Maryland Senate president Mike Miller proposed a plan in late January for the University of Maryland, College Park to split from the University System of Maryland. But USM chancellor William “Brit” Kirwan is against the idea, and there is no written plan for College Park to disassociate, according to USM media relations spokesman Mike Lurie. The USM was drafted upon the insistence of William Donald Schaefer, governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995, according to the [...]

Sophomore dance performance major Lance Hayes has been dating sophomore elementary education major Ryan Greene on and off for the past year and a half.  Hayes said they have a close relationship because they are more than amorous partners. “We met through a friend that used to go to Towson and we started dating. As our relationship formed we became best friends. We can basically talk to each other about anything,” Hayes said. “We can [...]

The University System of Maryland is just days away from forming the search committee that will ultimately replace outgoing Towson University President Robert Caret, who has taken the position of president of the University of Massachusetts System. USM chancellor William “Brit” Kirwan made a rare appearance at the monthly University Senate meeting last week to discuss the search process and seek input concerning who should be on the search committee. “I wanted to come and [...]

Baltimore is often recognized as a leader among U.S. cities in negative aspects: homicides, homelessness and epidemic levels of HIV/AIDS to name a few. But there’s one case where Baltimore stands out more than almost any city in a positive way. According to the job search engine Juju.com, Baltimore is ranked the fourth best in the U.S. for job seekers. Lorie Logan-Bennett, director of Towson University’s Career Center, said Baltimore’s location is a large contributing [...]

President Barack Obama will visit Parkville Middle School and Center for Technology on Monday to discuss the 2012 budget plans for education. The White House held a press conference Friday afternoon to discuss the upcoming event. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join the president at the Baltimore County school. The speaking engagement is intended to point out strengths in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Spokesman for Gov. Martin O’Malley said Maryland is a national [...]

Before the law allowed senior criminal justice major Sean Langan to drive, smoke or drink, he knew how to safely fire a gun. Langan grew up around guns; his father is a retired Secret Service officer who participated in competitive shooting during his career with the federal agency. When he reached middle school age, Langan’s father began to take him hunting, Langan shot in the Scholastic Clay Target Program in high school, and he plans [...]

President Barack Obama presented his State of the Union address to members of congress and viewers at home Tuesday, Jan 26, making points about the need for unity within the federal government by promoting both Democrats and Republicans agree to face issues together. He said that it’s no secret those in attendance have had their differences over the last two years concerning controversial matters such as the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and health [...]

(UPDATED: Friday, 11:58 a.m.) Towson University President Robert Caret has been selected by the University of Massachusetts to take over the system and its five-campuses as the next president. He will be leaving Baltimore’s metropolitan university and its continual master plan  to take on the larger role in New England. Caret sent a message to all faculty and staff at TU to notify the campus of his new endeavor: “One has to grasp opportunities when [...]

The hills were briefly silenced from the sound of music when Agathe von Trapp, one of the original Trapp family singers, died Tuesday, Dec. 28. Von Trapp, 97, died at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson after suffering congestive heart failure in November, longtime friend Mary Louise Kane said in The Baltimore Sun. The Brooklandville resident was best known as the character Liesl in the musical and film “The Sound of Music.” “She was remarkable,” Dr. [...]

According to the St. Petersburg Times, more than 500 advocates, lawmakers, and members of the military and soldiers discharged because of homosexuality gathered in the Department of Interior auditorium and watched as President Barack Obama signed the repeal of the don’t ask, don’t tell policy, which would start the process to give homosexuals the right to serve in the army openly. The don’t ask, don’t tell policy has been largely debated throughout 2010, including at [...]