The first student newspaper is published. What began as The Oriole became The Tower Light in 1926. The Towerlight is now available exclusively online.
CNN’s Brian Stelter was editor of the Towerlight from 2005–07. Read his story.
Rearview Mirror
From the desk of Felicity Knox ’94, assistant university archivist librarian.
Hey Felicity…
To many of us, the Glen looks like a primeval forest, standing in the middle of campus for time immemorial. Amidst all the changes on campus, the Glen remains mostly the same, a touchpoint for alumni for the last 100-plus years.
However, when the school moved to Towson in 1915, the Glen was just a small stretch of trees on formerly cleared farmland.
This photo from 1914 shows teams of horses clearing the land to begin construction of the building that would become Stephens Hall. This was taken from York Road, likely near where the Science Complex is today. The Glen, at this point, exists as the faint line of trees beyond the hill running along a small stream.
TU was the beneficiary of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in the 1930s, which is when the area was transitioned into a kind of nature preserve and classroom. The WPA created many of the structures we still see in the Glen, including the stone cottages, trails and the pavilion.
Sen. Catherine I. Riley papers
Special Collections and University Archives is honored to be the caregivers for the papers of the late Sen. Catherine I. Riley ’69, and member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1974 to 1982.
Sen. Riley’s work in the State House included crafting legislation to help protect the Chesapeake Bay—inspired, no doubt, by her time at TU as a biology major. After her stint in the House of Delegates, she served in the Maryland Senate from 1983 to 1990.
Her papers will serve as a valuable resource for researchers exploring various topics such as politics, the environment and women’s studies.
Timeline: Media at Towson
1922
1971
A campus radio station began broadcasting. It had many names, including WVTS, WCVT and WTMD. The current student-run station is XTSR and is available online.
1992
A student-run television station began. It was first called TSTV but is now WMJF.TV and posts updates on social media sites like Facebook and X.