The Towerlight, March 29, 2001

tl20010329-000 "INew additions to campus police I Ver t Thursday www.thetowerlight.com 0 Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University 3/29/01 3 Giants get boost from 'Malcolm' 11 Tiger bats come alive in two wins 19 Tigers shut out UMBC, 2-0 Departments News... 3 Campus briefs ..... 4 Nation 6 Police Blotter 6 ML 11 Wrasslin' Weekly 13 The High Road 16 In a Theater Near You 16 Sports 19 Fast Break 19 Op/Ed 26 Rape casts shadow over TU Justin Smulison The Towerlight For the third time this school year and the second time this semester, a female, student w raped on campus during Spring Break. According to the Baltimore County Police Department and University Police, who are joint-ly conducting the investigation, a 20-year-old student was walk-ing along a pathway between Prettyman and Scarborough Halls Sunday morning at 12:30 As the victim approached Newell Hall, an unknown sus-pect grabbed her from behind, forced her to the ground and raped her. The suspect then fled in a light colored or gold sedan, last seen going southbound on York Road. University Police said the vic-tim was on campus because she was walking home from her place of employment to her res-idence. The victim was able to run and call police, prior to being transported to the hospi-tal and treated for her injuries. ""She was going from point 'A' to point 'B' to get to her place of residence, and that just happened to be the direct path to it,"" said Cpl. Vickie Warehirne of Baltimore County Police. The suspect is described as a 30-year old black male, 5'9"", 200 pounds, bald with a heavy build and no facial hair. He was last seen wearing a green sweat-shirt, khaki pants and white ten-nis shoes. Though University Police are on duty 24 hours a day, regard-less of student vacations, Cpl. Scott Rouch said the week of Spring Break was a time when many officers were taking time off. ""No matter how many police we put out there, there is no guarantee that crime is not going to occur,"" Rouch said. ""It's up to each and every indi-vidual to take as much responsi- See RAPE, page 5 air& Halui/The Towerlight A 20-year-old female student was raped near Newell Hall on her way home from work during Spring Break. This is the third reported on-campus rape victim this school year and the second of the spring semester. Today High 53 Low 41 Friday High 56 Low 46 Saturday High 61 Low 44 Sunday High 63 Low 43 "