Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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Enrollment decreases to 21,500 By Vincent D. Scebbi Editor-in-Chief
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Total enrollment at the University of Toledo saw a decrease of about 1,100 from last year. The numbers, which were released Sept. 4, put the university at 21,500 enrolled undergraduate and graduate students across all campuses, a decrease from 22,624 at this
point last year. The number of students enrolling directly from high school went down as well, from 3,504 to 3,189 this year. UT President Lloyd Jacobs said in a statement one reason that may have contributed to the decrease was moving the deadline to enroll at Toledo to July 31, instead of the 15th day of the semester.
“While this year’s class is a bit smaller, it is also better prepared for the rigors of a college education,” Jacobs said. “Traditionally students who apply for admission late in the summer are among the least likely to return the following year, let alone earn a degree.” The Full Time Equivalency decreased from 19,059 to 18,109 as well. The FTE is
what determines the amount of money UT receives from the state. Jacobs said cost could be another reason why enrollment is down. While UT froze tuition during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 academic years, the rate has increased over the past few years. This fall, it went up 3.5 percent for most students
Sexual assault center
A look at hookah culture around UT / 5
Protesters succeed in delaying move
and 4 percent for students in some graduate programs. “We’ve always been among the leaders in working to keep costs down,” Jacobs said in the statement. “But at the same time, many of the students who wanted to return to college and retool following the recession have now done that and returned to the marketplace.” activism
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Javier Sicilia, leader of Caravan for Peace, protests in Chicago Sept. 3.
In brief
Caravan for Peace to stop at UT today
Memorial for former dean to be Friday A memorial service for Former Dean of the Judith Herb College of Education Thomas Switzer will be Friday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Driscoll Alumni switzer Center Auditorium. Switzer, who served as dean from 2002 to 2009, died Aug. 29.
UT Board of Trustees meeting schedule The following are the UT Board of Trustees’ meetings for the month of September. Any questions may be directed to the University Communications Office at 419-530-7832. n Wednesday, September 5, 2012 – Driscoll Alumni Center, Schmakel Room. 6 p.m. Board of Trustees Social Dinner n Tuesday, September 11, 2012 – Toledo Hilton Hotel, Faculty Club Room. 7:30 a.m. Clinical Affairs Committee Meeting. n Monday, September 17, 2012 – Driscoll Alumni Center, Schmakel Room. 1 p.m. Board Meeting.
By Danielle Gamble News Editor
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Members of the UT Feminist Alliance sit during the Student Senate meeting to protest the possible moving of the Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program to a more public location on Sept. 4.
Feminist Alliance and Student Government protest administrative proposal to move sexual assault office By Danielle Gamble News Editor
UT’s Student Senate passed a resolution last night condemning an administrative decision to move the Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program to a more public location, which they believe could discourage sexual assault victims from seeking help. The legislation, penned by Senator Matthew Ellis, was written in response to a petition started by the UT Feminist Alliance published yesterday morning on the Change.org, an online platform for social advocacy. The resolution passed with no opposition. Lauren Merrell, petition author and senior majoring in social work, said moving SAEPP from the Office of Health Promotion into the Office of Student Involvement
would make it harder for victims to comfortably report sexual assault. “There are three things that go through a survivors mind,” Merrell said at the meeting, “when they make a decision whether or not to report a crime to someone – can I talk to them, can I trust them and what do I have to do to get to them? They can talk to those in the office and they can trust them, but a victim may not be able to trust all the people they have to walk past in order to get to through the Office of Student Involvement.” Dean of Students Michele Martinez said after seeing the petition yesterday, the moving of the program will be postponed until after this semester. “We’re going to take this
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Dean of Students Michele Martinez addresses members See Protest / 3 of Student Senate Tuesday night.
Protesters will gather today in Centennial Mall “to build momentum in the debate about the failures of the War on Drugs, challenge policies that facilitate massive arms smuggling from the U.S. to Mexico, and end U.S. support for the militarization of the drug war within Mexico,” according to a press release. The Caravan for Peace, a collection of activists traveling to only about 25 locations around the country, will begin marching immediately following the President’s Backyard Barbeque at 2:30 p.m. The group will travel from West Bancroft Street, through the mall and across Dorr Street to finish at a press conference at Corpus Christi University Parish. Cynthia Ingham, assistant professor of history and event organizer, said this demonstration is meant to educate students. “We thought this might be a great opportunity to raise awareness on campus about the problem of drug incarceration in this country and the multinational impact it has,” she said. Although the caravan will only stop here for about two hours, they have been making their way up the East Coast with plans to end their 30 day journey in Washington D.C. See Caravan / 3