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Both lacrosse teams won the CAA Championship this weekend. As finals week approaches, the students of Towson stress, study and wish that they were home for the summer.

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The Towerlight Editor-in-Chief Cody Boteler Senior Editor Sam Shelton Associate News Editor Sarah Rowan Assist. News Editor Nilo Exar

Lessons learned from four Towerlight years

Arts & Life Editor Annie Sragner Sports Editor Jordan Cope Assist. Sports Editor Tyler Beard Staff Writers Tim Anderson Kati Day Lauren Cosca Kristin Helf Ryan Permison Hailey Miller Tyler Young Christine LaFrancesca Alaina Tepper Alex Ziolkowski Bhavisha Dave Billy Owens Theresa Schempp Nick Mason Jessica Ricks Photo Editor Chris Simms Assist. Photo Editor Alex Best Staff Photographers Cody Boteler Mark Dragon Sam Shelton Stephanie Ranque Joe Noyes Video Producer Sarah Chmieloweic Assist. Video Producer Stacey Coles Staff Videographers Tyisha Henderson

My time writing for The Towerlight has been a great ride. It has turned me into a much better writer than I was when I stood at the Involvement Fair signing up for the school paper.

I didn’t know what to expect at first, as I never wrote for my high school’s paper and had no idea how to construct a story. However, the writers welcomed me with open arms and helped me learn the process.

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My freshman and sophomore years were all about learning what it’s like to be a reporter. I learned how to ask the proper questions, how to write without bias and how to turn in a story at a tight deadline.

Junior and senior year were my chances to use what I had learned and to write like a journalist. I was able to cover the major sports at Towson and did feature stories I wouldn’t have thought possible when I first came to school.

One of the major things I learned over time is to build relationships with other writers. I met so many great people that helped improve

my writing skills and gave me tips on conducting interviews, editing, etc. These great people also turned out to be my friends, and I can’t thank them enough for taking this journey with me.

Another thing I learned is to not be afraid to do something different.

As writers, we should go out and make a name for ourselves. Go out and do something that hasn’t been done before or hasn’t been talked about yet. Make sure to put your spin on it and be proud of what you wrote.

Towson has been good to me, and I’m going to miss a lot about the school. I’ll miss the friends I made,

the walk to class every day (even on Cross Campus Drive) and sitting in class wondering when school will be over. It’s finally reached that point, and it’s time to move on.

I’ll miss covering afternoon football games or lacrosse games that go down to the wire. I’ll miss the postgame press conferences, listening to the energy in Coach Ambrose’s voice or the pride in Coach Nadelen’s voice. Those press conferences have ended, and my last post-game story has been written.

I don’t know where my journey will continue, but I have to say it’s been a fun ride so far. Adieu, Towson.

Excited to move on, Floating to the new but sad to be leaving

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General Manager Mike Raymond

Senior Editorials

I joined the Towerlight as a videographer the fall of my sophomore year. My freshman year I attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia with a major in directing, playwriting and production. I was doing theatre all the time; I felt smothered by it. I had no other creative outlets. I was interested in video, but everyone treated my curiosity like, “Oh, that’s cute, now let the film majors do their thing.”

I worked hard and kept creating as a staff member until it was time for the previous video editor to step down. So, I assumed the role. I know my videos were not always the best, but I relished the opportunity to learn and grow.

Nowadays, it feels like you need to be an expert in everything you do right away. I wanted Towerlight Video to be a place where people could experiment and learn and get better. I welcomed mistakes, because they were learning opportunities. How could you fix a mistake and still produce a quality video?

What are you going to do next time so that you don’t make the mistake again?

These were some of the questions I answered every day in my time as video producer.

I wanted to create a section that not only had serious news stories, but contained fun and entertaining videos as well. I wanted to invite people in

with a funny video of Towerlight staff members attempting football drills and have them stay with footage from a peace rally. I wanted to showcase the hard-working students of the Towson University community, because they continue to inspire me.

It has also been a blessing having been in such a nurturing environment.

The members of The Towerlight staff are some of the most nurturing and professional individuals I have ever met. They helped me produce the best work possible. They also were my support when work was the last thing I wanted to think about. I feel like they always had my best interests at heart, whether personally or professionally. I have so much to thank them for, and a book would not be long enough to contain it all.

I’m leaving Towerlight Video with a job lined up at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I’m very sad to leave the Baltimore area, but The Towerlight taught me to dream big and take chances. Although I am very, very ready to be done with school, I will miss The Towerlight very much. I hope Towerlight Video continues to teach and inspire more young professionals after I’m gone. I hope it remains a place to discover and explore your passions, no matter what they are. Dream big, and don’t let your mind limit you. You are more intelligent, more powerful and more beautiful than you think. Thank you, Towerlight, for teaching me that.

For most of my life, I saw myself as a floater. I always had friends from different groups and I found it difficult to see the appeal in declaring my allegiance exclusively to any one thing for a long time.

There was always something stopping me from putting both feet in and fully committing.

I took dance for almost eight years when I was younger, but I mostly did it for the exercise and friendships I made there. I always got yelled at for talking and never went on pointe because classes were on the weekends.

I also tried Ultimate Frisbee when I got to college, but I realized my body couldn’t handle the sprinting and athleticism it required (props to them though, those ladies are badass).It was around this time that I like to call my “Quarter-Life Crisis” where I was uncertain about most parts of my life.

I was a sophomore biology major, but didn’t want to go into research or medicine. I knew that I liked writing, but I didn’t know how to combine that with science. I was also writing a few arts stories for The Towerlight, and I knew that I enjoyed the people I was meeting through doing that.

During this quest to find my niche, a friend recommended that I compose a list of things that I’m passionate about.

Most of the entries I wrote down were topics related to deep conversa-

tions I had with others that got me thinking big in a new way.

After that, one thing led to another and I showed my list to the editor-inchief of the paper at the time, and on the spot he offered me a position as an opinion columnist. That week, “The Big Picture” was born, and I finally found a way to turn my writing into something more important than just me.

Little did I know that “The Big Picture” would become such a meaningful opportunity to document my personal realizations and to share them with others. It also provided me with a sense of belonging to this newspaper family where I would eventually work my way up to Arts & Life Editor.

At times, I felt like a fish out of water being a biology major among an office full of journalists, but this process of continuous writing and learning the mechanisms behind media production have taught me so much about the world and how I fit into it.

I have no way to comprehend exactly how many people I have reached during my 2.5 years with the Towerlight, but I hope that my words inspired positivity in those who took the time to read what my mind felt compelled to express.

I have grown tremendously during my experience as a columnist, editor and writer and I have so much gratitude for the opportunities and people that made this possible.

It’s time to float on to something new, and although this is the end of a chapter, it’s just the beginning of my story.

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Looking back

s Outgoing editor-in-chief expresses thanks I can still vividly remember the first time I walked into The Towerlight office almost a week before I moved into Tower A my freshman year. I remember being on my best behavior as I was introduced to the then editor-in-chief, Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, and whisked away to Potbelly for lunch in a car full of people I had only just met.

I can still vividly remember my first assignment, when I covered the welcome back concert, and how nervous I was to interview a crowd of strangers. Looking back now, it’s funny, because most of the people in the crowd were probably freshmen just as nervous and eager to get involved as I was.

So much time has passed since these moments took place, yet they feel like only a few months ago.

Looking back now, I realize how much has happened in my four years here and even since last year, when I was elected editor-in-chief and dove headfirst into what has been, hands down, the best year of my life. I have learned and grown more than I ever thought possible, overcome challenges, tried new things and started to discover the kind of person and journalist I want to be.

I am so thankful to have had this opportunity and truly can’t imagine my college experience having turned out any other way. I have spent a

wonderful four years here at Towson, and they have all been defined by my time spent at The Towerlight with the many incredible people who have come through the door of UU 309.

But, before I say my final farewell, I want to give a few shout outs.

First and foremost, to Mike Raymond, our general manager, who day after day, year after year, puts up with our shenanigans, and is always there when you need him to crack a joke or provide what has been some of the best advice I have ever received. So thank you, and the rest of the Baltimore Student Media Board, for keeping The Towerlight alive and well.

To all of the editors I have worked with throughout the years, you all have not only been my co-workers, but also my best friends. You are all beautiful people, and I wish you greatness in your life and in your work. I thank you for all of the support you have provided me with. You have been my rock, and I couldn’t have asked for a better team.

Lastly, to all those I was fortunate enough to work with and interview throughout my reporting experiences, from administration, to faculty, staff and students from almost every department at Towson, thank you for letting me into your worlds and trusting me with your words.

I have loved my time at Towson, and although I am so sad to see it come to an end, I know that I am ready for whatever comes next because of everything and everyone at The Towerlight. #TowerLifeForever

Thanks, Towerlight HAFIZ AINA Webmaster

It has been a pleasure working as the Towerlight’s Webmaster for the past two years. I’ve had a lot of fun working with the amazing writers and staff who work very hard to communicate important news with Towson’s campus and community. These past two years with the Towerlight have challenged my technical abilities – whether it was coming up with a new site design, exploring the

limitations of WordPress, or resolving issues in the backend of the site. The pressure that came with being the Towerlight’s go-to technical person has been well worth it. I have gained skills that have led to career opportunities and that will benefit me going forward.

I would like to give a big thanks to the Towerlight staff for being such wonderful people to work with. My work with the Towerlight has definitely been one of my best experiences during my time here at Towson University.

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Fight with everything you have KARA BUCARO Art Direector

I've been at Towson for five years of my life. I've spent a significant portion of each school year wondering how I was going to get each assignment done and then waking up to the next day. As for what I've in learned from five years at Towson, it's hard to recall all the specific things or the people I've met. However, there are two things I've been a part of that stand out the most: my five years as a part of Towson Track and Field (or as we lovingly nicknamed our sorority, track phi track) and my two years as part of the Towerlight. Since I'm not a writer (but between you and me, guys, my guilty pleasure is writing) I'm going to pass on a few things from what I've learned from my sport and my time here in the office.

If you want something, fight for it with everything you have.

I'm sure that you guys probably read that I was on the track and field team and did a double take - how does Kara run, let alone almost every

day? I wanted to. Between the 5 a.m. lifts, the workouts where I thought, "This is it. This is where they'll find my lifeless body," and running more miles than I could ever fathom, I've found something that brought me happiness every day. That doesn't mean this sport hasn't come with its heartbreaks, as I spent a majority of outdoor track on a stationary bike because I was chronically injured.

Despite this setback, I kept fighting to participate and race with the people I am proud to call my second family.

Some days I cried and others I battled with myself (sometimes tooth and nail), so, as I'm writing, this I can say with certainty I gave it all I had.

This brings me to my second point, "Don't take what you have for granted." I've heard that phrase from plenty of people the minute I stepped onto Towson's campus last August, and they were speaking from experience, a point in time that could be recalled yet I was just beginning to endure.

There is nothing I would change, but there was a time that I didn't think any of this was going to end.

Time seemed frozen and hovered over

periods of my life then would speed up again at will. Take the bad with the good. Soak up the good when you have it, and battle against the bad with what you have learned, because surprise - I'm still here.

The beginning of this year came with an experience that would change me as a person, but has taught me one of the biggest things I have learned (and the last I'll highlight): take it slow. There are so many things to do and possibilities as to what each and every one of you could be. If anyone reading this is like me, then some of the roads you'll have driven on might have been at fifth gear, then you crashed on the side of the road as a result. When you take the time to make your repairs, take the time to look around and see what's still standing. Rather, who is.

Stay in touch with whomever they are, reach out occasionally, and bring them a pint of their favorite ice cream when they're upset. They might even bring you a second spoon.

Track fam, don't do anything I wouldn't do. Everyone else, make sure to skip class occasionally.

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Speakers present new ideas at TEDxTowsonU Students, faculty and community members presented engaging ideas on a number of different topics May 5 at Towson University’s annual TEDxTowsonU event in the West Village Commons Ballrooms. The theme of the event was “Engage.”

“To engage is defined as occupying and granting, or involving someone’s interest or attention,” said senior emcee Karim Darwish. “Becoming engaged and engaging others can look different to every person, and because of this, the ways to be engaged are endless.”

TEDxTowsonU featured eight speakers that discussed a wide variety of subjects, including mental health in minority communities, global biodiversity and linguistic diversity.

TED, which stands for “Technology, Entertainment, Design,” is a nonprofit organization devoted to ideas worth spreading, according to its website. The organization has a TEDx initiative that grants free licenses to people around the world to organize TED-style events within their communities.

The first speaker was David Teie, founder of Music for Cats, who described his studies to demonstrate responses to music from any species other than humans. His first study tested the effects of species-specific music on cotton-topped tamarin monkeys, and his second study tested its effects on cats.

“We think of music as the universal language,” Teie said. “I love the idea that it can be made even more universal, extending to other species.”

Physics professor James Overduin spoke on the contributions that physics has made to various societal transformations over time, going back in time to describe physics in the information age, the modern age, the industrial revolution and the Enlightenment age.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County professor Marc Olano spoke on the stages of 3D development in technology. He specifically cited 3D printing, Virtual Reality and 3D scanning as examples of new products that have become more relevant in recent years.

Student activist John Gillespie spoke on “#WeAreMizzou: Reimagined Radical Black Politics at the Public PWI.” He called for an “alternative politic” of radicalism to “gain, build and sustain black power” in a move-

ment driven by “radical love.”

Student activist Breya Johnson spoke about mental health within minority communities, drawing on her own experiences in her speech.

“You nourish your heart when you let love win,” Johnson said. “You manifest happiness when you let love be your vessel…I know my power, I know my truth, and if I can get back up so can everyone in this room regardless of your identity.”

Department of Biological Sciences professor John LaPolla spoke about threats to global biodiversity, and said that “life on Earth is in crisis.” He mentioned industrialization, climate change and population growth as a significant factor in threats to nature and to biological collections, but that he has hope the world will become better in the future.

According to LaPolla, the 21st century is a “critical century” of change.

He said that during this century, it will be important to keep as many species alive into the 22nd century and begin to undo the damage that industrialization has caused.

University of Maryland, College Park professor and archaeologist Cheryl LaRoche gave a presentation based on her relationship to the Underground

Sarah Rowan/ The Towerlight Cheryl LaRoche speaks at the annual TEDxTowsonU event May 5.

Railroad. She described Harriet Tubman as an especially important figure in American history, and cited the recent decision to place Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill.

Sophomore Erin Campbell spoke about the importance of linguistic diversity and about the racial stereotypes surrounding linguistic superiority in communities. She specifically cited African American Vernacular English as a language that often has a lot of stereotypes associated with it.

According to Campbell, some people

refuse to recognize it as an authentic dialect of English.

“I believe human communication to be so beautiful…in all of its forms, and I want you too to feel this awe,” Campbell said. “…Linguistic diversity represents millennia of history, of culture, of the influence of groups and individuals, and ever-evolving communication. If we want to take advantage of the vastness of thought spread out over seven billion extraordinary minds, we have to actively work to eliminate linguistic superiority.”

Leaders rewarded, TU hosts Holocaust survivor recognized at WVC

Alex Best/ The Towerlight The Division of Student Affairs recognizes and rewards students, organizations and faculty/staff members at the annual Leadership Awards May 2 in the West Village Ballrooms.

On Wednesday, Holocaust survivor Halina Silber spoke to students about her life as a member of the Jewish population saved by German industrialist Oskar Schindler, who would become famous after Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List, during the early 1940s.

“While Jews across Poland and Germany were being exterminated, Schindler gave us the best of care within his factory,” Silber said. “He fought all the obstacles to protect us from harm until the very end of the war, and succeeded in saving our lives.

The lives of 1,200 Jews.”

She was invited by the Department of Early Childhood Education as a guest in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, and gave a recount of her life during the Holocaust.

Sibler was born in Krakow, Poland, and after the German invasions of 1939 her family of seven, moved to a small village hoping they would avoid being placed in the concentration camps.

As the Germans began to go to each village and take away Jews, her mother began to lose hope.

“[The Germans] told us that they would be going to a better place,” Silber said. “We did not know because no one came back from that better place.”

Her mother, not wanting her to go to a concentration camp, packed her bags and arranged for her to work at a forced-labor camp outside of Krakow.

Silber did not want to go, but her mother told her she had no choice.

“When I turned around I saw my mother waving goodbye to me,” Silber said. “Little did I know that was the last goodbye. To my mother and the rest of my family.”

Shortly after Silber left home, her parents and two of her siblings were taken to the Belzec Extermination Camp, where they were killed.

Silber worked at the forced-labor camp, until she was selected to work at a new factory run by Schindler.

Schindler was a member of the Nazi Party, but once he saw the cruelty enacted on the Jews during the Holocaust, he refused to be any part of it. Instead, he opened his factory with the intention of ensuring that the Jews who worked for him would be safe under his jurisdiction.

“Schindler gave us protection and care,” Silber said. “But most importantly, he gave us back our dignity.”

During the time that Silber worked for Schindler, she observed the different actions he took to ensure their safety. She said that he bought additional food and yarn with his own money so that his workers could make sweaters and socks to be warm during the winter. He also gave the men guns in order to protect themselves and the other workers should Nazi soldiers ever invade the factory.

However, despite all of his interventions, Silber and other workers were sent to Auschwitz. Silber vividly remembers her time there, and believing that she would never leave.

“I thought to myself there is no room for hope,” Silber said. “There is no room for miracles in this place.”

Silber mostly remembers when it was time to shower, because a shower could also mean they were being led to gas chambers. Nazi soldiers would lead them into the rooms, where they were stripped of all of their clothes and belongings.

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SGA members sworn in Members of the 96th Student Government Association administration were inaugurated Friday in SECU Arena.

The new administration officially “begins” Monday at 1 p.m.

President Taylor James, Vice President James Mileo, Treasurer Mary Crow and Attorney General Pat Mascio make up the elected members of the executive board.

Breanna McLartey will be appointed as Chief of Staff.

Members of the executive cabinet will be appointed in the coming days. Senators and justices also took their oaths of office.

James, in her inauguration address, reiterated that the administration would reject complacency and move forward–a slogan that closely ties in with her ticket’s name, “Forward.”

Last year’s election drew over

Cody Boteler/ The Towerlight Senators of the 96th Administration of the Student Government Association take their oaths May 6 at SECU Arena.

3,200 students to the polls.

This year, according to election results, just over 1,000 students voted. This year’s election also approved a revamped SGA constitution, approved by 931 student votes.

The new constitution includes more specific job descriptions, a revamped process for selecting the director of diversity outreach and more autonomy for the office of the solicitor general.

TUPD obtains warrant for CLA Peeping Tom

According to the TUPD crime log, at around 3 p.m. Monday “a male subject was observed in the third floor bathroom in the College of Liberal Arts Towson University police have Building placing a cell phone under the obtained a warrant to arrest 24-year-old divider and taking photographs of the non-affiliate Zachary occupant of the stall.”

Campbell in connection An hour and a half with the Peeping Tom later, TUPD alerted incident that occurred students and facil“This is another in the College of Liberal ity per a campus-wide example of the Arts building May 2. email crime alert. An “We are grateful that excellent work TUPD update concerning the Towson University the arrest warrant was does in keeping our Police Department sent out shortly after campus community 5 p.m. Wednesday. quickly identified the suspect in the recent In the log, TUPD informed and safe.” peeping tom incidescribes Campbell RAY FELDMANN dent in the College as being 5’6” tall and Director of Communications and Media Relations of Liberal Arts buildweighing about 150 ing,” TU Director of pounds. An image Communications and Media Relations of Campbell can be found in the Ray Feldmann said. “This is another University crime alert. If anyone sees example of the excellent work TUPD Campbell on campus, TUPD asks that does in keeping our campus commuthey report it immediately by calling nity informed and safe.”

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Q&A with incoming URG president Jeremy Levine The following is a question and answer session with next year’s University Residence Government president, Jeremy Levine. Levine is currently a junior studying business administration. Next year, he’ll be among the first students that get to live in the newly-constructed Marshall Hall. The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

Tell me about yourself.

I’m a junior here at Towson. I’ll be a senior next year. This year, I was the director of resident advocacy, which that position basically works with representing the students in terms of resolutions and trying to get change on campus. You’re the liaison between the 5,000 or so on-campus residents and administration. It’s my third year in University Residence Government. I was a building representative in Douglass my freshman and sophomore years, and as a junior I made the step to be on the exec board and now next year, I’ll be the president, which oversees the whole organization. I’m really looking forward to taking that next step.

How’d you get to a point where you’re preparing to be the URG president?

My freshman year, if someone told me that I’d be in URG, let alone that I’d be president my senior year, I’d probably ask what they were smoking. But, as a freshman, my RA got me involved, she was the secretary at the time.

A lot of people on my floor were running, so I thought it would be a good way to get involved my freshman year.

About halfway through my sophomore year, I realized that I love the resolution side of URG. Out of everything in URG, the advocacy was my favorite. I ran, and was lucky enough to be appointed director of resident advocacy this year. Being on exec board was a whole new beast. I compared it to being on the executive board for a residence hall but on steroids. I got to meet so many administrators and I was fortunate to experience so many things that students don’t normally get to.

What should students know about URG? Students should know that URG—that everyone is a member, everyone should have a voice. If you guys want something changed on campus, any resident, no matter where they live, they have a right to write a resolution to make change on campus. We really increase the family feel.We say you don’t live in a dorm, you live in a residence hall. That sense of community that each building has, can really make your freshman and sophomore years a lot better. URG’s motto is, “Welcome Home,” because when you come to Towson, you’re really coming to a new home. Those councils in each residence hall are there to make your experience better.

Courtesy of Jeremy Levine Jeremy Levine will take over as URG president during the 20162017 school year.

What are your goals for next year?

I really want URG to get more of a name. Technically, every single person that lives on campus is a part of URG. We have a little under 5,000 members.

But there are tons of students who live on campus, and are technically members, that have no idea what URG is. I want to work with different groups, that we haven’t in the past—get more involved with Greek life, athletics— there are over 300 student organizations on campus, there’s no reason we shouldn’t be getting our name out there. If people realize the work that we do and the impact that we have on the whole campus, they’re more likely to buy into what we can really do.

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ILIA founder speaks about Islamophobia The Muslim Student Association encouraged combating Islamophobia on Wednesday, May 6, in the Chesapeake ballrooms. Guest speaker Ayman Nassar, founder and chair of the Islamic Leadership Institute of America, said that the word “Islamophobia” was first used in the 20th century, but that its themes date back farther.

To promote a fear of Islam, some aggressors argue that the religion “is some barbaric culture that came out of the Middle East,” or extremist, according to Nassar.

To address Islamophobia, people need to come together and work through partnerships, said Nasser.

He added that eliminating misperceptions of Western cultures that are portrayed within some Muslim circles, similar to how Western media can sometimes misperceive others.

Nassar said that there are six steps in combating Islamophobia. These steps include non-Muslims gaining knowledge and education of Islam, for followers of the religion to represent Islam by doing good things and for Muslims to build motivation, credibility, aspiration and confidence.

Nassar encouraged audience members who encounter Islamophobia to react with empathy and understanding. He said that sometimes

people will say something because they don’t know about it, or they have had a past experience with someone who was Muslim. By being smart, vigilant, kind, upholding the values one believes in and explaining Islam to the person, he added.

ILIA Director Uganda Knapps added that one should never miss an opportunity to engage peacefully and explain what Islam is or is not in a way that others can understand.

Knapps said that it can be good to watch YouTube debates between Christian and Muslim apologetics, but viewers should learn from them and not be resentful or upset.

Nassar told the audience to not let negativity deter them from their work schedules or it can be paralyzing.

Sometimes things will go away on their own, he said. Choose your battles, he added, the goal is not to change someone’s thought process, but to present the facts.

The MSA created a YouTube video of their own for the #NotInMyName campaign and shared it with the audience. The video states that “The acts of terrorist organizations do not represent the average Muslim citizen of the United States.”

The MSA will be working with Hillel in the future on some community service projects under the combined name of JAM (Jews and Muslims).

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Incubator winners announced The teams behind Sureshunt and Communication APPtitude were announced as the winners of the sixth annual Towson University Incubator Business Plan Competition, in the student and professional categories respectively, May 4.

“I think this is a terrific program,” TU President Kim Schatzel said. “All of the teams were great, they add to the economic growth.”

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SEPTEMBER: Café Enactus Opens A group of students in the entrepreneurial organization Enactus debuted a new deli-style café on the first floor of Stephens Hall in September. The café offers grab-and-go baked goods, sandwiches, salads and wraps, as well as coffee and tea from local Baltimore Coffee & Tea Company. Café Enactus serves Chartwells food, and is the only place on campus to get the Enactus Wrap, which is made with an Old Bay aioli.

Volleyball makes CAA Tournament Towson finished its season as co-conference champions with a 26-6, including a 13-match streak, record and made an appearance in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament. In the CAA Tournament, Towson was eliminated in the semifinals by UNC Wilmington despite leading the Seahawks by two sets. The Tigers graduated four seniors but have key members of their team returning and young talent developing for next season.

Campus mourns President Emerita Maravene Loeschke The campus community came together remember, celebrate and mourn President Emerita Maravene Loeschke, TU’s 13th president, who died of complications from adrenal cancer June 25. She was 68 years old. Loeschke was diagnosed with adrenal cancer in April 2014 and announced that August that she would be taking a leave of absence. In December 2014, she resigned the presidency. Loeschke’s husband, theatre program founder and professor emeritus C. Richard Gillespie died of complications from dementia last month.

OCTOBER: “Vajungle” opens Audiences experienced an honest and raw discussion of sexual assault and rape during Vajungle from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3. Written by senior acting major Mani Yangilmau, “Vajungle” was a 45-minute one act show that explored the effects of sexual assault as told through the stories of five young women. Told through singing, dance, and symbolic movement, they share their inner turmoil and how they cope with the trauma they faced. The discussion that took place afterward gave the audience a chance to reflect on what was shown in the play and gave the actresses the opportunity to share their feelings.

Provost Timothy Chandler acts as interim president When Maravene Loeschke, Towson’s 13th president, announced that she was taking a leave from the University for medical reasons in August 2014, Provost Tim Chandler took the TU helm. When the fall 2015 semester started, Chandler had already become interim president. Under his leadership, TU worked to secure funding for a new science building and began the difficult and ongoing conversations about race on campus. A group of concerned students staged a sit-in of Chandler’s office, keeping a dialogue going until the early hours of the morning, when Chandler signed a document pledging his support to begin work on a number of demands presented to him by the students, including working to increase the number of black, tenured professor’s at Towson.

Towson Row groundbreaking Towson Row, when it’s completed in a few years, will bring a Whole Foods and other shops and restaurants, in addition to businesses and apartments, within walking distance of campus. Construction on the site, which is near the intersection of York Road and Towsontown Boulevard, began in October 2015. The project will also feature an area of “green space,” that includes native plants and stormwater management.

“Midsummer Night’s Dream” dazzles Towson’s Department of Theatre Arts brought magic, mischievousness and Shakespearean comedy to the Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre with their production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Professor and director of the play Peter Wray described the performance as a, “sensual romp, romantic comedy where the two worlds of our world and the fairy world collide and are turned inside out.”

Phone found recording in swimming and diving team locker room A smartphone was found recording students in the women’s swim team locker room in mid October. While it would later be revealed that the phone belonged to Maureen Mead, the former diving coach, those details would not be made available for some time. Rumors flew, especially considering that, earlier in the year, Barry Freundel, a prominent rabbi and professor at Towson, resigned after he pleaded guilty to voyeurism charges in Washington, D.C. It would be nearly four months between the time the phone was found and Mead went to court.

Soccer looks ahead Towson finished its season with a 7-8-4 record despite making it to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament the year before.

The Tigers kicked off their season with two straight losses and a tie before earning their first victory of the season against Villanova at the Tiger Soccer Complex. After its defeat of Villanova, Towson went on to earn five straight victories over Fairfield, Iona, Mount St. Mary’s, Loyola and Saint Francis (PA).

However, following a 0-0 tie against Pennsylvania the Tigers suffered a 0-6-2 stretch before concluding their season with a 1-0 victory against CAA rival Elon on senior day.

Next year, Towson will bring back starting goalkeeper Taylor Sebola who finished the season with 1.29 goals against average.

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NOVEMBER: #Occupy Towson On Nov. 17 and 18, a group of student activists presented a list of 13 demands to improve the quality of life for minority students on campus to Towson’s Student Government Association and University administration during two sit-in protests, a week after the protests at the University of Missouri.

At the SGA meeting Nov. 17, students staged an “SGA takeover” in which they expressed that SGA President Kurt Anderson and his executive board were not living up to the promises that they made to the student body when they were elected. Both Anderson and Interim President Timothy Chandler signed the demands. Chandler signed on Nov. 18 at 12:45 a.m., after almost nine hours of negotiation. Among the demands were a lack of tenured black faculty, a need for a required cultural competency course, a required race relations course and a dissatisfaction with what the students see as inadequate representation on the President’s Diversity Coordinating Council.

Football earns five conference victories Towson concluded its season with a 7-4 record and earned five conference victories after finishing the previous season 4-8 with just two conference wins. The Tigers opened up their season with a loss on the road to FBS opponent Eastern Carolina, but bounced back with two straight wins at Johnny Unitas Stadium against Saint Francis (PA) and Holy Cross. Towson also went on a four-game winning-streak, defeating Stony Brook, No. 22/23 Villanova, Delaware and Maine. The Tigers concluded their season with a 38-21 victory over rival Rhode Island at Johnny Unitas Stadium on senior day. Next year, Towson will welcome in Oregon transfer quarterback Morgan Mahalak and will be returning running back Darrius Victor to the offense. Last season, Victor averaged 4.9 yards per-carry and rushed for 1,021 yards despite battling a nagging injury.

The Tigers will open up their season on the road against FBS opponent South Florida in Tampa, Florida.

Kim Schatzel named 14th TU president The University System of Maryland Board of Regents announced Dec. 4 that Eastern Michigan University administrator, businesswoman and former marketing professor Kim Schatzel would become the 14th president of Towson University.

At a Dec. 16 welcome ceremony for Schatzel, USM Chancellor Bob Caret explained that Schatzel was selected for the position due to her experience in both the academic and business spheres.

Schatzel has over two decades of business experience from working for a multinational and industrial firm as the founding president, chief operating officer and chief executive officer, in addition to her roles as an interim president, provost and executive vice president at Eastern Michigan.

Prior to accepting the position at TU, Schatzel and husband Trevor “mystery shopped” the campus in order to get a feel for the environment.

JANUARY: Jan Jam The spring semester kicked off with the first ever Jan Jam concert featuring Fetty Wap along with opening acts Omen, Cozz and Bas. The relatively new artist is known for his distinct voice that mixes rap, hip-hop and R&B genres but breaks the mold between singing and rapping. The concert drew over 4,000 people to the SECU Arena, but many left surprised with the brevity of his set.

Schatzel’s presidency kicks off Kim Schatzel assumed the University presidency Jan. 25, amid hazardous winter weather conditions that kicked off the spring semester with campus closures and delayed openings. In her first months on campus, Schatzel hosted town hall-style meetings, or “focus groups,” as she calls them, that gave students and faculty members the opportunity to ask questions and comment on University systems. To connect with the University, Schatzel also said it was a goal of hers to attend as many events and informally speak to as many students as possible. Schatzel also met with student activists and representatives about the demands signed by Interim President Tim Chandler prior to her appointment. She has since called for the Towson community to be actively anti-racist.

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FEBRUARY: Women’s Ice Hockey earns third straight championship Towson earned its third straight Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) Championship, defeating University of Maryland, College Park 3-2 in shootout fashion.

The Tigers secured the championship when junior goaltender Lauren Wood made the game-winning save despite battling a torn MLC. The win was even sweeter for Towson who fell to Maryland 4-1 on senior night on home ice in the regular season.

Towson is graduating six seniors, three of which play on the defensive side of the puck which will make recruiting a priority for the offseason.

Director of Student Activities Dirron Allen leaves After serving as Director of Student Activities and Student Government Association advisor for over 10 years, Dirron Allen moved to a new position as the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Activities at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. SGA passed a resolution Feb. 2 honoring Allen’s dedicated time and service to the university. According to the resolution, the SGA expressed “their deepest gratitude to Mr. Dirron for his distinguished service at Towson University.”

“As You Like It” debuts The Fine Arts Department was met with a different kind of experience this year when Center Stage took up residency in the Center for The Arts. With the Center Stage’s building under renovation, they needed a place to put on their upcoming shows. After an agreement with the University, the Baltimorebased theater company spent the spring semester at Towson to perform their plays.

They performed the play “As You Like It” in February, which was met with enthusiasm by the school’s theater department. Towson theater students got the opportunity to learn the ropes of the real acting world from the Center Stage crew.

Tiger Pride Day hits Anapolis The 17th annual Tiger Pride Day saw nearly 100 students and dozens of faculty, staff and alumni travel to Annapolis to lobby state lawmakers on initiatives important to the university. Put together by the Student Government Association, this year’s Tiger Pride Day agenda focused on keeping college tuition affordable, securing an operating budget for TU, getting money for capital improvement projects (like the upcoming science building), advancing transgender rights in the state and sustaining a workforce of University System of Maryland graduates in the state.

Diving coach charged, faces court Maureen Mead was charged, in November, with two misdemeanors for leaving a phone to record student athletes in the women’s swim team locker room the month before. Mead pleaded guilty to the two misdemeanor charges in February and was sentenced to three years unsupervised probation before judgment. As part of her sentencing, the judge also ordered Mead to not contact any of the athletes and to not coach swimming in any capacity.

The ruling from the judge came after an emotional trial, where the prosecutor presented the facts of the case and allowed and allowed seven women from the team to make victim impact statements-telling the court, and Mead, that the actions she had taken had caused the women to lose sleep, suffer in class and seek counseling, among other consequences.

MARCH: “Dance on Bones” conveys a message March brought a theatrical performance to campus called “Dance on Bones” that conveyed a strong message about the universal language of jazz and the need for environmental responsibility.

“I wanted to get across the possible outcome of what could happen to this world if we don’t take care of it,” associate professor and writer of “Dance on Bones” Dave White said. “I also wanted something that would tell that story in a bit of a scattered and multi-dimensional way.”

Men’s Basketball makes CAA tournament Towson finished its season 20-13 and went into the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament as the No. 3 seed against Northeastern. However, the Tigers suffered heartbreak in the tournament at Royal Farms Arena, falling to the Huskies 71-60. Towson’s season was filled with success in conference play as the team earned 11 CAA victories. Making an impact on this year’s Tiger team was Wake Forest transfer Arnaud William Adala Moto who played in 32 games and averaged 13.7 points. Sophomore guard Mike Morsell also contributed to Towson’s success on the court, playing in 32 games and averaging 12.9 points. Next season, the CAA Tournament will head south to Charleston where the Tigers will look to have postseason success.

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APRIL: Fraternity chapter suspended, investigation ongoing Towson’s chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon, a national fraternity, was suspended April 5, according to a statement from the University, pending the results of an off-campus investigation.

“The action to suspend this fraternity is normal practice when serious accusations of illegal activity have been alleged and are being investigated,” Vice President for Student Affairs Deb Moriarty said in the statement. “During this period of suspension, members of this chapter are to have no contact whatsoever with pledges."

The announcement from the University came shortly after reports surfaced of a Towson student being taken to a local hospital after an alleged off-campus hazing incident. Reports from local news stations say that the student was vomiting blood. The latest update from the University says that the investigation has moved to Baltimore County Police.

“Good Person of Setzuan” adapts to Towson “The Good Person of Setzuan,” a play originally written by Bertolt Brecht, ran from April 1 to April 9 in the Studio Theater of Towson’s Center for the Arts. The play, originally set in Southwest China, was adapted to be more relevant to Towson by changing the setting to Baltimore. The play made multiple references to Baltimorean culture such as mentioning HipHop Fish & Chicken and The Baltimore Sun. “Detroit ‘67” hits Center Stage Beginning with its preview shows in mid-April, “Detroit ’67” took Center Stage by storm.

Telling the story of a family rocked by the Detroit riots of 1967, the play resonated with local audiences who remember last year’s uprising in Baltimore; parallels are drawn during the play’s final scene change, when footage is projected onto the set that juxtaposed the riots of ‘67 with protesters in Baltimore holding “Black Lives Matter” signs amid a chaotic police state.

The play covers issues that are historical as well as contemporary, like racial and class-related discrepancies that can, and have, led to police brutality and violence. “Detroit ’67” playwright, Domique Morriseau, wrote a trilogy of plays (including ’67) that take place in her home city of Detroit, a city that, much like Baltimore, suffers from a negative representation in the media.

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Tigerfest 2016 The 2016 Tigerfest weekend brought two days of music and fun to campus to help celebrate the closing of the spring semester. Day one hosted Colorado-based electronic/rap duo 3OH!3 in Lot 26 along with a festival-style setup including games, food trucks, face painting, henna tattoos, palm reading, photo booths, caricature artists and even a zip line. Day two held the highly anticipated concert lineup including DJ Mustard and rap duo Rae Sremmurd. Due to a last-minute scheduling conflict, DJ Mustard was replaced by DJ GRiZ. “We were just trying to get a good mix of genres,” director of CAB Ayana Bowman said.

Amy Schumer returns to TU Comedienne and Towson alumna Amy Schumer returned to her alma mater to do a special show on Sunday April 10. Schumer performed as part of Towson’s 150th Anniversary Celebration and fittingly tailored her show to the audience.

The show attracted a packed house with students, alumni, and special community guests in attendance. With the addition of student rush tickets for just $20 the day of the show, SECU arena was filled to the brim.

SGA election uncontested The upcoming school year’s Student Government Association election put Taylor James, who had served as vice president, into the office of president. She’s joined by James Mileo as vice president, Mary Crowe as treasurer and Pat Mascio as attorney general.

While the 2015 election drew over 3,200 votes, this year’s drew just over 1,000. Several senate seats are reserved for incoming freshman and three are reserved for transfer students.

Baseball coach earns 700th win Head baseball coach Mike Gottlieb earned his 700th career win and moved into 39th place for victories amongst active college baseball coaches. The Tigers started the season riding a seven-game losing streak, but found success in the Wake Forest Invitational after defeating Richmond and Harvard. Following its first two victories of the season, Towson struggles midway through the season but found its way back into the win column,defeating Rhode Island, Coppin State and Kennesaw State. The Tigers even saw a sweep of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival James Madison at Schuerholz Park in April. Towson will round out its 2016 season against Delaware, George Mason and Northeastern before participating in the CAA Tournament.

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APRIL, CONTINUED: Men’s Lacrosse wins CAA Championship Towson was crowned Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Champions after defeating conference rival Fairfield 4-2 in the championship game. The Tigers finished their season with a 14-2 record which included four conference victories. Towson began its season earning five consecutive wins which included victories over Mercer, Mount St. Mary’s, Georgetown, Loyola, and UMBC. The Tigers winning streak was stopped by crosstown rival No. 11 Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Following its loss to Hopkins, Towson strung together five consecutive wins before it was halted by rival Delaware. However, the Tigers won their last three games and hosted the conference tournament, where they defeated Drexel and Fairfield to be crowned champions.

Women’s Lacrosse wins CAA Championship Towson was crowned Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Champions after defeating rival James Madison 14-6 in the championship game. To get to the championship game, the Tigers defeated rival Elon 14-6. Towson finished the year with a 15-3 record that included road victories over No. 19 Loyola and No. 19 Johns Hopkins.

Freshman goalkeeper Angie Benson finished the season with a 14-3 record and a .455 save percentage.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Montalbano led Towson in goals with 33, followed by freshman Natalie Sulmonte with 27 and sophomore Emily Gillingham with 22.

Schatzel gives spring address University President Kim Schatzel cited communication strategy initiative, “TU Matters to Maryland,” increased ties between campus and Baltimore, and the creation of a chief inclusion and institutional equity officer position as top priorities for her time at TU April 21. The new chief inclusion officer will be hired and in place at the University by early next year. Their job will be to “provide leadership and strategic vision” for diversity, cultural competency and inclusion efforts in the community, according to Schatzel. The process of hiring for this position will include opportunities for student and faculty input. The TU Matters to Maryland initiative will retell Towson’s story and build a stronger foundation for the University’s future success, Schatzel said. The program will commence in the fall and begin with an “identity audit.” Presented during an address in Stephens Hall, these priorities were announced in conjunction with the results of Schatzel’s multiple town hall-style meetings. In these meetings, she said that she heard repeated concerns about the treatment of minority, transfer and graduate students, as well as frequent comments on the hate/bias reporting measures currently under review.

Unity Rally in response to campus incidents Towson students gathered in Freedom Square April 22, in response to recent events on campus that brought attention to racism on campus and hate/bias reporting procedures. In response to the incident, the Black Student Union created the hashtag #TheTowsonIKnow as a way for students to voice specific concerns, e reactions and frustrations to Towson’s response to bias incidents on campus. Later, 6 the SGA would launch #NotAtTU, a way for students to show solidarity and supm port by stating that hate has no place on Towson’s campus. d g

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Many mediums, one artist ANNIE SRAGNER Arts & Life Editor @anniesragner

When sophomore Cadence Musick first began taking classes at Towson last year, she switched from studying graphic design to illustration before she finally found her passion in the painting, drawing and printmaking concentration.

“I had this realization that I really enjoy painting, and I think I was afraid to have that be my major,” Musick said. “So, it wasn’t until this semester that I changed to painting and decided that I wanted a career in art. I wanted to be an artist.”

Part of Musick’s interest in this creative field is the evolving definition of what it means to be a modern artist.

“It’s interesting because now artists are less idolized in a lot of ways and it makes art more universal, but there is a lot of blurring between an artist and someone that is really good at computer programming,” Musick said. “I like the fact that art is so much more of the people who never thought that they could do art and can now. We have the opportunity to go into these institutions and learn ways that we can make art fit into our lifestyle without it having to be this grand thing.”

Screen printing first got Musick’s attention when she would see the prints her friends were producing, but she found her passion for the art once she enrolled in the Screen Process I class.

“I really liked that class a lot, because it opened a lot of doors for me. That class is really what made me kind of see and explore what I want to do and the type of art I want to be making,” Musick said.

“It’s cool because it’s a traditional medium, but there are so many new things going along with it.”

Since starting the class, Musick has experimented with her art by incorporating sound into her inspiration where she lets different sounds guide her work. For her most recent installation, called “A God,” she used a recording of different students reading a selected quote from the book “The Fountainhead.”

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Courtesy of Cadence Musick Sophomore Cadence Musick produced this multi-media installation entitled “A God” that incorporates screen printing on the bed and sound that played from the recorder on the left.

language and symbolism and how symbols are language,” Musick said.

“It’s just a visual aspect of language combining those things together.

I’m starting to fuse these concepts that I’ve been obsessed with and I’m slowly starting to learn how to fuse them together in my art in a way that makes sense.”

With the pressure of making a career out of art, Musick has tried to separate commercialism from her inspiration to create.

“I think that if you go into creating art with the mindset that you want to sell it, then you have already created a disconnect with yourself and the art you’re creating,” Musick said. “It’s not going to be as raw or truthful at the end of it. I think it’s definitely important to go in to make it because you have to or need to, not because there’s going to be a price tag on it at the end.”

Musick focuses more on the meaning of her work and would like to use her creations to promote social change and awareness. She is interested in curation and working with artists directly to create a collectivism that unites and inspires

artists to see the power of their work.

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Baltimore’s own Carma’s Cafe offers fresh blends SIERRA UNDERDUE Columnist

Charles Village is home to more than just the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University.

You can also find an array of modern housing, the Baltimore Museum of Art and quirky small stores between places to eat in this beautiful neighborhood.

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If you are a coffee enthusiast or love good-quality, local farm-raised and organic foods, then Carma’s is the place for you!

Carma’s is easy to miss. The small cafe is covered in vines beneath an apartment complex right off the sidewalk. I actually walked past it the first time!

It fits in perfectly with the eclectic and modern aesthetic Charles Village has to offer.

If it’s a nice day you can sit outside to eat, and one of the employees will kindly bring your food out to you. If you choose to go inside and dine, you’re in for a treat as well.

The cool thing about Carma’s is the environment. It is small, cozy and really provides the café feel.

The employees are calm, friendly and soft-spoken. It is decorated

with weird art and includes everyday household items used as décor.

For example, plates hold up menu items, and it looks so cool! The music that plays there also adds to the coffeehouse feel, making it the perfect place to relax or study.

There is an abundance of different drinks to choose: coffees, lattes, chai, iced, Frappuccino, Americanos and a Carma’sexclusive called Sno Joes.

Anything you pick can have a flavor shot added, and there is a wide selection -from peppermint to waffle cone and even watermelon!

If you are not into coffee or coffee-related beverages, they also offer fresh orange juice, milk and complimentary water. I am very simple with my coffee choices and got a vanilla chai, and it was superb!

The flavors and ratios were spot on, making for a delightful warm and comforting drink.

Breakfast is served all day and there are always daily specials until 2 p.m., but I ended up ordering a simple bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.

It was decent, but besides the fact that they use local farm-raised products making it taste fresher, it wasn’t that special.

This doesn’t knock the other tasty food options on the menu, which I will definitely be trying out next time!

Courtesy of carmascafe.com Carma’s Cafe, located on 32nd Street between Charles Street and St. Paul Street, offers local cafe delights in Charles Village.

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June 3: Parks Landing, Metro Gallery

July 2: Richie Ramone, Ottobar

Aug 3: Deftones, Pier Six Pavilion

June 3 & 4: The Avett Brothers, Pier Six

July 7: Sublime with Rome, Pier

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Exercising activism

while being treated in Baltimore.

Donations are open until the end of August, however, so it’s not too late to contribute for those who Towson University community members raised $36,000 to donate couldn’t make it out last weekend. to the American Cancer Society The Luminaria Ceremony is held this year as part of the University’s each year around 9 p.m. seventh annual Relay for Life fun“The lights are turned down and draiser and remembrance event, we all sit at our campsites to listen held May 6 from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. to speeches from survivors and carein the Towson Center. givers about their experiences with The event began cancer,” sophomore with the opening mass communicaceremony at 6 p.m., tions major Kacie followed by the first Haines said. “After Whether you’re here that, the bags sursurvivors lap, where for a few hours or all cancer survivors rounding the gym present did an honwith the names of the full 12, orary lap around people who have participating is such passed away or batthe track. After the a rewarding feeling. tled cancer are lit initial lap, they are joined by caregivers, It helps you realize up, and we all take committee members a silent lap around that no matter how the track in honor and then everyone hard it gets, none of and remembrance else participating that night. us are really alone of those people.

“We have tons of I promise there in this fight. games, giveaways, wasn’t a dry eye in and other activithe room this year.”

LIANNA REISMAN ties throughout the Freshman Lianna Freshman night,” TU Relay for Reisman echoed Life event directory Cristal Willis Haines’ sentiments about the unity said. “So even though things get of the evening. kind of sad and emotional, we “My favorite part about the never forget that we’re all there to whole thing is that these people promote hope and show support are voluntarily giving up their time for each other.” to be here and show their support,” According to Willis, all donaReisman said. “Whether you’re tions go toward supporting cancer here for a few hours or the full 12, research, patient programs, and participating is such a rewarding the Baltimore Hope Lodge, which feeling. It helps you realize that no provides free lodging for cancer matter how hard it gets, none of us patients who can’t afford residence are really alone in this fight.”

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Action-packed flick ignites the screen CAITLIN MOYNIHAN Columnist @cmmoynihan

Before I get into our regularly-scheduled program, I just want to say congratulations. Whether you just finished your first semester or you’re finally walking across the stage next week, you deserve a break. I think I speak for everyone when I say that it’s been a long semester for the Towson community, and the summer is about to be welcomed with open arms.

I have loved searching for all the crazy things celebrities did and reviewing big events and award shows for you all this past semester. It gives me some validity for when all I want to do is talk about the Kardashian/Jenner/ Blac Chyna/Tyga situation.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, just Google it, because honestly, I’m not even sure if I fully understand it. I could take up the whole newspaper just trying to make it all make sense.

This summer, I am moving to

New York City to intern for Clevver Networks to continue to learn more about celebrities than I probably know about my own family. So, I want to say thank you for giving me an outlet to do what I love.

Now we can move on, and I can talk about something that I have literally not been able to stop thinking about since Thursday night – Chris Evans’ arms.

I saw “Captain America: Civil War” opening night and it has risen to being my second favorite Marvel movie, just after the first “Avengers” movie, and not just because Evans has the best muscular arms I have ever seen.

I promise there will be no spoilers, but I was blown away, and it exceeded every expectation I had. It was actionpacked without having too much CGI, shocking and actually really funny.

Even if you’ve never been into

action movies or have seen any of the prior movies, I would still suggest you see this as soon as possible just for the sake of being able to chime in on all the conversations that will inevitably stem from it.

My only issue with it was that Hulk and Thor were noticeably missing. While I know that their characters are off doing other important sciencey things, I was still hoping for a surprise return.

Thankfully, Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, made up for his absence by posting a hilarious video of him working out and dissing the other Avengers for not inviting him to the battle.

I am already trying to find time to see this movie again and will most definitely be having a “Captain America” movie marathon when it is released on DVD.

Movie Review: Captain America: Civil War

Superheroes collide in sequel MATT MCDONALD Contributing Writer

It has practically become a tradition for every person in the theater to wait excitedly until the end of the credits during a Marvel movie, simply to see a minute-long preview for the next one.

However, none of these sequels have been more anticipated than “Captain America: Civil War.” The third installment of the Captain America series is practically a third Avengers movie, bringing together all the heroes we have known for over a decade and turning them on each other.

The petty disputes and slight confrontations they have had before only scratch the surface of what is to come.

When the Avengers are all but forced into signing an accord with the United Nations due to the apparent worsening of the dangerous situations they have

faced, a difference of opinion arises that divides the team into two sides: Captain America’s, who believes their judgment should be above the law’s, and Iron Man’s, who feels responsible enough for their actions to be put in check.

The team may have gotten to the point of agreement with time, but the long friendship Captain America has had with Bucky, the Winter Soldier, gets in the way.

After Bucky frees himself from the mind control of HYDRA, an organization opposed to S.H.I.E.L.D., Cap goes after him instead of staying with the team, causing even more of a schism among the group.

With the introduction of Black Panther, the addition of Ant-Man and the long-awaited Spiderman, the most destructive war—the one from within— begins. With endless combinations of heroes fighting each other, outwitting

their opponents in a variety of ways, you realize that you not only are in awe of the powers on the suit, but empathize with the person in it.

This captivating Marvel movie was well worth the wait. It’s a deep but easy-to-follow story by keeping our attention from the start and leading up to an epic culmination. It has riveting action, emotional revelations and of course the inevitable Stan Lee cameo, pulling in $181 million on opening weekend.

I would recommend seeing the previous movies leading up to “Civil War,” but either way, this movie will give you an exhilarating experience. It is the end of one era and the beginning of a new one.

Aside from some moments of minor confusion, this movie made it clear: we’ve had enough setup, it’s time for action. I give it a 9.5/10.

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Looking back at a year of music KRISTIN HELF Staff Writer @kristinelise_

The school year is finally almost over, which means it is time to reflect (instead of studying for finals). 2016 has so far proved to be an interesting year— not completely dismal, but we’ve certainly lost our share of musical icons in the last few months.

So far, most of the year has been dedicated to nostalgia. It’s been a time to look back and reflect, mourn a little, and then celebrate wholeheartedly the men that we’ve lost, and the men and women who continue to do great things.

From last fall to the onset of spring 2016, here is a look back at the records that were broken, comebacks made and artists lost in popular music.

October — Adele releases her single “Hello,” which breaks Vevo’s

record for the most views within 24 hours with 27.7 million views.

November — Justin Bieber releases his album “Purpose,” which supposedly makes Bieber the comeback of the year at 22 years old.

January — David Bowie releases his final album “Blackstar,” his only album to debut at number one on Billboard 200. Two days later, he dies from liver cancer.

February — Kanye West releases “The Life of Pablo” on Tidal.

Kendrick Lamar wins five awards at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, while Taylor Swift becomes the first woman to win Album of the Year twice.

March — Rihanna releases her single “Work,” and from then to this very moment, it’s been stuck in all of our heads.

April — Guns N’ Roses play a show at the Troubadour. It’s the first time Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan have played together in 23 years.

American Idol finally comes to an end after fifteen seasons.

Prince is found dead in his Minnesota recording studio, and the public still doesn’t know why.

Kesha appears onstage with Zedd at Coachella and performs his song “True Colors.” It is her first major public appearance since her continuous legal battle with producer Dr. Luke.

Beyoncé’s sixth album “Lemonade” and its corresponding hour-long film premiere on HBO. If you’re a Tidal subscriber and don’t care about musical legends or popstar legal battles, then these two semesters were great for you. If not, then the past few months may have filled you with heartache and anxiety every time you turned on the radio.

Regardless, let’s hope that the summer brings more record-shattering songs, reunions and albums on par with “Lemonade.”

I will be lying on a beach somewhere with an old-school boombox that plays only the Beach Boys, Beach Fossils and Beach House. Just kidding, or am I? Have a great summer, everyone!

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tigers drop series to rival tribe Towson loses road series to rival William & Mary after dropping the rubber game CHRIS WELLS Staff Writer @cgwells00

Towson lost 9-1 in the final game of a three-game series against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival William & Mary Sunday at Plumeri Park in Williamsburg, Virginia.

The Tigers (18-30, 8-10 CAA) allowed eight runs in the seventh and eighth innings. The Tribe (24-23, 13-7 CAA) got on the scoreboard and didn’t look back.

“17-18, that was the score,” Head Coach Mike Gottlieb said. “We scored as many as them except one that I indicated. We pitched well and Stricker played really well in the second game. But we only scored once on Sunday.”

Despite the low-scoring game for Towson, junior Brady Policelli regis-

tered three hits.

Redshirt sophomore right fielder Colin Gimblet and junior designated hitter Chris Henze each registered a hit a piece.

Senior Austin Clark (1-4) suffered the loss after allowing five runs on six hits in 6.1 innings.

On the other side of the ball, sophomore pitcher Dan Powers tossed eight solid innings of work allowing only one run on five hits to secure his seventh victory of the season.

The script was reversed Saturday evening in the second game of a doubleheader when Towson scored the first run of the game and never trailed to secure a 9-1 victory.

A four-run sixth inning and threerun seventh inning sealed the deal for the Tigers.

Freshman Richie Palacios had another record-setting day as he

registered his 67th hit of the season, the single-season freshman record at Towson.

He went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs.

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We don’t play at a high level enough.

But when we do, we’re a playoff team.

MIKE GOTTLIEB Head Coach

“I knew he would be a good player, but not this quick,” Gottlieb said.

“He’s a good second baser, can hit well, run well, drive the ball deep and I think he can get even better.”

Fellow freshman Cuinn Mullins

came up big for the team, recording three hits on four tries, one double, one triple and earning three runs scored.

Sophomore catcher Tristan Howerton also added two runs scored and one hit including one RBI. Junior Kyle Stricker (5-1) only allowed three hits in 5.1 innings. He also struck out two batters.

Freshman pitcher Skyler Morris came in to pitch the remaining 3.2 innings and recorded four strikeouts.

The series opener proved to be the only close game as William & Mary squeezed out a clutch victory in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Towson had numerous batters connect on multiple hits, but it wasn’t enough to secure the victory.

Henze went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI. Fellow junior A.J. Gallo also went 2-for-5 at bat and added two RBIs. Palacios had two

hits and two runs scored.

Sophomore David Marriggi (1-5) tried forcing extra innings but ultimately couldn’t, allowing two runs on three hits in 2.1 innings of play.

“We’re two different teams,” Gottlieb said. “We struggle to hit, then in a second game we’ll go and score nine. We play well in all aspect but not enough.”

The Tigers head home to continue action on May 13 for a threegame series against CAA rival Delaware. First pitch is at 3 p.m. at Schuerholz Park.

“We don’t play at a high level enough,” Gottlieb said. “But when we do, we’re a playoff team.”

Following its series with Delaware, Towson will host George Mason before hitting the road for a threegame series against CAA rival Northeastern.

Going dancing

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Emily Gillingham and Michelle Gildea celebrate an overtime goal against Delaware earlier this season. The Tigers won their seventh CAA Championship this weekend against James Madison and will be making an apperance in the NCAA Tournament.

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penn state scandal grows bigger DESMOND BOYLE Staff Writer

Growing up as a Penn State football fan, I was mortified in 2011 when former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was arrested on charges of child molestation. I remember going to my journalism class the next day, where my teacher, and fellow Penn State fan, told me, “This is going to get much worse, very soon.”

This week, court documents from a case between Penn State and an insurance company have once again highlighted just how harmful the power structure around the school’s football team was.

The case is taking place to decide exactly how Penn State is going

to pay the $90 million it owes to victims of Sandusky. The court documents say that a child told head football coach Joe Paterno that Sandusky had sexually assaulted him in 1976. Following this revelation, several new reports came to light in the past week.

NBC Sports detailed a pattern of acceptance of child molestation. In the 1980s, as many as six football coaches witnessed Sandusky sexually assaulting children. While it is not known if any of the coaches reported the incidents to Paterno or other higher ups, it is known that nothing was done to punish Sandusky or make the incident public.

Another recent report from CNN says that Sandusky’s first victim to go public with allegations of sexual assault, at the time just 15 years old,

was met with silence from Paterno and another unnamed coach. When his parents forced him to report what had happened, he ended up speaking to two coaches from the football team. One of those coaches was named Joe, and the victim recognized the voice as Paterno’s.

“I've heard that voice a million times.” The victim said, “That was Joe Paterno.”

The victim said that throughout the conversation the coaches confronted him as to why he was making this allegation. They also threatened to call the police if the victim went forward with what they claimed were false allegations.

All of these new reports undermine any shred of credibility to the defense Paterno used during the school’s investigation into the program in 2011. Paterno claimed that he had only been aware of one allegation that Sandusky had sexually assaulted a child, and that was in 2001.

This report references when assistant coach Mike McQueary told

Paterno that he had seen Sandusky raping a 10-year-old in a shower.

Paterno met with his immediate higher ups in this instance, and Sandusky was temporarily banned from the school’s athletic facilities.

The full extent of what Paterno knew about Sandusky’s assaults will probably never become clear. What is clear now, though, is that Paterno,

at the bare minimum, must have had heard rumors or allegations of these incidents for around three decades before he came forward.

These are not the actions of a man who should be revered as one of the great college football coaches of all time, but rather one of the biggest enablers of child molestation of all time.

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riding a hot streak SARAH VAN WIE Staff Writer @SarahVdubs

Towson secured the second seed in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships and earned its second straight series win by sweeping CAA rival UNC Wilmington in a doubleheader Saturday at the TU Softball Complex.

“It feels really good knowing we are going in as the two seed,” senior pitcher Ambar Hickman said. “It just puts us in a really good spot to succeed.”

The first game ended with Towson (34-15, 11-8 CAA) defeating UNCW (29-20, 8-10 CAA) 6-5.

In the first inning, the teams battled to make it on the scoreboard, but were unsuccessful.

In the top of the second inning, the Seahawks took a 2-0 lead thanks to an RBI double from sophomore infielder Kelsey Bryan.

However, the Tigers cut their deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the second inning when freshman designated hitter Nicole Stockinger was brought

in by an RBI double from junior second baseman Caroline Reid.

Later in the inning, Reid came around to score on an RBI single from sophomore center fielder Kendyl Scott.

The Seahawks came back in the top of the third inning to take a 5-2 lead thanks to a three-run home run to left field off of the bat of junior infielder Lauren Moore.

However, Towson rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning when Reid scored on an RBI double from senior left fielder Olivia Yabrough to make the score 5-3.

Later in the inning, sophomore catcher Shelby Stracher sent a tworun home run over the center-field fence to tie the score 5-5.

Then with freshman pinch-runner Bailey Boyd on base, sophomore shortstop Brook Miko hit a double to right to end the game and secure the Tigers a 6-5 victory.

“I think we just stepped it up when it mattered,” Yarbrough said, “And that's what we need to continue.”

In the second game of the dou-

bleheader, Towson defeated UNC Wilmington 8-2.

The Tigers got out to a fast start by scoring five runs in the first inning.

In the bottom of the second inning, Towson expanded its lead to 6-0 after Stratcher hit an RBI double to left field that brought Yarbrough in to score.

In the top of the third inning, the Seahawks scored two runs on an RBI double from freshman third baseman Hannah Adamczyk that brought the score to 6-2.

However, Towson scored the final runs of the game after a home run from junior first baseman Holiday Cahill in the fourth inning and a home run from Miko in the sixth inning.

The Tigers hung on to win the game 8-2 and sweep the doubleheader. The pair of wins also landed the Tigers a No. 2 seed in the CAA Championships.

The CAA Championships will be held in Harrisonburg, Virginia, at James Madison on Wednesday, May 11. First pitch is scheduled for noon.

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Senior left fielder Olivia Yarbrough takes her lead at second base at the TU Softball Complex against CAA rival UNC Wilmington. Yarbrough collected one hit in the Tigers’ series victory over the Seahawks.

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Men’s Lacrosse Junior attackman Ryan Drenner recorded 26 goals, 21 assists and 47 points this season.

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tigers take the hardware

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Members of the Towson University Men’s Lacrosse team take the field in the CAA Championship Game against the Fairfield Stags Saturday afternoon at Johnny Unitas Stadium. after the Stags (9-8) shut the team out in the first half and took a 2-0 lead Assistant Sports Editor into halftime, as midfielder Charlie @tylerbeard2 Schnider and attackman Charlie Horning both scored in the quarter.

It was the first time all season No. 11 Towson won its third that the Tigers were held without Colonial Athletic Association a goal in the first half of a game.“I (CAA) Championship in the last think the first half we were getting five years Saturday after a 4-2 win all out of sorts and it was similar to over the Fairfield Stags at Johnny the Delaware game Unitas Stadium. where we weren’t The win clinched a playing our game,” NCAA Tournament I’m extremely, senior attackman berth for the Tigers extremely proud of Spencer Parks (14-2), and the team will face the Hobart our players for their said. “You have Statesmen (10-6) in resiliency and their to give credit to Fairfield’s goalie a First Four. The ability to push forward too.” winner will face the 2015 NCAA and continuing to stay Towson fought Champion Denver focused on that next back in the second half with a 4-0 Pioneers (13-2). play. run, which started “I’m extremely, extremely proud of SHAWN NADELEN with a man-up goal Head Coach from junior attackour players for their man Tyler Konen. resiliency and their “Tyler’s goal was a big one, just ability to push forward and congetting us on the board and getting tinuing to stay focused on that next us to calm down,” Parks said. “I play,” Head Coach Shawn Nadelen think once we calmed down, we said. “Can’t say enough about my started moving the ball and playing staff to get these guys prepared in how we should be playing and came a short turnaround to make sure out on top.” we were ready to go and perform at Junior attackman Joe Seider our best.”

The Tigers faced an uphill battle scored his 31st goal of the season TYLER BEARD

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with three minutes left in the third quarter, tieing the game at 2-2. The offense moved from there, as Parks scored two minutes later and gave Towson its first lead of the game.

Parks added another goal late in the fourth quarter and Towson’s defense was able to shut out Fairfield’s offense in the second half.

Redshirt senior goalie Tyler White

finished the game with 15 saves.

“We came in and we emphasized, especially on defense, that it wasn’t even close to being over,” senior defenseman Mike Lowe said. “We thought we let two slip plays that led to two goals. Besides that, we played great defense and Tyler was seeing the ball great and making smart decisions on our clearing.”

Lowe was named the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. White, Parks and senior defenseman Nick Gorman were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The Tigers move into the NCAA Tournament and will face the Hobart Statesmen. The game will be Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Johnny Unitas Stadium.

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Towson celebrates a goal against CAA rival Fairfield in the CAA Tournament at Johnny Unitas Stadium.