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State of the City outlines Toledo’s route to success

By Jessica Harker Opinion Editor

UT and the City of Toledo began an “innovation partnership” to make college more accessible and safer for students.

Newly-elected Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz gave his State of the City address Feb. 22 at the historic Ohio Theatre in downtown Toledo.

During the address, Kapszukiewicz covered a wide range of topics involved in modeling Toledo after other “successful cities.”

Though UT President Sharon Gaber was unable to attend, he thanked the other UT representatives who were present.

This partnership will work to better assess street conditions, install LED streetlights, add advanced monitors on water meters and install free Wi-Fi around the city, Kapszukiewicz said.

“Successful cities are smart cities and invest in the future,” Kapszukiewicz said. “Resources are tight, and smart cities better enable them to spend those resources wisely to make data driven decisions.”

He thanked ProMedica

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on Toledo’s behalf, an academic affiliate of UT’s College of Medicine since 2015, for its role in revitalizing downtown Toledo.

The Toledo Art Museum is a major economic contributor to the area and the arts in Toledo need be funded and maintained, Kapszukiewicz said.

“Cities like ours are seeing an economic uptake, that’s good but we can’t blow this chance,” Kapszukiewicz said.

“This is a good time for cities, this is a good time for urban America.”

Kapszukiewicz also outlined how he plans to address a variety of issues

around the city.

“One of the things that absolutely knocked me back in my seat, because the biggest thing the citizens wanted was just communication with their elected leaders,” Kapszukiewicz said.

To do this, he started different initiatives, including a weekly email newsletter and monthly events called “Wednesdays with Wade.” These events will be held at a different Toledo branch library every month and are a way to interact with different city legislators, not just the mayor.

“I am very accessible; if you want to have a conversation with me come to ‘Wednesdays with Wade,’” Kapszukiewicz said. “If that doesn’t work, get a bullhorn and come to my house.”

For environmental reforms, Kapszukiewicz said that a bike-share program is being developed downtown and they initially intend to have 100 bicycles at 20 different stations.

He also outlined a plan to obtain Grassy Island, a See Address / 4 »

Back to the future!

Photos by Meagan O’Hara UT’s Black Student Union held its annual fashion show Feb. 23 in the Student Union Auditorium.

This year’s theme was “Back to the Future” and the event included a fashion show, skits, performances by dance groups and an emcee.

Two scholarships were awarded to UT students during the night.

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NEWS HEALTH

UT addresses false statistic After an anonymous source reported to the Independent Collegian that 10 percent of UT students attempted suicide in the last 12 months, Philip “Flapp “Cockrell, vice president of student affairs, said that the statistic is false.

Out of the participants that replied to a National College Health Assessment in 2017, 10.3 percent considered suicide and 1.5 percent attempted suicide, Cockrell said.

The University of Toledo is proactive in training faculty and staff in crisis management and how to spot students who might be dealing with crises, he said.

Seven counselors are available at the UT counseling center who provide free and confidential services to students.

The center provides screenings; individual, couple, and group counseling and psychotherapy; psychoeducational workshops; consultation with students, parents, faculty and staff; crisis intervention; online

screenings; an alcohol, tobacco and other drugs prevention program; and a sexual assault education and prevention program.

Faculty members initially speak to incoming freshmen at Rocket Launch about counseling services available at UT.

“We like to make sure our students are well taken care of. If you know something, see something, say something.”

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Counseling services are specifically for students. If UT faculty and staff need counseling ser-

vices, they are to go though their employee assistance program through the human resources department, Cockrell said.

“We like to make sure our students are well taken care of,” Cockrell said. “If you know something, see something, say something,” he said.

The reported statistic still concerns UT students, and they want to see more services addressing mental health at UT. “I think it’s so important for university students because we’re already under so much stress,” said Jacob Brewster, second-year mechanical engineering major.

Hannah Wilson, a fourth-year social work major, says she thinks that the university should put more effort into promoting counseling services and establishing new counseling methods.

Wilson uses the counseling center at UT but knows several students that aren’t aware of their services.

Paris Myrick is a first-year

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The University of Toledo’s Counseling Center provides screenings, individual, couple and group counseling, psychotherapy; psychoeducational workshops; consultations; crisis intervention; online screenings; drug prevention programs; and sexual assault education and prevention programs.

transfer student from Owens Community College who didn’t know UT had a counseling center.

He said that counseling services at UT need to be promoted better.

Amber Earhart, first-year mechanical engineering major, said she wasn’t surprised to learn of the suicide statistic at UT. She said that she suffered from mental health issues and wants to see

SCHOLARSHIP

ROTC offers bonus to students

By Gabrielle Huff Staff Reporter

UT’s ROTC program is now offering $5,000 bonuses to students joining ROTC and completing ROTC Basic Camp.

Sophomores and seniors who are interested in joining ROTC and are pursuing graduate school will qualify for the incentive, said Philip Stevenson, recruiting operations officer for UT’s ROTC. Students joining the program, wLateral Entry, will graduate as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army.

This is an important advantage because com-

missioned officers start at a much higher rank, as “Officers take their commission directly from the President of the United States. It comes from no one else than the President,” Stevenson said.

Officers also have a higher average starting salary, at around $57,000 per year.

The Lateral Entry option was always available, but this is the first year the Army has added the cash bonus.

However, it is also impossible to tell how many years the Army will continue the bonus, he added.

Students will have the option to take the cash bonus

or apply for a scholarship for their tuition throughout the following years of ROTC training.

Stevenson believes this incentive will really boost interest and participation in ROTC programs across the country.

There are plenty of spots available for the opportunity.

“Our brigade is slated that we have to send 150 students this summer, and in our brigade, we have 38 schools,” Stevenson said.

According to the Army’s ROTC webpage, the requirements for program eligibility include attending

the camp, signing on to an ROTC non-scholarship contract and enrolling in ROTC military science courses that following fall semester.

The ROTC Basic Camp introduces students to ROTC and the Army, giving them basic military science knowledge and preparing them for further training.

ROTC participation is a great opportunity because, “ROTC on a college campus is the only way to test drive the military before you have to be committed,” Robertson said.

more counseling services at UT. “UT should add a crisis hotline for students,” Earhart said. “I think that anonymity will help people be more willing to open up about any mental health issues they might be experiencing.”

The counseling center is in Rocket Hall, Room 1810, and its phone number is 419.530.2426.

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ProMedica, UT to open Neurosciences Center

By Olivia Rodriguez Staff Reporter

The Neurosciences Center that UT and ProMedica collaborated on will be completed this April.

Construction on the center began in November 2016 to advance neuroscience education in Northwest Ohio.

Leading the center is Dr. Gretchen Tietjen, chairman of the neurology department and UT professor, and Darrin Arquette, senior vice president for Neurosciences, Heart and Orthopedics Institutes for ProMedica.

ProMedica looked at its neurology department to solve perceived problems, Arquette said.

There were service gaps for patients who required specialized physicians who were only available outside of Toledo, Tietjen said.

Neurology was among the most-needed services.

“ProMedica wanted to create a space for physicians and patients to receive quality care so patients did not have to wait four to six months at a time to have their needs met,” Arquette said.

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For UT, this center is a space for residents, fellows and researchers to learn and experiment, Tietjen said.

Arquette estimated that 50,000 patients will be seen in the center from 33 counties in Northwest Ohio and Southeastern Michigan.

ProMedica and UT met regularly with the architect to optimize the building and check that everything is up to their standards such as what the clinic will look like, and how the exam

rooms will look and how the offices are designed, Tietjen said.

The out-patient center is on the first floor and the testing lab is on the second floor, Tietjen said. The third floor will be offices for ProMedica.

A research lab, imaging services, a rehabilitation center and neuro-diagnostics will be included as well.

It may look like a merge, but it is not. UT employees will still be

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UT professor discusses state of American politics

By Ben Morse

Associate News Editor

Before engaging in his first major political act, an exhausting hunger strike at Wisconsin’s state capitol to protest tuition hikes, Jeffrey Broxmeyer remembered the origins of his interest in government, something that stands diametrically opposed to restricting food intake.

“My family would always talk [politics] at the dinner table,” Broxmeyer said.

Now, years after his act of starvation, Broxmeyer, educationally and nutritionally well-nourished, teaches American politics at the University of Toledo.

Sitting in his office with prepped interview notes on a small sheet of paper placed neatly in front of him, Broxmeyer remi-

nisced on his collegiate years.

After finishing his undergraduate degree in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, instead of a smooth transition into the next stage of life, Broxmeyer faced a lover’s dilemma.

His then-fiancé, now his wife and mother of his one-year-old child, wanted to go to law school, while Broxmeyer set his sights on a doctoral degree.

Deciding between L.A. and New York and factoring separation out of the equation, they picked the latter.

“She had a better deal out in the east coast so it just kind of ended up working that way,” Broxmeyer said. “She went to the University of Pennsyl-

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paid by UT and ProMedica staff will still be paid by ProMedica, Tietjen said.

It is an academic affiliation between the College of Medicine and not UTMC. “Both [parties will] benefit, as UT can learn from their patients and ProMedica can have their physicians and their research,” Arquette said.

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15-acre green space, from the Army Corps and turn it into a major park.

“This is a part of Toledo that has seen some challenges, but now it is going to be revitalized,” Kapszukiewicz said.

Ohio EPA officials said 85 percent of the algal bloom problem comes from agricultural runoff, and he wants the city to address this issue.

“We are doing our part to address one of the largest non-economic issues in Toledo – Lake Erie,” Kapszukiewicz said. “We all know that when the weather gets warm we are likely to face algae blooms.”

It is impossible for the Ohio EPA to address this issue due to laws restricting them from regulating agriculture.

The key to saving the lake and fixing these issues lies in the upcoming election for governor, he said.

“The head of the EPA Ohio knows who’s causing this problem, would love to do something about it, but is prevented by the governor and the legislator from doing something about it,” Kapszukiewicz said. “We have a governor’s election this year. During that governor’s term, Lake Erie will either be saved or it will die.”

Near the end of his address, Kapszukiewicz said that he is proud of the diversity of the city and wishes to embrace it.

Before he ran for mayor, an elected official encouraged him to change his name to be less Polish and more “American-ized.”

“This is a neighborhood of proud people, and as someone who happens to be Polish it is prideful to me,” Kapszukiewicz said. “I am proud of who I am, I didn’t change my name and I have never lost an election.”

His goal is to continue to help Toledo grow and expand to become as successful as it can.

“The slogan I have chosen is, ‘Our city, our future,’ not ‘My city, my future’ because we are in this together,” Kapszukiewicz said. “We have made some progress, but there is so much more to do.”

OPINION

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COMMENTARY

Fitness doesn’t stop after Spring Break

Winter — a time of snow, cold, ice and bulking? If you made a resolution to get back to the gym in 2018, you may have noticed that the facilities have been very busy these past two months.

Everyone is hustling and putting in work to achieve a great body for their spring break trips.

However, gym attendance historically takes a steep decline after the month of March, and resolutions are often put off again until next January.

According to a 2014 Planet Money report, a Planet Fitness satellite location had 6,000 members signed up for a 300-person capacity gym. However, Planet Fitness found that not even 3,000 of those paying members had ever stepped back into the gym after paying for their initial membership!

Perhaps it was projection bias or good intentions to sign up, but, nevertheless, the people didn’t come back.

Why do we make these resolutions for the shortterm? Why are we satisfied with working hard to achieve a spring break bod and then indulging in a week of gluttony followed by months of gym negligence?

“What’s hard now is easy later.”

My mother had this quote posted on my bedroom mirror since I was in elementary school. I have also found this to be true in my fitness endeavors.

Of course, after a long

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day of sitting through classes, sometimes followed by a work shift or trips to the grocery store, the last thing we want to do is drag ourselves to the gym.

“I’ll get to it tomorrow” or “I’m too tired” are often how we justify it to ourselves. But just how important is sticking to a regular hustle?

The Mayo Clinic reported some of the top benefits of a routine workout as weight control, prevention of health diseases and conditions, mood and energy boosting and better sleep quality.

When I first read about these benefits, I brushed it off, telling myself that I didn’t have time for that on top of pharmacy school curriculum.

However, in the summer of 2016, something changed in me.

I found myself donating blood and almost passing out from an inadequate diet and exhaustion from work-

ing long hours. I didn’t like how I felt, and now my body was trying to tell me the same.

Something had to change.

I started off small— daily abdominal and arm workouts in my apartment.

I would do the elliptical a few times a week mixed in with some squats.

I started to become obsessed with the results — the better I felt, the more I looked forward to my workouts each day. With the help of my boyfriend teaching me proper form and various new exercises, I found myself frequenting the gym and using machines I had always been too intimidated to try.

I loved pushing myself to finish a rep or moving up a weight class. I loved pushing my body to its limits and feeling my strength grow each day.

Perhaps my body didn’t look too entirely different, but I felt so much more

physically (and mentally) strong. I do, in fact, believe that this emphasis on my physical health has additionally contributed to my overall academic and social wellness.

I feel well-rested to face each day and approach my academics with a good attitude and the same strength that drives me to push on at the gym.

My urge to you spring break-body seekers: Don’t stop there! Your fitness is not a sprint but a marathon.

Don’t let all the hard work you have put in to get to this point simmer out after the holiday. Wellness should not have a calendar deadline.

Strive to keep setting goals and exceeding them. It is amazing what your body can achieve given the right mindset and dedication.

If finding the time is what has you concerned, remember that it is always easy to make time for something that you deem a priority.

Your physical health is just as important as your school classes, social life or

extra-curricular activities.

After all, you are given only one body; treat it as the amazing gift that it is and see all that it can do for you!

Alexis Nieszczur is a third-year student in the PharmD program.

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Change is scary Change is all around us. From technological advancements to pop culture, change is an inevitable part of our lives.

Some adjustments are easy, such as wearing choker necklaces and high-waisted jeans.

Others, like the transition to the perceived vulgar rock and roll music of Elvis Presley, took years to appreciate.

Parents of the time strongly disapproved of his music, claim-

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COMMUNITY REVIEW

Flying sky-high at the Flying Joe

By Emily Jackson Managing Editor

It’s Restaurant Week in Toledo, which means some great deals for lots of delicious food all around Toledo and the surrounding communities.

Restaurant Week takes place Feb. 26 - March 4 and is a celebration highlighting 40 locallyowned establishments around Toledo. Each time you dine at one of the participating restaurants, they donate a portion of the money you spend to Leadership Toledo’s Youth programs.

Many of the restaurants also offer a special menu that features their most popular items and, oftentimes, new ones.

So, I decided to hit up the Flying Joe, a coffee shop in Perrysburg, to taste some things for myself.

It took me about 20 minutes to get there from UT and, by the time I arrived, I honestly

questioned whether the drive would be worth it.

The storefront itself was unimpressive and the inside was small. But, as I approached the counter to order, I was overwhelmed by how many beverage options were listed.

Not only did they offer your typical Cortado and Americano, they also had a number of specialty drinks including dark hot cocoa, a honey and cinnamon latte and house-made chai.

And then I realized they not only served coffee and tea but wine and hard liquor as well. A coffee shop serving tangerine moscato, cranberry mimosas and Irish coffee with Jameson whiskey? I had never heard of such a thing.

My gaze lingered on the Irish coffee, but it was early and I wasn’t quite sure whiskey at 9 a.m. was such a bright idea.

An avid chai drinker myself, I

settled on ordering the chai tea latte along with a giant blueberry muffin.

At this point, I think I’ve tasted every chai latte from every coffee shop in the city of Toledo.

I know who serves the spiciest chai and who serves one that tastes like it’s 98 percent milk.

At the Flying Joe, however, I know I am getting quality food that is locally handmade and baked with the freshest ingredients.

The Flying Joe’s chai creation was a bit on the milky side for my taste. So, if you love cinnamon as much as I do, I suggest bringing your own to spice things up a bit. But I have to admit, it still made my top three list of best Toledo-area chai lattes. Creamy with hints of spice, it went down warm and smooth.

Now, the blueberry muffin was another story entirely. I had wanted a banana Nutella muffin, but they were fresh out, so I settled for the blueberry, which I’ve never been overly fond of. I have always found them to be somewhat on the sour side.

But this blueberry muffin blew my mind — and my taste buds. It was so delectably sweet and I couldn’t get enough of the top, which tasted like a

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When there was nothing left but crumbs, I scraped them up and ate want to pay that much, rememthose too. ber that Restaurant Week is a I was honestly tempted to buy perfect opportunity to try out another but resisted. some new eateries and shops My order totaled about $8, and I hadn’t planned on spend- like the Flying Joe without breaking the bank. ing much more. While this The Flying Joe will offer may sound expensive to some lemon tarts, loaded tater tots, of you, consider how much reuben quiche and other special you spend at BREW or even menu items paired with select Starbucks. It’s probably about beverages for only $5 until the the same amount. end of the week.

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SPORTS

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

UT faces Michigan MAC schools

By Justice Sunderland Staff Reporter

The Rocket men’s basketball team fell to Eastern Michigan on the road 85-79 before defeating Central Michigan 89-76 on Feb. 23. UT is now 20-9 (12-4 MAC) this season.

Toledo played well in the first half against EMU, but a strong shooting second half led the Eagles to victory.

Fourth-year guard Tre’Shaun Fletcher led the offense with 21 points followed by third-year guard Jaelan Sanford with 16 points.

A pair of third-year big men, Elijah Minnie and James Thompson IV, led the Eagles, both scoring 23 points.

“Our ball movement was very good in the first half and then in the second half our offensive flow wasn’t as good,” said head coach Tod Kowalczyk.

“Eastern Michigan is a good team with great athletes and good finishers and was able to get some easy baskets in transition.”

UT came out strong in the first half, controlling the tempo and scoring well. A three-point play by secondyear center Luke Knapke capped off a 13-2 run by the Rockets to give them a 28-16 lead.

Turnovers allowed EMU to get back in the game as UT turned it over on three out of four possessions. The Eagles turned them all into points and cut the deficit to six with 6:54 left in the half.

They cut it to a low two, but Sanford answered with a big-time three of his own to give UT a 44-39 lead with 1:54 to go. Each team scored one

more basket and Toledo led 46-41 at halftime.

Eastern Michigan did not take long to get on top in the second half; they took their first lead with 17:28 left in the game.

UT answered quickly to regain a three-point lead, but Thompson and Minnie set the tone for the Eagles with two huge dunks to cap off an 8-0 run and put them ahead by eight.

The Rockets were aggressive in getting to the free throw line but failed to convert the opportunities into points. EMU continued to score, and a three by Minnie put them ahead by 11.

UT managed to score a couple of buckets at the end, but it was too late.

“We have a tremendously re-

silient team, and we’ll be fine. It’s the first time we’ve faced any real adversity in conference play, and I’m confident that our guys will bounce back,” Kowalczyk said.

They returned to Savage Arena to battle Central Michigan. The Rockets won this game thanks to their outstanding shooting, trailing for just 50 seconds the entire game.

Fletcher led the way again, scoring a game-high 28 points and compiling a career-high nine assists. Sanford added 23 points, including five three pointers.

Third-year forward Nate Navigato added 14 points, shooting four of six from the three-point line.

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put in 20.

Toledo shot 55 percent from the field and 60 percent from behind the threepoint line.

“Central Michigan is a hard team to defend because they have so many good shooters on the perimeter. I thought we did a great job by just not over-helping,” Kowalczyk said after the game. “Central can beat you with its three-point shooting, and we held their top three shooters to a

“Eastern Michigan is a good team with great athletes and good finishers and was able to get some easy baskets in transition.”

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combined five points.”

The Rockets scored the first eight points of the game, but the Chippewas answered with nine straight points of their own.

A three-pointer by Sanford gave UT a five-point lead with 14:14 left in the first half. First-year guard Marreon Jackson added a triple of his own to put Toledo up by eight, their largest lead of the half with 2:50 left.

Sanford slammed down a monster dunk at the end of first half; UT led 44-39 at halftime.

Sanford hit a three a couple minutes into the second half followed by a stolen inbounds pass by Fletcher. He was fouled as he went up for a dunk; Toledo went ahead 63-50 with 14:16 remaining in the game.

Roundtree dropped a dime to Williams for a layup to cut the CMU deficit to eight, but that is the lowest it would get.

The Rockets continued to shoot the three-ball well to keep their lead and won the game 89-76.

The idnight blue and gold return to the court March 2. against Eastern Michigan Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

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UT Baseball struggles in Clarksville

By Kenny Kruse Staff Reporter

The Rocket baseball team took on the Austin Peay State University Governors this past weekend in Clarksville, Tenn.

UT fell 16-4 and 12-2 on Friday and 8-7 on Sunday. The Rockets now stand at 2-5 on the season.

Friday - Game 1

UT jumped on the board with a run in the second. Brad Boss, fourth-year fielder, received base on balls before Zach Schwartzenberger, a first-year outfielder, bunted for a single. Boss scored on the single from second-year catcher Michael Ryan, making the score 1-0.

Austin Peay State matched the run the same inning, 1-1, from a wild pitch.

Ross Adolph, third-year outfielder, hit a solo home run to right field in the third to regain the Toledo lead, 2-1.

The Governors responded in the same inning with four runs and another four in the fifth inning to stretch their lead, 9-2.

Toledo brought a run in the sixth and seventh inning. The runs came by solo home runs for Ryan and Matt Hansen, fourth-year infielder. The Rockets scored four total runs on eight hits in game one of a doubleheader.

These late runs were unable to stop

the red-hot Governors from scoring seven additional runs between the sixth through eighth innings. Austin Peay State won with 16 runs on 14 hits.

Friday - Game 2

Saturday’s game was moved to Friday due to inclement weather.

The Governors picked up right where they left off in the game prior, scoring 11 runs between the second and fifth innings.

UT jumped on the board with a run in the fifth and sixth inning. These runs came by home runs from Boss and Hansen. Toledo trailed 11-2 on six hits and two errors.

Austin Peay State tacked on another run in the eighth to gain a ten-run lead, 12-2, over the Rockets on twelve hits and an error.

Sunday - Game 3

The Governors jumped on the board with a pair of runs to start the game, 2-0.

Toledo responded the following inning with a run, cutting Austin Peay State’s lead in half, 2-1. Boss hit his second home run of the weekend.

The Rockets took the lead in the fourth with four runs, 5-2, on five hits. Adolph singled and AJ Montoya, fourth-year outfielder/catcher, doubled.

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