tl20011112-000 "Monday www.thetowerlight.com 0/i hir Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University 11/12/01 TU tuition rising 4 to 5 percent Art tells tales of War and Peace' 9 2-0 win takes TU to title game 16 Big plays lead to tough loss, 28-23 17 Departments News 3 Taking Stock 5 Nation 7 A&E 9 In the spotlight 10 In a Theater Near You 10 Sound Bites 14 Sports 16 In This Corner /6 Op/Ed 22 Taking on the 'Small' screen Actor and Towson theater grad John Glover talks Tonys, teaching and villainy Justin Smulison The Towerlight After seeing him play charac-ters like Hollywood hot shot Bryce Cummings, Bill Murray's nemesis in the Christmas comedy, ""Scrooged,"" and the maniacal Dr. Jason Woodrue in ""Batman and Robin,"" it's diffi-cult to think of Towson State Teacher's College alum John Glover as anything other than a narcissis-tic jerk. ""You could say [they're] ass-holes,"" Glover said of these characters during his temporary stay in Salisbury last week. ""And villains � all kinds. But asshole is all in the eye of the beholder, too."" Though these characters are not indicative of his personality, Glover said playing Woodrue came naturally. ""I had a ball with Dr. Woodrue,"" he said. ""He's what they call a 'fantastic' � someone who's larger than life."" The 57-year-old character actor's newest portrayed egotist is Lex Luthor's father, Lionel, on the WB's ""Superman"" series, ""Smallville."" Chairman and CEO of the international agribusiness conglomerate, LuthorCorp, Lionel seems wrathfully omnipresent, even when he's not on screen. ""It's great; the characters keep talking about him,"" Glover said. ""He's an important character, even though he's not seen a lot. He's influencing Lex, who's so important to the development of Clark Kent."" Glover, who received an hon-orary doctor of humane letters from Towson University in 1996, returns to direct and teach in the theater depart-ment regularly. His last visit was in the winter and he said the stu-dents, faculty and staff of the department and the University were incredibly supportive. ""It's a wonderful experience,"" ""[Lionel Luthor is] an important character, even though he's not seen a lot. He's influencing Lex, who's so important to the development of Clark Kent."" John Glover Actor, Class of 1966 now and there's still quite a bit of a spir-it to t h e he said. ""I think they get as much out of it as I do, and I do it rather selfishly ... because it feeds me. I guess it forces me to look at the basics and the reasons why I do what I do. It makes me rein-vestigate myself when I'm back there."" A 1966 the-ater graduate of Towson, Glover said he is impressed with the w a y Towson h a s changed since he attended. ""The growth of [the University] is just amazing,"" he said. ""When I was there it was basically Newell Hall, Stephens Hall and the dormitories ... and then they built the library and the science building when I was there. That's all they .had. It's amazing place. It still has its soul for such a big place."" One of the biggest moments of Glover's career came in 1995 when he received the Tony Award for Best Actor for his dual roles as John and James Jeckyll in ""Love! Valour! Compassion!"" ""It made me very happy,"" he said. ""It's a prize for doing what I do. But I try to achieve some-thing every time I. work."" Glover enjoys working in comedy as well, and said he learned a lot by working with Bill Murray in ""Scrooged."" ""I had a great time doing 'Scrooged.' Bill Murray was incredibly generous to me,"" See LUTHOR, page 15 Today High 57 Low 34 Tuesday High 58 Low 34 Wednesday High 64 Low 41 Thursday High 67 Low 43 "
