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And now I know 5/14/07

Alumni always tell students that their time in college "flies by."

"Enjoy it while it lasts," they say.

I have. But I feel like I've been here forever, and I have the parking tickets to prove it. I've spent time in literally every single building on campus, from the top of the Burkshire to the tunnel underneath Newell Hall.

Administrators like to compare Towson to a small city, but I think it's more like an old-fashioned town.

After living here for four years, I've learned a lot. But it's not what I was tested on.

Fall semester cheers & jeers 12/8/05

Feeling the Towson love 10/31/05
In Towson, Adelphi and Annapolis, love is in the air.
Towson President Robert Caret loves University System of Maryland Chancellor Brit Kirwan and Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich. Kirwan loves Caret and Ehrlich. And Ehrlich loves Kirwan and Caret.
Why does it matter? Because the price of your tuition, and to a certain extent the quality of your education, is at stake.

Signs, silence express emotions at WTC site 9/12/05

2005-2006: Previewing the year 8/29/05

Towson must tackle town image problem 5/2/05

Small fixes would make big difference to current students 3/7/05
I'm sick of stale cake.

Blogs the future of campus communication? 2/21/05
In 10 years, the typical blog -- a frequently-updated log of rants and raves -- may have morphed into something completely different. But the true revolution that blogs have ushered in will remain: "Push-button publishing" will transform content as we know it. So why aren't you blogging?

Inaugural anti-terror methods curtail rights 1/24/05
Many of the scenes from Thursday's inauguration could have been observed four or eight years ago: Metro riders humming patriotic music; Pins, buttons, stickers, and tattoos featuring the president's name plastered all over; A phalanx of moms and dads toting kids and digital cameras; and increasingly imaginative protesters screaming, shouting and muttering their message.
But this year's additions -- slow security checkpoints, miles of street closures and layers of Long Fence -- were a distressing sign of how the war on terror has come home.

Stories from Iraq give human face to statistics in conflict 9/6/04
Almost 1,300 troops have died in Iraq, according to an Associated Press tally. That’s the equivalent of the enrollment at a large American high school – gone forever. We need to know our troops by name, not by number.

Your vote doesn't matter anyway, does it? 11/1/04

'Towson 2010' should keep students in mind 9/23/04

Convention highlights found on city streets 9/6/04
New York City on Thursday was, depending on the street corner, an armed camp, a street festival, a political rally and a media circus.
Oh, and there was a political convention taking place.

Everyone better off without use of common, hateful slurs 4/15/04

AIM, cell phones redefine communication 3/15/04
Now we take mobility for granted. We forget B.C. -- before cell. Cell phones are our personal secretary, our phone book and our clock. Ten years ago, who would have predicted that we would use a wireless rectangular piece of plastic to look up movie show times?

Residence life deserves University's attention 2/5/04
Over 3,000 students live in Towson's residence halls. The number rises every year. Why doesn't Towson take residence life more seriously?

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