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CAA Championship by Matthew Sprague/The Towerlight

Tiger comeback not enough for CAA title

The Tigers mounted an astounding comeback in the fourth quarter Saturday night, but it just wasn’t enough as Villanova held on to win a 10-9 thriller for the CAA Championship.

Mens Lacrosse vs Drexel by Matthew Sprague/The Towerlight

Mens Lacrosse: Tigers thump Dragons in semis

Wheeler’s play in goal fuels TU to win over Drexel, CAA title game

 A loss Wednesday to visiting Drexel would have ended the Tigers’ season...

Spring Football by Matthew Sprague/The Towerlight

Football: Tigers 'spring' into action

 As the 2009 spring football game came to a close, new head coach Rob Ambrose and the rest of his team remained on the field to meet more than 1,500 fans that attended to see the new-look Tigers.

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Mens Lacrosse vs. Hopkins by Matthew Sprague/The Towerlight

JHU needs two OTs to thwart TU

  For the second time in two weeks, the Tigers hosted a top-10 team clad in white and blue. For the second time in two weeks, the score was tied at 10 with time winding down and the opponent gained possession on a close call following a shot. For the second time in two weeks, Towson lost the game in the final five seconds before the horn sounded.

 

Sheraton Deaths. Photo Credit Eric Gazzillo

Timeline of a tragedy

Loyola College left shaken after Parente murder/suicide

  After four days of investigation there are still loose ends to be tied. 

 

The motive is unclear, though there is certainty that the Parente family tragedy has left students and community members shaken. 

 

Baltimore County Police confirmed Wednesday morning that William Parente, 59, murdered his wife and daughters, one a Loyola College sophomore and the other an 11-year-old, before taking his own life at the Sheraton Baltimore-North hotel, less than a mile away from Towson University on Dulaney Valley Road.

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Drag Show by Amy Hefter/The Towerlight

King for an evening

Sarah Hammel explores masculinity at QSU Drag Show

Every other day of the year, junior sociology major Sarah Hammel lives and works as any other student at Towson University would.

Loyola Remembers. Photo Credit: Eric Gazzillo

UPDATED: Hundreds attend special mass for deceased student, family

Mourners "shaken" over loss, pray for family

  There were not enough seats for the amount of congregants that gathered in the Loyola College Chapel Tuesday night.

Hundreds of students, friends, classmates and others met for a special mass to honor the life of sophomore Stephanie Parente, who was found dead in a room at the Sheraton Hotel in Towson. She was found with her father William Parente, 59, her mother Betty Parente, 58, and her younger sister Catherine, 11

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Word on the Street 4/16

What would you do with $202?

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Filmore - Eric Gazzillo / The Towerlight

The new cornerstone

Isaiah Philmore selects TU to stay with pal Gumbs, lead turnaround

Isaiah Philmore is a family man. 

 

Despite offers from nationally-regarded programs, his family ties, and friendship with a fellow incoming recruit, were enough to persuade the Rivals.com 3-Star recruit to play for Pat Kennedy and become the centerpiece of what the coach calls his “building program.”

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SGA Results

‘Tigertown’ meets ‘Change’

Graf takes SGA presidency in split ticket election Wednesday; Koller tops Lodge by eight votes

There was a collective silence and mixed emotions in the Potomac Lounge Wednesday as the 2009-2010 executive board winning candidates were announced for next year’s Student Government Association. 

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Word on the Street 4/9

How would you feel if pornography were screened on campus?

In this corner: Philmore could be just what TU needs

The first time I met him, Isaiah Philmore was wearing a gray sweat suit. In essence, I found that’s what his personality was like in speaking with him later. Loose and cool, he’s not afraid of the challenge that awaits him as he enrolls later this year as the biggest recruit Towson men’s basketball coach Pat Kennedy has ever brought to the school in his tenure.

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Towson vs. Sacred Heart by Matthew Sprague / The Towerlight

Tigers rock SHU, move to 3-0 in CAA

Harrington nets four as Tigers defeat Pioneers 16-8, remain undefeated in CAA

Slow, meticulous and sometimes ugly to start, Towson held tightly to a 2-0 lead through the first quarter against Sacred Heart Saturday.

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Word on the Street 4/6/09

What would it take to get you to vote in the SGA election?

09 SGA Debate by Kristofer Marsh

Candidates formally face-off

The two tickets for the Student Government Association executive board, Tigertown P.R.I.D.E and Positive Change, met for a formal debate as a way to gather student support and spread their platforms.

 
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Word on the Street 4/2/2009

Are you worried about paying for tuition?

Relay For Life

Highest fund-raising event surpasses goal

Participants take part in 12-hour relay in memory of loved ones lost to cancer and cancer survivors

 For the second consecutive year, Relay for Life was the highest fund-raising event on campus, exceeding last year’s total by thousands of dollars. 

 

Baltimore Rampage

Peregrine’s Nest packed

Multiple colleges compete in rock climbing competition

 Towson University hosted its seventh annual intercollegiate rock climbing competition in Burdick Hall in front of an audience of more than 130, including 76 competitors. Climbers were able to compete in advanced, intermediate or beginner-level competitions separated by gender.

 

Baltimore Rampage

Peregrine’s Nest packed

Multiple colleges compete in rock climbing competition

 Towson University hosted its seventh annual intercollegiate rock climbing competition in Burdick Hall in front of an audience of more than 130, including 76 competitors. Climbers were able to compete in advanced, intermediate or beginner-level competitions separated by gender.

 

Word on the Street 3/23

How would you grade your TU experience?

Master Plan forum for community complaints

Five-year update brings criticisms, suggestions for future of University

Towson architects and planners took the stage Wednesday night to field questions from neighbors and gather feedback