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Student count Human trafficking demands local attention during UT conference drops less than 1% By Emily Johnson Associate News Editor
Leaders in consistency Mancz and Detmer are two of the Rockets’ most iconic and influential seniors this season.
“1,078 children are recruited or trafficked in any given year in Ohio,” said Celia Williamson, a criminal justice and social work professor. “27 million people worldwide are affected by what is now deemed as modernday slavery.” According to Williamson, the average age of those trafficked in Ohio are between the ages of 14 and 15, and nationally it is 12 to 14. In June of this year, The Ohio End Demand Act was made into law. The law states that those who purchases sex from a minor, the charge will no longer be a misdemeanor, it will now be a felony. The law was meant to reinforce the Safe Harbor Act, established in 2012, that will provide a safe place and services for the victims. The SHA also increased the punishments for traffickers. Human trafficking and prostitution has been a problem in Ohio for quite some time, though Ohio has dropped down to eighth in the nation of youth trafficking, it is still a problem. Pete Swartz, a detective with the Toledo Police Department and member of the FBI Child Exploitation Taskforce, has been actively conducting investigations since 2006 to help bring an end to human trafficking in Toledo. According to Swartz, TPD has 10 full-time detectives who coordinate undercover operations — called
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Local lands into works of art 3-D sculptures by artist Judith Greavu are on display in Carlson Library. The largest sculpture, “Current Forces,” is on display outside of BowmanOddy.
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“Why not try actually living by the set of values you portray to others? Ever think about how that would actually make you feel about yourself, and not just how it would make others feel about you?”
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Rove’s presence stirs protest at Doermann lecture Sept. 15
DEVAN LUTZ When did we start leaving decency out in the rain? OPINION / 4 »
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Protesters talk with a University of Toledo police officer Sept. 15 outside the Karl Rove lecture in Doermann Theatre. They wanted to hold their signs in the back of the room, which UTPD said is against policy. Read more of this story, “Rove’s presence stirs protest,” at IndependentCollegian.com.
Students to participate in annual breast cancer race Rockets for the Cure will partake in the race Sept. 28 in downtown Toledo. The monetary goal for the team is $1,000. They hope to have 20 participants. COMMUNITY / 7 »
2.5% wage raise for 2 unions A pay raise of 2.5 percent is coming for many University of Toledo employees after this year’s round of contract negotations. NEWS / 3 »
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Interim provost speaks about his upcoming plans at SG Sept. 16 By Katelyn Montgomery Staff Reporter
Administrative transparency, the library and the bike share program were the big topics of discussion when Interim Provost John Barrett spoke to Student Government at their Sept. 16 meeting. Barrett said he is focusing on improving current programs at UT rather than starting new projects. “In many ways I feel this is not the time to be looking for the next great thing,” Barrett said. “I will be using my time as interim provost to focus on just making everything be happier, work better.” Barrett stressed how important having a transparent administration is to him. “I’m a very blunt individual,” he said. “I think it’s a lot easier to
let people know the information they want to know. It’s a lot easier get people to buy in what you’re trying to do, and if you can’t stand up in front of a group of people and support what you’re doing, you shouldn’t be doing it anyway.” Barrett said he also plans to focus a lot of attention on the Carlson Library. According to Barrett, Carlson Library is a net borrower in the OhioLink system – that is, it borrows more than it lends out. Barrett said he plans to put “quite a bit of money” into modernizing the library. In order to aid this process, Barrett plans to put together a committee to help decide how to properly update the library. See Plans / 8 »
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Interim Provost John Barrett spoke about the status of his office at the Sept. 16 Student Government meeting.
By Emily Johnson Associate News Editor
Enrollment at the University of Toledo has continued to decrease since 2010, but in 2014, the decrease has been significantly less. This fall semester, the student population dropped by less than 1 percent. Cam Cruickshank, vice president of enrollment and distance learning, believes enrollment has dropped less this year compared to previous years, in part of the actions UT has taken to improve enrollment. “We have ramped our marketing and recruitment efforts, we’ve been traveling to different countries, we’ve been experimenting with different marketing techniques and marketing partners,” Cruickshank said. This fall, 70 percent of freshmen are full-time students, which is the highest percent UT has seen in a decade.
Enrollment changes from fall 2013 to fall 2014 Overall enrollment: down by 103 students. Students direct from high school: increased by 47. Jesup Scott Honors College students: increased by 342.
After continual decreasing of enrollment, UT has seen an increase in many aspects of enrollment this fall. According to UT’s 15th day census, the direct-from-highschool students have grown from 3,137 to 3,184. The number of recipients of the Honors Award scholarship, which awards students who strove for academic excellence in high school, has gone up from 1,166 to 1,296. The number of students participating in the Jesup Scott Honors College has grown immensely from 954 to 1,296. The overall enrollment has dropped slightly from last year due in part of UT raising its academic standards. The total fall enrollment for this semester is 20,625 while the fall enrollment in 2013 was 20,728. UT has raised their academic standards due to the fact that state funding of universities is now based on graduation numbers; the funding used to be based on overall enrollment, Cruickshank said. “We knew when we raised standards we’d see a temporary dip in student enrollment.” Cruickshank said. Despite the dip in enrollment as a whole, out-of-state enrollment has increased. More than 1,016 new students this fall are from out of state. This number also includes the 794 students from Michigan that are attending UT this fall. According to a UT press release, a great amount of students have returned for their second year of schooling. Cruickshank hopes that UT can continue the increase in students in both sections of enrollment. Tara Chlebowski contributed to this story.
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UT Jazz Night to be held Sept. 22
UT Jazz Night will be held Sept. 22, at the Crystals Lounge at Ramada Hotel and Conference Center. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. and costs $5 for general admission and $3 for students and anybody over the age of 60. The night will include performances by the UT Jazz faculty group, CrossCurrents, and student jazz combos. For more information, contact Angela Riddel at TheArts@utoledo.edu or (419) 530-2452.
Information Session in Snyder Memorial An information session in Snyder Memorial will be presented Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. in Snyder Memorial by the Center for International Studies and Programs. The session is open to all students to come learn about Education Abroad, National Student Exchange, Camp Adventure, and the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. For more information, contact the Center for International Studies and Programs at cisp@utoledo.edu or (419) 530-5268.
University Parks Trail Walk to be held Sept. 23 Join Success Coaches Angela Duran and Leslie Mayer for the University Parks Trail Walk Sept. 23, at 12 p.m. The event is open to all students; anyone interested should meet by the horses in front of Rocket Hall. For more information, contact Angela Duran at angela.duran@utoledo. edu.
Murder Mystery Masterpieces: WWII Stolen Art Murder Mystery Masterpieces: The Ethical Implications of World War II Stolen Art Seminar will be held Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. It is 1.5 Professional Conduct Credit Hours for students who attend. The lecturer for this event is Raymond J. Dowd, of Dunnington Bartholow & Miller, LLP, NYC. The lecture is sponsored by the University Of Toledo College Of Law, Federal Bar Association of Northern District of Ohio, and Toledo Bar Association. For more information, contact Kate O’Connell at kate.oconnell@utoledo. edu or (419) 530-2937.
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A pay raise of 2.5 percent is coming for many University of Toledo employees, after one union group finalized a contract Sept. 1 and another group’s negotiations received Board of Trustee approval Sept. 16. The Communication Workers of America union is one of the largest unions on campus, with approximately 530 employees. Members of the CWA are made up of clerical, maintenance, and custodial workers on UT main campus. The members voted to approve the new contract on July 11 with 92 percent approval, and the Board of Trustees approved the agreement on July 25. The actual signing of the contract took place on Sept. 1 during a special signing ceremony at Libbey Hall. The main point of change for the contract from the one in previous years is a pay raise. The raise will be a 2.5 percent raise in the first year beginning on July 14, 2014, and a 1 percent raise the second year beginning Jan. 1, according to the university. The third year of the contract in 2016 is when wage negotiations reopen. The first two years of wage increases are expected to cost the university $615,000. However, the cost of the total changes made in the contract will not be known until 2016, when the wages negotiated for the final year. The contract was negotiated on the part of the CWA by Erika D. White, Vice President of the CWA 4319, or the local sector of the
CWA, and Bob Hull, President of the CWA 4319. However, no one person made the decisions regarding contract negotiation. “UT and CWA have a regular, ongoing relationship. Decisions regarding the logistics of the negotiation process are mutual decisions made by both parties,” said Jon Strunk, senior director of university communications. Strunk also said the university is pleased by the terms of the contract because it “ embodies the philosophy of the positive, collaborative relationship that the administration is committed to.” As for the CWA, White expressed both approval for the contract as well as the cooperative effort that led to the signing, from both members of the university and from the union itself in a statement. “President Bob Hull and I both feel that the mutual respect from the UT administration and the team building CWA labor is a positive and powerful step in trailblazing a strong foundation in our community for the number one asset for both labor and UT — the students,” White said. The contract met approval from both the university and CWA members who were involved. In the press release from the university, Interim President Nagi Naganathan expressed his hopes that the contract would be a step in furthering positive progress in bargaining contracts. “It is the university’s hope that the CWA agreement helps pave
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stings — to help combat the issue. TPD and the FBI are not the only ones taking charge of eliminating this modern-day slavery. The University of Toledo will host the 11th annual Human Trafficking, Prostitution, and Sex Work Conference Sept. 18th and 19th in the Student Union. The conference is free to all UT students, staff and faculty and $30 a day for those who don’t attend UT. Williamson said that students must register for the conference, which can be done online at traffickingconference.com, or on-site at the conference. Williamson founded the conference in 2004 to raise awareness for this issue, and it is now one of the oldest academic conferences in the nation. “The conference brings awareness that we need in the community,” Williamson said. “This is something that not many people are aware of and could be happening in their very county, and they don’t know.” According to Williamson, the registration process will begin at 7:30 a.m., then a continental breakfast will be served to all attendees from 7:30 to 8:30. There will be a short welcome at 8:30 a.m., then the hour-long sessions begin at 9 and end at 5 p.m. Williamson said that one of the goals of the conference is to present all three sides: trafficking, prostitution and sex work. With the help of the 73 speakers who will be present, she hopes each side
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The Independent Collegian has named four new employees for the 2014-2015 academic year. Zach Hartenburg will serve as sales manager, Salvatore Capone will serve as business manager and Danielle Gamble will serve as the new general manager. Emily Johnson, the new associate news editor, has also been named. Hartenburg, a second-year finance major, served as a sales representative last year. He said looks forward to
motivating the sales team. “I’m excited for the paper as a whole,” Hartenburg said. “I couldn’t have better people to work with. They’re always willing to put in the time.” Capone, a third-year business administration major, is starting his first year with the paper. His goal for the year is to improve his communication skills, and he hopes the experience will help him in his management career. “I’m looking forward to [getting] a lot of lifelong lessons out of it, especially in the work area,” Capone said.
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the way for continued constructive dialogue across all bargaining units,” Naganathan said. The CWA is not the only union on campus looking at a new contract, either. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is a union with roughly 1,900 members on campus, most of whom work on the Health Science Campus. The AFSCME contract has been approved by both local and state representatives for the union, and was approved by the Board of Trustees at their Monday meeting. “AFSCME is a very large organization with diverse interests,” Naganathan said, “so the fact we were able to converge on this demonstrates not only that we have an agreement, more importantly, it shows that people are willing to come together, figure out a way to move forward.” AFSCME’s new contract includes See Union raises / 8 »
will be thoroughly examined. The speakers for the event will include survivors, researchers, doctors, sex workers and Michigan senator Judy Emmons. “People need to be aware of this because, yes, it is a problem,” Swartz said. “People need to know that this is happening, and it’s important that they know it’s not just adults — it’s minors, too.” Part of the reason for the conference is that there are students and community members that may not know of this problem. “It really concerns me that this is going on in Toledo, that I could be at risk,” said Brittany Lay, a first-year pharmacy student. “I didn’t even know that this was happening right in Toledo.” Lay is hoping that this conference could help her better understand the warning signs of trafficking and possibly become active in the effort to put an end to trafficking. “It bothers me that the only thing Toledo is really known for is this,” said Alex Beckman, a third-year chemistry major. According to Swartz, if students would like to get involved, they can visit the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition website or sign up to be a part of local block watches. The internet is also a good way to learn more. “There’s always information on the internet,” Swartz said. Williamson said her and her team are putting together an effort to have a workshop on human trafficking, prostitution and sex work in freshman
Gamble, a recent graduate of the University of Toledo, had served as a copy editor, news editor and editorin-chief for the paper while she was a student. “I’m excited to get new people in here,” Gamble said. “Somehow we have this magnet for really great quality people for some reason. Every student that works here is a hard worker and is just really talented and dedicated and makes what I do pretty easy.”
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Unanimous agreement to lower law tuition By Samuel Derkin
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In a unanimous agreement the Board of Trustees lowered the University of Toledo’s law degree tuition by approximately 13 percent. “This will make what was already a great value in legal education even better,” said Daniel Steinbock, dean of the college of law. Steinbock said this new rate will benefit the program and he hopes that this will not only make a law degree more available to students but also bring students to UT over other schools. Talks to lower tuition began last spring in response to a national decline in law degree interest, according to senior director of university communications Jon Strunk. The Blade recently reported that this year’s UT law degree applicants dropped to 475 students in contrast of three years ago when UT reportedly had upwards of 1,400 applicants. This tuition cut will go into effect fall semester 2015 and will be taken from instate tuition costs, according to Steinbock; this cut will not be placed on the out-ofstate additional charge. Interim UT President Nagi Naganathan, said that this change in tuition is in response to the state and national market elasticity to make UT more competitive in its field. Within the same Board of Trustee meeting, a new contract of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union was agreed upon raising wages for the union approximately 3.7 million over the next three years. This was the second union agreement in three weeks and will affect approximately 1,900 UT employees primarily on the UTMC campus, according to Strunk.
orientation classes. However, there is much debate over whether a class regarding this topic is necessary or not. “I think that they shouldn’t teach that in orientation,” Beckman said. “I don’t think that some people are mentally prepared for that and wouldn’t be able to handle it, and it shouldn’t be forced upon people.” Although some oppose introducing students to this topic in orientation, others support the idea. “It’d be great if they could teach something like that in orientation,” Lay said. “I believe people should know more about it.” If students have questions or concerns about the conference, Williamson said to contact her, co-chair of the conference Sandy Sieben, or send an email to traffickingconference@gmail.com.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Solidarity for human rights
On August 9, 2014, a Ferguson police officer gunned down 18-year-old Michael Brown, shooting him at least six times. In the wake of his murder the city of Ferguson, Missouri erupted into a mass uprising against police violence sustained for over two weeks, the likes of which the United States has not seen in decades. One month before, on July 8, Israel began its vicious assault on the people trapped in Palestine’s Gaza Strip, slaughtering over 2000 people, around 500 of them children. This wave of terror lasted until August 26, the same day Michael Brown’s body was buried. These two events, so geographically distant and ostensibly separate, are actually intertwined in a multitude of ways. In the United States a black man is murdered by police, security, or white vigilantes every 28 hours, or nearly once a day. In 2012 alone, 313 black men were murdered in this manner. Sean Bell, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown are only some of the names of young black men who have become victims of this reality. Here in Toledo, in 2005, the Toledo police electrocuted 41-year-old Jeffrey Turner to death after shocking him with a taser nine times. His crime was loitering. Nine is the same number of bullets that St. Louis police unloaded into 25-year-old Kajieme Powell, only ten days after murdering Michael Brown. This is the level of racist violence that targets black communities daily. Just like black communities in the United States, who live under the constant threat of violence by the state, Palestinians since 1948, when 700,000 were driven from their homes, have lived under the ongoing reality of violence by the state of Israel. The 2,000 Palestinians killed in 2014 is nothing new, as in a two month period from 2008-9 Israel killed 1,400 Palestinians. This carnage does not represent the full picture, however, as those in Gaza live under a state of siege, where Israel controls the borders, land and sea, meaning they control what and who comes in and out at all times. In the West Bank, Palestinians live in the constant shadow of not only the enormous apartheid wall blocking movement and access to vital water supplies, but also a web of intrusive and dehumanizing check points, designed as collective punishment for Palestinians. The United States sends over $3 billion annually in military support to Israel, making the U.S. government directly complicit in the occupation of Palestine. The similarities between the racist violence practiced against the black community in the U.S. and the Palestinians in Israel and the Occupied Territories goes beyond abstract oppression. For instance, former St. Louis County Police Chief Timothy Fitch received a weeklong training in Israel by the Israeli military in 2011 at the “National Counter-Terrorism Seminar (NCTS)” sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Over 9,000 American state security officials have trained with Israeli police and military units targeting Palestinians, tactics which are later applied to black communities in the US, including Ferguson. While $3 billion goes to Israel every year, surplus homeland security funding has given police departments over $75 billion in military equipment, weapons that are used against both blacks and Palestinians. One report showed that the tear gas used against protestors in Ferguson was the same tear gas used against Palestinians in the West Bank. None of this should be a surprise, however, as Israel sold weapons to the brutally racist regime of apartheid South Africa as late as 1988. Just as the people of Ferguson fought back against racist police violence, so too did Palestinians in Gaza organize resistance against Israel’s most recent wave of terror. The people of Ferguson and the people of Palestine are beacons of hope in the struggle against oppression. Our oppression is linked; so too is our struggle. We, the undersigned, call for the immediate end to police militarization and violence aimed at black communities in the U.S. and an immediate cessation of the $3 billion provided to Israel annually by our government to oppress the Palestinian people. — UT Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and UT Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB)
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COMMENTARY
Pots in need of filling Imagine a pot made of brown clay, curriculum. We formed opinions, of not extraordinary in appearance, course, and to us it seemed a happy coincertainly not anything you would cidence that all of our beliefs were in line pick out of a line up. It has no desigwith the beliefs of those around us, and nated purpose. You could fill it with a not evidence of our isolation and closedbouquet of your favorite flowers mindedness. But the knowledge and some water, and it that we were filled with would become a vase. drained away, because You could pour hot we were not invested, not coffee into it, forever interested. staining the interior of So, as is the way the the pot with the faint school system works, taste of coffee, and it by the end of our senior would become a mug. year, we were forced You could even paint to make decisions that it, covering the outside would influence the with swirling colors of course of our lives. Pots any hue, and it would containing extraneous become a piece of art. knowledge and halfThe pot is just a pot formed opinions were until you make use of forced to select colleges it, until you fill it with and declare majors that something, and then it they knew relatively little IC COLUMNIST becomes unique, its own about. “Why are you object that serves a distinct purpose. in engineering?” “Because I’m good at The second verse of the eleventh math and science.” “My mother was a section of the Tao Te Ching, one of biology major, so I’m going to be biolthe main texts of the Taoist doctrine, ogy major.” “I’m going into business for states that “[c]lay is fired to make a pot. the money.” The pot’s use comes from emptiness.” Unfortunately, I’ve heard all of these Regardless of religious beliefs, there is responses and more when talking to wisdom in these words. Many other my friends about majors that they were objects’ uses come from their emptiness: going to start in. Who could blame buildings are empty until we fill them them, though? We have been ridicuwith rooms, rooms are empty until we lously ill-prepared to make decisions on fill them with people, people are empty what we want to do for the rest of our until we fill them with knowledge. lives, especially at the ripe young age of Yes, we too, college students, are 18. No wonder 50 percent of college stusimilar to empty clay pots. Sure, all dents change their majors at least once. throughout grade school and high Even for the pots that had begun to school, we were riddled with knowlfill themselves before they got to college, edge. We had to memorize fact after delving into topics that interested them on fact, without questioning, and we betheir own time, forming opinions based came excellent regurgitations — able to on their own ideals and beliefs, college is write entire essays on what our teachers going to come as a bit of a culture shock. wanted to hear, rather than on what we For someone like me, coming from a actually believed. small, private Christian high school in Individual thoughts and ideas were Northeast Ohio, college throws a lot of discouraged. “I want you to be able to new ideas, beliefs, and information in think for yourself,” teachers would claim, your face as soon as you set foot on camso long as your thoughts stayed within pus. Gone are the days where everyone the rigid structure set up by the state thinks along the same train of thought. If
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you are going to be able to survive here, you need to be able adapt and digest a lot of new information quickly. College, and particularly the University of Toledo, is a place where a lot of different people from a lot of different backgrounds come together in the pursuit of knowledge. Here, you will encounter ideas you have never even contemplated, or you will have discussions with others who think that the ideals you consider standard are as crazy as shaving off all of your hair and dyeing your eyebrows green. The key to becoming yourself — to discovering who you are and where your interests lie — is to be able to take in ideas, talk to other people and contemplate their opinions and decide whether or not you are going to accept them for yourself. You do not need to accept every thought that someone tosses your way, but certainly you should at least consider it. Aristotle stated, “it is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” You are not bound to who you were in high school, you are not bound to who anyone thinks you are, or thinks you should be. You are bound only to yourself. So take a Chinese cooking class, talk to someone from a different religion or major and ask your professor their opinion on a book or a movie. It is impossible for one person to form every thought and idea on their own, so branch out and talk to as many people as you can, so that you can start to form your own thoughts and become your own person, not the person you were told you would become as you grew up. Parents and teachers may have meant well, but who you’ll be is not really up to them. It’s up to you. While we may all start out as simple, clay pots, we alone can decide what we fill ourselves with and who we become. Some of us are vases, some of us are mugs, some of us are art — but all of us are useful. Jordan Budrevich is a first-year majoring in bioengineering.
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When did we start leaving decency out in the rain? passing another poor, unprepared, Imagine my surprise when I umbrella-less soul. walked out of Gillham Hall to a Now granted, yes, I am the one downpour that was operating on a who forgot my umbrella and nobody monsoon level. I probably wouldn’t owes me anything, but have been so caught when did we lose our off guard if I had sense of compassion bothered to check the and empathy for our weather, but that’s fellow man? How did beside the point. we become people There I was with who won’t even lean no umbrella, and a in to share a little car that, at that moshelter from the rain ment seemed so far with a fellow student away it might as well who we are walking have been in Sylvania. side by side with? I made the decision It didn’t even really to suck it up, clip my strike me until I saw book bag shut and two girls waiting at the just go for it. I mean, IC COLUMNIST crosswalk by the East it’s just water, and I Ramp. One girl had an actually kind of enjoy open umbrella in one hand, and anwalking in the rain — but usually not other unopened umbrella in her other with books and a smartphone. hand, while the second girl standSo, as I’m walking with the herd of umbrella-clad, anxious-to-get-to- ing right next to her who obviously class students, I found myself think- forgot her own umbrella was getting drenched on her way to class. The two ing: “Oh that guy’s umbrella is big, maybe I can casually creep under it; girls proceeded to cross as I did, and as we crossed paths, I turned to watch we’re practically walking shoulder as the two girls walked shoulder to to shoulder anyway.” shoulder on that same sidewalk. But I didn’t, and continued to Not only did the girl with two walk alongside all the dry, wellprepared students, only occasionally umbrellas not offer her second one
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to the girl next to her, at least until they had to part ways, but she didn’t even have the kindness to lean in and share a mere corner of her umbrella with her fellow University of Toledo student, who was by then sopping wet. Now, I didn’t really expect anybody to share their umbrella with me when I decided to just go for it and walk all the way without. But, I guess the fact that I didn’t even expect anyone to help me, is what truly breaks my heart the most. These days we all try to portray the best image of ourselves online, we all boast about our huge, caring, philanthropist hearts and we all “stand” for one cause or another. But do we really? It’s easy to portray being a good person when it’s a trendy online challenge that not only makes you look like a caring person, but also gets you a lot of attention in the process. Why take time out of your weekend of homework and partying to actually go do charity work, when I can just say I stand for a cause and that I donated a few bucks on Pay Pal, right? It’s basically getting instant gratification, and growing accustomed to
getting gratification that you didn’t truly earn. Why not try actually living by the set of values you portray to others? Ever think about how that would actually make you feel about yourself, and not just how it would make others feel about you? Doing kind things, even if no one else ever knows you did them, will increase the respect and value you hold for yourself, and not only that, but your caring spirit might just rub off on a few of the people around you too. If we know that people view doing good and caring about others as an admirable quality, one we clearly all wish to portray, then why is it still so hard to show some compassion when put in a situation that actually requires us to? When we see a fly trapped in our house, why don’t we just let it out? Why is our first reaction to kill it? When we know that someone will eventually end up pushing our shopping cart back to the store or even just the cart corral, why do we still so easily just leave it and drive off? Little everyday things like that may not seem important, but they are what truly make you a good
person, not following a trend and dumping a bucket of ice water on your head, then donating ten dollars merely because everyone else did. Yes, the money and publicity is great and really helps charities. But with everyone living behind a screen these days, it’s easy to get caught up in the “pics or it didn’t happen” mentality. However, not only would spreading the love benefit our society as a whole, but you would be surprised how it helps you love yourself a little more as well. So by all means, please continue to spread awareness about diseases such as ALS, and please continue to do the cancer awareness runs with your sorority sisters. But take a moment to stop and live in the now and do good things in your daily life, be a good person even when no one is watching merely because it feels good to do the right thing, and deep down you know that it makes a difference to someone. So, on the next rainy day on campus, if you see a fellow student caught without an umbrella, look inside your heart and just lean in. Devan Lutz is a third-year majoring in communication.
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FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT
Leaders in consistency
Don’t expect sophomore quarterback Logan Woodside to hang his new Mid-American Conference West Division co-Offensive Player of the Week award on his refrigerator any time soon. Woodside received the honor for his production during Toledo’s defeat to the University of Cincinnati. It was a game in which he finished with career highs in passing yards, completions and touchdown passes, but he made it clear it wasn’t an award he was swooning over receiving. “Not really,” Woodside said when asked if the award meant anything to him.
Rockets record three flight victories at Spartan Invitational The women’s tennis team kicked off the 2014 fall schedule last weekend with three separate flight victories at the Spartan Invitational. “This was probably the best start to a fall season we’ve ever had,” said head coach Tracy Mauntler in a school press release. “Our players competed hard and the experience gained from last year’s successful season was apparent.” Toledo freshman Sidnay Huck started her collegiate career off with a bang, finishing the weekend 6-0 in singles and doubles play. Huck notched a 3-0 record to become the No. 4 singles champion, and she also teamed up with sophomore Lauren Thai to go 3-0 in No. 2 doubles. “Sidnay’s debut as a Rocket was impressive,” Mauntler said. “She’s such a great competitor and I’m excited to see her contributions to the team this year.” Sophomore Kayleigh Hall took home the No. 7 flight title after winning both her matches in the spot. She also went 2-0 in the No. 3 doubles spot with junior Katelyn Nguyen. UT returns to the court Friday-Saturday, Sept. 19-20, at the BGSU Invitational. The Rockets’ first home meet will be on Friday, October 3, when Toledo plays host for the annual Rocket Invite.
Toledo places third at MSU The Rockets left Michigan State’s Mary Fossum Invitational on Sunday with their best finish ever. Toledo recorded a third-place showing during their 15th appearance in the Spartan’s tournament. The team finished 55-over par 919, which was only six strokes behind Notre Dame and two behind No. 24 Michigan State. “We competed against two of the best teams in the country today and showed the potential that we have,” said UT coach Nicole Hollingsworth in a school press release. “Having four different players shoot or tie for our best round was why we were successful in this tournament. Jennifer and Sathika played well and were our leaders, and Morgan also showed what she’s capable of doing. This was definitely a great start to our season, and was a lot of fun to be a part of.” Toledo next heads to Vail, Colorado, to compete in next week’s Golfweek Conference Challenge, a three-day tournament to be held Monday through Wednesday, September 22-24.
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Center Greg Mancz (left) and placekicker Jeremiah Detmer (right) are two of the Rockets’ most iconic and influential seniors this season. Detmer is known for his consistent leg, having tied the school record for most consecutive field goals last season. Mancz has started all 38 games of his Rocket career, and leads a veteran offensive line that only allowed six sacks in 12 games last season, the fewest in the country at that time.
Mancz and Detmer have become icons and leaders for Rockets in their 2014 campaign By Blake Bacho Sports Editor
If you know University of Toledo football, you know the names Greg Mancz and Jeremiah Detmer. And if you know football in general, you know this is not ordinary. Offensive linemen and kickers don’t become the faces of football programs, but that rule couldn’t be any further from the truth at UT. Mancz has made a name for himself as a leading member of Toledo’s veteran offensive line. The unit has made itself as synonymous with consistency as Detmer, who is arguably the most consistent placekicker in the Mid-American Conference. Mancz and Detmer are both seniors, both leaders and definitely both characters. But at the beginning of the 2011 season, during a trip
to face Ohio State, they were simply the only freshmen sitting on UT’s first team bus. “Mancz and I were sitting next to each other, and he looked at me and said ‘a couple of years from now it will just be you and I on this bus from this bus. All these guys on this bus right now will be gone and it will just be you and I.’” Detmer recalled. “Three years have gone by and here we are.” Both Detmer and Mancz were made captains this year, and they have been tasked with guiding what is mostly a younger team through the trials of a collegiate football season. “To be a leader of a group of guys like the men [on this team] is something that you dream of,” Detmer said. “I love these guys a lot, I respect these guys and these guys respect each other and I’m just excited
for the rest of this season to get to lead and to be a part of this team.” For Mancz, the honor of being named captain, as well as being synonymous with Toledo football could have also gone to many of his and Detmer’s teammates.
“To be a leader of a group of guys like the men [on this team] is something that you dream of.” JEREMIAH DETMER UT senior placekicker
“They have plenty of talent and they would be just as good being the face,” he said. “It just so happens we fell into it.”
One glance at the achievements and awards this pair has piled up between them over the last four years tells you they did not simply fall into anything. Detmer was last season’s MAC Special Teams Player of the Year and a First-team All-MAC selection. He finished as a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, which is awarded to the nation’s top placekicker, and he is viewed as a prime candidate for the honor again this season. The Hilliard, Ohio native finished 2013 with a field goal percentage good for second in the MAC and third nationally, and his previous streak of 23 consecutive field goals ties for most by a Rocket and fifth-best all-time in the NCAA. “I never doubt him when he goes out there,” Mancz
said of Detmer. “That’s something I’ve been really fortunate with my four years of college and definitely something I don’t take for granted.” Mancz definitely knows a thing or two about consistency. Coming into 2014, the Cincinnati native had started all 38 games of his Rocket career. Last season he was a part of a Toledo line that allowed only six sacks in 12 games, the fewest in the country at that time. Just as with Detmer, Mancz and the other lineman have built trust with the team through their consistency. “If you don’t have trust in anything you do, you’re lacking something huge,” Detmer explained. “To have trust, not only that I trust the guys in front of me but those guys See Consistency / 6 »
FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Rockets prepare to open MAC play with Saturday’s home game against Ball State By Blake Bacho Sports Editor
Take everything that has happened over the last three weeks to the University of Toledo football team (1-2), crumple it all up into a ball and throw it away. It doesn’t matter, it’s done and the team is moving forward. The real meat of the Rockets’ 2014 schedule starts with Saturday’s game against Ball State (1-2), UT’s first Mid-American Conference game of the season. From here on in, every week really does count for Toledo. “Us and Ball State are 0-0 in the conference,” said UT sophomore quarterback Logan Woodside. “The first three games are not going to decide what we want to do with the rest of our season. We’ve got a fresh start and we are going to take advantage of it.” The Rockets’ refreshing return to the Glass Bowl won’t be without its challenges. The Cardinals have bested Toledo over the past two years, and they and Northern Illinois are always fighting UT for the MAC West trophy at the end of the season. “[Ball State has] done a really
good job offensively of really taking advantage of every possession in a football game,” said Toledo head coach Matt Campbell. “I think that’s what you’ve seen again this year even though they’re playing a young guy at quarterback. It’s going to be a big challenge this week coming home.” That young guy, Ball State sophomore Ozzie Mann, is sitting at a 54.6 percent completion rate with 598 passing yards and three touchdowns this season. He doesn’t have to do it alone for the Cardinals, who also have senior running back Jahwan Edwards to help carry the offensive load. Edwards is currently fifth in the MAC with 88.3 rushing yards per game, and he finished with 1,110 yards in 2013. “The biggest thing is they play almost like a military academy,” Campbell said of Ball State. “They force you to really be detail-oriented in a football game. They do a great job possession to possession. From their defensive standpoint they aren’t going to give up the big play, they are going to make you earn everything See Ball State / 6 »
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The Rockets open Mid-American Conference play this weekend against fellow MAC West member Ball State University. Toledo has fallen twice in a row to the Cardinals, each of those games decided by seven points.
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trust me, it is a chemistry thing and it goes such a long way. It just makes life easier and it’s awesome to have the trust of your teammates and to trust them.” Mancz was named Toledo’s center this season, and he has moved up and down the line during his collegiate career. Through that time he has made a point of being more than a football player, volunteering and giving back in any way he can. Mancz was named secondteam All-MAC in 2013, and he is a nominee for the Allstate Good Works Award, All-America and Academic All-America as well as someone on the official watch list for the Rimington Award, an honor presented annually
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downfield. Offensively, they do a great job of methodically moving the football and controlling the game. “I just think they do a really good job in the style of game that they play and how they match up and how they have matched up.” Both teams failed to match up favorably with their week three opponents. Toledo is coming off a 58-34 loss to Cincinnati, while Ball State is looking to forget about a 27-20 defeat at the hands of Indiana State. While the Cardinals have gotten the better end of the last couple face-offs with UT, they only managed to scrape by with a seven-point advantage in each of those past two contests. The overall series between the two programs sits at a 19-19-1 tie. “It’s a big game,” Woodside said. “A MAC West game and we’ve got to do everything in our power to win. Ball State is a good team. The last two years, they’ve beat us and we’ve got to
to the top center in college football. “Greg is a hilarious guy,” Detmer said. “You talk to him and he is a fun guy and energetic, a guy you want to lead, want to follow and want to be lead by. He’s a genuine guy and is a lot more than just a football player.” Both Mancz and Detmer have spent their college careers working to be the best and most consistent at their positions, and they have stepped up and accepted the mantle of leadership along the way. These two leaders will be gone after this season, moving on to the next phase of life. Mancz will continue graduate studies, while Detmer looks to make the “big bucks” as a teacher, although he won’t rule out taking a shot at an NFL career.
“If I’m given the opportunity I’m not going to pass it down,” Detmer said. “I think a year in the NFL is about eight or so year’s worth of salary as a teacher, but whatever works out will be great.” Whatever works out after this season, two of Toledo’s most consistent seniors will be gone, and they will have left a lasting impression along with an open seat on Toledo’s first team bus. But for now, they both still have work to do. “There is always something that will happen,” Mancz said of the future. “There are plenty of opportunities that will arise, but right now I’m worried about today and then [the next] practice and then going into Saturday’s game. “There are a lot of goals we haven’t accomplished.”
prepare like we haven’t before to have a shot to beat them.” If Woodside plays like he did during Toledo’s game against Cincinnati, he might just give his team that shot. The sophomore Rocket went 27-of-40 for 322 yards and three touchdowns during UT’s failed attempt to dig out of the 41-7 hole they dug early against the Bearcats. The only thing Woodside proved incapable of doing during Toledo’s first road game of the season was playing wide receiver. Senior wideout Dwight Macon switched places with Woodside late in the contest during a trick play against UC in the red zone, but Woodside bobbled the ball forcing the Rockets to settle for a field goal. “Really good thrower, bad catcher,” Campbell quipped. The sophomore signal caller agreed, also promising it wouldn’t be something he would waste time working on during practice this week. “Probably not,” he said, smiling. “I will probably never get that opportunity again.”
What is more important during practice is the preparation of Toledo’s defense, which allowed the Bearcats to score touchdowns on their first six consecutive drives last Friday night. “I can’t say that I’m not irritated,” admitted junior defensive lineman Orion Jones regarding his unit’s most recent performance. “But in football, you have to have a short memory. Every week is a new week, every play is a new play so I’m just looking forward to next weekend.” Moving on seems to be the theme right now for a Rockets team ready for the reset button. “We’ve got to take the lessons that we’ve learned the last three weeks, we’ve got to continue to grow and continue to get better,” Campbell said. “We look forward to a great challenge and a really good Ball State team coming in this weekend.” Kickoff for the Rockets’ matchup with Ball State is set for 7 p.m. in the Glass Bowl. The game will be live streamed on ESPN3.
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Rocket Fanatics Week
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Thursday, Sept. 18
12 p.m. -- University Parks Trail Walk, Join Success Coaches Angie Duran and Leslie Meyer for some fitness and fun! Meet at the horses near the entrance of Rocket Hall. For more information, contact Angie Duran at angela.duran@ utoledo.edu. Friday, Sept. 19
4 p.m. -- 50 Years of WOW, join the Department of Theatre and Film in celebrating their 50 anniversary. Anyone who has been involved in the department for the last 50 years is welcome. For more information, contact Angela Riddel at TheArts@utoledo.edu or 419-530-2452. 4:15 p.m. -- Rocky Fitness Class, join Success Coach Richard Clark for Rocky Fit Class every Friday pm in the UT Student Rec Center. For more information, contact Richard Clark at richard.clark@utoledo. edu. Saturday, Sept. 20 1 p.m. -- One World, One Sky, Big Bird’s Adventure, this is the perfect age-appropriate introduction to the night sky for children ages 3 1/2 - 7. Big Bird, Elmo, and their friends from China explore the night sky and discover the Big Dipper and the North Star. The program also includes a quick tour of the night sky for adults and older children. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for children, seniors and UT students and children under 4 are free. Call 419-530-2650 for more information.
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BANNED BOOKS WEEK
Celebrating the Ban Banned Books Day celebration will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25 in Carlson Library, 5th floor What do the Harry Potter series, Captain Underpants series and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” all have in common? They’re all in the Top 15 Most Frequently Challenged Books of the last decade according to the American Library Association’s (ALA) website. Paulette Kilmer, a communication professor at the University of Toledo, started a vigil in honor of all books that have been challenged or banned by schools around the country and world. “What really worries me is the idea that it’s okay that something should be banned,” Kilmer said. “It’s a ‘Big Brother’ type of attitude.” The 17th annual Banned Books Day vigil will be on Thursday, Sept. 25, in conjunction with the ALA’s banned books week, Sept. 21-27 and will go from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “I look at it as a celebration of reading,” Kilmer said. “It is important for all of us to celebrate the right to read.” The vigil will take place in the Carl Joseph Reading room on the 5th floor of Carlson Library. Free snacks will be offered all day and door prizes and banned books will be given away after every presentation. There will also be an attendance book where guests may sign their names. The books only purpose is to give the banned books vigil committee the ability to count the number of attendees. Last year, about 500 people were in attendance. Kilmer said this is a university community event; the event isn’t just associated with one department, but multiple departments coming together. “Without sponsors, the event wouldn’t be unique,” Kilmer said. There will be a series of 20-30 minute presentations on different aspects of banned books including a presentation from Glenn Sheldon, a humanities professor for the Jesup Scott Honors College, and a presentation from Sharon Barnes, the interim chair for the department of women and gender studies. Sheldon, who will be leading the presentation called “President Obama’s fave novel: Censoring Toni Morrison’s ‘Song of Solomon,’” is also on the
“What really worries me is the idea that it’s okay that something should be banned. It’s a ‘Big Brother’ type of attitude.”
PAULETTE KILMER Communication Professor
banned books day vigil committee. Sheldon said Morrison’s work is often censored for its presentation of sexuality. In Sheldon’s presentation, he said he argues that partly what has influenced censorship of the book is its presentation of tension between races, specifically Anglo and African-American. “Censorship is an issue that is both historical and contemporary,” Sheldon said. Sheldon has participated in banned books day for 10 years. He said he hopes he can manage to bring something new that excites him and sparks interest in others. “This year, I am looking forward to learning more, particularly from a few students who we have recruited,” Sheldon said. “I am sure they will bring a fresh and relevant viewpoint to this event.” Sheldon said an event like this highlights how important the right for freedom of speech is and how it has been challenged. Barnes will be presenting at 4 p.m. on the restrictions that have been placed upon Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian.” Alexie’s book has been challenged in schools around the country due to supposed offensive sexual conduct, sexism and racism. Barnes will be reading a passage from the book as well as talk about the cases, the arguments and
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the outcome. Barnes said that students should attend the vigil not only because they will have fun but also because they will leave with a deeper appreciation of the freedom of speech and the freedom to read. “To the extent that we have that right, we should celebrate, insist on and press to extend it,” Barnes said. To someone who is interested in reading banned books, Barnes recommends the Harry Potter series or Alice Walker’s, “The Color Purple.” According to Kilmer, reading and living should coexist together. “We cannot live freely if we cannot read freely,” Kilmer said. To view a full list of frequently challenged books, you can visit the ALA website at http:// tinyurl.com/o47g2zj.
ART EXHIBIT
Students to participate Transforming local landforms into works of art in breast cancer race By Joe Heidenescher
By Josie Schreiber Staff Reporter
“One team. One race. One supporter at a time.” These are the words Valerie Augustyniak thought of when she decided to start Rockets for a Cure, a team for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Augustyniak, a third-year majoring in communication, said the slogan goes with that of the Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center’s “One team. One place. One patient at a time.” Augustyniak first got involved with the race last year as a volunteer at the Univerisity of Toledo Medical Center photo booth. “We tried to start a team last year, but only had three people join,” Augustyniak said. “This year we wanted to get the word out and get more people involved.” This year, Augustyniak hopes to have at least 20 people join the team. So far, the team has had 18 people sign up. The monetary goal for the team is $1,000 with $50 already donated. Augustyniak said the race is a great way for the University of Toledo community to come together to show support for the race and finding a cure. “It is also a great way for the UT community to grow closer,” she said. As a marketing intern on the Health Science Campus, Augustyniak has the opportunity to talk to people diagnosed with cancer and she said participating in the race is her way of showing them that the community will do its part in helping to fight for a cure. Rebeca Aguilar, a fourth-year majoring in marketing helped Augustyniak plan and execute the idea of starting a team. As someone who was involved in student organizations, Aguilar said she knew the “networks” of UT and how to get the word out on campus. Aguilar hung up posters in the Student Union and also had a table set up in Student Union to recruit members. Having the table in Student Union led to the successful recruitment of 13 team members. “The money goes to help someone have a mammogram who could not afford one as well as treating and curing breast cancer,” Aguilar said. “It’s a great cause and an excellent way for us Rockets to come together and give back.” The first Toledo Race for the Cure was in 1994, but the Northwest Ohio affiliate of Susan G. Komen wasn’t officially formed until 1999. Jill Borkowski, communications coordinator for the foundation said Susan G. Komen
is the largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any non-profit while providing real-time help for those facing the disease. According to Borkowski, 75 percent of the money raised by Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio stays in their 24-county service area (23 counties in Ohio and Monroe, Mich.).
This money is used to provide breast cancer health and treatment programs to locals. The remaining 25 percent goes to the Komen national research program to help find the cure. Chanell Wilkins, a second-year majoring in respiratory care and Rockets for a Cure team member said Rockets should join the team because it will bring awareness to the college community. Wilkins hasn’t participated in the race before, but has been a part of breast cancer awareness for three years. “I have not been impacted by breast cancer, but I do believe that it’s become a part of our community and the only way that we can fight it is by raising awareness,” Wilkins said. To donate money or register to be a part of the team, visit the team page at Utole.do/ rocketsforacure. Registration costs $30.00. There will be a shuttle that runs from Scott Park Campus to downtown and back starting at 7 a.m. Greg Clausing, the race chair for the event said that this is a great way for students to join in the day without having to worry about parking downtown. Clausing said students should join the team so they can experience Race for the Cure firsthand. Clausing began as a volunteer for Susan G. Komen while he was a student at UT studying business. “It is a wonderful event to celebrate and honor both survivors of breast cancer and those who are no longer with us,” Clausing said.
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“Some might think that displays of art deviate from what conventionally belongs in an academic library, but its presence can be culturally enriching and prompts visual investigation that goes beyond books and computer screens,” said Hannah Lehmann, Library Assistant at the University of Toledo’s Carlson Library. Carlson Library is currently displaying “Landforms,” a series of 3-D sculptures by artist Judith Greavu, a Bowling Green State University MFA graduate. According to Lehmann the exhibit is temporarily on display. “The series of sculpture on display in the library are the seeds of the thinking for the large UT sculpture,” Greavu said in an email interview. The larger sculpture Greavu references is her “Current Forces” sculpture located outside of Bowman-Oddy to the south. The
“The works are obviously inspired by specific landforms, but I hope the sculptures excite the imagination beyond merely reminding a viewer of a stream or a road cut through a hill.”
JUDITH GREAVU Bowling Green State University MFA graduate
sculpture was installed in fall 2013 and is made of bronze and fused glass. “This sculpture was brought to the University with the help of the Ohio Arts Council, the UT Campus Beautification Committee and representatives of the UT See Landforms / 8 »
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science faculty,” said Wade Lee, Science Reference Librarian, in a Carlson Library blog post. The art theme was chosen to be displayed in conjunction with Celebrate Our River Week, Sept 17-20. “That sculpture, Current Forces, references the Ottawa River that flows through campus,” Greavu said. Celebrate Our River Week includes the dedication of Greavu’s sculpture outside of Bowmen-Oddy on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at noon. The events during the week will culminate with the 2014 Clean Your Streams event. “The works are obviously inspired by specific landforms, but I hope the sculptures excite the imagination beyond merely reminding a viewer of a stream or a road cut through a hill,” Greavu said. According to Greavu, she lets the “primal forces” of the media speak for themselves. Her sculptures are crafted from bronze, aluminum and wood. “The materials that seem hard and unrelenting have been
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a wage raise of 2.5 percent the first year, and 1 percent the second and third years. Monthly health care premiums were also reduced by 2 percent, and labor management committees were established.
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Johnson, a first-year pharmacy major, started as a writer this summer before moving into her position Sept. 16. She said she is excited to start helping the writers and to “learn as much as possible.” “I’m most looking forward to the entire process of editing and setting up the pages, growing as a writer and making connections,” Johnson said. The IC, which is the University of Toledo’s independent student newspaper, is operated by the Collegian Media Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
transformed into scenes that are soft, fluid, and ever-changing,” Lee said. Lehmann said the artwork relates to UT’s programs. “She uses a lot of media and different forms of materials that are actually available here to students that would take an art class,” Lehmann said. “We have a foundry so we can pour bronze here and carve wood and we have ceramics. For someone who is interested in any of these methods, they are able to do them here at the University of Toledo.” Lehmann said in addition to Greavu’s exhibit, UT students’ artwork are often displayed in Carlson Library. “We’re very interested in displaying local artists associated with the University of Toledo,” Lehmann said. “We always like art that is somewhat crosscurricular, that is applicable to subject matters outside of art itself. It’s always really exciting when we get to integrate other aspects of academics outside of literature and just integrate more facets of learning into the library beyond just pure research.” Greavu said she hopes students will look for the deeper
Jovita Thomas-Williams, associate vice president of human resources and talent development, said that labor management collaboration was a key point of both contracts. “...Both contracts, frankly are embodying our new philosophy of collaboration with
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Warm Springs is one of Judith Greavu’s artworks, made of bronze and carnelians.
meaning that the structures hold. “I would hope that art students, especially students who have cast metal through the sculpture casting program, will view them with critical aesthetic and technical eyes and
the unions to make sure that we are in partnership to make this university the best university ever,” said Williams. Go online for more stories at Independent Collegian.com
form challenges that could be expressed to me or expressed in their own art work,” Greavu said. For more information about the series, contact Dave Remaklus at 419-530-4030 or david.remaklus@utoledo.edu.
SG President Clayton Notestine said SG is working with Barrett “on both the 24-hour policy and the second floor renovations, and we’re working on the collections.” Regarding the bike share program, Barrett said there will be 300-400 quality bikes by the end of the year. “The price of doing a pretty crummy one ... is pretty extreme,” Barrett said. “There’s some new technology coming online; we’re getting a handful of the best products to use and hopefully it works well.” Another way students can expect to see work from Barrett is through more in-depth student evaluations instead of reviews on websites not affiliated with the university. “Students need to evaluate faculty and faculty should be held accountable,” SG Vice President Ali Eltatawy said. He also said he appointed two new assistant provosts, Sammy Spann and Julie FischerKinney, and is looking for graduate assistants. Fischer-Kinney is the associate dean of YouCollege and Spann is the assistant provost of the Center for International Studies and Programs.
“Students need to evaluate faculty and faculty should be held accountable.”
ALI ELTATAWY Student Government Vice President