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INSIDE

Toledo picks up win in overtime The Rockets bounce back with an 89-83 victory over Illinois.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

Under construction

UT plans to replace Stadium Dr. bridge

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“‘No Exit’ is particularly challenging because all of the actors ... are on stage the duration of the show. Once they enter, they can literally never exit.”

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UT theater students on point with play ‘No Exit’ OPINION / 4 »

Eating and greeting Toledoans welcome Syrian refugees with a potluck hosted by the Muslim Student Association.

Construction on Arlington Avenue began about 2 weeks ago and is scheduled to continue until the end of June. The changes planned are a new water line and a newly paved road.

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The bridge on Stadium Drive located near Snyder Memorial is scheduled to be closed from Mar. 7 until Aug. 12 due to reconstruction of the bridge to better accommodate students.

By Lauren Gilbert Copy Editor

The re-construction of the University of Toledo bridge on Stadium Drive will cause road closures beginning Monday, Mar. 7 and lasting through the summer until Friday, Aug. 12.

“The new bridge will also incorporate aesthetics that blend with the Gothic architecture on campus.”

JASON TOTH Associate VP for facilities and construction

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Right now, a portion of Lot 10 is being utilized as a staging area for the project, according to Jason Toth, associate vice president for facilities and construction.

The David Leigh Root Bridge, also known as the Stadium Drive bridge, is located between Savage Arena and the Student Union. It was originally constructed in 1961, and due to its age and condition, a new bridge will be constructed in the coming months, wrote Toth in an email interview.

“The new bridge will be constructed with six-footwide sidewalks on both sides replacing the current 3’-0” walks that cause students to walk in the street when passing one another,” Toth wrote.

“The new bridge will also incorporate aesthetics that blend with the Gothic architecture on campus.”

According to UT News, alternate walking and driving routes will still be available throughout the bridge See Lot 10 / 5 »

MEN’S BASKETBALL

SEED offers money The SEED initative has four $250 scholarships to give to University of Toledo students for their work in sustainability on campus.

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“Instead of having a system where we are pitted against our peers, we should develop a system where we work together to develop new things and ideas.”

ALEXIS NIESZCUR We should stop the culture of competition at UT OPINION / 4 »

Correction

In last week’s provost search story, we misspelled Donald Siegel’s name three times, among several other copy mistakes. We regret these errors. You can find the corrected version on our website.

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Turnovers and foul trouble plagued the Toledo men’s basketball team in its 70-64 road loss at Western Michigan on the Broncos’ senior night. The Rockets committed a season-high 23 turnovers in the six-point loss.

With the loss, Friday’s matchup at home against Eastern Michigan will determine the last seed for a home game in the first round of the Mid-American Conference.

“Tonight was disappointing all-around,” said head coach Todd Kowalczyk. “It was disappointing that Nate [Boothe] let himself get into foul trouble, it was disappointing the way Stuckey was careless with the ball at times. You expect better at this point in the season.”

The Rockets (17-13, 8-9 MAC) were led by junior Jonathan Williams with 21 points although he went 0-for-5 from beyond the arch.

Joining him in doublefigures was senior Nathan Boothe with 19 points and 9 rebounds before fouling out with 9.6 seconds left in the game. Freshman Nate

By Amanda Pitrof Editor-in-Chief

The Arlington Avenue construction by the University of Toledo Health Science Campus, which started about two weeks ago, is scheduled to continue until late June of this year.

This is part of a city of Toledo street project, which they hired contractor, Crestline Paving & Excavating Co. Inc. to work on, and the objective is to repair the road that leads to the hospital.

“They knew the road was in bad shape … the people at Health Science Campus have been very patient,” said Doug Collins, the director of grounds and transportation at UT. “It’s been a very bumpy road for the past three to five years.”

According to Collins, this project has three phases.

Phase I:

Having just started construction recently, the plan is still in phase I, and will continue to be for another 2 weeks.

“They’re redoing a water line main that goes from the intersection of Byrne and Ar-

“They knew the road was in bad shape … the people at Health Science Campus have been very patient.”

DOUG COLLINS Director of grounds and transportation

lington towards the East, just shy of the entrance to the hospital,” Collins said.

The water line, which runs beneath the concrete island that split Arlington Avenue, is being replaced. Collins said it did not break, but it was old and the ideal time to fix it was when they were already digging up the road.

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VISUAL ART SHOW

Toledo Rockets let Western Michigan slip between cracks Marcus Dodson

Arlington Avenue to be repaired by June

Navigato had another solid performance off the bench with 11 points and 4 boards in 32 minutes of work.

The Rockets shot the ball well from the field at 46.2 percent, but struggled with Western’s perimeter defense and was held to just 23.8 percent shooting from threepoint land.

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Juried Student Exhibition is the annual exhibition of work by University of Toledo students. This exhibit will stay on display in the Center for Visual Arts gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art until March 23.

Exhibit showcases UT student art pieces

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Nick Rogers, freshman guard, drives to the basket in Toledo’s 76-74 loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas in Savage Arena.

Boothe was one of three Rockets who found themselves in foul trouble. By the 11:55 mark in the second See Basketball / 8 »

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There will be a reception March 17 where awards will be given out. All UT students, no matter their major or preferred form of media, were invited to compete. Each artist was limited to three submissions.

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Robbery at UT book store

A robbery was reported at the University of Toledo Barnes and Noble on Wednesday, Feb. 24. According to The Blade, the UT police reported two men entering around 8:16 a.m. They passed a note to the cashier implying that one of them had a gun and asked for money.

However, no money was actually handed over, and there were no injuries. One man appeared to be aged in his late 40s, around 5’8” with facial hair, and the other looked to be aged in his early 30s, around 5’11” with dirty blond hair. The Blade said the employee did not see a gun.

Diversity survey open to student body Willie McKether, special assistant to the president for diversity, announced yesterday morning that a survey was available to all UT students to weigh in on the new diversity plan.

McKether said in a previous interview that he intended to have a version of the diversity plan completed by the end of the Spring 2016 semester. The survey will be available until March 18 and is a continuation of the information-gathering McKether began during open forum conversations earlier this year.

Provost search nearing conclusion President Sharon Gaber sent an email to the UT community yesterday morning with an update on the provost search. Gaber wrote that after the open forums for the top four provost candidates earlier this month, the search firm reached out to two candidates, Andrew Hsu and Charles Robinson, to return to campus for an additional conversation. Hsu accepted the invitation, and Robinson declined.

Gaber said Hsu will be returning to campus on March 4 to meet with her as well as other administrators, faculty members and student leaders.

Women’s rights activist comes for talk at UT Charlotte Bunch will be speaking in Driscoll Center Alumni Auditorium on Thursday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. Bunch has been in activism since the civil rights movement when she was awarded the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights

by President Bill Clinton.

At her talk, titled “The Dance of Feminism With Human Rights: A Reflection on 25 Years of Advances, Backlash and Challenges,” Bunch will discuss the growth of the global women’s human rights movement.

UT launches second version of mobile app The University of Toledo launched the second version of their mobile app this month.

Unlike the old app, Version 2 allows students to check their Rocket email, customize their home screen, and update parking permits. The app also has an improved user interface and better navigation of the home screen. The newest version is available for free for iOS and Android devices.

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Student arrested in connection to burning incident Former UT cross country runner Christopher Housel has been arrested and charged with aggravated arson for allegedly causing Janelle Noe’s burns in January.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

SEED aims to grow sustainability

By Morgan Kovacs Staff Reporter

The Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, and Design Initiative at the University of Toledo is offering four $250 scholarships for students this month to help promote sustainability on campus.

SEED intern Jessica Mysyk said “Our attitude of over-consumerism is not sustainable, and we need to change the conversation in order to leave the planet a better place than when we started!”

Mysyk said the hope of the SEED scholarship is to do just that along with encouraging sustainability — creating something that will outlast our lifetime.

The scholarship money the initiative is giving out is donated from companies who want to help SEED continue to boost sustainability according to Michael Green, director of energy management at UT. The scholarship is available to all students with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Neil Tabor, the sustainability specialist at UT, said the scholarship is intended to promote sustainability, but also build awareness.

Students can have contributed to sustainability in a number of different ways in order to be eligible, so the scholarship is not limited to one form.

“Students may have contributed to sustainability through peer education, personal efforts,

or even green initiatives,” said Mysyk.

The scholarship application is due March 7 and the award comes in cash so students can put it towards books or meals.

“We want students who have taken their time to contribute to sustainability at UT. We want to finally reward those individuals who’ve put their time and passion into it,” Tabor said.

“We want students who have taken their time to contribute to sustainability at UT. We want to finally reward those individuals who’ve put their time and passion into it.”

NEIL TABOR Sustainability specialist

The SEED Initiative began in Fall 2012 when Green noticed that the university was not doing enough with sustainability on campus. “As people of the 21st century, we do a horrible job at sustainability,” Green said.

According to Green, the point of the SEED Initiative is to bring awareness to the problem of a lack of sustainability on campus as

FUNDING

Workshops teach grant writing

By Carl Macaulay Staff Reporter

In order to train faculty and provide them with resources to seek out grant money, the University of Toledo is holding a series of grant-writing workshops on the Health Science Campus.

The first of the workshops was on Feb. 19 and was geared toward helping faculty in different academic disciplines gain the knowledge they need to improve their chances of securing a grant. The event was led by William Messer, vice president for research.

“They’ve changed priorities and are doing a lot of translational research, but basic research is still over half of the NIH extramural budget.”

WILLIAM MESSER VP for Research

“If you look at the numbers, funding is up.

The [National Institutes of Health] budget was increased by 3 percent last year,” Messer said, highlighting the increased prospects of receiving a grant.

The NIH is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the nation’s medical research agency organization. NIH provides a large amount of grant money and other types of funding to various research projects

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across the country.

Messer said the NIH is particularly interested in the following areas: translational research on antimicrobial resistance, Alzheimer’s disease, vaccine development and Accelerating Medicines Partnership. According to Messer, these areas have enjoyed renewed interest or increased investment.

“They’ve changed priorities and are doing a lot of translational research, but basic research is still over half of the NIH extramural budget,” he said.

Messer also said there is also a focus on neuroscience and neurotechnology as shown by NIH’s new investments in the area.

UT professor Kathryn Eisenmann, was a panelist at the workshop. Eisenmann said that she was chosen because, throughout her biochemistry research career, she has been able to win various grants to fund her efforts.

Eisenmann said her experience has taught her that the first step is to gain an ally who already knows the ins and outs of the system, which is the role she fulfilled as a panelist at the event.

Eisenmann said at the event that this key strategy made it easier to overcome the learning curve and get access to valuable contacts that helped her career.

Eisenmann also advised professors to strike a balance between grant applications and writing scientific papers, because the number of papers published can affect the success of grant applications as well as the professor’s career advancement.

“I am a classically trained See Scholarship / 5 »

well as to let people know the health benefits of it in the long term, with a focus on facilities and maintenance. Green said this means every time a renovation is done on campus, the goal is to build something that outlasts our lifetime.

The initiative placed five containers for trash and various types of recyclables on campus throughout every building, as well as creating the Bike-Share Program and Bike-Loan Program, according to their website.

“Although we are behind the scenes, we are very involved,” Green said. “UT is doing very well energy-wise.”

Because of the SEED Initiative, 26 percent of Scott Park’s energy is generated by solar panels.

Sustainable packaging, eating and cleaning practices are also used throughout the university, according to Green.

“SEED is saving UT a lot of money. Our goal is to always be better and to challenge ourselves,” Green said. “We aren’t perfect, but we try to do better.”

SEED is self-funded, and Green said it is the only organization like it in the state, so it doesn’t cost the university any money to run.

For those interested in SEED, they have volunteer opportunities and internship opportunities at http:// www.utoledo.edu/sustainability/involvement.html.

For more information about the scholarship, contact SEED at seed@utoledo.edu.

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Five snowmen making up a snow-family appeared on campus Wednesday, Feb. 25 after a snow storm the night before. The snowmen were found in the grass near the Student Union and the Carlson Library.

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University of Toledo to host pharmacy conference

By Amanda Pitrof Editor-In-Chief

The University of Toledo chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association will host a conference for U.S. pharmacy students and pharmacists March 11-13 at the Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland.

This is the first time UT is hosting the conference, according to chapter Vice President Kulvinder Nagra. This year’s conference is named “ROCK YOURx WORLD.” “It’s something really big for us,” Nagra said. “I know that OSU, Saint Louis — all these big schools have hosted before, but it’s our first time.”

The conference will have a variety of activities to participate in, from talent shows to service projects and workshops.

The conference will tackle educational concepts, discussing topics like chemical dependency, independent pharmacy and financial literacy, according to an email sent by the chapter’s Workshop and CE Chair Taofeek Oyewole. He went on to write that further topics being discussed at the conference include pain management, new cardiovascular Finish reading this piece online at www.IndependentCollegian.com

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REVIEW

‘Fuller House’ is full of emotions and nostalgia

It’s the beginning of spring break and you’re looking for something to binge watch on Netflix.

There isn’t a new season of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” like there was last year. So what do you watch?

“Orange is the New Black?”

“Mad Men?” “Scandal?”

Something you might not have considered or known about is “Fuller House,” the spin-off of the 90s classic “Full House.” (“Fuller House”: because DJ’s married name is Fuller. Bah dum tss.) Sure, I IC COLUMNIST know what you’re thinking, “I’ve seen a lot of posts that say ‘Fuller House’ is cheesy garbage.” Well, you’re not wrong, but there are some good parts that should make you want to keep watching.

“Fuller House” has pretty much the same dynamics as “Full House.” A single parent is taking care of three kids with the help of a best friend and a relative. DJ has three boys (the exact opposite of “Full House”) and Kimmy Gibbler and Stephanie decide to live with them to help DJ raise the kids.

There are a few emotional parts. (I won’t say what they are because I’m not a snitch, and you have to watch for yourself.)

But I did cry during the first episode. In all fairness, I cry watching a lot of things, but I watched the first episode twice and I cried both times. I almost stopped watching it after the first episode because it was over-acted and the cast was relying too much on the old jokes. But there was a glimmer of hope in that second of pure emotion. So I kept watching. And it took about seven episodes, but the show did get better, and made it worth watching.

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Even though those old jokes can be slightly annoying, there is still nostalgia in that. In the original “Full House” certain jokes would became tiring at points: Joey’s Rocky and Bullwinkle impersonation, Uncle Jesse’s “have mercy.” But having them repeated on this stage adds to the nostalgia of the show.

Even though those old jokes can be slightly annoying, there is still nostalgia in that. In the original “Full House” certain jokes would became tiring at points: Joey’s Rocky and Bullwinkle impersonation, Uncle Jesse’s “have mercy.”

But having them repeated on this stage adds to the nostalgia of the show. Even though it is about 20 years after the show was canceled, it has the same feeling of “Full House.” It has the same characters, and it allows you to venture into their world, at least one more time. It feels like I’m reliving a little piece of my childhood.

“Fuller House” gives more closure than “Full House” did.

“Full House” was canceled after the end of its eighth season.

It ended with the episode when Michelle fell off the horse and lost her memory. The show left the plot open for a ninth season that never happened. We are able to now see what happened to the Tanners and how everyone is doing.

I feel like the downfall of the show is that the writers don’t know who they are trying to appeal to. There are too many adult references and puns that won’t appeal to children. And then at times it plays out like an overacted Disney Channel special that adults won’t like. When another hit 90s show was re-produced, “Boy Meets World” into “Girl Meets World,” they had one audience they were trying to appease: preteens. I feel like “Girl Meets World” does a much better job writing for its audience than “Fuller House.” The writing staff is trying to please too many people, and in the end no one is completely satisfied.

I’m not a 90s kid. (I was born in ’94; I barely even remember the 90’s.) But as a 2000s kid, I remember watching re-runs of “Full House” on Nickelodeon and ABC Family. And I have to say “Full House” itself wasn’t cheese-free either. It had moments that just as cheesy and over-acted as “Fuller House.”

If you liked “Full House” when it was on, you should at least try to get through “Fuller House.” You might be surprised that you like it. I was.

So if you are looking for something to binge on over break, give “Fuller House” a try. You will either like it or hate it, there is no median. But one thing I would not do is try to Netflix and chill with this in the background. The laugh track plays pretty much 24/7.

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We should stop the culture of competition at UT Med School. Pharmacy School. Law but does not share this information school. For a student pursuing a career with the rest of the group. Friendin these majors, the first words that ships begin to crack and it becomes often come to their more of an “each man minds is COMPETIfor himself ” world.

TION. How can I set This is the commyself up better than pletely wrong way to the other students? approach undergrad.

How can I outperform Instead of having a systhe student next to tem where we are pitme? How can I butter ted against our peers, up the professor to get we should develop a a killer recommendasystem where we work tion letter? How can together to develop I get the best insights, new things and ideas. study guides and tips Modesty check: we and avoid sharing it are all only human with anyone else? and incapable of Often times in knowing everything. these programs, it’s a Who knows what the dog-eat-dog world. I student sitting next IC COLUMNIST am lucky enough to to you in calculus be a contingent pharhas to offer? Who macy student, meaning that I have a seat knows what great insight that girl saved for me in the PharmD program as in your physics class has? Finally, long as I keep up my grades in my first who knows what a truly motivating two years. For me, my only competition friend your lab partner could be? is my lack of motivation versus all of my Instead of withholding information coursework. However, with application and tips to ourselves, I believe that season in full swing, I see the fires of we should be more open to sharing competition brimming in my peers’ eyes. and bringing classmates together.

Someone recently found a great I’m not saying to send a mass website for studying for organic email to the hundreds of students in chemistry exams. However, since your class with study tips, but form they feel that it will put them ahead, a small study group of close friends they keep it to themselves. Students where information can be freely sign up for a group project and, shared. In just a small group of five unbeknownst to the other group people, each of you could have usemembers, one member has already ful information that the others did spoken to the professor and got the not have. Combined, your knowlrubric for getting an A for their part, edge source could be an arsenal.

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By now, you might be thinking that if you form a group of you and four others, you are helping give away four seats in the program that could have been yours.

However, if you all work together, everyone should be contenders at the same level and this will guarantee five seats for all of you, instead of just one for you.

Someone recently found a great website for studying for organic chemistry exams. However, since they feel that it will put them ahead, they keep it to themselves.

Once you are in the program, wouldn’t you want a core group of friends to be there to suffer through it with you? The benefits to working together greatly outnumber the benefits to butting heads and making enemies.

Why stress about putting someone behind when you could be alleviating your stress by working together with other like-minded students? I urge you, make it your resolution to cut the competition and find your core study and support group. Your seat (and your sanity) may just be saved.

Alexis Nieszcur is a second-year majoring in pharmacy.

REVIEW

UT theatre students on point with play ‘No Exit’ When I sat next to Andrés Medina were trapped in a room with no exit. during UT’s production of “The LaraThese unlikely characters would mie Project,” I saw him as any other have to “exist” with one another theatre major. I even had the pleasure forever in this room. I would be of taking a film class with him last doing Jean-Paul Sartre a disservice semester. But, right before the house if I tried to summarize his absurdist, lights dimmed for the show, Medina existential play any further. leaned over to me and expressed his exWith absurd theatre like this, the citement for the upcoming production success of the play depends on the acof “No Exit.” He is the director of “No tors, as they must appear to understand Exit” and he said to me with humble the logic of their own unusually — and enthusiasm that “It’s kind of a big deal.” unconventionally — written words and It is a completely student-run producactions. The student actors were able to tion — the actors, the designers and do justice to the characters. the young director, are “No Exit” is all fresh and inspired particularly chalstudents and Medina lenging because all got me excited. of the actors (with Months later I found the exception of the myself once again at the Valet) are on stage the Center for Performing duration of the show.

Arts, Little Theatre. As I Once they enter, they watched “No Exit,” Mecan literally never exit. dina’s presence could Even if they are not be felt at each point of speaking, they must be the show. The concepaware of their movetual set design was very ments at all times — it striking, the creation is existentialism at its of fellow student Wilfinest. Through careful liam Collar. The set was staging, the chemistry all white. Three couches between Brown, Pierce dressed the stage and the and Pinciotti worked IC COLUMNIST back drop was a large wonderfully. I found ascending staircase that twisted all the myself simultaneously listening to way up to the catwalk of the theatre. The Pinciotti’s monologue while watching never-ending staircase is reminiscent of Brown and Pierce react. Each actor M.C. Escher, and the minimalistic white made their presence felt at all times set is, according to Medina, inspired from and formed a cohesive group.

Peter Brook’s blank-canvas version of “A Medina handled his material with Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Surroundcompetence, and was able to stay ing the entire stage was a web of thin faithful to the script as well as bring ropes, separating the audience from the forth his own unique interpretation. performers. The ropes created the illusion My only complaints were the seof opaque walls, and which made the quences where the blackouts or music audience feel like they had X-Ray vision. were used to portray the passing of Suddenly the lights dimmed and a time. In order for the existentialism trap door appeared in the center of the to work, I think blackouts should be stage—the characters entered ... and avoided just as much as exits. they could never turn back the remainUnlike “Henry V” or “Laramie” der of the play.

I found it very difficult to immerse The play was about three deceased myself into Sartre’s absurdist play. I felt souls, played by Davion Brown, a meta-theatrical, existential crisis, and Olivia Pierce and the tragically I wasn’t alone. Other members of the hilarious Christina Pinciotti, who audience seemed just as uncomfortable

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as me. It seemed like they were rudely shouting things at the stage just to distract themselves from having scary thoughts about their own existence.

“No Exit” is particularly challenging because all of the actors (with the exception of the Valet) are on stage the duration of the show.

Once they enter, they can literally never exit.

At the beginning the characters in the play spoke about the ordinary things we all try hard to ignore, like blinking, breathing and sleep. Then they started panicking, desperately searching for a mirror to see their own reflection. This particular scene was done to show that, ironically enough, without mirrors, we are even more aware of ourselves and our existence. This is how they were able to dig deep into the psyche of the audience and make them question their own existence.

They started panicking, desperately searching for a mirror to see their own reflection. This particular scene was done to show that, ironically enough, without mirrors, we are even more aware of ourselves and our existence.

“No Exit” was a scary play, but splashed with humor, making it a delightful experience. It is a wonderful showcase of what UT theatre students can do.

Evan Sennett is a first-year majoring in film studies, and he is also an IC cartoonist.

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Phase II: Phase II is set to begin March 15, and will mark the beginning of actual road repair.

“During phase II, the south half of

Phase II Health Science Campus entrance closings All closings will begin at 5 p.m. on a Friday and will end at 7 a.m. on a Monday.

Entrances 1 & 4: April 15-18 Entrance 3: April 22-25 Entrance 2: April 29 - May 2

the road will be completely closed and one lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained on the north half of the road,” Collins said.

At this time, the city of Toledo will also be paving a new bike path that will run from Detroit Avenue to Byrne Road, according to Collins. Some entrances to the Health Science campus will be temporarily closed on various weekends throughout phase II. All construction in this phase is expected to be finished in 6-7 weeks.

Phase III: The last portion of this project is scheduled to begin May 2.

Collins said traffic will be switched so the north half of the road will be closed and commuters will drive on the newly-finished south half which will allow the north half of the road to be closed and paved.

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replacement project. In order to redirect traffic, signage will be placed around campus.

Toth wrote that the total project cost is around $2 million, including design and construction fees. The project is funded through local capital reserves, which means it is not funded through State of Ohio Capital, but local money alone.

According to UT News, Lots 5, 6, 10 and 11 will remain open during construction.

pharmacologist, and developed an interest in clinical research as I got into pediatrics because the information we have about drug therapy on infants and children is largely lacking,” said Jeffrey Blumer, chair of the Department of Pediatrics, who was also a panelist at the event. “Clinical research offers a great opportunity for people to apply research,” he said.

Blumer said clinical research offers a pathway for basic research to be applied and translated into knowledge that can have a major impact on society.

The workshop also included information about sources of funding outside the NIH, which was discussed by Dr. Jason Huntley, an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology.

Huntley encouraged participants to also spend their time developing professional networks by attending conferences and going to meetings, which he said will be immensely beneficial to their research careers.

Huntley also informed participants of the institutional funding available at UT, which is partially to help in the preliminary stages of research so professors have a better chance of securing larger and more competitive grants.

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Women’s swimming and diving head coach Chris Peters has resigned from his position after four seasons with the Rockets. In his four years at UT, Peters had nine swimmers earn AllMid-American Conference honors.

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Akron

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9-8 16-14 Miami

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8-9 17-13 Western Michigan 6-11 12-18

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EAST DIVISION Ohio 14-2 22-5 Akron 9-7 15-12 Buffalo 7-9 15-12 Bowling Green 6-10 10-15 Miami 3-13 9-18 Kent State 2-14 5-21

WEST DIVISION Central Michigan Ball State

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Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Northern Illinois

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By Justice Sunderland Sports Reporter

UT women’s basketball team was defeated by Eastern Michigan 58-46 on Wednesday at Savage Arena but bounced back with an 89-83 victory against Northern Illinois in overtime.

The Rockets are now 16-11 and 11-5 in Mid-American Conference play. With one more win or a loss by Eastern Michigan or Akron, Toledo can clinch a first-round bye in the conference tournament.

Toledo struggled offensively against the Eagles shooting only 37 percent from the field including 27 percent from the three-point line. UT shot themselves in the foot with 21 turnovers that led to 22 EMU points.

Leading UT in the loss was redshirt freshman Mikaela

Boyd with nine points and two steals. Also contributing was Sophomore Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott with eight points, four dimes while grabbing three steals. Freshman Kaayla McIntyre finished eight points and team-high seven boards.

Pacing EMU was Cha Sweeney with 18 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Janay Morton and Phillis Webb pitched in with 14 and eight points respectively for the Eagles.

Junior Sophie Reecher made a layup to make it 5-4, which sparked a 9-0 Eagles run over the next eight minutes.

The run was broken by Bravo-Harriott on a fast break layup off of an assist from senior Brenae Harris.

Toledo found themselves trailing 18-6 after one

BASEBALL

Rockets continue cold start

By Jackson Rogers Sports Reporter

The University of Toledo baseball team defeated Charlotte on Friday 3-2 to pick up their first win of the year. UT lost the next three games in the series against the 49ers to drop 1-6-1 on the season.

Pitching fueled the victory for the Rockets with junior Steven Calhoun throwing five innings, only allowing one run during his time on the mound. Calhoun also collected three strikeouts en route to his first win of the season.

“It always feels good to get that first win,” said Head Coach Corey Mee. “We played very well on Friday night, we had good pitching performances

By Marcus Dodson Sports Editor

The University of Toledo women’s golf team tied the school record with its fourth tourney title of the season, an 11-stroke victory at the 18-team Rio Verde Invitational in Arizona on Sunday.

Toledo finished the tourney at 21 over par shooting a team score of 885 after carding their best round of the tourney at five strokes over par on Sunday. Secondplace Wichita State finished 32 over par with a team score of 896.

Tournament

Redshirt freshman Mikaela Boyd keeps her focus on defense in Toledo’s 58-46 loss to Eastern Michigan. Boyd played 24 minutes for the Rockets while shooting 57.1 percent from the field. Toledo will play at Savage on March 2 against CMU at 7 p.m.

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Golf team ties school record

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from Steven and Casey and manufactured some runs.

“It always feels good to get that first win.”

COREY MEE Head coach

“We played really solid defense and that was our recipe for success.”

UT scored all of its three runs in the second, third and fourth innings, holding a 3-1 score advantage after four innings, seniors Lucas Sokol, Ryan Callahan and Deion Tansel all earned RBI’s during the three-score run.

Toledo’s pitching was dominant as freshman relief

pitcher Casey Johnson allowed no runs to score in the three innings shutout innings in relief. Freshman Michael Jacob stepped to the rubber in the bottom of the ninth with a two run cushion to seal the deal for his first save of his collegiate career.

Charlotte scored on a sacrifice fly from sophomore Brett Netzer in the ninth inning to cut the lead to one.

Jacob struck out the next batter junior Zach Jarrett with a runner in scoring position to win the game.

Offensively sophomore AJ Montoya paced the Rockets by going 2-for-5 at the plate with a triple and a RBI. “AJ is an important component of our offense,” Mee said. “He’s a guy that makes See Start / 8 »

quarter of play.

Eastern Michigan would stretch their lead in the second quarter to as much as 17 at one point and took a 37-22 lead into halftime.

McIntyre scored the first bucket of the second half for UT but the Rockets just could not keep up with the Eagles.

Following a jumper from Morton the Eagles doubled UT’s score 50-25 mid way through the third quarter.

Nothing was falling for Toledo as they only managed five points in the third quarter.

After the loss, Toledo bounced back beating NIU in overtime on Saturday thanks to two Monakana free throws with under ten seconds remaining.

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Place

Date

Rocket Classic.....................1st

10/5/15

MAC Fall Preview...............1st

10/11/15

FIU Pat Bradley Invite.......1st

10/25/15

FGCU Eagle Invite.............2nd

2/13/16

Leading the Rockets was senior Sathika Ruenreong, shooting 218, just two strokes over par for the tourney. That was good enough for second place in the individual standings just one stroke behind the winner.

Xavier’s Hanna Lee took the individual crown at one stroke over par, 217 for the tourney.

Just outside the top five was senior Manisa Isavas, tied for sixth with a 221 five-over par and senior Morgan Salm tied for eighth with a 222 six-over par.

After the opening round, the Rockets found themselves tied for first with Bradley at 10-over par. UT remained at the top of the leaderboard at 16-over par after Day Two, good enough for a two-shot cushion ahead of second-place finishers Wichita State.

Toledo will be looking to break that school record when they travel to Williamsburg, VA to compete in the Kingsmill Intercollegiate on March 28.

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In the Mar. 17 program at 7 p.m. – called “The Drumsound Rises” – three choruses will come together to perform pieces by composers Daniel Elder, Sydney Guillaume, Moira Smiley, and Arturs Maskats.

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Eating and greeting Toledo welcomes Syrian refugees with potluck

By Sydney Brasic Staff Reporter

“These people are terrorists, they’re going to come into our community and infiltrate our communities.”

These are the comments many Muslim-Americans encounter every day, according to Hedyeh Elahinia, a first-year biology major and member of the UT Muslim Student Association.

“There’s a lot of really scary words being thrown out by demagogues and people that want to stir up fear in the American community, and the main purpose of this event was to put a face to the name,” Elahinia said.

The refugees coming to the U.S. — those trying to escape a home torn apart by civil war — are sometimes painted as dangerous or scary, which causes fear and anxiety for some Americans, according to Elahinia.

This is why local Toledoans welcomed ten Syrian refugee families at a

potluck dinner on Friday, Feb. 26 at the Al-Medinah Center in West Toledo.

Elahinia, also an event

“So amazing to see people from every background coming together to enjoy food, to welcome the refugees and to support such a great cause.”

SALMA BARUDIL Welcome TLC steering committee member

coordinator for the potluck, said it is important to hold events like this to “make people understand that Muslim-Americans are just people, and they’re just trying to provide a living for their families.”

As a group that seeks to combat issues around

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Attendees at the Syrian Refugee Welcome Potluck enjoy a large assortment of food. The event aimed to greet 10 new Syrian familes and welcome them to the Toledo community.

Muslim relations, UT MSA sponsored the event to play a part in their goals.

They collaborated with Us Together — a non-profit organization aimed to help refugees resettle in new places, like Toledo — to raise money for the refugees who are settling in the Toledo area.

According to the potluck event Facebook page, the $15 entry fee covered entry into the event and the money raised will go toward helping the Toledo Syrian community via Us Together.

Guests giving donations through Us Together had the option to designate their donation to go to a specific cause, such as buying school books, or going towards care items for Syrian children. One contributor donated $500 just for the children, Elahinia said.

She said the event raised over $2,500 for the familes and for Us Together.

The evening consisted of a brief introduction by the coordinators of the event, Elahinia and Fatma Ismail, along with sponsors such as Welcome Toledo-Lucas County and members of the Al-Medinah Center. From there, attendees were free to enjoy the wide array of food, prepared and brought in by guests. There was everything from traditional baklava, to pizza, to rice and potatoes, among other foods.

Throughout the night, people were given the opportunity to sit down with the Syrian refugee families and talk. Many of the refugee families spoke little to no English, but still wished to

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Toledo volunteers and Muslim Student Association students pose for a photo at the Syrian Refugee Welcome Potluck. The event raised over $2,500 to benefit the new Toledo Syrian community members.

interact and thank guests, so volunteer translators sat down and provided the ability to speak with the families.

“I become friends with this little girl during the dinner and all I did was give her a piece of cake and chat with her for barely five minutes,” said Oroshay Kai-

“There’s a lot of really scary words being thrown out by demagogues and people that want to stir up fear in the American community, and the main purpose of this event was to put a face to the name.”

HEDYEH ELAHINIA Event coordinator

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wan, a community member and attendee.

Kaiwan said the little girl introduced her to her mother, and in the span of the event, connected with her and the family, speaking with what little English the child knew.

“I really felt like the couple minutes we spent together definitely made a difference in her life,” Kaiwan said.

Salma Barudil, a steering committee member for Welcome TLC, wrote in an email that it was “so amazing to see people from every background coming together to enjoy food, to welcome the refugees and to support such a great cause.”

As a Syrian-American herself, Barudil said it is extremely important for refugees and immigrants to be treated well and welcomed into the community.

Over 80 people were in attendance in the lecture See Refugees / 9 »

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WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Rockets finish last at MAC Championships

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Senior sprints runner Akili Barnes hurdles her way through a race during UT’s 2014-2015 season. Barnes looks to continue to dominate the track in 2016.

By Jenna Nance

Associate Sports Editor

The University of Toledo women’s track and field team closed out the indoor season with a 12th-place finish at the two-day Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships held at the University of Akron.

At the end of Day One, UT sat in eighth place with a total team score of nine.

“I thought it was good, especially for the younger girls,” said head coach Linh Nguyen. “It was really good for the future of the program.”

Three Rockets finished the event with personal bests.

Freshman Jennifer Lichter ran 16:51.50 in the 500m to give her a sixth-place finish, exceeding her personal best by 12 seconds.

Freshman Christina Johnson ran a personal best in the 200m with a time of 25:79, while freshman Katie Dewey threw a personal record with a 15.86m toss in the weight throw.

Including the distance medley relay and Lichter’s sixth-place finish, Toledo had four top-ten finishes on day one. The distance medley relay team consisted of Junior Theresa Warsecke, Freshman Nautica Hill and seniors Julia Pusateri and Liz Weiler. The quartet finished fourth with a time of 11:36.77.

Following Lichter in the 500m was sophomore Joan Jepkirui with a 17:04.31 eighth-place finish and Senior Brooke Tullis with a 17:08.74 ninth-place finish.

Akron took Day One with a team score of 38. Eastern Michigan and Kent State stayed behind in second and third with 37 and 34 points.

Two Rockets finished with strong performances but it proved to be too little, too late.

“Nobody likes to be at the bottom,” Nguyen said. “I think we were capable of doing better so it’s a little disappointing.”

Senior Kyesha Neal took home seventh in shot put with a throw of 14.70m, while senior Priscilla Timmons took eighth in the 300m run with a time of 9:53.78.

Timmons was not the only Rocket to finish within the top ten in the 300m. Sophomore Stephanie Barlow landed her personal best in the 300m with a 9:56.30 10th-place finish.

“We’re built more for an outdoor season, especially with our distance runners.”

LINH NGUYGEN Head coach

Tying a season-best in the high jump, Junior Madeline Pacella finished ninth with a 1.69m jump.

Pusateri and Weiler notched eighth and 10th place finishes in the mile run with times of 4:56.50 and 4:59.25, respectively.

Toledo finished the competition standing in 12th position with a team score of 13 points. Eastern Michigan took the event with 127 team points.

The Rockets were without some major point-scorers for the tournament including sophomore Janelle Noe, who fell victim to an offcampus assault that left her severely burned in late January.

UT will begin the outdoor season at the Wake Forest Open in WinstonSalem, NC on March 18. The Rockets will later return home to host the Toledo Invitational in May. “We’re built more for an outdoor season,” Nguyen said. “Especially with our distance runners.”

SOFTBALL

Toledo drops three

By Keith Boggs Sports Reporter

The Toledo Rockets women’s softball team dropped three of four games this past weekend at the Macado Invitational.

UT faced some stiff competition between Saint Joseph’s, Binghampton and tournament host James Madison University, which is the #10 team in the nation.

In the first matchup, Toledo went up against the Hawks of Saint Joseph’s.

Pitcher Marla Gooding had a rough start, and SJU took an early 3-0 lead.

However, Toledo was able to respond.

An RBI double by outfielder Jessica Lemieux scored fellow outfielder Ashley Rausch. The Rockets were suddenly down only two in the third inning.

SJU didn’t waste much time with a response of their own. The Hawks put four quick runs on the board in the bottom of the inning to take a commanding 7-1 lead.

The Rockets put on another run in the bottom of the seventh, but went out quietly, dropping the first match 8-2.

The Rockets woke up the next day looking to avenge the loss to the Hawks, but the rematch proved not to be much better.

The Hawks jumped out to another commanding lead and eventually finished Toledo off by a score of 11-0.

Still, there were two more games for the Rockets to redeem themselves. The competition, however, was only going to get harder before it could get easier.

The next match was against James Madison, where most of the scoring occurred early on in the game.

The Rockets managed to jump out to a 2-0 lead, thanks to small ball on the part of Samantha Showalter.

Showalter’s bunt scored both Lemieux and outfielder Sammy Emery, who reached on a hit-by-pitch and bunt, respectively.

However, Toledo gave up seven runs in the bottom of the first.

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Senior pitcher Marla Gooding serves the pitch in UT’s 2014-2015 season.

They continued to fight the rest of the game, but lost by a score of 12-3.

With one game left in the invitational, Toledo still had a chance to leave on a good note. Their final opponent was the Binghampton Bearcats.

Gooding once again took the mound for UT. This time around went better, and she also received some run support.

Per usual, scoring came early and often. This time however, it was the Rockets playing comeback, as the Bearcats scored three runs in the first two innings.

Toledo responded with a team-rallying triple from Lemieux.

Base hits by Kaitlyn Bergman and Chandler Rice would pull the Rockets closer and a bases-loaded walk by Ashley Maynard tied the score at three apiece.

The two teams traded runs untilToledo ended the sixth inning, giving the Rockets a 9-6 lead they kept.

The win moved the Rockets’ record to 2-10 on the season.

UT now heads to play in the SLO Cal Poly Mustang Classic, and the Cal State Northridge Tournament in California.

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Cassidy Glenn made a layup to give the Huskies a 80-78 lead in overtime with 3:21 left.

McIntyre got the Rockets back on top with a layup to give Toledo an 82-81 lead with just over a minute to play.

Harris then stepped to the free throw line and knocked down both from the stripe giving UT a four-point advantage with 48 seconds remaining.

NIU had a chance with the ball down by three with 14 seconds remaining but a turnover by Ally Lehman put the ball back in the hands of the Rockets. Monakana put the team up five at the charity stripe to seal the deal.

Harris led the way for the Rockets scoring 21 points grabbing five rebounds and recording five assists. Joining her in double-figures were Monakana with 20 points and Bravo-Harriott with 18 points, seven rebound and six dimes.

Also contributing for Toledo was McIntyre with 14 points and senior Ana Capotosto with nine points and five assists.

Leading NIU was Lehman’s 18 points and assertive 16 rebounds. Glenn recorded 17 points and nine rebounds and Courtney Woods tallied 12 points and nine boards.

UT scored the first four points of the game with

a Bravo-Harriott jumper and steal that resulted in a Harris layup.

From that point the teams traded buckets with neither team leading by more than four points in a game that featured ten ties.

A Harris layup and triple by sophomore Jada Woody put the Rockets up 31-25 with just over six minutes remaining in the opening half. NIU battled back to tie the game at 36-36 at halftime in thanks to a Glenn three pointer at the buzzer.

Toledo was focused coming out the locker room, scoring the first six points of the half. Harris converted an and-1 after being fouled to put UT ahead 47-38 with 7:41 remaining in the third.

The Huskies battled back in the final ten minutes of play going on a 14-2 run and taking a 70-69 lead after two straight triples from Mikayla Voigt.

Harris put the Rockets back on top 76-74 with a shot in the lane with 25 ticks left in regulation.

Lehman then tied the game at 76-76 with a jumper with 9 seconds left in the game.

The Midnight Blue and Gold return to Savage Arena Wednesday, March 2 to take on the Central Michigan Chippewas. The game can be seen on ESPN 3.

UT will close out the regular season at home against Ball State on Saturday, March 5. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.

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our offense go and I think he’s really close to breaking out.”

In the first game of Saturday’s double header, Charlotte struck first blood in the second inning by scoring on an infield throwing error by senior Dan Zuchowksi to give the 49ers a 1-0 lead.

Charlotte then stretched their lead to four in the fifth inning after a two-run home run and a fielder’s choice that brought in one.

The Rocket offense got going in the sixth inning when both sophomore AJ Montoya and senior John Martillotta homered to make the score 4-2.

The 49ers responded in the bottom of the frame by scoring seven runs, including a grand slam by junior T.J. Nichting.

UT scored two runs in the eighth inning off of a two-run homer by Zuchowski putting a dent in the 49ers lead but it wouldn’t be enough.

Senior pitcher Ross Achter earned the loss in Toledo’s 12-4 defeat. Achter gave up three runs in 4.1 innings of work.

In Saturday’s night cap, UT started out with an early lead after senior Deion Tansel hit a solo shot to left field in the top of the first.

Toledo added to their lead in the third with another home run by Tansel that scored sophomore Matt Hansen to make the score 3-0.

The fourth inning had more action from both sides as the Rockets scored one run in the top of the inning off of a solo home run by junior Josh Cales.

Charlotte then counteracted by scoring three runs in the bottom of the inning to make the score 4-3.

Scoring was halted until the seventh inning when Hansen and Tansel both scored for Toledo in the top half of the inning. Charlotte scored four runs in the bottom of the frame to take their first lead of the game at 7-6.

UT scored in the ninth inning when Zuchowski grounded out into a double play but allowed Tansel to score, tying the game up at 8 to force extra innings.

The game needed 11 innings to come up with a winner.

Charlotte scored on a Logan Sherer single to right field that brought in sophomore Hunter Jones for the walk-off win.

“We have to continue to really focus on our preparation,” Mee said. “We need to focus on getting better, that’s one of our goals is to get better everyday.”

On Sunday, the Rocket bats were silenced as they were held to no runs and six hits in the 8-0 loss.

Junior Kyle Slack picked up the loss after tossing three innings and allowing four runs.

A strong spot for the Rockets was sophomore Dalton Bollinger as he went 3 for 4 at the plate with a double. Freshman Michael Jacob threw for two scoreless innings in relief.

UT will return to the diamond this weekend when they travel to Durham to take on Duke for a three game series.

Opening pitch is scheduled on Friday, March 4 at 6 p.m.

“We have to continue to really focus on our preparation.”

COREY MEE Head coach

half, Boothe, freshman Jaylan Sanford and junior Zack Garber all had four fouls.

“We lost our composure when Boothe went to the bench,” said Williams. “We need him on the court as much as possible and with him not there, it hurt us.”

It was a physical game — the Rockets finished the contest with 25 personal fouls and a busted lip by Navigato.

WMU sophomore Thomas Wilder gave the Rockets problems all night, coming up with five steals to go along with a tied team-high 18 points.

Wilder was one of four Broncos in double figures.

Joining him was junior Tucker Haymond, senior Taylor Perry and freshman Seth Dugan with 18, 15 and 10 points, respectively.

The Broncos (12-18, 6-11 MAC) finished the game with a worse field goal percentage than the Rockets but shot 10 more free throws, which led to the outcome.

Boothe got things going early for UT, scoring seven of UT’s first eight points to tie things up at eight with 15:06 in the opening stanza.

Toledo jumped out to its largest lead of the half thanks to Williams and sophomore guard Stuckey Mosley’s combining for 10 points over a four-minute stretch to give UT a 23-16 lead with 7:15 left in the half.

Haymond tied things up with a layup for the Broncos at 25 with 3:46 left in the half.

WMU took a brief one-point lead before back-to-back layups by Boothe and Williams to give Toledo a three-point lead with just over two minutes in the half.

The Rockets took a 33-28 lead into the locker room.

Sanford came out of the gates gunning in the second half with back-to-back treys to give UT a 39-30 lead in the opening minutes.

With 16:48 to go Boothe was called for his third foul.

After a Wilder layup, Navigato knocked down a three in the corner with a hand in his face to give UT its largest lead of the night at 44-33 with over 15 minutes left to play.

Minutes later, Boothe picked up his fourth foul in what Kowalczyk considered a “soft foul,” forcing him to sit until the 10:12 mark.

After that, the momentum swung to the home side and the Broncos went on a 9-0 run to cut the Rocket lead to 47-46 with just under 10 to play.

The Broncos continued to keep the pressure up and took their first lead of the half after a turnover by sophomore Stuckey Mosley with just under six minutes left on the clock.

Mosley accounted for six turnovers on the night and had three in the final seven minutes during crunch time.

Down four with 28 seconds left, Williams took it strong to the basket and got fouled on the play. He converted the free throw to complete the threepoint play, cutting the Bronco’s lead to 65-64.

The Rockets couldn’t pull any closer in the closing minutes. Garber and Boothe eventually fouled out with 19.5 and 9.6 seconds, respectfully.

The Rockets return to Savage Arena on Friday to host Eastern Michigan in the last game of the season before the MAC Tournament on March 7. Toledo will honor its spring seniors during Friday’s game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Refugees

Cows on campus

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hall at the Al-Medinah Community Center, a small building established in 2012 and designed to hold community events, such as the Refugee Potluck, but also spiritual, sports and educational events.

Kaiwan said despite her worries that attendance wouldn’t be great, or food wouldn’t be brought, the room was packed and there was an abundance of food; the community not only showed up to greet the refugees, but also welcomed them with warmth.

“By welcoming the refugees with open arms and offering them a lovely environment, we are helping alleviate the hardships in their life,” Kaiwan said. “We are telling them that they are not alone and that we will help make their future better.

That’s what makes a stronger community.”

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“Welcoming the refugees with open arms and offering them a lovely environment, we are helping ... We are telling them that they are not alone and that we will help make their future better.”

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Chick-fil-A set up a temporary table on Monday Feb. 29 in the Student Union.

The table sold food at a discounted price during lunch hours. A mascot cow held a sign that encouraged students to “Eat Mor Chikin.” The closest Chickfil-A to campus is on Sylvania and Talmadge.

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