TL20060403-01 "Luke Brietzke Senior Writer Teams from the Colonial Athletic Association � teams from Towson�s conference � aren�t sup-posed to make national sports news on the biggest stage of a major revenue sport. But teams from the CAA can. And this year proves it. The impossible was about to happen in the Washington, D.C. regional final of the NCAA bas-ketball tournament on March 26. Just like in a run-of-the-mill horror flick, the main villain, top-seed University of Connecticut, wasn�t dead quite yet. However, when UConn guard Denham Brown�s errant 3-point attempt from the far wing rested still in George Mason guard Lamar Butler�s hands, the overtime clock had expired in the MCI Center. The result sent shockwaves through the NCAA, forever changing the game, and in turn, sent shock-waves through the CAA, forever changing the league. George Mason, a mid-major program � scratch that, a CAA program � had pulled off a feat that hadn�t happened since 1979. It advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. �For the Colonial Athletic Association it�s a statement that our league has stepped up big time in terms of the quality and depth of our confer-ence,� George Mason Head Coach Jim Larranaga said. �In preparation for Connecticut and in talk-ing to Jai Lewis and Will Thomas in preparing for Connecticut�s front line, I told those two guys that you�ve already gone against the best shot blocker in college basketball, Shawn James of Northeastern. As good as their front line is, we�ve already scored against the best shot-blocker in the country.� The excitement created by Mason�s run extends throughout the CAA. �I�m excited about the potential it brings to the league,� Virginia Commonwealth University Head Coach Jeff Capel said. �You don�t get lucky and get to the Final Four. You get there because you�re good. After each win, the country knows it�s that the CAA that prepared them for this. What it does first and foremost is it lets the country know how good the league is.� Monday, 4/3/06 The Towerlight Published by and for the students of Towson and Baltimore -- twice weekly CAA catching up with the big boys See COLONIAL, page 24 INSIDE: This Week..........3 Perspectives......4 News................9 Beyond...........16 Arts.................19 Music..............20 Classifi eds.......22 Sports.............28 Arts: �City that reads� comes alive for annual City Lit Project News: It�s real-life Guess Who when professionals test students� networking skills George Mason streak gives hope to conference; coaches look to future of Colonial men�s basketball program Haraz Ghanbari/Associated Press The Patriots� Folarin Campbell, left, and Will Thomas celebrate the team�s 63-55 win over Wichita State, which was its third victory of the NCAA tournament. COMING IN THURSDAY'S TOWERLIGHT: Brian Stelter Editor in Chief Deborah Nolan, currently the associate director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library of Wake Forest University, will be Towson�s next university librarian, Provost James Brennan announced today. She will start at Towson on Aug. 1. When offered the job, �I didn�t think about it a minute,� she said in an interview. �I am so impressed with what I�ve seen and everyone I�ve met, and I�m very excited about this.� Brennan completed reference checks, conferred with President Robert Caret and phoned Nolan with the job offer last week. �The breadth of her experience and her almost universally-acclaimed interpersonal skills, which impressed everyone, contrib-uted to the judgment that she was the best fit for Towson at this time,� he said. Wake librarian finds new home in Cook Darron Cummings/Associated Press George Mason�s Lamar Butler sheds some tears following Florida�s 73-58 victory. Dive into �Real World� reality f ishbowl Erica Kritt Arts Editor �The Real World� is in its 17th sea-son and it�s not showing any signs of stopping. Thousands of would-be TV stars have auditioned to become one of the �seven strangers picked to live in a house� for MTV�s stalwart reality show, and this evening, Towson students will get the opportunity to add themselves to the talent pool. The auditions will take place along-side a lecture by Danny Jamieson and Melinda Stolp from �The Real World Austin.� The event is scheduled to begin in the University Union Chesapeake Rooms at 7 p.m. �Here�s the timeline,� Kira Taylor, Campus Activities Board�s Special Events chair, said. �From 6 p.m. until 7 p.m., we will be accepting applica-tions and distributing applications. At 7 p.m. Danny and Melinda will speak and then they will have a [Q&A] and then they will have a meet and greet.� Interviews will begin at 8:30 p.m. in smaller rooms in the Union. �The first 200 people to return their applications are guaranteed an inter-view,� Taylor said. David Butler, a junior English major, has already filled out his application. The application, which is available in the CAB office until 6 p.m. today, asks for basic information along with ques-tions about personality traits and the attributes each candidate will bring to the show. �Honestly, I just want to audition to see if I can make it,� Butler said. Though only the first 200 are guar-anteed an interview, they are tentative-ly scheduled to go down the list until midnight. �Each interview is going to take approximately five minutes,� Taylor said. Taylor, who booked the event, said CAB and co-sponsor University Residence Government sprung a little extra to have the casting call. �We decided we wanted to go all out for Towson in the spring,� she said. www.thetowerlight.com See LIBRARIAN, page 13 "
