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Coming and going

Campbell departs for ISU, Heacock takes over

By Marcus Dodson Sports Editor

Yule Ball UT’s Ballroom Dance Society is bringing the magic to UT with their annual Harry Potter-themed dance.

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COURTESY OF UT ATHLETICS

Men’s Basketball Toledo finished second place in the Great Alaska shoot out with a score of 78-70.

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“Is it OK to be afraid of terrorism?

Absolutely. Is it OK to be so afraid of terrorism that we begin to generalize Syrians as terrorists?

Absolutely not.”

EDITORIAL Overcoming fear OPINION / 3 »

Rockets collapse UT falls 35-30 to Western Michigan on senior night, ending all hopes of a MAC championship.

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“Even though I disagree with ISIS and their violent actions, I actually like this blog. I learned more than I thought I ever could about the life of an ISIS member and their practice.”

OLIVIA LATZ Through the eyes of others OPINION / 3 »

Women’s Basketball The Rockets lost their fifth consecutive game this season with a loss of 74-63 to St. Bonaventure.

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Former Defensive Coordinator Jon Heacock will take the role as interim head coach with the departure of Matt Campbell. Heacock has 31 years of college football coaching experience dating back to 1983.

The University of Toledo and athletic director Mike O’Brien said farewell to Matt Campbell, on Nov. 29 after his appointment as new head coach at Iowa State University.

Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Jon Heacock will serve as interim head coach until a permanent replacement can be found. The Rockets will use an outside hiring firm to find a permanent replacement immediately, according to O’Brien.

“We wish Matt and his family the very best in their future life at Iowa State,” O’Brien said in a press conference. “Matt did an outstanding job in his seven years with the Rockets, four as the head coach. His leadership of the studentathletes on our football team has been exemplary, and he

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leaves our football program in very good shape for our next head coach.”

Campbell, who turned 36 years old on Sunday, was 35-15 in four seasons as head coach. Toledo finished this season 9-2 and was at one point ranked No. 19 by the Associated Press this year.

Campbell also served as the UT offensive coordinator from 2009-11 under former Head Coach Tim Beckman, who left for the head coaching position at Illinois.

Campbell’s first game as head coach ended in a 42-41 victory over the Air Force in the 2011 Military Bowl. He also led UT to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2012 and to a 63-44 victory over Arkansas State last year in the GoDaddy Bowl.

O’Brien also indicated that the current Toledo assistant coaches will be available to

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Matt Campbell departed for Iowa State University and is in line to make $2 million a year for the next six years. Campbell left Toledo with a 35-15 overall record across four seasons.

Scholar celebration

Speaking up: the impact of student voices at UT

By Ashley King and Colleen Anderson Staff Reporter and Managing Editor

Student voices have often been at the forefront of change, and some University of Toledo students are striving to do just that.

In the past year, UT has seen a number of student-led movements, from a campaign to divest from companies involved in Israeli military actions to protests against the university’s treatment of a sexual assault survivor. Student leaders have varying levels of interaction with administration, but the dialogue is continuous.

Tamika Mitchell, the dean of students, is an administrator who interacts with student groups and leaders on a day-to-day basis. Mitchell wrote that both she and her office use various methods to make each student feel heard.

“We work very closely with students to make sure they are involved in campus decisions; many times, this is through focus groups and meetings with various organizations and student leaders,” Mitchell wrote.

Lance Price, Jr. is the president of the Black Student Union, a group that has been involved in the Black Lives Matter movement taking place across the nation. BSU has held several events to raise awareness for this issue, including a die-in — a form of demonstration that involves lying down and occupying an area to protest police killings — and a march for civil rights. In Price’s mind, UT’s admins have been supportive by giving student organizations the right amount of freedom.

“I think it is important to have some level of independence where you can [make] your own decisions and have the freedom to put on the programs and the events that you want,” Price said. “For the most part, I think the administrations helps to guide at least us, as far as I’m concerned, in the right direction.”

Cody Spoon is the president of Student Government, a group that regularly submits legislation for the administration’s consideration and campaigns for changes like enacting the tobacco ban and extending library hours during exams. Last year’s president was also involved in the selection committee for UT’s president. Spoon said SG’s relationship with administration has always been give or take.

“It’s just a matter of working together instead of telling them what we want and expecting it to just magically happen,” Spoon said.

Sierra Hudnall is the president of Zeta Phi Eta, a co-ed fraternity for communication majors. Despite being a relatively young organization, Hudnall thinks Zeta Phi Eta has already made its voice heard.

“We won Best New Student Organization on Campus Spring of 2015 … So I think See Leaders / 5 »

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Heidi Kuchta, a second-year astrophysics and math major, explains her research on brown dwarves, a type of astronomical body larger than a planet but smaller than a star. Kuchta’s research is part of the scholar celebration to showcase student research that took place in the Carlson Library.

STUDENT LIFE

An inside look at commuter student services and opinions

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Andrew Weemes, a first-year chemical engineering major, spends some of his free time playing games and eating Magic Wok in the commuter lounge.

By Riley Sproul Staff Reporter

One of the first decisions every college student makes is whether or not to live on campus. Both choices come with pros and cons, affecting everything from a student’s social life to their financial means.

The University of Toledo Department of Commuter Student Services website

stated, “CSS seeks to help UT commuter students become active in campus life, leading to a truly enriching and rewarding college experience.”

As of the 2014 fall semester, 80 percent of UT undergraduates were commuters, while only 20 percent lived on campus or in collegeaffiliated properties.

In October 2013, the CSS

Did you know?

80 percent of UT’s undergraduate students in fall 2014 were commuters.

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EDITORIAL

Overcoming fear Choose to trust Syrian refugees rather than treating them like terrorists

The world has been in shock and fear since the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. This fear is deeply justified — nobody should have to worry about being a victim of a terror attack when shopping at the grocery store.

But the simple answer is not to blame refugees, because nobody should have to live in constant fear of their home’s destruction as a side effect of a civil war they aren’t involved in.

Fear is the natural result of violence of Even though it can this kind, but perbe seen as an act of petual and irrational fear causes problems, protection, limiting too. When you live Syrian immigration in fear, you run, you is a selfish reaction to put up walls, or you fight back. a global crisis — it is In the case of over an avoidance of the a million Syrians, their reaction is to problem. run somewhere safe, and one of those safe havens is the United States; however, many U.S. citizens have become increasingly afraid of Syrian refugees.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees are fleeing from the horrifying destruction of the Syrian Civil War. As Syrians seek to be resettled across the globe, many people believe Islamic extremists lurk within the mass influx of refugees sneaking into targeted countries.

Is it OK to be afraid of terrorism? Absolutely. Is it OK to be so afraid of terrorism that we begin to generalize Syrians as terrorists? Absolutely not.

However, because so many Americans are afraid of a Parislevel terrorist attack, they want to limit, restrict or prohibit Syrian refugees from resettling in the U.S. This fearful reaction is brash: refugees aren’t terrorists by definition. They are running away from the real terrorists. The worry is that terrorists might pose as refugees.

“Terrorist” is a very specific label referring to a person who uses violence to intimidate and force a political agenda onto others. Since 9/11, this term has been applied to violent Islamic extremists, but homegrown terrorism is more deadly in the U.S. than jihadist attacks.

According to New America, a non-partisan research institution, 48 people have been killed by homegrown right wing terrorists since 2001, compared to only 26 people who have been killed by self-proclaimed jihadist terrorists.

This count does not include the three victims of the deadly Planned Parenthood shooting last week, which was an act of radical terrorism unrelated to Islamic extremists.

Terrorism can happen anywhere to anyone, even though the chances are slim. Making it harder for Syrians to enter the country will not keep violence out, and it won’t decrease the chances of it happening.

A lot of people don’t realize that, before any refugee Making it harder is allowed to settle in the for Syrians to U.S., they are first vetted by enter the country the FBI and the Department of State. will not keep Over the past few years, violence out, and the U.S. has only accepted about 2,000 Syrian refugees, it won’t decrease and President Obama has the chances of it pledged to take in 10,000 happening. more before next year.

Perhaps that number sounds overwhelming, but the State Department said the U.S. took in 69,926 refugees just last year.

Even more Syrian refugees have found homes in Europe, where the refugee crisis is more pressing and more complex. According to The Guardian, Germany took in over 44,000 refugees this year and France took in less than 2,000. Even though France has fewer Syrians, they were quick to assume the terrorists entered the country by posing as Syrian refugees.

Clearly the number of refugees taken in has no connection to the ferocious terror attacks. Why should we make it harder for them to resettle somewhere less violent?

The U.S. prides itself on being a nation built by immigrants.

But when we continually use fear of immigrants as an excuse to keep them out, we subject thousands of refugees to live in a world of fear, uncertainty and violence.

Even though it can be seen as an act of protection, limiting Syrian immigration is a selfish reaction to a global crisis — it is an avoidance of the problem. Thousands of families are displaced daily, and we have plenty of space and luxuries here. Why can’t we share our comfortable way of life with those who lived under threats of bombs daily? We won’t be letting in any more terrorists than are already here. Instead we will be providing a safe, livable home for thousands of people who are no more scared than we are.

COMMENTARY

Through the eyes of others Just the other day I was on clear, “I am for the attacks in France.

Buzzfeed, and an article intrigued Makes sense to you?” me. The article, “Ask A Jihadi: I disagree with using bombs and An ISIS Fighter’s Blog About Life terrorizing innocent people in any In Syria,” is about a form of religion, but blogger who answers I also disagree with questions about current the attacks on innoevents in Syria and cent people in Paris. about ISIS. Fighting fire with Israfil Yilmaz, also fire is wrong, period. known on the Internet However, I was so inas, “Chechclear,” is a terested in what other 29-year-old blogger who people thought and answers questions about believed about certain life as an ISIS member. situations. There was Yilmaz has been on a quote that actually social media for some sparked my attention years now, but after the in one of his answers, bombings and terror“Every action has its IC COLUMNIST ist attacks in Paris, he reaction.” started answering quesTo Chechclear, the tions for people on Tumblr about how action is the terrorism toward Mushe felt after the terrorist attacks. lims, and the reaction is the attacks When I was reading some of the in Paris. This sparked my attention questions and answers that Yilmaz because we can now see a different gave on his Tumblr, I was interested view through other people’s eyes, in what he had to say about the terlike a pro-ISIS member. rorist attacks.

He answered questions about life in “Let me take a guess here,” posted Syria and some of ISIS’ practices, their Tumblr user Zackaros1, “you’re all for army, and how it is to live under their the Paris attacks?” control. He also answered questions “As much as the French government regarding how he feels about France’s is all for the bombing and terrorizing responses. of innocent Muslims in Iraq and Syria Even though I disagree with ISIS (and elsewhere),” responded Chechand their violent actions, I actually

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like this blog. I learned more than I thought I ever could about the life of an ISIS member and their practice. I do disagree with a lot of their practices, like holding women slaves, having concubines and using violence to solve certain situations.

I believe everyone should read up and learn more about what is going on in the world. Before I started having an interest in world news and politics, I didn’t know anything about it. I just knew ISIS was a terrorist group and there was a lot of confusion about which side they are on.

If you would like to learn more about Chechclear and life in Syria, you can read more about him on Buzzfeed’s article, “Ask A Jihadi: An ISIS Fighter’s Blog About Life In Syria”. You can also look up his Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Olivia Latz is a third-year majoring in communication.

Israfil Yilmaz, also known on the Internet as, “Chechclear,” is a 29-year-old blogger who answers questions about life as an ISIS member.

REVIEW

‘The Laramie Project:’ they told it ‘correct’ It was the kind of town where Matthew Shepard’s story must not everyone knew everyone, except for be about violence or hate, but about perhaps themselves. The stage was love and redemption. Not only is it never motionless and the audience was important for the play to be written in a constant state of hypnosis durwith this in mind, but the “correcting the opening night ness” of the perforof The University of mance is equally imporToledo’s production of tant. This production “The Laramie Project.” captured the essence of The second play in the every emotion posDepartment of Theatre sible, without being and Film’s 2015-2016 too cheesy or melodraseason was a contempomatic. I strongly urge rary piece. my fellow students to “The Laramie Project” attend this weekend.

by Moisés Kaufman is It is a unique piece for more than a play: it is the University, and way an investigation and above par. They “told it an echo of hope. This correct.” true story takes place The way the ensemafter Matthew Shepard, ble worked together IC COLUMNIST a gay student from the was extremely unique.

University of Wyoming, was tied to a Each UT actor, like the original Tecfence and beaten to death in the small tonic Theater Project cast, had roles town of Laramie. A theatre company portraying various members of the from New York investigates this crime town of Laramie. No one character with a series of long interviews. Varidominated over the others. In this ous members of the town express their way, there was no sense of superioropinion of the crime over the course ity — only equality. It also illustrated of one year. As the citizens learn more the vast amount of personas any one about the death of Shepard, they “type” of person can have. I truly learn more about themselves and the believed every character each actor neighbors they thought they knew. The portrayed. Some actors portray mulplay is based on the interviews from tiple parts, yet I was never confused. real people involved in the tragedy.

The directing team of Pete Cross and This unique investigation illustrates an Mark Leasor took a diverse group entire town with a cast of eight people. of actors and sculpted an ensemble This is an important play, and has been that seemed to work in unison. a popular piece to perform on college The ages of the performers varied campuses since it was written in 2000. tremendously, and the acting styles The voices of the people of Laramie will did as well. The creative blocking, or be echoed at the Center for Performing each character’s awareness of their Arts Theater on December 4-6. surroundings, created a fluid stage

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where each member of the team contributed equally to the whole.

This is not a play with a protagonist. Arguably, the victim, Matthew Shepard, is the main character of the story and he’s not even in it. Shepard is brought back to life without any physical embodiment, through the ensemble. The diverse group of performers worked extremely well together.

The scenery was simple, as it usually is in this performance space. It did not overshadow the actors, yet it was a character of its own. Several chairs and tables were scattered across the stage as props for the actors to use for story purposes. I loved the layout, but the stage itself was a little intrusive to the audience. I noticed more than one person trip on the corners of the stage. That aside, the biggest statement was a horizontal strip of blue cloth hanging high above the performers and just below the lighting catwalk. This blue strip was representative of the sky, and eventually placed the audience in the subjective point of view of what may have been Matthew Shepard’s final vision on Earth. The scenery made a powerful statement, while maintaining simplicity and not interfering with the most important thing: the performances This unique show, built from real interviews, invited a diverse ensemble and creative scenery to collaborate effectively. This is a powerful and emotional show. It is pure theatre, with a message and room for interpretation. We need more shows like this one at UT. Evan Sennett is a first-year majoring in film studies, and he is also an IC cartoonist.

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Friday, Dec. 4 6:30 - 9 p.m.

AIDS Awareness Gala The African People’s Association and Student National Pharmaceutical Association will be hosting the 6th-Annual AIDS Awareness Gala in the Student Union.

The event has a formal dress code (black, red or white). There will be a catered dinner, guest speakers, giveaways and entertainment. Proceeds will benefit the Ryan White Program. Tickets are $10 and available at Ask Rocky. Contact Sammy Abbas at sammy.abbas@ rockets.utoledo.edu or 240-755-4664.

Friday, Dec. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 5 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Relay for Life The University of Toledo Colleges Against Cancer is hosting their annual Relay for Life event. Fun activities will happen throughout the night, starting off with the Opening Ceremony at 6 p.m. Register online at www.relayforlife.org or email Relayforlifeutoledo@ gmail.com for more information.

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Waltz into Hogwarts

Ballroom Dance Society brings magic to UT

By Rose Serrano and Emily Schnipke Staff Reporter and Associate Community Editor

Magic will fill the air as witches and wizards gather together for a wonderful night of dancing.

The University of Toledo’s Ballroom Dance Society will host their sixth-annual philanthropy Yule Ball on Dec. 6. The event will take place in the Student Union Auditorium from 7-11 p.m.

“It’s a really fun event before finals start to kick in.”

CARLY BECK Ballroom Dance Society president and Yule Ball chair

“I encourage everyone to come,” said Carly Beck, BDS president and Yule Ball chair.

“It’s a really fun event before finals start to kick in.”

The Yule Ball is based off of an event of the same name that occurs in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling.

Guests that attend the dance will be split up into the four different houses of Hogwarts (Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Slytherin) and will have the chance to participate in mini-competitions and games to help their “house” win the House Cup. Kaylan Patterson, BDS Treasurer, said there are benefits to buying a ticket early.

“The advantage to buying your ticket ahead of time is that you are able to choose your own house, whereas at the door you are randomly sorted,” Patterson said.

“Throughout the night there are different activities to earn points for your house and of course the house with the most points at the end of the night wins.”

The dance is a formal dress event, but Beck says people have dressed up as Harry Potter characters before.

“Some guys wear a tux-

edo and then some people dress up as Harry Potter,” Beck said. “It’s just for fun and it’s what people want to dress up as.”

The society also has its members learn a choreographed dance which that they perform during the night. Although it is a

ballroom dance event, no experience is needed to enjoy the night.

“The majority of people who come probably don’t know how to ballroom dance,” Beck said.

The Ballroom Dance Society worked to make this year’s event family friendly

and open to staff, students and community members.

Tickets can be purchased in the Student Union from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Dec. 4 or at the door. Tickets are $8 per person or $12 for a couple. All proceeds from the dance will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Toledo.

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Yule Ball attendees dance in the Student Union Ingman Room during Yule Ball in 2012. The event is hosted annually by the UT Ballroom Dance Society. This will be their sixth year.

Toledo Repertoire Theatre: A Christmas Carol Tickets are now on sale for a presentation of the classic “A Christmas Carol” by the Toledo Repertoire Theatre. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of “A Christmas Carol” at the Valentine Theatre in downtown Toledo. Visit the Valentine’s website to purchase tickets.

Adult tickets are available for $25.

Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m.

The Laramie Project The Department of Theatre and Film present the Laramie Project in its final installment.

Written by Moisés Kaufman and members of Tectonic Theater Project, the play focuses on the beating and violent death of a gay college student in Laramie, Wyo. Tickets can be ordered online at http://utoledo.Tix. com or purchased at the door. Tickets are $8 for students and children, $10 for seniors, UT faculty and military, and $15 for the general public.

Contact Angela Riddel at TheArts@utoledo.edu with any questions.

RETAIL

New Rocky’s Locker opens Mall location promises to attract new customers

By Hannah Dearth Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo has opened a second location of Rocky’s Locker at the Franklin Park Mall.

The new location, which opened Nov. 10, is centrally located within the mall, in the same wing as the food court. Though a smaller location than the original store in Savage Arena, the new location carries some of the same inventory along with framed memorabilia from Hall of Framers, a sports wear and collectibles store located in the Franklin Park Mall.

The idea of opening a second location has been around for a few years, but according to UT Associate Athletic Director for Finance and Business Operations Tony Zaworski, the timing was never quite right. Zaworski said UT’s climb into national attention was what prompted the decision to go forward with the initiative.

“People have said for years that there are not a lot of opportunities off campus to buy Toledo gear,” Zaworski said. “If it weren’t for Dr. Gaber and the excitement of everything that was going on with football, more national attention and everybody wanting to come in and look at our stuff, we probably would have let it go again this year and not taken the chance to go out there.”

Sunday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.

UT Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorale Concert Admission is free to the UT Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorale Concert, but donations are always welcome.

Head to Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Toledo to hear Benjamin Britten’s “Saint Nicholas” performed by guest solo tenor Don Bernardini and the Concert Chorale.

Contact Angela Riddel at TheArts@utoledo.edu with any questions.courtest y of rocky’s locker

“People have said for years that there are not a lot of opportunities off campus to buy Toledo gear.”

Wednesday, Dec. 9 7 - 11 p.m.

Snowpile Sweets Join Snowpile of Toledo in the KDR basement for holiday treats, including cookies, cupcakes and more. All proceeds will go towards buying Christmas presents for patients at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Presale tickets at $3 and tickets at the door will be $4.

TONY ZAWORSKI UT associate athletic director for finance and business operations

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Zaworski estimates that the average rent will be $2,000 a month, but he says that rent is higher during the holiday season and will cost around $8,300.

Kelsey Royer, a third-year speechlanguage pathology major, thinks the new location is great for Rocket

supporters who do not have the opportunity to get to campus.

“Sometimes people that don’t go to UT want Rocket gear and really the only place to get it is on campus,” Royer said.

“I want people to appreciate Toledo as much as I do. I think it goes along with what we’re trying to do, and bringing it into the mall is just letting people see who we are and what Toledo has to offer.”

KAYLA PIEFFER retail and operations supervisor

According to Zaworski, having a mall location will not only attract the intentional customer, but also the casual customer. Retail and Operations Supervisor Kayla Pieffer hopes it will create a sense of community.

“I want people to appreciate Toledo as much as I do. I think it goes along with what we’re trying to do, and bringing it into the mall is just letting people see who we are and what Toledo has to offer,” Pieffer said.

Franklin Park Mall was selected for the new storefront because of its central location, according to Zaworski.

“You figure, the mall is less than two miles from here but it exposes you to a much wider radius of people that are going to be going there on a regular basis, as opposed to here,” Zaworski said.

Rocky’s Locker at Franklin Park has regular mall hours: Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Savage Arena location is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours on game days. Both locations offer a 20 percent student discount.

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we’re starting to gain more traction,” Hudnall said. “We’re still growing, but I definitely do think we have a voice.”

Hudnall said being president of a new organization still comes with its frustrations and setbacks. She wanted to meet with academic leaders to speak about her constitution as president and other issues, but found herself shuffled from person to person in search of answers.

“It was disappointing that the last few people I spoke with just transferred me to other people,” Hudnall said.

“You’re starting off, and you want to get the help and support that you need and it felt like no one wanted to help,” Hudnall said. For student leaders, their job doesn’t stop at working with administrators. Price and Spoon agree that collaborating with different organizations is a key part of an organization’s success.

“It’s just a matter of collaborating with them as often as we can … I’m

always trying to see what I can do for other organizations,” Spoon said.

Price said presidents and vice presidents from Latino Student Union, International Student Union and many more of the multicultural organizations meet on Sundays and have discussions.

“We meet once every Sunday and we go over our calendars, our events, what we have coming up, any issues,” Price said. “As far as students of color, it’s kind of hard to get the programming that our black student general body wants; so one option is if we all just came together and pulled our resources together and go out and get and seek what we want.”

Price said he would like to collaborate with Student Government or the Campus Activities and Programming organization to benefit not only the students of color, but everyone.

“They have access to resources and things that we personally do not,” Price said. “So I think if we were to collaborate with them more, I

think we would have a greater impact, not only on the students of color on this campus, but the students in general.”

Mitchell wrote that her office has an open-door policy, and is always working to make sure students feel comfortable raising issues with administration.

“We have a great relationship with student organizations and have open communication when issues or other concerns come up,” Mitchell wrote. “I believe our student organizations have great experiences at the university, and feel they can always address feelings with the Office for the Student Experience.”

“It was disappointing that the last few people I spoke with just transferred me to other people.”

SIERRA HUDNALL President of Zeta Phi Eta

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commuters can gather, work on assignments and otherwise socialize.

The website also provides a number of notification systems that tell students what’s going on around campus.

This includes sports schedules, student organization meetings and local openings for apartments.

The Commuter Connect Program, also run through the CSS, puts commuter students in contact with commuter ambassadors, who can help students get involved and connected at UT. Chris Hughes, a third-year engineering major, has lived both on campus and off.

When comparing the two, Hughes found that while living on campus afforded more opportunities for meeting people, living at home helped with his studies.

“It’s harder to make friends as a commuter and as a result school becomes a more solitary experience,” Hughes said. “I like commuting though. Firstly, for money’s sake, but also there are fewer distractions.

So it’s easier to be more focused.”

A national study at the University of Indiana in 2011 showed commuter students are actually less involved at their school, with proximity added in as a contributing factor. The farther away a student commuted from, the less likely they were to be involved.

While Hughes has been more focused as a commuter, he enjoyed living on campus more.

“I preferred on-campus, because off-campus I’ve been living with my parents. Again, it’s a great way to save money, but it does come with restrictions. On campus, it’s easier to do my own thing,” Hughes said.

Kailey Walsh, a secondyear biology major, found that she is able to keep up with her studies while meeting many new people.

“On-campus doesn’t get in the way, I don’t think,” Walsh said. “My roommate and I actually help each other study, so it helps actually. I wouldn’t have that at home.”

According to UT’s residence hall pages, the average cost of a semester

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“I preferred oncampus, because off-campus I’ve been living with my parents.

Again, it’s a great way to save money, but it does come with restrictions.”

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“On campus is where you get the real UT experience.

Walking everywhere on the beautiful campus is like its own little town,” Walsh said. “I think having the space to live on your own is key when growing up. It lets you see who you are and meet new people you’d never thought you’d meet.”

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Rockets collapse UT falls 35-30 to Western Michigan on senior night, ending all hopes of a MAC Championship

Bowling Green 7-1 9-3 Akron 5-3 7-5 Ohio 5-3 8-4 Buffalo 3-5 5-7 Kent State 2-6 3-9

By Marcus Dodson Miami 2-6 3-9 Sports Editor UMass 2-6 3-9 The University of Toledo’s foot-

ball team Mid-American Conference Championship dreams came to an end with a 35-30 home defeat against Northern Illinois 6-2 8-4 Western Michigan on Friday in the Western Michigan 6-2 7-5 Glass Bowl.

Toledo 6-2 9-2 Toledo (9-2, 6-2 MAC) was led by junior running back Kareem Hunt Central Michigan 6-2 7-5 who rushed for 139 yards and a Ball State 2-6 3-9 touchdown. He also recorded three catches for 22 yards.

Eastern Michigan 0-8 1-11 Sophomore wideout Cody Thompson was senior quarterback Phillip Ely’s favorite deep threat all season Men’s Basketball and this game was no different.

School

MAC Overall Thompson had just two catches but for 96 yards.

EAST DIVISION Ely had a tough night throwing just Akron 0-0 4-2 16-33 finishing with 280 yards and two touchdowns. Toledo finished the Bowling Green 0-0 4-2 game with 481 yards of total offense Buffalo 0-0 4-2 but struggled finishing off drives.

The defense had a hard time slowing Kent State 0-0 3-2 down the Bronco’s explosive offense.

Ohio 0-0 3-2 Western gained 416 total yards of ofMiami(OH) 0-0 4-3 fense. Junior quarterback Zach Terrell led the attack with 243 passing yards WEST DIVISION and two touchdowns.

His favorite target was junior wideNorthern Illinois 0-0 6-0 out Corey Davis who racked up 139 Ball State 0-0 5-2 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Eastern Michigan 0-0 4-2 Davis also corralled in WMU’s season long 76-yard touchdown reception.

Toledo 0-0 4-2 The Rockets trailed early after Central Michigan 0-0 3-3 going three-and-out on their first possession. On Western’s first place Western Michigan 0-0 3-4 from scrimmage Terrell found junior Daniel Braverman for a 54-yard pick up taking the Broncos down to the Women’s Basketball 16-yard line. Just two plays later, School

MAC Overall second string dual-threat quarterback Tom Flacco, Joe Flacco’s little brother, EAST DIVISION rushed it in from 17 yards out.

Buffalo 0-0 6-0 On the extra-point attempt, WMU faked the field goal and converted it to Bowling Green 0-0 3-2 go up 8-0 with 12:24 in the first quarter.

Miami 0-0 3-2 The Rockets responded with a 10play, 68-yard drive capped off with Ohio 0-0 3-2 a three-yard touchdown pass from Kent State 0-0 2-3 Ely to senior tight end Alex Zmolik Akron 0-0 1-4 for his first touchdown of the season.

The Rockets elected to kick the extra WEST DIVISION point and cut the Bronco lead to 8-7.

On the ensuing possession, Western Central Michigan 0-0 4-1 drove 60 yards in eight plays before Eastern Michigan 0-0 2-1 the UT defense came up with a stop at the UT 14 on third down.

Western Michigan 0-0 4-2 Derrick Mitchell came on to convert Ball State 0-0 3-2 a 65-yard field goal to give the Broncos Northern Illinois 0-0 3-2 an 11-7 lead late in the first quarter.

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Junior running back Kareem Hunt takes on a Western Michigan defender in Friday’s 3530 defeat. Hunt finished the season with 894 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in just eight games. The team is now waiting to find out what bowl game they will play in.

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John Stepec, left, and Trent Voss, right, celebrate after a defensive stop against Western Michigan. The Rockets finished with the top-ranked scoring defense in the MAC, giving up just 21.2 points per game this season.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Toledo finishes runners-up at UT drops fifth game straight with 74-63 loss the Great Alaska Shootout

By Marcus Dodson Sports Editor

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Senior center Nathan Boothe meets a pair of Hillsdale defenders

The University of Toledo men’s basketball team finished runners-up in the Great Alaska Shootout, losing 78-70 to Middle Tennessee in the championship game on Saturday.

UT cruised to an 89-74 victory in the opening round against San Jose State. In the semi-finals, Toledo defeated Loyola 82-74 just six days after losing to the Ramblers in Chicago 69-62.

All wasn’t lost for UT as senior center Nathan Boothe earned the Great Alaska Shootout’s Most Outstanding Player award. The 6-foot-9 center averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists per game and committed just one turnover in 100 minutes of action over a three-game stretch.

Along with Boothe, junior Jonathan Williams and sophomore Stuckey Mosely were named to the all-tournament team.

Boothe registered the first triple-double in program history in UT’s opening game of the tournament. He tallied 12 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and a career-best 10 assists, in the 89-74 victory over San Jose State on Wednesday.

Williams started off the tournament with a career-high 26 points and stayed hot. Williams scored 20 points in each of the next two games to give him a

22-points-per-game average in the tournament.

Mosley has taken full control of his new starting point guard role.

He averaged a little over 15 points per game and seven rebounds in the three games.

The Rockets finished the tournament with an average of 48.6 percent shooting from the field as a team.

In the championship game, the Rockets’ offense — which cracked over 80 points in the first two games — found themselves in defensive battle.

Williams and Boothe were the only two Rockets to crack double figures in the scoring department with 20 and 19 respectfully.

The Blue Raiders forced Toledo into shooting their tourney low — 46.4 percent from the field, including just 39.4 percent in the second half.

Middle Tennessee on the other hand had no problems shooting it, knocking down 10 of 23 shots from three-point land and finishing the game shooting 52.8 percent from the field.

The Rockets led for much of the opening stanza after scoring the game’s first five points. UT’s largest lead was 23-14 following a Mosley trey just under seven minutes before halftime. MTU responded with a 10-2 burst to cut the Rockets’ lead to only one point. Boothe answered

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The University of Toledo women’s basketball team dropped its fifth consecutive game to start off the 2015 season, losing 74-63 to St. Bonaventure on Sunday.

The Rockets were led by senior Ana Capotosto with 15 points and seven rebounds. She was one of four Rockets to score in double figures.

Sophomore Janice Monakana finished with 12 points and six rebounds before fouling out. Senior Brenae Harris and sophomore Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott finished with 11 points apiece and accounted for all eight team assists, with five and three respectfully.

Toledo finished the afternoon shooting just 40 percent from the field and 36 percent from three-point land.

Katie Healy led the Boonies with 18 points and seven rebounds before fouling out. Nyla Rueter and Miranda Drummond finished with 17 apiece.

St. Bonaventure shot it well, finishing with a 50 percent team field goal percentage and was perfect from the charity stripe in the second half.

Toledo started the game off strong and held a 9-6 lead at the 3:41 mark in the opening

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Brenae Harris finished the game against St. Bonaventure with 11 points on Sunday.

period. Four different Rockets tallied points in the first sixplus minutes of the game.

Toledo continued to hold onto their lead in the second quarter off a three-point field goal by Bravo-Harriott and a layup from Capotosto to make the score 16-12 with 5:42 left before the break.

SBU then went on a 15-5 run over the next four minutes to take a 27-21 advantage into the locker room.

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On third-and-two from the WMU 35, Western’s freshman running back Jamauri Bogan ran up the middle before being stripped by UT’s junior defensive back DeJuan Rogers to give the Rockets the ball back with great field position from the Broncos 28-yard line.

The very first play following the fumble, Hunt scampered 28-yards to the house to give the Rockets their first lead of the afternoon. Vest’s extra point made things 14-11 with 8:07 remaining in the first half.

However, the Broncos needed just two plays to regain the lead. Terrell found Davis on a wide receiver screen and he did the rest taking it 76 yards to extend WMU’s lead 18-14.

The Rockets answered the big play with one of their own. Ely found

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a one-possession affair after a pair of threes from Bravo-Harriott and Capotosto to trim the margin to 38-35 with 2:52 left in the third quarter.

Unfortunately for Toledo, the Bonnies responded with a 14-4 run to jump out to a 52-39 lead with 8:12 left in regulation.

The Rockets would make one last run when they cut things to 54-48 after a trio of

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with a pair of buckets.

The Blue Raiders would tie things up at the half with a desperate three points from the top of the key, scored right before the buzzer and knotting things up at 32 apiece.

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Thompson deep down the middle of the field for a 56-yard completion before he was brought down at the Western one-yard line.

Sophomore tailback Terry Swanson would walk it into the end zone two plays later to retain the lead 21-18 with 5:06 left in the half.

Toledo was able to stop WMU at their own 15 on third down forcing a punt with the chance to get the ball back with good field position. On the punt the ball hit the arm of Russell and bouncing into the arms of Michael Henry.

Western would capitalize off the UT turnover with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Terrell to Davis for their second connection of the night. On the play, the refs threw a flag for offensive pass interference but later picked up the flag because the pass did not crossing the line of scrimmage.

The Broncos took a 25-21 head in an explosive first half

in the Glass Bowl.

WMU jumped out to a 32-21 lead early in the second half.

Toledo had a chance to cut into the lead but their drive stalled out at the two-yard line with Hunt on the sideline on third-and-goal. Vest connected on the 24-yard field goal attempt to cut the Bronco lead 32-24 at the end of third quarter.

On third-and-long from midfield, Hunt took the screen pass from Ely 30 yards down to the UT 19 but a targeting penalty was called on Russell, negating the pickup and leading to Russell’s ejection with over 10 minutes left in the game and deflating the energy from the UT sideline.

UT punted the ball away, giving Western a chance to extend their lead and they would do just that.

WMU needed 7 plays to go 59 yards before settling for a 38-yard field goal attempt that Andrew Haldeman nailed right between

threes but could would not get any closer.

SBU’s Rueter scored 14 points in the final period to give the Bonnies the 11-point home triumph. The all-conference guard converted four field goals and all four of her free throws in the final quarter to lift the Bonnies to its first ever victory over UT. The Rockets will now return home for the first time in almost three weeks when they Host Atlantic-10 power Dayton (5-1) on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The opening tip is scheduled

for 11 a.m. in Savage Arena and can be seen on ESPN3.

UT will host its fifth-annual Rocket Women’s Basketball Educational Day in conjunction with the contest against the Flyers.

Schools from Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan for eighth grade students or younger, teachers, administrators and chaperones are invited to spend the day in Savage Arena with the Rockets, as well as to celebrate education and learning.

Tennessee started the half with an 8-0 run which ended up being the difference in the end.

The Rockets clawed back to within a point, 52-51, on Mosley’s lay-in with just over 10 minutes to play.

That was short-lived for UT though, as the Blue Raiders scored 10 unanswered points for an 11-point

cushion with 7:07 left.

Toledo cut the lead to six points but failed to get closer.

The Rockets return to action Wednesday, Dec. 2, against Cleveland State.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Savage Arena and will be the second game of the night with the women’s game at 11 a.m.

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the uprights.

On the ensuing possession the Rockets drove all the way down to the WMU 14 before being faced with a fourth-and-nine and forced to attempt a 30-yard field goal, but Ellis muffed the snap and was brought down in the back field.

Toledo’s defense forced Western into a quick three and out giving the ball back to the offense needing a miracle to come back.

But after the punt, Ely connected with Thompson for 40 yards and then to freshman Jon’Vea Johnson for a 35-yard touchdown to give the Rockets life and cutting the WMU lead to 35-30 with just 1:08 left in the game.

However, the Rockets failed to recover the onside kick, ending any hopes of a fourth quarter miracle.

UT will wait until Sunday, Dec. 6, after championship weekend, to find out which bowl game they will play.

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