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UT facing budget cuts Administration looking for ways to balance next year’s budget By Danielle Gamble News Editor
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The University of Toledo could be facing deep cuts as administrators look to close a projected shortfall in next year’s budget that could be as high as $36 million. President Lloyd Jacobs said the shortfall is due to the current hard economic times
and predicted increases in cost of living and inflation. He said he is assuming inflation will be about 2.5 percent next year. “All we can do is try to reduce our cost base and increase our revenue,” he said. “I don’t believe this to be terribly different from what we do every year. We’ve been in
this boat of trying to hold costs down for a decade in the state of Ohio, and this is sort of tougher. I think 2014 is going to be a difficult year, but it’s not something completely unusual.” Jacobs said he hopes UT can bring in more revenue by increasing enrollment, but the school is also going
through the hard process of looking at cuts. In addition to the work on next year’s budget, administrators say they may need to trim $13 million in the second half of this fiscal year. “You want to remember that budgeting is not about arithmetic, it’s not about adding up columns,” Jacobs said.
Relay for Life 2012
Men’s basketball splits games in tournament play / 8
UT rallies to fight cancer
UT professor may be in top 10 for award
Repairs to the roof of the Student Union Building should be finished within two weeks, according to the university facilities and construction department. Maintenance work manager Tim Kreft said repairs that began early this month were necessary to stop leaking in Rocky’s Attic. He said repairs were scheduled this month to prevent harsh winter weather from worsening the already damaged roof.
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Student Union Building roof construction scheduled to be finished in two weeks
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It’s not just about the exams / 4
University of Toledo business professor Clint Longenecker appears to be in the top 10 for an international award. Longenecker was nominated by several former students for the Business Professor of the Year award, sponsored by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which is connected to The Economist magazine. According to the contest’s website, business professoraward.com, votes are still being verified and the list of finalists will be announced the week of Dec. 17. But the current tally on the site shows Longenecker in ninth place, with 1,555 votes.
“It is about making difficult decisions, and we’re at a place where we have to make difficult decisions between things that are good and deciding which to prioritize.” Jacobs said the highest budgeting priority will be on
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Brandi Conners, a senior majoring in nursing and volunteer for Relay for Life, sells a T-shirt to Eslon Caswell, a sophomore art education major, yesterday in the Student Union Building.
Students raise funds for Friday’s Relay for Life By Nell Tirone Staff Reporter
Students and community members will walk to fight cancer in the annual Relay for Life event starting 6 p.m. Friday at the track course in the Student Recreation Center. This year’s event, called the “Relaylympics,” begins with an Olympic-themed opening ceremony and ends 12 hours later. The theme will continue with an Olympic-style march of the teams and the five Olympic rings will also be displayed. Other events at Relay for Life will include volleyball, a basketball activity, broomball tournaments, a danceoff and a costume contest. Sixty teams of about 800
participants from Greek, student and religious student organizations have signed up so far, but Joshua Smith and Tyler Moore, cochairs of UT’s relay, expect that number to rise to 1,000 to 1,200 people. “Being college students, it is somewhat uncommon for people of our age group to have gone through a battle with cancer themselves,” Smith said. “However, it also surprises me how many students have been affected by cancer in some way. I believe it is important to get involved in relay in order to advance the fight against cancer for our generation and future generations.”
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Participants form a lap around the track in the 2010 Relay for Life.
Students are not the only ones who can participate in UT’s Relay for Life. Residents of the greater Toledo area are also invited to join the event, as are UT faculty and staff. A faculty, staff and alumni relations committee was formed this year to increase staff participation in the event. “Faculty has been involved in the past, but not as much
as we would like them to,” Smith said. One special lap featured in the event is the survivor lap, meant to honor those who have battled cancer and won. The second special lap featured is the luminaria, a ceremony held in the dark. Participants can decorate a See Relay / 6
Dean of Students Michelle Martinez is hosting open forums this week for all students who wish to voice opinions or make suggestions about how the student experience at UT could be improved. Martinez said the goal of the sessions is to get the views of a diverse sample of UT students. Martinez said she came up with the idea for having open forums after students raised objections earlier this semester to the proposed relocation of the Sexual Assault Education and Prevention office. This indicated the need for more dialogue between students and UT administrators, she said. Forums have been occasionally held at UT in the past, but Martinez said they were mainly topic-specific. “There are town hall meetings held in residence halls, but since more than 75 percent of the student population are commuters, those meetings do not get the full spectrum of UT student opinions,” she said. Martinez said she plans to hold this type of forum every semester and hopes it will become a UT tradition. One of the topics being discussed this week is the implementation of a onestop shop for information on ways for students to get involved at UT. The idea, proposed by Martinez and Virginia Speight, interim director of residence life, involves a kiosk or information station that could provide students with details about various internships, study abroad programs and student organizations. Martinez said she and Speight are looking for student input about how the information station should be designed and where it should be located. Students at Monday’s forum discussed campus safety and improving communication on campus between students and administrators, as well as communication between student organizations See Forums / 7
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This week in UT history 50 years ago: A committee was named this week by Student Senate to investigate possible inequities in discipline for residents of the women’s dorms. The Senate cited the case of a resident confined to the dorm for a weekend for typing with her door open. 10 years ago: At the Student Senate meeting last Tuesday, a bill was passed recommending UT offer more classes and more sections of honors courses and to hire more faculty to teach over the next five years. Also, the idea of instituting a 15-minute rule is in the works that would allow students to leave class if the professor did not show up in the allotted time buffer.
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Faculty swings during University of Toledo Jazz Night Gunnar Mossblad, UT Director of Jazz Studies, and Jay Weik, a UT guitar instructor, jam on Nov. 26 in the Crystal Lounge at the Ramada Inn on Secor Road. The pair are members of Cross Currents, a University of Toledo faculty group that performs at the venue every Monday.
The Association for the Advancement of African American Women Purpose: To provide an alternative to Greek organizations for African American women hoping to find sisterhood and serve their community. 4AW strives to improve the lives of women of color, with the intention and hope that they will continue pursuing knowledge and empowerment in all aspects of their lives. Leaders: Odiri Omobien, President; Terah Speigner, Vice President; Difinni Johnson, Secretary. History: The University of Toledo chapter of 4AW was started 19 years ago by Ardenia Jones Terry. How to learn more: Email Odiri Omobien at odiri.omobien@rockets. utoledo.edu. Would your group like to be featured as The Independent Collegian’s Student Group of the Week? Email Nate Pentecost at npentecost@independentcollegian.com.
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Wednesday 4 p.m.: Study Abroad Information Session, Snyder Memorial, Room 1100. Thursday 7 p.m.: UT Jazz Holiday Concert, with a special appearance by Claude Black, Doermann Theatre, University Hall. Cost: $10, adults; $5, seniors and students; $3, children under 10. Free portraits with Santa and Mrs. Claus are available from 5:30-7 p.m. FRIDAY Noon: Lecture, Hopi Artists and the World Market, University Hall, Room 4100A. SATURDAY 8 p.m.: Concert, Frijid Pink with opening act The Mikel-Shutters Band, Rocket Bar, 135 S. Byrne Rd. Cost: $12, advance tickets; $15, at the door. Tickets available at Rocket Bar, Studio 14 and Culture Clash Records. SUNDAY 3 p.m.: Festival of Choirs Concert, featuring all the UT choral ensembles, Doermann Theatre, University Hall. MONDAY 7:30 p.m.: UT Jazz Night, featuring UT Jazz Ensemble, Crystal’s Lounge (at The Ramada Hotel), 3536 Secor Rd. Cost: $5, general admission; $3, seniors and students. TUESDAY 2 p.m.: Study Abroad Information Session, Snyder Memorial, Room 1100.
releases Comics Nowhere Men #1, by Eric Stephenson and Nate Bellegarde. Published by Image. Available Wednesday. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #1, by Katie Cook and Andy Price. Published by IDW. Available Wednesday. MOVIES Killing Them Softly, starring Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins and James Gandolfini. Out Friday. The Collection, starring Josh Stewart and Emma Fitzpatrick. Limited release Friday. BOOKS Threat Vector, by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney. Available Tuesday. Burned, book 12 in the Pretty Little Liars series, by Sara Shepard. Available Tuesday. CDs All Folked Up, by Brandon Michael Williams and Seth Andrew Hecox. Available Tuesday. Warrior, by Ke$ha. Available Tuesday.
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An electronic billboard near Fifth Third Field displays a new media piece by UT student April VanSlambrouck. The artwork is part of an art initiative showcasing the work of art students from UT’s “Time, Motion, Space” class and the BFA program. Through a partnership between UT’s art department and Lamar Outdoor Advertising, 20 digital billboards around Toledo will feature untitled works from 17 student artists until mid-December. The theme for the works is “Stories from Toledo,” and students were challenged to create works which represented the city while telling larger stories. They also considered billboard sizes, visibility and other aspects of public displays. The featured students are Clinton Bales, Alyssa Brown, Kasia Gacek, Yang Gao, Morgan Hayward, Philip Herman, Jason Hinkle, Thomas Johnson, Marko Milliken, Halah Mohamed, Jessica Ostrander, Jeremy Pellington, Noah Roszczipka, Austin Tuttle, VanSlambrouck, Jon Wittes and Mark Yappueying. To see all the pieces and a map of the billboard locations, visit utoledo.edu/cvpa/art/studentworks/splprojects.html.
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Theatre
Having a Ball
Upright Citizens Brigade to perform at Valentine
By Russell Axon
all the songs played however they wish.” Music, dance and a little Additionally, this year’s bit of magic will soon fill event will benefit the charity the halls of UT. “Reading is Leading,” the The Third Annual Yule Ball national philanthropy of will be held in the Ingman Mortar Board. room of the Student Union “This philanthropy proBuilding from 8-11:30 p.m. motes reading and shows Saturday, Dec. 1. the impact it has in every The Harry Potter-inspired aspect of our lives. ‘Readsoiree is hosted by the UT ing is Leading’ is designed Ballroom Dance Society, for student and community CAP, Student Government, leaders to make an impact RSA and Mortar Board. It [by] improving literacy. will include dance competi[They] do everything from tions and refreshments. holding book drives to Tickets, which are $8 for reading to kids in grade singles and $12 for couples, schools,” Fish are available If you said. from 11 a.m. go In an email to 2 p.m. in interview, this What: the Student year’s Yule Ball 3rd Union Food Chairman Annual Court. Yule Ball Sean Coyle “It is an ex- Dance said the charity tremely Where: Ingman room, was a natural unique event Student Union Building fit for the literthat brings in When: 8-11:30 p.m., ary-inspired Saturday, Dec. 1 a variety of Cost: $8 for singles, $12 event. different peofor couples; available in the “Because ple,” Hannah Student Union Food Court Yule Ball Fish, a pharfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. comes from a macy student book, we and UTBDS’s thought that this organizastudent adviser, said in an tion would be a great one to email interview. “There is ballroom danc- support,” the senior chemical engineering major said. ing and regular social The event takes its name dancing. The music playlist is designed so that anyone from “Harry Potter and the and everyone can dance to Goblet of Fire,” the fourth Rocket Life Editor
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Students Hong Lee (left) and Joanne Beckwith display fancy footwork at last year’s Yule Ball. This year’s event will raise money for charity and feature “house” competitions.
book in the popular fantasy series. Fish said the ball was created during the peak of the Harry Potter phenomenon, and it also incorporates other elements from the novels. “We play on the Harry Potter theme by dividing up the attendees into the different houses just as students of Hogwarts are in the books,” she said. “Throughout the dance we play games and award points to houses as part of a ‘House Cup.’ For one example, we divide everyone on the dance floor into
their houses and see which house can dance the ‘Cha Cha Slide’ the best and most creatively.” It was the desire to see more opportunities for dancing which inspired the UTBDS to create the event in 2010, Coyle said. “We saw that there were really no formal dances on campus that students could be a part of,” he said. “We really love dancing, so we wanted to try to make that happen.” Fisher said the first ball was also a way for students to reminisce and relax. See Ball / 7
The Valentine Theatre is offering student discounts for the Upright Citizens Brigade performance on Sunday, Dec. 16. The notorious improvcomedy troupe’s performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will feature performers from the group’s Los Angeles and New York theaters. Tickets for students with valid UT IDs start at $24, while normal ticket prices range from $31 to $40. Tickets can be purchased at valentinetheatre.com or through the Valentine’s box office at 419-242-2787. The Upright Citizens Brigade, or UCB, is a comedy group specializing in longform improvisation and sketch comedy. Many members have gone on to write and star in shows like “Saturday Night Live,” “The Daily Show,” “Robot Chicken.”. Notable alumni include Amy Poehler, Ed Helms, Aziz Ansari and Rob Riggle. The most famous incarnation of the group consisted of Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh, who starred in their own Comedy Central show from 1998 to 2000.
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It isn’t just about exams in two weeks A college degree is about more than just high scores on tests For many University of Toledo students, it seems just yesterday classes started and a promising semester began. Too soon, exam week will be here and students will begin to study for finals, cramming as much information into the limited space that is their mind. “Why am I doing this?” one might ask. The answer for many UT students is employment, in spite of how unpromising the prospect of future employment might be upon graduation. Of course, to a future employer, a high GPA, honors courses or even just the fact that you’ve earned a degree will make you look like an excellent prospect. A fair GRE, LSAT, GMAT or MCAT score in conjunction with these things could get you into the graduate school of your choice. However, as testing time approaches, it’s important to remember what the true purpose of a college degree is, or at least what it once was. A well-rounded education is not just GPAs and standardized test scores. In addition to these important accomplishments, skills you should be gaining in college are the same sorts of skills one acquires over a lifetime of work and experience. Still, with this in mind, obviously one must still go to class. But, what does this mean for the skills you learn when you’re in class? Are they just so you can do well on your exam? Right now, it may seem like that’s the case. Perhaps, it seems like the things you’re memorizing in anthropology for the upcoming exam are just things to memorize and forget in the long term. How many UT students are planning to be anthropologists or chemists or philosophers? Not a ton. In spite of this, for many UT upperclassmen, these skills and this information have already come in handy. It has been important not just for small-talk conversation, but for writing papers and even life decisions. If a field didn’t have any relevance to everyday life, it wouldn’t be a field. So, with that in mind, instead of studying anthropology just to pass the exam and get a good grade, study it because there’s something inherently valuable about understanding the nature of culture and people different than you. Study chemistry not just because it’s necessary to get into pharmacy school, but because innovative science is what will define the world of tomorrow. Study philosophy not just because it fulfills your humanities requirement, but because few things are as valuable as logic and the ability to understand and encounter the world in an informed way. Summed up, yes, it is of great importance to do well in exams in two weeks. However, the true purpose of your coursework must not be forgotten. Don’t forget to allow yourself to become a well-rounded individual. letter to the editor
Ceasefire to Israel-Hamas conflict a good start Despite the current ceasefire that has temporarily ended hostilities between Israel and Hamas, one can only be cautiously optimistic, as history shows that such ceasefires and peace agreements in the Middle East are both abundant and fleeting. We at Christians United for Israel
(CUFI-Toledo) are always hopeful for peaceful resolutions between Israel and her neighbors. We are a relatively new student organization on campus, and we stand for Israel’s right to defend her borders and her civilian population from unprovoked rocket attacks. Students who want to learn more about CUFIToledo or want to get involved can contact us locally at cufitoledo@gmail. com or visit the national site at www.cufi.org. —Casey Cheap, Christians United for Israel, Toledo
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I can still talk about science if I’m allowed and still alive
In an online comment on my last ar- more susceptible to disease and we die. ticle, I was told to “stick to biology and The process of aging and gradual inleave the politics and writing to people ability to combat disease, known as sewho know what they’re nescence, is mostly due talking about.” Evidently, to cells controlling their my only purpose in life own deaths. We grow is to find a cure for canand continue living beIC Columnist cer, and I shouldn’t dare cause some our cells digive my opinion on any vide, ensuring that political matter, especially in the opinsomething takes their place before they ions page of a public university newsdie. However, according to research by paper. Fair enough, “Mike” — my last Leonard Hayflick, cells only have a cercouple articles have been very political, tain number of divisions depending on I’ll give you that. Let’s talk science! their type. This Hayflick limit varies As finals and the supposed Dec. 21 depending on what the organism is apocalypse gets closer, the idea of and how old it is. mortality has been increasingly on my There are examples of incredible mind. While I don’t believe the world creatures that far outlive humansis coming to an end, inconveniently Galapagos tortoises that can live to after finals and just before the holi170 years, lobsters that can live to days, I do believe that everyone I’ve 140 years, and Quahog clams that ever met, I’ve ever talked to, I’ve ever can live to 405 years. These animals loved or hated, and I’ll never know have what’s known as negligible sewill die at some point. nescence and larger Hayflick limits. Unfortunately, humans are very morThe Hayflick limit of our cells, contal and about 150,000 of us die daily, veniently, decreases as we get older. with average life spans varying from Our chromosomes which house our country to country. Now personally, I DNA and replicate as cells divide don’t want to die before hover-cars are have caps of noncoding DNA called finally mass produced, and I’m guessing telomeres. These telomeres shorten that might take a while. So why haven’t with each cell replication, bringing scientists managed to make us live for the cell closer to its Hayflick limit. hundreds of years yet? No, they’re not At this point, you’re probably asking too busy sharing their political opinions yourself “well why not add something in newspapers. In fact, there has been a to the cell that will stop the telomeres lot of interesting research into the matfrom shortening, thus giving us longer ter showing that substantially extended Hayflick limits?” Turns out, some cells lifetimes are a possibility. already have that ability and the reQuick biology lesson: humans, like sults aren’t so pleasant. Cancer cells all living things, are made up of cells are able to produce “telomerase” to that intricately interact to allow our ev- extend the telomere caps. In an effort ery breath, heartbeat, movement and to avoid turning cells cancerous, it thought. Our bodies like to stay in bal- might be best to avoid messing with ance, but with time, it becomes more telomeres at this point. In fact, it’s bedifficult to handle all the processes that lieved that cells control their own dioccur. Mistakes pile up, we become vision capacities through telomeres to
Sally Itawi
avoid becoming cancerous. Other research in the field has identified death-promoting genes and lifepromoting genes, using model organisms. Turning off death-promoting genes increases the function of lifepromoting genes, and the life expectancy of some organisms such as C. elegans and mice has been almost doubled. Of course, these tests are difficult to replicate for humans, since our genetic code is much more complicated, and we live much longer than worms and mice already. Still, this research is promising, and there may soon be leaps to ape and human testing. A longer life, therefore, may be achievable genetically and on a cellular level. Now comes the fun discussion — is this ethically and morally justifiable? Should we, as humans, tamper with nature and our genetic codes? Some might argue that we’ve been extending our life expectancy for centuries now and that it’s all part of our evolution to continue to live longer. Others will question whether having a large older population is socially and economically wise. I personally believe that death is a necessary evil and an important part of the circle of life (cue music). While I’d love to live forever, there’s a sort of bittersweet comfort in knowing that death awaits us all. The scientist in me wants to push the limits of biology, but the stressedout student in me is secretly hoping that the apocalypse turns out to be true and that it somehow comes before finals week. I’d like to hear what you think — please share your opinions in the comments online. Sally Itawi is a junior studying biology.
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Black Friday is good for the economy I was sitting in class Monday morning, and the first question we marketing students know the professor will ask is, “so what did you notice this year about Black Friday?” It’s the job of every marketer to study their surroundings and question why consumers, or even the companies, do what they do this one day of the year and in the following weeks. We know the question is coming from all of our professors, and it’s our job as marketing students to have an answer. My answer was this — I didn’t wake up at an ungodly hour to shop for things I don’t need or to catch a deal that may not be worth long waiting lines or elbows in the face by people trying to snatch the last of the amazing deal. Instead, I took my time waking up, as if it was a normal day. Then I left in the early afternoon with a group of friends to visit the largest Christmas store in the area — Bronner’s — and we enjoyed window shopping and impulse spending in downtown Frankenmuth. CNN reported a record-breaking 247 million shoppers both online and in the stores on Black Friday, an increase of nine percent from last year. Even the spending increased by 13 percent, landing at $59.1 billion for the entire fourday weekend, another record. What has become of our Christmas holiday season? Has it always been this crazy?
Megan Gross IC Columnist
Maybe I’m just alone in this when I say it’s not the shopping I love most about this time of year, but the music, different colored lights and decorations, bringing me back to when the holidays were simple. Then again, back then, I was a kid who never bought presents for anyone or made plans for holiday gatherings. There wasn’t even a big exam to prepare for. There was no stress as a 4-year-old. What piques my curiosity even more is shopping on Thanksgiving. CNN reported nearly 10 percent of the weekend’s shoppers were at the stores on Thursday night at 8 p.m., and 28 percent were out four hours later. Isn’t Thanksgiving supposed to be a relaxing holiday shared with family, or does it no longer hold that purpose?
Despite how I feel about the chaotic shopping experience, I know people who take part in it, and the growth in Black Friday shoppers is more of a blessing in disguise than a headache. The high traffic, which reports say hasn’t been this high since 2006, indicates a pulse of life in the economy and real signs of recovery for our nation. If 65 to 80 percent of shoppers reflect the overall economy when it comes to holiday spending, then I say don’t stop. But what I do say is take a breather. It’s not even December yet! I have a few friends who say they went out in the late hours to steal a good deal or two, and I don’t judge them for doing so. It’s just not how I view Christmas. Sure, there are presents involved, but the best present comes from the thought you put behind it, not the deal you scored four weeks before. But these next few weeks, we’ll all be busy with final exams on the horizon. Just don’t forget about holidays and spending time with others. We only have a few more weeks, and by now, I’m sure we can handle the simultaneous holiday with the week of exams to prepare for. We’re in the home stretch of fall semester 2012. Megan Gross is a senior majoring in marketing and minoring in communications.
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Budget must include education trimming? What does the The Budget Control Act federal government spend of 2011, signed into effect taxpayers’ money on? by President Obama on According to the Center Aug. 2, 2011, is aimed at on Budget and Policy Prioriaddressing, among other ties, a not-for-profit think fiscal issues, the debt ceiltank, in 2011 ing crisis, a the federal govcrisis that arernment spent guably is the $3.6 trillion, or result of too 24 percent of much governIC Columnist the nation’s ment spending. gross domestic Instead of reducing its expenditures, the product. This is up from the 19 percent of GDP that most government’s approach to economists agree is an acdealing with the issue of carrying too much debt has ceptable limit of spending. been to simply increase the Of the $3.6 trillion spent, $2.2 trillion was financed by amount of debt that it altaxpayer revenue, $83 billion lows itself to carry. came from profits on assets Along with increasing the and the remaining $1.3 trilamount of debt that the lion was financed by borUnited States allows itself to rowing. Future taxpayers, carry, The Budget Control presumably the majority of Act has put into effect a the readership of this colcommittee called the “Joint umn, will be responsible for Select Committee on Deficit repaying this debt. Reduction.” This committee, Where does this $3.6 trilwhose membership consists lion go? According to the of six Republicans and six CBPP, the $3.6 trillion spent Democrats, has been tasked by the federal government with proposing a set of cuts was spent in the following to the federal budget that ways: 20 percent on defense will enable the federal govand international security ernment to responsibly balassistance, 20 percent on ance the budget and ultiSocial Security, 21 percent mately prevent the need for on Medicaid, Medicare and passing yet another increase CHIP, 13 percent on safety to the debt ceiling. net programs, 6 percent to The Budget Control Act interest on debt, 7 percent resulted in the 77th increase on benefits for federal retirin the debt ceiling in U.S. ees and veterans, 3 percent history. In the case that the on transportation and infrasupercommittee is unable to structure, 2 percent on edupropose a set of budget cuts cation, 2 percent on science capable of chipping away at and medical research and 5 the federal debt, The Budget percent on other. Control Act put into effect So which of these proan automatic budget sequestration policy. In the absence grams will be put on the fiscal chopping block in the of proposed cuts by the suppercommittee, the sequestra- case that the supercommittee and the U.S. Congress as tion policy is set to take efa whole is unable to agree fect Jan. 1, 2013. upon a responsible set of At the time of drafting budget cuts allowing the this column, the supperU.S. to avoid the fiscal cliff? committee has yet to proAccording to the Congrespose a list of cuts that will sional Budget Office, expenallow the U.S. government ditures associated with mato begin responsibly dejor programs such as Medcreasing its deficit. Thus, icaid, social security and due to a lack of leadership by this committee and other many aspects of defense would not be subject to government officials, the trimming. This leaves many American people will soon be forced to deal with “non- other programs vulnerable to trimming, many of which strategic,” across-the-board, are directly involved in creautomatic and in many casating economic growth. es deep budget cuts that are So what programs should set to take place at the beCongress target for strategic ginning of the New Year. fiscal trimming in order to This set of automatic avoid the irrational apfederal budget cuts have proach to budgetary cuts asbeen termed “The Fiscal sociated with the fiscal cliff? Cliff.” Assuming a plunge Though this may be a valid over the cliff is inevitable, what federally funded pro- question, I will propose an approach that politicians grams are subject to fiscal
Joshua P. Waldman
should use to determine whether a program’s budget should be subject to cuts. In order to determine whether a program’s budget should be cut, Congress should first determine whether funding that program is aiding in economic growth. Congress should take the global approach of preserving funding of capital investment and, if cuts are needed, making cuts to transfer payments as the demand on the programs funded by transfer payments would likely decrease in response to capital investment and the economic growth expected thereafter. A set of programs whose budgets fall under the category of capital investment and thus should be spared from the fiscal chopping block are education and science and medical research. These programs, along with other capital investments in infrastructure, have a direct impact on growing the economy. According to the CBPP, decisions on federal spending made by our nation’s leadership don’t reflect that of a nation that is striving to facilitate economic growth as funding for education and science/medical research. These two forms of capital investment known to contribute directly to economic growth constitute merely 4 percent of overall expenditures made by the federal government. The U.S. is one of the greatest nations on earth. It’s a nation that promotes liberty and democracy within its borders and throughout the world. And it’s a nation of opportunity and prosperity for all who call it their home. The prosperity and liberty offered to the citizens of this great nation are, in large part, born out of a thriving economy that creates the opportunity for its people to secure meaningful employment, contributing to personal and social liberty. In order for the U.S. to maintain itself as a place of employment, and thus a nation of prosperity and liberty, it must increase its capital investment in education and research and refocus its efforts on growing the economy. Joshua P. Waldman is a doctoral student studying medical sciences.
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To nuke or not to nuke? Should this rhetorical However, the problem is question even be a question more than the U.S.’s relucperiod? Shouldn’t the tance to give up its Cold thought of such existential War habits. It becomes a consequences symbol of aualone be enough thority for those to steer us away nations seeking from these kinds it. A nation’s of hypothetical power in the IC Columnist discussions of 21st century mutually assured isn’t defined destruction? Maybe it solely by its economic and should, but this doesn’t keep political status. Look at the us from the inevitability of following nations: United human nature. States, China, India, Israel, Robert Oppenheimer the Russian Federation, quoted the Bhagavad Gita The United Kingdom, beautifully in the perfect France and Japan. What do situation: “I am become they all have in common? death, the destroyer of Nuclear capabilities. worlds.” This he uttered afNuclear proliferation has ter the successful test of the become the key to superatomic bomb. power status as it allows a We entered a new age of nation’s influence on fordestruction after the death- eign policy not only regionly innovation of these kinds ally, but globally. When a of weapons. However only nation wishes to “flex” its one nation has pulled the nuclear muscle as a form of trigger on this fat man, and conflict resolution to a that nation is ours. Subseneighbor that doesn’t have quently as history has it, the natural reaction will shown, more and more nabe for them to back away tions have acquired nuclear and let the superpower recapabilities, yet the hesitan- sume influence. cy to “flex” their muscle In regions of the world has grown with it. like India and Pakistan for Nuclear weapons have example, recently in July become the world’s insurthere were concerns of a ance policy that no one “nuclear arms race” bewants to cash. tween the two nations as Though in a twisted parwas reported by the Stockadox the United States con- holm International Peace demns the proliferation of Research Institute. “The esnuclear weapons and concalation in nuclear capabilitinues to keep its stockpiles ties has caused alarm besaturated with everything cause, despite recent imfrom hydrogen bombs to provements in relations beneutron bombs. tween the two countries,
Maxwell Gold
the threat of a nuclear conflict remains.” Even more recently in the Middle East, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been in the hunt for nuclear capabilities and this has caused some concern for stability in the region. In a recent article released by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, a diagram was leaked that showed of Iran’s intention to strengthen its nuclear weapon. “The International Atomic Energy Agency — the Vienna-based UN nuclear watchdog — reported last year that it had obtained diagrams indicating that Iran was calculating the ‘nuclear explosive yield’ of potential weapons.” So what then does all of this mean? Are nations justified in having nuclear capabilities as a means of protection or as a kind of insurance so that countries can make sure that their influence is static? Or does it mean that we are preparing for existential consequences? It seems foreboding that this possibility even has to exist, because if we lay out the acronym mutually assured destruction — it spells out one thing: M.A.D. — and it does seem very MAD. If nuclear nations continue to participate in this contest, a dangerous future is assured for all participants. Maxwell Gold is a senior studying philosophy.
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Toledo continued to pour it on as the first half wore on and back-to-back treys from senior Kyle Baumgartner and ReedLewis extended the cushion to 38-16 at 4:20. The Rockets took a 46-24 lead into the locker room. The Rockets outscored Nevada 10-3 to begin the second half, pushing the lead to 29 with 16:43 left in regulation. Cullop took out her starters with 10 minutes left in a contest that was already decided. “I was really proud of our
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Relay
Smith, Moore and Gold said they have all been perfrom page 1 sonally affected by cancer. bag or container with a lit Smith has had several candle inside in order to family members fight canpay respect to those who cer, including his grandhave lost their lives to mother and several cousins. cancer. Moore has also had family Max Gold, a UT senior members battle cancer, inand treasurer of cluding Relay for Life, If you go grandparents said participants and one What: Relay for Life have already aunt. Where: Student raised about Gold lost Recreation Center $12,000 of the When: Friday, Nov. 30, both of his 2012 at 6 p.m. $50,000 goal grandmoththrough regisers, who he tration fees and donations. said were very influential Gold said last year’s event in his life, to cancer. One raised more than $40,000. grandmother is the reason Gold said there’s still time that he decided to attend for anyone to sign up. RegisUT, as she had been an tration costs $10 and will rise alumna; his other grandto $20 on Friday. mother passed down her The money raised by Relove of history to him. lay for Life helps the Ameri“It was hard getting incan Cancer Society in canvolved because of their life,” cer education and research Gold said, “but it’s good too toward a cure. because of their memories.”
focus Saturday night,” said Cullop. “We’re not where we need to be obviously, but I like the way that this team is playing right now.” Danika Sharp paced the
If you go... What: Glass City Tournament Featuring: Toledo (W), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Southern and St. Bonaventure Where: Savage Arena When: Saturday and Sunday, 2:30 p.m. TV: None Radio: AM 1370 Records: UT (4-1) SIUE (3-3) SOUTH (0-5) STB (3-3)
Wolf Pack (3-2) with 12 points in a losing effort. Nevada shot just 32 percent from the field, including 2 of 12 from threepoint range, but shot 30 free throws in their second loss of the season. The Rockets will return home Saturday to host the Glass City Tournament, which runs Saturday, Dec. 1. and 2 at Savage Arena. Toledo will play host to SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the two-game tourney at 2:30 p.m. The other opening-round matchup features Southern against 2012 NCAA Tournament participant St. Bonaventure at noon.
ACROSS 1. Raised on a farm, pl. 6. Former refrigerant 9. Red ____ 13. Dickens’ _____ Heep 14. Uncle Sam wanted this 15. Needed for service 16. Laundromat setting 17. Interest rate 18. _____ order of classical architecture 19. *Famous cosmonaut 21. *Space filler 23. Jack-in-the-Box restraint 24. Watered down 25. Columbus Day mo. 28. Drop a line 30. More hokey 35. *Moon of Saturn 37. “Frat Pack” member 39. Burn slightly 40. Charlie “____” Parker 41. Wall painting 43. First stop on the way to riches? 44. A picture within a picture 46. Phoenix neighbor 47. Sheepshank or bowline, e.g. 48. Tapeworm 50. Solemn promise 52. Lt.’s subordinate 53. Irk 55. Trigonometry abbr. 57. *Atlantis’ deposit 60. *It was recently retired 64. Iraqi money 65. Make lacework by knotting 67. Traffic stopper 68. Greet the day 69. “___, the Beloved Country” 70. Serengeti grazer 71. “All ___ are off!” 72. Witch’s work 73. Clans or tribes DOWN 1. Town 2. Diva’s solo 3. *Saturn’s environs, sing. 4. Like sound of pinched nose 5. Mohammed’s
descendant 6. Greenish blue 7. Dandy 8. Grading arch 9. Holier than who? 10. Hokkaido native 11. It often precedes “proper” 12. And so on 15. Pervertedly insane ones 20. “Kick the bucket,” e.g. 22. Ooh and ___ 24. Of which
25. *Outer space path 26. *Third country to independently send person to space 27. To the point 29. Swim, swam, ____ 31. *USS Enterprise Captain 32. Absurd 33. Prod or incite 34. He _____ in peace 36. Port in Yemen 38. *Rover launcher 42. Gate holder 45. Sound quality
49. Be indisposed 51. Of Lords and of Commons 54. Bring back 56. Turning token taker 57. Add to payroll 58. U in “Law & Order: SVU” 59. Low pitch 60. “Mr. Roboto” band 61. Links hazard 62. Fast time 63. Means justifiers 64. Pat 66. ___ you sure?
Men from page 8
Toledo took control early with a 10-0 run resulting in an 18-6 advantage less than seven minutes in. UT finished the first half with a 37-27 cushion, as well as shooting a solid 53.6 FG percent. The Rockets cooled off in the second half and shot just 36 percent. The Eagles took advantage of UT’s shooting woes and grabbed a 61-58 lead with less than five minutes left after a 12-2 run. “I thought we got complacent at halftime,” Kowalczyk said. “I think we stopped moving the ball and we stopped defending.”
If you go...
What: Toledo Rockets (M) vs Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders Where: Savage Arena When: Wednesday, 7 p.m. TV: None Radio: AM 1370 Records: UT (1-4) TAMCC (1-3)
Buckley and Brown hit back-to-back baskets three minutes later to bring UT within two, but FGCU answered each time to make it a two-possession game. The Eagles, who finished the second half shooting 60 percent from the field, eventually iced the game with a break-away layup, increasing their lead to six points in the final seconds of the game. “Right now we don’t know how to win on the
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Reese Holiday had 23 total points in last week’s Battle 4 Atlantis on the Mainland tournament in Fort Myers, Fla.
road,” Kowalczyk said. “We’re not talented enough and we’re not deep enough yet, but we will be.” The Rockets will return to
action Wednesday, Nov. 28 when they host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Savage arena.
Sudoku Puzzle Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. Solutions will appear next week.
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“hiring great, nationally recognized faculty” in strategic areas like the science, technology, engineering, math and medicine, or STEMM, disciplines. “You build on your successes,” he said. “You don’t necessarily have to choose a place that you have nothing and begin building from nothing — you choose a place where you’re already successful.” Jacobs also said he’d like to see “reasonable salary increases with benefits.” “I want as much as we can to have competitive benefits and excellent salaries,” he said. “Staff, faculty — everyone should be, to the greatest extent we possibly can, well compensated. Frankly, though, that’s been very difficult for the past few years.” Linda Rouillard, professor of French and presidentelect of the Faculty Senate, said she has been part of some early financial strategy meetings. She said she is worried the administration will not correctly prioritize budget allocations. “We aren’t taking into account the big picture,” she said. “We’re emphasizing STEMM, and yes, STEMM is important. But this push for STEMM neglects the contributions that other disciplines make to the study of STEMM. “How do you produce a good student in the sciences
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and the student body. “Communications on campus need to be improved, because as a commuter student the main way I hear about things on campus is through email or bulletin boards, but there should be a less cluttered way of seeing what’s going on at UT,” said Katrina Carr, a freshman majoring in sociology. Students also put forth suggestions for
Ball from page 3
“We wanted to give girls the opportunity to wear their prom dresses again. ... We planned to have the dance after Thanksgiving as a way to celebrate the end of the semester and have one last bit of fun before cramming for finals. (Also, it would give girls the opportunity to go home to get their dresses during the break.) “As members of UTBDS we also wanted a way to ballroom dance outside of our practices and collegiate competitions. So this hodge podge [sic] of an
In Brief Jazz Holiday Concert set for Thursday The University of Toledo Department of Music’s Jazz Studies Program will present its annual UT Jazz Holiday Concert Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. in Doermann Theatre. Special guest jazz pianist Claude Black will perform at the concert, which includes the UT Jazz Ensemble, Vocalstra, UT Latin Jazz Ensemble and the UT jazz faculty group, Cross Currents. The program will highlight holiday classics such as children’s Christmas songs. Free portraits with Santa will be taken in the lobby just outside the theater from 5:30 to 7 p.m. when the concert will begin. The photos will be sent via email. Available at the door for cash and checks only, tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for students and seniors and $3 for children 10 and younger.
UTMC receives national award The UT Medical Center was awarded the 2012 Press Ganey Success Story Award at Press Ganey’s annual National
if that student can’t write to be short $35 million,” well? One of the best ways Rouillard said. “That was to learn how to write better money that was given to inis to study another language. stitutions and organizations How do you produce good through what was supposbusiness students if they edly a difficult time, but don’t have a good undereven in that difficult time standing of history and poour university was engaged litical science? We still do in some huge building projnot have a holistic vision of ects like the Sim Center and how one discipline feeds an- the Dorr Street project.” other discipline. We talk “Given that we’ve had so about interdisciplinarity, but many budget shortfalls and we act in manners that are enrollment decreases,” she disciplinesaid, “one specific.” wonders why “We’re at a place Jacobs we had to where we have to said while build luxury STEMM is loft make difficult a priority, ” decisions between apartments. he won’t Resources things that are ignore the should be humanigood and deciding used “to supties. the acawhich to prioritize.” port “This demic miswhole conLloyd Jacobs sion,” she UT President said. troversy about “If the UT STEMM Foundation versus non-STEMM discihad that kind of money to plines is something that’s invest in Dorr Street, then being played out on a naperhaps it should have intional stage,” he said. But, vested it in our students and he added, “I personally am given them more scholarconvinced the humanities ships,” she said. are important to equip stuJacobs said the senior leaddents for a life well-lived.” ership team is currently hashRouillard said she believes ing out budget strategies, alsome of the university’s fithough a clearer vision won’t nancial problems come be realized until the beginfrom prioritizing the wrong ning of January. After that, areas, focusing on capital deans and faculty will be projects like the Interprofes- brought in to formulate budsional Immersive Simulation gets specific to each college. Center and the Gateway de“Almost every meeting velopment on Dorr Street. with the senior leadership “We had stimulus money team, we talk about budin both 2010 and 2011, and gets,” he said. “I wish some all of a sudden we’re going days we didn’t.” improvement of residence life, freshman mentoring, student events and student services.
“I feel the university is starting to listen to students and care more about student ideas,” said Elliot Livenspar-
ger, a senior majoring in human resources and organizational leadership. Martinez said she is optimistic about the future of the new venture and is committed to implementing as many of the student suggestions as possible. “If I can address a concern directly, I will,” she said, “and if not, then I will take student suggestions and results of the discussions to the senior staff, provost and vice president to see if there is another way to implement improvements.”
event was created.” The event has gained popularity outside of Toledo — according to Fish, 15 Michigan State students attended last year’s ball. She owes the increased awareness to the event’s distinct atmosphere. “I have thoroughly enjoyed all of them. And I'm not being biased because I helped to create the event. It is such a unique night that you can't help but have fun. I love getting dressed up, dancing, and seeing all my friends that come. It is a rewarding experience as well to see the diverse student body too.
... Every single person looks like they are having the time of their lives and not worrying about school or finals,” Fish said. Coyle agreed. “I was at last year's ball, and helped decorate and set up. I rarely left the dance floor that night. I loved the event because it brought together so many different people who were all able to have fun together. I was also able to talk to a few students this year who say that they think it's a valuable part of life on campus. That's a big part of why I wanted to be a part of making Yule Ball happen,” he said.
Client Conference earlier this month in Washington D.C., according to a news release. UTMC was one of nine chosen out of 170 facilities that submitted information about quality improvement initiatives. Press Ganey is among the health industry’s leaders in healthcare performance improvement and works with more than 10,000 healthcare organizations and 2,600 hospitals. Leaders at UTMC say the hospital will begin using a concept called “Team Care” which will bring different parts of the healthcare service together to provide more team-based care.
UT grad student’s band performing Saturday nights
If you go The remaining student forums will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday and 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday in Student Union Room 3016. Refreshments will be provided.
The local band Bare Bones is taking the stage at Davey K’s Joint Saturday nights in November and December. Describing its style as “groove music you can converse to,” Bare Bones includes University of Toledo graduate student Sara Mierzwiak. Mierzwiak and her bandmates begin their set at 9 p.m. and perform until 2 a.m. in the local pool lounge at 5083 Monroe St. near Westfield Franklin Park Mall. Cover is $2 and drink specials are daily.
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in brief UT men hosting Texas A&M-CC tonight After beginning the season with five straight games away from Toledo, the Rockets will finally make their home debut tonight against Texas A&MCorpus Christi. Toledo has gotten off to a sluggish 1-4 start, but has faced some stiff competition, including matchups against Minnesota and Northern Iowa. Junior Rian Pearson and sophomore Juice Brown have led the way for the Rockets. Pearson – a MAC Player of the Year candidate – leads the team with 17.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Brown has complemented him nicely, putting up 16.8 ppg. TAMUCC (1-3) is led by junior forward William Nelson who enters tonight’s contest averaging 14 points and nearly six boards a game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Savage Arena.
Voss named Defensive POW Redshirt freshman linebacker Trent Voss was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week Monday for his standout performance last week against Akron. Voss ended the night with 12 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and an interception to help the Rockets knock off the Zips 35-23. He finished the regular season with 40 tackles and 3.5 sacks.
Pearson earns weekly honors Rian Pearson brought home the MAC West Player of the Week Award on the basketball side Monday, averaging over 20 points a game for the week. The 6-4 guard averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game in last week’s Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament, landing him on the alltournament team.
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Women’s basketball
Rockets beat Santa Clara and Nevada, cruise to title in Reno By Jamar Lark Sports Reporter
The University of Toledo’s women’s basketball team dominated Santa Clara and Nevada over the weekend to capture the John Ascuaga’s Nugget Classic title in Reno, Nev., last week. Saturday’s victory over the host Nevada Wolfpack was Rockets head coach Tricia Cullop’s 100th career victory at UT. The fifth-year coach joins Bill Fennelly and Mark Ehlen as the only coaches in school history to top the century mark. Junior guard Andola Dortch led the Rockets with 15 points Friday night as Toledo put together arguably its best effort to date against Santa Clara (2-3). Dortch also collected three steals in the game. Toledo shot 40 percent from the floor, including 35 percent from behind the arc and 57 percent from the free throw line to win back-toback games for the first time this season. Cullop was pleased with her team’s defensive effort Friday evening, as she challenged her team to hold Santa Clara under 55 points in Friday’s contest. “We played our best stretch of defense tonight, which I was extremely proud of,” she said. “We still can improve defensively, but I was pleased with the effort that our players gave.” While Dortch led the charge against Santa Clara,
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Junior center Brianna Jones wrestles the ball away from Nevada’s Nyasha LeSure during the title game of the John Ascuaga’s Nugget Classic in Reno, Nev. The Rockets won each of their games last weekend to win the tournament.
junior guard Janelle ReedLewis paced the Rockets with a career-high 15 points in their win over Nevada on Saturday evening to capture the championship. ReedLewis shot 60 percent from the floor, and 3 of 5 from behind the arc. Senior guard Naama Shafir had 11 points and sophomore forward Inma Zanoguera chipped in with 10. Shafir added a
game-high seven assists and three steals as she was named tournament MVP. She averaged 11 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2.5 steals in the pair of games. Senior center Yolanda Richardson added eight points as UT ran its winning streak to three games. For the second straight contest, the Rockets got out to an early advantage behind six early points from Richardson.
She converted a pair of layups and knocked down both of her free throws in the opening three-plus minutes. “Yolanda stepped up twice against a 6-7 forward and drove right past her for two layups tonight, which I was really proud of,” Cullop said as she praised Richardson, who said she wanted to get Richardson more playing time in Saturday’s game. The Rockets used a series
Toledo track standout Emma Kertesz helped Team USA capture a third place finish in the fourth stage of the 2012 International Chiba Ekiden in Chiba, Japan. The All-American completed her leg of the relay (five kilometers) in 16:25. The Americans finished with an overall time of 2:06.36 to bring home a bronze medal, finishing behind Kenya and Japan. “I am so proud of Emma,” said UT coach Kevin Hadsell. “The goal of this fall was to take one giant leap forward and to make this team. It played out perfectly and I am excited to see what she is capable of doing on the track. It will be incredible.” Kertesz was the only collegiate runner on the team and earned the spot with a fourth place finish at the USA 10 Km Championships Oct. 8 in Boston. She joins former Toledo All-American Ari Fisher as the second Rocket to compete in a Team USA event this year.
Soccer finishes sixth nationally in team GPA The UT women’s soccer team finished sixth among all Division I programs for the 2011-12 school year, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced Monday. The Rockets boast an overall GPA of 3.58, good enough to finish in the top 10 nationally for the seventh straight year.
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Men’s basketball
UT men pick up first victory of the year, fall short in championship game By Nick Delwiche
Kertesz, Team USA finishes third at relay event
of runs throughout the game to take down the Wolfpack. They utilized a 10-4 spurt to begin the game followed by a 15-1 run to open up a 25-7 advantage with 11:22 remaining in the first half. Reed-Lewis sparked the effort with seven points off the bench, while Dortch and senior Riley McCormick each hit key three-pointers to cap the first half surge.
fouls. UT’s foul trouble and poor second-half shooting helped the Eagles to a 72-66 victory over Toledo. Despite an impressive 28-point performance from Pearson, as well as 12 points from Brown, Toledo’s fouls and lack of success on the glass led to their defeat.
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Toledo grabbed its first win of the season Nov. 21 defeating Samford 86-69 in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on the Mainland tournament. Unfortunately for the Rockets, they fell the next day to host Florida Gulf Coast University 72-66. Sophomore guard Juice Brown led the Rockets with 25 points against the Bulldogs and tied his career high in rebounds with six. Junior guard Rian Pearson and senior guard Dominique Buckley also scored in double digits, finishing with 17 and 15 points, respectively. Junior forward Reese Holliday finished with eight rebounds, along with Buckley. Thanks in large part to their efforts, UT finished with a dominating 44-28 advantage on the glass. Toledo was also impressive from the free-throw line, knocking down 31-of40 attempts compared to Samford’s 10-of-17. Brown and Pearson played a big role in that department, combining to shoot 20-of-27
“Right now we don’t know how to win on the road. We’re not talented enough and we’re not deep enough yet, but we will be.” Tod Kowalczyk Men’s basketball coach
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Junior guard Rian Pearson averaged over 22 points per game during last week’s Battle 4 Atlantis on the Mainland tournament in Fort Myers, Fla.
from the field. The Rockets jump-started the second half with an 18-1 run, capped off with a threepointer from Buckley with 15:26 remaining. “We played well in the second half but not very well in
the first half,” said UT head coach Tod Kowalczyk. “We have to do a better job of coming together as a team.” Samford later rallied with an 11-4 run that made it a twopoint contest, 63-61, with 5:27 to play. UT quickly responded
and took control with a 10-1 surge, including a Holliday triple with 3:52 remaining. The Rockets’ foul trouble put them in a tough situation in the championship game Thursday as four Rockets finished with four
UT finished with a 38-27 deficit on the boards. The Eagles took advantage of UT’s fouls, hitting 16-of-28 free-throws compared to just 9-of-10 for the Rockets. Senior Sherwood Brown led the Eagles with 22 points with sophomore Eric McKnight contributing 15, seven rebounds and three blocked shots. See Men / 6