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Suspects Behind Towson Area Student Attacks Remain At Large
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — The Towson area is on high alert after two violent attacks on students from Towson University and Goucher College in just two days. Police are worried for the victims’ safety — with...
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Many Native Americans Back Push To Change Redskins Name
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — November is Native American Heritage Month. This weekend, hundreds celebrate with a powwow at Towson University. But as Gigi Barnett reports, many people at this event are also...
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Reported Gunman At American University Actually An Off-Duty Police Officer
WASHINGTON (WJZ) — A big scare for a college in Washington, D.C. American University was placed on lockdown Wednesday after receiving calls about a man with a gun. Nearly two hours later, police said...
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MedImmune, Hopkins In 5-Year Research Pact
BALTIMORE (AP) — Johns Hopkins University and MedImmune say they’re teaming up to find new treatments for complex diseases. The Daily Record reports that the Baltimore-based university and the...
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Towson Tigers Hope To Earn Their Stripes In Football Quarterfinals
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — The Towson Tigers are on top. The football team is on its way to Illinois to take on the Eastern Illinois Panthers in the college football subdivision playoffs. Jessica Kartalija...
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University of Maryland Among Schools Collaborating On Drone Testing
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Universities in Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey were among those selected Monday to collaborate on developing test sites for drones, a technology one U.S. senator compared to the...
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Fatal Frostburg Fire Was ‘Likely Accidental’
FROSTBURG, Md. (AP) — The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office says a Valentine’s Day house fire that killed a Frostburg State University student was likely accidental. The agency said Thursday it...
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Mount St. Mary’s President Postpones Departure
EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Mount St. Mary’s University says President Thomas Powell is staying on for two more years because the school hasn’t been able to find a successor. The Roman Catholic school in...
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Decision Time: Baltimore Student Weighs Multiple Ivy League Offers
BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Imagine receiving acceptance letters to not one, but a half dozen Ivy League universities. It’s happened for one student at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. Gigi Barnett reports he’s...
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Towson Students On High Alert After Recent String Of Burglaries
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Crimes off-campus. Baltimore County Police investigate a series of burglaries near Towson University. Linh Bui reports they have an urgent message for students. According to police,...
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Suspect Arrested For All 10 Off-Campus Apartment Burglaries Near Towson...
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) –Baltimore County Police have arrested a man suspected of 10 off-campus burglaries near Towson University. Vincent Davis Jr., 43, has been charged with all 10 burglaries. Davis was...
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Towson Cheerleaders Drank Alcohol, Danced In Diapers In Alleged Hazing Ritual
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Drinking and diapers. The hazing allegations at Towson University are now public. The school’s top ranked cheerleading team was suspended for a semester following an off-campus...
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Frostburg State Films Highlight Appalachian Foods
FROSTBURG, Md. (AP) — Frostburg State University is putting online a series of student films documenting traditional Appalachian food production. The first film in the Sustainable Foodways Series was...
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Morgan Professor Gets 3 Years For Grant Fraud
BALTIMORE (AP) — A professor at Morgan State University has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently obtaining research grants from the National Science Foundation. Forty-seven-year-old...
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Towson University Student Dies At Off-Campus Residence
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A Towson University student has died. According to a Towson University spokesperson, the student died Saturday night. It was reportedly at an off-campus home on Joppa Road. The...
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Towson Puts Away Delaware State 21-7
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Fred Overstreet recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown and Derrick Joseph had a punt return for a late score, helping Towson push past Delaware State 21-7 on Saturday. The Tigers...
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Towson University’s New Tailgating Rules
Dear Towson Students: Student safety is a guiding principle in all Towson University matters. The issue of student safety during tailgating is no exception. This week, a number of meetings have taken...
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Mock Drill At Morgan State Addressing Mental Health After Disaster Strikes
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Moments after a disaster strikes, emergency teams rush in to provide shelter, food and medicine for victims. But what about the mental health of survivors? That’s the focus of a mock...
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Search Continues For UVa. Student Who Vanished
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A search team is working with canine units in attempting to find a University of Virginia sophomore who vanished more than two weeks ago. The search Saturday for 18-year-old...
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Hopkins: Students Should Have Been Told Of Alleged Rape
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Johns Hopkins University internal investigation into how it handled an alleged rape is over. Pat Warren reports the university finds fault with its response. A student protest is...
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Towson University Scales Back Changes To Tailgating Rules
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — It’s been a back and forth controversy for weeks. Towson tailgating has been the talk of the campus. After making significant rules changes, the university decides to scale back....
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Hopkins Fraternity Suspended Amid Allegations Of Rape
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Frat house–out of control. A fraternity at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University is suspended after accusations of rape and underage drinking at a recent party. Christie Ileto has...
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Md. Board Of Regents Approves Tuition Hike For Spring Semester
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tough times for the state budget means college students in Maryland’s university system are about to pay more. Derek Valcourt explains Maryland’s Board of Regents has approved a...
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Prosecutors Ask For Delay In Case Against Rabbi Freundel
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A rabbi accused of secretly videotaping women in a ritual bath is back in court. Rabbi Barry Freundel, who taught at Towson University, faces six counts of voyeurism. Now, the U.S....
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At Hopkins, Science Gets Social
ALISSA GULIN The Daily Record BALTIMORE (AP) — What are students to do if they’re interested in both science and the humanities? Johns Hopkins University thinks it has the answer. The university...
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Disgraced Rabbi To Resign From Post At Towson University
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Disgraced rabbi Barry Freundel is stepping down from his post at Towson University. A university spokesperson confirms the rabbi turned in his resignation letter on Thursday, Feb....
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Odor Prompts Evacuation Of Md. University Science Building
EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Hazardous material crews are looking for the source of an odor that prompted evacuation of the science building at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg. School spokesman...
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3 Morgan State University Football Players Stabbed On Campus
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three people are stabbed on campus at Morgan State University. Christie Ileto has the latest on the investigation. Police believed it happened during an altercation with two groups of...
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Morgan State Getting Attention of Md. Lawmakers With Newest Innovations
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Taking a lead in technology. Morgan State University gets the attention of lawmakers in Annapolis, with a look at its newest innovations. Pat Warren reports it’s a curriculum for...
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Advocate For Women, Children To Speak At Morgan Commencement
BALTIMORE (AP) — A woman who has worked worldwide to advocate the rights of women and children and who is the widow of Nelson Mandela will be the commencement speaker at Morgan State University. Graca...
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All Clear After Towson University Library Is Evacuated
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Towson University officials have given an all-clear after the school’s library and media center were evacuated after a man called school police and said he was in the library with a...
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Women Secretly Videotaped By Local Rabbi Speaking Out
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — He was an influential religious leader and a respected and popular Towson University professor. But Rabbi Barry Freundel preyed on his female students, secretly videotaping them as...
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New York Educator Named President Of Coppin State University
BALTIMORE (AP) — The University System of Maryland has named a New York state educator president of Coppin State University. The Board of Regents announced Tuesday that it had appointed Maria Thompson,...
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GW Student Missing After Swimming In South Africa
WASHINGTON (AP) — A George Washington University official says an undergraduate student has been missing since swimming while traveling in South Africa. Vice Provost and Dean of Student Affairs Peter...
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Pat Kennedy On The NBA Playoffs And The Baylor Situation
Baylor University is making changes to its athletic and academic leadership in the wake of a sexual assault scandal involving numerous football players. The school announced Thursday it has suspended...
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Rob Long: Are The Tar Heels Worthy Of NCAA ‘Death Penalty’?
The University of North Carolina’s basketball team, the Tar Heels are National Champions of men’s basketball. That’s no surprise. The team went to the NCAA Championship during the 2015-16 season before...
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Police: Dealer Charged With Killing 4 Claimed Other Slayings
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pot dealer who confessed to killing four men on his family’s farm in Bucks County also claimed to have killed two people in neighboring Philadelphia, but the city’s police...
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Move-In Day: Maryland College Students Begin To Move In For New School Year
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Emotions are high as students move into the nearly dozen colleges and universities in and around Baltimore. It’s the time of year when 1.5 million freshmen show up with all their stuff...
View ArticleFrostburg State Unveils New Marketing Push
FROSTBURG, Md. (AP) — Frostburg State University is rolling out a new marketing campaign. President Jonathan Gibralter unveiled the new theme Friday during his annual convocation in Frostburg. It...
View ArticleDelaware Beats Towson On 2-Point Conversion, 32-31
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Trevor Sasek connected with Rob Jones for a two-point conversion with 19 seconds left to complete Delaware’s furious 22-point fourth quarter comeback to beat Towson 32-31. The...
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