tl20030825-000 "Baltimore's #1 College Paper - Published Twice-Weekly - www.thetowerlight.com ThE TOLUDriiii hb Monday,8/25/03 Campus steps up dorm security 5 Online textbooks sales increasing 11 Renaissance Fest goes back in time 19 ""The Medallion"" in need of polish 20 Departments Opinion 2 News 5 Campus briefs 10 Nation 12 Arts 19 Entertainment Briefs 21 Sound Bites 22 Sports .............................. 27 Athlete of the Week 27 In This Corner 32 Classifieds ....................... 24 New students take on Towson Chrissy Murphy looks on as her older sister, junior Tara Murphy, hugs their mother Lynne in Tower C Saturday. thousands of new and returning students moving into campus dormitories over the weekend. Orientation activit Orientation programs keep new arrivals busy with movies, Casino Night, Comedy Showcase; 'Excited and nervous' freshmen find help from leaders, look ahead to start of Fall semester Jenny Lehman The Towerlight First-year students began a new chapter in their academic and social lives this weekend as they filled Towson's residence halls. On Saturday, freshmen could be seen carting personal belongings into dorm rooms, as orientation leaders welcomed and directed the often-con-fused parents and students. From behind a table outside of the University Store in the Union, senior business administration and market-ing major Joe Webb provided direc-tion. ""Basically we are giving orienta-tion information to the parents or students if they need help where to go,"" he said. Outside of the University Union, senior English and secondary educa-tion major Jennifer Cox and junior mass communica-tion major Shereen Corley handed out fliers with informa-tion about orienta-tion and events going on later in the week. The weekend events ""We are just the freshme d thi are ""We are just trying to get the fresh-men out of the dorms this weekend,"" he added. As they said goodbye to family and friends from home, most freshmen seemed ready to put move-in behind them. Freshman Jenna Goldstein said the move-in experience was well organized, adding that everything went smoothly with her parents' help. trying to get n out of the "" orms s week end Joe Webb senior, business administration and marketing designed to help first-year students feel more comfortable on Towson's campus, Webb said. ""I stood in line and my parents got all the stuff and brought it up, so it didn't take that long,"" she said. Lee Elmar, a freshman educa-tion major, said he didn't have any problems moving in and looked to a successful year. ""I expected [moving in] to be a lot worse,"" Elmar said. ""I hope to do well in school and keep my GPA up to Stave Lalierty/The Towerlight Murphy, a transfer student, joined ies continue through Tuesday night. keep my scholarship."" India Cole, a freshman early educa-tion major, moved into Tower B Saturday. ""The lines were so long to get the carts, so I ended up just carrying things up,"" she said. ""It wasn't that bad because I live on the second floor, and I have a lot of family."" Freshman business major Allie Parrott, from Elkridge, Md., summed up her feelings: ""I'm excited and nervous and I don't want hard class-es,"" she said. Before classes start Wednesday, a variety of programs are lined up to keep new and old students alike entertained. ""We have all the different activities ...everything's free,"" orientation leader Erika Luppert, a junior, said. ""There is something for everyone."" One of the more popular programs in this year's orientation, Bingo Bonanza drew more than 100 stu-dents eager to win VCRs, televisions, stereos and other prizes to the See ORIENTATION, page 8 Today High 89 Low 70 Tuesday High 86 Low 71 Wednesday High 88 Low 68 Thursday High 83 Low 68 Friday High 87 Low 67 "
