Jan. 13, 2016

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JOBS

Job search struggles Career Services helps some students, lets others down

By Jessica Harker News Editor

Rockets can’t hold on UT loses in a close battle against NIU 71-76.

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“While personal resolutions are helpful in their own way, we think that the University of Toledo should set a few New Year’s resolutions of their own.”

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Career Services is an on-campus resource that provides assistance to students and alumni progressing in their career, though their success seems to be varied.

According to Lauren Maleitzke, the job location development specialist in the Career Services office, Career Services is a resource on campus that encompasses Rocket Jobs, as well as providing help to students with résumé building, mock interviews and career exploration.

“Career Services isn’t here to get you a job. We’re here to assist you and prepare you for your careers,” Maleitzke said.

Though they are not there to get you a job, they do run Rocket Jobs, a website where anyone with a Rocket email can set up an application and search for jobs in their desired field.

Maleitzke said on-campus jobs are a really good option because employers will work with students’ schedules.

“If you’re a domestic or international student that is looking for on-campus employment, go to Rocket Jobs,” she said.

All businesses and jobs are reviewed before they can be posted to the website, according to Maleitzke. All applications and résumés put through by UT students and alumni are reviewed as well.

“Our best interest is with the students and making sure that we’re providing them with adequate resources and job opportunities and that’s the purpose of this screening process,” Maleitzke said.

According to Alan Crawford, a fourth-year communication major, the positions available through Rocket Jobs and all jobs on campus are not an adequate way to pay for schooling while attending UT. “I just feel like some of the jobs that they have available, like I pay my own bills, they just didn’t...suffice,” Crawford said. “But I know people that do have jobs that have got-

ten jobs off of it, so it still works it just depends on what they’re looking for as far as income.”

Emily Grubbs, a sophomore double-majoring in English and law and social thought, agreed that oncampus jobs will not help to pay for tuition; however, she thought that if you have your tuition covered, having a job could be useful to pay for gas, to save for study abroad or other expenses.

“I think it’s useful if you are hired through the ... work-study program,” Grubbs said. “I think if you’re in a work-study program it can probably be valuable but mostly working for minimum wage; I don’t think you’re going to make a huge dent in tuition if that’s what you’re working towards.”

Grubbs said when she went to career services, they told her they would not be able to help her find a job

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STUDENT LIFE

Mr. UT drives in style Christopher Scott decorated his car to reflect his pride and love for the University of Toledo.

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“There are things in every relationship that may seem overwhelming to a third person, but are actually very appropriate in the situation.”

ALEXIS NIESZCZUR Dear Future Husband...

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UT Rockets defeat WMU Broncos 80-73 The UT women’s basketball team won their home game against WMU.

GRANTS

4AW hosts multicultural UT receives funding to assist general body meeting sexual assault survivors

By Jessica Harker News Editor

The Association for the Advancement of African American Women hosted a general body meeting Jan. 12 for all multicultural organizations at the University of Toledo.

The event began at 7:30 p.m. and lasted till about 9 p.m. in the Student Union. Many multicultural organizations — including UT’s LGBT group Spectrum, the Black Student Union and the National Association for Black Journalists — were present at the meeting and spoke about their groups.

Tatyana Buchanan, a fourth-year majoring in interdisciplinary studies and the special event coordinator for 4AW, helped organize the event along with the 4AW pro-

gramming committee.

“The goal was to just bring more attention to all the different organizations on campus so then everyone is not just limited to their organizations but so they can start thinking about other organizations maybe they are interested in but they never knew existed,” Buchanan said.

There were about 60 students in attendance, according to Buchanan, and a myriad of multicultural organizations were there as well. “[4AW] wanted leaders to come out and just talk a little bit about their organization and do a small little ice breaker to

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“... the university has plenty of resources, but is choosing not use them to fund graduate students.”

KYLE NOVAK Invest in graduate students OPINION / 3 »

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A UT dining employee works the grill in South Dining in the Student Union.

Jobs in UT’s eateries are some of the many job opportunities listed on the RocketJobs website.

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Taylor Hunt, a fourth-year computer science engineering major, and Amber Sanders, a fourthyear marketing major, participate in an ice breaker game to help students from different organizations get to know each other.

set the mood. I think it’s a great event. I think it’s a great idea to do that,” said Cameron Mckelvin, a fourth-year accounting and entrepreneurship major who is also the president of the Student African American Brotherhood.

Mckelvin thought the event was a great way for multicultural organizations to network and it gave them the opportunity to join together as a group.

“I feel like the goal ... would be social consciousness so that everyone knows what’s going on, because I know a lot of people might read the news but they might not be able to get the chance to speak on it,” Mckelvin said. “I feel like multicultural organizations give students here the opportunity to speak on these topics and actually have a voice as a collective rather than as an individual.”

Alexandria Hetzler, a second-year actuarial science major and the treasurer of Spectrum, said the goal of her organization attending the event was to get the word out to others on campus.

“I would like to do more networking within the university because there are queer and trans

See Student groups / 7 »

By IC Staff

The University of Toledo received a $214,000 grant from the Ohio Attorney General’s office to help individuals on campus who have experienced sexual assault.

Kasey Tucker-Gail, associate professor of Criminal Justice, Social Work and Legal Specialties, said the money is being used to hire a new sexual assault counselor and a domestic violence counselor to provide direct help to the victims on campus. The new counselors’ roles includes crisis response and performing hospital and criminal justice advocacy. In addition to the new counselors, the grant will also allow for the hiring of new graduate student positions.

“This is a phenomenal resource for students,” Tucker-Gail said. “This will be one spot for students to go for resources as they deal with difficult relationships and victimization. This grant allows us to strengthen our services to help survivors recover by bringing assistance into one location on campus with a community partner.”

All of these changes are part of a plan for the Center for Student Advocacy and Wellness, which the grant money is being used to create. This is the latest of several moves made by UT to combat sexual assault, including selecting a new sexual assault coordinator in fall of 2015.

President Sharon Gaber credited Tucker-Gail as well as Jovita Thomas Williams, Kaye Patten Wallace and Jeff Newton with working towards more resources and support for sexual violence survivors on campus.

“The federal grant awarded by Attorney General DeWine is an endorsement of our efforts to strengthen the resources we offer to members of our campus community who have experienced sexual assault,” Gaber said.

“I’m happy to see this progress and proud that our students will have somewhere to turn when they need assistance.”

The grant is part of $1.2 million being given to colleges, universities and rape crises centers across Ohio to provide assistance, support and education to sexual assault survivors.

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EDITORIAL

Our ideas for the University of Toledo’s New Year’s resolutions

With New Year’s over a week behind us, most people have already begun working on their New Year’s resolution (or breaking them). While personal resolutions are helpful in their own way, we think that the University of Toledo should set a few New Year’s resolutions of their own. Some of these resolutions are bigger than others, but at the end of the day, we think they’ll all go a long way to improving the university.

1. Keep Campus Drive open We know that maintenance issues come up from time to time, but the road next to the Glass Bowl seems to close almost once a month. As one of the most widely-traveled areas on campus, it causes a huge traffic backup and inconvenience to students.

Luckily, the street closing this school year hasn’t been accompanied by a water main break flooding the area yet, but with the temperatures dropping, all we can do is cross our fingers.

2. Finish renovating the library The library is still unfinished, with half of the second floor completely unusable and blocked off. Carlson Library is a hub of activity for students, and the usable part of second floor is generally packed with students who are looking for somewhere to meet.

With an extremely limited amount of personal study rooms on the third and fourth floors, and the first floor used more as a computer lab than a library, it’s crucial to finish and expand the second floor. For now, the space is wasted, with yellow caution tape blocking off what could be a resource for students.

3. Bring enrollment rates up With enrollment down and impacting UT’s budget, it has rightly been identified as one of the school’s top priorities. Enrollment has a huge impact on how much money the school can spend on improving other aspects, and a drop in enrollment makes steps like hiring freezes and other cuts necessary.

Luckily, we know this goal is far from impossible. BG’s enrollment is up 12 percent from last year, and considering their budget and location is fairly similar to our own, they prove that increasing enrollment is easily within the bounds of reality. President Gaber has already started with this goal by hiring an outside enrollment consultant, which will hopefully pay off when we get the numbers for this spring.

With enrollment down and impacting UT’s budget, it has rightly been identified as one of the school’s top priorities. Enrollment has a huge impact on how much money the school can spend on improving.....

4. Keep parking lots open longer on game days For a school made up by a majority of commuters, parking lot closures have a big effect on the student population. While closing lots for games isn’t inherently bad, there doesn’t seem to be a good reason to close it at 8 in the morning when the games aren’t until 10 or 12 hours later. After all, most people don’t show up to games 7 hours early to save themselves a spot.

The lot closings cause stress for students looking for parking, and no one wants to trek an extra 10 or 15 minutes when the temperatures are in the single digits.

If UT could move the closings to the afternoon closer to three hours before the game, it would let the students with morning classes clear out to make more room in the parking lots and reduce congestion.

5. Beat Northern Illinois University in football Last year, NIU’s victory hurt, but it was understandable.

We had a crop of injuries that left the team considerably thinned out, and NIU was as strong as ever. This year was a completely different story. We had a strong team that was in the AP poll top 25, and there was even speculation of our team winning the MAC. During this year’s NIU game, we were leading all the way until the fourth quarter when we choked at the last second, making this the sixth year in a row that we were defeated. This year, UT has to break out of our losing streak and take the win.

6. Bring students more relevant entertainment While many regard last year’s MusicFest as a mixed success, there’s no denying that students loved having Mike Posner perform. Mike Posner is a perfect example of an artist popular enough to gain student attention.

However, the newest concert series being hosted by UT seems to be a little farther off the mark. When students hear about Brett Michaels being headliner, their next question is more often than not ‘Who’s that?’ Brett Michaels and the rest of the artists are more of a niche interest for students interested in older music than something mainstream that will appeal to a bulk of the student body.

Trying to bring entertainment to campus is a key part of campus culture, but spending the money on entertainment the students may not want could end up costing more than it’s worth.

COMMENTARY

Dear future husband...

Maybe it seemed like Meghan Trainor was being impractical with her demands, but perhaps she was on to something.

There are things in every relationship that may seem overwhelming to a third person, but are actually very appropriate in the situation. Whether you are in a committed relationship or want to set yourself up to be the best partner you can be for a future relationship, I’d like to offer a few tips that I wish I had known before embarking unprepared on my fiveyear relationship.

sion or draw out each other’s annoying little quirks. Mix it up! Don’t be afraid to spend some time apart. There is actually some truth to ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder.’ Look for new, fun things to do. This can be as simple as eating at a different restaurant, changing up the atmosphere or taking a break from the lulls of everyday life. Strive to be above the ordinary and don’t let your love become routine.

4) Don’t base your relationship completely on the physical aspect: While physical attraction and intimacy is an important element of any relationship, it shouldn’t be the most important part.

In today’s “hookup culture,” so many relationships start off as one night stands. However, I’d like to venture to say that you are worth more than that.

You deserve to be respected and loved.

You should be able to set your own pace in the relationship and have your partner respect that. You should never feel pressured. Remember that you are worth more than how a partner physically feels towards you. Remember that one day you will both be old and gray and not as attractive as you once were.

What will you have then if you only had physical attraction?

3) Apologize more than you confront: This one can also apply to life in gen1) Don’t expect pereral, not just to relationfection: ships. We are often quick In my opinion, this is to see the faults in others, the number-one killer while being blind to our 5) Finally, love deeply: Do the little IC COLUMNIST of relationships. In a own shortcomings. Before things to show your love. Write notes, day and age where children grow up you call out everything your partner does send flowers, visit. Kiss goodbye and watching ‘happily ever afters’ and see that annoys or upsets you, take a look in hello. Show each other off in public. Don’t countless ‘relationship goals’ memes the mirror. Put yourself in their shoes; ask be afraid to be needy; almost always, they on social media, it’s hard not to paint yourself if you have ever done things that want you, too. Hold hands, hold doors a picture of a fairytale romance in might make them open, be patient. Be your mind. However, unrealistic feel the same way. each other’s cheerleader.

Do the little things to expectations can lead to big letdowns. It will help you to Strive to support each show your love. Write Go into your relationship knowing have patience and other’s dreams. Be a that your partner — and you — are be forgiving. Expenotes, send flowers, visit. shoulder to cry on or not perfect. You both bring flaws rience has taught person to celebrate Kiss goodbye and hello. avictories and baggage to the table. However, me that apologizwith. Be Show each other off in your love for each other should look ing is a sure way genuine to each other past these and, if necessary, help to of calming things and yourself. Share your public. eliminate them. See the good in each down. The promise faith with each other. other. Learn each day. Forgive and to try harder for my Never go to bed angry. apologize. mistakes before I Most of all, make your call out my boyfriend’s is also something love known. Never go a day without an 2) Be spontaneous: Coming from a that has strengthened our relationship.

‘I love you.’ Do your best to make them perfectionist, especially one who hates A strong couple should be able to openly happy and you’ll end up happy, too. changes in plans, this is a biggie. Moand honestly evaluate each other and work Alexis Nieszczur is a second-year notony can lead to boredom, fights and with one another to make each other betmajoring in pharmacy. stress. Close quarters can increase tenter people.

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COMMENTARY

Invest in graduate students Last semester The Independent Colfor 2016. This means that an additional legian reported on an exchange between $122 million has been allocated since 2008 an English professor and President Sharon for paying employees of the university, Gaber about graduate student enrollment but apparently it hasn’t gone to graduate and funding. The University of Toledo is students who work for the university. trying to reverse declining enrollment and Some readers may object that a lot of the professor commented that graduate the money UT receives is from donors students have been declining offers to atwho decide how they want their money tend the university because of low funding spent. If donors are deciding that their packages. Gaber shared the concern about cash should go toward paying employdeclining graduate enrollment, but said ees, but not graduate students, then the money isn’t available to solve the problem: university may not have any control over “It’s a vicious cycle, right? At how its money is spent. a time where we don’t have However, revenue from resources, I can’t put more gifts is not expected resources into it. We’ve got to exceed $20,795,551 to figure out how we turn it in 2016, so only a tiny around.” fraction of expendiThat answer isn’t surtures could possibly prising given the current be restricted by those concerns about the budget funds. shortfall. However, the Readers may be inissue is not whether the terested to know that university has money to rather than donations spend; it’s how the univeror even government sity is choosing to spend funding, the largest the money it does have. non-medical source But just how much money of revenue for the does the university have to university is tuition IC COLUMNIST spend? The budget report for and fees. Students the 2016 fiscal year shows that the univer- contributed $177,511,885 in 2008 for sity plans to spend $932,069,580 this year their public education and are expected on operating expenses. However, since to pay $217,999,060 in 2016, even expenditures are greater than monetary though enrollment has decreased. returns, it would make sense that there Allow me to restate my point one will be no resources available to better more time: the university has plenty of fund graduate students, which is exactly resources, but is choosing not use them what happened. to fund graduate students.

Expenditures have increased in recent I’m not saying that President Gaber years. The budget report for the 2009 fiscal can single-handedly solve the problem, year shows that the university spent a total although I do think it’s safe to say that she’s of $707,513,870 in 2008. This means that in a better position to do something about over the past 8 years UT’s expenses have it than most of us. grown by over $224 million.

As far as I’m aware, the Board of TrustLet me reiterate: the university has ees has the final say on the way the budget money to spend, but is choosing not to is allocated. The increase in expenditures spend that money on funding graduate despite declining enrollment shows that students. So how is it spending its funds? the board is willing to spend money. The Ironically, the most expensive line item, increase in expenditures on salaries in and the item that has grown the most, recent years shows that the board is willing is salaries. $301,345,619 was spent on sala- to spend a lot of money on personnel. ries in 2008 while $423,295,211is projected Is it that outrageous to suggest that

KYLE NOVAK

some of that money go toward funding graduate students? Currently, myself and other graduate students in the social sciences and humanities take home about $5,700 per year after taxes and the fees the university charges us (which is around half of what a minimum wage worker makes during same period of time). We earn that paltry sum even though the work we do for the university includes teaching the same courses that are taught by full-time faculty members who make up to sixfigures.

Making graduate students a priority by making an investment in them might actually benefit the university as a whole.

It would create a sustainable financial situation for graduate students, many of whom struggle financially. Additionally, work done by graduate students garners grants and funding that benefit the institutions financial stability. Spending more on graduate students to increase their productivity and efficiency may lead to monetary returns for the university.

In addition to gaining grants for UT and increasing graduate student performance, better funding could attract more qualified applicants who would produce valuable research. If we become known for our academic standard, then even more talented students will also be more likely attend.

This would also help solve the enrollment numbers that the current administration is so keen on changing.

Given the numbers I’ve provided, it should come as no surprise that the university has trouble attracting qualified graduate students. What is surprising is that those with control over the budget have not changed things. Adequately funding graduate students would be one step toward solving the current enrollment woes. Greater graduate enrollment would benefit the UT community as it would promote research and provide more instructors for undergraduates.

Finally, it would help remedy a clearly unjust and seemingly unreasonable financial situation for current students.

Kyle Novak is a master’s student of philosophy.

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CALENDAR

Jan. 7 - 31

CoCA Digital Billboard Exhibition

With collaboration from Lamar Outdoor Advertising, the UT Department of Art has invited students to display their artwork on digital billboards around the city of Toledo. The works chosen will be on display during the month of January.

Thirteen students have been selected to display their multimedia art on billboards. To see all of the images in this year’s exhibition, visit the online photo album “UT Art Students Billboards 2016” on the Department of Art’s Facebook page.

Thursday, Jan. 14 EPA Admin to Visit UT

An Environmental Protection Agency administrator will visit UT for a tour of the Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization labs.

They will also provide an overview of the EPA’s top climate, water and sustainability priorities of 2016 to those in attendance.

Thursday, Jan. 14 6 - 9 p.m.

“Black Noise” Exhibition Black Noise is a series of moody and abstract depictions of the remains of Detroit and Toledo’s industrial landscape.

Created by guest artist Holly Branstner, these paintings explore the dimensions of her personal history in the places that stimulate her art. Branstner’s art is in permanent collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts, the University of Dayton, the University of Evansville and Crown Equipment Corporation as well as in the personal possession of individuals.

Opening receptions will be held on Jan. 14 and 21 in the UT Center for the Visual Arts and are free to the public.

The exhibit will be on display from Jan. 11 through Feb. 14.

Friday, Jan. 15 7 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Game Come out and cheer on the UT men’s basketball team as they take on Akron. The theme is “Hawaiian Night”. UT Athletics will be hosting a $500 Spring Break Giveaway. A variety of other activities will be occurring during the game, including free Dino’s pizza, free leis, a $250-prize shooting challenge and a student attendance cash challenge. The football team will also be recognized for their win at this year’s Marmot Boca Raton Bowl.

Monday, Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Classes are cancelled for this day.

Tuesday, Jan. 19 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

SAI Chili Lunch Warm up by joining the ladies of Sigma Alpha Iota for a hot chili lunch at the CPA. For $5, you get a drink and all the chili you can eat.

Wednesday, Jan. 20 12 - 2 p.m.

Student Organization Fair A student organization fair will be held in Trimble Lounge in the Student Union. Find a group (or two!) that stimulates your passions and interests.

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Mr. UT drives in style Staff member brings UT spirit in a unique way

By Emily Schnipke

Associate Community Editor

You’re walking down the street on a sunny day with your little sister. A bright blue car passes, decked out with flags fluttering proudly in the breeze. A University of Toledo shield blazes against the Tower Blue car door. Your sister looks up, questions already forming in her head. She asks, “Did you see that cool car? What did those stickers say? What’s UT?” That’s exactly what Christopher Scott, an undergraduate admissions counselor, wanted to encourage when he bought his 2015 Ford Mustang convertible.

“One of the things with this role was to understand that to be successful, you have to be different in a way,” Scott said. “It creates a different conversation, one that you might not usually have. It’s a tactic to get interest from students who are in high school, but also students who are probably not even thinking about college.”

Scott graduated from East Technical High School in Cleveland. He was inspired to attend UT because a few of his friends did.

“I didn’t grow up in one of the best parts of Cleveland. I graduated from high school and my scores were ok but they weren’t the best,” Scott said. “UT gave

me an opportunity to see whether or not I could be successful.”

Last year, Scott graduated from UT with a bachelor of science and re-enrolled as a student to work on his master’s degree in education.

“A lot of my pride comes from getting the opportunity to grow at the University of Toledo and make something of myself.”

CHRISTOPHER SCOTT Undergraduate admissions counselor

“I came here for the pharmacy program and found it was something I wasn’t truly passionate about,” Scott said.

“It’s something I talk about when I’m doing my speaking tour and talking to students about truly figuring out what their passions are.”

As UT helped him discover, Scott’s passion is helping students “figure out

what they want to do themselves, career-wise, and helping them to get to the next level.”

He discovered this passion his sophomore year at UT when he became involved with student outreach and the Office of New Student Orientation Programs.

Realizing he enjoyed the work, Scott found a position in undergraduate admissions where he covers the Cuyahoga County area he’s from.

“My ultimate goal is to be a superintendent of a school district or either be an executive leader on the campus some day,” Scott said.

Scott’s pride in UT is clear to see on more than just his car: it’s clear to see when he talks about the university.

Before he graduated last year, Scott even proposed to his girlfriend in Savage Arena.

“A lot of my pride comes from getting the opportunity to grow at the University of Toledo and make something of myself,” Scott said.

Highlight: NaNoWriMo Student Novel

ALEX DIBELL

National Novel Writing Month, more commonly known as NaNoWriMo, is a worldwide event that occurs every November. Any aspiring author is encouraged to write, and at the end of the month, if they stuck with it, they will have their very own novel. Alex DiBell, a second-year University of Toledo student double-majoring in German and political science, was one of those writers who finished a novel during November.

“I have always wanted to write a novel, and simply saw NaNoWriMo as the means to do so,” DiBell wrote in an email. “With a set deadline and people encouraging me to keep going, it made me finally sit down and write like I’ve always wanted to.”

Below is an excerpt from DiBell’s fiction novel, “The Company of Others.”

Excerpt of “The Company of Others” by Alex DiBell Chapter 11 The police had received a call early in the morning from a citizen who had been woken up by a Homeless Man shouting nonsense. The citizen wanted the bum to be locked up, or at the very least, beaten until he quieted down. The citizen was trying to sleep, after all.

A lone patrolman was sent to the scene, and found the Homeless Man dancing in the street. He was a small, decrepit man, donning a filthy pleather jacket with holes, a pair of red plaid boxers, two knee-high, grey socks, a pair of dingy flip-flops. Of course, he also wore a hat of tin foil.

“Sir, sir you need to calm down,” began the officer.

The Bum continued his dance, hopping between his left foot and right, back and forth in a hysterical bounce. His hands were above his head, as high as he could reach, fingers madly dancing through the air. His hips rolled in circles as his knees rattled together. He chortled and whistled a tune. Interspersedly, he would add hoots and woo’s and various scat syllables. Were it not so early in the morning, the officer would have likely been amused.

“Sir, you need to stop,” commanded the officer on the approach, “before I am required to use force. I don’t want to take you in, but you’re making this difficult. Stop!”

“BAAAAAZZOOOOOO!” shouted the Homeless Man as he added a flying kick to his choreography.

“Alright, man, that’s it. I’m going to have to take you in.”

As the officer reached out for the man, the Bum turned fiercely in his direction. With eyes as wide as an owl’s, the man’s cracked lips began to vibrate and spit. The officer drew back. A gnarled, dirty finger shot up, pointing directly between the officer’s eyes.

“YOU DON’T GET IT!” he spat madly, “I was right! Right! I was right, after all that! RIGHT! RIIIIIIIGHT!” He did a hop, spinning mid-air. Almost falling when he landed, the Bum hollered nonsense again, then turned his attention back to the poor officer.

“They told me I was crazy! Nuts! Bonkers! Psycho! I told them they were out there!”

With this, his finger shot straight up towards the sky.

“Who’s out there?” asked the officer.

“THEM! The aliens! Extra-terrestrials! Visitors from another world! They took me. Probed me!

No one believed me, said I was nuts! Well they came back! CAME BACK!” The officer was growing nervous, but knew that he could talk the man down if he played along for a minute.

“How do you know?” he asked feigning curiosity, “Did you see them?”

“I watched one fall out of the sky! They must have dropped him out of their space ship! Maybe he was a traitor!”

“They dropped him out of the ship?”

The Bum nodded rapidly.

“And where did the alien land?”

Waving the officer in his direction with impatience, the Bum skipped towards a puddle on the sidewalk. When he reached it, he pointed down, still dancing. As the officer caught up to him and looked at the puddle, he realized that it was not water, but rather the splattered remains of some poor soul. He immediately grew sick, and ran to the alley to vomit. Soon after, he got on his radio.

“Station, this is three-five reporting. We’ve got a body on Merle Street. Not much left, send backup,” he shouted into the radio.

The Homeless Man hopped and skipped in circles, still singing, still dancing. It was the best day of his life.

That brings us to the morning, where our Detective found this same puddle of previous person and looked at it with the same bored demeanor as a man watching the morning news. It is fascinating what so many years as a Detective in The City can make a man unresponsive to.

“I enjoy being able to help that student get across that bridge and decide what school they want to go to and making them feel comfortable in saying the University of Toledo is right for them.”

CHRISTOPHER SCOTT Undergraduate admissions counselor

Traveling across the state in his UT-themed car, Scott brings Toledo to the students. A portion of his job in undergraduate admissions involves promoting UT by speaking at high schools.

It was his motivational speaking that earned him a new moniker.

“I had parents who would come up to me and say they really enjoyed my presentation,” Scott said.

“They said, ‘We’re going to call you Mr. UT.’ It was a way for them to remember me. It was simple, easy, and really popped.”

Scott picked up the nickname, and it stuck. “Mr. UT” is on his nametag, his car and in his personality.

“Part of my role is promoting the University of Toledo, but most importantly

promoting higher education in general,” Scott said. “I enjoy being able to help that student get across that bridge and decide what school they want to go to and making them feel comfortable in saying the University of Toledo is right for them.”

Scott said potential students have noticed his vehicle at gas stations and approached him to discuss their future at UT. He even installed a holder for his iPad in the convertible for such occasions so he can check on a student’s admission status himself instead of having to call in.

“We live in a culture today where students are very visual; they like different and the car is something that students can easily identify with,” Scott said.

“My favorite part of my job, to be honest, is just knowing that at the end of each day I’m making a positive impact on a student’s life.”

5 crazy things the Internet did last year IC Staff

College students spend most of their time on the Internet, tweeting and reblogging the things they find funny.

Every year creates the opportunity for a whole new list of viral trends that people go crazy about. Here is a list of five of our favorite Internet trends.

1. Netflix and Chill According to KnowYourMeme.com, the term “Netflix and chill” originated on Twitter in late 2014. “Netflix and chill” is slang for inviting someone over to your home with the intention of intimate relations with that person. It didn’t really take off until April 2015, but once it did, people were Netflixing and chilling everywhere. The Internet exploded with memes describing a Netflix and chill situation and people grew tired of the viral meme very quickly.

2. Kylie Jenner lip challenge This was one of the worst challenges we’ve watched people put themselves through. The goal is recreate Kylie Jenner’s famous lips (which she achieved through Botox) by placing a shot glass (or bigger cup) around your lips and sucking the air out of the cup. The end result is awful. Glasses sometimes break and girls have seriously injured themselves.

3. Taylor Swift 2015 was the year of T. Swift, and we don’t think anyone minded. She became the idol of girls of all ages. She invented #SquadGoals with her awesome group of friends. Her music video “Bad Blood” broke records with over 20.1 million views in 24 hours. She invited famous people, including Lisa Kudrow and Ellen DeGeneres, to share the stage with her during her tour.

4. Left Shark During Katy Perry’s halftime performance at the 2015 Super Bowl, people noticed the dancing of the now infamous Left Shark. His way of dancing was off compared to other shark and made him into an icon. This meme was short lived, but still manages to come back into everyone’s lives sporadically, much like Left Shark’s dance moves.

5. Minions Minions took over the world this year. Everyone from your little brother to your mom’s single friend Sylvia adopted the funny yellow creatures as their mascots. Facebook helped people spread pictures of Minions with phrases that have absolutely nothing to do with Minions. Weird stuff happened in the dark corners of the Internet involving the adorable Stuart and Bob. Looking forward, we don’t think we’ve seen the last of the Minions.

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STAFF CHANGES

New editors excited to begin

By Lauren Gilbert Copy Editor

As the University of Toledo rings in a new semester, so too does The Independent Collegian ring in three new staff changes.

Jessica Harker, a secondyear double majoring in communication and women’s and gender studies, moved up from associate news editor to the position

of news editor, taking the place of former news editor Trevor Stearns.

“I’m nervous but excited,” Harker said. “I feel like I am prepared to do the job so now it’s just a matter of getting it all done.”

Maisha Rashid, a doctorate student studying cancer biology, moved up from her columnist position and into the role of opinion editor,

taking the place of former Opinion Editor Morgan Rinckey.

“It’s great because I haven’t been traditionally in writing. A lot of the others are communication majors and I’m a science student. Obviously it’s a very big thing for me to be able to move from columnist to directly opinion editor,” Rashid said. “It was

“It’s great because I haven’t been traditionally in writing. A lot of the others are communication majors and I’m a science student. Obviously it’s a very big thing for me to be able to move from columnist to directly opinion editor.”

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SPORTS Men’s Basketball

MAC Overall

EAST DIVISION

Bowling Green Akron

Kent State Buffalo Ohio Miami (OH)

2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 0-3

11-5 13-3 11-5 8-8 10-5 6-10

3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 0-3

14-2 11-5 10-6 9-7 10-6 6-10

WEST DIVISION Northern Illinois Ball State Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Toledo Western Michigan

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School

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EAST DIVISION Ohio Buffalo Bowling Green Akron Miami Kent State

3-0 11-3 2-1 10-4 1-2 5-7 1-1 7-7 1-1 7-7 0-3 3-10

WEST DIVISION Eastern Michigan Ball State

Toledo

Central Michigan Western Michigan Northern Illinois

2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2

No. 2 Alabama defeats No. 1 Clemson 45-40 to take home the 2016 National Championship trophy. This is Nick Saban’s fifth national championship, fourth in his nine seasons as Alabama head coach.

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Rockets can’t hold on UT loses close battle against NIU 71-66

By Marcus Dodson Sports Editor

The University of Toledo men’s basketball team came up short in a 71-66 thriller against Northern Illinois in Savage Arena on Tuesday night.

Senior Nathan Boothe and Junior Jonathan Williams combined for 51 points in the loss with 30 and 21 points respectively.

Boothe was just a rebound shy of his seventh double-double on the season. The 6-9 center started the game off 0-4 from the field but finished strong, knocking down ten of his next 12 shots.

“At first I was settling,” Boothe said. “But coaches kept telling me to go to the basket to get yourself going and once I did that I was able to get in a rhythm.”

The Rockets (10-6, 1-2 MAC) bench was outscored 24-8 and for the first time this season UT finished the game with more turnovers than assists.

“The ball stuck too much and we got too lazy at times,” Boothe said.

The Rockets finished the game with 16 turnovers and just 13 assists, a combination that just won’t work according to Head Coach Todd Kowalczyk.

Toledo had no answer for NIU senior guard Travon Baker who finished the game with 23 points on 5-of-10 shooting from three-point land.

Joining him in double figures for the Huskies was redshirt sophomore center Maric Marin and

freshman guard Marshawn Wilson.

Marin finished with 16 points and 12 rebound in route to his seventh double-double on the season.

The freshman finished 4 of 5 from the field with ten points in 17 minutes of play.

The back-and-forth game saw 12 ties and 15 lead changes before NIU held on in the remaining minute to capture its 14th win of the season.

Toledo jumped on the scoreboard first with a lay-up by Williams in the first eight seconds of the game, but the lead would be short-lived with the Huskies going on a 12-4 run. Baker knocked down back-to-back threes to give NIU its largest lead of the half, 12-5, with 15:18 left in the first half.

“We didn’t come out the gate with the same intensity as them and it hurt us,” Williams said.

Toledo fought back to take a one-point lead after a pair of Williams’ threes with just under ten minutes to play.

Both teams traded baskets for the rest of the half with no team gaining a lead larger than seven for the rest of the quarter.

The Huskies took a 34-32 halftime lead after Aaric Armstead banked his shot in with the time expiring.

UT started the second half with six straight points to take a 38-34 lead but NIU quickly erased that, going on a 7-0 run to obtain a 41-38 advantage in the opening minutes of the second half.

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Junior Jonathan Williams goes for the basket against a Northern Illinois defender. Williams finished with 21 points in Toledo’s loss to MAC foe Northern Illinois.

Down two with just under 13 minutes remaining, the Rockets went on an 8-0 run, jumping out to its largest lead of the game 52-46 after a pair of Williams’ free throws.

Baker stopped the run with his third trey of the night to stop the bleeding and cut the Toledo lead to 52-49.

Baker was done from threepoint land knocking back-toback treys to tie things up at 57 with 5:11 remaining in the game.

The two continued to throw blows back and forth like a pair of heavyweights with five

lead changes over the next four minutes, but Toledo was unable to finish, falling short in the final minute as the Huskies went on an 8-2 run to close the game out.

The Rockets had a chance late but turned the ball over three times in the last 33 seconds of the game.

“We made too many mistakes down the stretch and it ended up hurting us,” Kowalczyk said.

Toledo will return to action when they take on Akron on Friday at 7 p.m. in Savage Arena.

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UT runs away with 32-17 win over No. 24 Temple in south FL

UT Rockets defeat WMU Broncos 80-73 Jenna Nance

Associate Sports Editor

PHOTO COURTESY OF UT ATHLETICS

Sophomore Cody Thompson runs past a Temple defender in Toledo’s 32-17 win in the Boca Raton Bowl game.

Thompson finished with one touchdown and over 100 receiving yards in Toledo’s victory.

New head coach Jason Candle picks up first victory in new Rocket era

By Marcus Dodson Sports Editor

The University of Toledo’s football team capped off its 2015 season with a 32-17 win over the No. 24-ranked Temple Owls in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl.

The win marks the first victory in the new Jason Candle era. Candle was hired five days after former head coach Matt Campbell left UT to take the head coaching job at Iowa State.

The Rockets (10-2, 6-2 MAC) reached 10 wins in a season for the first time since 2001 and the seventh time in school history.

The win also marks the first time a Toledo team has beaten two Associated Press Top 25 teams in the same season.

UT was led through a torrential downpour by senior quarterback Phillip Ely who passed for 285 yards and two touchdowns on 20 of 28 passing, winning “offensive player of the game”

honors and the Iron Workers Union No. 55 “Ironman of the Game.”

Ely connected with eight different receivers on the night.

Before the game, however, the Alabama transfer learned that his appeal for a sixth season due to injury hardship was denied by the NCAA. Toledo wideouts came up with big play after big play. Sophomore Cody Thompson led the receiving core with four catches for 119 yards including a game long 80-yard touchdown reception on Toledo’s first play in the fourth quarter.

Junior Corey Jones also made the highlight reel with a 26-yard touchdown reception, breaking five tackles on his way to the house.

Senior Alonzo Russell also put his name in the history book with a sixyard reception in the fourth quarter to break the school record for most consecutive games with a reception, ending the streak at 50 games. The

previous mark of 49 was set by Steve Odom in 2006.

A lot of the credit must be given to the UT offensive line, who didn’t relinquish a sack for the entire game — nothing new for this team.

UT finished the season ranked second in the nation, allowing just four sacks in 12 games.

Storm Norton — the 6’8’’, 310pound junior lineman — was named to the AP All-Bowl Team for his efforts. The All-MAC winner was the only player from the MAC to be named to the All-Bowl Team.

Running behind the front line were junior and sophomore running backs Kareem Hunt and Terry Swanson. Hunt rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carriers while Swanson contributed 53 yards on 11 carriers.

The Toledo defense was stout all See Victory / 7»

The University of Toledo women’s basketball team won an 80-73 thriller on Saturday at home against Western Michigan, improving to 2-1 in MidAmerican Conference play.

Since starting 0-6 on the season, the Rockets (7-7, 2-1 MAC) have won seven of their last eight games.

Sophomore guard JayAnn Bravo-Harriott led the Rockets with a season-high 24 points. She finished the game four-of-eight from beyond the arch and corralling seven rebounds in the process.

Joining her with over 20 points on the night was senior captain Brenae Harris who was one assist away from a tripledouble. The 5’10’’ guard played all but two minutes of the contest finishing with 22 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.

Joining the two in double figures was senior Ana Capatosto and junior Janice Monakana with 10 points apiece.

Late in the first quarter Monakana took a hard hit on a lay-up and was sent to the locker room and wouldn’t return until late in the second quarter.

WMU’s Meredith Shipman could not be stopped, scoring 17 points in the first half and adding 14 more to end the game. Shipman ended the game shooting 9-14 from three-point land.

The Rockets had a strong firsthalf performance, shooting 54 percent from the field and finishing the game shooting 50 percent from the field, making this just the second time this season they have finished a game shooting at least 50 percent.

Toledo held the lead for all but one minute of the first half.

WMU took an early 7-3 lead in the first quarter, but the Rockets went on a 16-7 run and took a 19-14 lead to end the quarter.

The Broncos outscored Toledo 25-18 in the second quarter to knot things up at 37 at the break.

The second half was nothing short of entertaining as both teams traded baskets back and forth in the third quarter. UT took a four-point, 63-59 lead into the last 10 minutes of regulation.

Heading into the fourth quarter, the game continued to get more physical with both teams ending in the bonus.

WMU ended the game with a total of 24 fouls while the Rocket’s finished with 16.

With 5:28 left in the quarter, Toledo held a 69-63 lead after going on a 6-0 run. The Broncos responded with a 9-0 run of their own to regain the lead at 72-69 with just under three minutes to play.

UT then started to run away with it, outscoring Western 11-1 to end the game.

WMU could not connect from the field and was forced to foul early in hopes to stop the Rockets offense.

Toledo went on to make 11 of their last 12 free throws to end the game. The Rockets shot 83 percent from the charity line finishing 25-of-30 from the mark.

The Rockets took care of the ball in the second half, committing just four turnovers. In doing so they were able to tie their season high of 18 assists.

The now 2-1 Rockets hit the road in hopes of a third consecutive victory on Jan. 13 against MAC opponent Miami (OH).

Toledo will return to Savage Arena on Saturday, Jan. 16 where they will take on Northern Illinois.

Toledo’s Women’s Basketball Leading Scorers Name

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Pts/G

Brenae Harris.............................14

13.9

Ana Capatosto............................14

11.7

Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott...........14

10.6

Janice Monakana.......................14

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Student groups

Job hunt

students within all other aspects of the university so sometimes just knowing the Spectrum group exists can be a comfort to students,” Hetzler said.

Hetzler was pleasantly surprised to find out that there were so many student groups on campus for African-American students and their advancement, and thought the event was a great way to showcase this.

Leasha Moore, a third-year communication major, attended the event as a representative for the National Association for Black Journalists and African Peoples Association.

Moore’s goal was to showcase NABJ because they just officially became a group on campus in December 2015.

“The goal is to be advocates for black students across college campus’, especially at the University of Toledo, because that’s the chapter we represent,” Moore said. “The goal is to mainly help minority students ... be a part of works and develop themselves better as professionals for their career they are aspiring to be in.”

She found the event to be especially helpful to multicultural students who were looking to branch out and join different organizations and meet their peers.

“I am a transfer student, so I feel like I gravitate more to multicultural organizations because that’s what represents me the best, but I feel like it works for people because it’s like a safe space for people, it helps people to be comfortable ...” Moore said.

Ashley Robinson, a member of 4AW, was

unless she was involved in a work-study program.

According to Rebecca Toth, a third-year communication major and current employee of the UT transit service, working on campus is a good way to have a job that is conveniently located and works well with your class schedule.

“I just leave class, walk or drive across campus, and jump in a bus. I don’t have to worry about making it to work on time because I’m already on campus. It takes me maybe 10-15 minutes at most to walk to work from class but mostly not even that average of 5 mins,” Toth wrote in an email interview.

Toth did not utilize Rocket Jobs to find on-campus employment and believes it would be hard to work enough time to pay for college while taking classes at the university.

“I suppose it depends on

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Tatyana Buchanan, a fourth-year majoring in interdisciplinary studies and the special event coordinator for 4AW, helped organize the event along with the 4AW programming committee.

most excited to hear more about women’s empowerment and to learn about the different groups on campus she did not know existed.

“We are powerful,” Robinson said.

“Everyone is equal, basically, and don’t just keep your head down ... with all the racism going on, just stay strong and everyone just stay connected.”

“The goal is to mainly help minority students ... be a part of works and develop themselves better as professionals for their career they are aspiring to be in.”

LEASHA MOORE National Association for Black Journalists representative

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season and continued that during this game.

The Rockets held the Owls to 17 points making it the sixth time this season they were able to hold an opponent to 20 points or less.

The defense held the Owls to just 99 yards on the ground and held Temple without a touchdown until 2:50 left in the game.

Sophomore middle linebacker Ja’Wuan Woodley sparked the Rockets sideline when he blasted Temple running back Jahad Thomas in the backfield and forced him to fumble out the back of the end zone.

Woodley finished with six tackles and was honored with the defensive MVP for his efforts.

Senior linebacker Chase Murdock led the team

with 11 tackles followed closely by Senior DE Trent Voss with 10. Voss was also credited with a pass breakup and two QB hurries.

Following the safety kick, the Rockets drove 55 yards for a touchdown to take their first lead of the game 9-3 with 12:16 left in the first half and wouldn’t relinquish the lead from that point on.

Toledo fans will have to wait eight months to see their Rockets return to the field when they open up at ArIf you go kansas State on What: Football Sept. 3 in hopes game, University of of the school’s Toledo vs. Arkasas first MAC State Championship When: Sept. 3 since 2004.

how many hours you take on.

But could a college student survive on transit alone, (living and or tuition) I doubt it. It would be very difficult without a higher paying job, but it does help if you’re already on scholarship and just need some extra cash to help you get by,” Toth wrote.

Maleitzke said there are thousands of students and alumni registered on the website, and still thousands of jobs available to anyone who would join.

Rocket Jobs is not just for full-time employment. According to Maleitzke, they offer everything from full- to part-time, internships, co-ops and volunteer opportunities.

“There are just so many opportunities on Rocket Jobs right now, you just have to look for it,” Maleitzke said. “You have to put in your application. There is a responsibility on the student to put in your application, to make sure your résumé is good to go, to present to an employer.”

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Rocket Jobs also offer overseas positions and jobs in other U.S. states if you wish to relocate, according to Maleitzke. Most opportunities are Ohio- and Michigancentric, though.

If you wish to apply on Rocket Jobs, you can go to their website at utole.do/ rocketjobs or call 419-5304341 for Career Services.

“I just leave class, walk or drive across campus, and jump in a bus. I don’t have to worry about making it to work on time because I’m already on campus.”

REBECCA TOTH UT student and transit service employee

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