Dear Editor: Speaking as a 91-year-old Towson Tiger, Class of 1942, I wish to sincerely congratulate the members of The Towerlight staff for being nationally recognized, April 25, 2013, by The Society of Professional Journalists for their outstanding performance in the fulfillment of their responsibilities, and not only the contemporary members, but also their numerous predecessors. I have worked very closely with many Towerlight staffs in the past and wish to express my appreciation for [...]

Last week, I was grabbing lunch on campus and decided to splurge and get myself a sugar cookie. I excitedly unwrapped it after finishing my meal but noticed something wrong when I bit into it. This was not a sugar cookie, but a peanut butter cookie. I immediately spat it out and washed my mouth out because while I will not go into anaphylactic shock from them, I am allergic to peanuts—and all other nuts. [...]

TigerFest is Friday night. After months of planning, the students in Campus Activities Board are excited to bring this great event to campus for you. TigerFest is one of TU’s longstanding traditions that many students look forward to each year because it provides a fun way to celebrate spring and the imminent close of another academic year. It is a day when the campus community comes together to enjoy a festive atmosphere with music and [...]

In the months since I first became aware of the now-infamous White Student Union, I’ve experienced a range of emotions: shock, that such a group exists at my alma mater, which I knew to be a welcoming, inclusive institution that went out of its way to encourage diversity; outrage, that views I can only categorize as hateful have been given such a voice; and, increasingly, dismay. I’m dismayed that when people think of Towson, a [...]

I understand that being named the president of a University is a challenge. I understand even more so that being named the president of a school as large as Towson is an even larger challenge. I am aware that you had the privilege to attend Towson University and walk this campus everyday like my self and fellow classmates. That being said, you know what it is like. Since I arrived at Towson in the fall [...]

We fully appreciate that the loss of the baseball team and men’s soccer team is a difficult decision to both render and endure as alumni, faculty, staff and students, however we fully support President Loeschke and her making this difficult choice. We believe that every option was explored to save the teams and we feel for those affected by this final decision. While we all hope that decisions like this will not have to be [...]

I will be the first to admit it, when I initially saw the videos of the Harlem Shake I thought they were great. I showed them to friends and jumped on the bandwagon. When Towson began to organize its own Harlem Shake I immediately wanted to take part. It was, after all, done in good and harmless fun. Then I saw a video a friend had posted on Facebook about how those in Harlem were [...]

Speaking as a 91-year-old Towson Tiger, Class of 1942, and a lover of athletics, in reference to your articles, “Towson scratches out upset victory” Dec. 6, 2012 and “Dukes strikes revenge on Tigers” Feb. 14, 2013, I wish to congratulate the basketball Head Coach Pat Skerry and his great team for the outstanding season which they are enjoying and bringing so much joy and satisfaction to the Tiger Campus. As I read these articles, I [...]

As an alumna and now a full-time staff member, I was extremely disappointed to see that even The Towerlight has bowed down to media biases against Israel by blatantly printing the Palestinian flag an inch-and-a-half bigger than the Israeli flag on the cover of last Thursday’s edition Nov. 29. With all of the talk around campus lately working to dispel racism and encourage tolerance, the Israeli-Palestinian situation should be no different. As a media outlet, [...]

I get it, American football is the biggest commercialized sport in America and it is so highly influenced by the extreme amount of money that is put into the sport and the profits earned by the companies and individuals that support it. So yes, in theory, if you can raise the level and recognition of a University football team that University will gain more recognition on the national scale. But I ask, at what cost I played soccer, or better known as the world’s game of football, at Towson University and due to this controversial [...]