TL20050421_001 "Baltimore's #1 College Paper - Published Twice-Weekly - www.thetowerlight.com Thursday, 4/21/05 Gas prices pose commuter issues 5 Senate passes C minus motion 5 BSU to showcase colorful fashions Multi-layer play updates '60s style Departments Opinion News 5 Police Blotter. Paw Prints ?. 9 Arts 13 Scheer Cinema 14 Entertainment Briefs 14 Sports 20 In This Corner. 20 The Hot Comer. 19 Classifieds 16 DREAM team sweeps election Only one independent candidate takes senate position; voter turnout surprises commission Brian Stelter The Towerlight In a largely uncontested Student Government Association race, the DREAM Towson party swept Monday and Tuesday's election, as just one independent candidate earned a seat on next year's administration. DREAM was the only party to run for SGA positions. Five independent candidates also appeared on the ballot. The election commissioners were pleasantly surprised that 1,208 students voted, despite the lack of competitive races. Last year, 1,616 votes were recorded; in 2002, only 1,297 ballots were cast. While the commission recorded its lowest voter turnout in five years, the relatively high number surprised many participants. """"This was very, very good - I am Lisa Johnson/The Towerhght Fellow members of the DREAM party congratulate James Coletta as he is announced as the new SGA treasurer. so excited,"""" SGA election commission chair Lindsay Leopold said. Monday, lines formed inside the Susquehanna and under the Lecture Hall as students waited to vote. Leopold said many students seemed interested in the race for treasurer. At the announcement of the results Tuesday afternoon, Leopold held attendees in suspense by saving the results of the treasurer elec tion for last. """"Thank you all for stepping up, participating and being leaders,"""" Leopold said as she announced the winners. See ONE, page 6 Tour brings comics to TU \ | """"^iWi.i ^HIK sSFSsKa I Derrek Windsor/The Towerhght Charlie Murphy performs a stand-up comedy routine Wednesday in Stephens Hall Theare as part of the """"I'm Rich Beeyatch"""" tour. Associate competition ends with two hirings Kristi Funderburk Sharon Leff The Towerlight After nine weeks of case studies involving different businesses, Sunday evening presentations and nerve-wracking Tuesday meetings, the wait for The Associate winner is finally over. The two words everyone expected to hear in the boardroom on Tuesday night were never actually uttered. Ed Hale, Towson's version of """"The Apprentice's"""" Donald Trump, decided to keep the audience guessing for one final meeting. Reanna Tarleton and Amanda Knott sat in the boardroom as the two remaining candidates facing Hale and two other judges, President Robert Caret and Dennis Finnegan, executive vice president for First Mariner Bank, where Hale is CEO and President. """"I'm not going to stick to what has happened in the past. Instead of firing you, I'm going to hire you both,"""" Hale announced to an anxiously awaiting audience in the crowded boardroom. Complete astonishment was evident in their faces. Knott had tears in her eyes and both women sat open-jawed at the announcement. Tarleton and Knott were awarded positions to work with Hale at 1st Mariner Bank after graduation. Hale has not yet confirmed an exact position for the two winners. On Tuesday morning, Laleh Malek, a lecturer for the department of marketing and e-business who See HALE'S, page 8 Today High 68 Low 46 Friday High 67 Low 46 Saturday High 54 Low 38 Sunday High 50 Low 39 Monday High 53 Low 44"
