tl20000828-000 "Monday www.towsonsedu/towerlight/ Itirer igh Published twice weekly by students of Towson University 8/000 Search on for next president 3 Brady improving improv comedy 15 Tigers kick off third try at title Hasselhoff bouncing back 26 Departments News...... Nation. .............................. 3 ..........................6 AlL Sound Bites. ............... 16 In a Theater Near 17 Wrasslin' Weekly ........22 Sports..... ......... 25 Tiger Tracks. ............. 26 Fast Break ................. 27 0131td. Towson students take first steps into new Millennium Mike Morris The .Towerlight For sophomore Kathleen Starr, moving into Millennium Hall was worth it just for the fact that the elevators actually worked � as opposed to her previous room in the Towers. ""I wanted out of the dorms,"" Starr said. ""It's so much better here than in the dorms. The ele-vators work for a change."" Yesterday, residents of the new 408-bed privatized apart-ment complex moved in with a mostly positive response to their new Osler Drive digs. ""My apartment before was so crappy,"" senior Heather Zucker said. ""Here, everything's new, and I can walk to class."" Zucker purchased a 10-month lease for $2,450 per semester. A nine-month lease cost $2,200 per semester and a full-year lease cost $6,000. Each four-bedroom apart-ment comes equipped with a full kitchen, including a refrig-erator, stove, microwave and dishwasher, along with two full baths and a living and dining room. Students pay for phone service and cable television, and receive free high-speed Internet access. Diane Rouda, general manag-er of the building, said the move-in process has gone extremely well. ""Everyone's very impressed by the building,"" Rouda said. ""Check-in ran smoothly."" While residents may be impressed by the appearance of the building, not all are impressed by the size. ""It's smaller than I thought it would be,"" Starr said. Junior Phil Bergner said that his expectations were that all four rooms in each apartment would be the same size. ""It turns out that two rooms See MILLENNIUM, page 11 Today High 80 Low 65 Chns Henry The Towerhght Students lined up Sunday morning to move into Millennium Hall, Toltson's ne% priNatized 408-bed dorm. USM settles 'Lance-gate' at meeting Todd Jacobson The Towerlight ROCKVILLE � Hoping to put a rest to what has been tabbed as ""Lance-gate,"" University System of Maryland Board of Regents Chairman Nathan A. Chapman chastised USM Chancellor Donald N. Langenberg Friday for his role in the recent staffing scandal. The board also ended plans that would have put former chair-man Lance Billingsley in charge of system-wide lobbying and fundraising as interim vice chancellor. Tuesday High 83 Low 68 The board met in closed ses-sion Friday morning to discuss the matter, which Chapman called a ""black mark on the sys-tem."" ""I know the chancellor is con-cerned about it,"" said Chapman, who took over for Billingsley, who remained a Regent, in 1999. ""I think Lance Billingsley him-self was very concerned about it. I hope today's actions will put this all behind us."" The issue was hardly brought up at the monthly meeting, which was not attended by Billingsley. Chapman read a statement to Wednesday High 88 Low 69 end the meeting, hoping to quash the issue, which had be.cn a hot topic in the press and among several miffed Regents in the past three weeks. ""The board considered this plan to be an error in judgement on the part of both the chancel-lor and regent Billingsley,"" Chapman read in the statement. ""The board and the chancellor are in agreement that future organizational plans of this type will be submitted to the board for its review."" Earlier this month, Billingsley made statements to friends and See REGENTS, page 9 Thursday High 86 Low 68 "
