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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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DeFace the Nation
Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton. John McCain. George W. Bush. Ted Stevens. If you can't find some humor in that bunch ... man, you ain't tryin'. And rest assured, the men and women of DeFace the Nation, Second City's all-political revue, will be tryin' with...Tags: John McCain, Ted Stevens, Academic Progress, Bill Murray, Colleges and Universities
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Frederick Hyland King
Frederick Hyland King, a retired music teacher in Baltimore County and a longtime director of the award-winning Dundalk Chorus of the Chesapeake and Sweet Adelines' Dundalk chapter, died Monday of complications from diabetes at Gilchrist Hospice Care....Tags: Overlea, Music Industry, Crown Cork & Seal Company Incorporated, Reisterstown, Parkville
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thelineup
theater Many Moons Festival The daylong festival is a virtual dim sum of Asian arts and cultural expressions. Sample a Korean fan dance, a mask dance from Mongolia, Chinese puppet theater and more at Towson University's Center for the Arts, 8000 York... -
Towson U. gets U.S. development grant
Towson University said yesterday that it has won $300,000 in federal grants to be used on economic development services in Baltimore and Western Maryland in the next three years. The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Economic Policy
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Web helps sport make 'Net gains
Special to The Baltimore SunPikesville's Josh Wesalo is always looking for anything that could make him a better runner. He diligently keeps a log of his runs and training, helps his coach by mapping out practice routes for the Panthers and even scouts possible opponents. In...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Celebrate at one of region's many festivals
As autumn approaches, it brings with it a flurry of festivals, an opportunity to celebrate the region's bounty and diversity.
You can go high-brow or low, jazzy or classical and taste the homiest or the most exotic of flavors - sometimes all at one...Tags: Popular Music, Animals, Festive Event, Pigtown, Distilling and Brewing Industry
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Driven to excel in the clutch
Special to the Baltimore SunIt was a moment Jake Pace had dreamed about his entire life. In the first overtime of last year's Class 2A state championship game against Loch Raven, the River Hill midfielder knew he had positioned himself perfectly just inside the penalty area as... -
Rediscovering the forge that lent its name to Rodgers Forge
Travelers whizzing up and down York Road probably don't realize when they get to Stevenson Lane, they're at the epicenter of Rodgers Forge. Recently, colleague Laura Vozzella reported in her column that The Times of London, in a profile of Olympian...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Ford, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Colleges and Universities, Henry Ford
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Covered on campus?
Millions of young Americans are off to college, and many will rely on those institutions of higher learning for health care. But that reliance may be misplaced, because our college health systems are gravely ill. Unless colleges address widespread...Tags: Health Insurance, Academic Progress, Health Treatments, Financial Aid, Virus Diseases
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Suzanne D. Vinyard, mortgage banker
Suzanne D. Vinyard, a homemaker and former mortgage banker, died of breast cancer Monday at her Stoneleigh home. She was 45. Suzanne Desmarais was born in Baltimore and raised in Northwood. She was a 1981 graduate of the Institute of Notre Dame and...Tags: Mortgages, Government, National Government, Death and Dying, Diseases
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Towson rising
The old houses on Washington Avenue have been knocked down, and the digging is about to begin for the 18-story Palisades apartment building. Already, condos are rising across from the mall, and more apartments are planned near the university.
In Towson,...Tags: Towson, Academic Progress, National Government, Economic Policy, Population and Census
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Off-color language sends wrong signal
During my 40 years in education as a teacher, principal and director of elementary schools, I have had the pleasure of working with students, teachers and other school personnel. And I know that in addition to teaching academic subjects, we educators work...
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