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Higher wages for student workers? By Amanda Pitrof
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Student Government is asking the University of Toledo to conduct a study on the pros and cons of raising minimum wage for student employees to $10.10 per hour. Legislation advocating the
study passed unanimously Tuesday night. According to SG senator and author of the legislation Michael Peachock, the resolution will next be given to the chief financial officer, who would be in charge of organizing the feasibility study. When asked if food service
contractor Aramark’s student employees would be included in the wage increase, SG president Emily Kramp responded, “Since Aramark is an independent organization from the University of Toledo, we actually have no jurisdiction over them.” Peachock said the study is
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“While no one will say that it’s wrong for students to want higher wages, there is more to a pay increase than simply wanting more money. ”
IC EDITORIAL Wage hike not so easy OPINION / 4 »
Women of the World Symposium The event will take place March 22 starting at 8 a.m. at the Scott Park Testing Center. NEWS / 3 »
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Austin Serna and Derek Martindale By Samantha Rhodes and Amanda Pitrof
Features Editor and Associate News Editor
Two tickets are running for Student Government president and vice president in this year’s elections which will take place April 7-10. Austin Serna and Derek Martindale make up one running ticket; Clayton Notestine and Ali Eltatawy make up the other. Austin Serna, a second-year majoring in political science and public administration, will be running for president with his vice presidential candidate Derek
Clayton Notestine and Ali Eltatawy Martindale, a second-year majoring in accounting. Serna said that during his freshman year, he was involved in Student Senate and was appointed to former SG President Paulette Bongratz’s cabinet to work with “getting more students involved in Student Senate and showing off our image to the student body.” “This year I’ve served in two positions also working closely with getting freshman involved in SG and holding the position of making our campus more ecofriendly and having a sustainable energy policy,” Serna said.
Serna said he wants to work on a “very continuous platform” and hold campus hall meetings so he can listen to student input as well as address issues on his campaign. “Our goal in this campaign is to meet with a lot of students and student organizations, form closer relationships with them, work with them on a more closer basis, and kind of get the feeling of ‘what are their issues?’” Serna said. Some issues Serna mentioned included parking, getting more students involved in Student See Elections / 3 »
The University of Toledo’s new bike share program is scheduled to be in place as early as Aug. 1. According to Joy Seifert, the director of auxiliary services, students will begin to notice bike share stations where they may borrow bikes in order to quickly maneuver through Main Campus. The bike share program, which was initially proposed by Student Government, will begin with three stations located in various areas around campus. Seifert said UT has placed an order to receive 11 bikes in the fall. In order to keep chances of theft to a minimum, Seifert said there will be a small fee for using the bikes. “The last time I spoke with Student Government, there was mention of a low fee,” she said. “If students do not have any teeth in taking the See Updates / 3 »
BIG EVENT
UT students to give back to the community Staff Reporter
Broncos trample Rockets 98-77 in last Saturday’s MAC Championship contest. SPORTS / 5 »
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important in order to have all of the facts for when it comes time to make a decision. “The idea is to retain the financial health of the university,” Peachock said. “We would like
To show their appreciation, University of Toledo students will be lending a helping hand to its surrounding community at the annual Big Event on Saturday, March 22. With over 1,500 students expected to participate at the event, Justin Walko, a third-year marketing major and overall director of the Big Event, said that the one-day community service project is completely run by students. “The purpose of the event is to give back and say thank you to the surrounding community that houses UT,” Walko said. “I think we are a very service based campus so it just shows that it fits UT’s purpose in helping the community.” Ashley Citraro, director of recruitment for the Big Event, said that a great number of students from a range of organizations participate in the “one big day to give one big thanks.” “I think it’s awesome,” said Dominique Collins, a second-year majoring in public relations. “I feel like it’s one day that everyone is just helping other people out and I think that’s great.” According to Walko, over 1,000 students have already signed up for the event and they are on track with UT’s largest community service event.
“They do various service projects such as yard work, painting, general clean up, trash pickup,” Walko said. “We also work with other organizations like the Boys and Girls Club of Toledo and the Cherry Street Mission.” Citraro said that students will be working at over 50 residential job sites that they attained by the help of The Blade. “It is becoming one of Toledo’s biggest and best traditions to date,” said Mallory Tarr, a fourth-year communication major, who will be participating for the third time. “The projects sites are very welcoming and grateful for the participants’ service.” Tarr said that she helped clean a facility for elderly people and help clear out the trash at Ottawa Park when she previously participated. “As young adults, we sometimes forget that the best way to help others is through giving of our time and talents,” Tarr said. “We are able to do just that through The Big Event.” Citraro said that last year she was stationed at Sunset House helping the members with exercise aerobics. “Big Event makes an immediate impact on the community that surrounds UT,” Walko said. “It’s just a very good representation of the university and what UT provides its students.”
Walko, an executive board member of the Big Event for a third consecutive year, said that recruiting students to sign up was their major focus in the previous years. “This year what we tried to focus on was the actual event itself and making sure that we outreach to some more residential sites like homes of the elderly and the disabled,” Walko said. “Just because those are the people that are in need.” Citraro said that this event allows students to make an impact that goes a long way with See Big Event /8 »
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Ronald McDonald was on campus Monday, March 17, promoting the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Ohio at the Give Back Gala. Portia Garza, the event and volunteer coordinator of the Northwest Ohio branch, spoke to Laura Hockey, a third-year biochemistry major, about volunteer activities. Other nonprofit and volunteer organizations were available to talk to students in the Trimble Lounge in the Student Union from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dollars 4 Change hosted the gala.
This week in UT history 35 years ago: The Mediterranean Room, a Greek restaurant located on the third floor of the University of Toledo Student Union, will open for business soon. The restaurant will occupy the area vacated by the Sherman Room restaurant, which closed at the end of the fall quarter. 50 years ago: The University of Toledo has announced receipt of a gift of approximately 47 acres of land at Sylvania Avenue and Corey Road for use as an arboretum. 75 years ago: Dr. Bess V. Cunningham, who has been here as associate professor of elementary education, has become the second woman ever to be named to full professorship. Mrs. Blanche Weekes, who left the university in 1936, was the first woman professor here.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Did you follow any of the MAC championship?
STUDENT GROUP OF THE WEEK
Alpha Psi Lambda
“A little bit of it because it’s my school, and I like hearing whether we did good or not.” Josie Schreiber
First-year Communication
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote continued personal and collective growth of our membership. And to promote success and unity through education, leadership, cultural awareness and community service. Upcoming events: Monday, March 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. we will be hosting the National Cesar Chavez Blood Drive through the American Red Cross in the Ingman Room of the Student Union. The event is to honor Cesar Chavez and his commitment to equality and migrant worker rights. It is also to promote the importance of donating blood because it only takes one person to save three lives. Learn more: To learn more, go to the national website at www.alphapsilambda.net; the Facebook page at Alpha Psi Lambda-Nu Chapter, University of Toledo; on Twitter @ApsiNu and Instagram at ut_apsi.
“Yeah, I’m a basketball fan.” Desmond Smith
Fourth-year Communication
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GREEK LIFE
Women Sorority donates to eating disorder group of the World event planned By Amanda Pitrof Associate News Editor
By Torrie Jadlocki Staff Reporter
Women from varying cultures and demographics are invited to come together for a day of education, diversity and personal growth during the Women of the World Symposium on March 22. Event chairwoman CeCe Norwood describes the second annual symposium as “a day for women to come together and participate in workshops and fun activities.” “The symposium is a day for women that has been put on by women,” Norwood said. “It’s a day of rest, rejuvenation and relaxation for women of all demographics.” The event will start at 8 a.m. and take place on the first floor of the Scott Park Testing Center at the University of Toledo’s Scott Park Campus. Beverly Stephens-Davis, a resident of Toledo who attended last year’s event, described it as “enlightening, educational and enjoyable.” “It was impressive to see so many cultures represented in one place,” Stephens-Davis said. According to Norwood, the event will include breakout sessions, allowing the attendees to learn more about and visit women-owned businesses and non-profit organizations. “These organizations and businesses are owned and operated by women, for women,” Norwood said. Some businesses that will be present at the event include People Called Women, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Origami Owl and Sassy Jewelry. The non-profit organizations that will be present include the Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women, Adopt America Network, Girl Scouts, American Association of University Women and the YWCA H.O.P.E Center. “[This is] so women will know what are those non-profits in town that might be of benefit, as well as what services are available around town,” Norwood said. Norwood said women can also attend the fifteen workshops being offered, each one-hour long. Some of the topics of discussion are adoption, sexual abuse, financial literacy and professional dress. “I’m looking forward to learning about adopting older children,” Stephens-Davis said. “That’s something I’m interested in, having been a social worker.” According to Norwood, there will also be activities such as a Zumba workshop, an African dance workshop and a creative workshop hosted by Scrap for Art. In addition to these activities, there will be free health screenings, including mammograms. Norwood said she feels it’s important to make sure that women take initiative to care about their own health and to ensure that they have the resources available to do so. “Women don’t typically take care of their health first,” Norwood said, “they usually take care of everybody else in the family before they take care of themselves.” Stephen-Davis said she received “some helpful pointers on health” and preferred the screenings done at the event instead of having to go a doctor for them. The day will end with “Sheroes Rock,” an event to celebrate local female heroes. This portion of the event will feature women speakers and is the first time it has been held at the symposium. “These are women that are not heard about,” Norwood said. “The sort-of unsung heroes of Toledo.” Norwood feels that this event will benefit college women especially. “This will give them need-to-know resources as well as networking opportunities,” Norwood said. “It will give them real world exposure and understanding beyond bookwork.” In addition to college students and members of the public, men will also be welcome. Norwood estimates about 200 people will be in attendance this year, doubling the attendance from last year. To learn more or to register, students can visit the group’s website at wowtoledo.org.
Money is currently being raised by a local sorority to help fight eating disorders. Delta Phi Epsilon raised about $300 during National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) week Feb. 24-28, and they are still collecting money until March 23. The sorority will then donate the funds to ANAD.org. During awareness week, the group had a table in the Student Union and hosted different activities such as throwing insecurities into trash cans, writing things they love about themselves on a board and a small candlelight vigil where students could talk about their experiences with eating disorders. Evelyn Villafana, the vice
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Senate and “addressing students with current events on this campus and making them aware of what’s going on.” Serna said the most important thing he and Martindale want to address is “having an accountable government that works more with its students and being truthful and honest and showing that we’re very passionate about Student Government.” Martindale said his idea for SG is to help get more people involved on campus. “As a commuter, I joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon in the fall of my freshman year and since then, I have had a great college experience, and I think that’s because I got involved in campus,” Martindale said. “I think because of that, I want to get other people involved on campus. I want people to experience more college life. You only go to college once and you want to make the best out of it because it could be more valuable than a job.” Another thing he wants to do is “help improve numbers at Student Senate” by getting more of a “representative body from every kind of organization.” “I’d also like to get a more unified student body,” Martindale said. Martindale said he has noticed a gap between the Greek and non-Greek organizations in which he wants to help them “interact with each other more and help each other out.” One event with which he hopes this kind of collaboration can happen is RockeTHON. “I want more non-organizations and Greek organizations to come together and show how strong we are as one student body,” Martindale said. The second ticket consists of Clayton Notestine, a third-year political science major, who is running for president along with his vice presidential candidate Ali Eltatawy, a fourth-year double majoring in biology
president of programming for Delta Phi Epsilon, said coming in contact with eating disorders — whether through personal experiences or through a friend or loved one — is a very common thing. “Personally, for me, one of my best friends had bulimia in high school,” Villafana said. “It was the main reason why I joined [this sorority] and why I wanted to get involved with philanthropy and why I am now vice-president of programming.” Statistics on nationaleatingdisorders.org show that 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their life. Anorexia nervosa is the cause of death for females 15-24 years old 12 times more than any other cause for women that age, according to ANAD.org.
and chemistry. “Me and Ali have been involved in Student Government for a really long time,” Notestine said. Notestine said he is familiar with the everyday norms of student life, while Eltatawy represents the “academic side” of their ticket. “I actually represent more of the student life aspect of being a student, so everything from running events on campus, programming, to the day to day grind of working in a university setting with my fellow students,” Notestine said. “Ali, on the other hand, is more of your traditional professional student. He is a teacher’s assistant in biology, he studied abroad, and he’s done multiple things in his different departments and programs.” According to Notestine, his experience in SG includes rewriting the constitution and serving as the treasurer, “cutting unnecessary costs and unnecessary expenditures.” Notestine said he and Eltatawy will “be the advocates for the student body that the students deserve.” “In the past, SG has represented students, but also tried to do programming and do things other student orgs do and at UT, the result every time has always been that because they focus on those things, the students’ voice always suffers in return,” Notestine said. Because of this, Eltatawy said he and Notestine’s main goal is “binding the students together” and creating a foundation in SG that other student organizations can “look up to and base themselves off of.” Rather than focusing on programming and events, Notestine said he wants SG to “actually go out there as senators and ambassadors and talk to the administration and work on things like your academics and what kinds of policies are being in place for dining on campus.” “We’re trying to specialize SG at what it should be
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bike, then what will make them want to put it back? There has to be something that requires you to want to return it.” First-year nursing major Audrey Rieger believes that new program will eliminate the frustrations of finding parking spots. “I think the bike share program will be really neat. If I were to park somewhere distant on campus, I could just use a bike to get around instead of trying to find another parking spot,” Rieger said. First-year bioengineering major Mahbod Pourriahi, on the other hand, is concerned about whether the quantity of bikes will be enough to meet the possible demand. “I am planning to participate,” Pourriahi said. “However, hopefully the amount of bikes will increase so that the
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Members of Delta Phi Epsilon hold up a sign signed by female students who wrote things they love about themselves. National Association of Anorexia and Assorted Disorders week was hosted by the sorority Feb. 24-28.
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good at, or at least what it’s intended to be good at, which is representing the students as advocates to the administration, both working with the administration and sometimes maybe even against the administration,” Notestine said. “Talking to the faculty and working with the faculty, things of that nature—that’s what we’re going to try to focus on this year and that’s what we’ve been trying to focus on this year.” Eltatawy said dining services is one area which needs improved. “The whole system needs to be revamped,” Eltatawy said. “We need a different way that appeals to all students, not just commuters or not just to residents, not just to those who are in every once in a while. We want customers as students to keep wanting to come back because we have that good of dining services.” Notestine said one major area his ticket will be pushing is innovation in learning, which is part of the UT administration’s Imagine 2017 plan. “What we need to do as a student body is to recognize that that policy is being made right now as we speak – it’s still in the planning stages – and that we as student body need to go mobilize ourselves and be part of that decision making process, that strategic planning process,” Notestine said. Eltatawy said both he and Notestine are already involved in strategic planning as they both are involved in a strategic planning committee for undergraduate programs with the provost and vice provost. “We’re trying to be able to create that dialogue between us and the administra-
entire campus can participate.” During the March 18 SG meeting, Seifert also addressed issues concerning Starbucks and meal plans: • Many students who frequent Starbucks have raised concerns regarding their rewards cards. Reward points which are accumulated through making purchases, provide the incentive of winning free drinks. These free drinks, however, cannot be redeemed at the Starbucks kiosk located in the Student Union. “Anywhere that isn’t a stand-alone Starbucks cannot accept the rewards points,” Seifert said. • Seifert said changes to dining facilities have begun and will continue into next year. These changes include the addition of Caesar salad and fruit cup options on the meal swipe menu at Rocky’s Pub and Grill. “Hours in the dining halls are going to change next year,” she said. “I hope that meal plan options change as well; however, that is yet to be determined.”
contacting Villafana at evelyn. villafana@rockets.utoledo.edu or calling 260-377-9485 by March 23.
tion so that we can further the experiential learning,” Eltatawy said. “We want experience-based learning—we want research, the ability to apply what we’re doing, to work with people who are in the field that are actually doing the stuff we’re trying to do. We want to be able to create
that application more than anything else because that’s where real learning takes place.” The SG election debate will be held March 31 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Trimble Lounge. Presidential and vice presidential candidates will be present to answer questions.
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Wage hike not so easy
Student Government is proposing a feasibility study to look into paying student hourly workers at least $10.10 per hour instead of the Ohio minimum wage of $7.95. This means that the university would create a cost-benefit analysis to see if increasing student wages would be beneficial to the university. While no one will say that it’s wrong for students to want higher wages, there is more to a pay increase than simply wanting more money. UT is in a budgeting crisis and can't even keep all of its full-time staff members. The IC has written in the past about problems caused by the Division of Student Affairs being shorthanded, but that’s not all. Have you noticed secretaries in certain colleges aren’t there in either the morning or the afternoon? That's because they have to do secretarial work in different colleges so the university can save money by not hiring two full-time staffers. In the end, one person ends up with the workload for two. All over campus people are doing the work of multiple staffers just to keep their jobs, and they aren’t being paid enough for their hard work. The support staff is important to the proper functioning of the university. If SG cares about students, then it should care about staff and faculty as well. We need to make these people want to stay at UT so we want to be here. The support staff makes the campus run smoothly. They’re here to support us. The increase in student wages would create a greater divide between students and staff. If student wages went up and nonstudent staff wages didn’t, it would make the time and talent of non-student workers seem to be valued less. We need the staff on campus to sustain the university, but if student employees get a pay increase, the administration will have to make cuts to other departments and programs. In addition, a wage increase might be good for students who already have a job on campus, but not for students looking for work. The students who have jobs on campus would make more money, but a department might not hire another student because of the increased cost. Raising the student minimum wage to $10.10 per hour would also devalue the work of student staffers who are in positions that require prior knowledge of a subject matter, and so are already paid more than $10.10. The smaller difference in pay between the highly-skilled labor and less-skilled labor would make all work closer to equal in value. This raises the question of why a student would bother with a more difficult job when they could be paid almost the same for an easier job. An increase in the minimum wage for student workers would only exacerbate long-term budget problems.
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An abuse of power during elections
It’s not rare to find hypocrisy in politics; with the election of a ticket or a candidate.” however, it is always unexpected at the While this is normally a perfectly reacollegiate level. sonable rule, it’s not in this case. There is A former Student Government member an obvious wrong going on with students pushed for higher grade requirements for not being able to run for president of entrance in Student Government their own school without jumping while having grades below through 18 months of the current requirement. hoops. And that is a wrong They used executive that must be corrected this power to avoid grade election. waivers. They say they In fact, we are not believe in the freedom messing with any elecof speech and choice tion, but calling for a and yet voted to reject new fair one where evChick-fil-A on campus. eryone gets to participate. In my four years at this This election will be two university I have seen weeks after the first one quite a lot. With that being and should not have much said, I believe the most of an effect if the candihypocritical thing I have dates are truly qualified seen has happened within to hold the role of student IC COLUMNIST this past week. body president. It all started Thursday, March 13, when I mean, they will have a two-week I turned in 480 total signatures for two advantage to campaign, so if they are truly different referendums. The first was the ready to represent this university and able Choice in Leadership Act to eliminate the to articulate their ideas, they should have unnecessary 18 months of needed experino problem holding their newfound title ence to run for student body president and in the next election. call for a new election. Let’s take a step back and reason the The second referendum was the incentives those in SJC have to keep 18 Freedom in Self Consumption Act which months of needed SG experience in the would once and for all bring an end to the rules. Nearly everyone in SJC is unaffected tobacco ban debate with a fair election, by the rules, but nearly everyone else at and allow smoking in the smoking huts the university is. This rule cuts those in once more. Student Government’s competition to These acts were turned in to Kaitlyn become student body president and to Filzer, the chief justice of the student gain the prizes that come with the posijudicial council, and all counted in front tion. Prizes or benefits which include free of her. At the time she told me reading all tuition, free housing, excellent parking, an the signatures out loud was an unneeded awesome office and a great position for measure, but I told her I did it for my own their resume. protection. Besides this, she said nothing A similar law to this would be if Mayor about our petitions. Please keep this in Mike Collins passed a law saying you had mind because it will be fairly important to have been an elected official for at least later in the article. four years to run for mayor. While last Fast forward to Tuesday morning of this year only a few competitors would have week around 11 a.m. I received an email been eliminated, in previous years many from Filzer saying the Choice in Leadermore would have been eliminated includship Act was denied because of Section X ing former mayor Mike Bell. Article 1.1 of the election board manual. Around 6 p.m. the same Tuesday I Well, what is Section X Article 1.1? It received an email claiming our second states that “No referendum may interfere petition, the Freedom in Self Consump-
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tion Act, was invalid as well. Why? Well, the reason I was given was they were illegitimate because we did not use SJC’s petitions. We had all the signatures and had a great format with a referendum on the back of every signature sheet. Now go back to the night I turned these petitions in. Wouldn’t it make sense if I was told something like that when I turned the petitions in? It seems like a fairly obvious notion, and the petitions were obviously not formatted correctly since they had a Young Americans for Liberty logo on them. The next question that must be asked is why wasn’t our first petition gunned down for this reason? And isn’t this something you should be told when you ask the chief justice how signatures must be gathered? When I first started gathering signatures I asked about this very issue, and I was told all I needed was a Rocket number and signature. This can only lead to one conclusion — even the chief justice of SJC didn’t know about this line in the manual, and they were just searching for reasons to strike down the petition. In a move just a heinous as our Commander-in-Chief’s targeting of conservative groups with the IRS, SJC targeted our referendums for removal because they personally disagreed. For folks that claim to believe so much in democracy, I would categorize them more with the ideals of fascism. Because of their deep political opinions of the referendums and need to protect their chances to run for student body president, SJC has used public goods to harm the public and their ability to voice their opinion. So this April, realize that however you vote, Student Government doesn’t care about your opinion. In fact, they fear it, and that is the very reason why they used their position to reject it. Instead of allowing two perfectly reasonable referendums on the ballot, Student Government’s SJC used their power to erase your opinion. Ron Johns is a fourth-year double majoring in marketing and entrepreneurship.
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Embrace new technology while learning from the old Technology is all around us and Internet users. impacts everything we do. It wakes us Technology negatively affects us by up in the morning, and it distracts us perpetuating the mindset of immefrom our homework at night. Some of diate satisfaction. We will never be the impacts technology has on positively impacted by communicaus can be categotion through a comrized as good or bad. puter screen if we don’t These impacts have have the self-confidence influenced our lives, to socially interact in making the idea of reality. technology debatI’ve seen people able. constantly blame the I have never development and inactually categorized fluence of technology technology to have for a lack of interaction a negative or positive in their lives. And then impact, but I do feel there are a lot who supthat it has had some port the technology and unwanted influences actually acknowledge that constantly cut their lives are easier. IC COLUMNIST us off from personal It’s sad when so many interactions and new experiences. people in our university buses have Data from Norman H. Nie and D. head-phones on and miss out on the Sunshine Hillygus in their paper “The small opportunities of quick conversaimpact of Internet Use and Sociability” tions with people surrounding them. shows that those who use the Internet Society must be able to utilize technolfrequently spend over 100 minutes less ogy while not allowing it to impede time with friends and family than non- social interactions, particularly for
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those who are easily influenced during our formative years. Our world must learn to embrace technology without allowing it to negatively impact the creation of functional adults in society. Recently, I had an amazing opportunity to speak with students from various fields and countries. As the conversation proceeded, and we proceeded in a heated discussion about our career field, someone made an astute conclusion over me. A conclusion even I surrender to be true. For being a graduate computer science student, I’m pretty old fashioned. Ouch. I’ve always been fascinated with old things. The typewriter, an old Macro camera, a pocket watch, the smell of newspapers and old books and oldfashioned houses always gave me a calm and satisfying feeling. These are the fascinations that bring me close to life. It connects me to the people in the past and my elders. Sometime we can get the best answers
to our problems when we step back in time. I always tend to read old books when I’m stressed out or if something bothers me. And such solutions have their own magic that makes me grow in life. I’ve always opted for newspapers than Internet news, regardless of which is more efficient and quick to access. Always been a person who would spend time with kids or family members rather than spending hours in an online game or social networking. A person who prefers to write rather than type. But then again, I’ve always been a computer person, too. Technology excites me. I like the idea of finding the best solutions at the click of a finger. Technology makes us feel connected to so many people. People I grew up with and others who are living a life in some other part of the world. Being in the U.S. I have access to my parents and sibling who are in a different country. They are my strength, and I appreciate the software that makes me
interact with them at any time. Spending days waiting for a response would be worse than cruel. Even for educational purposes, the Internet gives me easy access to things I need any depth of understanding of. Don’t be surprised when you find out more students are old-fashioned or that IT students actually write letters and some are bad at gaming. You might have the highest score in a game, but we are the people who actually invent those games. There is no harm in being conservative as well as contemporary as long as you have a balance in life. Yes, technology has impacted the earth in both small and large ways. It makes life more difficult as well as easier at the same time. So step out of your shoes, talk to three random people today who you never had a conversation with and keep those cell phones, iPods and laptops aside. Trust me, you won’t miss out on anything. Shagufta Sami is a first-year computer science graduate student.
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Toledo to host Notre Dame at Mercy Field on April 16
The University of Toledo baseball team will host Atlantic Coast Conference member Notre Dame on Wednesday, April 16, at Mercy Field at the Msgr. Schmit CYO Athletic Complex, head coach Corey Mee announced on Monday. “This is a tremendous opportunity for our program to host a quality ACC member school,” Mee, who is a 1992 graduate of Notre Dame, said. The Rockets ended a 19-game losing skid against the Fighting Irish a year ago with a 15-3 victory. Toledo’s last win in the series came on April 2, 1977. The matchup was originally going to be played in South Bend, but it was moved to the corner of Parkside Boulevard and Hill Avenue because of inclement weather in Indiana. Mercy Field, which is located approximately six miles from campus, features professional grade lighting, covered stadium seating for 400 fans, and a state-of-the-art turf technology that allows teams to compete without concern of poor field conditions. The stadium also offers a hospitality suite, full-service concession stands, a student study room, and a fully equipped indoor practice facility complete with batting cages. Adult tickets for the non-league game will be $5.00, while youth (age 12 and under) are $2.00 and can be purchased at the UT Ticket Office in Savage Arena. Toledo students will be admitted for free with their identification cards. Mee and the Rockets’ will return to action on Wednesday, March 19, when they travel to Dayton to take on the Atlantic 10 member Flyers. The first pitch is set for 4 p.m. from Woerner Field.
UT splits final two games of Hoosier Classic The University of Toledo softball team closed out its final tournament on Saturday, splitting a doubleheader and beating Wright State, but falling to Michigan State. In their first game of the day, the Rockets combined for 14 hits in a 7-2 win over Wright State. Sophomore LF Jessica Lemieux earned her third consecutive multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and a walk. Senior RF Erinn Wright hit her first home run of the year in the top of the third inning with a shot to centerfield en route to a 3-for-5, three RBI game. Fellow senior 3B Lani Ernst scored two runs and hit a triple in the first. In the second game of the day, the Rockets took Michigan State to ten innings before falling by a score of 6-5. Pitching duties were split between Anderson and junior Marla Gooding. Gooding pitched the first three innings, allowing just one run off two hits, and Anderson pitched 6.1 innings with eight more strikeouts, but earned the loss. The game was held scoreless until the eighth inning, as each team scored a run to make it 4-4 heading into the ninth. A pinch-hit RBI double by sophomore Jen Behunin made the score 5-4, but the Spartans answered back in the bottom of the inning to tie it up again. Michigan State scored the game-winning run on a walk in the bottom of the 10th. The Rockets open their home schedule on Tuesday, March 25, with two more games against Wright State. The first game is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
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Rockets head coach Tod Kowalczyk talks to junior point guard Juice Brown at the end of Saturday night’s loss. Toledo fell to Western Michigan University in the MAC Championship game at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Only Juice and senior guard Rian Pearson managed to record double digit scoring efforts against the Broncos.
Broncos trample Rockets 98-77 in last Saturday’s MAC Championship contest By Blake Bacho Sports Editor
CLEVELAND, Ohio – With just under 45 seconds left to play in Saturday night’s 98-77 loss to Western Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Championship game, Tod Kowalczyk benched Toledo’s starting five players. The Rockets’ head coach may as well have been crying uncle. “It’s very embarrassing,” said junior guard Juice Brown. “We didn’t come out with our best effort tonight and it cost us.” Though Kowalczyk tagged the bloated lead Western Michigan tallied against the Rockets as mis-
leading, he did not excuse away his team’s defeat. “They attacked where we were weak,” Kowalczyk said.
“It’s very embarrassing. We didn’t come out with our best effort tonight and it cost us.” JUICE BROWN UT junior point guard
Anything Toledo managed to do the Broncos did better. The teams exchanged control of the game eight times in the opening half, but the Rock-
ets did not see another lead after the 15:27 mark. Toledo managed to tie the game up with 1:19 left to play in the first half, but Broncos freshman guard Tucker Haymond put another basket up to give WMU a 40-38 lead. Junior forward J.D. Weatherspoon put up his second two-handed dunk of the night at the buzzer, cutting Western Michigan’s lead to 42-40 heading into halftime, but the Broncos spent the entire second half building a healthy cushion. “Obviously an extremely disappointing loss,” Kowalczyk said. “I thought we had great intensity in the first half, but the second half
we let it get away from us defensively.” The Rockets failed to even tie the game up during the second half, eventually resorting to increasingly wild treys in an attempt at a comeback. Their shots very rarely met the bottom of the basket throughout the remainder of the night. Only two UT players finished with double digit scoring totals. “I think when you’re down like that you’re trying to make quick scores,” Kowalczyk said when asked about his team’s shot selection. “Did we take bad shots? Yes. Did we take bad shots prior to that? No. See UT / 6 »
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
NCAA announces lineup for first and second rounds of Women’s Championship at Savage Arena The NCAA has revealed its bracket for the 2014 Women’s Basketball Championship, and Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Arizona State, and Robert Morris will be coming to Savage Arena. The No. 8 seed Commodores (18-12) and No. 9 seed Sun Devils (22-9) will square off in the first round of the South Bend Region on Saturday, March 22, at 11 a.m. on ESPN2, followed by the No. 1 seed Fighting Irish (32-0) and No. 16 seed Colonials (21-11) at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN. The winners of those two matchups will then compete for a spot in the “Sweet 16” on Monday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on the ESPN Family of Networks with Beth Mowins providing the play-by-play and former UT women’s basketball assistant coach Stephanie White serving as the analyst.
The NCAA Women’s Basketball Committee announced back in October that they had chosen Savage Arena as one of 16 sites for the first and second rounds of the tournament. This is the first time UT will be hosting Division I Women’s Basketball Championship play. It has been six years since the completion of a $30 million renovation at Savage. The arena has been the home of Rocket women’s basketball for 32 years. All-Session Tickets or Single-Session Tickets for the tournament may be purchased at the UT Athletic Ticket Office, online at utrockets.com, or by calling 419-530-GOLD (4653). The ticket office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week. The UT Athletic Ticket Office is located in the Sullivan Athletic Complex at Savage Arena.
BASEBALL
UT baseball goes 1-2 in weekend series against Xavier Musketeers By Austin Henry Sports Reporter
A 1-2 showing against Big East member Xavier last weekend dropped the University of Toledo baseball team to a 6-10 mark this season. UT managed to shutout the Musketeers 3-0 in Friday’s series opener at Hayden Field, but the Rockets suffered back-to-back losses to Xavier the following day. At the plate on Friday, UT cranked out eight hits against
a pair of Musketeer pitchers, paced by multiple hit efforts from the senior trio of CF Tyler Grogg (2-for-4, RBI, 2 SB), C James Miglin (2-for-4, RS) and LF Zack Michael (2for-4, RS, RBI). The Rockets’ three veteran players combined for six hits, two runs scored, two RBI’s, and two steals. “The boys played great this weekend, especially the seniors,” said UT head coach Cory Mee. “You could tell that they were having fun, and had
the mentality to win. Even on the bus to Cincinnati, you could tell they meant business.” UT tacked on two more runs in the fourth inning to pull out the win. The Rockets capitalized on a run-scored ground out by freshman RF Jacob Britt (1for-4, RBI) and a RBI single from Michael for the victory. Xavier RHP Scott Klever (2-2) got the short end of the bat, allowing all three runs (all earned) on seven
The last chapter of Rian Pearson’s college basketball career will not get the ending the senior guard had hoped for. But Pearson’s final season as a Rocket has definitely been quite the page-turner, even without an NCAA Tournament appearance to send him into happily ever after. The Missouri native and his teammates posted a 27-6 record (14-4 in MidAmerican Conference play) this season, including their 1-1 performance in last weekend’s MAC Tournament. Toledo finished the regular season as co-champions of the MAC. The Rockets’ 26 wins set a new school record and tied for fourthmost regular season victories in league history. Pearson finished Toledo’s regular season ranked 10th in the league with 14.3 ppg., and, after being named to this year’s All-MAC second team, he became the first Rocket to receive all-league honors on three occasions since Greg Stempin (1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01). As the team headed to Cleveland last weekend, the massive rebuilding project that Pearson, fellow senior Matt Smith and head coach Tod Kowalczyk began together four years ago had appeared to have finally come to fruition. But the big stage the Rockets arrived at seemed to be too much for the team to handle. While the rest of Toledo’s usually aggressive squad shrank in the limelight of Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena, their senior leader was forced to rise to the occasion.
As the team headed to Cleveland last weekend, the massive rebuilding project that Pearson, fellow senior Matt Smith, and head coach Tod Kowalczyk began together four years ago had appeared to have finally come to fruition.
hits with two strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work. The Rockets were unable to repeat their first day success on Saturday, allowing a 1-0 loss over 13 innings and 7-1 loss later the same night. Sophomore INF Deion Tansel posted two hits in both of Saturday’s meetings, hitting in 14 of the first 16 games this season including a team-best 11 multi-hit efforts. Xavier scored the only
Pearson was the only Rocket to record doubledigit scoring totals in both of UT’s games during last weekend’s MAC Tournament. In UT’s semifinal matchup against Eastern Michigan, UT’s No. 5 posted a game-high 18 points and nine rebounds. Pearson scored the Rockets’ first points against EMU, and also in the next night’s
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“I trust our guys’ shot selection. When you’re down in the last five minutes you need quick scores, so you’re going to take some bad shots. We’ve got some guys that can make those kinds of shots and they have.” Broncos senior center Shayne Whittington, one of four WMU players to finish in double digits, slammed a two-handed dunk through the rim with 2:44 left to play. His second dunk at 1:19 put Western Michigan up 92-74 and silenced the Toledo crowd for the rest of the night. “Every game we have had a hard time guarding him,” Kowalczyk said of Whittington. “He’s got some length that can bother [sophomore center] Nathan Boothe, and, to be honest with you, I think Pearson had a hard time guarding him. “Pearson had three bad defensive games against him. I thought he had a great defensive year, [but] he had three really bad games against [Western Michigan].
Boothe fouled out late in the game after only recording six points and three total rebounds. “We need more from him than we got,” Kowalczyk said. Pearson, who finished with a team-high 24 points and
“We’re 27-6. I’m dissapointed that our name isn’t being mentioned when others are, to be honest.... For us to not be mentioned in the last two weeks, to me, is a slap in the MAC’s face.” TOD KOWALCZYK UT men’s basketball coach
four rebounds, didn’t have an answer for Toledo’s struggles against the Broncos. He also was left shrugging when asked about his team’s odds of earning an
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Senior guard Rian Pearson scored a team-high 24 points Saturday night. Pearson also added four rebounds, but he failed to record a single assist against the Broncos.
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run in the fourth extra frame of the morning game on a one-out RBI single by LF Vinny Nittoli (1-for-5, RBI) against UT sophomore RHP Kyle Slack (0-4). Saturday’s opener was a pitching battle between Toledo freshman RHP Sam Shutes and Xavier RHP Adam Hall. Shutes allowed three hits and struck out three batters, while Hall allowed three hits but sent five Rockets back to the bench in 8.1 innings. Freshman LHP Steven Calhoun and junior RHP Andrew Marra came in to relieve Shutes and worked 3.0 scoreless innings each. Calhoun dominated in his relief effort, recording six strikeouts and allowing only two hits. Offensively, Tansel (2-for-
3, 2 BB) posted two of the team’s three hits against two of Xavier’s pitchers, while classmate 3B John Martillotta (1-for-4) collected the other hit in the one-run loss. The Musketeer’s LHP Brad Kirschner (1-0) earned the win after tossing the final 4.2 innings in relief and not allowing a hit or walk. “The second day we almost lost all of our motivation, and we played their game,” Mee said. “We just couldn’t get anything going at the plate. Xavier is a very well coached team, and on Saturday they just wanted it more. “They seemed to find all of the right gaps. Our defense couldn’t get under their hits.” The Musketeers took advantage of two errors by the Rockets in the first inning of the final game, giving Xavier two runs.
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Senior pitcher Ryan Wilkinson (pictured above) and the rest of UT’s team defeated XU on Friday in a shutout.
at large bid to the NCAA Tournament. “I really don’t know the answer to that,” Pearson said. “I feel we deserve an at large bid.” Kowalczyk was much more vocal when asked about Toledo’s odds at a tournament invitation. “We’re 27-6,” he said. “I’m disappointed that our name isn’t being mentioned when others are, to be honest. That needs to change, that perception of our league needs to change. We as coaches need to do a better job; we as a MAC office have to do a better job of getting the word out about how good this league is. “For us not to be mentioned in the last two weeks, to me, is a slap in the MAC’s face.” The Rockets learned Sunday night that they were indeed passed over by the NCAA tournament committee. Toledo accepted an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they will face Southern Mississippi as a six seed. Tip-off is set for Wednesday, March 19, at 8:30 p.m. at Southern Miss.
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Junior forward J.D. Weatherspoon finished Saturday night’s game against WMU with four points and four total rebounds. The Rockets allowed four Broncos players to record double digit scoring totals, including senior guard David Brown’s game-high 32.
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Junior guard Juice Brown (above) scored 22 points against the Broncos, and posted a team-high five assists, but he only recorded one rebound against WMU.
They then added to their lead in the second to make the difference 5-0. At one point in the inning, five straight Xavier batters reached base, with the first three coming around to score. Toledo recorded their lone run of the day in the fifth inning when Grogg (1-for-4, RBI) singled and brought home junior C Lucas Sokol (0-for-3, RS). Xavier added on two more runs to assert their dominance in the sixth and close out the game. The Musketeers’ top three hitters in the order — LF Tres Eberhardt (2-for-4, 3 RS, RBI), 1B Joe Forney (2for-5, RS, RBI) and C Derek Hasenbeck (2-for-4, RS, 2 RBI) — totaled six hits, four RBIs and five runs. UT sophomore Ross
Achter (1-1) suffered the loss, giving up five runs (three earned) on six hits with three strikeouts in 1.2 innings. Offensively, sophomore 1B Tyler Baar (2-for-4) and Tansel (2-for-4) registered multi-hit efforts for the losing cause. XU’s Nittoli (3-0) allowed one unearned run on eight hits with nine strikeouts in 7.0 frames to tally a win. “It is a long season, the players, the pitchers especially, must have a short memory,” Mee said. “This weekend is behind us now. When we get back home, we know what we must improve on in order to get ready for Dayton. We must take it one game at a time.” Toledo will return to action on Wednesday, March 19, when they hit the road against Atlantic 10 member Dayton. Opening pitch is set for 4 p.m. at Dayton’s Woerner Field.
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The Toledo team, including sophomore pitcher Kyle Slack (above) were unable to handle Xavier on Saturday.
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Junior guard Justin Drummond going to the rim against Western Michigan senior center Shayne Whittington. Drummond finished with eight points and six rebounds.
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championship game against Western Michigan, where he finished with a teamhigh 24 points. But not even the future Toledo hall-of-famer could end UT’s championship drought all by himself. In the end, Pearson’s energy and drive were not enough to compensate for a poor team showing against the Broncos. Western Michigan delivered an embarrassing defeat to a team that, just a week prior, had been on top of MAC Mountain. Pearson can’t be completely exempt from responsibility for the loss. As Kowalczyk pointed out in a somber press conference after the game, the Broncos were the exception to the rule of the senior guard’s dominant defensive play this season. Pearson did not have a good defensive showing in any of Toledo’s matchups against Western Michigan this year, including the two team’s final showdown in Cleveland. But when a player has to be almost your entire offense for two straight nights, criticizing him for his defensive play is a useless direction in which to point the finger of blame. Kowalczyk knows better than anyone what Pearson has meant to his efforts at revitalizing the Toledo basketball program. He will miss Pearson when the Rockets return to Savage Arena next season. After seeing how the rest of the squad performed last weekend, I’m sure that Kowalczyk will miss him most when Toledo returns to Cleveland for next year’s tournament. The final chapter of Pearson’s college career isn’t completely written. After being ignored by the NCAA Tournament committee, Toledo was issued their slot in the National Invitation Tournament last Sunday night.
To Pearson, an NIT banner will look like a bronze medal compared to the shiny gold NCAA Tournament. That won’t stop him from putting on a show for fans that travel to Southern Mississippi Wednesday night. As Kowalczyk has stated several times during the past season, Pearson’s college basketball career will undoubtedly end with firstballot hall-of-fame recognition in Toledo. Entering the season, Pearson was ranked 10th in UT history for both points per game and points per game in MAC games. Heading into the NIT,
Pearson did not have a good defensive showing in any of Toledo’s matchups against Western Michigan this year... But when a player has to be almost your entire offense for two straight nights, criticizing him for his defensive play is a useless direction in which to point the finger of blame. Pearson is ranked 6th in all-time scoring with 1,574 points, and he ranks second among players who played at UT for just three years. He will be remembered as one of the best to ever play in Toledo, a crucial component to the biggest program renovation in team history. While the player himself did not get the desired ending to his final college chapter, he made his time in Toledo a story fans will never forget.
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‘Vagina Monologues’ to speak up about empowering women
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From left to right: Hillary Gyuras, Cheyenne Connors and Tianda Mims were part of an introduction piece for the event last year. This year’s event will take place on Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22 at 7 p.m. at the Scott Park Campus Auditorium. By Alexandria Saba
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Editor’s note: this story contains words that some readers may find offensive. Girls got one, guys don’t — but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t talk about them. The Vagina Monologues will be performed at the Scott Park Campus Auditorium Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22 at 7 p.m. There will also be a community resource fair before the play at 6 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program run through the Counseling Center. “The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play that is based off a book by Eve Ensler,” said Alcy Barakat, the director of the show and a master’s student studying public health. “Eve interviewed over 200 women of different walks of life, different ages and different races to talk about their personal experiences in terms of their womanhood.” Tori Ball, the photographer of the event and a senior year majoring in criminal justice, said The Vagina Monologues were created to end violence against women and to bring light to those women’s stories. “The themes discussed in these interviews cover a wide variety of topics including getting her first period, what people call their vaginas, losing virginity, orgasms, rape, female genital mutilation and more,” said Lauren Merrell, the assistant director of the show and a master’s student studying social work. Barakat said that a reoccurring theme of the play is the vagina being used as a tool of female empowerment and the ultimate embodiment of individuality. “The play has fun and somber moments that are part of women’s stories. Some stories are about love and finding ones self while others are about rape and violence,” Ball said. Merrell said that people who would be interested in this play are students who are survivors of sexual abuse, feminists or just simply people who love women and want them to be empowered. “I think the key for me is that the Vagina Monologues is stigmatized because of its name and content. Vagina is seen as a bad word, but any TV show, music video or movie can say pussy, bitch, slut and degrade women without us second guessing it,” Merrell said. “The key difference is that in the play, women are in charge, women are talking about their experiences and women are talking about pleasure. It is no longer
about objectification of women as sexual objects but empowerment of women as sexual beings.” Barakat said the passions of students and activists to end women’s violence is something that is highlighted in the play. “I believe in some way, shape or form students can relate to these stories either by virtue of being a woman, or from the women in their lives,” Barakat said. Merrell said she thinks University of Toledo students should attend because this event is life changing for everyone that participates. “It opens up a new world, especially for men to see what women go through behind the closed door. It also empowers women to talk about their health, needs, experiences and pleasure,” Merrell said. The event is open to everyone and tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance, $5 for students and $10 for general admission.
If you go What: ‘The Vagina Monologues.’ Where: Scott Park Campus Auditorium. When: Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22. Sponsored by: The Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program run through the Counseling Center. Cost: $5 for students and $10 for general admission.
“Though the conversations cover issues of womanhood, it is just as important for men to attend and partake in the journey of all women in their lives,” Barakat said. Barakat said proceeds from the show will be donated to the YWCA battered women’s shelter. Ball said she became involved because it is something she thinks matters. “I was in an abusive relationship in high school and I had nowhere to go,” Ball said. “The Vagina Monologues helped me get through this experience and empowered me to help create change.” Barakat said that the people who are familiar with the event will enjoy seeing the show again with a new cast and varied script. “For those who have not seen it, it will definitely start up conversations that probably haven’t come up before; people, I hope, will leave and be willing to speak honestly about their thoughts and personal experiences with those around them,” Barakat said.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
Everything you need to know about scholarships By Samantha Rhodes Features Editor
It’s that time of year again — time to apply for scholarships. In 2013, the University of
Toledo awarded approximately $48 million in scholarships alone, according to Angie Roach, assistant director of scholarships in the Office of Student Financial Aid.
According to Roach, UT awards 85 percent of incoming students a scholarship, and the average total scholarship package awarded to each student is around $4,200 per
year. She urges all students to apply for scholarships if possible. “UT offers a tremendous education for an outstanding price, but why not make it more affordable for yourself if the opportunity is there?” Roach said. “Scholarships are a great way of lowering your potential student loans and also can look good on a resume. UT already provides a great amount of scholarship opportunities for students and we are continually working with donors to increase that amount.” To help make the scholarship application process a little easier, here are answers to some common questions students have regarding scholarships. When are most deadlines for scholarships? Roach said the majority of scholarship deadlines fall anywhere between Jan. 31 and April 1. “Deadlines vary so students should double-check the dates listed on the website,” Roach said. UT offers both meritbased and need-based scholarships. What’s the difference? “Merit-based scholarships are those that are awarded because of a student’s academic credentials, such as GPA and test scores,” Roach said. “Need-based scholarships are awarded based on the student’s financial need as determined by their FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid.” The Housing Award is an example of one UT needbased award, which Roach said is an academic award that is provided for students who live on campus. What is the FAFSA and why do I need it to apply for need-based scholarships? In order to apply for needbased scholarships, students must have a completed 20142015 FAFSA on file in the Office of Student Financial Aid. FAFSA is a U.S. Department of Education form that can be completed annually by current and prospective college students in the United States in order to determine how much federal financial aid they are eligible for. The priority deadline for filing the FAFSA is April 1, 2014, and the FAFSA can be completed online at www. fafsa.gov. What do those who award scholarships look for in an applicant? Most scholarships require students to meet specific qualifications in order for their applications to be considered. Many scholarships note academic performance, financial need, area of study, extracurricular activities,
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the elderly members of the community. “I am looking forward to seeing the finished product at the project site I am assigned to,” Tarr said. “It is a proud moment to work hard to improve conditions of a deserving establishment.” Walko said that the Big
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community service, employment experience, leadership opportunities, age, location of residence, ethnic background, gender and citizenship status. As a continuing student, can I apply for any scholarships? Yes. UT offers scholarships to both incoming (freshman and transfer) students and to current students. Current students can apply for departmental scholarships. What are departmental scholarships? Academic departmental awards and scholarships are provided to UT from donors and scholarship organizations, Roach said. Departmental scholarships only apply to students who qualify in a particular academic department or field of study. Each academic department offers scholarships for students within their programs. According to Roach, UT offers more than 800 academic departmental scholarships. She said although the criteria for winning these scholarships vary, most require a 3.0 GPA. What are general scholarships? General scholarships typically apply to a large crowd of students and only one application needs to be filled out — the Office of Student Financial Aid General Scholarship Application. By filling out that one application, students will automatically be considered for all general scholarships, including the Susan M. Beilstein scholarship, Edward S. Herzog scholarship, UT Black Community scholarship and the ZONTX Association scholarship, just to name a few. However, some of these scholarships do filter applicants for specific criteria such as gender, ethnic background and citizenship requirements. To be considered for these general scholarships, applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and a completed 2014-2015 FAFSA on file in the Office of Student Financial Aid.
UT scholarships, awards, deadlines, and applications, visit www.utoledo.edu/financialaid/scholarships. Once on the UT website, students can scroll through all scholarships and awards and search for ones they are eligible for. PDF file applications will be attached to the scholarships that have been updated for this academic year. If there is no PDF file, students should wait a few weeks and then check back to see if the scholarship has been updated. If not, that scholarship may not be available for this academic year. What about outside and third-party scholarships? These are scholarships offered by organizations, both local and national, that are not affiliated with UT. According to Roach, UT students received almost $6 million in outside scholarships this year and Roach said students “should definitely take advantage of scholarship opportunities outside of the university.” “[Students] can utilize larger scholarship organizations such as Fastweb or CollegeBoard, but also can look at local and community organizations such as banks, service clubs, and churches in the area,” Roach said. However, Roach advises students to be cautious when applying for outside scholarships to make sure they are reputable and don’t charge an application fee. “I would caution against any organization that requires you to pay something in order to apply for a scholarship,” Roach said. “Students can always contact the Scholarship Office at UT and we can help them determine whether a scholarship is legitimate or not.” Some outside scholarship websites students can visit include www.fastweb.com and www.scholarships.com.
Where and how do I find UT scholarships? For a complete list of all
How can I get more information about scholarships? Students can visit Rocket Solution Central in Rocket Hall or email the Scholarship Office at financialaidscholarship@utoledo.edu.
Event is made possible by contributions from several groups, including the Center for Experiential Learning and Career Development, the InterFraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council. Citraro said, “We also have had a great deal of support from the university and greater Toledo community.” Community service is a great way to get involved on campus for students and can be a rewarding experience for them, Citraro said. “It is important to show the community that we as a student body care about giving back and it is truly an important piece of the mission of most, if not all student organizations here on UT`s campus,” Tarr said, who is an active member of Delta Delta Delta.
Walko said that the gratifying response from the community is overwhelming. “The thing that I love most about the Big Event is that it makes an immediate impact on to people’s lives,” Walko said. “That’s what’s awesome about it.” To volunteer for this event, students can sign up individually or as part of an organization for free at tinyurl.com/ kfjd2ng. Students will start checking in at 9:30 a.m. at the UT Student Recreation Center to receive their job assignment and any supplies they may need. “It helps us show that UT students care for the community around them and they want to take time to give back to the community that houses them,” Walko said.
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resolution is not calling for an actual raise, just for a study. “If raising the minimum wage ends up increasing tuition and fees in order to cover the costs then no one wins,” he said. “It’s a nowin situation and that’s not something that we want to go towards.”
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them to see by how much they can increase the minimum wage for student employees and just see what the costs and benefits of that would be.” Peachock said the
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All day event -- Unexpected Conclusions: the artwork of Clifton Harvey, UT Art Department alumnus, Clifton Harvey will have some of his most creative works on display in the UT Clement Gallery located in the UT Center for the Visual Arts. This exhibit is free and open to the public. 5 p.m. -- Psychiatry club movie night, psychiatry club will be hosting a viewing of the movie “A Beautiful Mind”. Snacks will be provided, Health Education Building room 100. Thursday, March 20
All day event -- University of Toledo Juried Student Exhibition, a competitive annual exhibition of works created by University of Toledo students, UT Center for the Visual Arts. 7 p.m. -- Campus Heat, Catholic Student Association is making pizzas to donate to the community. There will be a race to make about 750 pizzas in under 10 minutes. The more people who attend, the better time record they can set, Ingman Rooms. 5:30 p.m. - A Merry Regiment of Women, play reading, hosted by the Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women, join in this special event for Women’s History Month. Featuring actors from Actors Collaborative Toledo, this Rae Shirley play focuses on the women of Shakespeare. Light refreshments will be served and free parking available in lot 12, Center for Performing Arts Studio. Sunday, March 23 3 p.m. -- UT choral concert, the UT choral ensembles of Concert Chorale, Men’s Chorus and Da Capo will perform, Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall.
IN BRIEF Latino Student Union Scholarship Dance to be held March 22 The University of Toledo Latino Student Union 41st annual scholarship dance will be held Saturday, March 22 at the Student Union Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at Ask Rocky for $10 until Friday, March 21. Tickets are $15 at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m. The dance starts at 7 p.m. For more information contact 419-530-4326.
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ANNUAL EVENT
Competing for a wish Talented students to be featured at the annual singing and dancing competition, Songfest By Joe Heidenescher Staff Reporter
Twenty-one University of Toledo student organizations will have the opportunity to make wishes come true by participating in the 77th annual singing and dancing competition: Songfest. Songfest, a UT tradition since 1937, will take place at Savage Arena at 5 p.m. on March 29. Songfest is a way for student organizations, sororities and fraternities to raise money for their philanthropies and this year for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Make-A-Wish grants the wish of a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition in the U.S. Make-A-Wish was chosen as the philanthropy for Songfest to fit in with this year’s theme, “The Wonderful World of Songfest.” The theme will focus on songs from Disney. The event is co-sponsored by Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and Mortar Board National Honor Society. “Our goal is to raise ten thousand for Make-A-Wish,” said Eric Croak, a fourth-year majoring in finance and one of the emcees of this year’s Songfest. Croak is a co-emcee of Songfest this year along with Paige Stiriz, a fifth-year majoring in professional sales and marketing. “It’s become this huge event with around 400 participants and 4,000 attendants,” Stiriz said. Croak said in the past the event was focused on the performances. “This year it’s more about the atmosphere,” Croak said. “This year we are bringing a common theme so that you know, families and kids, and literally every single person is going to know the words to these songs.” In addition to the goal of raising $10,000 for Make-A-Wish, Songfest is going to grant the wish of a Make-AWish child. “Something very special that we are going to do, we are actually crowning Emily, who is our Make-A-Wish child, the princess of the event,” Croak said. Croak said Songfest will also be sending Emily to Disney World.
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Kappa Delta members performed for their philanthropy, at last year’s Songfest. This year, members from student organizations, sororities and fraternities will perform to raise money for their philanthropies and for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Stiriz said that this year the philanthropy aspect of the show will be bigger and have more of an impact than in the past. “It’ll be more of an event and a showcase opposed to just a talent competition,” Croak said. Justin Walko, a third-year human resource management major and one of the directors for Sigma Phi Epsilon, said that the amazing connection between the theme and the strong philanthropy presence makes participating “a little bit more worth it.” Stiriz and Croak said this event is also about a competition between student organizations on campus. The competition is divided into three divisions: men’s, women’s and coed. The groups will be judged on their overall performance. “It’s based on 60 percent vocals, the rest is divided up between costumes, theme and originality,” Stiriz said. There will be several awards given throughout the night which include: Greek Man of the Year, Greek Woman of the Year, Mortar Board Underclass
of the Year, Outstanding Student Leader, Lancelot Thompson Award, Chuck Ealey Undefeated Spirit Student Athlete Award, Beverley E. Hatcher Award and Melissa Anne Herstrum Award. In addition to the competition, there will be several attractions that will make the theme stand out, like a carriage that will be outside. Stiriz said there will be twirlers who will twirl to a Disney song and a dance performed by members of the Ballroom Dance Society. A special performance will feature one member from every participating group during the finale of the event, Stiritz said. Stiriz and Croak said there is a clear difference between participating in the event and planning it. “You never realize the work the behind the scenes part put in, but this is so much more than that,” Stiritz said. “It’s an amazing brotherhood experience. It’s a great time for everyone to get together and know each other better,” said Egor Antipov, a third-year chemical engineering major and a
member of Pi Kappa Phi and director of the performance. Pi Kappa Phi placed first in the men’s division at last year’s Songfest. “In my opinion, it’s a very rewarding experience,” Antipov said. “When they call your name, no matter what place, you go and get this trophy and it’s like outstanding.” For Walko, Sigma Phi Epsilon’s placing second in the men’s division at last year’s Songfest was an “amazing feeling.” “When it comes down to it, there are little things that will set a group apart,” Walko said. As directors, Walko and Antipov participate in planning costumes, props, backdrops and choreography. Walko said those are the factors that can really help a group place even though it is not the sole reason to participate in the event. “You get to showcase a bunch of student orgs doing good things, you have the religious student orgs, the fraternities, the sororities actually doing something good for the community and the campus,” Croak said.
FASHION
Flats: the spring shoe essential As a commuter I’ve noticed that no matter how comfortable a pair of heels may be, traveling around the city can become a hassle and can slow you down significantly when walking. Even if you’re stationary in the office, after a few hours those once comfortable 2-3 inch heels start to hurt your feet. Now that the season is starting to transition, put away those boots and bring out the flats. There’s no better way to say comfort chic than with a cute pair of girly shoes. Here are three types of flats that you’ll need for the spring (and even summer) season.
Ballet Manufactured to resemble the shoes of ballerinas, these flats add grace to your wardrobe. They can sometimes come across as childlike, but with the correct ensemble you’ll be embracing your feminine side with such dainty footwear. Take a neutral tone flat, such as black or nude to add to your favorite pair of skinny jeans. For a dressier look, go with dark denim and a chiffon top. For a more casual approach, take an old sweater or T-shirt and add cute accessories. With a nice bracelet or earrings, you’ll have a balance be-
You can find the round shape shoe at H&M from $5-$12.95. They carry more options than neutral tones, so feel free to spice things up with a blue or red flat. Add nude stockings or black socks to keep your feet warm in the mornings or as temperatures drop at night.
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much help. Opt for a printed pointed flat, whether it be bright or toned down. Keep things simple with solid-color pants and tops, and let your shoe be the statement-maker. Remember, less is more. There’s no need for a printed shoe along with a printed top or bottom. The point of the flat will add a bit of sophistication that finds a common medium between work and play. You’re more likely to find printed, pointed flats at Forever 21, ranging from $15.80-$24.80. There are many options, so whether you are a person who loves loud prints and colors or someone who prefers a classic stripe and simple color pallet, you’ll be satisfied.
Peep Toe If you’ve been itching to show off your pedicure, this is the perfect shoe for you. It shows the right amount of skin without becoming inappropriate for a work setting and covers up just enough to keep your feet warm. These are ideal for a class presentation (that aren’t business professional), with a pencil skirt or a button-up and light cardigan. Make them casual by opting for boyfriend jeans, with a cropped sweatshirt/sweater. The flat will dress up your outfit just a bit, but not so much that you seem out of place. Find peep toe flats at H&M between $5-$24.95. For higher quality, invest in a small-wedge peep toe (one inch and lower). You can find these at any department store, and for fun designs try JC Penney, which has a shoe line by Aldo. Isis Darks is a fourth-year majoring in marketing and has a blog at TheNaiive.com.
FALL REGISTRATION DATES Honors, Graduate levels, Athletes, ROTC (Only ROTC Scholarship Cadets), Salford Students, Students with Disabilities, Office of Accessibility Note Takers and Military/Veteran — 3/19/2014 Distance Learning Only Program — 3/20/2014 100 or more earned hours — 3/21/2014 90 or more earned hours — 3/24/2014 80 or more earned hours — 3/26/2014 UWD (Undergraduate with Degree) — 3/28/2014 70 or more earned hours — 3/31/2014 60 or more earned hours — 4/2/2014 50 or more earned hours — 4/4/2014 40 or more earned hours — 4/7/2014 30 or more earned hours — 4/9/2014 20 or more earned hours — 4/11/2014 10 or more earned hours — 4/14/2014 1 or more earned hours — 4/16/2014 New Students 2014 Spring — 4/18/2014 Open Registration — 4/19/2014 Program 60 — 8/22/2014 If you have any questions, contact the Office of the Registrar at Main Campus Rocket Hall, Suite 1100, by phone at 419.530.4844 or by email at registrar@utoledo.edu.