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From left, Antwan Little, Marie Droter, Nicole Kazanecki, and Darryl Glotfelty
celebrate United Stripes’ sweep of the SGA election.
Full ticket elected to
SGA executive board
RACHAEL SANDERS
Assistant News Editor
When the final results of the Student
Government Association executive board elec¬
tions were read to the anxious crowd, every
member of United Stripes jumped out of their
seat to celebrate their sweep of the executive
board.
This week’s election brought out more vot¬
ers than any in SGA history, with 2,286 total
votes, according to David Satterlee, director of
student activities.
The 2010-2011 SGA executive board will
be composed of president Nicole Kazanecki,
vice president Angie Hong, treasurer Darryl
Glotfelty, attorney general Mark Droter and
chief of staff Antwan Little.
Kazanecki said that the campaigning pro¬
cess was both "fun and exciting," and that she
was happy to see all the support she and her
ticket received.
"It feels really great. I'm really excited to
be working with everyone that I ran with,”
Kazanecki said. "Everyone who voted, we appre¬
ciate their support. It feels great. I’m honored
- genuinely, genuinely honored."
According to Kazanecki, her ticket will sup¬
port a textbook rental program, increased shuttle
service, green initiatives and diversity programs
in the upcoming year.
“These are the people I really want to work
with and I think working with a full ticket will
make the SGA experience for everyone in the
SGA, as well as outside the SGA on campus, an
overall good experience," she said.
The members of the opposing ticket, T-Unity,
were Jillian Koller, Matt Sikorski, Jordan Ferbish,
Scott Hackett and Alena Kangas.
Koller, the T-Unity presidential candidate, said
that the most difficult part of the campaigning
process was getting students to listen and under¬
stand her ticket’s platform. However, she also
said that she would not have changed the way
they ran their campaign.
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Illustration by Ben Exler/ The Towerlight
“I think we ran our campaign classy, and
we did everything the way I hoped we would,”
Koller said. "Everyone on my ticket has already
come up together and said at least if they
won, they won full-ticket ... I am part of a
split-ticket administration and it’s very hard
to get off the grotmd. Meshing two completely
different platforms together can be very dif¬
ficult, and I’m very happy for them that they
won full ticket.”
Koller said she will look at this as an oppor¬
tunity to become more involved in her sorority,
Phi Mu.
In addition to the executive board elections,
there were 18 senators elected to serve on
the SGA senate. Ordinarily there would have
been 20 open positions, but due to a SGA
constitutional amendment, which the student
body also passed, the number of SGA senators
was lowered to 18. The remaining two positions,
which are reserved for freshman or transfer stu¬
dents, will be appointed in the fall.
Because only 18 positions were open and 19
candidates ran, the senatorial candidate with
the least votes, Greg Kuruc, will not receive a
See SGA, page 8
Towson ‘Innovations’ through dance
DUNCAN LLOVIO
Assistant Arts Editor
After 13 years as a principal dancer with the
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Linda-
Denise Fisher-Harrell left her job and made her
way to Towson University in 2005.
But she couldn’t shake off the influence of the
company’s namesake choreographer.
Through the National Endowment for the Arts
and Dance/USA, she applied for a grant intended
to bring dance masterpieces to universities in
hopes of gaining the rights to perform Ailey’s
work for Towson University.
The grant was accepted, and five excerpts
from the influential choreographer are set to
conclude Towson University Dance Company’s
recital, "Innovations."
"I’ve done nothing but carry on his legacy. You
can’t help it," Fisher-Harrell, artistic director for
the Dance Company, said. "What better way to
bring Alvin Ailey’s work? To have this type of cho¬
reographer and to be able to share that through
me to my students is incredible."
Ailey made a name for himself as one of the
most preeminent choreographers in the modem
dance community during the 20th century.
He started the Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater in 1958 as a repository for his works and
the works of young and up-and-coming choreog¬
raphers.
"It was not all about himself, unlike most
modern dance choreographers. Alvin was more
humanitarian, so to speak,” Fisher-Harrell said.
"Not only was he a fantastic choreographer ...
but he also opened the company up to other
choreographers."
Performing the works of an industry legend
doesn’t come without its hiccups, however.
To perform the Ailey suite correctly, they
needed Troy Powell of Ailey II to teach the cho¬
reography for it.
The catch was, Powell was only available last
November.
“[Powell] taught them [the choreography] in
one week,” Maria Herdoiza, sophomore dance
major and stage manager for “Innovations” said.
“They were already considered Company back in
November. Then there was the second audition
for other two company pieces that weren't Ailey.”
In addition to the Ailey suite. Dance Innovations
includes a men’s repertory piece, comprised an all
male, non-dance major cast; two ballet repertory
pieces; and a performance of "Rainbow Etude" by
See DANCE, page 15
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A dancer performs in “Innovations.”
