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UT ranks among lowest for student loan debt

By Olivia Rodriguez Staff Reporter

Toledo dominates Elon SPORTS / 5 »

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“Days passed and there was no way for us to contact each other. It was harder than I ever imagined it would be.”

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A recent survey shows the University of Toledo ranked 12th out of 220 for the lowest student debt for four-year public institutions in the US. Peterson’s, a financial database, collected data in a voluntary financial aid survey from public and private institutions.

LendEDU took the results and did a full analysis of the student loan debt of all colleges and universities in the nation.

“The results are based on the average amount borrowed by each undergraduate,” said Chief Executive Officer of LendEDU, Nate Matherson.

Toledo is ranked 48th out of 50 public universities that participated in

the survey in Ohio. Overall in the USA, Toledo is ranked 887th out of 1,161 four-year institutions that participated, according to the LendEDU report.

This survey covered undergraduates in the class of 2016 with degrees ranging from finance to music education.

In the same report, UT’s student debt per borrower is $24,437 for the 2016-2017 school year. This is 12.50 percent lower from the 20152016 school years which was $27,928. Private student loans decreased 21.62 percent from the 2015-2016 school years, putting UT at an average of $18,357.

However, nationally, Ohio ranks 16 with a student debt load of $29,579 per bor-

“It seems like a decent rate.

Better than a lot of other schools.”

LILLIAN WAY Fourth-year Medical Technology Student

rower in public colleges.

This is an increase of 0.64 percent from the 2015-2016 school year, LendEDU reported.

“It seems like a decent rate. Better than a lot of other schools,” said fourth-year medical technology student Lillian Way. “Most students are generally in debt after college, but it says something about the school if the students aren’t in too much debt once they

graduate. I have debt but it isn’t as bad as other people I know that go to other colleges.”

According to the College Board website, for the 2016-17 school year, college students at in-state public schools paid, on average $20,090, up 2.6 percent from $19,570 in the 2015-16 school year.

Furthermore, college students at non-profit private institutions paid, on average, $45,370 last school year, up 3.4 percent from $43,870 in 2015-16.

“Keeping education affordable is a commitment we have made to our students and their families, and this study confirms we are keeping that promise,” said UT President Sharon Gaber in UT News.

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UT education program wins national award

By Bryce Buyakie News Editor

Phoenicia, the University of Toledo’s oncampus Mediterranean restaurant, opened the doors of its new location on the fourth floor of the Student Union Aug. 28, after two months of renovations.

Replacing what once was Rocky’s Attic, Phoenicia has an expanded the seating area, complete with a stage for entertainment and a newly refurbished kitchen.

“Things are very positive,” said Ed Barakat, coowner of Phoenicia. “We are happy we were able to transition from downstairs to up here.”

The transition began in early July, when the details of the project were being planned, said Barakat. Construction continued until the last minute, giving Barakat and his staff only three days to move everything from their previous location on the third floor of the SU. “Up until the last week were still on hold to move our stuff up here,” said Barakat. “We pulled it together in three days with a lot of help. The Office of Executive Vice President for Finance, Auxiliary Services, the Interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Facilities and Construction all helped.”

The university provided most of the money used for this project, with around 80 percent of the new equipment bought by UT. Only minor equipment and the decorations were paid for by Phoenicia, Barakat said.

Overall, the biggest problems presented were the small kitchen that needed new plumbing, new electrical wiring and more space, Barakat said.

“We needed more room because the original space was around 400 square feet, which is nothing for this operation,” said Barakat. “But now the kitchen is finished, storage was provided by the

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Ed Barakat stands behind the counter in Phoenicia’s new location in Rocky’s Attic days after moving.

university, and we are up and running.”

“Things are very positive.

We are happy we were able to transition from downstairs to up here.”

ED BARAKAT Phoenicia Co-owner

Right next to Phoenicia is a new lounge for students to sit, do work and relax. Barakat said it is owned by the university, but students can order take-out and utilize the space.

“We don’t dictate who comes and goes in that spot,” said Barakat. “We don’t have exact guidelines and we don’t have any details about that.

We’re meeting with some of the officials as soon as possible to work out the details.”

On stage, the restaurant will entertain guests with live performances, including UT Jazz, and will also offer open mic nights and poetry nights, Barakat said.

“We are also open to suggestions from all UT organizations. They are more than welcome to approach us,” said Reem Barakat, assistant manager at Phoenicia and a UT graduate.

Prices and menu options have not changed, but Reem and Ed hinted at the addition of late night appetizers and said they will also offer beer and wine once their license is approved.

“We will have some new items coming up as the dust settles,” said Reem. “We will probably have quick stuff that students want to have in the evening.”

Phoenicia is also accepting Dining Dollars and Rocket Dollars to accommodate the students who live on campus, Barakat said.

Helen Sheckler, a thirdyear healthcare administration major, didn’t expect the new location to completely replace Rocky’s Attic, but said Phoenicia did a good job remodeling.

“I love UT events, so if they have poetry nights and open mic nights, I will definitely go to those,” Sheckler said.

“We are also open to suggestions from all UT organizations.

They are more than welcome to approach us.”

REEM BARAKAT Phoenicia Assistant Manager

The University of Toledo’s NURTURES program was awarded the Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Education Award by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

Jolanda Westerhof, Associate Vice President for Academic Leadership and Change at AASCU, explained that the winning program must demonstrate effectiveness in producing P-12 learning outcomes.

The NUTURES, or Networking Urban Resources with Teachers and University to enrich Early Childhood Science program, launched six years ago through a $10 million Math and Science Partnership grant funded by the National Science Foundation, said Charlene Czerniak, professor emeritus of science education and a research professor in the UT College of Engineering.

“We wanted to teach teachers of young children, pre-school through third grade, how to teach science and engineering in their classrooms,” said Scott Molitor, an associate professor in the College of Engineering.

During early grade levels, teachers focus on math and reading at the expense of science, said Molitor. Therefore, the goal of NURTURES is to use a complementary learning model to provide science education to children via teachers, parents and the community at large.

“The idea was to try and get the whole community talking about and interested in helping young children explore the world more and think like scientists and engineers,” said Susanna Hapgood, an associate professor in the Judith Herb College of Education.

To execute this endeavor, the program collaborated with partners such as Toledo Public Schools, Diocese of Toledo schools, local daycare centers and nursery schools. The program organized Summer Institutes every year where teachers undergo professional development for a two-week period, Molitor said.

“The ultimate goal was to improve teacher preparation and improve parental support, so that you can improve stu-

dents’ learning,” Czerniak said.

In addition to improvements within the classroom, teachers would send home family packs containing simple materials so that parents could partake in scientific activities with their children, Czerniak said. Over the years, students’ test scores indicated that NURTURES certainly had a significant impact on their learning.

“We have results in a study that shows the children of the teachers who went through the NURTURES program had statistically higher scores in reading, literacy and mathematics than the students who did not have a teacher in our program,” Czerniak said.

In order to design community events that would further engage children, NURTURES also partnered with the Toledo Zoo, Imagination Station, Toledo Botanical Gardens, the Ritter planetarium, and the Challenger Center, said Molitor.

“Young children are fascinated about the world.

They’re very curious, so science is the perfect opportunity to talk, explore and investigate.”

SUSANNA HAPGOOD

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“Young children are fascinated about the world. They’re very curious, so science is the perfect opportunity to talk, explore and investigate,” Hapgood said.

The program was recently awarded a new NSF grant of $2.25 million that will allow it to expand and answer their research questions.

“The idea will be to try out the NURTURES program with different school districts, including Washington local, Monroe County and Michigan schools, to see if we get similar results with additional schools,” Czerniak said.

The AASCU will present UT the Christa McAuliffe Award at AASCU’s Annual Meeting in California on Sunday, Oct. 22.

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EDITORIAL

Free speech and the right to safety

A law written by University of Toledo law students restricting protester accesses to abortion facilities went before Toledo council chambers last week, according to an article by the Toledo Blade.

The article continued that the law would put up 20-foot buffer zones around the only remaining abortion clinic in Toledo, Capital Care Network, at 1160 W. Sylvania Ave., and restrict protesters from using physical contact to “obstruct or block another person from entering into or exiting from the premises of a health care facility or reproductive health care facility by physically striking, shoving, restraining, grabbing, or otherwise subjecting the person to unwanted physical contact, or attempt or threaten to do the same.”

The law classifies these actions a class one misdemeanor.

The two arguments on each side of the debate remain clear: the left fights for the safety of those seeking medical services at these facilities and the right fights for freedom of speech.

However, the problem is more complex than black and white.

Freedom of speech simply does not allow for the verbal or physical harassment of another person, which is exactly what this law seeks to restrict in Toledo.

The most recent ruling by the supreme court on issues with “buffer zones” around abortion access facilities was in 2014 in Massachusetts. In this case, the SC struck down the buffer zone ruling with a majority opinion, citing that “a painted line on the sidewalk is easy to enforce, but the prime objective of the First Amendment is not efficiency.”

Massive violent attacks in the state surrounding abortion issues led to the creation of the law, including, according to The New York Times, a shooting rampage at two facilities in 1994.

The main point made by those fighting for the law to be removed was that it made it impossible for individuals who wished to give out pamphlets and/or have “quiet conversations” with women at the clinic about alternatives to abortion.

Free speech is not the only freedom given to people in this country.

Individuals have the right to feel safe and unthreatened when exercising this right to abortion guaranteed by Roe v. Wade.

However, the law required a 35-foot buffer zone, much larger than that in Toledo, and specifically restricted a person’s right to say certain things, limiting their free speech.

The newly proposed

Toledo law not only allows protesters be 15 feet closer to facilities than the Mass. law, but it focuses only on already illegal acts of physical violence, intimidation and threat.

Protesters at the Toledo clinic could still hand out flyers, talk quietly with passing women, hold signs, or say anything they desire.

Freedom of speech simply does not allow for the verbal or physical harassment of another person, which is exactly what this law seeks to restrict in Toledo.

The same article by the Toledo Blade stated that the law is intentionally redundant, to emphasize it in a needed place in our community and make others feel safe when using this facility.

It also stated that the law avoids restricting any signage or specific verbal statements other than threats, preventing imposition on free speech.

Free speech is not the only freedom given to people in this country. Individuals have the right to feel safe and unthreatened when exercising this right to abortion guaranteed by Roe v. Wade.

This new law, in the most fundamental way, allows for the freedom of speech of any protester, as well as supports the right of individuals in the community to have access to these facilities and promotes safety in one of the most politically charged areas in our town.

We do not get to pick and choose which laws we like to follow, nor do we get to decide that certain laws are more important than others.

As a community, it is important to realize that when we have only one clinic remaining providing these services, tensions at this clinic can rise exponentially.

While the Blade article stated that, per Toledo mayoral candidate and councilman Tom Waniewski, there has been no excess of police calls to the clinic, the need for laws like this one are still highly prevalent.

In an article by US News, Kristin Hady, the escort coordinator for Capital Care Network, says protesters sometimes harass and intimidate patients and don’t respect the rules, creating safety concerns.

Threats of violence like this do not go away, and often escalate, showcasing even further the need for this new law.

Overall, the law does not bring anything new to the abortion discussion. Utilizing buffer-zone ideas already enacted in a few states as well as emphasizing the patient’s right to be free of bodily harm and threats helps to make Toledo a safer place and squash bubbling violence at Toledo’s last standing abortion access facility.

COMMENTARY

What about ‘times of tragedy unite people?’

Hurricane Harvey has causing riots over racial been battering the southissues and discriminating ern United States for over against different faiths, a week. Just logging in cultures and sexualities. on social media brings For myself, it can often the utter despair of feel hard to have a sense those affected by the of pride in my country storm closer to home. because of all the negaVideos of babies tivity we are engulfed in. floating down streams However, history tells us in tubs, animals tied to that times of tragedy let us posts left to the fate of momentarily forget our the storm, families sleepdivisions and differences ing in clothing stores, and band together. people barricaded in Events such as 9/11, their homes often with Hurricane Sandy and the no food and freeways Asian tsunami were all IC COLUMNIST turned into raging rivers times when Americans are the unfortunate true fates facing Texas felt more pride in their country. In the and Louisiana. weeks following Sept. 11, 97 percent of According to The New York Times, people surveyed by the National Opinion in just four days enough rain fell on Research Center at the University of ChiHarris County, Texas to “run Niagara cago reported that they would rather live Falls for 15 days” or to “fill the Houston in the U.S. over any other country, which Astrodome 3,200 times.” was a seven percent increase in response Over 30 people have been pronounced compared to the time before. dead from the storm, with numerous Democrats and Republicans forgot others still missing, separated from their their political ties. Blacks and whites families or seriously injured. forgot their racial differences. For a Numbers like this put it in perspecmoment, we all joined hands to raise tive for me. This is a time of great funds, goods and emotional support for tragedy in our country. those in need. Why is this?

However, in a time so terrible as this, A study done by Markus Heinrichs and citizens have never felt more united or Bernadette von Dawans at the University ready to help. What is it about tragedies of Freiburg, found that acute stress can that bands people together? Especially of lead to more cooperation, friendly behavlate, it seems that the “United” States is ior and positive social interaction in men. more divided than ever.

This was a sharp contrast to research People are butting heads over politics, done by Shelley Taylor that found that

ALEXIS NIESZCZUR

men respond with “fight or flight” in times of chronic stress.

The key finding here was our response to chronic stress, which constantly beats down on the body for extended time periods, varies greatly from our response to acute stress, which is intense stress in a short burst.

While our response to chronic stress is often to be cranky, irritable, divided and unfriendly, our response to acute stress is to resolve the issue, work together, and increase social ties.

Humans have an inherent need for social interaction. Our dependence on one another has allowed our species to survive. In the face of devastating acute stress, such as Harvey, feelings of national pride, companionship and giving come forward. A silver lining? Perhaps.

However, I challenge everyone to develop these positive feelings not only in the face of tragedy. We should strive to find ways to have pride in our nation every day.

We should look for small ways to help our brothers and sisters, rather by donating blood, volunteering at a food bank or collecting supplies for the needy.

As a country, we need to put aside our divisions and see each other as the humans that we all are.

I believe that it should not take times of great distress to unite a nation, but that every day should be a new opportunity to knit our great country.

Alexis Nieszczur is a PharmD student in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Going the distance and making it work Nothing tests a relationship like long distance.

Whether it be a couple hours or a couple hundred miles, the space between you and your other half is going to affect the relationship —no doubt about it.

The question is… will the distance make or break it?

This summer, I journeyed 3,500 miles away from my boyfriend, Stephen, for two and a half months.

I spent the entirety of that time working as an intern in Trujillo, Peru for a nonprofit Christian organization called Inca Link, which was extremely fulfilling and lifechanging.

But, let me tell you, it was really hard too.

In the year and a half that we’ve been together, I’ve never gone without seeing Stephen for more than two weeks. We both lived in Toledo when we met and even now he lives only 45 minutes away, so we are still able to see each other every week.

This summer was the first time that we had ever done long distance.

In the months leading up to my trip to Peru, I really wasn’t worried about our relationship. Of course, the distance would be hard, but we could do it. Love conquers all, right?

About a week before I left, reality (and panic) set in. I was afraid to leave my boyfriend, scared to leave everything I knew and terrified to say goodbye to the people I loved. Looking ahead, two and a half months seemed like forever. How were we

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going to do this?

So, for Stephen’s, but mostly my own sanity’s, sake, I sat down and wrote several “Open when” letters for him to read while I was gone.

“Open when you feel sad,” “Open when you need a trip down memory lane,” “Open when you need to know how much I love you.”

The idea was that it would make the distance a little more bearable.

Still, leaving him at the airport may have been one of my hardest goodbyes. It may have included lots of ugly crying that I’d rather not talk about.

Things didn’t get any easier either once I got to South America. My phone was stolen on day number dos, so I couldn’t text him anymore, and Wi-Fi was practically nonexistent, so I could barely message him on my laptop.

Days passed and there was no way for us to contact each other. It was harder than I ever imagined it would be.

But we continued to make an effort to communicate and be part of one another’s life.

Even though we were

thousands of miles apart, we made each other a priority, and I think that’s a huge part of what kept the relationship from crumbling.

The rare occasions that we were able to talk made me appreciate communication so much more. During the second month, we made the hour a week that we were able to talk as meaningful as we could.

When we went days without talking, he would leave me letters in my Facebook messenger about what he did that day and what he was reading in his daily Bible devotions. Days later, when I finally got Wi-Fi, I would open them and read about how his week had been.

Those letters got me through a lot of long and exhausting days in Peru.

how to better deal with and resolve conflict over the summer, and that was such a valuable thing to bring back into our relationship.

I also learned that I can live without my boyfriend and, at the same time, I learned that I don’t ever want to.

Can I live on my own in a foreign country for months?

Yes. Can I experience a new culture and make new friends? Yes. Can I learn how to serve God and others better by myself? Of course. But I would much rather do it all with him by my side.

I am incredibly thankful for the opportunity I had to go to Peru, and if I had to go back and do it all over again, I would in a heartbeat. It helped grow my faith, my leadership skills,

In the months leading up to my trip to Peru, I really wasn’t worried about our relationship. Of course, the distance would be hard, but we could do it. Love conquers all, right?

Of course we had our number of miscommunications. You can only say so much through a Facebook message or e-mail.

But we didn’t let the small things get to us.

In many ways, long distance was difficult, obviously. But I think it was also good for us.

We grew a lot as individuals while we were apart, which helped us grow closer together when I got back from Peru.

For example, I learned

my love for others and my self-awareness.

And it helped strengthen and grow my relationship with Stephen in the long run.

So long distance relationships aren’t bad or good.

They’re exactly what you make them to be. I’m so glad that we chose to put in the effort and make ours meaningful and lasting.

Emily Jackson is a Communication student in the College of Arts and Letters.

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IN BRIEF

Drinking water research lab opens A new laboratory that will allow local municipalities to test water safety opened Sept.

5 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The UT Colllege of Engineering received a $500,000 grant from the state of Ohio Community Capital Program to fund the renovations.

Professor to speak about deportation Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, the Samuel Weis Faculty Scholar and a clinical professor of law a the Pennsylvania State Universty School of Law, will speak about her book, “Beyond Deportation: The Role of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Cases” Sept.

11, 12 - 1 p.m. in the McQuade Law Auditorium at the Law Center.

Rocket Wellness staff to lead monthly walks The Rocket Wellness will lead walks every second and fourth Friday of the month at the Healthy U paths to promote health and wellness. Walks on the main campus will be on Aug. 11, Sept. 8, and Oct. 13. The Health Science Campus walks will be on Aug. 25, Sept. 22, and Oct. 27.

Each walk will start at noon.

Newly reopened Carter Hall floods One week after the new semester beginning, residents in Carter Hall experienced flooding Sep. 4 as water from a severe storm poured into the building. Students shared video on Twitter and Snapchat showing water flowing down the stairs and leaking from the ceiling.

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New dean, JOBS & CLASSIFIEDS new ideas

By Emily Schnipke Editor-in-Chief

Beau Case has only been at the University of Toledo for five weeks but, like many new people, he’s found the “right fit” for him. Case isn’t a new student at UT; instead, he. He is the new Dean of University Libraries.

“I’m loving every day, even though they are really long and hard. I’m having a blast,” Case said. “Day one was great.

I felt so comfortable on campus. That I’ve never experienced that before.”

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Case joined UT as the leader of the libraries and director of the University of Toledo Press on Aug. 1. He’s a librarian with more than 30 years of experience in academic libraries and museums. He said he was really excited about coming to UT and working with what he said is a “really optimistic and ambitious administration.”

When I met Case to take a tour of the library and see the new renovations, I immediately noticed his humor and

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appreciation for the library that all UT students have grown to love.

“We need to make libraries a more inviting space for people,” he said. “It is a place, truly, of inspiration.”

As he described the new atrium on the first floor that opens to the second, he laughed and said, “I can get more metaphorical: ‘knowledge is rising up.’”

In between talking about construction changes, Case told me about his hopes for Carlson Library. He understands that the reasons people go to libraries have changed over the decades.

“There used to be a reason for people to identify with libraries,” he said. “You had to come here to get information, to get books. If you had questions, you had to go the library. It’s like Hogwarts with wizards at the desk, the librarians, and they knew everything back in the day, before the internet.”

But what does Case think about the future of libraries?

“We don’t do either of those things anymore. We offer books and journals and databases,” Case said. “And people kind of forget the library is still prime on campus. But we still

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Case wants to work more with the student body and faculty to make Carlson Library a place they can utilize.

“One thing I did at the University of Michigan was try to identify gaps on campus,” Case said. “What are some unmet needs that the university couldn’t fulfill for either faculty or students?”

There were a lot of areas for students that weren’t being met. One there, and I think that it’s the case here, is their creative writing program.

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It’s like Hogwarts with wizards at the desk, the librarians, and they knew everything back in the day, before the internet.”

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over here to perform? To read their short stories? I think this would be a great environment for that happen.”

Case said he has already met with many faculty on campus, and within the library, to introduce himself and find out some of those gaps that people are experiencing. He has ideas to create a place for poets and artists to showcase their art.

“Maybe they don’t have an exhibit space for students, any kind of gallery space,” Case said. “This library already has brought student artists in here; we’re going to do more of that.

Here, it’s not just, ‘I’m an artist, I’m a student and I put my stuff up in the library.’ Where it

becomes experiential learning, is that the student is going to learn how to curate a show.”

Carlson Library has the exact things Case believes UT needs: places for experiential learning, engaged learning and competency-based education. He wants to invite faculty to use the library for a more involved classroom experiences.

I think Case is taking the spirit of “doing more” to heart in his new position. He has plans to do more for everyone: students, faculty and the Toledo community. He wants to do more for his new home and make the library once againonce again make the library the heart of our campus.

SCIENCE

Researchers study eclipse

By Jessica Harker Opinion Editor

On Aug. 21 millions of people came out to watch the solar eclipse that took a 70-mile path across the United States and was 85 percent complete over Toledo.

However, University of Toledo Professor of physics and astronomy Randall Ellingson, along with graduate student David Raker, came out to watch the eclipse for a totally different reason.

Ellingson and Raker used data collected from the University of Toledo’s solar panels, both on Main Campus and on Scott Park Campus, to determine just how much energy was lost due to the eclipse.

“The eclipse resulted in a total loss of less than 0.1 percent of our annual energy generation, so while it’s an unusual event on an annual basis, the impact is buried within the noise of our usual weather,” Ellingson said.

The information they gathered , according to Ellingson, was collected using a scientific setup designed in a collaborative effort by then- high school student and current University of Toledo student Roan MartinHayden. The computer-controlled system allows them to measure the irradiance, or the power in the sunlight, as well as the current power produced by the array over the day.

The solar panels on Main Campus have a nameplate capacity, or the full-sun sustained output, of 32 kW and generates more than 40,000 kWh of electrical energy in a typical year.

“That’s enough to power almost 5 average US homes,” Ellingson said., “It generates that much electricity each year.”

During the eclipse, Ellingson and Raker recorded the data to see just how much of the sun’s energy was blocked, to understand how to predict how much energy is lost and what can be done to remedy this problem.

“We were able to calculate how many kilowatt hours of energy were lost, and we know the actual amount of energy that was generated, so you can add those together and figure out just how much energy would have been generated on that day in the absence of the eclipse,” Ellingson said.

This data is of interest for a project Raker is working on at Scott Park Campus. The project was funded through the Pacific Northwest National Lab. The project, led by professor of physics Michael Heben, involves balancing energy supply and demand using the photovoltaic array, a battery storage system and various buildings’ electrical systems on Scott Park,

such as heating and cooling.

“We’re collecting data, and we can control all of the building automation systems over on Scott Park,” Raker said.

According to Raker, the goals include storing some of the energy they get from the Scott Park Campus photovoltaic array, which is around 35 times larger than the R1 building’s array on Main Campus, as well as managing campus building systems to yield a relatively even electrical demand level using solar energy and a battery energy storage system.

“It depends on more than how you generate your power. If you plan to just generate your power like that, then you’ll need a place to store it. You’ll also need to manage the highs and lows,” Raker said.

Using a large battery storage system, as well as the various building loads, the project attempts to “smooth the curve” or to predict accurately the amount of energy needed to run campus daily.

“From the utilities perspective, they are getting a predictable power signal,” Raker said.

The project stores energy on campus, such as in the chiller plant, or by curtailing the use of fans or heaters to shift slightly the amount of power being used at a given time to compensate for irregularities in the energy produced by the sun.

“Do you know where Ohio’s electricity comes from? Most of it comes from coal and natural gas and a little less from nuclear, but increasingly we generate electricity from photovoltaics,” Ellingson said. “So as solar electricity becomes more important to the grid, power companies need to know approximately how much solar electricity is going to be supplied over a given period of time.”

The project makes solar power an easier source of energy, and more realistic for places like Ohio, where a consistent and powerful sun is not always an option.

“There’s no reason that you shouldn’t be able to get all or most of your power from photovoltaics — there’s certainly enough sunlight,” Raker said.

According to Raker, even though solar energy may not be as economically feasible as other sources today, Raker said the environmental benefits and growing field of photovoltaics make it a viable energy source even for places like Toledo.

“Germany has as much photovoltaic capacity as the entire US, and their solar resource is lower than Toledo’s in terms of the average sunlight intensity,” Ellingson said.

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FOOTBALL

Toledo dominates Elon

Rockets start season with 47-13 win

By Sam Williams Sports Editor

The University of Toledo opened their 2017 season at home with a commanding 47-17 win over Elon University. The Rockets dominated on offense, putting up 553 total yards on offense compared to Elon’s 175 yards.

“My teammates did a good job blocking and gave me security, and I just did my job taking it to the house.”

DIONTAE JOHNSON Second-year Wide Receiver

“That was a great crowd tonight. Really electric in the Glass Bowl, especially in the T-end zone,” said head coach Jason Candle after the game.

The Toledo offense wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. After forcing a punt on Elon’s opening drive, Toledo drove 40 yards in eight plays before settling for a 28-yard field goal from third-year kicker Jameson Vest. Elon was quickly stopped again by the UT defense, putting the ball back in UT’s possession.

The Rocket team proved how explosive it was yet again, because within 21 seconds they were back in the end zone. With the first play of UT’s second drive, second-year wide receiver Diontae Johnson caught a monster 69-yard pass from fourth-year quarterback Logan Woodside that put the Rockets in scoring position.

Fourth-year running back Terry Swanson took it up the middle on the next play to extend the Rocket lead to 10-0.

Elon’s third drive of the game was reminiscent of its first two,

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Art Thompkins, second-year running back, sprints with the ball down the field during the Rockets’ Thursday night game.

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Terry Swanson avoids a tackle during the game on Thursday, Aug. 31. The Rockets beat the Elon Phoenix 47-13 and improved their record to 1-0 on the season.

but this time the team found the confidence to go for it on fourth down. A quick run up the middle from first-year Elon running back Brelynd Cyphers was stuffed by the UT defense, giving the ball back to the Rockets. Toledo didn’t slow down its offense at all, sticking to its classic, no-huddle quick pace from last season.

This formula proved successful for the Rockets, but they could not find the end zone on the third drive. A 27-yard field goal from Vest gave Toledo a comfortable 13-0 lead with 3:57 left in the first quarter. After Elon was stopped again, Toledo took the ball on offense but could not score before the end of the quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the score stood 13-0.

UT once again put themselves in the red zone but could not get the ball into the end zone. The Rockets settled for a field goal, putting the score at 16-0. UT did not have to wait long for another chance to score, as first-year Elon quarterback Davis Cheek threw a pass too long, landing it right in the hands of second-year defensive back Kahlil Robinson.

Toledo’s lead over Elon gave it enough room to go for it on fourth down, but after a delay of game penalty and a run that was inches

short, UT turned the ball over on downs. Elon took the ball and had its best drive of the game yet, pushing the ball 37 yards on 6 plays. The drive ended with Elon putting up its first points of the game, a nineyard touchdown run from Cyphers, making the score 16-7 and cutting Toledo’s lead to nine.

Toledo got the ball back with only 4:28 left in the half, meaning it had to move fast to get a score in before half time. An incredible catch from fourth-year wide receiver Cody Thompson over an Elon defender gave Toledo that push, giving UT a 38-yard gain and putting them in scoring position. UT made a slow push towards the end zone so as not to give Elon much time before the half.

After a botched third down pass attempt, UT again settled for a field goal, its fourth of the half.

This put the score at 19-7 with Toledo still firmly in the lead. The second half opened with a massive 99-yard kick-off return from Johnson.

“My teammates did a good job

blocking and gave me security, and I just did my job taking it to the house,” Johnson said after the game.

This gave the Rockets the motivation needed to push themselves even harder and extend a 26-7 lead over Elon. After long drives, the Rockets scored back-to-back touchdowns on short runs from Swanson and second-year tight end Reggie Gilliam, making the lead 40-7 in favor of the Rockets.

Elon would not score again until the fourth quarter, when third-year Elon running back Malcolm Summers took the ball in on a 1-yard run. A missed extra point kept the lead at 40-13 in favor of UT. With 49 seconds left in the game, UT managed to put one more score on the board.

A nine-yard run from first-year running back Shakif Seymour solidified the UT win at 47-13 and ended the game.

Toledo will travel to Nevada this Saturday to square off against the University of Nevada at 7:00 p.m.

“That was a great crowd tonight. Really electric in the Glass Bowl, especially in the T-end zone.”

JASON CANDLE Football Head Coach

SOCCER

Rockets return from twoday California trip winless

By Justice Sunderland Staff Reporter

The Toledo women’s soccer team went 0-2 on their road trip to California. On Friday, they fell to the University of California Riverside by a score of 2-1, before losing 3-0 on Sunday to the University of California Irvine.

The Rockets now have a record of 1-3-1 on the young season.

Fourth-year Isa Echeverri scored the only goal all weekend for UT. It was the 15th of her career, first of the season.

Toledo only managed three shots on goal against UCR although they gave seven shots on their own goal. Fourth-year Chiara Paradiso and Echeverri were the only Rockets to put up multiple shots.

First-year goalie Madison Perrin notched five saves in her fourth consecutive start.

UT made the first real attack of the game, getting off a shot that went wide right and did not challenge the goalie. About 20 minutes into the game, the physicality picked up, as both teams received yellow cards in a five-minute span.

Riverside started to apply pressure after 20 minutes with a shot on goal, forcing

a save by Perrin. Another shot came in the 34th minute, forcing another save.

They finally broke through with a goal 38 minutes in by Amanda Apeilan, to break the scoreless tie.

It did not take Riverside long to add to their lead, as Alex Vera put a shot over the keeper’s head for a 2-0 lead just two minutes later. UT did manage another shot before halftime but they were unsuccessful.

After some early substitutions by UCR they were on the attack early in the second half. They put a shot on goal but it was cleaned up easily by Perrin.

Toledo quickly got back on the offensive with a shot on goal by second-year midfielder Kelsey Kraft.

That lead to a corner kick and a header by Echeverri that went wide right.

After 60 minutes in the game, Kraft passed to Echeverri 20-yards from the goal and she fired a shot into the right and in the back of the net to cut the lead to 2-1.

The last 20 minutes were a back-and-forth shootout with both teams managing good shots on goal. There were three shots on goal but

Toledo failed to even the score and lost the game.

Sunday did not go any better for the Rockets. They gave up a goal to Kiana Palacios in the second minute of the game. UT got a good look off of a corner kick that was blocked early on.

There was not much room for error for Toledo as Irvine added a second goal after 21 minutes. The Rockets only managed one more scoring chance in the first half, as fourth-year forward Sophie Pohl saw her header go off the crossbar.

UT trailed 2-0 going to halftime.

Paradiso attempted to set the tone for UT in the second half by sending a laser of a shot at the keeper, but she was unable to find the back of the net.

Although the Rockets saw one more shot go off the bar, they did not see many chances the rest of the game.

Irvine added an insurance goal late in the game as Noel Baham put the finishing touches on Toledo’s third loss of the season.

The UT women will return to Ohio for their next game, as they travel to Cleveland to take on Cleveland State on Friday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.

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Alena Sidwell, second-year midfielder, dribbles the ball up the field during last season.

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GREEK LIFE

An Insight into Greek Life at the University of Toledo

By Areeba Shah Community Editor

For some college students, being involved in Greek Life is a major part of their identities.

Others wonder what going Greek really means.

For third-year political science and German major, Alex DiBell, it means making lifelong friendships, serving the community and exceeding academically.

“There is a fraternity that is right for you, but don’t try to sell yourself as something you’re not.”

ALEX DIBELL President of Inter-Fraternity Council

“I could literally go on for hours as to how the fraternities have benefited me and impacted me not in just my college experience but my personal development as well,” DiBell said.

DiBell is the president of the Inter-Fraternity Council and has been a member of Phi Gamma Delta, aka FIJI, since his freshman year.

Through FIJI, DiBell has participated in service events like Rockethon and Relay for Life. The fraternity also hosts its own philanthropy dinners raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

“We cherish brotherhood and try to invite as many people into that brotherhood,”

DiBell said.

FIJI uses its five core values: friendship, knowledge, service, morality and excellence to make a greater impact on the Toledo community.

When it comes to recruitment, DiBell advices individuals to shift their focus from impressing fraternity members to instead focus on being themselves.

“There is a fraternity that is right for you, but don’t try to sell yourself as something you’re not,” DiBell said. “There is a place for everybody.”

With 30 organizations available to University of Toledo students, individuals have the opportunity to explore fraternities and sororities whose goals and values align best with theirs.

“Being Greek may not be for everyone but you wouldn’t know if it’s for you or not if you don’t try,” third-year psychology major Rachel Whitman said.

Whitman has been a part of Delta Pi Epsilon for two years.

“I fell in love with the sisterhood, the service and their dedication to their philanthropy,” Whitman said.

Whitman said Delta Pi hosts different events helping members bond and improve themselves through serving the campus.

Although the recruitment process can be overwhelming at times, according to Whitman, it helps potential members find a chapter they can call their home.

“Each sorority has its own personality. What I love about ours is that we’re very inclusive,” Whitman said.

She added they don’t care about physical characteristics or different opinions. You are valued for being a person.

Third-year biology pre-med major Chloe Wagenhauser has been a member of Chi Omega for a year now and believes it has allowed her to form new bonds and get more involved in the university.

“I’ve just a met a ton of girls who support me in whatever I do and if there’s anything going on in my life or if I need someone there, I know I have like 60 other girls who would be right there to help me if I ever needed anything,” Wagenhauser said.

She says Chi Omega is a diverse group of women who are all caring, funny and wellrounded individuals.

“You see all these movies with people who party who are in Greek Life and it’s so much more than that,” Wagenhauser said.

Going Greek is not necessarily about joining social organizations. There are also professional and service fraternities available at UT. P4 pharmacy major Ami Mehta is a part of the professional pharmacy fraternity

“Each sorority has its own personality.

What I love about ours is that we’re very inclusive.

RACHEL WHITMAN Third-year Psychology Major

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Professional co-ed fraternity Zeta Phi Eta members (left to right) Elliott Free, Zachary Fletcher and Jessica Guice walk in the 2016 Homecoming Parade.

Lambda Kappa Sigma, which aims to provide women with lifelong opportunities in pharmacy through personal growth and professional development.

“I felt like I made friends that were really true and still talk to them. They be-

came like mentors as well,” Mehta said.

Mehta said she seeks advice from her other friends since they are all on the same pathway.

“Greek Life often carries a lot of stigmas and stereotypes and I would just encourage

people that are hesitant or confused about Greek Life to come out and give Greek Life a chance,” DiBell said.

Students interested in learning about what different fraternities and sororities have to offer can visit OrgSync.

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RockeTHON hosts CARnival For The Kids

By Mona Shah Staff Reporter

On Sept. 2, RockeTHON hosted its first Carnival and Car show in parking area 25, west of Rocket Hall. The free event showcased cars and a carnival that featured attractions from various campus organizations.

“The event was a learning experience, and it turned out very successful for a first-time event,” Special Events Director FTK at RockeTHON Dakota Ulrich said.

RockeTHON has been a part of the University of Toledo for the past 16 years and 300 campuses across the country are involved in the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Each year,

the RockeTHON committee organizes philanthropic events to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

“All the money we raise stays local, which is nice since we get to help our community and kids at the same time,” Ulrich said.

Through this event, RockeTHON raised over $400, all of which went to RockeTHON and Children’s miracle network.

Ulrich said she hoped the event would get bigger over the years and it is something they could build on in the future.

RockeTHON collaborated with UT Tuners, an automotive group at UT, to host a car show. Students and the Toledo community

were welcomed to showcase their vehicles. The participating vehicles were judged based on cleanliness, engine bay, interior and originality, Ulrich said.

The car that earned the most points in these categories received the first place and the most unique car received the second place. Ulrich added some other categories for awards included Best in Show, Loudest, Lowest/Tallest, Miracle Family favorite and honorable mentions.

Many campus organizations participated in the event and the carnival featured many games. The fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon hosted their first Donut Dash, which was a

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BEAUTY

Embracing your beauty

By Emily Jackson Managing Editor

There’s always room for growth when it comes to learning to love yourself.

Embrace Your Face is a bareMinerals makeup and skincare event that will take place 6 – 10 p.m. Sept. 7 in the University of Toledo’s Student Union, room 3020.

The beauty bash will highlight the importance of having a proper and balanced beauty regimen and provide young women with the right tools to do so.

Fourth-year marketing major Amber Thomas will host the event for StyleList Fashion, a UT student organization.

“As young women transitioning into adulthood, it is imperative that we understand what our skin needs,” Thomas said. “This event will provide ladies with the information they need in a fun setting.”

According to a press release

by StyleList, the beauty affair “encourages young women to understand and ‘embrace your face’ from start of your

cleanser to the end of your makeup application.”

Attendees will be fully immersed in different aspects of the beauty world and will have the opportunity to test bareMinerals products at the beauty bar.

There will also be a discussion showcasing four of the Toledo-area’s beauty businesspeople. These beauty experts will serve as panelists who will help give insight and tips on how to have a proper makeup and skincare regimen.

TiAnna Anderson, chief content strategist of Anderson Innovative Marketing, will be one of the panelists of Embrace Your Face. She works with small businesses and beauty professionals to develop online content to reach their target audience and increase their visibility and sales.

Anderson says women should know how to “cut through industry buzzwords to understand what is needed for their skin.”

“Young women need to learn to accept themselves for who they are and what they look like at any given moment,” Anderson said.

“Self-confidence is our most important asset as women.”

“As young women transitioning into adult hood it is imperative that we understand what our skin needs.”

AMBER THOMAS Fourth-year Marketing Major

In addition to the panel discussion, Anderson and the other three panelists will demonstrate proper makeup application on an audience member and be available to answer attendees’ questions.

To register for the event, visit the StyleList organization page on OrgSync.