TL20070301-01 "Brian Stelter Editor in Chief The third of three parts Ask a Towson University admin-istrator whether they know of any students who have died from alcohol or other drug use, and they usually say no. Sometimes the information isn�t released to the University, they�ll say. Other times, the death will seem suspicious, but the official cause isn�t known until weeks later. And if the death doesn�t happen on campus, the cause may never come to TU�s attention. But in the last eight months, three male students have died of alcohol and narcotic intoxication, according to police reports and autopsy informa-tion obtained by The Towerlight. There may be other unreported deaths. In June, senior Tim Lawrence died of �narcotic (morphine) intoxica-tion,� according to the state�s medi-cal examiner�s office. In November, as previously reported, senior Jared Seiden died of �narcotic (fentanyl) intoxication.� Three weeks ago, soph-omore Tony Villella died of �oxyco-done and alcohol intoxication.� Lawrence�s death is an unfortunate example of how a night at the bars can turn tragic. On June 7, Lawrence and a friend spent the evening drinking at the Rec Room. They were �very intoxicated by the end of the night,� according to the police report. His friend last saw Lawrence alive around 2 a.m. on June 8. The next day, Lawrence�s roommate Galio Gurdian stopped by the apart-ment around noon. When he walked into Lawrence�s room, he found his friend dead. In an interview, Gurdian said he had lived with Lawrence for a year and a half and was shocked by what happened. �It was a complete surprise, to be honest,� he said. �I had never saw him use anything that could possibly kill him from using it.� According to the police report, several empty blister packs of loraz-epam were lying next to Lawrence. Lorazepam is a potent prescription March 1, 2007 www.thetowerlight.com The Towerlight Published by and for the students of Towson and Baltimore -- twice-weekly Junior John Pease has shown intensity and toughness during his time at Towson Sports, page 24 Chris Skinner, partially paralyzed after a drunk driving accident, shares message with students News, page 7 Thursday INSIDE Calendar.....3 Perspectives......4 News.......7 Beyond......11 Life.....14 Arts.....15 Puzzles.....18 Classifi eds......19 Sports....24 on the Drugs to blame in three deaths SMASHED TU�s drug addiction Investigation finds three male students have died of narcotic abuse since June Photo by Patrick Smith, illustration by Jenn Long/The Towerlight Towson alum and faculty member Dana Kollmann recounts some of her work for the Baltimore County Police in her new book, �Never Suck a Dead Man�s Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI.� Brian Stelter Editor in Chief Throughout Dana Kollmann�s life, she�s stayed close to Towson. She earned her undergraduate degree in anthropology here in 1990, and now she teaches foren-sic science and criminal justice classes. And when she became a crime scene investigator for Baltimore County 12 years ago, her first crime scene was on Towson�s campus. Kollmann was in training when a student committed suicide in the Residence Tower. When the call came in, she asked to tag along, but didn�t know if she could handle seeing a dead body. �I was petrified. I was scared to death,� she says now. But she handled it well, and she spent the next decade as a forensic services technician, a fancy name for the people who collect evidence at a crime scene. She recently published a book about her experiences, �Never Suck a Dead Man�s Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI.� She started writing it immediately after she left the police department. �Every time I would be around my friends that were non-crime lab people, they would say �tell us a story, tell us a story,�� she said. �They would ask, is it really like how it is on TV? And I would say, it could not be more different.� She says the real world is nothing like the popular CBS television show �CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.� See DRUG, page 10 See CSI, page 17 CSI: TOWSON Lecturer Dana Kollmann tells crime scene tales in new book Patrick Smith/The Towerlight "
