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Divestment passes Resolution gains majority vote, campaign continues By Colleen Anderson Associate News Editor

Students give back to the community during BIG Event The largest student community service event on campus will take place March 21. COMMUNITY / 5 »

Freshman guard has become major player for UT late in season Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott transferred from Europe and is making a name for herself in basketball.

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SPORTS / 7 »

“We have done our research and have made our choice.”

EDITORIAL Who does the IC support? OPINION / 4 »

Science lectures to be held throughout spring semester Saturday Morning Science combines interesting lectures with interactive activities. NEWS / 3 »

“If students wanted information on this campus-wide crisis, they had to go digging, relying mainly on information from outside sources and each other, which is always a dangerous game to play.”

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UT Alerts fail at communicating

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Back in black Toledo locals explain why vinyl records are regaining popularity in today’s digital age. COMMUNITY / 5 »

Shouts of joy and excitement erupted from the supporters of the divestment resolution as it passed in an overwhelming majority vote of 21-4 during the weekly University of Toledo Student Government meeting. At the start of the meeting, 94 attendees were present, not including the 27 senators and 7 SJC members in attendance. Five uniformed officers were also present throughout the room. The senate heard speakers from numerous organizations. Representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine, UT Hillel, Community Solidarity Response Network, Christians United for Israel, and Jewish Voices for Peace, among several others, gave their opinions on the renewed divestment resolution being proposed at the meeting. The speakers talked from a few seconds to several minutes over almost two hours. Two speakers, Rob Vincent and Sam Aburaad, were asked to sit down after overstepping the boundaries of open floor. SG President Clayton Notestine encouraged senators to vote yes or no rather than abstaining. “Vote yes or vote no. You can choose which one you believe in, but stand by your choice.

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Shahrizad Hamdah, SJP steering committee member, raises her hand for a chance to speak during open floor. The weekly SG meeting was moved to the Student Union Auditorium and lasted about three hours. During that time, both senators and committee members were given the chance to speak on the divestment resolution.

You can choose to go and abstain and not vote at all, but I am imploring that you go ahead and make a decision to stand up for what you believe in, and vote yes or vote no,” Notestine said. Those in support of the resolution spoke

on the human rights violations against Palestinians by Israel, and were supported by members of numerous outside student See Divestment / 3 »

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HOUSING

Facebook Housing discount offered to returning on-campus students page

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By Colleen Anderson Associate News Editor

Students returning to live on the University of Toledo campus next year will be saving 25 percent of the cost of living in a dorm room. The Office of Residence Life is working with the Office for Student Affairs to offer returning students a discount on the cost of living; however, some requirements do apply. To qualify for the discount, a student must be returning from last year, must be in good financial standing and must have a minimum 2.0 GPA. “Any student that’s in good academic standing that lived in a residence hall this year can come back next year at a 25 percent discount. One thing’s important: first come, first serve basis,” said Kaye Patten Wallace, senior vice president for student affairs. The discount applies to both semesters, both fall 2015 and spring 2016. While the discount covers the room rate, students will still have to purchase a meal plan and pay the $100 housing deposit as well. Patten Wallace said the idea is to increase the number of students housed on campus. “We also want to recognize students and student needs, in terms of financial aspects, financial benefits to students,” she said. “We think it’s a win win. It helps us fill our housing, at the same time, helping students meet their needs.” Michelle Lettman, a first-year majoring in business, said the

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Presidents Hall will be included in the 25 percent discount offered to students who choose to live in on-campus dorms next year. Students must have a minimum of a 2.0 GPA.

initiative is a good idea, although she personally lives at home.

“Any student that’s in good academic standing that lived in a residence hall this year can come back next year at a 25 percent discount.” KAYE PATTEN WALLACE Senior vice president for student affairs

“I think that [the discount] would make it so students come back,” Lettman said. “Because a lot of students, for them, a big game-changer is living on

campus, because I know after the first semester people can’t afford to live on campus after that, and they live far away, so I think it would be worth it.” The exact cost of the housing initiative has not yet been determined; Virginia Speight, director of residence life, said they will not know how much money each student saved and how much it will cost UT until fall 2016. “We’re not looking at it as being a financial burden. We really are looking at the benefits that our students are going to gain from it,” Speight said. Patten Wallace said every year there is a certain budgeted percentage for students in residence life, but no definite numbers as of now. She said the flat rate of rooms See Housing / 9 »

Chorale performance held March 1

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Concert Chorale, a choir class directed by Stephen Hodge, gave its first performance of the semester March 1 at 2 p.m. in the Center for Performing Arts recital hall. The group sang in multiple languages, including Latin, English and French. The first piece was directed by third-year music education student Janaye Ashman. To conclude the performance, chorale sang the first movement of Carmina Burana as a teaser for a later performance.

An anonymously run Facebook page entitled “HSC Alumni and Friends for a New President” currently has about 380 likes and is calling for an end to Hampden-Sydney College’s current president and University of Toledo presidential candidate, Chris Howard. When asked about the page, Howard said, “I have no addiHOWARD tional comments about the Facebook page other than what I communicated to the Toledo Blade.” Clayton Notestine, Student Government president, said during Howard’s visit to the UT campus, Howard explained why the page could have been created. “His argument was that the college that he is the president at, Hampden-Sydney, was currently undergoing a lot of major changes and decisions,” Notestine said. “His explanation was that some of the decisions he had to make upset a few of the more vocal faculty and that small vocal few created the page.” Saranna Thornton, professor of business and economics at HSC, said she doesn’t think “you can go anywhere where 100 percent of the people like the college president.” “I did some math and if you look at the number of the people who are on the Facebook page versus the number of people who are associated with Hampden-Sydney, the Facebook page ends up being less than one percent of people who have some relationship with the college,” Thornton said. Thornton said she didn’t want to comment about whether or not everything on the page is accurate. See Howard / 9 »

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Students asked to complete survey about potential personal device requirement

The University of Toledo is seeking student input regarding tablets and laptops for classes. John Barrett, interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, along with Student Government President Clayton Notestine sent an email on March 2. It asked students to complete a short survey regarding potential classroom technology requirements. The email stated that UT is “contemplating requiring students to have tablets or laptops in the near future and we want your input regarding whether you support this idea.” According to the email, if the device is required, the “initial purchase cost could potentially be paid for with financial aid.” The short survey will be available March 2-20. To complete the survey, visit http://tinyurl.com/nlycso9.

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organizations and religious institutions. Anecdotes, personal testimonies and statistics were all used as support for the resolution. Robbie Abdelhoq, SJP steering committee member, spoke about his time spent in Gaza, focusing on an encounter with some of the boys from the host family he was living with. “The young men had become accustomed to frequent raids and random house searches in the middle of the night by the Israeli occupation forces,” Abdelhoq said. “They had become so frustrated with spending night after night — sometimes in the winter, sometimes not — in the middle of the street in their pajamas that they began to remain dressed all day and throughout the night.” Derek Ide, SJP steering committee member, said Israel is not being singled out by the resolution. “It is not us [SJP] who singles out Israel. It is Hillel and AIPAC and every other defender of Israeli crimes who wants Israel to maintain a special status, a status that places them above international law and unaccountable to the

“It is not us [SJP] who singles out Israel. It is Hillel and AIPAC and every other defender of Israeli crimes who wants Israel to maintain a special status, a status that places them above international law and unaccountable to the norms and standards of justice.” DEREK IDE SJP steering committee member

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SCIENCE PROGRAM

Science lectures to be held throughout spring semester By Torrie Jadlocki

the presenter questions and participate in topic-relevant discussions. Science and interactive fun have come Undergraduate students, like first-year together at the University of Toledo’s pharmacy major Lily Ostrander, attend Saturday Morning Science lecture series. the sessions to learn more about the Entering its tenth year, the lecture program and the in-depth discussion of series is hosted by each subject. Joseph Schmidt and “I have Professor John Bellizzi, both UT Schmidt for O-Chem If you go associate professors of [Organic Chemistry] March 21: “Natural chemistry. and he was offering Polymers From Fungi Used The spring 2015 extra credit,” Osas Glues: Reducing Global lectures feature a trander said. “But I Pollution by Plastics and variety of topics, such also wanted to check Other Petroleum Derivaas the algal blooms it out, because I heard tives” with Julian Hadley, ecologist and data analyst in Lake Erie and the that it would be pretty at Ecovative Design LLC. use of fungi in cominteresting.” April 18: The Discovery mercial materials. The Students from local of Alien Worlds and Habitlectures take place high schools such as able Planets” with Dr. Steve Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. Southview attend to Howell, project scientist for in Wolfe Hall Room gain extra credit for the NASA Kepler Mission 1205 and are free and their classes. at NASA Ames Research open to the public. – and to have a little Center. Two lectures took fun with science outMay 2: “Animals Conplace in February side the classroom. servation in a Modern Age: Presented With Animal and three more are “We like to get the Ambassadors” with Steve slated for March, high school students Oswanski, children’s zoo April and May. on campus so they manager at the Toledo Zoo. “Our goals for this can see what UT has program span a wide to offer and enjoy range,” Schmidt said. their time here,” “The program is a good learning tool for Schmidt said. our undergraduate students. We also like Rather than catering to only science to invite the general public and we get students, the programs try to make a fair number of residents from Toledo science interesting for a large scope of and the surrounding suburbs that are students, Schmidt said. here to learn more about our topics.” “I like these a lot,” said Miriam Basiouny, a third-year chemistry graduate The meetings for the program consist of a short breakfast followed by an hour- student. “You see a really broad audience that’s really interested in science. long lecture. Occasionally, a hands-on In my day-to-day, I only interact with activity will coordinate with the chosen chemistry majors, chemistry grad stutopic. Afterward, participants can ask Staff Reporter

“Yes, this is definitely a little bit of a loss, but we wake up tomorrow, we are going to be the same organization that we were. We don’t have one sole purpose like SJP does. We are a safe place for Jewish students on campus, and we will continue to do so by giving many more events than just debates in Student Government.” JESSICA MOSES President of UT Hillel

norms and standards of justice.” Ide also criticized the statements by the opposition that they were proPalestinian. “To ignore Palestinian voices and to claim that you are pro-Palestinian is not only arrogant and patronizing, but is a pernicious lie,” Ide said. Shahrazad Hamdah, SJP steering committee member, also expressed her disapproval for the opposition’s pro-peace statement. “Peace is not the perpetuation of the status quo for your own benefit,” Hamdah said. Joel Reinstein, a representative of Jewish Voices for Peace, said he does not agree with the claim that the divestment resolution will encourage discrimination against Jewish students, or that the resolution singles out Israel. “To say that their struggle for survival is about ‘singling out the Jewish state’ is to ignore their 70 years of unspeakable suffering at the hands of a single state: Israel,” Reinstein said. “Demanding that Palestinians address

all oppression in the world before fighting their own is just another way of telling them to shut up and accept being erased.” The opposition for the resolution reiterated their original fears of discrimination against Jewish students on campus. Several students focused on a desire for peace and dialogue, saying a reversal of the decision would be a mistake by SG. “I’m not afraid of disagreements, but this resolution does not leave any room for the civil dialogue that we so desire and encourage on and off campus,” said Jacob Ritchart, a freshman at UT. Ritchart also said Israeli citizens have also been attacked, and talked about a specific instance in which rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza. Jessica Moses, president of UT Hillel, said she fears the resolution will encourage discrimination against Jewish students on campus and limit dialogue. “I believe that the honest discussion should be taking place, but by voting yes on this resolution today, you are taking this option off the table,” Moses said.

“I’m not afraid of disagreements, but this resolution does not leave any room for the civil dialogue that we so desire and encourage on and off campus.” JACOB RITCHART First year UT student

According to Moses, the reversal of SJC’s decision on the resolution’s constitutionality “undermines the function of Student Government.” Kelly Market, president of Christians United for Israel, agreed and said “a change in the outcome of the vote tonight from anything other than a decision

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Students of all ages gathered in Wolfe Hall Room 1205 on Feb. 21 to listen to a lecture on particle physics

dents … people in science classes. But here, you get to see a wide audience interacting and enjoying science.” According to Schmidt, the lectures are designed for people of all backgrounds and education levels to understand, regardless of the topic’s complexity. “It’s a good variety,” Basiouny said. “My favorite is the zoo guy because he brings animals with him every year.” For those interested in animals, “the zoo guy,” or Steve Oswanski, children’s zoo manager at the Toledo Zoo, will lecture on May 2 about animal conservation. Schmidt was is very enthusiastic about an upcoming lecture in April that will feature a distinguished guest from NASA.

consistent with last week’s decision would make a mockery out of Student Government by proving that our senators can be intimated into changing their vote.” Sara Federman, a member of Hillel, said voting for divestment would mean supporting Israel’s destruction. “The boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement that this resolution is a part of seeks the destruction of the state of Israel, and the homeland of the Jews. If the senate chooses to pass this resolution, the University of Toledo becomes part of the international effort to see the elimination of Israel, the world’s only Jewish state,” Federman said. A motion to vote on the resolution by secret ballot failed. Notestine said voting by secret ballot is in violation of Ohio’s Open Meetings Act, an issue that members of SJP brought to his attention. Shortly afterwards the senators voted by standing up at their place in favor of yes or no, and the resolution was passed. “I feel it was unfair, just the advantages they [SJP] may have been given today,” Moses said. She went on to say Hillel has no current plans considering the divestment resolution, but they may campaign if a referendum on the issue is proposed. “Yes, this is definitely a little bit of a loss, but we wake up tomorrow, we are going to be the same organization that we were. We don’t have one sole purpose like SJP does,” Federman said. “We are a safe place for Jewish students on campus, and we will continue to do so by giving many more events than just debates in Student Government.” SJP wants the debate on the issue to be an “open, democratic, transparent process,” according to Ide, who said the next step in the divestment campaign is a referendum. “We believe the entire student body should vote on it regardless, but we wanted to have this battle first in Student Government.”

“He is the head of the Kepler mission, which is a scientific project to detect planets orbiting the myriad of other stars out there in the universe,” Schmidt said. “I am personally very excited about this one as astronomy has been a passion of mine since my childhood.” Schmidt urges anyone with an interest in science to reach out to him with possible lecture ideas for next year. “Every year we try to pick out a new set of topics,” Schmidt said. “We are always looking for new ideas, so people out there are encouraged to email me suggestions.” For additional information about the program or topics, visit the Saturday Morning Science Facebook page at facebook.com/SaturdayMorningScience.

CAREER FAIR

CoCA career fair to be held March 26

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The CoCA Career Fair will take place March 26 from 12-4 p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium. The fair will be hosted by Zeta Phi Eta and is open to all CoCA majors. Attendees will have the chance to network with employers in various industries and learn about potential

internship opportunities. Students are advised to bring multiple copies of their resumes and dress professionally — no jeans, hats or hoodies. For students seeking more help, CoCA Advisor Lisa Bollman will offer feedback and advice on resumes. To set up an appointment with her, email Lisa.Bollman@utoledo.edu or call 419-530-4436.

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OPINION

Why the stain? Don’t worry, it’s not a printing error. Read our ‘Things keep breaking at UT’ editorial for more information.

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EDITORIAL

Things keep breaking at UT Last week’s water main break points to larger problems in facilities.

The University of Toledo is falling to shambles — or at least it feels that way. From the bottom to the top, UT's facilities department has experienced repeated, serious issues, especially in the past year. The month of February was marked by faulty systems. Class schedules were disrupted Feb. 16 in the Center for Performing Arts and Stranahan Hall due to heating system-related issues. After freezing temperatures last week led to a water main break on Stadium Drive, facilities is yet again under the eye of scrutiny. Recent damage continues: pipes are bursting, buildings are temporarily closing due to heating issues and the Student Union roof is leaking. It’s like UT is playing a game of Jenga, trying to see how many pieces can be pulled out before campus collapses. Coincidentally, the recent facility issues parallel the damages almost one year ago. Last year in January, frozen pipes in 23 buildings campuswide caused damage to equipment, ceilings, walls and floors. Later that same month, pipes burst on the third floor of Sullivan Hall. The ensuing flood forced classes to move to other buildings until the end of the semester. We addressed the seriousness of the issue in our February 2014 editorial titled, “Don’t neglect upkeep of buildings.” We pointed out that UT needs equipment that can last through record-setting temperatures, which are bound to happen in Northwest Ohio. We stressed that the UT community needed to discuss how this could have been avoided and how it could be avoided in the future. As far as we know, there hasn’t been any serious conversation about how to solve these issues — and unsurprisingly, they keep happening. In February 2014, a gas leak at the Law Center forced students to evacuate the building and all classes before 6 p.m. were canceled. Columbia Gas and Toledo Fire were called in to fix the damaged gas line, which reportedly fell on their side of the meter. In April 2014, a sewer pipe burst in the basement of Carlson Library, causing sewer water to coat the floor. The library was forced to close for a day and a half the week before finals, and students who wanted to study suffered. Last October, you might remember when Croutons was closed for nearly two days because of a dripping, leaking pipe. While UT maintenance assisted with cleanup, outside cleaning company Serve Pro was brought in to provide additional help. Yet again, we wrote not one, but two editorials regarding the Croutons incident and the university’s seeming lack of transparency. Why are there continuous facility-related problems? Take a closer look at UT’s budget — without sufficient funding, facilities cannot operate to their full potential. Vice President for External Affairs Larry Burns announced back in May 2013 during his radio show, The Relevant University, that some of UT’s infrastructure funds would go into the academic budget. This was good for students because it kept the price of tuition down. But the effects of this decision could be tied to the maintenance of our facilities. However, with proper upkeep, pipes shouldn’t be bursting simply because of reduced funding for two years. There may be deeper issues at play. We are suspicious that the pipes in UT’s buildings are not being properly cared for. Common business practice says continual facility maintenance should be performed regularly rather than waiting until something breaks to take action. Associate Vice President of Facilities and Construction Jason Toth told an IC reporter that the CPA’s Feb. 16 closure was due to a failure in the mechanical system, specifically the heat exchanger, and was “just a failure of an older piece of equipment in the facility.” As with any older institution, there will be older equipment; the older the equipment, the greater its risk of malfunctioning. What is UT doing to ensure that these older pieces of equipment won’t break down? Each class session is worth a pretty penny, and each class canceled because of an equipment malfunction costs students money and valuable class time they can’t get back. For the majority of these facility-related problems, the university has hired a third-party contractor for repairs or to assist with cleanup. Doesn’t this defeat the purpose of having a UT maintenance team? Hiring an outside company to do the work often costs the university more in the long run. The employees who work in facilities are hired to maintain buildings on campus, and qualified experts should oversee continual maintenance. After all, UT is an institution that strives to provide a world-class education at an affordable cost to students — it seems reasonable that UT should invest more money into facilities to be able to effectively run the campus. How many times do we have to write an editorial about facilities before something changes?

EDITORIAL

Who does the IC support? With the presidential search coming to a close, the IC announces our support of Sharon Gaber.

With the search for the University of Toledo’s new president nearing its end, some people are anticipating each newspaper headline, eagerly reading each online story for more details and forming their own opinions about whom they want to see as president. The IC newsroom is no exception. We may be some of those who are writing the headlines and stories, but we are just as excited to see who our new fearless leader will be. We think Sharon Gaber is the best choice of the three candidates for the new president. Gaber said in a previous interview that – between meetings with the student government, faculty senate, and other groups on campus – she is very

involved in campus life at her current school and is student-centered. Not only has she served as a provost before, giving her the needed perspective and experience to lead, but she has a vision to unify the university while still respecting the individuality of each group on campus. While Michele Wheatly has a certain charm about her and a fantastic British accent, she is not what we think UT needs right now. Her strategy in answering questions at the forums was very political, and she has a tendency to dodge questions rather than give clear answers. UT needs a president who is open and honest with UT’s community, especially where students are concerned. While Christopher Howard has experience in his current role as president

of Hampden-Sydney College, he comes from an institution very different from UT, so we are not sure he would fit in. As we've said before, UT needs someone who is willing to be open with students. We are a student-run newspaper that both is part of the student body and reports news to other students, yet he will not talk to us. Instead of interviewing with us, he blew us off, referring us to his cover letter and refusing to answer our questions. We are not impressed. Gaber is the best candidate. She seems to understand our community and how we work. She does not avoid questions and is more than happy to talk to us. We have done our research, and have made our choice. What’s yours, UT?

COMMENTARY

UT Alerts fail at communicating The key to every successful relationLike the problem-solver that I am, I ship is good communication, whether decided to look to my email, to see if the that relationship is between friends, university had sent out any information family or significant others. Communica- that was a bit more informative. To my tion is even important in the relationship delight, they had. There in my inbox between a university and its students; was an email from the Office actually, it is especially imof Residence Life, portant in that relationship. which was clearly Unfortunately, it seems that originally intended the University of Toledo to be sent to my is severely lacking in the phone via UT Alert. communication departThe email ended ment, as all of the students with the promise discovered first-hand last that UT would give week during the water main more information break. If students wanted to its students as said information on this campusinformation became wide crisis, they had to go available, which digging, relying mainly on would have been a information from outside sweet memento, if the sources and each other, which university had actuis always a dangerous game to ally followed through. play. The few bits of informaInstead, we received IC COLUMNIST tion that the university did no more informadecide to share with its students were tion throughout the day, not even a list cryptic and unhelpful, doing more harm of which buildings would be affected or than good. where the water would be safe to drink. Now don’t get me wrong, I absolutely As the Student Union is our main love UT, but every relationship could use source for our food, my friends and I a bit of work. The main form of commuwere forced to order food for the next few nication UT has with its students during days, instead of walking all the way across emergencies is the handy-dandy UT Alert campus in the freezing weather with no system, which is able to send school-wide promise of heat in whichever building we texts, managing to get a lot of information ended up in. Additionally, we were forced to everyone and the same time, which to conserve our water bottles and take cold would be an incredibly useful tool in situshowers. I actually just ended up filling a ations like the water main break. However, gallon jug with water that I had heated up it is an incredibly imperfect system. The in the microwave to wash my hair. first text message sent out by UT Alert last UT was kind enough to offer free water Tuesday did a great job of stating what the bottles to students in the Student Union, problem was — the water main break — which I would have taken full advantage and how it immediately affected us — no of, if I had known about it. Unfortufood service in the Student Union. After nately, I didn’t know about it because the that, though, things got a bit chaotic. The university did not make that informatext message skipped about seven lines tion available to everyone until after the and then simply ended with the words fact, so you only got free water if you “A water.” Clearly, there was meant to happened to stumble into the union to be more to the text message, but it was shelter yourself from the blistering cold never received, lost somewhere out in the on your way to your next class. atmosphere, with the remainder of the While the Main Campus may have transcript never to be known or conveyed struggled with sharing information with to its intended recipients. I, like many of its students, the engineering campus my friends, anxiously awaited the rest of a communicated to its affiliates excellently. message that was destined never to come. Dr. Molitor, interim associate dean for

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undergraduate studies, attached his own information to the UT Alert concerning engineering campus’s closing the following day in order to repair the water main. His email, unlike the UT Alert email, informed students exactly which parts of the engineering campus would be affected, and offered additional information about the career fair being held there that day. He also thought to include the fact that the engineering campus would be under a water boil advisory after the water was up and running again, a detail that the UT Alert failed to mention. At least some of UT’s campuses know how to communicate to their students effectively. The afternoon of the day following the water main disaster, UT Alert finally got its act together, but it was too little too late. We learned which buildings had their water turned off after the water had already turned back on, making the information moot at that point. The heat in the buildings had also been reduced, if you didn’t notice when your dorm room temperature dropped from a nice 70⁰ F to a dreadful 60⁰ F or below, or when you couldn’t hear your professor lecturing over the sound of the chattering teeth of people who refused to wear their winter coats indoors. We were informed that the Student Union water lines had been flushed and that food services would continue at an undisclosed time in the hopefully near future. Also, we finally learned of the free water offered in the union. Oh, and the basketball game was cancelled, so hopefully you didn’t try to go to that. While UT Alert is an excellent system, with the potential to be informative, helpful and greatly appreciated by students and faculty alike, it is nowhere up to snuff as of yet, which was made abundantly obvious by last week’s water main break. UT Alert needs to provide reliable, useful information clearly and efficiently. Hopefully during the next disaster (which will undoubtedly happen), UT Alert will be able to convey necessary information and act as a help, rather than a hindrance, to the populace. Jordan Budrevich is a first-year majoring in bioengineering.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

‘Truth-Telling Weekend’ in Ferguson As a graduate student in Theory and Social Foundations Program, I want to invite all UT students, faculty, and staff to “Truth Telling Weekend” in Ferguson and downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The dates are March 13-15, 2015. My classmates and I encourage our UT family to use this alternative spring break to become a part of a larger

movement to encourage the Ferguson community to share their stories, which is the source of freedom and equality. The implausible events which took place in Ferguson have shaken our hearts and minds as a society. Michael Brown’s death has raised questions about our own lived experiences as members of a violent society, and the way in which we make sense of them. To engage in freedom is to share our stories. My classmates and I engaged in qualitative research which was to discover the ways in which a neighborhood practiced the seven principles

of Kwanzaa. While listening to the stories of others, we were reminded how we can all benefit and transform our lives to become critical citizens. Kwanzaa Park taught us the power of collectivity and the importance of a consciousness-raising atmosphere to practice truth-telling. Telling the truth opens the floodgates of freedom, to think critically about our stories, and to share them with other people validates our lives and the lives of those who have not experienced violence. Bearing witness to stories allows us to think critically about our lived experiences and the

ways in which we are all connected to a larger social context. Bearing witness to truth as the practice of freedom reminds us that we are here. We are the source of an emerging, liberating knowledge. Spaces of silence and alienation can be filled with trustworthiness and dialogue to create a better society. While laboring with the community of Kwanzaa Park, my classmates and I were all part of a movement of truth-telling as the practice of freedom. As a result of our work, we are invited to conduct a workshop in Ferguson on the ways in which qualitative

research can intervene and transform our communities. Ferguson is the perfect place for truth-telling to be cultivated. The UT family can serve others with such a gift, to speak the truth and help citizens to self-actualize their innate powers to transform their own reality. Please join the UT students in the TSOC department as we attend Truth Telling Weekend. The dates are March 13-15, 2015. For more information about the trip, contact Borris. cameron@rockets.utoledo.edu. — Carla J. Pattin, Doctoral student in social foundations of education

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6 p.m. -- UT Juried Student Exhibition Opening Reception, Annual exhibition of artwork created by UT students and selected in juried competition. Open to all UT students regardless of major. Located in the Center for the Visual Arts Main Gallery. The exhibit will run from March 5 to April 1. Friday, March 6 7:30 p.m. -- UT Opera Ensemble: Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, The UT Opera Ensemble presents this comedic opera in one-act by Puccini, in which a crafty peasant cleverly catches a dead man’s relatives in a trap fashioned from their own greed. Performances will be held in Doermann Theatre, with the audience seated around and on the stage with the players. Seating is limited. For more information, contact Angela Riddel at TheArts@ utoledo.edu. 7:30 p.m. -- Ritter Planetarium, Back to the Moon for Good looks at Google’s X-Prize competition to return to the Moon. This fastpaced look at mankind’s exploration of the moon in the past, the present and the future. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children, seniors and members of the UT community. For more information call (419) 530-2650 or the 24-hour information hotline at (419) 530-4037. Monday-Friday, March 9-13 All day -- Spring Break.

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VINYL FEATURE

BACK IN BLACK

Toledo locals explain why vinyl records are regaining popularity in today’s digital age Joe Heidenescher

Associate Community Editor

Vinyl records — the bulky, oldfashioned things that were replaced by CDs in the 90s and the music medium everyone thought would die in today’s digital age — are coming back, and their primary customers are Millennials, who are keeping record stores alive. “It’s really interesting that young people have discovered vinyl,” said Randy Nissen, a Toledo Public Schools social studies teacher. “For instance, I have three friends that own record stores and they all tell that it’s pretty much vinyl that’s keeping them in business right now.” In the past seven years, vinyl albums have sold more copies than ever before, according to a 2014 article from music publication Billboard. The article said 9.2 million vinyl records were sold last year, a 52 percent increase from 2013. A growing number of classic albums, including the complete Beatles, early Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan catalogs, have had vinyl reissues in recent years as well. Even modern-day albums, like Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ or Sam Smith’s ‘In the Lonely Hour,’ can be purchased on vinyl. Since the beginning of the CD and digital download age from the late 1980s through the 2000s, record sales continually decreased, according to Pat O’Connor, the owner of local record shop Culture Clash Records. “I’ve always carried records. When I started, it was pretty much mostly records, cassettes, and 8-tracks,”

O’Connor said. “In the later 80s, it was records and compact discs. Compact discs really did take over quite a bit ... Then CDs started faltering come 2005, 2006, 2007.” O’Connor said once burning (disc copying), downloading and digital sales hit the market, vinyl and CD sales “were very low.” Ramalama Records owner Rob Kimple said in recent years, vinyl record sales have seen new growth. “We’ve always sold records, but for probably the last three years, it’s probably actually taken over CD sales,” Kimple said. “It was just a popular misconception that people didn’t buy them, but it’s grown and grown.”

“Vinyl, much like music itself is pretty much timeless...so I guess you could say vinyl didn’t make a comeback so to speak. It really never left.” TANASIO LOUDERMILL Fourth-year majoring in film and video

According to both Kimple and O’Connor, vinyl records never completely disappeared, there was just a period of time when they weren’t as popular. “Vinyl, much like music itself, is pretty much timeless,” said Tanasio Loudermill, a fourth-year film and video major. “You could say vinyl

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Students give back to the community during BIG Event

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Students sit and wait for their volunteer sites in the Student Recreation Center at last year’s BIG Event. This year’s event takes place March 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. By Alexandria Saba Community Editor

One of the BIGGEST events of the University of Toledo will take place on March 21. “The BIG Event is the largest student community service event on campus,” said Ashley Citraro, a third-year majoring in human resources and information systems and the overall director of the BIG Event for 2015. “It’s a day where students are sent out into the surrounding areas of Toledo to give back to the community that supports the university.” The event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and start at the Student Recreation Center. Any student can be involved, whether that is individually or part of an organization, said Lauren Banks, a second-year majoring in recreational therapy and a director of operations for the BIG Event. According to Citraro, the event hopes to send at least 2,500 students out into the community.

“It’s a day where students are sent out into the surrounding areas of Toledo to give back to the community that supports the university” ASHLEY CITRARO third-year human resources and information services major

“Students participate in this annual event to show their appreciation to the surrounding community by completing service projects such as volunteering throughout the community and in those neighborhoods that are closest to us,” Banks said.

Banks said it depends on where each group will go because it is all determined by who needs help and what service needs to be done.

If you go What: BIG Event. Where: Starts at the Student Recreation Center. When: March 21. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“On the day of the BIG Event [the students] are distributed out to different job sites around the area,” she said. “Some groups go to residential homes to do work, others to parks, some to non-profit organizations.” Citraro said students should get involved because the event is supporting the surrounding areas in Toledo. “The job sites we help out at are anywhere from downtown areas like Cherry Street Missions, to residential sites in Old Orchard,” Citraro said. “Students are even kept on campus for cleaning and helping with projects here.” Banks said people should get involved because it is a great way to do service for our local community and it is a way to say “thank you” to Toledo and all that the community does for the university. “The BIG Event is going to be new and exciting this year due to the fact that we have Red Bull coming in and hosting a paper airplane contest,” Banks said. According to Alexander Wisniewski, it is 100 percent free to volunteer. There will also be free Red Bull at the event in support of the BIG Event. Wisniewski is the Student Brand Manager for Red Bull on the University of See BIG Event / 8 »

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Records and compact discs are on display at Ramalama Records.

didn’t make a comeback — so to speak, it really never left.” Loudermill said that because history repeats itself, trends in the music industry will always resurface. In his opinion, popular songs like “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson and Daft Punk’s album “Random Access Memories” are not new styles of music, but recycled old trends. According to Kimple, vinyl records are not new ways to listen to music — instead, they offer a different way to experience the album. “It’s not like people stopped loving music,” Kimple said. “People have always loved music; that’s why they download this stuff. But they real-

ized first off when you download it, you don’t actually own anything. It’s a convenient way to listen to music, but you don’t own it.” As an avid record collector and enthusiast, Nissen said that for him, the best part of vinyl is the tangible feeling of holding a record. “I just love records. There’s a tactile element to them,” Nissen said. “I like just the feel of them, the weight, the bigger palette for album cover art.” To some listeners, the concept behind vinyl records encompasses an entire musical experience. “When you go to a record store, See Vinyl / 8 »

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Zanoguera earns sixth MAC West Player of the Week award University of Toledo senior guard Inma Zanoguera has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for the third time this season, the league announced Monday. It’s the sixth time in her four-year collegiate career that the Spaniard has been honored with this award. Zanoguera led the Rockets to two victories last week, defeating Western Michigan Wednesday and then Central Michigan on Saturday in Toledo’s ‘Senior Day’ game. She averaged 16 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2 steals over the two-game span. The Rockets currently sit in second place in the MAC west division trailing Ball State by a single game with only two games remaining before the MAC tournament. Toledo plays at Northern Illinois on Wednesday, March 4. UT finishes the season in Muncie, Ind. against Ball State, in a contest that may decide the MAC West Division champion.

UT honored after second place showing at MAC Championships The University of Toledo track and field distance medley team earned second-team All-MidAmerican Conference honors after a second place finish at the MAC indoor Championships. The quartet, consisting of seniors Julia Pusateri, Liz Weiler, Megan Wright and freshman Michelle Davis, clocked a final time of 11:42.23. Wright was selected first-team All-MAC last year after taking first in the mile run. Pusateri, Weiler and Davis earned their first All-MAC honors at the event this past weekend. The Rockets track and field team returns to action on Friday, March 13, at UNC Willmington.

UT baseball team falls to Hokies in weekend series UT dropped three out of four games this past weekend on the road against Virginia Tech. The Rockets (3-7) dropped the opener on Friday 9-1, then on Saturday split the double header with the Hokies, losing the first game 1-0 before winning the evening game 1-0. With a chance to tie the series, the Rockets stumbled to a 9-3 in Sunday’s finale. Junior RHP Caleb Schillace picked up his first win on the mound this season. The junior pitched seven strong innings, giving up 5 hits with 5 strikeouts. The Rockets return to action over spring break to compete in the Coastal Carolina Invitational. UT will open the tourney against the Michigan State Spartans on Friday, March 6, at 11 a.m.

It’s not Rocket Science! (Trivia) What legendary former University of Toledo quarterback led the Rockets to a 35-0 record over his three seasons in the Glass City?

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BRAVO! WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

By Robert Hearons Associate Sports Editor

The University of Toledo women’s basketball team’s lineup is riddled with talent from across the pond. Freshman guard Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott is the latest transplant from Europe, specifically England, to make a name for herself as a Rocket. “It is nice being in a different culture,” she said. “The fact that basketball is appreciated here is really enjoyable. “The game is much faster here than in Europe.” Not too fast, apparently. Last week, Bravo-Harriott picked up the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week award. In contests against Northern Illinois and Eastern Michigan, she averaged a team-high 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals. “I didn’t even realize, people congratulated before I even knew about [winning the award],” Bravo-Harriott said. “Then once I looked on Twitter I was like ‘woah, yay.’” She wasn’t the only one excited about the accolade.

“It’s nice being in a different culture and the fact that basketball is appreciated here is really enjoyable. The game is much faster here than in Europe.” JAY-ANN BRAVOHARRIOTT UT freshman guard

“It’s awesome, I mean I definitely think she deserves it,” said senior guard Inma Zanoguera. “She’s really, really talented and I think she’s been doing a great job ever since she got here. I’m super happy. “She’s a perfectionist and

she wants to always do well. She never wants to let the team down.” Bravo-Harriott averaged 27 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists coming out of high school. She has recorded double-digit scoring figures in 6 out of the Rockets’ last 7 games and has been exceptionally potent from beyond the arch, shooting 43.8 percent from threepoint land against the

Freshman guard has become major player for UT late in season

“...She’s a scoring threat, she also does a nice job distributing to others and she’s quicker than people think. She’s got a quick first step.” TRICIA CULLOP UT head coach

Huskies and Eagles. “Jay-Ann has really started to gain some confidence and some momentum,” said UT head coach Tricia Cullop. “It’s really helped our play. She’s a scoring threat, she also does a nice job distributing to others and she’s quicker than people think. She’s got a quick first step.” The difference between basketball in Europe and basketball in America doesn’t appear to be affecting the 2014-15 College Sports Madness MAC Freshman of the Year. “It’s interesting,” Cullop said. “They are used to a 24-second shot clock, they are used to sometimes a more physical play and obviously the way traveling is called here versus there is hard to get used to. “But I think [Bravo-Harriott has] adapted extremely well and she’s extremely coachable.” One of the biggest adjustments Bravo-Harriott has had to make is learning to be effective when the offense

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Freshman guard Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott drives towards the basket against UWParkside earlier this season. Bravo-Harriott has recorded double-digit scoring performances in six of the Rockets’ last seven contests and earned the 2014-15 College Sports Madness MAC Freshman of the Year award for her play this season.

isn’t running through her. Entering college play, where the talent pool is much deeper, athletes must be prepared to learn how to be effective when the ball isn’t in their hands. “I’ve learned to appreciate how much of a team game basketball is,” Bravo-Harriott said. “Even if I don’t get touch-

es, as long as we convert that is the best thing for the team. We really emphasize defense, so if we get a stop who knows? “Pretty much anyone can score after that.” Bravo-Harriott’s willingness to step out of the limelight exemplifies the mature nature she has developed. As the Rockets barrel to-

wards the end of the season, and with the MAC Tournament on the horizon, BravoHarriott’s play may be the deciding factor between victory and a trip home. “We don’t look at her as a freshman,” Cullop said. “We look at her as someone who can really help our program.”

COMMENTARY

Character should count in NFL

When you hear Jameis Winston’s name, what is the first word that pops into your head? Punk? Thief? Entitled moron? Wait, that last one was two words. In any case, the former Florida State starting quarterback is on the short list to go first overall in next month’s NFL Draft. Tampa Bay, a team desperate for some consistency at the signal caller position, seems ready and willing to overlook Winston’s many character concerns. The presence of a cannon arm and football smarts apparently trumps sexual assault allegations. Now before anyone gets on me about people being innocent until proven guilty, I am well aware that Winston was not charged in the sexual assault case. But even if you want to kid yourself and pretend all parties handled that situation anywhere near professionally, it isn’t the only issue that has caused concerns over the former Seminole’s character.

The presence of a cannon arm and football smarts apparently trumps sexual assault allegations. Winston left college a Heisman Trophy winner, but he also left behind a rap sheet of boneheaded off-the-field incidents, including stealing crab legs from a convenience store and shouting obscenities in a

university cafeteria. He was a top center prospect And yet he is still projected to before the recent injury, but even be the first overall draft pick when then wasn’t expected off the board the 32 NFL teams meet in Chicago until somewhere in the middle or in April. At the very least, Winston late rounds. This isn’t a case of diswill be out of the green room and crimination against the big guys – on a roster by the end of the it has become normal for the cream first round. of the O-line crop to be drafted in So what does any of this have to the first round. This draft grade is do with the University of Toledo? more to do with the perceived skill I’m so glad you asked. level of the MAC. Former UT center Greg But my problem isn’t with the Mancz attended the mid- to late-round NFL Combine last projection for month. The MidMancz anyway. American ConferMy beef is with ence player of the the NFL’s continyear wasn’t able ued ignorance to participate when it comes to in drills due to character cona right shoulder cerns. injury sustained If he stays weeks earlier in healthy and proa practice for the ductive, Mancz East-West Shrine will easily spend a All-Star Game. decade or longer But scouts should playing profeshave already seen sional football. all they need from Even if he isn’t his impressive reused to the skill sume of game tape. level that players SPORTS EDITOR One trip to the in the power conGlass City will ferences experitell those same enced, Mancz can scouts all they need to know about be relied on to be a dependable, Mancz’s character. He is a leader, sturdy presence on any offensive the consummate professional on line for years to come. and off the field and just an allWhat can anyone count on around good guy. I’m sure every someone like Winston to do even one of his coaches and former in the next six months, especially teammates will vouch for that. after he has been handed everyMancz won’t ever be a headache thing he’s ever dreamed of on a for whatever team he ends up with, silver platter? It’s not just Winston. There are at but whether or not he ends up with a squad via the draft is the real question. least half a dozen incoming play-

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ers with checkered pasts to go with their prodigious talent on the gridiron. Teams will investigate these men as best as they can, but in the end talent trumps everything.

My beef is with the NFL’s continued ignorance when it comes to character concerns. And it’s not just Mancz. There are hundreds of prospects with sterling records both on and off the field. I’m not saying they won’t ever do anything wrong, I’m just saying they haven’t yet made a habit of it and are a safer bet to stay on the straight and narrow. Character can’t be everything in the NFL, but it needs be a bigger consideration. If the past tells us anything, it’s that players with problems usually don’t clean up their act when handed millions of dollars. Mancz is a perfect example of a player whose draft stock should rise because of the off-the-field stuff. Winston is the type of player whose stock should fall for the same reason. I guess it comes down to a choice for NFL teams. Would you rather have the stolen Ferrari that’s leaking oil, or the Mustang with a clear title and bumper-tobumper insurance? The Ferrari might be more impressive at first, but from the beginning you know how the ride will end.

Answer: Chuck Ealey

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Toledo’s campus. “Red Bull Paper Wings” is a paper airplane competition where competitors build their own paper airplanes to compete in three different categories: longest distance, longest airtime and aerobatics, Wisniewski said. “This is a global competition with tens of thousands participants competing from 80 different countries from four separate continents,” Wisniewski said. “The University of Toledo is one of the qualifying locations in the United States where competitors will compete for the opportunity to represent Team USA at the global finals in Salzburg, Austria.” According to Wisniewski, the top qualifiers for each category will travel over the summer to compete in the global finals at Hangar-7 in Austria. “They will be joining the top

qualifiers from the rest of the United States as well as qualifiers from across the world, in hopes of taking home the world championship,” Wisniewski said. Wisniewski said this is the first time that Red Bull is teaming up with the BIG Event and they are hoping to make both events as big and successful as possible. Students can sign up ahead of time online at http://www.redbullpaperwings.com or show up at the Rec Center at 10 a.m. the day of the event. Wisniewski said “Students can join the conversation on Twitter by tweeting at @RedBullOHIO using the hashtag #PaperWingsUT.” Citraro said they reached out to other venues such as Marco’s Pizza, Papa John’s Pizza and Oasis for coupons to hand out before the volunteers leave. These coupons can be used after the day of volunteering as a thank you to everyone who helped throughout the day. Citraro said she has been

Vinyl

from page 5

like looking for something, you get surprised by what you find,” said third-year communication major Lindsay Mahaney. “I think it’s part of the experience of having a record player and I enjoy that.” Both Nissen and O’Connor said the best way to dive into the world of vinyl records is to simply

“Part of the fun is the hunt, to find things you’re looking for.” RANDY NISSEN TPS social studies teacher

involved in BIG Event since her freshman year. “I went to Sunset Home in Old Orchard to hang out with the elderly and clean up the front yard of the nursing home,” she said. “I enjoyed the event so much that last year I decided to join the BIG Event team as Director of Recruitment. It was so settling to recruit volunteers who were just as excited about the event as I was. I am excited to see how this year’s event goes and continue to show my support in the coming years.” Along with Citraro, there are over 700 participants already signed up. For more information and to sign up to volunteer, go to the BIG Event website, http://www.utoledo. edu/studentafairs/osi/bigevent/. “Although the BIG Event has become the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation, the message and our mission remains the same: to simply say “thank you,” Banks said.

wander into a record store. “Go to a record store, go to garage sales, start crate picking and you’ll find some real gems,” Nissen said. “Part of the fun is the hunt, to find things you’re looking for.” According to Mahaney, her favorite part about vinyl is the art of searching for these treasures. “You can find all sorts of different stuff and it’s an experience,” Mahaney said. “I think it’s important sometimes to remember that music shouldn’t just be something that you listen to in the background.” O’Connor said listening to vinyl records is a more intimate way to experience music, and therefore is more important to listeners. “It’s the engagement. It’s probably the most personalized way to listen to music,” O’Connor said.

Housing from page 1

will likely increase, but it will be no more than around 3 percent. “When we project our housing occupancy, we budget at a certain percentage,” Patten Wallace said. “And so we expect, if we budget and fill at that percentage, then we’re able to cover our expenses and generate the revenue we need to keep housing going.” Speight said there are benefits to living on campus, including being closer to classes and being in a community of other students. “All those positive things that you hear, statistically that students do better that live on campus,” Speight said. “They’re more engaged, more connected, seem to be more focused.” Brock Whalen, a first-year majoring in business, said he might have considered living on campus if he’d known about the discount. “Maybe, potentially,” Whalen said. “But I mean, it’s kind of hard to beat living at home for free.”

“It’s not a background activity, it’s the activity.” According to Mahaney, listening to entire albums, especially on vinyl, is the best way to get the full intent of the artist. “Every song has a story, and then every record has a story, and if we are only listening to half of a song, then we’re missing out on

“It’s the engagement. It’s probably the most personalized way to listen to music.” PAT O’CONNOR Owner of Culture Clash Records

The Office of Residence Life offered this same discount to students two years ago. During the 20132014 school year, a 25 percent discount was offered to freshmen who maintained a 2.5 GPA by the time they were academic sophomores. Speight said housing numbers did increase during that period. From 2012 to 2013, the numbers fell from 3,109 students living on campus to 2,917. However, in 2014 the number rose to 3,104. According to Patten Wallace, the last time the university did the 25 percent discount, it “did not significantly impact our revenue.” However, she said the conditions of the discount are very different this time because the target group is broader than before and the time period is longer. “We saw students take advantage of [the discount]. The difference this time is before, we identified students who were at a higher GPA,” Patten Wallace said. “This time, again, what we looked at were students who come to us and said they’re having financial difficulty in terms of paying.”

something,” Mahaney said. When listening to vinyl, Loudermill said he can actually hear more notes than are on CDs. “I’ll always vouch for people to listen to vinyl over other mediums because I can notice the differences in sound,” Loudermill said. According to Kimple, the sound quality vinyl offers attracts many new listeners. He said he sees a wide spectrum of new customers, ranging from young teenagers to “65-year-old house mothers.” “It’s really exciting. People are just so excited about music again, and they are so excited to start again with vinyl,” O’Connor said. “Everything is digital nowadays so it’s nice to have something solid, something real, something tangible, something mechanical. It’s kind of wondrous that way.”

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“I haven’t read everything on it [the page], so I don’t want to say there’s no truth behind it, because in order to do that, I’d have to read everything,” Thornton said. “But I do know one of the things the Facebook page complains about is that the Board of Trustees at Hampden-Sydney didn’t do a thorough review of the president until the end of his fifth year and that’s true.”

“I haven’t read everything on it [the page], so I don’t want to say there’s no truth behind it, because in order to do that, I’d have to read everything.” SARANNA THORNTON Professor of business and economics at HSC

Stanley Cheyne, professor of physics and astronomy at HSC, said he thought the page is a bad way to express someone’s opinion. “For me, it’s a cowardly and hurtful way to launch a social media campaign,” Cheyne said. “I’m not saying I agree or disagree with it, but a lot of it is conjecture. It’s usually based on rumor alone. I don’t give it much credence.” Cheyne said he doesn’t pay much attention to the page and only hears about it when coworkers talk about it. “The only time I ever really hear about it is through one of my colleagues, like when something comes up he says ‘have you seen the latest’

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Above is the Facebook profile picture of HSC Alumni & Friends for a New President. Created in February 2014, the page calls “for an end of President Chris Howard’s term” and has 379 likes as of March 3.

and my answer is always no,” Cheyne said. “I always just take for granted that it’s on there. Something might be on there and I don’t pay much attention to it at all.” Thornton said she thought the page was created anonymously as a way for people to protect themselves after expressing their opinions. “Somebody might stay anonymous because they’re worried about what other people might think of them,” Thornton said. “There are people at Hampden-Sydney who think Dr. Howard is the greatest president the school has ever had, so if one of your friends was somebody on that end, you might not want to let somebody know you’re on the other end.” Notestine said he doesn’t think the page could affect Howard’s chances in UT’s presidential decision. “I don’t think it’s going to have a super-heavy weight in the decision-making process,” Notestine said. “There are other reasons to go and choose him or not choose him over other candidates.” Notestine said the things that will affect Howard’s opportunity to become the president of UT will fall more on his “personal experience and less about any of the controversy that may show up on a Facebook page.” In reference to Howard’s

work as president at HSC, Cheyne said he thought Howard has done an excellent job. “I think he is very energetic; he is one of the hardest-working people I know,” Cheyne said. “He’s done a lot of things that I think are very good. I think fundraising is the main thing.” Thornton agreed and said it will be hard to see Howard leave HSC and that she will miss his work. “I think he’s done good work and we were hoping that he would stay here for five years,” Thornton said. “But we always knew that he would go on to bigger and better things. I’ll be sorry to see him go, but I wish him the best.”

“I think he is very energetic; he is one of the hardestworking people I know. He’s done a lot of things that I think are very good. STANLEY CHEYNE Professor of physics and astronomy at HSC

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