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Number of freshmen living on campus to decrease in spring

By Vincent J. Curkov IC Staff Writer

The Office of Residence Life expects nearly 420 vacant beds across all of the University of Toledo’s dorms next semester.

Fewer freshmen are living on campus this semester than last year and administrators expect the numbers to decrease with the spring semester.

There were 3,315 freshmen attending UT in the Spring 2010 semester.

This year only 3,150 freshmen are expected to return for the Spring 2011 semester, according to Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services Kevin Kucera.

UT deferred 300 potential students this fall, stating the students were “underprepared” for a university.

“These applicants were encouraged to apply the following semester,” Kucera said.

He anticipates only 30 of those 300 deferred students will reapply.

“I was never anticipating seeing a lot of those students next semester,” Kucera said.

The drop in on-campus housing next semester is also largely due to the colleges of nursing, education and

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business increasing their enrollment standards, according to Kucera.

“Whenever you raise standards, you see a decline,” he said.

The increase in standards comes from UT’s Board of Trustees three-phase plan to increase enrollment and retention at UT, said Vice President for External Affairs Larry Burns.

The increase in standards represents the idea that students with better grade point averages and ACT scores are more likely to stay at UT all four years.

Freshmen with a GPA of 3.0 and an ACT score of 20 have an 80 percent chance of continuing on to sophomore year, according to Kucera, while freshmen with a 2.5 GPA or lower and a score lower than 18 on the ACT have only a 45 percent chance of going on to sophomore status.

The first phase of the retention plan was to increase the number of students who apply to UT through outreach and advertising.

The second phase, which began this semester, was to admit only “the most prepared” students and the third phase is meant to in— Housing, Page A4

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Food deserts in Toledo’s inner city and what’s being done to solve it

By David Guastella and Hasan Dudar IC Staff Writer and Editor in Chief

What once was a network of neighborhood “mom and pop” stores that sold locally-grown fresh fruits and vegetables to local consumers, Toledo’s once tight-knit food market has been effectively dismantled over the years and replaced with a new system — one dotted with big box stores and franchise supermarkets.

That trend has left those

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Dealing with the pressure Student diets and coping habits during exam week

Every penny counts

By Sura Khuder IC Staff Writer

The search for deans of the three new colleges created from the former College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Toledo is underway as three candidates for each position are being interviewed by dean search committees this week.

Working on a tight timeline

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Student orgs. help out Toledo economy by buying local

By Randiah Green News Editor

The dean search committees for the College of Languages, Literature and Social Sciences, College of Visual and Performing Arts and the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics were formed two weeks ago and began interviewing candidates for the positions on Tuesday.

The committees, which were formed two weeks ago, are providing feedback on the interview process to Interim Main Campus Provost, Vice President for Governmental Relations and Chief of Staff in the Office of the President Bill McMillen by Friday.

McMillen will then make his final recommendation to UT

the United States Department of Agriculture considers “low access” to food.

According to UAC Research Associate Paula Ross, who coauthored the study, distance and geographical constraints aren’t the only factors leading to “food deserts” in the innercity, which we are defining as the area from Summit Street to Upton Avenue, going east to west, and Manhattan Boulevard and Nebraska Avenue, going

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By Jaimee Hilton IC Staff Writer

For many students, final exam week means one thing: stress.

Staying up all night and studying for exams or working on papers and final projects can lead to stress, which interferes with the way the body functions.

“Stress is part of the whole college scene,” said Marcia Guinan, a psychologist at the University of Toledo Counseling Center. “But now we’re down to the last few weeks.”

In the last few weeks of the semester, academic pressures have built up, and for those who have procrastinated or strive to get those

A’s, B’s or even C’s just to pass a class, that pressure is all condensed into a short period of time.

“Any kind of extra pressure on a person can cause anxiety and stress,” Guinan said. “Perfection has its price and it’s difficult for people to grasp that.”

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For nearly 27 years, card games like Munchkin Quest and Magic: The Gathering have helped build the local economy.

Over the years, BASH, a student gaming organization at the University of Toledo, has made a conscious decision to stimulate the local economy by purchasing most of their games, such as those mentioned above, at locally-ownedand-operated game stores in the Toledo area.

Short for “Benevolent Adventurers’ Strategic Headquarters,” BASH has been purchasing everything from board games to role playing gear exclusively at locally-owned game shops.

“We go to local game stores because they tend to struggle a lot,” President of BASH Quasi Al Shidi said.

“But a lot of us stay there to play the games, and we end up buying a lot of our own games from these

stores too.”

The sense of community and positive relationships with area businesses are additional incentives for BASH to buy local, according to Al Shidi.

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“Just casual observation certainly says that it’s a lot more convenient to eat unhealthy food than healthy food, and distance is a factor,” Ross said.

“But I think convenience is not the same thing as distance. And personally, I think convenience might be an even bigger [factor] than distance.”

Toledo is not alone, however.

According to a 2005 USDA study, 116 million Americans have “low access” to supermarkets, meaning 42 percent of the country lives more than a mile away from a supermarket. A closer look reveals that nearly 44 percent of that 116 million group is comprised of higherincome Americans and 38 percent are low-income earners, who are usually unable to afford transportation to and from grocery stores.

Not-so-convenient stores

Where the disappearance of small grocery stores in the city has left a hole, convenience stores, larger supermarkets and fast food restaurants have stepped in as food-providers.

The 2007 UAC study shows only six grocery stores within the central city area of Toledo. Although there is no central database with the number of Toledo convenience stores on record, the Independent Collegian conducted a search using the Yellow Pages and Google maps and found the I-75/I-280 area has 32 convenience stores, which includes gas stations with mini marts.

According to Ross, the connection between local farmers and local grocers has eroded over the years, leaving behind a network unfit to link producer to consumer — something many argue is important to healthier eating.

“In the past, there were mom and pop stores, and they were of the scale that they could buy from local farmers,” Ross said.

“Those mom and pop stores are largely gone and have been replaced by big chains. And those big chains generally do centralized ordering and centralized stocking of the shelves. There’s just not a fit for small-scale farmers. They’re usually buying in bulk.”

According to the UAC’s report, 49 percent of the survey respondents indicated they often shop at larger grocery stores, where fresh produce is readily available. However, more than a third of the respondents reported they shop at neighborhood stores often, and more than 1-in-10 purchase their food at convenience stores.

According to registered dietician Matt Rhymond, the foods available at local convenience stores and discount stores are not supportive of a healthy diet because many of

the items are filled with preservatives, empty calories and high fat, sugar and sodium content.

“Your neighborhood corner store isn’t going to have anything in the way of nutrition,” Rhymond said. “It’s a place that carries food for quick consumption. These types of food are made to sit on the shelves for long periods of time, which means they’re not fresh. Freshness is important – it means that the nutritional value of the food hasn’t been removed.

Dan Madigan, director of Toledo’s Farmers’ Market, believes that Toledo’s food problem is systematic: the more the network is dismantled, the more people grow comfortable not knowing where their food comes from.

“As far as the dismantlement, I think we went through a period of time where people thought the whole grocery store experience was actually developing the food network instead of actually dismantling the food network,” Madigan said. “And now when you have food security and safety issues, all of a sudden people want to know where their food came from.”

The tilapia on Oneida Street

One possible solution to low availability of nutritious food may arise from other problems within the city — such as the shrinking of the city’s population, abandoned land and a number of juvenile offenders.

The possible solution is urban farming, and the program is Toledo GROWs. Created and promoted by Toledo native Mike Szuberla, Toledo GROWs uses city-donated vacant land to build and maintain a series of urban farms throughout the city.

The program was started as an outreach program through Toledo Botanical Gardens in 1996. As of 2010, Toledo GROWs manages 103 farms throughout the city, and Szuberla expects another 22 by the end of next year.

“We’ve seen an increased interest, and I expect the program to grow,” Szuberla stated.

The farm site on Oneida Street in Toledo’s blighted north side is nestled between another vacant lot and a factory. At the Oneida location, Szuberla and his crew grow vegetables, raise chickens and tilapia and tend a compost pile. All food is grown organically and sold to neighborhood residents at the site. Locals can also plant and tend to their own crops within the farm.

What makes Toledo GROWs different from other urban farming ventures in the country is its employment of former juvenile offenders. For these youths, Toledo GROWs is a second chance program — those who come to work with Szuberla are employed by the farm and are trained in agriculture.

To some a program hoping to solve economic blight, provide nutritious food options and

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Liz Bergman from Sage Organics pictured above operates a Community Shared Agricultural group in Genoa, Ohio. rehabilitate juveniles would seem heavy handed. For Szuberla, combining the resources of Toledo, both positive and negative, was a natural solution.

“Our program fits nicely with Toledo. We’ve got all this vacant land. We’ve got all these diverse cultures in Toledo, immigrants with agricultural heritages. Toledo has many older AfricanAmericans that came up from the rural south with agricultural traditions.”

Szuberla added that this was “cultural wealth.”

Toledo GROWs is far from the first urban farming project in the United States, though possibly one of the more successful ones.

Since the 1990s, farms across the country have been closed due to lack of funding or legally binding time restrictions on use of municipal property. Others have simply been stymied in the bureaucratic process.

One such program is Hantz Farms in Detroit. Detroit native John Hantz had been hoping to turn 2,000 acres of vacant land into community run urban farms with government aid.

After creating the program last year, Hantz elected to use private funds from his company Hantz Group, Inc instead of waiting for aid from Detroit Mayor Dave Bing.

Another Detroit project called Recovery Park, also planning to farm 20 acres of urban land, is still waiting for public funds.

“Every time we think we’ve reached a certain plateau, we get another excuse,” Gary Wozniak of Recovery Park told the Detroit Free Press in November.

Other community farming options are also being used in Toledo as well. Liz Bergman, a Genoa, Ohio farmer that sells produce at the Toledo Farmers’ Market, is a member of a Community Supported Agricultural group called Sage Organics — a cooperative farming project of 30 farms where growers are able to share plots of land and grow a variety of fresh produce to be sold in Toledo.

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communities are large enough to sustain purchasing options for people receiving food assistance. Bergman’s project has not reached that level yet, unless she could receive some form of government assistance.

“One of the problems with food stamps is that card holders can only purchase food that is immediately available to them, they can’t invest in a CSA,” Bergman said. “If somebody was able to cost share, then maybe in the future we could have CSA-prepared baskets to be sold at the market to [Ohio Direction Card holders].”

Nutritious knowledge

Good intentions concerning nutrition are abound in Toledo’s inner city. New programs continue to emerge; Toledo GROWs provides the opportunity for urban dwellers to farm and eat fresh produce, the Toledo Farmers’ Market twice weekly brings fruits and vegetables into the city center.

The question remains whether Toledoans are taking advantage of those resources.

According to Ross’ study, low income residents are not. Her 2007 study found that purchasing decisions were based largely around immediate access. The study states that low-income residents “basically know what foods are healthy and try to eat them as often as possible, but the lack of availability of fresh foods and the cost is prohibitive.” Others complained that health issues and difficulties in understanding which locations

food stamps are applicable at affected their purchasing decisions.

One way that low-income families have been incentivized to use these less convenient resources has been through Double Up Dollars, a state funded program that allows food assistance recipients on the Ohio Direction Card, the opportunity to add an additional $20 of produce when purchasing their food at a fresh market.

Ross is adamant about residents learning more about their food. She admits that the convenience of fast food and corner stores far surpasses that of a grocery store or fresh market.

However, she believes that education may be the key in changing people’s opinions about what food they eat. The targets of proposed education are the next generation.

“Education is certainly a part of it,” Ross said. “You have to be able to make children believe that it’s cool to eat healthy food.”

She isn’t alone: Szuberla is equally ardent about teaching children how to cook from recipes. From his experience, he said children are willing to eat healthy foods such as brussel sprouts or broccoli if they cook it.

“In terms of our central city, many people are growing up in a toxic food environment,” he said. “They are growing up food insecure — they don’t know where their next meal is coming from. For them, it’s profoundly empowering to not have to know from where their next

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Toledo GROWs Oneida Street location Site Manager Bryan Ellis tours the urban farm outside of downtown. Ellis and members of Toledo GROWs plant fruits and vegetables in vacant lots in Toledo’s inner city in order to revitalize the area and provide healthy alternatives to the neighborhood options.

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meal is coming from.”

Other urban farming programs in the past have targeted children, such as the Capuchin-funded Earthworks program, which in part seeks to teach children that food comes from the earth, instead of stores or their parents’ refrigerators.

Madigan, who runs the farmers’ market, believes the Toledo area needs a comprehensive information campaign to educate the next generation on the origins of their food.

“It’s a challenge for them.

People don’t realize the nutritional value of what they’re eating versus what they could be eating is [as different as] night and day. It’s just going to need to be an education of people on what’s the proper thing to eat to have a healthy lifestyle,” Madigan said.

The Toledo Farmers’ Market is attempting to go beyond supplying Toledo with fresh produce and educate citizens on the nutritional benefits of consuming food from a market. To Madigan and other farmers that come to the market, the program has grown in success each year.

Local farmer Andy Kiel expects the increase in interest to continue.

“Every year it gets bigger, people get more interested in buying local,” Kiel said. He attributed the growth to “word of mouth,” which he insists is the best form of advertisement.

With increased interest, the Toledo Farmers’ Market may be able to expand to beyond twice a week service. Until then, the market is another place with diminished access to inner city Toledoans.

“We’re still at a place where it’s just more convenient to buy prepackaged food,” Ross said.

According to her 2007 study with UAC, convenience was a determining factor in where low-income residents chose to shop. In order for fresh produce to circumvent the limitations of convenience, Ross says that it must meet three criteria: it must be available for purchase within a short distance of the consumer, it must be affordable, and it must be prepared ready for consumption by buyer.

Without meeting these criteria, residents are more likely to stick with the quick and readily available food of corner stores and fast food restaurants.

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University autism center opens doors for autistic youth

By Jennifer Ison IC Staff Writer

The University of Toledo’s Center of Excellence in Autism was created earlier this year with one goal in mind: to provide autistic teens and young adults with the knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in life despite their disability.

The center, which is based in the Richard D. Ruppert Health Center on the Health Science Campus, also focuses on conducting extensive surveys and research on the condition.

Autism is a complex developmental disability that adversely affects an individual’s communication and social skills. The condition, which has no single cause, has many different levels, ranging from moderate to severe.

According to center’s Executive and Research Director Sherry Moyer, there is an estimated 1.5 million Americans diagnosed with autism, many of whom will soon be adults.

The skills the center can offer its students will inspire hope for the future and allow them to face life’s obstacles with experience, while the research provides the center with new information to better educate its students.

“I am a huge proponent of open doors,” Moyer said.

Moyer, who became the center’s director in February, would like the center to be a place where autistic youth can come to feel at home and change their life for the better. She also has an open door policy for the families of the students because many times the parents or siblings are primary caretakers.

The center will function similar to any other degree program on campus: There will be a variety of required

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classes as well as electives.

Any person with autism between the ages of 10 and 25 will be eligible to participate in the classes offered.

“For autistic students of the university, the center will pick up where the Office of Accessibility leaves off,” Moyer said.

The program will focus on the student’s entire life span:

diagnosis, adolescence, self regulation, social relationships, employment, health care and much more.

“Support for these kids, a lot of times, goes away when they get to college,” Moyer said. “We’ll provide what most don’t get an opportunity to learn.”

Social relationships and self-regulation are two things with which autistic people struggle, and those are essential parts of life before adulthood. Their lack of interest in relationships and patterns of repetitive behavior can improve with the curriculum provided by the center.

In hopes of better understanding the criminal behavior of those diagnosed with autism, the center has also partnered with the Juvenile Justice Center and the criminal justice program on campus.

“Some autistic kids end up in the correctional system,” Moyer said.

Hands-on research in areas such as criminal activity among autistic people will uncover the answers the center is looking for. It may also help correctional facilities to gain an understanding on autistic individuals who are incarcerated.

The center is also putting tremendous focus on the status of females with autism.

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Sherry Moyer, the Executive and Research Director of UT’s Center of Excellence in Autism reads over the newspaper in her office on the Health Science Campus yesterday afternoon. Moyer hopes the center will provide autistic individuals the skills needed for a fulfilling adult life.

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UT’s Center of Excellence in Autism is located in the Richard D. Ruppert Health Center on the Health Science Campus. The center conducts research on the impairing condition and helps prepare young adults with autism for a successful future.

Sexual and reproductive health is an important aspect of an autistic woman’s life, and it is imperative that they can obtain the necessary knowledge, according to Moyer.

“Girls and women with autism have to know about gynecological health and sexual development just like anyone else,” she said.

The center will also have the Women with Autism Board, which will be comprised of different women who are diagnosed with autism.

Having gone through the same experiences themselves, Moyer explained, these women will be able to make decisions with students and officials based on their personal experiences, Not only does UT’s Center of Excellence in Autism benefit those with autism in the area but it also holds benefits for UT students.

Students in many areas of study, such as criminal justice, education, medicine and pharmacy, will have a chance to work with the center.

“Very few departments haven’t shown any interest,” Moyer said, referring to the interdisciplinary research the center will

conduct.

University students will also have the opportunity to volunteer with the center’s students and peer mentors will serve as a friend and role model.

Individuals with autism in the most severe conditions can require constant care throughout their lives because of the disability’s specific symptoms.

By teaching autistic people how to manage their disability, the center hopes to

improve countless lives while teaching those with autism how to become a productive citizen as they try to become more independent adults.

Anyone interested in volunteering for the University of Toledo’s Center of Excellence in Autism as a peer mentor or in volunteering to create a website for the center may contact Sherry Moyer at sherry.moyer@utoledo.edu

A4 Police Blotter The following events occurred between Nov. 16 and Nov 2 . Anyone with information regarding these events should contact UT Police at 419-530-2600.

Theft

On Nov. 16, a police officer was dispatched to Dowling Hall to take a theft report. The victim reported she was in the waiting area in the George Isaac Surgery Center when she took off her rings to put on hand lotion. The victim put the rings on the table and forgot about them. When she returned, the rings were gone.

The victim checked to see if anyone had turned them in, but no one had. One ring was a yellow gold diamond ring with diamonds on the sides, valued at $4,000. The other ring was a yellow gold wedding band with engraving on the inside valued at $100.

On Nov. 17, a police officer was dispatched to the Student Union Building bike rack to take a theft report. A witness told officers a Hispanic male stopped in the Student Union Bus Circle and asked for assistance in cutting off a bike lock. Officers observed the suspect attempting to remove the rubber coated lock with his teeth. When the suspect looked up at the officer and stated “Oh [crap]. Take me to my mom.” The officer then asked the suspect whose bike he had and the suspect stated it was his bike. Officers took the suspect to UTPD. The witness said he was riding his bike past the Student Union when observed the suspect carrying a maroon bike. The suspect later confessed to stealing the bicycle from in front of the Student Union.

The suspect was then taken to Lucas County Juvenile Center.

On Nov. 19, a police officer was took a walk in theft report from the University of Toledo Police Department.

The victim stated she was changing her clothes in the first floor restroom and set her bag and reading glasses down on the sink counter. The victim stated she noticed an unknown suspect walk into the restroom and leave a short time later. The victim noticed the property missing when upon leaving. The reading glasses were valued at $300.

On Nov. 19, a police officer was dispatched to the Student Union Bookstore to take a theft report. Bookstore staff reported an unknown male was in the store and had been previously been seen stealing items from the store. The suspect was seen carrying a red duffel bag. Officers located two suspects between the Student Union and the Carlson Library. The first suspect told officers he was shopping in the bookstore and never had a red bag. Officers then released both suspects and returned to the bookstore where they were shown video footage of the first suspect in the store carrying the red duffel bag, stuffing sweatpants in the bag and leaving the store with the items. Officers then arrested the first suspect who stated he handed the bag to the second suspect after leaving the store. The first suspect then admitted he had stolen the sweatpants along with an Under Armour shirt.

He also confessed stealing blue and gold gloves, a scarf, a hat and the hat he was wearing earlier in the week.

The first suspect then contacted the second suspect and advised the police the second suspect knew the property was stolen and was also wearing some of the stolen property. The second suspect was brought into the UTPD station along with the duffel bag. The second suspect got rid of the stolen sweatpants before coming to the station. The suspects were then placed in handcuffs, charged with theft, obstructing business and receiving stolen property. They were then transported to the Lucas County Jail.

Theft from motor vehicle

On Nov. 22, a police officer as dispatched to parking lot 20 to take a theft report. The victim stated he left the doors to his vehicle unlocked as

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Stress From Page A1 “During heightened levels of stress, people tend to not take care of themselves by not sleeping enough or eating properly,” said Vickie Riddick, Director of Community Wellness at UT. In general, people tend to forget about eating when they’re overwhelmed. When they do decide to eat, the tendency is to lean toward caffeine and finding food that is more convenient for them such as snacks and fast food — choices that are not necessarily healthy for them.

Alexis Corbin, a registered and licensed dietician at the UT Medical Center, said that stress and its effects on diets varies depending on the student.

“Some students are ‘stress eaters,’ those who tend to overeat, and then there are the ones that don’t eat,” Corbin said.

Stress eaters tend to overeat foods like chips and cookies and are the ones that gain weight. The students that do not eat are generally at risk for weight loss.

“The students that don’t eat also have minds that aren’t necessarily as sharp as they would be if they were more nourished,” Corbin said.

She added students under stress are also probably deficient in essential vitamins and minerals as well.

With the lack of these necessities, such as Vitamin C and other minerals, students are also likely to get sick, due to failing immune systems.

With this weather, Corbin said, “[students] are more

susceptible to getting sick, especially during cold and flu season.”

There are many symptoms to having too much stress, such as headaches, stomachaches, tension and muscle fatigue.

“It’s okay to push yourself,” Riddick said. “Just be aware of the symptoms of when it’s too much.”

Kenny Wrice, a sophomore with an undecided major, believes that students let stress consume them.

“Certain people handle stress differently, and there is much more stress over finals week,” Wrice said.

Guinan said, though the amount of people that come to the counseling center increases right before midterms, students come to the center for a variety of reasons other than stress.

“We see people for depression, anxiety, relationship issues and family issues,” Guinan said.

There are many ways for students to relieve themselves of stress during finals week and even throughout the semester. Exercise, stretching, time management, deep breathing, any kind of relaxation technique and even taking time to have a small snack are good stress relievers.

Guinan said that one cause of stress is that students stretch and exercise less often.

“Allowing the body to relax helps,” she said. “Not just the week before exams or during, but make it part of a daily routine.”

She suggested going to the Student Recreation Center or even parking farther from the building just to get more walking in. Guinan also advises that

weekly or daily planning is essential to reducing stress levels.

“Make a list of no more than eight or 10 items,” Guinan said. “Ask yourself, ‘What are the things I need to accomplish today?’ Put things such as ‘study for exam,’ call your boyfriend or girlfriend, hours of work, and any errands you need to run. Then as you accomplish these items, check them off. Checking them off helps you feel a sense of accomplishment.”

Guinan and Riddick argue that the best way to avoid stress is to keep up with your assignments and attend class.

“Studying with people also helps, along with getting feedback from your professors,” Guinan added.

The Office of Residence Life also helps students get through finals week.

Shaniqua Ellis, a junior professional sales and marketing major and a first year Resident Advisor in Carter Hall West, said she has suggested ideas such as a study kit to hand out to the residents on her floor.

“The kit would include stress balls, candy canes, pencils and study tips,” Ellis said.

Ralph Croyle, a senior criminal justice major and a third year RA at Carter Hall West, said that in the past he has had residents ask him for help during exams.

Although most students seem to stress around finals week, some students such as Joe Neroni, a fifth year business engineering major, say stress is not much of a big deal.

“I don’t let it bother me,” Neroni said. “I’m pretty laid back about it.”

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Outraged Bosnian women keep up pressure over Angelina Jolie film

By Boris Babic dpa(MCT)

SARAJEVO — Bosnian war victims maintained pressure on Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, whose directing debut has stirred a huge controversy in the wartorn country, a report said Tuesday.

Bakira Hasecic, member of an organization representing women war victims, wrote to Jolie via the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR of which she is a goodwill ambassador and asked for a meeting, the daily Dnevni Avaz said.

The film she is currently making has outraged Bosnian Muslims because it reportedly tells a story of love between a Muslim women and a Serb soldier who raped her.

The 1992-95 war in Bosnia pitted the Belgrade-backed Serbs against Muslims and Croats. The conflict was marked by atrocities, they are broken and the locks do not work. The victim reported his GPS and rear view mirror had been stolen. The victim also had cash and other valuables in the car that were not stolen. The total of the stolen property was valued at $100.

Criminal Damaging

On Nov. 29, a police officer was dispatched to Driscoll Alumni Center to take a criminal damaging report. The reporting person stated he noticed a male walking away from the vending machine area and noticed the vending machine door was slightly ajar. The vending machine glass door had been pried open and latches on the side were bent. The lower compartment contained a large number of coins and a single dollar bill, however the return case was missing. It was later discovered in a garbage can, empty of coins. Several items from the vending machine appeared to be missing.

including the organized rape of women.

Rape victims say the idea of a rape victim falling in love with a rapist is preposterous. Pushed by the women war victims group, Bosnia’s culture ministry at one point revoked Jolie’s film permit, but reversed the move a few days later.

The protests forced Jolie to shoot much of the film in Hungary. The shooting has now been completed but no date has been set for the release of the still untitled film.

Jolie insisted that she has no intention of hurting the war

victims and urged opponents of her film to see it before protesting against it.

The actress, who has been a UNHCR goodwill ambassador since 2001, did not say whether she would meet representatives of the Bosnian women’s organization, Avaz said. ___ (c) 2010, Deutsche PresseAgentur GmbH (Hamburg, Germany).

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The second phase has decreased freshman enrollment from 3,900 freshmen last fall to 3,500 this fall.

“We want to not only recruit more students to UT, but make sure they are prepared for success,” Burns said.

This will decrease attendance in the short run, but with the increase in retention, UT should have around the same number of sophomores as last year and should see an increase in juniors, according to Kucera.

The goal of the third phase, according to Burns, is to have the freshmen class around 4,000.

The three-phase plan is in its fifth year and is expected to take five more years to complete.

“It’s not that different from what Ohio State did back in the eighties,” Burns said.

Ohio State has the highest enrollment standards of any state school in Ohio and is mandated by law to be the flagship school of Ohio.

Residence Life is taking steps to make sure UT’s dorms are at full capacity next year, said Director of Residence Life Jo Campbell. “[Last year] we didn’t encourage students to come back to campus housing,” Campbell said. “We are trying to go after students who live more than 50 miles away

because they are required to [live on campus.]”

Campbell said Residence Life did not strictly enforce this rule in previous years.

“We’re not going to say you have to apply for housing when we know we don’t have a bed to put you in,” Campbell said.

Despite 10 percent of campus housing being empty, Carter Hall will continue to have three-person bedrooms until the fall 2011 semester, Campbell said.

Rooms in Carter Hall were formerly two-person rooms, but were changed when UT needed to find extra space to accommodate students and had to start using the Ramada Inn on Secor Road in west Toledo for student housing.

Some students like the three-person room setup.

“I kind of like the triple idea,” said Corey Dumski, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering. “I got to meet more people, but it is hard to fit everyone’s stuff in one room.”

For the first time in three years, UT had no need to use the Ramada Inn to accommodate students this semester.

Residence Life is planning on overbooking the dorms again next year, according to Campbell, but does not plan on utilizing the Ramada Inn. Campbell said UT intends to overbook residence halls by only 100 students and keep them in lounges until more spaces open up.

Corrections In an article titled “Ongoing fuel production at university bio-refinery,” from our Nov. 29 issue, we misidentified the building in the photograph. We said the building pictured was the Red Lion Bio-Industry bio-refinery, while it was the University Energy Center, which houses a steam plant. The bio-refinery was out of the frame to the left.

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Dysfunctional urban diets Today’s young adults have been labeled as “the lost generation” in terms of nutritional awareness and culinary skills. It was once generally expected that American adults knew how to locate local sources of fresh food and cook at least a basic meal from raw produce and unprepared materials.

Nowadays, the closest thing to a homecooked meal that most young people can create is Easy Mac or Digiorno.

There is a crucial and often overlooked difference between fresh and processed foods. While canned food and microwavable meals are quick and easy to eat, they lack nutritional value, which is essential for a healthy diet. Processed foods have been stripped of most of their natural vitamins and minerals, instead providing the consumer with excessive amounts of salt, sugar and calories. Poor dietary habits shorten lives, cause chronic health problems like high blood pressure and obesity and incur long-term costs on a community.

A 2007 study by the UT Urban Affairs Center found that nearly 35 percent of low-income Toledo residents frequently buy from corner stores, which sell processed foods, snacks and soda, but lack any kind of fresh food. This means that many Toledoans regularly sustain themselves on low-quality food.

Access to fresh food in urban areas is dependent upon transportation costs and affordability. The inner city of Toledo contains 32 convenience stores, but only six grocery stores. When people do not have a car and cannot afford a taxi ride to a grocery store, they often settle for one of the many convenience stores within walking distance. Also discouraging many from regularly buying fresh food is the fact that these items generally cost more.

The traditional local market system through which farmers once distributed their produce has almost entirely

broken down. Grocery stores and food markets that once sold fresh, locallygrown produce have gradually been replaced by convenience stores and fast food restaurants.

Many local resources are available that provide fresh, healthy food, but too few know about and make use of them.

The urban gardens of the Toledo GROWS program provide fresh fruit and vegetables while giving former juvenile offenders a second chance and teaching them skills for healthy and productive living.

Such urban farming projects make good use of vacant properties and instill young people with passion for natural spaces and wholesome, organic food.

Unfortunately, urban farms have difficulty competing with industrialized megafarms that receive huge government subsidwies. In future versions of the Farm Bill, Congress should reallocate some of these funds to making urban farming a viable local alternative to mass-produced, non-local food.

Subsidized urban farming and food education programs offer cities like Toledo a way to increase productivity, rebuild local produce distribution systems and generally raise residents’ quality of life.

The Toledo Farmers’ market runs a program allowing Ohio Directions Card — EBT — users to get double their money’s worth, up to $20 a week, for purchasing locally-grown, fresh produce. This not only makes quality food affordable for the area’s many low-income residents, but also helps them learn how to prepare nutritious meals and establish a healthy lifestyle.

It is imperative that we continue to explore ways of bringing fresh food and nutritional awareness back into the city. Before Toledo residents can make healthy food choices, they have to know the importance of a healthy diet and be informed about their options.

Local economy shaped by local consumers; let your wallet do the talking For many UT students, complaining about the economy and lack of job opportunities in Toledo is a regular event.

But how many of them realize that they can have a consistent, positive impact on the situation, and how often do they contribute to the solution? The complicated problems facing the nation’s economy impact everyone, but there is much more significance to our personal consumption habits than we like to admit.

Whether dealing with a restaurant, gaming shop or clothing outlet, the benefits to the community of buying local are tangibly felt. Roughly 68 percent of expenditures at a locally-owned business will be reinvested in the local community, compared to only 43 percent of money spent at chain and franchise stores, according to a study from the Andersonville Development Corporation and Chamber of Commerce.

Local business owners tend to buy from other local businesses and farmers, reducing the expense and pollution of long-distance transportation and

boosting local tax revenue. They create a demand for labor, providing steady jobs and giving the community more control over its own economy.

Businesses owned locally tend to donate to non-profits more and provide diversity of choice, giving each locale its unique culture. If the only stores Toledo hosted were national chains, our city would lose all individuality and become Anytown, U.S.A. If a national chain has a branch that under-performs, it will often close it to maintain profits. Local business owners are invested in their community and generally choose to remain in one place, providing employment, goods and/or services even in recession times.

Especially in this season of compulsory buying, we must realize that our purchases have real, lasting effects.

Even as an individual, you can have a positive impact on the struggling local economy by making it a habit to shop at local businesses.

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It now costs $181,757 per hour to operate Air Force One, which transports the President from place to place.

Mr. Obama has spent more d a y s abroad in his first two years in office than any o t h e r president in history.

That’s quite exBlase pensive, Hennessy and all on the taxpayer’s dime.

Now, I’m not begrudging President Obama for his travels. Clearly, an important aspect of the presidency is to deal with international relationships, and Obama put improving our ties with countries oversees at the forefront of his agenda. So, what’s my point?

Some of Obama’s expensive traveling is justified, but some may not be.

I’ll get back to that in a bit.

The document-sharing site WikiLeaks has begun to make public over 250,000 confidential American diplomatic cables from the past few years detailing, among other things, back-room bargaining, analysis of nuclear threats and frank assessments of world leaders.

So far, the person likely to take the most heat is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In one memo from 2009, Clinton asks her associates at the UN to spy on the other delegates. Information requested by Clinton includes UN delegates’ credit card numbers, email addresses, phone, fax and pager numbers and “biographic and biometric information on UN security council representatives.”

There are some already calling for Clinton to resign.

Among those is Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. According to Assange, “[S]he should resign if it can be shown that she was responsible for ordering U.S. diplomatic figures

to engage in espionage in the United Nations, in violation of the international covenants to which the U.S. has signed up. Yes, she should resign over that.”

Assange is currently wanted by Interpol, and is giving interviews from an undisclosed location. He has said that he decided to leak the documents in order to expose “lying, corrupt and murderous leadership from Bahrain to Brazil.”

Some of the memos leaked detail the State Department’s efforts to move prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay in order to fulfill Obama’s campaign promise to close the prison. Many countries have been offered deals to take prisoners off our hands, such as the island nation of Kiribati, which was offered millions of dollars to take Chinese

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All this to appease the liberals who voted for Obama based on his promise to close Guantanamo Bay.

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Muslim detainees. Belgium was told that taking prisoners would be a “low cost way … to attain prominence in Europe.” Finally, Slovenia was told that if they took a prisoner, a meeting with President Obama could be set up.

These prisoners are already comfortably incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay with flat screen TVs, catered meals and new prayer mats and Qurans. Instead of keeping them there, we’re offering tiny countries like Slovenia a visit from Obama, whose flight there will cost taxpayers $181,757 per hour — I told you I had a point — and millions of dollars in incentives to re-imprison our prisoners.

All this to appease the liberals who voted for Obama based on his promise to close Guantanamo Bay. What kind of human rights do you think a prisoner will get in Slovenia or Kiribati?

Other interesting leaks include American intelligence attesting that Iran has obtained 19 advanced missiles from North Korea capable of striking targets in Europe.

Memos also detail Iran’s continued aid to Hezbollah, including delivering weapons to the terrorist organization in ambulances.

There were several interesting revelations about Saudi Arabia. First, King Abdullah has been begging the United States to “cut off the head of the snake,” or in other words, take out Iran’s nuclear program. Second, documents show that Saudi citizens are the chief financiers for al Qaeda. That’s not good, but not surprising.

Finally, King Abdullah also weighed in on our Guantanamo Bay prisoner situation, saying that inmates should be implanted “with an electronic chip containing information about them and allowing their movements to be tracked with Bluetooth.”

The king noted good results with similar chips planted in horses and falcons.

WikiLeaks is releasing around 80 documents a day on their webpage. Several members of Congress are calling for Assange to be arrested and tried. Hillary Clinton says he’s putting American lives at danger. I say he’ll end up disappearing someday, either of his own will or by more nefarious means.

Right or wrong, Mr. Assange has certainly displayed bravery for taking on the United States, and it will be interesting to see what kind of fallout occurs as more documents are leaked.

I also don’t anticipate that President Obama will be visiting Slovenia any time soon.

—Blase Hennessy is an IC columnist and a fourth year medical student.

Bogus ‘birthers’ Rep. Leo Berman of Texas recently appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 and proceeded to perpetuate his birthplace conspiracy theory: that President Obama was not born in the United States and is therefore not eligible to hold his office.

The “birther” debate has been a staple of radical right wing politics since then-candidate Barack Obama announced his ambitions to run for president. Since then, rumors have swirled on the Internet including the unfounded stories purported by Rep. Leo Berman on November 29, 2010.

Barack Obama’s ability to travel to Pakistan has been raised as an issue regarding his citizenship because Americans were, at one point, banned from traveling to Pakistan. Unfortunately for “birthers,” details do matter. While Americans weren’t always allowed to travel to Pakistan, they were when President Obama visited in 1981 on a 30-day visa.

This is just one of many theories laid to rest by FactCheck.org, a nonpartisan fact finding group, but erroneous claims from “birthers” continue to infiltrate the Internet.

However, the distinction between Internet conspiracy theorist and Congressmen should be clear and concise and Rep. Berman has no business using their rhetoric as a talking point for his wild witch hunt. Even after Republican Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii sent the Health Director of Hawaii to

personally view President Barack Obama’s birth certificate, Rep. Berman refused to give up his fight.

So it was much to his dismay to learn, during his interview with Anderson Cooper, that just a few hours prior the Supreme Court decided not to hear similar “birther” arguments in Kercher v. Obama. Still Rep. Leo Berman and several of his “birther brethren” vow to continue the fight until Obama reveals school records, a passport or some other form of evidence proving his citizenship.

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How does this witch hunt benefit his Texan constituency? And when did God begin to take interest in the general election cycle of the United States?

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This isn’t an issue of President Obama’s legitimacy to hold office. It is an odd obsession led by people like Rep. Berman that attempt to hide their bigotry behind a movement that never had solid grand to stand on.

Quotes such as “I believe that Barack Obama is God’s punishment on us today, but in 2012, we are going to make Obama a one-term president...” from Rep. Berman, highlighted in an April 26, 2010 article by the Huffing-

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ton Post, bring more questions to mind than answers.

Why does Rep. Berman have so much time on his hands? Why does he continue to support the waste of taxpayers’ money by supporting organizations that clog the courts in pursuit of these erroneous claims?

How does this witch hunt benefit his Texan constituency? And when did God begin to take interest in the general election cycle of the United States?

Logic and reason have now taken a backseat to personal hatred and it’s spilling over into Congress, the courts and our common sense. Rep. Berman is using the bully pulpit of his office to lead the way of the “birther” movement with a pitchfork, torch and bag full of Internet knowledge — and people are actually listening!

While unemployment assistance has officially run out for thousands of Americans across the country, tensions between North and South Korea heat up, the DADT survey findings have finally been released and our economy sits at a standstill, it is nice to know Rep. Leo Berman of Texas has the time to debate a conspiracy theory that won’t put food on the table, clothes on the back, or money in any of our pockets. Good job!

—Nicole Doan is an IC columnist and a senior majoring in individualized studies.

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Since firms want to hire more workers, and workers want to provide more labor, total surplus to society is not maximized. The minimum wage law is preventing it.

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If even lowskill jobs pay at a livable rate, employees are more likely to stay at one job and become more productive.

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Today’s topic: Minimum wage law

When looking at the issue of minimum wage, it would be easy for me to simply copy a few paragraphs out of a principles of economics book. So easy, in fact, that I’ll give it to you straightforward and then elaborate a bit.

In this simple market, workers are the producers of labor, selling their labor to firms that buy the labor as an input to produce their product. Again, labor is supply side, firms are demand side. Minimum wage law is a binding price floor that keeps the minimum wage above the efficient equilibrium for labor, so that a surplus of labor exists, creating unemployment.

That’s a pretty simplistic explanation, but what does it mean in a practical sense? It means that the demand for labor is downward sloping, so that firms are willing to pay less for each additional worker. Eventually, the actual demand curve hits the minimum wage floor, and after that point, each worker hired earns more than he or she is actually worth — their worth can be measured in additional productivity of the worker.

The flip side is that since more workers are willing to work at a higher price, more workers will want to enter the workforce than the equilibrium quantity. The result is unemployment, particularly among young, unskilled workers whose marginal product is not greater than their wage. Note, however, that I am not implying that removing minimum wage law would eliminate unemployment.

When workers work, they do it because it is better than their next best alternative. Everyone has a reservation wage at which they would drop out of the labor force

if their wage dropped below that.

Anything made above that is their producer surplus. Firms receive consumer surplus when they hire workers up to the point where “buying” one costs exactly what the worker is worth. Minimum wage law prevents that from happening.

The ultimate result is a transfer of consumer surplus to producer surplus — from firms to workers — and a resulting deadweight loss.

Since firms want to hire more workers, and workers want to provide more labor, total surplus to society is not maximized. The minimum wage law is preventing it.

Sure, workers who have jobs when minimum wage is raised benefit, but those who lose jobs when employers refuse to pay the new premium lose a lot more. See Adkins v. Children’s Hospital. In addition, many economists argue that the unemployment created by minimum wage law hurts the lowest wage-earners and that benefits accrued are primarily concentrated among those who are not “solebreadwinners” in their families.

The argument I presented above is rather simplistic — I will readily admit that. There have been critics of the so-called “textbook model,” and I find that exciting. In social science, very few things work exactly how theory says they should.

There is plenty of literature out there to peruse, and I encourage all of you to do so. I don’t favor an outright repeal of minimum wage law just yet, but as a society, we certainly should be expanding our knowledge past the idea that higher wages always make workers better off.

— Anthony Russo

While members of the younger generations may take a legally-mandated minimum wage for granted, many oppose the existence of such laws. There is no indisputable evidence regarding the total effects of a minimum wage law.

Notable economists can be found in support of either position and it is clear that there are both costs and benefits to any policy regarding wages. The following argument presents the case for a mandatory minimum wage and addresses some of the claims that such laws cause more economic harm than gain.

A guaranteed wage for legitimate labor discourages participation in illicit means of making a living. Illegal drug trafficking, robbery and other economically-motivated crimes occur more often in places where standard jobs are hard to find and it is perceived as being easier to support oneself through illicit means. If people feel that they can earn more money working for an aboveboard business, they will likely do that instead of pursuing dangerous and illegal work.

Higher wages may also decrease employee turnover, reducing training costs. If even low-skill jobs pay at a livable rate, employees are more likely to stay at one job and become more productive. The lower an employee’s pay, the more readily they will leave a job if it becomes stressful or if another opportunity arises.

Small businesses with larger competitors benefit from a minimum wage. Since large firms proportionally employ more minimumwage workers, increased labor costs force them to raise prices relative to small rivals. This plays to the advantage of the small businesses, whose prices become more competitive.

When demand for a certain good or service stays relatively the same through time, employment in the related industries is not greatly affected by a minimum wage. The increased cost of paying each worker can be passed on to the consumer. If demand stays consistent, consumers will continue to buy the product at the higher price and businesses will not be pressured to cut employees or reduce their benefits.

In most economies regulated by a minimum wage, there is a sector not covered by the law. Self-employment, working for family and agriculture often involve pay systems not affected by minimum wage law. Since there is often a degree of mobility between the two sectors, the argument defining minimum wage as a direct cause of unemployment cannot reliably account for real-world economies.

As with any analysis of employment issues and potential solutions, specific conclusions are difficult to establish due to the many variables affecting employment. It is far easier to identify correlation than to determine causation.

Therefore, we must receive every argument with a healthy dose of skepticism and realize that no single explanation may account for the unpredictable nature of reality.

Only by examining all available information and welcoming different opinions can we hope to achieve the best outcome for everyone. The “real world” is complex, difficult to predict and constantly changing. To create the best future for ourselves and our descendents, it is crucial that we examine social problems with the understanding that there are no simple or easy answers.

—Ethan Keating

The holidays carry an atmosphere of gift-giving and being with loved ones and for many, spiritual reflection. This is truly a wonderful time of year.

Lately, however, instead of experiencing the merriment that typically accompanies the season, I and likely others are overwhelmed by announcements of sales, discounts, exclusive savings and “door buster” deals on TV, radio and in and Butheina newspapers magazines.

Hamdah According to a survey conducted by ConsumerReports.org, U.S. consumers will spend a great deal of time gift-shopping: 15 hours on average, with women planning to spend twice as long as men.

Thirty percent of Americans said this year that they are planning to spend less than last year. Yet in December of 2009, the average respondent had intended to spend $699 but actually spent $811, sixteen percent more than was planned.

Yes, exchanging gifts on holidays is a gratifying custom, but since when does celebrating Jesus’ birthday entail racing to the stores and colliding with others at three or four o’clock in the morning for sales? And since when — as seen on TV — is purchasing your daughter more clothing, your wife a two-carat diamond ring and your son the latest game console the only way to say “Merry Christmas?”

All talk seems to be concerning the sales and buying everything on time — the material aspect of the holidays — that it clouds our concerns for their true essence. Rather, it is all about buying and America has adopted a culture centered on “having stuff.”

While this occurs year round including for other holidays such as Easter, Halloween, Mother’s/Father’s Day and Valentine’s Day, Black Friday is the ultimate illustration of the increasing commercialism of the holidays. Customers wait in absurdly long lines, sometimes camping all night in the cold to take advantage of early morning “deals.”

While one cannot deny that Black Friday is an opportune time to purchase a necessity at a great price, we as Americans have been somehow convinced to continually buy and possess more than we actually need. We seek satisfaction through an excess of “stuff,” all for a holiday whose significance is supposed to transcend material possessions.

This intense enthusiasm also creates physical danger, as people have been injured, threatened with violence and many even trampled by eager shoppers. A Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death back in 2008. While only a handful of these instances occur each year, they have come to be an expected key component of Black Friday, along with pointless consumerism.

We allow the ever-present influence of advertisers to persuade us that in order to be happy, we must keep spending. “Retail therapy” is not truly therapeutic. After Christmas comes debt and a bout of depression because of that debt. And when Black Friday violence and compulsive shopping occur, this indicates that we no longer own our possessions; they own us.

Eventually, we must learn not to get suckered in by stores that display elaborate advertisements and often feign good deals just to get our money.

What retailers will not tell you is that while the holidays are about giving, the challenge is to give beyond what can be wrapped.

—Butheina Hamdah is an IC columnist and a sophomore majoring in political science at UT.

‘Averted terror’ raises doubts about FBI intentions Chances are, if your new friend shares your political views and you realize that you both hate America — you probably don’t, but for argument’s sake let’s say you do — you would never expect the guy to be an FBI agent.

So, the two of you start talkStephen Bartholomew ing about the U.S. destroying the Middle East, all the civilian casualties, the obscenities of U.S. military arrogance and how now is the time for Jihad. The conversation turns even more serious.

Plots begin to develop. Strategies are hypothesized. Weaponry logistics are considered.

Before you realize how this guy has been baiting you all along and how easily he made contact with weapons dealers, you’re in a Wal-Mart parking

lot buying fake grenades out of a van. Of course he wasn’t an FBI agent, he was just on their payroll.

Although extremely abbreviated, the preceding story is entirely true. It took place in Rockford, IL in Dec. of 2006.

Derrick Shareef, 22 at the time, worked a dead-end job at a video game store. He had less than $100 in the bank, no car and no place to live. Jameel, a fellow Muslim, came into the store one day and offered him shelter.

Together they fantasized for hours about possible targets in Rockford until they settled on CherryVale Mall, a ramshackle collection of clothing and jewelry stores. Through long, tentative discussions they planned to throw grenades throughout CherryVale Mall and kill themselves afterward.

The facts clearly indicate that Shareef wouldn’t have gotten as far as he did in this terror plot if it wasn’t for the encouragement of Jameel, who was assisting the FBI and the JTTF — Joint Terrorism Task

Force. In fact, it seems unlikely that he would have ever taken his political beliefs to a violent level without a personal instigator like Jameel.

Jameel, with instructions from the JTTF, convinced a hapless video store clerk to become a monstrous suicide bomber. Jameel’s real name is William Chrisman, a former

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had all the makings of a holiday bloodbath.”

Of course, the story the mainstream news networks covered was slightly different than what I’ve told here. They reported that terror had been averted and that Americans should rest assured; the everwatchful JTTF had done their job and will continue to do so.

Was it a self-fulfilling and selfserving fictional plot created to champion the JTTF while keeping the public fearful of an illusive yet imminent threat?

crack dealer with a conviction for attempted robbery. The JTTF paid him $8,500 to set up Shareef specifically. Federal agents pressured Chrisman to encourage Shareef’s fantasies, with the intent to ensure Shareef incriminated himself.

As soon as the JTTF arrested Shareef, the mainstream media barked this story across all the airways. Fox News eloquently reported, “It

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But what kind of job was it?

Was it a self-fulfilling and selfserving fictional plot created to champion the JTTF while keeping the public fearful of an illusive yet imminent threat? And why hasn’t the mainstream media investigated this possibility?

The latest thwarted domestic terror plot occurred Friday, Nov. 26 in Portland, OR. Mohamed Osman Mohamud

allegedly attempted to detonate a bomb near a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The only information about this incident comes from an FBI affidavit.

According to the affidavit, the FBI undercover agent in contact with Mohamud encouraged and supported the plot financially, yet allegedly advised Mohamud that there were other options to serve Islam. The assertion that other options were offered, if proven, will prevent Mohamud from arguing a case for entrapment. However, out of all the recorded conversations between the undercover agent and Mohamud, that conversation alone was not recorded due to technical problems. Weird.

It appears that the FBI and JTTF are manipulating potential terrorists into becoming full blown, convicted terrorists in order to keep the public fearful and boast their own exaggerated success.

How does it make you feel, to think about the possibility

of a government agency funded by your tax dollars performing coercive activities designed to illicit fear in the public mind?

There are several more cases of exaggerated domestic terrorist threats attached to suspicions of entrapment. Unfortunately, the mainstream media is too embedded with corporate interests to ask questions about these incidents.

Of course, there is an expectation of secrecy for certain government agencies like the FBI and the CIA, But this privilege is all too often abused.

I think of COINTELPRO, Fred Hampton’s assassination, the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Iran-Contra scandal and a long list of foreign interventions.

Wherever there are secrets, there are lies. For an organization whose nature is explicitly secretive, how will we ever know if it is trustworthy?

—Stephen Bartholomew is an IC columnist and an English education student at UT.

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Jacobs will take his recommendations for the three college deans to the Board of Trustees on Monday.

Though this does not give the committees much time, McMillen said a longer timeframe is not needed because the search is internal.

“Unlike the typical search, there are a lot of things that didn’t have to happen this time,” he said. “We aren’t flying people in from the west coast for an interview, and the candidates are generally known. These are experienced faculty members who have served as associate deans in their college or maybe department chairs, so it’s not like ‘gee, who is this person.’”

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering Brian Randolph, who sits on the dean search committee for the CNSM, agreed.

“The candidates already have some good ideas since they’ve been residents in the departments and they can quickly voice understanding of the situation,” Randolph said.

McMillen said he believes this is an “efficient way to hire someone.”

But Linda Rouillard, associate professor of French and member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, who also sits on the CLLSS search committee, said the timeline is not fair to the candidates.

“They could have certainly used more time to talk to all the constituents about what some of their visions are,” she said. “This clearly has been a rushed job, but we have had some really good internal candidates. On the one hand, we do know each other, but students should have had more time with the candidates, as well as the faculty.

It’s been difficult for both faculty and students to get to these sessions, and that has made for limited input, too.”

The three committees are comprised of faculty from departments in the new

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“For example, for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the faculty came from art and music and theatre and film,” McMillen said.

There is also one student on each committee, along with a member of the Professional Staff Association.

Each candidate has an interview session with students, faculty and staff and other college deans in addition to being interviewed by the search committee.

“Students are one of the most important constituents, so it’s important as the search moves forward that the students are aware of the process,” Randolph said. “There has been some anxiety over the creation of three colleges where there was one before.

Surely having students involved in the process may alleviate some of the anxiety that will come because of the change.”

The committees are not selecting a final candidate but are charged with submitting a list of “unranked names” to McMillen, Randolph said.

“We’ve been told we’re a search committee, not a selection committee,” said Emily Hardcastle, a senior majoring in political science and a student member of the CLLSS committee.

How to choose a dean

Rouillard said she wants someone who the faculty can trust will always “go to bat” for the CLLSS as their new dean.

“I want someone who is articulate and is devoted to a liberal arts education, someone who is dedicated to our students and someone who will champion the importance of the humanities and social sciences of our campus,” she said.“We need someone the faculty can trust. We want both an advocate and we want someone who can help us as we look to the collaborative and interdisciplinary.”

Rouillard said at least one of the dean candidates has these qualities.

“We’re very fortunate to have such wonderful faculty members who care deeply

about the educational oppor- so I have experiences with all tunities we can offer our stu- of the different areas of art.” dents. This is one of the reaDavis said she also has exsons why I still work here in perience with grant writing spite of the chaos that seems and budgets as chair of the to regularly erupt on this Department of Art. campus; I have had the privi“While at UT, I sponsored lege of working with such and developed and internatremendous faculty and stu- tional exhibition for Czech dents with such potential,” artists and received $45,000 she said. “I have a lot of con- for that exhibition,” she said. fidence in our faculty, in the “That money came from a vachoices that we have to lead riety of foundations, so I do our college and work with have experience with writing other colleges.” grants and receiving grant Jim Hill, profunding. I’ve fessor of thealso had to atre who is a deal with budWe’re very fortu- gets and hiring member of the dean search nate to have such as a chair.” committee for Karen Bjorkwonderful faculty man, professor the CVPA, said members who care and chair of he does see some positive deeply about the edu- physics and asassets in the tronomy who new college cational opportunities is one of the we can offer our stu- dean candibut worries about the coldents. This is one of dates for the lege’s future in said the reasons why I still CNSM, the budget she thinks sepwork here in spite of arating the colprocess with a new dean. the chaos that seems to leges will give “I do think it departments “a will make the regularly erupt on this chance to campus. shine on their arts more visible on this own.” campus,” he Linda Rouillard “I think this said. “I do wor- Professor, will make peory that we will French ple more aware have to comof the science pete with so efforts and many other math efforts colleges at the going on at upcoming budget meetings in UT,” Bjorkman said. “My exJanuary. Can our new dean perience with being a departhold ground and defend our ment chair and being involved needs against so many others in large research groups with more experience in this would probably come in process?” handy.”

Debra Davis, professor and Other dean candidates for chair of art who is one of the the three colleges were not dean candidates for the CV- available to comment.

PA, said she thinks she will be While the interviews for the able to handle deanship due candidates for these three colto the experience she has leges is just beginning, deans with all of the arts. for other colleges created “When I worked at [the Uni- from the restructuring plan versity of West Florida] I have already been assigned, worked with visual and per- including the College of Adult forming arts,” she said. “We and Lifelong Learning, Judith did things with individuals Herb College of Education, who did digitally-based music Health Science and Human and visual art. I did a class Services and the College of where I worked with an Eng- Innovative Learning. lish professor for creative McMillen said this is bewriting and poetry where we cause the deans for the colhad students do video projec- lege were already in place but tion for their projects; they got a “name change or differperformed their pieces and ent responsibility with the did lighting for those projects, restructuring.”

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environmental science and member of the campus dining committee.

Resident District Manageconomy, Jeff Witt said not er of Aramark services Juenough students are aware of the benefits of purchas- lie Archer said the univering from locally-owned sity tries to purchase local produce and aims to inbusinesses.

“Students don’t really crease this amount by five think about wanting to percent each year; howevbuild a local economy,” er, these purchases are not Witt said. “If students are made from the Toledo area. going to save five dollars According to Archer, uniby going to Wal-Mart, most versity dining services students are going to chose don’t purchase much in local produce because of liathat.”

Buying local, however, bility of doing business doesn’t necessarily mean with a university.

“What prevents these arspending more. According to Al Shidi, tax breaks for ea businesses from selling student organizations and to us is the $2 million liabilstudent discounts have al- ity,” she said. This would lowed BASH to purchase mean the business must games at a price that is not pay roughly $25,000 a year significantly different than to sell to the university.

Witt said he wishes more online stores and commerstudent organizations cial businesses. would consider purchasing The orgafrom local nization businesses. plans to Students don’t re“I would spend over ally think about love to see a $500 this year buying wanting to build a local m o v e m e n t that’s origifrom area economy. If students nated [from game stores are going to save five the] ground like Gameology on West dollars by going to level with the student C e n t r a l WalMart, most o r g a n i z a Avenue. students are going to tions that The owner of Gameolochose that. they come together and gy, Nathan say ‘Hey, Young, be- Jeff Witt let’s develop gan the busi- Assistant Dean a list of preness in April of Students ferred venof this year dors based and credits on vendors BASH with that choose helping to promote the store and sustain business. local and vendors that supStudents in the Environ- port issues of diversity,’” mental Sustainability Liv- he said.

According to Witt, building Learning Community on campus have been push- ing relationships with local ing for the university to businesses is a win-win sitmake greater advances in uation because shops often purchasing from local give the best price to organizations and promote providers.

During the Welloween their activities.

“Another advantage is Health Student Fair on Oct. 30, over 300 student signa- when a student organizatures were collected by the tion is looking for donaESLLC, petitioning for the tions for their events and they have a strong relationuniversity to choose local.

“Students really want to ship with a local vendor, get the university to pur- it’s easier for them to say chase from locally-grown ‘Hey we are having this refarms and to buy more or- ally great event. Would you ganic produce,” said Justin like to donate a few Veigel, a junior majoring in things?’”

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Arts and Life 1 B Anywhere’s better than here “[Decorating has] always been called it the volunteers’ gift to the community.”

—Scott Carpenter, Director of Public Relations, Metroparks of the Greater Toledo Area.

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With most students beginning to apply for graduate school, there are some students who have the desire to apply elsewhere because of a concept called “focusing illusion.”

By Sam Fetters IC Staff Writer

It is no secret that many students and citizens are unhappy with Toledo. The town’s population is declining and many students cannot bear staying in Toledo year round, let alone living to start a career here after college.

Toledo is superb; Toledo sucks. The art scene is amazing; downtown is empty. The

people are like no others; the transportation is horrible. The Mediterranean food is unparalleled; the weather is dreadful five months out of the year.

These were some of the remarks made by those who interviewed with the Independent Collegian on their opinions of the Glass City.

Andrew Geers, a UT psychology professor, said there have been many studies which suggest humans want what

they do not have. They want a new car, a new job, more money, or to move to a new city.

He referred to the scarcity principle, which in Geers’ words is when “something is limited; it increases our wanting [for it].”

Geers highlighted a principle by Daniel Kahneman called the “focusing illusion.”

In his research, Kahneman tried to answer the question of whether we would be more or

The closing-time effect

By LaShae Naszradi Assistant Arts and Life Editor

After a trip to the bar and a long night of drinking, patrons have, without a doubt, experienced the “closingtime effect” — not to be confused with the tendency to play or refer to Semisonic’s song “Closing Time,” but the

phenomena many experience toward the end of a night out, which makes everyone seem more attractive.

While many attribute this to “beer-goggles,” some psychologists contend that this is not due to alcohol, but some other factor or factors.

The effect has received a palpable amount of academic

attention. The first academic study was performed in 1979 and simply confirmed that the closing-time effect, also known as reactance, does exist; however, it did not provide an absolute cause for it.

Everyone has an opinion about what the cause or causes are, and students at the Univer— Closing Time, Page B2

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Beer goggles are believed to contribute to the “closing-time effect,” which is when people appear more attractive at the end of the night. The first study of this phenomena was in 1979.

less happy if we were rich.

Kahnemen found only a slight correlation between wealth and happiness.

In Geers’ words, “It seems that when people consider only the influence of one factor, like income, on happiness people are likely to amplify its importance.”

Another study Geers referred to involves the survey of Californians and Midwesterners.

“Many participants assumed that Californians were happier than Midwesterners, but the study found Californians were on average no happier than people who live in the Midwest,” Geers said.

Kenny Bauer, a sophomore film student from Sunbury, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, said he is happy with the university but not happy with Toledo.

Bauer would like to see

more people, a better transportation system and more shops in Toledo. As of now, he can’t see himself staying in Toledo after graduation. He does not know where he will go but has a strong preference toward Chicago.

Mike Hirsch, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering, grew up splitting his time between a suburb of — Toledo, Page B2

Decking the Halls

By Anastasia Ellis IC Staff Writer

The holiday season in the Manor House in Wildwood Metropark is here once again, bringing artistic creation, community celebration and historical location all under one roof.

This eight-day annual event allows approximately 4,000 volunteers, whether in the form of organizations, groups or individuals, to decorate one room in one of Toledo’s most historic homes. Volunteers are also asked to submit a theme idea for their room.

Over 15,000 visitors are expected throughout the week.

“Each year after the holidays are over we start taking requests, so current decorators can request the same room or a different one,” said Heather Norris, the event coordinator of the Manor House. “By the end of April or May of each year, we know who’s going to have each room and what their loose theme is going to be.”

New decorators go through an interview process to familiarize them with the ins and outs of personalizing their space with concepts such as borrowing their items and when they are expected to decorate and come back to take down the decorations; certain fire regulations are also discussed.

“We do have a meeting in September for all new decorators so they can walk around and measure their rooms. We do provide one tree and white lights for each room,” Norris said.

The mansion is free to tour and will be open to the public starting Sunday until the following Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Candy Minke, Nancy Arnold and Bev Howard have been decorating at the Manor House every year for the past — Manor, Page B2

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A decorated Christmas village on a stairwell in the Manor House.

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“Bar settings are usually dimmer and everyone looks better in dim lighting,” Olivia Webb, a junior at UT, offered as one possible cause.

She went on to comment, “Some people go to the bar to hook up and by the end of the night they settle, or there are some people who go to the bar

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Another possible cause was that provided by a bartender at Jake’s Saloon: “It’s the amount of how tired you are and alcohol content. I know the more tired I am the faster I get drunk.”

Kevin Cheung, a senior majoring in social work, confirmed this theory by adding, “later at night you get tired.”

“And desperate,” added Nick Ford, Jake Saloon patron. “No-

body wants to go home alone.”

“Beer goggles: Blood Alcohol Concentration in Relation to Attractiveness Ratings for Unfamiliar Opposite Sex Faces in Naturalistic Settings” is a study conducted in Australia by researchers at Bond University last year.

They tracked 87 patrons at a blue-collar bar in Australia for one night. The scientists measured their subjects’ blood-alcohol level with a breathalyzer and had them rate the attractiveness of those around them.

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“This is our way to give back to the park,” Howard said.

The trio of friends, who are avid walkers in the metropark, dressed the cozy butler’s pantry full of red and white swirled peppermint and homemade jellies in glass jars, as well as sugar, spice and everything nice, the latter being this year’s theme.

Upstairs and down the hall, a mother and daughter duo tackled the master suite.

JoAnne and Claire Carson are first-time decorators.

Hollywood glitz and glam encompass the room with Marilyn Monroe at one corner straight across from an all-white tree showered with silver and gold.

“We always come and see the house every year, and last year we saw that they asked people to decorate,” Claire Carson said. “I always thought that it would be super fun.”

Public Relations director of the Metroparks of the Toledo area Scott Carpenter said this event is the “single most popular program.”

“Something like this is sort of rare, especially for free.

We never charge,” Carpenter said. “They have always called it the volunteers’ gift to the community.”

One popular and recognizably known name throughout the Toledo area is the original home owner, R.A. Stranahan, who built this house in the 1930s. Places like the Stranahan Theater and the Stranahan Business School at the University of Toledo bear his name as a remembrance of his legacy.

“The house itself is a real testament to Toledo’s place during the industrial revolution, the auto boom years.

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Every year, the Manor House brings thousands of people to Wildwood and is the most popular program in the park system. example, here we have one by a guy who is best known for spark plugs, the Champion Sparkplug. It is a real piece of Toledo history,” Carpenter said.

R.A. Stranahan built the home for his wife Page, son Frank, and daughter Barbara during the Great Depression, spending around $350,000. Today, this Georgian colonial style mansion is worth an estimated $1 million.

With spacious living quarters and a shooting gallery downstairs, this house is a palette for lavish living.

Named Stranleigh, the estate was surrounded by 750 acres of forest, including a 25 by 75 foot in-ground swimming pool, professionally designed garden, horse trails, and a nine-hole putting green.

The Stranahans lived at Stranleigh for the

remainder of their lives. A few years after Page Stranahan’s death in 1968, a real estate developer offered to buy the grounds with intent to construct new homes and condominiums.

However, in an effort to preserve the estate, Bill Mewborn and John Lusk started a community campaign to pass a levy which would turn it into a public park. In November of 1974, the levy passed.

Since then, this preserve has remained just that, still housing celebrations, reliving its history, and welcoming the community on its many trails. It is an icon of beauty for the city. So it turns out not only is the Manor House a gift to Toledo, but a place of great tradition.

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The Manor House located in Wildwood Metropark was built by R. A. Stranhan during the 1930s.

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The study found that while alcohol does play a role, it is not the only factor at work. According to Tom Bartlett of the Chronicle of Higher Education, “Australian researchers cast doubt on that theory because, in their sample, even people in self-described serious relationships thought those around them were cuter in the wee hours.”

A possible remedy for this doubt provided by the study is the theory that people may seem more attractive to each other

because of the amount of time they have been exposed to each other. This theory adds that in addition to the length of contact, the dwindling number of people at the establishment may also play a role.

Unfortunately, the closingtime effect can have decisively negative repercussions.

“The day after you wake up and you don’t know their name and you’re like ‘Oh no, I hope I used protection,’” Cheung said.

This is a common fear among co-eds and one that is addressed

in the Australian study. “Whatever the explanation [for the closing-time effect], the relationship between alcohol consumption and perceptions of attractiveness may have significant health implications… high attractiveness in a prospective sexual partner increases the intent to engage in risky sex.”

For more information on this study visit http://epublications. bond.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent. cgi?article=1271&context=hss_ pubs.

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leaving the city for graduate school. According to the College Board website, UT has less than a 70 percent retention rate; this is lower than the University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University and Bowling Green State University.

Leah Below, who would be a UT junior in the art program, left last spring and decided to go to art school in Chicago.

She misses her family in Port Clinton, Ohio, but is glad to have left Toledo.

“It’s not near anything. The school was cool, but campus is just in the middle of nothing,” Below said.

She likes everything about Chicago but can see herself moving back to the Port Clinton and Toledo area someday, but not until she goes out and sees the world first.

Nick Paat decided to leave UT earlier this year after his freshman year in the business school to go to culinary school in Columbus, Ohio. He tried going to Owens Community College but grew bored with Toledo, and the commute “was too much of a hassle”.

Paat attended St. John’s High School in Toledo and knew the area well. He said there are some clubs, bowling alleys and other small hangouts, but nothing that really draws the youth.

“Most people I know either go to Ann Arbor or Columbus to have a good time,” he said, adding he is happier in Columbus than he was in Toledo.

Geers also referred to a principle called the adaption level theory, which suggests people want things they cannot have, and when they get the things, they quickly want more.

According to Geers, lottery winners are often an example

of the adaption level theory as it pertains to happiness. Many lottery winners believe they will be happy when they get the jackpot. Only later do they realize wealth has its own problems and money does not solve everything. Many students decide to move to new places or new universities after vacationing there, but after the relocation, some of these students find the new place is not all they had believed it to be.

Geers said people enjoy vacationing because it gives them “the element of escaping from personal dilemmas and responsibilities” and an opportunity to let go of daily constraints.

On vacations, humans are not as pressed to “regulate to social norms and personal standards” which “can be very taxing on a person.”

“The town is sort of jank, but I just kick it,” said Tim Fox, a sophomore majoring in theater.

Fox chooses not to spend too much time worrying about the problems and would rather focus on the bright side.

But nonetheless, he said he probably will move to California upon graduation to pursue a career in acting.

Bill Gutheil, a junior film major from Rochester, New York said he will definitely finish his undergraduate degree here. He cannot see himself staying in Toledo after graduation and added Toledo needs to change.

“Something needs to happen to recycle what is now either dilapidated, abandoned or just not in use whether it’s a building, a worker or an idea,” he said.

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Hirsch prefers Cleveland over Toledo because of friends, family and his beloved Cleveland Browns, saying he would not want to live in Toledo after graduation.

Sophomores Kelsey Phillips, a nursing major and Zach Bigglin, a history major, both agree UT is a good school and they enjoy their classes, but the city is lacking something.

Bigglin said there is no nightlife. Phillips said, “You have to drive to get anywhere.”

If Phillips or Bigglin make the choice to pursue a master’s degree, it is likely they will do it through UT, but neither of them can see themselves staying in the city after graduation.

Dean of the College of Graduate Studies Patricia Komunieki said students from UT and other universities are choosing to get advanced degrees at Toledo “primarily because we have a tremendous program.”

Komuniki is both confident and hopeful for the College of Graduate Studies.

“We have a lot of good pipeline programs and we are always looking to expand,” she said.

Komunieki adds UT accepts approximately 28 percent of applicants, and of those, 80 percent end up attending UT. According to Komunieki, this indicates that UT is a destination school and shows the strength of the programs, and it seems the graduate school is drawing people to the city.

On the contrary, there are the students who anticipate

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he is going to be counted on to make a play. He leads by example and his work ethic at practice.”

Junior running back Adonis Thomas and senior linebacker Archie Donald were selected Second Team while sophomore defensive end T.J. Fatinikun, sophomore linebacker Dan Molls and junior offensive lineman Mike VanDerMeulen earned Third Team honors.

“The votes for the All-MAC team prove to us we are a pretty good eight-win football team,” Beckman said. “We don’t just have great players but we are the ultimate team.”

Although the Rockets fell short in their quest to play for the Mid-American Conference Championship on Dec. 3 at Ford Field, UT head coach Tim Beckman continues to prepare his squad as Toledo awaits word on a possible bowl game during the holidays.

“I think it’s great we have the possibility to be in a bowl game,” Beckman said. “I think we will be in one. I would be surprised if we are not in one.

We beat Purdue and a lot of teams in this conference have I-AA wins and we don’t do it that way.”

The Rockets finished the season with an 8-4 record overall and a 7-1 mark in the MAC to become bowl eligible for the first time under Beckman, and the first time since 2005.

ing his commitment from Illinois to join Indiana in 2006.

After deciding on staying at Toledo, Griffin now said that he regrets not listening to Kentucky’s interest instead of joining the Rockets.

“Calipari was going to come down and watch me work out at my high school, but I told him that I couldn’t and I already had my mind made up.

Of all the people in the state, they called me. It was a good opportunity. I wish I would have done it.”

The Wildcats posted a 35-3 record last season and were the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. They were eliminated in the Elite 8 and had the top-overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft in point guard John Wall.

“Every time we used to watch Kentucky play [my friends] would be like ‘Man you could have been there!

You are here losing and all of these boys are going to the league. You should have gone there,’” Griffin said. “I said ‘I know I should have gone there.’ I could have been up there with them.”

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Senior forward Melissa Goodall scored 13 points with five rebounds and four blocks.

Sophomore center Yolanda Richardson had a team-high 11 rebounds with eight points, one block and one steal. “[Richardson] played smart defense,” Cullop said. “We’ve been talking to her about rotating and playing great defense instead of just wanting to be a shot blocker. Offensively, she took her time and made good shots. She’s not rushing the way she was early on.”

Jynae Judson led the Peacocks with eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds.

UT had a 50-36 edge in rebounding despite allowing 16 offensive rebounds to the Peacocks. The Rockets held Saint Peter’s to just one secondchance basket and scored 16

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Dan Molls was named Third Team All-MAC yesterday. The sophomore linebacker is ninth in the nation with 133 tackles this year.

“If you would have said at the beginning of the season that we would win eight football games, probably 105 guys sitting in the team meeting room and the 20 coaches were the only ones that said ‘Yeah

we can do that.’

“The seniors did a great job of buying into the plan. They provided great leadership to the team in fulfilling that plan.

We are a team. We believe in one another.”

second-chance points off 21 offensive rebounds.

“We gave up too many offensive rebounds,” Cullop said.

“Giving up 16 doesn’t sit well with me, but I thought we got the ones that we needed to get.”

Toledo committed a seasonhigh 27 turnovers but allowed just 13 points off the miscues while scoring 25 points off 29 Saint Peter’s turnovers. The Rockets shot 21-of-55 from the field while holding the Peacock’s to 11-of-53 shooting.

“We had to play a lot of zone tonight to counter their athleticism,” Cullop said. “They are a very athletic team. They are very quick getting to the hole.”

The large lead allowed the Rockets to make use of the bench. Freshman forward Mariah Carson scored her first career points with two free throws and had three rebounds in six minutes. Freshman guard Jannelle Reed-Lewis had two rebounds in nine minutes, and sophomore

forward Anna Sonka had one rebound in six minutes. The three players had combined for just 11 minutes in the previous six games.

“I was glad to be able to use the bench tonight, and I mean deep bench,” Cullop said.

“Some of those kids have worked really hard to make us the team that we are.”

The Rockets continue on the road Sunday at 7 p.m. in a rematch against Dayton. In last year’s game at Savage Arena, Toledo rebounded from a 19-point second-half deficit for a 68-65 win against then No. 20 Dayton in what Cullop called one of her “all-time favorite victories.” The Flyers are 3-3 this season with a 97-81 win at Minnesota and a 112-107 double-overtime loss at home against Penn State.

“I have a lot of respect for [Dayton head coach Jim] Jabir,” Cullop said. “We were very fortunate to win last year against them at home. They’ll be very prepared for us this year.”

Cross’ departure One of the top reasons Griffin went to Toledo was former head coach Gene Cross, who was entering his second year on the job. Cross was also from Chicago, which helped coax Griffin into joining the Rockets.

“Coach Cross seemed like a cool guy when he was recruiting me,” Griffin said. “He was a native of Chicago—that’s what opened my eyes. My uncle knew him really well and told me a lot of good things about him. My uncle’s never steered me wrong so I took his advice and had several talks with Cross about coming here.

With Cross, I just liked his vibe before I got here, that’s why I looked into it and came here.”

After a disappointing 4-28 year in Griffin’s first season, Cross’ job was rumored to be in jeopardy. Cross surprisingly resigned from Toledo, leaving more than $700,000 left on his contract. Equally curious was the Rockets decision to continue paying Cross’ base salary of $100,000 over the next five months.

Shortly after stepping down, it became known that UT had received an explicit letter for which Cross met with Athletic Director Mike O’Brien just days before resigning that accused the coach of “not promoting the physical and mental well-being and safety of others.”

Griffin said he had no knowledge of some of the activity that the letter had alleged, but claimed that he had planned on transferring from the Rockets program if Cross had continued to coach.

“I was very surprised he left,” Griffin said. “I got the call that Cross had resigned and I was very shocked. I didn’t know what was going to happen. I was thinking about transferring [beforehand]. I wanted to leave while he was there so maybe this was a sign to tell me to stay so I can better myself and become a better basketball player.”

To stay or to transfer as Kowalczyk takes over With Cross out of the picture, Toledo hired former Wisconsin-Green Bay head coach

Tod Kowalczyk, who compiled a 136-112 record for the Phoenix over an eight-year period, including top-four finishes in the Horizon League seven times.

With Kowalczyk entering the program, six players transferred out of Toledo. Griffin strongly considered leaving, but ultimately decided that giving it another year was his best option.

“My freshman year I told myself I was going to transfer anyway, so when I heard Cross was leaving I was like ‘Maybe this is a sign to stay, there are better things coming my way.’

I tried to tell my good friends Neil Watson and Josh Freelove to stay with me so I could play with people I know already. Josh was my real good friend and obviously he told me to just stay here and hold it down because I didn’t want to sit out a year or go to a junior college.

“I looked at Coach K’s résumé and knew this guy knew what he was doing and when I saw the transfers Dominique [Buckley], Rian [Pearson] and Matt [Smith] I knew we were going to be a force when it came time for them to play.”

Buckley transferred to the Rockets program from Iowa State, while Pearson and Smith followed Kowalczyk from Wisconsin-Green Bay. All three must sit out until next season due to NCAA transfer rules.

“It all just came together,” Griffin said. “This was where I needed to be so I was just going to fight it out and see how the next year went.”

Griffin knew that he was in for a change of pace from Cross with Kowalczyk, especially after meeting him for the first time. Griffin said that under Cross “you could hand pick how many people worked.”

“When I first saw Kowalczyk I thought ‘Man this dude looks like he’s all business,’” Griffin said. “He looked like he didn’t play around. I knew from the start from how he was dressed, his voice and how he put his foot down, that he was a unique guy and he just wanted everything to be how it was supposed to be and everything would be okay.”

Early struggles under Kowalczyk With a new coach, Griffin struggled to adapt as the 2010 season began. After an 84-45 loss to open the season at No. 13 Illinois, Kowalczyk told the media following the contest that he would not take Griffin out of the game because “he’s got to get in better shape.”

“It’s just the person that he is, that’s how he motivates his players,” Griffin said. “I don’t think any of the players take it to heart. If anything we are going to try and make it better so next time he can say we did it better.”

After getting 30 minutes in the Rockets first two games at Illinois and No. 22 Temple, Griffin was removed from the starting lineup after reaching double-digits in scoring in both games for academic reasons.

“I wasn’t buying into the system,” Griffin said. “Coming from high school I was coached but not how it is at this level. I wasn’t used to being coached like this. They told me to buy into the system, but sometimes I just came with the attitude of ‘Yeah I’m going to do it, now I’m not going to do it.’ Now that I’m

buying into the system I’m starting to do things better defensively and learning to make good decisions and not turn the ball over.”

“I think he’s a guy that has a very good natural feel of how to play,” Kowalczyk said. “Putting all the tools together as far as playing hard all the time and defending, shot selection and turnovers are things that we really had to make sure he understood this year.

“Either they are going to do things the right way or they are not going to have an opportunity to play. It’s nothing I go to bed worrying about.”

Newfound success After regaining his starting rotation spot, Griffin has made the most of his latest opportunity. In the last three games, Griffin has a team-leading 48 points and 13 assists while averaging 28 minutes per game.

“He has been tough for a lot of people to guard and his confidence is unbelievable right now,” freshman point guard J.T. Thomas said. “Malcolm is not only a great player but a great teammate as well, and I’m glad to be around someone with character like him. He responded really well as you can tell by his performances in the last few games.

His mental focus has been relentless off the court and it has carried over to the games.”

“Malcolm has really stepped up his game lately and it has started in practice,” freshman guard Zack Leahy said. “He has been pushing himself to get better by getting extra reps in drills and playing hard defense with energy. Malcolm is a great leader when he brings energy and emotion, and in order for us to win we need that out of him because the team thrives off that energy.”

In Griffin’s last game at Illinois-Chicago he had a teambest 18 points and three assists in a 63-62 loss to the Flames.

Griffin had more than twice the shot attempts of any other UT player and was called upon to take the final shot with a chance to win the game.

“I think I can lead the team,” Griffin said. “We don’t have that many scholarship players now so we are just working with what we have, and I’m just trying to lead us all, put us on my shoulders and carry the load to try and get as many wins as we can.”

“Malcolm’s buying into what we are trying to preach and teach here and that’s accountability and responsibility,” Kowalczyk said. “He’s doing a better job academically and has had more basketball success too. With him it’s about pouring that effort every single day.

“There’s no question we are a better basketball team when Malcolm Griffin plays hard and plays the right way. The last two games he certainly has.”

The Rockets have started the season 0-7, but Griffin sees a bright future for Toledo, especially with transfers like Buckley, Pearson and Smith joining a class including fellow Chicago-native “Juice” Brown and others next season as Griffin strives to attain his top priority—winning.

“Points are going to come and everything else is going to come,” Griffin said. “If I average five points and we win I don’t care. I just want to win.

No one wants to go to their grave and be forgotten. If you don’t win you can easily be forgotten.”

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In eventful young career, Griffin becoming star of youthful offense

By Zach Davis Sports Editor

Malcolm Griffin has been through a lot since his arrival at the University of Toledo just over one year ago. The sophomore guard from Chicago, Ill. has endured coaching changes, the transfers of six of his former teammates and the worst season in Toledo history. He’s contemplated leaving Toledo on more than one occasion and regretted passing on past interest from a powerhouse Kentucky program. This season he’s been benched for not buying into the system and called out of shape by his new head coach.

All in all it has been a chaotic collegiate career for Griffin, but he has begun to settle in at Toledo, where he is growing into one of the most talented options on a struggling roster.

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Griffin grew up an only child in Chicago under the watchful eye of his mother. His grandfather, Griffin’s father figure, taught him the fundamentals of the game he loved from kindergarten until eighth grade as his basketball coach. As Griffin described, “Life was good.”

Griffin was a four sport athlete in high school, combining the typical male sports of football and basketball with the more uncommon choices of men’s volleyball, which his mother coached, and softball.

The longer he played it became clear that Griffin’s forte was basketball. At Hyde Park High School, Griffin and his team’s success drove a heavy recruitment for his senior season.

“Coming out of my junior year I had a lot of schools looking at me,” Griffin said. “I was really focused on getting wins with my high school team so

we could be ranked in the preseason. We were preseason top 10. Most people saw that and knew that I was one of the biggest factors in us being top 10.

Schools started to come out and watch me.”

Those who came out were not disappointed, as Griffin’s squad posted a 27-5 record reaching the Chicago Public League’s Championship Game while he averaged 17 points, five rebounds and seven assists.

“Most teams recruited me mid-season of my senior year, but I had some schools that had been on me since I was a freshman like Missouri State and Illinois-Chicago,” Griffin said.

Griffin later received interest from AlabamaBirmingham, Central Florida, Colorado State, Fairfield, Florida State, Northern Iowa, Toledo and Western Michigan. It was the Rockets who obtained his services over Central Florida because of the lack of established players already at the school. The Rockets had eight freshman and 12 underclassmen on last year’s team.

“I didn’t want to just go to a school because of a name, I wanted to go and play,” Griffin said. “I didn’t want to deal with all the politics and that’s why I chose Toledo.

“Knowing that it was going to be a lot of freshmen [at UT] meant there wasn’t going to be any favorites already. It wasn’t like I was coming in alone like that either. We had seven other players like me coming in, so I felt comfortable. Being with my high school team, we all came in as freshmen and we grew to be a big program in the state, so I was thinking if we

come together as freshmen at Toledo we would be good by junior and senior year.”

Tempted by Kentucky After Griffin’s verbal commitment to Toledo, doubts began to emerge as the final days to change his mind approached.

That indecision wasn’t helped by late interest shown by one of college basketball’s premier programs.

During his time in Chicago, Griffin became friends with former Memphis star point guard Derrick Rose, who later went on to become the topoverall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls, as well as his older brother Reggie. Following that season, Rose’s former head coach at Memphis John Calipari had left to coach Kentucky, prompting a surprise phone call from Reggie.

“Reggie called me and was like ‘Calipari needs a guard. What are you doing tomorrow? He’s going to fly Griffin down and watch you work out,’” Griffin said.

Griffin’s mother, who had just returned from visiting Toledo, wasn’t interested in her son’s wavering of programs and insisted he keep his word to the Rockets.

“When she came back I told her ‘Mom, Derrick Rose’s brother said [Calipari] wants me to play for him,’” Griffin said. “She said ‘I just went all the way down to Toledo and you’ve already told all these people that you were going to go here.’ She didn’t want me to be like Eric Gordon. She put her foot down and said ‘No, you are not going to go.’”

Gordon is famous for break— Griffin, Page B3

Toledo dismantles St. Peter’s, 61-33

Nick Kneer / IC

Sophomore guard Malcolm Griffin has a team-leading 48 points and 13 assists in the last three games for Toledo after regaining his starting rotation spot he lost earlier in the season.

Six Rockets selected to All-MAC postseason teams

By Jason Mack Managing Editor

The Rockets battered winless Saint Peter’s 61-33 in Jersey City, N.J. Tuesday night. After starting the season 1-3, Toledo has threestraight road wins including victories last weekend over Iona and Maryland, Baltimore County.

“We talked about starting anew,” Toledo head coach Tricia Cullop said. “It’s not easy to win on the road. I don’t care where you’re playing or who you’re playing against. We kept great composer and the intensity was good.”

Saint Peter’s is now 0-5 on the year and has been outscored by at least 17 points in each loss.

Toledo opened with an 110 run before Saint Peter’s made a free throw 7:25 into the match for their first point. The Peacocks did not score from the field until Teresa Manigrasso hit a jumper on the fastbreak with 5:33 remaining in the half for a 17-3 deficit.

The Rockets led 26-8 at halftime, setting a school record for the least points allowed in a half. Saint Peter’s scored five points in the opening 1:35 of the second half to cut the deficit to 18, but they never came any closer.

“We came out and played great defense,” Cullop said.

Joseph Herr / IC

Eric Page was named Mid-American Conference Special Teams Player of the Year yesterday. The sophomore wide receiver was also one of six players to be selected to All-MAC postseason rosters.

Jason Mack / IC

Sophomore center Yolanda Richardson had a teamhigh 11 rebounds against St. Peter’s on Tuesday.

“Our kids did a great job of boxing out early on. Midway through the second half we had a little bit of a lull.”

Senior guard Jessica Williams led Toledo with a gamehigh 17 points off five threepointers and two free throws.

After shooting 2-of-8 in the first half, she finished 5-of-14 from beyond the arc.

“I talked to Jessica at the half. I think she was frustrated with the way she was — Dismantles, Page B3

By Joe Mehling Assistant Sports Editor

Toledo had six players selected to All-Mid-American Conference postseason rosters yesterday.

Eric Page was the only member of the Rockets named to the conference’s First Team at wide receiver. The sophomore wide receiver also was named MAC Special Teams Player of

the Year.

Page continues to be a key component for the Rocket offense in his second year at UT as he is tied for fifth in nation with 94 receptions and is 17th in the nation with 1,081 yards.

The Toledo native is also the only player in the Football Bowl Subdivision with three kickoff returns for touchdowns this season.

“His success is not by accident,” wide receivers coach Jason Candle said. “His success comes from the effort and improvements he is making to become a better football player and he is doing that every week.

“When it’s third down, I don’t think there is any question that — All-MAC, Page B3