These last four issues as the newly-elected Editor-in-Chief, and this year at The Towerlight, have passed quickly. Too soon, it seems, I will produce 62 more issues for the 2012-2013 academic year, and I’m excited. This year alone I have witnessed the appointment of our 13th president, the opening of a gorgeous new complex – (complete with a smoothie station), talented displays from our theater and dance department, and a kangaroo. That’s just one year. [...]

I recall a past article in The Towerlight that I feel fitting to reflect in this month of Mother’s Day. The article really amazed and humbled me as an instructor and as the son of a wonderful mother. From what I remember, it related the struggles, hard work, and commitment of our students who are mothers with children. These student “moms” undertake the daunting responsibility of jobs, a rigorous course load, and the care and [...]

As a straight white male, one of the most generic demographics in the U.S., I am proud to say that I support same-sex marriage. Seeing the article on the Washington Post website about the constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in North Carolina last night made me sick to my stomach. I still cannot possibly understand how a state contained enough ignorant people to deny marriage to two individuals in love. In this day and age, [...]

With the semester winding down, most students are looking forward to the summer and so am I. However, I am also looking forward to fall semester. Why? Bear with me, I’m not totally crazy.  I am looking forward toward football season. Last year, the football team was one heck of a surprise. It was incredible to be at every home game and to be a part of restoring the roar. And restore they did after [...]

“You are never going to believe what just happened to me,” I texted my friend. Now with this opening, you might think I’m going to tell a story about running into someone I don’t particularly like or I tripped in front of a large amount of people. But no, what I encountered was far worse than that. After my friend dropped me off in the circle near the towers, I walked toward Tower D. As [...]

As someone who lives in the Towers and has a schedule that forces me to be in and out at strange hours, I have turned the corner of the Glen numerous times to see a group of security guards and students scatter at the sight of me. This, along with word of mouth and my sense of smell, ensures me they were not just shaking hands. How am I supposed to feel safe when the [...]

Speaking as a 90-year-old Tiger, Class of 1942, I want you to know that the education that I received at The Towson State Teachers College has stood me in good stead in all of my work, play and as a Naval Reserve Officer, in my eight years of active duty in WWII and the Korean Conflict. I have been so pleased in expressing my appreciation to Towson University through my 50 plus years of volunteer [...]

TUP by 2032! That’s Towson University Press—which does not now exist—but which I hope will someday. It’ll take another 10 years for the current economy to turn around, and beyond that, a further 10 years for the University to have available discretionary funds to spend once more. When it does, I hope that its future alumni leaders – you, the current student body – will consider establishing a University book publishing press. Even though we [...]

For one of the first times in my life, I have writer’s block. I just don’t know what to say. Considering this is my debut in the in the opinion section, I am really not certain what my opinion is. All I know is that my time at the Towerlight has come to an end, and the Towerlight’s new head honcho has asked me to write a few graphs on my time here at Towson. [...]

I sent my first article to then-Sports Editor Pete Lorenz on August 27, 2008 before I even moved into my dorm room in Tower D. I was wide-eyed freshman that was eager to learn and get started with The Towerlight and to cover sports teams here at Towson. The best decision I’ve ever made was picking Towson instead of Ohio University. Everything worked out for me at Towson, from making the best friends I could [...]