12 May 2013 | No Comments
2012-13 Year in Review

As another school year goes by, it is once again time to reflect on the year that was. In order to reflect, The Towerlight has compiled a list of the two most important events from each of the past eight months that has consisted of the 2012-13 school year. September October November December January February March April

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Arts and Life, Reviews, Video »

18 May 2013 | No Comments | By Shamus Kelley, Video Staff
Dammit Moffat, A Doctor Who Review: The Name of the Doctor Shamus Kelley and Abby Murphy turn around dramatically and pick apart the Series 7 Part 2 finale. Read the full story »

Arts and Life, Features, Greek »

13 May 2013 | No Comments | By Thomas Martinson, Staff Writer
The sorority Phi Mu, whose goals are strong sisterhood and children’s philanthropy with Johns Hopkins Hospital, was recently awarded by Greek life for all the work they have done this past school year. Phi Mu sister Kelsey Rock was awarded Greek Council President of the Year for her work with the Panhellenic Association, a group of 10 different sorority chapters on campus. “I am very excited and honored for the award,” Rock said. “I kept [...] Read the full story »

Columns, In This Corner, Sports »

12 May 2013 | No Comments | By Jonathan Munshaw, Editor-in-Chief
Please allow me to go back a few years to the middle school days and pull out the line, “If you love it so much, why don’t you marry it?” This is exactly how I feel about the relationship between ESPN and LeBron James and Stephen Curry. I was on Twitter while watching the NBA playoffs Friday night, and I was getting sick from all the mush that was flowing from ESPN to James and [...] Read the full story »

Baseball, Sports »

Roberts’s walk-off home run seals Dukes’ late comeback bid
12 May 2013 | No Comments | By Jesse Jones, Sports Editor
Towson drops series at James Madison Down 7-6 in the bottom of the ninth inning at home Sunday, James Madison’s Colby Roberts hit a walk-off two-run homer off of Towson junior Nik Nowottnick to steal the 8-7 victory for the Dukes (22-26, 10-13 Colonial Athletic Association). With the win on Sunday, the Dukes took the series from the Tigers (23-27, 12-12 CAA) 2-1. Towson won the first game of the series 11-7 but lost the second game 16-3. “It’s heartbreaking but [...] Read the full story »

Softball, Sports »

JMU routs Towson to advance to Conference Championship
12 May 2013 | No Comments | By Nicole Gould, Staff Writer
Tigers fall to Dukes in Semifinals After defeating the Delaware Blue Hens (35-22) in their first elimination game, Towson (30-28-1) was cut short just one game from the Colonial Athletic Association Championship by the James Madison Dukes (41-14), 8-1. “We prepared the same way we did each game of the tournament,” shortstop Hailey Balk said. “We were playing each like it was our last.” The Dukes took an early lead in the first inning, scoring two runs off a single by [...] Read the full story »

Arts and Life, Columns, Greek »

12 May 2013 | No Comments | By Alendra Salas, Columist
Greek this Week: Battle of the ‘dogs’ Last Friday Alpha Epsilon Pi, Tau Mu Chapter held their third annual Hot Dog Eating Contest in Paws. Adam Marcus and Brandon Sacks, general members of the fraternity, were in charge of putting together the event. The first guy to eat 10 hot dogs with buns won, and for the girls, the first to eat six won. Girls could enter as a team of two, each eating three hot dogs with buns. The hot dogs [...] Read the full story »

News »

Professors, administrator remember dead alumnus after Feb. car crash
12 May 2013 | No Comments | By Aaron Isrin, Contributing Writer
Tutoring center honors Devin Spence The mathematics tutoring center has been renamed to honor the late Devin Spence, a Towson alumnus who was killed in a car accident this past February. Announced formally at the Academic Achievement Center’s 9th Annual Tutor awards ceremony held on Wednesday, the center will be known as the Spence Mathematics Tutoring Lab. “It was the right thing to do,” Math Coordinator for the Achievement Center Jeremy Boettinger said. Spence graduated from Towson in 2012 and [...] Read the full story »

Arts and Life, Columns »

12 May 2013 | One Comment | By Sarah LaCorte, Columnist
This is my last column. It is that time when I have to summarize how this experience has changed my outlook on life, but I am not ready. I have one more week in Aix-en-Provence to begrudgingly complete finals and finish papers. I will spend one day in Geneva, Switzerland before heading to Chamonix to hike for a week in the French Alps. Then I get on one last plane and come home to America. [...] Read the full story »

Arts and Life, Features »

Student speaks about fight to end poverty
12 May 2013 | No Comments | By Darylle Hale, Arts and Life Editor
In search of stories A man lives in poverty in Colombia and lacks the technology to start his own business. Across the world in Tajikistan, a different man plants wheat and needs fertilizer to ensure a good harvest. Both of these people have a story to tell and for sophomore Alexandra Woodfin, stories like these are a way to fight against poverty. “I think it’s just cool because everyone has one and they’re all different and it’s just cool [...] Read the full story »

News »

Hillel members displeased, plans for student-run organization
12 May 2013 | 2 Comments | By Brandi Bottalico, News Editor
Hillel President Ben Rosenbaum, a senior, transferred to Towson after his freshman year and has been involved in the Jewish cultural organization ever since. Rosenbaum said his girlfriend had to drag him to Hillel for his first time. The reason he continued going after that was because of the people he met there, including Director of Engagement Mickey Rubin and Director of Jewish Student Life Darlene Siegel. Recently the two directors were fired for unclear [...] Read the full story »