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7 hrs ago | Towerlight

Alvin Ailey Residency by Alan Dovell / The Towerlight 1

Troy Powell, associate artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Ailey II company, hasn't even been in residency at Towson University for a week and he has already auditioned and selected 29 members for the spring dance company, started setting choreography on these dancers and taught six master classes.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

City Paper

Curtain Time

GET CRACKIN' You can see not one but two productions of the Nutcracker this week.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Arts, Ballet

Tue Dec 01, 2009

The Baltimore Sun

Md. improves data collection to track students' performance

Maryland has made significant progress in assembling an educational data system that would allow the state to track every student's experience through the public school system from pre-kindergarten to post-secondary education.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Martin O'Malley, Johns Hopkins University, Education Etc.

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Daily Record

Jury selection in Md. needs improvement

Maryland courts dona t do a very good job of selecting unbiased jurors, but the process followed in selecting the jury for the trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was much better than usual, according to a consultant who worked for the prosecutors in that case.

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Related Topix: Maryland, Baltimore Metro, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Towson, MD

Sun Nov 29, 2009

Towerlight

Robert Ehrlich Collection at Cook Library by Ana Mart nez Chamorro / The Towerlight 5

Donations of photographs, seals, stamps and more made by former Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Maryland Government, Maryland

The Enterprise

8 from St. Mary's to play in Macy's parade

Eight students who graduated from St. Mary's County public high schools will be participating in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as part of the Towson University Marching Band.

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Sat Nov 28, 2009

The Baltimore Sun

Hogan appears close to gubernatorial bid

It seems to be a tradition in Maryland for Republicans to say they are planning to run for governor - but would happily bow out if Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Steny Hoyer, Howard County, MD, US Governors, Martin O'Malley, Ellicott City, MD

Fri Nov 27, 2009

WBAL-TV

Towson University Marching Band Steps Onto National Stage

Towson University Marching Band did Maryland proud during their debut performance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade Thursday.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Towson, MD

Runnersweb.com

(RWire) Athletics: Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival Generated...

The ninth Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival contributed $25,327,120 to the city and state's economy according to a recent study by RESI, an economic research and consulting firm located at Towson University .

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Thu Nov 26, 2009

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Towson Band Learns Its Place In Parade

The Towson University Marching Band will step-off and march down Broadway for the first time tomorrow in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

Towerlight

SGA Meeting by Matthew Sprague / The Towerlight 1

The Student Government Association voted on Tuesday to pass the hate/bias resolution, which will require selective hate/bias acts to be reported to Towson students through an e-mail - the same way any other crime is reported.

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The Baltimore Sun

Once-in-a-lifetime appearance for Towson U. band

Kristen Ulloa, along with the rest of the Towson University marching band, is used to playing in front of a few hundred people, maybe even a few thousand at TU football and basketball games.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Finksburg, MD, Carroll County, MD, Entertainment

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Towerlight

Senator Theatre file photo by Tyler Waldman / The Towerlight

WTMD, Towson University's public radio station, has submitted a proposal to operate the beleaguered Senator Theatre in Govans, the station announced in an e-mail to fans Monday afternoon.

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WJZ Baltimore

Towson Marching Band Will Be In Macy's Parade

Share + Nov 23, 2009 6:25 pm US/Eastern Reporting Derek Valcourt TOWSON, Md. 1 of 1 Millions of people around the country watch the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: Towson, MD, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

POZ

Playboy Playmate Talks 20 Years After HIV Diagnosis

According to the article, safer sex was one of Armstrong's central messages to students.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

WebWire

Write More Offers Professional Writing Program for Schools

The Write More Professional Development Bundle contains four essentials classroom sets, including the Ranger, Explorer or Quest programs and the 2 hour Write More Stuff Development Workshop.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Towerlight

Chapstick Smells like Fish by Alan Dovell / The Towerlight 7

Gina has lost her shoe, and she must get it back or face dire consequences. During her journey through a mysterious world in search of her beloved footwear, Gina runs into ducks, witches and even the original mystery man himself, Sean Connery, and she finds out a few things about herself along the way.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Baltimore Sun

Beth K. Currie

Agnes Hospital. She was 78. Beth Kopelke, whose parents were grocers, was born in Aurora, Ill., and spent her early years in the family grocery store.

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Related Topix: Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Metro, Catonsville, MD, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Johns Hopkins University

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Baltimore Sun

Poll: Do you support cutting state money for private colleges?

Is it time for the state to end its program of monetary support for private colleges, mainly to help them pay for financial aid? Yes No Not sure Abortion coverage Should national health reform legislation allow coverage of abortions if the money to pay for them comes from consumer premiums rather than tax dollars? Yes No Not sure Readers Respond ...

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Related Topix: Baltimore Metro, Ocean City, MD, Opinion

Explore Howard

Visual Arts: Too, too 'Divine'

Examples of carved wood and home furnishings from 18th and 19th century China abound in Towson University's Asian Arts Gallery exhibit.

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