tl20010430-000 "Till4onday vnarithetowerlight.com 0 0 Wei Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University 4/30/01 URG elections Pre-Perkins, climate anxiou ""In taking possession of a state, the conqueror should well reflect as to the harsh measures that may be necessary, and then execute them at a single blow Cruelties should be committed all at once."" � Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian political philosopher. Excerpt from ""Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change,"" distributed to Towson administrators by Dr. Mark L. Perkins. begin tomorrow 3 A 'Forsaken' tale of vampires Towson loses on last minute goal 15 Stadium named after Schuerholz e411 Departments Mows 3 Campus Briefs 4 Taking Stock.. ..............6 9 Backstage Pass 10 Sound Bites 1 I Sports 15 Fast Break 16 Athlete of the Week....19 Op/Ed 92 Mike Morris The Towerlight Even tough Dr. Mark L. Perkins won't assume University President Dr. Hoke L. Smith's office until two months from tomorrow, his presence is already heavily felt on campus among administra-tors and faculty. ""I think whenever someone new comes in people are con-cerned they're going to clean house,"" said a Towson official, who wished to remain anony-mous. ""He's the new coach. He may bring on his own team."" Perkins, currently serving as Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, declined to comment directly on the mat-ter of firing personal, but said he'll have to wait and see how he interacts with Towson's administrators before any deci-sions are made. ""I think that the faculty and staff of the University will find that together we'll be able to make progress,"" Perkins said. ""But I'll have to be very open in that we need the kind of leader-ship and performance of the institutional leadership that will allow us to make that possible. I don't know whether that exists at Towson or not."" Upon arrival at the University, Perkins will be briefed by Smith on Towson's status, and Perkins encourages everyone to provide him with thoughtful and scholarly advice to help ease the transition. See PERKINS, page 8 -71 Club Henry/The Towarlight Dr. Mark L. Perkins, successor to University President Dr. Hoke L. Smith, said the University needs the kind of leadership and performance in its institution leaders that will allow Towson to continue to make progress. From America East to the CAA Politics of conference move were complex, spread over entire 2000-01 season Adam S. Reisinger The Towerlight At Friday's introduction of the new head men's and women's basketball coaches, signs of Towson's alignment with the Colonial Athletic Association were evident � and not just because of the new logo on the lectum. Athletics Director Dr. Wayne Edwards admitted that both positions had become more attractive because of the move to the CAA, a move that will take place immediately for the two basketball programs. ""It's coming quicker than we thought,"" Edwards said. ""We thought we had more time to get ready for it, and we don't, which is both a good thing and a bad thing."" Edwards said the four depart-ing schools � Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra and Towson � will now be able to avoid a season filled with bad feelings, such as those that surfaced during the America East men's basketball tournament, when a handful of coaches expressed displeasure about traveling to Delaware to showcase a future.CAA facility. Those feelings, coupled with America East's desire to prepare for the future, led to a compro-mise that would have let the See CAA, page 19 A three-part series Today High 73 Low 53 Tuesday High 80 Low 56 Wednesday High 83 Low 57 Thursday High 85 Low 58 "
