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As threats of algal blooms and species of foreign Asian carp invasions in the Great Lakes and nearby rivers are on the rise, so are the concerns of their effects on the ecosystem. Christine Mayer, professor of ecology in the University of Toledo Department of Environmental Sciences, spoke Oct. 19 at the UT Lake Erie Center about these concerns in her lecture titled, “Swimming Upstream: The Importance of Western Lake Erie’s Rivers to Fish Populations.” Her lecture highlighted the value of healthy rivers for fish in the Great Lakes and focused specifically on the Maumee, Sandusky and Detroit Rivers, according to a UT press release. According to the press release, as concerns about algal blooms increase, fish deaths and invasive Asian carp spawning are being closely watched in Lake
Erie Tributaries. Occurrences of the capture of some Asian carp species, such as the silver carp, have been reported as close as the Illinois Waterway below T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam, approximately nine miles away from Lake Michigan, on June 22, 2017, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. According to a U.S. News Report, Asian carp being this close to Lake Erie signals a threat to the lake – where the Asian grass carp has been spotted – and to the fish in the lake and its tributaries. “There wouldn’t be as much an issue if they ate the algae present in our nearby lakes and rivers,” said Timothy Fisher, professor of geology and department chair in UT’s Department of Environmental Sciences. “Grass
carp feed on aquatic vegetation essential for habitats and spawning grounds of native fish.” Grass carp eggs were discovered in the Maumee River, according to Fisher. The fertilizer runoff from farmlands is the main cause of algal blooms in the Great Lakes and nearby rivers. Farmers are aware of this problem, but only some are doing everything they can to decrease the amount of runoff going into rivers and the lake, Fisher said. “Buffer strips that trap sediment before it runs off into the lakes and rivers
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offer a tremendous amount of help in reducing the runoff, as well as underground tiles placed in the fields to collect groundwater drainage,” Fisher said. According to the City of Toledo’s website, under the division of water treatment, the water quality laboratories at the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant are responsible for the collection and analysis of samples of water, which will ensure that the water being distributed meets or exceeds the criteria of the Safe Drinking Water Act for local citizens. The Collins Park Water Treatment Plant has quadrupled the treatment capacity for algal blooms, said Janet Schroeder, manager of the City of Toledo’s Department of Utilities. “Everything will be ruined if we don’t see a positive effect from the measures we’re taking to treat the algal blooms
“Everything will be ruined if we don’t see a positive effect from the measures we’re taking to treat the algal blooms invading our lakes and rivers...” THOMAS BRIDGEMAN UT Professor of Limnology
invading our lakes and rivers, from the beaches to the vegetation to the fish,” said Thomas Bridgeman, professor of limnology in the Department of Environmental Sciences at UT. “I personally fear that Lake Erie itself will become a dead lake.”
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The role of the humanities By Olivia Rodriguez Staff Reporter
The University of Toledo hosted Michael Bérubé Oct. 19 in the UT Law Center to talk about the future and importance of the humanities field. Michael Bérubé is an Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Literature at Pennsylvania State University. He has written ten books including “Life As We Know It,” “The Secret Life of Stories,” and “What’s Liberal about the Liberal Arts?” The academic organization, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the training company Heart of the Matter were asked by Congress what political entities, universities and people should do “to achieve long-term national goals for our intellectual and economic well-being for a stronger, more vibrant civil society and for the success of cultural diplomacy in the 21st century.” According to the Heart of the Matter report, funding was cut by 41 percent in four years to support international education
and STEM teachers in kindergarten were less welltrained than history teachers in the same grades. In the same report, the Heart of the Matter concluded that these pieces of evidence suggest a problem and a pattern that will have long-term consequences for the nation.
“There is a zombie myth that the humanities are declining, and I cannot get people to believe that they are not.” MICHAEL BÉRUBÉ Professor of Literature at Pennsylvania State University
Bérubé said there is not a decreasing number of people going into humanities. “There is a zombie myth that the humanities are declining, and I cannot get people to believe that they are not. When I finally had people believing
me, the myth was true,” Bérubé said. Bérubé briefly discussed an article he wrote about an essay by William Chace, professor of English emeritus at Stanford University. In his 2009 American Scholar essay, “The Decline of the English Department,” Chace noted that English accounted for 7.6 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in 1970-1971 but only 3.9 percent in 2003-2004. “But by 2003-2004, when, as Chace lamented, English accounted for only 3.9 percent of bachelor’s degrees, that number was almost 54,000. Why was no one writing about how the number of English majors had grown by 20,000 over 20 years—almost a 60-percent increase?” Bérubé wrote in an article. The humanities can help solve the ethical problems of technology, social contentions and other major global challenges as well, Bérubé said. “The humanities turned See Arts / 4 »
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UT holds Safe Place Training By Emily Lorton Staff Reporter
The University of Toledo is offering a new approach to the Safe Place Training program, created by the Office of Multicultural Student Success and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. A Safe Place is anywhere the LGBTQA+ community can expect to feel welcome
on campus. This training has been available for staff and faculty in previous years through lecture-style. However, the new technique aims to make the training more interactive. The Safe Place Training program was also offered last spring. It has since been reorganized to be more inSee Program / 4 »
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Halloween: Exerting white privilege
Growing up a privileged white female in a predominantly white, small town with even smaller-minded inhabitants, cultural appropriation was an altogether foreign concept. In fact, I hadn’t even heard that term, nor had I bothered to learn what it meant until my freshman year of college. Cultural appropriation refers to “borrowing” aspects of a different culture and implementing them into your own daily life; this can include, for example, white people putting cornrows in their hair or wearing a dashiki. Cultural appropriation is a large concern for many reasons, the most problematic being that it cheapens another’s way of life. It exploits other cultures and their heritage by allowing others to reap the benefits of them (especially when it comes to fashion) when nothing was done to earn these benefits and when little knowledge is known about the history behind the clothes and hairstyles being worn or the music being listened to. My mother had allowed me to dress as a Native American for Halloween as a child without being aware of what she was doing; allowing me to masquerade around on a quest for candy while making a mockery of an entire heritage, essentially spitting on another group’s entire way of life. While my mother has done right by me in many other regards, I think most of us have been guilty of this sort of thing at one point in our lives; I know I have. But it is important, especially as a person born with a certain degree of privilege afforded just by skin tone, to recognize that by simply looking the way that you do affords you many luxuries that other people don’t have. And it is even more important to recognize that learning about another culture, showing genuine interest in its values and liking the look of an Indian belly dancing costume because it’s “sparkly and cute” is not the same thing. This is because, at the end of the day, no matter how long you shop or how many stores you visit, you will never find a plastic bag hanging on a rack at Party City labeled “White Person.” Because you, as a white person, have the luxury of going to the Clerk of Courts and finding extensive volumes of your family’s history: where they came from, in what year they came and on which boat, who they married, or the origins of your own last name. So many other groups of people don’t have that luxury; they have no way of knowing any of this information because their entire cultures were stripped away from them in the name of colonization, imperialism, ethnocentrism and genocide. All that many people of color have to bond with each other is that they are all of that one race; they do not have the luxury of tracing family members back to one specific Hispanic or African country or indigenous tribe because their
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livelihoods were uprooted and systematically slaughtered. Take two seconds to ponder how disrespected you would feel if you were an indigenous person and a sacred piece of ceremonial dress was mass produced in a factory somewhere and then carelessly shoved into a plastic bag to be purchased by a person who most likely has no clue what this article means to the indigenous community. I can guarantee you that people of Indian descent do not wear their ceremonial dress simply because of how seemingly cute and sparkly it is. So many groups of individuals in this country, who built this country, do not receive the credit they deserve. They were savagely beaten, stolen from, physically and resourcefully exploited and even brought overseas as cargo. Their heritage and culture was dehumanized for years and even centuries in some cases. Cultural appropriation is not specifically related to a person’s exploitation of another race; individuals of another religion, socioeconomic background or sexual orientation can be exploited and dehumanized in many of the same ways, as can racial or ethnic exploitation. Just because you personally may not feel the sting of this sort of oppression does not mean that it doesn’t exist. If you are not a Hispanic person, do not dress up today as a sugar skull or wear a sombrero. If you are not black or African-American, do not braid your hair and strut around in a dashiki. If you are not a transgender person or a member of the LGBTQ community, do not pose as any member of this group or refer to them with derogatory slander. If you are not an indigenous person, do not tie feathers in your hair, do not wear a headdress and do not paint your face in a tribal fashion. If you are not a Jewish or Muslim person, do not wear a hijab or any other religious dress. This is not okay. It is not respectful. It is not cute. It is the epitome of ignorance and asserting a privilege that so many oppressed individuals do not have. You are making a mockery of important and sacred dress, you are perpetrating further ignorance and you are cheapening the experiences of so many people who have spent years in a state of systematic oppression, people who duly paid for their right to wear these hairstyles and clothing with their blood, sweat and tears. Don’t use Halloween as a platform to exert a privilege that so many individuals are made to go without. Callie Staton is a fourth-year law and social thought major.
Perhaps it is the nature of a writing program that creates in students like myself a lethal mixture of competitiveness, desperation for flattery and vulnerability from sharing personal writing. It is easy to take advantage of students like that. It began harmlessly. My professor emailed me after class about how “great” he found my work and suggested I stop by his office to borrow books that could improve my writing even more. I bubbled with confidence and excitement. A professional was investing in my potential. He could help frame my future and things were good. I spent more time with him, my only goal becoming a better writer. Eventually, though, the compliments of my writing veered into compliments on my looks, my outfits and my personality. He started telling me that I was cute and unlike any of his other students in my maturity and intelligence. Occasionally after class, he would email me asking why I ran out of the room so quickly. He would jokingly ask what my parents would say if I brought him home and put winking faces in all his emails. At all his inappropriate comments, I squirmed with a look of visible discomfort on my face, prompting his laughter as a form of cover: “Oh it’s only a joke!” He would invite me to coffee, dinner and even suggested hanging out to watch a movie together. At one point, he invited me to go to Ann Arbor to visit his friends. I turned it all down as politely as possible, rummag-
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ing for solid excuses in my head. After all, I would have to face this man at least twice a week. He would be grading all my papers. I might need letters of recommendation. I have been reminded countless times to get to know my professors because networking is oh-so vital for my success. My stomach formed into a painful knot as soon as I stepped on campus. During class, my hands and legs physically shook with nervous energy. I could not figure out what was happening. It made me sick. I was so exhausted from sorting out genuine compliments of my craft from those with ulterior motives that I decided to classify everything from his mouth as garbage. It led to so much selfdoubt and even mistrust of any other professors or classmates. Surely no one was genuine. One day while revising one of my papers, maybe due to inflated confidence, he chose to swing the chair around next to me, instead of working in the traditional setting with a desk acting as a barrier between student and professor.
He pressed his knee up against mine and just stared down at our touching limbs in this moment of charged intensity. I jerked away and we went on with fixing my paper. To an outsider it would look so insignificant. But to me it was the accumulation of a semester worth of little things that were gradually building up to something much worse. It was not an accidental touch but a test of his limits. What could I do? Tell the university my professor is flirting with me so they could slap him on the wrist, translating to a smack in the face for me? Or, at best, maybe it would lead to a drawn out he-said-she-said investigation while rumors trickled down to the rest of the department, generating pitying looks in my direction. I did not want that. I did not want any of this. So I did nothing. I simply existed, and even that made me feel guilty. My silence, I thought, made me an accomplice. It balanced the blame between him and I. Last year truly was the most mentally draining year of my life. I do not exaggerate when I say I would rather skip the next three years of my life than relive the last. The professor resigned last year on terms I neither know nor care about. While I can now breath easier on campus, I still shudder when classmates mention his name. I’m not here to fight anyone on the definition of sexual harassment or whether or not this qualifies. Two years ago, I would not have considered this sexual harassment, but then it happened and I dealt with
the psychological impact. The word “harassment” sounds harsh and aggressive, but what I experienced was conniving and manipulative. My experience is not severe, and I don’t claim it to be, but the fact that I felt so miserable by such seemingly small actions only illustrates how devastating sexual harassment can become. I’m not interested on focusing this narrative on my silence or inaction. I have already punished myself enough via feelings of humiliation, self-doubt and guilt for not speaking up for myself. The issue is that professors should be decent enough not to hit on their own students and abuse their position. My hope is that this sort of situation is not happening elsewhere on campus, but my suspicion leads me to believe otherwise. In a University of Berkeley study, 30 percent of female students received unwanted sexual attention from faculty. A similar Michigan State study found 25 percent experienced sexual harassment at university. Most of that goes unreported, which explains why I felt so isolated, as if this had never happened to anyone else before. I feel both a comfort and disgust at this shared experience. Comfort at not being alone; disgust that so many women deal with this. It would be hypocritical for me to suggest that any student dealing with this should report it. I know it is much more complicated than that. The dialogue needs to be opened, and these situations need to be addressed. Morgan Kovacs is a fourth-year English major.
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The growth of competitive gaming Competitive gaming has progressed from a small contest on a university campus to multiple national events occurring year-round. “What is competitive gaming?” you might ask. Competitive gaming, commonly called eSports, finds its root back in the early 1970s at Stanford University with a video game called Spacewar! on the first computers of the PDP series. eSports immediately obtained notoriety, with features in Life and Time magazine from many different tiny tournaments after Stanford’s Spacewar!. Once the 1990’s rolled around, bigger scaled tournaments began hosted by gaming companies. Nintendo of America hosted its own Nintendo World Cup which toured across America. Tournaments were officially established in leagues in the late 90’s with Cyberathlete Professional League, QuakeCon, and Professional Gamers League. eSports began global expansion into South Korea in the early 2000. Once the employment rate in South Korea dropped in 1997, Koreans spent time playing video games. South Korea created its own leagues with the Korean e-Sports Association, and Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism publicizing tournaments in the country. A bandwagon effect began to sprout and smaller companies decided to advertise these tournaments and events.
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Arenas strictly for eSports tournaments began popping up in 2015 with the eSports Arena in Santa Ana and success hasn’t ceased since. eSports hasn’t peaked yet, with bigger companies such as Progressive sponsoring large Super Smash Brothers tournaments. The competitive scene hosts a variety of age ranges from teenagers to young adults. Young people are receiving more of a chance to be exposed to gaming at a competitive level with certain ESPN channels streaming these tournaments. Websites like Twitch and YouTube host live streams with popular video games being streamed all over the globe at any time. Being able to watch a personal hobby grow into a means of making money is exhilarating.
I’m excited to see eSports continue excelling and potentially become a career for talented individuals. I’ve had the pleasure of watching the Super Smash Brothers for Wii U tournaments progress from small local tournaments to large national tournaments. Since 2014, I’ve watched Super Smash Brother tournaments religiously on YouTube and Twitch I have thought about competing as a career path and watched peers create a tournament scene for Northwest Ohio. However, to generate a stable income to live off, you would have to win multiple national tournaments in your region. Top players who win national tournaments consistently still suffer from making stable incomes to pay bills. Most eSports players must stream almost daily on Twitch to make ends meet. Since the prize money for every tournament varies depending on the sponsor and number of professional participants, I hope tournaments begin to find some consistency in prize money. I want a career with a consistent payout, a career with the amount of money I need to pay my bills. eSports continues to excel and, one day, become a career for those talented individuals. Will Sanders is a third-year communication major.
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University of Toledo researchers and ProMedica physicians will study and address the conditions people are born, live, work and age with and how that affects their health. According to an announcement by ProMedica, the center is part of the 10-year, $50 million Ebeid Promise initiatve. Dr. Charles Brunicardi, chair of surgery in the College of Medicine and Life Sciences, will serve as co-medical director of the Scientific Advisory Group wih Dr. Kent Bishop, president of ProMedica’s Women’s and Children’s Service line.
Faculty Senate to hold forum The University of Toledo Faculty Senate will hold its first Faculty Forum to discuss the issues impacting highereducation. Ohio State Representative Dan Ramos will open the event before questions-andanswer session begins. Thursday, Oct. 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Thompson Student Union Room 3018. The free event is open to faculty, staff and students.
U.S. District Judge to speak at lecture Senior U.S. district Court Judge for the Northern Disrict of Iowa Mark Bennett will give a lecture about implicit bias. Alongside cognitive pschologist experts, Bennett was able o study the impact of implicit bias in juries at the state and federal levels. The free event is Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. in University of Toledo College of Law McQuade Law Auditorium.
from an inward to an outward focus. They were less about the old notions of truth, beauty and goodness and more about political and social categories like race, class and gender,” Bérubé said,
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faculty to alert students that it’s a confidential place where they can be their authentic self. According to the OMSS Success website, there are various safe place locations across the university along with faculty, staff and graduate assistants who “have signed the Safe Place pledge to act as allies for the LGBTQA+ community.” “We would love for all faculty and staff to participate in the training and sign the Safe Place pledge if they want to,” she said. “We are going to have contact with LGBTQ students and having a baseline of knowledge can improve those interactions.” For those who wish to register, deadline is one week before each session and can be completed online at the OMSS website. Safe Place Training is held Tuesday mornings during the fall semester from 9 a.m. to noon.
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UT Physician Assistant program loses accreditation By Bryce Buyakie News Editor
According to an article by The Blade, the University of Toledo’s physician assistant program lost its accreditation status after the program was placed on probation by the accreditation agency in March. The university was “notified by the accrediting body about two weeks ago that they were recommending wihdrawal of accreditation,” said Christopher Cooper, vice president for clinical affairs and dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences, in an inerview with the Blade. The university is looking into the appeals process, he said. The Accreditation Review Commission on Edu-
cation for the Physician Assistant recommended the action based on several problems with the program including leadership and data gathering and analysis, Cooper said. Patricia Hogue was replaced by Linda Speer, chair of family medicine, as department charimen, he said. “The University of Toledo is disappointed that the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant has withdrawn accreditation for the Physician Assistant program in the College of Medicine and Life Sciences,” wrote CEO of UTMC Dan Barbee in an email to UTMC employees. “We are exploring all options to respond to this decsions.”
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The University of Toledo football team defeated Akron 48-21 at the Glass Bowl Saturday, Oct. 21. The win improves the Rockets’ record to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in Mid-American Conference play. Fourth-year quarterback Logan Woodside threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns on the day, including three in the first quarter. “I think we did a great job,” Woodside said. “The receivers did a great job of getting open for us today, our offensive line did a great job for us and we ran the ball really effectively, which opened up some of the passing game. I think whoever is open, that is who I’m going to throw it to, and it doesn’t really matter.” Woodside spread the ball around and completed passes to 10 different receivers in the game. Third-year receiver Jon’Vea Johnson led the receiving corps with five catches and two scores. Fourth-year running back Terry Swanson led the charge on the ground with 123 yards on 20 carries. “All credit to those guys, whether it’s the running backs, tight ends or receivers, they are all doing a great job, and I’m going to continue to push them because we are going to need all of them down the stretch,” Woodside said. Toledo’s defense contained Akron to just 333 yards of total offense, with only 119 in the first half. Second-year safety Kahlil Robinson led the Rocket defense with nine tackles. Third-year defensive end Olasunkami Adeniyi had four tackles, a tackle for loss and two QB hurries. “The coaches really emphasized that
“The receivers did a great job of getting open for us today and our offensive line did a great job for us.” LOGAN WOODSIDE Fourth-Year Quarterback
this past week,” Adeniyi said. “We kept is coming together at the right time,” UT working on it practice, working on our head coach Jason Candle said. “They have pass rush. We just have to get to the been a cohesive group. We are playing a quarterback and affect him and help our lot of guys in the front seven, and there defensive backs out.” are three or four safeties that are rotating Toledo marched down the field on the in quite a bit. So there’s a lot of guys that opening drive, going 60 yards in seven have played and played well. If you can plays, which was capped by a 24-yard continue to limit touchdowns in the red touchdown catch by Johnson. zone and you can continue to create turnThe Rockets struck again when second- overs, you are going to have success.” year receiver Desmond Phillips caught The Rockets head to Ball State next for a Woodside pass down the sideline for a a Thursday night game in Muncie, Indi40-yard touchdown. It was the first TD ana Oct. 26. The game will be broadcast reception of Phillips’ career and increased on ESPN3. the Toledo lead to 14-0 with 3:12 left in the first quarter. Toledo’s defense kept the momentum going on a diving interception by first-year cornerback Justin Clark at the Akron 36yard line. Three plays later, Woodside hit second-year receiver Danzel Mckinley-Lewis for a 13-yard touchdown. Akron scored their first touchdown on the first play of the second quarter, a 25-yard flea flicker pass cut the lead to 21-7. The Rockets responded with a 40-yard field goal by third-year kicker Jameson Vest to make the score 24-7 with 10:23 left in the first half. Toledo sealed the game in the third quarter when Woodside hit Jon’Vea Johnson and Diontae Johnson for a touchdown each. Akron scored twice in the fourth quarter to narrow the lead. Firstyear running back Shakif Seymour capped the scoring for the Rockets with a 15-yard TD run with 1:40 MEAGAN O’HARA / IC left in the game. Second-year wide receiver Desmond Phillips runs “I think that the defense up the field Oct. 21 against Akron University.
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Rockets split wins, secure MAC tournament spot By Justice Sunderland Staff Reporter
The Toledo women’s soccer team split their two matches over the weekend in a 1-0 loss to defending Mid-American Conference champion Kent State and a 2-1 victory on the road against Ohio University. The Rockets are now 8-7-3 (5-3-2 MAC) and with the win over Ohio they clinched a spot in the MAC tournament. In their first matchup, Kent State out-shot UT by four and forced first-year goalkeeper Madison Perrin to make five saves. Fourth-year captain Isa Echeverri managed three shots and third-year forward Regan Price added two shots. The Golden Flashes wasted no time in attacking, as they put a shot on goal that hit off the post and glanced away. Toledo responded with an early shot of its own by fourth-year forward Sophie Pohl. Afterward, KSU held the ball in Toledo for six minutes, including three corner kicks. The sequence ended in the only goal of the game for Kent State’s Vital Kats assisted by Kristen Brots. Toledo only managed one more shot the rest of the half compared to
four more shots by Kent State. The Rockets headed to halftime with a small deficit. Both teams came out good defensively to start the second half. The first shot did not come until ten minutes into the half. Midway through the half, the Rockets became aggressive, attempting to tie the game. They fired off a flurry of shots with none threatening the goalie. Kent State did not stop attacking, but neither team scored. Echeverri came close to tying the game with a header in the 75th minute but it was saved and the Rockets fell just short of an equalizer. Against Ohio, UT ended their two-match scoreless streak with a goal by Echeverri and third-year forward Alena Sidwell scored the go-ahead goal in 55th minute. The Rockets out-shot the Bobcats 12-6. The ball went back and forth between the goalie boxes for the first 20 minutes of the game. But in the 19th minute the Bobcats struck first as Allie Curry pushed the ball past Perrin into an open net for her team-leading seventh goal of the season. The Rockets did not
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VOLLEYBALL
Toledo volleyball drops two games to Miami and BGSU By Adam Jacobs Staff Reporter
The Toledo women’s volleyball team had some tough Mid-American Conference competition this past weekend. The team had games on back-toback nights against MAC opponents Miami and Bowling Green. The results were less than stellar for the Rockets, who before this weekend had won three straight MAC games. On Friday, Oct. 20, their first match of the weekend against Miami University, the Rockets fell in three sets. The scores were 25-16, 25-10 and 25-22. Three Rockets would go on to tally double-digit digs: third-year Maurissa Leonard, who had a game high 26 digs, third-year Andrea Stephenson with 18 and third-year Carley Townsend
with 10. Townsend also chipped in with 25 assists. Fourth-year Annie Beasley had a team-high six kills, while Rachel Vidourek, also a fourth-year, added 5. The Rockets kept it close during most of the first set, with the score being 16-12 at one point. The Redhawks stayed poised and ended the first set with a 9-4 run, finishing the first set with a win, 25-16. The second set was all Redhawks, as they seemingly dominated from the opening whistle. They jumped out to a 15-2 lead and never looked back, winning the second set, 25-10. The third set featured the closest bout of the evening. Miami jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and looked to cruise to the finish line, but the Rockets had other plans.
The Rockets, with help from a run, took a 9-6 lead and were able to keep enough momentum to jump ahead 16-13 with a strong effort from Beasley. The Rockets would not regain the lead; despite cutting the score to 23-22 late in the match, they fell 25-22. The Rockets hoped to rebound from their performance the night before with a home match against Bowling Green State University, but it was to no avail, as they fell 3-1. There may have been a small crowd in Savage Arena for the match between the Rockets and Falcons, but the energy was electric. Townsend once again had a very good assist game as she tallied 35, leading the team. Beasley and Vidourek led the team with 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Leonard had 36
digs and Stephenson had 10. Bowling Green earned a hardfought 25-22 first set victory after being pushed to the brink by the Rockets. The Rockets would lead the set 9-8 early, and after losing the lead would cut the score to 19-18, but it wasn’t enough. The Rockets seemed to be no match in the second set as they trailed by as much as a 14 and could never get out ahead. The Rockets dropped this set 25-10. The Rockets showed their fight and never wavered in the third set. The Rockets’ backs were against the wall, yet they showed resolve as they prevailed for a 25-21 set victory. The Falcons would make a late run but weren’t able to pull ahead. Beasley and first-years Emma Swope and Chloee Kleespies all had kills in this
set that proved to be the equalizer for the Rockets. The fourth set was neck-andneck, and the score was even at 11 and after the Rockets scored four straight to take a 15-11 lead. It appeared they were going to harness the magic that helped them win the third set and win the fourth set as well. The Falcons had other plans, as they scored six straight to take a 17-15 lead and close the set, and the game out with a 25-21 victory. The opportunities were there for Rocket victories, but they were unable to capitalize in key stretches. The Rockets record falls to 10-12, with a 5-5 record in MAC play. The Rockets’ next matches are their two final home games, Oct. 27 and Oct. 28 against Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan, respectively.
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MUSIC
Chloe and the Steel Strings releases its first album
By Areeba Shah Community Editor
A local band comprised of four University of Toledo students just released their new album, Chloe and the Steel Strings. For third-year Chloe Wagenhauser, a bio-pre-med major, playing in front
of large crowds was always just a dream. However, since releasing her album, Chloe and the Steel Strings has gained recognition and started performing shows in Toledo. “The first time we all played together was the Ottawa Tavern,” Chloe said. “Now there are some weeks we play
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Chloe Wagenhauser and Connor Ward perform at Fuzzy’s Taco shop Oct. 12.
five or six shows.” Her interest in music initially began when she was in elementary school, singing with her twin sister, Anna. When Chloe entered high school as a freshman, she learned how to play the guitar and soon after started writing her own songs. Now, after a whole year of writing and recording her original music, Chloe has released her first album comprised of eight songs. Chloe said she recorded her album in a local Toledo studio called Firefly Studios. She added people now constantly message her on Facebook, asking her to perform at their venues. “It’s a lot more work than it seems,” third-year economics major Anna Wagenhauser said. Anna plays piano and manages marketing for the band. She said she hopes to make a career out of music marketing someday. Although the band formed in May 2017, what’s helped them grow and easily book gigs is bass guitar player Connor Ward’s prior experience of playing for a band called Spilled Milk in Cleveland. “He had the confidence and the knowledge to help us with playing in places, that I didn’t have,” Chloe said. The two met at an open mic a little over a year ago and started jamming
together, which later lead to playing at shows. Since she already had original material, fourth-year finance and marketing student Ward helped with the recording of the album. Soon, Anne and percussionist Andre Shepard joined the duo, making it a four-member band.
“I’m honestly thinking that that’s going to be a big highlight of like the beginning of our music.” CHLOE WAGENHAUSER Third-Year Bio-Pre-Med Major
“It’s actually been really cool. I mean I never anticipated that we would be doing so much so quickly but the doors just like keep on opening,” Chloe said. For her, it’s almost like another fulltime job balancing rehearsals, writing music and performing. Chloe added the hardest part has been marketing herself since today’s music industry is very competitive. “Now you have to prove to a lot of recording companies that you already have followers, that you
already have people that listen to your music,” Chloe said. However, making it big in the industry isn’t something she’s focused on right now, Chloe said. Instead, she wants to make enough money as a musician to allow her to make a career and go on tours. “I would like to have like a small group that, you know, feels like they connect with my music and I can connect with them,” Chloe said. “I’m not looking for a lot; I just want to do what I love.” Ward also hopes to make a steady career out of music, relying on it as his only job. He added that since music is his passion, he always finds the time for it. “I’m looking forward to going out and playing in front of a crowd and hoping that they enjoy it,” Ward said. Ward said what’s different about Chloe and the Steel Strings is that they have a newer sound and something people are going to be more tuned to listen to. “Catch us before we’re famous because it’s cheaper now,” Ward said. Their album release party will be held downtown on Thursday, Nov. 9 at Ye Olde Durty Bird at 7 p.m. “I’m honestly thinking that that’s going to be a big highlight of like the beginning of our music,” Chloe said.
FUNDRAISER
Horrors of Human Trafficking
By Mariah Willams Staff Reporter
With Halloween around the corner, International Justice Mission and Alpha Phi Omega have united to host Horrors of Human Trafficking to raise awareness of the trauma of modern day slavery. The event will be taking place in the Student Union Auditorium Thursday, Oct. 26, from 5-9 p.m. Although this is the first year for this event, IJM dedicates its time year-round to raising awareness and fighting against all forms of human trafficking. Cassie Hall is the president of UT’s chapter of IJM and is one of the individuals who helped organize this event. “IJM means everything to me. I joined last October as a freshman and after the first meeting, I knew this was the perfect organization for me,” Hall said. “I love everything that IJM stands for, and all the members are amazing.” Hall was responsible for planning a large portion of the event, as well as overseeing the other involved members. “I have had a lot of help from my amazing members, but there have been a lot of things that they
couldn’t really help with,” Hall said. The event will include various fall-themed games, snacks and activities. There will also be pumpkin decorating at the event. Demma Strausbaugh, the vice president of UT’s chapter of IJM, was responsible for budgeting and planning the games.
“I love everything IJM stands for, and all the members are amazing.” CASSIE HALL President of IJM
“We have games like the ‘witch hat toss’ where people use rings and try to toss them over a witch hat. There will be plinko, mummy relay races, pumpkin painting and some more fun games. You’ll have to come to find out,” Strausbaugh said. In addition to these activities, there will also be a free showing of the film Nefarious: Merchant of Souls at 7:30 p.m. This film is a documentary released in 2011, exploring the worldwide issue of human trafficking.
“This documentary goes deep into the secrets of human trafficking and what is really is like for these women,” Hall said. “At times, it can be hard to watch.” Both Hall and Strausbaugh expressed how important this event is to them. “Horrors of Human Trafficking is important because everyone can always learn more about human trafficking,” Hall said. “This crime is still very much hidden and under the surface. There are many people who still don’t believe human trafficking is occurring, but the harsh reality is that human trafficking is real.” “This event and IJM as a whole mean a chance for people to open up their eyes to a very dark part of our world that people either don’t know about or choose to ignore,” Strausbaugh said. “This is a chance for at least one more person to understand how awful human trafficking is and become knowledgeable about a terrible crime.” While the screening of the documentary is free, tickets are required for the other activities. Tickets are on sale at AskRocky in the Student Union before and during the event. All of the proceeds from this event will go towards supporting IJM.
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Filipino American Association members perform their traditional Tinikling dance Oct. 21st at Philippine Culture Night in the Student Union.
DIVERSITY
Philippine Culture Night By Emily Jackson Managing Editor
Toledo community members and students from all over the Midwest gathered together this past Saturday to celebrate Filipino culture through food, music and dance. More than 200 people attended the University of Toledo Filipino American Association’s Philippine Culture Night Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium. Aileen Mendoza, a second-year communication major and vice president external of UTFAA, said the evening showcased what it means to be Filipino.
“There is a tangible feeling of family that Filipino culture prides itself in cultivating.” GRACE GARCIA Second-Year Biology Major and Secretary of UTFAA
“From the amazing food to the amazingly choreographed traditional dances from different areas in the Philippines, it is an honor to share our culture to not only Filipino-Americans but nonFilipinos as well that came to support us,” Mendoza said.
She said students from the University of Illinois Chicago, University of Michigan, Purdue University, Indiana University, Northern Illinois University, Wayne State University and Michigan State University came to participate in the event. Grace Garcia, a secondyear biology major and secretary of UTFAA, said these schools got involved because UTFAA is part of an umbrella organization called the Midwest Association of Filipino Americans. “It consists of other organizations from other schools,” Garcia said. “We try to support each other by performing and attending their events. This is one example.” Garcia performed different dances throughout the night including Tinikling, a dance with bamboo sticks, Sayaw Sa Bangko, a courting dance and Maglalatik, a mockwar dance symbolizing the historical fight for coconuts between the Muslims and Christians. “There are multiple cultures represented because Filipino culture and history comes from interaction with other communities,” Garcia said. “Filipinos are primarily Christian faith based due to Spanish colonization, hence the coconut dance history.” Ralph Palad, UTFAA president and a fourthyear electrical engineering
student, said this event gave students a chance to participate in learning something about the Philippines that they may not have known before.
“We accept anyone as you do not need to be Filipino to join.” RALPH PALAD Fourth-Year Electrical Engineering Major
“It’s also a good way to network with our members and potentially join our organization,” Palad added. “We accept anyone as you do not need to be Filipino to join.” Garcia said this is one of her favorite events as she not only performed and showcased her culture, but this event is where UTFAA and the outside community really come together. “There is a tangible feeling of family that Filipino culture prides itself in cultivating. It’s an exciting night, and it makes me proud to be Filipino,” Garcia said. The Philippine Culture Night may be over, but the celebration of Filipino American heritage is not. FAA will be hosting a language workshop Oct. 25 and a general body meeting Oct. 26, as they continue to celebrate Filipino American Heritage Month during October.