The Independent Collegian Feb. 13

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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Online service to help UT students find internships

By Amanda Eggert Staff Reporter

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University of Toledo students who want internships may have an easier time finding an employer by using a new program.

Intern in Ohio, which uses software to assess students’ abilities and specialties, pairs students with businesses to

create a mutually beneficial match. Available internships can be as short as a summer and as long as a year.

Larry Burns, vice president for external affairs, said the program launched Feb. 11 and is open to UT student of all ages and majors.

“It’s not a test; it’s a

personality interest gauger, much like if you were filling out a form for a dating service,” Burns said. “What they are trying to do is get a picture

Strategic Plan

Ex-coach was under investigation for sexual harassment

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In brief UT hosting active shooter and violent intruder presentation In response to an increased interest, there will be an A.L.I.C.E (Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate) Program Training conducted by Sgt. Douglas Perry and University Law Enforcement Officer John Vaughn of the University Police for the Communication Department faculty.

A.L.I.C.E., the University of Toledo’s active shooter and violent intruder presentation, seeks to teach students how to remain safe and lead others to safety.

The program provides mental and physical tools that could play a role in the survival of those who find themselves in a potentially life threatening situation.

The presentation will take place Thursday, Feb. 21 at 8:30 a.m. in University Hall Room 4620.

Correction In last week’s editon of The Independent Collegian, the Student Government on Page 3 should have stated that SG allocated money to RecycleMania to obtain the rights to show a documentary on the importance of environmental protection. We apologize for the inconvenience.

By Blake Bacho Sports Reporter

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SG President Paulette Bongratz discusses with Amanda Hurst, a film major, during an event to get students to sign a letter questioning some of the proposed in Main Campus Provost Scott Scarborough’s strategic plan.

Students discuss concerns about provost’s five-year plan

By Lindsay Mahaney Assistant News Editor

A number of students are expressing concern about the changes being made by the five-year plan that will be implemented in the fall 2013 semester, saying the administration has not provided enough information.

Some concerned students have written a letter questioning some of the proposed changes and plan to send it to Main Campus Provost Scott Scarborough. The letter was signed by students last week at a public forum.

Amanda Hurst, a film major and co-author of the letter, said she was concerned when she first heard about university budget cuts. Hurst said when she shared her worries with a professor who heard similar concerns from other students.

Hurst said she and several other film students decided to write the letter addressing several items that worry them,

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Track and field

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of what students like to do, and if they can do that, they can get a picture of what they are good at.”

Students who want

to participate can create an account at www.utoledo.interninohio.com. Burns said those who sign up now have a better chance of getting the best possible match before it opens to all students across Ohio on March 18.

such as increased class sizes.

“As film majors it really affects us because we have small class sizes for a purpose,” Hurst said. “We don’t have that much film equipment and for the smaller classes everyone gets hands on experience with actually knowing the equipment. If there’s bigger classes of 30 or above, we’re not going to be able to use the equipment at the same capacity we are now.”

Under the five-year plan, titled Imagine 2017, classes that are meant to be smaller, especially those in the arts, will be granted exemptions to the “30 students minimum” rule if recommended by the necessary department chair and dean.

Scarborough said an effort has been made to include student leaders in the process of developing the plan.

“Over the 90-day period [of putting the plan together], we had Student

Government, Student Senate, student trustees, Graduate Student Association — student leaders all involved in the development of the plan,” Scarborough said. “We felt like we got good input.”

However, Scarborough said the plan is not necessarily set in stone, and students should still voice their opinions.

“Every plan is a living document so it’s constantly changing,” Scarborough said. “We’ll be revisiting pieces daily. There are pieces of the plan that still need to go to the board for approval.

They are still considering it a work in progress.”

Scarborough is planning to attend a public forum at the Student Government meeting Feb. 19 at 8:15 p.m. in Student Union Room 2592 to address student concerns with the Imagine 2017 plan.

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Former University of Toledo track and cross country head coach Kevin Hadsell was under investigation for inappropriate conduct when he resigned suddenly on Jan. 24, according to UT officials.

Lewd and explicit text messages from Hadsell to former UT track standout Emma Kertesz led to the coach’s resignation.

The story was reported Tuesday by The Blade and sports website Deadspin.com.

The five-time Mid-American Conference Women’s Cross-Country Coach of the Year was investigated Sept. 21 by the Human Resources department after Associate Athletic Director Kelley Andrews received an anonymous report of Hadsell’s actions.

The caller said Hadsell was dating a former athlete, and alleged that the relationship began when the athlete was a member of the program, according to The Blade.

Athletic Director Mike O’Brien said Hadsell was confronted about this allegation but denied it. O’Brien said because of the university’s policies regarding informal complaints of sexual harassment, the investigation had to stop there.

Then, on Dec. 26, AllAmerican Kertesz turned her cell phone in to UT administrators. The phone contained graphic text messages exchanged with Hadsell that would inevitably prompt the coach’s resignation.

“I just felt I had to say something to prevent this from happening to somebody,

specifically the women on the team that I care about deeply,” Kertesz told The Blade.

Hadsell told The Blade that Kertesz initiated the lewd text conversations, which date back to Oct. 7, 2012 and show that the coach was displaying interest in her. He also said parts of the conversation are missing.

Hadsell admitted to The Blade that he dated a UT athlete 10 years ago and acted inappropriately with Kertesz.

However, he said allegations that he was involved with other students are false.

O’Brien said he was told by UT’s HR that the investigation had uncovered a relationship between Hadsell and a student “about two or three years ago.”

According to one of Hadsell’s text messages, both O’Brien and Andrews told Hadsell they didn’t mind if he dated players as long as they had officially graduated.

“Yes. They even said I can from the day they graduate.

They don’t care,” Hadsell wrote.

O’Brien was adamant that this allegation was false.

“That’s totally inaccurate,” he said. “I don’t necessarily talk about relationships other than various meetings throughout the year to staff and coaches.

We touch on making certain there’s no relationship with student athletes. It’s inappropriate, it’s against institutional policy and it’s simply wrong.”

The Deadspin report also alleged that Hadsell drove the team’s vehicle while intoxicated and drank at the team’s practices.

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University Staff

Absence policy for University of Toledo staff criticized

By Nell Tirone Staff Reporter

When something negatively affects staff members, Barbara Floyd believes it hurts everyone at the university.

“All of us at the university are dependent upon these people; they do vital work,” said the UT archivist and member of the Women’s Leadership Forum.

Right now, Floyd said one

of the things is the staff absence policy, which she said causes unnecessary stress to workers, with an especially strong impact on women.

The policy states that if workers gather enough “points,” or sick days, they will be terminated.

Michael Dowd, president of Faculty Senate and chair of the economics department, said he believes the policy is

not only unfair to workers, but also does not promote wellness.

Dowd and the WLF said the policy is especially unfair to mothers and wives because social norms call for women to serve as “caretakers.”

“We are responsible, not only for our own health, but for the health care of our children, increasingly the

healthcare of our elderly parents, our spouses. These are our responsibilities because that’s what society expects of us,” Floyd said.

Kevin West, UT senior human resources officer, said he believes the policy is fair.

“There’s no statistical significance that would show that there’s any kind of gender bias and/or gender discrimination based on the

application of the policy,” West said.

The maximum number of points a member of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union can accumulate before termination is 16; the total for members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSee Policy / 10

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Ringing in the Year of the Snake University of Toledo student Huanchao Tang performs Boy Don’t Cry as part of UT’s Lunar New Year Festival, celebrating the Chinese Year of the Snake. The Feb. 8 event took place in the Student Union Auditorium.

I cooked a homemade dinner with vanilla-scented candles and set the mood with white Christmas lights.

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Student group of the week

University of Toledo Writer’s Guild Purpose: The purpose of the Writer’s Guild is to network with other writers while becoming better at both writing and giving critiques. Whether you write poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or anything else, you’re welcome to come meet other writers and get feedback on your work.

Leaders: Josh Manley, President; Jasmine Townsend, Vice President/Treasurer; Pearl Gambrell, Secretary; Elizabeth Anderson, National Novel Writing Month activities coordinator.

History: The group started as a vague idea between UT students Alex Skowronski and Michael Beers in 2011. At first there were just a few meetings, as they were mostly still in the planning stages, but the organization has since developed and grown steadily.

Upcoming events: Meetings are every Friday from 5-7 p.m. in Student Union Room 1507. Monday Night Coffee Group is every Monday from 7-9 p.m. at Biggby Coffee in Cricket West Plaza off W. Central Ave. How to learn more: Visit them on Facebook or read the UTWG blog at utwritersguild.wordpress.com.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013 | The Independent Collegian | Text-a-fix

New system allows students to text work orders to university

By Angela Peluso Staff Writer

The University of Toledo has a new program that allows students to take an active role in keeping campus facilities functional.

By using Text-a-Fix, students can report things they see around campus that are need of repair, like broken lights or out-of-work elevators. The service is available 24/7 by texting “UTFIX” to 69050, the same number as the nearly identical Text-aTip program.

Steve Hanenkrath, the director of the program, said the texts should include as much detail as possible such as specifying which campus, building and room number the problem is located.

Once the text is received,

it becomes a work order that is then sent to the correct facilities branch. The phone number of the person who reported the problem is attached to the work order in case facilities needs more information.

Before Text-a-Fix, problems could only be reported online via the facilities website by filing an online work order. Now, there’s another option.

“I think the online system is better for getting a response, but Text-a-Fix is easier for students since they are always on the go,” Hanenkrath said.

Ben Lynn, a sophomore majoring in history and political science, said he hasn’t had the opportunity to use Text-a-Fix yet but has used

the online work order.

“The work order is straight forward, although takes a little more time to fill out than texting a similar complaint,” said Lynn, who is also a Student Government senator.

The Text-a-Fix idea was proposed by SG Senator Katherine Saine, a senior majoring in information systems.

Saine pitched her idea the second week of October to Chuck Lehnert, vice president for administration. He gave Text-a-Fix the OK, and it was endorsed by the SG Senate the following week.

“Text-a-Fix program is a good idea because it will allow students to make issues known and not be nervous about doing it,” Saine said.

Honors College

Honors College changes in progress

By IC Staff

The Jesup Scott Honors College is the new name of the University of Toledo’s Honors program, the first of several planned changes.

Main Campus Provost Scott Scarborough said the new honors college was developed last semester after holding focus groups with students who chose not to attend UT. “We kept coming back with a revised decision of an advanced honors college till we got a description where most of them said, ‘If you had this program, I would have reconsidered,’” he said.

The college’s new name comes from the man who helped found UT. Jesup W. Scott donated 160 acres of land to start the university in the 1870s, which became

what students know now as Scott Park Campus.

Other changes include: n The honors college is moving into parts of MacKinnon Hall this summer. Students in next fall’s honors program will have the opportunity to live in MacKinnon after it is renovated.

“This summer, we are going to give it fresh paint and carpet and convert it from double room to single room

and make it available as a second honors college housing,” Scarborough said.

Honors students will have a choice between MacKinnon and Academic House, although they can also choose to live in other residence halls.

He said plans also include moving the honors college offices from their current location in Sullivan hall over to MacKinnon.

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Editorial Board Vincent D. Scebbi: Editor-in-Chief Nate Pentecost: Managing Editor Danielle Gamble: News Editor editorial

SG should take stances in public view Secret ballot, lack of evidence for constitutional claim give clouded image of SG By a vote of 18-9, the University of Toledo’s Student Senate voted down a piece of legislation supporting concealed carry on college campuses. Regardless of how anyone feels about the outcome, Student Government failed to remain transparent about how it went about the process.

First, the senate voted on the legislation by using a secret ballot. While the Ohio open meetings law does not state whether it applies to student governments at public universities, UT’s student government traditionally follows the state laws that regulate governments. And the Ohio Attorney General has stated that “Voting by secret ballot contradicts the openness requirement by hiding the decision-making process from public view.”

It is a good practice for bodies such as SG to be open about their votes. The student body has a right to know what exactly their representatives are voting With election season on and ultimately will hold the senator acjust around the corner, countable. The secret students should begin ballot is a familiar tool to question who they used by previous Student Government adwant to represent ministrations in other them. delicate or controversial situations — such as the impeachment of former Senate Chair Heather Engle last year — however, just because prior leaders have used it does not make it right. Why shouldn’t Student Senate hold itself to the same standards as state legislators?

There are plenty of non-members of SG who have been open and outspoken about their opinions. How is it that these students show more transparency than the elected representatives of the student body? Fear of repercussions should not keep SG from withholding a public vote.

In addition, the Student Judicial Council declared the legislation was unconstitutional; however, when Justice Eman Al-Hassan was asked to cite a specific clause or part of the SG Constitution, she did not respond. By not being able to back up the claim, SJC ended up looking like it had a specific agenda to stop this legislation. Regardless of whether they are right or wrong, it tarnishes the image of Student Judicial Council.

When you think of the word “government,” you can get two competing images. There’s the philosophical idea that children are taught in grade school that involves a group of honest men and women who are deeply committed to serving the public and making America a better country. Then there’s the cynical view, and probably the most popular one, that paints government as a tangled mess of red tape overseen by people exercising little transparency or accountability. With election season just around the corner, students should begin to question who they want to represent them.

Editorial

Student forum hopefully first step Student outreach crucial part of Scarborough’s strategic plan Main Campus Provost Scott Scarborough has been promoting his five-year plan to faculty and staff since the strategy was first unveiled in December. So far, student voices have not been widely heard, but an upcoming forum presents the opportunity to change that.

Scarborough will present his strategic plan to students at a forum on Feb. 19 at 8:15 p.m. in the Student Union Building Room 2592. Students who are interested in being informed and involved should attend.

In addition, this forum, sponsored by Student Government, should not be the only one. Students, not just faculty and staff, will feel the changes and should be aware of what is happening on their campus. The forum will be a good setting for students to listen and ask questions to Scarborough and should help facilitate meaningful discussions for both the provost and students.

And it should not stop with forums. Perhaps the provost should give a quick discussion about the strategic plan to other major student organizations.

One last way Scarborough could reach out to the student body is to table in the Student Union and talk to the average students passing through. That way, some students who will not attend the upcoming forum would still have an opportunity to speak with the provost about the changes.

Finally, while we appreciate Scarborough’s effort to reach out and engage the students, we have to do our part to meet him halfway by attending the forum and participating in the discussion. Students should try to influence the future of their campus and not just sit at home. This plan will shape UT’s future and the student voice should not go unheard.

commentary

SG’s values differ from the students’ Last week, the Student Senate voted not to support a resolution that was in support of concealed carry on campus.

The vote came just after the results of a campus wide poll on the issue were released. The poll showed that out of the 5,101 students that took the poll, 2,480 want concealed carry to be allowed on campus, 2,300 do not, and IC Columnist 321 were neutral on the subject. It was the Senate’s idea to postpone a vote on the legislation so the campus-wide poll could be conducted.

My question is — if the Senate wanted to take the time and resources of the executive branch and make them create a survey and answer questions from students all week, why did they choose to ignore the poll’s results? If the Senate is truly a representation of the students, the resolution would have passed, or at least have been close. The resolution was voted down in a secret ballot with nine votes supporting and 18 votes opposing. It is clear that the values of the Senate are not

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in line with the values of the student body which they claim to represent. If the Senate decides they don’t want to do their job and instead pass a decision along to the students, they should at least take the voting results into consideration when casting their vote in Senate. Whether you supported the concealed carry on campus resolution or not, you should be angry that the Student Senate administered a poll with the goal of making you think you actually have a voice here at UT when the reality is the poll was nothing more than a publicity stunt.

The Student Judiciary Council also gave their two cents on the issue at the Senate meeting. During the open floor portion of the meeting, a justice of the SJC stated that they found the concealed carry resolution to be “unconstitutional.” When asked what part of the constitution the resolution violated, or if it violated the UT Student Government Constitution, the Ohio Revised Code, or the U.S. Constitution, the justice had no reply and clearly did not know the answer to either question. If a branch of Student Government is going to make such a bold claim, they should be accountable to the students and back up their argument. The students should not stand for such misrepresentation.

I urge any of you to go to

wordpress.utoledo.edu/sg/ and find out who represents you in the Student Senate and who is on the Student Judiciary Council and let them know what you think. Let them know that you can see through the bureaucracy and corruption that affects many of the current Senators. Let them know that you deserve to be better represented.

Furthermore, run for Senate or apply to be a Justice. Many of the Senators run to represent their colleges in uncontested races and have forgotten what accountability means. It’s time the students remind them.

As I am a senior, my time has passed but for many students there is a great opportunity to get involved and represent your fellow students with courage, pride, and dignity. I would like to state that this letter is not directed at all members of Student Government and I believe many of the members in SG work tirelessly to make sure the student’s voice is heard.

I would also like to point out that nine senators did vote to support the resolution. Because the voting was done by secret ballot, we may never know who these nine great leaders are but they showed a great amount of bravery for doing the right thing and should be an example to the rest of Senate.

Patrick Richardson is a senior majoring in business.

Commentary

Staying healthy in topsy-turvy month This winter has been very confusing, everyone. A good rule of thumb is to take your weight in pounds and divide as far as weather is concerned. It was very warm in the beginning of the sea- it by two. That should be the base amount of water (in ounces) you drink son, and then got cold very fast in Deon a daily basis. On top of that, add 10 cember. Through January it was relaounces of water for every 30 minutes of tively cold but now in February it is exercise you do to replenish flopping between warm and water lost by sweat. It is cold days on a schedule. very important to not dehyWhile this may be awesome drate in the already dry for your wardrobe and let weather. you rock your fall and Second, eat a healthy diet. spring gear without shame, As tempting as it is to eat your immune system is havthat warm microwave poping a hard time keeping up. corn as a snack, the salt can The changing of the wreak havoc on the water weather makes it very hard balance in body, which can on your body to keep up cause you to dehydrate. Eatwith what is being breathed ing the proper amount of in or ingested. From plant fruits and vegetables will help spores to bacteria, any IC Columnist keep your body clean. Excesnumber of things can be sive sugar, oils, and fats will floating around in this build up in the body, causing it to have windy, dry-aired and overcast world. to work exceptionally hard to burn those Now, the misconception is that all of these things will get you sick — that is calories and putting it behind when you eat again. The only way to speed up the not necessarily true. Your immune metabolism to the rate necessary to burn system is like an army and its soldiers those trans fats is to exercise, and we all are particular cells in the body. There are only a finite number of soldiers, so know it is hard enough to exercise in the winter as it is. So, eat those fruits and if your disease-fighting cells get vegetables, and stay away from the salty, spread too thin, then when another sweet, and oily food as much as you can. attack hits, the body goes down. So Third, you should take a multivitawhile the pollen may not give you the flu, when the flu does come along, the min. Some of you may be thinking “I eat fruits and veggies like he said bebody won’t be prepared to fight it, fore, so I’m good.” That is wrong. The making it harder to get and stay amount of vitamins and minerals in healthy. So, to prevent this from hapthe fruits and vegetables that we are pening, here are some tips to keep eating now are significantly less than yourself on top of your game so you the amount in the summer fruits and can enjoy the weather. vegetables. This is through no fault of First, make sure that you are drinkthe people that grow them or the peoing the right amount of water for ple that buy them, it is just a fact. So, someone of your weight and exercise level. Your body is made up of about 70 a good multivitamin is a must. They can be found at any grocery store or percent of water, so it is extremely important to keep the levels constant. The nutrition shop. This will help to boost cliché “eight eight-ounce glasses of wa- your immune system with the vital nutrients it uses to synthesize agents ter” is not necessarily true for

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to fight disease and infection.

Fourth, exercise on a regular basis.

Exercise has more than just the benefit of building muscle; it can also make people feel better about themselves and stimulate blood flow, which is a main vehicle for immune defense.

Exercise helps your body to make endorphins. These hormones bind to pleasure receptors in the brain, which makes people happy. Obviously, it is a very simple process. Exercise can also create a better circulatory environment, which as I said before is where the immune response is concentrated.

Thus, even exercising for 15-30 minutes a day is beneficial.

Fifth, it is extremely important to get the right amount of sleep. Most people, me included, think sleep is overrated. This is 100 percent false.

Sleep is one of the most crucial times the body goes through. It is a time that the body can repair itself, restart circadian rhythms, and replenish the energy reserves in the body. It is like recharging your batteries. Most people need between six and eight hours of sleep per night, so keep that in mind as you work on homework, socialize, and work. If your body doesn’t get enough sleep, then it can’t fight disease or keep you healthy. Naps are great, but make sure you give yourself plenty of regular sleep as well.

Everyone has the ability to be healthy this winter, and it isn’t that hard to safeguard yourself. The suggestions above are just the beginning of a happy and healthy winter. There are many more ways to keep up your immune system, so don’t be afraid to seek them out. If you start to feel sick despite all your hard work, make sure you see a doctor. Catch it early before it gets bad.

Michael Baker is a junior majoring in biology.

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Misandry doesn’t counter misogyny

I have been reflecting a lot the universe by giving more on a particular topic, ever opportunities to the historicalsince last week when I met up ly oppressed gender. This with a friend in the Student means that between two Union for Subway and some equally qualified candidates, a catching up. One conversation female will automatically win, led to another, and by the end because she’s female. In beof it, he had tweeted at me: tween these two definitions “you are my faare infinite posvorite feminist.” I sibilities and was quick to deny each person IC Columnist it — “feminist” will stand in a was never a label slightly differthat I identified ent spot on the with. This was followed by a spectrum. Not all “feminists” tweet from another friend say- are the same, and grouping ing “Be a feminist! Feminism everyone into a single category just means you believe in takes away from the complexiequality! Equality is good! ty of the issue. #girlpower.” Days of thinking To me, equality isn’t an alland good ol’ soul-searching female band at the Super helped me realize my stance Bowl halftime show. Equality on the debate. isn’t female-only scholarUnfortunately, the stigmaships, or a gender quota that tized stereotype of the “femihas to be met. As a female in nist” label tends to be that of the medical field, I have been man-hating, bra-burning, both praised and chastised power-hungry women, who for wanting to be a doctor. are out to destroy anything To me, equality isn’t special remotely masculine. It’s abso- recognition for my educalutely not true, but unfortution, and equality isn’t the nately, the small percentage of need to prove myself any extremists will define the stemore than my peers. Equalireotype for almost anything. ty isn’t the fact that being a Many women will therefore female might get me a job claim that they’re not femimore easily than an equally nists because of the imagery qualified male. Misandry is and stigma associated with it. not counterbalance to miThat’s a small part of the reasogyny, and by taking opporson why I don’t call myself a tunities away from males in feminist. The big part is favor of females, we are only much more complicated, and encouraging more inequality. will take more words to exEquality should mean plain than I’m allowed in this having equal opportuniarticle, but here we go. ties from the start, so that Feminist means you believe I shouldn’t have to feel in a type of equality and the “lucky” for being where I several subcategories of femiam. I believe my childnism have started to define hood has played a large several meanings of this equal- part in the shaping of my ity. For some, achieving equal- opinion on the matter. ity means giving equal opporGrowing up in the Middle tunities for both genders, at East showed me one side home, in schools, and in the of the coin, and moving to workplace. Ideally this means the USA showed me the that both genders have equal other. In one world, genopportunity to education, reder roles are defined and sources, and jobs, which is regulated, and a woman’s worth is based on her hardly the case in many situamodesty and acclamation tions. For others, achieving to her gender role. In equality means balancing out

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another world, gender roles are very loose and constantly challenged, and a woman’s worth is based on dozens of factors, depending on the individual.

I honestly prefer defining my own worth, through both stereotypically “feminine” and “masculine” traits, and I value the worth of others the same. I fear that the feminist movement is beginning to demean traditional female roles and values, while elevating masculine ones. To me, being independent with “girl power” doesn’t mean that I have to work, wear pants, and bring home bacon, unless I choose to. Whether you want to be a CEO of the biggest company in the world, or stay at home and raise your children, it makes no difference to me. I don’t care what gender you are, as long as you do your job well and commit to it the time and energy it demands. I dream of a world where jobs are gender-neutral, and a woman wanting to be a housewife doesn’t get criticized by one person for “not being a good mother” and by another person for “wasting her life.”

Equality is good and equality is ideal, but labeling the desire for female equality puts it apart from everything, as its own entity, as a label that a person has to have in order to believe in something as simple as equality. I think feminism is a very good and very important movement, but that a more important idea is egalitarianism — the belief in equality, plain and simple.

Equality shouldn’t be an argument, and that fact that people draw it out into one is holding back society. Of course, this is wishful thinking, but all change has to start somewhere.

Sally Itawi is a junior majoring in biology.

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Gun debate one-sided The gun debate on this nice if that were true, but it’s campus has been really one not. Gun control does not sided. People discuss gun regreduce violence. ulation with heated passion The claim that less guns and emotion but they forget means less violence is based the facts. They forget what on the assumption that crimiregulation actually does; they nals follow the law. However, look for an anticithey usually don’t; pated result, but that’s why they’re fail to see the uncriminals. During intended Prohibition, the consequences.

Mafia made enorTo begin, statismous profits by tics show guns are smuggling alcohol used mainly to deinto the states fend people, not while average citiharm them. The zens and legal National Institute businesses were for Justice, a part punished by reIC Columnist of the U.S. Departceiving dangerous ment of Justice, alcohol, less jobs did a study in 2005 that and high crime rates. The curlooked at gun use in the coun- rent drug war is a similar stotry. It found there were a little ry; gangs make money hand fewer than 500,000 gun related over fist selling drugs with crimes in the U.S., with only about the same results as Proabout 2 percent of those endhibition mobsters. In a world ing in death. Also, the same with more gun restrictions, organization estimated 1.5 events will be just about the million Americans use guns same, except less Americans for self-defense each year, and will be employed because reghalf of those reported to have ulation will destroy industry used their firearms multiple and crime rates will increase times a year. Because of this, because criminals will have NIJ estimates that the actual guns while regular citizens will number of occurrences of denot. fensive gun use is 4.7 million.

Also, arguments for gun Gary Kleck, a noted crimicontrol rest on the assumpnologist and researcher who tion that a gun is the only the NIJ claims their own weapon that can be used in a work is similar to, also has crime. On the same day that some interesting figures. the Sandy Hook tragedy ocKleck estimated the number curred, a man in China broke of defensive gun occurrences into a school with a knife and were around 2.5 million a stabbed 23 children. Even year. He also found through here at UT, we have recently phone surveys that one in six seen the results of knife viopeople that defended themlence. These are very sad and selves with guns believed morbid events I don’t even someone would have died if want to bring up, but we all they had not used their guns should remember that sick defensively. This means a litpeople will use whatever tle over 400,000 lives were weapon they can get to attack. saved by gun use according to The solution to our vioKleck. Using these stats with lence problem is not to take NIJ’s numbers, we could estiaway law-abiding citizens’ mate at least 250,000 individ- means of defense, but to aluals were saved through a lit- low them to protect themtle over 750,000 life or death selves. No matter how quickly situations thanks to guns. police arrive on the scene of a The main talking point of crime, it will be too long for anti-gun folk is that restrict- most victims. While it takes ing gun ownership would five to ten minutes for the decrease school shooting cops to arrive, it takes less and massacres. It would be than five seconds to pull out a

Ron Johns

gun and defend yourself.

These reason are why I supported the recent on-campus concealed carry resolution that the College Republicans and The Young Americans for Liberty brought to Student Government. It is almost comical that anyone would think the current restriction would stop a shooting of any kind. It is ridiculous to think a person wanting to shoot up a school would see a gun-free zone sticker around campus and say, “Oh bummer, better find a school that allows guns.”

Actually, they’d probably be more like, “Cool, everyone here is unarmed.” If we were allowed to exercise our Second Amendment right on campus, we could defend ourselves against a shooter instead of hiding in a closet with only a binder keeper or pair of scissors as weapons.

Not to dampen anyone’s mood, but our Second Amendment right was not endorsed by Student Government. The resolution’s purpose was to reflect the views of UT students about concealed carry on campus. Although the resolution didn’t pass, an online Student Government survey showed 49 percent of students were in support of oncampus concealed carry, 45 percent opposed and 6 percent were neutral. It makes one wonder why Student Government had the survey done at all if they weren’t going to listen to the students anyway.

However, on the bright side, it was just a resolution — in other words, it was just a statement of Student Government’s views. The only real way to make our concealed carry legal on college campuses is to talk to your state representatives and have them pass a bill through the Ohio legislative body. If you want to talk about this subject more with me, stop me around campus so we can chat or send me a tweet to @RonJohnsOH.

Ron Johns is a junior majoring in marketing.

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6 | The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Concern from page 1

“There are good answers to all the questions,” Scarborough said. “This plan is intended to make the student experience better. It’s all about them. Everything in this plan is to enhance the student experience.”

SG President Paulette Bongratz said she does not think the letter to the provost will impact his plan.

Patrick Richardson, a se“The plan is already set in motion,” Bongratz said. “The nior majoring in marketing, also attended faculty has alOpen forum the letter signready accepted An informational forum ing forum and the workload will be held on Feb. 19 at said some of changes. All of 8:15 p.m. in place of the the goals of the the deans, the letter, like class stuff they were regular Student Government meeting in Student supposed to Union Room 2592. Provost size requirements, will be turn in is due Scott Scarborough will by this week address student concerns resolved, but not because of and the provost about the Imagine 2017 and his office plan. Pizza will be available. the letter.

“It’ll be will be going achieved if they go through through everything.” the actual process for the exemption. I’m sure that the provost would be willing to hear their case,” he said.

Richardson said he thinks communication between students and the administration has been open.

“The plan is public and it’s been online for a while, so any student could go on and read the entire plan cover to cover if they ever wanted to,” Richardson said. “It’s not like they’re trying to hide anything. It’s been very transparent and open and any student that’s curious can go read through the plan.”

Other students

said despite the plan being available online, they were not made aware it existed to be looked up.

Cory Sprinkles, a freshman nursing major, said he did not even realize there were going to be cuts made to the faculty.

“I am actually appalled that none of us, the ones who help pay for this university, are not being told about this,” Sprinkles said. “I would like the people with whom we are paying for educations to tell us a little more and let us help make the decisions because it will affect us.”

Nico Covarrubias, a junior majoring in anthropology, said he had only heard about the cuts recently and all the information he had received had not been from the administration.

“If it wasn’t for some of the other students in anthropology, I wouldn’t have known,” Covarrubias said. “I mean it kind of does have an effect on us, especially students in small-numbered departments like anthropology.”

Hurst said there should be

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“We are hoping that it really starts to get students sophomore year so that by the time they are seniors, they have been in the system and doing internships for two or three years,” Burns said.

The software that fuels the program is called Classroom to Career, and it was developed by Digerati, a Michigan-based software developing company.

Wendy Pittman, director of Classroom to Career, said the goal of Intern in Ohio is to create meaningful relationships between students and local businesses.

“If we can kind of move in earlier in a student’s career and expose them to opportunities while they are in college, the likelihood that they will get a fulltime job increases because they will create relationships with employers,” Pittman said.

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details,” O’Brien said. “The expectations that we place on our coaches is you’re responsible for those student athletes and if that conduct occurred, clearly it’s inappropriate and incredibly disappointing.”

O’Brien said while this will have an initial effect on the program, he believes it will improve.

“Obviously, this is embarrassing and that’s why we’re being very open

the Black Student Union, said more information going to he encourages students to the students. find ways to make their voic“They’re not giving dees heard. tailed information about “Go to the board meethow they’re using your ings for Board of Trustees, money,” Hurst said. “I don’t go to Student Government, think that the way that speak to our Student Govthey’re using their budgeternment ary cuts, I don’t think “These problems and president,” he said. they’re dothese solutions affect “She’s ing it correctly. I us, whether it’s now or there to represent think it two or three years us on that should be from now.” level. Defigoing out nitely in the Tion Taylor emails and BSU President speak to her so she letting us can voice know.” our concerns to the Scarborough said he has administration.” tried to keep students inTaylor said he thinks stuformed through initiatives dents need to become more such as his monthly Youaware and involved in the adTube videos called “Provost ministration’s plans.

Corner.” So far, each of the “These problems and five videos feature the prothese solutions affect us, vost himself discussing aswhether it’s now or two or pects of the five-year plan three years from now,” Tayand how they impact stulor said. “I really think it’s dents. The most recent segimportant for students to ment, published Jan. 31, is about the rebranding of UT’s know so they can have an input and have their voices Honors College. be heard.”

Tion Taylor, president of Intern in Ohio is part of a Digerati partnership that Main Campus Provost Scott Scarborough outlined in his five-year plan, Imagine 2017. This facet of the plan, which was approved by the Board of Directors Jan. 16, is meant to help students get involved in “experiential learning.”

“More of our learning experiences occur outside of the classroom,” Burns said.

Burns said Intern in Ohio will also allow students from UT to receive internships from all over the state.

“It equalizes the playing field and almost democratizes the process,” Pittman said. “Everyone has the same opportunity.”

About 80 percent of students who have had an internship will remain in the same region as their employer after graduation, Pittman said.

While this idea is new to Ohio, college students in Michigan have been

interacting with this program for a year.

Pittman said Intern in Michigan was developed because 50 percent of college graduates were leaving the state because they couldn’t find jobs.

Between 65 and 70 percent of internships from Intern in Michigan are paid, Pittman said, and it’s anticipated it will be similar with Intern in Ohio.

Emma Bunin, an undecided sophomore from the University of Michigan, said she had success with Intern in Michigan.

“After creating an account, I was immediately matched with dozens of internships from the website,” Bunin said in an email. “It is a great tool that made it fast and easy to find an internship.”

Bunin spent a summer at a management consulting firm and was “thrilled” to work as a social media intern.

about this,” he said. “As I indicated, we talked to the coaches about behavior and representing the University of Toledo and their team. Certainly short term, it’s not something we want.

But at the same time, we know for the betterment of the program, we’ll get a new coach.

“Young people, young students are very resilient.

They’ll recover.”

The university has reached out to the team and has reported that no counseling will be needed.

O’Brien also said interim coach Jiana Jin, who has another job outside of UT, will likely not be taking over full-time.

“Just because the pool [of candidates] will be different, we will start the search in late spring or early summer because the academic year would come to a close then,” O’Brien said. “So we will begin the search early spring and hire hopefully in the summer.”

Jay Skebba and Danielle Gamble contributed to this report.

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Pearson, Dortch named Player of the Week Junior guard Rian Pearson was named the MAC West Player of the Week for the fourth time this season, the league office announced Monday.

Pearson averaged 22.5 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 1.5 assists per game last week and helped the Rockets to victories over Miami (OH) and Eastern Michigan to move into first place in the division.

Despite being benched for the first portion of Saturday’s game for missing a team breakfast, he scored 29 points against the Eagles and pulled down 14 rebounds.

Junior guard Andola Dortch was names MAC West Co-Player of the Week on the women’s side, sharing the honor with Ball State’s Nathalie Fontaine.

Dortch averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5.5 steals and 3.5 assists per contest last week, guiding UT to wins over Miami (OH) and Ball State to take over first place in the West.

This is her third time winning the award and second this season.

Six inducted into UT Hall of Fame The University Of Toledo welcomed six members into its Varsity “T” Hall of Fame last Friday night in a ceremony at Savage Arena.

Jim Harding (football, 1997-00), Kelly Meinhart (softball, 1985-88), Robert Pawlak (basketball, 195861), Pat Reilly (wrestling, 1961-63), John Wesley Saunders (football, 196971 and basketball, 197071) and Tom Ward (football, 1999-02) were inducted as members of the class of 2013.

The Distinguished Service Award was also presented to longtime team physician Dr. Roger Kruse and posthumously to former faculty athletics representative John Stoepler.

Toledo golf begins MAC slate 2-1 The UT men’s golf team began their spring season with a fifth-place finish in the Mid-American Match Play event at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Dade City, Fla. The third-seeded Rockets split a pair of matches Monday, tying Bowling Green 3-3, but losing on a margin of victory tiebreaker. They rebounded in their second match and beat Akron 3-2.

Junior Oliver Holtsberry led UT with two victories and sophomore Jamie Richardson backed him up with a 1-0-1 showing. Sophomore Mike Lancaster and freshman Otto Black each carded a 1-1 record.

UT tied Miami (OH) 3-3 Tuesday, but this time the tiebreaker went in their favor and they captured their fifth-place match.

Chojnacky breaks meet record Sophomore Mackenzie Chojnacky broke the Grand Valley Big Meet record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:25.38 last Friday.

She finished second in the event that featured three runners breaking the mark.

Chojnacky’s time was the fourth-best in school history, ahead of former UT All-Americans Brianna Shook and Emma Kertesz.

Jay Skebba Sports Editor

Campbell leaving his mark on the recruiting trails

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Guard Andola Dortch drives on a defender during Toledo’s “Rockets for the Cure” game against Kent State Jan. 29, 2011 at Savage Arena. The fifth installment of the event takes place Saturday with the Rockets again taking on the Golden Flashes. Live raffles and a postgame auction featuring players’ pink jerseys will be part of the festivities. All proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

‘Rockets for the Cure’ event kicks off for fifth time Saturday

By Jay Skebba Sports Editor

The University of Toledo women’s basketball team’s popularity in the community gives them a unique outlet and they will use that platform to raise money for cancer research Saturday.

The Rockets will stage the fifth annual Rockets for the Cure event when they take on Kent State at Savage Arena at 2 p.m.

Included in the schedule of fundraising events is a

live auction that will take place after the game, a live raffle throughout the contest and even a chance to be an honorary coach for a game or have dinner with the coaching staff.

“I’m a really big fan of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and all the good that they do in the community,” said UT head coach Tricia Cullop in a phone interview Monday. “We definitely want to bring awareness for people to go

If you go

get tested and also raise any amount of funds that What: Toledo vs Kent we can to help this cause.”

State The Rockets will be Where: Savage Arena wearing pink jerseys that When: Saturday at 2 were specially ordered and p.m.

Records: UT: 21-2 (9-1), made for the game and KENT: 3-10 (1-9) will be part of the postTV: BCSN game auction.

Radio: AM 1230 This is the fifth year ToleWhat to watch for: do has held the event, which Senior Naama Shafir (12.0 Cullop — whose aunt is a ppg) and junior Andola breast cancer survivor — Dortch (11.8 ppg) team up to create one of the MAC’s brought with her from her previous coaching gig. best backcourts.

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men’s tennis

Toledo sweeps pair of weekend matches against Ferris State and Wayne State

By Nick Delwiche Sports Reporter

The University of Toledo men’s tennis team came away with both games of a doubleheader at the Shadow Valley Tennis Club last Friday.

Toledo (9-5) managed to avoid an early upset when they slipped past Ferris State by a point, 4-3. UT dominated in the second match, sweeping Wayne State 7-0.

“This was a really good day to help develop our depth,” said UT head coach Al Wermer. “We sat out two of our top players and had a bad outing in the first match with low energy. But the guys responded extremely well in the night match.”

What’s next for UT tennis

The Toledo men’s tennis squad will hit the road this weekend when they travel to play Western Illinois and Depaul.

The Rockets havestared this season 9-5 with wins over Georgetown and Butler.

In the first singles competition, Sophomore Grant Adams and seniors Terrence Weigand and Bryant Dudzik each clinched a victory.

Adams defeated Sergiu Laza 6-4, 6-1, Weigand knocked off Tyler Morengo 3-6, 6-4, See Sweeps / 8

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Toledo senior Bryant Dudzik loads up for a backhander against Wayne State Friday at Shadow Valley Tennis Club. Dudzik defeated Melvin Joseph 6-2, 6-2 in singles.

Matt Campbell may only be 33-years-old and have just one full season of college football under his belt, but that might help explain why the University of Toledo head football coach has left his footprints all over the recruiting trails.

Prospects from all over the country were finally able to put pen to paper last Wednesday and make their college choices official on National Signing Day. The Rockets made 29 additions to their program — 23 on scholarship — and found themselves ranked atop the MAC by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout, the four main recruiting services.

Toledo’s last four classes have been ranked No. 1 in the MAC by at least one of those outlets.

Campbell’s youth and exuberance are often put on display on the field; waiving his fists in the air, jumping up and down and sprinting down the sidelines to congratulate one of his players.

Those same qualities have carried over into recruiting and the Rockets are reaping the benefits.

With the exception of a few Division I head coaches such as Alabama’s Nick Saban or Texas’ Mack Brown, college football has turned into a young man’s game, especially in recruiting.

When glancing at the class rankings from the past few years, these same programs keep showing up at or near the top: Florida, Florida State, Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan and USC, to name a few.

Sure, those schools’ rich history of success on a national level help to reel in the big fish, but they also have another key characteristic in common — they all have head coaches who are relatively young, at least by head coaching standards.

Hoke is the oldest of the bunch, at 54. However, the rest of them (including former Oregon head coach Chip Kelley) are in their 30’s or 40’s. Florida’s Will Muschamp is 41 and USC’s Lane Kiffin is 37.

Campbell loves to reference relationships as the key ingredient to any successful recruiting recipe.

The courtship of any athlete involves more than just that player. It involves his parents, coaches, teachers and others who reside in the inner circle. Unless you’re after running back Alex Collins — whose mother ran away with his National Letter of Intent on NSD in a failed effort to prevent him from signing with Arkansas — getting them on your side is usually part of the game, too.

But when it comes to forming a relationship with that specific player – the one you’re trying to ultimately sell you and your program on – it’s much easier when a coach can easily relate to him.

At 33, Campbell is only a decade removed from playing the college game himself.

He’s got all of his hair, keeps himself in great shape and even makes his presence felt on social media.

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6-0 and Dudzik coasted to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Brandon Arradaza.

Weigand grabbed two victories at No. 3 singles, including a three-set clincher.

“Terence had a great day,” said UT head coach Al Wermer. “He keeps getting better with each match and I think he’s coming into his

own as kind of a late bloomer.”

UT swept Ferris State in the doubles competition thanks to the pairing of Adams and Senior Francisco Stuardo as well as Sophomore Roberto Meza and Junior Ben Brocker. Both pairs took their matches 8-5.

Ferris State grabbed victories in the first, fourth and fifth singles to tie the match. Weigand was able to respond with 6-4

and 6-0 wins to seal the match for Toledo.

The Rockets came out on fire against Wayne State as they won every match in singles and doubles.

Adams, Stuardo, Weigand, Meza and Dudzik each clinched a victory, as well as Freshman Ryan Jorgenson. In doubles, the pairs of Adams and Stuardo (8-5), Dudzik and Jorgenson (8-6), and Brocker and Meza (8-4) each clinched a victory.

Adams beat Mohamad-Fazy Kechai 6-0, 7-5, Stuardo put away Thomas Ducret 6-2, 7-5 and Meza recorded a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Jon Groszek.

Toledo will be on the road this weekend as they travel to Western Illinois and Bradley on Feb, 15 and Depaul on Sat, Feb 16.

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“It’s something that I did at the University of Evansville and it’s something that we decided would be an important thing to continue here because it’s such a great cause,” she said. We definitely do get excited about it. I don’t think there’s a player on our team that hasn’t been touched in their family or community by someone who has some type of cancer.”

The players will also be wearing t-shirts before the game with the phrase “faith, not fear” printed on them in support of Ashlee Barrett, who has been hospitalized as she battles leukemia for the second time.

Barrett played under Cullop at Evansville and transferred to UT when Cullop accepted the head coaching position in 2008.

However, a knee injury kept her from playing a game for the Rockets.

Barrett is also the fiancée of former Toledo football player and defensive lineman Ben Pike.

“She’s someone that I think the absolute world of and I hate that she’s going through what she is,” Cullop said. “She’s someone that we’re keeping in our thoughts and prayers because she’s battling.”

The shirts will also feature Barrett’s initials and the players have been wearing shoes with an “A” on each one all season.

Cullop said Barrett will likely remain in the hospital for another month.

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Those are things that any 16 or 17 year old can easily relate to.

Rivals called Campbell a “top recruiter” in 2011 when he was still an assistant. He’s been known for his recruiting prowess for a while, but after his first full year on the job and having total control of a class from start to finish, he’s taken his recruiting game to the next level.

Over 1,500 prospects visited UT’s campus at least once during the last recruiting season, a new program record. 29 of the 44 players who took an official visit (one that’s paid for by the University) to Toledo signed with them.

19 of the 23 scholarship players are rated three or four stars by at least one recruiting service, also a record. The previous record was 14 in 2010 and 2011, years where Campbell played a big role in recruiting for Tim Beckman.

Another of his most important elements is what he refers to as “Rocket Nation,” a four-hour radius around Toledo. Campbell and his staff put a major emphasis on keeping talent within those walls at home.

22 of the 29 players fall into that category and guys like Whitmer’s Marquise Moore and

WTOL news anchor Chrys Peterson has been the guest emcee for the event all four years and will return for a fifth.

She has established a great relationship with Cullop through the years and is heavily involved with the annual Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure event downtown.

“I’m a really big fan of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and all the good that they do in the community.

We definitely want to bring awareness for people to go get tested and also raise any amount of funds that we can to help this cause.”

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“She’s a good friend of mine and I’m very pleased that she once again agreed to do this,” Cullop said.

“She’s a natural fit to help us with this event as well.

She’s also a class act. She’s really done a great job helping us get everyone excited about this event.”

One of the prizes in the auction is a dinner with the two Toledo icons.

Cullop often praises the Toledo community for their support of her and her program. UT currently ranks 23rd in home attendance

Willoughby’s Kareem Hunt were mentioned as two players who could make an impact right away.

Campbell said Moore – a three-star defensive tackle – is one of the best defensive line prospects Toledo has ever had and they didn’t have to venture more than a couple miles off campus to find him.

Hunt is a three-star running back who ran for 2,685 yards and 44 touchdowns as a senior. Campbell said his tape is one of the most impressive highlight reels he’s seen from a young player.

He beat out BCS schools Cincinnati, Minnesota and Pittsburgh for his services, battles that Campbell is winning more and more.

Nine players in this class received at least one BCS offer and five had at least three.

Three-star wide receiver Rodney Adams (Lakewood — St. Petersburg, Fla.) decided on Toledo at the last minute. He boasted 11 BCS offers, including from twotime defending National Champion Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Miami (FL) and Oklahoma.

When Campbell departed Hilton Head, S.C. a couple weeks ago after visiting two-star quarterback Michael Julian, he ran into Boston College head coach Steve Addazio and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney on the same plane.

and those fans have helped put Toledo women’s basketball on the map.

Their loyal support makes it easy for the Rockets to want to give back.

“Any chance that we have to give something back to our community, we want to jump at the chance,” Cullop said. “Our community has really shown us what it’s like to get a helping hand, they’ve been our sixth man all year long. For the past five years, they’ve been incredible. If there’s something like this that we can do, we’re very, very happy to do so.”

The annual event raised $18,010 last year, surpassing 2011’s total of $14,366.

“This event has grown every year and we hope this year will be no different,” Cullop said. “We’re just trying to do our little part.”

The Rockets catch a fiveday break before taking on the Golden Flashes (3-20, 1-9 MAC) Saturday. Cullop said their record may not look impressive, but they refuse to take any teams lightly.

“You can look at their record and say ‘this is going to be an easy game,’ but we don’t look at any team like that,” she said. “What you have to do is look at their last game and they took Northern Illinois to the wire, and [NIU] took us to the wire. This is not a team that we’re going to overlook.

“We’re also very happy to be back at home and then we also have the added motivation to raise money for a good cause. We hope we have as many people as possible show up on Saturday.”

Julian — who also had offers from the likes of Arizona and Wisconsin — committed to the Rockets shortly after.

Campbell has had this job for about 14 months and while the jury may still be out on him in some areas, it’s clear that his recruiting tactics go above and beyond what is required in the MAC to put a competitive team on the field.

However, getting the players is only one piece of the grinding and often convoluted process that is college football.

Now, it’s time for Campbell to “coach ‘em up,” as they say.

Toledo hasn’t won a MAC Championship since 2004 and its fans have been crying out for one ever since.

Campbell was never afraid to make his goal known throughout his first season: win the MAC. He fell just shy of that benchmark, but still finished 9-4. It’s hard to completely judge a coach’s abilities during games based off of one year, but his players listen and respond to him.

If Campbell turns out to be just as good of a coach as he is a recruiter, the rest of the league better watch out.

Jay Skebba is also a senior writer for ChatSports.com and has contributed to ESPNWisconsin.com.

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calendar Wednesday 7 p.m.: Lecture, Capturing Natural Light, with Tyler Nordgren, part The Nexus exhibit, Ritter Planetarium.

Thursday All day: Valentine’s Day. FRIDAY Opening of Tyler Nordgren Photographic Art Exhibit, Clement Gallery, Center for Visual Arts.

Ends March 15.

7:30 p.m.: Screening, the dumdum capital of the world, by Associate Professor of Film Holly Hey, part of the Theatre and Film Department’s Faculty Film Screenings series, PA 1039, Center for Performing Arts.

11 p.m.: REC Night!, hosted by CAP, Student Rec Center.

MONDAy Noon: Soul Food Luncheon, hosted by Black Student Union, Trimble Lounge, Student Union Building.

3 p.m.: Shapiro Essay Revision Contest, room 2420, Field House.

6 p.m.: Urban Dance Ballroom Demostrations and Workshop, Ingman Room, Student Union Building.

Tuesday 8 p.m.: Concert, Zen Arts Ensemble, with special guest Derek Reeves, Recital Hall, Center for Performing Arts.

5 p.m. and 7 p.m.: Shapiro Essay Revision Contest, room 2420, Field House.

7 p.m.: Ceremony, A Night with the Legends, hosted by MINIYA, room 2591, Student Union Building.

releases Comics Ghostbusters #1, by Eric Burnham and Dan Schoening. Published by IDW. Available Wednesday.

Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 1, by Mark Waid and various artists.

Published by Marvel.

Available Wednesday.

Katana #1, by Ann Nocenti and Alex Sanchez. Published by DC. Available Wednesday.

Uncanny X-Men #1, by Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo. Published

by Marvel. Available Wednesday.

MOVIES Beautiful Creatures, starring Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons and Emma Thompson. Out Thursday.

A Good Day to Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney. Out Thursday.

Safe Haven, starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel. Out Thursday.

BOOKS Alex Cross, Run, by James Patterson. Available Monday.

Mind Games, by Kiersten White. Available Tuesday.

The Sky Is Falling, by Sidney Sheldon. Available Tuesday CDs Confessions, by Buckcherry. Available Tuesday.

Son of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys, compiled by Johnny Depp, featuring various artists. Available Tuesday.

Correction In the Feb. 6, 2013 issue standalone story, “Dancing to a different beat,” Laura Deza’s name was misspelled. We apologize to Ms. Deza for the inconvenience.

More online For continued coverage of campus events and entertainment reviews, follow the IC Rocket Life on Twitter and Facebook and check the IC’s website.

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Bashcon XXvIII

Let the games begin Yearly gaming convention celebrates games, players role-playing events for zombie and medieval battles.

Gamers and geeks from Other scheduled events around the country will are: storm campus this weekend •Cosplay Contest Show as members of UT’s Benevoff your costumes and have olent Adventurers' Strategic a chance at winning a prize!

Headquarters host the 28th •Anime Marathon Conannual BASHCon. stant Anime viewings all This weekweekend!

If you go end-long •Attendeeconvention run Panels and What: 28th Annual provides BASHCon, a gaming con- Workshops those with a vention • Exhibitors passion for Where: Student Union Hall full of fantasy gam- Building, Main Campus gaming goodies, When: Friday, Feb. 15, ing to share including board 4 p.m. registration, 5 p.m. knowledge, games, books, socialize and to midnight; Saturday, Feb. dice and more develop their 16, 9 a.m. to midnight; Hightower Sunday, Feb. 17, 9 a.m. to talents by said up to 1200 7 p.m. competing people are exOnline: For more info against each and to register for events, pected to atother in vari- visit bashcon.com tend, including ous events. groups from as The theme this year is “8- far as Texas. He also thinks Bit Fantasy,” a reference to both casual and non-gamers the convention’s gaming will find something to enjoy roots at the convention.

“We believe that games “BASHCon has someare a good medium for inthing for everyone. Just spiring people to do great about everyone has played a things,” said Jared Hightow- game — whether it’s a video er, BASHCon’s event coorgame or Tic-Tac-Toe or dinator. “They bring people something as elaborate together and establish a “Warhammer 40K” or some sense of friendship or RPG. What I think draws camaraderie.” people who aren’t part of Highlights for this year’s the sub-culture is the fact convention include the that the games bring people tournament debut and play- together. It’s all about havtesting of a handful of ing fun.” board games; special guest Weekend admission is speaker Ken St. Andre, who free to current students, created “Tunnels and faculty and staff with UT Trolls,” the first RPG to be ID, and $15 for other parecognized by the Library of trons. Additional fees may Congress; and live-action apply for specific events.

By IC Staff

File Photos by Kevin Sohnly / IC

Attendees at previous BASHCons enjoyed first-person shooters, trading card game tournaments and dice-based role-playing games, among numerous other attractions.

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Student comedians will attempt to entertain their peers Thursday, Feb. 14, in the Student Union Auditorium.

Student comedians to compete at ‘Last New CVA exhibit to feature Rocket Standing’ works from UT’s ‘best artists’ Bob Taylor / IC

An opening reception and awards ceremony is scheduled for the 2013 Juried Student Exhibition. The top works will be selected by faculty and a guest juror.

By Jessica Liner

By Ben Jendrzejak Staff Reporter

Art students at the University of Toledo Center for Visual Arts will have the experience of being critiqued as a professional artist on Friday, Feb. 15 when the 2013 Juried Student Exhibition opens to the public.

Derek Cote, who is an assistant professor of art at Wayne State University, will be the juror for the JSE. Cote is giving a juror lecture, which is followed by an awards ceremony and reception.

The JSE is open until March 15 and is free to the public.

Students’ artwork that they have developed inside the classroom and out will be showcased in a professional atmosphere.

“I hope that people come to this event to see what students have been up to,” Cote said. “However, I also hope that people can experience the work in a way that binds them all together in a cohesive way. Large group shows are tricky because individual works tend to get lost in the mix. I am hoping that this

group of works can develop a dialog beyond the singular experience.”

Associate professor Barbara Miner has contributed her teaching to the students, as well as an award for $250.

The Helen Fitzpatrick Fredricks Award, sponsored

by Miner, will be given out along with multiple awards for students.

If you go What: Opening reception of 2013 Juried Student Exhibit Where: Main Gallery, Center for Visual Arts When: Friday, Feb. 15, 5 p.m.

“My mother, who never got to go to college, I wanted to do something positive when she died,” Miner said. “She was incredibly bright and clever, she loved to learn and she loved art. She was a painter and had a wonderful sense of personal style, sort of like Katherine Hepburn. So, the award was to get her name into a college art gallery even if her paintings never got into one. I also wanted to help a student for whom the

award might mean buying art supplies, or helping to pay a month’s rent.”

Miner believes students need to engage in learning from art, which includes getting art into the community.

“UT has an amazing group of talented art faculty and students. I love art and I love artists, and mostly I love artists who teach,” Miner said.

Ben Pond, CVA Gallery director and lecturer, organized the event calling upon Cote and assembling the information needed.

“I think it’s important because it recognizes whole student works; it treats students as professional artists,” Pond said.

Cote described the selection process as one that required an eye for difference.

“I looked for a level of craft, concept and sincerity,” Cote said. “Moreover I was looking for works that took a risk. It’s easy to make what feels good and sometimes an artist has to trust his or her instincts and do something that is uncomfortable. Risk manifests itself in many forms See Artists / 10

chocolates or flowers.

Alpha Kappa Psi expects a Zach Dickey said he likes large turnout. “We’re shootto talk about “wholesome, ing for about 200-250 peoquality” topics during his ple,” said Eric Smith, chairstand-up routine. man of Alpha Kappa Psi. “I’m talking about old peoThe crowd of people last ple sex, child molestation a year wasn’t anything to scare bit and more domestic Wenzel, who’s hoping to purviolence.” sue a fulltime career in The senior linguistics macomedy. jor will see if his jokes fly at “Last year was fun because CAP’s “Last Rocket Standing” it’s not often you get to percompetition form in front of Thursday, an audience that If you go Feb. 14 at 8 large,” he said.

What: Stand-up comedy p.m. in the “It feels like a competition featuring UT Student show on televistudents Union sion. It’s not a Where: Student Union Auditorium. typical show.”

Auditorium Comedians When: Thursday, Feb. For Wenzel, Brad Wenzel, 14, 8 p.m. larger audiences last year’s are less winner, and Mary Santora intimidating. will also return, along with “If you’re performing in newcomer Rafael Soler, a front of 50 people, and sophomore majoring in they’re not laughing, it’s no business. big deal because 150 are,” he Tickets are $4 presale and said. $5 at the door. All event’s Three judges, provided by proceeds will go towards AlToledo Funny Bone, assess pha Kappa Psi. the performers on stage presAttendees have the opporence, joke content and crowd tunity to participate in a rafreaction, according to Smith. fle with gift cards and vouch- The highest score, out of 30 ers to PotBelly Sandwich per judge, wins.

Shop, Chipotle and Best Buy Currently, six comedians after buying Valentine’s Day Staff Reporter

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SCME) is 12.

Points are accrued if a worker takes a sick day or takes more than two unscheduled hours off at one time.

The CWA covers the secretaries and maintenance workers of the main campus, while AFSCME covers the health science campus.

Workers can obtain an exemption to this limit if they file for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, which must be certified by a doctor. An FMLA exemption only applies for chronic illnesses, such as diabetes or cancer, and only applies for that specific chronic illness, not general sick leaves.

Even if a worker does not obtain a FMLA leave, these points are not necessarily permanent. If no points are accumulated for 90 days, then the last point accumulated is dropped.

Also, points are ‘rolled off ’ one year after they are first obtained.

“They don’t really disappear, but they can’t be held against them for disciplinary purposes,” said Lyndell Gowing, white-collar unit director for the CWA. Gowing said the CWA has never had a termination on this point system.

Floyd presented a report to Faculty Senate last semester describing

Honors from page 1 n Honors students will have expanded housing options in Fall 2014.

Scarborough said Dowd, Nash and White residence halls, which have been vacant all year, will undergo major reconstruction and be completely updated.

He said the university will do this by hiring outside investors to lease the buildings and renovate them, after which the developer will lease rooms to students.

Scarborough said this

anonymous examples of those affected by the policy, as well as alleging unfairness towards woman specifically.

“The WLF believes this sick policy is an example of an institutional policy that applies equally to all, but its unintended consequence is that it makes the University of Toledo a female-unfriendly place to work,” the paper states.

For example, Floyd said, parents with children in daycare may have no choice about whether to stay home. “[Daycares are] breeding grounds for all kinds of colds and flus and earaches and pinkeye and you name it, it gets passed around,” Floyd said. “If a kid is sick in daycare, they call and they say you have to come get this kid now. It’s not an option; you have to do it.”

Dowd said he believes this policy is encouraging staff to come into work when they are sick, especially if they are at the end of their points.

“They’re afraid for their jobs. Simply for taking care of their families, they’re afraid they’re going to lose their job,” Dowd said.

“The university’s mission is to improve the human condition; how did this policy improve the human condition?” asked Dowd, who presented the report to the Board of Trustees in December on behalf of

Faculty Senate.

West said the policy is in place to prevent workers from abusing their sick time, making it so that they will not be tempted to call in sick for reasons other than actual illness, thus creating more stress for the workers who did come in.

“If one person is gone, and there’s the people that actually came to work that day, and them picking up that extra work, and that’s increasingly stressful on those people,” West said.

“So you look at what happens on the hospital side; if a nurse doesn’t show up for work and you got to call and find another nurse to take that shift, or the rest of the staff is picking up those duties and responsibilities. It’s a lot of work and stressful.”

Besides Faculty Senate and the Board of Trustees, the report has been presented to the provost, the president and the human resources department. West said the university is willing to discuss options.

“I think that we’re open to options; we’re open to discussion with the union leadership about this policy,” West said, “but I think we’re also interested in options that appropriately balance their need or desire to change this policy with our need to effectively manage the institution.”

will be a way for UT to avoid placing “limited capital dollars at risk.”

“They put their money at risk, they get to charge rates, and if the income they take from students is more than what they have to pay out to run the student housing project, they get the money,” he said.

Scarborough said UT is presently courting about 10 different student-housing developers around the country, who will submit a proposal and then UT will pick its favorite. He said UT will avoid plans that “require us to put any money down or have

any financial responsibility.” n Honors students will receive preferred admissions to advanced degree programs. Scarborough said for every advanced degree program, including pharmacy, medical and graduate degree programs, undergraduate honors students will have an easier time getting accepted. He said this includes reserving a limited number of spots for honors students.

“We’ll work with all the deans of each college, and they will develop a preferred admissions path,” he said.

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Matt Whiteman, a freshman majoring in business, checks out a work displayed for the new student exhibit in the Main Gallery of the CVA.

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- exploration of medium, subtlety or simply getting up at the crack of dawn to capture something special.”

The JSE takes on a new form every year, with the artwork and requirements evolving.

“We experiment every year with the selection process,” Pond said.

Cote described in further detail how he selected the pieces for the exhibition.

“Based on the qualities I outlined earlier, I tried to let the works reveal themselves to me,” Cote said. “I

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are competing for a chance to open for a big-name comedian at Toledo Funny Bone.

For the winner, Smith said, “We’re thinking about doing a championship belt.”

Although six comedians were confirmed, more may join late.

“If people still want to complete, we’ll let them audition,” Smith said.

Auditioning wasn’t how Soler landed a spot on stage.

Sick the day of auditions, he called Alpha Kappa Psi, was asked if he could tell jokes and next thing he knew he

walked around a lot going back and forth and looking at everything a few times.

Works made it in the final mix, were axed and made it

back again.”

As well as being gallery director, Pond lectures students at the CVA, engaging in the learning process.

“I’ve had students in my classes, where they learn how to create these ideas,” Pond said.

Miner, who won the Student Impact Award, has also had experience teaching students at UT. “I think that artists who teach act as witnesses for students,” Miner said. “They acknowledge their struggles, they celebrate their successes and they create a safe place for their students to experiment with their own visual voices.”

These visual voices are, according to Pond, “a show of the best student work at UT right now.”

was offered a spot.

“I’ve never done anything like this before,” Soler said.

“I’m just here to have fun.”

What’s just fun for one comedian is more of a passion for another Dickey tied for second during 2012’s Last Rocket Standing and was invited back this year. Facebook, high-fives, Chris Brown and Rihanna were what last year’s sketch consisted of. This year Dickey’s focusing on his own personal life – family and friends.

“I’m going to give a glimpse into my head,” Dickey said. “I’m pushing the envelope this year more than I

did last year.”

Despite performing well, Dickey still described the first seconds on stage as “absolutely nerve-wracking.”

“When the audience is on your side, you can pretty much say whatever you want,” Dickey said. “As long as it’s a little bit funny, they’ll laugh.”

Since his first comedic performance, Dickey’s motivations have changed.

“I do it because once a year I get to go up on stage and my friends laugh,” Dickey said. “I just want to see if my worldview and my thoughts are funny.”

“The exhibit recognizes whole student works. It treats students as professionals.”

Ben Pond CVA Gallery Director