The Towerlight, November 8, 2001

tl20011108-000 "0 /Mei 1light Thursday www.thetowerlight.com Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University 11/8/01 TU may make PCs mandatory 3 'Glory Box' fights for rights � 401101 et Oki 7 Penalty kicks end Tiger season 13 Tigers lose two to Penn State 14 Departments News 3 Campus briefs 4 Nation 6 Police Blotter 6 A&E 7 In a Theater Near You 8 The High Road 8 Comics & Comics 9 Sports 13 Punt, Pass and Pick 15 Op/Ed. 18 Up in smoke, out in the cold Smoking restrictions stand up through fall, students face winter weather Jessica Aldon The Towerlight As the University enters its first cold season since imple-menting a smoke-free policy for all residence halls, students may be tempted to start lighting up inside their rooms, despite the possible -repercussions. Housing and Residence Life passed the smoking ban last fall on a recommendation from the University Residence Government, and the policy was initiated at the beginning of this semester. Becky Verzinski, assistant director of housing and resi-dence life, said the conse-quences of being caught violat-ing the policy may vary depending on the situation. ""Most students are given an educational sanction, such as watching a video on second-hand smoke and writing a one-page summary of it,"" Verzinski said. Marlene De La Cruz, resi-dence life coordinator for Residence Tower, West and Ward Halls said students have been smoking in the stairwells of the buildings. Cruz said students who vio-late the policy are asked to do something positive for the neighboring community. ""We usually have the student help plan a program or do a bul-letin board,"" De La Cruz said. ""Most students are still learning about the policy."" Senior finance major Folake Fadaymi, a resident assistant in Towson Run Apartments, said she thinks more students are adhering to the policy because they are aware of the sanctions they will receive if the policy is violated. See SMOKING, page 4 Colleen Dugan The Towerhght (From right) Freshman Alexis Martinez, freshman Mark O'Brien and freshman Danielle Fazzolari smoke in front of Residence Tower. This fall the University implemented a smoking ban for all residence halls. Tigers taking it to AE semifinals Saul Stoogenke/The Towerlight Senior forward Alfonso DeMares Hector del Castillo The Towerlight The Tigers hold a simple phi-losophy during their fourth straight America East tourna-ment this week: Play for one more game. ""We just don't want it to be over,"" senior forward Todd Lauber said. ""This is the best team we've ever had. We want to win because we've been unlucky � three years in a row for the seniors."" With an opening round tri-umph 2-0 over the New Hampshire Wildcats yesterday afternoon at Towson Center Field, the Tigers (13-4-1) extend-ed their 2001 campaign into the conference semifinals. Head Coach Frank Olszewski admired his club's ability to return to form after a physically demanding setback at Boston in the regular season finale, 1-0. ""They're very resilient,"" he said. ""They're ability to bounce back has had a very positive impact for us. It's a direct reflec-tion of the leaders of this team, players like Steve Hoeck, Chris Hurley, Tim Gober, Alfonso DeMares and Todd Lauber � every one of those seniors. ""It's a direct reflection of their drive to get through these play-offs."" See TIGERS, page 14 Today High 69 Low 45 Friday High 59 Low 31 Saturday High 57 Low 35 Sunday High 63 Low 36 "