The Towerlight Thursday www.thetowerlight.com Published by Baltimore Student Media for the Towson University Community FREE Nov. 20, 2008 Tigerfest: Who will headline? COMMENTARY CAB, campus begin process toward spring festival lineup Dashboard debacle demonstrates need for students to let distaste be known Who do you absolutely not want to see in spring? Students given opportunity to help pick from array of popular, opening acts Pete Lorenz Sports Editor With Tigerfest on the horizon and the Campus Activities Board desperately trying to make it right, we as students have once again been given the opportunity to vote for the headline artist at the annual concert. We have the responsibility to tell the administration who we want to see. Last year it worked out; many students enjoyed The Roots. However, the 2006 fiasco was not so kind to students. Dashboard Confessional may have been deemed the most popular band by the votes, but campus reaction to the news that the wholly depressing four-piece group was playing Tigerfest was unfavorable to say the least. Why? If the students said they wanted Dashboard, why did they get upset when the band was signed? ItвЂ™s because there were at least as many students who absolutely loathed Dashboard as those who loved them. The online poll asks you to name which artist you would most like to see perform, but it has no regard for which вЂњartistвЂќ you would least like to see perform. So how do we solve that problem? Who could possibly figure out which bands are hated on such a massive scale that they should not be brought onto University property? I could. Why? I am just a regular student, like you, who is going to attend Tigerfest for the sake of enjoying myself. As the sports editor I will not have to cover the event, so I would definitely like to see a band that I do not despise. Like many of you, I am not familiar with every single band on the ballot CAB has put together. I donвЂ™t know exactly which band did which songs. But I know enough. I know that I really, really hate Fall Out Boy. They sound whiny and clichГ© to me, and when I hear two of their songs in succession, they sound the same to my ears. I canвЂ™t express that on CABвЂ™s ballot. All I can do is vote for a different band. All the Fall Out Boy haters will be spread out among the other bands, while the Fall Out Boy lovers concentrate their votes on getting вЂњSugar WeвЂ™re Going DownвЂќ to Burdick Field or Johnny Unitas Stadium if the event is moved there. Not to say that Fall Out Boy definitely shouldnвЂ™t come. I might be the only person who See HATE, page 16 Now on TheTowerlight.com: Carrie Wood Arts Editor you choose The Campus Activities Board brought the pain вЂ“ T-Pain, anyway вЂ“ to this yearвЂ™s Homecoming concert. Now, theyвЂ™re giving students a chance to choose who they want to see at Tigerfest in the spring. Among the bands and artists listed in the online survey are the Foo Fighters, Daughtry, Counting Crows, Lenny Kravitz, All American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, Pink, Weezer and Taylor Swift. CAB has been running the online poll to see who students want to see for the last few Headliner candidates years. The survey will clockwise from top right have a вЂњhuge impactвЂќ on which bands are Lenny Kravitz selected, according to CAB president Tiffany All American Sutherland. Rejects вЂњWe go and pick our Foo Fighters top five from the percentages and we start Daughtry with number one and Pink work down until we get someone to come to Taylor Swift Tigerfest,вЂќ Sutherland Counting Crows said. The poll format difFall Out Boy fers from last yearвЂ™sвЂ“ Weezer instead of having students pick their first and second choice they will be choosing a headliner and an opening act. Openers include Jason Mraz, Rooney, Paramore, Boys Like Girls and Metro Station. вЂњLast year we had the same list twice, so you could pick your first and then your second choice. It got super confusing to choose who you want to see,вЂќ Sutherland said. вЂњSo we did a main act and then someone who youвЂ™d like to see opening, so if we end up with lots of people from the opening list that have high percentages weвЂ™ll know to maybe get two openers instead of an opener and a headliner. вЂњItвЂ™s just to make our job a little easier, to see how people would like it split up, if they want one really big one or two kind-of-big ones,вЂќ Sutherland added. Another big question on this yearвЂ™s Tigerfest poll is whether or not to move the event from its traditional See FEST, page 16 View Video Word on the Street and let your voice me heard about this yearвЂ™s Tigerfest... DO YOU BLEED BLACK & GOLD? BLACK OUT Triple Header Saturday, Nov. 22nd, 2008 TOWSON BASKETBALL SEASON OPENER If you attend all three games you will double up on DocвЂ™s Army Points Total of 35 points Towson vs. Navy TU Football vs JAMES MADISON 2008 SFriday, ATURDAYNov. , NOV14, . 22, 2008 7 p.m. @ Towson Center 1 p.m. @ вЂњTHE UвЂњ DocвЂ™s Army Dance Team 5A DocвЂ™s Army 5Earn DOCвЂ™S RMY P OINTSPoints Up FirstPrize 1,000 Pick students receive Performance free Towson black Beenie Winter Hat TU MENвЂ™S BASKETBALL vs HAMPTON SATURDAY, NOV. 22, 2008 5 p.m. @ TOWSON CENTER ARENA 5 DOCвЂ™S ARMY POINTS TU WOMENвЂ™S BASKETBALL vs DAVIDSON SATURDAY, NOV. 22, 2008 7:30 p.m. @ TOWSON CENTER ARENA 7 DOCвЂ™S ARMY POINTS Home Opener! WEAR BLACK TO THE GAMES! DOCвЂ™SARMY.COM <ZfinlOhm^l<aZee^g`^3 :mm^gmbhgLmn]^gml <hfie^m^ma^ <ZfinlOhm^l<aZee^g`^ Ihlm&>e^\mbhgLnko^rZg] ;^>gm^k^]mhPbgZ ?ebiNemkZOb]^hK^\hk]^k Towson is participating in the Campus Votes Challenge, an initiative to determine undergraduate student voter turnout rates in the 2008 Presidential Election. Tell us if you did or did not vote in the 2008 elections and become eligible to win one of 3 Flip Ultras. The survey takes approximately 2 minutes. Lnko^rP^[lbm^3 The Towerlight November 20, 2008 ]iieh/$$lZWhjgkZndg#cZi$lhW#Yaa$**--$8VbejhKdiZh#]ib 2 Lnko^rlfnlm[^ln[fbmm^][r Gho^f[^k,)%+))1 Jn^lmbhgl8>fZbeparohm^9mhplhg'^]n THIS WEEKEND @ TU campus calendar www. the towe r ligh t . c o m / c alendar THURSDAY, NOV. 20 FRIDAY, NOV. 21 Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco Masquerade Ball 7 вЂ“ 10 p.m. вЂў Paws вЂў University Union 8 - 11 p.m.вЂў Potomac Lounge вЂў University Union Campus Activities Board presents the comedic stylingвЂ™s of Sebastian Maniscalo. Towson graduate Will Carey will open the show. The International Student Association is hosting a semiformal masked dance. Ticket prices in advance are $6 for TU students and $8 for general admission, while prices at the event are $8 for TU students and $10 for general admission. 7:32 вЂ“ A New Musical Wintry Mix Dance Concert 8 p.m. вЂў Ruth Marder Theatre вЂў Center for the Arts 8 p.m.вЂў Theatre вЂў Stephens Hall Based on the true events of the Ashtabula Train Disaster, 7:32 explores the collapse of a bridge and the collapse of a man in 1876 America. Tickets: $12 general admission; $7 seniors and students. A Wintry Mix dance concert features works by visiting guest artist Rungiao Du, of the Washington Ballet. Tickets cost $20 for general admission and $10 for seniors and students. The Towerlight Editor in Chief Kiel McLaughlin Senior Editor Nick DiMarco Assoc. News Editor Ashley Rabe Asst. News Editor Daniel Gross Arts Editor Carrie Wood Assoc. Editor Tyler Waldman Sports Editor Pete Lorenz Assoc. Editor Kevin Hess Asst. Editor Daniel Abraham Staff Writers Samantha Buckley Andrew Constant Karen Hoobler Alissa Katz Kara Manos Olivia Obineme Matt Shea Lauren Slavin Joe Whiting Paul Williams Photo Editor Kristofer Marsh Asst. Photo Editor Blake Savadow Video Editor Eric Gazzillo Video Staff Gina Garcia Staff Photographers Cara Flynn Ana Martinez Chamorro Casey Prather Matthew Sprague Benjamin Strauss Proofreaders Camille Goleb Amy Hefter Adam Kirchner Football vs. James Madison General Manager Mike Raymond Business and Cheryl Johnson Advertising Staff Saturday, Nov. 22 1 - 5 p.m. Johnny Unitas Stadium Circulation Staff Jesse Barbato Clifton Blount Olu McKnight File Photo/The Towerlight SUNDAY, NOV. 23 CRS Turkey Run вЂњGypsies, Tramps and ThievesвЂќ 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. вЂў Burdick Field 3 p.m. вЂў Recital Hall вЂў Center for the Arts Get into shape before Thanksgiving festivities at the 26th annual Turkey Run, a 5K race around the Towson Campus. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. The cost is $5 for TU students, faculty, and staff and $15 for participants not affiliated with TU. All race proceeds will be donated to AlexвЂ™s Lemonade Stand. TowsonвЂ™s professional vocal quintet, the quinTUs, will perform a concert devoted to music evocative of a more hedonistic lifestyle. Tickets cost $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors, and $5 for student. Bring вЂ�Em Home: Local Scene Concert TaiwanвЂ™s Three Masters of Modern Art 8 - 11 p.m. вЂў Paws вЂў University Union 11 a.m. вЂ“ 4 p.m. вЂў Asian Arts Galler вЂў Center for the Arts Come support local bands of Towson at a free show featuring such local scene bands as Lefthandout and American Diary. On display are the creative works of Liao Shieu-Ping, Li ShiChi and Chu Wei-Ber on paper, canvas, wood and lacquer. Admission is free. 8000 York Road University Union Room 309 Towson, MD 21252 voice: (410) 704-2288 fax: (410) 704-3862 e-mail: [email protected] online: www.thetowerlight.com The Towerlight is published by students of Towson University every Monday and Thursday when classes are in session during the fall and spring. 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В©2008 by The Towerlight, Towson University, Towson, MD 21252. All rights reserved. Please recycle! November 20, 2008 SATURDAY, NOV. 22 Online Editor Blake Savadow The Towerlight The Tigers will take on the No. 1 JMU Dukes in their last game of the season. The game is also senior day and is the final time to watch the senior class, led by quarterback Sean Schaefer. Art Director Rachel Fauber 3 OPINION Sunny Side Up The Transgender struggle Freshman appreciative of University measures to assist LGBT students with Amanda Doran The Towerlight November 20, 2008 My life on the silver screen 4 вЂњAll the worldвЂ™s a stage.вЂќ I find that I spend at least 34 percent of my waking life acting out a movie. I am, of course, the protagonist in my movie and the world revolves completely around me. IвЂ™m not really that self-centered of a person (although I do have my own column in which I talk mostly about myself) but I generally enjoy living a screenplay. This feeling is especially poignant after leaving a movie Amanda Doran theatre. For two hours youвЂ™re bombarded with this ficColumnist/blogger tional life, confined to a moderately comfortable chair locked in by two restrictive plastic armrests coated with a sticky layer of popcorn, soda and candy remnants. Once released, youвЂ™re bound to be overwhelmed by the freedom that exists beyond the theatre and the thought that you too live an existence worthy of the silver screen. I leave the theatre, walking a little more gracefully, smiling a little brighter, and in general I think I attempt to be more interesting. The fact is IвЂ™m really the only one I really intend to interest. Much like they do in the movies, I would love to be able to broadcast my thoughts when they are significant enough to be spoken but I canвЂ™t quite say them out loud. If I had too much money and all of the worldвЂ™s problems were already solved, I think I would hire a scribe to follow me around. Every time I thought of something interesting, I could have this poor soul copy it down, you know, in case IвЂ™m busy brushing my teeth or knitting a scarf. In my mind, I expect everyone in my world to talk in cinematic dialogue because I am constantly writing an ongoing novel, poem and/or screenplay in my own mind. The scene I would most want to incorporate into my own life comes from the fervent female favorite, вЂњThe NotebookвЂќ when Noah grabs Allie in the pouring rain on the dock and gasps, вЂњIt wasnвЂ™t over and it still isnвЂ™t over!вЂќ This choice is followed closely by a scene from one of my favorite movies, вЂњLove ActuallyвЂќ in which Mark holds up a series of posters to Juliet, the last of which states, вЂњTo me you are perfect.вЂќ If I could find myself in a situation during which these would be appropriate responses from a guy, I think IвЂ™d be quite content with the вЂњhappily ever after.вЂќ Additionally, when IвЂ™m crying, I like to stare at myself in the mirror and imagine if I were an actress, would I believe my own sadness? The answer is usually yes because since itвЂ™s my world, I am the best actress in it. I think driving is the most applicable situation for anyone to be a leading woman or man because youвЂ™ve just done something, youвЂ™re on your way to do something else and all the while, you could be sobbing while cutting people off and belting out the lyrics to вЂњFree FallinвЂ™,вЂќ a scenario derived completely from вЂњJerry McGuire.вЂќ Driving can involve so many situations and can be including in many different genres of film. So many times, something will happen that makes me think IвЂ™m in a situation like вЂњThe Truman ShowвЂќ (Jim Carrey, circa 1998). I imagine a lot of people who saw that film actually washed their hands after using the bathroomвЂ¦at least for a week or two, with the pretense that America is watching. I donвЂ™t like red light cameras, blue light cameras, or any type of colored-light cameras. And a scenario like a вЂњ1984вЂќ-big brother world terrifies me but maybe weвЂ™d all be a little more hygienic, a bit more graceful, and a lot more honest if we only acted like someone were watching what we do. Cover images courtesy of: http://.glogster.com/ http://dallassouthblog.com/ http://odeo.com http://eggtartresidents.blogspot. com/ http://www.zmemusic.com/ www.livejournal.com www.premiumseatsusa.com www.thefine.com http://www.100xr.com/ Skye Pollard Freshman I am a freshman here at Towson. I am a musician, animal lover, avid camper, outdoorsman, softball player, and I am one of the happiest people youвЂ™ll people normally things about me ever meet. Sadly, donвЂ™t notice these at first. People generally notice first that I am a lesbian - or what some people would call a dyke. I will admit that I am a very masculine person, but there is more to me than that. This isnвЂ™t really about who I am. It is more about what I am. I am what you would call Transgender or Gender-Queer. Someone who is Transgender is a person who acts like, dresses like, and for the most part lives out their life like the sex opposite than that вЂњassignedвЂќ to them at birth, but this person does not undergo sexual reassignment surgery. The term Gender-Queer refers to someone who dresses like the opposite sex, or relates more closely to the stereotypes of the opposite sex. One example could be a person whose gender presentation is sometimes perceived as male, sometimes female, but whose gender identity is female, gender expression is butch, and sexual orientation is lesbian. It suggests nonconformity or mixing of gender stereotypes. A person who is Gender-Queer has no intentions of becoming the opposite sex and will also not undergo surgery. So, why did I just tell you all of that? If you didnвЂ™t already know, this week is Transgender Awareness Week here at Towson University and to be quite honest, I didnвЂ™t know there was such a thing until I saw the flyer. вЂњ It is ver y a awkward for me to walk into a w restroom. I womenвЂ™s re often have gotten some innocent little girl to say вЂ�Sir, this is the girlвЂ™s bathroom,вЂ™ or an elderly woman to ask, вЂ�Oh goodness, have I gone into the wrong restroom.вЂ™ I have been living this lifestyle of dressing and behaving like the opposite sex for almost three years now, and I had no idea that anyone would want to be made aware of вЂњmy kind of people.вЂќ I am absolutely thrilled that TU allowed a week to recognize a lifestyle that most people donвЂ™t understand or even acknowledge. One thing I am even more delighted about is the fact that TU has allowed the QSU and LGBT development center to officially announce a gender-neutral bathroom, even if it is only for this week. I think sometimes cis-gendered people (people who only identify with the gender they are assigned to at birth) donвЂ™t realize the stress that people who are multi-gendered or gender-queer go through just to go to the restroom. I realize that some people think we have brought it all on ourselves, but that is not the issue. The issue is that these people, whether it is a choice or whether it is fate, feel a certain way and it is not up to others to judge or discriminate. Like I said earlier, I am a very masculine person and I identify most of the time with the male role in life. As you can imagine, it is very awkward for me to walk into a womenвЂ™s restroom. I often have gotten some innocent little girl say, вЂњSir, this is the girls bathroom,вЂќ or an elderly woman ask, вЂњOh goodness, have I gone into the wrong restroom?вЂќ I, of course, am left standing there looking and feeling very weird as I have to tell them, вЂњNo, this is the ladies room and I am a woman.вЂќ I have also had women leave the restroom because of me being in there. Gender Neutral restrooms have no specific gender assigned to them. Because there is no gender assigned, I could walk into that restroom and not have to worry about being confronted about which sex I am. I could go in, use the restroom, wash my hands, and leave without feeling uncomfortable or harassed. I feel like Towson should allow a permanently gender-neutral bathroom on campus, to accommodate the minority of students who do have the same problem as I do. It may not seem like a big problem, but when you live this way everyday it becomes one. Thank you again, Towson University, for helping to make one week of my life a little easier. Less Than Three by Steven Baird opinion Big risk with auto bailout WORD on the STREET Where do we draw the line between systematic risk, risk inherent to the entire market, and Daniel Miller non-systemWall Street Investors Club atic risk? The government has been entrusted with vast powers that have allowed them to mitigate the systematic risk we faced from the financial system this year. Now, U.S. automakers are spending millions to lobby for $25 billion of loans from the government, asking the taxpayers to save them from failure and further damage our notion of a free market society. As the Detroit automakers attempt to stay afloat during a very weak consumer environment, the American people have started to recognize the seriously flawed model of these companies. During this period of economic instability, automotive sales plummeted 32 percent in October: General MotorвЂ™s sales were down 45 percent, and Ford reported a monthly decrease in sales of 30 percent. Because of their flawed business model, the U.S. automakers are unable to maintain stability and are rapidly depleting their reserves as their cash burn rates skyrocket. According to the companyвЂ™s third quarter report, Ford reported that it used up $7.7 billion in cash in the most recent quarter, triple the amount they used in the second quarter. Similarly, GM reported that they used 12 percent of their cash and marketable securities, depleting their reserves to just $20.7 billion. At these rates, GMвЂ™s liquidity will face the minimum required amounts to operate their business in less than six months. As future auto sales look bleak, the companies need to move quickly to inhibit the bleeding. The companies will not be able to become profitable if they continue to support $27-an-hour wages, extensive benefits, and large severance packages for laid-off employees. Automakers have cut thousands of jobs in recent years but further drastic reductions and other restructurings are necessary. The fate of the entire industry is dependent on revolutionary changes. If the automakers were to receive a bailout from the government, there would be no distinction between the systematic risks posed by a single corporation, versus the risk of an entire industry collapsing. The government previously provided the necessary support to the financial system through the $700 billion rescue plan, or the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). If General Motors were to file for bankruptcy, thousands of jobs would be lost; however, the company would most likely be forced to restructure with a new, more efficient model, and the demand for American automobiles would remain. As free market principles dictate, if the demand for a product exists, a supplier will emerge вЂ“ be it a reorganized General Motors, or an existing competitor that increases production. If the government were to loan the automakers the proposed $25 billion, few changes would be made within the automotive giants, and the companies would continue to burn through their capital reserves at alarming rates. Our government should not be using taxpayer funds to support a company which clearly has a flawed business model and which has no future growth or profitability prospects. There are no clear reasons to support the perception that the automakers will become profitable or will be able to turn around the companies in the near future. What is needed now is courage; courage to stand up to the free market capitalistic ideals that have created one of the most successful and efficient economies in the world. Daniel Miller is the Portfolio Manager of the Wall Street InvestorsвЂ™ Investment Club. WhatвЂ™s your perspective? Send a letter to the editor: Are you mad (or excited, or surprised, or disappointed) by something you read in The Towerlight or noticed on campus? Send us a letter. Keep it brief (250 words or less) and include your name, class standing and major. E-mail the letter to [email protected], drop it off in UU Room 309, or submit it online at http://www.thetowerlight.com/pages/letter/. Caitlin Sposato freshman, undecided junior, mass communication вЂњIron and Wine.вЂќ вЂњFoo Fighters.вЂќ Stephen Lampo Lindsey Crehan freshman, mass communication sophomore, athletic training вЂњThird Eye Blind.вЂќ вЂњFall Out Boy.вЂќ Dara Weinstein Aung Phyo senior, mass communication freshman, biology вЂњDave Matthews Band.вЂќ вЂњLilвЂ™ Wayne.вЂќ Compiled by Ana Martinez Chamorro. Word on the Street is composed of the п¬Ѓrst six students who are randomly approached by a Towerlight photographer on Wednesdays and Sundays. The Towerlight Manuel Balce Ceneta/The Asociated Press Executives from three major U.S. automotive companies testify at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the automotive industry bailout in Washington, Tuesday. Shea Mazar November 20, 2008 Who would you like to see play at Tigerfest? 5 Professor provides help to presidents NEWS Stories from the streets Students entering a difficult job market Undergraduates in business face stiff workforce competition Kiel McLaughlin Editor in Chief Matthew Sprague /The Towerlight Courtesy of Towson University Martha Kumar, professor in the department of poli. sci. Military veteran Robin Denegal shares her story of losing her job, becoming homeless for nine and a half years and living shelter to shelter, to an audience in the Potomac Lounge, Tuesday. Martha Kumar aids in transition to White House via essays and history Speakers share tales of cold nights spent on park benches, in shelters The Towerlight November 20, 2008 Nick DiMarco Senior Editor 6 Professors usually give advice to their students, not to presidential candidates. For political science professor Martha Kumar, her expertise has been lent to the latter since 1998. SheвЂ™s currently the director of the White House Transition Project, an initiative that provides scholarly information to politicians to better aid in decision-making when taking office. вЂњWe all studied the presidency and are interested in how the White House works and want to see it work effectively, and see a president do the things he wants to do when he comes in,вЂќ Kumar said. вЂњWeвЂ™re not telling anybody how they should do so, or what kinds of policies they should have. ItвЂ™s simply an effort to make their time in the White House effective and make the best use of a presidential transition.вЂќ The White House Transition Project is made up of two-dozen presidency scholars that have studied and written about 10 different offices in presidential history. Of the 10 offices studied, Kumar wrote two essays that can be found on the Transition Project Web site. вЂњOne learns from the past. We have a lot of people whoвЂ™ve worked on past transitions and know what the rhythms of them are; know for See TRANSITION, page 8 Alissa Katz Staff Writer Megan Hustings, the National Coalition for the HomelessвЂ™ Development director, asked attendees at Tuesday nightвЂ™s Faces of Homelessness forum if they knew anyone who was homeless. Few raised their hands. By the end of the event, everyone in the Potomac Lounge could raise to say they did. The NCH engages in вЂњpublic education [and] policy advocacy,вЂќ according to their Web site. Their ultimate mission is to end homelessness; however, their immediate goal is to meet the needs of people who are currently experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of doing so. Housing and Residence Life coordinator Tasha Vanterpool invited a few faces from the coalitionвЂ™s speakersвЂ™ bureau to share their stories. The focus of the civic initiative includes a вЂњlecture series on life and teaching students on how to be productive citizens in society,вЂќ Vanterpool said. Just like everyone else, the homeless had stories to share. Jesse Smith shared his first. Smith grew up in Washington, D.C. He was married for 32 years but his divorce caused a downward spiral in his life, which lead to his homelessness. During three and a half months living with his mother, Smith tried to take his life. вЂњI was trying to commit suicide in every way I could think of. I drank bleach, I swallowed pills, I did a number of things,вЂќ Smith said. When he decided to sober up from the alcohol that was suppressing his pain, Smith took the $124 he had left in his bank account and moved to New York City in search of вЂњbetter opportunities.вЂќ вЂњ I learned how to sleep be on park benches, I learned ho how to use cardboard... for insulation, I learned how to steal. Jesse Smith Washington D.C. native Opportunity was slim and he was forced to find ways to simply survive. вЂњI learned how to sleep on park benches, I learned how to use cardboardвЂ¦for insulation, I learned how to steal,вЂќ he said. After sleeping in fields, Smith came back to D.C. and entered a shelter for the first time in his life. He said he was scared to death. Since then, Smith has done countless hours of community service in an effort to help the homeless. He was recently offered a full scholarship to attend law school. Robin Denegal is a military veteran who also told her story. After leaving the service in 1983, it took her four years to find fulltime employment. Suffering from mental illness, she lost her job and was homeless for nine and a half years. Denegal tried living in different shelters in the D.C. metropolitan area and in Northern Virginia. вЂњMy day-to-day behavior depended on what shelter I was at,вЂќ Denegal said. After repeatedly refusing counseling offered by the shelters, she lived on the streets where she was assaulted and held-up at knifepoint. Today, Denegal is recovering and working on a biography. She has also been active in local politics. One of the speakers touched on how traumatic life events and poor choices were the catalyst for homelessness. Growing up in war-torn Northern Ireland, Frank Mearns perceived blown up bodies as вЂњnormal.вЂќ At 12-and-a-half-yearsold, he quit school and began smoking marijuana. Even after moving to America, his marijuana and alcohol addiction did not disappear. Rather, his drinking problem cost him his job when he came to work unable to walk straight and spent all the money he earned on whiskey. Food was scarce since he spent the majority of the little income he had on drugs and alcohol. вЂњIt was degrading some days [asking people for food], but I got used to it,вЂќ Mearns said. Currently Mearns serves as a See STORIES, page 9 Finding a place in the job market is becoming more difficult by the day for graduating seniors from the College of Business and Economics. As major banking companies declare bankruptcy and layoff thousands of employees, the number of job seekers increases, adding to the already stiff competition students face before even removing their cap and gown. вЂњIt seems like your typical banking and finance industries are being hit harder than others,вЂќ Amanda Baker a career counselor at the Career Center, said. вЂњItвЂ™s going to be tougher to break into. Students are competing against not only other recent graduates, but also experienced workers that were laid off and are looking for jobs.вЂќ Laleh Malek, director of profession al experience for CBE, meets daily with recruiters for companies in the region that are looking for employees and students that are seeking the chance to land their first job. She said not as many companies are looking to fill as many spaces as they had been before. вЂњThis is the worst market weвЂ™ve seen in a long time,вЂќ Malek said. вЂњI canвЂ™t say donвЂ™t worry because then that would give students a false sense of security. They really need to be proactive and have the drive to open doors for themselves.вЂќ Sophomore Chris Allulis, co-presi dent of the Wall Street Investors Club still has a few years to go before fully entering the job market. He said he is not nervous at this time and that he believes the economy will turn around before he graduates in Spring 2011, but he has already began find ing a new way to market himself. He recently added biology as a minor to set himself apart when attempting to get into the biomedical industry that he said has been consistently growing during the last two decades despite economic downturns. вЂњJudging from historical economic trends and stock market cycles, I think that we probably havenвЂ™t hit bottom yet, but by the time I graduate it will be on the way back up,вЂќ Allulis See BUSINESS, page 8 news Students protest in Baltimore SGA made aware of statewide budget cuts $35 million taken from state budget, $5 million more than expected Daniel Gross Assistant News Editor Kristofer Marsh /The Towerlight g Demonstrators march from City Hall to the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to protest what they say t are unfair business practices from the Columbia Sussex Corporation, which who owns and operates the hotel. r, Progressive Democrats of Towson. A hotel worker from Anchorage, вЂњThey are truly supportive and Alaska said, вЂњIf there is a probfighting for labor justice is very lem in Baltimore, then thereвЂ™s a much in line for the progressive problem in Alaska.вЂќ movement,вЂќ Mazur, also a memSocial science major Greg ber of the Progressive Democrats Mazur decided to help Unite before,вЂќ she said. eOlivia Obineme of Towson, said. HERE based on a cultural perColumbia Sussex could not be Staff Writer Although the Columbia Sussex spective. вЂњI come from Howard reached for comment. Corporation labels itself on their County. I am a white male and I вЂњWe are here to pressure y Freezing temperatures could Web site as вЂњexcellence in hospiexperience privilege on so many Columbia Sussex into giving enot keep hundreds of protestality,вЂќ many of its workers at the levels,вЂќ he said. вЂњWhen I came to the workers a contract and stop stors from marching through the Sheraton Baltimore City Center school and realthis injustice estreets of downtown Baltimore would disagree. ized that not in the workdTuesday. According to Unite HERE, everyone expeplace,вЂќ junior o Among the group were a handThe college students Columbia Sussex, has increased rienced priviphilosophy and nful of Towson students, some and people of o our age, leges like I did, employee workloads, downgradsociology major who worked hand-in-hand with ed benefits, increased employeesвЂ™ I told myself to Verlando Brown ethe Unite HERE labor union, who arenвЂ™t iin college, cost for benefits, eliminated key do what I can said. Brown Iwhich was boycotting the but are youth, are employee rights and is insisting to make the joined the boynSheraton Baltimore City Center on having the unlimited right to lives for other cott committee eHotelвЂ™s owners and operators, the generally completely contract out the employeesвЂ™ jobs. people who do this past sumeColumbia Sussex Corporation. blind to the injustice Nevertheless, Mazur said that not experience mer and is still n Senior environmental polithat go on and the such issues are really for the white privilege learning more cy and political science major youth to be aware of and to better.вЂќ about Unite Amanda Duzak said, вЂњWe are out oppression and just solve. Mazur began HERE. here in solidarity with the work, the generalizations of вЂњThe college students and peoworking with вЂњI joined yers today, because itвЂ™s the only ple of our age, who arenвЂ™t in colthe Unite because I donвЂ™t eunionized hotel in Baltimore and these kinds lege but are youth, are generally HERE protest want anybody to tthat is so important for the workof communities. completely blind to the injustice in November go through the ners because they need to have that go on and the oppression and struggle that I ggood wages and health care.вЂќ Greg Mazur 2007 and just the generalizations of interned with went through d- According to Duzak, who has Senior social science major these kinds of communities,вЂќ he them this sumwith living in ebeen a member of the boycott said. mer. According poverty in the ocommittee for Unite HERE for вЂњMy biggest hope is that people to Mazur, Columbia Sussex is neighborhoods,вЂќ he said. oabout a year and a half, said growing up - my generation- will extremely anti-union, unfair to вЂњItвЂ™s not just Baltimore hotel tthat Columbia Sussex, a priwake up because we are going to their workers and will not let workers, here: we have hotel gvately-owned company based in anything get in their way of their workers from all over the country be the striving force. We need to eKentucky, moved to Baltimore profit. who are supporting this movewake up and we need to organize and bought the Sheraton and is вЂњThatвЂ™s why Unite HERE is ment to stop this injustice at the and we need to energize.вЂќ ctrying to break the union. here to stop them and do whatвЂ™s Sheraton hotel.вЂќ I вЂњThey are raising health care right,вЂќ he said. Several hotel workers and To learn more about Unite tcosts and cutting seniority which Among the crowd of workers Unite HERE representatives travHERE and the groups they repemeans that some workers who and other labor union supporteled across the nation to attend resent, or to help their cause visit shave been there for like 30 years ers were several members of the the rally. have never seen it this bad www.unitehere.org. Group from Towson lends support to hotel workers fighting for fair wages вЂњ November 20, 2008 s f e s p The Towerlight t e e During TuesdayвЂ™s Student Government Association meeting, University System of Maryland student council representative for Towson Bill Logan spoke briefly about the budget cuts that were made for higher education schools in Maryland. About $35 million was cut from the stateвЂ™s budget, which is $5 million more than previously expected. Logan attended the Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Higher Education Meeting or вЂњBohanan CommssionвЂќ on Nov. 16th where the topic of budgets cuts were touched on. The commission does not have a say in budget cut decision making but looks at more long term goals for Maryland higher education. вЂњWe did take a little bit of a hit as far as that goes but itвЂ™s not too much, I think weвЂ™re going to make it through,вЂќ Logan said. The budget cut was first made by the Maryland Board of Public Works on Oct. 15 and higher education may be experiencing another session of cuts in December, according to USM student regent Joshua Michael. The USM and Maryland schools including Towson are now wondering what sort of effect this may have on the universities and if students will see an impact. вЂњI think students will see a small impact on the first cut. For instance, you may see a little bit less course offerings,вЂќ Michael said. вЂњThe biggest issue that students wonвЂ™t see directly is money in the bin removed for preferred maintenance in a lot of schools.вЂќ The cut was broken down as $15.4 million going from the operating budget and $20 million from the general fund balance, described by Michael as a savings account. According to Michael, if the USM has money cut from the fund balance it could potentially hurt the bond rating for Maryland schools of higher education. Depending on the bond rating, the state is able to borrow money at a low interest if holding a strong financial history. вЂњCommission is actually looking at an insurance program, or stabilization program saying that if we can have a gradual increase of some sort we can stabilize for fluctuations in the economy and maybe purchase some sort of insurance to cover some of the costs or changes in tuition,вЂќ 7 Logan said. news BUSINESS: Real world experience invaluable From page 6 said. вЂњIn the meantime, I need to find a way to make myself unique because recruiters will look at hundreds of business and finance majors. I need something to be different.вЂќ Allulis has an internship with a pharmaceutical company in downtown Baltimore that sells medical equipment. He is already ahead of many CBE students in filling a rГ©sumГ©. All CBE students are required to take an internship to graduate. Real world experience and networking opportunities are the best way students can separate themselves from stacks of applicants, Malek said. вЂњThey make students more well rounded and give them a competitive edge when looking for a job,вЂќ she said. вЂњEverybody knows somebody, who knows somebody else and thatвЂ™s how you get a job. ItвЂ™s the best way to market yourself.вЂќ The other option is putting off the job search entirely. Entering graduate school, such as the Towson University of Baltimore MBA program, is an option many business students across the country have already turned to. However, Malek said this might not be the best course of action. While such a degree does improve oneвЂ™s rГ©sumГ©, it does not replace experience. вЂњAn MBA is fantastic, but they need experience first,вЂќ she said. вЂњWhat if when you graduate the market will still be difficult? By the time they graduate with the MBA it will still be hard to get in. Chances are, it wonвЂ™t be much different.вЂќ Between now and May, as students finish planning their final spring semester, the best way to network is to find people that are already in the industry that may be able to help, Malek said. вЂњItвЂ™s a scary situation to go into, but there are ways that our graduates can still be successful,вЂќ she said. вЂњThere is still opportunity out there.вЂќ Forming the foundation for series Former diplomat delivers lecture on China-perspective Nick DiMarco Senior Editor On Monday, Richard Bush was given the difficult task of laying the groundwork for a series of lectures to come. His topic was an all-encompassing view of China and how important the nation has and will become in relation to the United States. вЂњActually itвЂ™s a subject that IвЂ™ve thought a lot about over the last couple of years [and] a certain amount of research about, so giving this lecture was a way to organize my thoughts and pull it all together and IвЂ™m grateful for the opportunity,вЂќ Bush, the former diplomat and current senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, said. вЂњI had some very good questions and I tried to frame the big picture of where China is going and to get the point across the rise or revival of China does not mean conflict for the United States. There are ways of managing that so the outcome will be beneficial for both of us.вЂќ BushвЂ™s passion for Chinese study began in his teen years when living in Hong Kong with his family in the 1960s when Americans werenвЂ™t allowed to live there. вЂњAlthough I went to a British high school that didnвЂ™t teach anything about China, the experience of living in a Chinese environment stuck with me and had a profound interest on my career goals,вЂќ Bush said. Steven Phillips, assistant professor in the department of history, made the first lecture of a series of China-based lectures possible. вЂњAround the United States, China is skyrocketing as a language and [in the form of] China centers [of study as well]. We have Asian studies but China studies is just going through the roof,вЂќ Phillips said. вЂњIn some ways itвЂ™s like the Cold War when we had to study Russia and the Soviet UnionвЂ¦Towson is not doing any- Nick DiMarco /The Towerlight Left, Richard Bush touches on many facets of China and U.S. relations on Monday at the Burkshire. вЂњI thought it was really interesting thing unusual, if anything I think because we knew China was going to weвЂ™re behind. With this three year play an important role in the future series weвЂ™re trying to catch everyone and I just wanted to learn what was up.вЂќ going on because I donвЂ™t have time Phillips promised the following to research it all myself,вЂќ the sopholectures would be more specific to more Asian studies major said. issues facing China. He teased at вЂњWhat I want the possibilto do in my future ity of inviting a is foreign policy retired colonel I asked him why he so this was right to discuss the down my alley. He Chinese military. pe had the perception talked about what Other topics for that the U.S. weвЂ™re doing now, the lectures may militar y outstripped U.S. policy toward possibly include China, and what society, internal the Chinese militar y. we could do in the stability, politics Jason Clingerman future and what and economics. Graduate student our possibilities The event are. I wish they was held in had a class on this the Burkshire because I would take it.вЂќ Marriott in a room filled with faculty A handful of graduate students of the College of Liberal Arts, comalso attended the lecture in conjuncmunity members and students intertion with PhillipsвЂ™ night class. ested in hearing about the topic. I thought it would be interesting, One of PhillipsвЂ™ advisees, Christina to help understand whatвЂ™s actually Camp, attended the lecture not only going on right now with East Asian because of a recommendation from security issues which is a topic of her advisor, but to gain knowledge the graduate course,вЂќ Britta Nelson that she could not get in the classsaid. room. вЂњ вЂњI thought it was really refreshing to hear him speak about how there shouldnвЂ™t be a fear of China, like a fear of rising powerвЂ¦itвЂ™s more about a revival of China.вЂќ Others, part of the graduate studies program, questioned some of BushвЂ™s points. Students like Jason Clingerman who admitted his hesitation when questioning an expert on this topic. вЂњI asked him why he had the perception that the U.S. military outstripped the Chinese Military,вЂќ Clingerman said, referencing a question he threw at Bush following his lecture. вЂњI took from it that he has a very strong background in understanding Chinese policy thinking and heвЂ™s very good at summarizing the Chinese perspective on issues in terms of international relationsвЂ¦ heвЂ™s very good at helping me understand their thinking.вЂќ The series of China-based lectures is planned for a two-to three -year run provided sufficient funding. Phillips said they are aiming for two more lectures for the upcoming semester. TRANSITION: Balancing education and politics From page 6 The Towerlight November 20, 2008 example that it makes a difference whether you start out by appointing your cabinet or whether you appoint your White House staff first,вЂќ Kumar said, giving an example of her work. вЂњThe reason you would do that, appoint your White House staff first, is because you need a decision making system in placeвЂ¦in order to effectively put forward the names of people.вЂќ A year ago, Kumar was asked to reboot the project for Election 2008. Her team provided both Presidentelect Barack Obama and Senator 8 John McCain libraries of information dealing with White House organization, past presidential transitions and information regarding first ladies. Following the result of the election, McCainвЂ™s team offered the library of 30 books back to Kumar. They are now available in the White House pressroom, to be used by reporters. вЂњThey asked me to start the project up again because we had done it from 1998 to 2001. I was on leave here for three years. At that time, that was all I did. This time IвЂ™m teaching a full schedule, so IвЂ™m doing it on the side,вЂќ Kumar said. As a professor and director, Kumar said finding the balance between educating her students and educating both reporters and politicians as well, is really hard. вЂњIвЂ™ve been doing a lot of interviews and IвЂ™ve been doing the interviews because based on what all of our scholars know about transitions there are certain things that work and certain things that donвЂ™t,вЂќ Kumar said. вЂњPeople making a transition from campaigning to governing are not just the president-elect and his campaign team, but reporters are making that change tooвЂ¦ They need to have some sense of whatвЂ™s involved in the transition.вЂќ Her work has become invaluable to the men and women in politics and she feels great pride for it. вЂњItвЂ™s providing lessons from the past. When I interviewed people in 1999 to 2000 it was really good because people thought about what they learned and what they wanted to tell their successors. WeвЂ™ve gathered information thatвЂ™s practical,вЂќ Kumar said. вЂњItвЂ™s very rewarding. IвЂ™m working on behalf of a group people whoвЂ™ve done a lot of very serious work and itвЂ™s nice to see their work used and valued.вЂќ KumarвЂ™s efforts have not gone unnoticed. In September, her latest book вЂњManaging the PresidentвЂ™s Message: The White House Communications Operation,вЂќ won the ward for best political book on the presidency from the American Political Science Association. Also, on Thursday, she is being inducted as a fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration, a group that is chartered by Congress. When she believes someone will become an integral part of the White House, she often sends him or her information regarding the position. It is here where she received one of the better compliments of her professional career. вЂњI know itвЂ™ll be useful for them. I contacted someone that I thought was going to be involved in a coming White House [administration] and that person, who I sent two essays to, said he had already read them.вЂќ news War on drugs, war on terror discussed Muslim Student Association urges muted groups to express themselves STORIES: Insight on life given to students From page 6 Ashley Rabe Associate News Editor The Muslim Student Association went against the norm within the last two weeks with a series of lectures geared toward muted populations. MSA used the lectures to give the podium to groups without a voice, and give them a chance to express themselves, according to representatives of the group. Adel Alsabti, MSA member, said it depends on the student, whether or not they accept what the speaker has to say or not. вЂњThis is not what I was expecting and I donвЂ™t know if it would be applicable to people on campus. It was very radical,вЂќ Melanie Gallardo, sophomore psychology major, said. The speaker, Imam Abdul Alim Musa, ran a successful criminal organization and had been incarcerated for his involvement. Since then Casey Prather/The Towerlight Speaker Imam Abdul Alim Musa addresses the audience at The Long Wars presentation Wednesday. he has gotten involved with a local Muslim community and has been an вЂњindependent forceвЂќ for 30 years, according to literature presented at the lecture. Musa spoke about two main points, the war on drugs and the TOWSON TIGERS FOOTBALL PRE-GAME TAILGATE war on terror. He described the war on drugs by stating that, вЂњit has broken down the backbone of the blacks.вЂќ He went into detail about how drugs are a closed-in system and they are killing the black community. Get it online Visit thetowerlight.com To read more about the event go online and search under the NEWS banner. speaker for the bureau and is thankful that his parents are taking care of his children. The hope of the bureau is that the stories influence students to see the homeless in a different light. вЂњIt just makes me appreciate life and everything I have,вЂќ sophomore psychology major Ava Lopez said. Lopez said she is considering spending her holiday at a soup kitchen. вЂњTheyвЂ™re not that scary. For them, for us to say weвЂ™re all human, thatвЂ™s all they need,вЂќ Lopez said. Junior exercise science major Jay Wafer agreed on the perception of the homeless. вЂњTheyвЂ™re not just somebody on the street. These are people like us and they need to be respected,вЂќ he said. By the end of the night, Hustings asked the attendees to raise their hands if they now knew anyone who has ever been homeless. Everyone raised his or her hand. Towson University Counseling Center is Recruiting New Peer Educators!! SATURDAYS at Lot 21 near Towson Center and Auburn House Get paid for giving programs! Build your resume Meet other students Develop public speaking and presentation skills Improve yourself and the TU community Get course credit Obtain national peer educator certification SEPTEMBER 27 vs. Columbia 1-3 pm OCTOBER 11 vs. Rhode Island 1-3 pm Enter to win tickets to the Miller Lite Flight Deck at an upcoming Ravens game. TU MUST BE AT LEAST 21 TO ENTER YOUR TOWSON FOOTBALL FLAGSHIP STATION Become a peer educator! The Counseling Center is looking for motivated and energetic students to get training to give presentations on a variety of issues including: Alcohol and Drug Education Body Image/Eating Disorder Self Care/Psychological Well-Being Sexual Assault If interested, stop by the Counseling Center, call 410-704-2512, or go to our website to fill out an application at: www.towson.edu/counseling November 20, 2008 MILLER LITE GIVE -AWAYS NOVEMBER 22 vs. James Madison 11-1pm The Towerlight FREE NOVEMBER 1 vs. Wm + Mary 10-12 pm 9 B EYOND Nov. 6: In the Center for the Arts, a faculty member in the Art Gallery left an unattended camera and media storage cards. Nov. 6: In the Towson Center, a stolen iPod and sweatshirt were reported by a resident student who had stored them in an unsecured locker room. B ALTIMORE College students start fire Nov. 6: In Tower B of the Glen Complex, an intoxicated person was reported to TUPD. A resident student stated that they went to a party and drank a beverage that they thought to be juice, but found that it contained alcohol. The student was not transported to the hospital. Nov. 7: In Area 2, a resident student and a non-affiliate were seen running through the construction site. They claimed to TU officers that they were taking a shortcut to a residence hall. Nov. 7: In Tower C of the Glen Complex, three underage non-affiliates with an underage resident student were found carrying alcohol into a residence hall. None of them appeared to be intoxicated. They were issued a citation and referred to Judicial Affairs. Nov. 8: On Newell Avenue, three underage resident students were seen intoxicated. Two of the students were transported to GMBC and the other was treated on the scene. They were each referred to Judicial Affairs. Nov. 9: In the William Paca House, a resident student reported a possible rape that may have occurred at an off-campus location to TU officers. Nov. 10: At Johnny Unitas Stadium, a juvenile runaway from Sheppard Pratt was reported to TUPD. The juvenile was found and taken into custody by BCPD. Nov. 10: In General Services, a commuter student reported to TUPD about being harassed via the Internet. Nov. 11: In Dowell Health Center, a resident student became upset and irate after being told that shuttle service would not be requested for them unless they were not extremely ill or had an appointment. The TowerlightвЂ™s вЂњPolice BlotterвЂќ is a representative sample of crimes occurring on and off campus throughout the fall 2008 semester. The blotter is not intended to be all inclusive. For a list of all crime reports, visit www.towson.edu/police. Reed Saxon/Associated Press Carol Powers collects items from her heavily-damaged house, while residents of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park begin to return to their homes after wildfires came through the Sylmar area of Los Angeles. Shaya Tayefe Mohajer Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) вЂ“ A group of college students who lit a ridge-top bonfire is being blamed for accidentally sparking one of three ferocious wildfires that collectively destroyed about 1,000 homes and blacked more than 65 square miles. An anonymous tipster told police 10 students gathered a week ago near an abandoned home in the hills of Montecito, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Tuesday. They built a bonfire during the night and stayed until 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday morning. By Thursday night, when winds took hold of it, the seemingly harmless blaze was on its way to destroy- He declined to say which one or ing 210 Santa Barbara homes, identify the students. including multimillion-dollar propThough Brown said there was erties, authorities said. no вЂњmalicious intent,вЂќ the county The students, aged between 18 and 22, appardistrict attorney will ently believed review the case and Itt appears th this fire was determine if criminal they had put out the fire charges are filed. a resu result of before leaving. The fire burned carelessness, not carelessne Fire officials intensely into the said it is not weekend, chewcriminal intent. uncommon for ing up 1,900 acres Bill Brown and injuring more such fires to Santa Barbara County Sheriff have the potenthan two dozen tial to re-ignite people, including a days later. Montecito couple вЂњIt appears who remained in this fire was the result of carecritical condition Tuesday. lessness, not criminal intent,вЂќ said Lance and Carla Hoffman, both Brown, who added that the stu29, were severely burned while dents all lived locally and attended fleeing their home, which was the same school. destroyed. вЂњ Online degrees attract soldiers The Towerlight November 20, 2008 Veterans and active-duty military can вЂ�work at their own paceвЂ™ for education 10 DENVER (AP) - Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and recovering from a grenade attack, Iraq war veteran Ian Newland wanted to pursue a business degree after his discharge from the Army last year. What he didnвЂ™t want to have to do was set foot in a classroom. And thanks to the Internet, he doesnвЂ™t have to. The world of online higher education has given thousands of vets like Newland вЂ” and active-duty soldiers вЂ” the opportunity to work at their own pace. вЂњBeing online, I can work on my college work at 3 a.m. if IвЂ™m feeling rambunctious,вЂќ said Newland, 28, who often does homework when he canвЂ™t sleep. Online education is increasingly attractive for military veterans, according to Denver-based Jones International University, a Webexclusive institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. About 350 current or former soldiers are pursuing a degree at Jones, three times the number last year. The university has a total of 2,000 students. вЂњBeing fully online, we go to wherever that service member goes,вЂќ said Bruce Ricketts, vice chancellor for military programs for JIU, which has pursued military students. Some students keep up with their classes from Iraq and Afghanistan. вЂњA deployment doesnвЂ™t mean that your education necessarily has to stop,вЂќ Ricketts said. Other universities with online programs that accommodate service members and veterans include American University, the University of Phoenix and Troy University, according Eduventures, a research and consulting firm specializing in higher education. Jim Selbe, assistant vice president for lifelong learning at the American Council on Education, said about 50 percent of active duty service members receiving tuition reimbursement from the Department of Defense are taking online courses. EfnFg\e beyond Calif. may nullify Prop. 8 Lisa Leff Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO вЂ“ CaliforniaвЂ™s highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the stateвЂ™s new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to nullify Proposition 8, a voterapproved constitutional amendment that overruled the courtвЂ™s decision in May that legalized gay marriage. All three cases claim the measure abridges the civil rights of a vulnerable minority group. They argue that voters alone did not have the authority to enact such a significant constitutional change. As is its custom when it takes up cases, the court did not elaborate on its decision. Along with the gay rights groups and local governments petitioning to overturn the ban, the measureвЂ™s sponsors and Attorney General Jerry Brown had urged the Supreme Court to consider whether Proposition 8 passes legal muster. The court directed Brown and lawyers for the Yes on 8 campaign to submit their arguments for why the ballot initiative should not be nullified by Dec. 19. It said lawyers for the plaintiffs, who include same-sex couples who did not wed before the election, must respond before Jan. 5. Oral arguments could be scheduled as early as March, according to court spokeswoman Lynn Holton. 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Alleged U.S. missile hits land Lijaz Muhammad/Associated Press Local children in Pakistan stand by the rubble of a house that was hit by suspected U.S. missiles on Wednesday, Nov. 19. ment of Pakistan that will dissuade them,вЂќ presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said of the latest missile strike. He declined to say what the response would be. The government, which relies heavily on U.S. financial aid, has not gone beyond criticizing raids. Some experts question whether the leadership secretly condones the attacks while speaking out publicly against them, but the government denies that. The Towerlight ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) вЂ“ The U.S. military apparently struck at Islamic militants outside PakistanвЂ™s lawless tribal belt for the first time Wednesday, firing a missile that killed six suspected insurgents taking refuge away from the conflict zone along the Afghan border. The government denounced the attack as yet another вЂњgrave provocationвЂќ amid a series of U.S. military operations in the country that have enflamed widespread anger among ordinary Pakistanis. The harsh words were a sharp contrast to comments Tuesday by U.S. and NATO officials who reported increased cooperation from Pakistan in the fight against militant groups. Tens of thousands of U.S. and NATO troops are stationed in neighboring Afghanistan. вЂњIt looks like the Americans are not listening, but this is such a great provocation that it will bring a strong response from the govern- November 20, 2008 Stephen Graham Associated Press 11 The Towerlight The Towerlight 12 13 November 20, 2008 November 20, 2008 LIFE вЂ�One World,вЂ™ animal-friendly treats g tudent StarvinS Tyler Waldman Associate Arts Editor The Towerlight November 20, 2008 Certain Towerlight restaurant reviewers have created a list of tropes that often sneak their way into reviews now and then. Terms like вЂњfood coma,вЂќ вЂњfood babyвЂќ and вЂњJabba the HuttвЂќ have been thrown around in these reviews lately and in the office. So I submit a new one: One World Cafe is a delicious paradox. Tucked away on University Parkway near Johns Hopkins University, One World Cafe offers mostly vegetarian and vegan takes on many different dishes that normally, depending on who you ask, would be bad for you, cruel to animals or delicious. Like The Yabba Pot in Charles Village (previously reviewed in Starving Student), One World caters to a crowd with more specific dining needs without necessarily alienating people who arenвЂ™t huge fans of tofu. Unlike The Yabba Pot, One World Cafe is a sit-down restaurant, with a darker, louder atmosphere and a bar on one side. ItвЂ™s a hybrid of the health food sensibility with the style of a chic coffee bar. One little caveat: parking is a bit of a nightmare. Look for a meter on the street, but be prepared to look for a while when itвЂ™s busy. When you get in there, the menu is very big, with many different types of coffee and specialty drinks and smoothies. My partner-in-crime and I 14 Photos by Cara Flynn/The Towerlight Above, strawberries and coffee at One World Cafe. The cafe, located on University Parkway in Baltimore near Johns Hopkins University, serves vegetarian and vegan entrees and a variety of coffees and specialty drinks. started by going over the appetizers menu and settled on the quesadilla made with soy cheese ($9.95). It was stuffed with tomatoes and black olives and came with salsa and soy sour cream. Even my friend, who calls herself a вЂњSpanish and Mexican food purist,вЂќ was impressed. Service was insanely fast and very friendly. Our food came out before we could even wonder where it was. Now, IвЂ™m a proud native Baltimorean. So when I saw crab cakes on the menu, I kind of did a double take. I mean, seriously, how could a crab cake possibly be any good without crab? They successfully proved me ternut squash, one of their daily wrong. The two small crab cakes pack specials, also for $11.95. a lot of flavor, and the included She loved the squash and the romulade sauce sauce, saying it is tangy and worked very well amazing. with the tex...One Wo World Cafe Blasphemy ture of the dish. m offers mostly aside, these are However, she probably among wasnвЂ™t a fan of vegetarian a and vegan the best crab the acorn squash takes on many cakes IвЂ™ve tried in that came with it. my rather limited We were really different dishes that experience with full after all this, normally, depending them. so we decided to on who you ask, would get dessert to go. I At $11.95, however, itвЂ™s one of got a slice of their be bad for you, the more expenpumpkin cheesecruel to animals, sive entrees. cake pie and she My one probgot the banana or delicious. lem with it is split cake. Both that it comes with mashed potaare made on-site and run for $4.95 toes. The potatoes are fine, but a slice. wouldnвЂ™t fries go better with the The pumpkin cheesecake pie is crab cakes? an irresistible blend of two dessert My friend got the roasted butfavorites. The crust is flaky and the pie is sweet and thick. One World Cafe My friend said her banana split cake was вЂњbeyond belief,вЂќ and the strawberry and chocolate toppings 100 W. University Parkway added a lot to the dish. Baltimore, MD 21210 Overall, One World Cafe is a fun, Phone: 410-235-5777 different place to go whether or not On the Web: www.one-world-cafe. youвЂ™re vegetarian or particularly com health conscious. ItвЂ™s just good, reasonably priced food that happens to not have meat in it. life Auto industry bailout more вЂ�life supportвЂ™ I canвЂ™t believe this. The automotive press is getting political, and theyвЂ™re doing it wrong. Ben McAllister S p a n g l e d Columnist all over the Interwebs are cries of вЂњVote yes on automaker loans!вЂќ What happened to capitalism, guys? General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have been mismanaging every aspect of their respective operations for decades. Though it pains me to say it, Detroit is on life support. Capitalism should just pull the plug already. I donвЂ™t understand how it is every American taxpayerвЂ™s fault that Ford has been developing a вЂњhigh-speed off-road performance truckвЂќ (the 400-horsepower F-150 SVT Raptor, check it out) instead of spending R&D time and money on practical, ultra-efficient hybrid technology. The Escape Hybrid is a nice gesture, but for Ford, itвЂ™s far too little, far too late. The Ford Fusion Hybrid is - wait, thereвЂ™s a Fusion Hybrid? Has anyone seen a Fusion Hybrid on the road? Does anyone actually own a Fusion Hybrid? Show me a bill of sale and IвЂ™ll buy you a footlong meatball marinara. ScoutвЂ™s honor. And then thereвЂ™s Chrysler. You donвЂ™t want Chrysler absconding with a cut of your paycheck, trust me. Cerberus Capital Management вЂ“ a private equity investment firm whose name is taken, fittingly, from the three-headed dog which guards the gates of Hades in Greek mythology - has held an 80.1 percent ownership stake in the automaker since 2007. Dan Quayle runs an international unit of the firm. Yup, that Dan Quayle. Cerberus has shown itself incapable of running a viable automaker, especially a venerated brand like Chrysler. They killed Viper for PeteвЂ™s sake. And now theyвЂ™ve come up with вЂњENVIвЂќ a meaningless acronym (unless you can believe that вЂњNVвЂќ stands for вЂњnew vehiclesвЂќ), a hybrid/plug-in initiative comprised of three vehicles, one of which, for all intents, is a Lotus Europa with batteries and Dodge decals. Great, Chrysler chairman Bob Nardelli, thatвЂ™s just what the buying public needs: a Tesla roadster fighter. How many do you intend to sell in a year? Eight? The other two are more slightly more pragmatic: a hybrid fourdoor Jeep Wrangler, and a hybrid Chrysler Town & Country. But whereвЂ™s my $19,000 hybrid Neon? Oh thatвЂ™s right, Chrysler killed the Neon and replaced it with a 3/4-scale truck вЂ“ the Caliber. Ugh. Thanks but no thanks. DonвЂ™t get me wrong, itвЂ™s a nice gesture. And yes, the Big Three each have hybrids in their lineups, but thus far, theyвЂ™re all ret- Gerald Herbert/Associated Press Automobile industry executives testify at a House Financial Services hearing in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. The industry is requesting a $15 billion loan to last through the economic crisis. ro-fitted models. ChevroletвЂ™s Volt вЂњExtended-Range Electric VehicleвЂќ should change that. For trips under 40 miles, it wonвЂ™t use вЂњa dropвЂќ of gas, nor will it emit anything. That is, by all accounts, pretty cool. That would mean I could drive to and from campus all year without spending a dime on gas. Chevy expects it to be available for purchase by the 2010 model year. But Toyota had the 42-city-mpg Prius on showroom floors in Japan in time for Christmas of 1997. The Prius didnвЂ™t make it to US shores until 2001, but what we got when it did come was a mass-produced hybrid with four years of developmental refinement under its belt. In 2010, when the Volt hits dealers, there will be first-year gremlins. There will be recalls. There will be warranty claims left, right, and center. I know, IвЂ™ve flamed hybrids in the past, and IвЂ™ve done most of my soapboxing in this very column. ItвЂ™s not clean, oil-independent technology IвЂ™m averse to, though - itвЂ™s everything surrounding it. For example: Cadillac first creates the mindless Escalade and then, eight years after hybrid technology is on the cutting edge, gives the buying public the 2009 Escalade Hybrid, a 5700-pound SUV which gets вЂ“ drumroll, please вЂ“ 20 mpg in the city, and 21 on the highway. Someone please explain to me how thatвЂ™s anything more than a meaningless gesture. IвЂ™m only sort of peeved that Detroit has missed the boat. IвЂ™m really peeved that Detroit has missed the point. Starting on the right side of the plate 6QUPXO %PXOUPXO UptownTowson Chamber of Commerce sponsors its final farmerвЂ™s market of the year on Thursday. The market will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Allegheny Avenue from Washington Avenue to the Towson Circle. The market will return in June 2009. DowntownRapper Vanilla Ice will host a party at Mex (26 Market Place) at BaltimoreвЂ™s Power Plant Live on Friday night at 9 p.m. Visitors must be 21 or over to attend. Matthew Sprague/The Towerlight Students learn about proper table manners from a guest speaker at the annual Etiquette Dinner, held Wednesday evening in the Chesapeake Rooms. The event was very popular; all seats for the dinner filled up in advance. The Towerlight November 20, 2008 File Photo/Cara Flynn/The Towerlight 15 ARTS Fade to Black QCNB*I?7BCNCHA Stereotypes in the cinema The Towerlight November 20, 2008 I was sitting in The Den on Tuesday, thinking about how to finish part two of a column that I began last week concerning not-so-classic movie quotes, when I got hit by inspiration. And as any Tenacious D fan will tell you, the search for вЂњinspiradoвЂќ is a sacred and holy one, so I felt it best not to ignore this sudden surge of an idea. Sometimes, you have to look within to figure out Joe Whiting what you want to write about (within the pages of The Columnist Towerlight in this instance). I was eating my Sbarro and reading Evan PorterвЂ™s column on the types of people you come across while in class. I thought it would be a great idea to offer my services by providing everyone with a field guide to the types of people you will most likely come across during a trip to the movie theater. First up is the вЂњFanboyвЂќ or вЂњFangirl.вЂќ You can easily recognize these guys and gals as the ones in the extravagant costumes while wielding replica props from their favorite movies, television shows and comics. If thereвЂ™s a dungeon or a dragon involved, thereвЂ™s certain to be one present. Your best bet for seeing one of them will usually be at midnight screenings or opening weekends, specifically for sci-fi or fantasy films. I had the pleasure of seeing вЂњThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingвЂќ with a whole group of these people. I found it especially entertaining when one of them got up and ran down the aisles of the theater whilst holding a giant plastic sword in the air, yelling, вЂњFor Gondor!вЂќ The Fanboy/girlвЂ™s favorite movie is either вЂњStar WarsвЂќ or вЂњStar Trek,вЂќ and theyвЂ™re likely to fight anyone to the death whoвЂ™s of the other opinion (IвЂ™ve gotta back the вЂњStar WarsвЂќ guys on this one). Next is the guy I like to call вЂњChad SixPack.вЂќ He proudly displays his letters of Lamda Lamda Kappa or Wanna Buya Natty and can often be heard asking, вЂњWhat comes before Part B? Partaaaaaaaay!вЂќ ItвЂ™s not uncommon for him to drag his girlfriend to movies like вЂњThe TransporterвЂќ or вЂњThe Fast and the Furious,вЂќ and last year for Halloween, he was Owen Wilson. You can find him sitting way in the back of the theater, snacking on Sour Patch Kids and sipping his $6 Cherry Coke. WhatвЂ™s interesting about Chad is that he doesnвЂ™t have a favorite movie. ItвЂ™s always changing and usually something thatвЂ™s come out within the past six months. His movie shelf at home is adorned with movies like вЂњWedding Crashers,вЂќ вЂњThe 40-Year-Old VirginвЂќ and вЂњCrank.вЂќ These first two types of people are very common at your mainstream theaters - your AMCs and your Loews. But thereвЂ™s another type that many will never see - the OmniCritic. While you go to the theaters, they go to the cinemas. They donвЂ™t own movies like you or I - they own films. The standard fare that most mainstream theaters provide isnвЂ™t enough for them. No, they frequent places like The Charles in downtown Baltimore or the American Film Institute Theater in Silver Spring, where artsy and independent movies (excuse me, films) are shown. Brown leather vests, unkempt facial hair, and scarves are the hallmarks of the OmniCritic. They rolled their eyes when their friends convinced them to go see the midnight premiere of вЂњThe Dark KnightвЂќ this summer, feeling they were stooping to the god-forsaken level of mainstream (though they knew that this was exactly where they wanted to be that night). TheyвЂ™ll tell you their favorite movie is something by Jean-Luc Godard or any other director from the French New Wave. But in reality, they secretly go weak in the knees for Quentin Tarantino (just like the rest of us wannabe indie-consumers). What about me? I suppose I should turn this judgmental spotlight back towards myself (he says at the END of his article). I am all of the above. If someone told me that there would be a marathon screening of вЂњStar WarsвЂќ on Tuesday night (my column writing night), there probably would not be a Fade To Black on Thursday. And I LOVE action movies. ThereвЂ™s a scene in вЂњFace/OffвЂќ where John Travolta and Nicolas Cage are respectively driving a helicopter and a Cessna plane down a runway, shooting guns out of their side windows while trying to prevent each other from taking off. Does it get any better than that? And as for The Charles? IвЂ™ve only been once, but I would go all the time if I had the means. I am an artsy, ambiguous, snobby film major, after all. Plus 16 IвЂ™m a writer, and that just makes everything 10 times worse. BSU to showcase talents Matt Shea Staff Writer The Black Student Union hosts their annual Ebony Lounge Friday, Nov. 21 at the Chesapeake Terrace in the University Union. The Ebony Lounge is the BSUвЂ™s semesterly student open mic and talent showcase. The event will showcase many Towson students as well as the local Towson band Brown Fish. Hip Hop Congress Baltimore will also be at the showcase tomorrow night. Hip Hop Congress is an international non-profit organization that uses the cultural side and other elements of hip hop as a way of getting people involved in their communities. The theme for this semesterвЂ™s event is вЂњOur Struggle, Our Legacy: The Essence of Black Power.вЂќ вЂњWe thought it would be something different than what weвЂ™ve done in the past,вЂќ Billie Shabazz, a member of the BSU, said. вЂњ[WeвЂ™re] focusing on what we feel the purpose of the BSU is; learning about us as a people and teaching about us. Shabazz, the coordinator for this semesterвЂ™s show, said that she thought last yearвЂ™s show was received well by the audience and that this yearвЂ™s show will be equally good as, if not better than, last year. вЂњIt should be a good show,вЂќ she said. She is expecting a great show to follow up last yearвЂ™s performances. File Photo/Cara Flynn/The Towerlight A student performs at last yearвЂ™s Ebony Lounge. This yearвЂ™s theme is вЂњOur Struggle, Our Legacy: The Essence of Black Power.вЂќ She enjoys the bands and students that are performing this year and thinks the audience will too. Although the event is free, the BSU does ask for canned goods to help out the student groupвЂ™s Rhythm Step Team and any donations would also be very much appreciated, Hate: feedback encouraged From cover hates them. If that is the case, so be it. But how would we know? If everyone else is tired of hearing those Panic!at-the-Disco-wannabes bleat into oblivion, we have to do something before their followers destroy our Tigerfest dreams. And the only way to find out is if you, the reader, just take some time out of your day to express your hatred for any or all of the artists in consideration for headlining at Tigerfest. Comment on the Web site at www.thetowerlight. com, email me at [email protected], or send in a letter to the editor. Otherwise, your disdain for certain music may go unknown. I have a lot of friends who love Weezer, but I also have a lot who truly loathe them, and those voices must be heard. I personally like the Foo Fighters, but if вЂњLearn to FlyвЂќ makes you gag, then grab your laptop and hit the Web site. Write about how that song just makes you want to jump off a bridge and forget to fly. If вЂњEverlongвЂќ compels you to drive headlong into oncoming traffic whenever it comes on the radio, express that frustration. This is an important subject, because hatred of certain music is as powerful a force as, if not more than, love for that same sound. Let the detestation out, and let it out with pride. I want to hear ranting, folks. ItвЂ™s the only way. according to Shabazz. The event will run from 8-11 p.m. Shabazz said that the event will bring life and laughter to the Chesapeake Terrace and the BSU encourages everyone to come out and have a good time. -Carrie Wood contributed to this article Fest: Location may change From cover location of Burdick Field to Johnny Unitas Stadium. вЂњItвЂ™s something weвЂ™ve kind of been working on,вЂќ she said. вЂњItвЂ™s a lot of steps; itвЂ™s not just a вЂ�letвЂ™s have it in the stadiumвЂ™ decision. WeвЂ™re definitely working on it and itвЂ™s definitely something we want to see happen.вЂќ If CAB is able to move Tigerfest to the Unitas Stadium, the likely layout will be to have main events in the stadium while the beer garden and novelties (moon bounce, games, etc.) stay outside in parking lots 20 and 21. вЂњWeвЂ™ve worked with a few different layouts in our heads,вЂќ Sutherland said. CAB is also still looking for Towson bands to send in their press kits to participate in their annual Battle of the Bands. The winning band gets to play at Tigerfest. вЂњWeвЂ™ve gotten just a handful. It usually picks up right before winter break, and over the break we pick the bands that perform,вЂќ Sutherland said. Press kits are due to CAB by Dec. 12. Those who are chosen by CAB to perform will play at the annual Battle of the Bands, which will be held March 6, 2009. The Tigerfest polls will remain open until Tuesday, Nov. 25, according to Sutherland. To find the poll online, students can go to CABвЂ™s Web site at www.towson.edu/studentactivities/cab. Results will be available about a week after Thanksgiving, according to Sutherland. Million-dollar вЂ�SlumdogвЂ™ Photo courtesy Fox Spotlight Dev Patel, left, stars as Jamal in the movie вЂњSlumdog Millionare.вЂќ Jamal hits the jackpot on вЂњWho Wants to be a Millionare?вЂќ but is arrested on suspicion of foul play. I know everyoneвЂ™s going to go rush out to see вЂњTwilightвЂќ this weekend. Good-looking vampires all makey-outey for two hours is probably going to draw more people than anything thatвЂ™s actually wellwritten. But before you spend this weekвЂ™s paycheck only to sit in a theatre full of 14-year-old rabid fangirls, think it over a little more and go see вЂњSlumdog MillionaireвЂќ instead. I went into it thinking it was going to be another artsy-fartsy type film that had a lot of unnecessary hype around it. I was wrong. вЂњSlumdog MillionareвЂќ revolves around the life of Jamal Malik and his appearance on the Indian version of the show вЂњWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?вЂќ When he hits the jackpot, heвЂ™s arrested on suspicion of cheating, though throughout the film it is evident he did not. As a child, Jamal and his brother Salim are orphaned after their mother is killed in a raid A to pull off a smooth, convincing age transition. You could actually be led to believe it was the same person filmed years apart if not for the fact that it was a fictional movie. The film clocks in at just about two hours, which is really the perfect time for it. ThereвЂ™s never any real downtime in it and the audience isnвЂ™t about to get bored with the movie at any time. Though the film is overall pretty serious вЂ“ it shows the absolute poverty that thousands of people in India are living in and had to grow up in вЂ“ there are still lighthearted moments, like Jamal jumping into a pile of feces to get an autograph of his favorite celebrity and the dance during the ending credits. There are some moments that will make you squirm a little bit (or at least made my dad go вЂњughвЂќ and turn away), like the primitive eye surgery to make children blind. If youвЂ™re squeamish at all, prepare to close your eyes for a scene or two. Overall, вЂњSlumdog MillionareвЂќ is worth the trip. It opens in Baltimore on Friday, Nov. 21. If youвЂ™re not interested in вЂњTwilight,вЂќ or still have some leftover cash after seeing vampires 17 making out, go check it out. November 20, 2008 Carrie Wood Arts Editor the entire film вЂ“ heвЂ™s able to express numbon the slums. The two meet a girl and fellow ness and confusion on the game show, absoorphan named Latika, who they bring along lute frustration with his brother and exhilatheir travels and whom Jamal eventually falls ration whenever LatikaвЂ™s in love with. When Latika around. is separated from the brothGenre: Drama His chemistry with Frieda ers, Jamal is determined to Pinto (Latika) on-screen is find her again, believing it Rating: R electrifying. is his destiny. Running Time: 120 min. YouвЂ™d never be able to The movie constantly Who's in it: Dev Patel, guess Pinto had never actuuses flashbacks to his childFrieda Pinto, Madhur ally acted in a feature film hood to explain why Jamal before. вЂ“ an uneducated вЂњslumdogвЂќ Mittal Madhur Mittal also вЂ“ is able to answer all of Towerlight Grade: shines in his role of badthe questions correctly durboy Salim, who eventuing the course of the game ally winds up working for show. a gang and tearing apart Though the overuse of JamalвЂ™s life. flashbacks has been the downfall of many a Despite the terrible things Salim does, film, this one pulls it off perfectly. Going from MittalвЂ™s acting never portrays him as the real past to present and present to past is nearly villain; instead, heвЂ™s more of the anti-hero seamless. character. It should be noted that if you do see this A tough feat for the writer and director of film, youвЂ™re not going to recognize anyone in вЂњSlumdog MillionareвЂќ was finding three difit. Director Danny Boyle chose all Bollywood ferent actors for each main role вЂ“ the child, actors to fill the roles; IвЂ™d say he made the teenage and adult ages of Jamal, Latika right choice. and Salim all needed to be represented onDev Patel steals the show as the adult screen. Jamal. The people chosen for each role managed He is dynamic and emotional throughout The Towerlight A dramatic, compelling look at Indian poverty Jackson вЂ�too sickвЂ™ to travel to London court Raphael G. Satter Associated Press Michael Jackson might be too sick to travel to London to testify in a suit claiming he owes an Arab sheik $7 million, the pop starвЂ™s attorney said Tuesday. Jackson is seeking to give his testimony by video link from the United States. вЂњIt would be unwise for him to travel, given whatвЂ™s heвЂ™s got now,вЂќ lawyer Robert Englehart said, declining to elaborate вЂњfor the obvious reasons.вЂќ A lawyer for Sheik Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa said the medical evidence presented by JacksonвЂ™s legal team was unsatisfactory. вЂњItвЂ™s not the first time a sick note has been presented by Mr. Jackson,вЂќ the lawyer, Bankim Thanki said. He gave no precise indication of what the illness might be, but told the court that JacksonвЂ™s condition could be treated with a bandage вЂњif the diagnosis is positive.вЂќ Jackson has often been seen wearing a surgical mask in public. In one infamous court appearance in California, he appeared to have a bandage hanging from his hollowed-out nose. Despite much speculation about his radically changed appearance over the years, he has denied having had any alterations to his face other than two operations on his nose to help him breathe better to hit higher notes. The judge in the current case, Nigel Sweeney, said he would decide the question of JacksonвЂ™s travel on Thursday to allow time for medical experts on both legal teams to talk. Al Khalifa, the second son of the king of Bahrain, claims that Jackson reneged on a contract for an album, a candid autobiography and a stage play, after accepting millions from the sheik. Al Khalifa was in court Tuesday for the second day of arguments and testimony. The case is being tried in London by mutual agreement, Al KhalifaвЂ™s representatives have said, and it is expected to close by the end of the month. Jackson, 50, and the Bahraini royal first made contact when Jackson was fending off accusations of child molestation in California. Once Jackson was cleared of the charges, Al Khalifa, an amateur songwriter, invited him to the small, oil-rich Gulf state to escape the media spotlight. Thanki said that the pair even moved in to the same palace to work on music together. However, Jackson dropped the project in 2006, leaving Bahrain and pulling out of the contract, a move Al Khalifa considered a slap in the face, Thanki said. вЂњItвЂ™s fair to say my client felt a considerable sense of betrayal by someone he thought was a close friend,вЂќ he said. Thanki said Al Khalifa suffered financially too: JacksonвЂ™s autobiography, intended to be вЂњa frank and personal accountвЂќ of the singerвЂ™s life, was alone expected to rack up $24 million. In the meanwhile, Al Khalifa had given Jackson millions of dollars to help shore up his finances and subsidize JacksonвЂ™s lifestyle in the small Gulf state вЂ” including more than $300,000 for a вЂњmotivational guru.вЂќ Photo courtesy Associated Press Michael JacksonвЂ™s attorney said that the pop star may be too sick to travel to London to testify in a suit against him. Jackson may give his testimony through a video link instead. Suri Cruise tops вЂ�Hottest TotвЂ™ list The Towerlight November 20, 2008 Suri Cruise is the most popular kid on the playground. The 2-year-old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes tops Forbes.comвЂ™s second annual list of вЂњHollywoodвЂ™s 10 Hottest Tots.вЂќ Forbes.com, which ranked celebrity children 5 years old and younger based on media attention and their parentsвЂ™ popularity, said Suri вЂ” known for her stylish outfits and haircut вЂ” popped up in more news articles and blogs than her peers. Three of Angelina Jolie and Brad PittвЂ™s six children made the list: Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, 2, is in second place after coming in first last year; Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 3, is in third place; and Pax Jolie-Pitt, 4, is fourth on the list. вЂњThough not quite the tabloid stars his sisters Zahara and Shiloh are, his recognizable mug and A-list 18 parents give him space in the top five,вЂќ said Forbes.com of Pax. Rounding out the top 10: Sam Alexis Woods, daughter of Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin; Cruz Beckham, son of David and Victoria Beckham; Matilda Rose Ledger, daughter of Michelle Williams and the late Heath Ledger; David Banda, son of Madonna and Guy Ritchie; Sean Preston Federline, son of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline; and Sam Sheen, daughter of Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen. Forbes.com looked at a yearвЂ™s worth of press clippings and Web presence for more than 50 Hollywood kids. The Web site then narrowed the list, recruiting the polling firm E-Poll Market Research to get awareness scores for the children and consumer appeal rankings for their celebrity parents. -Associated Press KISS thinking about recording new album Photo courtesy Associated Press Suri Cruise, seen here with parents Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, has been named вЂњHollywoodвЂ™s Hottest TotвЂќ by Forbes.com. The band KISS is considering recording a new album soon. According to NME, guitarist Paul Stanley doesnвЂ™t want the band to simply вЂњremain a heritage actвЂќ anymore. The last time KISS recorded an album of all-new original material was in 1998, when they released вЂњPsycho Circus.вЂќ Stanley said that they have yet to schedule time in the studio, but that if they do the new songs would be a throwback to their style from the 1970s. вЂњIf we were to go into the studio the intention would be to make a Kiss album in the style of our вЂ�70s recordings. 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Ashley: With most of my time focused on the news section of the paper, this is certainly a first for me. My name is Ashley Rabe and believe it or not, I am a diehard Steelers fan. Despite the fact that I was born and raised in Baltimore, my familyвЂ™s Pittsburgh origins have engraved black and gold in me since I was a toddler. Being the proud owner of Steelers pajamas, jerseys, jackets, and hats I bleed those colors. So, take it in, deal with it, and enjoy the ride. The Towerlight November 20, 2008 Cincy at Pitt. (-10.5) Ashley: Now, in all seriousness who do we think is going to win this game? Bengals fans, just donвЂ™t watch it and wear your jerseys on Friday, despite your loss like you do every week. The SteelersвЂ™ running game will push through the Bengals defense for multiple touchdowns, and maybe with the lack of competition weвЂ™ll see Big Ben throw a few long balls. All in all, itвЂ™s not a tough pick to make. The stands will be overflowing with Terrible Towels as the Steelers slaughter whatвЂ™s left of the Cincinnati season. Pick: Steelers Pete: Ouch. That one stung almost as much as Andrew FortierвЂ™s Bengals rant a few weeks ago. However, IвЂ™d like to point out that Cincinnati havenвЂ™t lost yet in November (win-bye-tie: undefeated for the cycle!). Ryan Fitzpatrick is still not playing up to NFL standards, but the defense has been great lately, including the run defense. The linebackers are overachieving under new defensive coordinator Jeff FitzGerald, and the wide receivers, especially T.J. Houshmandzadeh, are back on track. IвЂ™d be surprised if Cincy won, but you can expect them to compete. Vegas is wrong here. Pick: Bengals couple of months and demanding playing time, not so smart. While weвЂ™re on the subject, pushing forty there is a good chance your not performing at peak levels. My bet here is on Tennessee, frankly because the old man needs to hit the showers for longer than a few months. Pick: Titans Pete: Again, IвЂ™m picking the underdog to beat the spread, but not to win. The Titans are a much better football club than are the Jets, but they donвЂ™t ever win in particularly impressive fashion; they just score more points than their opponent. LenDale White and Chris Johnson are among the best rushing tandems in the league, and Kerry Collins is doing his job. The defense, which will stymie Brett Favre Sunday, does the rest. However, give credit to the JetsвЂ™ defense too; they have impressed on a number of occasions this season. Tennessee moves to 11-0 with a 17-13 victory. Pick: Jets N.E. at Miami (-1.5) Ashley: IsnвЂ™t it such a shame that Mr. Brady blew out his knee in the first week of the season? Let me tell you, seeing that cocky S.O.B. limp off the field was the highlight of the New England season for me. Now that he is off the field, maybe someone else who has a bit smaller of an ego can take the field and do a substantial job. See the problem was, Tom Brady and his giant head had trouble fit- ting into the insanely large stadiums that required his attendance. So, as far as IвЂ™m concerned letвЂ™s go New England, kick their butt, just because Tom Brady is on the bench Pick: Patriots Pete: The line is less than eight here? Really? Last time I checked, playing at home was an advantage, and when these two faced off at Gillette Stadium, Ronnie Brown single-handedly smashed the Pats in a 38-13 Dolphin victory. This one isnвЂ™t so much about whoвЂ™s better as it is a matchup problem. MiamiвЂ™s run game matches up against the Patriots lack of a run defense, which has yet to shut down a decent running back. The вЂ�Fins win easily again, 27-16. Pick: Dolphins Philly at Baltimore (-1) Ashley: Oh, Ravens, how I hope you lose. Ever since your player decided to take the game to a different level and assault my man, Troy Polamalu, by grabbing his lovely locks, you have lost all of my respect. I was willing to overlook murder and drug charges, but the abuse of Polamalu just exceeds them all. So come Sunday try to keep your trash talking to a minimum and remember when we meet again on December 14, your season will come to a crashing halt when you are shut out by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pick: Eagles Pete: Hey, if you donвЂ™t want your hair getting yanked, donвЂ™t let it grow that long. That way, people can just give you a regular horse-collar and get penalized 15 yards. Polamalu should learn to play with a little respect himself. Recovering that fumble at the end of the Chargers game last week and running it back for a touchdown with the clock at :00 was classless, just like everything else about Pittsburgh sports. Anyway, the Ravens are flat-out better than Philly. Better offense, better defense and better special teams. A 31-14 blowout in Baltimore. Pick: Ravens Oakland at Denver (-9.5) Ashley: The first thing I thought of when choosing my pick for this game was back when I was 10 and owned a Rich Gannon Starter jacket that I was so proud of. Frankly, IвЂ™m not sure why I got the Raiders starter jacket, it was certainly not because of color or popularity, but nonetheless I had an Oakland jacket. And for that reason and that reason alone, I will support the team I have known about since middle school, all beginning with the Starter jacket. Go Raiders! Pick: Raiders Pete: UmmmвЂ¦ okay. Well, itвЂ™s really too bad that Oakland isnвЂ™t any good. In fact, they might be the worst team in the AFC (though Kansas City and Cincy put up a fight). Denver is getting hot at the right time, with recent wins in Cleveland and Atlanta. Now they come home to face the struggling Raiders. Cutler is throwing well, and the defense is at least holding opponents to average numbers, so expect the pathetic Raider offense to stay way below average. Pick: Raiders N.Y.G. at Tennessee (-5.5) Ashley: Oh, Brett FavreвЂ¦you should have just stopped when you had the chance. Retirement at the age of 40 was a smart plan. 22 Coming out of retirement within a Al Behrman/Associated Press The Bengals and Eagles set a new bar for futility Sunday in a 13-13 tie. Now each team plays a critical role in the AFC North race, as Philadelphia visits the Ravens and Cincinnati goes to Pittsburgh. BOWLS: Playoff will always be needed From page 24 mine a national champion while also maintaining the college football regular season as the best and most meaningful in sports,вЂќ Swofford told ESPN. And heвЂ™s right, people. College football does have a very compelling regular season (that results in a controversial postseason). And besides, Obama should understand that a little controversy can still produce a winner (see: ACORN, William Aires, Reverend Wright, and both Clintons). But itвЂ™s not even close to the ratings of the NFLвЂ™s regular season. The South CarolinaFlorida game this past weekend that aired on CBS was seen in 2.8 million of the 77 million homes surveyed in the weekly ratings while the Chargers-Steelers game was seen by 11 million of those homes. вЂњ Look, thereвЂ™s only one most powerway the mo the countr y ful man in th could convince these BCS people/ computers to change their ways. But I guess the word вЂњcompellingвЂќ could be interpreted differently. (Just like the word вЂњfactsвЂќ). Look, thereвЂ™s only one way the most powerful man in the country could convince these BCS people/ computers to change their ways (air strikes?). He would have to first convince the American people to stop watching these games until they insert a playoff system. However, that wonвЂ™t ever happen because people have too much pride in their favorite schools (unless they pull a Roger Clemens and вЂњmisrememberвЂќ to watch). Students and alumni will want to watch their own school in action and families and friends of the players have to watch their loved ones play. ThatвЂ™s the fuel that keeps college football alive and the hopes of a boycott dead. Now ESPN has bought out three of the four BCS games and will host them for the next four years. The deal cost ESPN around $125 million and the heads of the BCS will more than likely see that in their bank accounts (but thatвЂ™s not even half of Alex RodriguezвЂ™s contract!). So while the вЂњCвЂќ in BCS stands for вЂњchampionshipвЂќ, it shouldnвЂ™t because it doesnвЂ™t define who the true college football champion is. In fact the true meaning of what the Bowl Championship Series is the acronym without the вЂњCвЂќ. (B-S). sports FOOTBALL For TU, No. 1 Dukes a hazard James Madison travels to Towson in attempt to hang on to No. 1 ranking Daniel Abraham Assistant Sports Editor This SaturdayвЂ™s final game of the season, in which the Tigers will face No.1 James Madison, is one game that Towson head coach Gordy Combs probably wishes he could postpone for a few more years. While this yearвЂ™s senior class may not be the best in numbers, it is one of the greatest in impact. вЂњI think with this class itвЂ™s been more about quality than quantity,вЂќ Combs said вЂњI think their leadership and work ethic will have a lasting impression on the younger players. The most noted of the 10 seniors is quarterback Sean Schaefer who has been a four-year starter for the Tigers. Schaefer has set numerous records since coming to Towson and is arguably the best quarterback to ever play at the University. HeвЂ™s broken both the Towson and state record for passing yards and completions in a career. But itвЂ™s his leadership that the Tigers will miss the most. вЂњWeвЂ™re going to miss everything about him,вЂќ Combs said. вЂњHeвЂ™s one of those players that just does everything right. HeвЂ™s a great leader on the field because he leads by example every day.вЂќ With Saturday being his last game in a Towson uniform, Schaefer is trying his best to focus on the game, but the thought of this being his final chance still crosses his mind. вЂњIвЂ™ve actually thought about it a lot more lately,вЂќ Schaefer said. вЂњI canвЂ™t believe IвЂ™ve been here for five years you know. I came in when I was 17 years old and now IвЂ™m 22 and IвЂ™ve just spent the best five years of my life. But one door closes and another door opens so and IвЂ™m excited to see what that will be.вЂќ Wide out Marcus Lee has been SchaeferвЂ™s favorite target over the last four seasons. The 6-foot-2-inch senior needs just one reception to break the all-time record at Towson. But he said that upsetting the No. 1 team in the country is more important to him. вЂњBeating JMU would just be awesome,вЂќ Lee said. вЂњWords canвЂ™t even express how it would feel to beat them. It would mean so much to our program and our seniors to win this game.вЂќ Offensively the Tigers will also be sending off 6-foot-8-inch wide out Tommy Breaux and offensive lineman Austin Weibley. The seniors on defense are captains Drew Mack and Jordan Manning, along with defensive lineman Scott Bullock and defensive vs. No. 1 James Madison Dukes vs. Towson Tigers When: Saturday, 1 p.m. Where: Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, Md. Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2007 - James Madison 23, Towson 13 back Jeff Snow. Place kicker Mark Bencivengo will also kick in his final game Saturday. But the Towson seniors are going to be going out against the toughest opponent theyвЂ™ve faced this season in JMU. The Dukes are undefeated in CAA play and 9-1 on the year, with their only loss coming against an ACC opponent in Duke. They are led by senior quarterback Rodney Landers, who can do it all from behind center. He is averaging more than 100 yards on the ground as well as in the air while accounting for 25 touchdowns this season. Still, with the daunting task of facing a tough attack from the Dukes, Schaefer says a win would be a perfect closing act. вЂњIt would be a great way to go out,вЂќ Schaefer said. вЂњObviously this season hasnвЂ™t gone the way we wanted it to but a win would leave a good taste in our mouths.вЂќ CAAs: Tigers face Hens HOUNDS: TU wins at Loyola From page 24 well enough and I didnвЂ™t think we rebounded well enough. Loyola is a scrappy basketball team, but not shooting, including 3-4 from beyond a big basketball team and by the the arc, and Shanae Baker-Brice. numbers they out-rebounded us and The junior guard also had 23 points, thatвЂ™s a difficult thing to swallow.вЂќ including 11 after the half, and Prior finished with a team high added eight rebounds, five assists 17 points for Loyola and was helped and three steals in 37 minutes. out by Erica DiClementeвЂ™s 14 and вЂњI think [Omara] was terrific,вЂќ Kaitlin GrantвЂ™s 13 points and 11 Towson head coach Joe Mathews rebounds. said. вЂњShe has that potential, that Making her long awaited Towson explosiveness offensively. SheвЂ™s debut, Georgetown transfer Katrina earned [her starting spot]. 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Towson game in her finished the game time at Georgetown, her struggles shooting 47.5 percent (29-61) from on the glass were a factor in Towson the field, besting Loyola, who fingetting outrebounded 35-34. ished at 44.2 percent for the game вЂњIt feels good, IвЂ™m just glad my overall. teammates got me the ball and I вЂњOur emphasis has always been was able to convert,вЂќ Wheeler said. forcing and creating turnovers вЂњI feel like the only thing I can do and taking care of the basketis bring more positive [things] to ball,вЂќ Mathews said. вЂњWe had a Towson. IвЂ™m glad to add on, I can few unforced turnovers in transirebound and add a couple points, tion. IвЂ™m pleased with the 70 plus and just add on to the greatness.вЂќ 23 points, but I think we didnвЂ™t defend File photo/Eric Gazzillo/The Towerlight Sophomore Shelynne Hoyt, left, and senior Kristina Shannon will see lots of playing time in the opening-round match vs. Delaware against most of the CAA, the team said they have been overlooked all season. вЂњItвЂ™s exciting,вЂќ Neighbors said.вЂќ WeвЂ™re the underdog, but we were also picked to finish ninth in the conference, and we finished sixth.вЂќ November 20, 2008 From page 24 The Towerlight road at Towson, they said that they are still focused on the upcoming match. Shannon said that the wins over Delaware will propel the team rather than induce overconfidence. вЂњSince weвЂ™ve beaten them twice, I think we need to use it as more motivation to go back and prove that we can beat them a third time,вЂќ Shannon said. вЂњA lot of people say itвЂ™s hard to beat a team three times, but theyвЂ™re standing in our way. TheyвЂ™re the first match we see in the tournament. We donвЂ™t really care who it is.вЂќ If the Tigers beat Delaware, they would play a semifinal match with VCU, with whom the Tigers split the season series; the road team won each time. In addition the Tigers played fiveset matches at home with William & Mary, Northeastern and Hofstra. Overall, Towson has either beaten or reached a final set against each playoff team, leading the team to believe that they could win the conference tournament as the bottom seed. вЂњOur chances are really good,вЂќ said Rosenberg. вЂњI think that with what weвЂ™ve gone through this year, and with the team togetherness, itвЂ™s going to be a good success.вЂќ Rosenberg, who is primarily brought in as a serve specialist, has nine service aces on the season, with 0.22 aces per set. The Tigers had one fewer ace this season than last, but served up 17 fewer errors than in 2007. Despite playing close games Can the Ravens get back on track with a win over Philadelphia? See Page 22 SPORTS VOLLEYBALL WOMENвЂ™S BASKETBALL Tigers sixth seed in CAA Tourney, face Delaware TU wins, leaves plenty of room for вЂ�GreyвЂ™ area Third-seeded Blue Hens favored, but Towson won both season meetings Pete Lorenz Sports Editor Coming off a straight sets win over Delaware Saturday night, Towson will face off against the Blue Hens for the third time this season in the opening round of the CAA tournament this weekend in Boston. The Tigers also won the teamsвЂ™ first meeting in 2008, a five-set thriller in Newark, Del. вЂњWell, theyвЂ™re the third seed,вЂќ head coach Paul Koncir said, вЂњso I think theyвЂ™re a lot more dangerous than they appeared this weekend.вЂќ Two seasons ago, Towson swept Virginia Commonwealth in the season series, but lost to the Rams in the first round of the CAA Tournament. Koncir said that the team will be keeping that disappointment in their mind when they again go up against a squad they handled twice in the regular season. вЂњOur seniors and our juniors remember that,вЂќ Koncir said. вЂњI donвЂ™t think weвЂ™re going to take them lightly. They are going to come out extremely inspired, but I donвЂ™t think weвЂ™re going to take them lightly.вЂќ Towson finished the season at 19-11, 12 games better than last yearвЂ™s result, and 8-6 in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tigers earned the sixth and final spot in the CAA Tournament, while Delaware (9-5 CAA) grabbed the third seed. Top-seeded Northeastern, who is hosting the tournament, and No. 2 Virginia Commonwealth earned byes in the opening round. вЂњTo a degree itвЂ™s okay for us to look forward in the sense that it gives us inspiration that we can do well against VCU, and we can do well in the final,вЂќ Koncir said. вЂњBut every day this week, we are thinking about Delaware.вЂќ Towson boasts a squad of six seniors this season who will be participating in perhaps the final tournament of their careers. Outside hitters Maddie Haseltine and Ally Perko, middle blocker Valerie Chromy, liberos Kristina Shannon and Jaclyn Rosenberg and libero/outside hitter Lindsey Neighbors are all playing in their final seasons in a Tiger uniform. вЂњItвЂ™s bittersweet,вЂќ Perko said. вЂњItвЂ™s like the end. So whether we do well or notвЂ¦ if we do well, we can go all the way.вЂќ вЂњThereвЂ™s no more after it,вЂќ Haseltine said, вЂњso we know we have to do well. вЂњ Perko sat out several matches early in the season with a hand injury, but returned to record 175 kills on 569 attacks with 109 errors. Haseltine led Towson in kills this year with 319, and she was third in digs with 266. While the seniors prepare for the end of the See CAAs, page 23 WITH$! BCS thought bubbles The Towerlight November 20, 2008 Kristofer Marsh/The Towerlight 24 (B-C-S). The Bowl Championship Series has been the topic of numerous discussions lately. ItвЂ™s dominated the media even more than usual since President-elect Barack ObamaвЂ™s interview on вЂњ60 Daniel Abraham MinutesвЂќ where he said that Assistant Sports Editor he would вЂњthrow his weight aroundвЂќ (I donвЂ™t knowвЂ¦heвЂ™s looks pretty skinny to me) when it comes to creating a playoff system in college football. Well, IвЂ™ve got news for our soon-to-be president. There isnвЂ™t enough weight in the world (not even in Bruce VilanchвЂ™s fridge?) that could convince the head-honchos of the NCAA to create a playoff (especially since you plan to raise their taxes). It will only happen if you can guarantee them more money, because it all comes down to the Benjamins. The BCS Bowl games flat out make them too much money, and the truth about a real playoff system is that the big money game would be the championship. Case in point is the NFL, where the Super Bowl is way much more of a moneymaker than any playoff game (some people stop the recorder during the game and just tape the commercials!). So no wonder the BCS officials sound like Jim Mora back in 2001 during his infamous postgame press conference when anyone mentions the word вЂњplayoffsвЂќ (WhatвЂ™s that? Playoffs!? DonвЂ™t talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me!?). In fact, BCS Coordinator John Swofford responded to ObamaвЂ™s call for a better postseason in college football by saying he would be willing to sit down with the President-elect (without preconditions) and discuss things. But Swofford also revealed what Obama should take note of instead a playoff system (appointing his cabinet, two wars, and an economic crisis?): the regular season. вЂњ[The BCS] is the best system yet to deter- www.TheTowerlight.com Sports Online: See BOWLS, page 22 Sophomore Omara Parker, right, scored a career-high 23 points against Loyola. The Tigers beat the Greyhounds 75-66 at Reitz arena. Parker emerges as offensive threat, but only two others top six points Kevin Hess Associate Sports Editor The Tigers started their season with a 75-66 victory over the rival Loyola Greyhounds Wednesday night at Reitz Arena. The team started quickly, reeling off an 11-2 run to begin the game, making five of their first six shots and forcing four Loyola turnovers in the first three minutes. Loyola kept things close however, shooting 50 percent in the first half, led by Siobhan PriorвЂ™s 15 first half points, most of which came from behind the 3-point line. Towson countered with sophomore Omara Parker, who had 15 points in the first of her own, as Towson led 36-33 at the break. вЂњThey werenвЂ™t going to go away,вЂќ Parker said. вЂњWe had to go hard every possession and TOWSON 75 just run it at LOYOLA 66 them.вЂќ The second half began as Towson started to pull away, getting more production from the duo of Parker, who finished with a game high tying 23 points on 10-17 See HOUNDS, page 23 Check out the Web site for updates on SaturdayвЂ™s football and hoops action...