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Provost race draws to a close as finalists engage with community in forums Fighting for Flint

By Carl Macaulay Staff Reporter

Toledo organizers provide aid to Flint residents in the form of water and solidarity support.

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Rockets back on track The men’s team pushed through for a 77-67 win against Ball State.

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“If there was a way to avoid it, we would recommend that UT not raise student costs, but we realize the increase is minimal. It seems to be a justified amount to pay for good operating services and equipment in the dorms.”

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CHRISTOPHER KEIL MCCORD

ANDREW T. HSU

CHARLES ROBINSON

DONALD SIEGEL

McCord focused his presentation at the forums around the question of how to move the university forward, including how his qualifications would assist in that and any plans he had to elevate UT. As a native Ohioan, McCord grew up in Marion and received his undergraduate degree at Bowling Green State University.

McCord said he has spent considerable time working in higher education, and he is the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Northern Illinois University. McCord drew several comparisons between NIU and UT regarding the

Hsu said he thinks of himself primarily as a faculty member because of his experiences, where he enjoyed research and teaching. However, Hsu has also served as an administrator, and currently works as the dean of engineering at Jose State University.

UT’s position as a “research university” was one of the focal points of Hsu’s presentation, where he emphasized that being a research university puts UT in a unique position with individual struggles and opportunities.

“A research university must provide both excellence on one hand and access on the other.

Robinson held three positions at the University of Arkansas, and is currently the vice chancellor for diversity and community for the University of Arkansas. Coming from the school where President Gaber previously served as well, he has already worked with her in the past on several issues, including diversity.

“I think that she knows me and my commitment to it [diversity] and me, and some of the ideas that I have to try to promote and build a more inclusive campus,” Robinson said in a phone interview.

As provost, Robinson said one of his focuses and biggest responsibilities would be facilitating

While Sigel, like the other candidates, has experience as an administrator in his position as the Dean of the School of Business at the University of Albany, he chose to use a different life experience to make many of his points: tennis. According to Sigel, tennis has taught him several important lessons about leading, including leading by example, making sacrifices for the team, and leading through consensus.

Afocus of Siegel’s forum was on fundraising for grants and donations, something he said he had extensive experience in. A few of Siegel’s goals

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BASHCon draws crowds

Toledo wins 81-79 in overtime Central Michigan is defeated by a Brenae Harris layup made with 9.2 seconds left on the clock.

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Saturday morning science returns to UT The project scientist for the Nasa Kepler mission presented a lecture Feb. 20 on exoplanets and the discovery of alien worlds and habitable planets.

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New org supports minority journalists

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Several students wearing cosplay outfits receive their badges for BASHCon, a gaming convention that has been going on for the last 31 years. The convention ran from Friday to Sunday, and is the largest student-hosted gaming convention in the Midwest region. One of this year’s guest was D.C. Douglas, an actor whose credits include voicing a Resident Evil character. Other events included a cosplay costume contest and several panels for the students to attend.

A University of Toledo chapter of the National Association for Black Journalists was created last semester to educate and empower minority professionals in the media.

“Some people need guidance, everyone isn’t a go-getter, so they need an organization that can culture them and nourish them so when they do graduate, they can get whatever job they want to,” said Lydia Sims, founder and president of the UT chapter of NABJ. LeAsha Moore, vice president of the chapter, said the group’s goal is to spread awareness for minorities in the field of media and to portray them in a positive light.

“We also want you to grow as a professional. We are going to have workshops, professional development and a family where you can nurture your strengths in a way you can’t get anywhere else,” Sims said.

Sims said finding an adviser “Some was difficult because of the mulpeople need tiple channels guidance, the group had everyone isn’t to go through.

Currently, Wila go-getter, so lie McKether, they need an special advisor to President Gaber organization for diversity, is that can on board as the culture them faculty adviser.

“Our orgaand nourish nization was them so chartered last when they October — it hasn’t even been do graduate, a full year. We’re they can get still reaching out whatever job to people, getting members,” they want to.”

Moore said.

LYDIA SIMS While the Founder and presigroup is just dent of UT NABJ starting out and does not have a definite head count yet, Sims would like the group to mentor their new members and give them guidance in finding internships.

“People always say communications is a closed circle and everyone knows everyone — that is so true,” Sims said.

According to Sims, NABJ helps its members polish up their résumés and cover letters so they have the best chance at securing an internship and will enable members to break into the inner circle at their national conference, which includes networking opportunities and internships.

“Graduating, I don’t want [communication majors] to have the anxiety of what they are going to do, such as, ‘I don’t have an internship,’ this and that,” Sims said.

According to Sims, the NABJ has an organizational website that provides scholarship opportunities, internship listings, access to industry members and also gives members the chance to apply for the national conference. The national organization charges a $40 annual membership fee.

“The chapter will be a place for communication majors as well as others with a passion for journalism to come together and share ideas and help develop each other’s skills through peer review,” Sims said.

“We also want you to grow as a professional. We are going to have workshops, professional development and a family where you can nurture your strengths in a way you can’t get anywhere else.”

LYDIA SIMS Founder and president of UT NABJ

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UT celebrates Engineers week University of Toledo College of Engineers will celebrate Engineers Week through Feb. 27.

The UT Engineering council along with various student organizations at the College of Engineering have planned multiple events throughout the week. These events include a Mr. and Mrs. Engineer pageant competition Wed., Feb. 24 at 6:45 p.m. in Nitschke Hall Auditorium, Lifesize Jenga at 11 a.m. in Nitschke Hall on Thurs., Feb. 25 followed immediately by Putt-Putt at 2 p.m., and finally a Rube Goldberg competition Friday, Feb. 26 where teams will compete to come up with the most creative and complex contraptions to open an umbrella.

For more information contact Jon Pawlecki, director of student services in the College of Engineering, at jon. pawlecki@utoledo.edu.

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COST OF LIVING

HOUSING HIKE UT Board of Trustees approves 2% increase in residence hall costs for 2016-17 academic year

By Amanda Pitrof Editor-in-chief

Students could end up paying up to $185.08 more per year for housing at the University of Toledo starting next academic year. The Board of Trustees approved the 2 percent increase at a Feb. 15 meeting.

One of the goals of the room-rate change is to cover increases in operating expenses, according to the oneslide PowerPoint that was sent to the Board of Trustees for their consideration and eventual approval. The presentation noted that while UT’s housing prices are greater than the average for similar Ohio universities,

UT student and staff member recognized for work in human trafficking University of Toledo clinical simulation and educational research associate Katie Bush was awarded the Liberator Award last month for her work to help stop human trafficking in Toledo.

Student Nora Riggs was also granted the award in the student category.

The Liberator Awards were created in 2013

by Theresa Flores, an advocate and survivor, in recognition of Lloyd Garrison, who was an American abolitionist, journalist, suffragist and social reformer.

The goal in the creation of the awards was to unite local people in the fight against human trafficking and to recognize outstanding individuals and groups making progress in the fight.

the tuition and meal plan expenses are less at UT. “The housing fees provide the resources for the University’s Residence Life operations so that we can offer students on-campus living options with the amenities students want in a safe environment,” wrote Virginia Speight, associate vice president for student affairs and director of Residence Life, in an email interview.

This increased room and board rate followed another recent mandate — students living more than 25 miles away from campus must spend at least two years in on-campus housing — which was announced at the Oct. 20, 2015 Student Government meeting.

Speight wrote that the two decisions were made for different reasons — the 2 percent room rate increase is to cover operating expenses, while the two-year residence policy is an attempt to improve student performance.

“I hope that students recognize the value of living on campus and the services that Residence Life provides to enhance their college experience,” Speight wrote.

However, some are not sold on the new policy.

Cheyann Beam, a second-year biomedical physics major, currently lives in President’s Hall and spent time her freshman year in

Parks Tower. While she has scholarship money to pay for tuition and fees, she has had to take out loans to cover her room and board.

“I understand them wanting to increase people living on campus … but it’s already expensive enough,” Beam said.

While she feels this way, she said the extra money would be worth it if housing on campus is improved — she would personally be interested in seeing the Parks Tower elevators being better maintained, updated bathrooms and newer furniture in the residence common rooms.

Resident Assistant Nande Gilbert, a fourth-year interdisciplinary studies major, is concerned about how the room rate increase will affect her residents.

“While some people can find assistance, not all people can, and there are some really good students that don’t have the money to pay for it,” Gilbert said. “I just feel like it’ll be really bad.”

She said she gets to talk to her residents and some of them have talked to her about really struggling to pay for room and board.

“If I know that at least five of the 22 residents that I have on my floor are struggling, just think about how many there are throughout all of the halls,” Gilbert said.

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Fan-tastic performance

New library tool simplifies searches A new library feature based on EBSCOhost, a popular online database, allows users to sift through thousands of scholarly journals, articles and more.

The former process required multiple different searchers through different databases. The new search tool simplifies the process by combining almost all resources available into one search.

Search results using the new tool will now include both the library’s electronic resources and its print resources and their availability, all of the EBSCO databases the University subscribes to, and other electronic resources such as the Electronic Journal Center and the Web of Science.

For more information, contact Rigda at christine.rigda@utoledo.edu or 419-530-2333.

Nominations sought for outstanding faculty research and scholarship awards The University of Toledo is looking for nominees for the Outstanding Faculty Research and Scholarship Award now until Tuesday, March 1 at 5 p.m.

The award recognizes full-time faculty members who have contributed to the university through research, scholarship and creativity in any academic discipline.

Both current and past faculty members who have not previously received the award are eligible. Both peer and self-nominations are being accepted.

CRIME

Man found guilty of UT student murder dies in custody

By IC Staff

A man convicted of murdering a University of Toledo student in 2010 died after a hanging incident in his prison cell Wednesday, Feb. 17.

Lawrence James, 30, was pronounced dead while in custody at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center Wednesday night, according to an article by The Blade. The article said James’ death was the result of an apparent suicide attempt according to authorities, but the official cause of death is still pending investigation.

James was in custody serving a life sentence during the time of the incident for the murder of University of Toledo student Casey Bucher in 2010. Bucher was a 22-year-old exercise science major and was walking to his apartment in Kenwood Gardens on July 18, 2010 when he was approached by James who demanded money and cigarettes from him.

After Bucher refused, James then stabbed him once in the chest. At about 8 p.m. Bucher called 911 after being stabbed, and was taken to Toledo Hospital where he died due to his injuries.

After the incident James was arrested in his apartment where he confessed to the police. He then plead guilty and was sentenced to life in prison with eligibility for parole in the year 2026.

James had previously been released from a two-year sentence for a stabbing incident in 2008 before the occurance with Bucher occurred.

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University president announces 2016 budget plan

By Callie Staton Staff Writer

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Performers Chenzi Zheng (right) and Wang Zhe (left) show off their skills with a silk fan at the 2016 Spring Festival Gala. They danced the ‘Yong Chun,’ a fan dance developed almost 2,000 years ago. The gala hosted for the Chinese New Year, which brings in the Year of the Monkey, was held Feb. 18 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium.

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Saturday Morning Science returns to UT

By Morgan Kovacs Staff Writer

The chemistry department began its annual event, Saturday Morning Science, at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 20 on the University of Toledo’s Main Campus.

This is the 11th year of Saturday Morning Science, which hosts guest speakers from around the country. Each speaker for this program devotes an hour or two of their time to educate the public on a wide range of scientific topics.

Steve B. Howell, project scientist for the NASA Kepler Mission, presented Saturday’s lecture regarding exoplanets and the discovery of alien worlds and habitable planets.

“We ask the presenters to talk in a way that should be accessible to the public. We often say middle school age or a little older,” said Joe Schmidt, an organizer of the event and chemistry professor at UT. The event was held in Wolfe Hall, which had approximately 125 people in attendance. It started off with breakfast —

provided by Barry’s Bagels — before Howell took the stage.

The main goal of Saturday Morning Science is to broaden people’s scientific interests, according to Schmidt, and though the topics revolve around science, you don’t have to be a scientist to attend.

“Part of the goal of Saturday Morning Science is the idea that most people aren’t scientists, but there is a lot of cool science going on, and from the point of view of both knowing what research your tax dollars are supporting as well as just being aware of science in technology and medicine that affect everyone’s lives,” said John Bellizzi, an organizer of the event and chemistry professor at UT. Students make up a majority of the audience, which Bellizzi said is due to many classes offering extra credit for attendance. However, the event is open to the public and audience members can range from middle school students to senior citizens.

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If you go: When: 9:30 a.m.

Where: Wolfe hall

“To say the least, we try to make them interesting. We are after neat topics that appeal to a broad audience,” Schmidt said Each program is led by a different presenter. Bellizzi said there is a focus on professors from both UT and the University of Michigan.

The program does usually have a few presenters come in from further away during the course of the year, though.

Schmidt said the topics differ each year, though space, forensics and environment tend to be a recurring theme. Bellizzi and they look for speakers with different job experiences to offer a different perspective.

The talks this spring include the analysis of color fading in masterpieces by Vincent Van See Science / 9 »

In hopes of stabilizing the university’s budget for this upcoming fiscal year, and in response to last fall’s decline in student enrollment, University of Toledo President Sharon Gaber announced in her Feb. 17 campus-wide letter the various ways she intends to solve campus-wide concerns.

Though she praised the progress the university has made, President Gaber recognized the need to address issues head on in order to overcome them.

“As many of you know, we face a number of budgetary pressures this year that were sparked by a decline in our enrollment last fall,” Gaber wrote in her letter. “I recognize that our reality was not created overnight, and that there are not quick or easy solutions.”

Gaber reached out to the campus community for assistance in response to this growing concern, and announced that Larry Kelley, the interim chief financial officer, would be working in correspondence with division and college leaders to identify a 1.5 percent stabilization reduction to this year’s operating budget, and a 3 percent reduction to the entire 2017 budget.

Anticipating this process as a first-step corrective initiative, President Gaber wrote that “college deans and vice presidents will have discretion regarding how best to meet these targets,” and this process will “incentivize units to look for ways to generate increased revenue by allowing some of it to be kept by the unit.”

Prior to making budgetary decisions — and in aspiration of further correction of this problem — multiple steps were enacted: changes in enrollment management, consolidation of the college and administration, an exploration of all possible avenues of cost savings, the recapture of utility savings, an eight-month position hold, and presidential scrutiny and approval on compensation increases.

“We must grow and correct our way out of this history that incorporates annual budget cuts,” Gaber stated. “I have no interest in repeating this exercise in the future, and I know you will agree with me. I truly believe that The University of Toledo is poised for growth in the coming years, and with your help, I am confident we will get there.”

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EDITORIAL

Higher housing costs unwanted but unavoidable

Students will have to pay 2 percent more for housing if they want to stay in UT’s on-campus housing for the 2016-17 academic year. We did the math, and the 2 percent increase in room rates means students can expect an additional $108.24 – $185.08 to be added to their bill.

UT reported that the raised prices were put in place to combat increased operating costs from more necessary maintenance and upkeep fees. While we don’t like the unexpected change, we can’t begrudge UT their choice if it means students will have better-maintained facilities. After all, no one wants to be stranded without hot water in the winter or with a broken elevator all year in Parks Tower because we skimped on spending for infrastructure.

It’s important to note that UT has made attempts to lower housing costs for students in past years. A couple years ago, the fee to apply for housing was waived if you were already in a residence hall, and this past year there was a 25 percent discount on room and board for students who were returning to on-campus housing. Maybe this was just to increase the number of people living in the dorms, but the students greatly appreciated the discount.

It seems that UT is willing to work with students and understands the monetary struggle.

Keeping this in mind makes us wonder: will this 2 percent increase prompt the university to offer more scholarships for students?

Many students receive scholarships, but some of those scholarships don’t cover room and board. Having additional options may allow more students to afford oncampus housing. With both the number of students and residence prices increasing, the availability and quantity of financial assistance from UT will decide exactly how much students are affected by this change.

Certainly, the number of students affected will reflect last semester’s updated housing policy, which requires students to live on campus for their first two years. New sophomores who may have had plans to move off campus will now have to plan for another year of dorm life and pay for the fee that comes with it. Again, though, UT does seem willing to compromise by offering a waiver application for students who have reasons for not wanting to live on campus, and it’s possible financial reasons could exempt a student from having to live on campus.

It’s also possible that the 2 percent increase is so small that it may not affect a student’s decision to stay in a residence hall. After all, it’s less than $200, which is microscopic when compared with the entire bill for tuition and a meal plan and extra fees and the previous cost of housing.

On the other hand, that amount of money would pay for a textbook or a few weeks of food.

However, the students already struggling with the housing bill will be forced to scrounge up the extra money somehow. Only time will tell the long-term effects of this on the university. On one hand, the increase in students staying on campus will likely lead to increased revenue for the university. On the other hand, these new policies could potentially affect the choice of students to enroll at UT in a negative way if there are students who don’t want to have to pay the extra money to stay on campus.

One of the main costs that college students worry over is room and board, so the increase in housing costs — no matter the amount — is definitely not a pleasant situation. If there was a way to avoid it, we would recommend that UT not raise student costs, but we realize the increase is minimal. It seems to be a justified amount to pay for good operating services and equipment in the dorms.

COMMENTARY

Why Trump?

I’m as guilty as anyone for looking up Donald Trump memes and reading all the stupid, ugly and downright offensive things that come flying out of his mouth. He’s nothing more than a racist, a misogynistic loud mouth with no respect for anyone other than himself. He is the definition of offensive. So why is he the front-runner for the Republican slot?

If you’re looking for reasons not to vote for Trump, the only question is where to start. It’s no secret that Donald Trump refused to do a Republican debate because he didn’t “like” Megyn Kelly.

He was quoted throwing some serious shade her way on Fox because she was asking some tough questions. You might remember his comment in

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that Fox interview where he referred to “blood coming out of her whatever.” Long story short, he threw a fit because he didn’t like her and didn’t want to be asked questions by her. Real mature, Mr. Trump.

Another point of shock was when Sarah Palin publicly announced her support of Trump for president in a, “Let’s kick ISIS’s ass!” kind of mentality. How can a woman

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COMMENTARY

A war fought for my mother tongue How many times have you heard the official language of East Pakistan.

Language Day” in Bangladesh as well about a nation sacrificing blood just The movement was led primaras worldwide. for their mother tongue? People fight ily by the students of University In 1998, a Bangladeshi named wars to be independent, to preserve of Dhaka, who called for a protest Rafiqul Islam living in Vancouver, their sovereignty. You on February 21, Canada wrote a letter to U.N. General may have heard of my 1952. They planned Secretary Kofi Anan asking him to country, Bangladesh, strikes and rallies. initiate a step to save all the languagcoming up in the In response, the es in the world from extinction and list of countries that government imdeclare an International Mother Lanfought an indepenposed Section 144 guage Day. On November 17, 1999, dence war. However, and banned any type UNESCO proclaimed February 21 as we also fought another of gathering of more the “International Mother Language war. Unlike any other than three people, Day” to show support for multiculwar you have heard thereby forcing the turalism and multilingualism. of, the people of students to disband.

United Nations formally recogBangladesh, fought The students denized the day in 2008 at the United another singular war cided to keep their Nations General Assembly, establish— we fought a war to peaceful protests on, ing 2008 as the International Year of preserve our mother but this led to dire Languages. The resolution asked all tongue, Bangla. events where police the member states to preserve and This war took place fired on the stuprotect all the languages used by the in the year 1952, dents and wounded people of the world.

GUEST COLUMNIST before our Liberation several Bengalis Rafiq, Jabbar, Salam, Barkat and everyWar of 1971. We were and killed four brave one who died in 1952 to save their mother still called East Pakistan as labeled by patriots, Abdus Salam, Rafiq Uddin tongue died for all the languages of the the British in 1947, when they divided Ahmed, Abul Barkat and Abdul Jabworld. International Mother Language the Indian subcontinent into three difbar. After the news of Day is observed in ferent parts: India, West Pakistan and the killing spread, the different places all over East Pakistan. The division was made whole city went on a the world, in counLanguage is the according to the major religion of the strike. More people tries like Chile, Russia, most powerful area: Islam or Hinduism. Despite being joined and lost their Egypt and Canada. In aspect of any grouped under the same religion, East lives, all for the sake of Bangladesh, people walk and West Pakistan were very different, their love for Bangla. to the Martyrs’ Monuculture. Every and the language was the one of the The Pakistani government (Shaheed Minar) language has a most significant and distinguishing fac- ment had to accept and lay flowers to show history, a begintors between the two regions. People in the people’s demands. their respect. Different East Pakistan spoke Bangla.

Four years after the cultural events also take ning, and they Being a region which gave birth to original protest, on place in memory of the help us track countless Bengali poets, writers, musiFebruary 29, 1956, people who sacrificed back to our cians and artists, you can understand the Pakistan constitutheir lives. how possessive we were about it. But the tion was reworded to, Language is the ancestors...

West Pakistan (now Pakistan) govern“The state language of most powerful aspect ment proposed that, as we were going Pakistan shall be Urdu of any culture. Every to be one country, we should be united and Bengali.” language has a history, under one language: Urdu. Thus the Bangla is a language spoken by a beginning, and they help us track rule, the order that one language to be 300 million people worldwide with back to our ancestors and tell us a spoken in both East and West Pakistan 250 million native speakers. This lot about how we are here today. We was passed. However, this was legislaastounding number of Bengali can find connections among different tion which Bangladeshis vehemently speakers owe a lot to the Banglaparts of the world through languages. protested and simply could not accept. deshi patriots who sacrificed their International Mother Language Day is This gave rise to The Bengali Language lives so we can speak our mother a symbolic day to which unites all the Movement, and the singular most imtongue. February 21 is recognized languages of the world. portant aim of the movement was to get as a national holiday in Bangladesh, Md. Akid Amin is a senior in the Dethe authorities to recognize Bangla as and also known as the “International partment of mechanical engineering.

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COMMENTARY

How to get Utopia Whether or not a utopian world is believe most crimes could be better tant than just having students memorize possible is debatable; however, workhandled with a community service concepts. It helps with critical thinking ing towards one has always been the sentence for the perpetrator, and and makes students better test takers and goal of humanity. In that stride, I have this is my community-driven justice problem solvers. It would make students some practical ideas system. Here, punishbetter logical thinkers and hopefully help for a better-running ment would encourstudents get past any barriers in subjects world that may bring age rehabilitation for like math, which is completely based on us closer to utopian the convicted rather critical thinking. conditions. I believe than simple imprisonMy final idea, we need an Internet it’s worth putting my ment and torture. In where I could learn about any subject or ideas out there, even if this way, the effects topic for free, and a forum to discuss ideas I feel like I’m throwing and consequences of and kick-start projects. I would like to see a message in a bottle the crime can be dealt free online textbooks and guides as well as into the ocean. At the with more effectively.

Internet access for everybody. It wouldn’t very least though, for This makes the most be exactly like The Matrix where you those who are reading sense when could download this, it will be better dealing with your Kung Fu Here is my than reading an article convicted training, but it utopia checklist: about Donald Trump! young people, would be as close direct democraSo here is my utopia who need as we could get. I checklist: direct democattentiveness believe the knowlcy, communityIC COLUMNIST racy, community-driven and education edge that humans driven justice justice system, logic-drivrather than produce should en content, critical thinking and commu- punishment. We need combe distributed and system, logicnity forums in our educational system. munities that are self-aware encouraged to driven content, For direct democracy, I would like to and self-improving. grow. critical thinking swap out Congress for a direct demoAnother idea for a utopian In Ancient cratic process. In this scenario, I want world would be teaching kids Greece people and community you to imagine that everybody has access the metric system and formalgathered in forums in our to an online voting platform and they ized logic in schools. Liberia, the Agora and educational can log on, watch 10 five-minute videos, Burma, and the United States discussed politics, each of which outlines the issues of that are the only three countries that philosophy, system. particular ballot in an unbiased manner. are not on the metric system. economics, and The people can then vote and go on with The metric system is used in other big ideas their day. This way we could have direct the scientific community, and so I think at the time. I think that we could stand access to which laws get passed. If we can it is just common sense to have it be the to benefit from something like this — a vote once a month on different issues at official system of measurement. We need place in the community where everyday hand, the public would be the lawmakers, as many good scientists as we can to solve people can debate, educate, and elevate the very people these laws affect. the problems of the future, and using a each other, and bring their ideas out of Secondly, I would also like to see the common basis of measurement is impor- their heads and into the world. justice system give more disciplinary tant for communication and understandMatthew Foley is a third-year double sentences with community service. ing international research. I also think majoring in law and social thought and This would better serve our society. I teaching logic in schools is more imporphilosophy.

MATHEW FOLEY

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PUZZLES

Student Spending from page 3

Speight acknowledged that the increase may be a concern for some.

“We understand the cost of attendance is important to students and their families, which is why we announced this decision on housing costs now rather than in the summer so that they could plan ahead for the upcoming school year,” Speight wrote.

Nachiket Thorat, a firstyear computer science major who lives in Parks Tower, isn’t worried about the increase. He is among the students who thinks the increase in price is worth it.

As an international student from India, Thorat likes the experience he gets in the dorms where he can meet and talk to local students.

“If I lived off campus, I wouldn’t get that,” he said.

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The University of Toledo’s baseball team opened up their 2016 season with a fourgame series in the Historic Dodgertown Classic in Vero Beach, FL. To see how they did, read the full weekend recap written by Jackson Rogers on page 8.

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Rockets back on track with 77-67 home win

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10-5 21-7 The University of Toledo Kent State

9-6 18-10 men’s basketball team snapped a Buffalo 9-6 16-12 two-game skid with a 77-67 win against Mid-American ConferOhio

9-6 18-9 ence West Division leader Ball Bowling Green 5-10 14-14 State in Savage Arena.

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MAC) are now a game behind the Cardinals for first place and tied with Central Michigan in second place in the MAC West with only three games remaining.

“This game was crucial,” said head coach Todd Kowalcyzk. “The guys performed as such. We played with really good energy and togetherness and it led to a really efficient offensive game for us.”

The Rockets were led by star center senior Nathan Boothe with a game-high 23 points and eight rebounds. Joining him in double-figures were junior Jonathan Williams with 12 points and four assists and freshman Nate Navigato with a new MAC game-high with 19 points off the bench.

UT lit it up from the field in the first half, shooting 62.1 percent from the field and 75 percent from beyond the arch. The Rockets finished the game shooting 46 percent from the field.

“We haven’t come out fast lately,” said Boothe. “It was something Coach really preached during practice and before the game.”

Toledo also took care of the ball committing just six turnovers on the night and dishing out 16 assists along the way.

The Cardinals had a hot first

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layup by junior Zack Garber.

Ball State retook the lead after back-to-back threes from Weber, making it a 17-14 game at the under 12-minute media timeout.

Following the media timeout, Navigato drained two corner threes from opposite corners to put the Rockets back on top.

The Rockets held on to a slim lead until Kiapway tied things up at 29 following an elbow jumper with just under seven minutes to play.

With the game tied at 38 with 2:42 remaining, Ball State used a timeout that lead to a Mosley jumper at the elbow for a 40-38 advantage.

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There is no doubt that basketball is a physical, high-contact sport. Day in and day out, athletes are put to the test both physically and mentally.

Nancy Kessler, sophomore center out of St. Catherine’s, Ontario, is no different. Standing at 6’3”, Kessler not only brought physical play to the Rockets, but was also fast and ran the floor well.

During her time at Toledo, she played in 30 games, averaging 1.4 points and 1.4 rebounds in 7.2 minutes.

After sustaining her fourth concussion in her short yearand-a-half collegiate career, Kessler has been officially ruled out as medically disqualified.

“Hearing the news, it’s hard,” Kessler said. “You don’t foresee that ever happening in your career and it’s hard dealing with not being able to ever see your full potential reached.”

As a junior in high school at St. Francis Secondary, Kessler obtained her first concussion that kept her away from the game for three months. Kessler was a vital member of her high school team, averaging 20 points and eight rebounds per game.

After going through all the necessary concussion protocol, Kessler said she was more than ready to step back on the court.

“I was never scared to play again,” Kessler said.

After staying healthy in her senior year, she was diagnosed with her second concussion in early January of her freshman year here at Toledo.

Freshman guard Jaelan Sanford drives past a Ball State defender in Toledo’s 77-67 victory over the Cardinals. Sanford finished with 6 points in 28 minutes on the night.

half as well, shooting 55.6 percent from the field. Ball State was led by junior Ryan Weber with 18 points.

Weber dropped 15 first-half points before being held to just a single trey in the second half by freshman Jaylean Sanford with two minutes to go in the game. “[Sanford] has been our most reliable defender in big games,” Kowalcyzk said.

Also in double-figures for the Cards was senior Bo Calhoun and sophomore Francis Kiapway with 10 points apiece.

Boothe got things going with a layup that was quickly answered with a 3-pointer by Kiapway.

Toledo jumped out to an early 11-9 lead in the opening minutes of the first period following a

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Toledo wins 81-79 in overtime

By Justice Sunderland Sports Reporter

The UT women’s basketball team defeated Central Michigan 81-79 on a layup by senior Brenae Harris with 9.2 seconds remaining in overtime on the road on Saturday. Toledo improves to 15-10 and 10-4 in Mid-American Conference play, moving into a tie for second place in the West division.

Down by 3 points with just over three minutes to go, Bravo-Harriot hit a triple to tie the game at 72-72. After trading buckets over the next two minutes, Harris hit a jumper to put UT ahead by three with 1:04 left in the overtime.

The Chippewas tied things up once more at 79 after three free throws in the final minute.

Harris drove the lane and hit the game-winning layup with just 9.2 seconds left on the clock for the win.

Toledo shot 51 percent from the field including 6-of-14 from behind the arc and 73 percent (11-of-15) from the free-throw line. With the victory, UT wins the fourth of their last five on the road against the Chippewas while ending CMU’s eight-game winning streak.

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Freshman Kaayla McIntyre fights for the ball against a pair of Bobcat defenders.

Harris paced UT with a game-high 23 points, dishing out four dimes and grabbing six rebounds. Sophomore Jay-Ann BravoHarriott poured in 19 points, five boards See Overtime / 8 »

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Toledo organizers provide aid to Flint residents in the form of water and solidarity support

By Joe Heidenescher Community Editor

In response to the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Mich., University of Toledo students are organizing material and political support.

For the past two Saturdays, Jocelyn Watkins and other local organizers braved the frigid temperatures and traveled to Flint to deliver gallons of water and baby supplies as well as canvass around the city.

“I think it’s important for all of us to recognize water — clean, safe water — is a human right and we need to stand in solidarity with Flint,” Watkins said.

Watkins is a social work graduate student, which is one of the many reasons why she is responding to the Flint crisis.

“As social workers, it is part of our code of ethics to advocate for the poor and vulnerable and oppressed and always advocate for social and economic justice, so it’s part of our profession and our passion,” Watkins said.

Watkins works with the help of other social work students, the Phi Alpha Honor Society and community members to organize the Toledo-Flint

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Solidarity Network. As of now, the network has delivered almost 4,000 gallons of clean water and 23 cases of baby wipes to Flint. Last Saturday they arrived in Flint with an entire semi-truck full of water.

Organizer Danielle Stamper, who is studying for a master’s degree in social work, said the group has been able to accomplish this work with the help of a GoFundMe fundraising page.

The group raised over $4,000 over the course of a month.

Stamper directly coordinated with Kroger to provide a semi-truck to transport 18 pallets of water on Feb. 20, but she said that’s not enough.

“Water donations are a Band-Aid on gaping wound,” said Kassandra David, another network organizer.

“We need political action to actually make Flint an inhabitable city.

There’s so much work to do and that always feels a little daunting.”

The problem began in April 2014, when an appointed crisis manager switched Flint’s water supply from Detroit’s water to the Flint River in order to cut costs. Even after treatment, the Flint River water

contained high levels of chemicals that corroded pipes that transport the water through the city. The lead pipes corroded and leached high amounts of lead into drinking water.

According to the Flint Water Study’s website, in 2015 they detected 25 parts of lead per billion, which is much higher than the U.S. EPA’s maximum of 15 ppb.

President Obama signed an emergency declaration on Jan. 16 that mandated federal support in Flint during the crisis. Residents have been advised not to use the water at all.

Toledo activist Katrina Bacome said local assistance is necessary, too.

“I think it’s important because there are people in Flint who don’t have clean water to drink, they don’t have water to bathe their children in, they don’t have water to do dishes with, and anything we can do to pitch in to help should be done,” Bacome said.

Bacome and Watkins said Toledoans should relate to Flint’s water crisis.

“Toledo had its own water crisis not that long ago, and that was only three days, so can you imagine what it’s like not to have clean water for

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Friday, Feb.26 at 7 p.m.

Play: “No Exit” The UT Theatre Department presents “No Exit.” The play is put on and directed by UT students and will be showing in the Center for Performing Arts Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students and $15 for community members.

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Friday, Feb.26 at 5:30 p.m.

Syrian Refugee Welcome Potluck Students are welcoming new neighbors with a potluck dinner. Tickets are $10 and include a meet and greet with Syrian refugees. All proceeds from the dinner will go to aiding the refugees. Dinner starts at 5:30 at the Al-Madinah Center, located at 3151 Chollett Dr., and will end at 8 p.m..

two years?” Bacome said.

Additionally, Watkins added that Flint stood in solidarity with Toledo during the three-day water crisis in Aug. 2014, and provided water for Toledoans.

Solidarity and advocacy are the main reasons why Bacome, Watkins and David suggested getting involved in this issue. Giving water and money helps, but it doesn’t resolve the issue they said.

“I believe that when a material need arises that you can directly address — in this case, giving water to people who need it — two amazing things happen: people feel politically empowered because they can see how their actions directly benefit folks, and radical consciousness can be raised,” David said.

For those who want to get involved, David said there are numerous ways to help. Anyone can donate to the network’s public GoFundMe at https://www.gofundme.com/tolflintsolidarity. Students or community members can also travel about two hours to Flint with the group to help canvass or volunteer.

COURTESY UT CHAARG

Staying fit while making friends

By Emily Schnipke

Associate Community Editor

It’s not just a group, it’s a lifestyle.

It’s not just working out, it’s taking CHAARG. Meet CHAARG, a motivated group of women maintaining fitness and friendships through pumped-up weekly exercise.

CHAARG stands for Changing Health, Attitudes and Actions to Recreate Girls. The group focuses on fitness and living a healthy life, while also teaching members to live a happy lifestyle.

The organization is centered on women meeting semi-weekly to work out in a community of other women. They do yoga, kickboxing, Zumba and even CrossFit, but they all say CHAARG is much more than just working out — it’s a community.

“I realized during my first semester of CHAARG that CHAARG is way more than an organization,” said Brooke Salazar. “CHAARG is a community of amazing women who not only share a love for fitness but also love each other, radiate positivity and continually lift each other up.”

Salazar is UT’s CHAARG ambassador and joined the organization at a time when she was recovering from a back injury. She said with the help and support from the women she met, she was able to perform workouts she never thought she

would be able to complete.

“This group of girls not only showed how to pursue a positive fitness lifestyle, but they showed me that every girl has their own story along with their own unique fitness journey and how to embrace that,” Salazar said. “My passion is helping other girls through the same struggles I have been through whether it be body image, physical injury or finding a workout they like. Nothing makes me happier than knowing I can have a positive impact on those around me.”

“CHAARG is a community of amazing women who not only share a love for fitness but also love each other, radiate positivity and continually lift each other up” BROOKE SALAZAR UT CHAARG AMBASSADOR

Identifying herself as a “CHAARGie,” Elaine Gray, a second-year nursing student, said participating in CHAARG has directly influenced her health, but indirectly keeps up her spirits.

“I am motivated daily by my

fellow CHAARGies,” Gray said.

“We all just want the best for each other and want to see each other achieve. We’re a group of girls who are passionate about loving each other and raising each other up instead of tearing each other down like society does to women daily.

We are big on self-love.”

Gray said that in today’s society, too many women are focused on looking the “prettiest” or the “hottest.”

“I feel like girls see other girls as their enemies,” Gray said.

To Gray, CHAARG is the opposite of that sentiment, with a focus on teaming up and working out together, not about competing.

“CHAARG works to make girls feel more confident in themselves and to appreciate their bodies,” said Maggie Leibold, a second-year biology major.

Leibold said there is a lot more to working out than just running on the elliptical, but many women are too intimidated to try anything else.

“Too many girls are timid when in the gym because of the huge guys lifting an insane amount of weights,” Leibold said. “Before joining CHAARG, the thought of going to the Rec Center alone was terrifying … If I ever get timid and feel like the weakling in the gym, I remind myself of what my body is capable of and how strong I truly am.”

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In the Toledo area, approximately 10,000 people are addicted to heroin and other opioids, according to Team Recovery 419.

To combat these numbers and raise awareness about the issue, Team Recovery 419 hosted their annual Ohio vs. Heroin Rally on Sunday, Feb. 21.

Matt Bell helped found Team Recovery in 2015 while dealing with his own addiction.

“Team Recovery was started after we got into recovery. We wanted to help other people and point them in the right direction and help the family members because we’ve been through it and know how it feels,” Bell said.

The Rally

The annual rally’s purpose is to destigmatize the issue of addiction and talk about the issue openly.

The rally of a couple hundred met at 1:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Zepf Center Recovery House and marched down Collingwood Boulevard toward Monroe Street.

During the event, supporters made signs that said, “Ohio Vs. Heroin,” “There is no such thing as ‘just once,’” “Heroin sucks” and “Pugs over drugs.”

Many rally supporters showed up to support addicts or have been personally affected by drug addiction through family or themselves.

“My sister died November 27, 2010 from a heroin overdose,” said Chrissy Palmer, a Team Recovery volunteer. “I want to break the stigma associated with heroin addicts, I want everyone to know that there is hope, I want them to know that people care and recovery is possible.”

According to Palmer, it is difficult for some to admit that relatives or loved ones are heroin addicts and it is also hard for heroin addicts to come out because they are sometimes viewed as junkies.

“It is important for people to know that [heroin addiction] is huge and a lot of people are being affected by it and to reduce any stigma,” said Tina Kern, Regional Ministry Leader of Celebrate Recovery at Cedar Creek.

Helping people through addiction is about love, not negative stereotypes, See Heroin / 10 »

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| The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, February 24, 2016

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BASEBALL

Rockets winless in opening weekend

By Jackson Rogers Sports Reporter

The University of Toledo baseball team kicked off their 2016 campaign over the weekend with three games in the Historic Dodgertown Classic in Vero Beach, FL. To open the tournament, the Rockets lost to Ohio State 7-1 on Friday before dropping a 7-2 decision to Pittsburgh on Saturday. Toledo started Sunday with a 4-3 defeat to Niagara on Sunday.

UT capped off the tournament with another game against Ohio State that resulted in a 5-5 tie.

“It was good to get started,” said head coach Cory Mee. “The result wasn’t what we were hoping for, but I like the way we went out and competed.”

The Buckeyes got things started off early with a solo shot from redshirt junior Jacob Bosiokovic in the bottom of the first inning, off of junior pitcher Steven Calhoun over the leftcenter field wall. OSU added another run in the bottom of the second to enhance their lead to take an early 2-0 lead.

It was a pitchers’ duel for the next two innings as no runs were scored in the third or fourth innings. Ohio State blew the game open in the bottom of the fifth inning with a three-run home run by junior Jalen Washington to make the score 5-0.

The Rockets missed plenty of opportunities as they stranded seven runners on base and failed to get a hit with runners in scoring position.

OSU strengthened their lead when junior Troy Montgomery hit a two-run homer off of freshman Casey Johnson in the bottom of the sixth to raise the Buckeye lead to 7-0.

Toledo’s lone run of the game came in the top of the eighth inning when sophomore AJ Montoya cranked a solo home run to left field. Montoya led the Rocket offense with a 2-for-4 performance at the plate.

“I thought AJ looked really good offensively today,” Mee said. “As a whole, I liked our approach at the plate. We just need to continue to have good at-bats.”

Against Pittsburgh, Toledo

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Toledo baseball leaves the dugout between innings in a 5-3 extrainning loss against Bowling Green at home on April 9, 2014.

started out with a lead in the top of the second following a double by junior first baseman Josh Cales to bring in senior infielder Dan Zuchowski.

Pitt responded with a run in the bottom of the second, third and fourth to take a 3-1 lead.

Toledo scored in the fifth to cut the Panther lead to one after a Montoya ground out bringing in sophomore Matt Hansen.

Pittsburgh scored one more in the sixth inning before putting the game away with a two-run RBI single by sophomore Charles Leblanc to make the score 7-2.

“It was a tough game for us,” Mee said. “I was really pleased with Ross’ start. It was a big thing to throw six innings on a weekend where we’re playing four games.

He pitched very well and gave us a chance to win.”

Against Niagara, the game went down to the wire as the Rockets pushed the Purple Eagles to extra innings. NU won on a walk-off fielder’s choice in the bottom of the tenth to take a 4-3 victory.

“I’m really proud of the way we competed in tonight’s game,” Mee said. “I thought our defensive play was outstanding and it gave us the opportunity to win the game. Offensively, we are on the verge of breaking out but we need to just put some more quality at-bats together.”

Toledo got on the board first

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A Toledo batter waits for his pitch in the extra-inning loss. UT had five hits in the 10 inning game. The Rockets finished the 2014 season 22-32 overall.

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The Rockets out-rebounded Central Michigan 40-37, though the Chippewas still lead the MAC in rebounding. Freshman Kaayla McIntyre led the way with a team-high nine rebounds and 9 points off the bench. Junior Janice Monakana pulled down seven boards to go along with 15 points.

Tinara Moore led five Chippewas in double figures with 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds followed by Cassie Breen’s 15 points. Reyna Frost was cleaning the glass with 10 boards and 12 points.

UT came out of the locker room locked in, connecting on four of their first six shots and resulting in a 9-3 run. The run was capped by a steal from Bravo-Harriott and a layup by Monakana.

The Rockets scored 6 straight points, including a layup by McIntyre to push the lead to nine. Freshman Halee Printz’s jumper beat the buzzer at the end of the quarter to give UT a 21-12 lead.

The Chippewas started the second quarter with 4 straight points to cut the UT lead to 5. Monakana halted their momentum with a trey to put the Rockets back up by 8. The Rockets took a 34-29 lead into the break.

CMU tied the game at 37-37 just two minutes into the second half, after three free throws by Breen. Toledo responded with buckets by Monakana, Bravo-Harriott and junior Sophie Reecher to take a 46-43 lead.

However, Breen hit nine shots from the charity stripe in the final three minutes of the quarter to tie the game once again at 54 all. UT freshman Sara St. Fort scored on a pass from Bravo-Harriott to give UT the advantage going into the final 10 minutes of play.

with a single by senior short stop Deion Tansel that brought in Hansen. Niagara responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the first to make the score 2-1.

Junior Steven Duby came in relief for UT in the third inning and pitched 3.2 scoreless innings.

UT took the lead again in the seventh inning with two runs to make the score 3-2. Niagara struck again quickly scoring in the eighth inning to tie the game up at 3 and forcing extras.

In the final game of the Dodgertown Classic against the Bukeyes, the Rockets got out to a slow start letting in three runs in the first inning.Toledo fought back in the second and third innings as they scored four unanswered runs to take a 4-3 lead.

Both teams traded runs in the eighth inning to make the score 5-4. OSU tied the game with a sac fly in the ninth inning. The teams decided to call the game after the ninth inning due to travel arrangements flights they had back to their respective campuses.

“This was a really good college baseball game,” Mee said. “Both teams competed really well and I was proud of our team for playing so hard, especially after losing a tough one [the night before].”

The Rockets are back in action next weekend for a four game series with Charlotte beginning on Friday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.

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Senior Caleb Schillace tossed five hitless innings in relief against the Falcons. Schillace is now the No.1 starter for UT coming into his senior year.

The Rockets went on an 8-4 run to build a 6-point margin with 6:47 remaining in regulation but failed to score for the next six minutes.

The Chippewas capitalized on the drought, cutting the lead to just one on a Breen triple. A Printz turnover led to a layup by Da’Jourie Turner to put CMU in the lead 65-64 with 56 seconds remaining.

Toledo called a timeout and McIntyre put in a layup to shift the lead back their way.

Harris hit two free throws with the game tied to give UT a 69-67 lead forcing CMU into a timeout with only four seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Hudson Presley sent the game to overtime with a layup at the buzzer.

The Rockets return to Savage Arena tonight, Feb. 24, against Eastern Michigan.

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Senior guard Brenae Harris looks to the basket in Toledo’s 77-57 loss against OU.

from page 6

Occurring during practice, this concussion did not keep her out as long as her previous, but still she did not return until a month later.

In addition to playing collegiately, Kessler was a member of her U-19 Canadian National Team and represented Canada in the 2015 FIBA U-19 Women’s World Championships this past summer.

Her third concussion happened late August of this year while a member of team Canada, resulting in a two-week recovery period.

Her most recent concussion, however, will serve as the one that will end her career. In late December, Kessler sustained her fourth concussion and the third in one calendar year. The severity of the situation was not lost on Kessler’s doctors and coaches, resulting in her choosing to become medically disqualified.

“I’m sad for Nancy because I thought she had a bright future ahead of her in basketball,” said Head Coach Tricia Cullop. “But the good news is that she still has a bright future ahead of her in her professional career.”

While Nancy didn’t see many minutes on the court, she was still able to have a lasting impression on both her teammates and coaches with her willingness to always keep improving and to be the best she can be.

According to her coach, Kessler never took playing basketball for granted.

“Nancy was the kind of player that always put in extra time,” Cullop said.

“She did everything we ever asked her to do because she wanted to get better and she wanted to help her team.”

With her most recent diagnosis, Kessler has been dealing with lingering symptoms since December.

Severe headaches, lack of concentration and sensitivity to light are just some of the symptoms she has been dealing with every day.

Today, though, Kessler says that her headaches are becoming less frequent and less intense.

Kessler may not be able to lace up and step on the court again, but that does not mean she will no longer be a member of the women’s basketball program.

“It is a big part of me to still be a member of this team,” said Kessler. “I’m really excited to stay a part of Toledo.”

Cullop says that when Kessler is ready to come back, the team will have a new role for her whether that is

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keeping the clock, keeping statistics or just encouraging her teammates, Kessler will remain a Toledo Rocket.

“I think that her still wanting to be a part of the team and help us out says a lot about her character and who she is,” said senior guard Brenae Harris. “We miss Nancy, it’s like a piece is missing and we’re excited to have it back.”

Kessler says that the support from her teammates and the community are what has helped her get through this experience.

“I’m still learning from this experience,” Kessler said. “But I’ll definitely get over this and be able to help others who go through something like this as well.”

Right now, Kessler’s focus is on her academics and finishing her degree here at UT while remaining on scholarship.

“Nancy is a very conscientious student,” Cullop said. “We want her to be very successful academically here so that’s the number one priority.”

Kessler will be missed on the court, but Cullop says having her back around practice has already brought the players’ spirits up.

“She is a great teammate,” Harris said. “All around on and off the court she is very unselfish.”

The Rockets have four games left in the regular season before they look to play in the Mid-American Conference tournament. Toledo plays their next game at home on Feb. 24 against MAC foe Eastern Michigan. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.

PHOTO COURTESY OF UT ATHLETICS

Sophomore Nancy Kessler grinds toward the basket against a Ball State defender last season.

at a time and trying to put ourselves in a good position here at the end,” Boothe said.

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The Rockets finished the half on a 9-0 run capped off with three Sanford free throws at the end of the quarter with a single second showing on the clock to take a 47-38 halftime lead.

The Cards came out of the break on an 8-0 run to cut the UT lead to just 1 point in the opening minutes of the second stanza. Boothe stopped the bleeding with a three from the top of the key which sparked a Rocket run.

Toledo scored the next 12 points unanswered with a pair of Navigato treys to put UT up 59-46 with just under 12 minutes remaining in the game.

From that point on, Toledo never let the lead get any smaller than 8, keeping control for the remainder of the game.

The Rockets hung on to the win despite shooting just 1-of-6 in the last six and a half minutes of the game.

“We’re just taking it one game

“ ...We played with really good energy and togetherness and it led to a really efficient offensive game for us.”

TODD KOWALCZYK Head Coach

Toledo has three games remaining on their schedule in hopes of claiming the number-one spot in the MAC West. The Rockets will host Central Michigan on Saturday before traveling to Western Michigan next Tuesday.

Toledo will cap off the regular season at home against Eastern Michigan on March 4, just three days before the MAC Tournament begins.

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Provost from page 1

McCord type of university that both were.

“What I’m passionate about, what I’m committed to, is the shared place that the UT, Northern Illinois university, and many other institutions that I value very much, where we are in public higher education,” McCord said. “We are midtier, public research universities that are committed to diversity and committed to our communities. That’s the place in higher education that I value the most.”

In order to achieve the best result for UT, McCord broke his goal down into a two-part process: creating a shared vision and then bringing that vision to life.

He centered much of his planning around the university’s own strategic plan.

“Creating a shared vision has to be grounded in your mission, has to be grounded in the people that are your university, has to be grounded in all the environmental factors that inform and condition where we are,” McCord said. “What you get out of the process is not just the plan, if you will, it’s the process of going through it that helps shape the community.”

Several other issues McCord addressed were diversity and inclusion, non-traditional student enrollment, and the various ways higher education benefits both the student and the university outside of simple monetary benefits. Overall, McCord said his job was to help UT bring their mission to life, which was made easier by the fact that UT has a succinct idea of their mission already.

“We face demanding challenges and exciting opportunities at this place in higher education. We’re being pressured like never before to balance our enduring values against a rapidly changing environment,” McCord said. “We have to have a sense of vision, and we have to execute on that vision to make it matter. The role of the provost is to help define and articulate that vision, but most especially to help lead the campus in bringing that vision to life.”

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Gogh, the human microbe, green chemistry and forensics.

The programs are held in Wolfe Hall Room 1205 at 9:30 a.m. The next talk will be March 19.

Some presentations are also recorded by WGTE and posted on Knowledgestream.org. For more information about Saturday Morning Science you can visit Saturday Morning Science — University of Toledo on Facebook or #SaturdayMorning.

HSU It’s a seeming dichotomy that conflicts with each other; often times when you are excellent when you become exclusive,” Hsu said.

“I found myself wanting to help the redefining the American research, public research university and I think there’s no better place than the University of Toledo to achieve that.”

Access to education, especially for what he termed underprivileged groups, is a personal passion to Hsu. According to Hsu, he grew up having to work in the fields of China for five years, and after missing out on those years of education, he said he made it his mission to make sure students have access to education at all levels.

Hsu also addressed concerns about budgets by suggesting the deficits could be solved through entrepreneurship and innovation, acknowledged the importance of shared governance, and increasing enrollment by boosting freshman retention rates through mentoring and supporting the freshman class.

Hsu said he believed embracing the strategic plan contributes strongly to a university’s success, and cited as an example his work on four other strategic plans for different institutions regarding issues like student enrollment.

“It’s to what extent you can execute and implement this strategic plan successfully that determines your level of success,” Hsu said.

Robinson communication, whether that meant fostering conversations between faculty or making sure students feel heard.

While Robinson addressed many issues on a broad range of topics, one of his focuses was on UT needs to broadcast the opportunities and special things about the university more clearly to raise awareness about the university. Robinson suggested several ways to accomplish this goal, including marketing campaigns and getting articles into higher

education publications.

“UT has to do a better job of telling a story. You know, one of the things we said at Arkansas is that we’re one of the best kept secrets, but we don’t want to be a secret, and I think that UT has kind of the same problem,” Robinson said. “Getting that story out there in a variety of ways it definitely is something that is a must-do of the institution.”

Siegel were the expansion of funded research and the development of revenue streams.

“I think I’ve perfected the art of selling the academic enterprise. I think a provost is the chief academic officer of the university. The provost has to be able to quote unquote sell what you do to any stakeholder that could potentially provide financial support for your unit or your departments or your colleges, and I like to think that I’ve been able to do that,” Siegel said.

Siegel’s ultimate vision for the university is to “enhance the stature and reputation of the university by capitalizing on faculty strengths, the university’s strong liberal arts core and its impressive portfolio of colleges and schools, and securing additional resources,” according to one of the slides he used during his presentation.

To achieve the goals Siegel laid out, he said several tactics he would play to employ would be collaboration within the university as well as collaborating with alumni and engaging the community. As far as his experience with achieving goals, Siegel cited his time as a faculty member as well as a dean providing him perspective on both sides.

“I’m excited to be here.

I know you’re looking at some very fine candidates and I understand how markets work so I don’t take it personally if I’m not your first choice … I’m excited to be here; I really am excited to be here. This is a tremendous opportunity but I think you need an entrepreneurial provost, that’s why I’m here.”

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Gray and Leibold said CHAARG shows women that there are tons of ways to work out, and that they don’t have to do it alone.

Students like Bria Ligibel make it a priority to stay fit while managing schoolwork.

She’s been a devout CHAARGie since she found out about the group.

“CHAARG is an amazing, inspiring and motivating workout group for girls on campus,” Ligibel said. “I wanted to meet some new girls who had a passion for fitness just like me … CHAARG has really helped me do that.”

Unlike Ligibel, Leibold said she was hesitant to join the group initially.

“I was worried it would just be a bunch of girls that are insanely fit and I was worried I wouldn’t be able to match their standards, but I couldn’t have been more wrong,” Leibold said. “That is the complete opposite of what CHAARG is about. It focuses on loving yourself for who you are.”

Working out together bonds these women together in many ways, Ligibel said. “These girls become your best friends and your support system.”

Each Wednesday, the women meet for a large group workout such as yoga or Zumba, among others. Along with these large groups, each girl joins a small group that meets once a week. The small groups work out together in fun ways, go out to eat or hang out and bond.

Each small group has an executive member to guide and mentor the group.

“Although it’s awesome to become so close

with a smaller group of girls, Wednesday events are great because they give you a chance to branch out from your small group and get to know other CHAARGies and exec members,” Leibold said.

The group has taken hold across the country as well.

There are 29 active chapters of CHAARG in the U.S. CHAARGies are encouraged to use Instagram to document their journey in CHAARG and connect with other members around the country to motivate each other with their experiences.

Regular CHAARG events like POUND, Gray and Ligibel’s favorite workout, aims to get girls excited about exercising.

“It’s a dancing class with

drumsticks,” Ligibel said.

“You do Zumba-like moves and pound the drumsticks on the ground. It sounds really cool when there’s a whole group doing it.”

These types of workouts are where Leibold said she has met some of her very best friends.

“There will be girls I’ve never spoken to before, but if we have seen each other either at the main events or from the Facebook page, it’s like we’ve been friends for years.

CHAARG is such a welcoming group and everyone is there for each other no matter what,” she said.

Gray said with the support she gets from CHAARG, she truly believes she can do anything she puts her mind to.

“It’s not about being super skinny and toned; it’s about being the healthiest version of you that you can be,” Leibold said. “If a workout is a struggle, there is a good chance most of the other girls are struggling with you. It is a judgment-free group and we all just have so much fun while sweating our butts off.”

New exhibit at the TMA

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART

The Toledo Museum of Art opened a new exhibit on Friday Feb. 12 and will remain on exhibit until May 8. The new temporary exhibition called “Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection” displays artifacts and artwork that highlight Native American Indian art and culture.

Objects on display include moccasins, beadwork, photographs, pottery and basketry. The exhibit is free and open to the public during normal museum hours.

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according to Kern.

Bell said part of the biggest purpose of Team Recovery is to remove the stereotypes to help addicts get the help that is available.

“We want people to learn about things they can do about heroin, get treatment, information, spread awareness and break the stigma that’s attached to heroin addicts,” Bell said.

Along with the information from the booths, the rally included a panel discussion which offered detailed insight about the heroin addiction. The panel included several prominent city officials from various departments, including the Lucas County Commission and the police and fire departments, among others.

The Impact PHOTOS COURTESTY OF UT CHAARG

UT CHAARG members participate in a group yoga session at the Rec Center. Every Wednesday CHAARG hosts a group work out session for their members. The student organization is for women looking to workout without judgement and make friends with other women.

Bell can personally explain the effects of stigma and addiction battling and living through it.

“I was a heroin addict for nine years. I’ve overdosed and

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have been arrested 13 times, I played baseball for the University of Toledo and that’s how it started,” Bell said. “I tore my rotator cuff while I was on a full-ride scholarship and during my recovery I was prescribed Oxycontin and Percocet. I abused them and got hooked on the pain pills, which is the same thing as heroin and when the pills got too expensive I switched to the deadly drug.”

Bell’s story is not uncommon as to how many addictions begin. According to the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network, after alcohol and marijuana, heroin is rising as the most used illicit drug in Northwest Ohio. Additionally, the drug is reported as one of the most abundant and most easily obtainable drugs.

After nicotine, heroin is one of the most addictive drugs according to the Drug War Facts website. To counter and deal with the rise of heroin abuse in the area, there are many addiction and recovery services available in Northwest Ohio, and many were represented at booths at the Sunday rally.

Finding Help The Zepf Center’s Substance Abuse Services Inc. is one of the nine locations which provide health services for youth and adults in Lucas County.

Cedar Creek offers their Celebrate Recovery program on Friday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. at all five of their locations. It is a 12-step program that helps hurting people dealing with: addictions, eating disorders, food addictions and adult children of family dysfunction.

Team Recovery hosted the rally, and it also provides services of its own.

This group not only aids those with addictions, but also collects and distributes food donations to those in need.

“We want people to be linked up with all these resources and these booths that we have here and we want the family to know that they need help too and there is family support out there.” Bell said.

If you or anyone you know is facing an addiction and need help please contact Team Recovery 419.