Teaching with technology

On Cook Library's fourth floor, a dozen or so tech-savvy people are revolutionizing the way teachers teach—and students learn—in TU's classrooms. [more]

Snow what?

TU 'snowbusters' clean up after nor'easter blankets campus

The weather delivered a one-two punch, and a special group of university employees once again fought back—and won.[more]

So they said...

"When I found I had crossed that line [on her first escape from slavery in 1849], I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything."

Harriet Tubman, 1822?-1913

A cinematic look at women and society

Four films recognize Black History and Women's History months

What? Films on Women and Society, with each film moderated by a member of the Department of History faculty and followed by a question-and-answer session. Audience members are welcome to participate in the discussions.

All of the films have either English subtitles or English narration.

When? Moolaadé (Senegal), Feb. 21; Four Women of Egypt (Egypt), Feb. 28; Mad Love (Spain), March 7; and The Nasty Girl (Germany) , March 14. All begin at 6:30 p.m.

Where? Linthicum 200

Why? The screenings are free and open to the public. For more information, call x42906

TU in the news

TV when—and where—you want it

The China Post, Feb. 13

Washington Post writerYuki Noguchi examined how technology, including downloadable programming and portable DVD players, affects TV viewing. John Grimes, Department of Physics, said his shift away from traditional TV came after his VCR "kicked the bucket" a few years ago. He now pays to download ABC's Lost and SciFi Channel's Battlestar Galactica  

to his laptop. (This feature story originally appeared Feb. 12 in The Washington Post.)

Lives in rubble

The Denver Post, Feb. 13

Diane Scharper, Department of English, reviewed Jay McInerny's seventh novel, The Good Life,

describing the author's New York City as "awash in adultery, name-dropping, name brands, private schools and expensive booze." Two invented stories told from two points of view are set against two actual stories, one taking place in 2001 and the other at the end of the Civil War. Scharper says McInerny shows that Sept. 11 "made ordinary life seem like a dream."

He put sports into play at Towson U.

The Sun, Feb. 12

Director of Athletics Wayne Edwards, who retires July 1, reprised his more than 10 years at TU with reporter Bill Free. Edwards told Free his most satisfying accomplishments were facility improvements, including Johnny Unitas® Stadium and the construction of John Schuerholz Park, TU's afiliation with the Colonial Athletic Association and the Atlantic 10 (and their outstanding schools), plus TU student-athletes' academic achievements and high graduation rates.