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Towson University is a public university located on 328 acres in Baltimore County in Maryland. It is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools, and is the second-largest public university in the state. Towson was originially founded in Baltimore in 1866 as the Maryland State Normal School, the first public teachers college. The school was moved to Towson in 1915, and was renamed State Teachers College at Towson in 1935. It was renamed Towson State College in 1963, then Towson State University in 1976, and finally became Towson University in 1997. Towson offers bachelor's degrees in 63 fields, master's degrees in 38 programs, and doctorates in four programs. The Division I Towson Tigers...
Towson University is a public university located on 328 acres in Baltimore County in Maryland. It is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools, and is the second-largest public university in the state. Towson was originially founded in Baltimore in 1866 as the Maryland State Normal School, the first public teachers college. The school was moved to Towson in 1915, and was renamed State Teachers College at Towson in 1935. It was renamed Towson State College in 1963, then Towson State University in 1976, and finally became Towson University in 1997. Towson offers bachelor's degrees in 63 fields, master's degrees in 38 programs, and doctorates in four programs. The Division I Towson Tigers have 20 teams; 13 are in women's sports and seven are in men's. The school's colors are gold, black and white. Student groups include the Towerlight newspaper, the Grub Street literary magazine, the Tower Echoes yearbook, adademic and professional clubs, Greek life, cultural associations, honor organizations, religious groups, service clubs and special interest organizations. Notable Towson alumni include Catherine Curran O'Malley, a judge and First Lady of Maryland; Sheila Dixon, mayor of Baltimore; Mike Rowe, host of "Dirty Jobs;" and Dwight Schultz, an actor best-known for playing Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock on "The A-Team."
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Safety roles unclear at nightclub
James E. Troxel is barely discernible on Iguana Cantina's crowded dance floor, lost amid a mass of drunken patrons gyrating to thundering music under pulsating lights. One moment, he's there, the next moment he vanishes, swallowed by the crowd without...Tags: Law Enforcement, Lawyers, Safety of Citizens, Glen Burnie, Injuries
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People on the Move
Advertising •MGH announced the appointments of Robyn Bowers as media assistant, Katie Beach and Rusty Walters as word-of-mouth account coordinators, and Christopher LaRoche as traffic coordinator for the Owings Mills-based marketing communications...Tags: LSI Logic Corporation, Marketing, Government, Technology, National Government
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Tigers' Smith, Franklin excel
Special to The Baltimore SunTwo years ago, forward Jarrel Smith was a highly touted freshman at Colorado State. A year ago, guard Troy Franklin was earning All-Metro honors at Mount Carmel High. Last night, the two took the court together for just the third time as members of...Tags: George Mason
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Once a small fish, M. Lee looks to reel in big catch
His first college catch was a modest one, a 7-yard screen long forgotten. Four years later, Marcus Lee stands on the cusp of football history at Towson University. With one reception in tomorrow's finale against James Madison, Lee (219 catches) would...Tags: Ethics, Values
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Pa. midshipman who died of infection is identified
Frederick Henry Eissler, 20, a midshipman at the Naval Academy, died Monday of bacterial meningitis, according to a Naval Academy spokeswoman. Eissler, a first-year student from West Chester, Pa., who had attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Meningitis, Death and Dying
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Alsop goes off the cuff with Tchaikovsky program of music and a talk
Marin Alsop is back in town for her first Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concerts since last month's sensational production of Leonard Bernstein's Mass that won over audiences and quite a few critics in New York and Washington, as well as right here. The...Tags: Yo-Yo Ma, Leonard Bernstein, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Music Industry, Classical Music
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Naval Academy identifies midshipman who died of meningitis
The Naval Academy today identified a midshipman who died Monday as Frederick Henry Eissler, 20, and confirmed that he had succumbed to complications from a bacterial infection of Nieserra meningitis. A first-year student from West Chester, Pa., Eissler...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Meningitis, Diseases, Death and Dying, Viral Diseases
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Activities
activities events Fall Chrysanthemum Show: Asian Roots Visitors can see a 10-foot-tall dragon made of gold, burnt orange and deep red mums during this annual show at the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore in Druid...Tags: Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Echo Park, Dance, National Aquarium Baltimore, Chesapeake Bay
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Third-party blind spot
While the news media did an effective job this year of covering the presidential campaign between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, the press still has a major blind spot when it comes to writing about third-party contenders. According to...Tags: Newspapers, Slavery, Election Day, Bob Barr, News Media
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Deal with it: No matter how hard he tries, Obama likely to run into a bum nomination or two
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ No matter how careful he is, sooner or later President-elect Barack Obama is likely to make a bum nomination or two. "It's unavoidable," says Paul Light, a New York University professor and expert on presidential transitions. It may...Tags: Bill Clinton, Demographics, Christmas, George Bush, Central Intelligence Agency
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College sponsors lecture on China's resurgence
Towson University will sponsor a lecture on "The Revival of China as a Great Power and What It Means for the United States," by Richard Bush at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Burkshire Marriott, 10 W. Burke Ave., Towson. He will talk about Americans' perception... -
Project Access session
Project Access of Howard Community College, a program to facilitate the transition of high school students with disabilities into postsecondary education, will hold a professional development event from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday in Room 400 of the Rouse...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Further Education
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