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Towson’s College of Business and Economics will launch its annual Associate competition on Feb. 7 by introducing this year’s contestants. The Associate is the CBE’s version of NBC’s “The Apprentice.” Lisa Michocki, director of professional experience in the CBE, said candidates this year had to send a five-to-eight minute video explaining why he or she would be the ideal “Associate,” a resume and a faculty recommendation. “The videos play a large role in the decision-making [...] Read the full story »

President Barack Obama started his tour through swing election states one day after declaring, in what could be his final State of the Union address, that America is strong, but Americans still need to work to try to preserve what citizens consider the “American Dream.” In his speech Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress, Obama stated his priorities for the coming year while lacing in his re-election plans. The president started off the [...] Read the full story »

There are few more polarizing topics in American sports than scapegoats, especially during the NFL playoffs. Many fans, columnists, and radio and television personalities not only like to find scapegoats to help understand why a team lost, but to actually soften the blow of a painful defeat. Since Sunday’s crushing developments in Foxborough, much of the Ravens Nation here in Baltimore and around the country are calling for the heads of kicker Billy Cundiff and [...] Read the full story »

Last week, I had lunch with my grandparents in southern New Jersey, an area that’s full of Philadelphia sports fans. Usually the team of discussion is the Eagles, but the Dream Team stumbled to 8-8 this year and their chirpy fans were silent. During the summer months, the Phillies are rightfully on everyone’s minds. But their early exit in the postseason left a lot of people in New Jersey and Pennsylvania unfulfilled. And since the [...] Read the full story »

Coming out of Huntington High School in Huntington, Md., sophomore Peter Athens had a choice to make when it came to what sport he wanted to pursue at the collegiate level. Even though lacrosse runs in his family, as his two brothers, Jon and Andrew, played for Presbyterian College in South Carolina, and his dad played for the Naval Academy, Peter chose to join the Towson football program. “It was always a goal of mine [...] Read the full story »

Every Towson University student has their own way of spending the more-than-a-month-long break, whether it’s picking up a new hobby, spending an embarrassing amount of time on Facebook, or in my case, picking up new television shows.  Having so much free time allows for hours of searching unreliable websites with sketchy plug-ins in order to stay up until your parents go to work catching up on six seasons of a show that you’re unsure about.  [...] Read the full story »

Back when “The Polar Express” came out, I wasn’t too into the idea of motion-capture. It seemed pointless, like the filmmakers were doing extra work only to be rewarded with creepy, unappealing, dead-eyed characters. It would take something really visually pleasing to change my mind, which is exactly what “The Adventures of Tintin” did. Tintin is a young reporter who, along with his little dog Snowy, is always on the hunt for adventure and mystery. While at an open-air market one [...] Read the full story »

Welcome back, Towerlight readers! I hope you spent your Winter Break relaxing after a long semester, picking up minimester courses to fulfill graduation requirements, catching up with old friends, and missing all things Towson. From Facebook statuses craving Towson Hot Bagels, to Twitter account Voice of Towson (@Towson_nights) Tweeting “I wanna go Uptown tonight #winterbreakproblems,” the slow offseason makes the spring return to TU so much sweeter. I can’t believe I’m entering the last semester [...] Read the full story »

I feel as though the issue of parking is overdone at Towson. However, recently I have come into a situation that needs to be addressed. My brother and I both attend Towson University. Parking Services ticketed his car for parking without a permit, and one would think they would charge his account. Wrong. Apparently Towson decided to charge my account due to my “seniority status” and refuses to bill the owner of the vehicle. They did not [...] Read the full story »