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UT alumna defines being an American

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“If there were more male feminists, we could lessen the harm done to our sisters by raising world consciousness.”

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Shamila Chaudhary, University of Toledo alumna and foreign policy analyst, delivers a lecture Feb. 8 in Doermann Theater.

SCIENCE

NASA lecture marks 50 years of UT astronomy

By Olivia Rodriguez Staff Reporter

Robert Dempsey, a University of Toledo alumnus and NASA flight director for the International Space Station, spoke to members of the University of Toledo community Feb. 8 in Driscoll Auditorium.

During his presentation, “Houston, We Have a Problem — When Things Go Wrong on the International Space Station,” Dempsey described the many factors that keep the ISS from falling apart.

The event was part of a celebration marking 50 years of astronomy at UT, the Ritter Planetarium, the Ritter Astrophysical research center and the founding of the Ph.D. physics and astronomy program, Karen Bjorkman, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, said.

As the flight director, Dempsey makes sure everyone works together to ensure that the U.S. and its international partners are doing the right thing, Dempsey said.

“One of the problems NASA had with the ISS was when they were putting the solar arrays into their final position, they snagged on the guide wire that helped secure it from flapping when they slid out, causing it to rip,” Dempsey said.

NASA decided to make “cufflinks,” which are wires that were attached to a plate that acts as a string holding it together to fix any tears and prevent further damage, he said.

On the ground, NASA researched how to make these cufflinks in space with microgravity and astronaut gloves, Dempsey said.

Another problem that Dempsey described was when the three main computers all had bad hard drives.

The first one failed to “talk” to its hard drive and eventually crashed, he said. The second computer automatically had the same problem when booted up and also crashed. Eventually the computer

“It’s kind of inspiring to see all he’s accomplished and think that us UT students are in the same position he was years ago.”

UT alumna Shamila Chaudhary returned to campus to deliver the second lecture of this year’s Jesup Scott Honors College Distinguished Lecture Series.

The event, titled “The Meaning of America, at Home and Abroad,” took place Feb. 8 in Doermann Theater. Chaudhary read an essay which detailed her definition of the true meaning of America.

UT President Sharon Gaber introduced Chaudhary.

“Shamila Chaudhary is a foreign policy expert who specializes in U.S.-Pakistan relations, Pakistan domestic politics and security policy, and regional issues in South Asia,” Gaber said. “She is senior adviser to Dean Vali Nasr at the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.”

Chaudhary earned an M.A. in international affairs from the Ameri-

can University School of International Service and a B.A. in English literature and women’s studies from the University of Toledo.

She began her essay recalling her memories of reading Walt Whitman’s poetry as an American literature major at UT. “I read about his vision of America, of living in America, of being an American,” she said.

“As I continued to read, I became hungry and nostalgic all at once, enraptured by a vision of America so industrious and primitive at the same time. The more I realized about our current nation, the more questions I had.”

Chaudhary said Whitman’s works serve as a wake-up call to dangerous economic and political trends today that favor economic and political elites over wide spots of the country.

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was put on standby.

The third computer also crashed after experiencing the same problems, but it was left on so the second computer could not turn back into the “main” computer, he explained.

This computer system on the ISS controls everything on the space station from communication to recording data. However, no one thought it would the system would fail, right up until it did, Dempsey said.

There was a second set of lowertier computers that Dempsey and the control room used to turn off the third computer and turn the second computer back on. The astronauts replaced the hard drive for the first computer until NASA could get more hard drives to them, Dempsey said.

Maddy Silveous, a first-year accounting major, said it was inspiring to see what a UT graduate accomplished.

“I thought it was so cool to hear about real experiences from somebody that actually went through it,” Silveous said. “It’s kind of inspiring to see all he’s accomplished and think that us UT students are in the same position he was years ago.”

The next event is Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6:30 p.m. in Wolfe Hall room 1205. Ken Sembach, director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, will talk about the James Webb Space Telescope.

The University of Toledo promoted students to ‘take flight’ Feb. 10 at the annual Levis Leadership Conference.

(ABOVE) Jeremy Holloway, UT Ph.D. student and motivational speaker, lectures to attendees about the importance that ‘imagination’ holds in leadership.

(LEFT) Ken Leslie, founder of 1Matters, shares his personal experiences with students to inspire them to be better leaders and people.

(BELOW) Students participate in small groups to brainstorm ways to improve themselves as leaders.

EDUCATION

UT Transition program brings education to all

By Jessica Harker Opinion Editor

The University of Toledo Transition program is a two- or four-year postsecondary program designed to help people living with physical and cognitive disabilities attend college courses and gain job skills.

The program started five years ago and is unique to every student, allowing for individualized class schedules and work experience to help students gain the knowledge

they need to succeed in their chosen fields, according to Patricia Devlin, the founder of the UT program.

Danny Napoli, a third-year student studying business in the program, said the people running T² are great to work with.

“Gillham Hall is just the best,” Napoli said. “They care so much about their students, they’ll do anything for them.”

Napoli said that he has autism and is studying business in T²

with the goal of owning a comic book shop one day.

“I just go to classes, I have fun with T²,” Napoli said. “I have teachers who really care about me.”

He is the first student in the program to join a fraternity and live on campus, staying in the Pi Kappa Phi house in McComas Village.

It was through Pi Kappa Phi that Christian Nopper, a fourth-year disability studies major, met Napoli and the two became friends.

“I am a year older than Danny, and he came in for recruitment in 2015. Ever since then, Danny has just kind of grown with us,” Nopper said. “We have just kind of become really good friends, we have bonded over a lot of things.

I’m Batman, he’s Superman; we coincide.”

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Addicted: How far will we go?

Just another day working in the pharmacy: A customer brings up a small plastic card specifying which Sudafed product they wish to buy from behind the counter.

They explain to me how they think it is so inconvenient that they can’t just buy the product off the shelves. We ask them to agree to a statement that they will use the product lawfully, collect their signature and log their information with the state’s methamphetamine program.

The patient, with their nose dripping and voice congested, leaves unhappy that the transaction took so long.

Perhaps we’ve all heard the saying: It takes a few bad eggs to ruin the whole batch.

With addicts pushing the limits on what items they will try to manipulate to get a high, product restrictions are getting tighter for the masses.

No longer are the days that you can purchase a simple Sudafed product to relieve congestion symptoms without an elaborate routine because the ingredients in it are being used to make methamphetamine.

Pharmacies must keep a close eye on the number of grams of pseudoephedrine purchased per person in a set time period to ensure that it is being used for the right reasons.

While this measure may be effective to prevent the product from getting in the wrong hands, it is often seen as an inconvenience and a time-consuming measure to those patients needing quick relief.

However, the problem doesn’t end with Sudafed.

In an article posted by CNN Jan. 31, the Food and Drug Administration is asking manufacturers of over-the-counter antidiarrheal medications to change product packaging due to growing abuse.

Addicts have been taking upwards of 50-300 pills of Immodium (Loperamide), an anti-diarrheal medication, per day. Taken in these large doses, the medicine can cause a high similar to heroin, morphine and oxycodone.

However, taking these large quantities is not without risk: Heart problems and death have resulted. As a result, the FDA has asked Loperamide manufacturers to package the product in smaller quantities, such as in boxes good for two-day or short-term usage.

Yet again, this could pose an inconvenience barrier to the patient needing the medication on a

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longer-term basis.

In another example, there are now warning labels on cough and cold medicines such as Robitussin DM and Mucinex DM, warning parents to look out for signs of drug abuse in their teens taking the product.

The Dextromethorphan in the product has been used by adolescents to elicit hallucinations but can also result in vomiting, accelerated heart rate, and brain damage (WebMD).

Even Dramamine, the medicine used by persons who experience motion sickness on car rises, planes or cruises has been used to cause hallucinations or an opioid-like high.

The problem with this abuse is that the Diphenhydramine in the medicine is dosed based off of body weight and tolerance, so overdose is ver y easy to achieve, resulting in fast heartbeat, coma, heart attacks or even death. If abused for the long term, depression, liver and kidney issues, memor y damage and eye pain have resulted (ISMP).

In last week’s State of the Union address, President Trump emphasized the startling truth of the opioid epidemic facing our country.

With “174 deaths” occurring due to opioid abuse each day in 2016, it is no secret that the drug war needs to be fought.

However, I challenge our nation to combat not only behind the counter or on the streets drug abuse but to turn its focus to our local community pharmacy shelves.

Signs of abuse are occurring right in front of us, and we can purchase these items legally and without a prescription.

Until our nation finds a solution to this epidemic, perhaps our pharmacy shelves will continue to feature stricter purchasing guidelines and less product availability to the public.

Alexis Nieszczur is a fourth-year student in the pharmD program.

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We need more male feminists

The world is changing, and I believe women and equality are the future.

As a student at the University of Toledo, I have come to believe that we need more male feminists.

I have had the opportunity to take women and gender studies courses at UT and have learned about some of the problems women face that many men are not even aware of. The following is just a few — of many — issues that women face in our society that I have learned about through my studies.

We see women in advertisements that are modified to create unrealistic goals for women’s beauty. We also see sexist, pornography-based ads that objectify women as sexualized objects.

In popular culture, we hear songs that promote sexual violence against women. All of these aspects have become so embedded in our culture that they appear normal.

When men are promiscuous, it is a part of growth and experiences in their life. When women are just as promiscuous, they are slut-shamed and

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looked down upon.

This double standard must stop. We need to educate ourselves on why women are suffering on college campuses across the country and in the world’s society.

Another injustice against women is the sad fact that, across the board, women are paid substantially less than men. Women are also much more likely to be sexually harassed than men.

Our government has made women’s bodies a political factor. I personally don’t understand why people think the choice of abortion

should be in anyone’s hands except the mother. People go as far as to harass those who are pro-choice at clinics such as Planned Parenthood.

After visiting a local Toys “R” Us, I was disgusted that all the little girls’ toys were homemaker toys and dolls while boys’ toys range from Star Wars lightsabers to tool sets.

We are brainwashed into thinking that women are inferior. This starts from birth.

Studies presented in the book “Sisterhood is Powerful” by Robin Morgan say that in elementary school, girls tend to perform better academically than boys.

But by junior high and high school, women are more concerned with beauty and interested less in academics. Women are taught to value their looks over smarts and, according to Morgan, this could be lessened if male feminists were more aware and appreciated natural beauty.

If there were more male feminists, we could lessen the harm done to our sisters by raising world consciousness.

During the Civil Rights Movement, black women sup-

ported black men to get their freedom from oppression, but the problems will not go away until black women get their liberation too.

Producing more male feminists in the black community will give the overdue respect to black women who have often been facing inequality to a deeper extent than black men.

More men need to stand up for women and equal rights to help battle these problems.

Taking classes in women’s studies has shown me that men need to be more thoughtful and fair to our deserving sisters.

I feel like the more educated men become on the topic of feminism, the more likely it is for men in power to make change.

I am thrilled that I attend a university represented by a strong woman like President Sharon Gaber, but I still want to see UT make a change for the better.

Let’s be supportive of our sisters and change the world.

Deshawn Cavanagh is a fourth-year communication major.

COMMENTARY

A “cure” for anxiety To put it simply, last semester was rough. Some people might blame school, a job or partying for the bags under their eyes, but I blamed something else entirely: anxiety.

I’m the sort of person who notices a twinge of pain, dwells on it for days and jumps to a far-flung conclusion, i.e. thinking it’s cancer or some obscure disease.

In other words, I’m a hypochondriac, but, thanks to my parents, I can usually manage.

My parents both worked in the medical field, so they approach each medical-related problem like a physician would.

They ask me questions like a doctor asks a patient to find a diagnosis, and they always concluded that I was a healthy 21-year-old man.

Most conversations go, “How many people actually get pancreatic cancer? Where and how does it hurt? That’s not your pancreas, that’s your liver.

No, you don’t have liver cancer.

Well, I guess you’ll just die in a couple months then.”

My parents have a sense of humor that somehow puts my mind at ease.

Unfortunately, this doesn’t always work.

As a hypochondriac, my biggest fear is a fast-growing brain tumor called a glioblastoma. These are terrifying because they are usually only detected when the symptoms become apparent around stage four, and it’s too late.

So when I began having pounding migraines last semester, I came to the only sensible conclusion: I had a glioblastoma, and I would die before Christmas.

Every day I dwelled on this made-up truth. My parents said I was fine, but I couldn’t shake the thought of suffering through and ultimately dying because my body turned on me.

Around mid-September, I had the first of many panic attacks. Not only did I think I would die of a glioblastoma, but I had anxiety-related chest pain that shot down my arms, resulting in more anxiety attacks.

To figure out what was wrong with me, I went to see a doctor.

He scheduled me for an echocardiogram and electrocardiogram, but both only found a healthy heart.

This might sound like good news, but I was devastated. I was still in pain, and there was no solution in sight.

After receiving the test results, the doctor knew I had

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anxiety, so he recommended that I take up yoga, meditation, daily running and journaling, among a myriad of other calming things. However, most of these only provided immediate relief, exhausted me too much to be anxious, or didn’t work at all.

I journaled irregularly; when I did, it felt good to express my thoughts and emotions on paper. By looking at my daily thoughts and worries, I began to understand my anxiety and hypochondria, but I still couldn’t get a grip on my mental health.

By October, I hit rock bottom. The constant bombardment of negative thoughts, anxiety and pain convinced me it was hopeless to seek more

help, so I put on a mask to hide my feelings.

During this time, I only journaled on my worst days.

These were the days when I couldn’t get out of bed, when I was too distracted to do work or when I stayed up until 4 a.m. thinking about my imagined brain tumor.

By censoring myself, my journal became the only form of selfexpression I had left. I knew this had to change, but I also believed nothing could help me. After all, the doctor’s recommendations proved ineffective.

This all changed when I watched a show on Netflix called “Your Lie in April.” It follows Kosei Arima and Kaori Miyazono, who both express their anxieties and pain through music.

Arima suffers from anxiety rooted in his childhood and abusive mother, whereas Miyazono becomes depressed after learning she will die in a few months from an unnamed disease that eerily resembles brain cancer.

To deal with their anxieties, they also hide behind a mask.

The first time these characters openly express their feelings is during a duet. Miyazono starts out strong on the violin, but, like Arima on the piano,

she too struggles to keep her composure.

During the duet, Arima is confronted by memories of his abusive mother, and he breaks down mid-performance as Miyazono falls to her knees crying. The thought of leaving her parents alone is too much for her.

Even though these breakdowns may be exaggerated, it perfectly portrays how emotional music can be.

This scene reminded me why I loved playing piano. I could express my feelings in a way that my voice or a pencil simply could not, so I sat down and played for the first time in six years.

I was absolute trash.

For two months, I had hidden my anxiety, so when I finally confronted it again, I broke down. The piano forced me to take off the mask and, eventually, overcome my anxiety.

I still struggle with anxiety and hypochondria nearly every day, and I sometimes put the mask back on. But like Arima and Miyazono, I found my therapy and came to terms with my mental health using music.

Bryce Buyakie is a fourth-year communication and history double major.

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IN BRIEF

Litzinger Legacy Lecture

Fadia Abaza, Universit of Toledo alumna and retired pediatrician, will present, “Three Worlds, Three Countries, Endless Lessons” at the Medical Student Council’s 10th Annual Litzinger Legacy Lecture. The event is on Feb. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Health Education Building, room 110, on the Health Science Campus.

Abaza, after receiving her medical degree from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine, completed a residency in Pediatrics at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, then the Medical College of Ohio.

Rockets for the Cure The Toledo women’s basketball team will hold its 12th annual “Rockets for the Cure” game Saturday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. in Savage Arena.

The Rockets host Western Michigan University.

Ticket sales for the game will benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Northwest Ohio, the University of Toledo Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center, and the UT Center for Health and Successful Living.

Fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer research.

Tickets are $14 for adults and $7 for youth and can be purchased online at utrockets. com, by calling 419530-GOLD, or at the UT Ticket Office.

UT, ProMedica to complete Neurosciences Center The UT College of Medicine and ProMedica have partnered to construct a Neuroscience Center that plans to “advance education, research and care for patients with neurological disorders.”

The three-story center, set to open in April on the north campus of ProMedica Toledo Hospital, features “academic facilities for students, residents and faculty, as well as centralized services for neurology and neurosurgery, including physician clinics, radiology, diagnostics, rehabilitation therapy and a research clinic.

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GRADUATION

Cadets get fitted for their ‘cap and gowns’

By Cdt. Erica Loroff & Cdt. Nate Maurer For the Independent Collegian

As a senior in college, it seems that the last year flies by and before they know it, graduation is just around the corner. Some are wellprepared for this transition but, for others, it is an awakening that soon they will be entering the “real world.” They must now establish themselves outside of an academic environment.

A majority of seniors will be looking for jobs and therefore need the appropriate clothing for the occasion. Not to mention numerous edits will be made updating cover letters and resumes. Some will go as far as to practice and rehearse questions in front of the mirror, envisioning they are in front of an employer.

However, a small percentage of seniors will not have this experience as they are entering the United States Army.

The University of To-

ledo hosted four other schools Feb. 9, in an on-site dress uniform fitting for the Army Service Uniform. Marlow White, a premium tailor company and distributor for all military service uniforms based out of Ft. Leavenworth, KS, was present at the event to fit students.

Commission Officer; promising to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. “… entering the infantry world, not only do I want to lead the way with my Soldiers but I am fortunate to be leading the way by having the opportunity

“...entering the infantry world, not only do I want to lead the way with my Soldiers but I am fortunate to be leading...”

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Seventy cadets stormed the halls of the Health Education Center from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., anxiously waiting to be measured and fitted for a uniform. Each cadet will wear this uniform at their Commissioning Ceremony, the weekend of graduation.

There, they will raise their right hand and recite the Oath of the

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She stated that it was only through the help of parents and the support of UT President Sharon Gaber that the UT Foundation was able to get involved and help funding to continue the program.

Ohio currently has seven other programs similar to T², according to Devlin, and 250 nationwide.

When the program transitioned to being funded through UT, a number of changes occurred, including initiating an entry fee similar to the tuition an incoming freshman would pay, Devlin said.

Devlin went on to say that other than funding, the program hasn’t hit any serious road blocks except when it comes to getting T² full access to campus.

Because T² students don’t have a typical class schedule, Devlin said, and the students don’t graduate with degrees, it has been hard to gain access to facilities reserved for full-time students, such as the Rec Center.

However, Devlin said that it was always as simple as making a phone call, and her students were given access.

Not only does Napoli live on campus, but he said he is also one of the first students in the program to work in a paid position, working at UT Admissions.

“It’s about having a career,” Nopper said, “not about finding a job.”

All of the students have schedules that are part work experience, part class time and part T² courses, Devlin said.

She said there are different

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fraternity for two and a half years, a semester after Nopper joined.

“I bet you felt like king of the world when you won,” Nopper said to Napoli.

“Yeah it was pretty amazing,” Napoli replied, smiling.

Devlin stated that following Napoli’s example she hopes to expand the program to offer on-campus housing to everyone by fall 2019.

This is also the first year that T² has been funded through the university, according to Devlin.

“This is the first time they can actually recruit,” Nopper said. “Before they weren’t recruiting because they weren’t sure where the program was going, but now they are federally recognized and so they had their first recruitment event, where it’s not just people talking parent-to-parent.”

Devlin said that the program was started through grant money given to her by Margo Izzo, at the OSU Nisonger Center. Izzo received money, according to Devlin, to help create similar transition programs through the Reauthorization of Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. “[HEOA] opened the door for this population to be on a college campus,” Devlin said.

“It also created a coordinating center... and some SEED money for institutions to then create demonstration projects for these people.”

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Michigan University and University of Michigan supported this fitting by sending their Cadets to attain these superior uniforms.

“It is great that the University of Toledo is reaching out to other schools in order to appropriately set them up for success in this new career change that they will be entering,” said Capt. Stanley Thompson, an assistant professor of military science at Eastern Michigan University.

As appointments ended, a sense of accomplishment filled the air. Whether a cadet is obtaining a bachelor’s or master’s degree, they have invested two, three, or four years representing their university as an ROTC Cadet during their rigorous academic plan of study.

This is, for some, one more checked box to serving their country officially as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army.

parts to the program, including academic, vocational and selfdetermination aspects.

“They’ll have specialized classes; students pick out classes based on what they are going into in the future.” Devlin said.

She also said that other students outside of the program and disability studies are becoming more involved in T².

“When you think about this campus, you think about how it’s really a community with all of these disciplines that can really take advantage of this particular population,” Devlin said.

One example, Devlin said, is how a health and fitness student at UT this semester is doing her capstone project through T².

“She’s creating all of these programs that are going to help her in the future and creating all these personalized fitness programs for some of my students who really need it,” Devlin said.

She also explained how all of her students enjoy the course and have always worked well with other UT students who get involved in the program.

This is including education coaches, Devlin said, who are UT students who get paid to go to certain classes with the students in T².

Devlin said that on Thursday, April 26 the Transient program is holding a fundraising event from 6-8 p.m. in the Schmakel Room of the Driscoll Alumni Center. It is free for alumni, and guests and community members are encouraged to attend.

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reminding her that she wasn’t alone during this dangerous transition, and it would be okay.

“I wish I could say these very things to anyone who is stateless, homeless or simply just lost,” Chaudhary said.

“Unfortunately, a lot of them need to hear this message.”

She said that over 65 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide just in the last year.

“Intense policy debates over people living in the states without immigration waivers have come to define America,” Chaudhary said. “These issues are not far from our own lives.”

In a question and answer session, she asked the audience, “What happened?”

The audience responded with their own questions.

One audience member asked Chaudhary what it’s like

to be a woman in government right now, to which Chaudhary replied, “It’s great to be a woman in national security.

Because of the issues with women’s rights, it’s very fulfilling to do the work that I do.”

Second-year Grace Garcia attended the lecture because she was very interested to hear what Chaudhary said about being American.

“I loved her authenticity,” Garcia said.

Chaudhary closed her lecture with a childhood memory of sitting outside on a summer night, sun setting, children playing, the smells of pinewood trees and chicken frying on the grill and the whistles of trains in the distance.

“There are millions of memories like these across the country, a panorama of experiences as complex, dynamic and beautiful as the land itself.

Let’s go find them,” she said.

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BASHcon 2018

By Jessica Harker Opinion Editor

Once again, BASHcon will be bringing gaming to the University of Toledo.

The annual gaming-centered event put on by UT’s BASH will kick off Friday, Feb. 16-18 at the Lancelot Thompson Student Union.

According to Jacquelynn Chaput, BASH executive coordinator, the theme of this year’s event is Dungeon Exploration, and they will offer a variety of game styles to play.

“We get a lot of RPG’s (role playing games) at the event,” Chaput said. “Last year was kind of video game-themed, so we wanted to do something different.”

The event will run Friday, 5 p.m.-midnight; Saturday, 9 a.m.-midnight; and Sunday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Admission is free for

anyone with a student ID on Friday, including non-UT students, but will be $5 for non-student attendees. All non-UT attendees will have to pay $5 for admission Saturday and Sunday.

Chaput added that preregistration is available at Bashcon.com, but the event will be cash only.

“We will have eight arcade cabinets, including DDR, Initial D and JuBeat,” Chaput said.

She added that RealBreakingNate, a YouTube star who runs a Pokémon themed channel, will be a special guest at the event.

“He’ll do some panels and he’ll walk around the convention,” Chaput said, adding that having a special guest is something unique in this year’s event.

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A participant dressed as T-rex dances at last year’s BASHcon.

Chaput said that she expects a lot of people to come, stating that about 750 attended last year’s, but attendance can reach 1,000.

“It’s usually larger than most of the other org-run UT events,” Chaput said.

With paint brushes and canvases, International Justice Mission hosted its very first “Painting for Freedom” event to educate individuals on the severity of human trafficking.

“The goal of ‘Painting for Freedom’ is to get more awareness for IJM on campus, as well as [hold] a small fundraiser,” said Cassie Hall, president of International Justice Mission.

The nonprofit organization held this event Feb. 7 from 12-3 p.m. Students paid $4 to paint a canvas while learning about human trafficking.

“IJM was reestablished on campus in fall 2015, so this is our third year back on campus,” Hall said. “This chapter of

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Q&A with Shawna Babula The Center for Success Coaching helps University of Toledo students all over campus with academic and personal issues during their college careers.

Shawna Babula joined UT as a success coach in August 2013, and specifically works with students in the College of Arts and Letters. Since then, she said the program has evolved and solidified into such a powerful model to impact student success.

Why did you get into success coaching?

I was actually a high school teacher for years and was involved in a program that helped first-generation students be college-ready.

Over the years, I followed my former high school students in their college journeys. I was devastated to hear many of them didn’t make it. I had worked with them all four years of high school to be prepared!

Unfortunately, the financial, personal, and academic realities of college were just paralyzing. It made me realize we have so many programs to help high school students understand the power of a college degree and aspire toward that… But few programs at the college level! I immediately jumped on board

when I learned UT would be starting a success coach program. It’s a chance to help students once they get here to finish the dream.

What is your favorite thing about UT? The falcons in the bell tower! Those chicks every spring are noisy and adorable!

What TV channel doesn’t exist but really should?

Well, I don’t have cable for a reason! I know those DIY home channels would just do me in. I love all of them and don’t need MORE! What is something you think everyone should do at least once in their lives?

Travel abroad. It widens your perspective and awakens your soul.

A new semester means new groups to join. How should students decide where they fit best?

Actually, there’s a great workshop coming up Feb. 14 from 5:30-6:30 in Student Union 2582 and Feb. 15 5:30-6:30 in Carter Hall to explore just that!

Talk to your coach more about the “Find your Fit” workshop and RSVP! Call us at 419.530.1250 to learn more.

SHAWNA BABULA UT Success Coach

Where is the best place to relax on campus?

So, there’s this popcorn machine the success coaches have… Shhh! Best secret on campus! I love to kick back and relax with a big bowl of popcorn.

Six more weeks of winter! What’s your favorite thing to do in Toledo during the winter?

I am a California girl, so I shiver all winter long! It’s rough for me. I always have a big fire going at home and love to sit by that.

What is your favorite piece of advice for graduating seniors?

Don’t be afraid of asking questions about financial topics. It’s about to get real, seniors! Back in the day when I graduated, I was so intimidated and didn’t understand a lot about money or “adulting.” So, I winged it and learned the hard way. The good news is that now, coaches have been assembling resources to help. Honestly, it’s not as scary once you dive in and research more.

IJM focuses on raising awareness for human trafficking on campus and in the Toledo area, volunteering with and for other agencies and organizations who share similar missions of ending human trafficking and fundraising to support anti-human trafficking efforts.”

International Justice Mission was founded in 1997 by lawyer Gary Haugen.

Although based in Washington D.C., the organization has 17 field offices in Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, South America and South Asia.

Haugen, the CEO, said he started this organization to address the plague of predatory violence amongst the poor as there are over 27 million people in the world held as slaves.

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Toledo basketball wins fifth straight road game

By Justice Sunderland Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo men’s basketball team has now won 10 of its last 11 games after defeating Northern Illinois 82-77 and Miami (OH) 73-67.

With the two wins, the Rockets are now 18-7 (10-2 MAC). They have won five straight road games, and 10-2 is the best start in conference play for UT since 2006-07.

“We’ve been playing better on the road all year,” said head coach Tod Kowalczyk. “We have to find a way to have more energy and confidence at home.”

Toledo overcame good shooting from Northern Illinois by knocking down 11 three-pointers.

Third-year guard Jaelan Sanford led the offense with 22 points, and fourth-year guard Tre’Shaun Fletcher added 20 points along with six rebounds and five assists.

But the biggest shot came from first-year guard Marreon Jackson. With 54 seconds on the clock, Jackson knocked down a three to give UT a 78-75 advantage.

It was a slow start for the Rockets, but Fletcher got them going with a three followed by a dunk plus the foul to put UT

ahead by seven with 12:26 left.

The lead grew as big as 13 after a triple by Jackson put the Rockets ahead 33-20. The last basket of the first half came on a layup by Fletcher, who scored a team-high 15 points in the first half. Toledo led 40-28 at halftime.

The Huskies did not go away quietly. They went on a huge 16-2 run early in the second half to tie the game at 44 with 13:26 remaining in the game. After that point, there were three ties and three lead changes.

“In the second half, they made a run, but we stayed together and do what we do to get the win,” Sanford said.

After Jackson hit the three to give UT the lead, he made four free throws in the final minute to help secure the fivepoint victory.

Traveling to Oxford to battle Miami (OH) is never easy for the Rockets but they escaped with their fifth straight road victory.

Third-year forward Nate Navigato spearheaded the offense, scoring 19 points

“We’ve been playing better on the road all year. We have to find a way to have more energy and confidence at home.”

TOD KOWALCZYK Toledo Men’s Basketball Head Coach

“I thought our guys got a little deer-in-headlights,” Kowalcyzk said on how NIU got back in the game. “We lost our flow on both ends.”

Toledo kept the pressure on by getting to the free throw line and making shots. The Huskies tied the game with two free throws of their own, but second-year forward Luke Knapke hit a three with 1:26 left in the game.

and grabbing six rebounds.

Fletcher added 18 points and a team-high six rebounds.

Knapke came up big on defense with a career-high five blocks.

Neither team was shooting the ball well to begin the game. There were only 19 points between both teams through the first 10 minutes of the game with the Redhawks holding a slim 10-9 lead.

Fletcher made a strong drive to the rim and laid it in to give UT a two-point lead.

Several minutes later, Navigato hit a triple to put Toledo up by seven.

That sparked the Rockets scoring six of the last eight points and took a 33-22 lead into halftime.

Five straight points by the Redhawks early in the second half cut their deficit to just five. A three-pointer by Nick Sandade tied the game for Miami (OH) at 39.

“They scored fourteen points in four minutes,” said Kowalczyk. “We had some miscommunications on ball screens.”

Navigato stepped up with another big three to put the Rockets up by five with 10:38 left in the game. The Redhawks cut it as low as three with 2:22 left.

But UT shot excellent from the free throw line in the final two minutes of the game.

They hit both free throws four separate times during that stretch.

Miami (OH) continued to score but fell short 73-67.

The midnight blue and gold return to the court Feb. 13 as they host Ohio University at Savage Arena. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

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Rockets go 0-2 against Miami and CMU

By Kenny Kruse Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo’s softball team began the 2018 season in Clermont, Fla., winning three out of five games in the Dot Richardson’s National Collegiate Softball Invitational.

Friday – Game 1

Kailey Minarchick, third-year pitcher, held Fairfield Dickinson scoreless and only allowed one hit for opening day’s doubleheader. Minarchick collected four strikeouts in seven innings under 76 pitches with no walks.

The Rockets scored their lone run of the game in the third inning. Sam Showalter, fourth-year infielder, singled up the middle and stole second with one out.

Morgan Paaverud, second-year infielder, took an intentional walk with two outs.

Bekah Yenrick, first-year outfielder, collected her first career hit and RBI as Showalter came through scoring. The Rockets came out on top with a 1-0 victory to begin the season.

Friday – Game 2

Heather Webb, third-year pitcher, continued what Minarchick started.

Webb allowed one hit and three walks while collecting six strikeouts in five innings against Detroit Mercy. Maggie McGurk, first-year, and Alissa Noble, second-year, pitched the sixth and seventh innings.

The Rockets were the first to jump on the scoreboard with a run. Kylie Norwood, first-year infielder, hit a lead-off single to right field and Bailey Curry, first-year catcher, singled.

Showalter hit into a fielder’s choice with runners on the corners with one out and stole second, allowing Norwood to beat the play at home to earn the first run.

The Rockets picked up a pair of runs in the sixth. Norwood was hit by a pitch, Curry hit an infield single, Showalter placed a sacrifice bunt to advance baserunners and Taylor Weekly, first-year utility, powered through with a two-run single to right field.

The Rockets defeated Detroit Mercy 3-0 and began the season with two victories for the first time in 19 years.

Saturday – Game 1

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Last week, the Toledo women’s basketball team lost to Miami University by a score 67-58 and to Central Michigan University by a score of 87-47 on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively.

The defeats drop the Rockets’ record to 15-10 overall and 6-7 in Mid-American Conference play.

Third-year Mikaela Boyd led the Rocket offense with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals, scoring in double digits and continuing her nine-game streak.

UT also received double-doubles from third-year Kaayla McIntyre (12 pts., 10 reb.) and second-year Mariella Santucci (11 pts., career-high 10 reb.), along with seven points from first-year Tanaya Beacham coming off the bench.

As a team, Toledo shot 43.9 percent (25-of-57) from the floor, including 0-of8 from beyond the arc, and 47.1 percent (8-of-17) from the free throw line.

The Redhawks jumped out to an early 13-10 lead after the first quarter.

UT fought back and tied the score at

18-18 off of three layups from McIntyre at the 6:54 mark in the second quarter, but Miami answered by scoring 13 points to give the Redhawks a 33-24 lead at the half.

The Rockets surged coming out of the locker room, going on a 12-4 burst to cut the margin to one point at 37-36 with 5:08 left in the third quarter. Boyd ignited the run with seven points, converting three baskets from close range, including an and-one.

Miami stopped UT’s run with another three-point shot, but the Rockets countered by scoring the next five points to retake the lead, 41-40, at the 3:36 mark.

McIntyre was credited with three of the five points, while Boyd tallied the other two.

The teams went back and forth over the next couple of minutes, before Toledo put together a 9-2 run to assume a 50-44 advantage with 7:04 left in the game. Santucci was responsible for five of the points to help the Rockets.

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