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STUDENT LIFE
Housing changes Updated policy adjusts the campus living requirements By Colleen Anderson Managing Editor
The University of Toledo’s on-campus community may be growing next year in response to a change in housing policy that requires anyone living outside 25 miles of the university to live on campus for two years. The announcement was made Oct. 20 at a Student Government meeting, and will be put into action next academic year. Currently, the mandatory oncampus living period is only for freshmen, and the radius is 50 miles instead of 25. Kaye Patten Wallace, senior vice president for student affairs, said the goal behind the change is to increase retention and aid student success.
“Quite honestly, our major goal is when we recruit students here and we admit them, we are committed to them graduating from the University of Toledo,” Patten Wallace said. “We don’t want them to come and stay one or two years, we want them to come in, have a great college experience and graduate.” According to Patten Wallace, retention rate and student success have both increased in first- and second-year students, which is one of the reasons they chose to go forward with the initiative. UT spokesperson Meghan Cunningham said that of the 2,472 students currently living on campus, 876 of them are upperclassmen. The other 65
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percent of students living on campus are freshmen. Other schools, including Bowling Green, Ohio State University and Ohio University have similar measures in place, requiring students to live on campus for two years unless they are granted an exemption. “The research is telling us that the sophomore year is just as important in terms of retention as the freshman year, so this initiative is designed to focus on the sophomore year,” Patten Wallace said. As of now, Patten Wallace
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Sexual assault and substance UT Student abuse coordinator moves Government begins work to forward with new initiatives remove student textbook taxes By Trevor Stearns News Editor
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Toledo falls to WMU The Rockets played well at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Invite in Kalamazoo, Michigan. SPORTS / 3 »
Culture in a new light The Indian Students Cultural Organization celebrates their annual event Diya.
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“Yes, it naturally seemed a bit exhausting and overwhelming and definitely not as rewarding.” MAISHA RASHID Don’t waste your twenties OPINION / 4 »
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Parks Tower is one of the many See Two years / 5 » campus dorms that students can occupy during their first year.
The University of Toledo’s Student Government has embarked on a large-scale endeavor to remove the sales tax on student textbooks for universities in Ohio. Currently, the state of Ohio is able to charge textbooks with a standard sales tax of 5.75 percent. In a study conducted by the National Association of College of Stores, the average price of new textbooks in 2013 rose to $79 per book. For a student buying five textbooks per semester, they will be paying close to $23 in taxes alone. Cody Spoon, SG president, wrote in an email interview that the plan includes working not only with the UT community, but with other student governments around the state as well. “In the near future, we are planning to obtain plenty of student feedback/support through petitioning and other forms of outreach,” Spoon wrote. “We are also plan on collaborating with Student Government Associations across Ohio, as we meet with many of them on a monthly basis.” This idea was first brought up during an SG meeting discussing how the cost of attendance can be lowered, not only for UT but for the state. The goal brings several challenges with it, including convincing the state to accept the proposal. Ian Michalak, SG vice president, wrote in an email interview that removing taxes on books would also affect how much money the state receives as well. “Our biggest challenge will be that this will cause a revenue decrease for the state and we have to stress the importance of lowering the cost of attendance for students,” Michalak wrote. Both Spoon and Michalak have been in
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LINDSAY TUTTLE
Sexual Assault and Substance Abuse Prevention Education Coordinator
Earlier this year, the University of Toledo Counseling Center combined two coordinating positions dealing with the Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug prevention program into one job. Lindsay Tuttle, the Sexual Assault and Substance Abuse Prevention Education Coordinator, now handles both of these programs under the new position. Tuttle was hired Sept. 8, filling the shoes of Angela Daigneault, a former clinical social worker at the Counseling Center, and Will Pecsok, the associate director of the Counseling Center.
In this new position, Tuttle is responsible forsetting up awareness events, education and training around campus for SAEPP and ATOD. Stanley Edwards, director of the Counseling Center, wrote in an email interview that the position was created so one person would be able to devote all of their time to the needs of the two programs. “Lindsay’s position was again created to have the focus of those two programs coordinated by one individual,” Edwards wrote. “The goal is to devote more focus to those programs by having one person focused on them.” Tuttle said that in her new position they will continue some of the
Election results in
Paula Hicks-Hudson was elected as the new mayor of Toledo in the Toledo Mayoral elections. Hicks-Hudson ended the race with 34 percent of the votes with 85 percent of the precincts reporting. The state of Ohio also voted on three different issues. Issue One dealt with the Ohio Bipartisan Redistricting Commission and had 71 percent voting for. Issue Two, the AntiMonopoly issue, had 52 percent of participants voting in favor. Issue Three, the Sale of Recreational and Medical Marijuana issue, had 64 percent of voters against. All three issues had 95 percent of precincts reporting, which is how the above percentages were calculated.
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Toledo drops Bowling Green 4-0 6-2 sixth straight Ohio 2-2 5-3 against NIU Buffalo 2-2 4-4 after 32-27 loss Kent State 2-2 3-5 EAST DIVISION
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ball team came up short 32-27 in a heartbreaking defeat against Northern Illinois. “It hurts,” said head coach Matt Campbell. “We had chances to win this football game but we didn’t take them.” With the loss, the Rockets’ current losing streak against the Huskies is extended to six years. Toledo led or tied the entire game until the last two minutes after a 2-yard touchdown run from Joel Bouagnon. “We had our opportunities to put them away and unfortunately we didn’t,” Campbell said. “I’m disappointed in our execution tonight and it cost us the football game.” UT’s offense struggled through the air as senior quarterback Phillip Ely was just 15-33 passing with two interceptions. He finished the night with 16 passing yards and a first quarter 11-yard touchdown pass to Senior Alonzo Russell. Toledo’s rushing attack didn’t miss a beat. Junior Kareem Hunt led all rushers with 143 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Sophomore Terry Swanson also broke the century mark with 133 yards on the ground. The two combined for over 100 rushing yards for the first time this season. The Rockets’ offense mustered up
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Rocky and cheerleaders stand in shock after watching the Huskies defeat the Rockets for the sixth straight year. Toledo moves to third place in the MAC West division with the loss.
427 total yards of offense but could only put the ball in the endzone three times. UT had plenty of chances to bust this game wide open but had trouble executing all night. Toledo opened the scoring on their second drive of the night taking an early 7-0 lead with 8:05 left in the first quarter. Russell’s 11-yard touchdown reception was good enough to move him into a tie for third place with Bernard Reedy in school history with 23 touchdown receptions. The Huskies would respond quickly with a 67-yard touch-
down pass from junior quarterback Drew Hare to senior Tommy Lee Lewis on the next possession to tie things up at 7-7 midway through quarter one. The Rockets’ offense answered right away. Swanson brought the Rockets inside the red zone after a 58-yard scamper down to the NIU 20. Hunt then finished off the five-play, 83-yard drive with a six-yard touchdown run right up the middle of the NIU defense to take a 14-7 lead with 6:04 left in the first quarter.
The Rockets would get a chance to extend their lead after forcing the Huskies to a three-and-out but their drive stalled out at the NIU 23. Freshman Jameson Vest came out to convert a 39-yard field goal to extend the UT lead to 17-7. The Huskies kept chipping away with field goal after field goal. Sophomore kicker Christian Hagan was four-for-four on the night with a career long 52-yard field goal in the third quarter. See Defused / 5 »
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Toledo falls to WMU in opening of MAC Tourney
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The Toledo women’s soccer team secured the seventh seed in the MidAmerican Conference Tournament in the last game of the regular season on Thursday with a 2-0 win over Central Michigan. The Rockets (9-11-0, MAC 5-6-0) drew first blood in the match as freshman Italia Biondi scored from the top of the box in the 34th minute. Junior Lauren Taylor added some insurance in the 70th minute with a strike from outside of the box. However, the Rocket’s tournament appearance this year would be shortlived with an early first round exit against a strong Western side, bringing UT’s all-time record in the
tournament to 12-5-5. “It was a pretty long shot,” said UT Head Coach T.J. Buccholz. “About 20 yards out and she got behind it. She’s worked a lot on keeping her shots on frame.” The defense was solid, allowing only one shot on goal during the entire match. UT outshot the Chippewas 12-6 in the dominating win. As a result, freshman goalie Katie Wilson picked up her fifth win of the season in just eight starts. Toledo earned 15 points during the season, which was good enough to earn a spot in the MAC tournament. “Winning three in a row gives us some confidence,” Buchholz said. “But I think we know that it’s a new season now. It starts over when you get into the postseason and everybody’s got the
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Senior Megan Connor takes a rip against Ohio State on Sept. 2, 2014.
same record; so you always have to play your best and play good soccer.” The Rockets’ last MAC championship was in 2011, following a three-year See Tournament / 7 »
The Toledo men’s tennis team put on a dominant performance this weekend in the Mid-Amercian Conference Indoor Invite in Kalamzoo, Mich. The team ended with a championship performance on Sunday from reigning MAC Player of the Year, junior Stjepan Sisko. “A lot of our guys showed mental toughness and resilience this weekend,” said Head Coach Al Wermer. “Especially Stjepan — everyone wanted to take him out and he responded well.” Sisko took home the Flight A singles title with three straight match victories. “Winning didn’t really show anything,” Sisko said. “I need to be more focused and practice more tennis.”
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Junior Stjapan Sisko prepares to forehand a ball in a match earlier this year.
In his first round, Sisko battled in a hard-fought, three-set match (6-7, 7-6, 10-7) versus Binghamton’s Eliott Hureau. “I got lucky,” Sisko said. “It was match point and I just hit
a lucky shot.” He then went on to defeat Western Michigan’s Maik Steiner in two sets in the semi-finals round before another three-set match — this time verses Buffalo’s Amat Hromic — to take home the championship. In addition to singles play, Sisko was paired with sophomore Omar Espinosa in doubles play. The two lost in the semi-finals round in a 6-4 match against a duo from WMU. Espinosa lost his opening match in the first round of Flight B Singles (7-5, 7-6, 9-7) to WMU’s Matt Hamilton but regrouped well to win the consolation bracket. “I wanted to improve every match and every round,” Espinosa said. “This was just See Indoor / 7 »
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Gender and sexuality are not the same
This past year has been a huge year for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA) community. Same-sex marriage has been legalized, and more and more celebrities and politicians have been coming out as being part of the community or as allies in supportive roles. We are in the midst of a cultural revolution that will shape the way generations that come after us are going to look at the LGBTQIA community. As part of shaping the way gender identity and sexuality are viewed by society, the acronyms for the non-gender conforming people, such as people who are transgender, and the lesbian and gay community need to be separated. By “separated,” I don’t mean that there should be a huge rift between the trans community and the gay and lesbian community. CurASSOC. NEWS EDITOR rently, I think there is too much confusion and misunderstanding when it comes to what gender and sexuality are. Gender is your identification as male or female and anywhere in between, and sexuality is your sexual orientation and preferences. If we keep these two groups interlocked we only continue to allow narrow-minded zealots, conservative soccer moms and republican politicians to sit around and talk about “those people” without ever being forced to acknowledge that we are all different and unique and relevant. I have been witness to this particular form of casual bigotry more than once in my lifetime. One of the most recent times was at a church carnival with my girlfriend at the time over the summer. We found that amid the falling darkness and disorienting colored lights was a group of women in matching pink T-shirts that made them appear more like a clique or a gang than a group for God. At the head of this group was my mother, and instead of talking about how they could help the community or working to get kids to come play their game to raise more money for charity, they were all sitting back drinking hot chocolate and discussing Caitlyn Jenner. The words “God doesn’t make mistakes” echoed from all of their lips, accompanied by hateful slurs and incorrect pronouns as children scrambled through the tent laughing and I felt my girlfriend’s grip on my hand get tighter. “We’re going to get going,” I said to my mother, interrupting a woman referencing how sad and confused Caitlyn must have been. The group grew quiet and glanced my way, looking offended and somewhat alarmed. My mother, in an attempt to make them understand her crazy liberal daughter said, “Oh you can’t talk about stuff like that in front of Jessica, she’s bisexual.” Not only does this statement still not make any sense to me at all, but it still alarms me how all of these women took this as an explanation for me disliking transphobia. It was as if we became a group of others, Currently, I think all morphed into one giant there is too much gay and trans bubble that they can’t seem to reach but confusion and will pray for occasionally at misunderstanding Sunday mass. when it comes to I don’t want to be prayed for. What I want what gender and is for white, middle-class sexuality are. soccer moms to stop assuming that because a group of people is different, that they are somehow lesser than them. I want people to understand that these things that make us different are not bad things, and we within the LGBTQIA community even differ from each other greatly. These two groups are looking for different things, face different issues and have different experiences, all of which are valid and important. One way to force this country to acknowledge this simple fact is to separate these acronyms. It is the next step for the understanding and acceptance of these groups in society. The lesbian, gay and bisexual community, including all people who are non-heterosexual, is not just made up of same-sex couples. You can have a non-heterosexual couple who happen to be comprised of a man and a woman, for instance if they both happen to be bisexual. In the same way the transgender community does not have to be non-heterosexual. There is an abundance of gay and lesbian trans people, just as there are an abundance of straight trans people. Their gender identity does not in any way translate into their sexual orientation. Even as a member of the community, that doesn’t mean that I understand these issues completely. I can’t. No one who is not transgender can ever fully understand what it means to be transgender. No one can understand what goes on in their minds and in their hearts except for them. The difference between me and those stuck-up bible thumpers at that church carnival is that I know what I don’t understand. I appreciate the gravity of the situation and I embrace my ignorance instead of using it as a hateful weapon We cannot assume that all people will be able to understand the importance or how much they don’t know. This is why a change needs to be made. There has to be a way for both groups to be able to stand up and say that I am different, I have unique experiences and I demand to be acknowledged. If we separate these acronyms we force every politician, soccer mom, priest and everyone who decides that they have a right to speak on this issue to realize that these groups are not the same, that this group of “others” is not small and that we will not stay silent. We need to take pride in who we are and show that we have a right to exist and be as different as we want.
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Don’t waste your 20s
At what age do our actions become “the brain caps off its second and last something that requires serious prudent growth spurt in your twenties.” The thought? At what point do we conkind of facts she presented and her sciously try to ensure a successful future clinical interpretations and conclusions career and choose the correct person to really resonated with me. spend the rest of our life with? As I think back, I would define my Career and love are two of the most post-graduation state mind of mind as important decisions conflicted. Here I was, a person makes, ending the crucial “foras these direct the mal” education period, course of their whole awarded a degree for life. So at which point the 20-plus years of do we grant them hard work and deterthe attention they mination, and now I deserve? This mohave to look forward to mentous time should … more work? Yes, it begin during the naturally seemed a bit phase in which we exhausting and overblossom into young whelming and defiadults: our twenties. nitely not as rewarding. Meg Jay, a clinical On the other hand, assistant professor my perseverance had at the University of finally paid off. I am IC COLUMNIST Virginia, has her own finally qualified to get the job that I dreamt of private practice and is the author of “The Defining Decade.” and I can finally make my impact on the world and leave a legacy behind. In her book and her popular talk show, Jay wants us conduct our lives with featured on TED talks, she discusses more seriousness and not be “happyhow twenty-year-olds and new gradugo-lucky” about the important deciates should conduct their lives productively rather than being immersed sion of life. The “I have the rest of my life to work on it” phase is temporary, in the post-graduation euphoric state and once “real life” sets in motion, of laziness. I first came across her on social media, where a video of her it’s difficult to sustain this carefree giving the talk on how “20 is not the attitude about life. After graduation, I told myself, “I have worked all my new 30” was shared. The video had an important impact on me, so I pursued life and now I want a break, and after this subject further. all I have the rest of my life to make Jay said her patients always say, something of it.” Unfortunately, there “Dating in my twenties was like musiare no breaks in life. cal chairs; everyone was just running Life is, as I like to think of it, a beauaround and having fun. And sometime tiful journey, and sometimes you come across breathtaking scenery on the way. around 30, it was like the music just You want to take a break and stay there, stopped and everyone started sitting as after all you have the rest of your life down. I didn’t wanna be the only one to continue on the journey. However, left standing up. So sometimes I think the longer you pause the more the place I married my husband because he was the closest chair to me at thirty.” starts to lose its “awe.” It then becomes just another place, and you seem to On the subject of careers she said, forget which way you were originally “We know that the first ten years of headed. You can no longer go back on a career has an exponential impact your beautiful journey, and are stuck on how much money you’re going to earn.” Additionally, she mentioned that in this place, which becomes a dreaded
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dead end for you. You can, however, view this situation in a completely opposite light. In this view, having had a lifetime of success, being married to the person you love, you assume you have reached the peak financial and emotional stability and satisfaction you worked towards. Right? Well, maybe not so. What about leading that carefree and stress-free life? What about waking up in the middle of the afternoon and just reading a book or hanging out with friends without a care? What about having crushes, and that whirlwind summer romance, or just feeling that excitement with a person who you didn’t necessarily have to end up marrying. If not openly and consciously aware of it, deep inside we all want this. Thinking of life without ever being able to do just that forebodes unfulfillment and dissatisfaction. What do I think? Well, I personally believe that our twenties is not the time to just give in to impulses, and my reasons are intuitive. While we all want a break from “reality” and envision ourselves as a character from a movie, the opportunity cost to our future “happiness” is more than we can compensate with this movie-life. My point of view should not, however, be confused as pessimism or cowardice. We should definitely put some time away for meaningless fun and relaxing. Not everything has to have a reason and not every relationship needs to follow an agenda. Yes, take a summer away after graduation or just laze around on your parents couch. If you happen to run into someone that spikes a romantic interest in you, take that dive. However, let this period be a short one. Thus all twenty-year-olds, instead of just completely shutting off your serious selves and going into a “seriousness-coma” until it’s too late, try and see clearly which way you’re going and which way you mean to head. Take a break to admire the scenery once in a while, but be careful not to get stuck in that rut. Maisha Rashid is a doctorate student studying cancer biology.
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Mental health is important Freak. Psycho. Crazy. Have you ever diagnosed with cancer. Obviously, you used any of these terms to describe are broken up about it and have many someone you thought wasn’t right in questions about what’s going to happen the head? You might have, but mental next. I’m sure the thought of, “Oh, you’re illness is not something to be made fun fine, other people have it so much worse of or taken lightly. than you do. Just snap Mental health out of it,” would never problems are issues even cross your mind. that go unnoticed on That would be extremely a regular basis. Being rude, right? And if a personally affected by friend comes to you and mental illness and seesays they are sad and ing individuals dealing hate their life and want with mental health it to be over and you with varying levels of know that they have just success, I am very adabeen diagnosed with mant about spreading bipolar disorder, and if awareness and being an you make that comment, advocate. your friend is basically You may be thinkbacked into a wall of ing, “So, what is mental submission and made illness? Is it like crying to feel worse about their IC COLUMNIST and being depressed?” situation. You would do Not really. Mental just as much damage as illness can involve if you would have said depression and crying, but it also takes that to your friend with cancer. on many other forms as well. Mental illComments like, “Oh, she’s/he’s just sayness includes: major depression, bipolar ing that to get attention. They won’t really disorder, schizophrenia, mania, panic do anything,” or “Oh, just snap out of it disorder or anxiety and many other already!” are not things that are helpful variations of these. or even accurate to what is really going To put it simply, mental illness is a on inside that individual’s head. chemical imbalance in the brain, which Society is hardwired to believe that can develop into any mental disorder. admitting these types of things makes You can kick to the curb any thoughts them weak and often question why that a person somehow has any control they can’t just “snap out of it.” You can’t of their illness; it doesn’t work like that. just snap out of the common cold; how Mental health is very important for could you do that with mental illness? all of us to understand and be sensitive America has a ‘pull yourself up by to within ourselves and when speakthe bootstrap’ mentality to deal with ing with others. Mental illness is more illness. But mental illness is not somecommon than you may think; 1 in thing you can just will away. Actions every 5 people in the world will experi- need to be taken. Seeking help is the ence it in some form. Too many times first and most important step. Next is I see — especially on social media — accepting that it is not OK to bottle comments that misjudge mental issues, these things up and not getting the help claiming someone is just trying to get you deserve. Making strides to help attention. It’s also used as a negative yourself get better and stay better either character trait. These things are hurtful with the help of a professional is the and not the way to go about the situamost important thing. tion at all. As a society we are losing so much Let’s say that a good friend of yours is from ignoring these issues. We must
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stop this detrimental idea that we can somehow control what goes on in our heads. Mental illness deserves as much attention as any other illness. Mental health issues are health issues. Most do not see it as something physical, but what makes a broken bone any different than an imbalanced brain? Since when did our brains cease to be a part of our physical health? When did people stop caring? An interesting fact about mental illness is that it can actually be carried through genetics. Sound familiar? It should: every time you go to the doctor one of the first things they ask when they are trying to give you a diagnoses, is what runs in your family. Cancer runs in my family. This makes me more susceptible to those illnesses. It is the same with mental illness. If you have a history of bipolar disorder or depression in your family, it makes you more susceptible to develop those things. That being said, it is just as important to know what mental illnesses run in your family as any other illness. Do your own research; be proactive. You have an obligation to your own health to make yourself aware of these possibilities. There are many sites that will give you symptoms of certain illnesses, ways to spot symptoms and what you can do to help yourself and others. One website in particular is NAMI.org. NAMI stands for the National Alliance of Mental Illness. There are newsletters, local events, classes, support groups and many more ways to get involved. Check out the Counseling Center on campus in Rocket Hall. They can help you in your journey. All of us battle things. There is no shame in asking for help. Only you have the power to change. Be sensitive to those around you. Your actions matter. Your kindness will never go unnoticed and can do so much good. Some days all you can do is keep breathing, and that’s OK. Gabrielle Hawkins is a second-year majoring in social work.
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Hagan’s 36-yard field goal with 39 seconds left in the first quarter cut the UT lead to 17-10. The Rockets would respond moving the ball down field with ease until center Ruben Carter and Ely had a miscommunication problem and fumbled at the NIU 36. On the ensuing possession, sophomore defensive back Treyvon Mathis intercepted Hare’s pass at the Toledo 11-yard line to give the ball back to the Rockets with 12:20 in the second quarter. UT’s offense would be forced into another three-and-out after the turnover. Campbell and the boys had some tricks up their sleeves and faked the punt on fourth down. Junior punter Nick Ellis picked up 18 of the eight yards needed for the first down. The momentum would be short-lived as UT’s offense was unable to get anything going in the second quarter. With 7:29 left in the first half, NIU quarterback Drew Hare went down with an apparent right leg injury and wouldn’t return. Redshirt freshman Ryan Graham was forced to come in and play and he played well. Graham finished the night with 9-of-12 passing for 132 yards and a touchdown. Toledo’s defense held the Huskies to two late-first-half field goals and took a 17-16 lead into the locker room. After a slow start to the second half Hunt finally got the Rockets’ offense
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said the amount of money the initiative may gain or lose for the university is currently unknown, and was not a focus during discussions about whether or not to go forward. SG President Cody Spoon wrote in an email interview that he has mixed feelings about the initiative. While Spoon said he believes the measure will increase retention rates as well as school spirit, he also believes there may be some backlash from students concerned about the costs of living on campus. “Ultimately, I think that even if the housing change is initially met with resistance, it is a very viable solution to many of the university’s problems,” Spoon wrote. Corey Duran, a third-year majoring in business, said he thinks the new policy may negatively affect students. While Duran has lived
moving with a rush of 37-yards right up the middle to take Toledo down to the NIU 31 yard line. Hunt would eventually punch it in for his second rushing touchdown of the night to extend the Rockets’ lead to 24-16 with 4:23 remaining in quarter three. NIU would drive down to the Toledo 35 where they would be stopped and forced to kick their fourth field goal of the night and Hagan’s career long. NIU closed the gap to 24-19 with 2:34 remaining in the third quarter. Toledo entered the fourth quarter with a five-point lead and the ball on the NIU 28. The Rockets drive hit a road block at the 21-yard line and Vest knocked the 39-yard attempt right in between the uprights to push the UT lead to 27-19 with 13:45 remaining in the game. On the ensuing possession and after a personal foul to keep the Huskies drive alive, the Huskies needed just three plays to score on a 7-yard fade route from Graham to junior Kenny Golladay to cut UT’s lead to 27-25 with just 9:27 showing on the clock. Toledo had a chance to extend their lead late in the game but their drive would stall at the 30-yard line which forced Vest to come on to attempt a 47-yard field goal attempt. The kick sailed wide right to keep UT’s lead at 27-25 with 5:19 left in the game. “I think we hurt ourselves,” said senior linebacker Chase Murdock. “We didn’t play the football we know how to play and we paid for that.” both on-and-off campus and sees the benefits of both, he said he found the financial aspect worrying. “I don’t agree with that [the policy],” Duran said. “You can’t really have a good college experience when you’re broke, if you’re having to pay all this extra money just to stay on campus. “ Duran said he would be less opposed to the measure if UT offered more financial aid to assist students living on campus, but that he doesn’t
The Huskies took full advantage of the Rockets’ miscue and drove 70 yards to take their first lead of the night 32-27 with 1:59 remaining on the clock. Toledo had one last chance to put together a game-winning drive from their own 23-yard line. But on the first play from scrimmage, Ely threw an interception to NIU’s senior linebacker Boomer Mayes ending all hope for the Rockets with the crowd leaving almost instantly. “If we let this contradict our whole season then that’s not smart by us,” Murdock said. Toledo will travel to Central Michigan next Tuesday with only three games left on their schedule.
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know if the university is able to do so at the moment. Patten Wallace said for students who do not wish to live on campus but fall outside the 25 mile range, there will be a waiver process in place with each appeal being reviewed on an individual basis. “The waiver process is available to any student, so any student who says they don’t want to live on campus,” Patten Wallace said. “The goal is to help them be successful, not to be a barrier.
“The research is telling us that the sophomore year is just as important in terms of retention as the freshman year, so this initiative is designed to focus on the sophomore year.” KAYE PATTEN WALLACE Senior vice president
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discussion with state legislators who say that a petition is the next step. “We may also take this a step further and meet with Ohio representatives in Columbus to voice our concerns on behalf of the students,” Michalak wrote. This plan is still in the early stages and may take some time before reaching its full potential, according to Spoon. “Once we finalize our plan of action, we will strive to make this
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Pictured in light grey is the current 50-mile radius. The smaller dark grey circle is the proposed 25-mile boundary of the soon-to-be-affected area.
a popular subject of discussion among UT students, as well as college students across Ohio,” Spoon wrote. “However, the ideal plan is to push the legislation by the end of the semester.” Chris Hughes, a fourth-year engineering major, said he thinks having the taxes removed from books would be very beneficial due to how expensive some books become. “That’d definitely help students out,” Hughes said. “Books have been a major expense for me and my friends — much moreso than I expected.”
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programs from the past coordinators, but she would like to expand on them. “I’m taking the programs from each [SAEPP and ATOD]. We’re still maintaining the programs that they have always done, and then we’re building it from there,” Tuttle said. Tuttle feels the position keeps her relevant to students and she gets to stay involved with them by spreading awareness around campus. Lena Salpietro, a graduate assistant working with SAEPP, wrote in an email interview that while working with Tuttle, she has noticed how passionate Tuttle is about the position. “Lindsay is passionate about her role in increasing awareness and education about sexual assault on the UT campus,” Salpietro wrote. “She is really organized and committed to making each of our events successful.” According to Salpietro, their goal is to have programming scheduled every month for SAEPP. She also saw more interest coming from students toward their events and thinks their events are being well-received on campus. Based on the attendance of some of their events this year, Tuttle thinks the campus community has become more interested in learning about and becoming aware of sexual assault issues. “When we did the gala last week, this was the second year of doing this,” Tuttle said. “The first,
“We may also take this a step further and meet with Ohio representatives in Columbus to voice our concerns on behalf of the students.”
there was about twenty people there; this year we were able to get around 125 people there. So the work of the whole education and awareness team I feel has been reflected in attendance.” Edwards was also pleased with the work Tuttle has done this year, especially with her new ideas on how to increase awareness on campus. “I believe that Lindsay has done a wonderful job thus far in bringing focus to these two areas, as well as exploring creative ways to increase education and awareness,” Edwards wrote. Salpietro believes Tuttle was a good choice for the position and that UT has made a good addition to the programs. “I think UT is fortunate to have Lindsay on campus as a dedicated person focused on sexual assault and substance abuse prevention,” Salpietro wrote. “In her first few weeks at UT she already has created a momentum of serving students and I’m excited to be part of her team.”
“We’re still maintaining the programs that they have always done, and then we’re building it from there.” LINDSAY TUTTLE
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Friday, Nov. 6 8 a.m.-4 p.m. — “Algae, Pipelines and More,” 15th-Annual Great Lakes Water Conference. U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur will be the keynote speaker, heading off several panel discussions. McQuade Law Auditorium. Saturday, Nov. 7 7 p.m. — ORIGINS with UT Concert Chorale & University Chorus. This concert is an exploration of those things natural and divine — of interactions within ourselves and among friends. Doermann Theater. Monday, Nov. 9 7 p.m.— Latin Jazz Ensemble Concert. The UT Latin Jazz Ensemble will perform a wide range of Latinbased music including the music of Cuba and Brazil, with a special focus on Cuban rhythms and Afro-Cuban jazz. Tickets are $3 for students, $5 for general public. Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall. Wednesday, Nov 11 Veteran’s Day. No classes.
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UT’s ISCO celebrates Diya to mark Hindu holiday By Marla Gootee and Anna Glore
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In the middle of fall, a season where daylight decreases daily, students celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights known as Diwali. Every year the Indian Students Cultural Organization celebrates the Diwali holiday by hosting their annual event called Diya, which means light in Hindu. “It’s basically the presence of truth and light of evil,” said Anoli Shah, a bioengineering graduate student and ISCO secretary. “It’s basically the day we have our New Year starting, choosing truth and light over evil and darkness.”
“It’s allowing an opportunity for us to open up our tradition and values to a broader community.” JESSICA THOMAS
Marketing manager for the ISCO As a mixture of cultural dances and traditional foods, Diya is ISCO’s way of sharing their Indian heritage with the university community. “It’s allowing an opportunity for us to open up our tradition and values to a broader community,” said Jessica Thomas, a third-year biology
major and marketing manager for the ISCO. “It helps in the greater scheme of things because when you are confident in your culture, and you are able to understand your own culture, I think it allows for you to be open minded about other cultures.” Each year, Diya aims to convey a different aspect of Indian culture through a theme. This year’s theme is Bollywood. According to Thomas, Bollywood is the Indian equivalent to Hollywood. The traditions of Bollywood are heavily influenced by dancing, music and clothing. That is why Diya will feature an array of dance performances and a fashion show highlighting Bollywood throughout the ages. Besides entertainment, Thomas said Diya also celebrates the vibrant richness of Indian cuisine. She said a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes will be served. For Shah and other international students, events like Diya help ease feelings of homesickness. “So it’s like when you’re so far from your place, from your home, from your parents and your family, it’s always good to get involved with people,” Shah said. “It just makes you socially active, it makes you feel good, because after all your courses and being busy with everything you have your own people, others to confide in, you have your own events and it’s fun.”
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Members of the ISCO panel pose at last year’s Diya event. Each year the event focuses on a different part of Indian culture; this year’s theme is Bollywood.
Thomas said that being different comes with its own challenges, but also unique experiences. “I think the fact that UT is so diverse and, it’s kind of like a little mini salad bowl, so to say, instead of a melting pot,” Thomas said. The melting pot mentality, according to Thomas, is the idea that cultures blend together by losing pieces of their cultural identity. Instead salad ingredients, like individual cultures, retain their shape and traditions, but still add to the overall flavor. “At UT everyone kind of has their own flavor and interest and their own uniqueness to the community,” Thomas said. “I think that’s why it makes UT even more attractive to other
students who want to come here because we cater and we provide a wide range of diverse and ethnic people.” Thomas said the popularity of cultural events continues to increase as well. Last year Diya had over 600 attendees, and they are expecting even more this year. ISCO encourages all UT students to attend the event even if they are unfamiliar with Indian culture. “Sometimes if you’re from a different culture or ethnicity, you might feel that there may be restrictions, but we totally embrace all members of the audience that will be there and promote in the best way to have a wider range of audience members,” Thomas said. Thomas said Diya creates
a very warm and welcoming environment for all students. “It feels great because we are all international students becoming members of this student body,” Shah said. Among the performances that will be taking place throughout the night, various students involved with ISCO will also be displaying their talents, as well as interactive games involving Indian culture. Diya will be held from 6-10 p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium. Tickets for the event will be sold Nov. 2 in both the Student Union from 2:30-5:00 p.m. and in Nitschke Hall between 11:00 am and 2:00 p.m. Admission for ISCO members is $10, $15 for non-members and $20 if bought at the door.
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FEEDING FRENZY Students came out to the Centennial Mall on Tuesday to enjoy a tasty variety of different foods, all of which were made and sold out of food trucks. Photos by Amanda Pitrof.
(TOP) Sisters Melissa Schubeck and Kelly Toerne have been in the food industry for four years. They first owned a hot dog stand, and then started their food truck, Jeanie’s, on Labor Day of this year. (BOTTOM) These delicious “Super Nachos” were purchased from the Nacho Danny’s food truck, owned by Danny Ivy. Ivy is from Texas and has been running his Mexican-themed food truck for 12 years.
(ABOVE) Rosie’s Italian Grille has been a hit in the Toledo area for 33 years, and they decided to bring their tasty treats to the streets. The Rolling Chef, owned by Phil Barone, is in it’s fourth year of serving community favorites such as Hot Mama Bread and Lobster Mac. (LEFT) Rusty’s Road Trip, a truck owned by Russ Courtney, started serving their mostly-fried fare January of this year. Courtney said the Lake Erie Perch Basket is their biggest hit — and his personal favorite.
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UT not fast enough
Men’s and Women’s teams finish ninth at the MAC Championship
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another opportunity to do my best.” After losing to Western Michigan’s Matt Hamilton, Espinosa went on to defeat Ludovico Cestarollo from Binghamton in a three-set match (6-3, 5-7, 15-13) and won the championship match (6-1, 6-4) against Buffalo’s Ethan Nittolo. “I was more aggressive and more positive with every passing match,” Espinosa said. Freshmen Luka Vitosevic dominated Conner Anderson from Ball State in two-sets (6-1, 6-1) in his first round win of the Flight C singles. Vitosevic lost his second match in the semi-finals to Western Michigan’s Andrew Cahn. Vitosevic went on to win
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Members of the UT women’s cross country team warm up before a meet earlier this season. The Toledo Rockets finished ninth at the Mid-American Conference Championship meet in Canton on Saturday. By Justice Sunderland Sports Reporter
The Toledo men’s and women’s cross country teams fell short of expectations in the Mid-American Conference Oct. 31 championships with a pair of ninth-place finishes. Akron University hosted the MAC Championships at Glen Oak High School in Canton, Ohio. UT’s women finished with a total time of 1:52.55, with an average time of 22:35. The Rockets were led by sophomore Stephanie Barlow who finished 30th with a time of 22:09.53. “Not a single lady that competed last year at the MAC championship competed at this year’s,” said Head Coach Linh Nguyen. “In a distance race once you have little seeds of doubt in your mind, it’s difficult to turn the tide on that negative thinking.”
Freshman Jennifer Licther finished second for UT and 43rd overall with a time of 22:33.25. Junior Theresa Warsecke, freshman Olivia Chinn and senior Julia Pusateri finished out the top five Rocket finishers coming in 48th, 51st and 52nd respectfully. “Honestly, there wasn’t a whole lot to like,” Nguyen said. “We just didn’t compete very well.” Eastern Michigan had the individual champion Alsu Bogdanovic who posted a time of 20:39.26, an average mile of 5:32.2. Eastern Michigan would also take home the team championship — for the first time in their school’s history — with a total time of 1:46.47. The Eagles dominated having only 2 runners finish outside the top 25. They had an impressive finish order (1-4-6-21-23-
56-72) with an average team time of 21:22. “For whatever reason we lacked confidence and competitiveness,” Nguyen said. “Both teams just faded throughout the race.” The men’s team’s luck wasn’t much better than the women’s, finishing in last place. Toledo was led by senior Hillary Serem who finished 33rd with a time of 25:52.48. He was followed by sophomore Stalline Kurgat, who finished at 26:00.76 and came in 40th. Senior Adam Bess crossed the finish line at 26:07.71, good enough to place 45th and round out the Top 50 runners in the race for the Midnight Blue and Gold. Eastern Michigan’s Nicholas Raymond won the individual championship running a 24:10.28 with an average mile of 4:51.8. Also scoring for the Rock-
ets were freshman Louis Guardiola in 58th place at 26:32.08 with an average mile of 5:20.3, freshman Andrew Ciaccia in 66th place finishing at 26:51.90 with his average mile at 5:24.3 and freshman Jacob Wistinhausen in 71st. UT gained major experience for the younger runners, which will be valuable to them down the road. “Having the supporting cast go through this will really help us next year and the years after,” Nguyen said. Eastern Michigan also took the men’s team championship with a team time of 2:02.26. They were followed by host Akron and Miami (Ohio) who rounded out the top three. Both men’s and women’s teams will return to action in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 13 in Madison, Wiscousin.
drought. The other three conference championships came in 2008, 2007 and 2000. UT came up short, falling to the Broncos (12-3-4) 3-0 in Toledo’s 12th MAC tournament appearance. Western jumped on the Rockets early with a fifthminute goal from Alex Ruffer. Wilson did her best to keep the UT in the game with three first-half saves. WMU controlled the pace of the first half with seven shots on goal and winning seven corners. The Broncos went into the locker room
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the consolation bracket, defeating Western Michigan’s Daniel Loebel to take home third place. Reid Teatsort battled Ball State’s Marko Guzina in a three-set victory (7-5, 0-6, 10-8) in the opening round of Flight E singles play. Teatsort dropped his next match in two sets to Akhil Mehta from Buffalo. He finished the tournament with a third-place victory over Northern Illinois’ Erich Schuette in two sets. “It’s motivating to have no other non-conference teams here,” Wermer said. “There is more of an edge at this conference-only tournament rather than at others.” The Rockets finish their fall season on Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8 at the USTA Futures tournament in Niceville, Florida. with a 1-0 first-half lead. Toledo kept the game close as long as they could, but in the 70th minute, Western broke the game open with a goal off a corner kick from Kylie Nylen. Just eight minutes later, the Broncos scored their third and final goal when Candice Uhl ripped a shot from the top of the box into the bottom left corner of the goal. The Broncos finished the game outshooting the Rockets 12-to-7 in a first round beating. Toledo finished the season 9-12-0 under Buchholz’s first year as head coach and ended the regular season winning five of their last seven games.
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