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Students evaluate TU’s communication following “possibly armed person” incident one month after campus shooting

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021Social Manager Comment

By: Jake Shindel, Associate EditorIllustration by Meghan Hudson/ The Towerlight Exactly one month after the Sept. 4 shooting on Towson University’s (TU) campus, [...]

TU officials answer community questions at safety forum following shooting

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021Editor-in-Chief Comment

Compiled by Anna Hovet, Staff Writer andMeghan Hudson, Editor-in-Chief The following questions were presented by the Student Government Association (SGA) at their campus [...]

Baltimore County Police arrest and name TU shooting suspect

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Editor-in-Chief Comment

Photo & Story By: Meghan Hudson, Editor-in-Chief The Baltimore County Police Department has revealed the TU shooting suspect to be 19-year-old Samuel Nnam. [...]

TU suspends an officer as race-related conversations arise

September 7, 2021September 10, 2021Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Meghan Hudson, Editor-in-ChiefPhoto by Macy Dowla/ The Towerlight Towson University is continuing to update the community on the investigation into last Saturday’s [...]

Students react to on-campus shooting at TU

September 4, 2021September 5, 2021Senior Editor Comment

By: Cory Kefauver, Associate Editor The Towson University Police Department (TUPD) announced this morning that three people were shot in Freedom Square, the [...]

TUPD requires officers to wear body cameras

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021Social Manager Comment

By: Michael Olszewski, Contributing Writer The Towson University Police Department (TUPD) is the first University System of Maryland (USM) police department to fully [...]

TU residence halls stripped of names

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021Editor-in-Chief Comment

Photo by Meghan Hudson/ The TowerlightBy: Meghan Hudson, Editor-in-Chief After years of student petitions, Towson University’s (TU) dorms formerly known as Carroll Hall [...]

TU reinstates campus mask mandate

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Grace Coughlan, Senior EditorPhoto by Meghan Hudson/ The Towerlight Towson University has reinstated a mask mandate for all indoor locations effective Monday, Aug. [...]

Tigers face the test of time: Fall teams prepare for upcoming second season

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Cory Kefauver, Staff WriterPhoto by Brendan Felch/ The Towerlight Many fall sports teams at Towson University (TU) found their seasons postponed in fall [...]

2020 and 2021 graduates return for in-person commencement

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Meghan Hudson, Editor-in-ChiefPhotos by Meghan Hudson/ The Towerlight After a postponement of one year, 2020 graduates returned to Towson University to attend in-person [...]