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Administrative spending questioned by AAUP Casey Cheap IC Staff Writer

A recent letter by Linda Rouillard, an assistant professor of French and representing the UT-AAUP, to UT President Lloyd Jacobs, accuses the administration of questionable spending. The letter was written in response to a “Presidential Perspectives” video posted on the myUT website where Jacobs and Vice President for External Affairs and Interim VP for Equity and Diversity Larry Burns, which addresses the issue of two apartments the university owns in Ypsilanti, Mich. “Until we see the actual leases [which were requested] and know who has resided in these apartments and

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for how long, we don’t know what the actual purpose is for these two apartments in [Ypsilanti],” Rouillard stated in an email. “I think that these apartments are not justified expenses because Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, Mich. are within commuting distance of UT. Some faculty make this commute regularly.” Burns said the purpose of the apartment rentals is to allow medical students to have a place to stay during their required clinical rotations at St. Joseph’s Mercy in Ann Arbor and St. Mary’s Mercy in Livonia, Mich. The apartments are kept in Ypsilanti because rent is lower there than in Ann Arbor. “There are two, two-bedroom apartments,” Burns

said. “One is for men and one for women. But they are for medical students only. No hospital residents use the apartments.” Burns feels the cost of the apartments is reasonable because students often work long days with little turnaround between shifts. Both apartments cost the university an approximate $40,000 a year. “It is justified because medical students are often times overworked, and we feel we have a safety concern with students,” he said. “This was designed to ensure that students don’t always have to drive back-and-forth to Toledo.” — Bowtie, Page A4

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UT administrators have come under fire by UT’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors for spending university money on things including $40,000 apartments for medical students, $539 in bowties, a subscription to a golf magazine and movie tickets.

Moving back in with mom and dad Most students move back in with their parents after graduation

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President Lloyd Jacobs is reorganizing his senior administrative staff. Many of the new positions assigned, announced in a letter sent out to faculty and staff, were to administrators who already had large roles, but now have a new title and slightly different responsibilities. One of these changes includes former Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Frank Calzonetti. Calzonetti said he thinks the idea of Jacobs’ new organization is to be flexible in ways that better the university. Calzonetti’s new position will be vice president of government relations where he will continue to promote — Jacobs, Page A4

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A poll by Twentysomething Inc. shows 85 percent of college graduates go back home to live with their parents. This is due to an unemployment rate or nearly 15 percent for ages 20 to 24.

After living on his own for a year while attending the University of Toledo, recent nursing graduate Chris Abbas was forced to move back home with his father. “I had no money and nowhere else to turn but home,” he said. “But now I don’t have to worry about cooking meals or paying bills. There are just less responsibilities associated with living at home.” High unemployment rates may cause an estimated 85 percent of recent college graduates to move back home with their parents, according to a recent poll. The consulting firm Twentysomething Inc. which conducted the poll based this information on the unemployment rates and statistics of the fates of 2010 college

graduates. This percent is an increase from 67 percent in 2006. CNN Money reports current unemployment rates to be nearly 15 percent for those aged between 20 and 24. Frank Miller, the father of a recent UT graduate said he feels distraught to see his adult child having to rely on him again. “I wanted my son to learn how to live on his own while he was in college,” he said. “I can only hope that he works enough at his part time job to afford himself an apartment within the next year.” Abbas said his goal now is to save enough money to pay off loans before moving out. “It’s better to save money and give up some freedom now than to go into more — Parents, Page A4

Autism center opens at UT By Oreanna Carthorn News Editor

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Jeff Gold speaks at the grand opening of UT’s Autism Center last Friday.

The University of Toledo celebrated the grand opening of the Center for Excellence in Autism with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. “The opening represents the very best ideal of collaboration and cooperation and persistence in pursuit of a vision,” Sherry Moyer, executive and research director for the Center for Excellence in Autism, said. The center is located in the Kobacker Center at the UT Medical Center and will serve the needs of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders. According to Moyer, the vision for the center began with families in the community looking for support and services to help them where no aid was previously being offered. “It was them needing to make their — Autism, Page A4

New Life at the Toledo Zoo

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An unnamed elephant calf was born at the Toledo Zoo two weeks ago. The elephant was on exhibit for the first time last Tuesday.

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Sneaky spending When we pay tuition semester after semester, we assume that the money we give to our esteemed university goes toward furthering our college education For those of you who don’t know, the university gives some members of administration a purchasing card, also known as a “P-card”. The P-card is meant to be used for school-related reasons. According to recent findings of Larry Burns’ P-card usage, the purchases are far from school related in the eyes of students. Buying things like fancy bow ties, movie tickets and golf magazine subscriptions with just a quick swipe of the almighty Pcard seems almost unethical from a wellknown university employee. According to Burns, these purchases are “building relationships that will help the institution.” Why would students want to help you, Burns, stay updated on the world of golf or send board members out on a movie night? That’s not what our tuition money was intended to pay for. Members of the UT-AAUP are apparently not happy about Burns’ suspicious spending habits with the P-card either. With a grand total of $539 spent at Jos. A Bank for ties and almost $560 at Beirut for a night out, P-card use by Burns is turning heads and upsetting staff and students. Burns has caused the members of UTAAUP to question the whereabouts of the receipts for these purchases. A UT-AAUP letter to President Jacobs

expressed deep concern for this increase in spending of university money. “I believe that it is petty on the part of Mr. Burns,” the letter said, “to charge cinema tickets, magazine subscriptions, even a few dollars on a parking meter in Ann Arbor and a cup of coffee at Starbucks to his P-card.” According to another recent announcement on myUT by Burns and President Jacobs, the university has also rented apartment space for medical students going through their clinical rotations at St. Joseph’s Mercy in Ann Arbor and St. Mary’s Mercy in Livonia. So our money is used as living expenses for other students? What about living expenses for those of us who live on campus? Burns says the reason for this purchase is a “safety precaution” to prevent sleepy students from driving home. Of course we agree with student safety. We want to attend a school that makes us feel safe. However, if Burns truly believes that students will be too tired to drive the hour or so back home, why not just shorten the students’ work days? If the recent announcement of tuition increase wasn’t bad enough, we now here our money is being thrown around like it grows on trees. In this economy, we can’t afford to have our tuition be used for something we didn’t intend it to. If our money is being used somewhere we didn’t send it, it should be a common courtesy to let us know about it.

Progression is all in the name A new school year always spells change, especially at the University of Toledo. For the past few years, President Jacobs has pushed his “on the move” ideology, stressing the need for technology and progress. However, the president’s recent decisions are making us wonder if the university’s recent ‘progress’ is truly benefitting the students. Jacobs has recently restructured the UT administration at the upper level. Several old faces with almost the same jobs are still there, with new titles designed to carefully cultivate a student-centered repertoire. For example, Kaye Patten Wallace’s title will change from Vice President for Student Affairs to Vice President for the Student Experience. Jacobs believes that this change will reflect the attitude of the university’s goals better. Perhaps the president doesn’t

realize that instead, he has changed this title rather than improved it, giving it a designation unworthy of a professional administrative position. While the administration preaches about big ideas and student’s needs, why don’t they get their hands dirty and help the students? Instead of worrying about Frank Callzonetti’s new position as Vice President of Government Relations, why not worry about fixing student parking? Instead of hiring a Director of Global Initiatives, how about renovating the Quads? Despite the students’ dissatisfaction, President Jacobs is trying to help. He actually believes that reformatting the university management is the best way he can benefit us. However, this rabid need for reconstruction begs the question, “Are we a university that simply promotes progress for progress’ sake?”

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One glaring omission from Butheina Hamdah’s editorial, “Mid East standstill,” published May 23, is that Israel is completely surrounded by enemies that have stated they want to erase her from existence. Many of Israel’s Arab neighbors have focused much of their hatred against this small nation since she was conceived as the world’s only Jewishmajority state in 1948. She was invaded by neighboring Arab states the next day. That alone should show the seriousness of Israel’s enemies and the situation faced by Israelis every day. Israel’s 8,522 square miles make it smaller than the U.S. state of Massachusetts. But this tiny strip of land is some of the most hotlycontested real estate in the world. Israel is one of the few countries on Earth considered “disputed territory.” President Barack Obama recently endorsed the pre1967 borders as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But after a stern lecture about security concerns and how “indefensible” the border would be from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

President Obama backed away from his original comments. This is huge in a sense that President Obama is shifting U.S. policy away from Israel as our longtime ally to appease Arab nations that fundamentally dislike the U.S. and Israel. In Ms. Hamdah’s article, she notes that the Israeli “regime” is “anything but pro-democracy.” This is a very questionable claim. Israel is the only country in the Middle East that resembles the U.S. (and other Western democracies) and shares our commitment to the same virtues of liberty, justice, freedom and human rights. Israel stands alone in an unstable region that disregards freedom of religion, disregards freedom of the press, discriminates against Christians and Jews, regards women as property, severely restricts political speech and the right to assemble by the people and has been known to stone homosexuals to death. This does not mean that all Middle East countries are out to destroy Israel. But most countries in the region are a long way from democracy. There has been an alarming double-standard from the international commu-

nity when it comes to Israel’s right to defend herself. It seems that it is perfectly okay for the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) to hurl rockets at Israeli settlements. But when Israel protects her security interests, such as the case with anti-Israel demonstrators trying to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza with their “freedom” flotilla last year, the international community brings on their predictable, m a n u f a c t u r e d condemnation. This is why it is important the U.S. stand by Israel, and not bow to international pressure to force Israel to the bargaining table. Landfor-peace deals have never worked. Why should Israel constantly give concessions when it is unlikely the other side will do the same? The goal of the PLO is to not only create a Palestinian state, but also destroy the very concept of “Israel” from existence and drive the Jewish people into the Mediterranean Sea. As Israel’s greatest ally, the U.S. should be conscious of this during any upcoming peace negotiations. -Casey Cheap is an IC Staff Writer majoring in Communications.

Measuring national success While t h e U.S. e c o nomic system s t i l l struggles to survive, s o m e Stephen wait for Bartholomew i t s eventual demise. The optimistic types say we are slowly turning around. But how can we accurately assess where we are economically? We hear terms such as consumer spending, inflation and smart investing to make it look like our economy is changing once again. What about the value of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? GDP measures the monetary value of all goods and services produced in a nation within the year. But GDP does not measure human indicators like happiness, satisfaction in the workplace, general health or environmental conditions. It has no emotional connection to the people, only surface value. Bhutan, inhabited by Buddhists and seated in the Himalayas, adopted a new way to measure success beneath the surface. As the country moved toward modernization in the 1960s and ‘70s, Gross National Happiness (GNH) emerged. Through GNH and Buddhist cultural and spiritual values, material and spiritual development comes forth, benefiting industries and human interests simultaneously. There are four basic pillars of GNH that promote these values. They encourage sustainable development, preservation and promotion of cultural values, conservation of the natural environment, and the establishment of good governance. Bhutan’s GNH overall can be considered cross-cultural. We can all embrace these universal values to enhance our country’s attitude and

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well-being. Doesn’t it make sense to include human and environmental aspects into the measurement of any nation’s health? Our complex and globalized market, has no perfect way of measuring the health of any national economy. Neither GNH nor GDP are flawless. GNH considers the value of human life, while GDP values the financial standpoint of any growing economy. GDP measures end products sold in established markets. Social, environmental or psychological elements are not included

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because our world doesn’t thrive on that. Imagine if we didn’t care about the stock market mess in 2008. When you get right down to it, it was all about money. In the end, money will always be the underlying factor that will hurt us or help us. Instead, why not combine the human element with the economical? Since its foundation in the 1930s, GDP has rapidly become the primary measurement of economic performance in the world. The challenges of the 21st century, however, have given us reason to believe that GDP on its own may not be the best data to use. Climate change,poverty, resource depletion and human health should be considered indicators of a nation’s well-being. In today’s society, costs such as security, war, police and pollution clean up are marked as positive con-

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tributions to commerce. Since the birth of GDP in the 1930s, the idea has been rapidly adopted as the best measure of economic performance in the world. But the challenges of the 21st century demand a better way to assess economic wealth. Climate change,poverty, resource depletion, human health and quality of life must be considered as indicators of the well being of a nation. Simon Kuznets, one GDP’s originators once said, “The welfare of a nation can scarcely be inferred from a measure of national income.” It is time to reinvent the way commerce is measured in a manner that includes environmental and social aspects of progress. A 2007 European Union (EU) conference titled, “Beyond GDP,” was successful in generating awareness of a flawed system. It also encouraged ideas that could move the international community forward. As a result of this conference, “Beyond GDP” has now become an initiative among members of political and environmental communities. The U.S. economy is struggling for a number of reasons. It began when the housing market sank to an all-time low. Mortgages of over-priced homes were traded, and banks couldn’t take on the debts, especially when the value of homes had drastically declined. Free trade agreements have sent jobs out of the country and overseas. Technological advances have put people out of work as well. The rich enjoy generous tax cuts, and multi-million dollar corporations receive welfare. Underlying it all, perhaps the U.S. economy is struggling because it is measured in a way that excludes important human and environmental elements. It is time to redefine progress. Stephen Bartholomew is an IC columnist majoring in English.

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Hangover cure in a can By Allison Seney IC Staff Writer

A new drink out on the market claims to prevent hangovers by ridding the body of the toxins that caused them. Mercy, a carbonated soft drink filled with amino acids, anti-oxidants and B-vitamins was created to replenish key nutrients and “jump-start” the body’s natural defenses, according to the drink’s website. The drink is meant to help stave-off hangover symptoms such as headache, nausea, and alcoholic flush that affect half of alcohol consumers. The makers of the soft drink Mercy released the drink this year, premiering it at the Hangover II movie premiere in May. Currently the drink is only available for sale at the drink’s official website and at select nightlife establishments and upscale hotels. The makers of Mercy claim consuming a single dose during a night of drinking may counter the effects of as many as five alcoholic beverages. The drink is said to neutralize acetaldehyde, a toxic byproduct of alcohol digestion, thereby making alcoholic consumption more bearable for

Jacobs From Page A1 university research in Columbus, Ohio and Washington D.C., along with several other projects. The position became available when William McMillan who formerly served as vice president for government relations was promoted from interim provost to the permanent position of Provost. Like Calzonetti’s position, many of the changes came about from other positions being vacant as a result of promotions. David Dabney has been appointed as the new Chief

drinkers. The drink can be taken mixed with alcoholic beverages or after a night of drinking. According to Alcohol Prevention Specialist Alexis Blavos, the only real way to prevent a hangover is by not drinking. Blavos said a hangover is a serious form of dehydration and Mercy lacks caffeine, a key ingredient that has been proven to help deal with hangovers. “It is sad because it is just another way to make money,” Blavos said. “[Mercy’s] company is just taking advantage of college students, the age group this drink is targeted towards,” she said. “The best thing is to drink water after every individual drink consumed, also sugar, and caffeine helps” she said. Blavos said she believes it is best for college students to avoid alcohol all together. Mercy is said to have a citrusy, slightly gingery taste by reviewers of the drink. The “gift from heaven to prevent hell” sells for $11.50 for a pack of four on the official website. According to the drink’s website, Mercy does not prevent intoxication and is not Financial Officer and Vice President for Finance. He was formerly interim senior vice president for finance and administration. “The positions are connected in some sort of like a puzzle,” said Vice President for External Affairs and Interim Vice President for Equity and Diversity Larry Burns. Dan Johnson, former UT president, left for three years to Dubai and upon returning was appointed to director of global initiatives, a role with “further description coming soon,” according to Jacobs. Kaye Patten-Wallace’s title will be changing from vice

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Mercy can only be purchased online and in select bars and clubs. intended to prevent the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption. Nurse Practitioner at the University Hospital Case Medical Center, Megan Morrow, advises drinking plenty of water after a night of drinking to alleviate the effects of hangover. Students such as Lizz Lafond a recent UT law graduate and Brianna Edmonson, a junior majoring in finance both said they never heard or tried the drink. president for student affairs to vice president for the student experience. Jacobs decided the name change reflects being a student centered university that is positive and engaging, according to Burns. Chuck Lehnert, former Vice President for Facilities and Construction will be designated Vice President for Administration. The departments of facilities, constructions, and maintenance will now report to a new associate vice president who will report to Lehnert. Burns believes the new structure is going to impact the university in many positive and beneficial ways.

Edmonson credits this to Mercy’s lack of availability in stores. Although many hangover remedies already exist on the market, Mercy alleges it is better than alternatives because it is less messy and more convenient than pills, patches, and powders The drink is not recommended for individuals with weak immune systems and consuming more than three cans within a twenty-four hour period is strongly cautioned against.

Bowtie From Page A1 The recent use of Burns’ Pcard to purchase movie tickets and bowties has also drawn the attention of the UT-AAUP. “I do not know why Mr. Burns needs to charge movie tickets to his P-card, let alone a movie ticket for a member of the Board of Trustees,” Rouillard said. “We are still waiting to learn the names of the people who received tick-

Autism From Page A1 ideas known, make their challenges known, make their needs known and fortunately we have had an awful lot of people over time, who have carried this vision, and embraced it, it’s changed,” Moyer said. The Center for Excellence in Autism is unique in that it serves the needs of adolescents and adults across their lifespan by facilitating maximum potential for growth and quality of life, filling the gap left by services specific only to children with autism, Moyer said. The center is a culmination of many different initiatives including The Adolescent Girl’s and Women’s Wellness Initiative, which is the first of its kind to provide comprehensive medical, social and behavioral programs and services for girls and women with autism spectrum disorder. The Juvenile/Criminal Justice Initiative works to develop realistic expectations and skills such as problem solving and

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Parents From Page A1 debt by having to pay bills,” he said. James Grant, co-founder of OUR TIME, a national youth organization that represents Americans under 30, said more students need to prepare for these sorts of potential situations while pursuing undergraduate degrees. “Students must align themselves with the work force while in college to meet the standards of the economic times,” Grant said. According to Grant, the average amount of debt a recent graduate holds when he finishes college is $29,900. “American college does not guarantee a promising career path, and it is the student’s responsibility to set themselves up for their careers,” he said. Nichelle Logan, a senior majoring in biology, currently lives in an apartment on her own. She said she does not plan to move back home with her parents after graduating and thinks it would be

embarrassing to have to do this. “I’d feel like a failure, like I hadn’t accomplished anything,” she said. “I guess I would just have to make the most of my situation, pay off loans, and get out of this situation as fast as possible” Jeremy Baker, head of the department of economics at Owens Community College said multiple factors contribute to the status of unemployment for college graduates. “The labor force craves a college education,” he said, “Many older Americans aged 45 to 50 have returned to school and earned degrees as well as advanced degrees to better themselves… Upon their degrees, they have years of experience, which will place them ahead of young graduates in the workforce.” According to a study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 13.5 percent of the graduates from the 2011 graduating class are expected to be hired by employers.

ets to sporting events.” Burns responded by stating he believed there was no inappropriate spending with his P-card. Burns explained how some of his purchases have been beneficial to the university. “The reason I get Golf Weekly Magazine is because it is the only weekly college golf magazine,” he said. “In 2009, UT hosted the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship and we are looking to again host in 2014. I want to stay updated.” Burns purchased several bow ties for the “Tie One On” charity event to benefit the Toledo Cancer Center. Due to underestimated attendance there were not enough bow ties for the event; Burns purchased several more form JoS. A. Bank to cover the

shortage, spending an additional $539. The charity event raised approximately $4,000 for cancer victims. Another criticism Burns has faced recently is the purchase of movie tickets to his P-card, which went to Joe Zerby, president of the Toledo Blade and BOT member. “During the WNIT Tournament, The Blade was very helpful,” Burns said. “They ran thousands of dollars worth of free advertising in their paper for UT. The Blade is a great partner for the university.” Wanting to show the transparency of the university Jacobs called for all future purchases on P-cards to be thoroughly audited, according to the “Presidential Perspectives” video. President Jacobs and the UT-AAUP could not be reached for comment.

regulating behavior. Global Skills University is an innovative program that features intensely focused classes for adolescents and young adults ages 10 to 25 in the areas of self regulation of behaviors, problem-solving skills, recognition of social norms, personal hygiene and sexuality development, and organizational skills, among others. Chancellor and Executive Vice President for Biosciences and Health Affairs, Jeffery Gold said, “It is very consistent with our educational programs because we are not only here to educate our students and our staff and our faculty as lifelong learners, but we’re here to educate the community,” said Chancellor and Executive Vice President for Biosciences and Health Affairs Jeffery Gold. “We believe this is a university of the community, with the community and together we are inexorably partnered to uplift the region.” The center is consistent with the university’s mission as a public research centered organization, whose job is to im-

prove the human condition, according to Gold. “This is a remarkable opportunity for research, because not only will we provide care and education here for the future generation of healthcare providers and counselors and educators, but we are also going to learn how to do that better and better and better and use that and write about it and attend and host national meetings about it,” Gold said. According to Gold, Kaptur has a tremendous interest in the needs of patients and families with children with disabilities and particularly with autism spectrum disorder. “She has labored incredibly in congress and has been as influential as anybody that I’ve seen in that area, and her energy is and her vision to empower this organization, and to be sure that where the federal government could be helpful was helpful, and to be sure that when we needed to use her name we could use it freely was just incredibly empowering to all who are involved her,” Gold said.

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Masternak’s ‘Analytical Odysseys’ The Secor Building opens it’s doors to local artists, musicians and filmmakers By Megan Aherne Arts and Life Editor

found in Toledo Botanical Many of Masternak’s Gardens, Downtown Latte, works are heavily detailed the Sanger collages feaBranch Lituring lines of Nate Masternak’s solo art I like to write. I’m the artists’ pobrary, the Art exhibition “Analytical Odysand Soul Galseys” opened at the Jeffernot quite a poet, etic expreslery in Munsion alongside son Street Secor Building cie, Ind. and but I like to think phil- diverse imagon June 3. Gallery 555 in osophically. Painting is es. There Masternak’s exhibit was Detroit. He were series’ held on the sixth floor of what I do. also painted of flowers, the building. The Secor for the old butterflies Building displays work and B r e w e d and other outgallery spaces for artists Aw a k e n i n g s , Nate Masternak door elements throughout the fifth and before it was framed on seventh floors. Ground Level, display. Many of his works were and The HapThere were displayed on the walls for py Badger when it was on a few pieces in which he sale as well as for show. A Reynolds Road in Toledo. experimented with the small band, which included technique carbon staining, which creates an image similar to billows of black smoke captured on canvas. The exhibit featured a variety of Masternak’s paintings, some with heavy intricacy to others of graceful minimalism. There were around 30 pieces total, all created within the last five years. Many things were going on in the Secor Building that night. University of Toledo Assistant Professor Holly Hey’s video installation titled, “Burning The Maples” took place simultaneously on the first floor. Hey’s installation was created with the help of current and former film and video students. Hey said the video is a tribute to her late father as well as a contemplation of memory time and landscape. She noted in her description of the work that his memory lives on in the fine grains and lines of the wood for her. The video of her father Nicholas Vechery / IC working with wood was Nate Masternak posing during his “Analytical Odysseys” exhibit. played on screens inside his father on guitar, provided a classic rock ambiance for the evening. Masternak has been recreationally painting since he was young, but became a professional artist in 1999. He has painted murals downtown and in venues, as well as creating a plethora of personal works. In 2003, he and his best friend Ben Miller-Rios started the organization Artivism, which, “is basically a business that does public art for public places,” according to Masternak. Some of his pieces can be

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Masternak’s “Exquisite Irony” piece. wooden walls. There were branches covering the windows and hanging from the ceiling and the video was projected on the walls. There was also a screen inside a tree stump on one end and a wood chipper sculpture on the other. Hey showed her audience how her father lives on vicariously inside the wood for her.

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There were also other artists who opened their gallery spaces for the public; of the artists, a painter named Keroy Krow, known as simply Krow, spoke about the benefits of working in the Secor Building. “It is nice to have a designated workspace rather than working in — Odysseys, Page B2

Professor’s movie to air on national broadcast By Megan Aherne Arts and Life Editor

Assistant Film Professor Holly Hey’s film “Rat Stories” was recently accepted for national distribution on PBS. Hey said that the movie “undermines stereotypes about rats to examine the importance of human connection in a variety of social contexts. Like the rat is scorned within many cultures around the world, the human subjects within each rat story do not fit into the mainstream, and as a result of their detachments from social norms the create their own countercultures to try to belong.” Hey and her partner found a pack of rats taking shelter in brush in their backyard while living in Providence, R.I. They caught one rat in a squirrel trap and did not know what to do with it. They chose to release it in a wealthier part of

town to give it a better life. Hey said throughout Providence, there were a profound number of rats in the city because of ill maintenance. About 20,000 hours of material is reviewed annually and some are chosen for a distribution bank. Once the content is uploaded to the satellite, any affiliate can download and program the content. The movie ran at 86 minutes, which was too long for broadcast requirements. After screening Hey’s 50 minute version of “Rat Stories,” they asked if she could cut it down to 30 minutes and resend for inevitable distribution. Cutting the video down was a very time consuming part of the process. ,Hey responded to a call for short films under the theme of “What Unites Us Divides Us,” four or five months later. She decided to create the movie

Professor Edmund Lingan looking at crafted rat teeth.

“Rat Stories” for the project. Her first version was finished in 2006, a 7-minute short interweaving multiple stories together. “Ultimately the rats were vehicles to expose human behavior,” Hey said. To continue creating the film, Hey was given a grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. . She proceeded to find professors and scientists who studied rats and were able to offer information as to their behavioral patterns. Hey also found a group called “dratters,” a spiritual group who participate in an event called Drowning Rat. This group met at Burning Man, an annual art event in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. “Every year they get together and build a rat effigy. They dress up and do a performance ritual around it,

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Dratters carrying the rat statue to the river. symbolically offering the rat a number of things, then carry the rat to the river and release it to rid negativity,” Hey said. Dratters were only one aspect of the types of people Hey exposed in “Rat Stories.” Hey states, “In all my work I try to undermine stereotypes, give visibility to people that aren’t normally given visibility.” This movie is Hey’s first documentary piece. “I was really learning to express myself in this process,” Hey said. “In the movie I was really interested in working with multiple documentary forms so each chapter is designed to reflect a particular form. It was really an exercise in technique. Before this, I would have considered myself an experimental filmmaker, but in many ways it is my most experimental piece, an uncomfortable new process.” “Rat Stories” has been screened in Rhode Island and

is planning on being broadcasted on WGTE, Toledo in September. There is also a screening of “Rat Stories” planned in the fall at one of the oldest micro cinemas in the U.S. at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, where the 30 minute version will be shown. Hey also plans on having a local public screening of the 30 minute version in the near future. Hey describes herself as, “an independent filmmaker and an experimental weaver of media who strives to provoke active relationships between her cinematic art and the diverse audience it reaches.” Hey’s work is inspired by post-modern and queer theory, experimental, personal, structural and feminist film. She employs variety of practice including single-channel work, mixed-media and installation art as well as live

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performance and multi-media integration. She says, “Each practice is a unique opportunity to intersect or to undermine conventional methods for telling stories via the moving image.” Hey has been a professor at UT since 2006. She primarily teaches courses in film and video production. Other works of hers has been shown at the Festival of Lights in Los Angeles, the Denver National Film Festival, the Onion City Film Festival in Chicago, the Vancouver Queer Film and Video Festival, among other national and international venues. Currently Hey’s video installation “Burning the Maples” is running on the first floor of the Secor Building at 425 Jefferson Street for the rest of the month. To view scenes from the video as well as the trailer for “Rat Stories” visit www. ratstoriesmovie.com

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We Are The Fury returns to Frankies By Olivia Balazs IC Staff Writer

Toledo-based glam rock band We Are the Fury will be returning to their roots June 18, as the band headlines a show at Frankies Inner City. The band formed in 2004 by Toledo natives, and they’ve toured across the country and Canada with artists such as Jack’s Mannequin, Silverchair and Head Automatica. They performed at the Vans Warped Tour in 2006. They were proclaimed as an “Artist to Watch” by Rolling Stone, a prestigious honor also given to bands such as Kings of

Leon and The White Stripes, back in 2007. The band relocated from Ohio and permanently moved to Los Angeles in hopes to broaden their careers and branch out both their music and fan base in 2008. They are currently unsigned, but are working to produce new music and sounds. Currently, We Are the Fury is playing shows across California at local venues, as well as performing fly out shows and at many college parties and events. They are working to get their music out and are hoping to prove that rock and

roll isn’t dead, and that hard work will expectantly pay off for the band. The band strives to create a unique and enjoyable sound, which it hopes will help add on to their success. However, the band doesn’t have one distinctive sound, as they strive to appeal to music lovers of all genres. Their music has been compared to acts such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as more recent artists such as The Bravery. We Are The Fury has been well received by many entertainment sources, including. Entertainment We e k l y which

stated, “unhinged vocals and rampaging distortion run amok on this scorcher… think Guns N’ Roses-meets Bowiemeets reckless abandon.” Current members of the band include Jeremy Lublin, Christopher Hatfield, Alan Hoffar, Stephan Lublin and Brady Leffler. We Are the Fury has released two albums; “The Fury” in 2005, and “Venus” in 2007. The first album was critically acclaimed and well received, but the band commented that their second album fully realizes and blends each member’s individual sound to create a

unique musical experience. “It’s definitely influenced by acts like David Bowie, Roxy Music and Queen,” Lublin admits, “but it has a modern twist to it; we’re not trying to recreate anything.” We Are the Fury has a loyal fan base, particularly in the Toledo region, and sold over 25,000 albums throughout their career. They also amassed thousands of fans throughout social media sites including MySpace, Facebook, and Pure Volume. The band has been praised for their upbeat, energetic shows.

We Are the Fury will continue strengthening their Toledo ties June 18, when they perform at Frankies. The show begins at 9, and features We Are the Fury as well as Tropic Bombs, Mindfish and The Strong Talk. Tickets are $8 in advance, and can be purchased at outlets including Ticketmaster, Culture Clash and Ramalama Records. Tickets will also be available for $10 the night of the show. For more information on We Are The Fury visit http:// www.purevolume.com/ wearethefury.

Rap and comedy dominate Bonnaroo this year By Jason Mack IC Staff Writer

Masternak’s “EuroUrbia” on display at the Secor.

Odysseys From Page 1 combination with my living space,” he said. The Secor Building rents workspace to artists for decent prices and they are willing to give anyone a try. Masternak’s studio is on the sixth floor of the Secor Building. He has spent many hours in

that space creating art individually and collaboratively. His art is a complex harmony of simplicity and chaos tuned to beauty on canvas. His paintings are also going to be featured at the Parkwood Art Gallery on Parkwood Avenue beginning July 8. Masternak’s works will be on display for the month of July in the Parkwood space. He is also

trying to get into the Northwest Ohio show in Bowling Green, which he was a part of in 2009. “This is what I do best, what I believe I should be doing in my life – stopping would be cheating myself. I was made to paint, to be an artist,” Masternak said. “Analytical Odysseys” will be up for the rest of June at the Secor Building

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at 425 Jefferson Street downtown. Holly Hey’s “Burning The Maples” installation will be running for the rest of the month as well every Thursday and Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. the rest of the month. Other artists will also be opening their spaces for the public. Try to make it down to the Secor Building to see some of Toledo’s best local artists.

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary with a lineup far more diverse than its origins of jam bands. Rap and comedy ruled the weekend along with a collection of festival veterans emerging as major acts. Bonnaroo started in 2002 and is held every June on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn. The four-day festival puts an emphasis on being environmentally conscious and features multiple stages. There is also a comedy tent, a cinema, a silent disco, a beer festival and many other activities. The 2011 festival was held from June 9 to 12 this year. Eminem followed in Jay-Z’s footsteps this year as the festival’s headliner. Rap was more prominent than ever this year with performances from Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Big Boi, among others. One of the puppets in Henson Alternative’s “Stuffed and

Unstrung” even joined in with a rap. The show, co-created by Patrick Bristow and Jim Henson’s son Brian, is like an HBO version of “The Muppets” crossed with “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” More than 80 puppets are controlled by six puppeteers with adult-themed sketches and songs based on sketches from the audience. Actor and comedian Donald Glover is also a published rapper but avoided his alter ego “Childish Gambino” while ruling the comedy tent. He discussed the vulgar innerworkings of children’s minds, racial slurs and his campaign to be the next Spider-Man. Lewis Black was his usual cantankerous self with an assortment of angry rants. The comedy tent also featured performances from Cheech Marin, Ralphie May, Bill Bailey, Kathleen Madigan and others. Several Bonnaroo veterans and rising indie artists earned their first performance on the festival’s main stage including Grace Potter

& the Nocturnals, The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, Arcade Fire and The Black Keys. Mumford & Sons proved they deserve a shot at the main stage after drawing an enormous crowd to the secondary stage on Saturday night. This year’s festival featured an abundance of random happenings, for example, Portugal. The man sprayed the crowd with champagne while performing an unannounced set atop a van decorated like a “Mr. T” parade float. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals held an intimate set to record footage for a video covering Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock and Roll.” Aziz Ansari held a question and answer session in the comedy tent after an advanced screening of the upcoming movie “30 Minutes or Less.” Visit www.Bonnaroo.com for more information on the festival.

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Donald Glover from the show “Community” in his stand up act in the comedy tent.

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The Israeli born point guard’s status with her national team is up in the air after a uniform technicality goes against her religious belief. Shafir was this years Most Valuable Player in the WNIT. She scored a career-high 40 points in the championship game against USC.

T-Shirt From Page B4 UT head coach Tricia Cullop said in a statement. Shafir refuses to compromise her religious beliefs by displaying her bare shoulders in public, so unless the ruling is overturned or reversed, the decision will keep her from

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competing when the championship begins in Poland on June 18. “It’s unfortunate that a uniform technicality is standing in the way of Naama competing for her country,” Cullop said. “I know she was looking forward to competing this summer in the European Championship.”

In April, Shafir scored 40 points to lead the Rockets over Southern California in the 2011 Women’s National Invitational Tournament, earning UT its first ever postseason tournament championship. Shafir has been able to wear a T-shirt under her jersey for her entire collegiate career to date.

given the Cavs their choice of Duke point guard Kyrie Irving or Arizona forward Derrick Williams with the first overall pick. While a nod to Williams is not out of the question, with under two weeks remaining before the draft, Cleveland appears to have its sights set on Irving as its new franchise point guard. Irving has shown himself to be a good athlete with tremendous quickness, but he played only a handful of games his freshman year at Duke last season as a result of a toe injury. Though his ceiling is difficult to measure just yet, Irving certainly possesses the skills to anchor a team as a starting NBA point guard. As the draft approaches there has been increased debate over what the Cavaliers should do with the fourth overall pick. In all likelihood, Cleveland will opt for one of several players at the forward or center position, the most notable of these being 19-year-old Turkish Center Enis Kanter who committed to Kentucky last year before being ruled inelegible, and San Diego State forward Kawhi Leanord who averaged a double-double (15.5 points 10.6 rebounds) for the Aztecs in 2010-11. However, some believe Cleveland should use the fourth pick, along with the $14.5 million traded player exception the Cavs received from the sign-and trade which sent James to Miami, to go after an impact player capable of accelerating the team’s return to contention. But currently the Cavaliers roster has a serious lack of depth. Veterans such as Davis, Antawn Jamison, and Anthony Parker (free agent) may increase the team’s win totals, but these aging players have no significant role in the franchises’ future. Anderson Varejao is a high-energy player and solid defensive presence in the post, and Daniel Gibson or Ramon

Sessions could be a solid backup for Irving, but Cleveland’s roster is otherwise filled with late-first and second-round draft picks, as well as a number of undrafted players who may or may not develop. The Cavaliers simply do not have enough talent to contend, even with the addition of an impact player. The only trade involving the fourth pick which truly makes sense for Cleveland is one which would allow the Cavs to acquire the second pick from Minnesota in order to draft both Irving and Williams. The Timberwolves appear to have a number of suitors for their pick and if Cleveland is unable to land the deal, the Cavaliers should welcome the talented Irving warmly, along with a center or forward with the number four pick, and be relatively pleased with the franchises’ recent shift in fortune going forward in the post-Lebron rebuilding process. As the Cavaliers make promising steps in their quest toward the first NBA title in team history, their once proud Central Division foes, the Detroit Pistons continue seeking to reestablish themselves as contenders since their record-tying six straight trips to the NBA Conference Finals from 2003-2008, which included two trips to the Finals and a Championship in 2004. The Pistons are coming off a tumultous 2010-11 season in which they finished in the bottom portion of the standings with a 30-52 record, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row. Second year head coach John Kuester repeteadly butted heads with former-star guard Richard Hamilton, and ultimately lost control of a team composed of aging veterans, players who have not lived up to expectations, and young guys still learning to compete at the professional level. Kuester was relieved of his duties at season’s end, but despite Detroit’s many efforts to unload Hamilton, the

$25 million owed to him the next two years remains on the books, along with the highly questionable five year contracts of Ben Gordon ($55 million) and Charlie Villanueva ($35 million). While Rodney Stuckey has turned into a serviceable point guard, he is not the star-caliber player General Manager Joe Dumars touted him as, leaving the development of 2010 lottery pick, forward Greg Monroe as the only real bright spot of the season. With top guards such as Connectucut’s Kemba Walker and Kentucky’s Brandon Knight likely to be taken between picks 2-7, Detroit has at least a half-dozen power forwards and centers to consider at No. 8. Monroe’s ability to play both positions affords Detroit some degree of lattitude in choosing a compatable big man based upon their own merits. One-and-done Texas forward Tristan Thompson, (13.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg), and Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas are reported to be high atop the Piston’s wishlist along with emerging Congolese center Bismack Biyombo. Thompson is considered to be the most developed of these players, and thus the smallest risk. However with new Pistons owner Tom Gores expected to give Dumars more freedom to take risks than his predecessor, it will not be a shocker to see Detroit look abroad to Valanciunas or Biyombo for a longterm answer in the post, with each having greater upside than their American counterpart. Under new ownership, and soon to be led by a new head coach, the Pistons have an opportunity for a fresh start as Hamilton, Tracy McGrady, and Ben Wallace near the end of their tenure in Detroit. Choosing wisely in this year’s draft could go along way toward ensuring that the Pistons franchise is heading in a positive direction for the first time in several years.

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The Cavaliers and Pistons hope to rebuild in this years NBA draft which begins June 23.

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Beckman ready to put controversies in the past By Joe Mehling Sports Editor

It has already been an eventful summer for Toledo head coach Tim Beckman. He had to deal with the dismissal of two players from his football team and watched one of his good friends and mentors, Jim Tressel, deal with the “Tattoo 5” saga at Ohio State University.. Some people would not be able to handle all of it on one plate, but Beckman has not lost focus on what his goals are for the 2011 Rocket team. “We have a clock that is ticking down to two-a-days in our locker room and weight room,” Beckman said. “It is getting closer and closer to that time and there are great expectations here, that’s what’s different from last year. Last year we were so young and everyone thought that it was going to be a rebuilding year. ‘Guess what guys? They think you’re going to be good now so you have to live up to expectations.’” Toledo will have to live up to those expectations without starting safety Isaiah Ballard, who was kicked off the team just days after teammate Damien McIntosh was also removed from the program. The two players were arrested for felonious assault stemming from two separate incidents. “I am sorry that this situation has happened,” Beckman said. “I still have 87 young men on my football team that our part of my family and I want all of them to succeed. We hold core values here and those core values were broken by Damien and Isaiah and that why they no longer on our football team.” To go along with the incidents that occurred involving his own football team,

Beckman was also paying close attention to the controversy surrounding the Ohio State football program. Tressel and Beckman go back, way back. Dave Beckman, the father of the Rockets head coach, played for Lee Tressel, father of the former Buckeye coach, at Baldwin Wallace. The two attended the same high school in the Cleveland area and coached together at Ohio State in 2005-2006 when Beckman was the corners back coach. “I have the utmost respect for Jim Tressel,” Beckman said. “I know that he knows he did something wrong and he understood that. He was willing to step forward and say that he had made a mistake. I am sorry that he is no longer at Ohio State and he still means a lot to me. I have learned a lot of great things from Page Jim Tressel. “We have seen a few sore spots on what has been happening in college football but there are so many other good college football stories that are getting over shadowed by a few of the bad cases” There was some positive news for the Rocket football team this summer, junior wide receiver Eric Page was named to the pre-season AllAmerican second team as a kick returner by Phil Steele Publications. Page was the only player from the MidAmerican Conference to named to the team. “I am very proud of Eric but it’s the post-season awards that count and he understands that” Beckman said. The Rockets season kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 1 with a battle against New Hampshire at the Glass Bowl.

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Over a year has passed since ‘The Decision’ which rattled the sports world and stripped the city of Cleveland of its local hero and all-world small forward, LeBron James. While the selfproclaimed ‘King’ is now assured title contention for years, along with all-star buddies Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh on a starstudded Miami Heat squad, the Cavaliers and their fans anxiously await a draft they hope carries major implications for bringing Cleveland the title w h i c h James could not. On the Nate court, the Pentecost C a v a l i e r s 2010-11 campaign was a dismal one as Cleveland posted a 19record, On the 63 the franchiscourt, the es’ worst C a v a l i e r s finish since 2010-11 cam- the last time paign was a it was withJames in dismal one out 2002-03 as Cleveland (17-65). posted a 19Off the court, how63 record. ever, the trade deadline deal which sent Mo Williams to the Clippers for Baron Davis and Los Angeles’ firstround draft pick proved remarkably fruitful, as the pick acquired became the first overall at the NBA draft lottery last month, despite having only a 2.8 percent chance of being the top spot. With the second-worst record in the NBA last season, the Cavaliers have their own lottery pick as well, and though it dropped to fourth, Cleveland still holds two picks in the top four of this year’s draft which has not happened since the Houston Rockets did so in 1983. Lottery luck has presumably

The Rockets will open the 2011 season against New Hampshire on Sept. 1 at the Glass Bowl.

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FIBA rule is forcing Shafir to sit at Euro’s

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Naama Shafir has said she will not play if FIBA does not overturn thier ruling on her T-Shirt. By Nate Pentecost Assistant Sports Editor

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ReDIRKulous The Dallas Mavericks won the 2011 NBA finals 4-2 over the Miami Heat last night.

It is hard to imagine a plain white T-shirt preventing a player from competing in a basketball game, but University of Toledo’s point guard Naama Shafir faces that very situation. Israeli-born Shafir is an

Orthodox Jew who wears a T-shirt to cover her shoulders, in keeping with Jewish modesty rules. Despite pleas from the Israeli National Team, Munich-based FIBA Europe, the continents basketball governing body, determined last Friday that it will not make an exception to its uniform

policy which would allow Shafir to wear an undershirt in the upcoming women’s championship. “Since the violation of the rule is based on religious beliefs, I do hope an exception can be made in Naama’s case,” — T-Shirt, Page B3