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Departments move to Snyder By Vincent J. Curkov IC Staff Writer

The Department of Political Science and Public Administration along with the Department of Geography and Planning moved their offices to the Snyder Memorial Building during spring break. The political science and public administration, and geography and planning departments can now be found on the third floor of Snyder Memorial with their main offices located in room 3000. The third floor of Snyder Memorial saw a $1 million renovation prior to the move, said Patrick Lawrence, associate professor and chair of geography and planning. “The space was in really bad shape and they considered tearing the whole building down,” said Mark Denham, professor and chair of political science

and public administration. The funds were provided by the University of Toledo’s Board of Trustees and included new furniture, updated Internet wiring and wireless Internet among others. “[This is] an example of the university trying to reuse the space rather than building new buildings,” Lawrence said. “We have two additional classrooms and a new computer instructional room.” Faculty offices were also renovated and Center for Geographic Information Sciences and Applied Geographics and space was made for graduate students. The move was designed to help departments become more accessible to students, Denham said. The Department of Political Science and Public Administration moved from its prior location in Scott Hall, which is notorious for its

confusing layout. Scott Hall is located across from the off-campus bookstore and next to Tucker Hall. “I think the new facility is much more friendly to students and professors,” Denham said. “We are [in] a much more central location.” The space left vacant will be used by the Language, Literature and Science Department, Denham said. “It is an example of the university making commitments to our department,” Lawrence said. The political science and public administration department completed its move last Wednesday. The Department of Geography and Planning moved from the fourth floor of University Hall. That space is currently vacant while UT decides what — Snyder, Page A4

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Snyder Memorial is home to the Department of Geography and Planning and the Department of Science and Public Administration after a $1 million renovation to the third floor.

Cleaning up social networks By Bailey Allen For the IC

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Three for the lead Toledo’s bench celebrates last night as senior guard Jessica Williams runs up the court after hitting a three-pointer to take a 55-53 lead with 53 seconds remaining. Williams made two triples in the final minutes as the Rockets erased an eight-point deficit and held on to beat Delaware 58-55.

As social networking sites such as Facebook become increasingly popular, potential employers have begun to use them as a way to look into jobseekers’ personal lives. For this reason, Priyanshu Harshavat, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate, developed Socioclean.com to help people “clean up” information they have on Facebook that may make employers throw their job application in the trash. It began as market research to see how many employers check Facebook before hiring an employee. The results, according to Harshavat, were phenomenal. “Facebook is an extension of your resume and personality,” Harshavat said. He believes Facebook is a main source of communication and corporations look at social networking sites before selecting employees. Socioclean scans Facebook wall posts, statuses and photo

‘Wholly Toledo’ Paquette By Megan Gross For the IC

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Jack Paquette, retired vice president at Owens-Illinois Inc., speaks at Carlson Library yesterday as the first speaker in the series “Wholly Toledo: The Business and Industry That Shaped the City.” The exhibit is hosted by UT’s Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections.

Standing behind a decorated podium in Carlson Library Jack Paquette tells his audience he has been a “cheerleader of Toledo” for the most of his adult life, yesterday. Paquette, retired vice president at Owens-Illinois Inc., is the first speaker in the series “Wholly Toledo: The Business and Industry That Shaped the City,” an exhibit hosted by UT’s Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections. Paquette has written several books about Ohio’s glass industry, “The Glassmakers Revisited” and “Blowpipes.” He also wrote a memoir titled “A Boy’s Journey Through the Great Depression.” From the beginning, Paquette loved to write, and he wrote for the Ohio State Jour— Paquette, Page A4

Courtesy of Socioclean.com

Socioclean.com scans Facebook profiles for content that could scare off employers and informs customers about their findings. tags in search of keywords addressing obscene and aggressive words, racial slurs and profanity. The website, however, does not scan for content. It only alerts the user if certain words that are deemed inappropriate are visible on their profiles.

After scanning the Facebook profile, Socioclean gives the user a grade based on the amount of negative posts found. The user can then decide whether they believe the post is truly inappropriate or — Networks, Page A4

Negotiations of food services on HSC

By Oreanna Carthorn IC Staff Writer

Approximately 70 University of Toledo employees on the Health Science Campus may be laid off to help fill UT’s budget gap. UT is in the process of renegotiating the contracts of food service and gift shop workers on the HSC, according to Larry Burns, vice president for external affairs and interim vice president for equity and diversity. Burns said the university is discussing the idea of subcontracting food services on the HSC with the food company Aramark, which currently serves Main Campus. “As part of the budget process that the university is going through, and as a part of the overall review of major elements that can be possibly more efficient and more effective, they have looked at the outsourcing of foodservices on the Health Science Campus,” he said. The 70 food service and gift

shop employees are employed by UT and by subcontracting them, UT could potentially save $500,000. There has not been any decision yet, as administration is still negotiating and has not come to an agreement yet, according to Burns. Burns said the two key things being considered when it comes to saving funds on the HSC are the ability to provide equal or better service to the patients, students, visitors and faulty while saving money at the same time. Burns said he hopes some of the employees being laid off will be re-hired by Aramark. “Also part of the negotiations is will they attempt to hire as many of our employees as possible so that the least about of people currently employed are displaced,” Burns said. Burns said the reason the decision has not been finalized yet is because they are looking at it from every angle and trying to figure out if there is another solution.

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Many paths to success gives tax breaks to these companies, rewarding the outsourcing that drives our citizens to poverty and expands our already massive debt. We should be penalizing firms that outsource American labor. Far more important than trying to force every individual into a generalized idea of education, we should focus on imposing true equality and reforming a system of affirmative action that fails to achieve its intended good. Instead of focusing on a person’s ancestry, we should consider the conditions in which they were raised. Poor, urbandwelling whites are vastly more similar to poor, urban-dwelling blacks and Hispanics than they are to wealthy, suburban whites in terms of education and potential for work. Instead of perpetuating our false expectation that college should be everyone’s goal, let us re-direct some of the funds wasted on people with no interest or aptitude for college to improving K-12 education. It boggles the mind to consider the dreadful conditions of many of the nation’s K-12 schools and then try to improve education in college. Give young people a good education early on instead of trying to fix the situation long after a person has lost their motivation and faith in the educational system. And if they are not fit for or desiring of college, don’t throw thousands of taxpayer dollars at them in scholarships and loans, thinking this will inspire a passion for learning that they probably lost years ago somewhere between overcrowded classrooms, lack of non-essential programs and a system that tells them they need extra help because of their skin color.

Our widely-held views and “common sense” in regards to our nation’s economy are caught in the past. Each decade displays endless nostalgia for the mid20th century, when economic growth seemed unstoppable and the middle class constantly swelled to greater prominence. But the actual state of the nation’s economy has never been as glorious or full of widespread prosperity as it is often “remembered” and it has fallen far from that point. It was once legitimately expected that college graduation guaranteed decent middle-class employment; thousands of returning veterans and the GI Bill provided the proof. Social mobility upward from the working class was a widelyrealized goal, but recent decades have seen the reverse. Even those born and raised in the upper middle class are now dropping into unemployment or impoverished, working-class status as middle-paying jobs disappear, replaced by a small number of high-paying and a slew of low-paying positions, often temporary jobs with poor conditions, no benefits and no hope of advancement. Outsourcing has caused a great deal of this “hollowing out” of the economy. By now, we are all too familiar with the story: an American company employs tens of thousands at a comfortable, sustainable wage. Then, the decision is made to replace domestic labor with a new source in another country, where people are paid much less and treated poorly. The majority of the workers are then left with little or nothing, while the company’s executives and stockholders receive a huge raise. To rub salt in the wounds, the government often

Recognize fellow humans and their equal right to love each other — Respect for Marriage Act Far more appropriately named than the law it aims to repeal, the Respect for Marriage Act is the next step in raising all American citizens to true civil equality. RMA was introduced in 2009, but did not gain the momentum needed to reach national attention. Reintroduced yesterday, this bill would end the Defense of Marriage Act and restore to all married couples the federal rights guaranteed to them. Anyone who argues that their marriage somehow suffers or loses value if others are allowed to share the legal status has bought into the egocentric and capitalism-inspired concept of greedy denial so prevalent in this country — as if one’s enjoyment of something depends on forbidding other groups of people to enjoy it. Tens of thousands of same-sex couples have already been legally married in states of this country and just over the border in Canada. Heterosexual couples of the United States: has your marriage suffered because of this? And if one somehow answers yes — is a committed, loving union between two individuals of the same sex more

or less offensive to the idea of marriage than Britney Spears’ 55-hour marriage to Jason Alexander? How about Republican former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who notified his first wife and mother of two children of his intent to divorce her while she lay in the hospital undergoing cancer treatment? And his second wife, whom he divorced after discovering her medical difficulties, eventually admitting the affair he had been engaged in with his third and current wife? All of this from the man who helped lead the impeachment charges against Clinton for his mistakes. It’s hard to imagine a man more deviant from his own professed Conservative Republican, Christian, family-values background than Gingrich, yet he has used his sizable funds and political clout to fight same-sex marriage laws from California to Massachusetts. There are none more damaging to the American family than these hypocrites and blasphemers who falsely claim to support Christian morals and family values.

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Jacobs vs. taxpayers Dr. Lloyd Jacobs appears to be determined to make the University of Toledo and the Health Science Campus ground zero, where the people of Ohio take back their state. He is convinced that he knows what is best for northwest Ohio and its citizens. In his written testimony to the Senate Insurance, Commerce and Labor committee, he ignored facts and made statements without providing evidence to substantiate his claims. This Toledo community, which built this great institution, should question Dr. Jacob’s statements and demand he provide proof. For example, Dr. Jacobs supports Senate Bill 5, the antiworkers’ rights bill that attacks hard working middle class families, by claiming UT could save millions of dollars by quickly removing ineffective employees. If that many employees are that ineffective, why wouldn’t Dr. Jacobs blame his administrators for not taking action against those employees who are less than effective? Instead, he rewards them with performance bonuses and contract extensions. If Senate Bill 5 can really save UT and the state untold millions, then please publish your evidence Dr. Jacobs. The public has weighed in on this matter. Numerous polls show that more than 60 percent of the people do not want SB 5. They don’t want classroom sizes increased to numbers that do not foster the student/professor relationship. Taxpayers would rather see those lofty administrative salaries reduced in exchange for cleaner classrooms, better food, smaller class sizes, safe parking lots or any of the other thousands of items that make for a better educational experi-

ence, which increased staffing levels would provide. When you support a bill that effectively eliminates collective bargaining at this university, and that does not force the institution to control its administrative costs, you put your own financial interest and your cronies ahead of the interests of this community. SB 5 would best serve this community if it mandated open debate on spending issues by the state’s colleges and universities where all expenses are examined and all arrangements affecting wages are open for reduction if it is determined it is in the best interest of this institution and ultimately the people of Ohio. Your support of SB 5 should be a wakeup call to the most vulnerable citizens of our region. When you support a bill that gives you ultimate power, as you have indicated you need to control costs, you ignore the good service provided by those health care workers on the Health Science Campus. To silence their voices, expressed through collective bargaining, eliminates the ability of those employees to speak out when they recognize unsafe practices. You were once a physician and you took an oath to protect patients and promote best practices. Supporting a policy that would eliminate a nurse’s right to say no when asked to practice in an unsafe manner would put our sick at risk. SB 5 would eliminate the protections provided by seniority, which have been vital to the safety of patients while training the next generation of caregivers. When you silence the pharmacist who refuses an additional shift for fear of not qualifying for his/her next merit raise you increase

the likelihood of errors, which could cause harm or even death. When you support bills that allow unfettered subcontracting you expose the general public to employees who are not required to meet the same standard as those employed by the state of Ohio. When subcontractors bring in their own employees the university puts students and patients at risk since the same statutory regulations regarding criminal records cannot be monitored. When the university, through the administration, enters into subcontracting agreements, putting the institution at financial risk, they not only jeopardize the finances of the university but also those of the community at large in the form of increased costs or worst yet, decreased service to make up the loss. If collective bargaining is eliminated, who will be the voice of those who depend on our services? Whether a student or a patient, they both have similar needs. They both want excellent service which is economical and they want to know they are safe. Collective bargaining has provided these protections for decades. Dr. Jacobs, live up to the oath you took so many years ago. Live up to your commitment to our community. Protect our sick and educate our young. Support the democratic process you once swore to uphold as a marine. Withdraw your support for SB 5 and stand up for the taxpayers of Northwest Ohio. Sally Powless Toledo Regional Director AFSCME Ohio Council 8 419-539-6000 419-539-6008 fax

Nuclear nightmares People of my generation, the kids of the 1990s and late 1980s, were not alive when the atom was first split or when two superpowers raced to see who could make the most powerful nuclear weapon or a missile that could strike from the furthest distance. We weren’t there to see the first photos come out of the Ukrainian town of Chernobyl showing abandoned buildings and statistics of increased rates of cancer, miscarriages and children born with extra or misshapen chromosomes. We certainly weren’t even close to being alive when two atomic bombs were dropped onto two Japanese cities. We are quickly running out of the fuels that we burn to create energy and are beginning to truly understand that we need to either find a more viable source or we must seriously reexamine our energy-consumption habits. A number of alternatives have been and continue to be tested, improved and expanded for commercial use: wind, solar, tidal, geo-thermal and biofuels, to name a few. The option I excluded from the list is the one that keeps me up late at night with worry. Nuclear energy is something out of a science-fiction novel and the material that goes into producing it is the stuff of nightmares for those with an overactive imagination. For the most part, radioactive material is kept under strict control and surveillance by governments and companies who employ intelligent and capable individuals to handle it. There are fail-safe systems and backup upon backup in

place in the case of a power outage or one part of a nuclear power plant not functioning as it should. There is a great deal of nuclear material floating around the world and being traded under the table by illicit organizations. Furthermore, the safety regulations for storing nuclear waste in plants around the world are not as stringent as the nuclear power industry would like us to believe. I encourage the reader to read an op-ed piece by Lee Dye of ABC news on this

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The safety regulations for storing nuclear waste in plants around the world are not as stringent as the nuclear power industry would like us to believe.

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subject, written this past Tuesday, where the writer describes documents in which numerous regulations at a major nuclear power plant were not followed and how this continued, unchecked for decades, allowing waste to leak out of storage barrels. As you may have noticed in recent headlines, earthquakes can be the deadliest of tests to such a structure and a test for the government in charge of handling such dangerous material. Japan is well-known for its strict building codes and feats of civil engineering,

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made necessary once the nation realized the implications of its position along the Pacific Ring of Fire. These building codes allowed many of the country’s skyscrapers and other buildings to sustain minimal damage in the 9.0 earthquake and following aftershocks. There has been a great deal of destruction and loss of life to be sure, and it seems cruel to ask a nation and its scientists to put their lives at further risk. But as you may have read in headlines, the earthquakes did more than make buildings sway and kill thousands of people, it also has caused partial meltdowns and damage to the structure of several nuclear power plants on the main island. For the next several weeks, scientists and other workers will be furiously trying to contain fuel rods that need to be submerged in water in order to prevent the emission of deadly radiation and possibly shaving years off their lifespans in the process. It’s too early in this disaster to make safety precautions of US nuclear power plants the center and focus of the national discourse. For now, it is only human to bend relief efforts, time and energy toward the toil of Japan’s citizens as they rebuild. But it doesn’t hurt to keep this question in mind, somewhere toward the back where it can incubate: Is nuclear power really worth all this risk? —Pam McCray is an IC columnist and a junior majoring in political science.

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From Page A1 nal while in graduate school. As a journalism major at The Ohio State University, he was allowed to choose between two topics: liberal arts or business. Paquette chose the liberal side and was immediately unsatisfied with his choice. Paquette, a Toledo native, had no intention of returning to his hometown. But when Owens-Illinois, the nation’s largest glass manufacturer at the time, offered him a writing job in Toledo for more money, he accepted.

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Independent Collegian Paquette started at OwensIllinois in 1951 writing about the company’s history. He finished a book of research in 1994 about Owens-Illinois’ history from its foundation in 1888 until 1993. Paquette’s historical research has been used by several others interested in the glass making industry. Paquette moved to the position of vice president of corporate relations for the last 20 years before he retired in 1984. His position was more along the lines of public relations in the business sector. Nothing like what he was aiming for in graduate school.

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Jack Paquette wrote books about Ohio’s glass industry and wrote a memoir titled “A Boy’s Journey Through the Great Depression.

The glass making industry had its debut in 1888 when workers from a factory in Boston, Mass. relocated to start a new factory in Toledo, Ohio. Son of a New England glass factory manager, Edward Libbey became involved with glass production at a young age. Libbey was later introduced to a young employee, Michael J. Owens, who had gathered years of knowledge and skill in the field. The two of them got together and focused their energy on the Northwest Ohio area. The Toledo Glass Company began business in 1895. In 1903, the company had capitalized at almost $3 million with a new “mechanical marvel” to help blow glass faster and more efficiently than before. Libbey and Owens decided to add a third party to their business venture. Grandson to the owner of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, George Ross Ford ran a factory that eventually became the largest of its kind in the country. The two companies, Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Company and Ford’s Plate Glass Company, decided on a merger in 1929. In that same year, the Owens Bottle Company merged with the Illinois Glass Company, creating what we know today as Owens-Illinois. Illinois Glass was considered the second largest glass factory behind Owens at the time. From then on, Owens-Illinois has merged with several companies to improve

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their production line. Paquette said they specialize in making one product and are still considered the number one glass-making corporation in the nation. Looking back, Owens-Illinois made a huge impact on the economic development of Toledo. The Canaday Center felt this would be a good asset to their exhibit this year. Director of the Canaday Center, Barbara Floyd, said the “Wholly Toledo” exhibit helps people understand how the city of Toledo has developed over time. Floyd added it’s a type of history lesson about how our city started in the business sector and what has changed since then. By looking back on Toledo’s successful history, Floyd said the future of this city and the changes to be made can be seen more clearly. Only time will tell what the future will bring for Owens-Illinois and the city of Toledo. “We’re going through a bad time because of this recession, but we’ve gone through worse times,” Paquette said. “I’ve always been an optimist about Toledo. I really think there are possibilities.” Upcoming speeches are from representatives of Dana Corporation, Toledo Scale, Owens Corning and DeVilbiss Company will talk about company history and their opinion of economic development in Toledo. The “Wholly Toledo” exhibit will be on display at the Canaday Center until August 2011.

to do with it, Lawrence said. “We will be able to easily collaborate with our colleges in geography [and planning],” Denham said. “It is easy for us to work together due to the layout of the new facility.”

The following events occurred between March 1 and March 12. Anyone with information regarding these events should contact UT Police at 419-530-2600.

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On March 2, a police officer was dispatched to Carter Hall West to take a theft report. The victim stated his Xbox 360 had been stolen. The victim reported he suspected his roommate because he found dandruff and clumps of hair he believed to be the roommate’s where the property was taken. On March 3, a police officer was dispatched to the Health Science and Human Services Building to take a theft report. The victim stated she was in the computer lab working before she had to leave for a meeting. The victim left her Coach purse in the lab. When she realized she did not have her purse with her, she went to retrieve it and it was missing. The purse contained $175 in cash. The victim was able to cancel her food stamp card, child support card, and debit card before they were used. On March 10, a police officer took a police report at the University of Toledo Police Department. The reporting person gave the officer a copy of a check that a victim had requested a stop payment on. The check was a $205 refund from UT. The victim stated he never received the check and never cashed it, but the check had been cashed two months ago at South Food Mart.

just taken out of context before deleting it. Employers are usually only concerned about your profile and how people respond to your posts according to Harshavat. Socioclean.com scans posts made by a user and other users on a profile and gives all the details about them. Though the website does not yet alert Facebookers of photos that may be off-putting to employers, Harshavat said it is just as important. “It is important to present yourself well,” Harshavat said. Harshavat said future plans to scan images are, however, being initiated. Beth Nicholson, director of Career Services at the University of Toledo, also believes a clean Facebook is important. “Monitor it very carefully,” she said. “It can be the difference between being hired and not being hired.” There are many red flags for employers that will keep them from hiring an individual. Risqué photos with alcohol, bad language and inappropriate behavior are just some examples, according to Nicholson. Harshavat said any negativity about past employers or jobs is a major warning sign for future employers. “Whenever something is put in writing it becomes more legitimate,” Nicholson said. She believes students themselves should take steps to make sure their Facebooks are clean and “positive posts” work well in a student’s favor when job-searching because employers would be able to see productive activities a student is involved in and a student would

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On March 12, a police officer was dispatched to Stranahan Hall to take a burglary report. The officers were advised a tall, thin black male wearing a brown coat and black hat had just stolen a keyboard and fled across Bancroft Street. The officers checked the surrounding area including the Palmer Garden neighborhood and observed a black male wearing a green coat walking through the lot of an apartment complex, but he did not fit the description. The officers later observed the same male wearing a blue coat. The officers approached the suspect, who complied, and patted him down for weapons. They discovered the keyboard under his belt. The suspect was charged with burglary and criminal trespassing and was booked into the Lucas County Jail.

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be viewed as well-rounded. Students at UT also believe Facebook can greatly impact their chances of successfully being hired, but utilize other methods to ensure employers don’t find something they don’t like about possible employees. To keep her Facebook clean, Nicole Beasley, a sophomore majoring in early childhood education said she would make her profile private “so random people can’t see it.” Lindsey Vaughn, a junior majoring in law and social thought thinks having a Facebook page in general is inappropriate when searching for a career. “In all honesty if I was looking for a professional career I would probably get rid of Facebook altogether,” she said. “That way no one would see anything and there would be no way of self incrimination.” When asked if they would utilize a service such as Socioclean.com, students had mixed responses. Sophomore Brian Hickson, a sophomore majoring in education for high school social studies said, “I would just delete [my current] Facebook, make a new one, and keep it cleaner.” “I would probably check the website out and see what it would say about my profile, but like I said, if I was looking for my career, I probably wouldn’t have a Facebook,” Vaughn said. Beasley said she would use this service to make her profile more appropriate. Socioclean only helps people clean up their Facebook pages for now, but Harshavat said he plans to make the service available for Twitter, YouTube and all other comprehensive social networks in the next few months in order to better assist job-seekers in the future.

The geography and planning department completed its move into the new offices last Thursday. There will be an open house showcasing the renovations on April 25 at 3:30 p.m. “We have beautiful views of campus, with the mall and the [south side] of [University] Hall,” Denham said.

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Advancing in the WNIT The UT women’s basketball team celebrates last night after a 58-55 win at home over Delaware in the opening round of the WNIT. The Rockets will host a second round game at noon on Saturday.

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The Department of Geography and Planning moved to the third floor of Snyder Memorial along with the Department of Political Science and Public Administration.

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today Claddagh Irish Pub — The pub will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day musical festival from 8 a.m. until close on St. Patrick’s Day. Doors open at 8 a.m. for an Irish Breakfast. The entertainment for the evening includes Bagpipers and Irish step dancers throughout the day. At noon, Extra Stout beings the lineup followed by The Bridges at 4 p.m. and Danger Brothers at 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact Claddagh Irish Pub at 419-472-1414.

Blarney Irish Pub and Grill — The pub will be opening at 8 a.m. to being its St. Patrick’s Day festivities; however, the Blarney Bullpen won’t be open until noon for the lunch crowd. Bagpipers and dancers will be appearing at 9 a.m. Breakfast will be served all morning. A $5 cover will be charged all day and proceeds will be donated to the Toledo Firefighters Local 62 and the Sylvania Firefighters Local 2243 then, in turn, distributed to select charities these organizations sponsor. For more information contact the Blarney at 419-418-2339. Mickey Finn’s Pub — There will be a St. Patrick’s Day celebrated hosted by the pub, which begins at 11 a.m. Live music will begin at 3 p.m. and include Paddy Murphy, Don Binkley, Barefoot Fred and Boogie Matrix. Two meal options will be offered and include a Hot Jiggs dinner for $10 and a corned beef sandwich and chips for $5. For more information contact Mickey Finn’s Pub at 419-246-FINN.

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Claddagh Irish Pub — The St. Patrick’s Day festivities continue into the weekend at Claddagh Irish Pub. On Friday they boast $2.75 well drinks all day long and Fish & Chips. The Steve Mullan Band will take the stage at 8 p.m. For more information, contact Claddagh Irish Pub at 419-472-1414.

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Claddagh Irish Pub — The pub will be offering $3.50 Long Island Iced Teas and $5 Irish Car Bombs all day long. Extra Stout will be performing traditional Irish pub music from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. For more information, contact Claddagh Irish Pub at 419-472-1414.

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Claddagh Irish Pub — Claddagh will be offering a Irish Carvery Sunday Brunch from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. For more information, contact Claddagh Irish Pub at 419-472-1414.

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The Distillery — There will be a St. Paddy’s Day Celebration beginning at 9 a.m. The Bridges will also grace the stage of this venue. For more information, contact The Distillery at 419-382-1444.

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The South Lawn Fountain in Washington, D.C. is dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

Traditions and tribulations The story of St. Patrick’s day, then and now By Weslie Detweiler IC Staff Writer

St. Patrick’s Day has acquired quite the reputation as an outlandish drinkingfest, particularly when it comes to college students. However, there appears to be an art behind many aspects of this Irish holiday, including tradition, history and creative ideas for getting in the green spirit. Green beer, for instance, is just one of the many popular party hits of St. Patty’s Day. To concoct the colored liquid, all that’s

needed is green food coloring. If your brew of choice is dark in color, the more green food dye you’ll need, so a light-colored beer is often chosen in order to make the festive color a bit brighter in shade. The luck o’ the Irish can also be found in corned beef and cabbage, a traditional dish that bring out the leprechaun in even the less than redheaded celebrator. Needless to say, many local bars are getting involved in promoting their products during the green season.

Jed’s On Campus will be open at 7 a.m. for the classically known St. Patrick’s Day “feast” of kegs n’ eggs. In addition, free pancakes will be served, as well as a variety of drink specials. Chaser’s will be open at 10 a.m. and the party won’t end until 2:30 in the morning. Several deals will be offered, including 16 oz. drinks at one dollar and no cover charge all day. To spice up the music scene, four DJs will be rendering their services. Representatives from both Jed’s and Chaser’s agreed that St. Patrick’s Day is their busiest of the

year. Outside Toledo, cities have much larger and more unique ways of celebrating than local bars and parties. Chicago, for instance, commemorates St. Patrick’s Day by turning its local river into a green spectacle. Ironically, St. Patrick’s Day was originally celebrated as a religious feast for the death of St. Patrick in the fifth century. The holiday has been observed for over 1,000 years. Some ascribing to the traditional observance of — St. Patrick, Page B2

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Reviewing “Don’t Judge A Dick by Its Foreskin” By DC Guastella Arts and Life Editor

What can you expect when a book’s dust jacket is printed on cheap laminated paper, but makes grandiose claims such as “What do Harvard professors and garbage men have in common?” – surprisingly not an underground pressing of “Freakanomics.” Canadian-born author Max Gold takes a crack at the preachy social sarcastic genre with “Don’t Judge a Dick by Its Foreskin.” Though the title seems to suggest caution for quick judgments, the book is a straightforward neolibertarian rant that leaves little to be learned and much to be desired. Divided into two acts, Gold uses 208 pages to explain, indulge and decry every social topic from birth control to China’s economic growth. Act I appears to be dedicated to all woes related to religion and the meaning of life; Act II covers perceived ignorance in the United States and the federal government’s ideological follies. Though the blog-tobook genre has been growing in popularity in recent times (look no further than the rack at Urban Outfitters for “Stuff White People Like” and “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.”) it is already tired and loathsome. While Gold’s short diatribes weren’t first made as posts, they are far too

pedantically didactic to pass for articles – most times it feels as if Gold is shouting at you through the pages. Another similarity it bears to internet literature is that it hosts the same characteristic snottiness and is shallow on proof explanations. “Guns are what keeps society free. Every a--hole that ever ruined and plundered a nation, achieved the ability to do so by disarming the obstacle to his unlimited power – the people,” Gold writes in his section on guns and gun rights. The book is rife with claims of this nature and avoids any corroboration. Overall, the work is too simplistic, with every section labeled “Guns” or “The End of the World” and containing three to four paragraphs of easyto-grab answers – some of which are factually incorrect. He follows up his despot envisioning with the rhetorical argument “Do you think the Communist Party in China would have the ability to crack down on people like it does, if say 100,000 were armed and could fight for, or against things like democratic political parties, freedom of speech, land ownership and confiscation, a free press and internet, or human rights?” In reality, a 2006 raid in China discovered over 178,000 guns, in 2008 Chinese marksmen seized 51 gold metals, and

the unrest in Xinjiang Province in 2009 reported numerous cases of civilians directly opposing Chinese soldiers. No laws existed until 1966, years after the Communist Party implemented the Great Leap Forward, which was arguably the most catastrophic “crackdown” in the organization’s history. Conservative estimates speculate 14 million starved to death in the failed agricultural and in-

dustrialization campaign. Gold is a naturalized American citizen, and sings praises of it to the tune of a Tea Party anthem. “The founding fathers were the smartest, most enlightened group of men ever assembled in the history of our species,” he writes. A bit much from a man that returned to living in — Tips, Page B2

After attending the Student Organization Gala before spring break I had many more questions about getting involved. I decided to do a little research about the 200 or more organizations at the University of Toledo and it seems my beliefs and concerns have been nothing but a misconception. There is so much I didn’t know about student involvement and what it means to be a proud UT student. Students in organizations consider it a great way to network as well as a social experience. I no longer want to let my ignorance foreshadow what seems like a great experience for any college student. I cannot ignore the fact that becoming more involved is something that I want before I leave this university. I wanted to dig a little deeper. I had the pleasure of speaking with few individuals from UT’s Student Government to hear about personal experiences and their views about the success of student organization. Andreya Williams, a senior majoring in early childhood education, is one face that is seen often, not only on our MyUT portals and the UT billboard advertisements around Toledo. Williams is the Vice President of the Black Student Union. She is also on the General Fee Committee, a member of Delta Sigma Theta and a member of the Student Conduct Hearing Board. Williams explained Student Government is supposed to represent students as a whole. “It is what bridges the gap between the students and faculty to make sure that students are involved and make them aware of what is going on our campus.” Williams said. “We represent those students who feel that they don’t have a voice or feel that they can’t speak up,” Williams said. “We want to know what they want to see change on campus. ” Williams said members of SG treat each other. Like friends, not just like “senators or presidents.” Anticipating my interview with graduate student Mark Carter, I didn’t know what awaited me behind the door of the SG office. He sat chatting with SG President Matt Rubin, who seemed to be tuned in the conversation before I intruded. I didn’t expect Rubin to be there but I was pleased that I was given the opportunity to speak with two high-ranking student government officials in one interview. Carter is also heavily involved on campus in a various organizations such as BSU and Alpha Sigma Phi along with Rubin, who joined this year. “When you go out into the business world and they look at your resume, they don’t just look at your GPA, they look at what you were involved in,” Carter said. I was surprised to learn that Rubin took a moment to read my latest series but what shocked me most was his response. “To be honest it kind of made me a little sad because student involvement has been the most important thing of my college career. I am so passionate about it. I’ve learned so much and have had so many extraordinary experiences,” Rubin said. I wanted to see how busy things get in the Office of Student Involvement, I spoke with —Students, Page B2

Tips From Page B1 Canada and admits in so many words to be a non-functioning member of any society. There are no pictures in the book, not even of the author. Even Bernard Goldberg’s bombastic “100 People Who Are Screwing Up America” had pictures.

St. Patrick From Page B1 the holiday are unhappy with the image that it has in the United States and the repercussions on the image of Irish-Americans. “Traditionally it was a holy day, where you abstained from drinking,” points out UT Anthropology and Irish History professor Seamus Metress. “To drink on St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland was unheard of. Now of course, there are so many tourists coming over there expecting to drink that you can now – it used to be that the bars were closed.” Metress takes issue with the majority of the St. Patrick’s Day fanfare in the United

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Independent Collegian One section is printed in reverse, and one with a Spanish translation – it would seem that a book like this would have plenty of them for comedic distraction. It’s a difficult read for anybody holding strong political opinions. If you disagree with Gold, you’re bound to be upset 10 pages into it. In contrast, when he and you share a

view, it’s bound to shake your faith in your conviction. The only credence to the title of this manifesto comes in the purporting that the book is humorous. Jokes are few and far between; he writes in “Drugs” that “If your drug use causes harm to another, [you should be held responsible] unless of course, you are foreign.”

Comments like these made the book difficult to digest. While reading the book, it’s easy to ask yourself “Am I missing the point? Is this the digital age’s ‘A Modest Proposal’?” Perhaps the work is so satirical that your tongue should be firmly within your cheek with each word you read? To

States; he and his wife, retired UT Anthropology Professor Eileen Metress, have spent 11 separate research trips to Ireland and published academic works on the nation’s people ranging in topic from civil unrest to medical conditions. Both trace their familial origin back to Ireland. “I used to march in parades to protest,” Metress said. “The stereotypes that have been created do harm to your history and it’s all marketing – it was all done to make money.” Beyond excessive drinking, Metress added that many of the traditions of St. Patrick’s Day are based in falsehoods. Blue, not green, is the traditional color of Ireland, and

leprechauns are largely unknown to the natives. “I wear black on St. Patrick’s Day, because I’m in mourning,” he said. Metress added that he doesn’t like the leprechaun image, stating “I don’t even like that leprechaun they use at Notre Dame University – and I’m a Notre Dame graduate.” While St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday, you certainly don’t need to be Irish in order to have a good time and celebrate. The holiday is originally Catholic, and like most years it falls during the Catholic season of Lent this year; and there is an ongoing debate amongst Catholics about whether they should

be permitted to forgo their Lenten abstinences during the feast day. Once a religious celebration steeped in austerity, the American incarnation is not that far off from its version of the Mexican battle celebration of Cinco de Mayo – an easy excuse to indulge in excessive behavior. For a change of pace this year, pick up a copy of Metress’ “Irish in Toledo: History and Memory.” Then with an educated appreciation in the back of your mind, celebrate the holiday in whatever tradition you see fit. --Contribution by DC Guastella

Thursday, March 18 , 2011 add to this confusion, famous TV satirist and author of a more obvious effort of a similar stripe “America: So Can You” endorses it on the back. In the beginning of the book, Gold asks the readers “While the God vs. Devil notion is just a projection of our psyche, I can’t help but wonder that if there was a Devil,

Students From Page B1 Sara Sheperd, a graduate student employed with the office of student involvement. “It’s like a zoo. It’s like orderly chaos. We are like the go-to office,” she said. This talk with the members of UT’s SG changed the way I view the organizations. “Just because I decided to join a student organization I’ve had those opportunities to step up in leadership,”

who had full reign over our world… wouldn’t it dupe us by pretending to be the good guy?” With complete control over the unchecked facts and conflated suppositions in “Don’t Judge a Dick by It’s Cover,” Gold presents the perfect metaphor for his book. Rubin said. “It’s one thing to go to class everyday and sit in a classroom and listen to a lecture but when you are actually out there communicating with people and contributing to the political process of things working hard to achieve a goal that is bigger than yourself with another group of people its electrifying. It feels me with such a sense of pride that I wish others could have the same experience.”

bar crawl Definition: A tradition that requires participants to travel from one bar or pub to the next, most often in a small vicinity like a downtown area, drinking profusely until they can no longer walk, but instead are forced to crawl. This term has been used since the early 19th century and includes variations such as “pub crawl,” “gin crawl” and “bohemian death march.” This phenomenon can be found around the world, but are more prominent in Germanic and Celtic countries. In addition, the Guinness World Record for largest pub crawl is held by the World’s Greatest Pub Fest, which is held annually in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. This festival boasts approximately 5,000 participants in a city of 26,000 and breaks their own record each year.

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Dyer, Lindsay invited to NCAA Championships

Side Lines Golf finishes eighth Led by a three-under round of 69 from sophomore Josh Agin in the final round, The Rockets golf team placed eighth at the University of Central Florida’s Rio Pinar Invitational on Tuesday. Toledo finished ahead of the four other MidAmerican Conference schools including Akron, Ball State, Miami (OH), and Northern Illinois.

The Knights of Central Florida took the tournament team championship for the fourth straight year with a score of 23 under-par, 43 shots better than the Rockets. Rounding out the top five of the 18-team tournament was Liberty at 18 under-par, North Carolina State at three under-par, Wichita State at eight over par and Florida Gulf Coast at nine over par. Tying for 18th place with Agin (74-73-69) was senior Jean Hubert-Trahan with scores of 74-69-73 to post a

score of an even-par 216. Senior Ben Boyer tied for 44th place at eight-over par 224 (76-72-76) and junior Michael Cermak tied for 68th place at 12-over par 228 (78-74-76). Daniel Mazziotta took the individual medalist crown after a one-hole playoff victory over Liberty’s Robert Karlsson. Both men finished with a score of 12 under-par. The Rockets travel to Laredo, Texas for the Border Olympics on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26.

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Jacy Dyer will participate in the 200 Free, 500 Free and 1650 Free in the NCAA Swimming Championships this week. Laura Lindsay will also compete for UT in the 100 Breast and 200 Breast. By IC Staff

Senior Jacy Dyer and junior Laura Lindsay were invited to participate in the NCAA Swimming Championships beginning on Thursday in Austin, Texas, the first time in program history two players have been invited to attend. “We are very excited to have two people at the NCAA meet,” UT Head Coach Liz Hinkleman said. “We are looking forward to the competition and racing the best people in the nation.” Dyer qualified after

posting a 16:12.58 in the 1650 Free at the Rutgers Invitational in January. She also will compete in the 200 Free and 500 Free after earning NCAA “B” cuts in the MidAmerican Conference Championship with a 1:47.90 and 4:44.51, respectively. “Qualifying for NCAAs was the perfect way to end my college swimming career,” Dyer said. “I am so excited to compete against the fastest swimmers in the country.” Lindsay has qualifying times in both the 100 Breast (1:00.21) and 200 Breast (2:10.63). She placed first in

19 of 23 events on the year while finishing second in the remaining four. Toledo has had just two players make the NCAA Championships in school history, both within the last four years. Kylie Gamelier was the most recent in 2009 and Megan McKinley qualified in 2008. Dyer competes in the 500 Free on Thursday, the 200 Free on Friday and the 1650 Free on Saturday. Lindsay’s first race begins on Friday with the 100 Breast before competing in the 200 Breast on Saturday.

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UT Head Coach Tricia Cullop led the Rockets to a win over Delaware in the WNIT last night.

Comeback From Page B4 would remain a one possession game until the Rockets scored six unanswered to close the half at 29-23. Delaware cut into the UT lead early in the second and a layup by Parker would give the Blue Hens a 38-36 advantage midway through the half.

UT responded with four straight points but Delle Donne would counter for Delaware by scoring the next nine to give the Blue Hens a 47-40 advantage with 6:28 remaining in the game before the Rockets comeback and Williams’ clutch three-pointer. “I think our fans are some of the best in the country,” Cullop said. “When we

needed them the most tonight they got loud and I think they helped us change the momentum. We could not be more thankful for the home court advantage they do provide.” Toledo will host the winner of Auburn (15-15) and Tennessee Tech (23-7) in the second-round of the WNIT on Saturday, March 19 at noon in Savage Arena.

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Late comeback propels UT past Delaware in WNIT opener By Nate Pentecost IC Staff Writer

Richardson (7 of 11), who had a team-high 14 points and nine The Rockets closed out Del- rebounds off the bench. Redaware late in the second half shirt-freshman Andola Dortch to win 58-55 in Savage Arena (3 of 7) added 13 points, inon Wednesday in the first cluding a career-high three triround of the Women’s Nation- ples from beyond the arc. Williams (3 of 6) contributal Invitation Tournament. The victory extends Tole- ed nine points. Leading scorer do’s home winning streak to Naama Shafir (1 of 9) was 13 and gives them an 9-6 re- held to eight points and grabbed five rebounds. cord in WNIT history. “It doesn’t matter who “I thought they did whatever it took to win,” UT head makes the shot as long as we coach Tricia Cullop said. “It win at the end of the day,” Shafir said. was a hard-fought game.” Delaware was carried by The Rockets (24-8) closed out the last four minutes of Delle Donne (4 of 9) who led the contest on a 15-4 run all scorers with 31 points to which included a three-point- go with five rebounds and three blocks. Sophoer by senior guard more forward DaniJessica Williams elle Parker (2 of 4) from the corner with had the game’s only less than a minute double-double, with remaining, giving 10 points and a the Rockets a 55-53 58 game-high 11 reToledo advantage. 55 bounds. Classmate Toledo held a 58- Delaware Jocelyn Bailey (1 of 55 lead with eight seconds remaining when Del- 2) added six points and 10 aware’s (20-13) sophomore rebounds. Delle Donne’s 31 is the most forward Elena Delle Donne had an opportunity to tie the points by a Toledo opponent game with a three-pointer but since Casey Garrison of Mismissed the contested shot at souri State scored 32 against the Rockets last November. the buzzer. “She’s a great player,” WilAfter being held scoreless in the first half, Williams made liams said. “But I think my 3-of-4 shots in the second half teammates did a phenomenal to help Toledo claim the job guarding her.” Delaware jumped out to an victory. “After being kind of non- early 6-0 lead in the opening existent in the past few games, minutes of the contest and it did not surprise me that she held the advantage until a made the game-winner,” Dortch three-pointer gave the Cullop said. “Her whole ca- Rockets a 12-10 lead at the reer she has made big shots.” 12:20 mark of the first half. It Toledo was paced by sopho— Comeback, Page B3 more center Yolanda

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Sophomore center Yolanda Richardson had a team-high 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench in the Rockets victory.

Rockets matchup against Wright State canceled By Tony Bibler IC Staff Writer

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Senior guard Jessica Williams helped prolong her career at Toledo with a game-winning three-pointer to give the Rockets a 55-53 lead with 53 seconds remaining.

The University of Toledo baseball team will travel this weekend to Pittsburgh to take part in the PSC Panther Classic. The Rockets, whose Wednesday night game against Wright State was canceled due to poor field conditions, hope to improve upon their 4-10 record. “Being acknowledged by our peers is an honor,” said head coach Cory Mee of his team being picked to finish second in the MidAmerican Conference in a pre-season coaches’ poll. “We haven’t held up our end of the bargain and performed. There are things we have worked hard to fix and it’s a shame ‘Mother Nature’ didn’t work out for tonight’s game against Wright State. Our boys are chomping at the bit to get out to the ballpark and we can’t wait for this weekend to show what we can do.” The key to whether the Panther Classic will be deemed a success or not is through the Rockets pitching staff which is led by sophomore right hander Mike Hamann (1-1). “Mike Hamann, Kyle Shaw

and Lincoln Rassi have done an excellent job starting and when they take the mound they give us a chance to win,” Mee said. “Mike has walked four guys in 27 innings and struck out 30. Mike, Kyle and Lincoln all pound the strike zone and make teams swing the bats. They will only get better as the season goes on.” In order to get back in the winning column, the Rockets must improve on Dudics their defense. Over the first 14 games of the season, Toledo has committed 24 errors. “Baseball is about making plays in the clutch,” Mee said. “We talk to the guys about not flinching in the face of adversity. Not everything is going to go to plan. They just need to try to focus on right now and we hope that they want the ball to be hit to them. If they do make that error, we expect them to want another opportunity to get back on the horse.” Offensively, the Rockets are led by senior second baseman Chris Dudics, junior shortstop Joe Corfman and junior first baseman

Matt Delewski, who over the past three games have batted a combined .342 (12-for35) with five runs batted in and five runs scored. “Offensively, we have been inconsistent,” Mee said. “Dudics, Corfman and Delewski have all showed signs of putting up good at-bats but as a team, we must be more consistent. We have been missing the one big at-bat to put us ahead in games and bottom line we have to put up better at-bats. If we do that, we are going to be fine offensively.” The Rockets have a double-header on Friday to begin the Panther Classic playing Youngstown State (1-12) and Niagara (2-14) at 3 and 6 p.m. respectively. The Rockets play the host Pittsburgh Panthers (8-5) Saturday at 6 p.m. and finish the weekend with a rematch against Youngstown State, Sunday at noon. “We have had a Hamann good week of practice and we are excited for this weekend,” Mee said. “Our guys are dying to get on the field and I can’t wait to see our guys go out and compete. This is a big weekend and we are ready to go out and prove ourselves.”