Education doctoral candidate Linda Macaulay presents her dissertation defense on Wednesday. Her dissertation is called “Elementary Principals as Technology Instructional Leaders.”
In theory, “The Men Who Stare at Goats” should be hands-down the funniest movie you will see between now and the start of next summer’s comedy season; and it’s made all the more frustrating by the fact that it’s not.
CAB survey is best way to contribute I am the director of the Campus Activities Board, the organization which is directly involved in planning Tigerfest. I have noticed that there are more Facebook groups than ever advocating for specific artists to headline Tigerfest.
As children, we are more prone to dreaming up mythical creatures, fearing mythical creatures and making imaginary friends with mythical creatures than we are as adults (or technically adults).
It is my observation that recent discussions regarding the establishment of a black studies department at Towson have resulted in confusion about the vision and purpose of the Center for Student Diversity and perhaps broader campus diversity initiatives.
So, this column was originally meant as a letter-to-the-editor...but I decided 150 words weren’t enough. The letter was titled “6 reasons why Towson…Sucks”. I picked three of those reasons to talk about in my first Smackdown article.
Rachael Sanders - To avoid the overdone sexy-fill-in-the-blank costume this year, I decided that it would be funny if my boyfriend and I dressed as Peter and Lois Griffin from “Family Guy”. This idea seemed simple enough: all I had to buy was an orange wig and purple shoes.
“Is it a monument or a working department?” Good question… Over the last year and a half since I left the employ of the University, I have made a conscious decision to refrain from public conversations that related to the welfare of the black community on Towson’s campus.
Love Your Body Week message inclusive and unbiased As many of you are aware, the University Counseling Center recently hosted a “Love Your Body Week” on campus. This event was a comprehensive action and awareness program that included mindful eating and exercise classes open to all, and informational sessions on providing social support to friends and family.
Being a commuter student the only time I am in a residence hall or apartment is when I am visiting friends. One group of my friends in particular, lives in Cardiff Hall. Being the fabulously organized and hygienic young women that we are, two of my close girl friends were doing their laundry.
I know I am not alone in saying that I have every intention of someday being an audience member during Oprah’s “Favorite Things” episode. She highlights items from all around the American consumer spectrum and gives one of each to all of the giddy, Oprah-obsessed stay-at-home-moms that have been lucky enough to trek to the windy city on just the right taping day.
40 years later, the struggle continues
As black people in institutions of higher education, we are socialized to be cogs in a machine. None of the curriculum or scholarship that is produced by the majority of predominately white institutions help black/Africana people gain a knowledge of self or orient themselves to the world in a way that produces social justice for our communities.
Conservative argument against public option lacks citations, support
Miss Corbett’s “Public Heath” article is deceptively broad and is difficult to take seriously when accusations are made with no references. Miss Corbett says it is a “fact” that “most” of our congressmen are criminals.
We live in a world of information overload. We all know it and most of us embrace it. Every time a new Web site springs up I try and jump on the bandwagon because I believe in the world of communication. If you’re not using every possible medium to get information to your readers, you are not doing your job.
“Love your Body Week” is important because throughout the United States, millions of Americans suffer from eating disorders and are subject to false advertisements. This means, the media has failed, once again, to target the American audience in an effective and positive way.
Are you a student? Do you use the OneCard? Are you a parent paying for your child’s education and meals? Well, if you apply to any of the above, then read on.
Currently instead of enjoying the thrill of tea baggers in the United States I am spending my semester in the picturesque Andes Mountains in Cuenca, Ecuador where the elevation is high and a visiting student has many opportunities to fall ill.
Folks, it’s cheaper to die than go to a hospital in this country. Despite health care being a basic human right, it is estimated that 47 million people are uninsured and 25 million people are underinsured.
“Obamacare,” as it is frequently called, is perhaps the most controversial topic in the media and throughout the United States today. Supporters say that it will allow the poor to have health care. The opposition says that it is the beginning of the government’s move to socialism. I believe that the move to a public health care option is a trend that I don’t want to see in America.
Currently instead of enjoying the thrill of tea baggers in the United States I am spending my semester in the picturesque Andes Mountains in Cuenca, Ecuador where the elevation is high and a visiting student has many opportunities to fall ill.
According to Dr. Mary Ruwart, we can cut healthcare costs by 80%—by getting government out of healthcare. Unfortunately, establishment politicians never consider the possibility that government could be the cause rather than solution to our healthcare woes. Both establishment parties agree, despite their quibbling, that it is a proper role for government to control and regulate healthcare. By contrast, libertarians call for a complete separation of healthcare and state.
How could Towson become a more diverse campus?
Homecoming tailgate policies disappoint alum This homecoming was terrible. After being here for five years, I have to say that I was just flat-out disappointed. Upon arrival, I witnessed a student being thrown to the pavement by about eight officers and event staff for no reason whatsoever (maybe underage drinking).
Forgive my sappiness; it’s who I am. Sentimentality and emotion, in general, rear their little tearful heads in strange ways sometimes. I’d classify myself as a crier… and so would all of the people who know me. It’s cathartic, it’s an outlet, and most of all - I just cannot help it. We “crying people” typically derive from generations of criers. If one was to watch my gram, my mom, my sister and I view an emotional film we’d be sure to not only make you feel really uncomfortable, we’d also clean you out of your tissue supply.
What a day! After plowing new areas from a recent land expansion, planting bell pepper seeds and coffee beans, harvesting my pumpkin patch and wheat fields, constructing a tool shed and completing plenty other mindless acts, I can finally close my lap top and move into something else.
Around this time last week, I had a conversation with someone I know only from the Internet. His life is complicated; he attends a small community college in Colorado and he is transgendered.
They say the best time to love and support someone is when they are down and out on their luck. Unfortunately for the Towson football team, that philosophy doesn’t hold true. This “leave if they are losing” phenomenon has been going on for far too long. Yes, I too cringed at the sight of every interception, but I stayed until the end, cheering them on. On the contrary to what most believe, those football players have developed both physically and mentally.
Normally newspapers report the news for their communities. They cover events, report on controversies, and are a forum for a wide range of thoughts and opinions. On rare occasion a newspaper’s world gets flipped upside down and it becomes the center of media coverage from the outside.
Last Friday was supposed to be all about NASA bombing the moon, or hurling a satellite and its booster rocket into the moon to check for water, if you want to get technical. Instead, a very different headline dominated television screens and news outlet homepages: “Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize.”
Earlier this week while mentally kicking myself for being so out of shape while physically running the streets of Baltimore, I was looking for a ray of hope to shine on my chances in a race I am (supposed to be) completing this weekend. I looked for my spiritual boost by smiling at hipsters and attempting to appreciate the hound dogs dragged by their urban owners but found no comfort.
As a former college newspaper editor, I was disappointed to hear about your editor’s resignation. Sex columns have a long history in college papers, LGBT media and alternative press and editors must stand up to bullies, censors and prudes like your University president. Such columns help teach about sexuality and the best of them can assist those confused about sexual orientation and help prevent the spread of HIV and other STDs.
It’s been a long week. By now most of you have probably heard about the resignation of former Towerlight editor-in-chief, Carrie Wood. Although I regret the circumstances, after an unexpected election Sunday morning, I am excited to begin my new role as editor-in-chief of this paper.
As of Friday, Oct. 2, The Towerlight’s editor-in-chief, Carrie Wood, has resigned. Her explanation and statement is on page 5. The Towerlight’s editorial board has elected a new editor-in-chief, who will be announced online at thetowerlight.com later this afternoon.
It is with great regret and with a heavy heart that, as of October 2, 2009, I am resigning as editor-in-chief of The Towerlight. Following recent events revolving around the weekly column “The Bed Post,” I feel that this is the most appropriate course of action and will produce the most positive results in the long run.
For those of you who don’t pay attention to our staff box, I wear multiple hats here at The Towerlight. By day (and night?) I am the associate arts editor. By morning, I’m the circulation manager. I get this fancy piece of wood pulp you may or may not be holding in your hands into said hands. It’s a fun job.
We are the Interfaith Campus Ministers Association, and as members of multiple faith based traditions, we have been disheartened at the level of the discourse recently on campus and in The Towerlight.
I am completely stunned by some of the reactions to “The Bed Post.” I’m especially stunned that our president Robert Caret took the time to write a snippet, expressing his opinion on how unsavory an article in “The Bed Post” is and how inappropriate it is for a college campus.
An omnipresent (but very minor) part of our lives often goes unnoticed - therein lies the strong but subliminal power of advertisements.
Life in Prettyman quarantines not impossible, but boring and lonely
Nobody ever wants to get sick, but it seems to happen anyway. Since starting at Towson I have managed to fall ill twice.
Happy Monday, my lovely, loyal readers, I’m hoping you had a great weekend and didn’t get into trouble. What did I do this weekend? It was actually pretty standard. I caught up on some sleep, hung out with some pals, got some work done, did a little mutual masturbation.
Towson University is very proud of receiving the designation of being a military friendly school by G.I. Jobs magazine.
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