The Towerlight, April 25, 2011

WOMEN’S LAX TAKES CAA SEASON TITLE PAGE 24 Nighttime commitment ... UlTRA Dating replaced with 'hooking up' ALISSA KATZ Associate News Editor USA Today recently published a study showing that there are now fewer committed relationships and more mutual "hookups" in the modem college culture. But how college students define those hookups as a factor in the relationship game. Does "hooking up" mean kissing someone? Is it sex? Does it depend on who you ask? Yes, all of the above. Sophomore Elizabeth Mackey said it depends on who tells her they’ve been hooking up. "If someone says they’ve hooked up with someone, I normally ask for clarification because everyone’s interpretation is different. If my friend says T hooked up with that guy,’ I give them the look like, 'How far did you go?”’ she said. "Personally, I think hooking up is just making out at that point.” Other students, like sophomore John Love, don’t define hooking up as anything but a pastime. "Hooking up simply means fun," he said. "It’s a See FUNG, page 18 versus lifetime commitment Classroom, wedding worries LAUREN SLAVIN Senior Editor Freshman Rose Singer was told she was going to the Inner Harbor for a girl’s night out: dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe followed by a walk around the waterfront. But without warm close for a night on the town, Singer was freezing in the February air. "I didn’t have a jacket, so I’m like, ‘Can we go home? Can we go home?,” Singer said. "And [my friend] was like, ‘No, no. Let’s stay here.’” Little did Singer know, her boyfriend of two years, 19-year-old Randy Simons, had arranged for Rose to be guided to the Harbor so he could propose. "Ah of a sudden he pops up from around a corner," Singer said. There was also an element of surprise in Travis Gibb’s proposal to freshman Joanna Rizzo. But Rizzo, who met Gibb in a church youth group and began dating him in the eighth grade, said she didn't need a grand romantic gesture. "We’re walking out to the [church] parking lot just See RING, page 18 Photos by Christopher Curry/ The Towerlight CAB reels in second Tigerfest performer Reel Big Fish to perform with Far East Movement JEREMY BAUER-WOLF Arts & Life Editor The Campus Activities Board has made further progress in securing artists for Tigerfest, announcing that ska-punk band Reel Big Fish has been added to the May 6 lineup. CAB assistant director Sam Silverman said that she expects a positive campus reaction to the announcement. “I don’t think they’re as mainstream as other artists, but the people who do like them will be stoked that they’re coming," she said. For some students who have spent the past few months in anticipation of CAB’s Tigerfest announcements, the art¬ ist choice was a letdown. “It seems like they can’t get a big name, so they are trying to reel in a bunch of В bands,” senior exercise science major Patrick Clark said. “I just feel like Tigerfest is supposed to showcase a head¬ liner that a large majority of people will enjoy. It seems that Reel Big Fish has a specific type of fan. I’ve never heard of them, but after looking them up, it seems like they haven’t been relevant since the ‘90s. To me, that doesn’t sound like a band that should be headlining a show such as Tigerfest." Students who have heard Reel Big Fish play, such as junior history secondary education major Jim Grandfield, said the band will put on a high-energy show. "I’ll admit that I was getting pretty fed up until now, just like a lot of students were, since it seemed like CAB wasn’t doing their job in securing a headliner," Grandfield said. "I was on the fence about going before, but now I definitely am getting my ticket ASAP. This is the first Tigerfest that I can honestly say I'm excited about." A Facebook event, "GET REEL BIG See FISH, page 15 Karaoke Nights of Jerry's о/ towson || Thursday, Friday, & Saturday Sing your night away II pm - dose ilid oaiy at Jeiiy's ol Towson. Not valid with о Bier discounts, promotions, >upons or pr epai d c red itcard orders. Limited Time Only. b FREE Fries with the order of any regular Sub and a Drink Valid only at Jerry s ol Towson. Not valid with other discounts, promotions, coupons or prepaid credit card orders. Limited Time Only. WE DELIVER! order online www.jcrrysusa.com 410-321-7827