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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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An appreciation: Writing for Sister Maura was hard work
Special to The Baltimore SunBy the time I entered the College of Notre Dame in the early 1960s, Sister Maura Eichner was already well known. Author of several books of poetry, she was friends with important literary figures like Flannery O'Connor, Karl Shapiro and Richard Wilbur -...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Poetry, Physiology, College of Notre Dame, Karl Shapiro
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Day Trip
Macy's 83rd annual Thanksgiving Day Parade Where: 77th Street and Central Park West, New York When: Thursday, beginning at 9 a.m., but many spectators arrive earlier. What: The 83rd annual parade has a bit of a twist and turn this year: a new route...Tags: Festive Event, Chuck E. Cheese (fictional animal), Thanksgiving, Spider-Man (fictional character), Central Park
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Four submit bids to take over the Senator
Charles Theatre owner James "Buzz" Cusack, Towson University's WTMD-FM radio station and developer David Cordish are among the four parties who answered the city's call for proposals to lease or own the Senator Theatre. This action is the latest...Tags: Senator Theatre, Foods and Beverages, Children, Belvedere Square, Tapas
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Beth K. Currie, Baltimore County social studies teacher
Beth K. Currie, a popular Lansdowne High School social studies teacher who believed it was important to get students out of the confines of the classroom and textbooks, died of pneumonia Tuesday at St. Agnes Hospital. She was 78.
Beth Kopelke, whose...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Johns Hopkins University, Colleges and Universities, Ice Cream, Hospitals and Clinics
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Bill Toohey, chief spokesman for Balto. Co. police, to be replaced
Baltimore Sun reportersBill Toohey, the public face of the Baltimore County Police Department since 1996, has been dismissed and will be replaced by a uniformed officer. Toohey, a 64-year-old civilian and former radio reporter, was informed of the decision Tuesday by Police...Tags: College of Notre Dame, Colleges and Universities, Radio, NPR, Paul Sarbanes
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Student-athletes' graduation rates at all-time high
The NCAA's latest graduation numbers show nearly four out of five student-athletes earn their diplomas on time, an all-time high, and federal statistics show athletes are still more likely to graduate on time than other students.NCAA statistics show 79...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Colleges and Universities, Athletes, Armed Forces, Defense
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Sister Maura, poet and English professor
Sister Maura Eichner, a teacher and poet recalled for her spiritual and lyrical writings, died of congestive heart failure Sunday at the School Sisters of Notre Dame retirement home in Woodbrook. She was 94.
Born Catherine Alice Eichner in Brooklyn, N.Y....Tags: Colleges and Universities, New York Times, Poetry, Newspapers, Alexander Pope
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Don't minimize harm of pornography
In Monday's editorial "Smoke Free U" (Nov. 16), The Sun tries to make a distinction between its support of a smoking ban at Towson University and its opposition to regulating the screening of pornographic obscenity on University of Maryland campuses by...Tags: Pornography, Colleges and Universities, Juvenile Delinquency, Ted Bundy, Sexual Assault
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Andy Harris: Don't treat pornography lightly
In Monday's editorial "Smoke Free U" (Nov. 16), The Sun tries to make a distinction between its support of a smoking ban at Towson University and its opposition to the screening of pornographic obscenity on University of Maryland campuses by claiming that...Tags: Pornography, Colleges and Universities, Juvenile Delinquency, Ted Bundy, Sexual Assault
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Smoke-free U
By now the dangers of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke are so well established that hardly anyone disputes the risks they pose to public health and well-being. Every year some 390,000 Americans die from smoking-related illnesses, and tobacco...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Illnesses, Towson, Health and Safety at School, Hospitals and Clinics
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Local roundup
Special to The Baltimore Sun"A Country Called Amreeka," Alia Malek, Free Press, 305 pages, $25 A daughter of Syrian immigrants who took child-rearing seriously, Alia Malek holds a bachelor's degree from the Johns Hopkins University, a law degree from Georgetown and a master's in...Tags: Labor Legislation, Johns Hopkins University, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, Family
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Mount de Sales' perfect season ends with loss to Good Counsel
Special to The Baltimore SunIt has been said many times that high school volleyball is a game of momentum. Top-ranked Mount de Sales learned all about that Thursday night - the hard way. The host Sailors (18-1) were kept off balance most of the night by a strong Good Counsel...Tags: Whole Foods Market, Volleyball, Sales
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