April 16, 2014

95th year • Issue 30

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Tri Delta raises money for children / B6 » www.IndependentCollegian.com

Serving the University of Toledo community since 1919

INSIDE

TOBACCO BAN

Tobacco ban OK’d

By Samuel Derkin News Editor

Hillel celebrates Jewish heritage with student-led events Hillel is celebrating Jewish heritage April 16-27 through a wide range of events that showcase various elements of Jewish heritage and tradition.

NEWS / B5 »

“

“Putting a former president in a comfortable job somewhere isn’t a new concept. UT and other universities do this all the time, but that doesn’t make it right.”

The Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Monday to ban tobacco use on all of the University of Toledo’s campuses and grounds.

The ban applies not just to smoking, but also to smokeless tobacco, snuff and electronic cigarettes.

The board did not set a start date for the policy. Instead, UT President Lloyd Jacobs will organize an implementation group in the next

two or three weeks, and that group will figure out the details.

“There are people with special expertise in these issues and we’re going to listen to them,” Jacobs said.

The implementation group will also be in charge of proposing ways to enforce the ban and setting up cessation plans to help those who want to quit smoking.

“Enforcement is a long-term process,” Jacobs said. “Initially, between now and whatever the

date is, there’s no enforcement.

There’s PR, there’s cessation programs, maybe we start out with reminders, maybe two years down the road we hire some ‘hall monitors.’ This will be spread out over the course of a long period of time.”

UT police chief Jeff Newton said he will be responsible for making sure enforcing the ban doesn’t take See Ban / A5 »

LEGISLATION

Notestine looks ahead after election victory

SG votes to back marriage equality

News Editor and Managing Editor

“

“You are saying the ‘voice of the students’ reaches no further than the Student Union on a Tuesday.”

DANIELLE GAMBLE Spineless in student senate OPINION / A4 »

Fulbright Scholarship seminar to teach students and faculty about the program The seminar will take place Thursday, April 17, in Memorial Field House Room 2420.

COMMUNITY / B7 »

The Notestine/Eltatawy ticket won the Student Government presidential election for the upcoming school year.

Election board chair Kaitlyn Filzer announced the new president and vice president in the basement of El Camino Real restaurant Thursday, April 10 at about 7 p.m.

Austin Serna, the other presidential candidate competing in the election, said that despite his loss, it was a “very exciting experience.”

“This election was something I gave everything I had,” Serna said. “I made sure I ran a clean campaign and remained truthful. My committee and Derek, my vice presidential candidate, also remained truthful to constituents and they made sure

they ran a clean campaign.”

Serna said that he has remained active in both Student Government and in his community since high school, which is valuable experience he said he “carried over to the university.” He said he and Notestine are still going to work together and won’t let this experience get in their way of serving the student body.

“Clayton has contacted me about a position in Student Government,” Serna said. “We are going to continue to work together this next year just like this past year on making our campus a better place.”

Clayton Notestine, the new Student Government president, said that winning the election relieved him.

“I’ve been in Student Government for a long time and more or less, it’s been a systematic sort of ‘I’m going to do this,

Associate News Editor and News Editor

I’m going to do this, I’m going to do this,’” Notestine said.

“Getting elected and becoming president was part of the process, but was not something I was working towards. I was actually working toward the things after the presidency.”

One thing he wants to improve is the level of transparency in SG, as he said much of the hard work done by senators is done behind the scenes.

“I want to make it more transparent and broadcast what senators are doing in their spare time,” Notestine said.

He also said that with his new powers as student body president, he realizes he can accomplish much more for students, which is something he is grateful for.

“I’ve been trying to slowly do See SG winner / A5 »

See Marriage / A3 »

AMANDA PITROF / IC

Tiara Green, Ali Eltatawy and Clayton Notestine were at El Camino Real Thursday, April 10 for the announcement of the results of the presidential election for the upcoming school year. The Notestine/Eltatawy ticket were announced as the new president and vice president.

By Samuel Derkin and Samantha Rhodes

By Amanda Pitrof and Samuel Derkin

A piece of legislation supporting marriage equality passed at the Student Government meeting Tuesday with 10 votes in favor, 6 against, and 3 abstentions.

Many students, some from Spectrum UT, came to the meeting to either hear firsthand the outcome of the vote, or to try to persuade the senators during the open floor section of the meeting.

One such student was Audrey Remusat, a transgender, lesbian woman.

“I may never get married, but the point is that I will at least have that choice to get married,” Remusat said.

“Because we don’t have that choice, there is something that we need to change so everybody has the opportunity to make that choice.”

This issue, which caused much debate during the previous week’s meeting before being tabled, was still heavily discussed during Tuesday’s meeting.

SG senator and presidentelect Clayton Notestine, coauthor of the resolution, said the issue is what’s important, not the numerical majority.

“Student government is as much about representing the minority as it is the majority,” Notestine said.

SG Senator Tiara Green said she believed the issue required more student input.

“In order to make this something that is important and that we’re putting out there and we’re supporting, I

OPINION / A4 »

The Rockets fell to Ball State (22-12, 7-2 MAC) dropping Toledo to a 13-20 overall record (5-7 in MAC).

SPORTS / B1 »

• The board of trustees voted to ban tobacco use on all UT campuses and grounds.

• The decision applies not just to smoking, but also to smokeless tobacco, snuff and electronic cigarettes.

• A start date and other details have not been set.

• President Lloyd Jacobs said he anticipates the “butt huts” will be removed.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

IC EDITORIAL No golden parachutes, please

UT drops 2 matches in 3-game series against Ball State

At a glance

GREEK LIFE

Stroll-a-thon to benefit local children

By Destiny Washington Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo’s Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity chapter will be showing off their steps in an effort to raise money for local children during their first ever Stroll-a-thon on April 18.

This event will take place in the Student Union Auditorium from 7 p.m. to midnight.

Querino Espino, vice president of Sigma Lambda Beta and a third-year economics major, said at the event there will be nonstop strolling, hustling and line dancing. Attendees will even have the opportunity to learn how to perform some of the fraternities’ choreographed dances.

“Strolling is an activity done by fraternities and sororities that looks like a mixture of dancing and stepping,” Espino said.

COURTESY OF SIGMA LAMBDA BETA

Sigma Lamda Beta fraternity will raise money for local children during Stroll-a-thon on April 18 from 7 p.m. to midnight in the Student Union Auditorium.

“Members stand in a straight line and perform a series of choreographed movements to the beat of music. These movements are

usually simple so that all can participate.”

While this event is free to all students, Espino said that the

purpose of this event is to raise money for the Toledo Boys and Girls Club Organization.

“We will be accepting donations prior to and during this event,” Espino said. “We are hoping to have a table in the Student Union where we can collect donations from people. We are still waiting to see if we will get one. We will also be selling raffle tickets.”

Espino said his chapter will be selling raffle tickets with the prizes including gift baskets and T-shirts.

According to Espino, the Latino-based fraternity chose to donate to Toledo’s Boys and Girls Club because of the difference it makes in the participating children’s lives.

See Stroll-a-thon / A5 »

2A | The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, April 16, 2014

CAMPUS DIGEST Facebook.com/ICollegian

www.IndependentCollegian.com

Smashing stress away

NICOLE BADIK / IC

Students were able to smash a minivan with hammers, bats and other tools to de-stress. Pre-med first-year Brianna Dearing uses a sledgehammer to dent the van’s bumper. The event took place on April 9 and was sponsored by the Notestine/ Eltatawy presidential ticket which won the election.

This week in UT history 20 years ago: UT trustees yesterday extended the employment contract of President Frank Horton by two years, to June 30, 1998. The extension does not increase his $151,960 salary or make any other changes in his employment contract.

35 years ago: Anti-nuke forces are alive and well, as was evidenced by a teach-in on the problems of the nuclear industry on Saturday. About 50 people attended the program held at the University of Toledo and sponsored by the Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What are your summer plans?

80 years ago: “Something’s wrong” and “My word!” were the ejaculations made by Louis States and James Babcock, respectively, when they were told last Thursday that their short stories had been chosen for submittance to the Story Magazine contest for university students.

STUDENT GROUP OF THE WEEK

International Business Association

“Working at the dining and hospitality services.”

Audrey Remusat

Graduate Student Social work

Purpose: IBA prepares students for a business world through IBA’s activities, professional speakers and business visits. It fosters growth in business acumen and broadens the global aspect of business. We join hands with businesses that operate domestically and internationally and participate in various events on and off campus.

Leaders: President: Crisharon Beale; secretary: Caily Kupka; president of marketing: Wipawee Kampradit; VP of marketing: Rishi Tejura; vice president: Abby Golden; and treasurer: Jesse Glass.

Upcoming events: We participate in volunteer opportunities with the Ronald McDonald House, Boys & Girls Club and more. We recruit throughout the entire semester— Join IBA! Learn more: IBA meetings are every Wednesday in the Stranahan Hall South Room 2030 at 7:30 p.m. Any changes in location and/or time will be posted via our Twitter (@IBAUT1), and on our Facebook (International Business Association at UToledo).

Would your group like to be featured as the IC’s Student Group of the Week? Email Morgan Rinckey at mrinckey@independentcollegian.com.

“I kind of plan on working full time at my step mom’s work, traveling on the weekends and visiting friends I met in college.”

Jessica Howell

First-year Law and social thought

The Independent Collegian staff Visit us at Carlson Library, Suite 1057 Write to us at 2801 W. Bancroft St., Mail Stop 530 Toledo, OH 43606 Contact the editor at editor@independentcollegian.com Advertise by emailing sales@independentcollegian.com Phone: 419-530-7788 Fax: 419-530-7770 EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Amanda Eggert Managing Editor Samantha Rhodes News Samuel Derkin, editor Amanda Pitrof, assoc. editor Sports Blake Bacho, editor Community Alexandria Saba, editor Opinion Morgan Rinckey, editor Photography Nicole Badik, director Copy desk Lauren Gilbert, copy editor Jared Hightower, copy editor

BUSINESS Advertising Zachary Hartenburg, account executive Haley Musser, graphic designer

“I’m just going to be working, reading and having fun.”

Macy Saltsman

First-year Biology

Distribution Mandi Jung, manager Operations Michael Gonyea, manager COLLEGIAN MEDIA FOUNDATION Adviser Erik Gable The Independent Collegian is published by the Collegian Media Foundation, a private, not-forprofit corporation. © 2014

“Going home and working, starting my pharmacy rotations.”

Christian Jeric Fifth-year Pharmacy

NEWS Follow us on Twitter @TheICToledo

IN BRIEF

Poetry reading by Anthony Frame April 16

The University of Toledo Department of English will host a poetry reading by Anthony Frame on April 16, at 6 p.m.

The event will be held in the Canaday Center, located on the fifth floor of Carlson Library.

Frame is an exterminator who lives in Toledo and is the editor of the online journal, “Glass: A Journal of Poetry.” His poems have appeared in various publications, including “Third Coast,” “Side B Magazine,” “The Splinter Generation” and “The Blue Collar Review.”

Space exhibit and black holes program to be held April 23 The UT Departments of Arts, Physics and Astronomy have teamed up to present a faux space exhibit reception and black holes program April 23.

The events will take place at 6:30 p.m. in UT’s Ritter Planetarium.

The free planetarium program, “Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity,” will last about 45 minutes and will be followed by a reception with the artists.

Although the program is free and open to the public, the planetarium seating is limited to 70-80 people, and people will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis.

The faux space exhibit will consist of photographs made by students during the Department of Art’s introductory photo course last semester, ART 2030: Photography. Students were challenged to create photos that invoke a sense of extraterrestrial space and used a diverse range of materials to create their images, including food, toys, pots, glitter, fire, lasers, smoke and oils.

All images were made with a DSLR camera; they are not computer generated or shot above the surface of the Earth. The work will be on exhibit thorough the end of May. Light refreshments will be served during the event.

Reservations cannot be made in advance.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | The Independent Collegian |

Like us at Facebook.com/ICollegian

A3

www.IndependentCollegian.com

DID YOU NOTICE?

Sketchboxes appear in city and at UT

By Amanda Pitrof Associate News Editor

You may have seen some oddly shaped boxes containing books and colored pencils around the city lately – including one set up in the Trimble Lounge in the Student Union.

What is it?

Dylan Gallagher, one of the artists who established the boxes, said they are a “public installation.”

Sketchbooks inside are for the community to use.

“They can write, they can write poetry, they can draw a picture – whatever they want to fill the sketchbooks with,” Gallagher said. “They leave them on the site so other people can use the sketchbooks.”

Who’s responsible?

The University of Toledo’s Installation and Performance Arts classes are creating and maintaining the sketchboxes.

Barbara Miner, the associate chair for the Department of Art at UT, said her students created the idea for the sketchbox when she “challenged them to create a work that would engage the community, and be a group effort.”

Miner said the students in this class visit the boxes multiple times a week to ensure there are pencils and temporary tattoos, and to replace completed books with new ones.

“I’m really proud of them,” Miner said. “They did a great job.”

Where are they?

Gallagher said they can be found – one per location – at The Art Supply Depo, the downtown library, Trimble Lounge on UT’s main campus, Wildwood Park and the Toledo School for the Arts.

“We’re currently building some,” Gallagher said. “We need to build one for Bowling Green … and then we’re about to build 4 more for the library because they want them for their other branches.”

They were not originally planning to make 10 of these sketchboxes.

AMANDA PITROF / IC

Steven Hoodey cuts out wooden triangle pieces to form the back of a sketchbox in the woodshop studio for sculptural studies located across the street from the Toledo Museum of Art.

Gallagher said the project “exploded” with the high community interest.

“We were going to do two other projects this semester, but this has taken over,” Gallagher said.

How’d they come up with it?

After issuing her challenge to engage the community in a way that “[doesn’t] require that they visit a museum or gallery,” Miner showed her students several projects that artists have done before.

“We talked about what could be done, what they would like to do, and they decided that they wanted to create something that would allow the public to write and draw … and just be a creative outlet,” Miner said.

Gallagher said the idea that inspired the sketchboxes was used in some larger cities; the installation functioned as a mini-library in a small enclosure where people could take or leave a book.

After the function was decided, the class discussed where to put the project and what shape to give it.

Carl Krumroy designed the sketchboxes. “[It] was one of the first designs we came up with and everybody liked it, so we just stuck with it,” Krumroy said.

Drawing was just one of many steps in the process, though.

How’d they make them?

The sketchboxes are made of quarter-inch and half-inch plywood.

Crystal Terry, one of the artists working on the boxes, said, “We have several people cutting different sections of wood, and then when all of the pieces are cut out, there’ll be people putting each box together.”

Miner said the boxes are the similar in shape, but they made adjustments as they built them.

“We’ve refined it as we’ve gone, decided what works, what doesn’t work, so it’s in progress,” Miner said. “They changed all the windows … so each one is different, which is great, and then we have changed the number of actual boxes that make up the stack.

We started with four; we’re down to three.”

How long do they take to make? “[The first prototype] wasn’t painted … it didn’t have the etched doors,” Miner said, “so I’m thinking it’s gotta be at least three hours a piece at this point by the time they’re painted, put together, and installed,” Miner said.

The students meet for class Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30-4 p.m. to build and install the sketchboxes.

How expensive are they to make?

AMANDA PITROF / IC

George Figueroa and Kristen Guerra add pieces to the side of a sketchbox to give it structural support.

Marriage

from page A1

feel like we need student support behind us, especially as student government,” Green said, “so in pushing this forward and not going out there and getting the voice heard and letting people know and publicizing about this, I feel like we we’re disenfranchising a large majority.”

SG Senator Samuel Duling said he felt more time was needed.

“We needed to give it more of a spotlight, because even though it was in the limelight so to speak for a week it wasn’t enough and I wanted to hear more,” Duling said. “I truly feel that jumping in the way that we did didn’t do proper justice to the members of Spectrum, so that’s why I voted ‘no.’”

Green said she voted no because “I support Student Government supporting Spectrum, but I do not support Student Government not publicizing to students and getting the student voice heard when we’re putting forth large resolutions like this.”

Last week, Table Tuesdays had been mentioned as a possible way to get the students’ opinions on the new piece of legislation. Some

were surprised to see it was not the Table Tuesday question of the week.

Melissa Brodsky, the vice-president of Spectrum UT, voiced her disappointment.

“We had a lot of members actually go to the Table Tuesday in the hopes of supporting that you guys were going to ask how students felt about marriage equality,” Brodsky said.

“If you want it to be a big deal, why didn’t you ask us students today? … We were very disappointed that students weren’t asked when that was such a big point of last week’s debate.”

SG Vice-president Lauren Jencen, who helped choose the discussion topic, said, “It was never really decided that marriage equality would be the question of the week [for Table Tuesday]. Nobody was promised that; that was just general debate like, ‘Oh, we should do that sometime.’ It was never promised for that week.”

Michael Peachock, an SG Senator and co-author of the resolution, addressed the concern some senators felt about not having enough student input on the resolution with a national statistic.

“Nationally, [support for marriage equality is] slightly over 50 percent – 51 or 52 – and

“I couldn’t give you a specific amount,” Miner said, “but we’ve used our lab fees to cover the cost of the paint and the hardware and everything.

And then we also at UT we have a laser-etcher, so we were able to etch the windows – the front doors of the boxes – with information about them also, so we have the technology there too.”

The students have also picked up what they could for supplies like the rubber bands used to hold the little doors closed.

that was verified for the first time, I believe, this year,” Peachock said. “And when you extrapolate that data back to college-student populations that increases dramatically. Now you’re getting into the upper 60s, 70 percent support for this issue.”

During the debate, SG Senator and vicepresident-elect Ali Eltatawy spoke directly to the students that came in support of the legislation.

“We’re taking a chance,” Eltatawy said, “and we’re not taking a chance against getting yelled at or people being mad at us or controversy – we’re not worried about that.

We’re taking a chance on all of you. … I understand you brought a bunch of people with you today; that’s great. You are organized, you can get stuff done, but it’s not enough for one night a week. … If it’s worth it to marry that woman, if you love her that much, then you better be here every single day fighting for something like this. You have to go out, you have to talk to the people, you have to make a representative. Make sure that the word is out, because informed information is everything, and if nobody knows, you’re gonna be the minority always.”

After the meeting, SG Senator Benjamin

AMANDA PITROF / IC

A sketchbox stands in the Trimble Lounge in the Student Union for students to use. Standing at over five feet tall, the sketchbox has four compartments to store books and colored pencils. Anyone from the community can write in the books or draw a picture. UT’s Installation and Performance Arts classes are creating and maintaining the boxes as part of a project to engage the community.

Sketchboxes can be found at the following locations: • The Art Supply Depo • The downtown Toledo Library • Trimble Lounge in UT’s Student Union on campus • Wildwood Park • The Toledo School for the Arts

Participant reception An opening reception for participants of the sketchbox project will take place April 25 from 3-5 p.m. at the Carlson Library.

Krumroy hopes it will be a good time.

“I think we’re going to have some food and drinks there,” Krumroy said.

“I believe we’re going to have a projector and some sort of a slideshow with all the works — all the appropriate works anyway — that people have drawn.”

Little cards that say, “Did you participate?” and have an invitation to the reception can be found in the sketchboxes along with the sketchbooks and pencils.

To learn more • Visit the nearest sketchbox • Facebook: Sketchbox Toledo • Seelio: https://seelio.com/w/fjn/ sketchbox-toledo • Twitter: #sketchbooktoledo

How Student Government senators voted on the marriage equality resolution Voted yes: Ali Eltatawy, Lauren Jencen, Benjamin Lynn, Nicholas McCollough, Michael Peachock, Trisha Khambadkone, Joey Kubicki, Nick Stanley, Eric Dibell, Eric Skaggs.

Voted no: Tiara Green, Samuel Duling, Smaran Bhaktawara, Joshua Nelson, Ian Michalak.

Abstained: Shannon Connelly, Cody Spoon, Robert Tallon.

Lynn said occasionally politics can focus less on actual policy than on showmanship.

“I feel tonight the debate … got a little intense, a little heated, because of that showmanship,” Lynn said. “I think in the end – not to say good came up on top, but – good kinda came up on top. I think the right thing was the outcome.”

A4

| The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, April 16, 2014

OPINION

Like us at Facebook.com/ICollegian

Send letters to the editor to editor@independentcollegian.com

EDITORIAL BOARD

Samuel Derkin Amanda Pitrof

Amanda Eggert Samantha Rhodes

Jared Hightower Morgan Rinckey

Editorials appearing on this page represent the consensus view of the editorial staff. Columns and letters to the editor reflect the opinions of their authors, not those of The Independent Collegian.

EDITORIAL

No golden parachutes, please Creating a brand-new job for a departing president raises too many questions.

What do you do when a university president steps down? At UT, we create a brand new job for him or her.

The board of trustees, led by chair Joseph Zerbey, will create the Institute of University Transformation for current president Lloyd Jacobs, who announced three weeks ago that he will leave his office a year early. He will lead the new institute in 2015.

Zerbey said the Institute of University Transformation would aim to integrate technology in the classroom. However, the Learning Ventures department already successfully strives to do just that.

That department is responsible for integrating technology in the classroom. The familiar "utdl" before URLs to sites like Blackboard is the work of that department. The ubiquitous "clickers" are a result of their work. They already do the things that Jacobs' new institute will attempt.

Even though Zerbey said Jacobs is "very qualified to develop it,” this university has a very poor track record when it comes to accountability. By what metrics will the success of the institute be measured, and who will enforce them?

Take a look at the UT Innovation Enterprises debacle.

Jacobs appointed Rick Stansley, who once served as the chair of the board of trustees, to lead UTIE. According to The Blade, the university paid him $307,200 last year, and former board chairman William Koester decided Stansley's salary was appropriate. This year, Stansley would have made over $430,000 if he hadn't stepped down in February.

The numerous questions surrounding UTIE and Stansley — including why nobody at UT thought it was strange for Stansley's paychecks to be written to his brother's company while the state of Ohio was trying to garnish his wages for back taxes — make us question whether UT's trustees are capable of enforcing the kind of accountability needed to keep this new job from being a waste of money.

With that in mind, we ask why the board of trustees would consider allocating scarce budgetary resources to an institute that would overlap with university departments which already exist.

Would this institute replace Learning Ventures, and would that mean the jobs of current employees would be on the line?

Putting a former president in a comfortable job somewhere isn't a new concept. UT and other universities do this all the time but that doesn't make it right. However, we think the board should look at each case individually and weigh it against the circumstances of the present time, including the university's financial status, the success of the president's administration, and whether any new position would unnecessarily overlap one that already exists.

Consider how much it would cost to have Jacobs in his new position. We have no doubt that he will receive a six-figure salary. What will the board have to say to the legion of staff and faculty who have been laid off as they create a brand new position to give Jacobs a place to go?

UT already has a hard time staying under budget, and the board is giving Jacobs a powerful, expensive job instead of letting him go.

How many valuable faculty and staff members will be sacrificed to maintain Jacobs' employment?

UT has laid off so many staff members that the ones who have survived the financial rapture have to work multiple fulltime jobs in a day for the same pay, and so many faculty that those who remain must take on even more classes.

Morale is already low among faculty and staff, and kicking them while they're down by giving a safe haven to a top-level administrator—particularly one who some of them view as the source of their problems—only makes things worse.

Besides, how many of the people who were laid off got to invent new jobs for themselves on their way out the door?

MORE ONLINE

Experiences of a newbie cook Being an Indian isn’t easy.

No, I don’t mean it in a serious life crises way, but it’s funny how people ask some really ridiculous questions when meeting an Indian for the first time. When I first got to the U.S., I was frequently asked how my English was so good. Well, I come from a IC COLUMNIST country with the second largest English-speaking population in the world. Of course my English is good. “Do people in India sing and dance all the time like in Bollywood movies?” You have got to be kidding me.

No, we do not ride an elephant during our weddings — that is 100 percent “Slumdog Millionaire.”

And there was this — “Do you only eat spicy food?”

Yeah, all my taste buds were singed off at birth, so now I can’t taste food unless it’s doused in hot sauce...

SHAGUFTA SAMI

Finish reading this piece online at www.IndependentCollegian.com

COMMENTARY

Spineless in student senate

It is rare that I am angered to the the women spoke about recently getpoint that I become literally sick to my ting engaged to their partners, and stomach. But it happened yesterday, how much it would mean for them to April 15, at Student Government while feel like they had the support of their senate debated if they should pass a school community. resolution supporting I figured with those marriage equality. factors, SG could pull I’ll be honest; when themselves together for this resolution first this resolution. Until I came up last week, I saw the disgusting diswas lukewarm about play of incompetence it. It’s not because I’m that was this week’s against the issue — senate meeting.

I’m very pro-marriage Senators consistently equality. My hesitation refused to take responand concern was with sibility for their vote. the scope of the resoluToo many refused to tion, and the fact that make a choice because it was about a national they didn’t feel they topic that I wasn’t sure should have to vote UT’s senate needed on the resolution, and to address. Frankly, I multiple senators called GUEST COLUMNIST thought senate should for the vote to be tabled focus on grass-roots legislation about yet another week. Others said not things happening closer to campus. enough UT students were asked about However, the timeliness of the marriage equality, so SG shouldn’t pass resolution was undeniable — marlegislation that didn’t receive enough riage equality is a hot issue in this state public support. after a federal judge called for Ohio But much worse was the way that to recognize same-sex marriage just some senators talked about the LGthis week. And SG’s amended resoluBTQA community members. Phrasing tion supporting marriage equality was that stressed separation and words well-worded, backed up by student such as “they” and “you” were used advocates from Spectrum UT who exclusively, like senators were afraid really put it in perspective for me. I of being lumped in with the gays. At was particularly moved after two of points, it even sounded like some senators were questioning the level of devotion Spectrum members had to If I were approached the legislation — as if SG were some by a senator to sponsor holier-than-thou advocacy group that legislation as personal as had magical advocacy powers, and they should explain to lil’ ol’ Spectrum that, I would be pretty what it means to campaign for change. excited. But after beNow, I am not affiliated with Spectrum, but if I was, I would be absolutely ing shouted at, belittled insulted. If I were approached by a senaand talked to like I was tor to sponsor legislation as personal as second-class student, I that, I would be pretty excited. But after being shouted at, belittled and talked to would write SG off as a like I was second-class student, I would waste of time. write SG off as a waste of time.

DANIELLE GAMBLE

Of course, the legislation passed, so there are smart, dedicated senators in SG. And some of them spoke on Tuesday — they were like bubbles of fresh air in a car filled with road kill. But too many senators showed off their lack of judgment this week.

Senators, if you don’t support marriage equality, that is your right. I completely disagree with you personally and I think your mindset is laughably backwards, but I consent that it is your right to vote any which way you choose.

But to the senators who do believe in marriage equality but voted no for purely logistical reasons, I am furious with you. I’m terrified for your intelligence that I even need to explain how stupid that choice is.

It is true that voting no means you are going against your own beliefs. But, perhaps even worse, voting no means you do not support student engagement. You do not believe that SG has the power to advocate for reform. You do not think that you can open up avenues for other students to reach out and find a voice. You are saying the “voice of the students” reaches no further than the Student Union on a Tuesday.

You are Lennie from “Of Mice and Men” – you stand there, crushing the credibility of your organization, but look at the blood on your hands with vacant astonishment.

Now, despite my anger, it is not easy to write this criticism. I know several SG members personally, and I call some of them great friends. But I can’t not address this latest senate fiasco, because I was honestly embarrassed at what I saw. I only hope that some senators are self-aware enough to realize their behavior was not indicative of the kind of leadership UT students deserves.

Danielle Gamble will graduate this spring with a BA in music, and she is a former IC editor-in-chief.

COMMENTARY

From procrastination to graduation As I tried on my cap and gown, not doing at UT and things I wish I anticipating graduation, it was as if would’ve known a lot sooner. my entire college career flashed before I walked into my roommate’s my eyes. I remembered how after high bedroom my junior year and saw her school I didn’t even want to go to coldean’s list certificates hanging on the lege, let alone the University of wall from pretty much every Toledo. I watched as all semester she had been my friends applied to in school. I was upset college as I worked a and jealous all at the full-time job in the deli same time. I rememdepartment at Kroger. bered the first time I What a great future had ever seen a 3.0 I was making for GPA on my transcript myself. the first semester of I wasn’t satisfied, so I my freshman year, and applied to three colleges I hadn’t seen it since. not really knowing what I recognized that my I was getting myself into. focus and determinaAfter getting denied tion to do my best was twice, UT accepted me. no longer of sigIC COLUMNIST I assumed that UT was nificance to me; I had a joke, that they just accepted anyone completely given up. It was the worst just to get money because I knew my decision I could’ve ever made. I’d grades and ACT scores were horrible. consistently get those emails from my My freshman year came and went as college about scholarships I could’ve I finished out my first semester with received but they all required a 3.0 a 3.5 GPA. I watched as the friends I GPA or higher. I usually just deleted made disappeared and were dropping them because I believed I was never like flies every semester from that going to get them. I had just barely point on — just quitting or failing out crawled my way through college and of school. always wanted to quit, never really I finessed my way through college pushing myself to achieve the goals my sophomore year, slacking and proI knew I could’ve accomplished if I crastinating, not really getting involved would’ve tried. with organizations and not really carI’d go out and party on week days or ing about how it would affect me later. weekends and get so drunk in public I wish I would’ve known how much places where I’d have embarrassing and my GPA would’ve affected a lot of what shameful moments that I refuse to talk I could do and gain in college. about today. I made friends and frenI met my current roommate and best emies, and I wish I could go back in friend Brittney Brown in a women’s time and never find out what happens, and gender studies class. She showed but in life you learn from those misme how important it was to get to takes and make the most out of those know people, how who knows you memories, and that’s what I’ve done. (and what for) is just as important and A motto of mine is, “You shouldn’t how to make the best of this college regret your past, but regret the time experience while paving the way for an wasted on the wrong people and abundant future. wrong choices.” I have to admit that College is not for everybody, but for there were achievements I wish I me school was about making the expewould’ve been focusing on rather rience worth it, making decisions that than doing the things I wasted my may or may not have been beneficial time on. and, reflecting back on my experience, I smiled and was thrilled as I saw there are things I regret doing and friends who obtained goals I set

PARIS BLACK

for myself — a goal I let slip right through the cracks. Have you ever had the feeling to just tell yourself you’re completely stupid for not taking chances or risks that could’ve changed your life for the better? I had that moment as I observed my surroundings and constantly told myself that at that second that was supposed to be me; those instances where you’ve seen people you’ve surrounded yourself with do the things you know you could do, and by successfully completing the task, they make you feel bad about yourself.

Waiting until my senior year was too late to figure out that all the organizations and sororities I wanted to be involved in, all the worthy grades I failed to earn, and all the plans I sought to complete pretty much passed me by.

How you spend your time in college is completely in your hands, so don’t waste your experience. A quote that got me through this past year is by James Orbinski. He said, “What I’ve experienced is that I can’t know the future. I can’t know anything that I do will change what happens tomorrow, I can’t know with certainty but what I do know is if I do nothing, nothing will change.”

Learning that it’s never too late to live your life for you each day is never promised, so living with no regrets is an objective that students today need to live by. Help someone, talk to somebody you never thought you would talk to, do something you never thought you could because you don’t want to look back years from now regretting that moment you missed out on.

As I prepare for graduation, I sit back and think that if I could go back and change some of my experiences in college, I definitely would. You don’t want to have those ‘what if ’ moments and ponder on what could’ve happened when you had the chance to make your dreams come true.

Paris Black is a fourth-year majoring in English.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | The Independent Collegian |

Ban

from page A1

officers away from their other responsibilities.

Jacobs said he anticipates the smoking shelters, or “butt huts,” will be taken down, which would ultimately reduce some costs.

On the other hand, he said, paying the new implementation group and funding the cessation programs will “absolutely” be a cost to the university.

“There is a cost related to what we do now,” Jacobs said. “We keep the butt huts reasonably clean, we rake up the butts between University Hall and Memorial Field House and so maybe there will be some reduction in those costs in the cleanup. But there will be costs in terms of having an implementation group meet — they will be paid by the hour, there will be costs to thinking through the proper dates — and cessation programs will cost money.”

At this time, Jacobs said he doesn’t have a clear estimate of the total costs.

Before the vote, both supporters and opponents of the ban spoke.

Board member S. Amjad Hussain said the board needs to think about health.

“We need to take note of the hazards of smoking,” he said, “not only to the people that smoke but also to the people that are in the vicinity, the so called ‘second-hand smokers.’”

Hussain said if UT wants to be an example to other institutions, it should ban tobacco.

Student Government Senator Michael Peachock, author the first SG resolution proposing a tobacco ban, said he felt the passage of the ban was a testament to the power of the student voice.

SG ran a public UT student opinion poll

SG winner

in October 2013 in which 60.02 percent of those polled favored the ban.

“Implementing this smoking ban in a successful way will be a major challenge and Student Government looks forward to contributing to that process in the near future,” Peachock said. “I encourage anyone upset with the passage of this ban to get engaged in the civic process and join SG.” However, not everyone present at the meeting was pleased with the ban’s passage.

Young Americans for Liberty President Ron Johns said his group “will continue to fight the tobacco ban and other big-government intrusions into our liberties.”

“While the university passed this law, it is blatantly obvious that it is not accepted by the students,” Johns said. “We will fight to get this horrid law repealed and for freedom to thrive on our campus.”

Jacobs said he feels health issues outweigh other concerns.

“The only legitimate argument, at least that I can see, is the Libertarian argument to say that you may do what you want to do with your life, and that is legitimate logic,” Jacobs said. “But I don’t think it’s strong enough logic to overcome the health issues and the public health issues.”

Regardless of his own views, Jacobs said he does still see the “legitimate argument on the other side.”

“What I say to them is ‘I see your point; I see the logic of your argument. I don’t think the force of your logic overcomes the public health issue,’” Jacobs said.

Jacobs said he thinks that “this is a step in the right direction.”

“I didn’t lobby very hard, but I must say that this is the right outcome,” Jacobs said.

derstands why students may feel that way, but that it “all depends on who you know in senate.” changes with dining, and “Student Government’s I’ve even been spending a closeness to the student very little bit of energy on body is directly proporparking, despite it being tional to how involved the an absolute different battle,” Nosenatestine said.

“I’ve been tors are,” “The thing is, Notestine trying to slowly I’ve come to said. “It’s do changes with the concluone thing sion and redining, and I’ve to be a alization that proactive even been spendas I’m trying senator; ing a very little to push these it’s another things, if I thing to be bit of energy on just had a a proactive little bit more parking, despite it senator influence, being an absolute who’s also just a little bit battle.” involved more politiin SpecCLAYTON NOTESTINE cal capital, I trum, SG president-elect could go and who’s also accomplish involved so much in LSU, BSU, BASH, framore. That power comes ternities, sororities, that from being the president sort of thing.” of Student Government.”

Notestine explained Notestine said he also that his plan is to push likes the fact that he “can for senators to be more go encourage other people involved on campus. to go out and get involved, “Our biggest issue in the to find something that gets past has always been trying under your skin and just to go and get those senaattack it.” tors to have a real feel in the His plans for next year pulse for what’s going on in include Student Governcampus and we’ve done that ment “focusing on itself through tabling, outreach, internally.” going to meetings, that sort “I want to focus more of thing,” Notestine said. this coming year on mak“But really, getting that sort ing sure that there are of connection with student more leaders in the orgalife and UT happens from nization,” Notestine said. actually living it, so I want “I want to inspire other to go and break down some people to go and push for of the restrictions that have issues on campus that are existed in the past and sort really on-campus issues— of encourage senators to not dinning, residence halls, just be involved in Stucontracts, your academics, dent Government. Student that sort of thing. Next Government should be one year, I want to go and do organization you’re involved big ticket issues regardin, not the only organization ing your campus life, your you’re involved in.” student life.”

Notestine also addressed When asked how he feels problems he sees coming about the possible disconnext year and how SG will nect between students and have to handle them.

SG, Notestine said he un“I’m sure some big issues from page A1

Stroll-a-thon from page A1

“We all agreed with what the organization stands for,” Espino said. “They believe that every child in the community deserves a safe place to grow and learn. They also provide children with ongoing relationships and lifeenhancing programs.”

According to a flyer provided by Lynn Masters, the Director of Development at Toledo’s Boys and Girls Club, the center provides homework assistance, sports and fitness programs and arts and crafts activities as part of their daily services for local children.

Espino, a former member of the Toledo Boys and Girls Club, said that Stroll-a-thon serves as a way for him and his brothers to give back to the city.

“The Boys and Girls Club of Toledo receives more than one third of their operating budget from private donations,” Espino said. “It is events like Stroll-a-thon that helps the organization offer hope and opportunity to children in the community. Many of my brothers in the chapter belonged to the Boys and Girls Club, and we felt the organization had a big impact on our lives.”

However, helping out this organization isn’t just a one-time thing for the frater-

are going to start hitting campus soon at UT that Student Government is going to have to respond to, and it’s a matter of us having tact and knowing how to handle the issue when it approaches us,” Notestine said.

One thing Notestine said he’s excited for next year is the first big issue SG tackles.

“I’m excited for that very first big issue we do,” Notestine said. “The big one that is going to be more controversial than the gun legislation, more controversial than the recent same-sex marriage legislation, more controversial even than the smoking ban, but it’s going to be controversial because it’s student body having the audacity to argue for something that they haven’t done before. It won’t be controversial in the sense that all students are against it or that some students are against it, but it’s going to be controversial in that all students are for it and it’s the administration and faculty who are going to have to enter the debate on the issue.”

Notestine expressed his views on SG by summarizing what SG should be and what they need to be willing to do next year.

“Student Government should be as much a positive group as a group that fights for students’ rights and in the past, a lot of student body presidents and senators under them have not dared to push the envelope,” Notestine said.

“They haven’t asked the hard questions and there’s a lot of stuff that’s going to have to be answered to, but only if people are willing to ask the questions.”

Notestine said he’s “really excited” for next year and hopes to see what he can do to get dialogue moving and get students to come together on an issue.

nity — Espino said Sigma Lambda Beta currently volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club as an organization as well as on an individual basis.

President of the fraternity and fifth-year civil engineering major Manny Marrero said he believes that paying it forward is important.

“When it comes to children, I know how important it is for them to have a positive role model,” Marrero said. “I feel that it is important to give back to the community as a whole, not just the children of Toledo.”

Marrero also said that students in the Greek community are invited to Stroll-athon to show off their moves.

“For Greeks, it’s a great way to showcase different steps and strolls to the people that do not know what stepping is about,” Marrero said.

Marrero added that students should take the time to attend the Stroll-a-thon not only because it benefits children, and also can help ease the tension of pre-finals stress.

“Students should take the time to attend our event because it’s for a great cause, and it’s a nice way to socialize and have fun before finals,” Marrero said.

For more information on how your organization can donate to the Toledo Boys and Girls Club, visit their website at www. bgctoledo.org.

A5

A6

| The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, April 16, 2014

SPORTS Follow us on Twitter @ IC_Sports

IN BRIEF

Men’s golf team places seventh at NYX Hoosier Invitational Toledo moved up one spot in Sunday’s final round at the NYX Hoosier Invitational to finish seventh with a team score of 32-over par 884 (297292-295). The tournament was played at the par-71, 6,813-yard Indiana University Golf Course.

Sophomore Otto Black paced the Rockets by tying for 19th place after shooting seven-over par 220 (75-72-73) over 54 holes. Junior Jamie Richardson notched Toledo’s second best showing, tying for 35th place at 10-over par 223 (74-73-76).

Host Indiana (283285-285=853) posted a 12-stroke victory over second-place Michigan (283-284-298=865) to win the team title with a one-over par team score. The Wolverines’ Brett McIntosh, who was competing as an individual, earned medalist honors with a four-under par 209 (74-70-65).

Toledo is back in action next weekend with a trip to West Lafayette, Ind. for the Boilermaker Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, April 19-20.

Like us at Facebook.com/ICollegian

B1

www.IndependentCollegian.com

COMMENTARY

Scrimmage brings quarterback controversy back into spotlight

Rian Pearson to compete in Portsmouth Invitational Tournament

Senior guard Rian Pearson will participate in the prestigious Portsmouth Invitational Tournament this week in Portsmouth, VA. The renowned event features 64 of the nation’s top college basketball seniors in an eight-team, four-day tournament format from WednesdaySaturday, April 16-19. The PIT is attended by NBA scouts and evaluators from a number of international teams.

“I am excited and humbled to participate in this invitational,” said Pearson, who will be joined by fellow Mid-American Conference players Nick Kellogg (Ohio), Javon McCrea (Buffalo) and Shayne Whittington (Western Michigan). “There are some great players on my team as well as at the entire camp. I’m going to give it my all and have fun.”

Pearson will compete for Sales Systems, Ltd., along with two-time NCAA champion Niels Giffey (Connecticut) as well as Tarik Black (Kansas), Davante Gardner (Marquette), Josh Huestis (Stanford), Tyler Johnson (Fresno State), Markel Starks (Georgetown) and David Stockton (Gonzaga).

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | The Independent Collegian |

BLAKE BACHO

SPORTS EDITOR

There aren’t too many opportunities to watch football in flip-flop weather when you call Toledo home.

The annual UT spring football scrimmage is one of those rare exceptions.

And just as this time of year means a new beginning for butterflies and flowers, it also signals a fresh start for a Rockets squad that severely under-

achieved last season.

But just as the cold weather returned with an icy vengeance this week, so too do the questions still surrounding next season’s team.

The most glaring of those questions remains: the quarterback position.

Entering the spring practice season, head coach Matt Campbell cited three different signal callers as potential replacements for the graduating Terrance Owens.

Since then, not much has changed.

Two of the candidates — junior Phillip Ely and sophomore Logan Woodside — got a chance to show off to the coaches

Just as the cold weather returned with an icy vengeance this week, so too do the questions still surrounding next season’s team. The most glaring of those questions remains the quarterback position. during the scrimmage last Saturday. The third competitor, redshirt freshman Michael Julian, was side-

lined with a sore arm.

Ely got the upper hand in the faceoff, but one scrimmage won’t sway things in a battle this crucial to the team’s success next season.

And if Campbell really meant what he said on Saturday about Julian’s improvement through Toledo’s 15 spring practices, then this race remains a three-way brawl for the first string trophy.

With that said, the only thing we as fans and media can do is kick our chilled flip-flops up and look at Toledo’s options.

Woodside’s experience replacing an injured T.O. last season was short lived, but it will matter in the

coaching staff ’s eyes since it makes him the only quarterback on Toledo’s roster with actual game experience in the Glass Bowl.

It also makes him the only quarterback on the roster to take a collegiate football field at all last season. His performance wasn’t too shabby, especially for a freshman, but he still has work to do, as evident in his so-so production in last weekend’s scrimmage.

Woodside only managed 123 yards and one score while Ely was busy putting up 220 yards and two touchdowns.

See Spotlight / B2 »

BASEBALL

UT drops two matches in three-game series against Ball State last weekend

By Austin Henry Sports Reporter

A strong offensive weekend did not translate into wins for the University of Toledo baseball team against their latest Mid-American Conference opponent.

The Rockets fell to Ball State (22-12, 7-2 MAC) twice in a three game series this past weekend, dropping Toledo to a 13-20 overall record (5-7 in MAC).

UT’s only victory against the Cardinals was a 12-4 win Friday night. The Rockets posted a seasonbest five doubles and a season-high three home runs against BSU to snap a three-game losing skid.

Toledo finished with a

“Our guys played very hard this weekend. It is games like [the game on Friday] that show us the potential this team has.”

CORY MEE UT head baseball coach

season-tying best 14 hits with six players racking up multi-hit efforts in the series-opener. Every UT starter reached base and seven players scored a run.

Junior 3B Dan Zuchowski (3-of-4, 3 RS, 4 RBI) led

the offensive barrage with a game-high three hits, while senior DH Jacob North (2-of-3, RS, RBI), senior CF Tyler Grogg (2-for-5, 2 RS), sophomore 1B Tyler Baar (2-of-5, 2 RS, 3 RBI), sophomore RF Ryan Callahan (2-for-5, 2 RS, 2 RBI) and sophomore SS Deion Tansel (2-for-3, RS) totaled two hits each.

The duo of Zuchowski and Baar spearheaded the extra-base attack with one round tripper and one twobase hit each.

At the mound, senior LHP Ryan Wilkinson (3-3) was effective over the opening 7.0 frames, allowing four runs (all earned) on 10 hits with two punch-outs to win his second straight start.

Junior RHP Andrew Marra stepped up to relieve Wilkinson and finished off the eight-run triumph, allowing only three hits with one strikeout in 2.0 scoreless innings.

Ball State tried to make an attempt at a comeback in both the first and second innings with multiple runners getting to base, but each time Wilkinson induced an inning-ending double play to keep the visitors scoreless.

UT then blew the game open with four tallies in the third to stretch its margin to 7-0. The Rockets received an RBI single from Callahan and a two-run double by Baar to end the See Series / B2 »

NICOLE BADIK / IC

Sophomore RHP Caleb Schillace on the mound last week against BGSU. Schillace and UT managed only one victory over Ball State this past weekend, dropping two games in a row to close out the series and fall to a 13-20 (5-7 in MAC) record for the season.

B2

| The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Spotlight

from page B1

The fact that Toledo’s No. 1 receiver, junior Alonzo Russell, caught seven of Ely’s passes as a member of the Blue Team definitely comes into consideration when looking at Ely’s numbers, but it doesn’t completely negate his performance.

Still, how would things have changed last weekend if Russell had been wearing white instead of blue? This is a question Campbell and his staff will no doubt ask themselves when evaluating the tape of the scrimmage.

As for Ely, his time in college hasn’t yielded too much production. Before transferring to Toledo and sitting out last season, he was a backup at the University of Alabama for six games, only throwing for 42 yards and a single touchdown during that time.

Going with the kid of the group is probably the riskiest of the three choices Toledo’s head coach could make, but greater risks can sometimes lead to greater rewards. And let’s be honest: whatever choice Campbell makes will surely be criticized heavily until that quarterback racks up a few wins anyway, so the risk may not be that much greater after all.

Series

from page B1

afternoon for BSU’s Baker.

“Our guys played very hard this weekend,” said head coach Cory Mee. “It is games like this that show us the potential this team has. Ball State is a great ball club, and we should not let our heads

“We have the talent to compete with some of the best teams in the nation. We just have to keep our heads up.”

As with both of Campbell’s other two QBs, Ely’s collegiate experience level is close to zero.

Julian is the true wildcard in this quarterback battle. The only one of the trio to have absolutely no college football experience, Campbell will be forced to judge him solely off of high school tape and offseason practices.

Going with the kid of the group is probably the riskiest of the three choices Toledo’s head coach could make, but greater risks can sometimes lead to greater rewards.

And let’s be honest: whatever choice Campbell makes will surely be criticized heavily until that quarterback racks up a few wins anyway, so the risk may not be that much greater after all.

There is a fourth direction in which this story could turn. Campbell could put together

runs scored and five RBI. Toledo RHP Sam Shutes (2-2) was tagged with the loss, allowing seven runs (six earned) on six hits, five walks and a collegiate-best nine punch outs in a season-high 6.2 innings of work.

“We have to remain consistent throughout the entire game, and not only have spurts of good play,” Mee said.

“But I do have to give it up to Ball State. They are an amazing ball club, and it’s awesome that we have such good competition in the MAC.“ The Cardinals jumped out to an early lead and held on to win Sunday’s final match and, in the process, secured the series against Toledo.

a rotation between two or all three of the starting candidates for the first few games of next season.

It has happened at Toledo before, most recently between Owens and former Rockets quarterback Austin Dantin.

This type of plan could work again for a few games, but it is not the long term solution.

Getting to the Mid-American Conference Championship game next season will require a true No. 1 under center, and the sooner that player can be decided upon, the better.

Though the spring scrimmage offered everyone a chance to observe two of UT’s potential signal callers, we may have to wait until August to find out how this quarterback controversy ends. We will have to wait even longer to find out if the decision yields success for the Rockets.

Until then, and until this latest snow melts, put those flip flops back in the closet, grab those boots and stay warm.

UT freshman LHP Steven Calhoun (1-2) was credited with the loss. Calhoun gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits with six strikeouts in 5.0 innings on the mound.

BSU took the early lead off of a pair of solo home runs by Spaulding and Rindfleish in their first at-bat.

Toledo attempted to bounce back in the bottom of the fourth by cutting the deficit in half, taking advantage of a RBI double

by Baar and a run-scoring single off the bat of freshman LF Jordan Kesson (1-for 3, RBI).

But Ball State closed out the four-run road victory with a sacrifice hit in the

ninth to make the final difference 8-4.

“As the season starts coming to a close, we really have to pick it up,” Mee said. “It starts with the seniors. All of the younger guys look to them for guidance, and they are doing a great job at leading.

“We have the talent to compete with some of the best teams in the nation. We just have to keep our heads up.”

Toledo’s Tuesday contest against Valparaiso was cancelled due to weather. The Rockets are scheduled to return to action Wednesday, April 16, to host Notre Dame. The contest is slated for 7:05 p.m. at Mercy Field at Msgr. Schmit CYO Athletic Complex, and it will be televised live on BCSN.

CORY MEE UT head baseball coach

get big after a big win to open a long weekend”.

The Cardinals scored the first seven runs in their next game against Toledo the following night.

All nine BSU starters collected a hit and all but two scored a run against a trio of Toledo pitchers, helping the visitors post an 11-run triumph. Toledo’s hurlers yielded a season-high nine walks to help the Cardinal cause.

Ball State was paced by LF Kyle Raleigh (3-for-4, 2 RS, RBI) and 2B Ryan Spaulding (2-for-3, 4 RS, 4 RBI) with multi-hit efforts. The duo combined for five hits, six

NICOLE BADIK / IC

UT head baseball coach Cory Mee talks to his team during last week’s games against BGSU. Mee and the Rockets will face Notre Dame Wednesday, April 16, at 7:05 p.m.

NICOLE BADIK / IC

Junior catcher Lucas Sokol at bat against BGSU last week. UT was scheduled to take the mound on Tuesday, April 14, to face Valparaiso, but the game was cancelled due to inclimate weather. Sokol and the Rockets managed a season-tying best 14 hits in Toledo’s only victory of the weekend over the Cardinals last Friday. Six Rockets managed multi-hit efforts in the game, with seven players scoring and every single starter reaching base. UT was unable to replicate the success on Saturday or Sunday.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | The Independent Collegian |

RockeTHON

B3

Students put on their dancing shoes for the annual dance marathon on April 12. The 13-hour dance marathon raised $102,258.33 for the Children’s Miracle Network.

TORRIE JADLOCKI / IC

Student attendees at RockeTHON get ready to start dancing as part of the 13-hour dance marathon. Over 800 participants were in attendance at this year’s event.

TORRIE JADLOCKI / IC

Mindy and Jenny Gallant were speakers at RockeTHON 2014 to talk about the importance of the fundraiser.

TORRIE JADLOCKI / IC

A costume contest including characters like Velma Dinkley, Minnie Mouse and Dora the Exlorerer were judged by the children at the event. The children chose a minion from the Despicable Me movies to be the winner. The costume contest was one of the many events that were held throughout the dance marathon on April 12.

B4 | The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, April 16, 2014

CLASSIFIEDS PUZZLES

To place a classified ad, go to independentcollegian.com and click on the “Classifieds” tab.

You can also call 419-530-7788 or email classifieds@independentcollegian.com. Ads must be received by 5 p.m. Monday. Please read your ad on the first day of publication and call immediately if there are any errors; we accept responsibility only for the first day of publication.

All classified ads must be prepaid with a check or credit card.

FOR RENT

HELP WANTED

UTRENTALS.NET Two- to four-bedroom houses, all appliances included, central air, alarm systems, video surveillance at most properties. Call Shawn, 419-290-4098. www.utrentals.net.

Looking for a fulltime nanny (schedule negotiable) to help take care of a 5-monthold. In exchange, you will receive free room and board across the street from UT. Students encouraged to apply. Please call 419-705-2880 if you are interested.

STUDENT HOUSING 3-4 Bed, 2 Bath House Appliances Included 2 min walk to UT Available May 1, 2014 Call (989)859-3367 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT 2119 Sylvania Ave., near Douglas. $285/month x 3.

Utilities and W/D included.

419-575-0566.

PART-TIME POSITION, OFFICE WORK Personal assistant. Secretarial work including filing and office management. 20 hours/week. Please text 419-902-6406.

HELP WANTED, FLEXIBLE HOURS Computer work and lifting.

Aryana's Rug Gallery.

419-320-2317.

THEME: TV FAMILIES

ACROSS 1. Top of Lady Liberty 6. *Scrappy-Doo, Scooby’s nephew 9. Most vital part of idea or experience 13. D-Day beach 14. “Home of the brave” 15. Wash oneself 16. Committee or special group 17. Big ___ Conference 18. Gastric woe 19. *Ma or Pa or Laura 21. *Claire or Phil or Luke 23. Chinese “way” 24. O. Henry’s “The Gift of the ___” 25. Madonna’s iconic stagewear 28. Arizona Indian 30. Rub elbows 35. Animal house 37. Supernatural life force 39. a.k.a. Pleasant Island 40. Editing choice on computer 41. *”The Jetsons” genre 43. Largest organ of human body 44. Get ready to drive 46. Alpine transport 47. Pay attention 48. In this document 50. Show horse type 52. Like a fox 53. Toothy wheel 55. In the capacity of 57. *Danny or D.J. or Michelle 60. *Lorelai or Rory or Emily 64. Small and elegant 65. “Dear” one 67. Cut at an angle 68. Convert a book into a screenplay, e.g.

69. Schiller’s “___ to Joy” 70. Perpendicular to the keel 71. Combustible heap 72. This instant 73. *Tim’s “Home Improvement” son DOWN 1. Serengeti antelope 2. Arab League member 3. Called 4. Use crib notes 5. Sabbath loaf 6. Places 7. Don’t waste 8. Mostly vegetarian bear 9. Explore by touch 10. It makes one scratch 11. He plus she 12. ___ Royal Highness

Queen Elizabeth II 15. Swelling on foot 20. Rumpelstiltskin’s machine, pl.

22. “Gross!”

24. Extra room charge 25. *Michael or Buster or Lindsay 26. Hindu queen 27. Support person 29. End to hostilities 31. Quite a party 32. Little Boy and Fat Man, e.g.

33. Architectural projection 34. *Peggy or Kelly or Al 36. Profligate 38. A long way off 42. Baghdad resident 45. Kind of hickory nut 49. Born 51. Involving the medulla oblongata 54. Match play?

56. Naked protozoa 57. Not a slob 58. Slightly open 59. Uh-uh

Last Week’s Puzzle Solved

60. *The kids never did this on “The Simpsons” 61. Baker’s baker 62. Go through volumes 63. Lined with elm trees 64. Small loaf of soft

bread 66. *Mike and Carol said it on “The Brady Bunch” pilot

Last week’s solution

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | The Independent Collegian | JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH

Hillel celebrates Jewish heritage month with student-led events

By Samantha Rhodes Managing Editor

Nearly 4.2 million American adults say they are Jewish by religion, representing 1.8 percent of the U.S. adult population, according to the Pew Research Center.

In fact, Jewish heritage is so important that on May 12, 2009, President Barack Obama issued Presidential Proclamation 8379, which speaks of how the Jewish-American story is an example of diversity in American history that enriches and strengthens our society as a whole.

In that same document, Obama used his power as president to proclaim May 2009 as Jewish-American Heritage Month.

Though this took place at the national level, recognizing Jewish heritage also has roots here at the University of Toledo through a Jewish student organization — Hillel.

This year, Hillel is celebrating Jewish heritage April 16-27 through a wide range of events that showcase various elements of Jewish heritage and tradition.

Drew Saltzstein, Hillel president and fourth-year double majoring in professional sales and marketing, said he feels it’s highly important to celebrate Jewish heritage so that everything Jews have accomplished can be properly recognized. He also wants students to be aware of what Hillel is and what they do on campus.

“Every culture or heritage has a story, and to share different aspects of it can be influential for someone who doesn’t know about that particular religion,” Saltzstein said. “We want to share what we do on a weekly basis and get the campus involved with our organization so that it will help us grow and be a larger part of the university.”

Jessica Moses, presidentelect of Hillel and third-year exercise science major, said that many people may not realize “they are surrounded

by Jews all the time.” With such diversity facing students every day, she believes it’s crucial to know about religions other than your own.

“I feel it is important to know more about the different religions of the world — the more they know, the more accepting of those religions they will be,” Moses said. “People may have different ideas of what a Jew is and it is our job to show what we really have to share.”

Featured events will include Ga-ga, or Israeli dodgeball, a free Shabbat dinner provided by Hillel, the opportunity to taste chickpeas and hummus and the chance to attend Yom HaShoah, an event which recognizes Holocaust survivors through documentary and stories shared directly

from second- and thirdgeneration survivors.

Yom HaShoah will take place April 27 from 4- 6 p.m. in the Driscoll Alumni Center.

According to Saltzstein, Hillel will also introduce the Butterfly Project, a Holocaust memorial project based on the book “I Never Saw Another Butterfly.” This book contains poems and drawings made by children in concentration camps during the Holocaust.

Hillel, along with other groups such as the Greek community, YMCA, Blue Key, the REC Council and Mortar Board, will be making butterflies out of paper, pipe cleaners, markers, crayons and other craft supplies to hang up across campus.

“We want to put all of the butterflies into a frame to present the artwork and raise awareness for Yom HaShoah as well as all that the families and children had to go through not being able to see another butterfly once the Holocaust started,” Saltzstein said.

Saltzstein said that because of the terrible conditions the Jewish families had to endure during the Holocaust, the need to raise awareness about what went on in the campus is essential, especially during this time of remembrance.

“Showing them being sent to concentration camps and forced into small spaces and unsafe working conditions while in the camps is important,” Saltzstein said. “The Jewish families did not get to live normal lives, so raising awareness, we believe, is important.”

Though Hillel aims to maintain a strong Jewish presence at UT, the organization also stretches beyond Toledo and can be found at other colleges and universities across the country.

“Hillel engages with and inspires the leadership of more Jewish college students than all other endeavors combined,” Saltzstein said.

“We know that 90 percent of Jews in the United States go to college, and with a rich and diverse Hillel network, we are proud to be serving

“We’re an odd, yet awesome family at Hillel.”

JESSICA MOSES Hillel president-elect

them at more than 550 colleges and universities.”

Saltzstein estimates there to be “a few hundred” Jewish students at UT with about 120 of them being Hillel members.

The Hillel House is open to all students and is located off Secor Road next to the UT Law Center at

COURTESY OF DREW SALTZSTEIN

Members of Hillel, UT’s Jewish student organization, create the Star of David with their arms. Hillel is hosting Jewish heritage month events April 16-27.

Upcoming events for Jewish heritage month Ga-Ga (Israeli dodgeball) Where: REC Center on the racquetball courts.

When: April 16, at 5 p.m.

Free Shabbat dinner Where: Hillel House.

When: April 18, at 5:30 p.m.

Give chickpeas a chance Where: Centennial Mall.

When: April 23 at noon.

Yom HaShoah; Holocaust remembrance program Where: Driscoll Alumni Center.

When: April 27 at 4 p.m.

2012 Brookdale Rd. “We give a place for students to come and meet other students on campus,” Saltzstein said. “It is a quiet place to come and study or stop by to do some homework.”

According to Moses, the students of Hillel are “very open and accepting of all religious affiliations,” welcoming anyone who walks through their door.

“Hillel is a home away from home for not only the Jews on campus but any student who needs a safe and comfortable place to go to,” Moses said. “I know that I love being at the Hillel House because I am always surrounded by friends and good people. That can be true for absolutely anyone who joins or even just stops by. We are an odd, yet awesome family at Hillel.”

Regardless of religious affiliation, Saltzstein urges all students to go out of their comfort zones, to learn about the unique Jewish heritage and to participate in the upcoming events.

“I recommend students come out and celebrate Jewish Heritage Month by attending these events because it will give them a different perspective of a different student organization,” Saltzstein said. “It will show them what else is out there and supply a better look of what Hillel is and is trying to do. We actually have a lot of fun.”

Moses ended by saying that she thinks it is important “to showcase what the Jewish population is all about.”

“Toledo is not a major Jewish city, so being able to teach anyone even a little bit about what our lives are about makes me happy,” Moses said.

For more information about Hillel, contact drew.saltzstein@rockets.utoledo.edu.

B5

B6

| The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, April 16, 2014

COMMUNITY Follow us on Twitter @IC_Arts

CALENDAR

Wednesday, April 16 11 a.m. -- The Clothesline Project, is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a T-shirt.

The shirt will then be hung on a clothesline, to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women. It is located in the Student Union, and for more information, call 419-530-2426 or email amber.mitchell@rockets. utoledo.edu.

5 p.m. -- GaGa (Isreali Dodgeball), come learn how to play Isreali Dodgeball, located in the Rec Center on the racquet ball courts. For more information, contact Drew Saltzstein at drew. saltzstein@rockets. utoledo.edu.

Thursday, April 17 5:30 p.m. -- Where art the women? A public art and historical consciuosness lecture presented by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies.

Diane Britton will discuss her research related to public art and the public historical consciuosness.

This event is free and open to the public. It is located in Libbey Hall’s main dining room and for more information call 419-530-2233 or contact Charlene Gilbert at charlene.gilbert@utoledo.edu.

Wednesday, April 23 All day event -- Denim Day, people are encouraged to wear jeans to raise awareness of rape and sexual assault. This event is sponsored by SAEPP. Stop by the YWCA Hope Center’ table in the Student Union to learn more about denim day. The table will be in the union from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

12 p.m. -- Give Chicpeas a chance, Come make and taste hummus in Centennial Mall. For more information email drew.saltzstein@rockets.

www.IndependentCollegian.com

Like us at Facebook.com/ICollegian

PHILANTHROPY

$15 million raised Delta Delta Delta set a goal to raise $15M nationally in 5 years; they reached their goal 1.5 years early

By Sohan Mutha Staff Reporter

Raising $15 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Delta Delta Delta reached its fundraising goal a year and a half ahead of schedule.

“Every time we surpass a goal, something is dedicated to us,” said Nichole Herevia, president of the Toledo chapter of Delta Delta Delta. “So it’s awesome because you walk in to the hospital and there’s Deltas on the floor, Deltas on the wall. Tri Delta did this and it’s awesome.”

The original campaign, which began in July 2010, was to raise $15 million in 5 years for the hospital. Tri Delta announced that it had reached the milestone on Feb. 1, 2014.

“I think it was so exciting to reach that milestone because I get to see where our money is going and it was just great,” said Emily Wallace, a second-year exercise science major and vice president of chapter development for the Toledo chapter of Delta Delta Delta. “I felt like we were a big part of that for just being a small chapter and the last year was really great.”

The Phi Alpha chapter of Delta Delta Delta at the University of Toledo raised $19,937 in the past year to support St. Jude.

“Our philanthropy for Tri Delta is children’s cancer research and nationally, we’re partnered with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” said Julianne Putano, a first-year business major and the vice president of public relations for the Toledo chapter of Delta Delta Delta.

Herevia said that they have 59 active members and are one of the smallest chapters in the nation in terms of membership.

“This year alone we’ve already raised $26,000 and we did that through our letter writing campaign,” Putano said.

“So all of us girls, we got together and we came up with 50 addresses of family, friends and professors and wrote letters to ask for donations.”

Herevia said that the letter writing campaign called “Sincerely Yours” is the biggest event that the Toledo chapter

COURTESY OF NICHOLE HEREVIA

Delta Delta Delta sorority raised $15 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The original campaign, which began in July 2010, was to raise $15 million in 5 years for the hospital. Tri Delta announced on Feb. 1, 2014 that they had reached their milestone. They will be hosting “Bids for Kids” on April 26 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Ingman room of the Student Union.

does to raise money and they have more philanthropic events lined up.

According to Herevia, the Phi Alpha chapter of Delta Delta Delta won the Donald S. Parks Outstanding Philanthropic Program award for the second year in a row from the Office of Student Involvement.

“Even though we raised about $20,000, it was an accomplishment for not only us but Greek Life in general,” Wallace said. “We set the bar so high for philanthropic endeavors and I think Tri Delta should be really proud that we set the standards for

other Greek organizations.”

They will be hosting “Bids for Kids” to raise money on April 26 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Ingman room of the Student Union.

“It’s a great event and it’s for a great cause,” Herevia said. “I feel like cancer is something that affects a lot of people.”

Putano said that it’s a silent auction with a taco bar and they will have a whole range of items of interest to everyone that they will be auctioning.

“We have so much stuff, we have themed baskets and all of the baskets are donated,” Herevia said. “We have a

really cool corn hole set that someone’s mom made. We have donations from the athletic department like a football bag; they gave us a whole football outfit, passes for the game. We have tanning packages, there is everything.”

Tickets are available for $5 for students and $10 for the general public from members of Delta Delta Delta.

Putano said that all of the proceeds from this event go to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

See Tri Delta / B7 »

FASHION

University of Toledo fashionistas in spring

TEDDI COVINGTON / IC

AUTUMN BAKER / IC

AUTUMN BAKER / IC

Marissa Lucarelli, a first-year majoring in speech pathology poses in her pleated black skirt and shiny black tights.

Imani Buttram, a first-year majoring in health information poses in her romper and demin jacket.

Amber Thomas, a first-year majoring in communication poses in her high-waisted jeans and multi-colored crop top.

By Autumn Baker and Teddi Covington

Rompers

University of Toledo students are definitely starting to feel the spring fever, so this week we thought we’d share some trends on campus. A little sunshine always puts one in a better mood. Take a look at how some of these students put a spring fling into their outfits.

Now for the ones who are not afraid of the cold, try a cute patterned romper like this fashionista. A patterned romper is cute, breezy and the perfect outfit to wear when the weather is between hot and cold. Pair it with a cropped, denim jacket and classic converse sneakers and you’ll be comfortable yet cute in this spring outfit. To turn this into an evening look, replace the romper with a jumpsuit and pair it with classic red pumps. For some edge, add a cropped blazer that compliments the jumpsuit. Forever 21 has affordable rompers and jumpsuits with a variety of colors and patterns.

perfect to pair with a crop top when not wanting to show that much skin. Knee-high boots pull this sophisticated and fun look together. For those extra hot days, you can turn this classic outfit to fit the heat. So, instead of high-waisted jeans, swap them out for high-waisted shorts. Keep the short sleeve, button-down crop top or switch it with a neutral, sleeveless crop top. Now, to take it to the next level add a colorful kimono to the outfit to make it complete. To find the perfect kimono, go to PacSun where they have a variety of different lengths and colors.

Fashion Columnists

Shorts Who said shorts are just for summer? This fashionista is sporting pleated shorts and to keep her legs warm, she is wearing sheer black tights underneath. A patterned top with a neutral color cardigan paired with ankle lace boots makes this a warm and cool outfit for spring. By adding a bright neon color, such as a neon green necklace or a neon pink clutch, it will bring an extra edge to this look. Stores like Forever 21, H&M, and Charlotte Russe have affordable cardigans and pleated shorts that you can wear for the spring.

High-waisted jeans Crop tops are a perfect item to have for spring. For this fashionista wearing a short sleeve, button-down crop top is just enough for the spring winds. High-waisted jeans are

Stores Our top five favorite stores to shop during the spring are: PacSun, Forever 21, H&M, NastyGal (online) and Asos (online). All clothing items mentioned above can be found at the stores mentioned and our top five. Don’t be scared to shop online where there is a bigger variety and is sometimes cheaper.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | The Independent Collegian | SCHOLARSHIP

Fulbright Scholarship seminar to teach students and faculty about the program

By Joe Heidenescher Staff Reporter

Students and faculty interested in graduate studies outside of the U.S. can apply for a Fulbright Scholarship to fund student research projects internationally.

A free seminar hosted by the College of Languages, Literature and Social Sciences Teaching Fellows will be designed to assist students and faculty through the process of applying for the Fulbright Scholar Program.

The seminar will be led by Friederike Emonds on Thursday, April 17, in Memorial Field House Room 2420. The first session begins at 11 a.m. and the second session begins at 12 p.m.

According to the Institute of International Education’s (IEE) website, the Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

The website said the program “provides funding for students, scholars, teachers and professionals to undertake graduate study.”

Emonds is the University of Toledo Fulbright advisor and, she said it is an opportunity for both students and faculty to study abroad.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for our students at UT to get out of the U.S., study abroad and open up their horizon,” Emonds said.

The program offers funding for students and faculty on a national level.

“Basically, it’s a well-funded and well supported cultural exchange opportunity,” said Sharon Barnes, associate professor in the department of women’s and gender studies.

Emonds said there are two programs available to students and faculty, a research program and English assistantship.

The English assistantship involves working with teachers abroad to teach English in their host country, Emonds said. The research program involves a student choosing a research project under faculty guidance and submitting a proposal to the Fulbright Program.

Emonds said the faculty plays a huge role in obtaining the scholarship.

If you go What: Fulbright Scholarship seminar.

Where: Memorial Field House Room 2420.

When: April 17.

Time: First session starts at 11 a.m. and the second session starts at 12 p.m.

“We need faculty who mentor their students and that’s key,” Emonds said. “It’s feasible for our students to do this. I’m absolutely convinced we have precedence and we can have more students under Fulbright, but we need faculty involvement. Faculty have

Tri Delta from page B6

Tri Delta has raised more than $27 million for St. Jude, it’s official philanthropic partner since 1999.

“It’s something we’re all really passionate about because no child or family has to pay for anything at St. Jude when they’re there,” Herevia said. “So all the treatment is completely paid for, which is incredible because the only thing they have to worry about is their child getting better.”

Herevia said that they take a trip every year to visit the hospital.

Blood drive on-campus

to mentor their students to find a topic that students are really engaged in.”

Barnes is a LLSS Teaching Fellow who has helped raise interest about the Fulbright Program.

“You have to have a faculty sponsor,” Barnes said. “The rest of us are trying to identify students and trying to urge our faculty to encourage students. I think motivating faculty is really where we see our role because faculty do a lot of service for our university already and it takes a lot of extra time.”

Barnes said she is willing to work with student’s research ideas as a mentor and would like to encourage faculty to get involved with student research. “[What] we decided as the college’s teaching fellows is that we really wanted to emphasize the amazing research that our students do,” Barnes said.

UT has had several students receive Fulbright Scholarships in the past.

Emonds said through the past few years two students have received English assistantship Fulbright Scholarships to study abroad.

Stacey Schiling Wisnieski obtained a Fulbright Scholarship in 1999 for a research project in Germany. Emonds said she was her advisor through the process.

“She and I were working on a project, on an honors project, then I suggested her to apply for Fulbright and she received it,” Emonds said. “Then she went to Germany for a year and worked on her project. She got so much out of this; I thought we should give more students the opportunity to at least find out about Fulbrights.”

Emonds wants UT students and faculty to know that the opportunity is available to them.

Barnes said the application process is difficult, but it is worth it. She said the program is designed to “create cross-cultural understanding.”

Barnes said the opportunity of experiencing this “cultural exchange” is available to students whether they are elite or working class and the opportunity is paid for.

“They should not think ‘Fulbright is not for me.’ Give it a chance. Come to the session,” Emonds said.

Emonds said students can go anywhere they set their minds upon, and Fulbright is a good way to do it.

“The world is there for you to look at, take advantage of it,” Emonds said.

“It’s not like a hospital, it’s like a home to most people, to the children, and so it’s built like a home,” Wallace said. “It doesn’t smell like a hospital, it’s really friendly, it’s colorful and the children, when you see them, they’re in little red wagons, not in wheel chairs.”

Putano said that she is really excited for her first visit to the hospital in May and hopes for it to be a life-changing experience.

Herevia said that they are always open to collaborate with other organizations for events and they will be happy for some of them to join them to visit St. Jude.

For more information, contact Nichole Herevia at nicholeherevia@yahoo.com.

NICOLE BADIK / IC

Nick Scheanwald, a third-year pre-med major gives blood at the American Red Cross blood drive. The blood drive is located in the Ingman Room in the Student Union through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ice cream will be provided for donators.

B7

B8

| The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, April 16, 2014

IN BRIEF ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ screens April 16 to raise awareness for mental illnesses In order to raise awareness and fight discrimination of mental illness, The University of Toledo will screen “Silver Linings Playbook” on April 16 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The free screening will take place in Health Education Center Room 100 on UT’s Main Campus.

The event is sponsored by the MIND (Mental Illness — No Discrimination) Movement, a collaboration of Ohio agencies and individuals joining together

in an attempt to end the negative perception and stereotypes that accompany mental illnesses.

The 2012 Oscar-nominated movie is about a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back home with his parents.

After the film, Daniel Rapport, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry, will lead a discussion about the perceptions, realities and stereotypes surrounding various mental illnesses.

“Dr. Rapport is an expert in this field, and I think it will be a great educational opportunity and experience for those who attend,” said Dave Kubacki, department administrator for the UT Department of Psychiatry, in

What happened at

a press release.

Larry Wanucha, a UT graduate and mental health awareness advocate, will also speak at the event and will share his story about living with schizophrenia.

Wanucha will discuss the challenges and treatment that those with mental illnesses face on a day-to-day basis.

Wanucha received his associate’s degree in business management and his bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Toledo. He then earned his master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from Bowling Green State University in 2008.

“Events like this create awareness for mental illness,” said Adrianne Chasteen, a board member of the National Alliance

on Mental Illness, in a press release. “They also ensure individuals are free of discrimination and are actively seeking treatment and recovery.”

For more information or to RSVP, contact Chasteen at visualimpairmentfamilies@gmail.com.

Jewelry sale to take place April 16-17 The Satellites Auxiliary fine jewelry sale will take place April 16 and 17 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Four Seasons Bistro Atrium at the University of Toledo Medical Center.

Diamonds, gemstones, sterling silver, 10K and 14K gold as well

as other fine jewels will be for sale.

Cash, check, credit cards and payroll deduction will be accepted with a portion of the proceeds benefiting scholarships for the University of Toledo’s College of Nursing.

The Satellites Auxiliary is a group designed to promote education, research and service programs as well as provide support of patient programs in accordance with the needs and approval of administration.

The organization also conducts fundraising events and provides other volunteer services.

For more information, contact Lynn Brand, president of the Satellites, at lynn.brand@utoledo. edu.

holi toledo 2014

“It’s all about this moment – focusing and living in this moment and not letting what has happened and what will happen interfere with your experience right now.”

Dominic Shaull, Zen Buddhism

“My faith gives my life purpose.

It gives me something to live for; it gives purpose for our existence.”

Mackanzie Arbogast, H2O Church “Something we like to say to each other from scripture is, ‘No weapon formed against you shall prosper.’ That means no matter what you’re going through – school issues, family issues – God is still going to bring you through.”

Aaron Jones, Gospel Choir

“I leave everything to faith. Whatever happens, you can’t plan it because if you plan it, it’ll probably change.

You’ve got to leave it to faith.”

Reem Badawi, Muslim Student Association Thank you to the UT Indian Students Cultural Association, the UT Center for Religious Understanding, the UT Center for International Studies & Programs, the UT Office of Student Involvement, the UT Office of Equity and Diversity, Toledo Community Foundation and President’s Lecture Series on Diversity.

“I believe all religions are equal, and they lead people to the good way.”

Anthony Liu, Chinese Student Association