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Towson University is a public university located on 328 acres in Baltimore County in Maryland. It is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools, and is the second-largest public university in the state. Towson was originially founded in Baltimore in 1866 as the Maryland State Normal School, the first public teachers college. The school was moved to Towson in 1915, and was renamed State Teachers College at Towson in 1935. It was renamed Towson State College in 1963, then Towson State University in 1976, and finally became Towson University in 1997. Towson offers bachelor's degrees in 63 fields, master's degrees in 38 programs, and doctorates in four programs. The Division I Towson Tigers...
Towson University is a public university located on 328 acres in Baltimore County in Maryland. It is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools, and is the second-largest public university in the state. Towson was originially founded in Baltimore in 1866 as the Maryland State Normal School, the first public teachers college. The school was moved to Towson in 1915, and was renamed State Teachers College at Towson in 1935. It was renamed Towson State College in 1963, then Towson State University in 1976, and finally became Towson University in 1997. Towson offers bachelor's degrees in 63 fields, master's degrees in 38 programs, and doctorates in four programs. The Division I Towson Tigers have 20 teams; 13 are in women's sports and seven are in men's. The school's colors are gold, black and white. Student groups include the Towerlight newspaper, the Grub Street literary magazine, the Tower Echoes yearbook, adademic and professional clubs, Greek life, cultural associations, honor organizations, religious groups, service clubs and special interest organizations. Notable Towson alumni include Catherine Curran O'Malley, a judge and First Lady of Maryland; Sheila Dixon, mayor of Baltimore; Mike Rowe, host of "Dirty Jobs;" and Dwight Schultz, an actor best-known for playing Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock on "The A-Team."
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Eclectic schedule
SEPTEMBER THROUGH SEPT. 14 RV Outdoor Show, Fairgrounds THROUGH SEPT. 18 Contemporary Ceramics from Wales, Clayworks THROUGH SEPT. 18 Symbiosis: Animal and Human Form, Clayworks THROUGH OCT. 5 Tableware Show, Potters THROUGH DEC. 8 Selling the Candidates:...Tags: Broadway, Minority Groups, Classical Music, Dance, Kathy Griffin
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DeFace the Nation
Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton. John McCain. George W. Bush. Ted Stevens. If you can't find some humor in that bunch ... man, you ain't tryin'. And rest assured, the men and women of DeFace the Nation, Second City's all-political revue, will be tryin' with...Tags: Steve Carell, Second City, Academic Progress, Dan Aykroyd, George Bush
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Dance schedule
September Sept. 8 Metro DC Dance Awards, Kennedy Sept. 8-29 Roadhouse, Kennedy Sept. 11 Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular, AACC Sept. 11-12 Witness, Kennedy Sept. 13 Pure, Dance Sept. 18-19 Drift, Kennedy Sept. 18-20 The Break/s, Kennedy Sept. 20-21 Eiko...Tags: Alvin Ailey, Festive Event, Dance, Culture, John F. Kennedy
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Film schedule
SEPTEMBER THROUGH SEPT. 30 A Glimpse of de Kooning, National THROUGH OCT. 2 Movies, Motion and Media: Altered Perspectives, A Film Series, Stevenson SEPT. 16-30 MICA Maryland Film Festival Film Series, MICA SEPT. 6 Afghanistan on Film, National SEPT. 6-...Tags: Halloween, Senator Theatre, Metal and Mineral, Festive Event, Dance
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Theater schedule
September Sept. 5-28 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Vagabond Sept. 5-14 What's a Little Death?, Theatre Project Sept. 5-28 Wishful Drinking, Arena Stage Sept. 8-24 Viva La Vivienne!, Everyman Sept. 9-Oct. 12 Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Sept. 10-Oct. 5 The...Tags: Catonsville, Broadway, Classical Music, Towson, Betty Buckley
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Frederick Hyland King
Frederick Hyland King, a retired music teacher in Baltimore County and a longtime director of the award-winning Dundalk Chorus of the Chesapeake and Sweet Adelines' Dundalk chapter, died Monday of complications from diabetes at Gilchrist Hospice Care....Tags: Perry Hall, Bethlehem Steel, Music Industry, Reisterstown, Pigtown
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Art schedule
SEPTEMBER ONGOING Art of the Ancient Americas, Walters ONGOING Palace of Wonders: The Galleries of Renaissance and Baroque Art, Walters THROUGH SEPT. 7 Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art, Walters THROUGH...Tags: Ansel Adams, Gardens and Parks, Photography, Religious Leaders, Baltimore Museum of Art
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theater Many Moons Festival The daylong festival is a virtual dim sum of Asian arts and cultural expressions. Sample a Korean fan dance, a mask dance from Mongolia, Chinese puppet theater and more at Towson University's Center for the Arts, 8000 York... -
Towson U. gets U.S. development grant
Towson University said yesterday that it has won $300,000 in federal grants to be used on economic development services in Baltimore and Western Maryland in the next three years. The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Economic Policy
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Web helps sport make 'Net gains
Special to The Baltimore SunPikesville's Josh Wesalo is always looking for anything that could make him a better runner. He diligently keeps a log of his runs and training, helps his coach by mapping out practice routes for the Panthers and even scouts possible opponents. In...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Celebrate at one of region's many festivals
As autumn approaches, it brings with it a flurry of festivals, an opportunity to celebrate the region's bounty and diversity.
You can go high-brow or low, jazzy or classical and taste the homiest or the most exotic of flavors - sometimes all at one...Tags: Federal Hill, Animals, Livestock Farming, Festive Event, Jazz Music
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Driven to excel in the clutch
Special to the Baltimore SunIt was a moment Jake Pace had dreamed about his entire life. In the first overtime of last year's Class 2A state championship game against Loch Raven, the River Hill midfielder knew he had positioned himself perfectly just inside the penalty area as...
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