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Rockets struggle on road SPORTS / 6 »
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“But today, after a full year in the position of EIC, I can tell you the biggest lesson I learned in that time is that I am not a good journalist.”
JESSICA HARKER “Bad journalism and being a nasty woman” OPINION / 3 »
Valentine’s Day in April
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“The three of us snuggled together on the couch like we always did, with our juice and snacks, and watched as Harry made friends for the first time and started off a wild adventure.” EMILY SCHNIPKE
“Harry Potter’s magic lives on”
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Christine Brennan, a sports columnist for USA Today and a University of Toledo alumna, once sat in the stands of the Glass Bowl as a child next to her dad, watching the Rockets win some of their biggest victories. Brennan will be returning to the Glass Bowl once again as commencement speaker for the second time to share her experiences as an award-winning journalist and how UT has played a role in getting her there. The audience at the commencement can look forward to a speech discussing dreams, how Toledo launched her and how that affected her life, Brennan said. “It’s a great honor because UT is such a great part of my childhood, so it’s just wonderful to come back,” Brennan said. “I’m thrilled to be able to do that.” Having grown up on Barrington Street, she could see the stadium lights and hear the dings
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of the clock tower from her house, Brennan said. “We would cross Bancroft, and we would just walk onto the campus and in a couple minutes we were at the football stadium; it was magical to me,” Brennan said. “So all my early experiences as a child were sports because of the University of Toledo.” The 1969-1971 Rocket football teams had a 35-0 record; Brennan said she recalls going to every game and credits that team for showing her how wonderful sports could be.
“It was just amazing. We had season tickets on the 40-yard line and right under the press box,” Brennan said. “It’s so rewarding for me that… [that] sports would give back in this manner, so I don’t think it’s any surprise I became a sports journalist.” Brennan, a Northwestern alumna, has received many awards and honors for her work. According to Brennan’s website, she has twice been named one of the country’s top 10 sports columnists by the Associated Press sports editors, and she has been honored by the NCAA and the Women’s Sports Foundation, among other awards. Along with her many accomplishments, Brennan said she funds a scholarship at UT in honor of her late parents. “My parents were certainly my inspiration and started me on this path,” she said. “They encouraged me and gave me See Celebration / 4 »
LECTURE
Rape survivor shares her story of survival By Maryam Jawaid Staff Reporter
Liz Securro, a victim’s advocate, survived gang rape during her freshman year at the University of Virginia in 1984. Twenty years later, her attacker’s letter allowed her to build a case and receive some semblance of justice. Securro spoke at the University of Toledo on April 19 as part of the ongoing events for Sexual Assault Awareness month about these events in her life and the general issues of sexual assault against women. The author vividly described the events that transpired on the night she was gang-raped. Securro was attending a Phi Kappa Psi party, where she received a questionable drink that made her arms and legs go numb. “There is no worse feeling than when you cannot move at all,” Securro said. “He also beat me, not that that matters, because I was not behaving or
“There is no worse feeling than when you cannot move at all.”
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Protestors marched across the Maumee River April 22 during the 2017 March for Science.
‘March for Science’
By Benjamin Morse Staff Reporter
Replacing test tubes with picketing signs, an estimated 500 people gathered in downtown Toledo last Saturday to reinforce the importance of science and fact-based reasoning at Toledo’s March for Science. The event was in accordance with a National March for Science in Washington, D.C. and satellite marches in cities across the globe. Coinciding with Earth Day, the demonstration was in light of recent proposed cuts to federal research funding and changes to environmental policy. “The March for Science
champions publicly funded and publicly communicated science as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity,” stated the local event’s webpage. “We unite as a diverse, non-partisan group to call for political leaders to enact evidence-based policies in the public interest.” The March for Science Toledo began with a rally at International Park next to the Maumee River and included several speakers in the local science community. The Northwestern Ohio Chapter of the Association for Women in Science and Imagination Station cosponsored the event.
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Rocket Garage Sale
LIZ SECCURO Author and Victims’ Advocate
cooperating, so he hit me in the ribs and on the face and in the head, and anywhere he could land a fist, despite my screams.” After receiving medical treatment, Securro met with the Dean of Students, Robert Canevari, to convey her story and get help. Even with her visible bruises, she said she received a prompt dismissal. “He said, ‘Well, what you’re telling me is that you had sex with a young man, and you don’t want your parents to know you’re not a good girl,’”
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University of Toledo engineering students Gabrial Machado (left), Joao Escher (middle) and Jorge Bacila (right) browse through UTthemed winter coats April 25 in Savage Arena during the Rocket Garage Sale.
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HEALTH
Tobacco21 Initiative gains movement at UT By Jessica Harker Managing Editor
An initiative started at the University of Toledo is working to raise the legal age to use tobacco products from 18 to 21 in Toledo. “Research tells us that 90 percent of those who provide cigarettes to kids under 18 are themselves under 21, so if we can delay people from purchasing tobacco until 21, we can reduce youth smoking,” said Mallory Rinckey, a first-year health education Ph.D. student. Rinckey said that this
“Research tells us that 90 percent of those who provide cigarettes to kids under 18 are themselves under 21...” MALLORY RINCKEY First-year Health Education Ph.D. student
new initiative, Tobacco21, started in a graduate-level methods and materials course in September 2015. At this time, she said that she was studying to get her masters of public
health, and she has continued the project ever since. “The main goal of this initiative is to protect our youth and young adults in the community,” Rinckey said. “I personally think this is an important issue because we know of all the negative health effects caused by tobacco and nicotine, and kids deserve to live a life without dependence.” On April 11, Tobacco21 visited Student Government to present their ordinance, according to SG President Jimmy Russell. “The people who were for it are very public health-minded,” Russell said. “I mean, tobacco is obviously very bad for people to use, so they figure if they raise the age it will reduce the issue and make it harder to get. There were a lot of health concerns.”
Russell said that some senators initially objected to Tobacco21. He said that the main objection to the initiative was under the premise that since the country decides you are an adult at 18, you should be able to make these choices on your own. “These are the people that are more in favor of reducing the drinking age to 18,” Russell said. However, Russell said that the motion did pass. Rinckey said that the main purpose of presenting the initiative and having SG vote on it was to showcase support from the community when they take the ordinance to state and county officials. “We are going to Toledo City Council very soon, and before we go to City Council, we want to have as
much support from people and organizations that will be impacted by a Tobacco21 policy,” Rinckey said. The fact that UT is a smoke-free campus already is a contributing factor to the positive reception of the initiative, according to Rinckey, who praised the university for their commitment to a culture of “health and wellness.” “The main tactic to get tobacco out of the hands of young people is to create barriers to accessing it and smoke free and tobacco free spaces are used often to reduce tobacco use,” Rinckey said. Other states, including Hawaii and California, as well as 224 cities and counties, including Columbus and Chicago, currently adhere to the Tobacco21 policy.
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OPINION
Bad journalism and being a nasty woman
JESSICA HARKER MANAGING EDITOR
Last year, at about this time, I wrote a welcome column about starting my year as Editor-inChief of the Independent Collegian. I wrote about how before I found the IC I was totally lost at school and had no idea what I wanted to do in life. My work the last three years at this newspaper has sparked my passion. I found my niche, and I finally answered the question, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” The answer: be a journalist. But today, after a full year in the position of EIC, I can tell you the biggest lesson I learned in that time is that I am not a good journalist. Crazy, right? How you can love something and still have society telling you you’re totally wrong for it? But not only am I a bad journalist, I am also awful at being other things in my life that I consider essential parts of my personality. I am a bad feminist. I am a bad woman. Also, by bad at it I don’t mean that I lack skill, but simply that if you were to ask anyone what the general depiction of one of these three things, you would find I simply don’t fit the bill. During the year, through my studies for my women and gender studies minor, I read a book called “Bad Feminist” by Roxanne Gay. The book talks about how Gay has reclaimed the term feminist for herself by labeling herself a bad feminist because, based on a typical definition of feminism, she did not fit at all.
...I am also awful at being other things in my life that I consider essential parts of my personality. I am a bad feminist. I am a bad woman. Gay talks about how she isn’t white enough, that she’s too straight, and that she likes pop culture and rap music way too much to fit the rigid feminist mold. And who cares if she does or doesn’t? Gay is totally fine being herself, in her own bad feminist way. I have been inspired by Gay’s book to reclaim for myself the labels that have been forced upon each step that I take into my future and my career. Since I declared a major in communication, everyone always asks, “What are you going to DO with it?” I’d always answer that I wanted to go into journalism. That response, for whomever I was talking to at the time, would elicit images of television reporters in front of burning buildings, giving five-minute summaries of major events. That never seemed right to me. When I think of journalism, I want long nights up late, thousands of phone calls to different
people, talking, learning and writing. So much writing. In our age, the face of journalism has shifted, and this is no longer what we think of when we say the word. I’ve been told that I am too passionate for this job and too heavily involved in it. I’ve even been told by one professor that I don’t have the right look for broadcast journalism — I’m not blonde and I’m not skinny — and then again that I am bad at my job. So, I guess you can call me old school, when it comes to journalism at least. I don’t go on Twitter, I prefer a pen and a paper to typed-up notes and I love facts, but that’s just me, a bad journalist. That’s just on a local level here at the University of Toledo. If you look on a national level, in today’s political climate, there is no such thing as a good journalist or a good feminist. With a minor in women
I’ve been told that I am too passionate for this job and too heavily involved in it. I’ve even been told by one professor that I don’t have the right look for broadcast journalism... and gender studies, it’s not surprising to people when I say I have been an avid feminist for most of my life. I have been able to explore that side of myself even further with my last three years in school. Through these studies, I have learned how to integrate intersectional analysis into my daily life and especially in my work as a bad journalist. But what I have found is another failure on my part. There is no way for me to be a good woman, at least not in today’s society. I am more than happy to accommodate this. Earlier this year, Senator Mitch McConnell infamously said of Senator Elizabeth Warren, “She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.” Feminists immediately took up the quote as a newfound mantra, one I personally embrace wholeheartedly. I love this new wave of women who are working against the norm of what they are supposed to do to embrace what they want to do. I plan to continue to do the same. So, in conclusion, be bad. Be a nasty woman. Be charismatic and passionate, outgoing and willful. But, more than anything, be unapologetic. I will continue to be bad at the things I am passionate about, not until I change for them, but until these labels change for me. Jessica Harker is a third-year communication student and the IC’s managing editor.
So, in conclusion, be bad. Be a nasty woman. Be charismatic and passionate, outgoing and willful. But, more than anything, be unapologetic.
OPINION
A walk through fashion’s evolution Every decade of fashion, there is a distinct name to mark what kind of fashion the era had. The 1920s, for example, otherwise known as the “Roaring Twenties,” had the flapper style. Take “Titanic,” for instance: Rose wore the most exquisite, elegant dresses with her hair all dolled up to have curls frame her face perfectly. At least if Jack didn’t save her from jumping ship, she would have gone down in style. Jack — being the handsome devil he is — didn’t wear a suit but instead wore suspenders and beige work pants. This was simply the norm back in those times. Nowadays, you’d be lucky to see a girl wearing a dress or a guy wearing a suit. The joggers and obsession with tennis shoes that guys have now is nowhere near as attractive as 1920s Jack. Enter the 1930s and 1940s: Everyone was so preoccupied with the war. Fashion wasn’t as heavily regarded. The 1950s, aptly named the “Postwar Era,” brought back the importance of fashion. As shocking as it may seem, no one was sporting skintight leggings, a Victo-
This was simply the norm back in those times.
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ria’s Secret PINK shirt and brand-name converse. The outlook on fashion was much more modest, with their dresses and skirts reaching mid-calf or ankle length. Their clothing was so tasteful and left things to the imagination. The 1960s was the called the “flower power” era due to the rise of counterculture movements that took social norms to a whole new level. The youth culture had a lot of spunk to them and were not as judgmental toward clothing choices as teenagers are now. The mod fashion contained bright colors and geometric shapes, allowing girls to express themselves with ease. Their dresses were of modest lengths and just as cute as the style in the 1950s. I like to think that they followed the motto, “The crazier the pattern, the more fashionable you are.”
Greasers gained large popularity in the 1960s, and for good reason too. The second I hear the word Greasers, I just think of the movie “The Outsiders,” with the insanely yummy cast —particularly Rob Lowe and Matt Dillon. They wore tight white V-necks, leather jackets and denim jeans — there’s a good reason why girls fawn over these studs to this day. The 1970s was so “Saturday Night Fever” and eclectic, sometimes natural and easygoing but other times glitzy and vibrant. The bell-bottom jeans were outta sight on men and women alike. Honestly, denim everything is the way to go. If I could, I would wear a denim jumpsuit every day of my life. But bigger is better, am I right? Madonna and Cyndi Lauper ruled the ‘80s with big hair, heavy makeup, chunky bangles and big hair. Why straighten your hair and force it to be a certain way when you can have voluminous big curls? The 1990s was more of the “Anti-Fashion” and
“The crazier the pattern, the more fashionable you are.” more minimalistic. One of my favorite shows, “Friends,” had even more famous ‘90s styles. Rachel’s hair and fashion sense was so perfect. Every woman in the ‘90s went to the hair salon and requested “The Rachel.” It’s just something people did. Fashion today isn’t even worth talking about — leggings, converse, sweatshirts and tennis shoes. What happened to the modesty and simplistic nature of style? Let us take a moment of silence for the death of fashion in this decade. I hope there are still people out there who can appreciate and sport the fashion that was so hip not too long ago. Samar Ayoub is a secondyear student in pre-med concentration.
Let us take a moment of silence for the death of fashion in this decade. I hope there are still people out there who can appreciate and sport the fashion that was so hip not too long ago.
OPINION
Harry Potter’s magic lives on Not a year has passed since I was six in which I haven’t read or watched or participated in the fandom of one of the greatest series of all time: Harry Potter. I’m a Harry Potter nerd and very proud of it. In 2001, when “Sorcerer’s Stone” was released in the U.S., I went to the movies with my two sisters and two of our older cousins. I was only six and my cousins deemed that my younger sister Hana and I were “too young” to watch such a terrifying movie. But instead, we happily watched Monsters, Inc. and were pretty content when my old sister Amanda regaled us with tales of magic and trolls. A few months later, though, after much begging on Amanda’s part, my mom bought the movie on VHS tape. The three of us snuggled together on the couch like we always did, with our juice and snacks, and watched as Harry made friends for the first time and started off a wild adventure. After that, we were hooked. Amanda, at 11 years old, was in her prime time to be a young Harry Potter fan. She instantly picked up the first four books that had been published and read them feverishly. Being the oldest sister, she wouldn’t share with me. “You’re still a baby, Emily. You can’t read them.” But I was not a baby, and I protested. I could read perfectly. But it wasn’t until a few years later that I actually got
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the chance to read them. By the end of second grade, I was tired of missing out. So, I read them, absorbing them faster than any book I’ve read before. I couldn’t stop reading. I read all of ones released at the time and then I read them all again. Two years later, there was only one book left to be released. In the meantime, I read all the books at least three times each. I used the points from our reading program to win a challenge in my school and set a record with the highest amount of points for a single person. Harry Potter gave me the tools I needed — and it helped that I loved what I was reading. In 2007, the last Harry Potter book was released. We drove an hour to the nearest store that had a midnight release party. We didn’t even end up staying, because once I had that book in my hands, I was reading it. I stopped to sleep, but by lunchtime the
next day, I had finished. I cried. I cried when Dobby died in Harry’s arms and when the Weasleys all gathered around Fred. But most of all, I was sad because it was over. The books were amazing and I wanted them to keep going forever. I never wanted the magic to stop. We continued to watch the movies each year when they were released, often at the midnight release time. We’d stand in line for up to an hour, anxiously waiting. One year, we even made t-shirts with neon paint — I still have mine. The last time I would stand in that line was the best time. I had won tickets to see the premiere two days early with three others.
Harry Potter gave me the tools I needed — and it helped that I loved what I was reading. My sisters, a younger cousin and I all dressed up in costume and were there an hour early to stand in line. We were first, and we were on television. I was interviewed by the news about the end of Harry Potter. I’m sure they weren’t expecting much, but I told them that Harry Potter wasn’t over. The magic would live on in me and in everyone else.
Now that I’m older and much busier, I still try to take the time and have one movie marathon per year. I reread the books almost every summer. The magic is still there. I’m there with the trio as they make their way through perilous adventures. My heart breaks when Cedric dies. But it soars again when Harry keeps on going. I still remember all these random facts and when I see a Buzzfeed quiz to test my knowledge, I just have to take it. I joined Pottermore when it first came out. The sorting hat deemed me a Ravenclaw, which I was ecstatic about. I bought books other people wrote about the world of Harry Potter. The magic never stops. People continue to write fanfiction set in the world of Harry Potter because there is so much to explore. They bring out new ideas that fit into canon. There’s also some very badly written fanfiction that no one should ever read — I’m looking at you, gin n’ tonic fans. When the series ended, it really didn’t end. Here we are, 19 years later, when Albus Severus Potter will be going off to Hogwarts for the first time. We have so much to explore in the magical world and I don’t think the magic will ever truly leave. It will be there, always. Emily Schnipke is a thirdyear communication student with a minor in English. She is also the IC’s editor-in-chief.
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Saturday Morning Science
Saturday Morning Science welcomes welcomes Steven Errede, emeritus professor in department of physics at the University of Illinois-Champaign, to discuss why humans love music and what physics has to do with it. The lecture is Saurday, April 29 at 9:30 a.m. in Field House 2100.
National Astronomy Day celebration The community is invited to attend UT’s sixth annual Astronomy Day celebration. The event is Saturday, April 29 at 1 p.m. in Ritter Planetarium. The free event will feature activities for children and UT astronmers sharing their research.
$500,000 donation to UT libraries UT alumna Dorothy Mackenzie Price’s donation will provide endowment will support a model classroom in Carlson as well as help staff the Canady Center.
Sexual assault prevention program UT is one of 14 schools selected to send three representatives to D.C. for an intensive sexual assault prevention program. The representatives will then implement their training in programs and practices at UT.
Couple donates $1 million to UT Alumni Alan Barry and Karen Barry donated $1 million to create an endowment focused on professorship in accounting. The money will be used to retain or hire a professor in he department of accounting, curiculum development, pilot research programs, staff development costs, development of fellowship programs and specialized equipment needed for teaching.
Student-athlete not indicted for sexual assault A Lucas County grand jury decided not to indict the unnamed student-athlete who was accused of raping another student on March 4. However, the student-athlete remains suspended from team activities, according to UT spokesperson, Christine Billau.
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Researchers at the University of Toledo searching for more efficient and cleaner forms of energy set a new record for the conversion of sunlight to electricity using the low-bandgap perovskite solar cell. “Dr. Yan and his team set this record,” wrote Karen Bjorkman, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. “This achievement means they were able to produce a higher amount of electricity than had previously been the case.” Not only is this solar cell more efficient, but it is also much cheaper with more readily available materials than the silicon-based solar cells, Bjorkman wrote. The highest record of efficiency was made in Korea at 22.1 percent for the entire perovskite family; the one used by the researchers was one in this family of solar cells, said Yanfa Yan, Ohio research scholar chair and UT professor of physics. “We focused on the mixed tin-lead perovskite which has less lead than the other perovskites people are working with,” Yan said. “There is a huge effort to replace lead because it is toxic to the environment.” This tin-lead perovskite can absorb more spectrums of sunlight because it uses two absorbers stacked on each other, according to Yan. He continued that the top cell
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every opportunity to have the experiences I have today. I am the luckiest person on earth.” Brennan said the secret to success is that there is no secret to success; it’s all about hard work and dedication. “I am very proud to be a journalist; it’s an adventure of a lifetime,” she said. “I’ve never worked a day in my life. I love what I’m doing today more than the day I started back in April of 1981.” Dr. Gaber, UT president, said that the Toledo native brings both small
absorbs a specific array of light and the bottom absorbs a different part of the spectrum. “This is important because if a solar cell is more efficient, then it can generate even more energy to help power our electricity need…while providing more inexpensive solar energy,” Bjorkman said. Third-year electrical engineering and computer science and engineering major Tyler Barton said he thinks this research is very important and could lead to a more widespread use of solar panels. “One of the major setbacks to photovoltaics currently is the large upfront cost of the solar panels themselves, and if this new material could drastically lower the cost, that could push more companies to adopt solar energy,” Barton said.
“This is important because if a solar cell is more efficient, then it can generate even more energy to help power our electricity need.” Karen Bjorkman Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
and big town perspectives. “She’s a nationally known figure in journalism, and her growing up in Toledo shows that someone from Toledo can go on and do great things,” Gaber said. Brandon Hill, a thirdyear communication major, said Brennan can inspire graduates not to give up on their dreams and try to make a difference in whatever line of work they are going into. “It’s really cool that someone of her stature in the industry would be willing to come back to Toledo,” he said.
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Securro recalled. In addition to giving her false information, the dean accused her of lying and said she needed mental help, Securro said. “A lot of the time, the finger is pointed before events are fully found out,” said Rachel Stewart, third-year pharmacy major. “That’s sad because, if there’s situation like this, the last thing a person should do is make the victim feel worse.” Still determined, Securro worked with the campus police, giving statements and answering questions to move her case forward; however, her efforts led nowhere. The tables turned in September 2005, though, when one of her attackers, William Beebe, wrote her a letter to apologize. Hungry for answers, Securro responded to his apology with questions about her rape. “I corresponded with him via email in order to find out what had happened to me that night,” Securro said. After sharing his letters with law enforcement, Beebe was arrested in 2006 and was sentenced to ten years in prison, said
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“We want you to learn something today,” said Susanne Nonekowski, head of the Northwestern Ohio
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Author and victims’ advocate Liz Securro gives a lecture at UT on April 19. She shared her story of being raped on a college campus and the journey she experienced.
Securro. Even though he served less than six months, she felt justice was served since many rape victims do not come forward at all. “I pretty much found more justice than 99.99 percent of rape victims will ever see,” Securro said. Securro also provided steps that universities can take to assist victims of sexual assault. She advocated for transparent sexual assault policies, providing victims with the choice of campus investigation versus local law enforcement and increased involvement of the campus administration.
Securro emphasized the importance for staff to attend talks like the one she was giving so that they can indicate their interest in these issues to students. “The topic was interesting. I think it’s really relatable because it’s something that’s very common on campus and something that goes unnoticed,” said Macey Shock, second-year nursing student. “I like how she pointed out about the staff and how it’s important for them to be here.” The audience gave Securro a standing ovation at the end of her lecture.
Community member Marilyn Lazarus, who attended the march, said she saw the demonstration as an opportunity to express her concern over the current proposed funding cuts.
ler. “I’m here to be counted as part of the resistance.” Many, including former distinguished University of Toledo Professor of Astronomy Adolf Witt, kept politics out of their rhetoric but were instead there in support of scientific research in general. “I’m not going to say anything political,” Witt said. “But, obviously if our civilization is to continue, our policies have to be based on fact. On the truth. That’s what science is all about.” The organization’s main website announced further plans once marches concluded. “March for Science has mobilized an unprecedented coalition of people committed to championing the role of science in supporting our common good,” stated the website. “Now our work continues as we transition into a non-profit organization.” Toledoans may join the continued movement by logging on to satellites.marchforscience.com and registering as a member in the local area.
“The goal of the march is to accelerate science and encourage people to learn about the scientific method and have respect for the validity of scientific evidence.” Susanne Nonekowski Head of the Northwestern Ohio Chaper of the Association for Women in Science
Chapter of the Association for Women in Science. “The goal of the march is to accelerate science and encourage people to learn about the scientific method and have respect for the validity of scientific evidence.” Attendees holding signs with slogans like, “There is no planet B” and “Demand Evidence” marched across the Martin Luther King, Jr Bridge. and down to the Imagination Station.
“I’m here because this is my passion,” said Lazarus. “I think that with the present administration we’re rolling backwards, and we need to keep moving forward.” Others viewed the march as their chance to voice specific grievances to the federal government regarding environmental policy. “I’m scared of what Trump is going to do to the EPA,” said participant Jeanne Denn-
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Scaffolding is in place for the start of the Carlson Library construction. The east side wall of the library is being replaced with glass windows. The project will be finished August in 2017.
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Crop Out Hunger 5K Saturday, April 29 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Alpha Epsilon Delta Society will be hosting a 5K walk and run, with profits from the event to be donated to the University Church’s Community Garden to help fulfill their purpose of growing food for local Toledo-area communities, raising awareness to combat hunger and poverty and encouraging compassion by inspiring people to help others. The cost of running or walking in the event is $20, and the course is entirely within campus. Registration will be between Lot 10 and Lot 6. Masquerade Ball Saturday, April 29 7 – 9 p.m. This event, hosted by the Catholic students Association, is open for all and will take place in the Student Union Ingman Room. Dress code is semi-formal and don’t forget to bring a mask. Come out and enjoy an evening of music, food, and prizes.
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SERVICE
UT fraternity builds a bridge to adventure By Areeba Shah and Anna Glore
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Founded in 1977 and known as Pi Kappa Phi’s exclusive philanthropic efforts today, The Ability Experience is intended to instill lifelong service within the fraternity members to serve people with disabilities. As part of their Ability weekend, University of Toledo Pi Kappa Phi members and alumni joined their
“The boardwalk builds wheelchair access to a beautiful, peaceful outdoors. Those who use mobility devices are often limited to smooth surfaces such as sidewalks and parking lots.” ROBIN ERB Sunshine Communities Vice President
brothers from Illinois, Ohio and Michigan April 22 to rebuild a boardwalk for Sunshine Communities. “Ninety percent of the people who actually live here are wheelchairbound,” said third-year mechanical engineering major and Pi Kappa Phi treasurer Jeremy Keil. “Most of them never leave the facility, and if they do, they only get to go to the parking lot and they don’t get to actually experience the nature and the natural beauty that’s around here.”
The fraternity brothers visited the facility on Friday to interact with the members of Sunshine Communities and spent the rest of their Saturday building the boardwalk, Keil said. They continued working on the project on Sunday morning until 2 p.m. Every semester, Pi Kappa Phi visits the special needs home to spend time with Sunshine Communities members and offer any help, Keil said. Philanthropy chair and third-year geography major John Stewart said it’s important for him to form relationships with people of disabilities, as he has grown up doing service for them. “We make places more accessible to people with disabilities,” Stewart said. In the past, they have done a variety of fundraising events and have assisted in building ramps for community members. They have monthly events like movie nights, Halloween dances, 5K runs and dinners. The Pi Kappa Phi brothers enjoy interacting with Sunshine members, Keil said. “It’s kind of cool,” said third-year nursing major and vice president Paul Glaza. “It helps us build a relationship.” Since Sunshine Communities is very close to their philanthropy, The Ability Experience, some Pi Kappa Pi members volunteer and even work there. In the past, the fraternity has helped them with repainting tables, mulching their ground and setting up stones around the house, Keil said. However, the boardwalk is an especially important project, as it lets them have access to the beautiful ground,
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Student volunteers carry wooden beams April 22 at Sunshine Communities to help build a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk.
Glaza said. They are also able to enjoy the river that goes through their backyard. “The boardwalk allows these members to go out and explore nature,” Keil said. Robin Erb, vice president of Sunshine Communities, said that members of the fraternity have helped maintain the boardwalk for years. “Last year, they spent several weekends at Sunshine dismantling the 1993 board-
“They’re so happy to have us here. I got hugs from at least three of them today.” JEREMY KEIL Treasurer of Pi Kappa Phi
walk their predecessors built more than 20 years earlier,” Erb said. “Years of flooding and freezing had rendered the boardwalk unsafe.” Keil said that, while they spent last semester destructing the boardwalk, this semester the members spent their time reconstructing it. “They haven’t had a boardwalk for a year and a half now,” Glaza said. Glaza said it’s been rewarding seeing the people’s reactions to the rebuilding of the boardwalk. He said he likes giving back to these people and allowing them to have the experience again. “The boardwalk builds wheelchair access to a beautiful, peaceful outdoors,” Erb said. “Those who use mobility devices are often limited to smooth
“The boardwalk allows these members to go out and explore nature.” JEREMY KEIL Treasurer of Pi Kappa Phi
surfaces such as sidewalks and parking lots.” Erb also said that the 1,140-foot boardwalk stretches through Sunshine’s backyard and allows users access to Swan Creek. The boardwalk will feature gazebos, benches and platforms to give users open spaces to relax. To make this project a reality, Sunshine had an See Boardwalk / 7 »
ACTIVISM
The URGE for equality By Jessica Harker Managing Editor
United for Reproductive and Gender Equality, an organization new to the University of Toledo, is working to become an official student group for the Fall 2017 semester. URGE has been active on campus for the past year, working with organizations such as the University of Toledo Feminist Alliance to raise awareness for reproductive health issues, according to Tayler Threatt, a third-year speech and language pathology major and the voter engagement intern with the group. “Right now, it’s a bigger thing on BG campus, and it’s extremely new to Toledo,” Threatt said. “So we’ve been getting it out to the community, and this semester we have seen a bigger push to get it to people who are on campus.” Since coming to the University of Toledo, URGE has been involved in putting on a number of events, according to Threatt, including a monthly Sex Trivia Night. The final trivia night for the year will be held Saturday, April 29 at Bretz Nightclub in downtown Toledo. The theme for the night is BDSM, and prizes are given for first- and second-place teams, as well as for best team name.
“People are uncomfortable talking about sex...” TAYLER THREATT Third-year Speech Language and Pathology Major
“People are uncomfortable talking about sex, people are uncomfortable saying the word sex or what it entails,” Threatt said. “So people can come out, win prizes and kind of understand their comfort level with things.” This is the fourth time this event has been hosted this year, according to Threatt, and it has seen a growth in attendance since it began last semester. “At our last one, we had about six teams out, and generally teams are like three to five people,” Threatt said. “We had it on campus, and all of our chairs were full.” Threatt stresses that the event is important because it raises awareness about reproductive and gender equality issues, while simultaneously raising money for URGE to be able to do their work since the organization is nonprofit. “I think it is really fun. When we have it at Bretz, people can get up, get drinks,” Threatt said. “So I’m hoping for the last one, this one will be a pretty big turnout.”
The group will continue to be active during the summer, according to Threatt, with a multitude of volunteer opportunities for UT students. “URGE is like UTFA’s big sibling,” wrote Jessie Lynch, the president of the University of Toledo Feminist Alliance and Toledo organizer and data manager for URGE, in an email interview. “As an affiliate, we are able to connect and get support from URGE and FMF organizers, as well as get materials like URGE condoms and other swag.” URGE has already attempted to become an official student organization, Threatt said, though was denied due to a possible issue with the already existing group UTFA. According to Threatt, the organization is working at a national level to get approval to apply again in the fall for official student group status. “I think it’s important to always be aware of the potential for overstepping the boundaries of grassroots organizations that we should be uplifting, as opposed to creating competition,” Lynch said. “Since UTFA is already affiliated with URGE, I personally believe it would have been unnecessary and harmful to have an URGE chapter on campus when the URGEaffiliated UTFA is already there.” Lynch explained that while it is important that URGE continue to grow, creating an official branch at UT could potentially hurt progress being made by current grassroots organizations. “It could potentially derail the community UTFA has been working to build,” Lynch said. “Grassroots organizations, feminist or otherwise, should be supported by national organizations, not put in competition with them.” The two groups do have very similar platforms, according to Lynch, including a focus on reproductive and gender equality for all people. “URGE and UTFA both believe in social, political and economic equity of all people, regardless of identity,” Lynch said. “Both are prochoice, sex-positive, intersectional organizations that acknowledge that social movements should be led by the marginalized folks that are most affected by inequitable policy and social norms.” Threatt stressed that the main difference between URGE and UTFA is the group’s ability to organize, because URGE is national, as well as that URGE is more all-inclusive. “UTFA definitely it does focus on feminism and what it is, and they have been trying to get the word out... But, however, with URGE, it’s not just one thing; it’s kind of everything.” Threatt said. URGE will continue to be active on campus, regardless of organizational status within the fall, according to Threatt.
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Rockets struggle on road By Kenny Kruse Staff Reporter
The University of Toledo baseball team (14-26, 7-8 MAC) struggled on the road this past weekend. The Rockets defeated the Dayton Flyers 11-7 on Wednesday, lost 1-0 to Kent State (24-12, 10-2 MAC) on Friday in 15 innings, lost 3-2 on Saturday and lost 10-1 on Sunday. UT 11, UD 7 In Toledo’s 11-7 victory over Dayton, UT kept UD from scoring in the first three innings and took advantage of two early Flyer errors. This led to four, netting UT a 4-0 lead. Second-year infielder Riley Campbell singled and reached third base on a failed pickoff attempt. Thirdyear outfielder Matt Hansen reached base on an error while Campbell scored the first run. Fourth-year designated hitter Josh Cales delivered a two-out RBI single to score Hansen. Third-year infielder Casey Gose walked in the second inning and advanced to third on a single from third-year outfielder Brad Boss. Campbell scored Gose on a sacrifice bunt. Dalton Bollinger, third-year infielder, doubled in the third inning and scored on fourth-year outfielder Jacob Britt’s RBI single. Dayton answered in the fourth inning with three runs off firstyear right-handed pitcher Joey Prechtel, cutting UT’s lead to 4-3. The Rockets felt the threat and scored six runs to re-extend their lead to 10-3 in the following inning. Cales hit a home run on an 0-2 count before second-year outfielder Ross Adolph walked and advanced to second base on fourth-year catcher Corey
Tipton’s sacrifice bunt. Britt walked as well, and both baserunners advanced on another Flyer error, with Adolph scoring and Britt stopping at third. The fifth inning continued with Gose’s RBI single to score, making the score 7-3. Boss came to bat and crushed a tworun home run to right field, giving him four home runs on the season. Hansen added to the home runs in the fifth with a solo home run to right field. The Flyers responded with a run in the sixth inning, but again Toledo would re-extend their lead with another run for a 11-4 lead in the top of the seventh, with a total of 13 hits. Campbell singled and scored on Bollinger’s RBI double. This makes a total of 16 doubles on the season for Bollinger and ranks among the top 20 in the country, per UTRockets.com. Dayton tacked on two runs in the seventh inning and another in the ninth, but Toledo fought to defeat the Flyers, 11-7. Prechtel (1-2) earned his first collegiate win, pitching four full innings and allowing three runs on two hits and two walks. KSU 1, UT 0 Friday evening’s 1-0 loss to RACHEL NEARHOOF / IC Kent State was a pitchers’ duel Fourth-year Toledo pitcher Ross Achter throws a pitch May 13 in Toledo’s game against Central Michigan. stretching out to 15 innings in the series opener. The Rockets to third with one out. Hansen Flash double play stopped the Cales and Ryan reached base. collected 11 hits while fourth-year bunted to move Campbell to sec- Rocket threat. Second-year right In the 14th, third-year outleft-handed pitcher Steven Calond, but the baserunners were handed pitcher Luke Schaefer fielder AJ Montoya singled and houn threw nine scoreless innings. stranded. relieved Calhoun in the 10th and Cales was hit by a pitch with one The Rockets had an opportuKSU’s closest opportunity continued the shutout for the out. Again, another double play nity to score in the sixth inning. to score also came in the sixth next three innings. ended the Rocket threat. Cales First-year infielder Antonio inning, but Calhoun continued Cales led with a walk, and pitched a shutout inning to conBennett singled on a bunt and battling to close out the inning. first-year Michael Ryan bunted tinue to the 15th inning. advanced to second on Boss’ sacBennett led off the 10th inning for a single two innings later. The Kent State walked to start the rifice bunt. Campbell singled to with a single, but the Golden Rocket threat went sour after final See Baseball / 8 » left field, and Bennett advanced
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Softball faces off against Ball State By Jackson Rogers Associate Sports Editor
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Second-year Toledo tennis member Claire Aleck returns a ball in the team’s match against Akron.
Women’s tennis closes season By Sam Williams Sports Editor
The University of Toledo women’s tennis team closed out their season with a loss to University at Buffalo this Sunday at the Shadow Valley Tennis Club. With this loss, the UT women’s tennis team will end their spring season with a record of 9-12 overall and 1-7 in MidAmerican Conference play. The Rockets jumped out to an early lead in doubles play. Third-year duo Sidnay Huck and Colleen O’Brien finished their match with a 6-3 victory on court three. Following up that victory was the pair of third-year Megan Miller and second-year Claire Aleck, who teamed up on court to take down the
“Unfortunately, we couldn’t grab enough singles matches. Dee Dee really dominated from start to finish, and Mimi had to come back after losing the first set to an extremely experienced Buffalo player.” TRACY MAUNTLER Women’s Tennis Head Coach
Bulls duo, 6-4. This gave Toledo a 1-0 lead early in the match. Buffalo came back to even the score with a singles victory, but UT quickly regained the advantage, as first-year Dee Dee Leenabanchong secured a victory over first-year Buffalo player Anna Savchenko. “We started out strong with some really great doubles action today,” head coach Tracy Mauntler told UTRockets. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t grab enough singles matches. Dee Dee really dominated from start to finish, and Mimi had to come back after losing the first set to an extremely experienced Buffalo player. We are young, and I believe that these tough 4-3 losses we’ve experienced will help motivate the team in the off season.” The Bulls returned from that deficit in in the No. 2 and 3 singles. Buffalo took victory in both matches and gained a 3-2 advantage. First-year Toledo athlete Mimi Kendall-Woseley fell behind early in her match against third-year Buffalo athlete Tanja Stojanovska when Stojanovska took a 6-4 win in the opening set. Kendall-Woseley bounced back from this to take down Stojanovska in the final two frames to win her match, but Buffalo managed to secure a victory on court six, clinching the season finale. This match ends the season for the Rockets, sending them into the offseason in preparation for the 2017 fall season.
The University of Toledo softball team (20-30, 8-9 MAC) went 1-2 over the weekend against MAC West foe Ball State University (2920, 13-4 MAC). Second-year pitcher Heather Webb (9-6) was stuck with the loss in the opener after allowing two earned runs on six hits and 10 walks. She struck out seven batters, tying a season-high, in her seventh complete game. Second-year pitcher Kailey Minarchick (8-10) took the loss in Game 2 after allowing five earned runs on eight hits. First-year pitcher Leah Allison relieved Minarchick in the fourth and allowed four runs on five hits in three innings of relief work. BALL 2, UT 1 The Cardinals got off to a fast start with a leadoff homer
in the bottom of the first. Webb retired two consecutive Cardinals to end the inning with no further damage. Third-year first baseman Samantha Showalter led off the third by being hit by a pitch. Showalter advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by fourthyear outfielder Celeste Fidge and then evened the score at one run apiece after crossing the plate on a BSU fielding error. Neither team could get much more offense going until an RBI double by second-baseman Maddy Labrador gave Ball State a 2-1 edge in the sixth. Second-year Megan Choate led off the final inning for UT and put the game-tying run on first after being hit by a pitch. Choate advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by fourth-year catcher Ashley
Maynard and a grounder to first by Rice. Ball State pitcher Carolyn Wilmes (13-9) struck out her final batter to register the victory. BALL 9, UT 4 Rice (2-for-4, two runs), second-year third baseman Katie Cozy (2-for-3, RBI), third-year outfielder Kylie Gross (1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, run) and third-year outfielder Ashley Rausch (1-for-3, RBI, run) led the Toledo offense in Game 2. A leadoff single by Rice and a base-on-balls for Rausch put two Rockets on in the opening frame. Gross launched a two-out RBI double to left to score both runners and give UT a quick lead. After Gross advanced to third on a wild pitch, she scored on Cozy’s RBI single to right field, giving Toledo a See Softball / 8 »
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Students and members of Students for Justice in Palestine collect books April 22 to help form an English language library in Gaza. By Jessica Harker Managing Editor
“On Valentine’s Day, we give the people that we love, we give them books.” Each year on April 23, La Diada de Sant Jordi, St. George’s Day or referred to as Valentine’s Day in some cultures, is celebrated by a multitude of people all over the world with the exchange of books with loved ones. Former UT basketball player Inma Zanoguera, a graduate student in the English as a second language program, said the above quote and explained that she spent the last few years celebrating this holiday on her own, although it has always been her favorite from her culture. “Every year I would celebrate by giving a book to a friend, or to myself, or what not,” Zanoguera said. This year, however, Zanoguera said she decided to make a change and began working with the Students for Justice in Palestine to help organize a book collection to send help to form an English language library in
Gaza, Palestine. Zanoguera said the idea came to her after reading an article about the situation in Gaza and their need for books. “I don’t know, I guess I just decided to go big and I just said, ‘I am going to help these guys, and on the 23rd, I am going to send all the books I am able to collect from now until then,’” Zanoguera said. “So I have been working since then to try to organize this.” Zanoguera said she then reached out to Shahrazad Hamdah, the president of SJIP, and together they began to organize the drive. The books were mailed a day early on April 22 in honor of St. George’s Day because the post office was closed on the actual holiday. “Students for Justice in Palestine is a pro-Palestine advocacy group on campus and in the community,” Hamdah said. “We aim to educate people about the occupation of Palestine and the human rights violations that occur there, so this project interested
us because we want to do what we can to contribute to Palestinian society in the West Bank and Gaza.” The group has been working since the end of March to organize the donations and were able to collect over 250 books, with the original goal being only 100. Zanoguera said the funding for shipping the books came from SJIP and because they exceeded their collection expectations by so much and because of budgeting limitations, not all of the books were able to be sent. “I think what ended up happening was we put some flyers on Facebook and stuff, but we mostly reached out to our closest friends,” Zanoguera said, “and just by doing that we collected so many books.” Though this is the first time the group has put on an event like this, Hamdah said that they hope to repeat the event, either in the summer or in the fall. To become involved with SJIP you can go to their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/utoledosjp.
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Some of the national programs Pi Kappa Phi members have participated in include Journey of Hope and Gear Up Florida, Stewart said. These programs involve riding a bike through communities to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities.
To continue its efforts, the fraternity will be hosting Boundaries Week to raise money for The Ability Experience. One hundred percent of proceeds from its philanthropy dinner on April 27 will go toward supporting people with disabilities.
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inning and stole a base, putting a runner in scoring position with no outs. Cales struck out the following batter, but a chopper hit to shortstop found its way to center field to give KSU the extra-inning 1-0 victory. KSU 3, UT 2 Saturday afternoon was quiet until the seventh inning, when the Rockets scored the first two runs of the game. UT would not score again and collected seven hits. Tipton singled and stole second base with one out. Boss singled and advanced to third on a two-base error, allowing Tipton to score. Campbell hit a straight shot at the shortstop, who couldn’t handle the hit, and Boss scored from third base. Kent State copied Toledo in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at 2-2, and the Rockets fell short of another scoring opportunity in the following inning. Adolph singled, stole second and advanced to third on a catcher throwing error with two outs but was left stranded to end the inning. The Rockets didn’t score in the final inning, even after Boss advanced to third on a single, giving the Golden Flashes the
opportunity to score and win the game. KSU did end up scoring a run in the final inning and took a 3-2 victory over Toledo. Fifth-year left-handed pitcher Ross Achter pitched six scoreless innings out of eight total, allowing two runs on nine hits and two walks. Achter tied his careerhigh of 10 strikeouts. KSU 10, UT 1 UT bats only collected four hits from Adolph, Boss and Campbell. From the four hits, the Rockets ended up with just a run in the fourth inning. KSU scored a run in the third inning to take the early 1-0 lead. Toledo answered in following inning with a run to tie the game at 1-1. Montoya was hit by a pitch and stole second with one out. Adolph hit an RBI single to score Montoya — the only Rocket run of the game. The Golden Flashes scored four runs in the fifth inning to take a 5-1 lead. An additional five runs were tacked on in the seventh to defeat the Rockets 10-1 on 10 hits in the series finale. The midnight blue and gold continue with road trips to Michigan State on Wednesday, April 26 at 3:05 p.m. and Louisville from April 28-30. First pitches against the Cardinals are at 6 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
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3-0 lead to start the game. An infield single and two walks loaded the bases for Ball State in the bottom half of the first, and a two-out single to right field put the Cardinals on the board. Neither team got much going until the Ball State offense exploded for four runs in the third on a sacrifice fly and a three-run bomb by outfielder Kennedy Wynn. The Cardinal team added another to its scoreboard total with an RBI single in the fourth to give Ball State a 6-3 advantage. Rice ignited Toledo’s offense again in the top of the sixth with a twoout single to left. After Rice swiped second, she scored another tally off an RBI single by Rausch. Ball State extended its lead RACHEL NEARHOOF / IC with three runs Second-year pitcher Kailey Minarchick throws out a pitch in plated in the home Toledo’s game against Central Michigan. half of the sixth Gross led off the second 5-0 edge. and secured its 9-4 victory frame by being hit by a The Cardinals started off by not allowing a UT runner pitch. After a sacrifice bunt the bottom of the inning on in the seventh. moved her to second, Gross with consecutive singles, UT 5, BALL 2 plated Toledo’s second tally and a fielder’s choice loaded In the circle for the Rockwith an RBI double by Cozy the bases. Ball State lined a ets, second-year Minarchick down the left field line. two-out RBI double to right (9-10) earned the victory by Rice gave Toledo a 3-0 field to score two runners allowing pair of runs in the advantage by launching a and put Ball State on the fourth in her fourth comleadoff blast to left on the scoreboard. plete game of the season. first pitch of the third inNeither team threatened Minarchick permitted six again until the Cardinals put hits and two free bases while ning. UT’s offense didn’t let up a pair of base runners on retiring one Cardinal in the in the fourth and put three board in the home half of game. aboard on a fielder’s choice, the seventh. A sacrifice fly Rice started the game with moved a runner to third, but a leadoff walk and advanced free base and hit batter. Rausch stepped into the box a grounder to Rice at second to second on a wild pitch. and drew a walk to force a ended the game. After she swiped third, run and a fielding error by The team will head to Showalter scored Rice on a the BSU first baseman alRochester, Michigan April grounder to the pitcher to lowed Maynard to cross the 26 to face off against Oakput UT on the board. plate and give the Rockets a land in a doubleheader.