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“...we took it upon ourselves to outline a few different ideas about how we can best use the space.”

On Friday Sept. 22, UT hosted the Human Trafficking Conference. This conference was a series of stories and lectures with the purpose of educating people on the topic of human trafficking.

Rachel Watton, the writer and main actress of a short documentary called “The Scarlet Road,” gave a lecture and informed the crowd of the harsh realities that the world holds.

“The UN estimates over 25 million people are victims of human trafficking worldwide. [Human trafficking] is also the second most profitable activity in the world for organized crime,” Watton said.

“Toledo has the second highest recruitment rate in the United States, and it is the third largest city for human trafficking.”

Diane Massey, an audience member, said that Toledo has fallen since her youth.

“I’m a 56-year-old woman, and hearing things like this makes you ashamed to be part of a place that does

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nothing about statistics like this,” Massey said.

“I’m hoping that with the knowledge that people have learned here today, they will be proactive in their own communities and will make an effort to make a change.”

Massey said the solution is to have a special police task force that deals with organized crime and human trafficking.

“The change won’t be immediate. But if we, as a society, stop objectifying women and start listening to what they have to say, instead of finding fault in something they’ve done, then we can truly start to move in the right direc-

tion toward a community that does not tolerate things like this,” Massey said.

A seminar called “Predator Prostitute” showed a documentary with same name about Charlene Warner, the first female serial killer who allegedly killed because she was raped by men while working as a prostitute.

The movie “Monster” is based on this woman and her story. Juniper Fleming, writer and director of the documentary “Predator Prostitute,” concentrated on this story and discussed the injustices from her situation.

“News media objectify women and blame them for what they wear,” Fleming said. “Prostitution is wrong, and illegal in most places. But it does not give someone the right to violate them in ways that they are not prepared for.”

Ta’jane Williams, an audience member, called another question into group discussion that intrigued everyone in the room.

“The question is, is it okay to kill if the alternative is rape?” Williams said.

Students say inclusion survey isn’t accurate

By Salma Abuyasein Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo conducted a survey to discover whether students, faculty and staff feel that they are in an inclusive environment.

The survey was conducted via an email sent out to students and faculty, then compared with the 2016 survey.

“It is important that all students feel included regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation and beliefs, because this can motivate success in and outside the classroom. By celebrating and promoting differences and diversity, a climate of inclusion can be present throughout campus,” Latino Student Union member and second-year, pre-medicine pharmacy major Arianna Aranda said.

Of the 1,135 students

who participated in the survey, 82.2 percent of students said they have a high feeling of inclusion.

Additionally, 4.49 percent of students said they have a low feeling of inclusion.

However, not all students feel that this is an accurate representation of the student body.

“I do not believe that the statistics accurately reflect students’ feelings of inclusion,” said Jamal Shaheen, third-year professional sales/marketing major and president of the Muslim Student Association.

“The sample of students surveyed is not enough people to create accurate data to represent the student body as a whole.”

Isis Walker said she does not think multicultural events are as represented because they don’t

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SECURITY

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UT Police earns $40,000 grant

By Samantha Gerlach Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo Police Department is looking to strengthen its relationships with students with the help of a $40,000 state grant.

UTPD is one of 20 law enforcement agencies in Ohio to receive this grant from the Office of Criminal Justice Services. According to a university press release, the grant is to help support the police department’s efforts to increase community policing programs on campus.

UTPD is very positive about its initiatives to reach out to the student body, said UT police chief and director of public safety Jeff Newton.

“Keeping students safe is the first priority for all of us here at the University of Toledo, and it is important that we all work together to ensure our campus remains a safe and welcoming place for everyone to study and work,” Newton said. “This additional state support will allow officers to expand

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the outreach we already do to engage students, faculty and staff about the safety resources available to them.”

First-year nursing student Megan Koehler said she is positive about the grant and is looking forward to a safer campus.

“I think the new programs will help the officers be more personable with the students, and that, in turn, will help students be more comfortable with them if an emergency situation is to occur,” Claire Minniear, a third-year law and social thought major, said.

The police department has already implemented many different programs and plans to establish more throughout the year.

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This camera is situated on a beam in the West Parking Garage on the first floor. There are three cameras upon entrance and a pan-tilt camera in both parking garages.

Safety in UT’s parking garages

By Benjamin Morse Staff Reporter

On the afternoon of October 27, 2016, University of Toledo student Eric Bishop returned to his car in the East Ramp Parking Garage to find an explicit note taped to his windshield and a vulgar illustration keyed on his trunk.

The university police report on the incident read, “There are no known suspects at this time.”

Upon review of nine police reports involving theft and criminal incidents in both the East and West Ramp Parking Garages over the last two years, only two individuals were caught on camera.

According to an officer of the University of Toledo Police Department’s dispatch team, there are three cameras upon entrance and a pantilt camera facing towards the top in both the East and West Ramp Parking Garages.

There are no cameras on the levels in between.

Until speaking with the dispatch team, Jeff Newton, the University of Toledo

police chief, was unaware of the number and location of cameras in each garage.

“The parking garages are quite ‘camera’d up,’ so there is a lot of camera coverage,” said Newton.

Newton soon backtracked on his statement upon entering the surveillance room and speaking with the officer monitoring the feed.

“I thought we had stuff that shot down some of the lanes,” said Newton.

Due to the limited amount of surveillance, university police reports show a common theme in their incident descriptions.

In one case involving theft in the East Ramp Parking Garage, the officer reported, “I attempted to view camera footage of the incident but was unable to have a viewable angle of the incident.”

In a criminal mischief case in the West Ramp Parking Garage, the officer reported, “There were no suspects or any video evidence to review.”

Second-year mechanical engineering major Jane

Woodbury is among those concerned with the lack of camera coverage.

“I do not believe there’s only three cameras [upon entrance] in the parking garage. That is ridiculous.

How can people feel safe?”

Woodbury said.

Second-year media communications major Lauren Hite feels increased surveillance may help with traffic violations that pose safety risks.

“People go really fast.

Maybe the cameras could help that too,” said Hite.

“I know people go around with parking and ticket, but are they really looking for security?”

According to an article published by certified security consultant Ralph Witherspoon, “Because garages and parking lots contain valuable vehicles and their contents, plus the car occupants who also represent potential victims, both are frequent favored ‘hunting grounds’ for robbers and thieves.”

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Utilizing Welltower

Last week, Welltower Inc. donated the largest gift the university has ever received, estimated at $30 million. The donation encompasses state-of-the-art office buildings as well as 100 acres of land.

Because it has been less than a week since the donation was announced, UT is still unsure how best to utilize the land. As a student group, we took it upon ourselves to outline a few different ideas about how we can best use the space.

1. Commuter students Commuter students are a majority of the student population at the University of Toledo, yet all of them are served by one small office in the Student Union. That, coupled with the fact that parking has only gotten worse this year, is why we believe that the entire land donation from Welltower should be converted into a commuter lounge and parking area.

This will be a place where students can come park easily and relax, then jump on a bus to go to Main Campus.

Commuter students are a majority of the student population at the University of Toledo, yet all of them are served by one small office in the Student Union. tion department can utilize the high-tech office space to help train students.

4. Baseball fields Currently, as part of the UT master plan, the baseball fields on Scott Park Campus are scheduled to be moved to Main Campus and will reside where Carter Hall currently sits.

This plan was concocted when Carter Hall housed no students. But with Parks Tower not housing anyone and a continued rise in enrollment, Carter Hall is being used as a dorm again this year.

Because it has been less than a week since the donation was announced, UT is still unsure how best to utilize the land. As a student group, we took it upon ourselves to outline a few different ideas about how we can best use the space.

2. Student organizations Right now, the situation for student organizations at UT is not ideal. Each year, groups on campus battle to earn and keep office space in the SU. For this reason, we propose giving all the state-ofthe-art office space over to the student groups. If we, as various student groups, can accomplish so much with the space and resources we have now, imagine how much we could do if we had the freedom Welltower would offer.

Right now, UT communication is currently housed in Sullivan Hall, Rocket Hall, Student Union and, if you count The Independent Collegian, Carlson Library. This kind of setup makes it extremely hard for all of us to work together and utilize our resources.

3. The communication department Right now, UT communication is currently housed in Sullivan Hall, Rocket Hall, Student Union and, if you count The Independent Collegian, Carlson Library.

This kind of setup makes it extremely hard for all of us to work together and utilize our resources. We believe using the whole Welltower building as a communica-

We propose moving the baseball fields to this new area, instead of knocking down Carter. It just seems easier on everyone.

5. Rolling black top Not to beat a dead horse, but parking is a problem at UT. It has been a problem for years and will probably be a problem for years to come. One easy way to fix this would be to simply create a giant parking lot around the Welltower building. Gate this parking lot off, with the exception of a parking pass that would be half price of one for Main Campus, and offer busing; the amount of parking needed on Main Campus would be drastically reduced.

6. Dorm rooms To go back to Carter Hall, it wasn’t closed without a reason. Carter experienced massive flooding issues due to a storm, although it is still being lived in. This, on top of the fact that we had to close the freshman dorm on campus, Parks Tower, for renovations has lead to housing on UT campus being a top priority. If we turned the whole Welltower campus into housing, then we could increase the amount of student housing and still knock down Carter Hall, making room for the baseball fields.

Doing these things is impossible, and even doing just one is improbable.

Though we may be joking, each group identified in this list does have real issues that the university needs to address. We need to keep these people in mind when we decide what to do with this gracious gift. It is imperative to helping UT grow as a school and treat all of its members equally.

COMMENTARY

It’s about time Well, it’s official: the school year is only four weeks old, and I’m already behind.

Books that I forgot to read, papers that I should have written last week and presentations that I needed to start a month ago fill my backpack, waiting.

I blame a combination of being too busy, having extremely poor time management skills and retaining little to no organizational system.

Still, I’m confident that I’ll fulfill all of those obligations. I always do, even if sometimes I have to stay up until 3 a.m. because I spent far too much time taking useless BuzzFeed quizzes.

In my defense, how could I focus without knowing which color flannel I should wear first this fall based on my opinions of unpopular Halloween candies—even if I do own only one flannel?

My sorry attempts at staying organized and managing time aren’t for lack of trying.

When I was having the same issue last semester, I made a special trip to Target and paid too much for a planner to help me stay on track.

I recorded everything: all my school assignments, when I worked, when I had to be in the Independent Collegian office, any plans I made with family and friends, all of it. Everything had a place, a due date, a time to be completed.

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most of my free time studying and writing papers, I perused various social media platforms, endlessly switching between Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat.

I know I was only avoiding the inevitable, but mindless scrolling seemed preferable to coming up with original thesis statements and committing new Spanish vocabulary to memory.

Every day, I told myself that those could wait until tomorrow. Muy estúpida, no?

I’m shocked that I maintained good grades and never missed an assignment.

By May, however, my brain felt ready

Additionally, instead of spending most of my free time studying and writing papers, I perused various social media platforms, endlessly switching between Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat.

I swore that I would never revert to my old ways.

That lasted a week tops. Most of the time, I scribbled down what I could when I remembered and relied on my brain to take care of the rest.

Additionally, instead of spending

to explode. I was desperate for the year to end, and stress consumed me. Nonetheless, I figured that if I could make it through, I’d have a fresh start come August. I vowed to be better. Again.

But, I’m the worst.

During the second week of classes this

In my defense, how could I focus without knowing which color flannel I should wear first this fall based on my opinions of unpopular Halloween candies—even if I do own only one flannel? semester, I left my planner completely blank.

I can’t even claim writer’s block, as I often do when I can’t (read: won’t) find the right words and phrases while writing.

I knew what I had to write down; my professors explicitly explained what I was to do. I chose not to keep track.

Somehow, I survived that week. I just kept telling myself that if I could tread water until Friday, I’d be OK. I say that every week.

In the week that followed, I did improve, though not by much. I jotted down assignments and due dates, but I still composed a six-page paper due on Tuesday afternoon on Monday night (and early Tuesday morning).

Baby steps.

As the semester passes by, I do think that I’m making progress, albeit slowly.

Even so, enhancing my time management and organizational skills incrementally can only work in my favor.

If I’m ahead, I can waste as much time as I want watching “Dancing with the Stars” and pretending I moonlight as a ballroom dance judge without the thought of forgotten and overdue schoolwork stressing me out.

I guess it’s about time I pick up that book and work on that paper and start that project, isn’t it?

Kristen is a second-year student majoring in Enlglish.

OPINION

The legacy of Einstein and his eternal theories If there is one word that describes genius, then it ought to be “Einstein.” He is considered the modern Prometheus.

His theories knew more than he did, and in his prime he developed two great theories that would completely revolutionize physics.

Born in the German Empire, Einstein showed a brilliant capacity for problem-solving, mathematical reasoning and physics at a very early age.

By the age of 14, he could solve university-level calculus, work out problems of geometry, algebra and classical mechanics – problems that were rather challenging.

After receiving his B.A. from ETH Zurich, he took a position as a patent officer in Switzerland for two years.

Although frustrating, this work gave him ample time to contemplate on Newton’s equations of motion.

Einstein was stubborn and absolutely loathed the fact that Newtonian mechanics could not predict the precession of the perihelion of Mercury, or the time that it would be closest to the sun.

This tiny error in Newton’s law drove Einstein insane. So in 1905, he published the paper on special relativity.

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In the paper, he theorized two things: the laws of physics are invariant under all inertial frames and the speed of light in a vacuum is the same for all observers.

The special relativity papers, otherwise known as the Annus Mirabilis papers, combined distinct entities: space and time, mass and energy together.

He made an impact on the popular culture with his frizzy hair and unwillingness to wear socks, even at the White House.

He called this the “happiest thought of his life.”

But, there was more to come. Special relativity was “special” because it only dealt with constant velocity, but the real world is full of acceleration.

Now a professor at Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague, Einstein hibernated for 10 years. Finally, in 1915, Einstein published his paper, “The General Theory of Relativity.”

GR toppled the father of gravity, Isaac Newton; he showed that space and time is actually a fabric on which events occur. This discovery of a new theory led to headline news worldwide.

Einstein became a celebrity. As a maverick professor, he travelled the world to lecture at universities and laboratories.

He made an impact on the popular culture with his frizzy hair and unwillingness to wear socks, even at the White House.

The two theories of relativity are only a taste of his work. He worked on Bose Einstein Condensate to Photoelectric effect, for which he received a Nobel Prize.

In addition, he also worked on unifying fields and quantum mechanics.

His final prediction of the existence of the gravitational

waves was experimentally verified in 2015.

He opened up a whole new way of looking at the universe, brining rigor to mathematics.

Richard Feynman, and American physicist, described Einstein as, “A giant, his head was in the clouds, but his feet were on the ground. But those of us who are not that tall have to choose!” Indeed, his work ranged from condensed matter physics to particle physics to gravity and cosmology. In the modern day, one picks what field to study, but Einstein pioneered all of them.

In his dying days at Princeton, he wrote to Roosevelt to stop the war against Japan, calling it the greatest mistake of his life.

Albert Einstein is considered the greatest mind mankind has ever produced.

However, his theories did have some limitations; for instance, it fails to merge with quantum mechanics, the theory of the tiny particles.

It might take decades to solve the paradox, but the foundational work by Einstein will remain eternal to knowledge and humanity.

Sanskar is a fourth year student majoring in high energy physics.

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Gaber said at the press conference there are currently no plans to develop the land and buildings, but she hopes it will provide more education and internship opportunities for students.

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UT ranked as best four-year college in Ohio

By Gabrielle Huff Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo has recently been ranked the best overall four-year college in Ohio and has received national recognition for its online Early Childhood Education program.

Schools.com based the state rankings around data on affordability, flexibility and student services, all of which was gathered by the National Center for Education Statistics.

After being awarded this recognition, UT President Sharon Gaber said, “It’s an honor to be recognized as the best school in the state for our success serving students with a high-quality education at an exceptional value.

No matter what you want to study, you can find it here.

We are committed to helping students succeed.”

According to Schools. com, UT ranked fourth in Ohio and is a “bright spot” for financial aid and affordability. Only three schools ranked better for institutional grant aid, in proportion to the cost of attendance.

Schools.com also ranked UT as having the lowest amount of graduate debt among all of Ohio’s public

universities with an average debt of $24,437 for the class of 2016. The site also ranked UT very high among Ohio universities in flexibility and student services.

“I chose UT due to its affordability and how all of the educators here really care about our education. Also, I love how there’s so many programs to get into, so that anyone can find their dream career,” said Kayla Noon, a second-year middle childhood education major.

Schools.com ranked UT fourth for having the widest degree selection in the state of Ohio. Also, UT ranked second for top online colleges in Ohio, with 46 different online education degrees offered. Currently, 36 percent of students are enrolled in at least one online class.

The Early Childhood Education was recently ranked as the fifth best bachelor’s program and the

18th best master’s program in the entire country by Best School Choices.

Best School Choices found UT’s tuition rates, other previous strong rankings at the national level and low studentto-faculty ratio as beneficial qualities that UT has to offer.

UT Professor and Judith Daso Herb Chair Laurie Dinnebeil, who helped pioneer the online program, said UT separates itself from the rest of the country with very strong completion rate of students in the program and the special way the program is set up.

The program consists of four semesters and allows students to work in the field while going to school, helping them earn college credit through their work, making it much easier for students to be able to continue to further their education while working and providing irreplaceable hands-on training that isn’t available elsewhere, Dinnebeil said.

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“I do not feel like such a high feeling of inclusiveness is an accurate representation,” said Walker, a Black Student Union member, Advancement of African American Women member and thirdyear communication major. “A lot of people I associate with feel like UT is a very segregated place.”

Of the 330 faculty members surveyed, 20.19 percent had a high feeling of inclusion, while 2.73 percent of faculty had a low feeling of inclusion.

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The Student Affairs team arrived on the scene and provided pizza to the residents and took them to a dry lounge, according to Meghan Cunningham, director of university communications.

“What the Student Affairs team did is offer those students who would be displaced during the cleanup some place to go,” Cunningham said.

The students were offered alternative accommodations for the night, including Carter West, Academic House and International House. Some students preferred to stay with friends, while a few lodged off campus at the nearby Holiday Inn, Ledingham said.

“We got the water out within a few hours of staff getting there so everyone could go back in their rooms by late afternoon Tuesday,” Ledingham said.

to explain the effectiveness of surveillance inside of parking structures.

“The threat to persons and property in covered/enclosed parking garages can be even higher than the threat in open lots, because isolated floors and locations often make effective surveillance or monitoring difficult. However, adequate lighting and the use of Closed Circuit Television monitoring can reduce (but not eliminate) the crime risk,”

Precautions are being undertaken to prevent such an event from recurring.

Ledingham said sandbags are placed outside of the entrances when chances of heavy rainfall are high.

“Since that time, the facilities team jetted the lines, and they made sure to clear it out of debris in the hopes that future rain will be handled without those issues,” Cunningham said.

Having been closed for a couple of years, Carter Hall reopened this year because of Parks Tower’s ongoing renovations. While no substantial changes have been made to Carter Hall yet, its role as a dorm is temporary.

“The long-term plan actually is to bring the athletic fields over from Scott Park to where Carter Hall currently is, to have a baseball and softball complex there,” Cunningham said.

The incident has been chalked up to unpredictable weather and unfortunate storm drain placement.

“Unfortunately around the world you see a lot of storms going on right now, the hurricanes and earthquakes in Mexico,” Cunningham said.

“It’s important to be able to prevent as much as possible but also to respond as quickly as you can.”

from the 1.5 percent in the 2016 survey.

“It would be great to see organizations collaborate together to host events and bring more diversity on campus on a larger scale, rather than each organization functioning alone,” Aranda said.

Shaheen said the university should hold more forums, lectures and events, in order to educate one another about the differences we may have.

“The single most important thing that can be done to ensure all students feel included is to educate,” Shaheen said.

“Lack of education of those who may hold different religious beliefs, sexual orientations, race or gender leads to unjust stereotypes, hostility and ignorance.”

the fall semester, along with ALICE training.

ALICE, that stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate, is a national program that instructs participants on how to survive an active shooter situation.

In addition to these, the UT community can attend “Pizza with the Police” Oct. 11 at noon in Carter Hall’s main lobby. Students and staff will be able to discuss safety concerns with the officers.

“This is going to help us all get familiar with them,” Yuhraj Pondey, a fourth-year civil

engineering major, said.

According to a university press release, UTPD is even increasing its social media outreach to engage with students more. The department is sharing important public safety information on its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

“Social media is constantly used by students to receive news information, so it’s good the police department has social media accounts to relay their news,” said Pondey.

Additional community engagement events are scheduled throughout the academic year.

Witherspoon wrote.

Despite the stated risk of a structure lacking sufficient camera coverage, fourth-year criminal justice major Abraham Baryaruha feels secure in his surroundings.

“For the most part, I feel safe,” Baryaruha said. “So far nothing has happened.

I’m more aware of my surroundings.”

Bishop, as the victim of a crime in the East Ramp Parking Garage, does not feel surveillance would have helped his case.

“It would be nice knowing that everything could be monitored with [the cameras], but I don’t feel as if they are really that necessary,” Bishop said.

Individuals who feel unsafe in either parking garage may turn to the Emergency Blue Light Phones located near the stairwell entrances of the structures or any of the 50 others located around Main Campus.

To report a crime or request assistance, call the University Toledo Police Department at 419-530-2600.

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Rockets fall to No. 14 Miami

By Jackson Rogers

game, a 37-yard completion from Woodside to third-year receiver Jon’Vea Johnson with 3:30 left in The University of Toledo the half. Toledo stopped Miami football team was defeated 52-30 on its next possession, then drove on Sept. 23 at the hands of the down to the Miami 20-yard line Miami Hurricanes, who are with three seconds left. ranked No. 14 in the nation. The Vest’s field goal attempt hooked loss drops the Rockets’ record to wide left, but Miami was flagged 3-1 on the season. for offsides, giving him another Fourth-year quarterback Logan chance. This time he converted Woodside threw for 342 yards and from 32 yards out, boosting UT to 3 touchdowns on the day. Wooda 16-10 halftime edge. side completed at least five passes Miami surged after halftime, takto four different receivers ing a 17-16 lead on an eight-play, Second-year receiver Diontae 91-yard drive on its second possesJohnson led the Rockets in recepsion of the third quarter. Following tions and caught a career high eight a UT punt, Miami scored again, passes for 66 yards. Fourth-year making the score 24-16. receiver Cody Thompson pulled in Miami got the ball right back five catches for 114 yards. Johnson on a Woodside fumble late in the also tied his career-high with two third quarter that was recovtouchdown catches. ered on the UT 21-yard line.

Fourth-year running back Two plays later, the Hurricanes Terry Swanson pushed the extended their lead to 31-16 with ground game with 79 yards.

14:53 left in the fourth quarter.

Toledo out gained Miami in total Moments later, Miami scored on yards at the half, 296-190, but the another TD pass to make the lead 38-16.

The Rockets did not give up, however, as Woodside then drove the offense 77 yards in six plays, connecting with Johnson on a six-yard scoring strike with 9:21 left.

A two-point conversion pass from Woodside to second-year running back Art Thompkins came up just short, making the score 38-22 in favor of Miami.

Moments later, RACHEL NEARHOOF / IC second-year safety Third-year University of Toledo kicker Jameson vest prepares to kick an extra Jordan Williams Associate Sports Editor

Hurricanes out-gained UT in the second half, 397-133.

Miami got off to a quick start with a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, scoring on its first possession with a 44-yard TD run. The Rocket defense stopped three running attempts on Miami’s second drive, forcing them to settle for a 19-yard field goal.

Toledo dominated the rest of the half, outscoring Miami 16-0 in the second quarter. The Rockets got on the board early in the second quarter on a 24-yard field goal by third-year kicker Jameson Vest to make the score 10-3.

The score was set up by a 38yard completion from Woodside to Thompson that went to the UM two-yard line. Vest again cut into the lead by connecting a 49yard field goal, tying his careerlong, making the score 10-6 with 7:48 to play in the half.

The Rockets took a lead 13-10 lead on their first touchdown of the

point in the teams game against Tulsa University.

HOMECOMING

UT vs EMU kicks off at noon

By Sam Williams Sports Editor

The University of Toledo football team will play Eastern Michigan University next Saturday at 12:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network and will serve as the UT homecoming game.

Both teams will be coming off a bye week.

Toledo will be looking to start their Mid-American Conference play with a win.

Toledo was handed their first loss last week when they played 14 ranked University of Miami on the road. The Rockets fell to the Hurricanes 52-30.

Eastern Michigan opened their MAC play that same week when they faced off against Ohio University. EMU lost to Ohio in thrilling overtime, 20-27.

Toledo needs to impress in MAC play, as they were picked to win the league in preseason polls. So far the Rockets have shown they have what it takes to prove voters right, as long as leaders like fourthyear quarterback Logan Woodside is able to connect with his receivers and put up big offensive numbers.

Last year, Toledo beat Eastern Michigan 35-20.

WOMEN’S GOLF

UT women’s golf succeeds in Cardinal Classic

By Justice Sunderland Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo women’s golf team took fourth place at Ball State’s Cardinal Classic on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

Third-year Pimchanok Kawil tied her careerhigh by placing second, carding an even-par 216 (71-71-74).

During the final round, UT dropped a spot in the team standings and posted a score of 886, 22-over-par (291-289-306).

Another Rocket golfer placed within the top 10 of the tournament, as second-year Saranlak Tumfong finished in eighth place with fourover-par 220 (72-72-76).

Third-year Pinyada Kuvanun finished tied for 12th, finishing one

shot (72-72-77) behind Tumfong. Second-year Thunpijja Sukkasem (76-74-79) and thirdyear Hannah Kochendoerfer (76-77-79) tied for respective finishes of 45th and 53rd. Secondyear Donchanok Toburint completed the Rocket lineup tied in 70th (83-74-82).

“We played great yesterday. But today was disappointing and that happens sometimes in golf,” head coach Nicole Hollingsworth said in a UTRockets interview.

“I’m happy that Pimchanok finished second and Saranlak eighth, but we were just mediocre for the most part today. We’re going to need to rebound and learn from our mistakes.”

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Fourth-year University of Toledo wide receiver Cody Thompson sprints down the field during a game against Tulsa University.

picked off a Hurricane pass and returned it to the eight-yard line.

On the next play, Woodside hit Johnson for a touchdown along the right side of the end zone. Woodside hit Johnson again for the twopoint conversion to make it a one score game, 38-30, with 7:37 left.

But the Hurricanes answered, driving 75 yards in five plays, capped by a 23-yard TD to make

the score 45-30. Miami would find the end zone one more time before the clock hit zeroes with a 15-yard run, bringing the final score to 52-30.

The Rockets are off next week and will return to action Saturday, Oct. 7 at noon, when they host Eastern Michigan in the annual homecoming game. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

VOLLEYBALL

Rocket volleyball starts MAC play

By Justice Sunderland Staff Reporter

The Toledo women’s volleyball team traveled to Michigan for two games against Central Michigan Sept. 21 and Eastern Michigan Sept. 23, to open up play in the MAC. They lost a 3-2 thriller against Central Michigan before losing 3-0 to Eastern Michigan on Saturday.

The Rockets are now 5-9 (0-2 in the MAC) as conference play begins.

Against Central Michigan, Toledo was led by first-year Chloee Kleespies with a career-high 18 kills. Fourth-years Rachel Vidourek and Saige Thomas added 17 and 14 kills, respectively.

In the first set, Toledo took an early three-point lead. The Chippewas answered scoring eight of the next 11 points to jump ahead.

Back and forth they went as the Rockets answered with three straight points of their own to go back in front 11-9.

However, that was the last time they had the lead during the first set. CMU went on two separate runs to take control and win the set 25-19.

In the next set, Central Michigan took the early advantage by scoring the first four points. The Rockets battled back to tie it at six after a huge kill by first-year Caleigh Barhorst. But, like the first set, CMU took control after that.

Unlike the first set UT was able to erase a five-point deficit and even take a 21-20 lead. With the teams tied at 23, Central Michigan scored the final two points to take a commanding 2-0 lead.

The third set went back and forth early.

The Rockets took a 9-4 lead, thanks to several errors by CMU. The run continued with Toledo scoring four of the next five points to take a 13-5 lead.

UT played with a sense of urgency, trying to keep the game alive. But Central Michigan made a run to finish them off.

They got as close as two but the Rockets held 25-19 and forced another set.

The fourth set started off in an ideal fashion for UT as fourth-year Annie Beasley recorded back-to-back kills. The lead did not stick very long as Central Michigan scored four straight points.

There were four lead changes in this set as UT fought to keep the match alive. But the Rockets pulled away at the end of the set thanks to a .270 hitting percentage.

The fifth and final set started completely opposite from the fourth. Central Michigan scored the first three points

and UT was in for a battle they could not back-to-back kills to drop the set 25-21 overcome. The Rockets fought back to and the match. make it 14-11 but they gave up the next They battled hard in both games this point to drop the set and the match. weekend but starting MAC play with two They had a chance to bounce back two losses is not an easy hole to climb out days later as they traveled to Ypsilanti to of. They will get a good opportunity to take on Eastern Michigan. Kleespies and start a turnaround as the ladies open up Beasley led the way offensively with nine a four-game homestand at Savage Arena kills each and Vidourek added seven kills. against Ball State on Thursday. The match The Rockets were playing well is slated to begin at 7 p.m. early, taking an 8-5 lead. The Eagles quickly came back to tie it at 11. The teams went back and forth as the score was tied six times in the set.

EMU took a 20-18 lead that they did not relinquish. They scored seven of the last 11 points to win the set 25-22.

Neither team was able to pull away early in the second set until the Eagles scored six of seven points to jump ahead 10-6. UT roared back to take a 16-15 lead, thanks to a quick 4-0 run that forced a timeout by Eastern Michigan.

The Eagles answered back with four straight points of their own out of the timeout to force Toledo into calling for time. The Rockets settled down, and back-to-back kills by Kleespies tied it at 23-23. UT did not hang on as they surrendered the final two points to drop the set and fall behind 2-0.

The Rockets did not go away quietly, battling the entire third set.

Neither team gained an advantage of more than one through the first 18 points. But eventually the Eagles rattled off three straight to push the margin to 17-12.

UT came back to trail 22-20 with a chance to force another set. But just HIMANSH BHATNAGAR / IC like the set before, the Fourth-year defensive specialist Brianna Foster watches as fourth-year outside hitter Annie Rockets let their chance Beasley prepares to spike a ball in a game slip away, conceding against Youngstown State University.

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Quinones’ inspires students to live their dream

Pie the Presidents

By Emily Schnipke

Wednesday Sept. 27

You can pay just one one dollar to pie the president and vice president of the Student African American Brotherhood.

This event will be held outside the Student Union and is open for students to mingle and learn about the organization.

Thursday, Sept. 28 7:30-9 p.m.

Trivia Night Are you a fan of trivia?

Well then you should join the UT Feminist Alliance and enjoy a night of playing trivia. The event is sponsored by URGE and hosted by UTFA. Friday, Sept. 29, 12-1 p.m.

Brain Panel Do you have a brain?

Of course you do! Attend a Brain Panel with physicians from the fields of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery.

Doesn’t sound interesting enough? There’s also free food!

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His soothing voice is one that enters into millions of living rooms across America on Friday nights. He paints a picture of situations that many people will encounter and deal with.

He provides insight into human nature and thoughts that we haven’t really thought of before.

It may seem like too much for one man to do, but John Quinones is humbled by his experiences in life and in creating “What Would You Do?”. On Sept. 21 in Doermann Theatre at the University of Toledo, Quinones began his lecture by telling the audience of the last time he was in the Toledo area.

“It’s a very nostalgic trip for me to Northwest Ohio because the last time I was in this area, I was 13-yearsold,” Quinones said. “In the summer of that year, we were migrant farm workers, my family and I. And we picked tomatoes in Swanton, Ohio.”

Quinones was the first lecturer of the year as part of the Jesup Scott Honors Distinguished Lecture Series.

His talk lines up with National

Hispanic Heritage Month, which as a fifth-generation Mexican American, Quinones understands has importance in his job as a journalist and a television anchor.

“I’m proud of the show because it shines a light on all these issues, like racism, bullying, discrimination and gay bashing at a time when this country needs that kind of beacon, that light and hope, more than ever before,” Quniones said.

Quinones grew up in San Antonio and always wanted to be a television journalist.

His teachers discouraged him, suggesting other classes such as woodworking.

“My own teachers judged me by the color of my skin and the accent in my voice,” Quinones said.

After a series of steps and hurdles, Quinones was working for a news station in Chicago when he thought of an incredible journalistic stunt that would show the struggle of Mexican immigrants. He traveled down to Mexico, bought fake papers and was smuggled across

Racing for a cause Staff Reporter

On Saturday, Sept. 30, University of Toledo students are invited to Race for a Cause in Centennial Mall. The Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the University of Toledo Physician Assistant Program are hosting the 5K Run/Walk to benefit “That Neighborhood Free Health Clinic” and the UT Physician Assistant program.

The SAAAPA is a student branch at the University of Toledo for the national community organization known as the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Every year, the organization hosts a race for That Neighborhood Free Health Clinic to promote awareness on supporting the local clinics in Toledo.

“The clinic is located in Downtown Toledo and it provides a lot of free services to underinsured or uninsured patients. It is around the poorest area in Toledo and in Ohio,” said coordinator Katie Fontaine.

She added the proceeds from the event will go towards supporting the operating costs in the neighborhood clinic.

Associated with That Neighborhood Church, the free clinic is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays to help people who don’t have access to healthcare, due to transportation, funds or a lack of health insurance, said SAAPA President John Riley.

“I know that there’s a lot of people that aren’t even familiar with these kind of clinics, they don’t have health insurance or a car to get you a doctor,” Riley said. “They can probably go long periods of time without getting medical help.

And I think being a PA student, being a medical student, it is just part of the education, it is a part of the experience, to start getting involved with just kind of the larger issues.”

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John Quinones speaks in Doermann Theatre Sept. 21 as part of the Jesup Scott Honors Distinguished Lecture Series.

when he is around, everyone is on their best behavior.

“It’s the show that asks the question, when any sort of injustice happens, do you step in or do you step away?”

Quinones said.

Abel Castillo, secondyear biology/pre-medicine student, was a member of the lecture audience along with his parents. He said he enjoyed hearing what Quinones had to say.

“Being a Hispanic myself, we have a lot of parallels of the stories between my

parents, his parents,” Castillo said. “It’s very cool.”

Castillo said that Quinones and his show help people to come away with a very clear message: be open-minded.

“To really stand up and speak out if you are uncomfortable with what is happening,” Castillo said. “I think that is really important because we live in a world of relativism and indifference. And I think that it’s important that some people take a stance.”

AWARENESS

FUNDRAISER

By Mona Shah

the border. Quinones then traveled back to Chicago and exposed a restaurant that was not paying Mexican immigrants and practically holding them hostage.

Quinones’ exposure of this situation earned him an Emmy and a job with ABC. He worked as a foreign correspondent and enjoyed the work, but wanted to do more. Quinones wanted to create longer segments that really meant something. This is where “What Would You Do? was born.”

From the show, Quinones said he has learned more about human nature than we normally see.

“The issues we tackle on the show really do happen in real life,” Quinones said. “They happen in the shadows when no one is looking. We bring it out into the open, and after all, what’s the true measure of a person’s character? It’s not what we do when everyone is watching; that’s easy. It’s what we do when no one is watching.”

Quinones said the creation of his show came from his own experiences with discrimination, although now

Riley said that people who get into a program like this find it easy to spend all their time studying. However, being a medical professional involves getting out there and getting hands-on experience by helping people.

According to Riley, organizing such an event is definitely a team project. Since he didn’t have any prior experience organizing something like this, he said it was a pretty great learning experience.

SAAPA has been hosting races for the past few years in various locations. This year, the 5K Race/ Walk will be hosted at Centennial Mall on Main Campus, to maximize UT community involvement.

“It is going to be a fun event. We have a lot of things planned out and it is going to go towards a really great cause,” Fontaine said. “A lot of students in the program volunteer in the clinic.

So we have personal experience with that patient population, and it is really beneficial to them.”

Open to people of all ages, participants will receive shirts, bibs and medals, provided by Dave’s Running. Runners can sign up for the race until Sept. 29 with a registration cost of $25. There is a $100 gift card for the overall winner of the race, and each category receives a medal.

“I would say it is worth it just to come out and support the runners,” Riley said. “I think it is important that, even if you don’t participate in it, you come and show your support and see what the student organizations at the University of Toledo can accomplish when they work together and try to do something for the community.”

No limits, no boundaries for the Ability Project

By Mariah Williams Staff Reporter

Each year, Pi Kappa Phi dedicates an entire week to raising awareness and funds for the Ability Project. This year was no exception.

The fraternity sponsored a “No Boundaries Week” Sept. 18-21 on the University of Toledo’s main campus.

The week was full of events for UT students to learn about the Ability Experience. On Monday, they hosted a night of mini golf. Tuesday was “Pie a Pi Kapp,” where students paid to shove a pie in a member of the fraternity’s face. On Wednesday they had water balloons and on Thursday members asked students to sign the pledge.

“The term ‘No Boundaries’ is used because we emphasize that everyone has their own unique strengths and abilities, and we strive to prove that there is no limit to what we as humans can do,” Jacob Drees, a second-year master of education student, said.

The Ability Project has been Pi Kappa Phi’s philanthropy since 1977 and was originally named PUSH (Play Units for the Severely Handicapped), which focused on therapeutic playground equipment for children with disabilities. They now seek to raise money and awareness while serving people with disabilities in the community.

The vision of the Abil-

ity Project is to “create a community, one relationship at a time, where the abilities of all people are recognized and valued.”

Pi Kappa Phi raised $769 for the Ability Project. However, raising money wasn’t its first priority, Dallas Johnson, a fourth-year mechanical engineering major said.

“Our goal is to spread awareness for the Ability Experience, as well as for those with physical and mental disabilities,” Johnson said. “Every year, we have a canvas for students to sign our pledge to stop using the R-word. It’s great to voice our opinion about students not using this word. Without us spreading the word to end the word, some may not realize the negativity they are

spreading by using it.”

Johnson, secretary of Pi Kappa Phi, spoke about how much this organization means to him and other members of Pi Kappa Phi. “When looking at Pi Kapp, you will notice that we are very diverse, whether that be race, religion, political views, etc. But the reason our brotherhood is so strong is because of the Ability Experience,” Johnson said. “If you were to say

“The term ‘No Boundaries’ is used because we emphasize that everyone has their own unique strengths and abilities...”

JACOB DREES Second-Year Master of Education Major

“Our goal is to spread awareness for the Ability Experience, as well as for those with physical and mental disabilities.”

DALLAS JOHNSON Fourth-Year Mechanical Engineering Major

we have an Ability Experience event going on, I guarantee that every one of our members will drop whatever they are doing, or have planned, to attend this event; that’s how passionate we are.”

Drees said there are several ways to get involved in helping those with disabilities.

“The first way to get involved would be to always raise awareness and be an advocate for people with different abilities,” Drees said. “Next, there is an organization on campus called Best Buddies where students get paired with another student that has a disability. Off campus, Sunshine Communities is always looking for volunteers.”

Drees said Pi Kappa Phi will be hosting a dinner called Pi Kapp Pasta to raise funds for the Ability Experience Friday, Dec. 7, from 6-10 p.m. at its fraternity house in McComas Village.

“This event is important because it allows us as students to make a difference in our community by spreading awareness and raising funds for those who need it,” Johnson said.