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Cold causes flooding as pipes burst in 23 buildings By Samuel Derkin News Editor
Hometown heroics Freshman guard Jordan Lauf of Napoleon is fresh out of high school, but he’s leading the Rocket men’s basketball team in offensive rebounds (27) and ranks third in total rebounds (65). SPORTS / 3 »
Reel in the new year The UT Department of Theatre and Film will host a two-day event with artist and filmmaker Johanna Dery this weekend. COMMUNITY / 6 »
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“Unfortunately, even openly talking about masculinity is going against male norms, because to talk about and question masculinity indicates that a guy is not very secure in his own.”
MATTHEW EVANS New student group on campus: Men for Equality OPINION / 4 »
Women’s swimming and diving team falls The University of Toledo women’s swimming and diving team floundered at home last Saturday, losing to No. 16 Ohio State 206.593.5 at the UT Student Recreation Center. SPORTS / 3 »
IN BRIEF Sexual assault reported Jan. 12 near campus Toledo police are investigating a woman’s report of sexual assault in the restroom at Chasers, 529 Dorr St. The report was made at 2 a.m. on Jan. 12. The University of Toledo Police Department issued a bulletin Jan. 13 notifying students of the report and reminding them that “sexual assault is non-consensual sexual activity, ranging from unwanted sexual touching to forced intercourse.” Anyone with information can contact Toledo Police Crime Stoppers at 419255-1111. To report a sexual assault on campus, call UTPD at 419-530-2600. To report sexual assault occurring off campus, call 911.
During last week’s record cold snap, 23 buildings on the University of Toledo’s Main Campus and Health Science Campus suffered water damage when pipes burst. “Due to the extreme cold temperatures and wind chills, we’ve experienced a number of situations where we’ve had frozen pipes and equipment on campus which have included fire suppression lines … plumbing lines, those types of things,” said Jason Toth, assistant vice president of facilities. The buildings affected had a mixture of old and new equipment, Toth said, but even the newer equipment was not designed for the below-zero freeze Toledo saw last week. “In this region, normal See a full design is not set up for the list of extreme temperatures that affected we’ve experienced,” Toth said. buildings “We had a number of failures that primarily occurred during on PAGE 5 » those cold evenings of Monday night and Tuesday night.” Toth said the water damage was due to a “trickle-down effect” with several systems failing, starting with air intakes, which backed up to the buildings’ heating systems, which are primarily steam-powered. “There isn’t any one thing that caused the catastrophic failures that we’ve had,” Toth said. “It’s a series of things that occurred.” Toth said UT is still assessing the damage and he doesn’t know how much repairs will cost. “We’re still in the process of trying to gather all that information with the significant amount of damage as far as getting quotes, getting estimates as to what the repair cost would be. We’re working with risk management and our insurance company on those issues,” he said. See Flooding / 5 »
COURTESY OF KRISTIN KIRSCHBAUM
Kristin Kirschbaum, director of Bowman-Oddy’s instrumentation center, said pipes in the fire sprinkler system burst last week in the workshop room (pictured above). This location is in one of 23 buildings — 17 on Main Campus and six on the Health Science Campus — that were damaged during a record-low cold snap. Jason Toth, assistant vice president of facilities, said UT doesn’t know yet how much these damages will cost.
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
PERSONAL SAFETY
UT’s Student Activities Fair moved to Jan. 28 By Samuel Derkin and Samantha Rhodes News Editor and Associate News Editor
Stalking Awareness Month inspires campus events By Samantha Rhodes Associate News Editor
Stalking is a serious issue — one that affects 6.6 million people in the United States in one year. Because January is National Stalking Awareness Month, the University of Toledo’s Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program (SAEPP), part of the UT Counseling Center, aims to raise campus-wide awareness about stalking-related matters and prevention. “Stalking is a crime in all fifty states,” said Teresa Lopez, an intern at the UT Counseling Center and a master’s student in the social work department. “Our society often uses the term ‘stalking’ very loosely or in a joking matter. This makes it hard for many people to take stalking seriously when survivors are in danger.” The SAEPP will host two stalking awareness events
on UT’s main campus on Jan. 15 and Jan. 29, both at 7 p.m. in the Student Union’s Ingman Room. Talking on Jan. 15 will be survivor advocate Debbie Riddle, who will share the story of her sister, Peggy Klinke, who was killed by a stalker. Anne Murray will speak on Jan. 29 about her work as director at the Stalking Unit, Director of the Domestic Violence and Stalking Unit at the Richard C. Pfeiffer Columbus Attorney’s office. Stalking, as defined by the Stalking Resource Center and the National Center for Victims of Crime, is “a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear.” The center reports 1 in 6 women and 1 in 19 men stalking to the point that they have feared for their life. “Most women killed or almost killed by an intimate
UT’s Stalker Awareness speakers Jan. 15: Debbie Riddle, who will share the story of her sister, Peggy Klinke, who was killed by a stalker. Jan. 29: Anne Murray, Director of the Domestic Violence and Stalking Unit at the Richard C. Pfeiffer Columbus Attorney’s office.
partner were stalked in the year before the attack,” Murray said. The majority of stalking victims are stalked by someone they know. The Stalking Resource Center states that a current or former intimate partner stalks 66 percent of female victims and 41 percent of male victims. See Stalking / 5 »
The University of Toledo’s Student Activities Fair has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union South Lounge and Ingman Room. Because all classes before noon were canceled for UT students on Jan. 8 due to the snowstorm, the Office of Student Involvement (OSI) rescheduled the fair for a day when students could come in. As of now, OSI program manager Rudy Taylor said there are about 75 student organizations signed up to participate. Taylor said one game that will be played is bingo. But this isn’t just any bingo — it’s UT student organization bingo. “It’s a way for us to drive people to the tables, so that they’re hopefully getting more engaged,” Taylor said. According to Taylor, every student that attends will be given a bingo card, each card with five rows divided into specific organizations: academic/honors, special/political, sports, religious/culture/service, and Greek. Every organization is categorized as one of these and will be given a sheet of round labels to give to students that visit their table. To find which organizations fit which categories, visit the OSI webpage and see the list of student organizations. Students will be given one entry into the OSI drawing for each bingo line they complete (12 possible per card – horizontal, vertical and diagonal). The 18 prizes given away will include Rocket Dollars and gas cards. Each prize will be a $10 value. On the day of the event, Taylor said all student groups will be given 108 stickers to start with to give out as they wish. For more information, contact Taylor at cory.taylor2@utoledo.edu.
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This week in UT history
25 years ago: A UT Campus Security patrol car suffered heavy damages after responding to a fight at a fraternity dance in the Student Union Ingman Room. 35 years ago: The University of Toledo is the subject of a $6.6 million federal antitrust lawsuit filed by the Campus Bookstore, a privately owned bookstore at 1580 Secor Road. The Campus Bookstore alleges that UT engaged in unfair competition by providing the university’s own bookstore with access to university records, including lists of books required for classes and students’ addresses, while denying such access to the privately owned bookstore. 50 years ago: The newly constructed Snyder Building is now open and occupied by the College of Education, offices for the graduate division, summer sessions offices, the computer center and the University Bookstore.
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Jesup Scott Honors College Lecture Series
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Richard Rumelt, the author of “Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters,” spoke on Jan. 13 at the Doermann Theater about strategy. He was the third of four speakers in the Jesup Scott Honors College Lecture Series. Both Salman Khan and James Carville spoke last year. The next speech will be on March 10, and the speaker will be Michael M. Crow.
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Purpose: We are a pro-choice, feminist organization that promotes equal rights and women’s rights. We are dedicated to breaking down stereotypes about feminisms and feminists and raising awareness about social issues that affect women. Leaders: President: Ronnie Wells; treasurer: Allison Munson; community outreach chairs: Kayla Bland and Annelise Wannemacher; publicity chair and equality coordinator: Matthew Evans Upcoming events: We are attending the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference in March. Learn more: Like us on Facebook at UT Feminist Alliance!
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Mississippi State’s Dre Applewhite transferring to Toledo
University of Toledo head coach Tod Kowalczyk announced Tuesday that Dre Applewhite (Memphis, Tenn.) is transferring to the Rockets’ program from the Mississippi State University. Applewhite will become eligible to play for UT following the fall 2014-15 semester. “We’re extremely excited to welcome Dre Applewhite to our program,” Kowalczyk said in a school statement. “He is without question a perfect fit for what we’re trying to accomplish here. Dre comes from a tremendous family with both of his parents involved in education. Dre is just like them in that he’s first class in every way. He’s a very good student and a basketball player that I think can impact our program.” Applewhite started six of the 12 games the Bulldogs have played this season. The redshirt freshman averaged 5.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and he registered season highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Florida A&M (Dec. 17) and also scored 10 points with four boards vs. Utah State (Nov. 23).
Toledo men’s matchup at Ohio to be second game televised on ESPNU The Mid-American Conference announced on Monday that the University of Toledo men’s basketball contest at Ohio on Saturday, Feb. 1, will be nationally televised on ESPNU. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. This will mark the second of the Rocket’s games televised by ESPNU this season. Toledo’s home game against Akron on Saturday, Jan. 18 will also be shown. Tip-off for that game is set for 11 a.m. Toledo is 13-2 (1-1 MAC) and currently in a three-way tie for second place in the MAC’s West Division, while Ohio (11-4, 1-1 MAC) is in a three-way tie for third place in the MAC’s East Division. The Rockets and Bobcats are also set to meet in Savage Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. Toledo returns to action Wednesday, Jan. 15, to host MAC East Division co-leader Buffalo at 7 p.m. in Savage Arena. They will then travel to Akron for their first ESPNU televised matchup.
Toledo announces MAC opponents for 2014 football schedule The University of Toledo announced its Mid-American Conference opponents for the 2014 season this past Monday. The Rockets will host four MAC opponents — Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, and UMass — and they will face Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan on the road. Dates and times for the games will be released at a later time. UT opens their 201415 season by hosting New Hampshire on Saturday, Aug. 30. They will then welcome former Rocket head coach Gary Pinkel and No. 5 Missouri to the Glass Bowl the week after. Toledo’s non-conference road games are Sept. 13 vs. Cincinnati at Paul Brown Stadium and Oct. 11 at Iowa State.
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Michigan State beats Rocket tennis team 6-1 on Jan. 11 The University of Toledo men’s tennis team opened their spring dual schedule last Saturday against Michigan State. To read this story and more UT sports stories, visit us online at www.independentcollegian.com/sports.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Hometown heroics Napoleon native Jordan Lauf seeks to help bring Toledo a MAC title By Blake Bacho
“I’ve transformed my body into being physically ready for college throughout high school and now into college, and I think I can physically overpower some people and it’s a big advantage.” His growing offensive talent is also an advantage for Lauf moving forward. In the last game Toledo played — a MAC faceoff against Central Michigan — he finished with 12 total points, making every shot he attempted. “That is where he needed to get more improvement,” Kowalczyk said. “He needed to spend more time in the gym working on his shooting, his ball handling and his skill level. He’s not where he needs to be yet, but he certainly is a lot better than where he was.”
Sports Editor
Anyone attending a men’s basketball game at the University of Toledo’s Savage Arena can’t help but notice the massive increase in attendance this season. What the average fan probably doesn’t realize is just how many of the seats surrounding Bob Nichols court are filled by the friends and family members of freshman guard Jordan Lauf. “I get such a sense of pride after the game when I see the 40-50 people from Napoleon here to watch him play,” said Rockets head coach Tod Kowalczyk. “He really is very proud of where he grew up and that area.” The Napoleon area is very supportive of Lauf — and of what he has already done as a Rocket. The 6’5” 19-year-old freshman has wasted no time in the first season of his collegiate career, already establishing himself as a physical and aggressive player. Lauf leads the team with 27 offensive rebounds, and he’s third on the team in total rebounds (65).
“He exemplifies everything that we are looking for. He is a tremendous student, he comes from a great family, and nobody plays harder and competes more than Jordan Lauf.” TOD KOWALCZYK UT men’s head coach
“The very first time I saw him play, I knew that I wanted him to be a Rocket,” Kowalczyk said. “He exemplifies everything that we are looking for. He is a tremendous student, he comes from a great family, and nobody plays harder and competes
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Freshman guard Jordan Lauf has played in all 15 of the Rockets’ games this season. He leads the team with 27 offensive rebounds, and is third in total rebounds (65).
more than Jordan Lauf. “He’s clearly going to be one of the guys that is the face of this program for many years.” But for Lauf, being a face of this program isn’t about the limelight or attention — it’s about being able to play in front of a community that has been desperate for a team like this to watch. “Toledo kind of needed a hometown guy to kind of get it going,” Lauf said. “They love their basketball, they’ve been supporting us all year, and it’s greatly appreciated by us.” Toledo’s fans have had plenty to cheer about this season thanks to Lauf and his teammates. The Rockets are 13-2 (1-1 MAC) and currently
in a three-way tie for second place in the Mid-American Conference’s West Division. “If you’re a fan of any sport, no matter what it is, everybody loves winning and that is what we are doing right now is we are winning basketball games,” he said. “That’s why the people are coming; they want to see what the Rockets have to offer. So we are going to do everything we can to put fans in the seats because we love to play in front of a great crowd. “We feed off their energy and we are playing for them, we are playing for our community. Just to have a packed Savage Arena, there is nothing like it.” What the fans in attendance during these games at
Savage will notice most about Lauf ’s play is how physical he gets — something that might have to do with his football background in high school. Lauf earned first-team Division III all-state honors as wide receiver for the Napoleon Wildcats, catching 33 passes for 721 yards and 16 touchdowns on the way to helping his team reach the regional final. For him, that was all just an extra work out for his first college basketball season. “Growing up my dad taught me to be aggressive, whether it was driving to the basket on offense or defensively locking down and putting up ball pressure,” he said.
“Growing up my dad taught me to be aggressive, whether it was driving to the basket on offense or defensively locking down and putting up ball pressure.” JORDAN LAUF Freshman guard
Lauf ’s friends and family, as well as the rest of the fans that pour into Savage Arena for each home game, will certainly enjoy seeing how much better the Rockets can get. “The last few years growing up here I haven’t really seen too many Toledo teams like this,” Lauf said. “Since Coach K has been here he has recruited good guys, he’s brought in a great coaching staff to get the players ready, and it’s definitely going in the right direction. “As long as we can keep the culture like this it’s going to be great.”
WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING
UT women flounder against No. 16 OSU By Marcus Dodson Sports Reporter
The University of Toledo women’s swimming and diving team floundered at home last Saturday, losing to No. 16 Ohio State 206.593.5 at the UT Student Recreation Center. Toledo junior Maria Bargardi was able to record two wins — one in the 100-yard backstroke and the other in the 200-yard backstroke — and senior Beth Rogers added a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. But it wasn’t enough to beat the Buckeyes. “It’s a lot of fun hosting the No. 16 team in the country,” said head coach Chris Peters after the meet. “I think the team raced hard all day, highlighted by Maria’s two wins and Beth’s new pool record. Our senior leadership continues to impress me.” Bargardi’s time of 57.21 tied Ohio State’s Lauren Davis for the victory in the 100-yard backstroke. She also placed first in the 200yard backstroke with a time of 2:02.13.
Senior Christina Noens finished a spot behind Bargardi in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing third with a time of 57.54. In Rogers’ win in the 200-yard butterfly, she set a new pool record with a time of 2:01.51, besting her previous pool record of 2:01.52. She also had a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle and a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly. In the diving event, the Rockets posted some gritty competition with senior Kristy Richart winning the one-meter diving and junior Allison Belcher placing first in the three-meter diving. Belcher also added a second-place finish in the one-meter dive. Both divers reached NCAA Zone qualifying scores as Belcher obtained a score of 316.43 in the three-meter dive and Richart scored a 282.08 in the one-meter dive. Toledo was able to send a combined total of 13 swimmers and divers to the podium. Other members of the Rockets that helped contribute points in-
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The University of Toledo women’s swimming and diving team (pictured above) will next host the Bowling Green Falcons on Friday, Jan. 24.
cluded sophomores Lauren Comer — who added a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:52.94 — and Brooke Edwards, who placed third in the 50-yard freestyle. Senior Rachel Johnson recorded a
third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, a fourth-place finish in the 400yard individual medley and a fifth-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke. The Rockets return to the pool on Friday, Jan. 24, when they will host the I-75 rival Bowling Green Falcons.
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UT women’s track and field places third in BG opener Jan. 11, top 6 of 8 spots By Austin Henry Sports Reporter
The University of Toledo women’s track and field team spent Saturday afternoon in Falcon country, managing a third place finish in the BG opener. The Rockets placed behind Mid-American Conference opponents Western Michigan and Ball State, with WMU taking home the first place trophy for the fourth consecutive year. “Our ability to practice for more than two days compared to the meet at WMU really
made a huge difference,” said head coach Linh Nguyen. “We were able to mentally and physically prepare better since we were able to use the Fetterman Training facility to run in.” Toledo managed to take six of the top eight spots with their hustle in the one-mile run. Junior Megan Wright scored the win with a time of 4:55.33, setting her personal best while also reaching a MAC automatic qualifying time. Junior Megan Gaysunas placed second while junior Brooke Tullis received third, and junior Priscilla Timmons pulled up
the rear finishing fifth. “Megan Wright, being the veteran that she is, is definitely one of the runners that the underclassmen look to for guidance,” Nguyen said. “She had an outstanding showing at BG with qualifying for the MAC championships already. She is one of those girls that is very versatile, and we will use in multiple different events.” Senior Kristal Studer finished first... Finish reading this piece online at www.IndependentCollegian.com
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Show me the budget
Do you think more money is given to sports or for academia? It’s an often repeated complaint that too much university funding goes to supporting athletics instead of academics. And that argument has re-emerged with the recent announcement of the $5 million renovation to the Larimer Athletic Complex at the University of Toledo. But before we get too upset, let’s look around. There are plenty of academic buildings around campus are named after generous donors; lots of academic scholarships and awards funded by the university and the UT Foundation; and more events, lectures and well-known speakers that are brought to students every week. We’re not saying the university is spending too much on athletics. But, then again, we’re not saying they aren’t. Sorry for the wishy-washy language, but we’ve got to be honest — funding at UT is a complex topic. The Independent Collegian staff doesn’t have a strong opinion on the funding of the Larimer Athletic Complex. However, we feel very strongly that the topic is still something worth discussing, and something that students at UT should take the time to think about. As much as some students might want money to go to their academic programs instead, to get new microscopes or comfortable chairs, it may be more profitable to put it towards athletics or to at least take a chance on it there. Even though athletics are basically a break-even enterprise (according to Provost Scott Scarborough’s presentation to the Board of Trustees last spring) the recognition UT gets from having winning sports teams helps us immensely with marketing. Winning sports teams make it to big games, big games get UT’s name out, new students recognize a good brand and go to the school, UT makes money through students’ tuition, athletes need to train to win big games — hence the Larimer Athletic Complex improvement. On the other hand, funding programs provides for the advancement of education, and isn’t that what college is for? We are here to learn, and although there are some students here to play sports as well — all of us take classes. These funds could pay for better lab equipment or newer computers. Education affects all students, and athletics affect fewer. Maybe academics should be a greater fundraising priority. Here are some factors to think about while you ponder this spending conundrum. • As of the 2011-12 school year, about 45 percent of student general fees went toward athletics. That equaled about $11 million. • States are spending $2,353 or 28 percent less per student on higher education, nationwide, in the 2013 fiscal year, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. • Visibility affects donation amounts. Athletics is more visible and accessible to the community at large. You can watch the basketball game on TV, but unless you come to campus, you won’t see an individual department. A lot of people go through the engineering program every year, but even more are influenced by the ease of access to athletics. Donations are bound to reflect this. • When it comes to donors, there are several places across campus where the money can go. A lot of departments do get donations, but because those areas are spread across campus, you can’t always see how those dollars add up. • It doesn’t help that departments aren’t able to actively look for donations. They have to go through the UT Foundation, which has paid employees that actively search for people to donate money to UT. Departments have limitations on fundraising because it would take away from their resources to be on a continual search for more money. Instead of focusing on only athletics or academics, all of us should spend more time looking at the big picture — and listening to each other about what we think of it.
COMMENTARY
New student group on campus: Men for Equality Editor’s note: This column contains planations for violence in the world are adult language poverty, childhood abuse, the culture From an early age, boys are taught of violence (such as violent movies or how to be “real men.” This includes video games), mental illness or access hearing phrases like “be a man,” “man to firearms. I have no doubt that all of up” and “big boys don’t cry.” these do have some effect on vioInevitably, a majority of lence. But don’t women boys grow up to be stoic also get abused in childand constantly sethood, grow up in the ting out to prove their same culture as men, manhood — by being suffer from mental “naturally” aggressive illness and have access or unemotional. to firearms? Missing What’s the most acfrom the equation is curate definition of this why it’s mostly men “masculinity” that’s so committing crimes. important in men’s lives? Men’s violence is It’s obvious important, largely tied into how especially when put they are socialized: downs for men include men are encouraged to words like “weak,” protect their sense of “pussy,” “fag” or (oh no!) manhood at any cost. In IC COLUMNIST “woman.” Unfortunately, the brilliant book “Vioeven openly talking lence: Reflections on a about masculinity is going against male National Epidemic,” prison psychiatrist norms, because to talk about and ques- James Gilligan found an overarching tion masculinity indicates that a guy is theme for why violent men committed not very secure in his own. their crimes: they were largely in retaliIn response to this, several other ation for being shamed or having their men and I have started a student masculinity challenged. organization called Men for Equality. Cue the image of two men circling The purpose of the group is to truly each other: “You think you are a real examine what it means to be a man in man? You think you can take me?” our society — whether you are black, The other overarching purpose of white, gay, straight or transgendered. Men for Equality is ending sexism. And don’t let the name of the group We hear about whites attacking blacks deter you from joining — women are and we say end racism. We hear about also encouraged to join. straight people attacking those in the Not only is the group’s purpose LGBTQ community and talk about examining what it means to be a man, ending homophobia. We hear about but also reducing men’s violence, men attacking women — and we say against both men and women. Study it’s an individual problem, that these after study has shown that most violent are just a few sick men who we should crimes in America and throughout the toss on a deserted island somewhere world are committed by men. However, as if that would do anything. Can we this fact is largely overlooked, most truly act surprised when we hear yet likely because we are so used to men another rape or domestic violence story committing violent crimes. when we are swimming in a sexist and For instance, the most common exmisogynistic culture?
MATTHEW EVANS
“The purpose of the group is to truly examine what it means to be a man in our society — whether you are black, white, gay, straight or transgendered.” Sadly, men are encouraged to treat women as objects and brag about their sexual conquests. But the important thing to keep in mind is that the majority of men do respect women. A majority of men do feel uncomfortable when they hear their peers’ sexist comments — they just believe they’re the only ones. It might not always feel like it, but less men are telling sexist jokes or rape jokes than before. Women are also facing far less discrimination and sexism than they have in the past. The next step is not remaining silent in the face of other men’s disrespect, and saying that we expect more out of them. Men for Equality will meet every other Thursday in the Student Union, Room 3020 at 6 p.m. We are planning on becoming a chapter of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism. We plan to have guest speakers come in to talk about healthy masculinity, screening movies to the UT community and creating a program to present to other men. Hopefully, we can also create a large benefit event for human trafficking survivors and bring in trainers from the Mentors in Violence Prevention program to talk to student athletes about confronting sexism. If you are interested in joining, we hope to see you there. Matthew Evans is a second-year majoring in criminal justice and women’s and gender studies.
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IN BRIEF Rec Center to host swimming lessons
4AW and SAAB to host study session
The University of Toledo Student Recreation Center will be holding swim lessons for parents and children, pre-school youth and adults of all skill levels. The spring session classes can be taken either on Fridays or Saturdays in January through May. The class instructors are Red Cross certified, and class times vary on skill and age level. The cost is $50 for UT students and UT Rec members, and $60 for nonstudents. For more information, contact Alexandria Spinks at 419-530-3703 or register online at UTRecCenter.com.
The Association for the Advancement of AfricanAmerican Women (4AW) and the Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB) are hosting study tables every Monday through Wednesday on the third floor of the Carlson Library from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, contact Deontehoward96@gmail.com or saabtoledo@gmail.com.
UT parking announcement for home games On days of weekday home UT basketball games, campus parking lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 near Savage Arena will close at 11 a.m. to allow for parking availability for those who attend the game.
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This issue affects young people especially — more than half of female victims and more than one-third of male victims indicated that they were stalked before the age of 25, according to the Stalking Resource Center. According to Murray, stalking is prevalent on college campuses especially. “There is an open environment,” Murray said. “Students have set routines that can be discovered and monitored and most victims are concentrating on their friends and their studies and are not looking out for such behavior.” Lopez says that the rise of modern technology, like cell phones and GPS, make it easier than ever for stalkers to monitor and have control over their victims. Murray agreed, stating that social media “is the best friend of stalkers.” “Victims can be found easily and even if the victim
Rocky’s Pub and Grill now open for lunch Rocky’s Pub and Grill has increased its hours of operation, as the restaurant is now open for business at noon. The restaurant, which offers a large selection of grilled sandwiches, is now open from noon to 10 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and noon to 7 p.m. on Fridays. Wine and beer are available daily starting at 4 p.m.
stops contact, the stalker can find their friends and get information that way,” Murray said. “Computer programs and phone apps also help monitor victims and are relatively easy to install on a victim’s computer or phone.” According to Lopez, stalking can also be extremely frightening and traumatic for survivors, causing them to experience anxiety, depression, hyper vigilance, insomnia, panic attacks, guilt, self-blame and nightmares. And Murray said stalking behavior isn’t always that easy to recognize right away. “The important thing to know is that many of the acts can be legal — writing letters, emails, social media posts, calling, driving by a home, workplace or school or even looking at someone,” Murray said. “They become a crime when taken in aggregate and depending on the impact on the victim. You and I might enjoy getting flowers under most
with proper identification. Rocky’s Pub and Grill is located in the lower level of the Student Union across from the UT copy center.
UT Fencing Club looks for new members The UT Fencing Club is looking for new members to join. Practices are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 to 11 p.m. in the ROTC building’s gym. The gear is provided and the first three practice sessions are free. For more information, contact fencing. utoledo@gmail.com.
Toxicity testing seminar to be held Jan. 15 Daniel Acosta, a professor from the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy, will host a seminar titled “The Future of Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century” on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. in Collier Building 1030. Refreshments will be served before the seminar.
situations, but if they come from someone who has been contacting a victim after she or he has a protection order, or repeated requests to stop… it can be really scary.” There are serious legal consequences for stalking as well, which include fines and jail time. “Stalking in Ohio is either a first degree misdemeanor — punishable by 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine — or a fourth degree felony — punishable by 6 to 18 months and a $5,000 fine,” Murray said. The UT Counseling Center urges students who feel unsafe to call 911 or the University of Toledo Police Department. Students who have experienced, or are currently experiencing, any kind of stalking are encouraged to call the Counseling Center for help at 419- 530- 2426 or to stop in the office located in Rocket Hall, room 1810. To learn more, visit www.stalkingawarenessmonth.org.
University buildings damaged by flooding THEME: SUPER BOWL ACROSS 1. What John Wilkes Booth did 6. *Montana used it to throw 11 Super Bowl TDs 9. Manufactured 13. With ample space 14. Waikiki garland 15. Policeman’s shocker 16. Spritelike 17. Egg cells 18. Shamu and such 19. *The coldest Super Bowl venue to-date 21. *2014 Super Bowl stadium name holder 23. Australian runner 24. Fries, e.g. 25. Actor’s domain 28. Trans-Siberian Railroad city 30. *Last year’s power ______ 35. Younger sister to Katniss 37. Larger-than-life 39. Tolerate 40. Milano moolah 41. India bigwig 43. Network of nerves 44. Like a lemon 46. Cough syrup balsam 47. Inevitable occurrence 48. Tip of lion’s tail 50. Shipping hazard 52. Bell and Barker 53. Swerves 55. Orinoco or Grande 57. *Type of Super Bowl venue 61. Kool & the Gang’s 1983 hit 64. Boston hockey player 65. 34th pres. 67. Haley to Manny on “Modern Family” 69. Moved like Argo 70. *It’s raised for field goals 71. Mauritanian village, Boeir _____ 72. The Benevolent and Protective Order of ____ 73. Fossil fuel 74. Sound like Wilbur DOWN 1. “___ we there yet?” 2. *Manning in 2006 3. Soybean curd 4. Novelist _____ Zola 5. Go-getter 6. Medicinal succulent 7. R in rpm 8. *Frequent Super Bowl host, but not this year 9. Lime-rich soil 10. American Society for Clinical Investigation 11. Like Beethoven 12. Gaelic
Main Campus: Bowman-Oddy Laboratories Wolfe Hall Scott Hall Tucker Hall Student Union Horton International House
Presidents Hall Ottawa House East Stranahan Hall North Parks Tower Gillham Hall Savage Hall steam plant
Academic House The Glass Bowl Libbey Hall Memorial Field House The Student Recreation Center
Health Science Campus: UTMC Emergency Department Collier Building Block Health Science Building
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15. Come up with a sum 20. Divine presence 22. Tokyo, once 24. Bicycles on skis 25. Water balloon sound 26. “All My Children” vixen 27. Firestone ware, pl. 29. Quarrel 31. *It’s artificial at this year’s Super Bowl 32. Elite military unit 33. _____-percha tree 34. The Three Musketeers’ swords 36. *Halftime entertainer 38. His was a merry old soul 42. Donkey in Latin America 45. “Above and ______” 49. ___ Tzu of “Tao Te Ching” fame 51. *They play at host venue 54. Between wash and dry 56. Tear jerker 57. Double reed woodwind
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58. Europe/Asia mountain divide 59. Ottoman man 60. “Tomorrow Never ____” 61. *They also play at host venue
62. Infamous Roman 63. Maple, to a botanist 66. New Zealander parrot 68. *Super Bowl begins at 6:25 pm in this zone
Repairs and cleanup have already begun, with UT using a combination of in-house work crews and contractors. The timeframe for completion is currently unknown because both risk management and insurance companies must be heavily involved. Although UT will be required to pay a deductible on its policy, Toth said he is certain that UT has full blanket coverage on all its facilities. Toth said that each day of the snow emergency, new and different situations arose. “Last week was not a fun week,” Toth said, adding that issues began appearing on Sunday night and persisted into Wednesday. “We haven’t noted any further issues since Wednesday or Thursday, so I’m confident that we’re beyond any further issues from the storm event occurring,” he said. A few of the buildings affected include Wolfe Hall, Scott Hall, Tucker Hall and Bowman-Oddy Laboratories. History department chair Charles Beatty-Medina said the flooding of Tucker Hall came as the department began moving into new fa-
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cilities in University Hall. As the process continues, the faculty and staff are forced to share one conference room, packed with desks and office supplies. “It’s chaos right now, as you can see,” BeattyMedina said, as workers hauled garbage bags out of the building and called to each other over the drone of industrial dryers. “Obviously we’re scrambling now to get everybody packed and moved and get the history offices moved,” Beatty-Medina said. Meanwhile, in the basement of Bowman-Oddy, instrumentation center director Kristin Kirschbaum said water damage affected the research center, which holds over $8 million in equipment and instruments. “I shut the whole center down for two days, because there was just water everywhere,” Kirschbaum said. “They [the instruments] run on high voltage so I turned them all off.” Roughly half of the 11 major instruments are now back online. “The new instruments are all working and we are celebrating every single one that goes back online,” Kirschbaum said. Kirschbaum said the department had to deal with two different water systems breaking. The first was a
sprinkler system in the center’s workroom and then, as employees were cleaning, the heating system failed and started pouring water into the instrument center itself. One of the larger instruments called a protein diffractometer — used in examining crystals — has yet to turn on since the flooding. Kirschbaum said that the instrument is roughly 10 years old and was purchased for $700,000. Kirschbaum said that because of the water damage, the center may need to have drywall replaced to protect it from mold. Krisbaum said she is worried that construction could set users of the facility, primarily researchers, back several weeks. Replacing drywall is “a dirty job,” she said, and the instruments are sophisticated. “They don’t like dirt,” she said. “They work with high vacuums and you don’t want to have any kind of dirt or dust in there.” Despite the water damage to the buildings, Toth said that he does not foresee it affecting classes or class schedules. “We’ve been able to handle the situation and get it taken care of so that student activities, classes, are not affected,” Toth said.
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HONORING A DREAMER
MLK celebration to unite UT community By Jessica Liner and Amanda Eggert Staff Reporter and Community Editor
Instead of sleeping in on Monday, Jan. 20, set your alarm so you can attend the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 9 a.m. in Savage Arena. The theme of UT’s 13th annual MLK Unity Celebration is “Defending the Dream,” and will feature performances from the Toledo Interfaith Mass Choir, the Toledo Community Youth Choir and the MADD Poet Society. Emily Hardcastle, community outreach manager, said this event is one of her favorite events on campus. “It’s a great opportunity for the city of Toledo and the University of Toledo, among others, to come together to show support for the community, and I think it’s important to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, especially this year with it being the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington,” she said. Key speakers include Toledo NAACP President Ray Woods, Toledo mayor D. Michael Collins and UT’s President Lloyd Jacobs. The four winners of the $4,000 MLK Scholarship
If you go What: ‘Defending the Dream’ Where: Savage Arena When: Monday, Jan. 20 at 9 a.m. Speakers: Toledo NAACP president Ray Woods, Toledo mayor D. Michael Collins and UT president Lloyd Jacobs.
will be announced alongside the winner of the Unity Award. Following the event is a free community luncheon. The legacy of MLK has stuck with Christopher Scott, a senior majoring in education, who works with the Young Men of Excellence at Scott High School and the Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB). He’s using the opportunity to show high school students he mentors the importance of diversity and community and what it’s like being involved on campus. “One of the quotes that Dr. King said that was just so powerful to me was, ‘Hate doesn’t drive out hate — only good does that,’” he said. “We can’t meet hate and anger with hate and anger. To really make changes, you have to bring in love, and that’s why it was powerful to me when he said that because a lot of people get the formula wrong. You can’t meet hate with hate and try to make a positive situation. It doesn’t add up.” Jacob Torres, a junior majoring in communication and Latino Student Union president, said the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. is one of his favorite things at UT. “It brings in everyone from the community, not just the university,” Torres said. “They come together and celebrate this remarkable day that I feel like this is something huge that happens in the city.” This event is free to the public and attendees are recommended to bring a non-perishable item to donate to United Way. Benefits go to the MLK Kitchen for the Poor. Unity Week, which started Jan. 13 and runs
Week is a way to fulfill Martin Luther King Jr.’s goal and life mission of uniting and unifying people regardless of their race. “The fact that Unity Week kind of leads up to Martin Luther King week is appropriate for his legacy and what he wanted,” Aberdeen said. Among the events included a rally where some student organizations talked about the importance of unity among students. SAAB did a tribute to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. On Thursday Jan. 16 a Unity Lock-In will take place at the Rec Center from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Michael Baker, a senior COURTESY OF THE CANADAY CENTER majoring in biology and On Sept. 22, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at a rally at Scott High School, addressing segregation, civil rights and diversity chair for Student the Vietnam War. Less than seven months later, King was Government, said Unity assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. Week is important for stuthrough Jan. 17, involved a number of events dents to join together and to understand Maraimed to unite some of the biggest student or- tin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. ganizations on campus like the Black Student “Martin Luther King was celebrated for Union, Latino Student Union, African Peoples striving to bring people together,” Baker Association and Student Government. said. “I think it’s important to teach stuVictor Aberdeen, a junior double majoring dents and staff, anyone at this university in communication and English and president what unity is and how we can participate in of African Peoples Association, said Unity unity together.”
FILM EVENT
Reeling in the new year with short films COURTESY OF ANGELA RIDDEL
Still images from multiple short films of Johanna Dery. To watch these films, visit her website at jodery.com. By Alexandria Saba
Associate Community Editor
Artist and filmmaker, Johanna (Jo) Dery, will be bringing her unique view of art to the University of Toledo this weekend as she shows many of her short films at a two-day event hosted by the department of theatre and film. The event starts on Friday at 7:30 p.m. where Dery will present her work shot with 16mm film and on a digital camera in the Center for Performing Arts (CPA) room 1039. Tickets will be sold at the door at $3 for students and seniors and $5. Admission is free for UT theatre and film majors with ID. Holly Hey, associate professor of film and creator of the event, said Dery’s work is similar to the TV show South Park — well, kind of. “I don’t want to compare it to South Park, but the technique is similar to using cutouts and computer animation,” she said. “When South Park first started it was all cut-out animation and it was scanned in and they would animate by hand. “[And] South Park has the same kind of intellectual purpose — so on the surface it’s very fun and whimsical and kind of crazy and bizarre and sometimes grotesque. But after you watch
an episode, you see social and political subtext in the work that makes you think about larger issues.” Hey said because it’s rare to see 16mm film used today, this is a chance for film students to be educated. “At the same time, Jo’s work wonderfully explores the boundaries and connections between digital and analog media,” Hey said. “This exploration is vital to our students’ experience within the major.”
If you go What: Johanna Dery short films and workshop Where: Center for Performing Arts Room 1039 When: Friday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 18 at 9:30 a.m. Ticket prices: $3 for students and seniors, $5 for public.
After the screening, Dery will engage in a discussion with the audience. “I’ll talk about my artistic process from idea generation and through preproduction and production,” Dery said in an email interview. “I will talk about the different projects I’ve done in the last decade as an independent filmmaker and artist.” The event continues on Saturday
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with an animation workshop taught by Dery in the CPA room 1039. The workshop is free and open to students. According to Dery and Hey, students will be able to explore and experiment with cutout animation techniques by creating a short animation using paper cut outs and a DSLR camera. Currently, Dery is the assistant professor of animation in DePaul University’s school of cinema and interactive media. Dery works in several art mediums, including short films, drawings and paintings, story books and larger multimedia installation projects. “My work utilizes the knowledge and practice of all three disciplines, as well as research into fields like science, natural history and literature,” she said. Hey decided to showcase Dery based on her unique work. “Her work is fun, creative and crosses disciplines,” Hey said. “It’s important for our students to see how their creative and artistic work can evolve from one medium to another and how working with different media alters, impacts and influences a creative process.” To see more of Dery’s work, visit her website at jodery.com.
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