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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

94th year • Issue 25

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www.IndependentCollegian.com Student government elections

Three tickets running to lead student body

Jefferson award winner inspired by faith / 10

L’Orfeo opera presented by UT students /8 Veralucia Mendoza: The story of an undocumented American / 4

In brief Volunteers needed to make meals for Toledo homeless Students are encou aged to help the UT Bridge Club make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and package them into meals for the homeless of Toledo.

Those who would like to participate should meet on March 22 and April 12 at 3:30 pm in front of iCrave at the Crossings Residence Hall. Because all supplies are donated, volunteers are encouraged to bring peanut butter, jelly, bread, plastic bags and other supplies.

Student orientation leaders needed The office of New Student Orientation Programs is looking for new members to be student orientation leaders during the 2013 summer session.

The student leaders will work during Rocket Launch, Rocket Transition and Rocket ReLaunch. It is the leader’s job to make sure each student and his or her family have an easy transition into the University of Toledo.

They are looking for students with great attitudes and who can explain the University of Toledo to the new students and parents. For more information and to apply, visit utoledo. edu/orientation/ pdfs/2013leader.pdf or stop by Rocket Hall, RM 1750 to pick up/ turn in an application.

The deadline is March 22.

reorganization

Faculty Senate discusses new colleges

By Amanda Eggert Staff Reporter

Chris Dykyj and Nikeya Wilson

LANDYN JORDAN and Yeahwa Hong

EMILY KRAMP and Lauren Jencen

Current SG Vice President Chris Dykyj is throwing his hat in the ring for president, and has chosen Cabinet member Nikeya Wilson for his vice president. Dykyj is a fourth year senior this year, studying athletic training and pursuing a degree in physical therapy, while Wilson is a junior double majoring in professional sales and marketing.

“I was born and raised here,” Dykyj said, “and this city and the university have given me so much to be grateful for.”

Landyn Jordan, a senior majoring in psychology is running for president with Yeahwa Hong, a junior studying for his doctorate of pharmacy for vice president. Neither currently holds a position in SG, but both are active on campus and are involved in many student organizations.

“I have so many great memories from campus activities and opportunities by being involved,” Jordan said. “I really want to not only continue the awesome things but also help lead UT into the global spotlight.”

SG Senate Vice Chair Emily Kramp is running for president with Chair Lauren Jencen for vice president. Kramp is a third year student in her first year of the doctor of pharmacy program.

“I love Student Government and my university – both have given me amazing opportunities academically, socially, and professionally,” Kramp said. “After spending three years in each of them, I believe I am prepared to give back to the university for all the opportunities they have provided me.”

Voting to take place April 1-4 through myUT portal

By Angela Peluso Staff Reporter

Three tickets have been approved to run for Student Government president and vice president.

A presidential debate hosted by SG will be held March 20, and a debate with both members of the tickets will take place March 28.

Voting is April 1-4 through students’ myUT accounts.

The application deadline was pushed to March 1 at noon after

members of the SG Student Judicial Council said there wasn’t enough time for students to turn in election materials because the packet wasn’t released in a timely manner.

Tate Stricklin, SG Chief Justice of Student Judicial Council said a reason for extending the application date had to do with the Election Board manual not being as accessible as the SJC thought.

Current SG President Paulette Bongratz said whoever is voted into office will be deserving of the title.

“The greatest thing about our process is that the individual best suited for the job is identified by the student majority,” Bongratz said.

Bongratz added that students should keep in mind that the person they vote for will be representing the student opinion to administration and the community.

Senator Ben Lynn, Language Literature and Social Sciences caucus chair, said, “I think that all three are strong candidates and each would make a fine student government president.”

Faculty Senate questioned the viability of splitting the University of Toledo’s Judith Herb College of Education, Health Science and Human Services at Tuesday’s meeting.

The action is part of “Imagine 2017,” Main Campus Provost Scott Scarborough’s five-year plan for the main campus.

Scarborough said criminal justice and human services programs will be named human service professions, and the health science program will divide into three separate programs called rehabilitative sciences, kinesiology and health & recreation professions.

Additionally, a new college is being created for communications. Debra Davis, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, said the department of communication will integrate with her college.

“The crossover that is happening between the visual, performing arts and communication is something that will work with social media and web design,” she said.

Scarborough said the field of communication is developing and has potential for growth of enrollment.

“A professional today has to have an integrated skill set to be relevant,” Scarborough said.

See Colleges / 11

Community service

Honors students travel to Nicaragua for spring break, lend a helping hand and receive a happy heart

By Michael Gammo Staff Reporter

Despite the heat, dust and a rooster crowing at 5 a.m., a service trip to Nicaragua was a wonderful experience for 10 students from the University of Toledo’s Jesup Scott Honors College.

This trip marked the third annual mission to Nicaragua, organized by Page Armstrong, a lecturer for the college, and the students.

It started in 2011 when some honors students expressed a desire for more international service opportunities. After three trips, it has evolved into a trip with a twofold goal – make a physical difference in the lives of the children in Nicaragua and help UT students learn about compassion first-hand from being exposed to true poverty.

The mission

The group went to the Jose Artigas School located in Ciudad Sandino,

a district in Nicaragua’s capital city of Managua, and taught English to the kids, built a new playground, assembled desks, painted murals, planted trees and cleaned up trash.

“This school is a different school than we’ve gone to in the past; it was smaller and in a rougher area,” said Samantha Meiers, a senior majoring in statistics who’s been on every service trip since the beginning.

While the group said there are about 1,900 children between the ages of 3 and 18 who attend Jose Artigas, there are only a dozen classrooms and 20 teachers on staff available to them.

“There were so many kids that they were packed like sardines in the classroom,” said Emily Holmes, a freshman majoring in bioengineering, “and it was hard for the teacher to keep any order with so many little kids.”

Courtesy of Natalia hutnyan

Natalia Hutnyan, a junior majoring in exercise science, poses outside of the Jose Artigas School in Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua, with two brothers who attend the school.

‘I wasn’t expecting it to be that bad’

The high student-toteacher ratio stems from the lack of schools in the area which, like many areas in Managua, is located at the

edge of a city dump.

A mother of one of the children from Jose Artigas School invited the group to see her home. What they saw was a lot half the size of a tennis court with 11 people

living in a shelter made from things found in the dump.

“People were living in small sheds alongside a barbed wire fence,” Meiers said.

See Nicaragua / 12

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Taking a break Salim “Wo” Womack, a freshman criminal justice major, takes a little time out on Tuesday to shoot pool at the Student Recreation Center.

Student group of the week

“I have no doubt they will win it all this year.”

Cassius Hudson

Doctor of Pharmacy program

Alpha Phi Omega fraternity Purpose: Alpha Phi Omega is a co-ed service fraternity whose purpose is to develop leadership, to promote friendship, provide service to humanity and to further the freedom that is our national, educational and intellectual heritage on the campus of the University of Toledo.

Leaders: President, Danielle Meyer; VP of Service, Maegen Krugler; VP of Membership, Jillian Richmond; VP of Finance, Lauren Siefferman; VP of Fellowship, Allison Roberts.

History: Alpha Phi Omega was founded on Dec. 16, 1925, at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. It was later declared a Co-ed fraternity in 1976.

Upcoming events: Activation is April 8 at 8 pm. The group is also collecting pop cans, pop tabs and prom dresses for donations to non-profit organizations.

How to learn more: Contact Jillian Richmond at Jillian.Richmond@rockets.utoledo.edu

“I think they are going to be very successful, and I think it’s very possible they could win it all.

Go Rockets!”

Daniel LaCerva Sophomore History

Would your group like to be featured as The Independent Collegian’s Student Group of the Week? Email Benjamin Jendrzejak at bjendrzejak@independentcollegian.com.

This week in UT history 35 years ago: If rowdiness and destruction of property continue at Thursday night disco dances held in the Cavern at the university’s Scott Park campus student center,

the disco program will be canceled.

50 years ago: The Student Activities Committee approved the constitution of Chi Lambda sorority last week, admitting the eighth women’s fraternity to the University of Toledo campus.

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“Given their history, I would say they have the potential and talent to do really well.”

Fallon Matuszewski

Senior Adult and Lifelong Learning

“The women are going to win! Go Rockets!”

Kristen Neuhause

Junior Pharmacy

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In brief On-campus resident appreciation week planned The University of Toledo Office of Residence Life is hosting Resident Appreciation Week March 18-22.

Events include: n Breakfast in all Resident Halls on Monday, March 18 at 8 AM n Submit a photo of your dorm room by Friday March 15 for a chance to win an iPad n UT Trivia Cash Cab March 19-21 by catching a ride on a golf cart to and from class with a chance to win prizes n Glow Bowling on Friday, March 22 at 10 PM Returning freshmen can receive a discount on their 2013-14 housing Stop by the Res Life table in the Student Union for a complete list of events taking place. Students can also fill out their 2013-14 housing application in the union.

Law Center hosts appeals court arguments Oral arguments are being held by the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals at the University of Toledo College of Law on March 13.

Local judges Arlene Singer, Thomas J. Osowik and Stephen a Yarbrough will preside over various arguments including appeals for aggravated murder and theft convictions.

Legal writing professor Terrell Allen said in a previous interview this is a great opportunity for law students at UT. “The opportunity for students to observe judges and lawyers in a real court session is a valuable learning experience in our oral advocacy curriculum,” he said. “We appreciate the court’s willingness to provide this useful experience and instruction for our students.”

The arguments begin at 9 a.m. in the McQuade Law Auditorium and are open to the public. A question and answer session will follow.

For more information contact Rachel Phipps, assistant dean of communications, at 419-530-2628.

Law Center hosts appeals court arguments The University of Toledo Muslim Student Association will present “Islam through Different Lenses,” which takes place March 18-23.

Events include: n Speaker Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans on March 18 in SU 2582 from 5-7 p.m. n The Children of Abraham Book Discussion on March 19 in SU 2582 from 5-7 p.m. n Islam Around the World-Food, Music, and Presentations on March 21 in SU 2591 from 5-7 p.m. n “Good Muslims, Bad Muslims, and the American Dream” on March 21 at 7 p.m. will be presented in the Law School Auditorium.

The week will conclude on Friday March 22 with Prayer and Brunch in the Multi-purpose Room in I-House 6th floor at 1:30 PM. The general public is welcome.

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five-year plan

Visual and performing arts community discusses five-year plan

By Russell Axon Rocket Life Editor

Main Campus Provost Scott Scarborough spoke with students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts Thursday, Feb. 28, about how their departments will be affected by the “Imagine 2017” plan.

Scarborough said “there are no conversations about eliminating any programs,” adding that the arts are an essential part of a wellrounded individual.

Because the five-year plan aims to compensate for the university’s $36 million deficit, many students and environment

faculty members from the CVPA expressed concerns about their programs being underfunded and their departments overlooked.

“Some of it is very positive and some of it is very threatening,” said James Hill, chair of the department of theatre and film, during a faculty meeting Feb. 27. “The point of the matter is, next year the university is short $36 million in its budget, so you can imagine they’re looking to cut anything they can, and we just don’t want them to cut us.”

Referencing another section of the plan, Hill said he

liked the idea to convert lecturers to “tenured tracked professors of practice,” but he cited a reduction in faculty and the restructuring of other colleges as potential threats to the CVPA’s programs.

He suggested that sections of the five-year plan could replicate the problems the university is currently trying to solve.

“One of the most significant gains in recent years was the [formation] of the new college of Visual and Performing Arts, but when they did that, that created a new set of administrators, which

is more expensive for the university,” Hill said after speaking to students and faculty. “I’m very concerned about the new strategic plan, that it’s not addressing those issues.”

Cornel Gabara, associate professor of theatre, asked the provost what his “personal perception” was of Toledo’s music and theatre programs.

Scarborough said the Center for Performing Arts Center Theatre is “pretty nice” compared to other theaters he’s seen but felt that the facility can improve.

“Having been a part of this university for five years, I

would say that my perception is that [the Center for Performing Arts] facility is aged,” he said. “This facility was improved somewhat a year or two ago with a little bit of work, but it still has some problems.”

One student challenged Scarborough to attend the theatre departments production of “Three Sisters,” since many of the students felt that Scarborough assessed the department without viewing any of their work.

“I felt like that was the biggest disconnect,” See Talk / 11

Student Union

RecycleMania to put on second event

By IC Staff

Those looking to recycle old electronics can do so at RecycleMania’s second e-waste event, hosted by UT’s Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Design program, or SEED. The e-waste drive will be Saturday, March 16th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Lot 28 again on UT’s Main Campus. They accept almost all electronics, although non-flat screen TVs carry a cost to recycle ­­— 24 inches and below will be $10 and above 24 inches will be $20.

RecycleMania is an eight week recycling competition that designed to motivate students and faculty to improve their recycling habits and reduce waste. Since Feb. 3 until March 30, UT is competing with over 600 schools across the country. Each week, schools record the amount of recyclables collected and are ranked in various categories.

Materials gathered at the last event filled a 24’ box truck and a 14’ box truck 3 times each, weighing in at over 24,100 lbs.

BOB TAYLOR / IC

John Rogacki, a copy machine operator, makes copies Tuesday, March 12, at the University of Toledo Print Shop, now located in the Student Union next Rocky’s Grill and the old UT bookstore.

University print shop moves to Student Union

By Nell Tirone Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo Print Shop can now be found on the first floor of the Student Union.

The office closed March 1 and did not open again until March 8 as the move took place. It is now located next to Rocky’s Grill and the old UT Bookstore.

According to a press release, the print shop

Board of trustees

Administrators present five-year plan update to UT Board of Trustees

By Lindsay Mahaney News Editor

At the Board of Trustees meeting on March 11, continued discussions about the five-year plan took place.

One facet discussed was the Intern in Ohio program, which UT students have been registering with for four weeks to match them with potential employers.

“I’m delighted to say we have about 700 UT students enrolled already and we’re working very hard to enroll companies,” Vice President for External Affairs Larry Burns said. “We believe this is not only going to help our students, but help employers across the state of Ohio in finding qualified young and not-so-young people to fill in internships and eventually be employed as full-time employees.”

The program launches statewide March 18, allowing students from all over Ohio to join the internship hunt.

Provost Scott Scarborough furthered the discussion of the five-year plan with an update of the progress made in the beginning stages.

Cam Cruickshank, interim vice provost for enrollment management, and Lakeesha Ransom, dean of the Jesup Scott Honors college, were introduced to the board by Scarborough. Cruickshank has been chosen to lead the UTXNet World Campus initiative, UT’s online and blended learning college.

Following Scarborough, Medical Campus Provost Jeff Gold spoke on the proposal to start discussing a possibility of a UT college of dentistry. Gold said the need for dentists nation-wide is increasing, and having the college would be a benefit to the university.

In other news, Burns discussed goal six of the UT

plan Directions 2012, which is outreach and global engagement. Goal six attempts to expand UT’s research to issues impacting the global community.

The Minority Business Development Center on UT’s Scott Park Campus, which offers assistance for minority-owned firms, is supportive of goal six. The center provides space, training, mentoring and professional advisors to aid in the development of the firms.

“They’ve generated almost $4 million in revenue and just last year alone employed 47 people in those new companies,” Burns said.

The Catherine S. Eberly Center for Women is also furthering goal six by providing Entrepreneurship U, classes that teach women the basics of business creation, and other opportunities to further women’s education.

“We really feel the Eberly Center has a great future and we’re in essence reinventing its purpose, but staying true to its original mission,” Burns said. “More than 600 women have obtained certificates or degrees from this. Fifteen

women right now are learning how to build or sustain a company.”

Burns also said the university is working to bring in more international students.

“We have a record number of international students coming from 80 countries around the world,” he said.

Military and media liaison is also working to encourage veterans to work towards finishing their degrees at UT. “This is something that I see UT increasing its reputation as a very veteran-friendly, conscientious university, which I think is important to all of us,” Burns said.

enhanced their ordering processes through the UT Storefront ordering systems.

Customers will now receive a price quote immediately after ordering, as well as an estimated date of completion.

The customer will also receive an email confirming when the order was placed, and again when it has been completed.

On March 4, University Mail Services joined Main Campus Shipping and Receiving as well as Surplus Redistribution at 328 Westwood Ave. No disruption of services is anticipated with this move, as Mail Services provides daily service of US, international and inter-office mail for all three UT campuses.

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editorial

NCAA can’t ban spirit

Ineligibility to compete in MAC doesn’t hold back men’s basketball team By all accounts, this year was supposed to be a tough one for the University of Toledo men’s basketball team.

Banned from post-season play due to NCAA sanctions, they didn’t have to worry about Mid-American Conference standings. With no hope for a tournament showing, senior guard Dominique Buckley could have left. And, with only one senior on the team, nobody would have held it against the Rockets if they had simply gone through the motions and ended the season quietly.

But they wanted more — they wanted to finish with a bang.

And you bet that everyone heard it.

The Mid-American Conference refuses to recognize Toledo’s MAC West title that they clinched by beating Eastern Michigan Saturday, March 9, but the team most certainly will.

The team was banned from from postseason play in this season because of four previous years of error, according to NCAA regulations, starting from the 2009 season. Those sanctions apparently disallowed them from wining a division title as well.

Head coach Tod Kowalczyk has upheld NCAA standards with the Academic Progress Rate at 939 points for the 2012 season, which beats the NCAA standard of 925. Former coaches have fallen below the threshold, which is punishing UT’s current team from mistakes made by people who have nothing to do with the program anymore. The previous coaches had led significantly lower scores ranging in the upper 800’s. Nobody that had been affiliated with the team prior to this season was burdened with any of the responsibility.

Also, remember that the men did all this with less time to practice. Instead of the usual 20 hours of practice time spread across six days that an unhindered team would have, they were only allowed 16 hours of practice over five days.

Kowalczyk led a fantastic 2012 season from an academic standpoint, which should keep him out of further punishment. Does a coach who turned the tide on the APR deserve to be punished, just because there was a history of failure? No. He worked hard to maintain the team functionally, as well as academically, and that should be commended.

Just because the previous coaches had not upheld the standard, Toledo took a major blow. If anything, the team should have been commended for their accomplishments in the classroom. Instead, they were penalized for a mess they didn’t create. This is just as much a setback to the team as it is to us here, and to the students who love to see their Rockets win.

And let’s not forget the senior who decided to stay on the team, despite what it could mean for his career. Buckley became a team leader and showed his dedication to his team and the Rocket community through his decision.

This dedicated, hard-working team deserves their chance at winning a championship. Taking away these privileges from these students is a heartbreaker. Student pride, the fan base and pure sweat, blood and tears ride on these championships.

The dismissal of such a proud team will not take them back, though.

Despite the odds, the men have pulled through on a phenomenal season, and The Independent Collegian staff couldn’t be prouder.

Hopefully, they will ride this wave of success and come back swinging next season academically as well as functionally, ready for a well-deserved championship title.

editorial

Service is simple Contributing to your community shouldn’t be limited to spring break Spring break is usually a time for relaxation. Going home to see the family, driving off to some beachy location, whatever – it’s a nice break from classes to rest one’s mind.

Some, however, dedicated their time to service this past break. There were mission trips and gatherings over break between some student groups where they donated time and energy instead of relaxing to assist their fellow man.

This is an amazing thing. From students going outside of the state to volunteer, and even outside of the country, it was fantastic to hear so many great stories about those who stepped outside of themselves to make a difference in the world around them.

But for those of you who decided to sit on your couch all week eating cheesy puffs, don’t worry — spring break isn’t the only time you can give back.

You can do things like: n Join one of UT’s 260 student organizations, many of which support some type of community service. n Participate in one of the dozens of service events that happen on campus, like Recycle Mania, Big Event or a sandwich-making session with the UT Bridge Club. n Spend a day at the Red Cross volunteering, or simply give blood. n Serve lunches at the Cherry Street Mission downtown. n Spend a day picking up cigarette butts around campus. n Hang out at a local nursing home – residents would love to see a budding bingo-enthusiast.

We’re not asking you to save the world, but why not lend a hand? There are all kinds of simple opportunities waiting around for you to grab onto and serve your community.

commentary

I’m not coming out, I’m letting you in: the story of an undocumented American It was Sunday morning when my be in great standing to qualify for it, suddenly saw illegal immigration in a phone was flooded by text messages which leaves me in limbo. For example, different light. Perhaps that was the from friends letting me know my face I cannot touch any government mon- most rewarding bit of it all; people I was on the front page of the Toledo ey when it comes to school. I can on- love have found a new way to love and Blade. There I was, smiling while havly attend school through private understand others, regardless of their ing coffee as my undocumented status funds, or by paying out of pocket. I nationality or legal status. Strangers was unveiled. am charged International were attacking me via comments, sayMore rudely put: Student fees, although I ing that “bad behavior is being rewardI’m an illegal. I ofhave been living in Ohio ed,” without thinking twice that anothten ask the quesfor 11 years. A single seer human being would read those tion, “what about mester for me costs words full of hatred on the other side me is illegal?” I $10,000 prior to textof the screen. entered the United books, meals and other The reason I call myself an undocStates at the age of expenses. umented American is I am an Ameri8. My father, a As aforementioned, the can. I am American in my way of chemical engineer, Toledo Blade published thinking, in my way of understanding and my mother, a my story. The article rethe world and in my way of living. kindergarten vealed there are some of The only difference between an teacher, both lost us who are falling through American-born citizen and me, an IC Columnist their jobs when the cracks because of the undocumented American, is just that Peru’s economy crashed. My parents U.S. immigration system. The article — the documents. skipped meals so that my sister and I has been a conversation starter, to the I love this country. I believe in a could eat, and we never knew where say the least and many people have united nation under God. I believe in the next meal was coming from. There reacted negatively.

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Arrivals (DACA), I have a social secusonal messages from people who had rity number, can work and can finally no idea of the struggles I face on a dayVeralucía Mendoza is a former University of Toledo student who last drive. DACA, unfortunately, is not a to-day basis, commending me for my attended in the spring of 2012. path to citizenship, although one must hard work and telling me that they

Veralucía Mendoza

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Your college career is waiting to unfold As a Resident Adviser, a New Stuown. You and nine people can fill out involved. Many organizations do this, dent Orientation Leader and an acpaperwork and be listed on the dossier but you can do it on your own time tive member of the campus commuas well. The best place to start on either as well. There are literally dozens of nity, I see a large number of students; count is the Office of Student Involveplaces that accept volunteers for any both new recruits ment, located in the amount of time. There are a lot of and people who are Student Union building, places downtown that focus on helpalready students. I Room 2525. So once ing out disadvantaged people. Seagate am often asked what again, join one of the Food Bank and Cherry Street Misadvice I would pass many organizations on sion are just a couple of examples of along to incoming campus, and become an places that accept volunteers. Many students and freshactive member. student organizations organize work men. I give the same In addition to joining with these groups, but they also acanswer every time: a student organization cept students individually. So, there engage in your union campus, many offices are many ways in a variety of fields versity, and become and student organizathat you can volunteer in the comIC Columnist involved in tions put on mission or munity without having to get insomething. service trips. This is one volved in an organization on campus.

This is the best way to make yourof my favorite things to do. I personally, There are so many ways to get enself known, and to have an experience as a pre-med student, go on medical gaged in your college career. You can that may change your life. There are mission trips. I went to Costa Rica and get involved in a student organizamany things to do on and around opened a clinic with other pre-med stu- tion, go on a volunteer service trip or campus, and by getting involved in dents. It was a life-changing experience, volunteer out in the community. You something; you can have the time of and it really cemented my desire to go can even do all of them. If you get inyour life. into a career in medicine. volved here, you can get more out of One of the easiest ways to do There are other places too, like alyour education. I know that by ensomething is join a student organiza- ternative spring break gaging, you can tion on campus. That should be fairly trips, and Habitat for really submerge There are so many simple, since there are over 300 regis- Humanity service yourself in our ways to get engaged in university’s cultered student organizations on camtrips. Going on these pus. They range from academic hontrips is a great way to ture and have an your college career. or societies in specific fields of study, develop personally experience that You can get involved like Alpha Epsilon Delta (the preand professionally, changes your life. in a student organiza- Any other camhealth co-ed professional fraternity), and meet other stuto political organizations like the dents. Plus, you get to tion, go on a volunteer pus leader will College Republicans. represent our aweyou the same service trip or volun- tell There are fun, interest-based some university thing. The best teer out in the comgroups like Ad-hoc, religious organiabroad to people who part is that it can zations like Cru, cultural organizahave never heard of munity. You can even begin by just tions like the Black Student Union Toledo before. asking another do all of them. and social/philanthropic organizaThere are dozens of student when a tions like Greek Life. There is a com- them that go yeargroup meets. plete listing in the “MORE!” magaround, so looking into them shouldn’t So whatever year you are, whatever zine that is distributed on campus, be difficult. A great place to start is the you like to do or whatever your and also on utoledo.edu under the Center for International Studies and schedule is, there is a group or activistudent organization tab.

Programs (CISP), led by Sammy ty for you. Follow Nike’s advice, and There is an organization for everySpann. This office is located in Snyder just do it! one. Sometimes though, you want to Memorial, Room 1000. explore something new. Luckily, there Finally, getting involved in the Michael Baker is a junior majoring in is a way to start that group of your community is a great way to be biology.

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Who’s stealing your money? other advertising or paying Since when has it been for the government to steal from off congressmen. I mean, the less-fortunate and give to “donating to congressmen the well-connected and rich? that agree we need a comThe less informed will say mon sense stimulus to boost that this never happens; how- the economy,” or simply, my ever, look into most every time based on the dollar valmajor bill now a days and ue I place on it. you will see it in a thousand Every other adult in the plus page carcass.

United States has one dollar A large majority of politiof resources to reasonably cians are spend on stopbought and ping such a bill, paid for by big and since the avbusiness, labor erage American or both. They makes $20 an are all but silent hour, according to the people’s to the Federal Repleas. Their serve, the average words will nevAmerican’s incener say this, but tive is only to their votes will work about three IC Columnist scream it. It’s as minutes on the if they say acissue. tions speak louder than Even the lowest paid workwords, and votes speak far ers value their time at roughbetter than speeches. ly $7 an hour so they would The main cause of this is a reasonably only spend close common occurrence in to nine minutes. Now, this Washington known as “rent doesn’t mean some won’t try seeking.” In simpler terms: more, because they like “you scratch my back, I pointing out what is wrong scratch yours.” Corporations, with our government and unions or powerful people what needs to be fixed. will give money and support For the most part, the averto politicians who endorse age American will only spend their ideas so they vote the three to nine minutes on the way they wish. The politiissue, or even less depending cians will get campaign mon- on their interest value they ies and other benefits as long place on their time, or if they as they vote the way these in- simply never hear of it. dividuals desire, many times Now, besides the few medeven if it hurts the large madling kids and their dog, there jority of Americans. is nothing to stop me from This sounds like political stealing this money via governsuicide to the average Ameri- ment force, ya know besides a can, but it’s not because the functioning moral compass. average American is unLet’s assume, for this colaware. Who is not unaware umn’s sake, that mine is like are the C.E.O.’s, union bosses, the majority of congress and farmers, arms dealers and it is indefinitely under repair. others receiving these subsiThey want you to think the dies. This is due to the conmarket couldn’t function cept of dispersed costs and without this disguised wealth concentrated benefits. distribution, which is no more Imagine, for instance, if a true than someone claiming new law was proposed in their father taught them how Congress as part of a large to become a Super Saiyan.

Every dollar spent is a dollar stimulus bill saying every that needs to be earned via tax American over the age of 18 revenue. If you get anything out will be taxed one dollar, and of this column, get that! given promptly to me so I So, the next time you hear can spend it however my of the government subsiding heart desires and stimulate a new industry, company or the economy. According to the 2012 U.S. census, I would even local building project, be receiving a little over $74 and they say your dollars will million to use the funds how be used to stimulate the I see fit. Now, I would be ineconomy, think about what clined to spend up to $74 they are really doing. They million in resources whether are taking from you to give that be on TV ads, the receivers of the subsidy a

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discounted or free business expense that they probably have already paid for. If they did not, someone else would have paid the full price if the demand was actually there.

Ponder this question: “How can someone else use your money to stimulate the economy any better than you? If they could, why can’t you make a return on it by privately investing in it instead of being publicly robbed?” See, in a private market, you can choose to support ideas you believe are good by investing in it.

However, in our current political atmosphere, you are forced to pay into ideas that might not be thought through, have any traction or make sense, because they are being taken out of your taxes.

Whereas, there is an opt-in component to investing, there is no opt-out component to wasteful spending.

The solution to this problem is obvious, but our elected officials seem to oppose the common sense. Instead of limiting the scope of government, they expand it, and expect their colleagues to be honest, as if they have some sort of track record. Doing this is the equivalent to having an alcoholic attempting to quit, and instead of his friend helping, he sets up an obstacle course and hopes he doesn’t finish it.

The only real fix to rent seeking and subsidies is eliminating and limiting the powers of government. An animal won’t come to you for food unless it knows you have the ability to give it some. In the same light, lobbyists won’t stay long if there is nothing to lobby for, but you know when it comes to politicians who honestly believe in subsidies, all I can say is we pay them more than enough to have a disposable income.

There is nothing stopping them from giving their own money to help NASCAR build their new tracks, or providing funds with no repayment to Disney to make the next Hannah Montana. It is never right to steal from others, even if you are the government.

puzzles THEME: FAMOUS INVENTORS

ACROSS 1. Squirrel away 6. Young newt 9. They put the bitter in beer 13. Jousting pole 14. Twap choice 15. Bone-chilling 16. Cast member 17. Greater than the whole?

18. Dismal 19. *Cotton gin inventor 21. Do this for a waltz, e.g.

23. *___ Isaac Newton 24. Shirts on their backs, e.g.

25. Farmer’s ___ 28. Turkish honorific 30. Lots 35. Brother of Jacob 37. Uh-oh 39. Poet’s “below” 40. Slash mark 41. Fine-tune 43. A fit of shivering 44. Sarong 46. Therefore 47. Connecting point 48. Acquiesce 50. *____ Tupper, inventor of Tupperware 52. Actor’s domain 53. “Null and ____” 55. Payment for an eye 57. *Corn Flakes inventor 61. *Motorcycle inventor 65. Eskimo boat 66. a.k.a sodium hydroxide 68. Pleasant Island 69. Electron tube 70. Goon 71. Barry Bonds formerly was one 72. Large pots 73. Choose instead 74. Wintry mix DOWN 1. Deli side 2. Dash gauge 3. Opposed to 4. *Alexander Graham Bell and John Boyd Dunlop 5. Possible consequence of heavy lifting 6. No problem 7. Common winter bug 8. Time in Italian 9. German title 10. Cream-filled treat 11. “La Vie en rose” singer 12. Owned by the lord 15. *He saw the light 20. Cereal killer

22. Often preceded by a time period 24. Gradually diminished 25. *Namesake of electric car maker 26. Singular form of “asci” 27. Indian cuisine staple, pl.

29. *Sewing machine inventor 31. *____ Kamen, inventor of the Segway 32. Chief port of Nigeria 33. Short composition for solo instrument 34. _____ music 36. Instinctive motive 38. It’s a long story 42. Land of “Gangnam Style” 45. Conjure up 49. Clothe 51. Pinocchio’s fabrications 54. Inuit shelter 56. Modern letter

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57. Spiral-horned African antelope 58. Arabic for commander 59. He gets bigger share?

60. Boys

61. Adroit 62. Molokai party 63. Sea eagles 64. *____ Handler, Barbie doll inventor 67. Small dog’s bark

Ron Johns is a junior majoring in marketing.

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Don’t let the arts be forgotten After hearing and then read- man, so it speaks a lot ing proposed “Imagine 2017” about his character. plan, I was shocked. After all, On the Thursday before only two of my classes that I’m spring break, the recital hall in enrolled in this semester have the Center for Performing Arts more than 30 students. These was filled with students of varcourses are pertiied majors, as nent to my future well as faculty as an educator from different and my growth as parts of campus. a performer, and I It was a great cannot imagine turnout and I what it would be was very imlike not having pressed by the these classes. amount of I understand participation. the reasoning for Scarborough’s IC Columnist larger classes: to presentation cut the deficit the cleared up a few university is facing. However, questions I, and others had. the small class sizes are what For example, he spoke of make the learning experience professor workload and other special. I’m sure that students class sizes. He said the uniin other majors would agree versity’s best resources for that the one-on-one experiadvertising would be used for ences they encounter in those colleges that make UT smaller class sizes are more the most money, like the medical college and the honbeneficial than sitting in a ors college. lecture hall among over one The Center for Visual and hundred other students.

Performing Arts is so small, I understand that a uniand in comparison with othversity of our size will aler majors like engineering ways have large, lectureand nursing, we do not measized classes. However, I have to ask — would making sure up, both in enrollment or revenue. Of course, that more classes of this style redoesn’t mean that we deserve ally benefit the students? As students, we are not the only to be neglected. Maybe if some resources were given to people affected by this us for use, we would increase change. Faculty will also have some large decisions to our enrollment.

After admitting that he make if the proposed changhad never attended either a es take place, and some will theatre or music production lose their jobs.

When the provost offered in his five years of employment at UT, Scarborough to discuss his plan at our ended his presentation by weekly Performance Lab, a class all music majors must saying, “I know what you attend every Thursday afdo is important to you.” ternoon, I was very grateful What Scarborough seemthat he was willing to take ingly fails to realize is that the time to speak to us. I what we as artists do is imassume he is a very busy portant to a far larger audi-

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ence than just us.

An appreciation in the arts can be found locally, with organizations like Toledo Opera and Toledo Reparatory Theatre, which are still fully functioning and thriving.

These companies give performances on a regular basis with many sold out shows. This appreciation can be seen by simply walking into the Toledo Museum of Art, which many would argue is a museum of national status.

The arts are something that are important to people of other professions and will forever be appreciated if given the right to thrive.

I would like to invite Scarborough, and all faculty and students, to attend the UT Opera Ensemble’s production of “L’Orfeo” at the Toledo Museum of Art. The Opera Ensemble has put in more than 70 hours of rehearsal for a one credit hour class. The performances, to be held Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., are free to the public and take place in the gorgeous Cloister, a seemingly perfect setting for an opera written in the 1600s.

But a free performance and beautiful location are not the reason why I’m insisting anyone who can go, should. I want Scarborough and everyone else to be aware of what we are doing, and that we deserve attention. By 2017, I imagine a College of Visual and Performing Arts that is an important part of UT’s campus.

Lena Miller is a junior majoring in music education.

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Cullop, Dortch collect MAC awards UT head women’s basketball coach Tricia Cullop was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Monday, the league announced. This marks the third time in her five years at Toledo that she’s been named the conference’s best coach.

Cullop led the Rockets to a 27-2 (15-1) record in the regular season and their second outright MAC title in three years. She’s compiled a 123-42 (65-15) record for the Rockets.

Junior guard Andola Dortch also brought home some hardware, winning Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.

Dortch is averaging 2.7 steals per game.

Blake Bacho Sports Reporter

Rockets ready to step out of sanctions shadow, play for plenty in 2013-14

Several Rockets land on All-MAC team Four members of the UT women’s basketball team and three from the men’s team found their names on an All-MAC list.

Senior guard Naama Shafir (12.6 ppg, 4.8 apg) and Dortch (11.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg) were named to the first team, senior center Yolanda Richardson (9.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg) was named to the second team and sophomore forward Inma Zanoguera (9.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg) was named to the third team.

Shafir is the first player in program history to be named an All-MAC performer in four different seasons.

On the men’s side, junior guard Rian Pearson (17.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg) was named to the first team, sophomore point guard Juice Brown (13.1 ppg, 6.9 apg) was named to the second team and center Nathan Boothe (8.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg) was named to the All-Freshman team.

Pearson was second in the league in scoring and the first Rocket to land on the first team since Justin Ingram did so in 2006-07.

UT golf finishes sixth in Rio Verde Invite The Toledo women’s golf team finished 31-over par (607) last weekend at the Rio Verde Invitational in Arizona. The tournament was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

The Rockets finished 10 shots behind champion Northern Arizona in the 17-team field.

Freshman Sathika Ruenreong led Toledo and tied for eighth individually with a five-over, 149 (7376). This was her fifth consecutive top-10 finish.

Sophomore Jennifer Elsholz tied for 17th with a total of 151 (75-76) and freshman Manisa Isavas tied for 32nd, shooting a 10-over 154 (74-80).

Xavier, Arkansas-Little Rock, Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green rounded out the top five.

UT returns to the course Sunday for the three-day Ocala Invitational in Florida.

Softball squad loses all five games over weekend The UT softball team dropped all five games last weekend at the Under Armour Classic in Clearwater, Fla. and fell to 5-12 on the year.

Villanova, UT-Chattanooga, St. Joseph’s, Penn State and Wagner all picked up wins against the Rockets.

Toledo is back in action Friday for the Hoosier Classic in Bloomington, Ind. Their first game is against Illinois-Chicago at 11:30 a.m.

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Senior guard Naama Shafir looks to cap off her record-setting career with an NCAA Tournament appearance by winning this weekend’s Mid-American Conference Tournament. If no upsets occur, the top-seeded Rockets would play fourth-seeded Central Michigan Friday at noon. The Chips handed UT one of their two losses this season.

Rockets heading to MAC Tournament with berth in ‘Big Dance’ on the line

By Jay Skebba Sports Editor

The University of Toledo women’s basketball team made an appearance in the AP Top 25 Poll, won 27 games and captured their second Mid-American Conference championship in three years. But the true barometer of their season boils down to their performance in this week’s conference tournament.

“I’m really proud of this group for everything that they’ve accomplished,” said head coach Tricia Cullop. “I think the thing that I’m just so excited about is that it’s not over yet. We’re going to go down and chase our dreams this week.”

Making an appearance in the NCAA Tournament is about the only major accomplishment UT has yet to experience under Cullop, who took over in the 2008-09 season.

It’s almost impossible for a mid-major team to receive an at-large bid, making the automatic berth on the line in Cleveland even more valuable.

They’ve had several close calls in the tournament, none closer than in 2010 when the second-seeded Rockets lost in the championship game against the topseed Bowling Green Falcons.

UT stumbled in the semifinals in each of the past two years against Eastern Michigan, including a 59-57

heartbreaker last season, a game in which UT led for the first 39 minutes.

Cullop pointed to two factors that could change their fortunes this time around and finally get the MAC Tournament monkey off their backs: seniors and non-conference tournaments.

“I think having a veteran group has paid off in so many situations this year,” she said. “Having five seniors, they’re used to this pressure. We’ve been one of the favored teams before and we’ve stumbled, and I think that makes you hungrier.”

Toledo’s starting five features three seniors: center Yolanda Richardson and

guards Naama Shafir and Lecretia Smith — all who have plenty of tournament experience outside of the league tournament.

This group was a part of the 2011 WNIT Championship team and played larger roles in winning four in-season tournaments this year.

Former assistant coach Todd Mitmesser presented the idea of playing in some tournaments to Cullop, partially to better prepare them for the league tournament.

“I’m so glad that we played in the four tournaments that we did because we’re used to having to play back-to-back days, quick preparations for the other teams,” she said.

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Toledo seniors leave one last impression on NFL scouts at team’s annual pro day

By Jay Skebba Sports Editor

Several former members of the University of Toledo football team had one last chance to impress the pro scouts Tuesday morning, March 12, during UT’s annual pro day.

A school-record 23 NFL scouts were in attendance to watch the likes of linebacker Dan Molls, defensive end T.J. Fatinikun and a host of other Rockets vying for a spot on an NFL roster.

Fourteen players took part in exercises, including the bench press and vertical leap.

They also took turns going through various cone and shuttle drills, as well as ball skill and positional drills.

Molls — who led the nation in tackles in 2012 — probably has the best shot of the bunch to get drafted, but he’s taking these busy and convoluted months in stride.

“At this point, I did everything I could and right now it’s kind of out of my hands, whether it be a as a free agent or a draft pick,” he said. “This process is crazy and after today, it’s a waiting game, but I’m pretty confident I’ll get a shot.

From there, I’m just going to have to keep proving myself.”

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Linebacker Dan Molls runs a cone drill during Toledo’s pro day Tuesday, March 12, at the Fetterman Training Center in front of a school-record 23 NFL scouts.

The last time Molls was on the football field, he was concussed at the opening kickoff of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Toledo was forced to play the remainder of the game — and effectively their

season — without their best defensive player. He said he has no lingering effects from the hit he sustained at Bronco Stadium last December.

“It was tough, but that’s life,” Molls said. “Things

happen and you’ve got to just roll with the punches and move on and that’s what I did. I had a lot of support from family and friends and they got me to this point.”

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The 2012-13 season of the University of Toledo men’s basketball team has officially ended, and according to the NCAA, they are not cochampions of the MAC West division after defeating Eastern Michigan on Saturday.

This is the final portion of the punishment leveled against the team for former head coaches Stan Joplin and Gene Cross’ low Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores that left the Rockets ineligible for postseason play this year.

The progress scores — the NCAA’s process through which they verify collegiate that athletic programs have adequate graduation numbers — is a cumulative process.

Teams are required to receive an average score of 900 over four years or 930 over two years. Under Joplin and Cross, UT’s scores began to plummet as each coach in turn ignored academics, posting multi-year rates highlighted by an 895 in ’08’09 and 858 in ’09-’10.

Kowalczyk took over in 2010 and he was able to get the score heading back in the right direction, but he couldn’t mend years of mistakes in a single season.

When Toledo’s new APR was calculated, only one year of Kowalczyk’s numbers counted toward the average.

UT was in violation of the APR requirements, and the NCAA punished them by limiting the number of practice hours allowed each week, scholarships they could offer to recruits and even games they could play this season.

The Rockets believed the final portion of this punishment was being deemed ineligible for postseason play, but they didn’t find out until a couple weeks ago that the punishment forbade a MAC West Championship as well.

Although it seems as if the NCAA made this decision at the same time as the postseason ban, they never told the Rockets of this punishment, even as the media picked UT to win the MAC West during the preseason. Coach Kowalczyk and his team headed into the final stretch of games believing they had an opportunity to add another banner to Savage Arena’s rafters.

So with limitations, regulations and bans stacked up against them, Toledo still earned part of a West championship, albeit unofficially.

Imagine what they will be able to do next year with full practice hours, full scholarships and a full schedule.

The Rockets head into next season with most of this year’s team intact — excluding senior guards Brandon Schwiebert and Dominique Buckley. Kowalczyk has already proved he can inspire these players when there is technically nothing to play for.

Next year, they’ll have everything to play for.

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Junior right hander Jared Locke, shown in this 2012 photo, picked up his first save of 2013 by sitting down all nine batters he faced Saturday to secure a 6-1 victory over FAU.

UT drops two of three to Florida Atlantic

By Nick Delwiche Sports Reporter

The University of Toledo baseball team closed out spring break by dropping two of three games at Florida Atlantic over the weekend. Toledo fell in a close game on Friday 4-3, but dominated 6-1 on Saturday. FAU won the rubber match Sunday to take the series with a 7-5 win.

UT now stands at 4-9 on the season.

The Owls (10-6) took the series opener Friday with a last-at-bat run to propel them to the victory in the final inning of the game. The late-game heroics of FAU gave the Rockets their fourth one-run loss of the season.

Sophomore pitcher Adam Tyson (1-1) took the loss, allowing one run on three hits in 1.1 innings of relief.

Toledo received a quality start from senior LHP Kyle Shaw, who came away with a no-decision. The lefty allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and fanned four in 6.2 innings.

Senior designated hitter Matt Delewski (3-for-5, RBI) led the Rockets with a gamehigh three hits as he continued his recent hot streak.

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Molls has always been big and strong, but he said he’s up another eight or nine pounds to 238. He put up 21 reps on the bench at 225 pounds, which he said was just average for him. He also said he made an effort to tone up to look the best he possibly could for the scouts, which is sometimes a little nerve-racking.

“It’s intimidating at first, but you get over it real fast once you get going,” he said.

“You get into the rhythm and you just go from drill to drill.

My focus was just take it one drill at a time and do the best I could.

“It’s been a long eight and a half, nine weeks, everything from dieting to intense training nonstop. It was a great feeling to get out here and prove what we can do and get in front of all these scouts, friends, family and teammates. I think I had a

Junior left fielder Tyler Grogg (2-for-4, RS) and junior right fielder Jacob North also had a multi-hit game, going 2-for-3.

UT managed to keep the game tied heading into the final inning, but a walk and an infield error set up backto-back hits from junior outfielder Geoff Jimenez and senior Mark Nelson to take game one of the series.

The Rockets came out swinging the next day as they blew out FAU 6-1 in game two.

Freshman starting pitcher Kyle Slack (1-1) dominated in his third start of the season and earned his first collegiate victory. Slack allowed just one run on five hits with four strikeouts in 6.0 innings to snap the Owls’ four-game win streak.

Senior righty Jared Locke came on in relief of Slack and sat down all nine batters to clinch the win for UT and earn his first save of the year.

Grogg finished a perfect 4-for-4 and scored twice for the Rockets.

Sophomore third baseman Anthony Smith (3-for-5, 2 RBI), junior catcher James Miglin (2-for-5, R), junior right fielder Jacob

North (2-for-3, R, RBI) and freshman second baseman Deion Tansel (2-for-3, two RBI) all contributed with multiple hits to even the weekend series at one win a piece.

Toledo dropped the final game of the series Sunday with a 7-5 loss after a pair of late-game home runs by FAU’s Nelson.

UT freshman right-handed pitcher Caleb Schillace (0-1) took the loss, surrendering two runs on two hits with three strikeouts in 2.0 innings of relief.

Senior centerfielder Ben Hammer (2-for-4, two R, RBI) and Miglin (2-for-5, two RBI) collected two hits each.

Junior lefty Ryan Wilkinson made the start for Toledo, allowing four runs on 12 hits with four strikeouts in 5.0 innings in a no-decision.

Trailing by three runs in the ninth, Toledo managed to score once but could not climb out of the hole as they took the 2-1 series loss.

Toledo will head east Friday for four games at the Panther Classic in Pittsburgh March 15-17 where they will take on Niagara and Pittsburgh.

pretty good showing.”

Fatinikun’s career also ended with an injury when he tore his Achilles against Western Michigan last October.

He applied for a fifth year of eligibility due to medical hardship (his 2011 season ended after an arm injury), but the NCAA did not rule in his favor.

Their decision wasn’t handed down until late January, which made it difficult for him to prepare for his future.

“Having a short time to train with the NCAA declining my fifth year so late, I had to make a decision on what I had to do, and I just set my mind on getting better and get out here to see what I can do,” he said.

The Perrysburg High School product had 26 reps on the bench and ran in the 4.6 range in his 40.

“I came out here and I had to go hard — had to,” Fatinikun said. “I’m very happy so

far and I just know God is on my side and I just have to leave it up to him and just do what I do.”

After slimming down a tad to 243 pounds, he said he will likely move to outside linebacker if his career continues.

Wide receiver Eric Page — who forwent his senior season and entered last year’s NFL Draft — was in attendance, but left after performing the vertical jump, the first event of the day.

Page was not drafted last year but signed a free agent contract with the Denver Broncos. However, he tore his ACL before camp started and was released.

Another receiver who departed after 2012, Kenny Stafford, was a full participant and ran a 4.40, a very respectable time for a wide out.

Stafford signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons last spring, but did not make the final roster.

A long layoff between games could also give Toledo a boost. When they tip-off their semifinal game Friday, eight full days will have passed since their dismantling of Ball State a week ago on Senior Night.

By winning the MAC outright, UT received a double bye in the tournament that Cullop hopes will allow her players to rest and improve offensively.

“We earned the advantage of having some rest,” she said. “We should come in there with fresh legs.

Hopefully some of the shooting woes you’ve seen us suffer through will be over. I’m going to be able to give them some time off to get their legs back and hopefully find their shooting stroke again.”

Richardson — who is coming off of a 14-point, 16-rebound performance — had slightly different feelings on the extended break.

“We wish we could fast forward time and get there,” she said. “These nine days ahead of us are probably going to kill us the most because we’re so excited, we’re so ready to get there.

We’ll definitely come out being ready.”

Probably the only disadvantage of UT owning the No. 1 seed is the mystery of their first opponent.

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returning next season to showcase more of their onetwo punch. They combined for 31 points per game and Pearson is in the running for Player of the Year, which will be announced today.

The Rockets also have freshman Nathan Boothe.

The 6-9 center is the first legitimate big man UT has had in years. He came into his own in the second half of the season to average 8.3 points and 5.2 boards a game, second on the team.

Toledo added two transfer students to the roster who will be eligible to play next season. Justin Drummond, a 6-4 combo guard from Loyola University, and 6-6 forward J.D. Weatherspoon from Ohio State will both look to make a name for themselves on a team with plenty of star power already.

Drummond earned AllMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference third team honors and was named MAAC Sixth Player of the Year his last season at Loyola. He also received a spot on the MAAC’s AllTournament Team.

Kowalczyk sees him as a versatile player as well as an excellent scorer, and wants to see him become a lockdown defender.

No. 5 Bowling Green and No. 9 Western Michigan play at noon Wednesday, March 13, and the winner moves on to face No. 4 Central Michigan Thursday. The winner of that game plays Toledo Friday at noon.

CMU handed Toledo one of its only two losses this season Jan. 10.

“I think the toughest thing is not knowing who you’re going to play for a while,” Cullop said. “The biggest thing is just preparing for what we know and trying to make sure that maybe we add some new offenses, some new looks so we surprise and attack some people once we get there.”

Cullop added that her

assistants have done a great job all year preparing the team and writing the scouting reports for each game.

“I probably haven’t sung their praises enough this season, but my staff has done a phenomenal job with scouting reports this year,” she said. “To only lose two games, they’ve done a fantastic job. They have our team prepared.

I’m lucky, I have a very talented staff.”

The Rockets will be the heavy favorite to win the tournament and if they do, it’ll be their first since 2001.

A spot in the “Big Dance” would be the final piece to this senior class’ puzzle, who will leave Toledo as the winningest class in program history.

“I know that our staff and our team is going to do everything we can to make sure they play as long as possible because they’re a very special group,” Cullop said. “What they’ve already accomplished is amazing, but I hope that we soon talk about even better.

“Having been there, sometimes you have to go there and experience that pain to come back and when the going gets tough in the tournament, that’s when you’ve got to fight through it. I know the veteran leadership we have is going to do everything in their power to see it through.”

Weatherspoon has a bigger frame at 215 pounds and brings raw athleticism to UT’s roster versus Drummond’s experience.

Kowalczyk hoped the season of ineligibility would allow this incoming junior to work on his skill level and refine his play.

Junior Reese Holliday ended this season having proven his versatility and adaptability as a player. In UT’s 65-62 loss to MAC West rival Western Michigan, the 6-4 230-pound forward scored a team-high 16 points and had 8 defensive rebounds. Holliday goes into his senior year with the potential to be that high-scoring player, but it’s his ability to couple that with great defensive play that makes him a substantial threat.

UT’s seasoned veterans will receive help from several recruits that hope to make an immediate impact. Zach Garber, Jordan Lauf and Jonathan Williams all look to start their college careers strong when they take the court next season.

Garber is a 6-9, 225-pound forward who shot 62 percent from the field, 76 percent from the free-throw line and blocked 57 shots in his senior year at Vanlue High School. He proved he could move well for his size when he earned

second-team all-conference honors as a defensive lineman at VHS. Lauf, a 6-5, 190-pound guard from Napoleon, also has a football background in high school as a receiver.

Like transfer student Weatherspoon, he brings more of a raw athletic skill set to Kowalczyk, who seeks to turn Lauf into another lockdown defensive player. He is also a big-time threat from beyond the arc.

Of the three recruits, 6-3 180-pound combo guard Williams is the offensive powerhouse, averaging 28.4 ppg as a junior at Southfield-Lathrup High School.

He was a first-team Class A All-State honoree the same year and should bolster Toledo’s backcourt with his scoring ability.

Williams won’t likely repeat his high school scoring numbers with Pearson and Brown as teammates, but he will still be a presence on this roster for opponents to be wary of if he can develop as a defensive player.

Next season will be a defining one for Kowalczyk. It is the first year that he and his team can truly move beyond the cloud of negativity left over for him by former staff and players.

But with NCAA permission to play at full strength, the Rockets should have a good chance to see future postseason success.

“I know that our staff and our team is going to do everything we can to make sure they play as long as possible because they’re a very special group. What they’ve already accomplished is amazing, but I hope that we soon talk about even better.” tricia cullop Head coach

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Campus and group events Literature, artwork, obstacle courses and wrestlers all can be found around campus this week. Check out page 9 for more information.

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‘Vagina Monologues’ to be staged at UT

By Angela Peluso Staff Reporter

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Students rehearse a scene from “The Vagina Monologues” in the Ingman Room of the Student Union Building. The play is being performed in celebration of UT’s V-Day.

Eve Ensler wanted everyone to know that “Vaginas are beautiful,” so she wrote a play about it. Now her message of genitalia beauty will be performed at UT when “The Vagina Monologues” premieres Friday at Scott Park Auditorium.

“Monologues” was written by Ensler in 1996, based off 200 interviews with women of different ages, races and sexual

orientations. Originally, the play was about celebrating vaginas, but Ensler quickly reworked it as an anti-violence piece for women.

“This play, at its heart, aims to break down the overall negativity surrounding female health and sexuality,” said Alcy Barakat, UT V-Day director. “It is a liberating experience for everyone involved, and healing too.”

The actual monologues range in emotion — some

If you go What: Performance of “The Vagina Monologues” Where: Auditorium, Scott Park Campus When: Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.

Cost: $10, general admission; $5, students; tickets can be purchased at the door or the bookstore People Called Women (6600 Renaissance Place, Toledo)

are witty, referring to vaginas as pieces of furniture, and others are more See ‘Monologues’ / 9

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calendar Wednesday 5:30 p.m.: Class, Creative Writing, hosted by Catharine Eberly Center for Women, Tucker Hall 0168. Cost: $10, free for students.

7 p.m.: Discussion, Arabic Coffee – A Discussion about Palestine – Solutions for the Future, hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine, part of Apartheid Week, room 0168, Tucker Hall.

7:15 p.m.: Discussion, Bible Study, hosted by Campus Bellow Fellowship, Student Union Building, room 2582.

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Sasha Noori (below), a graduate student studying vocal performance, plays the lead role of Orfeo. The opera also features dancers and an orchestra.

A Night at the Opera

Thursday 9 a.m.: Pi Day Bake Sale, hosted by Student American Chemical Society, DNA Hallway before Bowman-Oddy 7 p.m.: Screening, 5 Broken Cameras, hosted

by Students for Justine in Palestine, part of Apartheid Week, Student Union Building, room 2591.

FRIDAY 7:30 p.m.: Screening, Dynamic Earth, Ritter Planetarium. Cost: $7, adults; $5, children, seniors and UT community members; free for children under 4. saturday 1 p.m.: Screening, Case of Disappearing Planet, Ritter Planetarium. Cost: $7, adults; $5, children, seniors and UT community members; free for children under 4.

Monday 6 p.m.: Class, Success Series, Catherine S. Eberly Center for Women.

7:30 p.m.: Performance, Jazz Night, Crystal’s Lounge, Ramada Hotel & Conference Center, 3536 Secor Rd. Cost: $3 students and seniors, $5 general admission.

Deadline, Composer Composition, hosted by the Department of Music and Craig’s Pianos & Keyboards. Cost: $20, amateurs; students, free.

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Music and theatre students combine to perform classic opera The production is made up of a cast of 24 with a A retelling of an ancient chorus, dancers and a tragedy will soon take small orchestra. place as the University of “It’s interesting because Toledo department of mu- there are a lot of different sic prepares for “L’Orfeo.” levels of experience,” said “L’Orfeo” is one of the Molly Bock, a graduate stuearliest operas still fredent of vocal performance quently performed. Written and the production’s Euin 1607 by Claudio Monte- rydice character. “There verdi with libretto by Ales- are kids who are 18 and sandro Striggio, “L’Orfeo” is then there are directors, based on the Greek story of even some cast members Orpheus, that are a lot If you go whose chalolder and have What: Performance of the lenge is to been doing opera “L’Orfeo” bring his this for a lot Where: The cloisters wife Euinside The Toledo Museum longer.” rydice back of Art (2245 Monroe St., Despite befrom the un- Toledo) ing an estabWhen: Friday and Saturderworld, to lished opera day, 7:30 p.m. the living from 1607, Cost: Free and open world. to the public, but limited “L’Orfeo” “An opera seating; to reserve seats, faced a lot of fan of Bellini contact Angela Riddel at musical 419-530-2452 or Puccini challenges. may be sur“The loose structure of prised at the presentation the music is the most chalor staging of this show,” lenging part of the opera,” said Denise Ritter Bernarsaid Spencer Wilhelm, a dini, artistic director of the senior majoring in music opera and assistant profes- education, who’s also playsor of voice, in a press reing Apollo. lease. “Where a modern “Since L’Orfeo was writopera is about acting and ten so long ago there wasn’t drama, an opera from 1607 a lot of rhythmic organizais about exotic vocalization tion,” Wilhelm said. and showing off the voice.

Wilhem also said the styThe style of acting is also listic elements of the music different – a baroque, stylfrom the Renaissance periized acting with slow, methodical gesturing.”

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Student Orgs

Catholic Student Association to host murder mystery dinner

By Josh Egler Staff Reporter

Murder will strike a Las Vegas hotel opening and it’s up to the guests of the 1920s-style party to determine who the killer is.

“It is kind of like Clue,” said Sarah Schmidt, a sophomore majoring in nursing She’s the head chair of the Catholic Student Association’s “Murder in Sin City,” a murder mystery dinner taking place Friday

at 6:30 p.m. at the Spaghetti Warehouse in downtown Toledo. Students will meet at Corpus Christy Campus Parrish on Dorr St. at 6 p.m. to carpool downtown.

“Each person in attendance to the dinner will receive a part,” Schmidt said.

“Each person will be playing a character who is trying to get to the bottom of the mystery.”

According to Schmidt, there are 20 main parts but an endless number of other

If you go What: Murder Mystery Dinner, hosted by the Catholic Student Association Where: The Spaghetti Warehouse (42 .S Surperior St., Toledo); meet at Corpus Christi University Parish (2955 Dorr St., Toledo) When: Friday, 6:30 p.m.

Cost: $15, general admission at the door; to purchase advance tickets, contact Sarah Schmidt at sarah.schmidt@rockets. utoledo.edu

parts, including the hotel owner, showgirl, senator and gamblers. After dinner is when the mystery starts.

“After dinner there will be a murder that will be committed,” Schmidt said. “Some people will be given envelopes and will be told to open them. The envelopes may contain the murder weapon or a picture of a throat as if the person was strangled, and things like that.”

According to CSA’s Social Chair Tyler Popil, a sophomore biology major, the CSA social committee normally sets up a formal event like a dance but decided to do something different this year.

“The planning began late last semester. Then we got more people in CSA involved toward January and February with the whole planning process, See Mystery / 9

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Making a push for charity

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Members of UT’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, from left to right, Alejandro Vera, sophomore double majoring in marketing and international business; Marcus Gabel, a senior construction engineering major; Matthew Rivera, a freshman exercise science major; Nathan Kalies, a sophomore pharmacy major; and Jared Lilyhorn, seated, a junior majoring in recreation. Pi Phi is holding multiple events this week to raise money for Push America, the fraternity’s national outreach project. Last year, they raised $1500, and they plan to raise $2000 this year. Wednesday, they join members of J Lott, a local disabilities home, in cornhole and arts and crafts; Thursday is “Pie a Pi Kapp”; and on Friday, they will host “Pi Kappa Pasta” at Outback Steakhouse. For more information, visit pushamerica.org.

Mystery

Opera

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the theme and stuff,” Popil said.

Schmidt, who has been to a murder mystery dinner before, said that running the event was a lot different than attending one. There was more work involved in running the event; the most difficult duty was finding a place for the event.

Originally, CSA was going to put on the event at the Student Union, but it was booked and there was a catering fee. She said that Spaghetti Warehouse was “incredibly kind” to let them get a room there for free so they would only have to pay for food.

Even though it was a lot of work, Popil and Schmidt are still excited for the dinner.

“I’ve never been to one of these before, so I’m looking forward to one,” Popil said.

Tickets will be on sale this week in Student Union Building room 1531 from 12-5 p.m. for $15. Tickets will also be sold at the event Friday at Corpus Christy, but CSA asks that those planning to get their tickets do so in the CSA office so Spaghetti Warehouse knows how much food they need to bring.

So, who committed the murder?

Schmidt laughed and said, “Well, you’ll have to come to find out.”

od are difficult to learn.

“It’s really hard stuff because this music is really old,” said Sasha Noori, a graduate student of vocal performance. “At the same time it’s really gorgeous …

It’s just something that we haven’t really appreciated because we haven’t been able to sing this style of music before. It’s challenging but it’s really worth it.”

While some students faced difficulties with the music, Nnenne Edeh, a junior majoring in vocal performance, said acting was the most demanding aspect of the opera.

“You have to interpret how people used to act, like motions and the way people used to do things back in the day,” Edeh said.

The style of the cloister room, a small space in the Toledo Art Museum, enhances the feel of antiquity in the opera, alongside the costumes.

“We have a setting that naturally matches what we are performing,” Wilhelm said.

However, the cloister room isn’t set up to have subtitles.

“Normally when opera’s done in a different language, you can find a place where you can read a

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Don Bernardini, stage director for “L’Orfeo,” gives notes during a rehearsal. The opera will be performed in the cloisters at The Toledo Museum of Art.

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The World Wrestling Entertainment event will feature multiple bouts between famous industry performers, including Big Show, Randy Orton and Kane. The event is part of “The Road to Wrestlemania” series.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster for $108.20 or $61.35 per person. They can also be purchased through UT Ticket Office Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m by walk-up or telephone, 419-530-4653, with VISA or Mastercard.

Children 2 & under are free provided they sit in the ticketholder’s lap.

Rocket Dash to challenge runners Eta Sigma Gamma Health Education Honorary will have students run-

ning, climbing and trekking through mud 3.1 miles Sunday, March 17 at Wildwood Preserve Metropark at 9 a.m. through Rocket Dash.

Unlike typical dashes, students will have to overcome obstacles such as running through tires, trekking through mud and climbing over a wall.

Registration is available by sending completed forms to Eta Sigma Gamma with cash, money order or checks for $25.

Forms can also be dropped off in an envelope at the the Health Science and Human Services Building, Suite 100. Registration is $30 the day of the race.

Sponsored by Dave’s Races, registration is also available through their website.

UT’s literary magazine to celebrate newest edition The fourth release of the Mill will be launched Friday, March 15 at 3 p.m. in the Field House room 1460.

The Mill is a literary magazine released every year featuring the work of students.

UT student writers will share their poetry, nonfiction and short fiction to attendees. The top pieces win gift cards. Other writers will have the option of showcasing their work through open mic. Light refreshments will also be served.

Writing for the next publication is accepted until April 1.

Artists recognized at Eberly Center The Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women will be highlighting student artists that have decorated the center with their work this semester.

Catharine S. Eberly Center was established in 1977 and since then has aimed to reach out to women through classes and workshops.

Students can come to discuss the art with the artists Thursday, March 14 at 5 p.m.

translation, so the audience can connect and understand what the opera’s about and what the characters are saying at the time,” Noori said.

Ritter Bernardini worked with the opera’s stage director, Don Bernardini, to translate the Italian libretto into modern English.

“I think the translation has given us a different outlook on the characters themselves,” Noori said.

“The audience will appreciate it more so because you’ll be able to understand what we are saying while we are doing it.”

Edeh said the opera will broaden students’ horizons and allow them to see what the music department does and how much effort is put into a production.

“If nothing else it’s entertaining and I think it’s a common misconception a lot of times with operas – it’s either boring or long,” Bock said.

Wilhelm encourages students to attend “L’Orfeo” because it’s different and unique.

“A lot of students probably don’t have a lot of exposure to opera in general, and I would say they should definitely attend just to get the new experience,” Wilhelm said.

serious, such as one piece which discusses genital mutilation.

The play hasn’t gone without controversy — multiple individuals and groups, including several feminist organizations, have criticized “Monologues” for how it handles topics like incest, rape, monogamy and heterosexual and homosexual relationships.

However, some of these criticisms are what attract people to the play in the first place. Misha Hemphill, a junior majoring in medicinal and biological chemistry, said she got involved because she heard it was such an outrageous and fun production.

“It goes where most people are afraid to go, breaking boundaries; it’s refreshing,” she said.

The play is being performed as part of “V-Day,” a global non-profit movement launched by Ensler and others in 1998. According to Women’s Media Center, V-Day initiatives have raised over a combined $75 million for women’s anti-violence groups.

Typically, UT V-Day is an annual event, but it didn’t happen last year, which is what made Barakat interested in re-starting the tradition.

“The planning was not quick or easy, but many UT administration, staff, students and community members have rallied behind me in support,” she said.

The cast members all come from diverse backgrounds, but Rachel Intrater, a sophomore majoring in vocal performance, said the play’s theme is relatable to all women.

“It’s about owning your women-ness,” she said.

“Men are so open when talking about sex and their penis, but it is nearly unheard of for a woman to talk about her vagina.”

Barakat hopes that people not only enjoy themselves, but that they can walk away feeling comfortable openly discussing the topics in the monologue.

Other groups on campus also promote and celebrate V-Day, including the UT Feminist Alliance and Toledo Take Back the Night, by offering educational lectures and discussions related to violence against women. Barakat said getting involved is a great way to raise awareness about the issue.

“It doesn’t take that much to get involved,” she said, “It’s getting involved that ultimately creates a safer city, state and country for its women.”

10 | The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 community service

Jefferson award winner motivated by faith

By Danielle Gamble Editor-in-Chief

After being awarded one of the country’s most prestigious service awards, 4th year nursing student David Gosser couldn’t be more humble.

“I feel like there are a lot of people who are more deserving and who don’t get the recognition,” he said, “but at the same time, I’m thankful for it because that means service is in the spotlight, and it should be, and I’m glad I could play a part.”

Gosser is the University of Toledo’s champion for The Jefferson Award for Public Service, a national award given to those who are both giving and selfless.

Gosser won after he was nominated in September by Rev. James Bacik of Corpus Christi University Parish.

Then in February, Gosser was named UT’s champion, and will make his way to Washington D.C. this June for a national award ceremony.

He said he’s most excited to meet the other award nominees because

they are “on fire for service.” life … it’s a crushing love. I can’t “It’s fun to be around like-mind- do anything except say thank you,” ed people who want to, like, he said. “And this is my way of rechange the world,” he said. “I turning it, trying to say thank you think that’s very inspiring.” in a bigger way. This is what I can Gosser is no strangdo with the privi“Seeing how er to service – it’s lege I’ve been something he said he’s blessed I am in given.” been doing since he Also inspiring to my life… it’s a was about 8 years old him is his mother crushing love. I when he started Barbara, his father cleaning ditches with can’t do anything John and his five his brother at Boy siblings – older sisScouts. From there, he except say thank ter Sara, older you. And this is began regularly volbrothers Daniel unteering, ultimately and Joseph and my way of rebecoming an Eagle younger sisters turning it, trying Grace and Faith.

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“Once you get During his to say thank you started, you can’t mother’s last birthin a bigger way.” day, he said stop,” he said. he exHe is moved to volDavid Gosser perienced a moJefferson Award winner ment of insight. unteer by several fac4th year nursing student tors, but he said the “For 22 years I’ve theme of his inspirabeen here – I want tion is his Catholic faith, noting to leave an impact that says that the Book of Matthew as a particu- [my mom] didn’t do all that for lar favorite. nothing. That she raised a kid who To Gosser, the Jefferson Award is would try to give back.” just one part of a “lifestyle of service.”

And he has. Since he started “Seeing how blessed I am in my college, Gosser has participated in

charity events like Relay for Life, Dance Marathon, Big Event, Wrap Up Toledo and One Dress One Month, not to mention the dozens of volunteer hours he puts in at the Catholic Student Association and other non-UT organizations every semester.

His most recent volunteering experience was this spring break when he went to the east side of Kentucky with a group from Corpus Christi. He said their group was working with the national Christian Appalachian Project, performing home and roof repairs in counties stricken by poverty.

But while he admits to doing his fair share of service, Gosser is adamant that he’s only one part of a bigger picture.

“I go, and I think that’s awesome, but the people who are really behind the scenes, they should be getting the most credit — they’re the heroes,” he said.

In brief Register for Big Event service day Students can register for UT’s Big Event, “One Big Day, One Big Thanks!” online now.

The Big Event is a large, one-day student service project where students from UT come together to say “Thank You” to the local community by offering acts of service to the surrounding neighborhoods.

Students can sign up individually or with their student group.

This year Big Event is being held on March 23. All students should meet in Savage Arena at 9 a.m. for check-in.

If interested in participating, go to utole.do/ bigevent to fill out a registration form.

Students offered free MAC tourney trip The University of Toledo is offering free transportation, tickets and food for students who attend the women’s basketball team this weekend in Cleveland at the Mid-American Conference Championship Tournament.

The Office of the Senior Vice President for the Student Experience is paying for two buses to transport students to Cleveland. The buses will leave the Transportation Center at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, March 15, and will return to UT after the game.

The Athletic Department and the Alumni Association will provide lunch for all students on the buses, and President Lloyd Jacobs is paying for game tickets.

If the Rockets win on Friday, there will be buses to take students back to Cleveland on Saturday for the championship game. Those two buses will leave the Transportation Center at 10 a.m.

Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis and will only be accepted online. Reservations may be made for one game, or both. Students planning to attend both games must register for each day.

All trip participants will be required to bring their Rocket Card, another form of ID and a filled-out liability release form.

To make reservations for Friday, go to toledoalumni.org/FridayMACTourney. To make reservations for Saturday, go to toledoalumni.org/ SaturdayMACTourney.

To download the release form, go to tinyurl.com/UTrelease.

Jordan Keefe plays soccer with Hatian children during a spring break service trip. Sixteen students participating in a class called “Learning through Service” collected donations for the people they worked with on the trip. The soccer ball was one such donation.

Haiti Spring Break Service Trip Photos courtesy of Frances Bradford

Jonovan Harris interacts with a Hatian toddler.

Jordan Keefe works with children on the Haiti service trip.

Program director Sammy Spann shares water with the children.

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About 60 faculty members will combine from both colleges to form the new college of integrated communication and the arts, Davis said.

One of the senate members questioned the affordability of the proposed new colleges with concern to

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Scarborough said after the discussion. “What they don’t understand is that you want to go to everything you can, but they just don’t understand the magnitude of that challenge. Literally, there would be an event or two occurring almost every night if you went to every university [event] — especially if you include athletics — and just no human being can go to it all.”

Noah York, a film major, said that Scarborough and other administrators should be present at more UT events, like CVPA programs.

“I don’t understand how you can represent people that you have no idea what they’re doing,” he said. “I think that’s part of your job to, at least some time, be exposed to that.”

Spencer Wilhelm, a senior music education major, also felt that Scarborough’s lack of attendance at CVPA events was a “big issue.”

“The only thing he could come up with is seeing an art exhibit, which art is one facet of this entire college,” he said.

In the middle of the meeting, Scarborough was handed tickets to the Sunday, March 3, performance of “Three Sisters,” which he did attend.

Another student asked the provost why more money was spent on advertising for other colleges and departments. Scarborough explained that the science and math-based colleges helped

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Scarborough said the impact of the budget is minimal.

“There is a cost that we will incur regardless of whether we create a college or not,” he said.

Scarborough said the idea of creating separate colleges will allow the programs to flourish under their own dis-

tinct identity.

“The goal is to keep the cost as thin as possible and still allowing for the program to have the potential to grow,” he said.

Other points talked about at the meeting included class size minimums, changes in core requirements for graduation and general courses approval.

fund the entire university, which he described as an “unfortunate economic reality.”

“The reason a lot of our advertising and marketing is geared towards some of the other colleges is because in attracting those students, they provide the cash flow which then is available to support what’s happening at the College of Visual and Performing Arts,” Scarborough said.

Wilhelm was critical of the provost’s answers to questions about advertising and promotions.

“The [university’s] advertising … is mainly towards science. He basically said in there that the science is what pays for the music department, … it just made me feel like we were just a problem basically, that we’re being funded by somebody else,

like we can’t survive on our own.”

Despite the tense moments, some students expressed gratitude to the provost for discussing their issues with them.

“I hope that we can continue some sort of correspondence between the students and the administration,” said Estar Cohen, a sophomore majoring in jazz studies.

Wilhelm said he thought the meeting went “really well.”

“I actually enjoyed that the faculty was there bringing up some things, because I think they see a lot of the things that [students] don’t … a lot of the stuff going on affects them as well,” he said.

Scarborough said he is ready to “spend time” with any other colleges that have questions about the Imagine plan.

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“They had dirt floors and I wasn’t expecting it to be that bad, because we have things like carpeting floors, but they just have dirt as the floor.”

The walls and roof were a patchwork of concrete, plastic, cardboard and wood.

There was a small vegetable garden, chickens roaming around and the bathroom was a bucket. An old refrigerator had been converted into a wood stove.

“The people whose house we went to weren’t people you’d consider poor in Nicaragua; they were the average,” said Daniel Steyer, a junior majoring in chemistry. “Inside the dump there were shacks and piles of stuff that people lived in but you couldn’t call them houses.”

‘They don’t need iPods to be happy’

Despite the country’s poverty, the UT volunteers described the Nicaraguan children as “infectiously joyful.”

“I’ve never seen people with absolutely nothing be happier than I have ever felt in my life,” said Mina Rizk, a senior majoring in psychology. “I don’t understand where it comes from or how they can be so joyful in that situation. I think maybe their relationships with the people in their lives are the source of all this happiness, because they love everyone around them so much that they don’t need iPods and computers to be happy.”

For Steyer, the service trip left him with a true appreciation of the opportunities he is fortunate enough to enjoy.

“There was a girl who wanted to be an architect and she was asking me about schools in the U.S. and how to get to the U.S. to study architecture, and I had no clue of how to answer her,” he said. “At the school they told me there would have to be some kind of minor miracle in order for this girl to study and become an architect. She wants the opportunity so badly and she’s not going to get it, and I hadn’t appreciated my own opportunities until that point.”

Samantha Lear, a junior chemistry major, said she was touched by the children’s overwhelming energy when the UT group first arrived at the school.

“The kids were super trusting even though we were complete strangers; they swarmed us with hugs and wanted to talk to us about a thousand things at once,” she said.

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Emily Holmes, a freshman bioengineering major, prepares to go into a classroom to give the students English lessons. The children saw her carrying a poster of animals, so she stopped to describe the animals.

Making a difference

The volunteers spent much of their time beautifying the school and building a new set of playground equipment as well as dozens of desks.

“The teachers and students appreciated the desks since a lot of kids had no place to sit,” Rizk said.

Besides that, the honors students built the school a barrelponics system, a structure that allows fish to live in barrels then uses the fish waste to fertilize plants. The system allows a steady food production of both vegetables and fish that requires little maintenance and is constructed from common materials.

Armstrong said the working barrelponics model was set up at the school in hopes that it would help increase food production in an area where the local soil and water sources have been polluted by runoff from the dumps.

Special moments

Every member of the service group said the little moments with the Nicaraguan children were the most special.

Rizk said while working in the sun, he felt ill and needed

to rest. A group of 30 kids immediately sprang into action and started clearing room under a shady tree or him to rest under.

“They carried me as if I was a wounded soldier even though I was able to walk, and it was such a beautiful gesture,” he said. “I loved that moment because it shows how loving those kids were and how much they wanted to do for others.”

Lear said while playing soccer with the kids, they “went nuts” when she chest bumped the ball to score a goal.

“They were surprised to see gringos that could play soccer,” she said.

A life-changing experience

To make these experiences possible, the honors college worked with International Samaritan, or IS, a group that focuses on improving living conditions in impoverished communities like Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Egypt and others.

IS also facilitates travel arrangements, lodging, interpreters, transportation, security and also provided much of the materials that the UT group used to improve the school in Managua.

Armstrong said the service trip is an example of how the honors college offers students a real-life learning experience.

“It’s definitely not a vacation. The service is great, but the realization of something bigger than your own life transcends great,” Armstrong said.

Lear felt the trip was a lifechanging experience that exposed her to a life so different from her own.

“I want to be more like those kids, more positive, trusting and give more hugs because it makes everyone’s day better,” she said.