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UT medical program accused of cruelty

By Emily Johnson Associate News Editor

Estar Cohen Project The jazz-inspired music group will host a concert on Dec. 5 at the Toledo Museum of Art. COMMUNITY / B2 »

Bittersweet victory Toledo triumphed over Eastern Michigan in a 52-16 victory last Friday, but it wasn’t enough to secure a trip to the MAC Championship.

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“Nowadays, the only thing a university shares with its football team is a logo and a color scheme.”

BLAKE BACHO College football is no longer about students OPINION / A4 »

Pantry well-stocked, but still underused The UT Student Food Pantry has been the focus of several food drives and community contributions since its grand opening in October.

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Hockey resolution scores goal in Student Government A resolution to bus UT students to the Toledo Ice House for hockey club games passed in student senate on Dec. 2.

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Eight essential fashion items for students Joe Heidenescher and Emily Modrowski share their must-haves for men’s and women’s wardrobes.

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Using live pigs in a medical teaching program at the University of Toledo has brought about a complaint by a nonprofit organization.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed the complaint against the UT emergency medicine residency program on Nov. 3.

PCRM said UT is in violation of the Animal Welfare Act by using live pigs to teach emergency medical training procedures to the emergency medicine residents when there are alternative methods they could use instead.

Most of the procedures involve inserting needles and breathing tubes into the animals.

John J. Pippin, director of academic affairs for PCRM, said he sent letters to the university asking them to reconsider their program before the committee filed the complaint.

However, Kristopher Brickman, chair of emergency medicine and medical director of the emergency department, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture audited the program in August prior to the complaint and it was

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PERCENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROGRAMS THAT USE ANIMALS FOR TEACHING* DO

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*According to survey by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine **According to Kristopher Brickman, UT chair of emergency medicine

found to be in compliance.

“We’ve had the USDA come in,” Brickman said. “We’ve been reviewed by numerous accreditation agencies who have reviewed all of our procedures, have reviewed all of our facilities

and we’ve always gotten a seal of approval.”

He also explained that the emergency medical residency program uses four Yorkshire

Staff Reporter

Several student organizations on campus have been affected by the recent departure of Fatima Pervaiz, the former program coordinator for the Office of Excellence and Multicultural Student Services.

Pervaiz’s former duties included advising students who visited the OEMSS, according to Merida Allen, associate director of OEMSS, Pervaiz also chaired several committees with some of the programming from the OEMSS office, and ran a diversity training for students and staff to help them better understand what it means to operate within inclusive environments, to FATIMA PERVAIZ respect others and to Former program affirm each other. coordinator for One group that OEMSS Pervaiz was highly involved with was the Latino Student Union.

She worked closely with LSU and was in charge of the Hispanic Heritage Month committee, which helped connect the community and faculty to students within the organization.

“Fatima’s role with LSU was a big one for many of us students and I am a little concerned that she is gone,” said Jacob Torres, a fourth-year majoring in communication and president of LSU. “She was all for helping our organization and doing whatever in order to see us succeed.”

According to Torres, Pervaiz’s former position as program coordinator still remains unfilled, which has caused some concerns amongst students.

“Fatima, to me, was our last connection to the university, our last big advocate. The program needs guidance from a professional staff member that can revitalize them to what they once were,” Torres said.

According to OEMSS, Pervaiz’s former duties have been divvied up amongst the staff at OEMSS. Allen said that the OEMSS office has stepped in and “assumed her leadership roles [Fatima] and advisory capacity to those students.”

“Our entire staff has absorbed all of the duties of hers,” Allen said, “We have sort of assumed more work in addition to our currents jobs and responsibilities.”

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Unfilled position leaves student org concerned

By Ashley Diel

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The Board of Trustees, pictured above at their Nov. 17 meeting, unanimously voted to approve the creation of the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute, which will serve as an on-campus home for research on human trafficking.

Human trafficking research institute to open spring 2015

By Torrie Jadlocki Staff Reporter

The Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute, which will serve as an on-campus home for research on human trafficking, was voted on and unanimously approved on Nov. 17 by the University of Toledo Board of Trustees.

Toledo has been ranked the fourth city in the nation for human trafficking, according to the FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The institute, created to help combat this issue, will be led by UT social work professor Celia Williamson and will be housed in converted classrooms in the Health and Human Services building on Main Campus.

According to Williamson, the institute will open before the end of spring 2015.

She said renovations and conversion of classroom spaces will cost about $100,000, which has been raised by local community members and the UT Foundation.

Along with the UT Board of Trustees, the institute’s creation was also supported by state Rep. Teresa Fedor, state Sen. Edna Brown and Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates.

Williamson said that in addition to university staff, the institute will consist of associate director Ashley Wickerham, a former UT

social work alum with experience working at the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition, and other community leaders from the FBI and Children’s Services.

Wickerham will serve as a part-time staff member and will help with conference planning, interns and managing graduate assistants.

In order to further integrate the institute into the university as a whole, Williamson said other institute representatives will be selected from UT’s medical and law schools, and medical students will be given training on human trafficking.

Williamson has been a

field as well as help secure research grants.

Williamson said that through this institute, she hopes to address and emphasize research, service and teaching.

“Under research, we have some critical questions we have to answer. Very fundamental critical questions,” Williamson said. “For instance, the United States does not have an interviewing protocol for teenagers. They do for children, but not teenagers…so there are some very fundamental basic questions research can answer.”

In regard to teaching, Williamson said she would like the institute to offer multiple approaches to “We want to be helping others able to offer online learn about this webinars, face-to-face issue.

“We want to workshops ... so any be able to offer professional out in the online webinars, face-to-facefield can learn about workshops and human trafficking.” maybe even a certificate CELIA WILLIAMSON program so any Social work professor student or professional out in the noted researcher in this field can learn about human field since 2003 and starttrafficking and other social ed the first direct service justice related activities,” Wilprogram in the state. liamson said.

She also founded UT’s She hopes the service and annual Human Trafficking, outreach aspect of the instiProstitution, and Sex Work tute will help local victims Conference, which celebratin undergoing their own ed its eleventh year running healing process. this September and is now “In the outreach area, we one of the oldest academic would like to help coordiconferences in the nation. nate agencies in our city, According to Williamson, statewide and across the the institute will help legitiSee Institute / A6 » mize UT’s research in this

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Documentary “A Walk to Beautiful” screened Dec. 4 A screening of the documentary “A Walk to Beautiful” will be held Dec. 4 in the Health and Education Building room 110 from 12-1 p.m.

“A Walk to Beautiful” discusses obstetric fistula patients in Ethiopia and the doctors doing what they can to help their patients.

For more information, please contact Shifa Kanjwal at Shifa.Kanjwal@utoledo.edu.

UT Jazz Night on Dec. 8 UT Jazz faculty and students will be holding Jazz Night at Crystals Lounge at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8.

Crystals Lounge is located at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center.

For more information, contact Angela Riddel by email at TheArts@ utoledo.edu.

Gender roles and identity to be discussed A session being held Dec. 9 in Rocket Hall Room 1530 from 1-4:30 p.m. will address Gender Roles in society and other issues.

The overall intention for the session is to discuss gender roles, current issues and some influences.

For more information, contact Jeff Witt at Jeffery.Witt@utoledo.edu.

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STUDENT RESOURCE

Pantry well-stocked but still underused

By Trevor Stearns Staff Reporter

Since its grand opening in October, the University of Toledo Student Food Pantry has been the focus of several food drives and is preparing for the holiday season, but those involved say it is underused.

The food pantry is doing very well and is stocked with a multitude of items, according to Sabina Serratos, associate director of the Center for Experiential Learning and Career Services and head of the food pantry.

“We’ve received an amazing amount of support from the UT community via donations and have been the focus of four food drives to date,” she said.

Serratos said the pantry — located in the lower level of the Interfaith Center near Lot 13 — will most likely not be self-sufficient this year, and they plan on receiving donations from the community, Toledo Area Ministries and the Feed Your Neighbor Program.

Although the pantry has remained well-stocked throughout the year, David Montgomery, reverend and director of Toledo Campus Ministry, said it still is not used as much as it should be.

“The pantry is well-stocked, well-staffed and well-organized, but it still remains underutilized,” Montgomery said. “The hours are varied to accommodate student’s schedules. The

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location, though not perfect, is accessible. We just need to get the word out.”

While it has not been particularly busy, Serratos said she did notice an increase in users in the weeks following the CROP Hunger Walk and the grand opening.

Quick Facts What: UT Student Food Pantry.

Where: Basement of the Interfaith Center across from Lot 13.

When: Flexible.

Contact info: CELCS Office number: 419-530-4341 Email: Sabina.Serratos@ utoledo.edu

In spite of the increase, Serratos said they are not expecting a larger amount of students over the holidays because many students go home.

While this is the case, she said they will keep the pantry open as needed.

“We want to encourage students to call our office — CELCS 419-530-4341 — if they need to access the food pantry during the holiday break,” Serratos said. “We will arrange to meet them at the food pantry at a specific time so that they can satisfy their hunger needs.”

Zach Rasey, a first-year graduate student in higher education and a graduate assistant at the pantry, urges other students

to help their fellow classmates in need over the holidays.

“I encourage other students who are going home for the holidays or staying in the Toledo area and have the time, to invite and welcome their fellow students who don’t have a place to go, or the means, into their homes for a meal,” Rasey said.

He also said being a graduate assistant at the food pantry is not really work for him. It is more about helping in order to prevent “food insecurity and its learning-distracting associated anxiety.”

Serratos emphasized what the pantry is for: taking care of those students who need it and to ensure that no student has to deal with the

“There’s no reason for any UT student to go hungry.”

DAVID MONTGOMERY Reverend and Director of Toledo Campus Ministry

effects of being hungry.

“The UT Student Food Pantry is in place to help students specifically with their hunger needs,” she said. “We’ve identified that there is indeed a need for the pantry on campus and have implemented the food pantry resource as the solution to that need.”

She said if you are a UT student and struggle between

paychecks or financial troubles keep you from receiving the food you need that you should visit the pantry, as they are there to help.

Rasey also said anyone who wants to help should contact the pantry.

“There have been a few students who wanted to volunteer at the pantry,” he said.

“We welcome anyone who wants to help.”

Montgomery asked students to spread the word about the pantry so those who need it will hear about it.

“Tell your friends about it.

There is no reason for any UT student to go hungry,” Montgomery said. “Food is available, so please take advantage of UT’s generosity.”

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Students made use of the supplies in the University of Toledo Student Food Pantry Dec. 3. The pantry has been successfully stocked since its grand opening in October, as it was the focus of four food drives and community contributions.

Funding for bus transport to home hockey games OK’d by Student Gov.

By Colleen Anderson Staff Reporter

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Student Government Senator Ronald Tallon presented the soon-to-be passed legislation that would allow students to have free bus rides to the home hockey games this season.

A resolution to bus University of Toledo students to the Toledo Ice House for hockey club games passed the student senate Tuesday.

“The premise of the legislation is kind of to extend on this whole Rocket Pride thing we’ve been hosting,” said Senator Ronald Tallon during a meeting with the SG Steering committee. “This legislation’s going to try and help us establish more of an outreach to athletics.”

Tallon, who authored the resolution, proposed that SG provide $400 for transporting students to the seven home UT hockey games of the season. With the resolution, there would be two 50-seat buses going to and from

the Toledo Ice House.

“What I’m hoping to do is create a precedent, and have a permanent bus that’ll take you to and from the Ice House during hockey games for the next few seasons,” Tallon said.

In addition to free busing for students, Tallon said Campus Activities and Programming is covering the cost of student tickets to the first game as well, with Commuter Services paying for the cost of tickets to the second game.

The resolution was met with debate from both senators and the Student Judicial Council.

One concern an SJC justice expressed was that donating the money would set a precedent for other sports clubs “I think it’s going to set an inter-

esting precedent, and that’s going to cause some issues down the road.

Obviously SG doesn’t have enough money to pay for each and every time, but there aren’t that many sports that are off campus to begin with,” Tallon said.

Senator Robert Worthington voted nay, and expressed his dissent against the bill during debate.

“I don’t believe we should support specifically, especially just for busing, to one club’s sporting events when we haven’t done and don’t do for other sports’ clubs,” Worthington said, “and I believe that other sports clubs do work hard to raise money themselves as well, so I believe that the money that the hockey club gets itself should be used for advertisement.”

Tallon pointed out that while the hockey team has their own

money, they also have numerous expenses.

“Yes, hockey has a lot of money … but hockey has to pay for everything, including their own transportation, their own equipment, and the use of the Ice House, because UT doesn’t own that,” Tallon said.

The resolution passed almost unanimously.

“I think this helps establish SG more in the zone of school spirit,” Tallon said. “Rocket Fanatics week was a big hit for us, it really kinda kind of brought us back to the table in showing we’re not this old relic who just does random legislation that hides in a corner. We’re here, we’re school school-spirited, we want to be involved and we want to represent the students fully.” Tallon said.

COMMUNITY EVENT

Activist and author discusses book at free lecture Dec. 9

By Ashley Diel Staff Reporter

Journalist and activist Alison Weir will be visiting Toledo on Dec. 9 to promote her new book “Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel.”

The lecture will be at the Unity Church at 6 p.m. It is a free event and is open to the public.

The event will be presented

by Third Space (a community center in Toledo), and will be sponsored by the University of Toledo Students for Justice in Palestine, the Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition, Project Peace and the Holy Spirit Catholic Community.

Weir’s book tour covers the money that Israel receives from the United States as well as the “special relationship” that has existed between the two for years.

“We have a so-called ally that has spied on us more than any other ally. They have at

times stolen our technology and given it to others and at times given it to the Soviet Union and in the Cold War to China. Yet we have this close special relationship with them,” Weir said. “My book talks about how we got this special relationship that was created through both public and secretive manipulation that began in the late 1800s.”

Weir is the executive director of the website “If Americans Knew” as well as president of the Council for the National Interest.

Weir said she works to educate the public about the Israeli and Palestinian conflict and makes sure that both sides are accurately portrayed.

“I noticed that the news seemed pretty one-sided,” Weir said. “The news media is very Israeli-centric in the way that they report on the issue. They give us some information, only stuff that is positive about Israel, but major parts of the story are omitted. However, the news then neglects to mention Palestine and they are the ones who have things much worse.”

According to “If Americans Knew,” since September 2000, 9,121 Palestinians have been killed and 71,091 injured while in contrast, 1,187 Israelis have been killed and 10,903 injured.

In fall of 2000, Weir went overseas as a freelance reporter to experience the

If you go What: Author Allison Weir will discuss her new book.

Where: Unity Church, 3535 Executive Parkway.

When: Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by: Students for Justice in Palestine.

conflict first-hand.

“One thing that I learned over there is that we give Israel far more of our tax money then we give anywhere else on earth. That massive amount of money makes us to a degree responsible for what Israel is doing and how they are using our money. What they are using it for often violates human rights and international law,” Weir said.

Many Americans are unaware of the amount of money that the United States gives to Israel, according to Amjad Doumani, a community supporter for the Students for Justice in Palestine.

“Israel gets up to 4 billion dollars a year from the U.S. tax money. That’s more than any other nation gets combined all over the planet from the U.S.,” Doumani said.

Derek Ide, a member of the Students for Justice in Palestine, also agrees that Israel has been receiving too much

money from the United States.

“The U.S.’s policies tend toward a narrative that allows them to defend and fund Israel to the tune of over four billion dollars a

year, along with all sorts of other ancillary benefits,” Ide said. “Israel receives more in military aid then the entire continent of Africa receives in humanitarian aid.”

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Alison Weir will be speaking about her book, “Against Our Better Judgement: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel,” at a free lecture Dec. 9.

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COMMENTARY

What does it mean to be an adult?

I remember being a kid and wanting what went wrong after a poor grade, to be an adult so much. I thought, as instead of simply dropping the class. It is I’m sure many of you did, that being hard to prompt ourselves to keep looking an adult would make my life easier. I for a job when the search is proving fruiteagerly expected the day I less. Our whole lives we would finally be free from have had our parents my parents, and would to nurture, encourage no longer have to obey and cheer us up. Today, their countless direchowever, we are on tives. I could hardly our own. It requires a wait for the day when lot of self-discipline there would be no one and courage to to tell me what I could motivate oneself, and or could not do, no one not give up when a to enforce mandatory naps challenge arises. during the day, or curfews As grown-ups, we at night, no one to tell me no longer live with our to tidy up my bedroom or parents, which means clean the dishes. we are responsible for I believed that as an ourselves, our well-beadult, there would not ing and our success in IC COLUMNIST be a living soul with the life. It is now our sole authority to force me to go responsibility to make to school when I did not want to or to sure the rent and other bills are paid on nag at me when I got poor grades. I time, to ace all our classes, to take our dreamed of eating as much pizza and jobs seriously, to manage acceptance ice cream as I wanted, whenever the into the programs we are interested in. mood struck me and I promised myself When we are presented with a there would be as few bland vegetables dilemma, we find ourselves wishing we as possible in my diet. were kids again, so our parents could As far as I was concerned, being an take charge of the problem for us. We adult promised independence and no wish we were still home so food would longer being accountable to parents or be all fixed up, the laundry all done, the anyone else for my every move. Adultbills all paid and the broken car fixed. hood meant freedom for all of us when At times like these we understand — we were kids. well hopefully we do — that our parents However, as we grow up, we quickly were not just taking pleasure in ordering realized that this not necessarily true. In us about but were actually training us to fact it’s quite the opposite: we still have a handle the hardships of life. superior to answer to at work. Though we What does it really mean to grow up? no longer are accountable to our parents In my opinion, a big part of growing up and enjoy an unprecedented autonomy, is being able to take charge of our own we are accountable to ourselves and that lives. Being an adult means having the is harder than we think. It is hard to tell courage to not surrender when someourselves to study more and figure out thing hard comes our way, and keep

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fighting to achieve what we want our lives to be like. A real adult knows how to own up to his or her mistakes, learn from them and attempt to change for the better. An adult should be capable of recognizing when an apology is needed and then, being humble enough to fulfill that apology. Furthermore, grown-ups tell the truth no matter what; they are real friends who correct the ones they care about when they are headed in the wrong direction, even though their friendships might suffer from doing so.

I was told a few weeks ago that being an adult is being able to tell our parents things we know they won’t approve of, and I tend to agree with that. While growing up, we incorporate the moral principles our parents taught but we also develop our own personalities and principles. It’s alright to view the world differently than our parents do as long as we can stand up for our own sets of values even though they might diverge from theirs.

Are we capable of doing all those things now that we are “adults”? Did we really grow up since high school, or do we still have a lot more of growing up to do? I call my mother every single day to complain about my misfortunes and gloat about my good grades. I eat mint ice cream with chocolate chips as often as I feel distressed, but I did stand firm with my decision of becoming a pharmacist even though my parents wanted me to be a surgeon. I know what I want my future to be like and I know I have to be strong and determined to achieve my goals. I think we all did mature in some ways, but still have a lot to learn from life and our beloved parents.

Elonm Gbedey is a second-year majoring in pharmacy.

COMMENTARY

Cultivating thankfulness Thanksgiving morning found me sister-in-law got in the middle, she typing on my new laptop on my sister’s couldn’t move, barricaded in by chairs bed. Although it was past the start of and tables. But she was in the perfect the Thanksgiving Day parade, I had spot for handing out rolls to us all done little more than slink down from when we asked for them. my bunk, grab my laptop and slip Or like my little brother coming under my sister’s covers. Hers is the in to ask my sister, who was devotcommunal daytime bed; we always nap edly sitting at the keyboard of the on it. I am not sure why. Maybe it’s begirls’ computer attempting to fincause it’s more convenient than ish NaNoWriMo in time, if climbing into a bunk, she wants to hear the and it’s the perfect size song he and one of our for sitting on. In any other sisters just wrote case, I lay there, still about getting your hair sleepy, writing and cut. “Snippy, snippy, listening to the noises snippy!” he sings with going on around me. his adorable Curious The second of George smile, as we eight children, I am call his little embarused to sound. Somerassed grin. “Let me cut times I hardly notice off all your hair! Snippy, noises that drive other snippy, snippy, until people crazy. But that none of it is there!” morning, I savored the Honestly, I don’t sounds, soaking them always cherish all of into my memory. On these little day-to-day IC COLUMNIST my personal blog, I things. Sometimes I have made a habit of wish that my younger writing a post about thankfulness every brother wouldn’t keep knocking on Thanksgiving. And I was thankful for the bedroom door and asking quesmy family. So I soaked in the memories tions. Sometimes I don’t notice how as I wrote. adorable my little sister is as she looks I still live at home, but between work up at me with her bright eyes and asks and school and fellowship with others, if she can sleep with me. Often I take it does not feel like I am home much, for granted that my mom is willing to especially for a homeschooler used drop me off at work. But when you are to being around her family all of the thinking about why you are celebrattime. So I delighted in the chance to be ing Thanksgiving, things like that are home during Thanksgiving break, to easier to notice. experience all of the little joys of being I enjoy thinking about thankfulness. part of life in my busy, full little threeWhat am I thankful for, and why? bedroom house.

What is thankfulness? What does it Like one of my sisters coming into mean to be thankful? Each year I ask our messy bedroom counting aloud myself these questions. This year most to herself as she points to the various of all, I was thankful for people, for chairs at our desks. “Fifteen, sixteen, my delightful siblings and my generseventeen ... how many do we need?” ous parents and my friends and my Somehow she always manages to amazing new brother-in-law and round up enough chairs for everyone, sister-in-law. How blessed I have been and with two tables set in the kitchen, in this area! somehow we almost all fit. Once my And yet, as I have confessed, I

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am not always grateful for them. I don’t always remember to ask myself those questions during the year. So I wondered: can you be thankful for something you do not appreciate?

That is, can you be grateful for your sister and wish she would stop asking you about your day when you don’t feel like talking at the same time? Is it possible to be grateful for your friend and forget to give her the book she asked to borrow at the same time?

Can you really be grateful for your mom and roll your eyes when she doesn’t understand what you told her at the same time?

I think, since as sinful human beings we do nothing perfectly, that we can. But clearly it is not ideal, and true thankfulness requires actions in accord with it.

I think few people are as blessed to be surrounded with as many wonderful people as I have been. But each of us have been blessed in more ways than we deserve. As I write, I realize that thankfulness is something that can be cultivated. Pondering how many things I have to give thanks for — my family, the ability to go to school, my job, my church, my Savior — I feel conviction at once for how much I take for granted and increasing thankfulness.

We finished eating the last bite of 7-Up salad and the pumpkin pies my aunt made were eaten after Sunday dinner. I don’t think lunches at home consist of turkey sandwiches anymore.

But even though Thanksgiving is past, the time for being thankful is not.

You may not have seven siblings (or nine, counting in-laws) or even a day spent with family to be thankful for, but you have your own things.

What are you thankful for? And if you are thankful, how do you show it? Don’t take your blessings for granted. Make some memories, and take time to give thanks.

Jeannette Beerbower is a third-year majoring in English.

This holiday season, you as a student at the University of Toledo should be very thankful that the Rockets are members of the Mid-American Conference.

If you haven’t guessed yet, things are about to take a very sarcastic turn.

On the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 19, almost every major parking lot on UT’s campus closed down for the rivalry matchup between the Rockets’ football team and Bowling Green State University. It was the first time since 2010 that the game was played on a Wednesday night.

By the end of UT’s triumph over the Falcons, the remaining crowd couldn’t properly fill a Toyota Prius. The brave students that did attend and stay from start to finish can thank the MAC for the 8 p.m. kickoff. I hope it didn’t take too long to thaw out for class the next morning.

And anyone with Wednesday evening classes who had to park in outlying lots? Now SPORTS EDITOR you know which direction you can tip your caps in gratitude. I hope it didn’t take too long to trek back and forth across campus in the frigid conditions.

The crazy part is that it’s not the only mid-week game Toledo played this season against a major conference opponent.

The Rockets’ sole MAC loss was to Northern Illinois at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The only difference between that evening and the BGSU game is that fans waited until halftime to leave the Battle of I-75.

It’s yet another scheduling decision that should earn the MAC bigwigs a thank-you card this winter.

At least no NIU night students were misplaced, since the Rockets’ loss to the Huskies took place on a national holiday.

But this game was huge for both sides and it should have been treated as such when the conference and schools decided on a By the end of date and time.

Unfortunately, it all comes down UT’s triumph to money. The MAC’s scheduling over the Falcons, decisions are strongly influenced the remaining by the ongoing partnership with ESPN. It’s a deal that may help crowd couldn’t the conference’s bank account, but properly fill a the goal of creating exposure for Toyota Prius. its schools is now achieved at the expense of the fans.

By the way, how much exposure do you actually get on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. on a Wednesday in November, or at the same time and channel on the previous Tuesday?

In any case, this is an issue that others have already talked about. But the voices that have cried out about this problem, while good-intentioned, are not those of actual students.

Nighttime kickoffs in the middle of the week hurt worst for the fans that actually still attend college. They can’t possibly go to these games, or want to, when the weather is horrible and there are classes to attend the next morning.

College football is supposed to be a leisurely spectator activity for students at the end of the week. The MAC’s decision to choose the money of television over packed stadiums only proves how outrageously divided college athletics and college academics have become.

Nowadays, the only thing a university shares with its football team is a logo and a color scheme.

The MAC will realize the error of its ways far too late, probably after enough cameras showcase empty stadiums to the desired national television audience. In the meantime, students will be so disgusted with the mistreatment that even Saturday afternoon games will have lost their appeal.

In pursuit of financial gain, the Mid-American Conference has decided to flip the bird at over one hundred years of tradition. In the process, the MAC has shown that students — who are supposed to be the reason college football exists — are no longer a factor in major decisions or changes.

While ESPN and the MAC profit, the students will suffer in ways the conference probably hasn’t even thought about, such as the parking inconveniences born from a midweek rivalry game.

It will come back to bite the schools and conference in the end, but the student bodies get the immediate short end of the stick.

The truth is that college football is no longer about college students at Mid-American Conference schools. Now you know whom to thank for that.

Blake Bacho is a fifth-year communication major, and is the Sports editor at The Independent Collegian.

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COMMENTARY

What has changed?

Do you like change? Change is something I think about many things in this time of year. that happens whether we like it or not. The Shopping for family or friends is always the least weather changes, people change, even we of my concerns. To me, Christmas is about love, change. family and the birth of Jesus. I understand many Like many students, I had the privilege of of my readers don't believe in Him, and I know going home over the Thanksgiving break. It about the discussions that Jesus' birth was not was great to see my family again and be in December. I'm aware of these facts. But home for about a week. Things Christmas means something had changed though. My remore than presents and money. sponse to those changes in my It means love, kindness and family and household showed family. me that I have changed too. I One of my greatest images have grown stronger, calmer of a Christmas time memory and in some ways, wiser. was when I lived in a different It was when I was home home with my brother and that I realized just how differmy mother and our step-father. ent things have become. When Our step-father had been at I went to my bedroom, it didn’t work and it was night time. feel like I was back in my room, My brother, my mother and but back in a room I used to I had sat in the living room sleep in. I stood taller, if you in between the fireplace and will, as I began to understand our Christmas tree and we ate that I had grown more than I warm, gooey chocolate chip had thought. I was of course cookies and drank hot chocoIC COLUMNIST older, but I viewed things differlate. It was a calm and wonderently. I tackled problems with a keen eye and ful time when the snow outside was beautifully a mature thought process. I handled family bitter and the fireplace was comfortably warm. problems calmly and rationally and was able to Nothing else mattered beyond the love and carnot get overly angry, which is something I used ing happiness that I felt in that moment. to do a long time ago. My temper no longer Unfortunately, things do change. I know that gets the best of me; my family and church both I can never feel that exact same way again. In noticed that I was stuttering substantially less. fact, the moment in which I write this column, In a nutshell, I am becoming the man I always the moment in which you read it and the mohoped to be and it is showing ment I stop reading it, are moments that you What didn't change was my love for Christ- can never have again. You will never be young mas. My family and I have a tradition that we again, you will never be in a place or time in have done for over five years — we put up our the same way again. You remember things, you Christmas tree a day or so after Thanksgiving. know things and you feel things that can never In spite of a large amount of stress in my life let you go back to the innocence you once and the lives of my family members, putting knew. That thought is terrifying. up our Christmas tree meant something that Every year I help put up that tree, it is never is almost difficult to put into words. Putting the same. Every year that my family and I up the tree, decorating it and making a “crelisten to Christmas music and work together ation” each year as a family meant something to make something gorgeous, we are never important: we are together. the same. But in those moments of love and The reason why I love Christmas and my laughter, care and trust, organization and Christmas tree so much is that it's a tradition- goofiness, we are content. We are happy beal time of the year when family is together, cause we know that what will never change is and we sit down, become calm and see that our love for one another and our love for the we love each other, no matter how much we true spirit of Christmas. may get at each other's throats. Christmas is a Do you have something worthwhile to hold time of year when, as the song “Silent Night” on to? Do you have family, friends, or tradistates, all is calm and all is bright. The lights tions that let you forget your stress and find of the Christmas tree bring back many memhappiness in a pure and comfortable way? If you do, take that something and never let it ories, but the warming glow of those lights go. Don't be afraid to love the things you loved let me keep my memories in check and think years ago. When life makes you feel down and only of my fondest memories, ranging from makes you feel like you are suffering, cherish childhood to last Christmas and beyond.

I have a personal tradition that I've done for that happiness that you once had and promise yourself that you can find it once again and live years. On the first night that our Christmas a day, a week, a month or a whole year in the tree is up, decorated and lit, I always sleep in bliss of happiness that truly means something the living room near the tree. The warm glow of that tree makes all pain, all hurt, all sadness to your heart. I wish you a very early Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. and anger, all stress and all suffering vanish Dustin Jarrett is a first-year majoring in as I drift to sleep with my favorite Christmas speech language pathology. carols ringing in my head.

DUSTIN JARRETT

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ACROSS 1. Good for biceps 6. “__’_ alive!”

9. *Many Kurds did this from Syria in 2014 13. Unctuous Heep, of “David Copperfield” 14. Not pre-owned 15. It made Harry Potter’s invisible 16. Common Thanksgiving Day action 17. ATM extra 18. Reduce, _____, recycle 19. *Captured drug lord 21. Zoo section 23. Go wrong 24. Hat part 25. Old age, archaic 28. Musical compositions for one 30. African equines 35. *Suspect in PA police ambush was denied this 37. Kosher establishment 39. Davy Crockett’s last stand 40. Popular Creole vegetable 41. _____ Miss hot chocolate 43. Auditory 44. MC Hammer’s “2 _____ 2 Quit” 46. Last two words of certain shoe company’s famous slogan 47. “Rambling Wreck From Georgia ____” 48. *Beyoncé and Jay Z performed in them together in ‘14 50. Antonym of #14 Across 52. “Big Island” flower necklace 53. Leave them behind for riches?

55. Grazing area 57. *Animated Oscarwinner 60. *Billboard Music Awards hologram guest 64. Indian restaurant condiment 65. Schiller’s “___ to Joy” 67. Got up 68. Remove, as in a Pinterest post 69. A cool ___, as in money 70. Takes it easy 71. They’re famous for being busy 72. Snake-like reef dweller 73. Arrogant one DOWN 1. 27 is the ____ of 3 2. Russia’s ____

Mountains 3. Reduced Instruction Set Computer 4. Wood-shaping device 5. Barn scissors 6. Facts and figures 7. Tiger’s peg 8. Take an oath 9. Bloodsucking hopper 10. Displeasure on one’s face 11. “Piece of cake!”

12. Obtain or create, barely 15. *Russia/Ukraine “apple of discord” 20. Cattle control, pl.

22. “That is to say” 24. Suffering from gastric distress 25. *It caused a scare globally in 2014 26. Kobe, e.g.

27. Sad song 29. Off-color 31. The Phantom ____, Mickey Mouse’s nemesis 32. a.k.a. honey badger 33. White liturgical neckwear 34. *2014 Olympic site 36. Been in bed 38. *Infamous terrorist group

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42. Type of monument 45. Jane’s mate 49. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 51. Type of sticker, pl.

54. *Washington Nationals gave away a Jayson Werth garden _____ 56. Ohio rubber hub 57. Olden-day temple 58. ____ for the picking 59. Elevator inventor

60. Come together 61. *Hope ____ set U.S. soccer record for career shutouts 62. Norse capital 63. Egg holder 64. Cause friction 66. Bond movie “Live and Let ___”

COMMENTARY

Back off Black Friday Each year I wait patiently for the holiday down at dinner and not worry about what months. I’m a huge stickler for Thanksgivyour boss wants you to work on, what grades ing — the idea of being thankful for what we you’re going to get on your finals, or what is have and cherishing our family. However, ahead in the next year. It’s about knowing that lately it seems like the largest holiday in no matter what happens to you in the next November is the Friday after the day we year, you’ll be sitting at the same table, eatare supposed to be sitting at ing the same great food, with the dinner table thanking each the same loving people, giving other for what we have. thanks for what you have lost Black Friday has robbed me and gained in the past year. of my Thanksgiving, and I’m My best friend’s family, calling out the fact that on which has graciously acthe day we’re supposed to be cepted me as one of their thankful for what we have, own, is a great example of we’re now running out to Black Friday taking over. buy superficial things at black What once was a holiday in market prices. Turkey dinners, which we all gathered to eat backyard football games, famand talk about how we’ve all ily bickering and the smell of gotten along in the year, is now baking pumpkin pie all across sitting around looking through America have been cancelled, ads and cutting dinner short IC COLUMNIST delayed or cut short due to the for better deals. fact big businesses are having In recent years half of the Black Friday earlier and earlier each year. family hasn’t shown up because they wanted Stores across America are opening their to get an early start on Black Friday. This doors not at the signature midnight like it year was yet another example of Black Friday used to be, but are seeping into Thanksgiving taking down what used to be a large family Day earlier and earlier each year. Stores like gathering and ended with my best friends and Toys“R”Us open their doors at 5 p.m. Thanks- I sitting in their room playing board games by giving night, and even worse Kmart opens ourselves while the adults talked about Black their doors at 6 a.m. on Thursday! Not to Friday. It’s upsetting that just a few years ago mention that despite having your Thanksgivwe gathered together to talk about the family ings, many times families talk about the great and friends, and now we talk about how far deals they are going to get that night while the money will go at Target versus Walmart. I shopping, or certain family members are miss my family dinners and jokes, the laughabsent due to the fact they’re outside camping ter and noise, there’s nothing else more I want at Best Buy. Are your deals really worth losing other than the large family I once had. the traditions Americans and families have No one will remember how much you held all these years? paid for the 50-inch TV but they’ll laugh There are ways families affected that aren’t about the time your mom burned the turkey going to the Black Friday stores for deals, and had to eat nothing but mashed potabut simply called in to work. These workers toes for Thanksgiving dinner. No one will are obligated to show up for the early Black remember how much the new Mac cost you, Friday openings, cutting into the dinners and but you’ll remember the time you finally got moments spent with families. Many people the bigger half of the wishbone instead of have family in the military who happen to get your older brother. And honestly, you won’t leave this time of year, only to have to spend care about the amount of money you save Thanksgiving with strangers rubbing elbow to when you’re sitting down and regretting the elbow fighting over TVs and other products fact you didn’t get one last Thanksgiving instead of spending precious moments with with the family member you loved. Holidays their family members. are meant for love, not money or superficial Being thankful on Thanksgiving isn’t just items you can get any day of the year. Please about having nice things, it’s about all the stop taking my moments away with my things in life that could have gone wrong family and learn that maybe it’s time Black but didn’t. It’s about having a family member Friday STAYS on Friday. come home safe from the war, a long journey, Faith Snyder is a first-year majoring in or a long illness. It’s about having time to sit English.

FAITH SNYDER

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nation so we can coordinate existing services for victims, the best services to heal, and move from victim to survivor to thriver,” Williamson said. Board of Trustees President Joseph Zerbey said this institute will help make UT a more legitimate force in this field.

“It’s an amazing example of how the university is willing to support worthwhile endeavors to research this horrible thing that plagues the greater Toledo area,” Zerbey said, “and the university has a responsibility to help in any way.”

Alcy Barakat, a graduate assistant in the department of public health and preventative medicine, is involved in an annual event called Take Back the Night which addresses and protests all forms of violence against women.

“It’s an amazing example of how the university is willing to support worthwhile endeavors to research this horrible thing that plagues the greater Toledo area.”

JOSEPH ZERBEY Board of Trustees President

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pigs a year for teaching purposes, and that none of them have died because of any complications related to the procedures. He said they are “humanely sacrificed,” or put down as a dog would be, after the procedures are done. He said the pigs do not feel any pain.

According to Pippin, he tried to establish correspondence in July 2013 with a letter to the dean of the UT residency program. After receiving no response, he said he sent letters out to other UT personnel, including Jeffery Gold, the graduate medicine dean at the time.

He also sent a letter in March 2014 to former UT President Lloyd Jacobs.

“We’ve certainly done our due diligence in trying to resolve this by going up the chain of command,” Pippin said, “It’s only because that has failed that we are now making this a public effort.”

Pippin said because the university did not respond to PCRM, they filed the complaint to Elizabeth Goldentyer, the regional director of the Eastern Region of the USDA and of the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service.

According to Pippin, Goldentyer reviewed the complaint and an investigation was launched.

If UT had been in violation of the AWA, it could have faced up to $10,000 per violation, according to the USDA website, but UT was found to be in compliance.

According to Strunk, the USDA did return to the university after the complaint was filed in early November.

“The USDA has returned since the complaint was filed and again found our program to be in full compliance,” Strunk said.

Despite this, Pippin said UT is in violation because they are “using improper or outdated or cruel and ineffective methods in teaching and training medicine.” He said there are other methods available for teaching these procedures to residents.

Some of these alternate

With experience of her own in the field, Barakat said she feels Williamson is a good fit to lead the institute, and she is excited at the prospect of working with her.

“I am familiar with her work and involvement in the efforts to bring sex trafficking to the forefront of local and regional news, given how close the issue is to our town,” Barakat said.

Barakat said she is enthusiastic about the creation of this research institute and feels that the support shown so far for the institute proves that people do care.

“I’m happy to hear that the inter-departmental effort has the interest and support of Representative Teresa Fedor, who is a great advocate on the matter as well,” Barakat said. “I’m always excited to hear my university is doing something new, innovative and one-of-a-kind, especially when it has the opportunity to be interdisciplinary and have a wide spread positive reach over our campus, community and region.”

Women’s and Gender Studies professor Sharon Barnes feels the institute is a great investment in UT’s academic and community commitment, especially with Williamson holding the reins.

“Not only will the institute help us become a larger partner in the worldwide community devoted to ending human trafficking, but the social

justice element of the institute can train students who want to work on other complex local, regional, national and international human rights and anti-oppression initiatives,” Barnes said. “Dr. Williamson is a fantastic ambassador of our faculty and a model of engaged scholarship. I’m delighted that she’s going to be leading the Institute.”

According to Williamson, the institute will help legitimize UT’s research in this field, as well as help students become better citizens that are more aware of this issue and what can be done to help minimize it.

“I think we’ve shown that we have a problem in terms of domestic minor sex trafficking,” Williamson said.

“Because the university’s mission is to improve the human condition, that for us means to work on the behalf of the most vulnerable citizens or people that are on our soil.”

methods include “interactive and sometimes programmable simulators,” according to Pippin. “[They] give you much more reliable representation of human anatomy for this kind of training,” Pippin said.

Pippin thinks UT’s simulation lab is not being fully utilized, as the procedures done with the pigs can also be done via simulation.

“The trauma programs all use simulators like TraumaMan and some simulators from a company named Simulab and they get excellent results,” Pippin said.

the University’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.”

In order to use animals instead of simulations on their own, Brickman submitted a report explaining why the use of animals over simulations is required.

“Animals, in my estimation, are a better utilization for the procedures that we need to teach when we’re trying to train emergency medicine physicians and how to do emergency procedures,” he said.

While Brickman thinks the use of animals for teaching procedures is better than simulation, he said the emergency medicine training physician program still uses the new simulation center “probably more than any other department does here at this institution.”

Brickman said the only reason the university is still using pigs is because they are used to teach “specific procedures teaching emergency medicine personnel, who have to act within seconds or patients will die.”

Certain procedures can be more effectively taught using animals because they must be done very quickly, but most procedures are taught via the simulation lab, according to Brickman.

PCRM said that the complaint will not lead to a lawsuit, however, they will send signed petitions to the university to consider alternative methods to using animals in medical teaching.

UT released a statement that it “takes very seriously its responsibility for assuring the proper care and use of animals in research and training.”

Brickman and Strunk agree that the university will change their teaching methods for those procedures when there are adequate simulations for them.

“We’re still looking for new opportunities,” Brickman said. “What I’m saying today might not apply a year from now.

They may come up with a model … that will allow me to do things clearly to the same level that I can in an animal model, and we’ll be happy to change.”

However, Brickman said he is currently not aware of any technology that can do this.

“What I’ve decided, is that we’re going to do what we feel is in the best interest of our educational mission, as long as we are not in violation of any rules or regulations that we have to function by,” Brickman said.

“We’ve sent [UT] abundant references on how using simulation and other, more human relevant teaching methods is better than killing animals.”

JOHN J. PIPPIN Director of Academic Affairs for PCRM

Pippin added that he feels using the “anatomically correct human simulators” is a more effective source of learning than using live animals.

The PCRM sent documents to the university that explain techniques other programs are using to train their emergency medicine residents, according to Pippin.

“We’ve surveyed 132 emergency medical programs and found that 114, which is 86 percent, are not using animals.” Pippin said, “We’ve sent [UT] abundant references on how using simulation and other, more human relevant teaching methods is better than killing animals.”

According to Jon Strunk, Assistant Vice President of University Communications, “UT reviewed alternatives for training on these highrisk lifesaving procedures and the alternatives were properly discussed with

“Animals, in my estimation, are a better utilization for the procedures that we need to teach when we’re trying to train emergency medicine physicians and how to do emergency procedures.”

KRISTOPHER BRICKMAN Chair of Emergency Medicine

“I’m always excited to hear my university is doing something new, innovative and one-of-a-kind.”

ALCY BARAKAT

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“We are barely hanging on and that is in appreciation to the OEMSS office as they do the best they can with the resources that they have in order to fulfill our needs. This problem is beyond the heads of the staff in OEMSS and is an administration problem.”

JACOB TORRES President of LSU

taken on by other staff members.

“We are barely hanging on and that is in appreciation to the OEMSS office as they do the best they can with the resources that they have in order to fulfill our needs,” Torres said. “This problem is beyond the heads of the staff in OEMSS and is an administration problem.”

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hispanic/ Latinos have become the largest minority group in the United States with 16.4 percent. The Census Bureau also predicts that by 2042, 1 in 3 Americans will be Latino.

However, the percent of Hispanic/Latino students at UT has steadily been declining.

According to UT, only about 3-5 percent of students enrolled at UT are of Hispanic/Latino descent on average.

Torres said that that he believes that the number of Latino students enrolled at

the university is dwindling due to the lack of programs that the university offers for Latino students.

“Other universities have offices and resources that we once had,” Torres said.

“The staff member that we had that connected us has left, but the real question is, will she be replaced? We are in need of some change here at the university.”

“The staff member that we had that connected us has left, but the real question is, will she be replaced?

We are in need of some change here at the university.”

TORRES President of LSU

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Inma Zanoguera named player of the week University of Toledo senior guard Inma Zanoguera was named MAC West Player of the Week for her efforts in the FIU Thanksgiving Classic, the MAC announced Tuesday.

The team captain averaged 24 points, seven assists and six rebounds in two games, both victories, over Virginia and Arizona.

Zanoguera was responsible for hitting the game-winning threepoint shot in the opener against Virginia. With the Rockets down one with just five seconds remaining in the game, she hit the trey from the wing to give Toledo a 64-62 victory and propel them into the finals.

Zanoguera was also named tournament MVP for her efforts. This is the fourth time in her career she has earned MAC player of the week.

UT returns to the hardwood on Wednesday, Dec. 10, traveling to Dayton to take on the Flyers.

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Corey Jones named player of the week

Sophomore wide receiver and return specialist Corey Jones earned Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week this week for his efforts in a 52-16 thrashing over Eastern Michigan on November 28, the MAC announced Monday.

Jones won the honors with his 50-yard punt return that he took to the EMU 8-yard line. It would eventually lead to a Rockets’ touchdown.

The sophomore accounted for 101 allpurpose yards adding, four receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown to his game resume. The Rockets finished up the regular season sharing the MAC West title with Northern Illinois but missing out on the conference Championship game due to losing the head-tohead matchup.

Toledo is currently in standby mode as they await Sunday’s bowl announcements.

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ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR

As the old saying goes, it’s not over until the fat lady sings.

That’s an adage that the University of Toledo football team was on the wrong end of this season.

The big girl broke her silence around halftime of the Rockets’ final regular season game, a blowout 55-16 win over Eastern Michigan on Black Friday.

For Toledo, the final nail in the coffin was once again the Northern Illinois Huskies as they capped off their regular season with a victory over Western Michigan earlier Friday afternoon.

For a fifth-straight year, NIU is bound for Detroit as the Mid-American Conference West Division participant in the MAC championship game.

For a fifth-straight year, all the Rockets can do is watch the action on television.

But while UT’s dreams of a championship may be over for the time being, Toledo’s players should be commended for making the most of a nightmare season.

As the old saying goes, it’s not over until the fat lady sings...

To say that the Rockets were bit by the injury bug might be the understatement of the year.

Before the end of UT’s first game, they had lost both starting cornerbacks.

To make matters worse, the Rockets also lost thirdstring cornerback Jordan Martin for multiple weeks and cornerback Trevon Mathis fell during the Bowling Green game with an abdominal injury.

But a thin secondary that ranked second-to-last in the country was only where the injury issues began.

Four different players stepped in at quarterback this season, including senior Dwight Macon, who is actually listed as a wide receiver.

Three of those players — including Macon — all played in a single game, Toledo’s sole conference loss of the season against Northern Illinois.

The quarterback that started the season was junior Phillip Ely. He lasted less than two games before an ACL tear on a non-contact play ended his year. Sophomore Logan Woodside replaced Ely to great effect, but a leg injury he suffered at Kent State forced a quarterback carousel in Toledo’s early-November matchup with NIU. It was a tough loss that See Gauntlet / B4 »

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Bittersweet victory Toledo thumps Eagles, Northern Illinois heading to MAC Championship after victory over Broncos

By Blake Bacho Sports Editor

YPSILANTI – Before halftime of Friday’s 52-16 victory over Eastern Michigan, the University of Toledo football team knew they were no longer playing for a trip to Detroit.

In order for Toledo (8-4, 7-1 MAC) to earn a ticket to the MAC Championship, the Rockets — who dropped their sole conference loss of the year to Northern Illinois earlier this month — needed a win over Eastern Michigan and a Western Michigan victory over the Huskies.

Unfortunately for UT, a late rally allowed NIU to hang on against WMU earlier Friday afternoon, splitting the West title between Toledo and the Huskies and giving Northern Illinois a fifth-straight trip to the MAC Championship.

“We did a good job of keeping focused heading

into the game,” said senior offensive lineman Jeff Myers. “We understood that we needed to beat Eastern to even have a shot of going to the championship, but we saw it flash on the scoreboard by the end of the second half.

“...We saw it flash on the scoreboard by the end of the second half. It didn’t affect the way we played.”

JEFF MYERS Senior offensive lineman

“It didn’t affect the way we played.”

UT received no help from Western Michigan, but the See Bittersweet / B4 »

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Toledo (pictured above against BGSU) triumphed over Eastern Michigan in a 52-16 victory last Friday, but it wasn’t enough to secure a trip to the MAC Championship.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Kowalczyk holds first radio show of 201415 season

UT women win FIU Thanksgiving Classic

Toledo men’s basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk held his first radio show of the 2014-2015 season on Monday. The show took place at Fricker’s Restaurant in Maumee, and will take place every Monday of the season.

UT is slated to face Cleveland State on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. The Rockets will then return home for three straight games, starting with Chicago State on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The Tod Kowalczyk Show is a live radio show featuring Kowalczyk and student-athletes. To listen, tune in to the Rocket Sports Radio Network (WSPD AM 1370 in Toledo) on Mondays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Mark Beier, in his 19th season as the “Voice of the Rockets” hosts the show, which features interviews, highlights, previews and a chance for fans to ask the coach questions, either in-person at Fricker’s or by phone.

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It’s not Rocket Science! (Trivia) When was the last time the University of Toledo football team won a bowl game in three consecutive years?

By Marcus Dodson

The University of Toledo women’s basketball team spent Thanksgiving break in sunny Miami, Florida, capping off the FIU Thanksgiving Classic with a 69-54 victory over Arizona in Sunday’s championship matchup.

UT (3-2) senior guard Inma Zanoguera was chosen as Tournament MVP for her performance throughout the Classic.

Toledo used the tournament to experiment with Zanoguera at the point guard position, a trial run that proved to be a differencemaker for the Rockets.

Zanoguera averaged 24 points, six rebounds and

seven assists throughout the weekend event, providing the game-winning three-point shot with five seconds left on the clock to give the Rockets a 64-62 victory against Virginia (4-1) in the opening game on Friday. It was the Cavaliers’ first loss of the season.

The Rockets relied heavily on their starting five, with four of them playing over 30 minutes each and the bench only managing 16 points the entire weekend.

In the championship game, Toledo was held to just 35 percent shooting from the field in the first half. The Rockets returned and shot 55 percent in the second half and UT’s defense held the

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Wildcats to a mediocre 32.8 percent from the field.

Toledo started the game off slow, trailing UA 11-4 in the first eight minutes of play before ending the half on an 18-6 run to create a 28-22 advantage heading into halftime.

“We kept them in the game

the first half by missing our layups,” said UT head coach Tricia Cullop in a post-game interview. “We weren’t cutting hard enough; we weren’t taking our time with our shots and got out to a slow start, but the second half I thought we did a much better job.”

UT caged the Wildcats, allowing only one field goal in the final five and a half minutes of the half.

The Rockets opened the second half with a 7-0 run, jumping out to a 35-22 advantage.

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Wednesday, Dec. 3

7 p.m. -- Big Man on Campus is an event where men, who are sponsored by the sorority chapters, will compete in a pageant.

There will be three categories, casual wear, formal wear and a talent portion. The men will be judged to determine a winner. The contest fundraises money for the Susan G. Komen Cancer Research Foundation. The winner will be crowned ‘Big Man on Campus.’

Thursday, Dec. 4 10 p.m. -- Jingle Bell Run is an annual fundraiser that supports the Arthritis Foundation. Alpha Omicron Pi sponsors a team that will participate in the walk on Dec. 4. In order to donate to their team’s fundraising efforts go to their website at http:// tinyurl.com/qdyjkf8.

Friday, Dec. 5

6 p.m. -- Relay for Life will take place at the University of Toledo’s Recreation Center. Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is a nationwide collaboration of college students, faculty and staff dedicated to eliminating cancer by working to implement the programs and mission of the American Cancer Society. With hundreds of chapters nationwide, CAC is showing the world that young people care and want to make a difference. So far, there are 54 teams and 985 participants that have raised $24,328.98 for this year’s event.

To sign-up or donate money, go to www.relayforlife.org/ut.

Saturday, Dec. 6 7:30 p.m. -- “Miss Julie” will be performed at the University of Toledo’s Center for Performing Arts in the Center Theatre. Directed by Cornel Gabara, the play features students Ian Davis, Madi Artz and Christina Pinciotti as Miss Julie.

The naturalistic play utilizes stylized scenes to depict the heavy struggles of gender and class the characters encounter. The play was written by August Strinberg in Swedish.

This performance is a world premiere of Daniel Thobias’ translation of the original text. General admission is $12, $10 for faculty and $7 for students. For tickets call 419-530-2452.

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CONCERT

Estar Cohen Project The jazz-inspired music group will host a concert on Dec. 5 at the Toledo Museum of Art

By Catherine McGowan Staff Reporter

Modern jazz-inspired music group, Estar Cohen Project, will host a concert to promote the release of the group’s debut album, “Waiting for Dawn.”

Estar Cohen, a fourth-year vocal major at the University of Toledo, said the main focus of the Estar Cohen project is live, improvised music with empathetic value.

“We spend a lot of time on our choice of music because we want to make sure it’s something that we not only really enjoy playing, but something we thoroughly connect with,” she said.

As a lyricist and composer with folk influences, Cohen strives to be as much a storyteller as musician.

“I always want to have some sort of a compelling story for the audience to latch onto,” she said.

Becca Stevens is one singer-songwriter Cohen said she is inspired by, along with the well-known folk artist, Joni Mitchell.

“Every song is very cinematic, you can kind of see a movie when you’re listening to us play,” said Josh Silver, local musician and pianist in the group, agreeing with Cohen. “It’s like we’re painting a picture.”

The group drummer, Travis Aukerman, fourth-year percussion major, said the focus of the group is Cohen’s music.

“She’s inspired by music that’s very earthy,” Aukerman said. “It’s music that has roots in folk, but is extremely inspired by classical and jazz.”

Cohen said her first influence with music was her older siblings.

“They wrote music and they were playing all over Toledo when I was

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Estar Cohen performs Nov. 19 with University of Toledo professor, Tad Weed, at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor. Estar Cohen and Travis Aukerman both said that Weed has been very inspirational in their musical careers.

very young,” she said. “So, I followed suit with that and started writing my own songs when I was quite young.”

Cohen also said at 16 years old she had the opportunity to sit in and play with Claude Black and Clifford Murphy at the Murphy Club.

“That was really the first time I heard live jazz, and that was really special. It was like a turning point for where I went with music,” Cohen said.

Like Cohen, Silver said his family — particularly his parents — played a large role in his musical interest.

“Musicals, movie soundtracks, stuff like that are my first musical memories,” Silver said. “There was a keyboard in the house too, and I remember I used to try to pick out melodies

that I would hear in movies.”

When Silver was in elementary school he would play with the piano before music class which caught his music teacher’s attention.

If you go What: Estar Cohen Project concert.

Where: The Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavillion.

When: Dec. 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost: Free.

After taking lessons with his teacher he eventually went to Toledo School for the Arts where he had the opportunity to play in a jazz combo.

“That was a big milestone in my

life, playing jazz with a larger ensemble,” Silver said.

Aukerman said his passion for music started very young, just like his bandmates.’

“I can remember back to when I was young having a fascination with sounds,” he said. “I would sit in the bathroom and just clap, I was obsessed with the way it would ring.”

The next step Aukerman took with music was when he was in his junior high. He said he remembers pretending to play drums on the couch in his basement for an imaginary audience of thousands.

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UT BALLROOM DANCE SOCIETY

Annual Yule Ball dances onto UT’s campus

By Josie Schreiber Staff Reporter

Get out your old prom attire ladies and gentlemen, because the University of Toledo Ballroom Dance Society’s 5th annual Yule Ball is waltzing into your calendars.

In 2010, UT Ballroom Dance Society came up with a philanthropy event inspired by the Yule Ball held in the fourth Harry Potter film.

Attendees will be split up into the four Hogwarts houses; Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

Each “house” will then compete for the Hogwarts House Cup by participating in dance competitions, games and Harry Potter trivia.

According to Caroline Beck, a

third-year majoring in environmental science and co-chair of the event, some of the competitions include reverse-lead, where the girls attempt to lead their guys through dances and the same-sex rumba, where same sex couples try to “show off their most romantic moves.”

Along with their usual Yule Ball theme, Beck said UT Ballroom Dance Society will incorporate a “winter wonderland” theme inspired by how the ball looked in the fourth Harry Potter film.

This year, the Yule Ball will honor the Boys and Girls Clubs of Toledo. All proceeds from the ball will go specifically toward the Boys and Girls Clubs’ reading and

education program.

“We chose the Boys and Girls Clubs of Toledo because we wanted a charity that was local and that many UT students were involved with or even had benefited from in the past,” Beck said.

Matt Muha, a fourth-year pharmacy major and event co-chair for the ball said the event is always a great time and he looks forward to it every year.

“The Yule Ball aims to raise money that will benefit the education and reading skills of the generation below us,” Muha said. “This is our chance to give back and help young kids reach where we are in our schooling.”

Muha has attended the ball for the

last three years and served as event co-chair in 2013.

Sean Coyle, president of UT Ballroom Dance Society, said that for the last three years the ball has given all proceeds from ticket sales to charity to support reading and literacy in the Toledo area.

Coyle has attended and helped set up every Yule Ball except for the very first and he said he couldn’t be more excited for the fifth anniversary of the ball.

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Eight essential fashion items for students For Men

For Women The Pea Coat

will or Plato’s Closet. Thrift shops are great places to find gently used clothes for really cheap prices, plus it’s fun to try on retro clothes. Who knows, you could even find your grandpa’s coat.

Pea coats are my all-time favorite winter coat. They have such a classic, New Yorker look. Since they come in almost every color imaginable, they can go with anyone’s style.

Whether short or long, they keep you warm while looking stylish. It’s always better with coats to go with more neutral colors that can be paired with many different things so you can get the best use out of it. I got my mustard yellow one at Savers for $10.

Brown Shoes

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A nice pair of brown shoes will go with almost any outfit — unless you are wearing all black, then you should wear black shoes, duh. I would suggest having two pairs, maybe Sperry’s for casual use, and a pair of chukka boots for semi-formal occasions. These shoes can be worn with jeans, chinos, khakis or dress pants. When it comes to socks, wear dress socks or no-show socks. Do not wear white crew socks or knee high athletic socks. Brand name shoes will cost more than $110, but if you look for knock-offs you can find a decent pair for as cheap at $30.

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Tights

EMILY MODROWSKI IC COLUMNIST

Are you one of those bros that only owns sweatpants, hoodies and sneakers? Unless you are going to the gym, there is no real excuse for dressing like a bum every day.

Whether you’re trying to look classy or just go to class, here are eight simple solutions to your wardrobe drought.

Everyone has those few select clothing items they deem must-haves. The eight items I have picked out really go with anyone’s style and can be worn by anyone and everyone.

V-Neck T-shirts

A plain black tee will literally go with anything, I promise. You can dress it up, or make it more casual. It’s so easy to throw under cardigans, jackets or blazers to give it more of a classic look. A black T-shirt makes an outfit look more chic and put together than a plain white or gray tee. The black usually looks better with brighter colors because it makes the bright colors pop much more. You can find them virtually anywhere, but I found mine at Forever 21 for only $4.

Plain Black T-shirt

V-neck shirts work well with about any outfit, especially if they are in solid colors.

Stock up on T-shirts of different colors that can be mixed and matched. It’s important to buy T-shirts in your size. Know which store’s sizes fit you the best; you don’t want it to look too baggy or too tight. I recommend Old Navy; they sell dozens of different Vnecks usually for under $15.

White, fitted, wrinkle-free dress shirt You can never go wrong with white; it is almost impossible to mismatch. This single piece of clothing can be used for anything. Weddings, funerals, church, clubbing, dates, presentations, you name it. It is crucial to have in your closet at all times, for all occasions. White dress shirts can be worn plain with a tie layered with sweaters or with a blazer.

The options are limitless. Make sure to keep it clean, wrinkle-free and ready to use. You never know when you’ll need it. Shirts like these can be found almost anywhere, like Walmart for $15 or TJ Maxx for $20.

Ties A gentleman knows how to wear ties and has an assortment to choose from. Black and blue ties are easy to match. Skinnier ties look better.

Remember a few tricks; never wear a patterned shirt with a patterned tie. I would recommend buying some bowties in addition to regular ties. Bowties look nice with suspenders, but never wear suspenders with a belt. Stores like Kohl’s, Sears and JC Penney’s have a nice selection of ties to choose from. They can range from $15 to $50, depending on the style.

Sweaters Sweaters are essential to a casual winter day or a formal date. A solid gray sweater goes well with jeans, dress pants or khakis. Sweaters also work best when layered. You can layer sweaters over T-shirts or dress shirts. I would suggest owning a variety of sweaters and cardigans. On a casual bro day out, a cardigan goes well with a solid V-neck. For a formal occasion, wear a white dress shirt with a tie under your gray sweater to look sophisticated and refined. You can find sweaters for under $25 at stores like H&M and Old Navy.

A Blue Blazer

The High-Waisted Bottom

Decent pair of denim jeans that fit well This is absolutely essential. I’m not saying that you need to go out and buy a pair of tight-fitting skinny jeans that your boys can’t breathe in, but I would suggest buying a few pairs of jeans that fit your legs, and butt. Believe it or not, many people find guys’ butts attractive. Buying a pair of jeans that fit your length, waist and fit slimly is not the easiest. American Eagle usually does a good job at making jeans for guys. Buy either slim- or straightlegged jeans that DO NOT sag down past your butt. Buy multiple washes to give yourself a variety to choose from each day. In addition to jeans, you’ll want to buy a nice brown belt. You should wear this belt every day with your jeans; it adds a nice touch to your midsection. While speaking of keeping your pants up, people do not want to see your underwear, but if they ever do — and that is a big if — make sure they are boxer briefs, nothing else. All of these pieces can be found at American Eagle. They have jeans for under $50, underwear for under $20 and belts for about $20.

Watch A watch immediately sets you apart as a gentleman. A nice watch shows that you care about how you look and that you care about your time.

You can wear a sporty watch, a metal watch or a leather watch. Find which style looks best on you and invest in it. Besides looking nice on your wrist, it is a functional piece of equipment to catching class on time. I found my leather watch online at Jack Threads for $35. A good watch can last you a lifetime; do not be afraid to spend a bit of money for one that defines you and your personality.

Whether you’re going to the bar or going to a wedding, a blue blazer is versatile enough to always present a distinguished look. You can wear a blue blazer with dress pants, khakis or even denim jeans. Underneath you can wear dress shirts of various colors, solid sweaters and different ties. I found my blazer at TJ Maxx for $50, but I would encourage you to shop around at stores like Good-

With all of these tips in mind, you will be on the right track to being the best-dressed man in the room. Match that style with your kickass personality and you’ll be sure to drop some jaws.

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Concert

“The whole jazz faculty in some way have greatly affected me in terms of how I think about music, and how I think about writing and arranging and improvising.”

Both Cohen and Aukerman said their recent studies with Tad Weed, a jazz professor in the music department, have moved them in meaningful ways musically.

Cohen said that studying singing and arranging and composition with Weed has “been really profoundly significant.”

Aukerman said Weed is “extremely inspirational” in his compositional abilities.

“Everything I have I owe to him,” Aukerman said.

Overall, Cohen said, all that she has studied with her professor has been nothing but beneficial to her career.

“Everything that I learn in here I apply to what we’re doing as a group, professionally,” she said.

The Estar Cohen Project concert will be Dec. 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Toledo Museum of Art’s Glass Pavillion. Admission is free.

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was where it all changed,” he said.

It was his parents, Aukerman said, who gave him the initial time he needed to develop musically.

“That’s where I went from that kid who was clapping in the bathroom to a kid who had a bunch of different sounds to hit and listen to,” he said.

Aukerman also said all of his music professors at UT have been strongly influential in helping him develop his own voice in music.

“I came into school a drummer, and they taught me how to be a musician,” he said.“Olman Piedra helped me with solo stuff, finding my voice, and Gunnar Mossblad helped me with how I fit into a group, while Norm Damschroder taught me the foundations of jazz.”

“And Jay Weik, he’s very good at giving you extremely important advice in a small amount of time,” he said.

In agreement with Aukerman, Cohen said,

Joe Heidenescher is a second-year english major and is the associate community editor at the Independent Collegian.

High-waisted bottoms are a huge trend right now. Skirts, pants, shorts, they’re all amazing. With the crop top movement out in full force this year, high-waisted items are a must. A crop top paired with a highwaisted skirt or shorts in the summer or spring makes for a fun, casual outfit, while a crop top with high-waisted pants and maybe a cardigan is an adorable, easy outfit in fall. I always like to wear my high-waisted bottoms with my shirt tucked in as well. If you’re feeling rebellious, you can also wear your high-waisted skirt with some suspenders. You can find high-waisted jeans and jean shorts at places like Goodwill or Savers, which is where I found mine. I found my high-waisted leather skirt at Kohl’s for $20.

I love tights. I wear them with every skirt or dress I wear. Not only do they look sleek, they also are practical in the colder months to keep your legs warmer so you don’t have to put away your favorite dress for winter just yet. With all the fun patterns and colors it’s easy to give your outfit a little pop of fun.

You can find tons of options at places like Target or H&M, all for around $10.

Riding Style or Tall Boots Tall boots are not just for riding horses.

They are so trendy right now and very stylish. They look adorable with leggings or skinny jeans and are practical too. You won’t have to worry about snow getting in them, and if you do because the snow is that high then maybe you should give yourself a day off. They really give the illusion that an outfit is a bit dressier than you might think it is, which is good if you’re running late and don’t have a lot of time to plan an outfit. I got mine on sale at Payless ShoeSource for $30.

Red Lipstick Every girl in the world has the ability to rock the red lip trend; you just have to find your shade. The red lips really give your look a pop of fun color and give you the confidence you need to conquer the world. Whether you’re wearing a jean jacket and black skinny jeans, or a formal ball gown, red lips are a must for completing certain looks. You can find tons of different shades or brands at any drug store or neighborhood Kroger for around $6.

Emily Modrowski is a secondyear communication major.

Jean Jacket OK, I will shout this from the rooftops: jean jackets are the number one thing everyone should have in their closet. They are so versatile and so easy to throw on to complete a look.

No matter what your style is — girly, sporty, edgy — a jean jacket will work for you. They look good with skirts, dresses, pants, just anything. A little trick I like to use when I feel like my outfit needs something, but maybe it’s too warm for a jacket, is to tie a jean jacket around my waist. It’s also a really great tool to give an all black outfit a little bit of color. I found mine at Savers for $10.

Leggings If anyone ever tells you that you can’t wear leggings as pants, they are wrong.

Leggings are so comfortable and so easily transformed from casual to dressier. If you’re lounging around your house in leggings and a T-shirt and your friends call to go out, all you have to do is change that tee to a cute sweater, or a nicer shirt with a jacket, put on some cute boots and that’s it. Leggings with oversized sweaters, flannels, or T-shirts make a super comfortable, easy and cute outfit. You can get plain black ones at H&M for only $10.

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event all year.”

The ball will be held on Dec. 6 in the Student Union Auditorium. The doors will be opened at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will last from 8-11 p.m.

Single tickets will be $8 and couples tickets will be $12. Pre-sale tickets will be available Dec. 1-5 in the Student Union near the food court.

Attendees who buy tickets ahead of time will be able to pick which house they will be in, but attendees who buy tickets at the door will be sorted by the Sorting Hat. There will be light refreshments and food free of charge.

Beck said there will also be a popcorn machine and a snow cone machine.

“Yule Ball has recently been declared a ‘UT tradition,’ and we hope to see the support of many UT students,” Beck said. “It’s not only for a great cause, but it is a great way to have fun and meet new people before

the stress of finals week.

Muha said around 100 people attended last year and they are hoping for 150-200 attendees this year.

“It’s a fun event, a lot of dancing, and Harry Potter themed...who wouldn’t want to go?” he said.

The Yule Ball is hosted by the UT Ballroom Dance Society and will be sponsored by the Student Activities Committee, Campus Activities and Programming, Student Government, Mortar Board, Blue Key and WXUT. If you have any questions about the Yule Ball, you can contact Matt Muha at Matt.

Muha@rockets.utoledo.edu or Caroline Beck at Caroline.Beck@rockets.utoledo.edu.

If you go What: 5th annual Yule Ball.

Where: Student Union Auditorium.

When: Dec. 6 at 8-11 p.m.

Cost: $8 for singles and $12 for couples.

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can only be described as abnormal. The craziest part is that even with a wide receiver playing signal caller, the Rockets came dangerously close to defeating the Huskies.

Macon entered the game only attempting seven passes for 62 yards in his collegiate career. He topped that with one pass of 69 yards for a touchdown, finishing 8-of-11 for 140 yards.

Add 97 yards and two scores on the ground and Macon became a serious problem for NIU. The Rockets finished their season with seemingly half the roster unable to suit up and play.

That’s an exaggeration, but only slightly. With all things considered, the fact that the fat lady didn’t sound off until halfway through the Rockets’ final regular season game speaks volumes.

Toledo finished the regular season with an 8-4 record (7-1 in MAC). The four losses were against teams that finished with a combined record of 32-16, including a Missouri Tiger team that won the SEC West for the second consecutive year and will be competing in the SEC Championship game this Saturday.

Excluding the Huskies, UT won and lost every game they should have.

Toledo remained in the race until the very end, even with such an injury-hampered roster. Where many football teams would have folded and called it a rebuilding year, the Rockets hung tough and kept the dream alive.

Fat lady or no fat lady, the season was far from a nightmare.

Rockets did take care of what they could control against EMU (2-10, 1-7 MAC).

From the start, Eastern Michigan was no match for Toledo.

Junior cornerback Christian Dukes picked off Eagles’ freshman quarterback Reginald Bell Jr. on the first drive of the game. On the resulting UT drive, sophomore wide receiver Corey Jones scored the Rockets’ first touchdown of the day on a 41-yard catchand-run.

The score was Toledo sophomore quarterback Logan Woodside’s first pass of the game. His second throw was a 22-yard touchdown toss to senior wide out Justin Olack with 10:56 left in the first quarter.

Woodside finished the day 14-of-18 for 323 yards and a career-high five touchdowns.

His third score of the day, an 89-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Kishon Wilcher, was a career-long and put the Rockets up 21-0 with 1:28 left in the first quarter.

“Coach took our phones away, so we weren’t looking at scores or anything like that,” Woodside said. “I think that really helped keep our minds focused on this game. We just wanted to come out offensively, especially through the passing game; we wanted to make a statement.”

The Eagles finally found the end zone in the beginning of the second quarter when Bell connected with junior wide receiver Kris Strange for a 12-yard touchdown pass with 13:41 left in the half.

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UT head coach Matt Campbell (pictured here walking the sidelines during Toledo’s win over Bowling Green State University) led UT to a share of the MAC West this season.

Toledo will find out if they are going to play a bowl game some time this Sunday night.

“Coach took our phones away, so we weren’t looking at scores or anything like that. I think that really helped keep our minds focused on the game...”

LOGAN WOODSIDE UT sophomore quarterback

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Sophomore quarterback Logan Woodside ready to snap the ball during the Rockets’ win over the rival Falcons.

Woodside went off against Eastern Michigan this past Friday to the tune of 323 yards and a career-high five TDs.

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After the 5:57 mark, UT never let their advantage drop below double digits, finishing with a 15-point victory.

Junior Ana Capotosto provided 13 points with five rebounds.

Zanoguera had a game and career- tying high in consecutive nights, with 24 points to go along with seven rebounds and a game-high four assists.

“[Zanoguera] is a tremendous player.”

TRICIA CULLOP UT head coach

“For her first two games at point guard the kid had amazing stats,” Cullop said. “The thing that I hoped happened and that was to get the ball more in her hands and get her more scoring opportunities.

She is a tremendous player.”

With the win, the Rockets claimed the tenth pre-conference tournament crown in school history.

To get to the championship game, however, UT had to pull off a comeback against previously undefeated Virginia.

With only 13 seconds left and the Rockets down by one, Zanoguera took the ball the length of the court before hitting the go-ahead trey from the left wing with only five seconds left on the clock.

The senior posted 10 assists

to go along with 24 points for her 13th career doubledouble. Freshman Michaela Rasmussen added season highs in the victory, with 19 points and eight boards.

“She has no fear,” Cullop said of Rasmussen. “She plays like a junior or senior and we needed that this year. She’s just a lot of fun to coach; she doesn’t make excuses and is just a tough kid.”

Capotosto chipped in 11 points and seven rebounds in the victory.

The Rockets shot the ball the best they have so far this year, finishing with a season-high 47.8 percent from the field.

Toward the end of regulation against the Cavaliers, UT found themselves down 60-56 before ending the game on an 8-2 run.

Rasmussen kept the Rockets in the game by scoring 11 of the team’s 27 first-half points. UVA went on an 11-0 run late in the second half, which would propel them to a 33-27 lead at halftime.

With just over ten minutes remaining in the game, the Cavaliers stretched the margin to double digits. UT responded with an 8-2 run that forced Virginia into a timeout with just over six minutes remaining.

The timeout wasn’t enough to stop the Rockets from handing the Cavaliers their first loss of the year.

Toledo will look to keep the momentum in their favor when the Rockets travel to Dayton to take on the Flyers on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Tipoff is slated for 11 a.m.

The PAT was no good and Rockets’ sophomore running back Kareem Hunt padded Toledo’s lead with a 1-yard rushing touchdown with 5:53 left in the half. The score came just seconds after the stadium’s announcement of NIU’s victory over Western Michigan.

“I didn’t even hear it,” Woodside said of the announcement. “It wasn’t really

until late third quarter that I found out. At that point we had done everything that we could do.”

Junior safety Chaz Whittaker intercepted Bell on Eastern Michigan’s next drive and sophomore running back Damion Jones-Moore scored on a 28-yard run to give UT a 35-6 lead with 4:26 left in the half.

“We played a championship football game today...”

MATT CAMPBELL UT head coach

Toledo’s advantage stretched to 42-6 after a 59-yard touchdown pass from Woodside to junior wide receiver Alonzo Russell.

The reception was Russell’s longest of the season and the score was the 19th of his career, moving him into a tie for sixth-place all-time at UT. The Eagles put three more points on the board with a field goal to close out the first half, but the Rockets came out of halftime and marched 71 yards down the field to set up senior placekicker Jeremiah Detmer for a 21-yard field goal.

Eastern Michigan responded with their second touchdown of the day, a 34-yard pass from Bell to senior running back Ryan Brumfield.

Bell finished the day 8-of-23 for 119 yards and two scores.

Woodside connected with Russell on a 34-yard reception to take the Rockets into Eagles’ territory on UT’s next drive. A few plays later, Woodside’s fifth touchdown pass of the day went to sophomore tight end Michael Roberts, giving the Rockets a 52-16 lead with 29 seconds left in the third quarter.

Redshirt freshman Michael Julian took over for Woodside late in the fourth, leading the Rockets to the end of their most hollow victory of the season.

“We played a championship football game today,” said UT head coach Matt Campbell. “We got an opportunity to be co-MAC West Champions, which ultimately our ultimate goal is to have the chance to be a champion and this is the first time since I’ve been here that we’ve had the opportunity to do that.

“These kids, the spirit they have, I just told them they don’t have one thing to be disappointed in.”

Toledo now has to wait for bowl bids to find out if they will play one more game this season. The announcement is expected some time this Sunday.

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The University of Toledo women’s basketball team celebrating at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. Senior Inma Zanoguera enjoyed back-to-back career games during the Rockets’ stay in Miami. In her first two games as point gaurd, the team captain tied her career-high with a game-high 24 points in games against Virginia and Arizona.

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The African People’s Association will Tickets are $10 and are available at the hold the 5th annual AIDS Awareness Ask Rocky Desk in the Student Union Gala on Friday, Dec. 5, in the Student and at the door.

Union Auditorium.

This year, a portion of the For the event, the ticket sales will be donated to If you go association is collabothe Ann Wayson Locher Founrating with Spectrum, What: AIDS awareness dation and Doctors Without gala.

Delta Sigma Theta Borders to help fund Ebola Where: Student Union Inc., the Student relief in West Africa.

Auditorium.

National PharmaceutiFree HIV testing will also be When:Dec. 5th at 7 p.m. cal Association, the available during the event.

Sponsored by: The AfriNational Society of “This year, the goal is to let can People’s Association.

Black Engineers, the everyone know that if we want to Ryan White Program, eradicate these viruses, we have the Center for Interto be informed and united before national Studies and Programs and the we can accomplish anything,” said Victor Lucas County Department of Health.

Aberdeen Jr., a fourth-year majoring in Doors will open at 7 p.m. communication and English, and president The gala with a formal dress code of the African People’s Association.

— black, red and white — will feature For more information on the gala, singing, dancing, giveaways and poetry contact Aberdeen at victor.aberdeen@

by UT students, along with speakers who rockets.utoledo.edu or 614-707-8302.

By IC Staff

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