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UT approaches the finish line in search for new CFO Associate News Editor
A search set into motion in 2013 is coming to a close this September as the University of Toledo narrows down the finalists for the next executive vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer. UT held public forums during August to help determine who should take the position. Thomas Biggs currently serves in an interim capacity, but will retire on Sept. 30, according to President Sharon Gaber. Gaber said Biggs stepped in as interim CFO when David Morlock, who held the position before him, became CEO at the University of Toledo Medical Center in December 2013. “They’re both great,” Gaber wrote in an email interview. “I would have loved for either of them to stay as CFO.” UT narrowed down the search to three candidates — Sherideen Stoll, vice president for finance and administration and CFO at Bowling Green State University, Gregory Scott, assistant vice president for finance and business at
Pennsylvania State University, and Dawn Rhodes, vice chancellor for finance and administration at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. According to Jovita ThomasWilliams, vice president and chief officer of human resources, the position was posted
“When you think about it, the whole breadth of the university reports up to this person.” SHARON GABER UT President
both internally and externally when Biggs announced his retirement. The university also secured the services of an executive search agency to conduct a national search for the strongest candidates. Thomas-Williams is heading up the search for the new CFO. Along with the HR department, she will collect information from those who participated
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The University of Toledo’s football team made school history when they defeated the No. 18-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks 16-12 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock on Saturday. With the win, it marks the first success of four attempts that the Rockets have defeated a Southeastern Conference team. This was also the first win over a Top 25 non-conference opponent on the road and the first win over a Top 25 team since a 29-23 win over No. 18-ranked Cincinnati in 2012. “[This was] a great cultural win for our football program,” said UT Head Football Coach Matt Campbell. “I’m really proud of how our kids were able to play 60 minutes of football.” UT was led behind the right arm of senior Phillip Ely, who threw for 21-of-38 passing for 237 yards and a touchdown against a stout Arkansas defense. Junior running backs Marc Remy and Damion Jones-Moore combined to rush for 103 yards with the absences of junior Kareem Hunt due to suspension and sophomore Terry Swanson due to a foot injury suffered in week one. Toledo defense was as tough as it gets facing the Razorbacks. UT allowed just 3.3 yards per rush on 31 attempts and held Arkansas from scoring a touchdown in five red zone trips. “We took a step forward,” Campbell said. “We’ve been in some games a lot like that one before and haven’t had the ability to win those games and a lot of that was self-inflected.” Junior linebacker Jaylen Coleman led the defense with a career-high 13 tackles. Senior defensive back Cheatham Norrils had eight tackles and three pass breakups, including two on the final Arkansas’ possession. Junior DB DeJuan Rogers also had a career night with a best 11 tackles and his first interception of the season that came in the end zone that stopped a Razorback drive during the third quarter. Toledo did give up 412 passing yards to Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen but Campbell is okay with that and is just part of his ‘bend don’t break’ coaching philosophy. The Rockets jumped on the scoreboard
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in the public forums and chose to submit their opinions to Wendy Davis, director of HR. The information will then be sent to Gaber who will have the final say on the matter, ThomasWilliams wrote. “The opinion of faculty and staff is highly regarded because the successful candidate will be responsible for partnering with members of the UT community to drive university-wide success,” Thomas-Williams wrote. The new person taking this position will be in charge of budgeting and finance for the university. “When you think about it, the whole breadth of the university reports up to this person. The police report up to this person, the treasurer’s office reports up to this person … there are a lot of areas that report up,” Gaber said. The new CFO will have the last say on financial matters before they are presented to the president, Gaber said. They will sit with the president and other vice presidents of the university around the table to
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Enrollment drops while retention rates rise Total enrollment at the University of Toledo has decreased for the fifth year in a row according to official census numbers released by the university last week. The number of current students fell 1.46 percent since last year from 20,626 students last fall to 20,325 for the current fall term, a decrease of 301 students. The majority of the decrease is coming from graduate studies with a decrease of 279 students and undergraduate enrollment falling just 22 students. President Sharon Gaber said she is not pleased with the decrease in enrollment and is going to focus on new ways to increase both undergraduate and graduate enrollment during her term. Part of Gaber’s plans includes working with Ruffalo Noel Levitz, a national consulting firm. “They are going to put together a strategic enrollment plan recognizing the unique features of this campus,” Gaber said. “They are going to look specifically at what we do, how we are recruiting students, what we are doing to highlight our attractive programs, and making sure we get the word out about all of the programs we have “While I am here.” glad that Megan Molatti, a third-year Gaber is communicatrying to make tion major, said she believes cuts that won’t there are facdirectly affect tors that have the students, I contributed to the decline in also think that enrollment. any cut will “In just the have at least past year or so we have changed some kind of presidents a bit impact.” from Jacobs to MEGAN MOLATTI Nagi and now to Third-year Gaber,” Molatti communication major said. “Coming in to a school, you want to know that the person in charge knows what they are doing, but with so many changes recently I can see why someone might be a little skeptical.” While enrollment fell slightly, the overall retention rates for the university — the percent of students who return after their first year — has increased by 1.9 percent for a total of 71.9 percent retention according to the census numbers. “We have to keep increasing our retention rates,” Gaber said. “I’d like that to be 80 percent or higher. I want students to be able to come in, I want us to have a support system in place and I want students to be able to graduate.” However, some faculty members still hold some doubts as to whether or not the plan Gaber is proposing will work. “I don’t think that we necessarily need a consulting firm,” said a UT faculty member who wished to remain anonymous. “I do believe that it will be better than the person that we had previously for student recruitment, but at the same time I feel like we need to hone in on better solutions.” The faculty member said they felt while it is important to put the university out in the public eye for students to hear about the university, it is more to important to focus on the students already at the university. “I know students focus a lot on websites when it comes to looking for a school. However, how do they hear about that university? They hear about the great things the school is doing,” the faculty member said. “I think it is more important to focus on improving on what we already have here with help from people who know UT, not an outside firm who is coming in because I don’t think that could ever work as well.” Gaber said although she does not want cuts to impact students’ academic experiences, the decrease in enrollment over the past few years means cuts will have to be made “We are thinking about what we can do with some of the administrative overhead and I have talked about how I decrease the numbers of VP’s and the number of deans while not impacting student experience,” Gaber said. Molatti said she is concerned about what cuts will be made and she believes that any cuts being made will have some sort of effect
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offer financial input in any situation, handling “anything to do with money going in or going out, and making sure we meet our budget,” Gaber said. Because of the involved nature of the position, Gaber said that the person hired for the position must have experience in higher
education as well as the ability to understand the needs of the students and faculty and to be able to work well with herself and the other vice presidents. “That’s what the mission is,” she said. “If it goes to the Jeep plant, the mission is to build Jeeps and sell them; here the mission is to provide a good, quality student education.” The university pooled
a number of candidates and thinks they could accomplish this mission before narrowing it down to the three aforementioned candidates. These candidates held open forums to help determine who would be best suited for the job. After her public forum meeting on Thursday Aug. 27, Sherideen Stoll, contacted Gaber and withdrew from the race. “She called up and she
said, ‘Sharon I would love to work with you, I’d be really excited and I think you’re going to do great things, but I’m not sure I can give it 100 percent,’” Gaber said. Now that the forums have concluded, Gaber will choose from the two remaining candidates — Scott and Rhodes — based on information gathered and presented during the course of the search.
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• Current position: assistant vice president for finance and business at Pennsylvania State University • Years in position: 14 • “I have a passion for connecting with people, building high functioning teams, strategically leading change initiatives, solving difficult problems and challenging myself and those around me.”
• Current position: vice chancellor for finance and administration at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis • Years in position: 7 • “I am very, very passionate about customer service. It is extremely important to me and ... if someone decides they’re going to pay for our services, they should expect to get quality service from anybody in my unit and from me.”
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UT health neurologist to host headache conference
The North Central Headache Society Conference will be held this Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Hilton Garden in Perrysburg. University of Toledo professor and chair of neurology and director of the UT Medical Center Stroke Program, Gretchen Tietjen, will host the event. Tietjen and ten other experts will speak at the conference to help physicians better understand and treat this common ailment. For more information go to http://utole.do/fx.
Unconventional art exhibit comes to UT A new exhibit titled “Ready to Hand/Present at Hand” can be seen in the Center for the Visual Arts Main Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art. The gallery contains handmade work composed of unconventional materials. The exhibit is free to visit until Saturday, Oct. 3 and is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information on the exhibit contact Brian Carpenter, the gallery director, at brian. carpenter@utoledo.edu.
Marijuana decriminalization issue passes in Toledo A local ordinance to decriminalize marijuana possession in Toledo will pass according to unofficial polling numbers from the Lucas County Board of Elections. Issue 1, which Toledoans voted on in the Sept. 15 primary election, proposes to protect “individual citizen’s rights and saves taxpayer’s money by lowering the penalty for marijuana to the lowest penalty allowed by state law,” according to the language the ballot uses. The issue has had over 11,000 votes in favor of the ordinance and over 4,000 in opposition. According to The Blade, the ordinance will decriminalize and eliminate penalties associated with marijuana possession of up to 200 grams. The ordinance will go into effect after it is approved by the election board in under a month.
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UT sexual harassment policy changes The University of Toledo updated policies related to Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 which prohibits sex discrimination and sexual harassment. UT designated specific employees to assist with Title IX matters and the process of filing a complaint. The updates include the reworking of the university’s policy to fit Title IX requirements as well as the forms used to report sexual harassment and other discrimination have been updated to be more user-friendly.
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UT holds 12thannual Human UTPD officers receive body cams in order to improve their evidence system Trafficking and Social Justice Conference Riley Sproul Staff Reporter
After seven months of discussion, the University of Toledo Police Department began their department-wide use of wearable body cameras throughout all of campus. The program was implemented on Aug. 30, and the cameras are worn by all on-duty officers. According to Rodney Theis, UTPD’s Deputy Chief of Police, there are 40 cameras being split between 35 officers, allowing them to be easily replaced if the 16GB of storage is filled, the cameras require repair or if they become otherwise unusable. The BodyVISION cameras were integrated into the already-existing Evidence Server System and were put into use to keep UTPD moving forward as technology allows. Each officer has control as to when the cameras record with strict rules as to when it is required to be used. “All traffic enforcement activities, interactions when a subject is known or suspected of committing a violation of law, arrests and suspect interviews and contact with citizens that involve interpersonal conflict ... we have the officers activate the cameras,” Theis said. “Any encounter that changes from consensual to custodial.” The officers also have the option of activating the cameras at their own discretion, with the stipula-
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Officers Gunn, Vaughn and Gerber sporting their new body cams issued to all officers in the UTPD. Implemented Aug. 30, all 35 officers are required to wear these during their shifts.
tion that areas with a high expectancy of privacy not be recorded unless falling into one of the mandatory recording scenarios. According to Theis, officers are looking at the body cameras as a positive addition to the UTPD and the campus as tools that can help both them and the students. “With the implementation of these body cameras, it pretty much says there’s transparency there and we have nothing to hide,” said Officer Kevin Zimmerman Jr. “We are going to do our job the best we can to serve the community.” Jared Sherman, a third-year economics major, said he thinks the implementation of the body cameras with UTPD officers will have a
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The docking station is where all of the cameras are stored to charge and upload the data captured from officer interactions.
positive effect on the university. “Having UTPD officers wear body cameras is a great step forward for UT. It shows that UT is prioritizing the issue of student safety in general as well as the accountability of both the campus police and the students,” Sherman said. “I am proud that my school recognizes that student safety is a major concern.” Theis said generally after a brief resistance to the idea, law officers find that the cameras help them as much as they do the public. “In some of the studies we read, initially 70 to 80 percent of officers are kind of against body cameras,” Theis said. “But after they’re in, when they find out really those cameras help them document evidence, help them … relieve them of false complaints, the tide kind of switches.” While the transition can typically take up to a year, both Theis and Zimmerman said the department has taken to the cameras unusually quickly. “There’s a lot of perspective when it comes to police work. What do we see, are we seeing something different from what the public sees? And with the body cameras you’re seeing it from exactly what I’m looking at,” Zimmerman said. “So I think they’re going to benefit our department quite a bit.”
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UT associate professor recognized with national award University of Toledo associate professor of public healh and preventive medicine, Sheryl Milz, was honored as one of 12 recipients of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Fellow Award which was awarded in June 2015. The award goes out to various members of the organization who work to create knowledge to protect work health and eliminate workplace illness.
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Katie Smith, a third-year communication major, fills out a cut out hand during the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference on Friday, Sept. 11. The hands were available to people throughout the conference days so others could write down why they rise against human trafficking.
Presidential Inauguration Sept. 25 • Academic Symposium: Held in Doermann Theater at University Hall from 10-11:45 a.m. • Inauguration Procession: Begins at Student Union/Fetterman Court and goes to Savage Arena starting at 2:30 p.m. • Inauguration Ceremony: Held in Savage Arena beginning at 3 p.m. • Inauguration Ceremony: Follows the Inauguration Ceremony at Savage Arena. In honor of President Gaber’s inauguration, all classes on Friday, Sept. 25 after 1 p.m. have been cancelled.
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on the students. “While I am glad that Gaber is trying to make cuts that won’t directly affect the students, I also think that any cut will have at least some kind of impact,” Molatti said. “Even something like cutting deans can have some kind of impact since it cuts down on how many people are helping run the university and it’s putting more work on other faculty member.” However, Molatti believes Gaber will be a good change for the university. “Gaber seems like she is really invested in the university,” she said. “While some things
might not be where we want them to be, that isn’t her fault. I think that with time she will be able to start implementing new practices around here and will ultimately help UT to grow and become a stronger university.” Gaber said she plans on focusing on several other things at the university that will also benefit the students such as increasing graduate research and fundraising to help with student scholarships. “We are all in this together,” Gaber said. “The entire university is here to have students come in and be educated … we need to educate students and we need to make sure that when they are coming in that they will succeed. That’s what everyone here is all about.”
What do a doctoral scholar, associate chair of psychology and multiple members of the Lucas County Juvenile Court have in common? They were all speakers last week at the 12th-annual Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference. “It allows different professionals such as law enforcement, counselors to get together in a setting where it allows them to share ideas,” Joel Robbins, a thirdyear criminal justice major, said. “It’s also a good way for victims of human trafficking who are survivors to come out and say, ‘Hey, this is what I went through and this is my story.’” The term “human trafficking” includes two intersecting concepts — the labor trade and the sex trade. Celia Williamson, executive director of the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute, explained the difference. “If someone is a labor trafficking victim it means that they’re working a job that they cannot quit,” Williamson said. “You’re working a job someone else is economically benefitting, and you’re not getting paid minimum wage at all perhaps. If you’re in the sex trade, you may be working in sex parlors, strip clubs or truck stops or casinos. Things like that.” At one point the Ohio Trafficking in Persons Study Commission ranked the city of Toledo fourth in the nation in the arrests, investigations and rescues of children involved in sex trafficking. However, Detective Pete Swartz of the Toledo Police Department said the study was misinterpreted. “It was a misconception that Toledo was number four with sex trafficking cases,” Swartz said. “We were fourth in the nation with recovering minors.” According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, there have been 480 calls to the center regarding trafficking and 137 human trafficking cases reported in Ohio as of June 30. Williamson said there are many different ways victims are approached to be tricked into entering the human trafficking market. It is not always as seedy or dark as it is
popularly considered. “There’s no ‘one place’ to look. Various places. ‘Nice’ places. The mall, where someone goes to shop. A recruiter could go there and talk to a young person and befriend them,” Williamson said. “It’s not going to happen in a dark alley because who’s hanging out in an alley?” According to Williamson, recruiters also use social media to lure victims into the trafficking market.
“It was a misconception that Toledo was number four with sex trafficking cases. We were fourth in the nation with recovering minors.” PETE SWARTZ Toledo Police Department detective
Swartz said people tend to be a little too trusting on social media, advising not to be so trusting of people until you get to know them. “Meeting people on social networking sites, just like meeting people in general, they may seem nice up front — but you barely know them and a lot of times they have ulterior motives,” Swartz said. “If you’re going to meet people, don’t go by yourself.” Williamson also described an online marketplace commonly used for trading minors. “They use a lot of Back Page to sell young people. Back Page is like Craigslist where you sell a bunch of stuff,” Williamson said. “There’s code words when it’s an underage person so that you, as a buyer, will know that you’re buying an underage person.” According to Williamson, some people who are recruited into human trafficking are looking for a sense of belonging. “It’s those vulnerabilities that you have that recruiters are going to try to fill,” Williamson said. If you think someone may be a victim of human trafficking, please contact the trafficking hotline at 888-373-7888.
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Aravindhan Natarajan, assistant professor of social work, poses by his art displayed at the conference. On his artist statement, he wrote, “I am interested in the intersection of Art and Social Justice ... I believe that we can all benefit from art-making.”
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UT unranked
We are disappointed UT didn’t make the cut in a national ranking
Last week the U.S. News & World Report published their annual ranking of national colleges and universities for 2016. As students at the University of Toledo, we were a little disappointed when we realized UT was among the unranked schools on the list. We’ll be the first to say that UT is not a perfect school. Sure we have enrollment problems and discouraging six-year graduation rates, but we couldn’t even rank 200th? Even schools like Ashland, Central Michigan and Bowling Green were ranked on the list based on academic qualities such as the retention of students, student selectiveness and graduation rates. We aren’t saying that UT is necessarily better than those schools, but we feel that we at least are on par with them. Based on those merits alone, UT statistically fares pretty close to BG. The average freshman retention rates in 2014 were 66 percent for UT and 72 percent for BG. The studentto-faculty ratio for the schools are close — with BG at 19:1 and UT at 20:1. The number-one ranked school, Princeton University, boasts a retention rate of 98 percent and a student-to-faculty ratio of 6:1. However, schools like Princeton are able to write large checks to make sure they continually produce academic success. Also, many of these ranked schools aren’t open-admission universities, like UT is. We unconditionally accept students directly from high school who graduated with at least a 2.50 GPA and an ACT score of at least 15. UT accepted 94.7 percent of applicants in 2014, whereas BG, which is not an open-admission school, accepted 53.4 percent, and Princeton only accepted 7.4 percent. So if our stats are at least close to other colleges, taking into consideration that we are an open-enrollment college and some of our rates are constrained by this fact, then why are we unranked? According to the methodology used by the U.S. News & World Report, schools are unranked for two reasons. The first reason a school may be unranked is if it does not require ACT or SAT scores for admission, which UT does. The second reason — which we think is entirely plausible — is “if too few respondents to the 2014 and 2015 peer assessment surveys gave them ratings,” according to the ranking methodology. UT’s stats might not be the best, and we are also disappointed in that record. We should constantly work to achieve better. At the same time, it would not surprise us at all if UT students and peers failed to acknowledge the many merits UT has to offer. We have noticed that pride is not heavily interlaced in our student body. Many students turned the positive PR hashtag #WhyUT into an ironic collection of grievances and complaints. We even began this editorial unconvinced that UT is the best school ever. There seems to be a cycle — the student body is disappointed in UT’s lack of high merit, and our disappointment and lack of pride causes us to not strive to be better. The only way to break this cycle to find something positive to focus on, and to effect change in the areas we are not proud of. There are plenty of things to be proud of, from clubs to athletics to graduate programs. While we can and should criticize administration when we feel they make mistakes, it’s on us, too. This school is only going to be as impressive as we make it.
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The divided states of America? This past Friday marked the 14th anniversary of 9/11. On the anniversary date I thought back to what I remember from that day and time period. I was only six years old at the time and I knew IC COLUMNIST nothing of the attacks IC COLUMNIST until I arrived home from school and saw the news coverage on the television. The attacks were horrific, but what overshadowed those evil acts was a feeling I felt inside about America that I had never felt before. I can truly say that in the months and even years to come as a child, I was proud to be an American. Witnessing the American people rally around one another in this dark time was astonishing to me. I looked up to President George W. Bush with admiration as a child because, through his words to the American people, he made me feel so proud and reassured that I was safe. However, I do not feel that the American people are as united today as we were following the attacks. Today as a 20-year-old, I can say with confidence that I am proud to be an American, but I am concerned that many of my peers do not feel as strongly as I and are not optimistic in regard to America’s future. After 9/11 my generation has witnessed a War on Terror — which still continues — the Iraq war, the 2008 recession, a massive national debt, many shootings as well as social and racial unrest of late. With all the problems and issues within...
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When religious expression turns into oppression It takes every ounce of self-restraint cause if people do not vigilantly protect I have to stop myself from opening this their freedoms, they will erode. column with an extensive list of insults, Here is the flaw in Davis’ fight for swear words and petty shots at the char- religious liberty: she is fighting for the acter of Kim Davis. right to express her I’m not sure if I Christian view at the have ever been more expense of someone infuriated at one else’s equality, and person’s misguided she has thousands of mission to promote supporters calling her religious values in a martyr. America — but it’s As a Christian in time we stop using America I realize I am this woman as a already blessed with political platform or too much privilege. an easy target for our Christians seem to seething rage. have a louder voice As many readers in American politics, probably know, Davis and when intoleris the Kentucky clerk ant Christians get the who is refusing to issue power and spotlight, marriage licenses to religious expression FEATURES EDITOR any couple as a protest crosses the line into to the Supreme Court’s religious oppression. ruling on marriage equality in June. To me, being a Christian means As an elected county clerk, it is Davis’ following the teachings of Christ, job to provide licenses for couples. By which are messages of compassion, refusing to do so, she was breaking the peace, equality, social justice and orders of countless judges; therefore, unity. I don’t see why any of these she was jailed. ideologies have to conflict with marAs an American, as a Christian and riage equality. as a feminist, I am deeply saddened by No matter the religious or nonher choice, but not just because she is religious affiliation, I am going to fight standing in the way of equality. against people using their “rights” as an In America we are blessed with the excuse to oppress others. liberty of religious expression with the This also means that I believe in the protection from religious oppression. fair treatment of Kim Davis. This Davis episode has drawn mass It’s clear to see on social media how attention to our civil liberties in this many thousands of people are either country, which I am grateful for, beslandering her name or promoting
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this woman to martyr status. She deserves neither treatment. Regardless of how much I disagree with Davis, I do not find it right to insult her character, her appearance or her personal love life. If half of Davis’ haters were real feminists they would not be so quick to use the number of partners she has had as a slut-shaming attack on her character. And if Davis’ followers were actually aware of Christian persecution in the first century, I am sure they would be less quick to worship her as a martyr. I think it is time for us to get over Davis. She has used her leverage to mar the liberties of many, and it is clear that we aren’t going to let that continue to happen — morally or legally. If I were in Davis’ shoes, I would probably resign my job or find a way to reconcile work and religion that doesn’t devalue or affect the efficacy of the other — I’m sure there are Catholic divorce attorneys out there; if they can reconcile, why can’t Davis? Joe Heidenescher is a third-year majoring in English, and he is the Features editor for The Independent Collegian.
She is fighting for the right to express her Christian view at the expense of someone else’s equality.
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Is money more important to UT than student education? All of the members of the Univeruniversity thanks to the funds that sity of Toledo community received an she is able to raise through her work email Monday from the new presias president. The money that Gaber dent, Sharon Gaber. In the email, raises will go to things like funding the former University of Arkansas athletics facilities, which will proprovost praised the Rockets’ recent duce better athletes (and allow us to victory over the pay the football coach Arkansas Razorbacks. $470,000 a year), The importance of which increases the the win, according university’s visibility, to Gaber, was that thereby attracting it got the UT name even more students. out across the naOverall, “it’s postion. Her emphasis sible to transform on publicity reveals institutions if there’s the rationale at work money,” as Gaber said in the administrain an interview with tion. Essentially, it is a The Blade. market mentality that In other words, by neglects education spending more money and is contributing on administration, IC COLUMNIST to student debt. How we get administradoes it all work? tors who can market If the university becomes bettermore effectively. Marketing effectively known to young people, then presum- means, among other things, allocating ably some of them will consider UT obscene amounts of money to athletwhen they go to university. Ideally, ics programs in order to make them some of them will decide to enroll. nationally visible. A visible athletOne of the new president’s goals is ics program means more students to raise enrollment at the university. will come to the university and pay Attracting new students means more tuition. And that tuition will go back people will be paying tuition and that to administrators as a way of thankmeans more money for the university. ing them for their efforts. If that all Specifically, it means more money for sounds a little circular: don’t worry, it’s those members of our community supposed to. whose contracts provide them with an Those of us who have already deincentive to raise enrollment. In the cided to come to the university and are case of Dr. Gaber, this incentive comes already paying the university may wonin the form of a potential 20 percent der how we play into all of this. How bonus, which works out to $90,000 does it contribute to our education? per year, according to a recent article What does it mean for us financially? in The Blade by Vanessa McCray. In Gaber’s email, academics is As Gaber and the trustees see only included as an afterthought and things, increased revenue (i.e. more there is no mention of anything like students) doesn’t just benefit themlearning or education. When the selves, it helps the entire commuleaders of a university are primarily nity. For the trustees, paying Gaber motivated by bringing more money generously is an investment which into the university, education takes a will produce more money for the backseat. If a market mentality comes
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to dominate the university, then any conception we may still have of the institution as a sanctuary for knowledge will be eviscerated. Even if education is sacrificed, we may hope the business sense behind the corporate university would lead to a situation where attending college is at least financially prudent. However, we’re seeing the opposite. The Class of 2015 saw the most indebted graduates ever, even while the economic value of their degrees continues to fall and more graduates take jobs that don’t require a degree. At UT we can see how the ceaseless demand to invest more is affecting us in the short term. Tuition increases have already been approved for the 2016 year. In addition to tuition, each of us pays over a thousand dollars a year in total fees. Besides using these fees to create attractive facilities that will entice more prospective students, a portion of the general fee subsidizes the athletics program. According to data from a Master’s thesis by Katherine Ott, over $9 million was paid to the athletics program through the general fee in 2009, which means students effectively paid over $250 each to support the program. There are advantages to victory on the gridiron, but there are costs involved as well. The benefits produced by ongoing marketing largely serve those who are already the most well off. But for those of us struggling to pay our bills or worrying about paying back a huge debt in the future, the process only exacerbates one of the defining problems of our generation. Thanks to Zachary Rasey for pointing out Gaber’s email and for feedback on this column. Kyle Novak is a masters student in philosophy.
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The Toledo community celebrates the revival of jazz at a new festival on Sept. 19 Staff Reporter
The smooth, soulful tunes of jazz will float through the air in a new festival showcase. The Great Lakes Arts & Jazz Festival will be opening for the first time this year on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the National Museum of the Great Lakes. Organized by several community members and sponsored by Toledo City Councilman Michael Craig and Hugh Ross of the H-Factor Jazz Show on WXUT, the festival is showcasing talented jazz musicians on the local, regional and national scales. Jazz genres featured will include Latin, traditional, smooth, contemporary and modern. The festival was created by Hugh Ross. Four years ago, Ross said he was dared by a friend to try being a radio DJ and he hasn’t stopped being one since. He currently operates two shows, one on 94.9 The Beat and the other on 88.3 WXUT. Ross said he believes that a jazz revival is coming to Toledo. “There’s a strong undercurrent in jazz and that’s what I think is ideal to a lot of people,” Ross said. “I think jazz is making a strong comeback and I hope that I have something to do with it.” Ross created his own jazz showcase at last year’s Ottawa Park concert series. Ross said local groups performed, including several jazz groups from the University of Toledo. Ross was approached by Craig for help to organize and promote a festival for the next year. Soon after, the Great Lakes Art and Jazz Festival was born. “It’s just an extension of what I started doing four years ago at WXUT when
I first got on the radio station,” Ross said. “I decided I needed to make something of this.” Ross Thompson and the Jazz Mix will kick off this year’s festival as the first band to perform. Thompson is a sophomore at the Toledo School for the Arts and has been performing jazz music since the sixth grade. He plays several different instruments and the Jazz Mix’s style is a mix of modern and traditional jazz. “My favorite part of playing jazz is expressing your thoughts and feelings — good and bad — through the music you play,” Thompson said. “The Jazz Mix band has great chemistry when we play together and we absolutely love performing together.”
“...I realized when I started to play concerts and festival that I’d been missing the ying to my yang, so to speak.” NILS JIPTNER A contemporary jazz guitarist
The Jazz Mix band consists of members Michael Reed, Ross Thompson, Tyler Fowler and Henryk Kress. The other three members are graduates of TSA and are current music students at the UT. Thompson plans to attend UT for jazz and audio engineering. “UT’s music program is top-notch,” Thompson said. “The jazz faculty has treated me very well.” Another jazz artist
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Ross Thompson and the Jazz Mix band (pictured) left: Michael Reed, Ross Thompson, Tyler Fowler and Henryk Kress.
taking the stage at the festival is Kim Buehler, a two-time graduate from UT and a former vocal jazz professor in UT’s music department. She will be performing at 4 p.m. at the festival. “It’s nice to see a jazz festival in Toledo,” Buehler said. “There’s a jazz rebirth happening, but the scene has definitely changed in the past 10 years.” Buehler says she loves the variety that jazz music creates. She represents the classical jazz genre in this year’s festival. “The compositions are pretty much created on the spot between the musicians and the band,” Buehler said. “Even though you may have done a song hundreds of times before and depending on who you’re playing with, the song will be different each time.” Headlining this year’s festival is Nils Jiptner, a contemporary jazz guitarist from Los Angeles. He has a long list of musical
Toledo Color Run
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On Saturday, Sept. 12, Toledo hosted their 2ndannual Color Run Downtown. Over 4,000 people were in attendence for “The Happiest 5K on the planet.” Attendees were sprayed with five different colors: yellow, orange, blue, pink and a shimmery silver. At the end of the event, there were refreshments and a small concert to celebrate the completion of the race.
accomplishments — including several No. 1 hits, performances at several distinguished jazz festivals, a duet called “Yesterday’s Dream” with renowned jazz guitarist George Benson and Song of the Year, “Pacific Coast Highway.” In addition to being a guitarist and a composer, Jiptner is also a music producer for film and television. “As much as I’ve loved creating music in the studio all these years, I realized when I started to play concerts and festival that I’d been missing the ying to my yang, so to speak,” Jiptner said. “It’s been a wonderfully validating experience.” He will be accompanied by a special guest, Grammy-nominated composer and keyboardist Nate Harasim. Jiptner will also be promoting his new album that was just released in August. “I’ve enjoyed the travel and the opportunity to play for so many people who enjoy what I do,” Jiptner
said. “That’s the reason I started making music in the first place, to communicate, and it’s been so enjoyable to bring my music to a wider audience.” According to a press release from Cheryl Catlin, a festival organizer, the festival is meant to bring together local artists and art lovers. Art will be displayed and will be available for purchase. “I’m just very anxious to get this thing going because I have a feeling that the Toledoans are going to be surprised,” Ross said. “We’re trying to get the word out, that its ages 8 to 80, and we’ll have something for everybody.”
If you go What: The Great Lakes Arts & Jazz Festival. Where: National Museum of the Great Lakes. When: Saturday, Sept. 19.
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An internet phenomenon is now the inspiration for a new exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art. According to TMA’s website, they are welcoming “T Meme A,” an exhibition that plays upon the pop culture phenomena of the “internet meme,” which captures a cultural reference that can be manipulated in some way — perhaps politically, philosophically, comically or creatively. “The works of art derive inspiration in some way using the museum as the cultural reference, with the artist having free reign to think in creative ways to manipulate the subject to make it their own. A wide range of media and styles were encouraged,” wrote Jennifer Bandeen, TMA’s community gallery manager and the curator of the event, in an email interview. Bandeen wrote that the show is a great opportunity for TMA to connect with its social media audience in a more intimate way. “The opening reception will bring in people who may have only connected online, but will now get a chance to meet in person,” Bandeen wrote. Bandeen also wrote that the works of art will use the museum as the cultural reference and will allow each artist to make the subject their own. “The Community Gallery is a place for the community to share their art. In the last few years, we have issued art ‘challenges’ to allow for new and old artists alike to submit their work,” Bandeen wrote. “We are just now ending a really fun exhibition called ‘Toys! Toys! Toys!’ that tied into our major summer exhibition, Play Time. We want the shows to be relevant and current, as well as to challenge artists to create new work.” Bandeen and other TMA faculty continue to push for new and exciting pieces to add to the museum. “In order for the museum to draw new audiences, we have been striving to include exciting and fresh exhibitions that may appeal to visitors who may have never given previous thought to visiting a museum,” Bandeen wrote. “In the same vein, the Community Gallery purposefully tailors its art challenges to connect to other things going on in the museum. This keeps the visitor experience connected, as well as provides the local artist community a chance to connect to what is going on with the art world at large.” The exhibit will be featured Sept. 25 to Dec. 4, 2015 in the Community Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art. Admission is free.
MARCHING BAND
UT Drumline gets ready to recruit By Amanda Pitrof Editor-in-Chief
The sounds can be heard from halfway across campus — the sharp taps, shimmering crashes and gentle thunders. Walking closer, the beats can almost be physically felt as the sun catches the edges of golden cymbals and drumsticks rapidly rise and fall. This is a typical practice with the University of Toledo Rocket Marching Band drumline. Consisting of 23 students and an instructor, the RMB percussionists plan to show off all their hard work at more than just the halftime of a football game. They will be recording a DVD to give out as recruitment material. “We’re basically taking all of our really cool warm ups and they’re really groovy … and we’re taking some show excerpts and our cadence and we’re putting them all together and we’re just going to film some clips of them and put them out there,” said Dani Armstrong, a third-year music education major. The idea for the DVD came from Drumline Instructor Drew Parent, who knew the percussionists wanted to showcase their work. When Parent brought the idea up, he was given the
verbal green light by the higher ups for the project. There was only one condition — the percussionists had to find a way to pay for it themselves. “They [the band] were already running their own campaign,” Parent said, “… they exasperated most of what they had on that.” Not to be thwarted by this, the drumline used an online, crowd-funding website called Kickstarter to raise the 850 dollars required to record, make and print the DVDs. Andrew Rhodes, the assistant director of bands and the director of athletic bands, thought the idea was great. “Drew’s been doing a lot with social media for the drumline,” Rhodes said. “We’ve got a lot of positive feedback … so we just decided to go for it.” Rhodes said the percussionists received a lot of support from RMB alumni and friends of the band, especially those who had been in the drumline previously. In the end, the drumline members met their goal Sept. 10 — only 15 days after they created the kickstarter. Soon, the six snare drummers, five quad players, six bass drummers and
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UT’s RMB uses one of the six snare drums that UT has for the band to use.
six cymbalists will begin recording the DVD, which should come out around the end of October. They will print about 200 of them, and Parent said some of the clips will be posted to YouTube. The DVD will have 10 to 12 tracks on it, according to Parent, and will be given to
alumni and current drumline members, as well as those who want to become a part of drumline. For those interested in playing percussion for the RMB, email Parent at drewpercussion@gmail. com or attend the free clinic they are planning to hold in February.
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The University of Toledo’s men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the UB Stampede Invitational on Saturday. The women’s team was led by senior Julia Pasateri with a time of 18:02.2 for a sixth place finish. As a team UT finished third placing with four Rockets finishing in the top 20. Sophomore Stephanie Barlow finished 14th and freshman Jennifer Lichter finished 15th just seconds after to round out the top 15 runners. The men’s team had a similar finish, coming in fourth place at the event. Senior Adam Bess led the Rockets with a time of 25:41.1, good for eleventh overall. The University of Pittsburgh’s men’s and women’s teams won both events at the Invitational. Both teams will return to action on Oct. 3 at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic in Louisville, Kentucky.
Pep rally set for noon on Thursday Riding the wave of excitement following its 16-12 victory over No. 18 Arkansas on Sept. 12, the University of Toledo football team will look to keep that momentum going with a pep rally at noon on Thursday, Sept. 17 on the Student Union steps in Centennial Mall. The Rockets will use the pep rally to motivate campus spirits when UT hosts Iowa State of the Big 12 on Saturday at 8 p.m. on ESPNews. UT President Sharon Gaber, Head Football Coach Matt Campbell, the Rocket football team, the marching band and cheerleaders will all be in attendance to join Rocky the Rocket at the pep rally to cheer Toledo to a victory over the Cyclones. Tickets for Saturday’s game are still available at the ticket box office in Savage Arena and at utrockets.com.
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Toledo’s basketball teams participated in their fourth-annual Navy SEAL training program
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Players from both the men’s and women’s basketball teams participated in training exercises used during SEAL training last week. The program is designed to build mental toughness, leadership skills and communicating as a team. The program was developed by former Navy SEAL John McGuire. By Jenna Nance Staff Reporter
The men’s and women’s basketball teams at the University of Toledo participated in their fourth consecutive team-building training through SEAL Team Physical Training, Inc. this past week. John McGuire, former Navy SEAL, founded the SEAL Team Physical Training, Inc. in 1998 to help people view fitness as a gateway to a better life. The program is designed to advance leadership skills, mental toughness and communication with an overall goal of proving the value of teamwork. Taking place in Fetterman Training Center and at Olander Park, both teams participated in both mental and physical drills instilling the importance of leadership and how it correlates on the court. McGuire created the program to help people overcome their obstacles and to help them be better people. His passion for helping others came from overcoming adversity himself. After breaking his neck in 2006, McGuire was told by his doctor he wouldn’t make it through the night, let alone
walk again. After a long and grueling recovery he has been given a second chance and is not only walking, but also leading this high-intensity program all over the world. “Life can change on a dime,” McGuire said. “Something could happen tomorrow and that’s it, so what do you want to leave on earth? Where do you want to leave your legacy?” Over the past four years Tricia Cullop and Todd Kowalczyk — the women’s and men’s head coaches — have had their teams participate in this program in hopes of giving them a learning experience like no other. “All these things are skills that the Navy SEALS use to survive with,” Kowalczyk said. “We have so much respect in our program for the military, so to learn from the best of the best is only going to help us.” Cullop has also enjoyed watching her team grow and learn as they step outside of their comfort zone. “I’m always learning who my leaders are going to be,” Cullop said. “This really helps me see who my captains are going to be.” Cullop will be leaning heavily on senior guards, Brenae Harris and Ana
Capotosto after the departure of Inma Zanoguera. Both shown improvement during the past SEAL trainings and Cullop has enjoyed seeing their progress. “I love this group,” Cullop said. “The chemistry is very good; we have exciting players and a deep team.” Senior Center Nathan Boothe, looks to lead the men’s team on the court but was unable to finish the program this year due to an ankle sprain during the training. “We did everything from rowing the boat as a team, carrying the boat over our heads, carrying sandbags, climbing ropes, a bunch of pushups, sit-ups and other activities like those. Everything was as a team,” Boothe said. “You push through adversity, even though you’re tired you have three Navy SEALS pushing you and they’re the toughest human beings on earth. So just being around them was great.” Junior guard Jonathan Williams is hoping to gain and maintain his mental toughness skills to help him grow as a leader. “Our past guards were leaders for me so now I have to step up and be a leader, just
Toledo dominates opening weekend Sports Reporter
The University of Toledo women’s soccer team kicked off its first two home games of the season this weekend. UT took a 3-1 win over Oakland on Friday and shut out Wright State 2-0 on Sunday. Toledo (2-5-0) got the scoring going early and often against Oakland, running out to a three goal lead goals in the first 11 minutes of the game. Junior Kirsten Johnson started off the scoring with a goal in the 7th minute from the middle of the box. A minute later sophomore Regan Price earned her first goal of the season after the ball hit off the post and bounced toward the back of the net. The Rockets kept attacking as Johnson recorded her first brace as a Rocket, scoring in the 11th minute. “We just fired on all cylinders. It was fun to see,” Head Coach T.J Buchholz said. “It has been a progression all year; we’ve been knocking on the door all year and it finally clicked.” The Rockets were in another physical match as UT committed 19 fouls and Oakland 16. Toledo was shown two cards, sophomore Isabella Echeverri was shown a yellow card in the 34th minute and junior Lauren Taylor was given a
the previous game. The first half red card right before the half in the was a slow defensive battle, with 43rd minute. not a lot of chances from either The Rocket offense suffered in team. There were 10 shots in the the second half resulting from the first half with five apiece. Senior red card to Taylor. Being a player goalie Sam Tiongson had five down, UT was unable to keep up saves in the match. the attacking pressure. The pace of the match quickened The Golden Grizzlies capitalized in the second half as Toledo applied on this disadvantage with a goal from Joan Seija in the 78th minute, cancel- more attacking pressure. UT would outshoot the Raiders 7-3 with the ing the shutout. Toledo’s defense was last shot being the goal by Maletic. stone cold, not letting another shot “The momentum will carry,” go by for the rest of the game. “We’ve played strong defensively Buchholz said. “Anytime you get two wins, your confidence goes the past couple of games but we up. I like how our team is playing were more consistent this game,” so hopefully we can get a win on Buchholz said. Sunday [at Northern Kentucky].” On Sunday, the Rockets would earn their first shutout of the season defeating Wright State 1-0. Toledo junior Brooke Maletic scored the only goal of the match finding the game winning goal in the 85th minute. “The goal was crossed in by Kirsten Johnson and deflected by Isa Echeverri,” Buchholz said. “Brooke was right there, shot it and it deflected off of a defender.” ABIGAIL SULLIVAN / IC The tone of this Sophomore Isabella Echeverri recorded three assist in two games this past weekend. match differed from
see that show on the court as well. The men’s team may be young and inexperienced, but they are talented as well. “It helps our communication,” Kowalczyk said. “It helps playing as a unit and being selfless teammates and it all correlates to how you play on the court. “Not only does this training make you to be a better player, but a better person as well and that is why it is so valuable for Toledo Basketball.”
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Freshman forward Taylor Adway from Hazel Crest, Ill. particaptes in Navy SEAL team program challenges for the first time as Rocket.
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SOCCER
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like they were,” Williams said. Both coaches are excited to get the season 2015 season underway and to compete for a Mid-American Conference championship. Cullop feels good being a couple weeks ahead after just finishing their European trip this past summer, but knows the women’s team still has a lot to improve on. Kowalczyk considers this training a great learning tool for the program and hopes to
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first in the contest, scoring on a fiveyard touchdown pass from Ely to junior wide out Corey Jones. UT would try to go for two on the drive but Cody Thompson’s pass was intercepted, giving UT a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. On Toledo’s next drive they had yet another opportunity to put points on the board but freshman kicker Jameson Vest’s 26-yard field goal was blocked. Arkansas would take advantage of the change in momentum, driving 88 yards in eight plays to take a 7-6 with 7:53 left in the half. With just 2:50 left to go in the half, the Rockets would get a chance to regain the lead. The Rockets drove 45 yards in nine plays before being stopped at the Arkansas 21-yard line and had to settle for a 38-yard field goal, made by Vest giving Toledo a 9-7 halftime lead. UT kept Arkansas running back Alex Collins in check, holding him to just 30 yards on eight carriers, 21 of which came on one play. The defense would show up in the second half as well with a big turnover on the Razorbacks’ first possession of the third quarter. Rogers would pick off Allen in the end zone on a third-and-seven from the seven-yard line for yet another red zone stop for the Rockets. On the ensuing procession, UT marched 80 yards on 10 plays to extend the lead 16-7. Jones-Moore finished off the drive with an 11-yard scamper with 5:09 left to play in the third. Arkansas would answer the score
with a 22-play 73-yard drive taking 10:39 of possession before getting stuffed at the Toledo 8 and being forced to settle for a field goal. Cole Hedlund’s 25-yard field goal cut the lead 16-10 with just over nine minutes left in the game. After a Toledo punt, the Razorbacks would start their drive from their own 28-yard line with 7:05 left in the game, needing a touchdown to potentially win or force overtime pending the extra point.
If you go What: UT vs. Iowa State Where: Glass Bowl When: Saturday Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. Televised on: ESPNnews
The Razorbacks would cover 65 yards in 12 plays before getting stuffed at the Toledo seven on fourth-and-goal. The Rockets would run the ball three straight times to force UA to use up their timeouts. Campbell elected to take an intentional safety, making the score 16-12 with 52 seconds showing on the clock. Allen completed three passes on the final drive to move Arkansas down to the Toledo 16-yard line but would be shut out of the end zone from the red zone for the fifth and final time of the night. “There’s still a lot of work left to do with this football team and we have a big game coming up,” Campbell said. UT will return home to take on Big 12 foe Iowa State on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Glass Bowl.
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