TL20070305-01 "Jazzmen Tynes Associate News Editor When students returned to campus after the semester�s first snow day, many noticed the University Union�s frozen pond and wondered about the fate of the fish that call the pond home. Sophomore Jessica Watson was so concerned about the freezing fish that she decided to make a Facebook group. The group, �What happened to the Union pond fish?,� poses the questions on every passerby�s mind. �Okay, so the pond is frozen over Krysten Appelbaum Senior Editor On Tuesday, a fence will be built around the area of phase one of the new West Village housing complex. It will be the first visible sign of con-struction on two residence halls. The construction will eliminate 200 to 250 spaces in two park-ing lots between the Enrollment Services Building and Towson Run Apartments. The closures will go info effect March 12. The changes will force students with Towson Run permits to park in other lots. The construction will permanently close Lot 17 and a portion of Lot 18, and restrict through traffic from the Enrollment Services area to Towson Run. Director of parking and transpor-tation services Pam Mooney said the spaces that are closing will be lost permanently. The parking spaces will be replaced by phase one of the West Village. The two residence halls, to be completed by Fall 2008, will include about 650 beds. Construction is expected to begin by next month. Towson Run permits will not be valid in Lot 17, the one beside Millennium Hall, starting March 6. Brian Stelter Editor in Chief Arriving at the American Cheer and Dance Academy�s open national championships, �Reach the Beach,� on Feb. 25, Towson�s Pom Squad was understandably nervous. It was the team�s first time participating in a competition. �It was very stressful, not know-ing what to expect, and hoping we had followed all the rules correctly,� co-captain Shaun O�Branski said. �We knew we were going in as the underdogs. They didn�t know who we were, and we didn�t know who they were,� fellow co-captain Jaime Kaplan added. Like any good underdog story, this one had a happy ending. The squad placed second in their divi-sion and received an invitation to Final Destination, a �world� cheer and dance championship taking place in Baltimore in May. The squad�s success was espe-cially notable because it was strug-gling to recruit members just a few years ago. March 5, 2007 www.thetowerlight.com The Towerlight Published by and for the students of Towson and Baltimore -- twice-weekly Men�s lacrosse defeat Molloy College at Johnny Unitas Stadium as they prepare for the Maryland Terrapins Sports, page 24 �Troy Women� explores women�s lives in war-stricken Troy Arts, page 15 Monday INSIDE Calendar.....3 Perspectives.....4 News.......7 Beyond.....11 Life.....14 Arts......15 Puzzles.......19 Classifi eds......20 Sports.......24 on the Shaking their poms for nationals Construction to close two lots Goldfish? More like cold fish Patrick Smith/The Towerlight The TU Pom Squad placed second at the American Cheer and Dance Academy�s national championships, and is heading to finals in May. Pom Squad places second in competition, preps for finals Towson Run area to lose 200-250 spots as West Village work starts See POM, page 10 See PARKING, page 8 See FREEZE, page 14 Pond inhabitants pique student curiosity Related: Cameras and locked doors planned for new buildings, page 8 "
