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Our mission is to work as a team to provide relevant and contemporary content that connects the Towson community, one story at a time.

Our mission is to work as a team to provide relevant and contemporary content that connects the Towson community, one story at a time.

The Talisman

Our mission is to work as a team to provide relevant and contemporary content that connects the Towson community, one story at a time.

The Talisman

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2018: Less Basketball, More Fights

Jacob Guttman, Staff Writer February 2, 2018

Tensions have been high between NBA players as fists have been thrown, jerseys ripped, and suspensions given.  The ultimate relationship between refs and players is at an all-time low.  As star players...

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Women’s March One Year Later

Serena Roberts, Senior Editor January 31, 2018

This past Saturday, January 20th 2018, hundreds of marches were held for gender equality and women's rights. A year ago, on January 21st 2017, the world marched together in protest of the new U.S. president with women from every...

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Is It Worth It?

Ellie Matson, Staff Writer January 31, 2018

A recent trend has sprung where teenagers participate in a challenge commonly known as "The tide pod challenge." Teens pop the laundry detergent pods and consume the oozing liquid inside of it...

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2018 Winter Olympics Preview

Ryan Miller, Staff Writer January 31, 2018

Although sometimes not as exciting as lightning fast track stars, flying gymnasts, or expeditious soccer stars, the athletes in the 2018 Winter Olympics held this year in PyeongChang, South Korea...

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Net Neutrality was Repealed… Why is Everyone Freaking Out?

Jacob Guttman, Staff Writer January 12, 2018

In 2015, under the Obama administration, new net neutrality regulations were implemented.  On December 14, 2017, the FCC repealed net neutrality altogether and the public reacted with disgust.  The...

What to Believe

Catarina Cararella, Staff Writer December 19, 2017

On the 15th of November of this year, Detective Sean Suiter was working in the Harlem Park neighborhood of West Baltimore when he was fatally shot and killed. Suiter and his partner were investigating...

Car Thefts in Towson

Helen Logan, Staff Writer December 19, 2017

Recently in my neighborhood and the surrounding area, there appears to be a dramatic increase in car break-ins and thefts. This includes Stoneleigh, Wiltondale, Idewydle, and similar neighborhoods...

What’s Up with Comey?

Braden Hamelin, Staff Writer May 26, 2017

On Tuesday, May 9th, President Trump fired the Director of the FBI, James Comey. This came several months after Comey was publicly reprimanded by Hillary Clinton for potentially costing her the election...

The Pipeline Updates

The Pipeline Updates

Braden Hamelin, Staff Writer May 16, 2017

A few days after taking office, President Trump wrote a letter of support for two oil pipelines across the Western part of the country. The Dakota Access Pipeline is one of them, which is a 1,172-mile-long...

Orioles Off to a Steaming Start

NIck Testoni, Staff Writer May 16, 2017

To sum up some major points about the Orioles this year would be giving you the wrong impression about them. Their ace pitcher Chris Tillman finally made his first start this past Sunday against the White...

Brady Wins 5th Ring in Historic Comeback

Burke Harman, Staff Writer March 9, 2017

Tom Brady has officially cemented himself as the greatest of all time after the Patriots 34-28 win against the Falcons. After trailing 28-3 midway through the 3rd quarter, Brady sparked two late touchdown...

Sean Spicer’s “Alternative Facts”

Maggie Moore, Staff Writer/ Editor February 21, 2017

As most of you probably already know, the Trump administration has been under some serious heat. Ever since Press Secretary Sean Spicer gave his first public speech on January 21st, there has been some...

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