Issue 30 (4-19-17)

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ELECTIONS

Student Government president and vice president for 2017-18 announced

By Morgan Kovacs News Editor

UT softball grabs one win against CMU SPORTS / 8 »

Jammin’ out in the name of awareness

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“It has already attracted a lot of attention across the country.

The question, however, is whether this program will be effective or if it will become a tangle of red tape. Is it practical?”

EDITORIAL “Bringing the tuition-free dream to Ohio” OPINION / 4 »

Pharmacy’s Got Talent

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COMMUNITY / 7 »

“Whenever I scroll through Facebook, I physically cringe at senior portraits with heavy vignettes, overly softened skin and an Instagram-esque filter on them.”

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“Photography is a business, a difficult one” OPINION / 4 »

Jimmy Russell and Drew Williams will serve as student body president and vice president for the University of Toledo during the 2017-2018 school year.

According to Andrew Taylor, recording secretary of Student Government, Russell and Williams won with 43 percent of the vote.

Cameron Forsythe and Andrew Montry earned 33 percent, and Jared Enoch and Brayton Conley earned 24 percent.

“I believe our total voter turnout was 984, or at least somewhere around 980 votes, which is somewhat of an abysmal turnout in my opinion,” Taylor wrote in an email.

Despite the low voter turnout, Russell is aiming to reach out to the UT community and create a more transparent Student Government.

“I intend to have a newsletter sent out at regular intervals to the entirety

of the student body that discusses everything we are working on,” Russell wrote in an email. “This will allow us to reach out to students that are not in orgs and simultaneously increase transparency.”

Russell added that the newsletters will also be posted on the Student Government website.

Currently, the SG website is outdated, stating

“I intend to have a newsletter sent out at regular intervals to the entirety of the student body that discusses everything we are working on.”

JIMMY RUSSELL 2017-18 SG President

that president and vice president are Cody Spoon and Ian Michalak, who served in 2015-2016. Williams hopes that by fall it will up to date.

“We actually have someone in Student Government…who is working on the website,” Williams said. “He is updating all the legislations that we pass and updating the quality of the website.”

Williams also said that Blackboard can serve as another mean of communication between students and SG. He said Blackboard could list different events coming up, thus keeping students informed and in touch with Student Government.

Among other goals on Russell and Williams’ platform, the two will be working toward gaining TARTA student access and creating a service award.

“We will be working with several administraSee Platform / 10 »

POLICY

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Jimmy Russell (left) and Drew Williams (right) are the new president and vice president of UT Student Government.

UPGRADE

Ad hoc committe tackles sexual assault at UT

By Bryce Buyakie Associate News Editor

Nationwide, 23 percent of undergraduate students report being sexually assaulted, four percent report being stalked and one in 16 men are affected by sexual assault, said Amy Thompson, co-chair of the sexual assault awareness and prevention ad hoc committee and health education professor.

At the State of the University Address just last week, University of Toledo President Sharon Gaber announced she would create an ad hoc task force with the goal of evaluating and providing information about how UT can improve sexual assault prevention and awareness.

“Dr. Gaber…put together a taskforce to basically assess our campus,” Thompson said, “in terms of, ‘What are our current policies?’ ‘What is the best practice?’ ‘Are there any gaps that need to be filled?’ And the most important thing is, ‘How do we keep our students, faculty and staff safer?’”

This task force is co-chaired by Thompson and Associate Vice President and Co-Director of Residence Life Valerie Walston. It also includes representatives from the Sexual Assault Awareness Programs, the Counseling Center, the Student Advocacy and Wellness Center, Student Affairs, Athletics and Title IX, Thompson said.

Once the assessment is finished, the committee will look at programs, practices and policies at other universities and compare those to UT’s existing counterparts with an emphasis on education, information, prevention and adjudication, said Donald Kamm, director of Title IX.

“Dr. Gaber…put together a taskforce to basically assess our campus.”

AMY THOMPSON Co-Chair of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Ad Hoc Committee

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Water pipes outside of Bowman-Oddy Labrotories are rusted. UT was granted $2 million in grant money to make repairs to water structures.

UT granted $2 million for water renovations

By Benjamin Morse Staff Reporter

“Part of that is staffing questions as well,” said Kasey TuckerGail, associate professor and director of the Center of Student Advocacy and Wellness. “Do we have the right number of people in the right positions to address these issues?”

The final report, that is expected to be finished and issued to Gaber in August 2017, will include existing programs and policies that need to be changed, as well as new policies and programs that need to be created, Thompson said.

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The state of Ohio granted the University of Toledo over $2 million to implement campus water renovations.

According to a press release from the state, the university plans to contract with Toledobased Trane U.S. Inc. and Peak Electric Inc., among others, to add cooling towers and a new chiller in two water plants on the main campus.

As stated by SPX Cooling Technologies, a cooling tower is a specialized heat exchanger in which air and water are brought into direct contact with each other to reduce the water’s temperature.

“Facilities managers at UT requested chiller water plant upgrades,” Michael Sheehy, a state representative, wrote in an email.

“Two chillers on campus, one at north end and one at south end, will provide air conditioning/climate control, not just for personal comfort but for sensitive IT, rare books, etc.

Sheehy described the process of this specific financing.

“Before these funds are released at the state level, funds must get the authorization from the State Controlling Board. My representative on the board voted to release the funds which had preSee Construction / 5 »

ADVOCACY

Sexual assault survivor to speak to students

By Emily Schnipke Editor-in-Chief

The University of Toledo is celebrating Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April by hosting Liz Seccuro, a rape survivor, author and victims’ advocate. She will speak at UT at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 in Doermann Theater.

Seccuro was gang-raped in 1984 during her freshman year at the University of Virginiain Charlottesville. She reported her situation to the dean of students and others at

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the university, but no one helped her to take further action.

“Being told by the dean of students that I was crazy and a liar discouraged me, but I kept going.

I reported to whoever I could,” Seccuro said. “Also, I know it’s hard. So many survivors stay silent; they don’t tell their roommates and friends because a lot people, even unwittingly, don’t say what it is considered the right thing.

There’s no script for it. It’s really hard, being a secondary survivor.”

Twenty years later, Seccuro’s rapist sent her

a letter, apologizing. She replied to him, asking him why he was reaching out to her now. They exchanged several emails back and forth, with him referring to the rape as something much more romantic. Seccuro became even more concerned and called the Charlottesville police department.

Seccuro didn’t expect anything to come of it, but, soon after, she went back to Charlottesville to give her statement to the police and tell them her story. At

the police station, Seccuro described the rape itself.

After she finished, the detectives asked her if she would like to press charges against her rapist.

Seccuro said the moment was very emotional.

“I think it was very liberating to spend the afternoon telling my story, which I told countless times years before, to the regular police,” Seccuro said. “It took me by surprise, but it was also See Lecture / 10 »

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Rape survivor lecture

Liz Seccuro, rape survivor and author of “Crash Into Me: A Survivor’s Search for Justice” will give a lecture Wednesday, April 19 at 6 p.m. in Doermann Theater.

Brown-bag seminar

The seminars hosted by the Professional Staff Association focus on refreshing and editing resumes. The seminars will be held Thursday, April 20 in Rocket Hall 1530 and Tuesday, April 25 in Collier Building 1210.

Microaggressions lecture The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will present a webinar by Gina Garcia regarding racism on college campuses. The lecture will be Thursday, April 20 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in University Hall 3820.

Autism lecture Camille Proctor from the Color of Autism Foundation will discuss Autism in the Black Community on Wednesday, April 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Student Union.

Emotional intelligence workshop The Eberly Center for Women will host a workshop in which participants will learn from the “Emotional Intelligence 2.0 book.” The workshop will be held Monday, April 24, 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Eberly Center.

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Humanities Institute renamed for founder IC Staff

During a celebration in Libbey Hall April 14, The Humanities Institute in the College of Arts and Letters was renamed The Roger Ray Institute for the Humanities after its founder, Dr. Roger Ray, professor emeritus of history.

Ray founded the institute in 1986 and led the institute for more than 20 years before he retired in 2006. It was later reestablished in 2014.

“The kinds of questions addressed by RRIH events and speakers include big questions like ‘What does it mean to be human?’” said Mysoon Rizk, associate professor of history, who was named the director of the institute in February. “So students, UT staff and community that have any interest in reflecting on such questions would certainly benefit from participating in RRIH activities.”

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While Ray led The Humanities Institute, it offered a monthly research seminar for senior and junior faculty, countless scholarship awards for humanities undergraduates and extensive public programming, according to a UT press release. This included a partnership with the Toledo Museum of Art, a collaboration with area high schools and a regular series of scholarly lectures, symposia and public talks on and off campus.

“Under Ray’s leadership, The Humanities Institute was granted more than $1 million, including major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ohio

“Under Ray’s leadership, The Humanities Institute was granted more than $1 million, including major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ohio Humanities Council...”

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Humanities Council,” Rizk said in an interview with UT News. “The institute became a model for similar programs across the state, including at Ohio State University.”

Rizk said the RRIH will continue to support UT faculty in the future, as well as scholars from other institutions, engaging in the humanities from a variety of disciplines.

“For example, a future talk I am organizing will feature a speaker who is a member of the OSIRIS-REx team of scientists that recently launched a probe toward an asteroid (Bennu) considered to be a strong candidate for containing some of the earliest matter in the universe, that is, engaging in the inquiry of ‘What did we all come from?’”

Rizk said.

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EDITORIAL

Bringing the tuition-free dream to Ohio

It’s the college student’s dream: going to school without having to worry about covering the costs of tuition or paying off loans after you graduate. Some people will do just about everything to cover their dream of earning a higher degree.

For students in the state of New York, this dream is becoming a reality. By 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo estimates 940,000 families will be eligible for the Excelsior program, the state’s free public college tuition program. That’s 940,000 high school students who will have a chance to go to college for free.

The funding for the program comes from a combination of federal and state governments. New York has already appropriated $87 million for the program’s first year.

Discussions so far show that the Excelsior Scholarship is going to be groundbreaking. It has already attracted a lot of attention across the country. The question, however, is whether this program will be effective or if it will become a tangle of red tape.

Is it practical?

The basis of the program is that you must be an New York citizen, you must maintain full-time status (30 credits per year), you must stay in-state for the same amount of time after graduation (four years of scholarship = four more years of living in-state) and you must qualify (determined by familial income of up to $100,000). The income limit will go up to $110,000 in 2018 before rising to its ultimate cap of $125,000 the following year.

The Excelsior Scholarship is a program that bridges the gap between tuition costs and available state and federal aid. It will be available to students who are New York residents and attend public four-year colleges and universities and community colleges.

We wonder what this would be like if it went into effect in the state of Ohio.

Ohio’s median household income is $49,429 per year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. The New York Times also estimates the median family income of a student from University of Toledo at $72,300 per year. Less than 24 percent of students are from families that make about $110,000 or more per year.

The question, however, is whether this program will be effective or if it will become a tangle of red tape. Is it practical?

This means that almost three-fourths of UT students may qualify to apply for this program, using their household income alone.

This isn’t the first time a college has grants or scholarships that come with a residency requirement. Arkansas, for instance, requires its grant recipients to work in Arkansas.

Additionally, Maine offers tax credits to reimburse students who lived in the state after graduation. Many states, including New York, already have loan forgiveness programs for graduates if they work in certain professions and in certain geographic areas.

But what if the state you go to school isn’t the best state to live in?

Only 26.1 percent of Ohio’s population holds a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to the 89.1 percent that have a high school education or equivalent.

According to a University of Minnesota study, generally, Rust Belt and Midwest states like Ohio, Michigan and Iowa, and Plains states like South Dakota and Nebraska have the largest net losses in younger, college-educated people. The flows of young college graduates out of a state can often be replaced by flows of young college graduates moving in.

The problem that many interior states face is that young college graduates moving into the state aren’t keeping up with those that are leaving.

In 2011, Governor John Kasich stated that one-third of Ohio’s college graduates leave within three years.

It’s possible that Ohio could fix this problem by enacting a program like New York’s.

Students that make the cut will earn their degree for free and, in return, stay in Ohio for a commensurate number of years that they held the scholarship.

Maybe at the end of four years, they’ll like it so much they’ll stay for another 10. This would increase the number of people with higher education degrees and probably contribute to the pool of highly skilled and educated residents in the state.

It’s possible that Ohio could fix this problem by enacting a program like New York’s.

Ohio has agreements in place with other states, including Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia, that make students from other states considered Ohio citizens for tuition purposes.

Students from nearby counties in Michigan (such as Monroe County) can study at UT at in-state tuition rates due to an agreement between the two states. Would these students still be considered in-state and qualify for free tuition? Many are commuters and don’t live/ work in Ohio. Would they be required to move across state lines for four years? Or would Michigan want to keep them as their own?

Still, we envisage some problems that this program could pose to the state. Not all college graduates are Ohioans.

Many students even here at the University of Toledo are from out-of-state and even from other countries.

As college students, we like the idea of free tuition.

The residency requirement is an issue for students who can’t find a job in their field in this state. But if Ohio worked to create a larger job market for graduating students, then we can start talking.

OPINION

That old car was my love and independence At what point can a person say he or she is independent or self-sufficient? Is it when he or she is totally free from the support, influence and control of others?

For many people like myself, a huge step toward a self-sufficient life is the day they can stop asking their parents for rides. We spend a whole childhood dreaming about this day, until one day we find ourselves driving in our own cars.

I had a job within walking distance from my home, and, while my mother insisted that I walked to this job, I thought that I seriously needed my own car.

For me, this job provided a reason to seek independence (even if it’s only in driving my own car) from my parents.

After about a month of parading myself up the street every day to where I worked, I found my future car at the neighbor’s house. Her name was Lucille and she cost me a whopping $700!

I know you probably don’t think that’s befitting of the word “whopping,” but remember, I was just 16 and in high school.

I knew that it was a deal that couldn’t be passed up. She was a 1995 Honda Civic. I liked everything about this car. It was love at first sight, except for one problem—it was a stick shift.

At 16, I could barely figure out a four-way stop, let alone

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drive a manual car. But deep in my heart, I knew that this car was my one-way ticket to the freedom that I had dreamt of my entire childhood.

I knew my one choice was to learn to drive this shift stick— and I was determined.

I stalled that car repeatedly while listening to my dad irritably explaining for the 100th time how to shift into first gear.

After a few tears and a couple skid marks, I did it.

I was finally free. No more

We spend a whole childhood dreaming about this day, until one day we find ourselves driving in our own cars.

asking Mom for rides. No more waiting around for forgotten pick-ups.

Sure, Lucille was older than me, and you could only faintly see her blue tint under the rust covering her body, but to me she was beautiful. She got me where I wanted to go, and that’s all I could ever ask for.

A few weeks ago, however, Lucille died, and I mean that in the most personified way possible. Although it was just a car, Lucille and I had memories together, and she represented a major part of my life.

On the drive back from a day trip to Ann Arbor, she overheated and began smoking. I don’t mean just a little exhaust either. I mean the type of smoking where you debate getting out of the car in hopes that you don’t blow up with it.

She didn’t go up in flames, but I knew at that moment she was a goner. My $700 beauty was toast.

I wasn’t upset; the car was 22 years old, and I knew this day would come eventually, but the car dying was nothing less of a heartbreak.

I’ve had breakups, and they hurt less than this expressway explosion. Not only did I not have my car, but I did not have a car, and just like that my independence was gone.

It felt as if I was in high school all over again, asking for rides to and from school.

For the first time in what seemed like years, I was bored.

I could no longer go where I wanted, when I wanted.

I was finally free.

No more asking Mom for rides.

No more waiting around for forgotten pick-ups.

Who knew that a lack of mobility could make you feel so subordinate? Thankfully, I now have a new car, but it will never be Lucille.

I learned a few lessons through all of this. I learned that you should never turn your cheek to a hooptie, because that rust bucket might be the best car that you ever own.

I also learned that one should never take his or her car for granted. I learned this the hard way this past few weeks. I realized how much I relied on those wheels to do just about everything in my life.

Although the Lucille is gone, she will never be forgotten. Rest in peace Lucille (Lucy). There’s nothing like a first car kind of love.

Riley Clifton is a first-year majoring in communication and an IC columnist.

OPINION

Photography is a business, a difficult one Being a photographer has always been a hard gig.

During the film era, it was downright expensive to do, even if you knew your way around the darkroom. During the digital era, the market has become flooded with every Jim, Bob and Shirley who bought a Canon Rebel off Amazon and decided to try his/her hand at portraiture.

Whenever I scroll through Facebook, I physically cringe at senior portraits with heavy vignettes, overly softened skin and an Instagram-esque filter on them. Each time, the same thought crosses my mind: “Someone paid for that?”

Occasionally a post will cross my feed that reads something along the lines of, “Now booking for senior portraits, $30 for 3 hours, all images on a disk,” and it’s paired with an album of all those photos that make me cringe.

Almost always, there are several comments about

During the digital era, the market has become flooded with every Jim, Bob and Shirley who bought a Canon Rebel off Amazon and decided to try his/her hand at portraiture.

They like to see these events as separate from work.

There’s this thing called a personal life that we generally like to keep separate from our professional lives.

Sometimes I like to bring my camera to events to take photos, just for fun, but that’s for my personal enjoyment.

If you invite me to an event expecting me to bring my camera, get out DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY your wallet.

“I can’t pay you, but my inquiries. Those kinds of posts photos would be great expomake me shake my head in sure for you.” Thank goodness disbelief and almost laugh at my landlord started accepting how ridiculous they are. exposure for my monthly rent Aside from overly processed payment… Oh wait, he didn’t. photos with barrel-scraping Turns out, it doesn’t pay for low prices, there are a few groceries either. I’m sure the things that are sure to irritate hundreds of potential Instaa photographer. They usually gram likes I could get from sound something like these: your photos would be great “That’s a great photo; you for my self-esteem, but the sad must have a really expensive truth is that likes aren’t a form camera!” I wouldn’t go up to a of currency, and photography chef and tell him or her that I is still a business. Try walking liked his or her meal and that into your local grocery store it was probably because of the and telling the clerk that you’ll expensive pot and pan set. be paying for your Nutella A good photo is about more with exposure. than “capturing an image”—it’s “Anyone can be a photogabout making one. While, yes, rapher; all you do is press a having the right equipment button.” To think I’ve been does help, the camera does not working on practicing and make an image. learning the art of photography Having the knowledge of when all I should do is press a how to utilize what equipment button… Silly me.

I have, how to create a compo“Just pressing a button” sition, and then executing it is assumes that I shoot on auto, what makes a good image. which would mean all the “Can you bring your camprecious candid photos that era?” While we do like to take I get constantly asked to take photos, believe it or not, most would probably be blurry from photographers like to attend movement. So, you better hope social gatherings as a guest.

I don’t shoot on auto.

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“Can I have all your RAW photos?” As much as I’m sure you’re right when you say that your cousin’s wife’s brother is great at Photoshop, a photographer with any shred of credibility will never hand you their RAW images.

A good photo is about more than “capturing an image”—it’s about making one...the camera does not make an image.

The images that you will get, however, are the best and are edited to that photographer’s style. The images that you won’t get weren’t up to standards.

Some might have been blurry, out of focus, underexposed, overexposed or just plain bad. You might have blinked or were making a weird face. Maybe there was a tree sticking out of your head in the background.

Photography is an art, and it’s a business. So, next time you talk to a photographer, it would help to keep these ideas in mind.

Savannah Joslin is a fourthyear communication student with a focus on public relations and the IC’s Director of Photography.

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Task Force

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The committee had its first meeting on Thursday, April 13 to begin work on this report and the individual assignments for each member.

“The assignment I have is to look at trainings made available to faculty and staff as responsible employees under Title IX,” Kamm said.

“When a student goes to a faculty member to talk about a case, they need to know there is a legal obligation by that employee to act on that information.”

Kamm said faculty and staff need to be trained in “informed interruption.” This means interrupting the student to say that any information about sexual misconduct

Construction

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viously been voted on in the General Assembly,” Sheehy wrote.

Associate Vice President for Facilities and Construction Jason Toth said he predicts substantial improvements.

“The project will add capacity to the system, allowing us to better meet the needs of our users while also providing more efficient and less costly equipment,” said Toth.

In accordance with a Filtration Systems Technology website, using cooling tower

will be reported to Title IX, with or without the student’s consent.

Approximately 88-89 percent of sexual assault victims never report it, and they often deal with the emotional, mental and physical issues resulting from the assault, Thompson said.

“I think for those especially who have been sexually assaulted, we need to encourage them to report, and create a system where they feel safe and that they know the perpetrator will receive due process,” Thompson said.

One of Kamm’s goals for this committee is to expand sexual assault awareness and prevention outside of the Haven program.

“The Haven program is the sole experience that a student

has or relates to sexual assault or prevention on campus,” Kamm said. “I would love to see certain outcomes for the entire four-year experience and have touchstones along the way where we’re constantly reinforcing these messages.”

Kamm said he also wants to see more outreach toward the students who are not involved in campus groups like Greek Life.

“When I came here last year, I said I wanted this campus to be a role model campus on how we handle sexual assault cases, how we administer Title IX and the adjudication of sexual assault,” Kamm said. “That’s still my goal, and even though I’m limited in my scope, it’s nice to see someone is looking at the big picture.”

filtration decreases maintenance costs by ensuring that the system is operating at maximum capacity and increases efficiency by recirculating water and removing particles such as suspended solids.

Students at UT recognize that the improved water renovations and boosted efficiency will aid in providing a comfortable working environment.

“It’s not every day you think about water renovations on campus,” said Kennedy Shaw, a first-year biology major.

“But what they are doing here really does matter. When it

comes to improving indoor climate conditions, I know for me, I need a comfortable temperature in order to focus on my work.”

Representative Sheehy, a UT graduate, said he holds value in advancements made with his alma mater.

“Any time an improvement is made at the University of Toledo, whether an academic milestone, physical plant improvement or a Rocket sports victory, I take personal pride in that achievement,” Sheehy wrote, “This funding and improvement will serve students today and in the years beyond.”

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ACROSS 1. Trattoria staple 6. *The ____ River, Voyageurs National Park 9. Mowgli’s friend Bagheera 13. Grouchy Muppet 14. Simon & Garfunkel, e.g.

15. Echo sounder 16. Doled out cards 17. Singer Yoko 18. Q in PDQ 19. *Home to Devil’s Garden 21. *Every ____-grader gets a free pass 23. Family truck?

24. *____ Royale National Park in Michigan 25. Geological Society of America 28. Reduced Instruction Set Computer 30. Make slightly wet 35. Ice crystals 37. Alice Waters’ “____ Panisse” 39. Apprehensive 40. Deborah Kerr to Yul Brynner’s King Mongkut 41. Skeleton leg part 43. Military no-show 44. Nigerian money 46. Earth’s satellite 47. First queen of Carthage 48. Broadband predecessor 50. Pot contribution 52. Sophomore’s grade 53. Breathe after a race 55. Not in good health 57. *”Into the Wild” park 60. *Oldest national park east of Mississippi 63. Capital of Vietnam 64. British mom 66. Where to steel a kiss?

68. Passion 69. “Farewell” to Birdie 70. Church topper 71. Office furniture 72. Asian capital 73. Alleviated DOWN 1. Pea container 2. On a cruise 3. Harry Potter’s mark 4. Face powder mineral, pl.

5. Head of the Round Table 6. “Without further ____,” pl.

7. *Going-to-the-____ Road in Glacier National Park 8. Hooves, alt. spelling 9. For, in France

10. Gram or pound 11. Speed of an object divided by speed of sound 12. One of Indiana Jones’ quests 15. Cry like a piglet 20. Give the boot 22. Like Methuselah 24. Watercraft with skis 25. *Canyon or Teton 26. Moses’ mountain 27. Embryo sacs 29. Doorstopping wedge 31. *Lake in Nevada desert 32. Small European gull 33. Make a canyon, e.g.

34. Leg cover 36. “Me and ___ and the Dying Girl” 38. *The Virgin River cuts through it 42. Mad hatter’s act 45. Live-in helper 49. Chum 51. Go by 54. Not in my backyard, in text 56. Parkinson’s disease

drug 57. Truth alternative 58. Odds and ____ 59. Barnes & Noble reader 60. End of grace 61. Author Murdoch 62. Homesteader’s measure 63. Owned 65. Sailor’s affirmative 67. He had

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Earth Fest

Wednesday, April 19 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Earth Fest is now celebrated in 193 countries each year. The 17th annual event will be hosted by the Society for Environmental Education in the Student Union Auditorium to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

CAP Concert Thursday, April 20 7 p.m.

CAP will be hosting a concert with singer and rapper Aminé featuring Tae Fresh. The concert will be held in the Student Union Auditorium. Tickets are available at AskRocky and are free with a Rocket ID. General admission is $5.

Greek Week: Lip Sync Battle Thursday, April 20 6 - 8 p.m.

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MUSIC

Jammin’ out in the name of awareness

By Mariah Williams Staff Reporter

Get ready for live music and entertainment this weekend as the University of Toledo’s International Justice Mission chapter hosts its first-ever Traffic Jam UT to raise awareness for human trafficking.

IJM is a global organization that seeks to protect human rights and fight violence

around the world.

Demma Strausbaugh, a third-year biology major and president of IJM, founded the UT chapter almost two years ago and is also responsible for organizing Traffic Jam. “Traffic Jam UT is a large collaborative effort with the university and the community to work toward a human trafficking-free Toledo,”

Strausbaugh said.

Traffic Jam will be held Friday, April 21 from 3 - 8 p.m. at Carter Field on UT’s campus.

More than 500 people are expected to attend, and Strausbaugh said she is anxious to see how it goes.

The event will include food trucks from Rosie’s and Deets BBQ, carnival games, raffles, live music and guest speakers.

Up, Up & Away

Order of Omega will be hosting the final day of Greek Week in a lip sync battle with a finish-thelyric competition. Come out for a night of free food and tunes in Driscoll Auditorium. Participants and competition winners will receive points for their team.

Student Awards Gala Tuesday, April 25 6 - 8 p.m.

The 2016-2017 Student Awards Gala will be held in the Student Union Auditorium and will recognize the best and brightest in the University of Toledo’s student organizations.

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Students and staff members release balloons April 18 near Rocket Hall in honor of Sharon Matuszewski’s one year anniversary battling pancreatic cancer. Sharon has worked at UT for 15 years in the treasurer’s office.

One of the speakers to be featured at the event is Celia Williamson, who founded both the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition and the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute at UT. Bands from the Toledo area, such as Little Pink, The Ice Cream Militia, Cryface and Shell, will be performing at the event.

Tanner Wertz, a member of The Ice Cream Militia, will be playing at the event. The band has been performing since 2015 and is completely made up of UT students.

Wertz says he hopes that the event is successful in raising awareness for human trafficking in Toledo.

“It occurs so much in this area whether people know it or not,” Wertz said.

In 2016, the Ohio Department of Health named Toledo as the fourthhighest city in the country for rates of human trafficking, and according to the Polaris project, a non-profit organization working to fight against trafficking and slavery, overall

trafficking rates in Ohio are on the rise.

“Human trafficking is very high in this region, and we need to do what we can to help those who have been victimized and prevent others from becoming victims,” Wertz said.

Strausbaugh expressed how putting together the event has been a lot of work for herself and the IJM executive board, but it has been worth the effort.

“I hope people will learn about the realities of human trafficking and start advocating for our mission and victims,” Strausbaugh said.

Admission wristbands for the event can be purchased at Ask Rocky’s prior to the day of the event. The cost is $6 for students and $10 for non-students. Admission comes with five tickets that can be used for food or games, and extra

tickets can be purchased at additional cost.

There is also a VIP admission wristband available for $25, which allows unlimited access to games and activities.

All proceeds from the event go to support IJM at UT and the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition.

“Awareness is the strongest defense against trafficking,” Strausbaugh said. “We want parents, students, and kids to know what the signs are and what they should do if they suspect trafficking is going on around them.”

If you go What: UT Traffic Jam Where: Carter Field When: April 21, 3 - 8 p.m.

Cost: Students $6, General Admission $10, VIP Pass $25 Sponsored by: International Justice Mission

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CULTURE

Fairytales with a twist Into the woods we go with a modern retelling of two famous fairy tales by the University of Toledo Opera Ensemble.

The group will bring the story of Grimm’s fairytales into the 21st century.

In the two one-act operas April 21-23, UT students will present “The Brothers Grimm” by Dean Burry and “Little Red Riding Hood” by Seymour Barab in the UT Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall.

The performance is directed by Denise Ritter-Bernardini, an associate professor of voice in the Department of Music.

“Our students have worked very hard as they always do,” RitterBernardini said in an email interview. “The opera students have a very high work ethic. The music is pretty difficult in the Dean Burry, but they have really pulled through.”

The ensemble’s performance of “The Brothers Grimm” is the Ohio premiere of the opera. The opera tells an engaging tale of how the siblings took oral German folk stories and immortalized their characters in writing. Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel and Little Red Cap all come to life anew by pens of brothers

Wilhelm and Jacob.

William Floss, a fourth-year vocal performance major, has two roles in the performance. He plays Rumpelstiltskin in “The Brothers Grimm” and the Woodsman in “Little Red Riding Hood.”

“For Rumplestiltskin, I really get to have some fun,” Floss said in an email interview.

“He is very creepy and cynical, so I really just get to drop everything and hop into this character and creep around the stage.”

The UT Opera Ensemble will then present one of the most famous of the Grimm’s stories, “Little Red Riding Hood.”

The recital hall will be transformed into the forest before Red makes her famous trek to Grandma’s house.

“I really think this is a great starter opera,” Floss said. “It’s wonderful and fun music that engages the audience, it’s in English, the stories are funny and each of the two operas are only 45 minutes long.”

A surprise element is brought to the performances through spoken poetry, rap and modern dance moves. “‘Little Red Riding Hood’ already had some spoken See Opera / 10 »

CHARITY

By Emily Jackson Community Editor

Smile for Smiles

Millions of children in developing countries suffer from cleft palates and lips.

Most cannot eat or speak properly and are ostracized in their own communities. The cost of surgery is just $250, but most cannot afford this, so these clefts go untreated.

However, one fraternity is planning to raise money for reconstructive surgeries to change the lives of those living with clefts.

The University of Toledo’s Zeta Phi Eta will be hosting their first annual Smile for Smiles April 23 from 1 - 3 p.m. in front of University Hall’s bell tower.

Members of the fraternity will be taking professional headshots for $5 and are offering Photoshop and retouching for an additional $5.

All money raised will be donated to Smile Train, an international children’s charity that provides free cleft repair surgery and care to children in more than 85 developing countries.

According to their website, Smile Train has performed more than one million surgeries since 1999 and, every five minutes, a child receives a cleft repair surgery.

Elliott Free, a fourth-year communication major and Vice President of Zeta Phi Eta, said that Smile for Smiles was organized through the fraternity’s national council.

“Our national council wanted to create an event where all chapters, across the country, raised philanthropic funds on the same day,” Free said.

Abigail Sullivan, a fourth-year communication major and fundraising chair of Zeta Phi Eta, will be taking headshots during the event.

She said that this is a great opportunity to give your profile a cleaner, more professional look.

“LinkedIn is focused on heavily both during and after college,” Sullivan said.

“Headshots, especially high quality, professional headshots, aren’t cheap.

Free said that, as a professional communication fraternity, Zeta Phi Eta feels it is their duty to use their talents for a greater good.

“A huge part of our mission involves serving the local and greater communities,” Free said. “Zeta Phi Eta will continue to spread hope, joy and love to all for years to come.”

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A trio performs a dance April 14 at the annual Pharmacy’s Got Talent in the Student Union Auditorium. Student groups of all types were able to perform.

Students show off diversity at Pharmacy’s Got Talent

By Areeba Shah

Associate Community Editor

A night of impromptu performances and spontaneous dances were some of the highlights of this year’s Pharmacy’s Got Talent.

The University of Toledo’s Student National Pharmaceutical Association hosted the event April 14 from 6 - 9 p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium.

“What made this event so unique is that we welcomed anyone to perform even last-minute,” said Ami Mehta, a third-year graduate pharmacy student.

Mehta, the vice president of SNPhA, has been a part of the association since her first year and helped organize this year’s event.

“What made this event so unique is that we welcomed anyone to perform even last-minute.”

AMI MEHTA Third-year Graduate Pharmacy Student

Mehta said Pharmacy’s Got Talent is a diverse event intended to assemble different cultures to showcase the students’ talents.

“We asked students to perform for us to celebrate the month of diversity: April,” Mehta said.

This year’s performances included classical Indian dancing, Dabke and pharmacy students singing.

While the president of African People’s Association, Nnenna Kalu, taught members how to dance to African music, Filipino American Association members performed their traditional folk dance known as Tinikling.

In addition to free admission, free food was also served from a variety of different cultures.

“Last year we only had about 100 people,” said Keya Shah, a third-year graduate pharmacy student. “This year we had more than 200 people come in.”

SNPhA has been planning the event since the beginning of the spring semester. Mehta said, since they were only expecting 200 people, she was surprised when they were overbooked and even ended up running out of food.

Mehta said that SNPhA embraces diversity. The organization tries to implement diversity within the pharmacy students. SNpHA itself is very multicultural, as it includes members from various places, including India, Albania, Nigeria, Africa, the Middle East and Greece, Mehta said.

Caren Steinmiller, an associate lecturer in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and one of SNPhA’s faculty advisers, said the event was well orchestrated and included a wide range of performances that represented all the different backgrounds.

“It was probably the biggest crowd that they have had yet at this event,” Steinmiller said.

She added that the students reached out to peer students from other pharmacy colleges and asked some of their SNPhA members to attend.

She believes Pharmacy’s Got Talent is a great way to celebrate the diversity in the college and have everyone show off what makes them unique and special.

“It’s so nice to see everybody come together and celebrate everybody for being who they are,” Steinmiller said.

She said she liked seeing her students support one another. Steinmiller added that this is SNPhA’s last event before the year ends and is one the executive board arranges.

Steinmiller shared she was very happy and loves to see everybody so proud of their heritage and background.

“It’s so nice to see everybody come together and celebrate everybody for being who they are.”

CAREN STEINMILLER SNPhA Faculty Adviser

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First-year biology majors Ysabelle Yrad (left) and Jillian Koffman (right) play giant Jenga April 18 in Centennial Mall during an Earth Fest celebration. Earth Fest is an annual event that demonstrates support for environmental protection.

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Rockets sweep Buffalo

BASEBALL

Big wins over Bulls move UT up in the MAC

By Kenny Kruse Staff Reporter

After Easter weekend, the University of Toledo’s baseball team is now 1323, 7-5 MAC with a fivegame winning streak.

The Rockets lost to Notre Dame this past Wednesday 8-3 and swept Buffalo 4-3 on Friday, 21-20 on Saturday and 7-6 on Sunday.

UT vs. ND The Rockets had a scoring opportunity to start but were unable to take an early lead.

Third-year outfielder Brad Boss started the game with a single, and second-year infielder Riley Campbell bunted to reach base while advancing Boss.

Third-year outfielder Matt Hansen moved Boss and

Campbell on a sacrifice bunt, but they were left stranded on base.

ND scored two runs in the first inning on a tworun double after loading the bases.

Second-year outfielder Ross Adolph doubled to start the second inning, and first-year infielder Malave Bettinger walked with no outs.

UT was unable to take advantage to score, however, leaving two baserunners stranded again.

The Rockets began their comeback the following inning, starting with first-year infielder Antonio Bennett’s walk and another walk from Boss.

Campbell reached base on an error, and Hansen scored Bennett on a sacrifice fly to center field.

UT fought and scored another two runs in the seventh inning, cutting ND’s lead, 4-3.

Bennett singled and scored his second run of the game on Boss’s one-out triple to right-center field. Campbell hit

a sacrifice bunt to score Boss.

These were the Rockets’ last runs of the game, with a total of six hits.

Notre Dame responded with an additional four runs to secure their 8-3 victory in the bottom of the seventh on nine hits and an error over the Rockets. Ryan Smoyer, a Bowling Green, Ohio native, was credited with the win for the Irish.

Game 1 vs. Buffalo The Rockets came up with a run in the first inning after keeping the Bulls from scoring to start the game.

Boss was hit by a pitch and advanced to second from Matt Hansen’s single.

Third-year infielder Dalton Bollinger scored Boss on his RBI double to right field.

Buffalo tied the score in the third inning with a solo home run, but Toledo bounced back with a solo home run from Bollinger to take back the lead, 2-1.

The game went quiet until the bottom of the seventh, when first-year catcher Michael Ryan and Boss singled. Hansen came up to bat and hit a two-out RBI single to extend the Rocket lead to 3-1.

The Bulls answered the following inning with a run. A walk was dealt and a one-out single threatened

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Second-year University of Toledo outfielder Ross Adolph stares down the ball during an at-bat April 15 when the team faced off against the University of Buffalo.

the Rockets. An RBI single scored a run to cut the Rocket lead, 3-2, but thirdyear outfielder AJ Montoya threw out the runner trying to turn the base hit into a double.

Just like the third, another home run was tacked on in the eighth, only this

time by Montoya, giving UT a 4-2 lead.

Toledo got into trouble in the final inning with three consecutive walks leading to another Buffalo run. A Bulls fielder’s choice scored the run to trail by one, 4-3, but the Rockets shut them down to

secure a victory.

Steven Calhoun (3-2), fourth-year left-handed pitcher, was the starting pitcher and received credit for the win.

Michael Jacob, second-year closing pitcher, recorded his sixth save of the season.

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SOFTBALL

UT softball grabs one win against CMU

By Jackson Rogers Associate Sports Editor

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Second-year University of Toledo pitcher Heather Webb throws a pitch April 15 in the team’s game against Central Michigan University.

Over the weekend, the University of Toledo softball team went 1-2 against Central Michigan University with losses of 1-0 on Friday, followed by a 4-2 win and a 6-4 loss on Saturday. The results drop the Rocket record to 20-27 overall and 8-7 in Mid-American Conference play.

CMU 1, TOL 0 A two-out ninthinning RBI single from CMU center fielder Allison Curtis was all Central Michigan (2511, 10-3 MAC) needed at Scott Park, as CMU prevailed in a pitcher’s duel over Toledo Softball (19-26, 7-6 MAC), 1-0.

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the loss, second-year pitcher Heather Webb (9-9) was outstanding in the circle in pitching her seventh complete game of the season.

She took a no-hitter into the ninth and only permitted one walk, which came in the third inning.

The Rockets threatened in the opening frame when fourth-year infielder Chandler Rice and third-year outfielder Ashley Rausch reached on a walk and fielding error, respectively.

Both runners advanced into scoring position off a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt by thirdyear infielder Samantha Showalter.

UT missed a golden opportunity, as a popout to shortstop and a

retired batter left the Rocket duo stranded.

Toledo put two aboard in the bottom half of the third with consecutive two-out singles by Rausch and Showalter, but fourth-year outfielder Celeste Fidge ripped a line drive to right that found CMU first baseman Erika Underwood’s glove.

In the next three frames, the only athlete to get on base was Rice, with a deep double to center in the fifth.

Toledo tried to get its offense going again in the home half of the seventh when second-year third baseman Katie Cozy reached on a free base.

Third-year Courtney Heinritz pinch ran for Cozy at first and advanced on a

groundout to second by second-year shortstop Megan Choate.

First-year outfielder Maddie Emery stepped into the box and connected for a deep ball to left that was, unfortunately, caught by the left fielder.

Once again, Rausch stepped to the dish and got things started for Toledo with a single to right. Showalter advanced her on her second sacrifice bunt of the contest. Fidge followed with a walk to put two Rockets aboard, but a fielder’s choice to third on the next play ended the UT threat with zero damage.

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ended with a single up the middle in the ninth. After she swiped second, Curtis stepped up to bat and connected for a single to right field. Fidge launched the ball home, but not before CMU scored a run to gain a 1-0 lead.

TOL 4, CMU 2 The Rockets jumped on the scoreboard first with a pair of runs scored in the bottom of the second. Thirdyear catcher Kylie Gross connected on her first pitch for a single to right center.

Cozy drove a hard double to the center field fence on the next play to allow Gross to plate the first run of the game. After Cozy advanced on a single through the right side by Choate, she gave UT a 2-0 edge by scoring off a wild pitch.

Central Michigan wasted no time answering back and evened the score at 2-2 with two runs scored on an RBI double and a UT fielding error in the top of the third.

Rice led off the bottom of the frame and lined her first pitch down the right field line for a single. A CMU fielding error put Rausch aboard on her sacrifice bunt, and both Toledo runners advanced on a double steal.

Rice gave the Rockets back their lead by scoring

on a sacrifice fly executed by Fidge.

Rice hit a 2-1 pitch over the left-field fence for the 19th homer of her career.

CMU 6, TOL 4 The Chippewas were the first to score, plating a pair of runs off a wild pitch and an RBI single to left in the second inning.

With CMU leading 2-0, the Chips packed the bags in the top of the third on a single, a walk and a hit batter. A two-out walk forced a Central Michigan tally, but the Rockets got out of the inning with no further damage.

In the bottom half of the frame, Rice hit a leadoff single on the first pitch and advanced to second on a groundout by Showalter.

Fidge stepped into the box and drove a two-out single to left-center that allowed Rice to cross the plate and put UT on the board.

Cozy brought Toledo within one of the Chips by scoring on a fielding error in the fourth.

Consecutive hit batters put two Rockets aboard in the home half of the fifth.

Rausch and Showalter advanced bases on a sacrifice bunt by Fidge, and a throwing error permitted Rausch to cross the plate and knot the score at 3-3. After Showalter advanced to third on the error, she gave UT its

first lead of the game, scoring on a sacrifice fly by Gross.

In the top of the sixth, the Chippewas wasted no time scoring on a sacrifice fly and deadlocked the score at 4-4.

The midnight blue and gold put three aboard on a free base, a fielding error and a hit batter in the sixth.

Showalter stepped up to bat and drove a ball to third base with one down. The CMU third baseman threw Choate out at home, and CMU pitcher Hanna Warren retired Fidge to escape the inning.

CMU infielder Rachel Vieira lined a 1-0 pitch up the middle for a single, and CMU outfielder Sydney Heath gave the Chippewas a 6-4 lead on a two-run blast to center.

Central Michigan continued to threaten, loading the bases on a fielder’s choice, a double and a free base with one down. The Rockets got out of the inning with plays at home and second base.

With one final chance to extend or win the contest in the seventh, Gross drove a leadoff double to right center. She was stranded on base after three consecutive groundouts by the Rockets.

The Rockets will head to Michigan State April 19 to face against off the Spartans at 4 p.m. in East Lansing.

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Women’s track takes on Ball State Challenge

By Justice Sunderland Staff Reporter

The Toledo women’s track and field team went 3-2 at the Ball State Challenge dual meet this past weekend.

They were defeated by host Ball State (87-62) and fellow Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan (105-54).

They picked up victories over Fort Wayne (77-61), IUPUI (78-14) and Butler (76-39).

Second-year Katie Dewey won first place for UT in the discus with a heave of 48.63 meters, moving her into fifth place in the conference this season. She also got points for the team by taking second in the shot put.

Fellow second-year Anna Bellman took first place in the javelin with a throw of 37.27. She took fourth place in the discus with a throw of 45.83.

Both the 4x100 team (Johnson, Hill, Collins, Thompson) and 4x400 team (Hill, Khabina, Johnson, da Silva) posted season-best times, but that was only good enough for fourth and second place, respectively.

Perhaps the strongest event for the Rockets was the 1,500 meters. They

managed to take third, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth in the event, scoring major points. First-year Athena Welsh paced the team in third place, finishing in 4:33.62.

Third-year Joan Jepkuiri and second-year Olivia Chinn finished behind her in fifth and sixth place, respectively. Jepkuiri continues to impress in 1,500 meters following a second-place finish in last weekend’s meet.

Firstyear Zita Molnar and thirdyear Stephanie Barlow were the other two Rockets to finish in the top 10.

Third-year distance runner Janelle Noe took fifth place in the 800 meters.

Noe is looking to build momentum after a thirdplace finish last week in the 1,500 meters.

Fourth-year Emily Wyrick was the other Rocket in the top 10, finishing in ninth.

Toledo did not fare very well in the sprints, which hasn’t been the case for them so far.

Second-year Christina Johnson was the highest finisher in the 100 meters in 14th place with a time of 12.40. The 200 meters was no better, as third-year Kristiana Collins placed 17th, the highest for UT. The midnight blue and gold will be in Columbus, Ohio and Charlottesville, Virginia next weekend to compete in the Jesse Owens Classic and the Virginia Challenge.

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First-year Toledo infielder Antonio Bennett dives back to first to avoid getting picked off, April 15, during the team’s game against the University of Buffalo.

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Game 2 Saturday’s game took four hours, all in regular regulation. The final score ended up looking like a football score, 21-20, and there were five half innings with no scoring.

A total of forty-one runs were scored, setting an NCAA record this year for the most runs scored in a game, according to Jed Shilling from 88.3 WXUT. Each member of the Toledo lineup had at least two hits, collecting a total of 22, six of which were for extra bases, including Hansen’s three-run home run.

Hansen had a successful career day, going 3-for-6, scoring four runs and recording a career-high seven RBIs. A UT player hasn’t had seven RBIs since Dan Sherwood’s seven vs. Buffalo on April 10, 2010.

UT scored five runs in the first two innings and 16 more from the fifth to the eighth inning. Buffalo, with a total of 24 hits, scored four runs in the

first inning, 13 from the third to the sixth, and a final three in the eighth.

The Rockets were down 13-5 going into the bottom of the fifth before their 16run scoring spree.

Fourth-year right-handed pitcher Josh Cales, now 1-1, received credit for the win.

Game 3 Buffalo scored a run in the opening inning on a one-out double and an RBI single, but its lead didn’t last long.

Toledo responded with two runs to take a 2-1 lead. Boss singled and was moved to third by Campbell and Hansen. Bollinger came up to bat with two outs and hit his fourth home run of the season, making it his third in the last five games.

The Bulls retook the lead with three runs in the third inning, but the Rockets again answered with a home run, coming from Boss this time, to cut UB’s lead to 4-3.

Buffalo responded with another run in the fourth.

UT tied the score in the sixth inning at 5-5. Campbell walked and Hansen hit

a two-run home run clear over the right field wall.

The Rocket team copied its sixth inning scoring drive. Bettinger walked and Ryan hit a two-run home run to center field on the first pitch of his at-bat.

Buffalo pulled within one run in the eighth inning on a walk and an RBI double, but second-year right-handed pitcher Luke Schaefer recorded the last two outs of the eighth and all of the ninth to lead Toledo to a 7-6 victory.

First-year right-handed pitcher Layne Schnitz-Paxton (1-3) received credit for the win and Schaefer recorded his first save of the season.

The midnight blue and gold will head south for a matchup against the University of Dayton Flyers on Wednesday, April 19 at 3 p.m.

UT will head east this coming weekend to take on the Kent State University Golden Flashes for a threegame series with first pitches at 6 p.m. Friday, April 21, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22 and 1 p.m. Sunday, April 23.

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tors to work on making it so that students will have access free of charge,” Russell wrote.

“At the very least, we want to make the UT transportation add stops and run later so students can have safe transportation to and from nightlife options.”

Though Russell and Williams have not yet begun working on the service award, Russell has discussed it with Donovan Nichols, assistant dean for student involvement and leadership. “[Nichols] is very much so on board with working with Drew and I to make it happen,” Russell wrote. “It will be broken down by types of service and specific hour requirements for each area. The award will be able to be worked on throughout the entirety of a student’s time at the University of Toledo.”

As for obstacles Russell and Williams will face, Williams said that the Phoencia backlash is prevalent right now.

“There has just been a lot of people on different

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dialogue that was in rhythm, and we just added a rap style to it to make it more modern in its feel,” Ritter-Bernardini said. “We also have added some hip-hop dance styles to some of the choreography because there’s a particular character within the Little Red story that is clearly a hip-hop fan.”

Floss said RitterBernardini’s direction has been nothing short of great for the past four years he’s known her.

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pages,” Williams said.

“We do believe that we have a lot of the facts. If anything, just working with administration to strengthen our relationship again.”

“The award will be able to be worked on throughout the entirety of a student’s time at the University of Toledo..”

JIMMY RUSSELL 17-18 SG President

Russell and Williams began their term as president and vice president Tuesday at the Student Government meeting.

“I’m really looking forward to getting more involved with different organizations on campus and learning more about the different things we have and connecting them with administration for things they need,” Williams said. about her directing is that she is always pushing me outside of my comfort zone,” Floss said. “She has absolutely made me the actor I am today.”

“The Brothers Grimm” and “Little Red Riding Hood” will be performed Friday and Saturday, April 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m., as well as Sunday, at 3 p.m. Performances will be held in the UT CPA Recital Hall. Tickets are $10-$15 and are available through the Center for Performing Arts Box Office online at www.utoledo.tix.com or by calling 419.530.ARTS (2787).

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extraordinarily affirming and I was very emotional. I remember just crying a lot because it was like being heard for the first time, which is not the way it’s supposed to work. I felt very validated and at peace. Regardless of where it was going to go or if it was going to go forward, I felt that, and it’s so important for many survivors, to feel heard… it was a big moment.”

Kasey Tucker-Gail, director of the Center for Student Advocacy and Wellness, said Seccuro’s story and experience

speaks to empowerment.

“It is important to students, faculty, staff and the community — her message is one of education, survival and advocacy,” Tucker-Gail said in an email interview. “How to take an event and turn it into a message of hope and empowerment.”

One in five women will be assaulted during their college career. Deborah Stoll, director of the YWCA Hope Center, said these are horrible odds and part of the reason they wanted to bring Seccuro to Toledo.

“I think, hopefully, they can relate to her because she was assaulted on a university

campus,” Stoll said. “She was a student when this happened, a 17-year-old freshman, and we know from our work, it’s incredibly common for a college student to be the victim of sexual assault.”

Stoll said the most common time for sexual assault to occur is at the very beginning of their freshman year.

“At a time when youth should be having the adventure of a lifetime, coming to a university, perhaps living on their own for the first time, making new friends, charting their adult life, they should not have to face a sexual assault.”

By continuing to tell her story, Seccuro is keeping the

issue of sexual assault alive and in people’s minds.

“That this is not just a women’s issue — but an issue for everyone — until it ends — it’s in everyone’s wheelhouse,” Tucker-Gail said. “Education and awareness until it is eradicated. People need to continue to talk about this issue — we need to make it OK for everyone to talk about it. OK for victims to report, OK for victims to seek help, OK for people to advocate.”

The free event is co-sponsored by the YWCA Hope Center and the Center for Student Advocacy and Wellness and is open to all UT community members.

Frisbee in the Mall

PHOTOS BY RACHEL NEARHOOF / IC

(Above) Ryan “Giggles” Conor, a second-year mechanical engineering major, plays Frisbee in Centennial Mall on March 29th. (Left) Brandon “Happy Meal” Benarth, a second-year computer science and engineering technology major, throws a Frisbee across the green.