In an overtime thriller, the Tigers defeated Georgia State, 63-59, ending Towson’s three-game losing streak. “I’m very proud of my team,” Head Coach Joe Mathews said. “I feel like for the first time, especially in the second half, that we saw a fight and a real desire and determination from [the team], to say ‘This is going to stop. We’ve got to get a win.’” Senior point guard Krystal Parnell had 14 points, including the [...] Read the full story »

Wow! What a great game! I cannot believe the New England Patriots/New York  Giants beat the New England Patriots/New York Giants. (Idiot’s note: If you haven’t realized it yet, our print deadline was before kickoff.) [Unexpected player] really stepped up and helped his team. Tom Brady/Eli Manning led their team to another Super Bowl victory and has really solidified their place as an elite and possible Hall of Fame player. Who would have thought that [...] Read the full story »

Cards. Hearts. Chocolate. Love. Separately these words are all innocent.  Together they can only mean one thing: Valentine’s Day! Although this is supposed to be a holiday met with love and romance, it is often a day met with contempt from those who are single and those who are in relationships. A ton of pressure is placed on guys and girls to make Valentine’s Day either special for the one that they love, or find [...] Read the full story »

While walking across campus with a friend, we came across two Towson police officers and a maintenance worker at Freedom Square looking at something. At first, I thought they were just talking, but then I looked on the ground and saw something that made my blood boil. Some Towson students thought it was appropriate to attack the religion of Islam by chalking such epithets as “Down with Islam” and “Stop the Islamization of America.” I [...] Read the full story »

If you are a Towson student, faculty or staff member, you are aware of Crime Alert text messages and emails. Last semester, we all noticed the major increase of crime around the Towson community. Honestly, it was scary to see how crime has risen. But even worse is that the spring semester just started and almost four crimes have already been committed. We get text messages and emails alerting us of the crimes that have [...] Read the full story »

I am writing to express sincere thanks to Towson’s campus and especially the Towson University Bookstore for its incredible support of Towson’s Student Helping Honduras chapter. This past summer, six Towson students who went on the January 2011 service trip returned to Honduras for the second time and took approximately 600 pounds of donations (based on our luggage limits for the airlines). During the Winter 2012 trip, 53 students took the rest of the many [...] Read the full story »

As the popularity of Twitter has increased among the journalistic community, many reporters, editors and bloggers have begun to include a new sentence at the end of their 160-character bio: “RTs are not endorsements.” This would hopefully cover journalists and the publications they wrote for in instances where remarks made by reporters on the microblogging platform did not align with the viewpoints of their employers. This approach was not thorough enough for the Associated Press, [...] Read the full story »

Have you ever considered that after 83 years of golden statues, the Academy Awards might have incidentally created a formula that fosters wins with a lean toward a specific type of role- not performer? With awards season in full swing and Oscar nominations announced, there is no better time than now to start separating the hopefuls from the winners. For quite some time, I have used the Golden Globes as my guide. If an actor [...] Read the full story »

Sometimes, I wonder if we perceive drummers the wrong way. There was once a poll question in Alternative Press magazine that posed the debate of who had it worse: bassists or drummers? Off the bat, you’d think they both had it pretty bad. Bassists, that’s a tough one. Personally, I find that you can’t definitively hear their part, but if it wasn’t there, you’d notice. For drummers, they sustain the beat, but they sit down [...] Read the full story »

While the ‘90s were filled with feel-good shows like “Boy Meets World” and cartoons like “Doug” and “Hey Arnold,” crime shows have climbed in ratings over the last decade. CSI really kicked off the phenomenon in 2000, but since then there has been a crime show for every viewer possible. If you’re looking for comedy with your criminal mysteries, head over to USA Network for “Monk” and “Psych.” While you’re over at the USA Network, [...] Read the full story »