The Towerlight, March 26, 2001

tl20010326-000 "Monday virww.thetowerlight.com IThirer""RIM Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University 3126/01 Review dates set for Perkins 3 Canada's finest export hits MD 4, Tigers' 2nd half run downs UDel 13 TU swings into third at EAGLs 14 Departments News 3 In a Theater Near You.8 Sound Bites ..9 Backstage Pass 12 .... �..13 Fast Break 13 Athlete of the Week..../4 OpiEd. 18 Students question regent pick Departure from traditional process leads to unexpected move by Glendening Timothy Dunn The Towerlight in an unexpected action, only one candidate was nominated by the University System of Maryland Student Council (USMSC) as the USM Board of Regents' student member, resulting in a controversial deci-sion to replace Kevin Oxendine as the USM Student Regent. Traditionally, each year the USMSC nominates several can-didates for the position, and the candidates are then sent to the governor of Maryland for appointment. This year, however, the process was anything but tradi-tional. Francis Canavan, associate vice chancellor for the USM office of public relations, said the Board of Regents Chairperson Nathan Chapman was not in favor of having only one nominee, which was Oxendine, who was going for a second term in the position. ""The concern of the Board was that the council submitted only one nomination, and that wasn't fair to the governor, who ultimately makes the decision,"" Canavan said. Instead of simply forwarding the council's single appoint-ment, the Board of Regents decided that more candidates were necessary, which resulted in USMSC President Saleern Rasheed entering the mix. Supposedly knowing nothing of the controversy beginning to brew within the USMSC, Gov. Parris Glendening selected Rasheed as the board's student member. See USM, page 5 Women get personal in new TU play Jeff Sairdointrhs Torautight Senior theater major Genevieve Grant directs an undergraduate production of Eve Ensler's provocative feminist drama ""The Vagina Monologues"" in the Center for the Arts Studio Theatre. [See story, page 7.1 Jaskulski fired after 12-17 season Derek Turner The Towerlight Mike Jaskulski was preparing to depart on a recruiting trip to New York and New Jersey early last week when he received a call from Athletics Director Dr. Wayne Edwards urging him to cancel his plans. A short time later, Jaskulski's four-year tenure as men's bas-ketball coach came to an end, making him the second Tiger hoops coach to be dismissed in as many weeks. Women's bas-ketball Head Coach Ellen Fitzkee's contract was not renewed March 12. After the Tigers finished 2000- 2001 with a record of 12-17, the team's fourth losing season in as many years under Jaskulski, Edwards decided a change needed to be made. The coach's overall record at Towson was 37-76, including �25-54 in America East play. In postsea-son play, the Tigers never advanced past the quarterfinal round of the America East tour-nament. ""It was a combination of things,"" Edwards said. ""It's never one game or one series but a matter of a lack of progress over an extended period of time. See JASKULSKI, page 15 Chris Nartry/The Towsrlight Ex-Head Coach Mike Jaskulski Today High 42 Low 25 Tuesday High 43 Low 27 Wednesday High 52 Low 35 Thursday High 55 Low 41 "