Plans are under way to break ground for a West Village residence hall designed to provide a home away from home for more than 600 TU freshmen and sophomores. [more]

5 questions for ... Harry Hughes

Chief 'snowbuster' praises staff who cleared campus after storm

When winter delivers a one-two punch—as it did last week—Hughes and a special group of "essential personnel" are prepared to fight back with muscle power and an arsenal of snow- and ice-removal equipment. [more]

So they said ...

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."

Anne Bradstreet, 1612-1672

Poetry in motion

Performance to showcase Japanese dance and music

Who? New York-based Sachiyo Ito and Company

What? Ito combines Japanese formality with the fluidity of modern dance in a performance that includes both classical and contemporary styles. James Schlefer, shakuhachi, and Mutsuhito Takamizu, koto, will provide live music.

When? Saturday, February 24, 8 p.m.

Where? Center for the Arts, Kaplan Concert Hall

How? Tickets are $15 general; $12 seniors and students;$10 Asian Arts & Culture Center members; and $5 TU students with ID. For tickets, call x42787 or go to Center for the Arts.

For more information about this and other Asian Arts & Culture Center events, call x42807.

TU in the news

'Real' schools train teachers

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 14

Reporter Eleanor Chute examined the growing popularity of professional development schools "as educators seek to narrow the gap between the ivory tower and the real world of K-12 education." She cited a recent TU study showing that teachers who spent at least 100 days in such schools also stay longer. The study cited an unnamed urban district where their retention rate after five years was 71 percent compared with 35 percent for other teachers.

The Marc Steiner Show

WYPR-FM, February 14

Daraius Irani, RESI, was one of three experts invited to discuss the challenges faced by convention centers, particularly the declining bookings at the Baltimore Convention Center. Irani pointed out that from 1993 to 2003, U.S. convention-center space increased by 50 percent. While acknowledging that Baltimore is a wonderful convention destination, he told Steiner that the city is now competing with New York, Houston, Dallas, Orlando, Oklahoma City and Raleigh, N.C."

Brotherhood and sisterhood build black culture

Baltimore Examiner, February 13

Reporter Jessica Novak looked at the role of fraternities and sororities in black culture, particularly on Baltimore-area campuses. TU student Angela Young, a Zeta Phi Beta and president of the university's Pan-Hellenic Council, said belonging to a sorority gives members the confidence to go out and do things they wouldn't necessarily have done before. "They get involved in their local SGA and city council meetings," she said.