Before the 2012-13 season started, Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Skerry emphasized that this season will be a lot different from last, partially because of a new roster. “I’ve got more of my own guys,” he said. One of those players, Jerrelle Benimon, has already made a name for himself on the team. The junior forward from Warrenton, Va. was named the Colonial Athletic Association Co-Player of the Week following the team’s impressive run in [...]

Towson’s up-and-coming racing senior Kyle Lockrow is seeing his dream of becoming a pro NASCAR driver become more of a reality. This past summer, Lockrow interned with Rick Ware Racing, a NASCAR Nationwide Series team. “I handle a lot of their public relations,” Lockrow said. “I go to the track, handle any driver appearances and just help the owners out. Plus I like helping the crew out and assisting the pit stop.” This is not [...]

The club men’s rugby team is achieving a feat that they haven’t accomplished since the early 1990s. The team will be traveling to Utah May 18 and 19 to participate in the Final Four Championship. It’s been a long season for the Division II team that has yielded some of the best results in recent team history. Towson ended the fall season just short of winning the Potomac Rugby Union Championships, falling to local rival [...]

A warm light and striking clapping sounds flood the stage in the Stephens Hall Theatre. Frozen in action, dancers clap their way to an intersection of movement and sound. This is “Intersections,” a performance featuring the works of the Towson University Dance Company, the ballet and the men’s modern dance repertory classes. The 20-person dance company opens the show with “Change?,” which integrates musical styles ranging from Antonio Vivaldi to Mary J. Blige. Assistant Director [...]

When two medical school students came to Kristen Gazzara, Student Government Association’s director of civic engagement with an idea for a farmer’s market on campus, the idea immediately took off and became TU Market Place, she said. “I loved the idea and decided I wanted to make it happen,” Gazzara said. “So I’m hoping it becomes a semesterly thing if not more frequently because we’ve had a great turnout so far.” Fresh produce, ice cream, [...]

The Towson Rugby Club hosted its 35th annual alumni games Saturday afternoon on Burdick Field. The alumni games are the club’s way of celebrating the ending of their Spring season, where they finished with a record of 13-2. The day consisted of three games: men’s A-side against recent alumni (the main event), women’s team against women’s alumni and men’s B-side against the older alumni. The alumni came out with a chip on their shoulder, Rugby [...]

Three is the magic number for the co-captains of the women’s lacrosse team: three midfielders, three members of the CAA Commissioner’s List and three consecutive years in the CAA Tournament. From the stands, the three senior co-captains seem more alike than different. But on the field, Hillary Fratzke, Lauren McAfee and Steph Taylor could not be any more unique. “All of us for the most part are pretty laid back. We work well together and [...]