The Towerlight, April 6, 2009

ThEToiuErHghb.com/ View video highlights of the men’s lacrosse 16-8 win against Sacred Heart j 11 WOTE TO SELF: 1/Л/Я www. thewwerlight. com Published by Baltimore Student Media for the Towson University Community Senators face competition for first time Candidates print shirts, reach out for support in contested race for SGA DANIEL GROSS Associate News Editor Facebook groups and sidewalk drawings have sprouted for students to see, as many senators running in the Student Government Association election are feeling the need to campaign for a position. This is the first year SGA senator candidates have run contested since the Spring 2006 election. Previous to 2006, senators ran as a ticket with executive board candidates. For the last few years, there haven’t been enough candidates to fill the seats required. Senators will be listed on a ballot and an online form when voting takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday. One concern is that since there are only 20 avail¬ able positions in the senate, many voting students will go straight down the line, checking the first 20 senators on the list. “This theory has a lot of credibility because it is a very easy thing to do," current SGA senator Lauren McDade said, who is running for re-election. McDade said that she thinks the increase in the number of candidates is indicative of greater inter¬ est in the SGA and more accessible knowledge of how to run for office. Last year, students weren’t very cognizant of where and how to start, she said. She says she plans on hanging up flyers and chalking areas of the campus to promote herself. Many potential senators are taking this election more seriously, knowing that seven candidates will not be able to continue as a senator. "Knowing that there are 27 candidates and only 20 senate seats adds an additional level of pres¬ sure to the campaign, " current senator Stephen Crudele said in an e-mail. "With such a large group running for the senatorial office, I have been more motivated to get out there and ensure students are informed of who I am and what I stand for." Crudele has made a small number of campaign T-shirts featuring his name in bold letters. "I decided to run for a senator position because it is important for the voice of the students to be See SENATORS, page 9 Cook heats up Matthew Sprague/T/it' Towerlight “American Idol” winner David Cook played to a sold-out crowd at Paws in the University Union Friday night. His set included hits from his self-titled album such as "Declaration." More Coverage Check TheTowerlight.com for a slideshow from David Cook’s show Paws Students, faculty pack University Union to see ‘American Idol’ CARRIE WOOD Arts Editor Barely after 3 p.m., a line had already formed in front of the grill. By the time the doors were sched¬ uled to open, four hours later, it had slithered all the way around the first floor of the University Union, past the mailroom, up the stairs to the second floor. Men and women of varying ages - though most of them were college students - made up the crowd at the David Cook concert at Paws Friday night. Many attendees were from out¬ side of the Towson area, including Krista Eby from Greencastle, Pa. A fan of Cook’s from his days on “American Idol," she was shocked he was playing such an intimate loca¬ tion. “When the American Idols do the tours at Verizon Center and such, I usually go to those, so I was kind of surprised he’d come to such a small venue,” Eby said. The event, hosted by the Campus Activities Board, is one of the bigger shows the student group has put on this semester and the biggest Paws has seen. The venue is allowed to hold 558 people, per the fire code, and every single spot was used for tickets, according to CAB programming chair Ryan Grasso. Tickets went on sale for students at the end of February. The show was sold out within a week. Before entering the show, Cook was by his tour bus with fans that weren't able to get tickets. After the show, he spent hours signing autographs and posing for photos before getting back on the bus. The concert began with Ryan Star, who performed a semi-acoustic act he said he’d never done before. See COOK, page 16 Towson Has a New Indie Coffee Shop...