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 [...]

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 [...]

President Loeschke’s inauguration After serving for roughly half a year as president of the University, Maravene Loeschke was officially inaugurated as the 13th president of Towson on Sept. 16. Loeschke’s inauguration was complete with speeches from several dignitaries, including Student Government Association President Brandy Hall, Chancellor of the University System of Maryland William Kirwan and Maryland senator Ben Cardin. The ceremony also featured a tribute by Loeschke to her husband, Dick Gillespie, who was a [...]

Apocalypse now? In December, rumors of the pending apocalypse were abounding. The Mayan Calendar ended on Dec. 21, leading some people to believe the world was going to end. Some students, like 2012 alumna Amanda Menke, supported the theory. “The Mayans were pretty accurate with their predictions, so I think that lends some credibility,” she said. Others, however, discredited the idea. “I’m pretty sure that the winter solstice is the only thing going to happen [...]

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

Final commencement in Towson Center On Sunday, Jan. 6 Towson University held its final graduation in the Towson Center. It was the 148th commencement ceremony held by the University, and 1,960 students received their respective degrees. University President Maravene Loeschke focused on the importance of the event during her speech for the Colleges of Business and Economics, Education and Health Professions. “Remember your first class and the friends you made, and think about where you’ve [...]

TWLOHA founder visits TU Jamie Tworkowski, founder of the nonprofit organization To Write Love On Her Arms, visited Towson on Nov. 15  in conjunction with Love is Louder Week. TWLOHA seeks to break social boundaries and encourages people to talk about their problems. Tworkowski, who admitted to dealing with depression himself, focused on telling students to remember they’re never alone, even in their darkest moments. “Our hope is that you don’t have to do this [...]

The Glass Menagerie Towson’s Theatre Department performed “The Glass Menagerie,” a tale of a family struggling to make it through the Great Depression. The play is was based on the novel by Tennessee Williams and was directed by associate professor in the Department of Theatre Arts Steve Nunns. An ensemble cast included senior acting major Matt Jeffers, who played protagonist Tom Wingfield. Jeffers said that his experience playing Wingfield was challenging, because he had to [...]

T-moji sweeps SGA In a Student Government Association election that seemed primed for a split ticket, the ticket T-moji swept the elections at the end of April. Charlotte Ridgeway, previously the SGA vice president, took the presidency over runner-up Mike Ukoha, the presidential candidate from TU Evolution, the other completely full ticket. Besides T-moji and TU Evolution, there was also the four-candidate ticket Tomorrow Towson and Towson Voice, which only consisted of Antonio Colon Jr., [...]

Freshmen Hotshots After losing five top seniors to graduation from last year’s season, Towson sent two freshman gymnasts to the NCAA Regional meet in March. The freshmen, Katie Sassa and Abby Griswold, found out March 24 that their cumulative scores from the season qualified them for the meet. Head Coach Vicki Chliszczyk said that the team had a year of building. “I think it’s been a learning year for everybody,” Chliszczyk said. “We lost five [...]