culture – The Towerlight

Local Uptown business-owner stimulates cross-cultural appreciation

February 15, 2021March 28, 2021Assistant Editor Comment

By: Nina Gayleard, Assistant Editor Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro owner Ping Wu is growing her business, contributing to the economy of Uptown Towson [...]

Vettori eyes victory

August 27, 2018September 11, 2018Associate Editor Comment

By: Karuga Koinange, Editor-In-Chief Head Women’s Soccer Coach Katherine Vettori was in the midst of an olympic soccer festival during her senior year [...]

BSU, CSA and LASO respond to reports of alleged assault at Culture 3 Cookout

May 3, 2018September 11, 2018Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Marcus Dieterle, Senior Staff Writer Photo by Karuga Koinange/ The Towerlight. UPDATE: Towson University has informed us that investigation into this crime is [...]

CultureCon 2018 shows Towson students how to embrace diversity

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018Associate Editor Comment

By: Marcus Dieterle, Editor-in-Chief Photo by Marcus Dieterle / The Towerlight CultureCon gave Towson University community members a journey around the world [...]

Celebrating with the departed: Day of the Dead event promotes cultural education

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017Associate Editor Comment

By Meghan Hudson, Contributing Writer Featured image by Meghan Hudson. Towson University’s Center for Student Diversity hosted its second annual Día de los [...]

A musical night celebrating cultural heritage

October 9, 2017October 16, 2017Associate Editor Comment

By Annie Moreno, Contributing Writer Featured image by Annie Moreno The Garifuna Collective and featured performer Umalali shared their culture with Towson students, [...]

Stop misappropriating other cultures

September 12, 2017Associate Editor Comment

By: Kyndall Cunningham, Columnist I was having a conversation with my brother the other day about rap concerts. He told me about the [...]

Celebrating TU’s cultural connection

April 17, 2017April 17, 2017Associate Editor Comment

By: McKenna Graham, Assistant Arts & Life Editor A night meant for the celebration of diversity and culture, Towson’s second annual CultureCon kicked [...]

Action-packed flick ignites the screen

May 9, 2016May 9, 2016Associate Editor Comment

By: Caitlin Moynihan, Staff Writer Before I get into our regularly-scheduled program, I just want to say congratulations. Whether you just finished your [...]

Dept. play reflects Baltimore culture: Faculty-directed show runs until April 9

April 4, 2016April 6, 2016Associate Editor Comment

By: Christine LaFrancesca, Staff Writer The cast and crew of “The Good Person of Setzuan” were excitedly running around preparing for their final [...]