TL20070419-01 "April 19, 2007 www.thetowerlight.com The Towerlight Published by and for the students of Towson and Baltimore -- twice-weekly Thursday Now on TheTowerlight.com: Read Tuesday�s special edition about TU reaction to Monday�s mass shootings at Va. Tech... Students, administrators gather to remember Va. Tech victims Patrick Smith/The Towerlight Senior Tiffany Keyser attends a vigil honoring the victims of Monday�s mass shootings at Virginia Tech. More than 200 students attended the event, some of whom wore Va. Tech colors to show support. STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS TU votes for �Voice� Three candidates of The Student Voice ticket, one from iSGA will lead next year Patrick Smith/The Towerlight SGA president Patrick Dieguez hugs newly elected presi-dent Jenny Haley after election results were announced. Kara Manos Contributing Writer Angst, sorrow and sadness filled the University Union Chesapeake Rooms Tuesday evening, as more than 200 students gathered for a vigil honoring the victims of Monday�s mass shootings at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Rev. Bobby Waddail, the Baptist campus minister, greeted students, staff and faculty members. �In the words of Isaiah, we are all acquainted with grief today,� Waddail said. �Please seek the comfort and support of friends, family and faith.� The vigil was hastily arranged after a gunman killed 32 students at Virginia Tech Monday morning. Towson President Robert Caret said he was �very, very proud of the turnout.� Many students and faculty came to the event wearing Va. Tech T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hats. Others wore the school�s colors: burnt orange and Chicago maroon. �I lost touch with many friends who go to Virginia Tech,� Monica Kitlas, a sophomore mass commu-nication major, said. �When I heard about what happened, I immedi-ately thought of them and went on Facebook.� Student Government Association president Patrick Dieguez also spoke about the devastation caused by the shootings. �Why did this happen? What can we do? How can we help?� Dieguez See VIGIL, page 9 Sharon Leff News Editor Three members of The Student Voice ticket � presi-dent Jenny Haley, treasurer William Logan and attorney general Evan Allen � and iSGA vice president Kristen Guy will lead the Student Government Association next year. Election results were announced Wednesday in the University Union Chesapeake Rooms following two days of voting. Haley beat out iSGA can-didate and current SGA treasur-er Stephanie Cox by 37 votes. She said her first thought when she heard her name was �Oh my God, I actually won.� �I was surprised [when I won]. I heard Evan and I heard Bill and I thought we were going to sweep it. Unfortunately we didn�t,� she said. The Student Voice platform emphasized a more �open, responsible and assertive� SGA. �I want to change how the SGA culture is, and as presi-dent I think that�s something we can do,� Haley said. Shireen Qadir, the only member of The Student Voice to not be elected, said she had no hard feelings toward Guy. Qadir lost by 102 votes. �The majority of my ticket�s on there, and Kristen Guy and I have a lot of respect for each other,� she said. Qadir said she still plans on being a part of SGA because she knows the executive board See SGA, page 8 TRAGEDY AT VIRGINIA TECH Perspectives, pages 4-5 Special section, pages 9-13 Healing begins "
