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Thursday, 11-11-10
Heroin cause
of student's
Sept, death
LAUREN SLAVIN
Senior Editor
The cause of death for junior philosophy major Abe Cahan has been
determined to be heroin intoxication, according to the office of the
chief medical examiner of Maryland.
Cahan died Thursday, Sept. 23, according to his father. Police were
called to Cahan’s Towson Woods apartment at 1:43 p.m. with a report
of a possible cardiac arrest. An initial report stated that foul play was
not suspected in his death, according to Baltimore County Police
spokesman Mike Hill a few days after the incident.
Cahan was part of the Towson's Men’s Club Rugby team. He attend¬
ed about half the club's practices and games in their spring season, but
as of the fall he had only watched a few practices.
"We didn’t see him much this year and we have no idea why. We
just like to think he was busy with work or school as anything else,”
rugby coach Don Stone said Sept. 25. "We’re kind of surprised by this
because it’s not something I think any of us would have looked at him
and thought. It’s a cautionary tale for any college student ... these guys
think they’re indestructible. Even when they dabble in things, there’s
a risk and there’s a danger and I think Abe’s a cautionary tale in that
regard and something I warn my boys about to try to use as a lesson. A
sad one, but a lesson nonetheless."
Cahan’s father, John, of Rodgers Forge, Md., found him after Cahan
had failed to return a series of phone calls.
Daytime armed
robber still at large
DANIEL GROSS
Editor-in-Chief
Towson’s campus was struck by an armed robber with a semi-automat¬
ic handgun Monday morning. The suspect is still at large.
Towson University and Baltimore County Police were
seen patrolling Towson’s campus on foot, by car and by heli¬
copter, in search of the suspect around 11 a.m. Nov. 8.
According to TUPD, a male suspect wearing all black, includ¬
ing a black ski mask and carrying a black handgun, stopped a
victim between Parking Lot 11 and the Union Garage.
The victim of the robbery was a non-affiliate on campus who was intend¬
ing to make a deposit at the Capital One bank in the University Union.
Police say the suspect attempted to pull a bag out of the victim's hand
while demanding money.
"The suspect indicated to her that he was armed and voiced a threat.
A brief struggle resulted in the suspect grabbing some of the money and
See ARMED, page 9
Department of dance's
winter concert opens Friday
JEREMY BAUER-WOLF
Arts & Life Editor
Imagine a row of beautiful dancers moving in precise and
synchronized movements to “Swan Lake." Then imagine
them nude, or what appears that way.
This is the reality for many of the company members
performing in the "Grace & Flow” dance concert, a three-
movement recital comprising the second act of classical piece
"Swan Lake,” as well as modem and neo-classical original
performances including “WaterCycle: The Dance," "Grove"
and "Matisse."
The closing piece, "Matisse," choreographed in just three
days by Columbus Dance Theatre’s artistic director Tim
Veach, features male and female performers with a backdrop
of the Henri Matisse’s painting, "Dance,” with the costuming
designed to be as minimalist as possible.
"We’re like naked on stage," senior dance performance
major William Bell said. "Or we might as well be. [We’re
wearing] nude booty shorts to represent the painting com¬
ing to life."
Sophomore Eric Lehn performs as the lead in "Matisse”
alongside sophomore Beth Griffin, and agreed with Bell and
that the piece illustrates sexuality and the first taste of life.
“It’s about sex,” Bell said. "It’s about a ritual. It’s about us
as a tribe or a community unit bringing these people together
to reproduce."
In stark contrast to "Matisse" is the concert’s opening
piece, the second act of "Swan Lake,” a 20-minute movement
that requires immaculate precision, perfect synchronicity
and the traditional tutu, according to "Grace & Flow’s” artis¬
tic director Runqiao Du.
“It’s quite difficult to cover all areas of dance education,"
Du said. "I wanted to start with something very classical.
Classical ballet, Swan Lake, second act. You can’t get as
classy as that.”
Du said "Swan Lake" provides students with the discipline
and structure required for a career in dance, and the fact that
"Swan Lake" allows little room for interpretation tests danc¬
ers’ ability to move in fixed patterns in perfect coordination.
"When they pique arabesque on point shoes and the back
leg [is] above 90 degrees, that is a requirement," he said.
"Our 16 ladies do that step at once; I want to see all the legs
at the same height at once."
Du laid down strict guidelines for the performers to ensure
they worked to learn the movements properly.
"When they mess up, it’s very clear,” he said. "So they
know they’re on the spot, they have to be better next
rehearsal when they come in, so we don’t have to go back
from [the] beginning.
See FLOW, page 15
Graceful swans, flowing water
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Returning professional Ian Anderson and senior lennifer Maletto perform in Nicole Martinell’s modern reper¬
tory piece, “Swept Away.” The movement is a part of "Grace & Flow,” the department of dance’s winter show.
