TL20051006_001 "Modern twists to Shakespeare's 'Lear' detract from quality performances Arts, page 18 Advanced programs keep area prepared for chemical emergencies News, page 7 Published by and for the students of Towson and Baltimore -- twice weekly Thursday, 10/6/05 Loud party lands 32 students in city jail Friday night party attended by members of Sigma Pi and Zeta Tau Alpha ended with day-long detainment; no charges filed Brian Stelter Editor in Chief Thirty-two Towson students spent Saturday behind bars at the Baltimore City Central Booking and Intake Center after being detained for noise violations at a party on Lake Avenue on the Baltimore city/ county line. After spending up to 22 hours in jail, all 32 persons were released Derrek Windsor/ The Towerlight Police responded to calls of noise violations at this residence. without being charged with a crime. The party was held at a home where several members of the Sigma Pi fraternity reside. Most, if not all, of the men who were detained are members of Sigma Pi fraternity, and the 14 women who were detained were all members of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. The presidents of both Greek organizations stressed that the party was not sanctioned, sponsored or funded by their groups. The party took place the night before the Homecoming football game. Sigma Pi and Zeta Tau Alpha were partners for Homecoming fes- tivites. Of the 32 people who were detained, 23 were underage. One was a juvenile. Baltimore City police officers See PARTY, page 8 Class takes lessons outdoors for recreation of Olympics Heidi Greenleaf/ The Towerlight Students met on Burdick Field Wednesday to recreate the Olympics, complete with togas, chariots and javolin tosses. Assailants slash student in scuffle Sharon Let! Associate News Editor One Towson student was stabbed and another was attacked after leaving Towson Commons movie theater Monday night, following an argument that originated inside during a movie and later spilled out onto York Road. Two suspects are still at large. During a 10:05 p.m. showing of """"Serenity,"""" the two students asked two black males to stop talking and using their cell phones during the film. After the credits rolled, the argument continued in the common area of the theater. Then, while walking back toward the University, the victims were approached by the same two males from earlier in the evening. The suspects challenged the students to a fight. According to the police report, """"both males then pulled knives from their pockets and began slashing."""" The two students tried to back up to avoid the perpetrators. However, one victim tripped, fell backward, and was stabbed. """"Both suspects then fled northbound on York Road and westbound on Pennsylvania Avenue,"""" the police report stated. The 19-year-old student who was stabbed suffered a one and a half inch slash on his left arm and a three-inch slash on his left calf. The injured victim tried to block the knife with his left arm. The suspects were both described to police as African American males between the ages of 15- and 17-years-old. One suspect was approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, and the second was described as 5 feet 8 inches tall. Both men had short black hair. One suspect wore a blue hooded sweatshirt with a blue bandana and jeans, while the second suspect was seen wearing a white shirt, gray sweatshirt and blue jeans. The second Both males then pulled knives from their pockets and began slashing. Baltimore County Police Report suspect also had gold teeth. Earlier that evening, at 9:12 p.m., a suspect carrying a handgun robbed the Kentucky Fried Chicken on York Road. According to the police report, a black male entered the establishment, pulled a handgun, then ordered the cashier to open the register. When the suspect demanded the safe be opened, the cashier informed him it was """"equipped with a time-lock device which cannot be defeated,"""" the report said. The cashier then opened the second drawer and handed the suspect its contents. The suspect was described as being between the ages of 20 and 30 years old, between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall, and between 125 and 130 pounds. See MOVIE, page 9 Towson Abroad TU takes MBA to Poland Brian Stelter Editor in Chief Beginning next fall, Towson University may partner with University of Maryland College Park to offer an executive Masters in Business Administration degree at the University of Lodz in Poland. If the University System of Maryland Board of Regents approves Provost James Brennan's proposal, Towson will teach business courses in Lodz, Poland's second largest See EUROPEAN, page 9 INSIDE: I Coming In Monday's Towerlight: Perspectives. News .3 Beyond ...8 .7 Arts 15 Movies 16 Sports. Classifieds 19 .24 News: Meeting with Provost to lay out new plans for commencement ceremonies Arts: The group that sings that song that everybody knows, Fall Out Boy at 930 Club"
