TL20041014_001 "Baltimore's #1 College Paper - Published Twice-Weekly - www.thetowerlight.com Thursday, 10/14/04 Vaccine shortage changes flu policy 5 Brother to Brother celebrates march ?-... 7 Baltimore club houses reality TV Taxi'poorly mixes comedy, action Departments Opinion News , PawPrints. Police Blotter. 8 Arts 13 Now Showing. 14 Entertainment Briefs. 15 Scheer Cinema 15 Sports 20 In this corner. 20 Punt, Pass, & Pick 18 Classifieds 17 Students weigh in on debates War, taxes, economy among discussion topics in Wednesday's third and final debate Brian Stelter The Towerlight Twenty days before the 2004 presidential election, millions of voters watched Wednesday night as President George Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry debated the future of the country. At Towson University, politically attuned students tuned in to watch the third and final presidential debate. Patrons at Paws watched the deliberation on four television screens near the grill. While waiting for a sandwich, sophomore CIS major James Bayne said Kerry seemed more direct. """"They are beating around the bush a lot of the time, but that's typical of politicians,"""" he said. Students at a watch party sponsored by The Towerlight listened to the candidates' comments about jobs, taxes and health care. Before the debate James Parson, a junior CIS major, described himself as """"conflicted."""" """"I'm kind of a soft Bush supporter, but I've taken a great interest in Kerry recently,"""" he said. """"Kerry seemed to have good ideas and opinions, especially in Iraq...He painted a picture that things are wrong there,, while Bush was presenting it like it was the Land of Oz. And it's not. It's a mess."""" About 90 minutes later, that """"great interest"""" was solidified. """"I made my decision. It's definitely going to be Kerry for me,"""" Parson said. He said Kerry's comments about outsourcing and the Iraq war were key factors. Mass communication professor Richard Vatz said Kerry won on style and Bush won on substance, but noted the question of winning is complex. """"George Bush obviously did much better than he did in the first debate,"""" Vatz said. """"He was as good as George Bush gets on style...but the fact is that John Kerry, stylistically, is simply superior to [Bush]."""" See DEBATE, page 9 Fire departments perform mock rescue Lisa Johnson/The Towerlight Christina Patterson (left) from EMS and Paul Fenush (right) from the Towson Fire Department pretend to stablize junior psychology major Kate Watson during the mock rescue held on Burdick Field Tuesday. USM regents delay tuition decision Brian Stelter The Towerlight Faced with an uncertain state budget situation, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents will not determine next year's tuition costs until December, officials said this week. Regent Jim Rosapepe said he hopes Gov. Bob Ehrlich will find the necessary funds to avoid a steep increase. """"We're making an effort to try to convince the governor to provide adequate funding,"""" Rosapepe said. Towson graduate David Nevins, vice chairman of the Board of Regents and chair of the Finance Committee, is hopeful. """"We're delaying the vote on the budget and on tuition in the hope """"that...the governor will be able to find some additional dollars to support higher education,"""" he said. """"We're hoping that new monies will be found, and we will therefore be able to implement a more modest tuition increase."""" """"The fact is, [Maryland] has the sixth highest public tuition in the United States. Our tuition is already too high, and then we've had this 30 percent increase over the past two years, and that's all been due to state budget cuts."""" Jim Rosapepe regent, USM Nevins was hesitant to predict how high the increase could be. Student regent Jeremy Horine said the increase could be between 10 and 14 percent. """"We haven't been given the information yet,"""" Horine, a Towson student, said. Tuition at Towson rose eight percent last year. System-wide, it rose 20 percent. Rosapepe agreed that without additional state support, a 10 to 14 percent increase is possible. """"The fact is, [Maryland] has the sixth highest public tuition-in the United States,"""" Rosapepe said. """"Our tuition is already too high, and then we've had this 30 percent increase over the past two years, and that's all been due to state budget cuts."""" USM typically submits its budget proposal in August. The Finance Committee was scheduled to consider the budget at its Sept. 23 meeting, which was postponed until today. See BUDGET, page 7 Today High 66 Low 56 Friday High 64 Low 48 Saturday High 61 Low 41 Sunday High 60 Low 41 Monday High 61 Low 47"
