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TITLE IX UPDATE

Students removed from board, protest for survivor support

Raising the curtain The play, The Adding Machine, will be performed the last two weekends of October. COMMUNITY / 6 »

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FELONY

UT law student accused of sexual conduct with minor By Amanda Pitrof

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Learning jiu-jitsu Student group focuses on selfdefense, technique in the club that was started last week. NEWS / 3»

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“What are the repercussions of closing the students’ workspace during peak hours of work for campus residents? Closing the library is akin to closing an office — the students’ office.”

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A group of UT students, which include Spectrum UT, Toledo Take Back the Night, UT Feminist Alliance, Toledo National Organization of Women and UT Women’s and Gender Studies Department stood outside University Hall to present a letter to the UT administration about the lack of information and services for survivors of sexual violence on UT campus Oct. 20. By Colleen Anderson and Amanda Pitrof Staff Reporter and News Editor

In the wake of the Title IX complaint filed against the University of Toledo, several changes have been proposed and enacted, with varying levels of approval from staff and students. According to a UT press release, Interim President Nagi Naganathan spoke to the Board of Trustees on the upcoming and completed changes at its Academic and Student Affairs Committee Meeting on Oct. 20. He announced the contracting of Bisi Okubadejo, former supervisory general attorney with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, to review UT’s response to sexual misconduct and matters concerning Title IX. “Ms. Okubadejo recently conducted a similar review at the University of Cincinnati,” Naganathan said, “and

Letter demands to administration • expulsion of the UT perpetrators found responsible by the Conduct Board, • expansion of the Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program, including a full-time coordinator, fully-trained advocates and private office space, and • an independent investigation of Kevin West and Kaye Patten Wallace regarding their treatment of survivors, students and staff.

I believe this overview is consistent with The University of Toledo’s commitment to creating a culture of sexual assault prevention as well as a culture where survivors are encouraged to come forward and are well-supported through medical, academic, counseling, law enforcement and other

resources.” UT’s Student Senate recently passed a resolution calling for students to be taken off the student code of conduct adjudication panel for any cases concerning sexual misconduct or Title IX complaints. UT has dictated that instead, a single panel of specially trained faculty and staff will hear the cases. These staff members are not the only ones who have been specially trained; Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Kaye Patten Wallace and Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Talent Development Jovita Thomas-Williams underwent a week of advanced Title IX training. Another dozen UT employees took part in a training organized by the Ohio Attorney General’s office and led by Okubadejo last month. “Based on these sessions, it

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A third-year law student at the University of Toledo was indicted Friday, Oct. 17 for several felonious charges and is waiting in jail until his arraignment Wednesday, Oct. 22. Josef Vrtiska, 26, faces one VRTISKA second-degree charge for “illegal use of a minor and nudity oriented material,” three thirddegree charges for “unlawful sexual conduct with a minor” and one fifth-degree charge for importuning — the solicitation of a minor to engage in sex — according to Detective Deborah Mullin of the Hilliard Division of Police in Ohio. The severity of a felony is rated on a scale from one to five, Mullin said — the lower the number is, the greater the offense. The second-degree charge, or F2, pertains to nudity involving a

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Science seminar connects students to industry jobs Jaume Pons will speak to graduate students at a seminar Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. in Student Union Room 2582. COMMUNITY / 7 »

UT talent show to be held Oct. 23 Students at the University of Toledo will bring their talents to Doermann Theatre Oct. 23 for the annual National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) talent show. NEWS / 3 »

Cultivating women’s self image through beauty and body The Eberly Center will host a lecture Oct. 30 from 5:307:30 p.m. at Doermann Theatre to promote self-image. COMMUNITY / 6 »

CARLSON LIBRARY

STUDENT HOUSING

Library hours extended to accommodate students

Housing changes made to better campus life

By Katelyn Montgomery Staff Reporter

Carlson Library will be open for extended hours during Oct. 19-23, and again from Oct. 26-30. The first floor of Carlson Library will be open from midnight to 7 a.m on those days. SG President Clayton Notestine explained SG’s objective in resuming this policy: “It is Student Government’s objective and intent to try and use these two weeks which are not finals weeks and they’re not really midterm weeks for a lot of people, to give the library and us a chance to gauge how much the students might use the library on a regular day of the week.” Student Government made the announcement via Twitter Oct. 15 about the temporary policy. Notestine said his long-term goal is to reinstate the library’s 24-hour policy either for next semester or, at the latest, next year. Vice Provost and Interim Director of University Libraries Marcia King-Blandford said students will be counted in the same way they were before when the 24-hour policy was permanently in effect. “We looked at how many students were actually swiping into the library from 12 to 7,” she said. “We were looking at patterns of student use …We go through the entire building and we headcount how many students are actually physically

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between Carlson Library, the Canaday Center and the Mulford Health Science Library. “There’s only a finite number of resources to spread around,” she said. Notestine emphasized that the library staff workers’ union will weigh in on the policy. “A big thing we have to go and take into account working at the library is that we have very professional, dedicated staff that also have a union,” he said. “So whatever changes we make to

Between renovations, construction and future plans, Academic House, the new Honors Academic Village and Carter Hall are the focus of changes to campus housing. A-House renovations include mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, as well as painting, according to Jason Toth, associate vice president of facilities and construction. “We’ve upgraded light fixtures to more energy-efficient light fixtures in the facility,” he said. “We’ve been looking at exhaust fans, air handling units, electrical systems to make sure that … we’re addressing deferred maintenance items.” Toth said the interior painting is funded by the Office of Residence Life operating budget, and the rest is funded from existing operating expenses.

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Jessica Campbell, a fourth-year pharmacy major, studies in Carlson Library on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The library will be open for extended hours during Oct. 19-23, and again from Oct. 2630. The first floor will be open from midnight to 7 a.m.

sitting in the library.” With respect to the results of the count, Senior Vice Provost of Academic Affairs Margaret Traband, said there is no set target for the number of students using the library during the late hours. “I think that the numbers will be used during the spring term in the budget development process,” she said. According to King-Blandford, these hours were revoked last year in part due to limited resources. She explained that resources — such as library personnel — had to be divided

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Members of Blue Crew pose for pictures on Oct. 21 during the Kickball Tournament in the Glass Bowl. The tournament was one of the Homecoming Week events. There will be more Homecoming events leading up to the Rockets – U Mass Minutemen football game on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 2:00 p.m. in the Glass Bowl. If you want to find more Homecoming events, look at page 7.

This week in UT history Five years ago: Research being conducted at UT may one day eliminate the need for lab animals in the testing of products such as lotions, soaps and ointments. Professor Akira Takashima received a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a three-dimensional skin replica that would eliminate the need to use lab animals for toxicology testing. 50 years ago: The Exponent is a common sight to University of Toledo engineering students, and this year the paper is again being published. The Exponent is a revival of The Gall Bladder, the original engineering paper. The name Exponent was chosen because it seemed suitable for an engineering newspaper, and because, according to its editor, “we couldn’t think of anything else.”

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bers by enhancing their knowledge of public relations and providing access to professional development opportunities; and to serve the public relations profession by helping to develop highly qualified, well-prepared professionals. Leaders: President: Cassie DeYoung; VP of public relations: Sam Watson; VP of professional development: Josie Schreiber; VP of member services: Alvin Odems; VP of finance and records: Miranda Hassen Upcoming events: Chapter Meetings (open to everyone): Oct. 20 — Executive Board will impart the knowledge they gained while attending PRSSA National Conference. Nov. 3 — Paula Adam from Thread Marketing group will come and speak about Corporate Communication and Responsibility. Nov. 17 — Kelly McGilvery, communications and event coordinator from the College of Communications and the Arts, will be speaking about Artomatic 419 and the methods of promotion used for the event. And for paying members only: Nov. 11 — Agency Tour with Hart in November. Dec. 2 — Chipotle and Lights before Christmas Social with BGSU PRSSA chapter. Learn more: Website: utoledoprssa.wordpress.com; Facebook: facebook.com/utoledoprssa; Twitter: @utoledoprssa; Email: utoledoprssa@gmail.com

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IN BRIEF

Seed activity to conserve energy to be held Oct. 24

Students can help conserve energy Friday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. with SEED. Students who attend can volunteer an hour of their day to conserving energy by turning off lights that are used over the weekend in the academic buildings. Students attending will meet in the South Dining Hall in the Student Union. For more information, contact SEED at seed@utoledo.edu.

Department of physics and astronomy to host Firefall The department of physics and astronomy will premier their new program “Firefall” Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ritter Planetarium. “Firefall” will be examining the cosmic collisions and what is being done to help protect us from a cataclysmic collision. It costs $7 for adults and $5 for children, seniors and UT community members to attend. It is free for children under 4. The doors will open 30 minutes before the show. For more information, call (419) 530-2560 or (419) 530-4037 for the 24hour information hotline.

Chemistry and biochemistry colloquim to be held Oct. 27 The department of chemistry and biochemistry will present a lecture by Punit Kohli on Oct. 27. The event will take place at 4 p.m. in Bowman Oddy Room 1059. Punit Kohli is the associate professor for the department of chemistry and biochemistry at Southern Illinois University. His presentation, “Tiny Lenses with Superior Images,” is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Ajith Karunarathne at (419) 530-7880.

Presidential address to take place Oct. 29 The Interim President Nagi Naganathan will give the State of the University Address Thursday, Oct. 29, at 11 a.m. in the Henry J. Doermann Theater in University Hall on main campus. A reception and light refreshments will follow.

Toledo water crisis information session to be held Oct. 28 The Center for International Studies and Programs will be holding a discussion about the Toledo Water Crisis Oct. 28. The event will take place at 5 p.m. in Libbey Hall. The discussion will be led by Kevin Czajkowski, Patrick Lawrence, Daryl Dwyer and Carol Stepien. They will discuss the science behind the water crisis. For more information, email undergraduate. research@utoledo.edu.

CORRECTIONS In last week’s story about Flashnotes, we misattributed quotes from Flashnotes CEO and founder Michael Matousek, and misinterpreted quotes from Flashnotes board member Lester Lefton. We regret these errors.

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Carlson Library hours extended From Oct. 19 - 23 and Oct. 26 - 30, the first floor of Carlson Library will extend its hours to stay open for 24 hours during those dates. Student Government worked with several members of faculty to arrange this. Staff members will keep track of the number of students that use the library at those times.

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Learning Jiu-Jitsu

Student group focuses on self-defense, technique

By Torrie Jadlocki Staff Reporter

Grappling, sparring and ground fighting — all can be found in the mixed martial art of jiu-jitsu. Though its inception dates back to 1882, this combat sport has recently found a place at the University of Toledo.

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club was started last week by third-year exercise science student Jason Olree and fifth-year economics student Patrick McPhillips. “Personally, I intend to teach jiujitsu for the rest of my life,” Olree said. “It’s where I want my career field to end up, and what better place to start than here?” Both Olree and McPhillips, the president and vice president, have backgrounds in various contact sports, including mixed martial arts, boxing and tae kwon do. Olree said his interest in mixed martial arts started his senior year of high school. “Originally I wanted to get into boxing and stuff like that,” he said, “but for medical reasons I wasn’t able to. That’s when I stumbled onto jiu-jitsu and fell in love with the intricacy of it and how complex it is.” Olree said jiu-jitsu helps students develop a moral code they can use in any situation, not just when fighting. “You can apply jiu-jitsu to almost anything in life,” he said. On the other hand, McPhillips

found jiu-jitsu fulfilled his desire to find a more competitive sport. “When I was younger, I did tae kwon do and stuff, but I didn’t really like it,” McPhillips said. Instead, he was looking for something with a bit more physical contact. “When I got older, I did wrestling for a bit,” McPhillips said, “until some off-season injuries kept me out of it. In high school I found MMA, and competed once in the cage before coming to college.” According to McPhillips, his obvious skills in grappling and submission techniques led him to decide to pursue Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Grappling refers to techniques, maneuvers and counters applied to an opponent in order to gain a physical advantage, such as improving position or escaping. Chase Helmick, a third-year mechanical engineering student and member, said he was excited to join so he could learn some self-defense without having to travel far or pay expensive membership fees. “I’m glad I don’t have to go offcampus to learn,” Helmick said. Not all club members joined to learn though. Some students just wanted to have fun or get some exercise. “I really appreciate what they did to put this club together,” said Nathan Young, a fourth-year psychology student and member. “It’s good to have a great time and learn at the

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Jason Olree, president of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club, and Patrick McPhillips, vice president, teach members ground techniques to use against opponents during a training session Oct. 22.

same time.” Chris Clay, a member and fourthyear majoring in computer science agreed that the club is extremely fun, but also said it’s an intense workout. “You burn hundreds of calories,” Clay said. Despite their various reasons for joining, all the members wanted to have fun interacting with other students like themselves. “I like that we go straight into new material, and when you do it with people you know, it’s a lot of fun,” said Eric Bondarenko, a first-year civil engineering student. Olree said he and McPhillips teach the members jiu-jitsu techniques with the main emphasis on safety, making sure each student understands the

concept so they don’t accidentally injure each other. Because they are a brand new organization, the club doesn’t participate in any tournaments or competitions, but Olree said that once they become more active and gain more members, public competition is something they strive for in the future. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club meets for training Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-6:30 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the wrestling room of the Student Recreation Center. There are no special requirements or membership fees to join. For more information or questions regarding the club, contact Olree at (440) 413-2977 or email Jolree@ rocketmail.com.

UT talent show to be held Oct. 23 By Ashley Diel Staff Reporter

Students at the University of Toledo will bring their talents to Doermann Theatre Oct. 23 for the annual National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) talent show. The show is being hosted in collaboration between NPHC and the Black Student Union (BSU) so that “UT students can see that there is a united front amongst Greeks and BSU,” said Tiffany Fulford, vice president of BSU. “The talent show is being

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their work schedules have to be approved.” According to Traband, the 24-hour library policy also gives rise to safety concerns. “To staff the place we can’t put one person in charge because it’s large,” she said. King-Blandford and Traband said there are three areas they are looking at for student success: library and library staff, computer and printing access and a quiet study space. Notestine said he disagreed

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minor. Mullin said those charges would come from a perpetrator asking a victim to send “nude pictures of her private parts, typically genitalia” and then the perpetrator receiving those pictures. Each of Vrtiska’s three F3s were given for a time he allegedly met up with the young girl for sex, according to Mullin. “Each time something happens,” she said, “it could potentially be an additional charge.” Vrtiska is currently being held at the Franklin County Jail where he will be held until Wednesday’s arraignment in the common pleas court, according to Mullin. At that time, she said the court will determine if there is a bond and if there is a chance to bond out. “I’d rather get him charged and get him off the street,” Mullin said. “I feel that he’s a predator and a public danger to

put on for us to embrace and praise the talents students have,” Fulford said. “We want to promote a creative outlet for students and let them know we support their endeavors.” Students will perform a wide range of talents at the show including singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. There will be cash prizes for the first, second and third place winners. The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges consisting of three faculty members, two members from BSU and two members from

NPHC, Fulford said. Erica Mallard, a third year pharmacy major, is excited to attend the show. “I always go to every talent show that any group on campus puts on,” Mallard said. “I don’t know why, but I just find it so interesting to see what talents other people have because you do not usually get to see those kinds of things.” The event will begin at 7 p.m. with the doors opening at 6 p.m. To attend the talent show students must pick up a free voucher beforehand,

with using other buildings to replace the functions of the Carlson Library. “Those resources are designed to be secondary already as it is,” he said. “If we start to go and put the stress that the Carlson Library is currently taking on, and start putting it onto other resources, we risk breaking infrastructure for those places.” He said other buildings, libraries and labs cannot fulfill the job of the Carlson Library. Notestine said SG is willing to extend hours if the 24-hour policy is not supported.

“If the numbers don’t support it being open 24 hours, we’re not going to push it anyways just for the sake of having it because that would be a cost to the students at the very end of the day,” he said. “We’re not going to go and push for any changes that we think are going to be too expensive for students.” Despite the challenges, Traband and King-Blandford said they are happy to work with SG. “I saw it as an opportunity to work with Student Government for student success,” King-Blandford said.

young people, so it’s best to get him locked up.” There could be other charges, but those will probably be at the federal level, according to Mullin. She said many things can happen between indictment and a charge, but she “fully expects something to come of it.” According to a released statement from UT, the university does not comment on legal matters still in process. “We hold our faculty, staff and students to the highest standard of respectful and appropriate behavior at all times,” they added. Mullin said Vrtiska travelled to a hotel in Hilliard on three separate occasions to have sex with a teenage girl he met on the app “Snapchat.” “Toledo [Police Department] got notified by an outside agency about this student because this is a multi-jurisdictional case,” Mullin said. According to Mullin, the outside agency informed

Toledo Police of what was going on and they searched Vrtiska’s residence with a warrant. “From there, our place of interest is usually involving electronics because that’s how people meet — through the internet,” Mullin said. It was while police searched his residence that Vrtiska admitted to meeting up with the young girl who was 14 years old at the time of the incident. She went to school in Hilliard, which is how Mullin said police discovered there was a potential victim there. “So we here investigated that end with our victim and she verified that she did know him,” Mullin said, “and it was verified that she had met up with him, met him online.” Vrtiska is listed on UT websites as the vice president of the graduate student association. He is also listed as the president of UT’s College of Law Business Law Society. Neither group could be reached for comment before publication.

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“We want to promote a creative outlet for students and let them know we support their endeavors.” TIFFANY FULFORD BSU vice president

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Hours need to be added Carlson Library needs to be open later for students to use when they need it

Where do you like to study? In your house or your dorm? Where do you go when it gets noisy or you are bogged down with distractions? You might go to the library. But the Carlson Library hours changed this year and this has eliminated the most prominent place students can go to study, do homework or just get away from their homes. It is to our understanding that Student Government — at least, the senators who have prominently shown interest in this issue — are calling for action. Get students in the library after hours, they say, and that will send a message to the library administration that students need the library open 24 hours a day. We shouldn’t have to make a call to action to demonstrate the importance of having a library that’s always available. What does it say about UT, an institute of learning, when it shuts down the building that represents self-initiative, academic success and ease of access to information. The library is an environment that discourages distraction: it is easy to focus on work in a library because that is our workspace. What are the repercussions of closing the students’ workspace during peak hours of work for campus residents? Closing the library is akin to closing an office — the students’ office. Dorms are not conducive to productivity. When roommates are not watching movies, playing games or hanging out with friends, they’re trying to sleep. If you can manage to find space outside of the room itself, computers are in limited supply and common rooms are typically used for relaxation, not quiet study. Some of us have lived (and still do) on campus before. We used the library because it was a place to get away from our living environment, to create that necessary separation of living space and workspace. Not only that, but sometimes dorm lab computers and printers fail and it takes a long time for them to be fixed. The library — especially after hours — has a large number of computers for overnighters to use. In addition, students who work late nights and then want to go and study no longer have access to a place that has a connection to the Internet and a quiet place to study and work. Successful universities, like OSU and Miami (Ohio), have libraries open 24/7. Since UT touts itself as an outstanding center of higher education, it should strive to operate like those universities. Sure, some colleges at UT have their own labs, but if the library is open 24/7, then those labs don’t have to be. The administration could move funding from those labs to keeping the library open. The library is the security net for students to get away, to print something, to have a quiet place, to use its resources. It is central in the life of a student. What about students who weren’t accepted to schools that give 24/7 access to academic resources? These resources are meant to be allocated for the students who do not have normal schedules and consistent access to the technology necessary to be successful students. It isn’t fair to them if they can’t access those same resources here. Equal opportunity for all students needs to be a priority at UT. Funding is often a choice between different things. There isn’t always enough money to do everything at the same time. However, we would like to know what was considered a priority over the library. Take the second floor, for example. It’s been under construction for a couple of years — in fact, all work on it has stopped. At some point in the last couple of years, the library lost access to the money that would allow it to finish that project. A complete, modern 24-hour library would be very attractive to students. Having cutting-edge technology and contemporary workspaces would make the library a place students want to be. Such an ideal library would also encourage potential students to become new students. We want to know what UT’s administration considers more important than the library. We would like someone involved with the planning of the library to tell the community why nothing was sacrificed for one of UT’s most important institutions.

COMMENTARY

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SAMUEL DERKIN

Why should you care about my nasty public health habits? Because I can’t believe that I’m the only one who thinks like me, and it would be all too easy for me to contract and spread Ebola without ever thinking twice. sonal life knows as I do that this Ebola thing is not that big a deal in America. I mean, come on. Everything that would make me — and those like me — a health risk could be solved by common sense, a bottle of hand sanitizer or a pamphlet reminding me not hang out next to spewing volcanoes of disease (I'm looking at you, public pools). I would like to make a disclaimer and state very loud and clear that the Ebola virus is a serious and tragic epidemic raging throughout Western Africa. And while it may be enjoyable to poke fun at the American people's hyper-concern, the weapons we have against disease and infection are not as available elsewhere in the world. We should always remember to keep those in harm's way of this virus in our thoughts and prayers. Samuel Derkin is a fourth-year double majoring in English and communication, and he is a former news editor at the Independent Collegian.

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Should tattoos affect your future job? In this day and age, tattoos are a box skill level and intelligence be on an application and more often than undermined by a tattoo? not, if there’s a check mark in that box Now, this doesn’t mean you can you’re out of luck. waltz into a place of employment Let me put this into with the F-word tattooed in perspective: you’re bold, capital letters graduating. You’ve finon your neck and get ished medical school, angry when they don’t and you officially have hire you. a medical degree. Vulgar tattoos in You graduated top visible places are a of your class and are definite no-no if you extremely skilled. The want to be employed, catch is, you have a but I’m not talking visible tattoo on your about vulgar tattoos. arm, maybe a flower, an I’ve wanted a tattoo animal, maybe somesince I was young, but thing significant to the issue at hand of your family. Now you finding a job has been send your resume to a one of the main place where you want reasons I haven’t. I’m to start your career, and not exactly positive of they like you, they call what I want yet, but IC COLUMNIST you for an in-person I know I want one. I interview. have plenty of friends who’ve wanted You are told that you are the ideal to get certain tattoos so badly but person for the job, but that tattoo…well end up not doing it because they are they just can’t have that. They’re sorry; afraid of not finding a job. you’ll have to look elsewhere. In this category are piercings; I Silly, right? wanted to get my nose pierced but You may disagree, but I find it funny one of my jobs doesn’t permit it. So, that something so simple as a tattoo I use a fake ring and take it out when can dictate your future. Tattooing is a I work. That’s what I call beating the beautiful form of art. Your body is a system. Not exactly the same scenario canvas, and some people like to create as a tattoo, but in the same realm. art on it. Not everyone likes it though, If I had a doctor, a dentist, or a and that’s fine. But why should your teacher who had tattoos, something

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tells me that I wouldn’t have trouble taking them seriously. A tattoo doesn’t make them inadequate. One of my favorite teachers in high school had a band tattoo on his wrist. It had a really cool story behind it on top of looking cool, but that hardly distracted me from his lessons. Believe it or not, I really didn’t think about it at all while I was taking tests. Parents tell you that it looks unprofessional, and that’s why you shouldn’t get them. But in a world that changes so often, why don’t we change that along with it? Our generation is more tolerant than previous generations, so in the future when we’re the ones doing the hiring, I think it will become a thing of the past. So I’ll start saving up now for a tattoo I’ll eventually be getting. Emily Modrowski is a second-year majoring in communication.

If I had a doctor, a dentist, or a teacher who had tattoos, something tells me that I wouldn’t have trouble taking them seriously. A tattoo doesn’t make them inadequate.

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is clear that many of the best practices across the nation are already part of current UT processes, including strong partnerships with external organizations and law enforcement. However, no process is perfect, and we are always striving to improve,” Naganathan said. Some, however, think that these changes are not enough. An open letter to the UT President and Board of Directors was penned by Toledo Take Back the Night, UT Feminist Alliance and UT’s Women and Gender Studies Department, and was left under administration’s door on Monday, Oct. 20. The letter made three main demands: • expulsion of the UT perpetrators found responsible by the Conduct Board, • expansion of the Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program, including a full-time coordinator, fully-trained advocates and private office space, and • an independent investigation of Kevin West and Kaye Patten Wallace regarding their treatment of

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He said the building should come back online in August 2015 to be used that school year. While the A-House renovations — because they are inside — are not the most noticeable of the modifications to UT’s campus, the construction of the new Honors Academic Village is much more visible. “The construction started in May of this year, so right after the end of spring semester they broke ground and they’ve been underway,” said Vice President of Real Estate and Business Development Matthew Schroeder. “Thankfully, weather this summer has cooperated, so they are continuing to be slightly ahead of schedule, and they are hoping to be enclosed before the snow flies in December.” Being on schedule means the Honors Academic Village will open in August 2015, Schroeder said. “That project will have 492 beds, which they will start by targeting honors students,” Schroeder said, “but it’s really open to all students and it’s considered on-campus housing.” Lakeesha Ransom, dean of the honors college, said they are very excited about the building’s construction. “I’ve been here for a little over 18 months now and I know that it’s been part of the larger vision to have a community for honors students to live among other students who maybe have different interests, but the same types of aspirations, so we’re really excited about this coming to fruition,” she said. Ransom also said there was a desire to enhance the honors community to give students a sense of belonging. “In a way, that represents their identity as UT students,” Ransom said, “so we want to remain part of the overall campus community as well as have a unique experience for students who would like a live-in honors community.” The way that live-in experience is becoming a reality is different from any other housing on campus. “The Honors Academic Village is a unique model,” Toth said. “It’s what they’re calling a public-private partnership … we leased the ground to the developer, the developer at their cost builds the facility, which will then allow our students to have nice living space on campus.” This way of building oncampus housing does not use student fees or require the university to take on additional debt, according to Schroeder. At no cost to UT, there will be a brand-new building to house students that choose to live on campus. “So really, the biggest drive for it is a financial reason,” Toth said. Schroeder said the archi-

survivors, students and staff. Monday night, a protest was held concerning the demands presented to administration. “We are gathering here today to stand in solidarity with the survivor who filed the Title IX complaint against the university and also with survivors, other survivors on campus and the community and nation-wide to demand changes be made to the way sexual assault cases are handled on our campus, from a top-down approach so in terms of policy and in terms of leadership...” said Lauren Merrell, a trained advocate from a local rape crisis center and UT alum. Students, alums and community members, along with the groups that wrote the letter, were present at the protest. Lavelle Ridley, president of Spectrum UT, was at the protest in support of the survivors and of the writers of the open letter. “As a student, I’m here because I stand with UTFA, and the Department of Women and Gender Studies, to stand with the survivors who have suffered or experienced

sexual assault or abuse, because it’s unacceptable that the perpetrators of these crimes on and off our campus are able to go off without being punished deservedly, and that survivors have to go through a more tedious process than what they should have to get justice, to get support, to get advocacy.” Patten Wallace said that the protestors share the same goals with the administration. “...I think it’s important we share a common goal, and that is to make sure that UT students are educated, that they’re safe and that they have the information they need to prevent sexual assault, and then in the event that sexual assaults occur, that we take immediate action and provide the services and the support and the discipline that’s necessary,” Patten Wallace said. “We’re talking about university commitment. I’m excited that the students are excited about it, because they play a major role in terms of creating the culture where there’s not sexual assault.”

tect for the project is Solomon Cordwell Buenz, and the design for the building was reviewed with leadership at the time, involving “Student Government, the [UT Board of Trustees] and … Campus Beautification Committee.” Schroeder noted that a market analysis was conducted to hear student feedback via an online survey sent to all of UT’s student body at the time. The design of the building will match the gothic-style of many of the buildings on UT’s campus, but the honors village will match other dorms in more than just style. “From a pricing perspective, what the team has done is they’ve looked at pricing for last academic year in the suitestyle units, those specifically,” Schroeder said, “they looked at President’s Hall, Ottawa House and I think a few others and looked at where the suite pricing from that semester was, and what they did is they tried to mirror that in Honors Academic Village, I guess the short answer is that pricing will mirror or complement on-campus pricing.” In addition to making sure pricing is the same, Director of Residence Life Virginia Speight, said the relationship between the Office of Residence Life and those who will run the new honors village will be a very close one to ensure all services and resources available to students at other locations are still available to them.

love the new singles that they’ve been getting in the honors dorm that we have. On the other hand, there’s also a loss there,” Barrett said, “there’s a sense of privacy, which is nice, but there’s also a sense of isolation. So I think the new honors village will make it easier for the students living there to have a sense of community and to feel like they’re a part of something that’s more connected.” Changes are also on the way for Carter Hall, though it is less certain what exactly the plan is. What’s clear is that Carter will no longer be an option for housing next school year. “As far as Carter Hall is concerned going forward, there has not been a determination for sure on what is going to happen,” Toth said. “It was discussed that the facility would be taken offline from a Res Life perspective and potentially, eventually demolished, but there are no for-sure plans.” The development of the Honors Academic Village adds to the number of available beds on campus, and so to even that number back out, the available beds in Carter have to be taken offline, Toth said. According to Toth, “there has been a very high-level talk of using Carter as a swing space while we renovate other Res Life facilities,” but Carter would be taken offline eventually because it is one of the oldest buildings. Part of those conversations about how to proceed involve Barrett and Interim President Nagi Naganathan, Toth said. “We’re talking about plans for the future and how we want to go forward with plans and looking at the capital spent and if there’s funding available to do further renovations in other Res Life facilities that would require us to use Carter as a swing space,” Toth said. At this point in time, Carter Hall’s potential use as a “swing space” is unneeded due to there not being major renovation projects scheduled to occur next school year. “We always maintain the facilities when there is a need for, you know, when we’ve had failed equipment or leaks or those types of things, but we do not have planned in FY15 [fiscal year 2015] any major renovations to any of our Res Life facilities,” Toth said. Barrett said he is working on looking at where there are needs in UT’s housing. “We want the housing to be attractive, appealing, what students want, and to create a sense of community as best we can,” Barrett said. Barrett hopes the students will be enthusiastic about it. “It’s my hope,” Barrett said, “that we have more students than ever that are looking forward to living on campus and creating that vibe and that energy that you get from a robust oncampus living experience.”

“That project will have 492 beds, which they will start by targeting honors students,but it’s really open to all students and it’s considered on-campus housing.” MATTHEW SCHROEDER Vice president of real estate and business development

“The company, of course, will have their own staff, their own student employees that will be responsible for the facility, but we will meet at the team weekly to have an understanding of what’s going on in the building, what’s going on in Res Life, let’s do programming together,” Speight said. “So the day-to-day operations, once it gets up and going, they’ll become part of our weekly and monthly staff meetings, things like that.” Interim Provost John Barrett said he believes the honors village is an exciting new opportunity for housing. “I’ve heard from some honors students that they

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12. At what time? 15. Kids ride, pl. 20. Leg protectors 22. *1966 hit, “___ Rubber Ball” 24. Drool, pl. 25. *King’s _____ on Washington 26. Cognizant 27. Hokey-_____ 29. *Johnny’s “Jackson” partner 31. *Like some rock by Grateful Dead or Jimi Hendrix 32. Bourne’s portrayer 33. Andean animal 34. Arab country 36. Obscene 38. Genesis garden 42. “Fear of Flying” author _____ Jong 45. Wages that aren’t hourly 49. Up to the present time 51. Well-groomed 54. Morally degraded 56. Shrek and Fiona, e.g.

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Thursday, Oct. 23

8 p.m. -- Rocky Horror Picture Show will be shown at the Rec Center in the Oak room. The event will be hosted by UT Spectrum. Friday, Oct. 24

6:30 p.m. -- Friday Night Lights is when student volunteers dedicate about an hour of their time on Friday evenings to help UT conserve energy normally utilized during the entire weekend by turning off lights in academic buildings. For more information, contact seed@ utoledo.edu. Tuesday, Oct. 28 10 a.m. -- Red Cross Blood Drive will be in the law center’s SLK lounge, and is sponsored by the Pro Bono Committee of SBA. If you would like to sign-up please email lindsey.cavese@ rockets.utoledo.edu. Wednesday, Oct. 29 8 a.m. -- Annual Rocket Hall Craft Show to celebrate the start of the holiday season. The craft show will feature items from UT students, employees, alumni and community members. For more information, contact Lynne Downes at 419530-5810 or at lynne. downes@utoledo.edu.

7 p.m. -- UT Bands Halloween Spooktacular is a combination of the University of Toledo Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. This event is a concert filled with spooky classical music. Located in the Doermann Theatre. For more information, contact Angela Riddel at 419530-2452 or at thearts@ utoledo.edu.

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Raising the curtain PERFORMING ARTS

The play, “The Adding Machine,” will be performed the last two weekends of October By Catherine McGowan Staff Reporter

Be prepared to witness Mr. Zero’s life on stage as students perform “The Adding Machine” at the University of Toledo’s Center for Performing Arts. Elmer Rice’s play “The Adding Machine” is a comedy that utilizes dark humor to express its message. The protagonist is a man who has recently died — Mr. Zero — and the plot focuses on the events that unfold during his time in the afterlife. Director Irene Alby, associate lecturer of theatre, said Mr. Zero is “the ultimate antihero.” He is an unimaginative and irresponsible individual who produced nothing of worth or originality during his time alive, she said. “Zero is a very interesting number because it sits between the positives and the negatives,” Alby said, “The number zero has the ability to choose and so does Mr. Zero. He is racist, uneducated. He blames everyone else for his problems and is completely unaware. He goes through life on automatic pilot.” When Mr. Zero is presented with choices he remains apathetic to the people around him. “Mr. Zero is a nobody,” said Tyler Mitchell, the second-year finance major playing Mr. Zero. “He never has a real original thought and is unwilling to take action to control his life.” Mr. Zero was the role that Mitchell hoped for and the character is in stark contrast to his own personality. “We are exact opposites,” Mitchell said. “He does not speak his mind or take action when it comes to bettering his life. I am always willing to speak my mind and not

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Elif Erturk, a theatre alum casted as Daisy Diana and Tyler Mitchell, a second-year finance major cast as Mr. Zero in “The Adding Machine,” act out a scene from the play. “The Adding Machine” will run for two weekends, Oct. 2426 and Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. while Sunday shows are at 2:30 p.m.

afraid to do whatever makes me feel happy.” Mitchell said his favorite scene from the play is between Mr. Zero and his love interest, Daisy. “During this scene, Daisy is trying to kiss my character and Mr. Zero is just clueless to what she really wants,” Mitchell said. The scene displays Mr. Zero’s apathy for other characters, Mitchell said. Keely-Rain Battle, a fourth-year theatre major, plays the role of Shrdlu. She described her character as deeply troubled, emotionally and mentally, and with multiple personalities. Battle said Shrdlu is “a very lovable, confused, creep.”

LECTURE AND FILM SERIES

Cultivating women’s selfimage through beauty and the body By Anna Glore Staff Reporter

The Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women is taking a stand to promote the cultivation of self-image. The Eberly Center will be hosting a lecture as a way to educate people about this topic. The lecture will be held on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Doermann Theatre in University Hall. The Eberly Center’s Film and Lecture Series specifically focuses on beauty and body image. “We thought body image was a really important issue to be talking about…we thought it was a really important topic for women and girls today,” said Emily Kizer, community outreach manager for the Eberly Center. Kizer said that all students are welcome to come to the event; however, there are specific groups that have been invited like the Girl Scouts, Young Women of Excellence and Toledo Public Schools. “We’re trying to really get the message out to everybody,” Kizer said. The speaker of the lecture, Yomi Abiola, is a model, activist and journalist. According to Kizer, her message will incorporate everything that involves creating the whole person about body image as well as diversity and equality. “We loved what Yomi had to say, we loved all the things that she had been affiliated with in the fashion industry, and I think it’s just a really interesting message to hear from somebody that is such an integral part of what shapes our body image,” Kizer said. She is also the founder of the organization “Stand Up For Fashion” (STUFF), which is dedicated to finding solutions to social issues within the fashion industry. Abiola was the first African-American to represent Maybelline Cosmetics and it led to her modelling success, according to her organization’s website.

If you go What: Beauty and Body Image – Cultivating the Whole Person. Where: Doermann Theatre. When: Thursday, Oct. 30 from 5-7 p.m. Sponsored by: The Catharine S. Eberly Center.

YOMI ABIOLA Model, Activist, Journalist and Founder of STUFF

“She uses her perspective to fuel her mission of transforming the way beauty is perceived internationally,” the website said. The Eberly Center is not the only organization trying to change the way beauty is perceived; other UT faculty are taking a stand as well. “The field of communication and the media are very much an important part of looking at how women are represented around the world and in the U.S. — it is vitally important we study these representations to see if they are limiting younger girls’ visions of themselves,” said Jackie Layng, a University of Toledo communication professor, in an e-mail interview. Layng has also published an article titled “The animated woman: the powerless beauty of Disney heroines from Snow White to Jasmine.” “The article studied how these films have changed women’s body images from that of being childlike to a much more sexualized version,” Layng said. Layng said this relates to the lecture and why body image needs to be promoted in a positive way. Although the lecture is specific to women, men are invited to come as well. Kizer said that it is very important to make sure that this message gets out to everyone. There are many programs on campus that provide services for women, especially the Eberly Center. “I can speak to what we’re doing at the Eberly Center, we have a lot of personal, professional development programming for women… everything that we do is around cultivating the whole person,” Kizer said.

“[Mr. Zero] is racist, uneducated. He blames everyone else for his problems and is completely unaware. He goes through life on automatic pilot.” IRENE ALBY Associate lecturer of theatre

Although her character does some horrible things throughout the play, Battle said her character is difficult to hate. “You still want to hug her and tell

her it’s alright,” Battle said. “It is so interesting to play such an emotional character.” Battle said she is excited to portray a character that is different from herself. “[Shrdlu] tends to be very extreme and I am more relaxed and free-spirited,” Battle said. “She has had a hard life, and I guess we all have, she just deals with her problems a little differently.” Battle said she enjoys the musical quality of the performance crafted by Stephen Mariasy, the sound designer. “I can tell he works closely with Irene [Alby] to get the mood and feel of the scene just right, and it really See The Adding Machine / 7 »

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Homecoming 2014 Events still to come

Science seminar connects students to industry jobs By Joe Heidenescher Associate Community Editor

Graduate students in the department of biological sciences have begun organizing a series of seminars intended to prep graduates for jobs in research. “Because of the changing environment in the sciences, jobs in academia are becoming less and less available,” said Ashtyn Zinn, a third-year Ph.D. student studying cancer biology. “We wanted to hear more about industry.” Zinn said this is why they have invited Jaume Pons to speak to University of Toledo students. Pons is the chief scientific officer and senior vice president of Rinat, a research and development division of Pfizer. The Graduate Student Association and the department of biological sciences will host a seminar by Pons on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. in Student Union Room 2582. “He’s going to talk a little bit about his research and I think he wants to talk about job opportunities at pharmaceutical companies and how to get into industry,” Zinn said. Zinn said there has been a shift in jobs in the bioscience field. “We’re constantly told less than 20 percent of us will go into academia,” said Lilli Fishman, a second-year Ph.D. student studying cell structure biology. Academic careers are becoming harder to find and jobs in industry are growing. Instead of working for universities, researchers are finding jobs at private companies like Pfizer. “Now the research side is increasing in industry,” said Maisha Rashid, a second-year Ph.D. student studying cancer biology. “More of those jobs are being produced in labs in industry rather than academia. So we need a portal basically to see how to get there.” Zinn said the seminar is designed for graduate students looking to make connections into industry career fields. In addition to a lecture from Pons, a small number of grad students will be able to ask questions, talk over lunch and sign up for personal time slots to speak with. Pons. The seminar is structured to provide students with the ability to interact with Pons as much as possible, Fishman said. “I think the main goal is for us to develop a better understanding of industry and how to best groom yourself to go into the biosciences industry,” Fishman said. Fishman said that the ideal is to create a relationship with Pfizer and other companies that would hire researchers. Relationships like these could help students land jobs after graduation.

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helps us as actors,” Battle said. Mitchell and Battle said they were excited to hear that “The Adding Machine” was chosen as the play for the fall. “It is a really interesting and thoughtprovoking show, of course, with our little Toledo theatre twists,” Battle said. Mitchell said the show was chosen because of its strong message and content. In her director’s statement, Alby said the play provides thoughtful insight into the human condition. “The fact that [Mr. Zero] continually chooses wrongly is an element of comedy and also a reflection of the cynicism that Elmer Rice had with regards to human nature,” Alby said. Alby said she was the first to present “The Adding Machine” as a possible production for UT. Her colleagues were very supportive,

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“It’s not a guaranteed thing, but if we develop these kind of relationships, it could potentially be real,” Fishman said. Zinn said that at future seminars they would like to have the speaker bring a hiring representative with them. This would provide students with the ability to have direct contact to future employers.

Midnight breakfast Time: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. Location: Parks Tower You will probably be awake anyway so come eat food. Thursday, Oct. 23 Ultimate 90’s Experience Time: 7-10 p.m. Location: Tennis courts near McComas Village. Top 5 candidates will be announced.

Friday, Oct. 24 Homecoming GalaInvitation Only Time: 6 p.m. (please arrive at 5:30 p.m.) Location: Student Union Auditorium Student Alumni Association members may pay $10 to attend. Contact the Alumni Office at Driscoll Hall, 419-530-2586. Here the Top 5 will be announced to the community. More information for the top 5 candidates TBA.

Saturday, Oct. 22 Parade, Tailgating, and Football Game Time: All day After practice, candidates will need to head to the float line up and get in their respective cars. The Edward C. and Helen G. Schmakel Homecoming Parade begins at 9:30 a.m. Then head to the game to watch the Rockets bring home a victory v. University of Massachusetts at 2 p.m.

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JAUME PONS

Fishman, Zinn and Rashid are the students responsible for planning this seminar and they said they would like to continue with the goal of helping students make career connections. “The goal is getting people who are multidisciplinary,” Fishman said. “We’re trying to make sure that we are picking people who kind of have a broad background so they can help more people.” Rashid said the lecture is geared towards graduate students and centered on bioscience. Pons will be speaking about his research that focuses on engineering antibodies to detect illnesses like influenza. “He basically works on getting those products from clinical development phase to an actual production phase,” Rashid said. “You’ll probably be hearing a lot of that during his talk and that also gives us an idea of what kind of jobs we could be working on in industry.” Industry jobs like Pons’ position at Rinat includes overseeing many people, Fishman said. Therefore, not only should biology students be interested, but chemistry, medicine, even business students could find the seminar useful. “Any of those people would benefit from this,” Fishman said. Zinn said the more students they can get interested in this seminar, the more likely the department will be able to continue bringing in professionals in industry like Pons.

In 1926, Ohio State University voted Maudine Ormsby, a cow, homecoming queen. She got approximately 13,000 votes, while there were only a little more than 9,000 students enrolled at the time. Simon and Garfunkel played on campus for UT Homecoming week in 1968. The University of Missouri, Baylor University, and the University of Illinois all claim to be the school that started the tradition of homecoming. The University of Missouri is credited by the NCAA, Jeopardy, and Trivial Pursuit with the first official homecoming in 1911. The University of Illinois has the longest tradition of annual homecoming events, having only skipped one year, 1918 due to an influenza epidemic. UT’s first homecoming game was played against Bowling Green Normal College. The final score of that game (UT vs BG) was 27-0 with the win going to Toledo. This year’s top 10 candidates was revealed on Oct. 21. Voting will open once again from 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, for students to choose the top 5 candidates, and will close Thursday, Oct. 23. The final round of voting will begin Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. and will close Friday, Oct. 24, at 11:59 p.m. The homecoming king and queen will be announced Saturday, Oct. 25, during the game.

she said. “Our department as a whole is interested in plays that convey strong social and political messages,” Alby said. “The Adding Machine” is an expressionism piece, Alby said. The play uses “heightened movement, vivid imagery, metaphor and mood,” she said. Alby said she is confident that the theatre department will put on a great show. “Our department is well suited for the kind of cutting edge theatre you usually see in big theatre hubs like New York and San Francisco because our faculty are all professionals who have lived and worked in these cities and done this kind of work,” Alby said. “The Adding Machine” will run for two weekends, Oct. 24-26 and Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. while Sunday shows are at 2:30 p.m. Student tickets are $7, faculty, staff and alumni tickets are $10 and general public tickets are $12.

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A letter to our readers It’s not Rocket science To all our readers,

It’s finally time for the traditional Homecoming game. This will be the 83rd homecoming game in Rockets’ history. Beyond celebrating this annual college moment, this also gives us a great opportunity to reflect on what UT has achieved up to the midway point of the season, and what they have yet to accomplish. Inside this special-edition issue, you will get a closer look at what Toledo’s players have had to deal with this season, as well as what they will have to deal with when UMass comes to town on Saturday. We hope this issue proves to be enjoyable for both current students and alumni, and we hope everyone enjoys the game this week.

How well do you know your Toledo trivia? (Answers can be found on page 7)

A) From 1969 through 1971, Toledo won how many consecutive games, which currently ranks as the fifth-longest winning streak in major college football? B) Saturday’s homecoming game will be the ___ homecoming game in school history. C) Freshman running back Terry Swanson currently ranks 5th in the country in yards per carry. How many yards per carry does he average? D) What is sophomore quarterback Logan Woodside’s hometown?

Happy Homecoming!

E) How many of Toledo’s starting offensive lineman have already graduated?

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F) When is the last time the Rockets faced UMass? G) What was the final score in Toledo’s October 11 game against Iowa State?

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H) How many times has senior placekicker Jeremiah Detmer won MAC West Player of the Week honors during his career at Toledo? I) In what year did Matt Campbell take over as head coach in Toledo?

On the mend

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Junior quarterback on the grueling road to recovery after tearing ACL against Mizzou By Blake Bacho Sports Editor

Toledo junior quarterback Phillip Ely hasn’t been interested in reliving the moment that abruptly ended his first season as a Rocket. Going through the experience once probably robbed him of any desire to reminisce. “I’ll be honest, I watched it for the first time this week,” Ely admitted. “I never went back to watch it, didn’t want to, didn’t care for it. I finally just said ‘the heck with it, I want to go see it, I want to see what actually happened and how it looked.’” Nothing Ely saw on tape came as a surprise. “Just how I kind of remember,” he said. “Just coming around on the play before on the run. I pulled the ball, just made really one hard cut to the right back inside and it kind of felt like a soda pop can crushing. “You know how you just kind of step on [a soda can]? It felt like that with my knee, it just kind of crumbled on me.” Ely doesn’t have a medical degree, but as he was carted off the field he didn’t need one to know that something was seriously wrong. “I know my body,” Ely said. “You play this sport so long that you know what a sprain is compared to what real damage is. I tried to keep optimistic and went into the MRI with some hope. I’m not a doctor so I can’t diagnose myself.” The MRI confirmed the fears Ely felt as he was carted off the field; he had torn his ACL and wouldn’t see a football field again in 2014. The diagnosis might as well have been a sledgehammer. “It was hard,” Ely said. “But I took that night, I got to stay with my parents in a hotel room. We talked about that game, we talked about other games and we just kind of slowly changed our attitude from ‘oh my God, my life is over with,’ to ‘hey, what do we need to do next?’

“I owe it really all to my parents for getting me through those first couple days. I couldn’t have done it on my own.” Ely and his family did get through the first few days, and Ely has been making his way through the grueling recovery process ever since. That process couldn’t include anything surgical until Ely got back into the gym. “Before the surgery even happened, we tried to do a really good job building up his quads so he is able to come back from this surgery even better,” said Toledo head coach Matt Campbell. “For him it was about a two-and-ahalf-week process really to even get into surgery.”

“You know how you just kind of step on [a soda can]? It felt like that with my knee, it just kind of crumbled on me.” PHILLIP ELY UT junior quarterback

But that was just the beginning. “Once the surgery occurred it’s now about an eight- to nine-month process for him of retraining that knee, from bend to walk, from walk to certainly to be able to run,” Campbell continued. “It’s a slow process, it’s kind of a grind a little bit, but if there is one kid that has the mental makeup to handle it and be detailed it’s [Ely]. “I think he’s taken it as almost a challenge.” Ely’s challenge is one of solitude for the most part. He has the help and support of the team and his family, but he is the only one that can actually put in the work. “It’s tough for sure,” Ely said. “You do get a lot of alone time to yourself. You’re the only one that does the

rehab, the only one that does the reps and the sets, so you’re the only one that really goes through it.” While Ely fights through recovery, the Rockets roll on. With sophomore Logan Woodside at the helm, Toledo sits atop the Mid-American Conference in scoring offense and total offense. Woodside has taken full advantage of the opportunity Ely’s injury offered, and Woodside insists his fellow signal caller has been nothing but helpful throughout the experience. “He’s been in every meeting, we’ve watched film together and he’s been helping me out,” Woodside said. “We help each other out really even though he’s not out there right now he’s doing everything he can to help this team out.” Ely’s teaching tendencies recently led to a position in the press box on Saturdays. According to him and his coach, it is an opportunity for Ely to learn and stay sharp mentally during the rehab process. “He’s got a coaching mentality,” Campbell said. “If you ask Logan [Woodside], I think one of the things that is really special is their relationship. You don’t see that much. From really day one, [Ely] has been there for Logan and made him a better quarterback.” The relationship between Ely and Woodside will be put to a true test next season, when a healthy Ely will want to compete to start against the player who has led the Rockets to a 3-0 record in the MAC so far this season. The competition to come is one that any coach would love to have, a throw down for the most important position on the field between two players of starting caliber. “It’s one of those things where you have to take it one day at a time, try to evaluate that once you have all the information and you’re able to sit down and really

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Junior quarterback Phillip Ely (shown above vs. New Hampshire) played less than two full games before losing his year to a torn ACL. Sophomore Logan Woodside replaced Ely on the field, and Ely is dealing with the grueling year-long task of rehabilitation.

calculate it,” Campbell said. “It’s an unbelievable situation to be in, you’ve got two kids that [are] great leaders, great competitors and really would do anything to make our football team the best it could possibly be. “It’s hard to find just one of those guys. To have two of them, it’s a pretty special situation for us.” The chance to once again compete for a starting spot will be the reward for Ely after what has been and will be a long grueling

struggle through recovery. He said bring it on. “I’m going to get better, I’m going to grind through therapy and I’m going to get myself back,” Ely said. “I just got to go into next year and battle it out again. “I mean, why not? I’m going to be sitting at a boring desk job five or six years from now, so why not go out with a bang and just try to do what we enjoy doing, which is playing football.”

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Home against the Minutemen Rockets face UMass in Toledo’s 83rd annual Homecoming contest By Blake Bacho Sports Editor

Toledo’s bye week is over and it is time for the Rockets to get back to work. Not that they have been simply kicked back relaxing during their time off. The University of Toledo’s players and coaches have been busy preparing for this week’s Homecoming matchup against the University of Massachusetts (2-6, 2-2 in MAC), a contest that will give Toledo a chance to go 4-0 in Mid-American Conference play this season. UT (4-3, 3-0 in MAC) is the only MAC West team without a conference loss this year, but for head coach Matt Campbell and his players, it is far too early to start celebrating anything.

“We are going to have to put points on the board. UMass, they’re really good on defense just like they are on offense, so we are going to have to be able to put points on the board to be able to keep us in the game.” LOGAN WOODSIDE UT sophomore quarterback

“We’re not even halfway into playing our conference schedule; we’ve only played three conference games up until this point,” Campbell said. “What we understand is we understand how competitive this conference is right now. We’ve got to continue to worry about us. “The moment we take our eyes off of that, we are in deep trouble.” Toledo’s loss two weeks ago at Iowa State may have been the sobering moment Campbell needed to keep his players even-keeled about the Rockets’ success this season. But Toledo’s head coach doesn’t

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The Rockets host UMass for UT’s 2014 Homecoming game. Toledo is 3-0 in the Mid-American Conference going into this matchup, and the Minutemen are riding a two-game winning streak, their only victories this season but both coming within conference play. Toledo spent last week on bye after suffering a 37-30 loss at Iowa State two weeks ago. The contest will kick off at 2 p.m. in the Glass Bowl.

even want his guys to remember the 37-30 defeat to the Big 12 Cyclones. “Win or lose, we do a really good job of flushing it on Sunday,” Campbell said. “I think we did a really good job of getting back to what we have done well and what we haven’t done well over the first seven weeks of the football season and really get into that over the last three or four practices. We knew we had to get better.” Heading into a crucial stretch of the season, the Rockets are atop the MAC mountain. UMass, on the other hand, is hoping to build off their first two wins of the season, which have come against Kent State and Eastern Michigan over the past two weeks.

The Minutemen haven’t racked up wins, but junior quarterback Blake Frohnapfel is keeping them dangerous with the strength of his arm.

If you go What: Toledo’s Homecoming game against UMass Where: The Glass Bowl When: Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. TV/Streaming: BCSN/ ESPN3 Radio: Rockets Radio Network Prediction: UMass serves as an excellent Homecoming guest and Toledo improves to a 4-0 MAC record with a victory over the Minutemen. Final score: 35-14 Rockets.

The upperclassman currently leads the MAC in passing yards per game with a 310.4 per contest average, a performance that can certainly be partially credited to the teachings of UMass head coach and former NFL assistant coach Mark Whipple. “What you’ve seen is a team that has really gained confidence,” Campbell said. “Coach Whipple comes back to UMass after a really storied tradition of him coaching there when they were a powerhouse at the FCS level. Whipple went on to the National Football League, he’s been with the Steelers and he’s been with the Browns and has really done some great things as a quarterback coach. “What you’ve seen is you’re

“Win or lose, we do a really good job of flushing it on Sunday.” MATT CAMPBELL UT head football coach

seeing it all start to come together for this UMass football team.” The Minutemen won’t just attack the Rockets offensively. UMass features a defense that has also earned respect from UT’s players. “We are going to have to put points on the board,” said Toledo sophomore quarterback Logan Woodside. “UMass, they’re really good on defense just like they are on See Homecoming / 7 »

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offense, so we are going to have to be able to put points on the board to be able to keep us in the game.” Woodside, like his head coach, isn’t getting caught up in where Toledo stands at just a little over halfway through the football season. “I really don’t think that we are the frontrunner right now,” he said. “We really can’t look at it that way even though we are undefeated in the conference. We can’t take it that way, we’ve got to keep preparing like we have all year and see how it plays out.” Whatever the Rockets want to say, even top-tier rivals like Northern Illinois and Bowling Green have suffered conference losses this season. Toledo is

currently in charge of the MAC, and only they can decide how the rest of the season plays out. “All we’ve really had the ability to look at is us,” Campbell said. “We really haven’t had the ability to see what everyone else is doing or how they’ve played or what has happened. We’ve certainly changed, certainly from what we thought we would be at the beginning of the season to who we are right now. “I think that’s part of football though. It’s not only in our conference or our own football team, but also over the landscape of college football. I think that is what draws us all in to college football and makes college football really special.” Toledo kicks off against UMass at 2 p.m. in the Glass Bowl.

It’s not Rocket science: Trivia answers A) UT won 35 straight games from 1969 to 1971, currently the fifth-longest streak in major college football. B) This will be the Rockets’ 83rd Homecoming game. Toledo holds a 57-25 record in Homecoming games. C) Swanson is averaging 7.76 yards per carry ever since stepping in for injured sophomore Kareem Hunt D) Woodside is originally from Frankfort, Kentucky. He completed 138-of-212 passes for 2,951 yards, also setting a school touchdown record with 41 scores in his senior year at Franklin County High School. E) This one might be a trick question. All five of Toledo’s starting offensive lineman have already graduated. F) The last time UT and UMass met, the Minutemen weren’t even a part of the MAC. The Rockets defeated UMass 24-3 in the Glass Bowl in 1999 and hold a 2-1 advantage in the series between the two programs. G) Iowa State defeated Toledo 37-30 in the Cyclones’ Homecoming game. The Rockets took the game to the last snap, but failed to convert an onside kick, allowing Iowa State to kneel their way to a win. H) Detmer has won the award eight times, the most recent coming from his performance against Iowa State. I) Matt Campbell was named head coach of the Toledo program in December of 2011.

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Sophomore quarterback Logan Woodside drops back for a pass during Toledo’s matchup earlier in the season with Central Michigan University. Saturday marks the 83rd Homecoming game in UT history. Toledo will enjoy this game even more, as it is one of only two remaining home games this season. They will next face Kent State and Northern Illinois before returning to take on Bowling Green on Nov. 19. The Rockets conclude the 2014 regular season with a trip to Eastern Michigan on Friday, Nov. 28.

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Examining the Rockets’ season so far

ROBERT HEARONS

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The University of Toledo football team has visited both ends of the college football spectrum and just about everywhere in between over the first half of the 2014 season. From a three-hour lightning delay to a game-clinching missed extra point, multiple injury setbacks and offensive fireworks galore, the Rockets have endured a season with its fair share of twists and turns. The only thing we know so far is that UT currently sits in the driver seat of the Mid-American Conference with sole possession

of first place in the MAC West division. Toledo’s players control their own destinies moving into the rest of MAC play. To use a metaphor from a different sport, the ball is now in the Rockets’ court. The goal should be simple and straightforward from here on out: don’t drop that ball. Coming into the season, Toledo was picked by many to win the MAC West, even with the program’s recent issues dealing with fellow MAC West member Northern Illinois, the team that has been consistently keeping UT away from postseason play. With a veteran offensive line consisting entirely of fifth-year graduate students, along with former SEC quarterback Philip Ely under center, the Rockets seemed poised to win plenty in 2014. If only championships were decided in August. After a season-opening blowout victory over New Hampshire, a series of crucial injuries in the initial weeks of the season gave way

for some legitimate concern in the early going. Ely would go on to tear his ACL the second week during a game against Missouri, prematurely ending his season. To make matters worse, sophomore running back Kareem Hunt has struggled with a leg injury and starting sophomore defensive tackle Marquise Moore was lost for the season. A strong strength of a schedule that included matchups against three power conference teams also put a damper on the season in the early going, as the Rockets failed to win any of those games. But those are Toledo’s only losses this year. UT’s fourth 3-0 conference start in five years finds the Rockets in position to truly lock up a West division title this season. Sophomore quarterback Logan Woodside has helped calm any turbulent waters this season, grabbing the number one spot on the depth chart following Ely’s injury and never look-

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This is the fourth time in five years that Toledo starts Mid-American Conference play with a 3-0 record. UT is the only team in the MAC West without a conference loss so far this season, placing the Rockets in the sole control of first place in the division.

ing back. The trio of freshman Terry Swanson and sophomores Marc Remy and Damion Jones-Moore at running back has also helped the Rockets deal with injuries. Swanson now ranks fifth in the nation in yards per carry with 7.76 yards per clip. No matter what the preseason polls said, Toledo’s path to a division title and ticket to Detroit will still hinge on what happens when they travel to DeKalb to face Northern Illinois. The Huskies, with two MAC championships in the past three years and three straight West division titles, will be UT’s toughest test of the season within the West division. Although NIU already has a division blemish on their record, a win over UT could stack the cards in their favor and send them to Detroit if both teams win out the rest of their division schedule. Even with former Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch long gone, it will take a stellar performance to get the Rockets by the

Huskies in the latter’s own house. In the meantime, Toledo will still have to fight off the likes of UMass and Kent State, both worthy opponents and sure to give the division-leading Rockets their best shots. From a defensive standpoint, UT will have to bury the previous weak performances and continue to progress, particularly in the secondary where injuries have wreaked havoc. Even with their issues, it should not be forgotten that the Rockets lead the MAC in rushing defense, allowing a mere 113.9 yards per game. Regardless of the opponent on the other side of the field in the coming weeks, it will be the Rockets who decide what team represents the West division in the MAC Championship game this December. If any other team takes the division title, Toledo will only be able to look in the mirror to find fault. If they can’t get to Detroit this season, the Rockets will have dropped the ball.