With November rapidly approaching, politicians everywhere are reaching out to the voters. Amidst political conventions and Puff Daddy viral tirades, one locally elected official took time away from the nation's capital to visit Towson Wednesday. John Sarbanes, D-Md. (more)

Towson has been awarded $300,000 over the next three years to help better business development in Baltimore and Western Maryland.

The University received the United States Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration grant. This is the second consecutive competitive cycle in which Towson was designated an EDA University Center.

From a press release, the grant, "enables [Towson] to enhance economic and business development in the city of Baltimore and in western Maryland by providing their local government agencies and business with research, business consulting, economic strategies and technical assistance." (more)

The day before he started a summer course this year, Scott Horta received a call from Towson head coach Frank Olszewski, informing him that the Puerto Rico national team was looking for a physical defensive player with a bloodline on the island. (more)