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“This shortage also forces UT bike riders to get creative. Students link their chains around trees, picnic tables and even other bike chains, which is not the ideal situation for anyone.”
EDITORIAL Where have all the bike racks gone? OPINION / 3 »
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Advice for your first year
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In response to the Trump administration’s announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, University of Toledo President Sharon Gaber released two statements Sept. 5 and 6, in support of UT’s DACA students. “I am deeply disappointed by yesterday’s announcement from the White House that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will be scheduled to end,” Gaber wrote in her Sept. 6 statement. “This will have a dramatic impact on students and the communities to which they contribute.” The DACA program was implemented in 2012 under the Obama administration to grant children of migrants the authorization to work and gain an education with two years of legal protection from deportation, given that they follow several guidelines. According to Pew Research, approximately 800,000 DACA renewals have been issued since 2012 and have significantly increased every fiscal quarter since spring 2016. In a performance report for
“We need Congress to help protect our students. The planned termination of the program would disrupt the lives and education of UT students who are important contributors to our region, campus and community.” SHARON GABER UT President
DACA applicant considerations in quarter two of fiscal year 2017 released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Ohio has accepted 11,144 requests and has approved 9,566 requests to date. This includes both first-time applicants and renewals. The decision to end the program was announced by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a press conference on Sept. 5 and went into effect the same day.
Sessions said that the decision to end DACA was based on many factors, including its ability to stand up to the constitutional scrutiny that Deferred Action for Parents of Americans underwent. According to the USCIS website responsible for DACA requests, the service department is “no longer accepting initial requests” and will only adjudicate “DACA renewal requests received by Oct. 5, 2017.” Gaber wrote that she has reached out to elected officials, expressing her concern and supporting the legal protections for the students; Gaber also urged officials to support codifying the provisions of DACA. “We need Congress to help protect our students. The planned termination of the program would disrupt the lives and education of UT students who are important contributors to our region, campus and community,” said Gaber. Willie McKether, vice president for diversity and inclusion, said the university needs to be reactive to new legisla-
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Since the fall of 2016, University of Toledo Clinical Law Professor, Robert Salem, has worked with the students of the Civil Advocacy Clinic to draft legislation that would propose a buffer zone around Toledo’s only abortion access facility. Salem said the law would create an eight-foot buffer zone, a design he felt wouldn’t limit freedom of speech. “If you are the patient and you want them to come up to you and give you literature and talk to you personally and council you, as they put it, well that’s your right,” Salem said. “But if you don’t want that, you have the right to be left alone.” Similar ordinances that were used as a base to draft this legislation are in Columbus, Ohio, and New York City. “We drafted this ordinance in a way that would withstand constitutional scrutiny,” Salem said. “So, that if it went to a court, most likely the court would rule that it is within the bounds of the Constitution.” According to Salem, both places have had a high success rate in passing their legislation. Columbus enacted 14-foot buffer zones in June 2016, per NBC4I. The New York Post reported that NYC enacted an even larger buffer zone, requiring protesters to stay 35-feet back in the city. “In fact, the Supreme Court of the United States actually singled out the New York City ordinance as a model way, balancing the competing interests of the two sides,” Salem said. “The Supreme
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University of Toledo graduate Maria Babula recently received an award from the organization that landed the first man on the moon and is responsible for overseeing U.S. space exploration and aeronautic research. NASA’s press release on the matter explained that more than 100 NASA Glenn Research Center employees earned awards for their exemplary accomplishments in science, engineering, technology, leadership and administrative service, as well as their contributions to NASA’s mission during the 2017 Nasa Agency Honor and Center Awards Ceremony in Cleveland on Aug. 23. “Maria was nominated for this award due to her high level of achievement and technical management competence in helping Glenn Research Center’s Research See Achievement / 4 »
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Court said it’s a good way of ensuring the free speech rights of the protesters while ensuring the freedom that the patients have to access medical care.” Salem said the idea was brought to him by Kristin Hady, the escort coordinator at Capital Care Network, the only abortion access facility in Toledo, who expressed a concern for patients entering the clinic. “We know that there are protestors there every day the clinic is open, and they harass patients and they prevent patients from going in. They basically engage in psychological warfare.” Salem said. Salem said that two students who were particularly interested in this project were Molly Ebraheim and Kaitlyn Filzer. “They were very interested in taking on the matter, so that’s how it got started,” Salem said. Salem said that the need for this legislation comes from clinic patients getting verbally and physically harassed outside of the clinic, often preventing them from entering. “By showing them pictures of what they claim are aborted fetus’, they call them murderers. they’ll say, ‘You’re going to hell.’ So, let me be clear, that’s their free speech rights, they can say awful things. What this ordinance does is simply requires them to stand back.” Salem said. Salem said that after researching the issue, students reached out to Steve Steel, a Toledo City Councilman, who agreed to sponsor the legislation. Since then, the legislation has been brought to a hearing before See Ordinance / 4 »
Laboratory opens on Main Campus for detecting algae blooms By Olivia Rodriguez Staff Reporter
The University of Toledo opened a new laboratory Sept. 5 to test drinking water for toxins in North Engineering on Main Campus. Associate professor of civil engineering Youngwoo Seo and research professor and director of CMSC Polymer Institute Joseph Lawrence wrote the proposal for the laboratory. The drinking water research lab will allow researchers to support water utilities in Ohio to prevent future water crises by detecting new and emerging algal blooms, Seo wrote in an email interview. A $500,000 grant received from the Ohio Community Capital Program provided MEAGAN O’HARA / IC the renovations for the North Engineering is located near Main laboratory and technology, Campus and is the new home of the including two major instru- toxin-testing laboratory. ments and other equipment the most toxic microcystin found necessary for water analysis, in water, microcystin-LR, Seo wrote Seo. wrote. One of the instruments going According to Seo, samples with to be used for testing is the liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry, Lawrence said. This will be able to detect 50 to “During the 2014 100 times lower concentration of Toledo water crisis cyanotoxins in water, compared to event, the Toledo the one part per billion threshold concentration with earlier techwater treatment plant niques. used an enzymeThe other main instrument that based assay system for will be used is the flow cytometer, which detects assimilable organic cyanotoxin screening. carbon that can feed bacteria for It is effective to screen regrowth in treated water, wrote Seo. to detect the presence “During the 2014 Toledo water of microcystins.” crisis event, the Toledo water YOUNGWOO SEO treatment plant used an enzymeAssociate Professor of based assay system for cyanotoxin Civil Engineering screening,” wrote Seo. “It is effective to screen to detect the presence of microcystins.” oxidation byproducts or backHowever, the enzyme-based ground organic matter can trigger assay system “only determines the a false positive in the assay kits. total microcystin concentration” and cannot determine other types See Toxins / 4 » of the microcystin toxin such as
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Where have all the bike racks gone?
With weather this nice, it’s no wonder it is impossible to find a place to park your bike on campus. The new policy requiring students to live on campus for two years along with growing enrollment numbers, but a set number of parking spots on campus means one clear result: a rise in the number of bikers. UT has been heralded in recent years for becoming a more bike-friendly campus. The introduction of the bike share program, Rocket Wheels, is one major example. Events held by the UT Cycling Club encourage the growth of a biking community. While riding your bike on campus is great and should be encouraged for more than one reason, finding a good place to park your bike can be a nightmare. The number of available bike racks on campus is around 30 (depending on your definition of a “rack”), per our own calculations. According to a university spokesperson, transit services is also working on compiling a number, but it was not available by press time. When checking the number of places to lock up your wheels, we also took note of how many bikes were hooked up. Each rack averaged about 10 bikes. With only about four separators per rack, this means each rack is near capacity. Construction on campus could affect these numbers, as it has caused more congestion at main buildings, including Rocket Hall, Student Union, Memorial Field House and the Carlson Library. There are two racks at both Rocket Hall and Field House, while SU and the library each have one. The number of bikes parked on and near the racks on Engineering Campus is staggering. Each rack is overfilled. While it has not grown into an epidemic just yet, the shortage of bike racks, and space to park your bike in general, has begun to cause problems. As a result, some students have started hitching their bikes to the poles holding buttons for automatic doors to buildings. This can prevent the door from being opened or can make the button impos-
sible to push, causing major issues for anyone who uses a wheelchair or needs to use the automatic door for other reasons. If you are someone who has done this, stop. This shortage also forces UT bike riders to get creative. Students link their chains around trees, picnic tables and even other bike chains, which is not the ideal situation for anyone who wishes to bike from class to class. Personally, we find the lack of racks near Main Campus buildings in Centennial Mall ridiculous. More than half of the racks on campus are located on the south side of the river. What’s the point of being green and biking to class when you can’t even park anywhere near the building you’re headed to? The solution to this is easy: UT needs to invest in more bike racks. While the summer months are over and the need for bikes on campus will soon decline, it is important to identify this problem now and fix it before next spring, when it will only get worse.
“While it has not grown into an epidemic just yet, the shortage of bike racks, and space to park your bike in general, has begun to cause problems.” This can happen in any number of ways, with either the university, a club or an organization on campus taking the lead and either find funding for or donations of additional bike racks for campus. This way we can continue encouraging eco-friendly and health-conscious behavior on campus, while also preventing people from being blocked from handicap entrances to buildings. The number of bikes on campus is, hopefully, going to continue to grow. But, while this is a good thing, addressing the need for more bike racks sooner rather than later can prevent many issues on campus.
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Advice for your first year away from home As I start my last year of college, my sister begins her second. Last year, when she started her first year living away from home, she went through an adjustment period. Partially because there’s only nine months between us, my sister and I are pretty close. We talked a lot about the issues she was having when she started school. It made me think of my first college experience and just how horrible that had been for me. I remember move-in day, when my parents finally left, and looking at the clock to see that it was only 3 p.m. What would I do now? Looking back, there are things I wish I had thought to tell my sister in her first year. But I missed my chance, so now I choose to give my advice to you. The first piece of advice is to make sure that you eat. It’s always the easiest thing to forget and to convince yourself you don’t need to do. If you’re someone who finds yourself sitting in your dorm room all day, I promise the trip outside will be worth it. You can’t survive on microwave popcorn. A lot of people end up dehydrated and feel sick, not even realizing it’s from the fact that they haven’t eaten in hours, at least nothing substantial. The second piece of advice is to plan your schedule each
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week and write down your assignments for each day. Not only is this a way to force you to go through the syllabus that you wouldn’t read otherwise, but it’ll also ensure you know what’s going on in class. It’ll help you avoid dropping assignments or getting behind on work and even remind you to study for tests. It won’t take as long as you think to sit down and go through all of your syllabi once to write it all down and it will be worth it.
“Looking back, there are things I wish I had thought to tell my sister in her first year. But I missed my chance, so now I choose to give my advice to you.” The third piece of advice: wake up earlier than you think you should. Having time in the morn-
My final piece of advice is to make sure you schedule your classes according to who you are as a person. After one semester of not getting to choose, everyone gets the responsibility of picking their own schedule. If you know you’re a morning person, schedule yourself for morning classes. If you know it’s impossible for you to be present before 8 a.m., try to schedule your classes later in the day. Once you get the chance to decide for yourself, make sure you make it as easy as possible to go to class and stay there. In the end, college is all about the experiences you gather while you’re here. Those memories will be the best if you take care of yourself and are happy with what you’re doing. Jessica Harker is a fourthyear media communication student with a minor in women and gender studies.
Horror movies and other scary things
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My best friend since freshman year of college, Whitney, is a precious human being. I say that with the utmost respect. She’s kind, a great listener and has this cute little fluffy ponytail on top of her head like a rabbit’s tail. But most of the time, she drives me nuts. Once or twice a month, Whitney asks me to go to the movies with her. Not just any movies either. Always
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weekend. It’s always okay to cancel plans to stay in and read. It’s okay to watch movies all night with your roommate on a Saturday.
“If you’re someone who gets homesick and feels like they need to go home every weekend for the first few months, go ahead.”
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ing to relax and get yourself together slowly will benefit your day. It’ll help you be on time for class and raise your mood by 100 percent. Waking up earlier will help to get your day moving and you’ll be ready to face the challenges ahead. Number four is don’t worry about how much you go home. If you’re someone who gets homesick and feels like they need to go home every weekend for the first few months, go ahead. If you really enjoy living in your dorm and don’t want to go home for a few months, that’s also totally okay. Different people need different things, and there’s no standard for how you should act. Don’t feel bad about acting one way or another, just do what you need to for yourself and everything will eventually work out. My fifth piece of advice is always take some time to yourself. Don’t feel pressured to do something or go out every
“The first scary movie I ever saw was in the fifth grade. My friends and I huddled together on the couch, watching a B-rated horror film.”
horror movies. I beg and plead with her to see something else, anything else. This time, Whitney wanted to see “It”, the newest and most hyped horror movie of the year. Like always, I told her no. She told me she even got a T-shirt for the movie, with a little red balloon in the center. I responded that she’s crazy. The first scary movie I ever saw was in the fifth grade. My friends and I huddled together on the couch, watching a B-rated horror film. It was awful, graphic and terrifying. I’ve hated scary movies ever since. Horror films have always been a big genre for moviegoers. Last weekend, the record-breaking debut of “It” pulled in $123 million in its domestic opening (adding another $66 million overseas) to notch the biggest opening weekend ever for any movie in the horror genre and the largest September opening of all time, according to Fortune. As a person who doesn’t like horror movies, this number doesn’t change the feelings I have for scary movies. The “Annabelle” trailer spooked me to the point of not being able to going to sleep for hours. I couldn’t get past the third episode of “Criminal Minds” because I kept getting the feeling someone was coming to get me. This business of fearing things that may not be scary to others isn’t anything new to me. But what happens when scaring people goes too
far? What happens when the movie industry creates a fantasy that people aren’t afraid to bring to life? Last year, clowns took over. You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about the clowns. At first, it was only something on the internet. Then, it was quickly spreading across the country. We heard of clown sightings around Toledo. To me, I avoid being scared because I don’t want to be scared. There is a large portion of the world that genuinely hates terrifying things (me included), and that is okay. Actually, it’s more than okay. We have a right not to want to be frightened in our day-to-day lives, and that includes walking in public. This year, with the release of “It”, the clowns came back. Red balloons floated over sewer grates. Clowns flocked to clown-only screenings of the movies. I’m sick of being scared. You can say, “Oh, she’s a millennial snowflake, go find a safe space.” I don’t like being terrified while I trying to enjoy a television show. I avoid watching scary movies because I don’t want to see them. So, please stop dressing up as clowns, stop frightening others and stop causing real problems. This isn’t “The Purge” because “The Purge” isn’t a real thing. It’s a movie and that is where it should stay: in a fictional universe. Emily Schnipke is a fourth-year communication student with a minor in English.
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A 15-day census conducted in fall 2017 determined that 20,579 students enrolled for this semester, which is down from the 2016 fall semester that saw 20,648 students enrolled. The incoming class averaged a 22.9 ACT score, which is up by 0.2 points from fall 2016. the average GPA also increased from 3.36 to 3.42 from fall 2016 to fall 2017. Retention rates increased for students at all class levels.
New UT Portal takes Liftoff The Toledo Technology and Talent portal at TnewTech.com have created a new portal for thier website. Features of the site include technological news posts, forums with great conversation about new technilogical advances and file sharing. The public launch happened Tuesday Sept. 12, at 5:30.
Math Lectures Slated for Next Week Dr. Miroslav Engliš of the Mathematics Institute at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prauge will visit campus for the Shoemaker Lecture Series. Each lecture will start at 4 p.m., and will last for three days with three different sessions each day. The first and third sessions will be held on Sept. 11 and Sept. 13 in Gillham Hall Room 5300 and the second on Sept.12 in Memorial Field House Room 1270. These lectures are free and open to the public.
tion and must understand how it affects students. “We need to obey the law, but we also stand by our students,” said McKether. “We need to be flexible enough as an institution to pivot and make adjustments as necessary, because we understand the commitment we have to our students.” Recently, McKether and Gaber talked with Latino students on UT’s campuses who wanted reassurance that the university will support them, McKether said. “We are now working with Latino students on campus to create programs and to create the right kinds of messaging,” said McKether. One program discussed includes a panel of experts, including DACA and non-DACA students, to inform the campus community on the impact DACA has on students, said McKether. “We are looking at an event that will be for all students,” said McKether. “The tone
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of the conversation was that we need to have constant communication with our students so they know where we stand.” University leaders will continually monitor DACA and will keep students, faculty and staff updated as new information becomes available, wrote Gaber. “I think that anything that has the effect of targeting a particular population, it suggests that measure could be an attack on any group of individuals,” said McKether. “So, for me, when I think about those sort of measures that make people feel unwelcome, not only in this country but at this university, it hurts me to see students hurt.”
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“What this does is impose enhanced penalties. That’s how the law works, there are multiple offenses that may be implicated by one act.”
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the city council, but Salem believes that the council won’t vote on the issue until after the election. “At this point we don’t know what the chances of passage are; we think it’s going to be close,” Salem said. “I am optimistic it will pass, but it’s not a sure thing.” According to the Toledo Blade, the group has already gotten some backlash regarding the legislation, including by Lori Viars, a board member of the Conservative Republican Leadership Committee in Ohio, who was against the bill because it threatens free speech. Others opposed the law because they questioned its necessity, since it is already illegal to harass or physically attack someone outside of any health care facility. Salem said that the proposed legislation purposefully replicates laws already in place, to allow more than one charge to be brought against someone for one action.
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“What this does is imposes enhanced penalties,” Salem said. “That’s how the law works, there are multiple offenses that may be implicated by one act.” Controversial issues are commonplace for the Civil Advocacy Clinic, said Salem — they “embrace them.” This includes just last year, when the group worked to pass a law banning conversion therapy in Toledo. The legislation was passed officially in January 2017. The student-oriented group is made up of only eight students each semester and works with individual cases, as well as drafting legislation. They meet twice a week, along with “at least six hours a week of office time,” working on their projects, according Salem. “I actually try to run a law firm within the law school,” Salem said. “It’s’ about giving students the responsibility to do what they have to do as lawyers and as legislators.”
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and Engineering Directorate make significant contributions to the aeronautics and space missions of NASA and for the nation,” wrote Rickey Shyne, director of research and engineering. In an e-mail correspondence, Babula recognized the significance of her accomplishment. “The awards are distributed to a limited number of individuals across the agency, so it is a real honor to be recognized with this Exceptional Service Medal and be one of this year’s recipients,” wrote Babula. According to her biography on NASA’S website, Babula, a Toledo native, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and engineering from the University of Toledo. Babula credits her successful career path to the tools and information provided by the university. “The faculty and staff at the University of Toledo, and
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particularly in the computer science and engineering department (now EECS), challenged and encouraged me to achieve my goals. They made me aware of internship and other programs to expand my experience base,” wrote Babula. Nick Dulaney, a fourth-year student majoring in physics with a concentration in astrophysics at UT, sees Babula’s accomplishment as evidence he is pursuing his professional goals in the right place. “For me, she is an inspiration for my own career and a good example to follow. This shows that getting my degree at UT can help me reach my career goals,” wrote Dulaney in an email interview. In receiving this award, Babula hoped it would act as a model to inspire students, such as Dulaney, currently studying at her alma mater. “I encourage students to be curious,” wrote Babula. “Ask questions. Try new things. What you are doing now is only the beginning that can open doors to a wide variety of opportunities.”
This was a problem during the 2014 water crisis. “So, we had to send water samples to the U.S. EPA
national research lab or to other cyanotoxin-testing labs in Michigan to determine the definitive amount of microsystins,” Seo wrote. Due to high costs and the analysis takes, many water
“So, we had to send water samples to the U.S. EPA national research lab or to other cyanotoxin-testing labs in Michigan to determine the definitve amount of microsystins.” Youngwoo Seo Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
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Volleyball drops two, wins one By Justice Sunderland Staff Reporter
The Toledo women’s volleyball team traveled to Huntington, West Virginia on Sept. 8 for the Thunder Invitational. The Rockets finished in second place, losing their first game to Maryland before defeating Marshall and falling to Virginia Tech on the final day. Third-year libero Maurissa Leonard was named to all-tournament team, recording 72 digs in the tournament. UT now stands at 3-6 on the season. “Extremely proud of the team and how the team battled this weekend,” said head coach Greg Smith. “We battled well with a tough Maryland team to five sets and then had to come back Saturday and fight back to win a tough five-setter against Marshall. Against Virginia Tech, we just ran out of gas and not taking anything away from VT because they are a great team, but we just didn’t have anything left in the tank.” It took Maryland all five sets to defeat the Rockets in their first match. Thomas led the way on offense with 15 kills, and firstyear Emma Swope added 14 kills. Fourth-year Brianna Foster tallied 41 assists and 10 digs. Maryland did not get their first lead until the second set. After taking the lead, they went on a 12-3 run to take a 10-point lead. They eventually stretched that margin to 21-9 behind a .345 attack percentage. They won the set 25-13 to tie the game at a set apiece. Both teams battled early in the third set. Toledo eventually took four straight points to take control. After a timeout, Maryland tied it up; UT then won 14 of the last 18 points to win the set 25-16. The Terrapins never trailed in the fourth, attempting to force a final set by taking an early 6-1 lead. The Rockets battled back to score seven straight to make it 18-15. Toledo was as close as 23-22, but Maryland won the final two points to force a fifth and final set. Maryland won the first three points of the set and never surrendered the lead. The Rockets used back-to-back kills to tie the game at 12 before Maryland won the final three points to win the match 3-2 and remain undefeated this season. Against Marshall, Toledo’s offense was led by Thomas with 15 kills. Leonard anchored the defense, recording 40 digs. The Rockets fell behind, losing the first two sets, but made a remarkable comeback. UT was handled easily in the first set, 25-15. They got their footing underneath them in the second set but still seemed out of sorts and lost 25-21. However they completely controlled the third set, leading the entire time. Marshall cut the margin to one point four different
times but could not take the lead. The closest they got was 20-19 before UT shut the door and forced another set. Once again, Toledo was impressive in the fourth set, holding Marshall to a .025 attack percentage. Several errors by the Rockets kept the set close, but they won the set 25-23 to force a fifth and final set. The fifth set was one for the ages, as the teams ended up tied at 15. The teams continued to go back and forth, with the Rockets having eight separate chances to win the game. An offensive kill followed by a service spelled victory for UT in a hard-fought game.
“Overall, I loved seeing the resolve and the competitiveness in our two matches on Saturday.” GREG SMITH Volleyball Head Coach
“Overall, I loved seeing the resolve and the competitiveness in our two matches on Saturday against Marshall and Virginia Tech” said Coach Smith. The final game of the weekend was against Virginia Tech. Fourthyear Rachel Vidourek led UT with 15 kills and, as a team, they
recorded 10 blocks. The teams were even early on, tied at seven. The Hokies scored three of the next four points to take an early 11-8 lead. The Rockets were as close as one, but Virginia Tech took control after scoring six points in a row. They won the set 25-17. The Rockets were in control of the second set after winning seven of the first 10 points. The Hokies made a run that was halted by block from two Rockets, putting them ahead 24-21. UT took the second set to tie the match at one. The third set went back and forth. Virginia Tech was able to take over late in the set with four straight points. They scored five of the last seven points to win the set, putting pressure on Toledo to win the fourth set. However, the fourth set was controlled by the Hokies from beginning to end. They recorded a .333 attack percentage. The Rockets took a 7-6 lead early but faded quickly. Virginia Tech scored five straight points following a timeout to put themselves in the driver’s seat, and they did not give it back. They scored six straight to win the match and handed Toledo their sixth loss of the season. The women will return to Savage Arena on Friday, Sept. 15 for a doubleheader against New Mexico University and Youngstown State. First serve is set for 10 a.m.
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Third-year setter Carly Townsend sets fourth-year outside hitter Annie Beasley up for a spike during the Rockets 2016 season.
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Toledo Rockets stay undefeated in Reno By Jackson Rogers Associate Sports Editor
The University of Toledo football team defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack 37-24 on Sept. 8 at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada. The win raises the Rockets record to 2-0 on the season. “Any time you go on the road, it is hard and difficult to get wins,” UT coach Jason Candle said. “Certainly, this was a great environment for their first home game. We handled the trip really well and got the goal accomplished that we set out to do and that was to win the football game. I thought it was very sloppy at times and at times even a little undisciplined. There are some things we definitely have to correct and have to fix as we move forward.” Fourth-year running back Terry Swanson crossed the end zone twice and ran for 101 yards, carrying the ball 27 times. As a team, UT rushed for 211 yards on 60 carries. Fourth-year quarterback Logan Woodside threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, completing 19 of 27 passes. Fourth-year wide receiver Cody Thompson had a career high for receptions, catching eight passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. Second-year wide receiver Diontae Johnson caught four passes for 53 yards and a touchdown. “I felt pretty good out there,” Swanson said. “The offensive line did a great job. This (Nevada) defense, they blitz a lot. So, we knew it was going to be difficult coming in. But the O-line did a good job.” Toledo caught a break in the second quarter when Thompson mishandled a Woodside pass, Nevada intercepted the ball, returning it to the Toledo sixyard line. The play was later reviewed and overturned as the ball was ruled
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to have hit the ground. UT finished the drive with a Jameson Vest 25-yard field goal, increasing the lead to 20-3. Nevada answered back before the half with a touchdown to make the lead 20-10. Swanson kicked off scoring in the second half after a 75-yard drive giving UT a 27-10 lead. Nevada kept fighting by scoring a touchdown with 7:11 left in the third quarter, making the score 27-17. With 3:45 left in the third quarter, The Rockets led the Wolf Pack 34-17 after an eight-yard touchdown connection from Woodside to Thompson. Nevada countered quickly with a 75-yard touchdown strike from Ty Gangi to McLane Mannix, cutting the lead to 34-24. Jameson Vest wrapped up scoring in the game by converting a 23-yard field goal with 4:31 left in the game, making the Rocket lead 37-24. “It was big to get a road win,” Swanson said. “It wasn’t our best performance, but a win is a win and we are going to move forward and get ready for Tulsa.” The Rocket defense shut the door on Nevada after that, forcing two turnovers from Nevada in the fourth quarter. Second-year defensive lineman Nate Childress recovered a fumble off fourth-year defensive lineman Tuzar Skipper’s sack. Fourth-year linebacker Ja’Wuan Woodley intercepted a pass with some help from third-year defensive lineman Olasunkanmi Adeniyi pressuring the quarterback. The Rockets will return home to the Glass City on Saturday, Sept. 16 to face Conference USA foe Tulsa. The game is at 7 p.m. and will broadcast on ESPN3.
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Each year, more than 5,000 people are diagnosed with the fatal disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The average life expectancy of someone with ALS is two to five years. There is no known cure for this disease. Last weekend, community members gathered on the University of Toledo’s campus to walk in honor of those who have fought and are still fighting the battle of living with ALS. UT hosted the Toledo Walk to Defeat ALS Sept. 10 at 1 p.m., a two and a half mile on-campus trek which began and ended at Savage Arena. Registration began at 11:30 a.m. and included a UT steel drum performance and appearances from Ronald McDonald, the UT women’s basketball team and Rocky and Rocksy. More than 33 teams preregistered to walk, each team honoring a person struggling with ALS or a loved one who has passed. Ruth Moeller, founder of the
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Toledo Walk, said she started the walk 14 years ago and walks in memory of her husband, Paul, who passed from ALS on Sept. 11, 2002. “His struggle was just 2 years,” Moeller said. “Our team is called Paul’s Crew because Paul was a sailor and valued a good crew. It is said that it took a ‘crew’ to help him with his devastating struggle.” Each individual team has the opportunity to raise money on their own. Moeller said the money raised at this event and other walks support the programs, services and activities for the ALS Association Northern Ohio Chapter and funds ALS research. She said that she and her husband benefitted greatly from the chapter’s resources. “Professional activities [are] available to more than 400 persons with ALS in the area,” Moeller said. “The resources through the loan closet, the respite care in the form of reimbursement for the caregiver’s caring for themselves, etcetera,
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are vital for the family.” Mary Wheelock, executive director of the ALS Association Northern Ohio Chapter, said that their fundraising goal was $11,000 and 800 people were expected to attend. “The Toledo Walk to Defeat ALS is the chapter’s largest fundraiser in the Northwest Ohio region,” Wheelock said. “All funds raised remain in the region and provide programs and services free of charge to those living with ALS.” Ashley Delp, current chair of the Toledo Walk, said that each dollar raised is a step closer to making the discovery for a cure or treatment for ALS. “Most ALS patients only live two to four years from their date of diagnosis,” she said. “I would love to see this statistic change in my lifetime.” Delp said her family has also been greatly affected by ALS. “I have lost my paternal grandmother, her identical twin, my second cousin, my uncle, and my father to ALS,” Delp said. “We have a familial case of ALS that is carried through a hereditary gene. There is a 50 percent chance that I too may one day develop the symptoms of ALS and be a carrier of that gene.” She said the walk is important because it allows the patients and families a day to celebrate the lives affected by the disease. “Each patient has a story, a family, a history worth celebrating. We hope that walk day helps them to know they are loved, cared for and important to us all.”
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Kevin Upham answers a phone call from his co-star in “Xenomorphism: the musicult” during the 24 Hour Play Festival on Sept. 9. By Mariah Williams Staff Reporter
University of Toledo theater students pulled an all-nighter this past weekend and flexed their creative muscles to invent, organize and produce their very own plays. Hosted by Alpha Psi Omega and sponsored by UT’s Theatre Department, 24-Hour Plays is a theater event to showcase student creativity and performing skills . “It is a 24-hour event at which the participants get together, divide into groups, and then it is their job to write, direct and act in their very own play,” said Alexis Johnson, fourth-year theater major and president of Alpha Psi Omega. The student performers had 24 hours to plan their performance, beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday evening until Saturday at 6 p.m. The performances began at 7:30 p.m. and were open to both students and community members. Johnson said this was her fifth year taking part in 24-Hour Plays, and she enjoyed it for many reasons. “It’s a great way for non-majors and majors to get to know each other,” Johnson said. “It also helps a lot of non-majors learn more about theater, and a lot of people return the next year.” Second-year theater major Kevin Upham said that this was his first year performing in 24-Hour Plays.
“No matter what the plays come out to be, whether they’re very brilliant plays or just average plays, it’s always a fun experience for the students and for anyone involved really,” Upham said. “It’s a great bonding experience, you just get to go on stage and be free and creative.” Upham is a pledge educator for Alpha Psi Omega and said he enjoys how the fraternity not only promotes theater amongst students, but is also philanthropic. “In addition to spreading theater, promoting it wherever we can, we hope to help out the community as well,” said Upham. Both Johnson and Upham were pleased with this weekend’s performance, and said there were few things they would change for future 24-Hour Plays. “This year went extremely well,” Johnson said. “Normally we have a few bumps in the road, but this group was extremely excited to be a part of the event and most of the people who participated were non-majors.” Johnson encourages others to go to the theater in the future, just for fun. “Yeah, going to see a movie is great. But here’s the thing, for the same price you could see a live show,” she said. “You can be in the room with them performing. You get to see the tech elements, you get to feel with these people. The experience is completely different than that of a movie – a once in a lifetime experience.”