tl20010312-000 "MandayThe www.thetowerlight.com � 0IA Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University 3/12/01 E-commerce major approved 3 Towson hosts women's event Singing bowls sooth soul 9 TU bats explode for big wins 15 Departments News 3 Nation 6 Camptd briefs 7 A&E. 9 Sound Bites 11 In a Theater Near You 14 Sports 15 Fast Break 15 Athlete of the Week 18 Op/Ed 22 Calif. colleges spark SAT debate UC System considers dropping SAT requirement, College Board says test is fine . Timothy Dunn The Thwerlight In a recent speech, University of California System President Richard Atkinson managed to spark once more debate over whether the SAT test is an accu-rate measure of student apti-tude by suggesting that the UC System might stop using the test as a component in the admissions process. Atkinson argued that the focus of the test is misleading, taking students away from their regular academic subjects in order to prepare for the exam. Brad Hayward, spokesperson for the University of California System, said that Atkinson's controversial opinions stem from his background in psy-chology. ""President Atkinson is a cog-nitive psychologist, so testing is part of his field,"" Hayward said. ""The relevance of the SAT I is something that he has had on his mind for some time."" Hayward also said that Atkinson is concerned with the ambiguity in evaluating the test, and the effect that ambiguity has on the students taking it. ""Dr. Atkinson believes that the SAT 1 provides somewhat ambiguous results,"" Hayward said. ""Students, parents, teach-ers and even colleges are often uncertain about what the results mean."" Though the debate began in California, it has spread quickly across the country. Universities in Georgia, Texas, Massachusetts, Ohio and Florida have all begun to dis-cuss the issue at is pertains to their own admissions process. With the debate as intense as it is, the College Board, the See SAT, page 4 Tigers come close, but can't top Terps Limy Barniuuttlhe Towerlight Towson twice cut three-goal deficits down to one, but was never able to get over the hump in a 9-7 loss to No. 3 Maryland. Junior midfielder Josh Tankersley led the Tigers with two goals. [See story, page 15.1 Pantera sticks with metal sound Justin Smulison The Towerlight Instead of following the ever-changing pop music scene, Pantera has continued to follow their original vision, to write and play songs for their fans without fail making them one of the premier live acts of the last decade. So what does Pantera drum-mer Vinnie Paul think of the new wave of hard rock / heavy metal, largely characterized by rap/rock bands like Limp Bizkit and Korn? ""Here today, gone tomor-row,"" Paul said. ""They do what they do, and they do it very well. We've been through all the trends, like grunge and industri-al. But we are still here and our fans are still here and I wouldn't be surprised if in five to 10 years those bands are gone. But we will still be here."" Pantera will bring its vulgar brand of heavy metal to the Towson Center at 8 .p.m. March 14, with opening acts Nothingface, Morbid Angel and Soulfly. Paul attributes their past and still growing success as live per-formers to the closeness of Pantera's members. ""We are just like brothers. We've been doing this as a band for 14 years now and we're one of the few bands that actually enjoys touring,"" Paul said. ""For us there is nothing better than playing live."" See PANTERA, page 14 Heavy-metal band Pantera Today High 55 Low 42 Tuesday High 59 Low 45 Wednesday High 55 Low 37 Thursday High 54 Low 34 "
