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Preventive HIV meds now available at UTMC By Jessica Harker Staff Reporter
Take an inside look at the football team’s offense in ‘UT hopes to use last season success as fuel.’ SPORTS / 5 »
Getting connected New and returning students can get involved in multiple campus organizations on- and off-campus.
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“I get to help everyone in a way that few at this university can, and I couldn’t be more proud.” AMANDA PITROF New year, new IC OPINION / 3 »
Back to School fun CAP and OSIL are holding a host of events to welcome students back onto campus. COMMUNITY / 6 »
Defense will be key to Rocket dominance The Rockets are preparing and improving their team’s defense for the upcoming season.
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“We like to pretend that what we do in college has little to no bearing on our future adult lives.” ASHLEY GEARHEART Be careful what you post; employers are watching OPINION / 3 »
where they are tested for more at risk at the time.” HIV and other sexually If the clinic determines transmitted diseases as the patient is eligible well as having for the a kidney test medicaperformed. tion, they The patient are given also fills out a a threequestionnaire month Facts about PrEP: to assess the dosage - takes 3 weeks to patient’s risk. and make become effective “If you are an ap- contains drugs already in a commitpointment used in treating HIV ted, monogafor when - about 90 percent mous relationthe threeeffective ship for over month - little to no out-of6 months, period is pocket cost to those on you are not at up. After UT health insurance a high risk,” the mediDuggan said, cine runs “but if you’re out the homeless and process have to trade will be sex for shelter, or have mulrepeated to test for STDs, tiple sexual partners, you’re check the patient’s kidneys
and to reassess their risk. Sahloff said although there is not a current exact cost for students who would like to take the pill, there would be little to no outof-pocket cost if they were on the UT health insurance plan or a private one. For people at high risk without insurance or lowincome patients, the company which produces PrEP, Gilliad Science, does offer patient assistance programs to be sure all people who need the medication have access to it. For more information about PrEP, visit start.truvada.com or call the PrEP clinic with any questions at 419-383-6843. The clinic is open 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Thursday.
RENOVATION
SCHOLARSHIP
Re-creating the Rec Center
Contest offers prize to student writers
By Jenna Nance Staff Reporter
The Student Recreation Center is slated for a make-over this year as the Office of Recreation plans to modernize its popular facility. Students can expect new flooring, new paint, updates to the pool, and clean machines to appear during the next several months. Demond Pryor, director of the Office of Recreation, joined the staff in November and introduced these improvements to the Rec Center. According to Pryor, this project will cost $500,000-$600,000. He said he hopes these improvements will allow more students to visit the facility. Pryor proposed the project together with Kaye Patten Wallace, the senior vice president of student affairs. Patten Wallace said they felt the University of Toledo needed to provide students with better opportunities. “I see 3,000 students walk in the Rec a day; it’s a center point for student interaction and involvement. So I wanted to focus on making it a premiere facility for the students,” Patten Wallace said. The fitness area will receive a new rubberized surface and there will be new carpet added for the
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Changes to the Rec Center and its appearance include new flooring, new paint, updates to the pool, and freshly-cleaned workout machines for Rec Center visitors to enjoy. The project is expected to cost between $500,000 and $600,000.
first time since the opening of the Rec Center. Painting will be done to the key components of the Rec Center in blue, gray and gold. Pryor said the goal of this project was to serve and take care of the students. “This is a part of your tuition so we want you to get the best bang for your buck,” he said. Patten Wallace said she uses the Rec Center personally, and she wants administrators to enjoy the facility just as much as students and treat it like an upscale gym membership. “I want our students, faculty and staff to have the same experience at the Rec Center as other
facilities,” she said. Carter Steude, a second-year education major, said he is excited to see the new improvements to the Rec Center and is looking forward to utilizing the facility. Steude has competed in different intramurals such as sand volleyball, indoor soccer and bubble soccer during the past year and has grown accustomed to what the Rec Center has to offer. “I’m definitely excited to see what it looks like and I can’t wait to come back for Rec leagues and to just hang out and play sports as well,” he said. Victoria Gurmuscian, a fourth-year majoring in early childhood
education, is one of the more than 300 student employees at the Rec Center. Although she said she is excited for the improvements, Gurmuscian also said she didn’t see the need for any changes. “I believe the Rec is already run very well so I can’t think of anything they should change about it,” she said. As for future projects, Pryor and PattenWallace said the Morse Center is looking to be improved as well but gave no timeline. The main campus Rec Center is set to reopen on Aug. 20 at noon, but the updates will not be finished until late fall or early spring.
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The first medicine ever used to prevent HIV began to be distributed this month at the University of Toledo’s Ruppert Health Center. The new drug PrEP, or Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, works by preventing HIV “from being able to set up shop, essentially,” said Eric Sahloff, an associate professor of pharmacy practice. According to Sahloff, PrEP contains some of the same drugs that are currently used to treat existing HIV cases. The medication itself is about 90 percent effective, according to Joan Duggan, the chief of infectious disease at UTMC. PrEP is recommended to be ac-
companied by safe sexual practices like always wearing a condom and using other birth control when it is required. “It doesn’t take the place of other healthy sexual practice,” said Sue Carter, a social worker employed at UTMC. The pill itself is to be taken daily and takes about three weeks before it becomes effective. Sahloff said the side effects of PrEP are mild and can include a stomach ache, diarrhea and possible longterm kidney problems. “Because this is a new medication, we don’t really know the long-term effects,” Duggan said. All new patients come in for a consultation
UT’s disability studies is the first program of its kind
By Ashley King Staff Reporter
Disability awareness is about to become much more prominent than the blueand-white signs. Beginning this fall semester, the University of Toledo will be the first educational institution in the country to offer a major
in disability studies. Tim Harrington, the executive director of the local Ability Center of Greater Toledo said, “It’s just like Africana studies or women’s studies. People with disabilities now have a curriculum to turn to that speaks to their issues.” The new program’s Web page says disability studies helps students “understand the full spectrum of human
variation, challenging the barriers which may prevent disabled people from participating fully in their communities by promoting the ideals of inclusion, independent living and community integration.” While the minor has been around since 2002, creating an undergraduate disability studies major remained in planning for over a decade,
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Students now have the opportunity to win up to $3,000 in scholarship money through a new essay contest called #write4good. Writers are prompted to write an essay on a global issue they feel passionate about. The contest is sponsored by Prose and Unite4:Good, two organizations which have partnered together to launch a brand new campaign called #write4good. Prose was created to promote high-quality writing and reading around the world, and to give writers a place to post their writings without any censorship. Unite4:good is an organization that believes organizations, inventors, students, visionaries and dreamers should unite on a global scale to create and share ideas that matter. Prose co-founder H.B. Augustine wrote in an email interview, “We wanted to create global awareness of current worldwide issues, whilst offering a unique opportunity to writers who want to further themselves with the written word, and have an impact on their education.” Any student may enter the contest by signing up for Prose (theprose.com) and joining Unite4:Good’s website (unite4good.org). Then, students must post an essay of 500 words or more onto Prose and tag it with #write4good and #Iam4. Judges are looking for an essay that “Develops a genuine, insightful, articulate point of view while also demonstrating creative thinking and effective reasoning,” according to Augustine. He also explained that the essay needs to have skillful use of vocabulary and vary in the syntax, or structure, used. Dan Compora, an associate professor of English, had some advice for those applying for a nationwide scholarship. “You’re not just competing with the local group of students,” said Compora “They need to realize that it’s a much larger pool of people, so you need to be even better See Scholarship / 4 »
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I have been so very excited to start printing issues of the IC again! I know how that sounds, but I mean it. I’m super excited. I have been working at three jobs — The Independent Collegian, The Toledo Journal and Jimmy John’s — to save up money for school and what comes after these last two semesters. I liked my jobs very much; they were good work that helped me learn skills I will need in the future, and I got some extra cash from it. However, I have really missed publishing the IC, the first paper I became a part of. It’s like coming home. Being the editor-in-chief, I get to be surrounded by this environment I love, working with a wonderful family of staff and doing work I enjoy. This feeling of excitement — paired with the fresh set of highlighters and unused pads of Post-It notes that I am guaranteed to buy every August — is my favorite part of college. Sure, my job is stressful. I come in around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning — only leaving the office for class or to venture to the Student Union in a search for food and caffeine — and work until 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. The work I do isn’t EDITOR-IN-CHIEF easy, either; with five different sections, copy editors and my adviser all asking me to do things at the same time, I sometimes wish there were two of me to split the work up. And, of course, deadline night just wouldn’t be the same without some minor catastrophe. Stories falling through, breaking news happening at 10 p.m., and drastic changes to the paper’s layout at 1 a.m. are all regular occurrences that I have learned to expect and take care of. All the stress and work is completely worth it, though. It’s worth it to know I can be a part of an organization like this that provides readers with important, necessary and interesting information. All I want is to help, and the paper allows me to do that in the best way I can. In spite of some people’s negative perspective of the media, I am very excited about the role I get to play. I have the opportunity to provide unbiased facts about current events, something readers may not see without reading our stories about them. I get the chance to shine a spotlight on interesting things I learn by writing stories about them and going in-depth about their pros and cons. I have the honor of giving a voice to people who otherwise would not have been heard. I get to help everyone in a way that few at this university can, and I couldn’t be more proud. This pride I feel is reflected throughout the newsroom in the editors and writers, as well as in our mission statement. We recently updated it to help ensure that we provide the best news coverage we can, and all of us proudly hold ourselves accountable by this statement: The mission of The Independent Collegian is to provide honest, reliable and truth-seeking journalism to the University of Toledo community. We will do this by: • Teaching the next generation of media creators and consumers the skills and qualities they need to excel. • Holding ourselves to high standards of honesty, reliability, accuracy and transparency, even if the results are unpopular or inconvenient. • Providing quality content that is both engaging and relevant. • Serving as a voice for the UT community, especially the students, both through our own content and by providing ways for others to express their ideas. • Using our influence to advocate positive change in our community. • Caring for our community and acting in a spirit of collaboration, while never forgetting to serve as an independent voice. We do this out of love for our community and belief in its potential to create a better world, which can only be achieved if every individual seizes the opportunities that come from knowledge.
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AMANDA PITROF
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Be careful what you post; employers are watching An astounding 50 percent of recent that it does. In fact, as a recent survey college grads have been unable to done by domains.me reveals, what find a job, according to recent radio we do on social media actually has a commercials I’ve heard. That’s a huge impact. terrifying statistic. It means I have a Apparently, 25 percent of emone-in-two chance of ployers Google not finding a job, so I search you when need to take the necesyou apply for a sary steps now, even as position with their a college sophomore, company. Do you to avoid that post-grad know what they’ll unemployment. find when they So what are the necesGoogle you? If sary steps, exactly? I’m not, perhaps you no expert on the matter, should take a mobut the way I see it, ment and Google the necessary steps are yourself so you finding internships and know what you’re other activities to build working with. your résumé, working According to a hard in classes and ensursurvey conducted by ing that you’re building domains.me registry, a reputation you can be 50 percent of human IC COLUMNIST proud of. resources pros check Beefing up your résumé and work- Facebook, and 61 percent report that ing hard in classes are both pretty they’ve used what they discovered self-explanatory, but what about about an applicant online to identify your reputation? Like it or not, a red flags about that applicant. huge part of your reputation comes Pretty concerning for those who from your online presence — social make questionable posts, right? media profiles, personal websites Gone are the days when your résuand blogs, etc. If you’re trying to mé was the biggest factor considered build a solid, positive reputation, it’s in the application process — now, essential that you keep your online your online profiles weigh almost as presence in check. heavily. This survey discovered that We’ve heard it before: don’t post 83 percent of HR pros believe that inappropriate pictures or statuses, a large part of the job recruitment because you don’t want the wrong process over the next five years will people seeing them. But as college become more and more dependent on students, we like to forget that our ac- what they find on the Internet. tions can have very real consequencGot a risqué pic on one of your es. We like to pretend that what we do profiles? Take it down ASAP, because in college has little to no bearing on 71 percent of employers will toss out our future adult lives, but the truth is your application if they spot some-
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thing like that. Dissing your current or past jobs? Delete those posts, too. 69 percent of employers will count you out for negatively posting about work, and 66 percent say they’re not going to hire you for posting negatively about past or current employers. And what about pictures of you partying or drinking alcohol? You should refrain from sharing those as well — 60 percent of employers see partying as a reason not to hire you. Unsurprisingly, vulgar language is also a big turn-off for potential employers. 65 percent will eliminate you from the candidate pool if they see this. But don’t take all of this as a reason to remove your presence from the Internet entirely (not that you could do that even if you tried). One way to set yourself apart from your competition in a positive way is to create a personal website. According to the 300 surveyed HR professionals, having a personal website can prove to be a huge advantage to you. In fact, they say that if they’re between two candidates and one has a personal website, four in ten HR professionals would contact the applicant with the personal website. Use your Internet presence to your advantage. Finding a job after graduation isn’t going to be an easy feat for a lot of us, so it’s important to do what we can now to up our chances. If increasing the odds of landing a job after graduation is as simple as cleaning up our social media and creating a personal website, why isn’t that something that we’re all doing? Ashley Gearheart is a second-year majoring in communication.
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How being an RA has changed my life Living the RA life is one of the that with the manner in which I most inspirational and successful carried myself and how often I decisions I've ever made. It inwould interact with the RAs of spired me to be more courageous the building, that many of them in my choices, actions and beliefs. thought I was an RA already. Not In my time as a to mention how resident adold I looked. viser, I've learned After giving it more than I ever careful considerthought I would. ation, I decided I learned how to that it would be be more confibeneficial to dent when workbecome an RA. I ing with people, recognized that I how to manage would love to be my time more efan employee of the ficiently, and how university and to to be more open be able to assist when talking to others, just as one others. It truly has day I will be assisting been one of the others as a speech pabest experiences of thologist. Therefore, I IC COLUMNIST my life. applied. I completed It began midthe application, got way through my first semester; I reference forms from two of the was friends with almost all of the RAs in my building, and waited. RAs in my residence hall. Many At the end of the fall semester, I of them urged me to apply to be had an interview for a position at an RA, considering how "in" I the now closed-down Carter Hall. was with the staff in the buildThis happened on the day I was ing and how much pride I had in leaving for winter break. During the University of Toledo. I was the break, I received a call from even informed by the dining staff, Residence Life informing me that
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someone else was chosen for the position at Carter, but that I may still get a call for another residence hall. I was somewhat saddened, but kept my hopes up of being offered another position. I remained optimistic, yet also realistic of the fact that there were most likely a large number of candidates for that RA position. A few days later, I got the call that changed my college life for the better. I received a position at Presidents Hall for the spring 2015 semester. And thus began my life as an RA. During my time as an RA, I found much success in meeting new people, making new friends and growing in my confidence as a student, as an employee and as a person overall. I found so much success as an RA that I was more than happy to return to the position for this upcoming year. I've already faced new challenges and experiences, considering that I never had the experiences of beginning the year as an RA. So far, I have no regrets or inhibitions, only much more confidence. As an RA, I'm able to hone many of the skills I'm working on in my day-to-day life. I'm able to practice
my stuttering techniques, I'm able to practice being firm in my views and not become intimidated under pressure and I'm able to work on becoming a better person. Ways I do this include working on my patience, working on my anger and working on respecting myself and my coworkers. I'm a friend to residents who wish to have me as a friend. I'm a source of information, advisement, friendship, authority and comfort. While I have to uphold and enforce policies of not only the residence hall, but the college as well, I can also assist residents, students and guests with questions, concerns and simple encouragement. Many people think of RAs as police who try to hunt down people who may or may not be committing a policy violation. This is not typically the case. I think of being an RA as being a customer service representative. We answer questions, provide needed information, point students in the right direction, and assist them with things, while giving them a positive and friendly experience. Yes, being an RA has its ups and downs, pros and cons, good days
and bad days. But overall, when I think about the good things that come from giving residents and students that positive interaction and positive college experience, all of the "cons" are more than weighed out. If I can go to sleep at the end of the day knowing that somehow, in some way, I touched someone's life and made them smile, encouraged them to study harder or simply gave them the courage to keep pushing forward and find their own success, then all of the duties, all of the time commitments, and all of the late nights doing rounds to ensure that everyone is safe and doing well, all of it is worth it. Being an RA is hard work, and anyone who tells you differently may not be getting the full experience. Regardless of that, living the life of an RA is one of the most rewarding experiences that one can have when attending college. I will always remember being an RA with great pride and fondness. That is what it is like to live the RA life. Dustin Jarrett is a second-year majoring in speech language pathology.
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according to Jamie Barlowe, dean of the College of Languages, Literature and Social Sciences. The Ability Center contributed $1.9 million to the creation of the program — and a partner to the department of disability studies. “The money is invested at the UT Foundation and Disability students get a percentage annually to help fund a portion of the program,” Harrington said. The Ability Center supports the creation of this first-of-itskind program, but some work had to be done first to get the idea off the ground.
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to stand out.” While looking and applying for scholarships, Compora said students should utilize the resources around them, namely the Writing Center at the Carlson Library
“In order to prepare for a major in DST, we first demonstrated student interest in disability stud-
ies,” Barlowe said. “We are predicting an increase in enrollment in DST classes of over 30 percent in the next two years.” Kim Nielsen, who serves as the acting director of the program as well as a professor, said there is “an array of students that would benefit from the program.” She said students interested in public policy, business and politics will gain skills that aid with employment. For more information about the program, visit http://www.utoledo.edu/ llss/disability/. For more information about The Ability Center of Greater Toledo, visit abilitycenter.org.
and faculty advisers to get advice on making essays stand out. The contest ends on Sept. 30, at which point six judges will review the entries. The winners will be announced Oct. 15. The first-place winner will be awarded $3,000, and second and third place
will be awarded $2,000 and $1,000 respectively. The only stipulations to winning are that the money has to be used for education, and the writer has to be in the United States. The full text of the prompt can be found at www. theprose.com/p/write4good.
“It’s just like Africana studies or women’s studies. People with disabilities now have a curriculum to turn to that speaks to their issues.” TIM HARRINGTON Executive director of the local ability center of Greater Toledo
PUZZLES THEME: TECH GADGETS
ACROSS 1. Had, with thou 6. Exclamation of disgust 9. Fit of shivering 13. American writer Jong 14. Beauty treatment site 15. “No guts, no ____” 16. ____ in, for a doctor 17. “C’____ la vie!” 18. *A portable one is great for camping 19. eBay participant 21. *Power provider 23. *A smart one syncs everything you write 24. *Pretty hot and tempting, in a text 25. Public health org. 28. Bluish green 30. ____ talk 35. ZZ Top hit 37. Lady Gaga’s 2010 dress material 39. Lowest Hindu caste 40. Tons 41. “Walk the Dog” device, pl. 43. Civil wrong 44. Done to some documents 46. “Cheers” regular 47. “The Iliad,” e.g. 48. Interruption in continuity 50. Medieval domain 52. Emerald ____ borer 53. Naive, alt. spelling 55. Hat 57. *Bose, e.g. 61. Iron Man’s robotic nemesis 64. Like a ballerina 65. Unit of electric current 67. Scape goat’s due 69. ____circle 70. Likewise 71. More ill 72. No I in this 73. Long, long time 74. Working shoelaces DOWN 1. “For ____ a jolly ...” 2. Circle parts 3. Awful 4. Create a sculpture 5. *Mobile computer 6. *____-friendly 7. *Directional helper 8. Appear like a chick 9. Winglike 10. “It’s time!” signal 11. Impulse 12. One who eyes another 15. Costing nothing 20. Public ____, rappers 22. As opposed to mishap 24. It’s often sudden
death 25. *____ drive 26. Indian metropolis 27. Greek bazaar 29. Long, long time, alt. spelling 31. Mandolin’s cousin 32. Parkinson’s drug 33. Root of iris 34. *Apple or Pebble, e.g. 36. Proofreader’s mark 38. Amos or Spelling 42. Perceive by olfactory sense 45. a.k.a. Norwegian Hound 49. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 51. *Activity tracker 54. All worked up 56. ____ bar, DQ treat 57. Skirt opening 58. A conifer 59. Largest volcano in Europe 60. Throat-clearing sound 61. On top of
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The University of Toledo will host a free movie night showing “Wreck it Ralph” on Friday, Aug. 21 in the Glass Bowl. Entry will start at 6:30 p.m. and the movie is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. Fans will be allowed to bring their own food and beverages into the stadium, and concession stands will also be open. Guest of all ages will be able to enjoy a variety of in-stadium activities which include coloring stations, inflatable bounce houses and obstacle courses, corn hole and more. Fans will also have a chance to meet and get autographs with both the UT football and volleyball teams.
Defense will be key to Rocket dominance By Marcus Dodson Sports Editor
New assistant volleyball coach UT head coach Greg Smith announced on Monday that Jason Reilly will be the new assistant volleyball coach. “I’m extremely excited to welcome Jason to our coaching staff,” Smith said. “He will add a lot to our team in and out of the gym due to his experience at great programs like the Premier Volleyball Academy and Ohio University.” Reilly served as the director of club development, fund-raising coordinator and assistant strength and conditioning coach for the last three years (2012-15) at the Premier Volleyball Academy in Maumee, OH. Reilly, a native of Mason, OH, graduated from Ohio University in 2013 with a degree in athletic training. He was a student assistant at OU for its men’s club volleyball program from 2008-11. “I’m very thankful of the opportunity to join the Rockets’ coaching staff,” Reilly said. “I believe I have a lot to offer to the program and look forward to getting to know the players and helping them achieve their goals.”
Soccer Kicks off new season Toledo’s women soccer team will kick off their 2015 campaign on Saturday at Detroit under new direction of head coach TJ Buchholz. “We’re very excited about getting started,” said Buchholz, “the group is already very fit, which is important to us as we prepare for the upcoming challenging schedule.” Toledo returns 16 players and will have 12 newcomers to the roster. Among the returners are seniors Megan Connor, Angelica Hernandez, Geri Siudzinski and Sam Tiongson. “We have a really great coaching staff, and the team is excited,” said Connor. “We’re building dayby-day, and the team is buying into all of the new things the coaching staff brought to UT.” Last fall, Toledo posted a 7-11-2 record, while going 4-6-1 in Mid-American Conference play. The Rockets finished fifth in the MAC West Division, and made their ninth postseason appearance in 10 years. UT will start the season on the road for their first six matches including games against three nationally ranked teams in Notre Dame (9), Kentucky (16) and Pepperdine (10). The Rockets will return to Scott Park on Friday, Sept. 11 to take on Oakland.
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The Rockets take the field before their season opener last year against New Hampshire in the Glass Bowl. Toledo would go on to defeat the Wildcats in a 54-20 blowout racking up 666 total yards.
UT hopes to use last season’s success as fuel By Marcus Dodson
Macon who came into his final season as a wideout. Coming off a 63-44 vicOut of the 15 returning tory over Arkansas State in starters from last season, the GoDaddy Bowl on Jan. only five of them are 4, the University of Toledo from the offensive side of football team is enterthe ball and zero are from ing the 2015 season on a the offensive line. high note and with high “We were able to get expectations. The Rockets a lot of playing time for are the preseason favorites our backups in 2014,” to win the Mid-American Campbell said. “We Conference west division also got in a lot of extra and to meet arch rivals practices since we played Bowling Green for all the in such a late bowl game. marbles in Detroit in the That allowed the reserves MAC championship game. to get in a lot more reps. However, for Head “There was a distinct Coach Matt Campbell improvement from the it’s just another year for end of the 2014 season him and the Rockets. to the end of the bowl “Our expectations are practices.” to win the MAC every Junior lineman Storm year,” Campbell said. “So Norton will be the vetthat doesn’t make any dif- eran Rocket of the group ference to what and who as he had to step in for we are. We take the same three games as left tackle approach when day in and former “Our day out senior Greg and the expectations are Mancz was last nine to win the MAC sidelined months with a every year.” this lower leg program injury. HEAD FOOTBALL has really Storm will COACH stood for be joined Matt Campbell that. And by senior that’s what Ruben our growth is right now, Carter, a transfer from how you come to work Florida State who joined everyday and be the best the Rockets after he you that you possibly can graduated in the spring. be.” After Campbell decides The Rockets finished last who will be patrolling season with a 9-4 overall his front lines, he will record and 7-1 in the Midhave to decide who his American Conference, field general will be. with their only conference Senior Philip Ely and defeat coming yet again at junior Logan Woodside Northern Illinois 27-24 for enter their second season the fifth consecutive year. It competition against one should be noted, however, another for the starting that UT was down to their position. In week two fourth string quarterback against Missouri Ely and now graduate Dwight would suffer a torn ACL
which kept him out for the them thanks to a plethora remainder of the season. of skilled players. Woodside used the rest The deepest position of the season to make for the Rockets is the a solid case to why he backfield with the most should be the starter. notable Rocket being “Both guys did a great junior standout Kareem job getting healthy,” Hunt. Hunt rushed Campbell said. “It’s nice having them back because their leadership is impeccable and they set the beat and culture for the program by the way they help each other out.” ALEX CAMPOS / IC The two (Left to right) junior Logan Woodside, quartersophomore Terry Swanson, and backs have senior Alonzo Russell. been able to use the competition for 1,631 yards and 16 for QB1 not only to touchdowns in 2014 push themselves but to despite missing three push their teammates games and the second as well. half of three others due “You’re talking about to a lower leg injury. two guys that are absolute Hunt is just one of four warriors,” as Campbell proven backs in the UT continues to praise his stable and Campbell plans two quarterbacks. “You on using all his horses this start with Ely who battled season. Sophomore Terry back from a torn ACL Swanson stepped up big and labrum to be 100% for the Rockets last year by fall camp, that’s a story rushing for 732 yards in in itself. You talk about his freshmen campaign another guy who doesn’t while junior Damion get named as starter at the Jones-Moore was named beginning of last year and the GoDaddy Bowl ofthen has to step in and fensive MVP. goes 8-2 as the starter of “It lets you sleep at our team and plays the last night having that trio,” two games with a fracture Campbell said. “Then in his leg and gets surgery throw [Marc Remy] into right after the season.” the mix and then you’re Whoever is named talking about four guys the starter will have a lot that had really great sucof pressure taken off of cess for us. I think one thing we know here is the running back position and how hard it is to keep them healthy because of the shots those guys take. “But to have four guys that can come in to keep one another fresh and at the top of their games is really important to us.” If Toledo figures out how to put the pieces together, look for one of the most explosive and high-scoring offenses in school history. UT kicks off their 2015 campaign on Sep. 3 in ALEX CAMPOS / IC the Glass Bowl against (Left to right) senior Chaz Whittaker, junior Treyvon Hester, and senior Stony Brook. Chase Murdock are returning members of UT’s number one rush defense. Sports Editor
There is an old adage in football that defense wins championships. UT will be coming into the 2015 season with one of the deepest defensive rosters in the Matt Campbell era. The Rockets will be returning with eight starters on defense, most notably senior defensive end Trent Voss. He finished last season leading the MAC d-lineman in tackles with 77 and finished second in the league with 15 tackles for loss. Voss has also been announced to the Lombardi Award watch list for the Nation’s top linebackers. The defensive line also includes two second-team All-MAC winners, senior Orion Jones and junior Treyvon Hester. The two tanks anchored down the middle to help lead the Rockets to the number one rush defense in the MAC allowing 116 yards per game. “We’ve got some great guys who haven’t played yet that we are also excited about,” said Head Coach Matt Campbell. “Great competition on the defensive line can only make us better.” At the linebacker position, UT will have to replace Junior Sylvester and Ray Bush who combined for 182 tackles in 2014. Senior Chase Murdock will be the leading candidate for the starting middle linebacker position. Murdock was a former starter in 2013 and has racked up 136 tackles in the past two seasons. The biggest position battle this offseason comes from the secondary. Last season the Rockets had a tough time stopping the pass finishing dead last in pass defense in the MAC, allowing 291.7 passing yards per game. “We get guys that started for us a couple years ago back with guys that had to step in and play for us last year,” Campbell says. “What you see in this off-season is competition at its highest. I thought those young guys really took advantage of the reps they got and by the end of the season they were playing at a really high rate for us.” Much of the secondary struggle last year was due to season-ending injuries from seniors Cheatham Norrils and Cameron Cole who both started in 2013. Last season senior Christian Dukes led all corners with 62 tackles and two interceptions. “When you got all these guys that can play, competition makes you come to work every day,” Campbell said. “The great teams and elite teams come to work every day and understand how to get better one day at a time.”
Looking ahead at Toledo’s schedule Toledo will start the 2015-16 season off at home, taking on Stony Brook on Sept. 3 in the Glass Bowl. The Rockets will then travel to Little Rock to take on Arkansas the following weekend before returning to the Glass Bowl to take on Iowa State. Six of UT’s first nine games will take place at home, but Toledo will spend two weeks in a row on the road in November. During that stretch, the Rockets will face Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant and Bowling Green.
Joining in the cornerback competition is senior Juwan Hayes, junior Jordan Martin and sophomore Trevon Martin. The strongest position in the secondary may be the safety position. Senior Chaz Whittaker will be the leading candidate for the starting strong safety position. The 6-foot-2 senior started all 13 games last season and racked up 56 tackles and two interceptions. UT was also able to acquire UAB transfer Rolan Milligan to join in the strong safety battle. He was second on the team in tackles at UAB last year with 54. Juniors Dejuan Rogers and Delando Johnson have been competing for the starting free safety position. Rogers collected 67 tackles in the 2014 campaign. With all the position battles going on, look for a much improved pass defense in 2015. “We have veteran guys, and we have young guys who could develop into elite players,” Campbell says. “We need to improve in this area, and I believe we will. We have as much talent as we’ve ever had back there. “Those are four guys that we feel comfortable that could really be starters for our football program at the safety position.”
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10:30 p.m. -- Bonfire, Resident Student Association and National Residence Hall Honorary will host a bonfire in the flatlands. WXUT and the Blue Crew will provide entertainment and s’mores will be provided. The event is open to all. Friday, Aug. 21 2 p.m. -- Commuter Welcome Reception, in the Student Union Ingman Room first-year and transfer commuter students are invited to enjoy free ice cream while having the chance to meet new people before attending convocation. 4 p.m. -- New Student Convocation, located in Savage Arena, first-year students are required to attend the second half of the orientation program at convocation. The event is aimed to provide students with information to help with their first semester at UT. Saturday, Aug. 22 11 a.m. -- Slip-NSlide, the Interfraternity Council and the PanHellenic Council will sponsor a slip-n-slide down the Parks Tower hill. All are invited to get a little wet and slide down the hill. Monday, Aug. 24
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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
Getting connected New and returning students can get involved in multiple organizations on- and off-campus By Anna Glore Staff Reporter
University of Toledo student organizations make it easy to get involved on and off campus, so what’s stopping you from making the most of your college experience? One way to get involved at UT is by helping others. Pay It Forward Toledo is one of several groups on campus that works on spreading kindness to one another. “Pay It Forward Toledo is a new student organization at UT that focuses on creating and promoting happiness in the student and local community COURTESY OF MOHAMMED ALBAAJ through random acts of kindness,” Students wore their white shirts and threw paint in the air last year to celebrate said Jack Sample, president of Pay It the new year. CAP said they will hold more events this year for all students. Forward Toledo. “Paying it forward through random acts of kindness does “The Bridge is an organization organization for incoming freshmen not only include physical acts of kindwhere we do our part in ‘Bridging to get involved with because it is an ness, but any selfless action done by an the gap between the Campus and the opportunity to volunteer and give back individual from the heart.” Community.’ We do this by meeting without the large time commitment. Pay It Forward is partnered with the every other Friday to assemble peanut Getting involved doesn’t just have to local homeless center, the Cherry Street butter and jelly sack lunches,” said be about having to volunteer time for a Mission, to help give back to those in Lauren Banks, president of The Bridge. good cause. There are plenty of ways to the community who are in need. Banks said the point of the organiget involved that have opportunities to “Pay it Forward helps the commuzation is to “bridge” the gap between make friends and have fun on campus nity through the human experience,” campus and community by taking the as well. One example of this is Rocket Sample said. “Drop the adjectives, bagged lunches they make to downtown Recess, an organization committed to gain the human.” Toledo and feeding the homeless. bringing recess games back to college. Sample said students can benefit from The Bridge provides UT students “We do various activities both indoor taking part in Pay it Forward Toledo by with the opportunity to interact with and outdoor such as dodgeball, bubble earning community service, participatpeople on and off campus. soccer, kickball, capture the flag, four ing in campus events which represent “Coming to Bridge meetings on Friday square, board games and so much more,” Pay It Forward Toledo, and also particiafternoons, or downtown on Saturday said Raelyn Mejias Santoro, the founder pating in community events such as Tent mornings, is a quick, easy way to volunand president of Rocket Recess. City and Cherry Street Mission. teer some of your time into enhancing Mejias Santoro said the group was creAnother student organization that the lives of others,” Banks said. “Our small ated on the idea of connecting students shares similar ideals with Pay it Foractions can have large impacts.” to develop friendships, relieve some ward is The Bridge. Banks also said this would be a great stress, but most of all have fun. She also
encourages Rocket Recess to incoming freshmen and all students because it is a great way to meet others, and is not a huge time commitment. Rocket Recess is not the only club that promotes study breaks and having fun. Campus Activities and Programming shares the mission of improving the lives of students through fun. “Campus Activities and Programming is a student-run organization that plans events for the student body,” said Mohammed Albaaj, president of CAP. “Our goal is to help students to get the most out of their UT experience by providing free, safe and fun ways for students to take a break from their studies.” Albaaj said CAP not only allows for members to catch a break from school, but non-members as well. “As an organization who holds close to our values, we strive to plan diverse and creative events that appeal to the entirety of the student body,” Albaaj said. Albaaj also said incoming freshmen, or any student, can benefit from joining CAP because it gives students the opportunity to learn how to plan, lead and work alongside others. According to Mejias Santoro, giving back and having fun is only half of what makes student groups so important. “‘The college experience’ is not just about going to class and taking notes, it is about finding yourself by participating in different experiences,” Mejias Santoro said. “Whether that be figuring out what you want to do for the rest of your life or figuring out who you are as a person.”
MOVE-IN WEEKEND
FIRST WEEK EVENTS
Fun and games greet all students this fall semester
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On- and off-campus organizations line up in Centennial Mall, outside of the Student Union, to promote their groups and invite new and returning students to get involved. By Colleen Anderson Managing Editor
With a foam party, a carnival event and a Cedar Point trip all within the first month of classes starting, students will have more than a new class schedule and ever-present homework to keep them busy. There will be 17 events in August, with an additional 10 planned for September. The Office of Student Involvement and Leadership as well as Campus Activities Programming are hosting both individual events and cosponsored events. Associate Dean of OSIL Donovan Nichols wrote in an email interview that one of the most popular events is the Rocket to the Point event in September, where UT students are given the opportunity to take a trip to Cedar Point for only $25. Other events include the After Convocation Barbeque following the new student convocation and the Student Organization Fair, which will be attended by over 130 student organizations. Nichols said both events are attended by over 3000 students. Many of the back-to-school events take place before classes for the fall semester have resumed, such as the Resident Student Association bonfire, the After-Convocation Barbeque, the CAP Paint UT and the CAP Foam Party. However, there are numerous events planned all the way into September to greet returning students. “We encourage all students to get involved on campus. It is never too late to join a student organization or attend a traditional event,” Nichols wrote. Commuters aren’t left out of the activities either. Along with being invited to all of the on-campus events, a commuter welcome
reception and commuter ice cream social are taking place on Aug. 21 and Aug. 25-26. OSIL also created a ‘Rocket List’ of events, which Nichols said is “a ‘bucket list of things our office thinks every student should experience before graduating, so they can live the full Rocket Experience.” This list has several items related to the events taking place between August and September, including joining a student organization, going to a Greek event/going Greek, bringing family to campus for Parent and Family weekend and attending a UT vs. BGSU game. The student organization CAP is individually sponsoring four events of their own in the first month of school, including the bubble soccer tournament and the Fireman’s challenge. They are also partnering with OSIL for the Carnival on Aug. 23. “Word on the street is there will be a fullsized Ferris wheel at the Carnival, which will make this a must-attend event for all students,” Nichols wrote. Later in September, CAP will be hosting a special event for the UT vs. BGSU game. Because the UT vs. BGSU game is an away game this year, CAP will be holding the Ball Run relay event, with students participating in a giant relay run all the way to BG. CAP president Mohammed Albaaj wrote in an email interview that CAP events are a great step towards getting involved on campus. “CAP’s events give students the opportunity to get out of their dorm room and take a break from their studies,” Albaaj wrote. “Our events give students a chance to meet new people and socialize as well as play games, participate in team-building exercises and do a bit of learning outside of the classroom.”
Students unpack their belongings from cars to their new homes on campus. Students from floors 1, 2 and 5 were able to move in Aug. 18 while general move-in is on Aug. 19.
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Blue bins are lined up outside Presidents Hall to help students move in more efficiently.
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Cole White (left) and Brandon O’Shaughnessy wear their orange vests to help guide incoming freshmen around campus.
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Students Nicholas Hemwall (left) and Justin Stevenor (right) use their blue bins to move all of their belongings from the parking lots into the dorms.