s an option that’s affordable, that I can try every single day if I wanted to, but I can get a really well-balanced meal.” For $10 off your first meal, enter the promo code “TOWSONU” when you create your account on galleyfoods.com.

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Towson lost two close matches to UNC Wilmington and Massachusetts to end its four match tour of the Carolinas this week. Friday, the Tigers fell to the Seahawks 3-4 at UNC Wilmington Tennis Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. Towson lost two of the three doubles matches to give UNC Wilmington the opening doubles point. Madara Straume and Sabrina Barisano beat sophomore Lucy Williams and freshman Lucy Gloninger 6-4 at number two doubles while Alix Theodossiou and Hollie Champion beat sophomore Renate van Oorschodt and sophomore A.J. Gomer at number three doubles. Christine Kharkevitch and Laura Gomez were leading sophomore Nicole Shakhnazarova and sophomore Barbora Vasilkova 6-5 at number one doubles, but the match was suspended after the Seahawks clinched the doubles point. The two schools split the six matches in the singles competition.

For Towson, number one Shakhnazarova picked up her third straight singles win by beating Straume 6-4, 7-5. Number two Williams beat Kharkevitch 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-8 in a tight three-setter, and number six Gloninger earned her first conference match win by beating Champion 6-4, 6-3. UNC Wilmington won the remaining singles matches, as Theodossiou beat number three Vasilkova 1-6, 7-5, 11-9 and Gomez beat number four Gomer 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in three-set comebacks, and Barisano beat number five Yevgeniya Shusterman 6-3, 7-5. “Again, the doubles point was crucial,” Head Coach Doug Neagle said. “It was so close.” Thursday, the Tigers fell to the Minutemen 2-5 in a neutral site matchup at the College of Charleston Tennis Center at Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. “I’ve never seen as much energy as we‘ve had the past two matches,” Neagle said. “Even though they were both losses.” Against Massachusetts, Towson lost two of its three doubles matches to

surrender the opening doubles point. Minutemen Ana Yrazusta and Carol Benito defeated Shakhnazarova and Vasilkova 6-3 at number one doubles while Anna Woosley and Ruth Crawford defeated Williams and Gloninger 6-4 at number two doubles. Towson earned only one win in doubles, as van Oorschodt and Gomer defeated Arielle Griffin and Brittany Collens 6-2 at number three doubles. In singles action Towson picked up two victories as number one Shakhnazarova beat Crawford 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 and number three Vasilkova beat Griffin 6-4, 7-6 (5). Massachusetts went on to take the rest of the singles matches, as Woosley defeated number four Gomer 7-5, 6-4 and Collens defeated Shusterman 6-4, 6-1. Yrazusta defeated number two Williams 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 and Benito defeated number five van Oorschodt 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 in close three-set matches. Towson will travel to New York on Friday to take on Fordham before taking on CAA rival Hofstra on Saturday.

tigers earn two wins SARAH VAN WIE Contributing Writer @SarahVdubs

Towson is riding a two-game winning streak after earning an 8-7 victory over Fordham Saturday and a 10-4 victory Mount St. Mary’s Friday at the Tiger Classic. “This was our last tournament before the [Colonial Athletic Association] CAA games start,” Head Coach Lisa Costello said. “So we took advantage to be successful. I am very excited for the start of the CAA games and after a good week of practice we will be in a good spot.” Saturday, the Tigers defeated the Rams 8-7. Freshman infielder Bailey Boyd and sophomore infielder Brook Miko hit two solo home runs for in the second inning to give Towson an early 3-0 lead. However, Fordham battled back

after scoring four runs in the top of the third inning to take a 4-3 lead over Towson. After a scoreless fourth inning for both teams, the Tigers had a four run fifth inning to take a 7-4 lead over the Rams. In the top of the sixth inning, Fordham tied the game 7-7 after hanging three runs, but Towson sophomore outfielder Kendyl Scott hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the seventh to secure a win. Friday, Towson defeated Mount St. Mary’s 10-4. “The team works hard and their playing is a reflection of how hard they worked throughout September,” Costello said. “They commit to making themselves better, and it pays off.” The Tigers took an early 2-0 lead after Boyd hit a two-run double in the first inning. The next run came from sopho-

more catcher Shelby Stracher slamming a solo home run in the third inning. In the fourth inning, Towson scored four runs on two hits to take a 7-2 lead over Mount St. Mary’s. The Tigers concluded their offensive display at the plate in the fifth inning after scoring three runs on an RBI triple from sophomore infielder Daria Edwards and an RBI single from Stracher. Sophomore pitcher Megan Dejter earned her seventh win of the season after pitching all seven innings and recording six strikeouts. “The pitching staff is doing really well this season,” Costello said. “They feed off of each other and they just work well together.” Towson will continue the Tiger Classic Saturday and Sunday when it takes on CAA rival Hofstra in a doubleheader at TU Softball Stadium.

Sports

March 22, 2016

athlete allegation trend continues DESMOND BOYLE Staff Writer

It has unfortunately become an all too common ritual for celebrated and talented athletes to be accused of something that sheds light on their lives off of the playing field. A part of this ritual, there is always intense media analyzation of the athletes’ response in the days following the accusation. For example, Peyton Manning should be celebrating his second Super Bowl win and the end of an amazing career as one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history. Instead, the former Super Bowl MVP is lying low amid allegations that he exposed himself to a medical trainer while at the University of Tennessee and then dishonestly defamed her character in his and his father Archie Manning’s book, “The Mannings” according to an article in the New York Post written by Shaun King. Manning violated a confidentiality agreement he had with the accuser, Doctor Jamie Naughright, by discuss-

ing her in the book. Manning’s defense of the sexual assault incident has also been refuted by people who were present. Naughtright claimed that Manning placed his genitals on her head while she was working on his ankle in the locker room. Manning claimed that he was joking around trying to moon fellow athlete Malcolm Saxon. Saxon has not only denied Manning’s claims when talking to University of Tennessee officials, he even went as so far to write Manning a letter urging him to apologize. Allegations of steroid use produced a second scathing denial from Manning over the past year as Manning strongly ridiculed the news organization Al-Jazeera after it released a report claiming that Manning’s wife, Ashley had visited pharmacist Joseph Sly and purchased

Human Growth Hormone for Peyton to use. Manning called the allegations fabrications and called the story and network “trash” and “garbage.” Another athlete who defended himself with hostile speech against his accuser was Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun. After being linked for just under a year to steroids because of an alleged failed test and ties to the BALCO medical supply company, Braun won his initial appeal because the test took too long to be transported from the collecting agency to the testing lab. Braun then stated of the process, “There were a lot of things that we learned about the collector, about the collection process, about the way that the entire thing worked that made us very concerned and very suspicious about what could have actually happened...We spoke to biochemists and scientists and we asked them,

‘How difficult would it be to tamper with somebody’s sample?’ And their response was that, ‘If they were motivated, it would be extremely easy.’” Braun also called himself a victim in that denial speech and his lawyer repeatedly suggested that the handler of the test be fired. Braun later had to apologize for accepting a 50 game suspension that resulted from that same failed drug test after it was proven that the tests were unaltered. These two denials pale in comparison to the king of protracted aggressive denials,

Lance Armstrong. Armstrong became a global phenomenon after surviving testicular cancer and becoming the most successful cyclist of his generation. While winning seven Tour de France titles and from 1998 to his first retirement in 2005, Armstrong constantly battled accusations of steroid use and blood doping. who said she witnessed Armstrong blood doping and using steroids. -To read the rest of this article online, visit thetowerlight.com

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Quarterback Peyton Manning walks off the field for the Broncos.

Sports

March 22, 2016

Tigers roll past paladins at unitas TYLER BEARD Assistant Sports Editor @tylerbeard2

No. 11 Towson’s 9-0 run led the team to a 15-6 victory over the Furman Paladins Saturday afternoon. The Tigers (7-1) had 11 different goal-scorers in their highest scoring game of the season. “It feels great when you have confidence in every single person that’s on the field,” senior midfielder Ben McCarty said. “It’s not a ‘me’ offense, it’s a sharing the ball offense and it makes things easy. You might have a good shot, but we’re looking for a great shot to improve our opportunities more.” McCarty, senior attackman Spencer Parks, redshirt junior midfielder Brian Bolewicki, junior midfielder Tyler Young and junior attackman Ryan Drenner finished with two goals each. “I’m pleased with the way our team opened up the game and came

out in the first quarter with great energy and executing at a high level offensively,” Head Coach Shawn Nadelen said. “I thought we did a good job getting our shots on cage in good spots and defensively, we were able to get some big stops.” Towson’s run again Furman (0-7) started with two straight unassisted goals from McCarty and Drenner. Two goals each from Young and Bolewicki capped off a 7-0 first quarter for Towson. Junior midfielder Alec Burckley won 7-of-8 face-offs in the first quarter for the Tigers and finished the game 14-of-20. “Alec Burckley was a big help in earning some big face-offs early in the game,” Nadelen said. “It allowed the momentum to push our way and to earn those opportunities that we did and I’m glad we were able to keep that pace up for the majority of the game.” The offense slowed down for the Tigers in the second quarter

though, as the team only scored one goal. The Paladins’ offense came alive with three straight goals from attackman Jonah Moore, which cut the lead to 9-3. However, Towson put together a 5-0 run that put the team ahead 14-3 and the game out of reach. The big lead allowed for the younger players to get into the game and sophomore midfielder Cole Robertson scored his first career-goal for the Tigers. “It’s a lot of fun to see them put their hard work out on the field,” Drenner said about the younger players getting the chance to play. “We see what they can do every day in practice so it’s really nice being able to watch them.” Towson’s defense’s six goals allowed brought its season’s average to 7.1, which is tied for fourth in the nation. The Tigers’ next game is a home matchup against the Binghamton Bearcats (1-4) Saturday at 3 p.m.

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Junior midfielder Tyler Young carries the ball up the field for the Tigers at Johnny Unitas Stadium. Towson defeated Paladin 15-6.

second half haunts towson in loss JORDAN COPE Associate Sports Editor @jordancope26

No. 17 Towson is riding a twogame losing streak after falling to No. 16 Pennsylvania 7-4 Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium and No. 2 Florida 15-7 Monday in Gainesville at Dizney Stadium. Saturday, the Tigers (6-2) fell to the Quakers (6-1) 7-4. “Credit to Penn,” Head Coach Sonia LaMonica said. “They were riding hard, they were doubling and tripling the ball hard and we weren’t doing it together as a team and keeping our head up and moving the ball fast enough.” Towson got out to a fast 1-0 start thanks to a goal from senior midfielder Brenna Hamm. The Tigers extended their lead to 2-0 when sophomore midfielder Kaitlyn Montalbano scored her 16th goal of the season on a free position shot at 16:56.

Following Montalbano’s goal, sophomore attacker Jenna Kerr and junior midfielder Samantha Brookhart each netted a goal to give Towson a 4-0 lead. However, Pennsylvania got on the board with less than two minutes remaining in the half when sophomore midfielder Alex Condon buried a shot past freshman goalkeeper Angie Benson. The first half ended with the Tigers leading the Quakers 4-1. In the second half, Pennsylvania scored six unanswered goals to hand Towson its second straight loss. “We for some reason came out pretty flat,” LaMonica said. “We failed to play together well as a team. I thought our defense did a good job, they really worked their butt off in that second half.” But, LaMonica said, the team failed to clear the ball out and that translated into few offensive possessions. Benson finished the game recording a career-high nine saves while Brookhart tallied one goal, one

assist and two draw controls. Monday, the Tigers fell to the Gators (9-1) 15-7. Florida got out to a fast 4-0 start after scoring four unanswered goals less than seven minutes into the game. Later in the half, the Gators extended their lead 6-1 after junior attacker scored her 17th goal of the season. However, Towson responded with a 4-0 run of its own to cut Florida’s lead to 6-5 with 16 minutes left in the first half. Both teams continued to find the back of the net, but the Gators took a 9-6 lead over the Tigers into the locker room at halftime. Early in the second half, Burgess netted a goal for Florida while Montalbano netted a goal for Towson to make the score 10-7. However, the Gators went on to score five unanswered goals to hand Towson its first loss of the season. Montalbano finished the contest with a hat trick while freshman attacker Carly Tellekamp recorded two goals.

Towson will begin Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play next weekend at home against rival Delaware at noon. “We have got to rebound,” LaMonica said. “We have got to regroup and I have all the confidence in the world that this group

will because they’re hungry, they’re determined and they’re a great group. This is a bump in the road but I think they’ll be ready to come together and put in a lot of hard work and be ready to step out and sort of turn it around for ourselves.”

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Junior midfielder Samantha Brookhart looks up the field in a Colonial Athletic Association matchup against Delaware in 2014.

Sports

March 22, 2016

Towson takes sixth ALEX TORIBIO Contributing Writer @xoxo_Alexxandra

Towson took sixth place in the EAGL Championships meet Saturday at Pittsburgh in the Fitzgerald Field House with a score of 193.875. The Tigers started the meet on vault and finished with a score of 48.450. Freshman Erin Tucker was in the lineup for vault after sustaining an injury earlier this season. “We were glad to have Erin back,” Head Coach Vicki Chliszyck said. “Her performance was clean and one the most difficult pieces for vault.” Tucker ended up scoring her career-high of 9.700. Tucker and fellow freshman Mary Elle Arduino tied for 25th place on vault. Following vault, Towson competed in the uneven bars in which the team totaled 48.425 points. Sophomore Tyra McKellar received a score of 9.800 which landed her in 10th place while sophomore Noelle Harada placed in the top 20 with a score of 9.725. Balance beam was next for the

Tigers which was led by sophomore Lauren Cahalan. She tied for 10th place with a score of 9.800. The total balance beam score was 48.075. The last event was the Towson’s most successful as it received a score of 48.925 on floor exercises. Freshman Aysia Sharif earned first place among the EAGL gymnasts, which helped boost the Tigers overall score. “Aysia let it all out on the floor giving her best routine of the whole season,” Chliszyzk said. The Tigers will now prepare for the NCAA’s announcements of the qualified gymnasts for the Regional Championship which will take place in the beginning of April. The NCAA will release the information of who qualified Monday afternoon. Chliszyck will prepare the team members who are qualified to move on for the specific event they were chosen to perform in. The next two weeks leading up the Regional Championships will consist of shorter practices for the gymnasts who will compete in Regionals. “The rest of the team can’t be

required to come in to practice,” Chliszyzk said. “But this is their opportunity to support their teammates and work on new skills.” After the Regional Championship meet, the gym will be closed for two weeks. The team will continue after the two-week break with optional off-season practice for the next year. The Towson gymnasts will be waiting for the NCAA results to come out, hoping for their names to be on the list. If not, the other teammates will be ready to support their fellow qualified gymnasts at the Regional Championship meet in early April.

NEXT MEET NCAA REGIONALS TBA APRIL

tU track sets records ALEX ZIOLKOWSKI Contributing Writer

Towson competed in its first ever 49er Classic hosted by University of North Carolina Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina with 11 top-10 finishes in different events and a pair of school records. “We had never seen or heard of the majority of the teams,” Head Coach Mike Jackson said. The 4x100 meter team, consisting of junior sprinter Zanae Freeland, freshmen Rachel Largea, Liz Reid and Ariana Waller, combined for a fourth place finish with a time of 46.80 seconds. “The four by one team broke a school record, and all were ECAC qualifying times,” Jackson said. In the 4x400 meter relay the team of Freeland, junior Megan Kelly, freshman sprinter Liz Reid and fifth year senior Emily Wager

took third place with a time of 3:52.79 minutes. “All together great weather but the wind was strong,” Jackson said. “Zanae has a personal best and a school record that might not be ECAC [Eastern College Athletic Conference] legal.” Junior Megan Knoblock ran the 5000-meter dash in 17:24.26 minutes, finishing in fourth place. Knoblock’s feat is now the third fastest time in program history and recorded on the Tiger top 10 list. Senior Ashleigh Stallings took second place in the javelin throw with a distance of 41.8 meters (135’11”). Freeland also qualified for the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes during the preliminaries. Knoblock accomplished fourth place in 17:24.56 minutes during the 5000-meter dash finale. She reached a new personal best and made second on the Tiger Top 10 list. Senior Jader Godsy climbed to

fourth on the Tiger top 10 list after her performance in the hammer throw with a distance of 45.60 meters (149’7”). Junior pole vaulters Brynn Warrington and Courtney Rose tied for third place with heights of 3.50 meters (11’5.75”) while senior Maggie Rampolla tied for seventh clearing 3.50 meters. Jackson initially intended for the women to split into two squads and compete in meets in Florida and Virginia in two weeks. Instead he has opted out of the meet in Florida. Now those who qualified will attend the Colonial Relay hosted by William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia from March 31 to April 2. “All eyes are on the conference championship in May,” Jackson said. Following the Colonial Relay in Williamsburg, Virginia, the Tigers will host the Towson Invitational at Johnny Unitas Stadium. The meet is scheduled for Friday April 8.

Bailey Boyd

Softball Freshman infielder Bailey Boyd hit a home run in Towson’s 8-7 victory over Fordham on Saturday and went 1-for-4 and drove in three RBI in the 10-4 victory over Mount St. Mary’s Friday. Towson is now 19-5 on the year and will take on CAA rival Hofstra in its next matchup.

Sports

March 22, 2016

tigers hoist third cup

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Senior Nicole Melchione takes a shot from the wing against the Terps in the DVCHC Championship game in Delaware in February.

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Seniors from the Towson University Women’s Ice Hockey Team pose with their third straight DVCHC Championship. The Tigers defeated University of Maryland, College Park, in Delaware in February 8. JORDAN COPE Associate Sports Editor @jordancope26

Throughout her youth, Beth Kennedy always loved to play ice hockey, but when she arrived at Towson University three and a half years ago, there wasn’t a team for her to play on. “My friends encouraged me to try to create a team,” Kennedy said. “So I learned how sports clubs worked and posted fliers around campus and there was enough interest to start the team.” Kennedy, now a senior at Towson, is founder and club president of the women’s ice hockey team and has worked tirelessly to build and lead the program to its third straight Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) Championship. In 2014, Towson won its first DVCHC Championship with a 10-3 victory over Virginia despite finishing

the regular season with a 7-4 record. Winning its first championship was something that Towson didn’t expect to accomplish, especially with a team that consisted of just 10 players. “Starting a dynasty after our first championship was the furthest thing from our minds,” Kennedy said. “The five or so girls that started the team just wanted to play. We were just trying to get through the year and build from there.” The following year, Towson capped off a perfect 15-0 season and won its second straight DVCHC Championship with a 3-2 win against Navy. After expanding its roster from 10 to 13 players and outscoring opponents by an average of 9.5 goals pergame in the regular season, hoisting the championship trophy was something that Towson expected to accomplish that year. “When I look back on that sec-

ond championship we were perfect,” said senior center Brooke Edwards. “There is a league sportsmanship rule that you can only score so many goals and every single game we scored the max amount of goals and we didn’t let in hardly any.” This year Towson won its third straight DVCHC Championship by defeating instate rival University of Maryland, College Park, 3-2 in shootout fashion. Winning the title against Maryland made the victory even sweeter for the team who fell to the Terrapins 4-1 on senior night on home ice. Junior goaltender Lauren Wood didn’t play in the senior night loss to Maryland. She was recovering from a torn MCL—a ligament that gives stability to the knee. In the DVCHC Championship Game, however, Wood played through the injury and recorded the game-

winning save in the shootout. “My MCL was on fire,” Wood said. “But I knew if I could come up with a stop it would be over. I remember the girl from Maryland coming down the ice and the sound of the puck just hitting my stick. After that all I remember is throwing off my mask and my teammates mobbing me in the crease.” It hasn’t been easy for Kennedy to build and lead the Towson program to three consecutive DVCHC Championships. Kennedy has had to balance the team’s scheduling, budgeting and traveling while managing her business administration degree and social life. In her time as club president, Kennedy’s biggest challenge has been managing the team’s finances. “There is always a lot to do,” Kennedy said. “Since we are such an expensive sport and we are a majority self-funded team, girls will pay five to six hundred dollars in dues to cover expenses. It’s like running a small business, which is really good experience.” With Kennedy graduating this spring, sophomore vice president Megan McNeill will be taking over as club president, a role that she is both excited and nervous for. “I am just here trying to learn all of the ropes,” McNeill said. “This year I have been there when Beth is doing everything and I have been there trying to take on other major responsibilities.” Come fall, McNeill’s biggest responsibility will be recruiting. Towson is graduating six seniors, three of which play on the defensive side of the puck. “Recruiting will be big because we

are losing half of our team,” McNeill said. “Not a lot of girls play ice hockey, but for those that do their biggest concern is the time commitment. Our biggest time of the season is in the fall so they would be diving right into hockey when they come to Towson.” Although Towson will be losing a majority of its team, returning members are prepared to make sacrifices to capture another DVCHC Championship. “If we get a girl that can play goalie and our defense is struggling I will put on pads and play defense if I have to,” Wood said. “All year our moto has been, ‘FTT, for the team,’ and I am prepared to carry that into next year too.” For those graduating, the bonds and memories created on the team will be shown from more than just their injuries and scars received on the ice. After capturing its third straight DVCHC Championship the women got matching tattoos with the team motto, FTT, for the team. “I feel like [coming to Towson] all happened for a reason,” Edwards said. “The girls on this team are my best friends now and it just all fell together.” Leaving the program that she worked so hard to build and lead to three straight DVCHC Championships won’t be easy for Kennedy either, but she knows that she will always have a place on the team. “Coming into college I didn’t think I was going to play hockey again,” Kennedy said. “But, now that I was able to it was just an amazing memory because I got to come back and play a sport that I loved and I will always be just a phone call away.”