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Thursday, September 30, 2010
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Who’s That?
A recurring guide to your university administrators
Name:
Kaye Patten-Wallace
Position:
Vice President Student Affairs
of
Degrees:
Bachelors of Arts in Sociology from University of California-Los Angeles, Masters in Counseling from Wa y n e State University
Unknown fact:
Has two daughters.
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What is great about your position? “I get the chance to make a positive difference in student lives.” How did you come to be at UT? “I was Vice President of Student Affairs at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The position opened up at UT and I applied. I was interested in UT because of the student demographic, beautiful campus, and felt it was a place I could make a difference.” What do you want to bring to UT? “A culture of success -all students who come to UT can be successful.” What is your favorite thing at UT? The students and the
recreation center, “I think it is a wonderful facility where students can interact and workout. I personally use it to work out.”
Obama talks with student journalists President underscores need for better, affordable higher education By Vincent D. Scebbi Features Editor
From the Oval Office, United States President Barack Obama addressed college newspapers on everything from the economy to moving America back to the top of the world rankings when it comes to the total number of college graduates. “The key here is, is that we want to open the doors of our colleges and universities to more people so they
can learn, they can graduate, and they can succeed in life,” the president said. Obama opened the conference by discussing the fact that the U.S. has dropped out of the top 10 countries with the highest post-secondary graduation rates. “I’ve been talking about this a lot lately,” Obama said. “We have fallen behind. In a single generation we’ve fallen from first to 12th in college graduation — Obama, Page A6
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President Barack Obama talks with college and university journalists over a conference call on Monday. Obama took questions from the journalists regarding issues relevant to students.
Talkshow host brings humor, tour Jake Sasseville holds concert to raise money for schools
Do you have any hobbies? Cooking, eating, listening to books on audio tapes.
By Sam Fetters IC Staff Writer
What are your favorite foods? Indian, Mediterranean, Chinese, etc. What did you want to be when you were a kid? “I just knew I wanted to be something where I could be successful; I knew I wanted to graduate high school and the next step was to get a degree.” One thing your colleagues don’t know about you? She has dual citizenship, and her mother is Canadian.
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A student listens as “Late Night Republic” host Jake Sasseville speaks at professor Carol Sullinger’s marketing strategy class in the Savage and Associates Building on Wednesday. Sasseville is touring with the “Pringles Xtreme Campus Music Tour.”
As we walked from Stranahan Hall to the Student Union Building, Jake Sasseville made sure he was the center of attention, whistling at girls leaving their math class and teasing me about my Midwestern accent. The 24-year-old college dropout-turned-entrepreneur from Maine is the host of the television show “Late Night Republic,” which airs on MyTV. According to one
of Jerry Springer’s producers, Sasseville can be best described as the “bastard love child” of talk show hosts Oprah Winfrey and Howard Stern. Sasseville was in the area promoting the “Pringles Xtreme Concert Tour,” which stopped at UT last night. Apart from producing his own television show, Sasseville is the host and part owner of the “Pringles Xtreme Music Tour,” which — Host, Page A2
Homecoming parade route changed By IC Staff
University of Toledo’s past homecoming parade route was not enough for this year’s parade. Roughly 10 to 15 organizations have joined the parade this year, leading to a change in the parade route which normally
starts on Bancroft Street and goes through Middlesex Drive, Kenwood Boulevard, Cheltenham Road and then back to Bancroft Street. The parade will start on Bancroft Street this year, but then will continue down Middlesex Drive to Hughes Drive, Cheltenham Road and then end back on
Bancroft Street. President of Blue Key Dan Ferguson, a senior majoring in healthcare administration, said the new route will increase the length of the parade by about two city blocks. Treasurer of Blue Key Aaron Dau, a senior double majoring in political science and law and
social thought said the change was because the route was too small with the additional groups who joined the parade. Last year, groups who led the parade were at the end of the route before the groups at the end of parade were even able to — Parade, Page A2
Professor discusses relationship between medicine and the arts Second annual S. Amjad Hussain lecture held at Medical Campus By Sura Khuder IC Staff Writer
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Dr. Joel Howell, Professor of Departments of Internal Medicine, History, and Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan, speaks on “Medicine and Art: Exploring the Healing Power of the Arts” at the Dr. S. Amjad Hussain Annual Visiting Lectureship in the History of Medicine and Surgery.
By listening to Beethoven, a physician might be able to listen to his patients better. And if a doctor reads Emily Dickinson and Ernest Hemingway, he or she might better understand a patient’s suffering. Joel Howell discussed these ideas yesterday at the second annual S. Amjad Hussain Visiting Lectureship on the history of medicine, specifically on the connection between Medicine and the Arts, on the University of Toledo’s Health Science
Campus. By using excerpts from notable poets, composers and playwrights, Howell, a professor of internal medicine, history and health management and policy at the University of Michigan, explained how the arts can teach physicians to treat their patients better. Blair Grubb, professor of medicine and pediatrics at UT and a published poet, said in a phone interview that Grubb medicine is like literature, poetry and fine art because it aims to — Art, Page A6
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Drop-in donations Freshman film major Nick Piazza deposits a raffle ticket at a sports equipment drive for a local elementary school hosted by the Office of Academic Engagement and the Student Athlete Advisory Council on the steps of the Student Union Building Wednesday afternoon.
Banned books week vigil held By IC Staff
UT students will be able to think for themselves and let others do the same at this year’s banned book vigil today. The 13th annual Banned Books vigil will be held on
the second floor of Sullivan Hall from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Think for Yourself and Let Others Do the Same.” The topics for the vigil — Banned, Page A6