Second degree assault results from scuffle
The Towson University Police Department responded to a second-degree assault outside Scarborough Hall early Tuesday morning.
A fight was reported just before 2 a.m. on March 28. The scuffle started after the victim "spoke to a few girls walking in front of the stated subject on Burke Ave. at York Road," the police report said. After the subject told the victim to "back down from talking to those girls," the victim and the subject got into a fight.
Though the argument was spurred by a conversation with several females, those females are not believed to have been present at the time of the fight, Capt. Joe Herring of the TUPD said. The victim suffered a bruised left eye and a scratch on the right side of the neck, but refused medical treatment.
A second-degree assault "is a 'common assault,' one that involves pushing or shoving...there are no aggravating factors," Herring said.
Alcohol was believed to be involved in the incident, the police report said. The subject "ran north on York Road after the fight." Officers also searched for witnesses without success. None of the girls approached by the individual were located.
--Mike Fila
Towson staff shows school spirit
Towson only earned recognition as a finalist at the Baltimore Business Journal's Best Place to Work award luncheon Thursday, April 3, however the University ranked first in spirit.
Before the luncheon, each nominee â€" 31 total, split into three categories small, medium and large businesses â€" was mailed a letter asking for a short videotape of the company's team spirit, BBJ event coordinator Lisa Egorin said.
Six companies participated, she added, but with a group of Towson staff members dressed in business attire singing the Fight Song with Doc the Tiger on Minnegan Field in Johnny Unitas Stadium, the BBJ couldn't resist.
Egoin said one reason why Towson won the Spirit Award was "because they did a cheer."
"They showed a lot of team spirit," she added.
Although James Clements, vice president for economic and community outreach, would have liked receiving the award for best large business to work for in Baltimore, winning the spirit award is "awesome," he said.
"It really shows, across the University, a high level of energy," Clements said. "A lot of people care about Towson and it shows."
--Kristi Funderburk
Lecture considers race, gender issues
Elizabeth Higginbotham, a professor of sociology at the University of Delaware, was the spring speaker at the Graduate Lecture Series on Wednesday evening. Her speech discussed past and present issues on race and gender in the working world in the Potomac Lounge of the University Union. Higginbotham is the 13th speaker the College of Graduate Studies and Research has helped bring to campus.
"We sponsor the graduate lecture series every semester and we try to rotate among the six other academic colleges to co-sponsor with us," Lawrence Shirley, associate dean and professor in the department of mathematics, said.
This time CGSR worked with the College of Liberal Arts. Faculty members and administrators felt Higginbotham would be "an excellent speaker for this topic."
In addition to the lecture, Higginbotham spoke to graduate students in the CLA about their research and talked to an African American literature class.
"If possible we try to have the speaker come and speak with students and faculty in the afternoon so we really get a lot of benefit from their visit," Shirley said.
--Sharon Leff
Candidates consider obesity in new case
With spring break overlapping their traditional Sunday presentations, there was neither a meeting on the schedule nor a fired candidate Tuesday for the College of Business and Economics' The Associate competition. The candidates were e-mailed their next case study, CBE Communications Specialist Carrie Oleynik said.
This week the candidates will be working with Merritt Athletic Clubs, and will be focusing on obesity.
As the candidates were informed, the goals of the case are twofold. First the teams must "create a marketing strategy/campaign to attract new clients." Then teams will "create a marketing strategy/campaign to retain your new clients."
In the case study, Merritt said only 25 percent of the population participates in daily activity. It is the candidates' task to encourage more people to workout in health and fitness centers. The teams will present their presentations Sunday, April 2 in Stephens Hall Room 106 at 5 p.m.
--Kristi Funderburk
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