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University of Toledo honors first-ever international donor’s from China in ceremony held Monday

By Jessica Harker Editor-in-Chief

On Monday, Oct. 3 a group of 25 alumni from China visited the University of Toledo and were honored for the donation of $37,000 to create a scholarship endowment.

The ceremony began at 10 a.m. in the Student Union and was UT’s first-ever donation from an international donor.

“They kept wanting to give more,” Sammy Spann said, the Center for International Studies and Programs assistant provost. “$25,000 was the original amount needed to set up the scholarship endowment, and we have already surpassed that.”

Spann said that the donation comes after a trip he and other University of Toledo representatives made last year to Shanghai, China to meet with alumni there. Chinese alumni of the university traveled far across the country, according to Spann, and were met with videos and stories about how UT has changed throughout the years.

“We suggested them to start a

scholarship since there are not many scholarships available to our international students,” said Xinren Yu, International Programs Coordinator at UT. “So they decided to use this money to start a scholarship for Chinese students at UT.” Spann explained that the alumni from China came from prestigious positions, including CEOs of two different companies and another alumni who works for John Deere.

“We hope that this initiative could be a good start to encourage more international donors to donate. We overcome a lot of difficulties throughout this process.

Now we have a better idea on how these initiatives could work, and are very optimistic on having more international alums contributing. There are so many successful alums around the world that are doing very well,” Yu said.

Spann said that UT has bragging rights when it comes to international programs because we are ranked third in the state for international

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University of Toledo Alumni visited campus Monday, Oct. 3 to be honored for their contributions to the new scholarship fund. The fund was set up to benefit students from China who wish to study at UT.

FOOTBALL

SPEAKER

UT loses heartbreaking game to BYU Andrew Young

gives lecture at UT

By Jackson Rogers Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo football team lost to Brigham Young University in a 55-53 shootout in Provo, Utah on Friday night.

The loss resulted in the Rockets’ record falling to 3-1.

“This was certainly a hard-fought loss for our football team,” head coach Jason Candle said. “BYU made one more play than we did tonight, and they deserved to win the football game.”

The Rockets outgained the Cougars 692586 in total offensive yards. UT also led in first downs with 33, compared to BYU’s 26.

Fourth-year quarterback Logan Woodside shined through the loss as he threw for 505 yards and 2 touchdowns. Out of Woodside’s 38 passes, 30 of them were catches.

“I just thought that we had a bunch of good play calls,” Woodside said, “and just try to read what the defense was doing, and took what they gave me, and I think I did that for the most part.”

Second-year wide receiver Jon’Vea Johnson set personal bests in receptions and touchdowns, with nine and three respectively. Of those nine receptions, Johnson caught a total of 182 yards. Fourth-year running back Kareem Hunt ran 146 yards and one touchdown.

It did not take long for the scoring to start. BYU scored on their first play from a scrimmage off of a 75-yard pass thrown by fourth year quarterback Taysom Hill to third-year wide receiver Jonah Trinnaman to make the score 7-0.

UT answered next with a 75-yard drive capped off by an eight yard run by third-year running back Terry Swanson to tie the game at seven with 12:23 left in the first quarter.

BYU struck back on a 72-yard drive, ending with a one-yard touchdown run from Jamaal Williams with 4:24 left in the first quarter to take the lead at 14-7.

On UT’s next possession, Woodside’s pass was deflected, intercepted and returned to the 13-yard line. BYU capitalized with a two yard touchdown run from Williams, making the score 21-7 with 47 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Rockets cut the lead to 21-14 on 74-yard touchdown pass from Woodside to Johnson, with 31 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Rocket defense showed up in the second quarter, forcing the BYU offense into back-to-back three and outs. Toledo tied the game back up at 21 points with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Woodside to fourth-year wide receiver Corey Jones with 7:45 left in the first half.

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Fourth-year running back Kareem Hunt evades a player from University of Maine during their 45-3 victory over the Bears.

Toledo scored on their first drive of the second half, marching down the field 83 yards and scoring off of another touchdown pass from Woodside to Johnson, giving the Rockets a 28-21 lead.

BYU scored right back with a 45-yard touchdown run from Williams, tying the game at 28 points, with 10:18 left in the third quarter.

UT gained a 28-yard field goal from second-year kicker Jameson Vest, making the score 31-28 at 8:17 in the third quarter.

BYU roared on a 62-yard run from Williams to take the lead at 35-31 with 5:01 left in the third quarter.

Woodside hit Johnson for their third touchdown of the night, a 15- yard pass with less than a minute in the quarter, resulting in a 38-35 Rocket lead.

Both teams exchanged scores to start the fourth quarter, a 17-yard touchdown run by second-year Squally Canada for BYU and a 78-yard touchdown pass from Woodside to second-year wide receiver Cody Thomp-

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son, resulting in the score of 45-42.

Williams scored his fifth touchdown of the game, a 14-yard touchdown run with 3:00 left in the game, making the score 52-45.

Toledo responded with a seven-yard score with 1:11 left. Candle opted to go for two. Woodside fumbled the snap but was unable to find Roberts in the end zone to give UT a 53-52 lead.

BYU used up the clock on its final possession, moving 71 yards in eight plays before Almond finished it off with the game-winning field goal.

“As a team, I think that we fought really hard for 60 minutes,” third-year linebacker Ja’Wuan Woodley said. “We just tried to do what we do and make a play, a stop, in any ways possible. I’m proud of everybody in that locker room that fought hard for 60 minutes.”

The Rockets will open up Mid-American Conference play next Saturday at Eastern Michigan at 3:00 p.m.

A crowd of over 500 people braved the rainy weather Thursday night to hear Ambassador Andrew Young speak in Savage Arena for the tenth anniversary of the Edward Shapiro Lecture Series, presented by the College of Arts and Letters. Young is a Civil Rights icon, former UN Ambassador and former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.

Young was introduced at the event by Jon D. Richardson, attorney-at-law and chair of the Edward Shapiro Lecture Series committee.

“Edward Shapiro left two criteria that had to be met.

The speaker had to be someone of public note, and he or she had to have something important to say. Well, we certainly covered that territory tonight,” Richardson said. “Ed would be extremely proud.”

Among the attendees was second-year English major Alyssa Schad, who decided to attend because she wanted to be educated on different issues going on in the world.

“I thought Andrew Young would provide an interesting perspective on current problems because of his experience as a UN Ambassador and Civil Rights icon, and I was right,” Schad said.

Young first spoke about his childhood, saying that by the age of four, he knew he would never be able to win an argument if he got angry.

He said he had the perfect upbringing for being in a position to better the lives of individuals today.

“My father explained to me that white supremacy was sickness, and you don’t get angry with sick people. If you give into the sickness, get

INSIDE

“Football is a dangerous game yet...as long as the industry continues to gross billions of dollars yearly, nothing is going to change it.”

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EDITORIAL

Why football wont change anytime

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angry and frustrated, you can catch it. It is contagious. So it’s very important not to get emotional.”

After speaking briefly about his upbringing, Young went on to discuss current issues in society and what they stem from. Contrary to what those in attendance expected him to speak about, Young said the issues in this country are not racial; they are economic.

“I expected Young to focus on race issues, but he spoke mostly about economic issues and how they affect racial issues, which I understand because obsession with money causes a lot of problems in the world,” Schad said.

Young said that someone in a system of capitalism who does not actually have access to capital is a slave. According to Young, that’s the problem with our community.

To further explain his point, Young brought up the 2015 South Carolina shooting, in which a white man took the lives of nine black churchgoers.

“We call that a race problem, and we think that taking down the confederate flag will make it better. Come on, what’s with that?” Young said.

“There was no race involved in Connecticut where they shot up the school. There was no race involved in Virginia Tech… Those were all white people. We are trying to make a race problem out of a mental health problem.”

Young suggested that the problem is not the confederate flag; the problem is not even guns, but rather that the issues lie in not having proper mental health care, which is often due to economic issues.

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“I had almost forgotten about the mystical life of the Halliwell sisters...I never realized how blatantly feminist it was.”

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JESSICA HARKER Why Charmed made me a feminist

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EDITORIAL

Why football won’t change anytime soon

In the news recently was the tragic death of a high school football player from Euclid, Ohio, Andre Jackson, who was injured during a game. While there are a multitude of factors that went into his tragic and untimely death, it seemed to add fuel to an already burning fire that outraged the community at the lack of safety for football players at any level.

This is not a new fight; various groups have been arguing against the lack of safety regulations for football players for years. It’s a battle that has worked its way through junior high, high school, college and professional leagues, and there have been small changes throughout this time. However, the majority of these complaints being made have not been addressed, and they won’t be any time soon.

The sad truth is that these deaths will continue to occur, and safety regulations will remain fairly standard in upcoming years.

We as a society, especially here in the United States, thrive off of competition and violence. We are a culture so focused on sports and athleticism that, according to an article by SB Nation, the NFL made a whopping $7.24 billion in revenue in 2015. This means that the NFL made enough money in one year to fund 10 Pluto missions.

The argument against these concerns for players’ safety is that they are being paid and are aware of the risks.

Football is a dangerous game, but if you’re making all of that money to play, then why does it matter?

But what’s the price tag on a human life? Apparently, it’s $7 billion.

We feel differently about this phenomenon when a high school student is affected rather than a professional player. It seems more tragic because we not only lose a football player, but we lose a child with the potential of a bright future, snuffed out before it can occur, all due to a game.

We as a society, especially here in the United States, thrive off of competition and violence. We are a culture so focused on sports and athleticism that, according to an article by SB Nation, the NFL made a whopping $7.24 billion in revenue in 2015.

An article by Fox 8 Cleveland said that Jackson, who was only 17, was treated multiple times over three days in a hospital and was even released. However, he was readmitted Sunday evening, after being brought in by EMS, and died later that night.

His death, like many others, was said to be caused by his injuries inflicted during a game. While most problems seen with football players involve head or neck injuries, mostly concussions, Jackson suffered from peritonitis and a laceration of the small bowel, which was caused by blunt impact to the abdomen during the game, according to Fox 8 Cleveland.

Can you put a price tag on his life?

One of the main people fighting against the lack of safety in football is Bennet Omalu, a neuropathologist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who examined the body of 50-year-old former Pittsburgh Steelers center, Mike Webster, according to the Wall Street Journal. The article states that Omalu found that there was significant evidence to say that Webster’s actions near the end of his life, his “steep mental decline, becoming violent, depressed and forgetful, and being pushed to increasingly desperate lengths to battle chronic pain” could be attributed to his time in the NFL. Omalu published a paper about his findings, and, according to the same article, was then demanded to retract the paper by the chairman of the NFL, Elliot Pellman’s handpicked Mild Traumatic Brain Injury committee, which claimed Omalu misinterpreted his own findings. The article commented that, while researching the identities of those on the committee, there was not one neuropathologist. Despite his extensive research and findings concerning the matter, they were sure that Omalu was wrong, so much so that they asked for a retraction.

This is proof that the NFL is continuously trying to fight against this idea that football is dangerous. According to their website, they have been making changes to the rules of the game for years, with a focus “to make the contests fairer, safer and more entertaining.” But is it possible to be both safe and entertaining?

This is proof that the NFL is continuously trying to fight against this idea that football is dangerous. According to their website, they have been making changes to the rules of the game for years, with a focus “to make the contests fairer, safer and more entertaining.” But is it possible to be both safe and entertaining?

It’s basic psychology that the three things that will attract a human being the fastest are sex, food and violence. So how does the NFL continue to make as much money as they do, and control an entire day of the week, if they are so focused on safety?

While some rules have been changed for the betterment of the players, such as making it illegal to grab someone’s face mask, it is still a slow process to get a rule change. According to the NFL website, most changes proposed are never adopted. The reality is that, while it appears that progress is being made, there is still a huge pushback from the NFL and other industries who make millions, and even billions, of dollars off of this game.

Football is a dangerous game and we all know it, yet as long as we as a society are obsessed with athleticism, and as long as the industry continues to gross billions of dollars yearly, nothing is going to change it.

OPINION

Choosing between unity and prejudice The predominant image of civil rights movements today is one of chaos and destruction, one of deepseated animosity between the different races. But by intent, these movements are to inspire hope in us that together, we can build a better society and justice for everyone.

At least that’s what I think about the effect of the 1950s and 60s civil rights movements.

Our society today, after 52 years under the Civil Rights Act, is not anywhere near just, but is definitely better than what I heard about the 1960s. I heard that evil was real and had a human form, and indignation was justified. Yet, it’s beautiful to think that in spite of that, white and blacks could somehow come together to agree on addressing their common problems.

I don’t know what to say about the Black Lives Matter, White Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter movements of my generation. The truth is, each of these groups probably has a noble cause to fight. After all, what could be possibly wrong with people organizing against society’s systemic dehumanization and virulent discrimination against people of their kind? Or what is wrong with people speaking out against reverse discrimination, well, they call it “white genocide?” My confusion comes from the approach that these groups use in bringing up their concerns.

For the Black Lives Matter movement, the problem is the white man and his institutions.

For the White Lives Matter

movement, the problem is not just a forcing of 24/7 racialmixing of blacks and whites on their societies, but also the mass infiltration of third-world immigrants who are taking

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over their jobs and opportunities and government using their tax dollars to subsidize the lives of poor non-working class people. Well, let’s not forget the Blue Lives Matter movement that protests the shooting deaths of on-duty police officers in this period of tensed police-public relations.

The truth is that these are hard times to turn on the TV or the radio or read the newspaper.

And I don’t accuse you for being disillusioned.

All this leads me to wonder what went wrong with the foundation of unity that the civil rights movements laid.

Societies are not any more unified than they were before the 1960’s struggles. We seem to celebrate racial prejudice more than we adore the things that unite us. There’s no virtue in being born black or white, or being born into one country or the other or into this or that neighborhood, for none of us had a choice over any of that.

When we think of our problems as racial, we become emotional and irrational, and that doesn’t help us to come together as black or white, poor or

rich, immigrant or native to confront and find solutions to the economic and social justice problems that confront our societies.

I had the privilege of listening to Ambassador Andrew Young on Friday. Young was an important figure in the 1960s Civil Rights movement, a U.S. Ambassador to the UN and mayor of Atlanta. It couldn’t get better for a young person needing experienced advice on what to think and do in these times. I wanted Young to give a verdict on which of these groups has a better agenda, and I think that was the desire of most of the attendants at the lecture, but he disappointed us.

And I love that disappointment. Instead of whipping up emotions and arming us to go find our foes and speak destruction to them, Young encouraged us to look within ourselves to identify our humanity, to find the things that unite us and to understand that the problems of our societies today are more economic than racial. By the nature of the question and answer section, I don’t think everybody liked that position, but I loved it.

It became clear that the search for justice starts with individuals making a commitment to improve their economic positions. The point is that poverty, crime, quality of health, nature of neighborhood roads and public infrastructure—all these problems do not respect which racial groups we belong to or our immigration status. It is important for the youth to be committed to our education and to making sound, morally apt life choices that will help us become more productive even in a society where injustice dwells. That is the part that we often ignore.

Young reminded the

audience that the price of freedom and economic empowerment is one that we pay together. We do it “not only as black citizens but as black and white citizens.”

So rather than fighting ourselves and destroying our social relationships, we should come together in finding common solutions to our problems.

We can do this by showing up to vote in the elections this November because even in a democracy, we volunteer ourselves into slavery when we fail to exercise this right. Being a part of a civil rights movement also doesn’t necessarily mean joining the protests on the street although I have nothing against protests. It also includes explaining to the people in your neighborhood, household or social group the importance of the issues presented on the ballot papers.

By the way, let’s be patient with our police too.

We should be part of those trying to find ways to make our servicemen protect our freedoms and rights better.

After all, we don’t hate the doctors although there are more physician-related deaths than there are police killings of civilians. I’m not saying that these killings are justified.

Let’s just be grateful for the privilege of living in America, for I can’t think of better country to live in this world than here in America.

We have our problems, but, working together, we can make our societies more just and favorable for everyone.

God bless America and the search for a more just society.

Unity over prejudice!

Philemon Abayateye is a Ph.D student in the Department of Geography and Planning and the IC’s Opinion Editor.

OPINION

Why I think Charmed made me feminist My dad always jokes that I was born a liberal; he thinks it must have been some kind of mix up since he’s pretty much the poster boy for the Republican party. For a while I thought I must have taken after my mom, but that was mostly me insinuating my own views on someone who never spoke about theirs. My wakeup call to that actually came at the latest primary election when my sister informed me that my mom had voted for Trump, after my mother made my sister swear she wouldn’t tell me.

So this has made me start to wonder where I could have gotten these ideals from and made me ask the question, “Why am I a feminist?”

I don’t think I’ve ever really made a case for either side of the nature versus nurture argument, but if I had

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never been exposed to something like this and it doesn’t come from my genes, how could I ever be so strong in my convictions at such a young age?

Well, where else could I look to but television?

Confession time: I used to have a very real obsession with the old T.V. show, Charmed.

My best friend used to own every season on DVD, and I used to spend entire weeks in the summer bingewatching.

If you’re not familiar with Charmed, it’s a show about three sister witches who go through

all sorts of battles and crises, fighting demons, finding love and working together as a family. It’s pretty awesome.

I had almost forgotten about the mystical life of the Halliwell sisters until I started watching old reruns on TNT every morning. One thing that struck me was that when I was younger and watching the show, I never realized how blatantly feminist it was.

Granted, it’s a T.V. show, and an older one at that since it started its first season in 1998 and ended in 2006. But the whole basis of the show is a magical, matriarchal line of these very independent women.

Most of these women had children (all daughters), but none stayed married for long.

The show does explore a number of different romances throughout its eight seasons, but the real love it showcases

is that between sisters, mothers, daughters and friends.

Now that I’m older

a feminist or whether liking Charmed made me a feminist. What I do know, however,

Why am I a feminist? I don’t think I’ve ever really made a case for either side of the nature versus nurture argument, but if I had never been exposed to something like this and it doesn’t come from my genes, how could I ever be so strong in my convictions at such a young age? and seeing this in a new light, the women of the Halliwells’ ancient family tree bear striking parallels to the women of Herland, a novel from author Charlotte Perkins Gilman. A race of ultra-strong superior beings whose focus in life is their children's growth and development, only with a little more magic and a few more men.

Overall, I can’t ever answer the question of whether I liked Charmed because I am

is that being exposed to something so centered on the love between women had a real influence on me and how I live my life today. I hope everyone gets the chance to watch this show at some point, so that they also have the opportunity to be exposed to something as mystically feminist as their magical world.

Jessica Harker is a third-year communications student and the IC’s Editor-in-Chief.

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Friends don’t let friends drive drunk

By Anna Glore Staff Reporter

In 2014, 9,967 people died in the United States due to motor vehicle crashes as a result of drunk driving.

We all know that drunk driving is a terrible thing, but what if you were given the chance to walk through a drunk driving accident and all of its repercussions?

On Wednesday, Oct 5, Pi Beta Phi, in partnership with Phi Beta Sigma, will be sponsoring their annual Mock Car Crash event 7 - 9 p.m. in the auditorium of the Student Union.

The women of Pi Beta Phi described the event as somewhat of a simulation of being at a party, blacking out and then waking up with no clue what went on and dealing with the consequences from there.

“It will start with a ‘mock-tail’ hour, so we’ll have drinks, non-alcoholic, everyone will be mingling and such.

And then we’re going to be having something called a blackout and all the lights will go off,” said Cassidy Nugent, an executive board member of Pi Beta Phi. “That’s kind of going to represent you blacking out at a party.

And then, when the ents of a college student lights come on, there’s who was killed by as a going to be a trial, you result of drunk driving know where someone is coming to speak. being charged for their “At the end we’re actions and you have no also going to have clue what happened.” the Hoeflinger family Lauren Valigosky, Pi speak. Brian was actuBeta Phi’s Vice President ally a member of the of Administration, said Ottawa Hills commuthat they will be having nity, he was in a drunk University of Toledo driving accident and law students acting as died,” Valigosky said. lawyers in the trial. They According to also hired a real judge to Griesinger, Pi Beta serve as the judge in the Phi has been hostANDREA HARRIS / IC mock trial, to make it ing this event for two Pi Beta Phi and Pi Beta Sigma reenact a mock car crash more realistic. years, and she said to raise awareness for the repercussions of drunk For the Pi Phi that they are hoping “This is something that we don’t want women, this event to have an even better anyone to have to go through so we holds a much more personal meanturnout than last year. began this event to raise awareness of ing than teaching others about the “I really encourage students to the dangers of alcohol and in hopes of repercussions of driving drunk. attend because so often college helping to prevent something like that “Pi Beta Phi started this event to students think nothing bad will from happening again.” remember one of our members who happen to them or that their deciThe group emphasized how they passed away about 20 years ago from sions will not impact others and hope to express to everyone how a drunk driving accident. Kathryn that simply isn’t true,” Griesinger terrible the consequences can be, and Hoban was hit and killed by a drunk said. “What may seem like an inanother way in which they will do so driver just off campus,” said Logan nocent night out with friends could through this event is by having the par- turn deadly in the blink of an eye.

Griesinger, president of Pi Beta Phi.

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The Imaginary Invalid

By Emily Schnipke Managing Editor

What do you get when you have a wealthy hypochondriac, his lovesick daughter, a meddling servant and a golddigging second wife in one performance?

An interesting performance, that’s for sure.

The University of Toledo Department of Theatre and Film will present Moliére’s final play, “The Imaginary Invalid,” Oct. 14 - 16 and Oct. 21 - 23. Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. All performances will be held in the Center Theatre of the UT Center for Performing Arts.

“The play is a satire of the medical profession, as it existed in the playwright’s time,” said Holly Monsos, director of the play. “Argan, a wealthy man, imagines himself to be very ill… In order to keep his doctor near and his medical bills small, Argan devises a plan to marry his daughter Angelique off to his doctor’s nephew. The fact that Angelique is in love with someone else leads Argan’s servant, Toinette, to devise a scheme to separate Argan from his doctor and to ruin his crazy plan.”

Moliére wrote the play in 1673 and played the leading role of the “invalid” himself. He collapsed on stage during the fourth performance and was carried home, where he died just four days later. In the script, his character chides the writer of the play, Moliére himself, and wishes that in Moliére’s final hours, no skilled doctors would attend him and he would die as a result. According to legend, he is thought

BOXING

IBF champion receives the key to the city

By Amber Thomas Community Co-Editor

DJ Khaled isn’t the only one who has keys, especially the major ones. This past weekend, Toledo native and professional boxer Robert Easter Jr. was granted the key to the city of Toledo after winning the IBF Lightweight boxing championship of the world.

Almost a month prior to the parade held in his honor this past weekend, Easter, also known as ‘EBUNNY,’ fought against Richard Commey on Sept. 9 for the championship belt. Both fighters entered undefeated and Easter won by a split decision with the scores of 113-114, 115-112, 114-113.

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Angélique (Tessa Lee) and her love interest, Cléante (Michael Miller) share a stolen moment under the disapproving watch of her father, Argan (Carter Makiewicz).

to have done just that. This is why the play became known as “Moliére’s final play.”

Monsos was originally the costume designer for the play, but because there was not another faculty member ready for the position, she switched jobs and became the director.

“Although my main focus area is costumes, I have always been involved in many different areas of theatre and have acted and directed previously at both UT and Glacity,” Monsos said

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We all could use a reminder of this harsh reality because life is just too precious to not truly understand that.”

Although this is meant to be a serious event, those who planned it said that they also hope that all who attend have some fun as well.

“It’s a very cool way to look at a serious situation. The event really makes a scary situation fun, and it puts everything in perspective for students, you know if they’re really going to go through with driving drunk,” Nugent said.

All UT students are encouraged to come to the event, and Pi Beta Phi hopes that they can get their powerful message through to everyone in attendance.

“I personally feel this is an important event because alcohol is so present in the lives of college students. From the time freshmen arrive on campus until their senior year, alcohol is most times present or available,” said Griesinger. “It is my hopes that student come to the Mock Car Crash and learn the dangers they are exposed to when they consume irresponsibly.”

“I hope that we can continue to use this energy to keep Toledo on track and to stay positive in the future.”

TRAVIS GRANT DJ Big Trav

Hundreds of locals gathered together Sunday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. for this celebration of victory in downtown Toledo.

The parade stepped off on Summit Street and Jefferson Avenue, proceeded north to head to Jackson Boulevard and ended at the front steps of One Government Center. At the building, Easter’s mother and father shared their remarks, and Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson presented Robert Easter Jr. with the key to the city.

Supporters of this event were overcome with emotions and had nothing but positive commentary about Easter. Travis Grant, DJ Big Trav of Toledo, said this moment was remarkable.

“This makes me feel great,” said Grant.

“I’ve been telling people all day that I’ve never seen anything like this in Toledo before, and I’m really emotional about it because it makes me feel good, especially being a part of it. I hope that we can continue to use this energy to keep Toledo on track and to stay positive in the future.”

This event tributes a time of prosperity and celebration, as well as unity, moving forward toward the future. Anthony Arevedo, owner or Four Aces DJ explains that he believes this as a time to highlight the good that Toledo has to offer.

“It gives us pride; it gives us something other than the bad news we’ve been hearing every day,” said Arevedo.

Arevedo also says this is a great experience for adolescents. He is a part of the International Boxing Club, whose motto is “You don’t have to be a champion in the ring to be a champion in life.”

Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson explained during her remarks that Easter is a positive influence on the youth of the city.

“It’s been a very positive influence for the city. It’s an opportunity for young people to see, and he’s a role model about determination, dreaming and working forward to take care of what his dream is, so it is a very positive day for us here,” Hicks-Hudson said.

Children had the opportunity to cheer in the champ’s float with him and sing along to tunes.

Hailey Lightner, a 5th grader at Rosary Cathedral, said she looks up to Easter, and that she wants to be a professional boxer because of him.

She is following her dreams, and she encourages others to do the same and wants people to follow this motto: “Keep following your dreams and once you get your dream just keep on going, don’t stop.”

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VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball goes undefeated for the weekend Justice Sunderland Co-Associate Sports Editor

The University of Toledo volleyball team took on Ball State on Thursday and Akron on Sunday, winning both games by a score of 3-1. UT is now 3-1 in Mid-American Conference play and 10-6 overall, continuing the Rocket’s three-game winning streak.

Junior Saige Thomas led the offense on Thursday, recording 16 kills, and junior Rachel Vidourek added 10 kills and six blocks.

Sophomore Grace Tuifua also added 10 kills, helping to lead the team to victory. Secondyear libero Maurissa Leonard anchored the defense with a team-high 19 digs.

“We did the things we had to,” said head coach Greg Smith. “We served tough and played them good, defensively.”

The Cardinals took an early 5-3 lead aided by three UT errors, but the Rockets answered with a 5-0 to take a two-point lead.

The teams struggled back and forth, until Ball State took an 18-14 lead that included kills by Emily Holland and Ellie Dunn. They took five of the next six to win the set 25-17.

The Cardinals started the next set with six straight points, forcing UT into an early timeout. The Rockets closed the gap and the game went back and forth, with both teams executing their offense well.

Toledo was down one point late, until an error by Ball State tied the game at 23.

They ceased the opportunity as a Tuifua kill gave them the win 25-23. They split the first two sets.

“Just coming back and making subtle changes to our play, and just playing together as a team,” Smith said when asked about what was different in the third and fourth sets. The third set was another close one.

Neither team could grow the lead bigger than two points from early on in the game.

Ball State scored four straight points to force Toledo into a timeout halfway

through. The Rockets then scored four straight of their own to take a 22-21 lead.

UT scored the last three points to win the set 25-22, including two errors by Holland. The fourth set was close like the other three, with neither team building a lead of more than three.

UT broke away with a 7-0 SUDHEER KUPPILLI / IC UT’s volleyball team celebrates a point during the MAC opener against Eastern run to take a 13-5 forcing Ball Michigan University. They went on to lose the match in five, dropping the decision State into a timeout. The run Third-year Saige Thomas led the offense with a total of 14 kills. Since facing was capped by kills from Tuifua 3-2. the Eagles, the Rockets have gone on to win three straight. The team will continue and senior Mary O’Connor. on the road this week. They return to Savage Arena Oct. 14 to face off against Ohio The Cardinals did make University. a run to try and extend the game. They scored seven of best .529 attack percentage, nine kills and points to win the set, including kills by the next eight points to cut the lead to 20zero errors. UT took a 4-1 lead thanks to an O’Connor and Thomas.

16. However, second-year Carly Townsend ace by Leonard and a kill by Birnbrich. The The Rockets commanded the lead in what helped seal the deal as the Rockets took three lead grew as big six early on. The Zips battled would be the final set even though it never of the last four points to win the match. to cut the lead to as low as three. grew bigger than four points. The Zips put Townsend assisted on all three points.

Toledo won four straight points to put together a 4-0 run to tie the game at 11. It them ahead 24-16. Akron tried to come was a battle after that as Akron scrapped “Just coming back and back, but UT got the final point and won to keep the game alive. UT took a late lead the set 25-20. “We came out really tight in 20-18 before taking three of the next four to making subtle changes to the first set and were really fortunate to put them ahead by four. Two errors by the our play, and just playing win,” Smith said.

Rockets and Akron was only down by one The teams battled early in the second set 24-23. But it was Townsend with another together as a team.” with neither team pulling ahead.

Akron clutch pass to Thomas who buried the kill GREG SMITH took six straight points to take control. The to complete the win for Toledo 25-23.

Women’s volleyball head coach Zips built on that lead with some effective “I think they realized they’ll be okay offensive sets. They executed fours kills to when we go on the road,” said Smith.

“Everything started clicking for us,” said put them ahead 17-9. UT would get as close UT returns to the road this weekend when Smith. “I don’t know if there was one key as six but could not find a way to stop the they will take on Western Michigan on Friday, other than we started playing our brand of Akron offense and dropped the set 25-15.

Sept. 8 and Northern Illinois Saturday, Sept. 9. volleyball.” UT returned to action Sunday “We played such a better third and against Akron with a defense that was rock fourth set and I think the numbers show “I think they realized they’ll solid, recording 11 blocks while only givthat,” said Smith. The teams traded the ing five to the Zips. be okay when we go on the lead the entire third set. UT was down Thomas spearheaded the offense once one when they scored six straight points road.” again with 16 kills and a .389 attack percent- to take a 20-15 lead. Akron didn’t give in, GREG SMITH age. First-year Zoe Birnbrich added 11 kills however, and they cut lead to as low as two Women’s volleyball head coach and six blocks. O’Connor posted a careerbefore Toledo took three of the last four

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GOLF

Football recruitment shines

Women’s golf showcases young team at opening tournaments

Keith Boggs Staff Reporter

By almost any standard, the Toledo Rockets football team has been highly successful in the past five years. They’ve won more games than almost any non-power five team and have battled for a conference title year after year.

And some of that success is starting to pay off in different ways.

Recruiting is the base of a college football roster, and so far the Rockets have a solid set of recruits. Just recently, however, Toledo was able to reel in a big fish, with former Kentucky commit and Toledo native Michael Warren verbally committing to his hometown Rockets team.

Warren, who’s a senior running back at Toledo Central Catholic, is seen by many publications as a four-star recruit. He’s also a top 20 running back in the country and has had offers and visits from a number of schools. Warren is just an addition to an alreadysolid class that projects to be second in the conference.

“I think we’re doing well in recruiting,” said Ricky Ciccone, director of high school relations. “We have a strong class, and we’re happy where we’re at. At the same time, we’ve got to recruit, recruit, recruit. We can’t stop where we’re at.”

One advantage that comes with recruiting people such as Warren is that they’re from the area. This is something the program certainly stresses.

“It’s at the forefront of what we do. It starts here in Toledo and the primary area,” Ciccone said. “If they’re the best players and they’re from this area, we want them to be Rockets.”

It’s not just a benefit for Toledo though; a lot of the players understandably gravitate toward local teams.

“There’s an advantage of

being able to play in front of your hometown. This is a city that wraps its arms around its players and sports teams, and Toledo is certainly a big part of that. To be a local guy and play in front of your home fans is a big deal,” said Toledo football head coach Jason Candle.

“We want guys who want a great degree. It’s not just about football, but developing our guys.”

JASON CANDLE Football head coach

Even with their success in this area, Toledo still travels to other schools and performs well. Candle said that being a MAC school won’t be a disadvantage in recruiting.

This shows, considering that

Toledo has recruited a number of players from places as far as Florida, and have a number of players from out of state in this upcoming class already.

While the Rockets are looking for the best talent out there, some things go beyond the football field.

“We put a lot into the evaluation process, and it’s not just from a football standpoint,” Ciccone said.

“We want guys who want a great degree. It’s not just about football, but developing our guys.”

Candle explained that the university is not only concerned about good football players, but also with good students overall.

“We look for goodcharacter guys who have a passion for football,” said Candle. “They also have to be willing to do what Toledo requires in the classroom.

If you’re a no-nonsense guy who loves football, you’ll probably fit in well with us.”

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University of Toledo head football coach Jason Candle aims to maintain the program’s winning mentality, while increasing focus on the player’s academics.

Sam Williams

Co-Associate sports editor

If you look at any professional sports team, one of the most important figures before, during and after competition is the veteran player. Someone on the team who has been there before and knows what to do and how to do it. Someone who is able to impart that knowledge on younger players to better help them grow into their role on the team.

As important as these players, with decadespanning careers, are for your favorite pro team, the veteran player is seemingly an endangered species for collegiate teams. When your star athlete is done with their classes, they are done with their team, and you’re forced to rebuild around what you can gather.

This problem is nonexistent for professional sports, as an MVP quarterback is typically lost to an injury, not grad school. So what does a team do when all of the reliable players are suddenly not able to be relied on? You don’t have to go far to find out. The women’s golf team is dealing with this problem now, and they’re taking it in stride.

“I just think it’s been a learning curve” said women’s golf head coach Nicole Hollingsworth. “You lose three of the best players in school history to graduation, try and replace them with basically four new players, and we have eight players on the team, so half of our team is new.”

The young team has no easy task in replacing the three seniors who graduated last summer.

Sathika Ruenreong, Morgan Salm and COURTESY OF UT ATHLETICS Manisa Isavas car- Pimchanok Kawi watches her putt ried the Rockets to during the Golfweek Conference challenge; she tied a school record a record-breaking with a score of -5, 67. season just last year, setting the Out of 16 teams, the Rockschool record with five tourna- ets placed second at the tourment titles and nearly beating nament. Sophomores Pinyada 18-time MAC champions, Kuvanun (72-73-73/218) and Kent State.

Pimchanok Kawil (74-72Now all three players are 73/219) led the Rockets with non-factors in the team’s suctop 10 finishes for UT by placcess. The entire dynamic of the ing sixth and tied for seventh, team has changed; three star respectively. Junior Napaphan seniors out, four inexperienced Phongpaiboon also finished freshman in. Trading experiimpressively with a careerence for potential, the team best score of 71 to tie for 19th traveled to Yorktown, Indiana place at 10-over par total 226 for the first tournament of the (82-73-71). year earlier this fall.

The team made their Despite this lack of experi- next trip all the way out to ence, the team didn’t seem to Red Sky Golf Club in Vail, miss a beat. “I was extremely Colorado. “With Vail, you’re proud of how we played.” competing against some of says Hollingsworth. “We had the best teams in the couna chance of winning, and try, and it’s the hardest golf anytime you’re in contention course we see,” commented to win college golf, sure, I Hollingsworth. “I wasn’t would’ve liked to have won happy with how we played that tournament, but to take the first day; the second day a brand new team and pick we played good 15 out of 18 up right where we left off last holes, and the last day we year was phenomenal.” played phenomenal.”

Sophomore Pimchanok Kawil tied a school record on “I was extremely day three with a score of fiveproud of how we under par 67, and sophomore played.”

Pinyada Kuvanun and junior Napaphan Phongpaiboon NICOLE also registered their best HOLLINGSWORTH Golf head coach

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round of the tournament on day three. Kuvanun shot a three-over par 75 to finish tied for 52nd place, and Phongpaiboon recorded a twoover par 74 to tie for 75th place.

After an impressive start to the year for the young team and spending many hours traveling, how did the team spend their fall break? By traveling to Catawaba Island, Ohio and practicing some more.

There, the girls played practice rounds at the Catawaba Island Club in preparation for the upcoming Rocket Classic. “Catawaba Island Club is an Arthur Hill-designed golf course, so it’s trickier than it looks, and…anytime you can play it, it just gives you an edge,” said Coach Hollingsworth.

When asked about the expectations for the young team at the Rocket classic, Coach Hollingsworth said, “I hope we win. We put a lot of work into hosting the tournament for these Midwest teams. We’ve won every Rocket classic we’ve had, but the way a college golf tournament is, it’s not easy. We have a lot of good teams coming this year, and what’s going to happen is what’s going to happen.”

Although the departure of three star seniors hurt he team, the Rocket women are showing that they have the potential to carry on a winning tradition.

The Rocket Classic will take place next Monday and Tuesday all

“I hope we win.We put a lot of work into hosting the tournament for these Midwest teams. We’ve won every Rocket classic we’ve ever had, but the way a college golf tournament is, it’s not easy. We have a lot of good teams coming this year and what’s going to happen is what’s going to happen.”

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COACH HOLLINGSWORTH Women’s head golf coach

Young

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“It’s people who have not adjusted, people who have not become a part of the main stream of politics and economics of the 21st century, and I guarantee you that almost everyone in those 19 hate groups in South Carolina has less than 500 credit score,” Young said.

Young continued to explain that we as a country cannot solve our

economic problems talking about race; we have to start talking about the money.

To emphasize his argument, Young quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who, Young pointed out, was killed as soon as he started talking about poverty, saying, “No one can truly be free until they overcome the love of wealth and the fear of death.”

Young also expressed the importance of voting during his speech.

“... almost everyone in those 19 hate groups in South Carolina has less than 500 credit score.”

ANDREW YOUNG Civil Rights icon and former UN ambassador

(Left) Shelia Vaculik, Sierah Joughin’s mom, thanks the attendees for coming out to support the event. inrememberance of her daughters attack earlier this year. (Top right) The runners take off to start the race. (Bottom right) A runner receives high-fives from Elmhurst Elementary students in the final turn before the finish line.

Scholarship from page 1

ANDREW YOUNG

“If you are in a democracy and you do not use your right to vote, you volunteer to slavery,” Young said.

The Edward Shapiro Lecture Series is possible thanks to the Shapiro Endowment left by Professor Edward Shapiro, who retired in 1989. The endowment allows the university to bring worldrenowned speakers to the school and community.

according to Spann, for percentage of international students on a college campus is between 5-7 percent; UT currently has 10 percent.

UT is unique, according to Spann, because of all of the programs offered to international students. One specific program he referenced was the UT Thanksgiving, where faculty and staff of the university invite an international student to join their family for dinner so they can experience a real, American Thanksgiving.

“One woman, she buys a turkey every year since 1989, when she graduated, and cooks it for all of the alumni that are near her in that part of China,” Spann said. “Turkeys are not easy to get ahold of there either... That is the impact UT has on people.”

Yu said that depending on the total amount, the scholarship could be $800 each for two people, and that the award criteria for this scholarship could change, but currently the student must have a 3.5 GPA, be enrolled to attend full-time and must write an essay about why they believe they deserve the award.

“They are willing to provide more support, including internships/jobs, joint research opportunities, marketing and branding, and help in any way possible to raise the profile of the university.” Yu wrote.

Spann said that his office is working very closely with the president’s office, and that this scholarship endowment works perfectly with the president’s strategic goal of increasing university funding by alumni support.

“They had a lot of questions about the university’s standing,” said

Spann. “Part of the university ranking is how much alumni give back.”

Spann also explained that he plans to continue to grow this trend and meet with international alumni from other countries in the near future, such as Japan and Malaysia.

“We are able to build this up with almost no cost to us,” Spann said.

This is because the department is already traveling to these various countries for other reasons, and are utilizing their time by meeting with UT alumni when they are there.

“They are willing to provide more support, including internships/jobs...”

XINREN YU

International Programs Coordinator