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Bob Caret is making $600,000 this year as USM chancellor. See how that stacks up, pg. 7

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By the 1886-1887 academic school year, faculty taught a curriculum of English language and literature. Within this year “the pledge to teach” began and lasted until 1972. This pledge was a two year commitment, which students took, to teach in Maryland public schools. The curriculum improved steadily due to McFadden Alexander Newell, the first and long serving principal/president in Towson’s history.

The Pledge to Teach Botany Class at Mt. Winans Park in Baltimore

It was Newell who established the first Model Schools to provide opportunities for practice teaching. The first Model School was inconveniently located on Broadway, but it soon relocated to a location not too far from the Normal School.

In 1890, McFadden Alexander Newell ended his term as the principal and handed it over to Elijah Barret Prettyman. His job was to continue the legacy of the increased enrollment rate and to retain their solid reputation of training capable teachers.

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September 15, 2015

Editor-in-Chief Carley Milligan Senior Editor Cody Boteler News Editor Sam Shelton Arts & Life Editor Assoc. Arts & Life Editor Annie Sragner Assit. Arts & Life Editor Robert Wood

Navigating agendas and anonymity CODY BOTELER Senior Editor @codyboteler

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So for the past week and a half, I’ve tackled this week’s cover story – talking about the differences in pay between faculty and administrative staff. It touches on that and a few other issues, like how raises get determined for university staff, how administrators try to secure funding for their schools and how difficult life can be for adjunct faculty.

I can confidently say that this is the most complex article that I’ve written so far for The Towerlight. There are a lot of moving parts, a lot of numbers and a lot of policies to be understood.

I chose to use University System of Maryland Chancellor Bob Caret as

a kind of vehicle to direct the article.

Though not every section of the story directly involves him, he’s a professor turned big-time administrator, so I felt that it was an apt method.

I’ll say this: Caret knows what he’s doing. When I spoke with him on the phone about the differences between administrative and professorial salary, he was able to speak confidently and give me economically sound answers.

Of course, I wouldn’t be doing my job as a reporter if I had left it at that and taken his word as gospel.

So I did more reporting. I talked to professors and administrators and looked at numbers and databases. I’m not sure how many hours of reporting went into this story, but I do know that it’s only second to the on-the-ground hours I put

into reporting on the student-led protest in Baltimore last spring.

While reporting, I got an anonymous email one Friday night. The email told me to consider two certain members of the administration and the salaries they were given for, what the sender thought, were jobs not worth that level of pay.

I thanked the source for bringing those individuals to my attention (and providing data to back up their claims) and then asked the source to identify him or her self. I was willing to grant the source anonymity in publication, but as a reporter, I had to know who it was.

Ethically, I can’t publish information if I don’t know the source of it. If I don’t know the source, I don’t know what kind of agenda

a source may or may not have. I tried explaining this to the source, who has not, at the time of writing, responded to my last email.

I have my suspicions about who the mystery source is. I’m in no place to say, though. That would make me a really, really bad reporter.

So, since the source would not identify him/her self, I couldn’t ethically use the information they provided me.

The cases that the source provided me were compelling, sure, but not compelling enough for me to lose my independence from outside influence by using a source who’s agenda I did not know or could not infer.

I’ve got a cool job. I love reporting.

But it is just plain strange, sometimes.

I didn’t ever expect an anonymous, late-night email, but here we are.

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Please Recycle!

There you are. You’re in front of your mirror, naked. Despite your best efforts to run from the shower to your closet without catching a glimpse of yourself, you saw your reflection out of the corner of your eye, you stopped, and now you’re staring.

“I’ve been running all week, why won’t this cellulite go away?”

“Does size really matter? Ugh, it does. Right?”

“I shouldn’t have eaten those fries earlier, now my stomach will never be flat.”

“My arms are so frail. I wish I had time to go to the gym.”

Chances are, a thought similar to at least one of these has gone through your head at some point in time. According to the website DoSomething.org, “approximately 91 percent of women are unhappy with their bodies,” and “58 percent of college-aged girls feel pressured to be a certain weight.”

According to a study conducted by

the Centre for Appearance Research as cited on succeedfoundation.org, 62.8 percent of men wish their arms were more muscular, and 62.9 percent don’t think their chests are muscular enough, either.

Now, it was pretty easy to find these statistics for women. There are many websites created to bring these issues to light and to offer help to women who don’t exactly love themselves.

However, I had a very difficult time finding credible sources that offered statistics for men who face the same problems. Why is that? It’s not like there’s a societal stigma that prevents men from talking about their feelings and problems for fear that they’ll seem “less manly,” that’d be terrible!

Oh, wait, there is.

These statistics show that over half of both women and men experience dissatisfaction in regards to their bodies. This is awful. Keep in mind we’re just talking about body weight and muscle here. We haven’t even taken in to account stigmas on body hair, makeup, acne, height and the like.

Without even bringing those factors into the equation, the majority of peo-

ple already don’t like the way that they look.

While the idea that there is a specific type of ideal body harms everyone, women seem to be having a slightly harder time with this one. Makeup, hair and skincare companies are constantly trying to sell beauty to us, as if we don't already possess it. Magazines like “Cosmopolitan” and “Vanity Fair” try to give us advice on how to be more beautiful, as if we asked for it. Fun fact: we didn’t. Through the media, we see that to be beautiful is the most important thing a woman can be in society.

What a load of shit.

The thing is, you are beautiful.

You’ve got millions of physical details.

Maybe some aren’t your favorite, but don’t focus on those. Focus on the ones that you love. Instead of wasting time hating yourself in front of a mirror, spend time pointing out things you love about yourself. More importantly though, understand that beauty isn’t as big of a deal as commercials and movies make it seem. What is a big deal is that you made your whole class laugh last week. That you were the only person who got question 17 right

on that exam. That you help people in need.

It doesn’t matter how pretty your hair is, or how handsome your jawline is. It doesn’t matter how muscular your arms are, or how small your waist is.

It just doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is that you love yourself, because you’re incredible.

Who cares what other people think of you? Why do we let others hold such a high opinion in how we see ourselves? You’re the one who spends the most time with yourself, so remind yourself of how incredible you are every day.

Remind your friends how incredible they are every day. If someone says something nasty to you, tell him or her they’re incredible too, because they’re obviously dealing with some pretty messy issues if they need to try to make someone else feel bad so they can feel good about themselves. Don’t let unrealistic appearance standards get to you.

Break the statistic, be your biggest fan, and above all, never believe anyone who tells you that you’re less than what you are: amazing.

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A new perspective

ALYSHA PAYNE Columnist

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Hey everyone! My name is Alysha and currently I am a sophomore transfer student who came from a little school up in Pennsylvania. I’m so excited that Towson has welcomed me with open arms, and that The Towerlight has as well! I am very excited to be able to share this new column with you all.

Yes, I am an African-American (or Black) young woman. In light of many recent events, I decided pitch this column, The Black Sheep, to The Towerlight.

I am no African-American activist… yet. I say yet because I, like everyone with colored skin, see the headlines, notice the discrimination and see that I am not necessarily expected to succeed at much of anything. But I remain more objective to many issues that concern those of color than some others do.

However, one person or group of people can only remain passive for so long. I am not here to disrespect, disregard, or offend any person or group of people.

I am simply here for something that we are all in need for. The truth. We cannot blind ourselves from this issue

any longer.

Now, this is not a police-bashing, woe-is-me, generalization making pity party for all those who aren’t white. I am not here to create an anti-White forum to shove melanin down people’s throats.

However, please understand that a lot of what we do go through is a serious matter in our community and this isn’t something that can be taken lightly.

This is a learning experience for a lot of us, including me. There are many social injustices that are committed against us, not only as of late, but also in the past. And I am here to keep you informed on it. This is a first-person insight into what it is like to be an average Black American nowadays and I’m sure a lot of us have a lot to say about it. And I will try my best to let everyone have a say in this column.

Everyone’s opinion is important to me. However, I, of course, reserve the right to keep true to mine, as I expect others to. Whether it is bad or good, I love a good conversation on ongoing issues, so when you have something to say to me about my column feel free to tell me on Twitter! This is a conversation-based column; I want everyone’s opinion! Make sure you stay tuned!

Be kind to your future ANNIE SRAGNER Assoc. Arts & Life Editor @anniesragner

Even though this is my seventh semester of college, I always forget how overwhelming the first few weeks of classes can feel. After coming back from a long stretch of leisurely summer, being thrown head-first into a demanding schedule with little or no grace period can be daunting.

Whether you’re still in school or have long-since graduated, anxiety is a real feeling and must be dealt with before it causes any problems.

One way to deal with anxiety is to pay attention to the tone of your thoughts. Are they berating you or trying to belittle you about not accomplishing enough? Do they sound like an enemy or an ally speaking? To maintain mental health, it’s important to separate your true self from your anxious thoughts.

To help with this, I regularly attend meditation sessions on campus to help me feel centered after a stressful week. Meditation always leaves me

more confident in my ability to release unnecessary negative thoughts.

One technique I have been trying to stick with is to live each moment as it comes and do things one step at a time. A giant workload can feel a lot less intimidating if broken up into a few things to complete each day.

To defeat my inner procrastinator, I developed the “Favors for your Future Self” system. If I see that I have a big assignment due in a few days, I ask myself, “Would future Annie rather be stressed out in a time crunch trying to get this done, or would she rather relax in the fact that it’s already over with?”

If things are still bad, “Parks and Recreation” had it right when they coined the phrase “treat yo self.” Be nice to yourself and remember that you are only human. Be mindful of your mood and remember that everything is going to be okay. Write down your thoughts and talk to someone if you need to. Remember, a lot of things may go wrong, but there are way more things going right.

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Educators and admin: comparing compensation CODY BOTELER Senior Editor @codyboteler

Bob Caret, former president of Towson University, has returned home after a stint at the University of Massachusetts system to become chancellor of the University System of Maryland – and he’s getting paid $600,000 per year to do it, with built in raises, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.

Before he left Towson the first time in 1995 to become president of San Jose State University, Caret was a chemistry professor, dean, executive vice president and then provost at Towson.

He later returned to Towson as president from 2003-2011.

In sharp contrast to the salary Caret will collect from the USM, the average salary for a chemistry professor at Towson in 2014 was just over $77,000, according to public-record data on state employee salary.

In 2014, the chemistry department head made had a base salary of $86,925 dollars, according to a Baltimore Sun database. According to that same database, in 2014, the dean of the Fisher College of Science and Mathematics made a gross income of over 168 thousand dollars.

“I’m being paid much better than I ever was,” Caret said.

In Caret’s position as chancellor, he will oversee 12 institutions.

As a part of his contract, Caret’s tenure at Towson was reinstated.

However, Caret said it is not likely that he’ll be teaching chemistry in a classroom anytime soon. *** It’s an increasingly noticed trend in higher education that administrators at universities are making more money than professors are. Akim Reinhardt, an associate professor in the history department, says that he’s been looking at this pay disparity “during the past decade.”

“There was slowdown after 9/11 because the national economy dipped,” Reinhardt said. “When things, economically, went bad in 2009, [an administrator] at the time warned me that jobs [in higher education] were getting canceled all over the country, and he was worried they weren’t coming back.”

Reinhardt has written publicly about the phenomenon of faculty versus administrative salary in a few places, including his own blog.

“You’ve got a faculty roster that is increasingly put to contingency and part time and an administration that is growing and often bring a corporate philosophy and support staff,” Reinhardt said.

That “corporate philosophy,” Reinhardt said, is universities look-

that The Towerlight could find is a ing at students as potential customtenured professor in the accounting ers, and “universities competing with department with a salary of just over each other for the best customers.”

150 thousand dollars.

“All these things are a part of Caret said that he’d like to see an increasing dissatisfaction among professors earn more, “but at the faculty and an increasing level of same time there are so many of them defensiveness among administrathat it would be hard to pay more tors,” Reinhardt said. without having to raise tuition.” *** Even though academia is in a “It is just what it is,” Caret said. “I “quandary,” according to Caret, don’t apologize for it, because it is a not everyone has reality, but I am sensiapproached the tive to the issue.” issue with the The median same “it is what it income level of the We have adjuncts is” attitude as the President’s Council in here for which adjunct chancellor.

2014, based on data In May 2014, the available from the teaching is their life.

University Senate Baltimore Sun dataThey do not have a created the faculty base, was over 180 pension and it’s salary review comthousand dollars.

Reinhardt said embarrassing how little mittee to, among other responsibilithat the issue is not we pay them. ties, “Track probsolely that adminlems related to istrators are drawALEX STORRS faculty salary coming big paychecks, Associate professor pression, inversion, because “that one retention/competitiveness,” accordpaycheck in and of itself is kind of a ing to the senate website. drop in the bucket of the total budget Alex Storrs, an associate profesof the university.” sor in the department of physics, However, there is a “ripple effect” astronomy and geosciences, chairs that helps to drive college costs up the committee. Storrs said that one – administrators bring with them a of the problems that led to the cresupport staff, all of whom come with a salary and benefits, like health insurance and pensions.

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File photo by Casey Prather/ The Towerlight Bob Caret, pictured here in his office while president of Towson University, has a base salary of $600,000 under his new contract with the University System of Maryland.

ation of the committee was salary inversion – a phenomenon where newly-hired faculty earn a higher salary than faculty who have been at the university for a longer amount of time. Inversion happens when there isn’t money budgeted to give raises, but new faculty members have to be hired.

According to Interim Provost Maggie Reitz, incremental steps have been taken over “the last several years” to address salary inversion, and that they will be sharing what they’ve been working on at the first University Senate meeting. The first meeting is on Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. in the College of Liberal Arts building. *** If the State budgets money for cost of living increases, both faculty and administrative staff are given the raises. When the state budgets money for the university to award meritbased raises, the process is different for administrative staff and professors – though both undergo review.

According to Gary Levy, associate provost for academic resources and planning, a staff person’s supervisor fills out a “performance evaluation document,” and that staff person gets a “meets expectations” or “does not meet expectations” rating.

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Illustration by Christine Kim/ The Towerlight

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Barry Freundel: “I am sorry, beyond measure” Former Towson prof. makes public apology while in jail for voyeurism SAM SHELTON News Editor @sam_tweets_now

Former Towson University professor Barry Freundel, who was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for charges of voyeurism, has issued a written apology from jail.

“There are simply no words available to sufficiently assuage the hurt that I caused among conversion candidates, congregants, students, family, friends, and rabbinic and academic colleagues,” Freundel says in the letter, published in Sept.

8’s Washington Jewish Week. “I am sorry, beyond measure, for my heinous behavior and the perverse mindset that provoked my actions.”

Freundel, who formerly taught ethics and religion as an associate professor at TU, was arrested in October 2014.

He was suspended from both Kesher Israel synagogue, where he was a rabbi for more than 25 years, and the university shortly after.

In February, Freundel resigned from his position at Towson and plead guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism. He acknowledged that he secret-

ly recorded women as they used a changing area and mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath, at Kesher Israel.

Freundel was sentenced at a hearing in May, where he says he was highly affected by the victims that made statements.

“The speakers expressed their feelings of rage, hurt, humiliation, vulnerability and violation,” the statement says. “How could I have been so incredibly blind, so unaware of my own impact on others? I ask myself that every day.”

In July, Freundel appealed to reduce his prison time, but a D.C. Superior

Court Judge denied the appeal.

In his letter, Freundel said that he would have prefered to apologize to those he hurt individually, but understands that contacting affected parties might have done more harm than good.

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“I work every day to improve, but I know I sometimes still miss the mark,” the statement said. “I would like to repeat how completely sorry I am for my behavior and actions.

There is no excuse for what I’ve done. Again, I’m truly sorry.”

How could I have been so incredibly blind, so unaware of my own impact on others? I ask myself that every day.

BARRY FREUNDEL Former professor, Towson University

Graduate students get reading Tiger Installment Plan moves tuition in-house New labs, stations open in Cook Library NILO EXAR Staff Writer @niloexar

Towson University is now managing payment installment plans for tuition payments in-house, rather than having a private company handle such plans.

“We have always had a payment plan for students in the foreseeable past, but it was done through a private company… [they] did all of the arrangements, all of the customer service, but we decided that it would be better for the students and the school to bring it in-house,” Bursar’s Office Assistant Director of Financial Operations Michael Oakley said.

The new “Tiger Installment Plan,” which was officially introduced this semester, allows students to space out their tuition payments over time, rather than having the entire semester’s payment being due on one day. The major difference is that now the Towson University Financial Aid Office handles the service by receiving payments and offering customer service in-house. This is a change from those services being offered from the private company, Nelnet, and the “Nelnet Deferred Payment Plan.”

However, on the student side, little has changed.

“For the student, this shouldn’t look any different,” Oakley said.

“Although it’s very different on our side, the mechanics of it are

almost identical to how it worked in the past.”

Oakley notes that there was a delay in communication with Nelnet, and a delay in the information that the school received. He added that even though the office has not advertised the new program that much, more students have taken advantage of the plan. But he still wants to reach out to those who could benefit from the plan.

Oakley said that there are instructions via a link on the Bursar’s webpage which detail what the program is, how it works, and also has an FAQ with questions that they’ve received.

“Essentially, it’s [located] in the Student Center under the finances tab, and where it says ‘make a payment – pay your bill,’ there is a link directly under it that says ‘Tiger Installment Plan,’” Oakley said.

Oakley added that sign up takes no more than fifteen minutes.

Right now, the program offers four months of payment for any term, although they are exploring having plans that extend longer than four months. There is also a reduced enrollment fee for the payment plan for those who sign up in the first week. This also helps the Bursar’s office organize the plans and know how much each students needs before the semester begins.

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ALEX ZIOLKOWSKI Contributing Writer @misterstokedd

Cook Library debuted multiple new student resources this semester, including a Geographical Information Systems lab, Accessibility Station and Graduate Student Room.

The space for graduate students includes four separate desks, two large tables in the middle of the room and approximately 10 computers on another wall. On the far right corner near a row of large windows are two sofas, two arm chairs and a coffee table. The space also includes areas designated for practicing group presentations complete with tables, several chairs and a computer. A monitor will be installed on the wall soon. Mobile white boards are scattered throughout the room.

The GIS lab, Accessibility Station and GSR were completed in two months during the summer. The transition was a collaborative effort between Deborah Nolan, dean of university libraries, and Kelly Rogan, Co-President of the Graduate Student Association.

Rogan, a clinical psychology major, is the voice of just under 3,000 graduate students. Rogan worked closely with Nolan to accommodate the graduate students needs and desires.

“There aren’t many places for graduate students,” Rogan said. Graduate students don’t want to sit around undergraduate students. We just want a cooler, more serious place to conduct work.”

Nolan allowed the GSA to look at the space and requested input from graduate students.

Photos by Alex Ziolkowski/ The Towerlight The Graduate Study Rooms in Cook Library include multiple desks, computers and dry erase boards.

“Dr. Nolan was very forthcoming, and the library was gracious to provide furniture,” Rogan said.

Kevin Herold, a biology major, heard of the graduate student resources in Cook Library at a GSA meeting.

Herold said that he appreciates

that there is a separate section of the library devoted to graduate students and would encourage other graduate students to use it too.

“When the semester revs up and there isn’t enough space, it’s nice having space set aside for us,” Herold said.

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Disparity in pay may persist

Prof. says “billpayers” must initiate change

For faculty, however, the task is a bit more arduous. According to Reitz, each year faculty members put all of their work together and are rated on their teaching as well as their scholarship and service.

A committee reviews their work, and decides if the faculty member is eligible for base merit or “merit plus” raises.

“All base merit folks get the same amount regardless of college,” Levy said. However, merit plus raises will be different, depending on the college. Each college is allocated a certain amount of money for merit plus raises.

“Ideally, it’s all one big happy family and we’re all working together and doing our best,” Storrs said.

However, an operating “guideline” at Towson for how colleges should determine raises may make that scenario less likely.

“There’s been encouragement for colleges and departments to limit their distribution of merit plus to 30 percent,” Reitz said. This is something that was an initiative from [Interim President Timothy] Chandler when he came here.”

While the 30 percent figure is not a policy, simple math reveals that, when more people get merit plus raises, each person gets a smaller salary bump.

“Under the new system, with just a limited number of merit raises, it actually is to my detriment to help my colleagues,” Storrs said.

“Because there’s a quota, I will not be able to be rewarded for being a good colleague.” *** While the number of administrative staff continues to grow at universities across the country, schools are increasingly relying on contingency faculty – adjuncts, lecturers and other professors that are nontenure track, Reinhardt said.

“All of these positions have less salary, few if any benefits and nothing in the way of job security,” he said.

During the 2014-2015 academic year, adjunct faculty taught just over 30 percent of the classes at Towson.

Nationally, the number is close to three-quarters of all classes.

Adjuncts at Towson come in two tiers. At tier one, they earn $1,000 per credit hour; tier two adjuncts earn $1,100 per credit hour. To

teach more than two classes per semester, adjuncts need special permission from the dean and provost.

So, a tier one adjunct professor, teaching two three-credit courses for two semesters, would earn just $12,000 in gross income from teaching – a small fraction of what non-contingency faculty earn, and an even smaller fraction of what many administrators earn.

There are some who adjunct teach after retirement, or as a way to stay involved in academia. But for young adjuncts, fresh out of their doctoral or graduate programs, teaching may be their only source of income.

“We have adjuncts here for which adjunct teaching is their life,” Storrs said. “They do not have a pension and it’s embarrassing how little we pay them.”

Stephen Yoder does not have any classes at Towson this semester, but is slated to teach in the spring.

He’s taught as an adjunct at a few different campuses. At one point, Yoder was teaching six classes at once – four at Towson and two at Smith College.

“We needed that money,” Yoder said. “I was very lucky that Towson called me with that offer.”

Yoder said that his wife has a “more steady” job, with insurance and other benefits that he can make use of.

“So that was very helpful,” he said. “But a lot of adjuncts don’t get that kind of luck.” *** Caret returns to Maryland at a time when his former home, Towson, is looking to grow, expand and develop in numerous areas.

Construction is already underway in West Village on new residence halls, expansion work on Burdick Hall has just begun, and there are plans in motion to build a new science building.

Because Towson is a state institution, funding for those and other development projects depend on the decisions of policymakers. As chancellor of the USM, Caret will be spending a lot of time in Annapolis when the legislature is in session.

“One of my primary jobs as the system head is to help the campuses by providing them with the kinds of resources and policies they need,” Caret said.

While Caret once served solely as an advocate for Towson University, he must now advocate for the entire system. Until someone new is appointed, Chandler, as interim president, is Towson’s primary advocate in Annapolis.

To advocate for the school, Chandler spends time in Annapolis – but he can also bring the lawmakers to campus.

“I took them through Smith Hall on the hottest days of the year,” Chandler said. “And I showed them some of the very, very worst spaces in that building, I call them my haunted house tours.”

Chandler said he is meeting with more government officials to tour through Smith Hall to help secure funding for the construction of a new science building.

“I am hoping to get them through right at a class changeover period on a Tuesday or a Thursday, when they are trying to get up those narrow staircases that don’t meet ADA requirements, and say this is what it’s like in this building,” Chandler said. “And by the way, we are going to have at least 2,000 more students on our campus, all of whom will need to go through this building, within the next five years.”

Funding for construction may prove easier to acquire than higher salaries for professorial staff, though. *** “I think the tipping point will come if and when parents become aware that so many classes are being taught by people with no job security,” Reinhardt said. “Then they’ll start asking about it.”

College costs are up in part, he said, because the amount of funding that state universities get from the government has gone down, proportionally.

More money has been coming from tuition and other outside sources as governments have looked to trim their budgets.

The pressure for change, Reinhardt said, must come from the people that are paying the bills.

“The ability of schools to fund all of these operations ... has come at the expense of students in the form of increased tuition and it’s come at the expense of faculty in erasing secure full-time jobs,” Reinhardt said. “It has not come at the cost of administration.”

Caitlin Wolfarth, Sophomore Editor’s note: Caitlin has contributed to The Towerlight before.

Major: Mass communication Initiatives: “Maybe instead of getting emails from the mail office, we could get text messages. Because sometimes I’ll check my email too late, and then it’ll be past 4 p.m. and I’ll miss my package…More broad, I just want student groups to feel connected to the SGA, and to know that we are a resource to them.”

Favorite thing about TU: “I really like the diversity on campus. There’s so many different types of people, and there’s so many clubs you can join.

I know every school is like ‘there’s something for everyone,’ but there is something for everyone here. And I really like the teachers here.”

Favorite place: “I really like Glen Woods and The Beach. Yeah, I like sitting under the tree.”

Favorite snack: “Au Bon Pain is my favorite place to go all the time. I really like all of their soup. Like, all of it. But I really, really like the pasta at Ptux too.”

Helen Grafton, Sophomore Editor’s note: Helen has contributed to The Towerlight before.

Major: Political science and mass communication, with a track in PR. Initiatives: “I see a lot of people lose their aid because they don’t know that they have paperwork that they need to submit, or like anything or the to-do list, so I’m gonna find a way to like ease that communication. Maybe a text message or a text alert when you have something on your to-do list, so people know and don’t lose their financial aid.”

Favorite thing about TU: “It’s so easy to get involved with things. You can walk around campus and see someone you know, even though the campus is giant.”

Favorite place: “West Village, in that little area before you get to all the food on the first floor, just because it’s really quiet there. I like the glass windows and the trees, and there’s not usually a lot of people there so it’s not too loud.”

Favorite snack: “Probably quesadillas from The Den. That’s my favorite.”

Kyle O’Rourke, Junior Major: Business administration, marketing Initiatives: “What I’m trying to work toward is a [greek-wide] scholarship that needs a $25,000 endowment at first and each greek chapter will donate a certain dollar amount and hopefully by the time it’s introduced, it’ll be able to give almost a $1,500 scholarship to students who need financial aid.”

Favorite thing about TU: “It’s honestly the people I’ve met. I’ve met a lot of great role models and leaders. In high school, I wasn’t the most outgoing and ‘step into a role’ kind of person, but I always wanted to be.

I definitely think people here, other students and faculty, have helped me put that into action.”

Favorite place: “I love Susq. Susq is fantastic. The deli - I really like the New York deli. That’s kind of like my spot because I’m from Long Island.”

Favorite snack: “New York Italian with potato salad and a pickle. 100 percent.”

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When Eric Silverman was a 19-yearold sophomore at Towson University, the Internet was not the way students found potential internships.

Instead, he had to sit with a huge three-ring binder and flip through the different categories of jobs and internships. After coming across a paid internship at a small insurance brokerage, Silverman called the company in hopes of getting an interview.

Silverman, a Towson alum, is now the owner of an independent insurance agency called Silverman Benefits Group, and says that he owes his success to the Career Center and advice from his academic advisor.

“When I was a sophomore, I was chatting with my adviser and he gave me very great advice,” Silverman said.

“He told me that students don’t consider internships until senior year, and highly recommended that I try to get an internship as a sophomore. His guidance pushed me in the right direction and solidified what I am today.”

In 1998, Silverman chose to go to Towson rather than University of Maryland where he could have received free tuition. The UMD campus was far too big for his liking and Towson’s smaller campus was just right, Silverman said. He also wanted to be able to live on campus rather than commuting. His family lived close to the UMD campus, but Silverman

wanted the campus experience.

Before landing the internship with the insurance company, Silverman had zero professional experience. He worked at a gas station and managed the bowling alley that used to be in the University Union. As a Towson student, he majored in business administration with a concentration in marketing. His dream was to become an advertising and marketing guru where he could have his own business while being creative.

“My dream, ultimately, was to be an entrepreneur and own my own business,” Silverman said. “I liked the idea of making my own hours, making my own rules, not having to answer to anyone and making tons of money.”

After graduating, Silverman never had to find another job. He fell in love with the Baltimore area and chose Towson for the space where he owned his first business from 2004 to 2009.

Since then, Silverman has always had an office in Towson because he likes being close to the University.

In 2002, Silverman started the Silverman Benefits Group Internship Program. The internship program consists of 12 different internships and takes “the college kid” and transforms them into young professionals.

Silverman was named one of 2015’s Top 20 Benefit Advisor Rising Stars under 35-years-old in the United States and was recognized nationally by the Employee Benefit Adviser magazine.

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Aug. 30: In Newell Hall, a resident was cited for an alcohol violation.

Aug. 30: At Residence Tower, TUPD is ivestigating a CDS violation involving a resident student.

Sept. 3: In Linthicum Hall, a contract employee had their wallet taken from an unsecured storage closet.

Sept. 4: In Tower B, a resident student assaulted another student following a brief argument.

Sept. 4: In Burdick Hall, a resident student’s wallet was taken after it was left unattended.

Sept. 4: At Burdick Field, a commuter student had their property taken after leaving it unattended.

Sept. 5: At Barton House, two resident students were referred for assaulting each other in their dorm room.

The Towerlight’s “Police Blotter” is a representative sample of crimes occurring on and off campus. The blotter is not intended to be all inclusive.

For a list of all crime reports, visit www.towson.edu/police.

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Photographer finds local inspiration CARLEY MILLIGAN Editor-in-Chief @ CarleyMilligan

Chris Simms, a Towson junior and photographer, remembers everything about Monday, April 27.

“I was sitting in Paws and eating a grilled cheese with my friend Candice,” Simms said.

It was about 7 p.m. he had just gotten out of his 6:15 p.m. class, and he was sitting in Paws eating a grilled cheese and watching the news with his friend Candice. On the television, video footage and reports of the unrest in Baltimore played one after another.

“Do you want to go?” Simms asked Candice.

She thought it was too dangerous, but Simms disagreed.

“I compare it to how I hate riding roller coasters or water park rides,” Simms said. “I would have that itch where I feel like I am regretting something, and I would ride it the last hour we were there, and then be obsessed with it.”

So he left Paws, contacted his friend Tommy, grabbed his Cannon 5D Mark III, headed down to the scene and continued to return every day and night for the next four days to capture another chapter in Baltimore’s history.

“I finally understand why people say they love Baltimore,” Simms said.

“Going through all that and then going to see how people love Baltimore, and how they protect their city, and invest in their city, I realized that now I have caught the bug of loving Baltimore.”

Simms, who goes by the alias “ChrisBlockd” online, returned to the city both during the day, and at

night during the curfew hours, Monday through Friday. Each day he would post an informal photo on Instagram to show his followers where he was that day, shoot for hours, rush home to edit them and then post them online immediately. He took roughly 4,0005,000 photos throughout the week.

“I uploaded it and it was just overwhelming, like holy sh*t, I was there,” he said.

Simms also worked with a black and white concept for his photos, similar to the Baltimore based photographer Devin Allen, whose photo was published on the cover of Time Magazine with the caption “America, 1968” with the year was crossed out in red, and rewritten as 2015 above it.

“I was like, that right there sums up why it should be black and white,” Simms said. “Besides the technology of [a women in his photo] having a digital camera, and the iPhones in some of the pictures, you can’t tell when it is was taken.”

He said that City Paper photo editor J.M. Giordano, who came to speak to one of Simms’ classes only a few weeks prior to the unrest, also helped to inspire the black and white look of the photographs. His experience photographing the unrest in Baltimore was Simms first taste of photojournalism, followed by a series of photographs he took at the US Supreme Court on June 26, the day marriage equality was federally mandated. The first of these images, an unedited selfie taken with his iPhone, received over of 12,000 likes after the hashtag #lovewins began trending on Instagram.

Since these events he said, he has had a growing interest in pursuing the

avenue of photojournalism.

“It’s way more fun and gets way more emotion back than a lot of the other stuff,” he said. “It has made me interact with people more.”

Prior to the unrest in late April, Simms first got his start as a photographer after receiving a camera for Christmas his freshmen year of college.

At the time, he was primarily interested in concert photography for the perks of being able to attend shows in the front row for free, and meet and photograph celebrities and artists he admired. Grieves, RDGLDGRN, Pepper and Streetlight Manifesto were a few of the first bands he was able to photograph. He reached out to them informally via his Towson student email, simply asking if he could come out to shoot the concerts.

“I didn’t really have any intentions at the time,” he said. “I was doing it by myself, and I was emailing people and then one person finally gave me a chance to go to their show and take photos. After that I had work to show, so it just built from there and then I eventually got linked with a website that would just give me shows to go shoot.”

His website, chrisblockd.com, features shots of artists KCamp, G-Eazy, Method Man, Iggy Azalea and more, performing in venues like the Fillmore Silver Spring, Echostage, Rams Head, Soundstage, Pier Six and others.

As his experience grew, his curiosity and desire to experiment developed as well. He spent his days exploring Baltimore, shooting everyday people on the street and building architecture, playing with long

exposures, or searching for hidden photogenic spots, before going out to concerts at night.

In the spring, Simms took a class that focused on taking portraits, so his attention and interests shifted yet again. He utilized the locations he had found exploring the city to accompany his portrait assignments.

Utilizing his setting and props in unusual and unexpected ways outside of their intended purpose, is one element of his photography Simms prides himself on. He said that for him, when a person looks at his photos and is unable to guess where it was taken, or if it was done in a studio or not, that is a mark of a good photo.

“To transform the setting is way cooler, I think, than to just come in and be like okay, just stand right in front of that wall right there,” he said.”

Although he is a criminal justice major, and Towson does not offer a minor in photography, Simms has

not felt discouraged from enrolling in photography classes.

“I have learned more from real life experience,” Simms said of his photography, “But I became a better photographer from class.”

For now, Simms plans to continue to individually explore his interest in photojournalism, and look for stories that are both “super low key” but “super powerful at the same time” that he can tell on his own in a non fabricated way.

“Go with the flow” are a few words that Simms strives to live by, and that he said were personally reinforced for him when he covered the unrest in Baltimore. Having lost his job about a month prior, he said that he wouldn’t have been able to cover the situation for five straight days if he had needed to go to work.

“Go with the flow, until you have an opportunity, and then be proactive about that opportunity,” Simms said. “You just have to be proactive, and you can get lucky.”

three of the best “X-Men” movies, and it seemed as if it would surely become the biggest blockbuster of the season.

The trouble all started once the movie hit post-production and press tours began happening. Rumors about arguments on set to the director being over-analytical and even telling the actors when to blink and breathe came to surface, one of the actors even allegedly told director, Josh Trank, that the movie wasn’t good! Some people believe that all press is good press, but that wasn’t the case here.

One of the best things about the Marvel Universe movies is how obvious it is that the actors have chemistry and friendship both on and off-

screen. (I mean, who didn’t love when Chris Pratt from “Guardians of the Galaxy” and Chris Evans, aka Captain America, went to the Super Bowl together?) It became evident during their press interviews that the actors wanted to be doing anything other than answering questions about their movie, making the movie seem lessthan-fabulous and decreasing the level of excitement for its release.

While many people took these as warning signs to not see the movie, I still had some sliver of hope left and decided that there’s no way that this version of “Fantastic Four” could be any worse than the original. So I ventured to the theater one evening and I

knew I was in trouble when I got there 15 minutes late and there was only one other person in the whole theater.

Within ten minutes of the movie I already regretted my decision and I honestly can’t tell you too much about it because I’m trying to block it out of my memory.

With all this being said, I was absolutely shocked when Kinberg said he wanted to move forward with creating a sequel. He was preemptively green-lighted to write a sequel before the first movie released, but with the plummeting ticket sales and overall dissatisfaction, I thought that a sequel would be an automatic no-no. Kinberg said in an interview to MTVNews that

“I do believe there is a great ’Fantastic Four’ movie that we’ve made with that cast. So I’m gonna figure out what that is.”

All I know is that I won’t be putting any bets on when we actually see a sequel to “Fantastic Four.”

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Not-so Marvelous film disappoints CAITLIN MOYNIHAN Columnist @cmmoynihan

If you’re a major Marvel Universe fan like I am, then this summer you were mostly excited about three things: “Ant Man,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and the highly anticipated re-vamp of “Fantastic Four.”

While “Avengers” crushed at the box office and broke the sales record, and although “Ant Man” was a surprisingly huge hit, “Fantastic Four” left a majority of the audience fantastically disappointed. The movie had secured an all-star cast and writer/producer Simon Kinberg, who has created

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“Dead Petz” should be buried KRISTIN HELF Columnist @ kristinelise_

The VMAs were on Aug. 30 and as we all know, it was pretty eventful for an awards show that barely gives out any awards.

Among other things that happened that night, Miley Cyrus released her fifth studio album (as Miley, not as Hannah,), “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz.”

The album was produced by Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips and has received mixed—albeit mostly negative—reviews.

I’ll start by commending Miley on what she did right: I love that she released her music without any promotion, taking a page out of Beyoncé’s book, and that the album streams free online, accessible to fans of all economic status.

Taylor Swift infamously pulled her music off of Spotify, but Miley at least understands that not everyone can afford $1.29 a song.

Still, “Dead Petz” leaves a lot to be desired. Cyrus is clearly still trying to rebel, as most 20-something ex-Disney stars are apt to do, but it’s unclear who or what she’s rebelling against; the album has no clear direction.

Her songs touch on themes like “weed; sex; the universe, man,” as Vulture’s Lindsay Zoladz puts it.

One of my favorite critiques also comes from Zoladz, which perfectly sums up the album as a whole:

“A friend pointed out that we should cut Cyrus some slack because she made this record during the years that, had the former “Hannah Montana” star had anything resembling a normal childhood, she would have spent in college, ripping bong hits and musing about the cosmos. That makes sense. “Dead Petz” often feels like the sonic equivalent of a John Lennon dorm-room poster, purchased from the campus store with a parent’s (or, perhaps in this case, an eccentric uncle’s) credit card.”

Instead of “ripping bong hits and musing about the cosmos,” which has resulted in one of the worst quasipsychedelic records of all time, Cyrus’ time would have been better spent educating herself on the social issues that arise from her frequent cultural appropriation and ignorance.

One of these issues was highlighted during the best moment to come out of the VMA’s: “Now, back to this b*tch who had a lot to say about me in the press the other day. Miley, what’s good?”

What a majority of the press has made out to be nothing more than a celebrity cat fight belittles the point that Nicki Minaj was trying to make.

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The album artwork for Miley Cyrus’ new album “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, which was released Aug. 30.

It would take a while to dig through the entire history of the Minaj/Swift twitter battle, so here’s a quick recap: Essentially, when Minaj’s “Anaconda” music video had been snubbed and taken out of the VMA nominations, Nicki was vocal about the very true fact that only slim, white bodies, like the ones depicted in Taylor Swift’s VMA-nominated “Bad Blood” video, are celebrated in mainstream culture. And then, even after Swift apologized and the whole thing was all but forgotten, Miley called Nicki out in an interview with the “New York Times”: “If you want to make it about race, there’s a way you could do that. But don’t make it just about yourself. I know you can make it seem like, ‘Oh I just don’t understand because I’m a white pop star.’ I know the statistics. I know what’s going on in the world. But to be honest, I don’t think MTV did that on purpose.”

And in that one interview, despite what Cyrus argued, it doesn’t seem like she really does know what’s going on the world.

If Miley wants to involve herself in social issues, she should learn a little more before she goes to the press to speak out against wellmeaning rap stars.

Maybe she should apologize for the part she’s played in making the appropriation of black culture all the more prominent in Hollywood, from the twerking to the dread locks to being quoted as saying, “I want urban, I just want something that feels black,” before making “We Can’t Stop”.

In what’s considered her weirdest, most “rebellious” album yet, “Dead Petz” fails to make any social commentary about the culture that Cyrus takes so much from. So much as a glance at her Instagram this past year would have told us that her new album would be about sex and weed, but what’s edgy about that?

If Miley Cyrus really wants to break barriers and produce something that will shock us, she should pick up a pen instead of speaking to the press and figure out what exactly she’s trying to criticize about the society that made her a child star.

New academia AMANDA REID Columnist @amandareid21

I know, I know; why talk about school when I’ve been trekking all over Spain? This had to come eventually so I can talk about nothing but the fun stuff after this.

I am attending Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, about 50 minutes by metro from where I’m staying, which is about as long as my commute from my house to Towson.

For the past week and a half I have been taking what is called an intensive course.

I was placed in the intermediate language level, and I have had three classes every weekday. The total duration of these classes is four hours, so I have had an overwhelming amount of grammar and culture reviews.

I had two professors, Mari Angeles and Paula. Mari Angeles focused much more on grammar and verb usage, while Paula taught us about culture.

There were about fifteen kids in my class, all college students, and four out of the fifteen being a part of my ISA program.

Two of the students were Chinese, one was Italian and the rest were from somewhere in the U.S. Paula had fun talking to all of us about our different cultures and what a culture shock Spain has been for us.

I wouldn’t say the class was hard. It was more of a review of everything I have learned in Spanish thus far crammed into 10 days.

I also received my class schedule at last! I have grammar, Spanish language and Spanish cinema and society on Mondays and Wednesdays and I have conversation and composition and a panoramic view of Spanish literature on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Notice how I didn’t say I have class on Friday, no one in my program does! Nebrija understands that we want to travel while we’re here so they try to give us Fridays off so we can do that.

Homework is actually quite laughable here compared to the states. I have had about fifteen minutes of homework every night. I’m sure by

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Record of the World’s Oldest Restauarnt in Spain.

now you’re buying your ticket over here to save yourselves from the hours slaving away over your desk at home, but be warned, you have other homework besides the homework assigned.

As international students, our homework is to immerse ourselves in the culture.

This basically consists of going to museums, palaces, and other cities in Spain while speaking Spanish all the while.

Okay, I guess as far as homework goes I’m living in a fantasyland, but I’m learning new things every day about this culture.

For example, my shoe size here is a 41 (I’m an 11 in the states) and people eat ribs with a fork and knife. I went to the oldest restaurant in the world this week and was quickly labeled as a sloppy barbarian for using my hands to eat suckling pig ribs.

But yes, the oldest restaurant in the world is in Madrid, its name is Casa Botin and it was opened in 1725.

How did I dress for such a nice restaurant? Why in a T-shirt that says “Queen of Naps” and sports shorts since I had spent the afternoon exploring a park near my house. I stuck out like a giant American thumb, but I personally was far more focused on my food than my attire.

Next week, I’ll be telling you all about my birthday weekend which I will be spending in Portugal and France! Au revoir!

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TU talks racism SOPHIE WHALEN Contributing Writer @sowhalen

Last week, Towson provided a safe space for a serious discussion on how students feel about racism, and how it permeates the Baltimore area.

“Whenever anyone asks me ‘how do you think racism could be solved in this country,’ the social aspect of it at least, I say empathy, and I mean that in every sense of the word,” freshman and sociology major Makdes Hailu said. “I think that being able to put yourself into someone’s shoes and experience what they experience is the absolute solution to any social problem in this country.”

Racism was the topic of the “Baltimore and Beyond” discussion in the Potomac Lounge on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

“The real reason for having the discussion is to broadly talk about some of the issues of race at a national level, and then hone down to what’s going on in Baltimore,” assistant professor John Bullock said.

Bullock presented a slide show including side-by-side images, one from the past and one closer to the present day, depicting examples of racism in the United States throughout history.

“What you see currently is the result of historical forces, so sometimes we look at things now and say well this neighborhood looks bad or this neighborhood looks good, but we don’t understand why that happened,” Bullock said.

Communications and Development Librarian of Cook Library Joyce Garczynski provided a video of racism activist, Tim Wise.

“An event like this provides an outlet for people like us, who are racially frustrated, to talk about race,” Hailu said. “It helps us develop ideas on how to either do more things like this at Towson or just change our communities in general.”

The Center for Student Diversity partnered with Cook Library to create the event.

“This is actually what colleges and universities should be doing more of, having these discussions to really get students talking about some of these issues,” Garzynksi said. It’s so easy to just go about our everyday lives and not think critically and talk about some of these issues.”

The Center for Student Diversity is bringing Wise to Towson University on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in SECU Arena.

“Recognizing that what has happened in our past and what’s happening around us shapes what’s happening on Towson’s campus today,” Garzynski said. “It’s not isolated.”

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Professor John Bollock presents a discussion about racism in Baltimore.

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Cool celebration Long-distance love hacks CHRISTINE LAFRANCESCA Staff Writer @LaFrancesca27

To celebrate Towson’s 150th year, free Rita’s Italian Ice will be distributed at various locations around campus on Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The ice will be distributed outside of Stephens Hall, the Paws Patio, outside of the West Village Commons and in Freedom Square.

In September 1915, Stephens Hall opened its doors and brought in a new era of students to attend the Maryland State Normal School. The Maryland State School had previously spent 50 years in various locations in the Baltimore area before moving its location permanently to Towson.

“The school was in rented space in Baltimore, it was small with nowhere to grow,” Louise Miller, from Towson’s marketing department, said. “In 1910, principal Sarah Richmond began asking the school’s alumni and friends to join her campaign for a campus where

Maryland’s future teachers could live and learn in a more appropriate environment.”

In addition to promoting this event, Miller is working on the entire 150th celebration.

“In my position, I am responsible for working with the 150th co-chairs, Myrna Cardin and Gerry Gaeng, and the 25 member Steering Committee to create a year-long celebration of the 150th Anniversary,” Miller said.

Delving into the rich and diverse history of TU, the 150th celebration urges curiosity in Towson’s past changes and accomplishments. The year-long celebration urges student appreciation and interest in TU’s transformation.

“I would like students to realize the continuum of time and place, that 100 years ago there were students here on campus like them, with a desire to learn and contribute to society,” Miller said.

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BRITTANY PATRICK Columnist

Anyone maintaining a long-distance relationship in college knows all too well that sickening, weighed-down feeling in the pit of your stomach when saying farewell to the one you love.

You only yearn to care for them and make them laugh – and yet, here you are, watching them go. However, if love prevails, you won’t let distance stop you from your own strength and desire to commit to that person who means the most.

Whether you’re high school sweethearts, you’re taking a semester to study abroad or you merely met someone from a few states over on your trusty app, Tinder – don’t allow distance to wreak havoc on your relationship.

Embrace the situation at hand and maintain a positive outlook. Maybe you’re facing distance with a best friend from your hometown – your best friend should always be your best

friend, no matter the miles. Friendship is a sacred bond that needs work and care to continue to flourish and remain steadfast.

Life is full of distance and hardships, but they don’t have to confine you. Whether you view these miles as a limitation or an opportunity for growth, the choice is all yours.

Here’s a few tips on how to make the most out of a longdistance relationship: Communicate! Don’t leave your S/O in the dark.

They care about you and want to know how your day went, what you did and who you hung out with.

They want to stay updated so as to remain a strong component of your life. You and your partner are a team, and what team has ever functioned properly without a strong foundation of communication?

Secondly, don’t bail on Skype dates or phone calls. These are plans too!

Setting a date to Skype or talk on the phone for a few hours (probably more) is totally just as authentic as a plan to hang out with a friend or see a movie.

Don’t bail on your virtual plans just because something seemingly more real came up. Visit each other. Get up and go! Obviously, whether you’re just an hour or ten thousand miles away makes a huge difference in how often you get to see your partner. Even if it is only a few times a year, don’t wait around to book those flights. Make these visits a priority. Finally, remind yourself why.

Make a mental note to remind yourself of why you’re doing what you are. Take time out of each day to think of great memories and experiences you’ve had with your lover, or friend.

Remind yourself that it’s worth it.

Maintaining a long-distance relationship should never be discouraging. It should be a fight worth fighting.

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Sports

September 15, 2015

CROSS COUNTRY

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SOCCER

FIVE WINs BREAKS RECORD runners set Staff Writer

The Tigers dominated the second annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Battle of Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;? this weekend by first blowing out Mount St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4-0 on Friday, before defeating Loyola 1-0.

The results of Friday and Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games have extended Towsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win streak to five consecutive games, the first time in program history the Tigers have held a shutout for that long.

Towson has gained momentum following this run of shutouts, according to senior defender Nicole Nicholas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helped so much with our confidence because it really confirms that we are a good team and capable of doing great things when we all work together,â&#x20AC;? Nicholas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just trying to build off it each week.â&#x20AC;?

On Friday at UMBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Retriever Soccer Park, the Tigers trampled the Mounts for all 90 minutes of the match. The first goal came 22 minutes into the match directly from a corner when junior midfielder Emily Marshall lifted a perfectly placed cross

over the Mounts keeper, before the ball deflected off a Mount defender into the back of the net. Ten minutes later Tiger freshman, McKenzie McCaull, scored her first college goal after collecting a long pass from Nicholas, and shooting past Mount St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior shot stopper Vicky Cocozza.

Fellow freshman Katie Fullerton then tripled Towsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead only three minutes later after she received a pass over the top of the Mount defense from freshman Evelyn Neidert.

Fullerton then blazed a shot past Cocozza to round off a dominant half for the Tigers, in which Towson outshot Mount Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10-4. Both teams put half their shots on target.

Nicholas put the game out of reach early in the second half by converting a shot off of another one of Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corners. The fourth goal meant that the Tigers had scored four in one game for the first time in two years.

Towson then extended their shutout streak on Sunday against Loyola.

Towson gritted out a defensive win allowing only two shots on target while mustering five shots on goal. Towson

has now gone an incredible 490 minutes total without allowing a goal.

The Tigers scored the lone goal of the game off a corner kick after 33 minutes.

Senior defender Vasthy Delgado sent in a corner kick that found midfielder Marissa Green.

The sophomore then directed a headed pass toward fellow midfielder Maddie Bove who headed a shot into the back of the net to record her first goal for Towson.

The fifth straight win also set a personal mark for Head Coach Greg Paynter, who is currently enjoying his longest winning streak during his tenure with the Tigers.

Coach Paynter was already focused on next week, however, he did not lose his focus on long term goals in the midst of the win streak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We focus on each game separately and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get consumed with the win streak,â&#x20AC;? Paynter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is past tense, St. Francis is our focus now.â&#x20AC;?

The Tigers take on St. Francis at 4 p.m. this Friday at Towsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer Complex.

personal bests ANGELO PELLEGRINI Contributing Writer

This past weekend the Tigers cross country team traveled to the Laurel Hills Plantation for the COFC Invitational 6K race, hosted by the College of Charleston.

The Tigers finished second out of four teams, with host Charleston taking first, while Pfeiffer and Citadel rounded out the bottom two. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was pleased with todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effort,â&#x20AC;? Head Coach Mike Jackson

said according to towsontigers.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were able to carry out the race plan and achieved some personal bests in the process.â&#x20AC;?

Leading the way for Towson was sophomore Megan Knoblock, who finished fourth overall with a personal best 22:48. The rest of her teammates werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t far behind, as all but one runner finished within the top 20.

Four more underclassmen rounded out the top five for Towson,

with freshman Shelby Bobbie, who finished 7th overall, and Abby Gauthier, who finished 8th overall.

The two finished one second apart at 23:30 and 23:31.3, respectively.

Next up were freshmen Megan Lindstrom, who finished 16th overall with a time of 24:18, and sophomore Hannah Walter who finished 17th overall at 24:25.2.

Charleston will also be the location for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CAA Championship Meet at the end of Oct., which gave The Tigers the opportunity to preview the course in advance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are looking forward to the challenges ahead and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to return to South Carolina,â&#x20AC;? Jackson said according to towsontigers.com.

The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success came following the season opener at the Mount St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5K Duals on Sept. 4 where the Tigers won two of their six duals.

The team will compete next in Lehighâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 3.

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September 15, 2015

VOLLEYBALL

Tigers on a ten game streak JORDAN COPE Assistant Sports Editor @JordanCope26

Towson competed in the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West Penn Invitational this weekend and stretched its winning streak to ten games with victories over Fairfield, Penn and Binghamton.

“We’re definitely off to a good start, we know there’s going to be some adversity ahead with conference play just two weeks away,” Head Coach Don Metil said. “But the young kids are playing well and we have had other kids step in this weekend and showcase their skills.”

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As the match progressed we were able to remind them that even though the game plan might not feel like it’s working if we can do it over time we will be able to break them down.

Don Metil Head Coach

In game one of the tournament, the Tigers defeated Fairfield 3-1.

Towson took the first set of the match 25-19. The two teams traded a pair of 3-0 runs before the Tigers pulled away late in the match after going on a 6-0 run.

“We knew that they were going to be pretty heaving on the outside, a lot of their production and points comes from their outside hitters,” Metil said. “In our blocking in the Fairfield and Penn match we executed at a high level in regards to our ability to block the ball.”

In set two, Towson and Fairfield exchanged points until the Tigers went on a 5-0 run to take a 17-14 lead and later went on another 5-0 run to secure a 25-18 victory.

“Blocking the ball was part of

our game plan going in, we had worked on it all week and we definitely improved our ability to block the ball,” Metil said.

After dropping the third set of the match, Towson earned a victory in its fourth set 25-17. The Tigers used a flurry of three-point runs to increase their lead over Fairfield before pulling away late in the match.

In game two of the tournament, Towson defeated Penn 3-1.

The Tigers took the first two sets of the match despite a 5-0 Penn run in game one and a 3-0 Penn run in game two.

“This weekend also allowed us to see some weaknesses that we still have to work on to continue to improve our consistency,” Metil said. “I think we’re playing decent volleyball, I don’t think we have played our highest level of volleyball we can just because of those circumstances we are still dealing with.”

Towson dropped game three of the match 25-20 but rebounded in game four to secure a 25-23 set victory and its ninth straight win.

Against Binghamton, the Tigers earned their 10th straight victory after sweeping the board winning all three matches against the Bearcats.

“They have one really good hitter that we were concerned about. It took our girls a little bit of time to follow and execute our game plan,” Metil said. “But as the match progressed we were able to remind them that even though the game plan might not feel like it’s working if we can do it over time we will be able to break them down.”

Towson will participate in its final tournament of the season, the Tennessee Tech Tournament next weekend in Cookeville, Tennessee.

“We need to get back in the gym and work on our ability to control the ball which we were very questionable at times doing this weekend,” Metil said. “We just need to work on our eye work and make sure we’re seeing the game and anticipating the potential shots or serves.”

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Sports

SPORTS OPINION

All star games desperate for a reality check JORDAN COPE Assistant Sports Editor @JordanCope26

Professional All-Star Games in the United States provide an opportunity for coaches and players to rest, fans to enjoy festivities and the best players to team up and showcase their talent.

Lately, however, modern day AllStar games all contain problems that need to be fixed.

The most absurd All-Star Game in professional sports is the National Basketball Association All-Star Game which contains a lack of defense and a lack of effort. In last year’s NBA AllStar Game, the Western Conference All-Stars beat the Eastern Conference All-Stars 163-158.

What is crazier than the score itself, was the field goal percentage of each team. In the game, the Western Conference shot 48.9 percent from the field while the Eastern Conference shot an astounding 50 percent from the field.

In last year’s regular season, the Golden State Warriors led the league

in field goal percentage with a 47 percent average, 2.4 percentage points lower than the two teams combined average from the All-Star Game.

The fact that this game contained so little defense that the teams were able to score a combined 321 points and shoot a combined 49.4 percent from the field is an absolute joke.

Another All-Star Game that clearly has problems is Major League Baseball.

While the MLB has a format in place to keep the game competitive unlike other All-Star Games (winning league receives home field advantage in the World Series) something has to be done about fans selecting who gets to play in the game.

Last year, a total of eight Kansas City Royals players were voted by the fans to be starters for the American League. Fortunately, MLB stepped in and countered a total of 60 to 65 million votes to cut back on the amount of Royals starters in the game. The MLB has yet to announce what its plans are regarding fan voting for the All-Star Game this year but it is obvious based on last year’s results that the fans are

not smart enough to select who should be starting in the game anymore.

Along with problems in the NBA and MLB All-Star games, there remain issues with the newly structured National Football League Pro Bowl, which recently underwent a format change to try to regain fan interest.

Recently the NFL went from fans voting the best players from each conference to former Hall of Famer’s picking players from any conference to build a fantasy team in essence.

While the league took power away from fans voting, they did nothing to address the lack of effort that is displayed by the players who participate in the game. Granted, the league does not want to see hard hits and injuries in a meaningless game, however, like the NBA All-Star game there is not defense and no effort whatsoever on the part of the players.

Finally, the National Hockey League All-Star Game, maybe the worst of all professional sport All-Star Games. Like the NFL Pro Bowl, the NHL All-Star Game underwent a format change from the best players representing each con-

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Lebron James takes off for a slam dunk at an All-Star NBA Game. ference to team captains picking the best players from each conference to be on their team.

While the format is okay, the games do not contain action that hockey fans like to see and turn in to high scoring affairs with no defense or effort on the end of either team. If there is any AllStar Game across professional sports worth saving, it is the MLB All-Star Game. With the right restrictions in place for selecting All-Star representa-

tives, the league has a system in place in which each team will compete to obtain potential home field advantage in the World Series.

Aside from the MLB All-Star Game, every other All-Star Game contains a lack of effort and at the end of the day is not interesting to many fans, which is why major changes need to take place if the other three major sports in the country are going to continue to have All-Star festivities.

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FIELD HOCKEY

first season win secured MEGAN PONIATOWSKI Contributing Writer

The Tigers (1-5) earned their first win of the 2015 season Sunday, beating Lehigh (1-4) 4-2.

The first goal of the game came from Mountain Hawk, Teresa Carotenuto 11 minutes into the game assisted by Gabby Tofig.

Towson tied the game 15 minutes in when junior defenseman Morgan Skavdahl rushed the goal in a jumble and got the ball past Lehigh keeper, Julia Ward. Also a junior defenseman, Allie Stauffer, was credited with the assist to Skavdahl.

The Mountain Hawks answered after 24 minutes when Isabel McKeown scored off a breakaway in front of the net; Tofig earned her second assist of the game.

Wasting no time for Towson, senior midfielder Kelsey Jenkens scored her first goal of the season three minutes later on a pass from freshman forward Devon Hake at the top of the circle.

At halftime, the game was tied.

Towson outshot Lehigh 10-9. Ward had three saves versus Towson’s junior keeper Megan Boyle’s two.

Both teams had five penalty corner attempts, neither capitalizing on the opportunities.

“Our goalkeeper Megan Boyle has a fantastic game and really made some important saves during the game,” assistant coach Lindsay Kasten said.

“Morgan Skavdahl, Kelsey Jenkens, Sam Zelenack all had great games and helped us create an offensive attack.

We had great games from all of our players throughout the game.”

Six minutes into the second half, Stauffer scored her first career goal for the Tigers. She was assisted by junior defenseman Sam Zelenack off

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The Field Hockey team won their game 4-2 on Sunday, Sept. 13. a breakaway at the top of the circle.

The last goal of the game came from Towson’s sophomore midfielder, Taylor Kvilhaug, at 50:32 off a penalty stroke. This was also her first career goal for the Tigers.

“It was great to see us earn a stroke, and Taylor to score on it really helping secure the lead. Everyone really played their part in the game and that’s what helped us win. Everything we have been working on since the start of season was put to use today,” Kasten said.

At the end of the game, Lehigh outshot Towson 19-13. Lehigh had 10 shots on goal to Towson’s eight. Ward was credited with four saves, Boyle with eight. Lehigh earned nine penalty corners, Towson earned five. Two cautions were issued in the game; one to

Lehigh’s Zoey Pacheco at 15:21 and one to Zelenack at 56:14. One ejection was issued to Lehigh’s Alex Beatson in the 37th minute.

“I think the win today is really going to help us with momentum going into our games on the road next week,” Kasten said. “It’s a great confidence boost for the girls to know how they are capable of playing and I see a lot of wins in our future if the girls to play hockey like they did today against Lehigh. The coaching staff is extremely proud of how each individual game together and played like a team. Lots of good things to come for Towson field hockey.”

The Tigers go on the road next weekend to Rider on Friday, September 18 at 7 p.m., then to Monmouth at noon on Sunday.

MEN’S GOLF

Success at first tournament JOSEPH AUBLE Contributing Writer @bigaubs_6

This past weekend the men’s golf team opened their 2015 season and took home the Rutgers Invitational team title with a 14-under-par. The Tigers beat the second place host, Rutgers, by twenty strokes. Senior Ryan Siegler tied for second place overall with a score of 208, finishing the

tournament with a strong -5 scorecard.

“Ryan finishing tied for secondplace is a real confidence builder as we go forward,” Head Coach Brian Yaniger said according to towsontigers.com.

Other high scorers for the Tigers include juniors James Grem, who finished 2-under-par, and Michael Chanaud (-1), all rounding out top 10 finishes for Towson. All Tigers finished among the top 11 golfers in the tournament. Chanaud also recorded a teamlow of 66 in the third round. This is

a strong start for the Tigers, who have a difficult schedule this fall packed with top-notch competition. The team hopes to feed off their success at Rutgers for their next tournament at the Cornell Invitational next weekend in Ithaca, New York.

“The guys played three solid rounds of golf,” Yaniger said according to towsontigers.com. “With four guys at par or better in the important third round, we are looking to continue this type of play at Cornell.”

Darius Victor had 19 carries, rushed for 98 yards and had two touchdowns while breaking a 25 yard run and averaging 5.2 yards per carry in Towson’s 35-20 win over Saint Francis University.

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Sports

FOOTBALL

Tigers take down the red flash TYLER BEARD Staff Writer @tylerbeard2

The Tigers came away with their first victory of the season, with a 35-20 win over the Saint Francis Red Flash on Saturday.

“My hats off to Saint Francis,” Head Coach Rob Ambrose said. “They gave us a run for our money and we helped them, but 315 days later, it sure is nice to win a football game.”

Redshirt senior quarterback Connor Frazier threw for a career-high 269 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for 36 yards and one touchdown.

“I think I’m definitely growing, but it definitely helps out with Coach Rob [Ambrose] and Coach Jared [Ambrose] calling great plays,” Frazier said. “The offensive line is also doing a great job keeping me upright, so it’s easy to stand back there with them keeping in front of me.”

Towson’s (1-1) first offensive possession was a 22-play, 86-yard drive, which finished off with a 2-yard touchdown run from junior running back Darius Victor. The junior finished the game with 98 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

However, the Red Flash (1-1) responded on their next possession with a 99-yard kick return touchdown

from defensive back Lorenzo Jerome.

Both teams had stalled drives on the next couple possessions, until Victor was able to break out for a 7-yard touchdown, which gave Towson a 14-7 lead at halftime.

The Tigers brought their offensive momentum into the third quarter, as they put together an 81-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard touchdown run from Frazier. The drive included an acrobatic 38-yard catch from junior wide receiver Jacquille Veii, which brought the ball down to the Red Flash’s 11-yard line.

Veii, a transfer from the University of Maryland, finished with game-high, 115 receiving yards off of four catches.

“This kid loves football,” Ambrose said. “He went to Maryland, but he loves being a Tiger. He is contagious in his excitement for football and he makes us a better football team in so many ways off the field. I could not be happier that we have him.”

Towson’s defense forced a quick three-and-out from Saint Francis, which prompted the team to punt.

Senior defensive back Donnell Lewis had a few blocks in front of him and he ran for a 49-yard punt return touchdown, which put Towson out in front 28-7 with less than eight minutes left in the third quarter.

The Tigers’ final touchdown came in the fourth quarter off of a touchdown catch from redshirt senior, wide receiv-

er Brian Dowling. Dowling finished the game with 71 receiving yards.

Saint Francis was able to score a late touchdown in the fourth quarter, but Towson’s defense was able to shut down the team down for most of the game.

“Our defensive line coach, [Coach Kosmakos], just told us to play reckless, being a young line, and the whole defensive line played reckless,” redshirt sophomore defensive tackle, Clifton

Jones said, “We got the job done.”

Jones had five tackles and one-andone-half sacks during the game.

Towson’s defense finished with five sacks and held Saint Francis to just 29 rushing yards.

“We had one key team victory, which I don’t do very often, and we had to tackle those guys [running backs],” Ambrose said. “We had to keep them from making huge plays and we did that.”

The Tigers will look to get their momentum and grab their second win of the season in a home matchup against the Holy Cross (1-0). Kickoff is at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

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Darius Victor drives the ball in the game against Saint Francis in Johnny Unitas Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 12 (left). The Tigers and the Red Flash face off on Minnegan Field (above). Students fill the stands despite rainy weather to cheer on the Towson football team (bottom).