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Stories of 9/11: Gone but not forgotten Faculty discuss incorporating

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9/11 history into the classroom

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cloud of smoke and what remained of the fallen buildings. It started as a normal day The only word he could in the life for then 13 year- use to describe it was old Adam Burgman. He was “terrifying.” running late that morning He remembers finding as he rode the train toward out his aunt worked in the Brooklyn Technical High South Tower and was luckSchool. ily scheduled to come into The train suddenly halted work later in the day. and he saw black smoke in The next day, classes the distance. were cancelled and BurgBurgman didn’t know man said he spent the day what was playing basgoing on. ketball with Then the Luckily, I didn’t friends. train reHe recalls lose anyone to it. started watching his My dad lost a job and and he friends becontinued my aunt lost a job, but come more on his way they still have their racist and bitto school. in the lives. ter Brookweeks after. lyn TechTo Burgnical was Adam Burgman man, Sept. 11 Second year Graduate in lockshowed him down and student this country Higher education the school wasn’t invincitried to ble and the hide the events occuring on event brought a strong Sept. 11, 2001 from the sense of unity among students. Americans. Burgman said despite Burgman said last year this, he and some friends was the first time he was found a way up a staircase not in New York City on and continued watching the Sept. 11. Twin Towers from the disHe said he felt as though tance in shock. not many people in Toledo Burgman was eventually cared about remembering released from class early the attacks. and went down to the HudEven though Burgman son River that evening where he saw debris, a — Remembering, Page A2

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A New York City fire fighter looks up at what remains of the World Trade Center after its collapse on September 11, 2001.

Although Sept. 11 occurred a decade ago, the issue of where the attacks fit into the classrooms and history textbooks is still being debated. “These events are, at the time, partial to be landmark crises,” said Mark Denham, associate professor and chair of the Political Science Department. “We begin to say, ‘this will change our perspective forever.” Larry Connin, administration coordinator for the Honors College, teaches a readings conference course to freshman honors students; he said although Sept. 11 was irrelevant to the course, he had anticipated some talk about it in his discussionbased class. “In my class today, I raised the issue of 9/11,” Connin said in an email. “They seemed to be very distant from the issue, giving it very little thought. Or as one student put it, ‘That is all behind us now with the recent death of [Osama bin Laden].’ In short, it was a non-issue

with them... They know the anniversary is coming up, but they are focused on many other things, especially their classes.” Part of the issue is whether Sept. 11 is considered a cur— Teaching 9/11, Page A2

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Wilford Matias sits on a curb quietly as he contemplates the loss of his friends during ceremonies at the tenth anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York yesterday.

Smoking zones unenforced Adjustments to be made to Students continue to smoke outside deisignated areas By Fran Barror and Vincent D. Scebbi IC Staff Writer and IC Managing Editor

In the month since UT’s stricter smoking zone policy has gone into effect, there have been questions asked by the community as to whether it’s being enforced adequately. Markie Miller, a senior double-majoring in German and anthropology, has been walking around Main Campus in her spare time picking up cigarette butts left by those who smoke outside of the zones. In the last two weeks, she has collected enough butts to pack a small Folgers coffee can and half of a half-gallon sized bag. “It’s exhausting that I’m trying to do all of this alone,” she said. — Smoking, Page A2

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Cigarette butts remain in an ashtray outside the Center for Performing Arts. There are seven smoking zones on campus.

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core curriculum requirements By Sura Khuder and Allison Seney IC Features Editor and IC Copy Editor

By the end of this month, the university core curriculum will be revised to center around five areas of competencies. Instead of enrolling in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics and multicultural studies courses, students will now take courses which satisfy a particular skill they are expected to be competent with upon graduating from the university. These five areas of competency include communication, science and quantitative reasoning, global responsibility, information literacy and critical thinking. The way a course would assess a particular competency may be through multiple choice questions, a paper, small group activity or an oral presentation. Faculty Senate President Lawrence Anderson-Huang, professor of physics, said the exact details of how

competency will be tested have not been entirely worked out. The changes to the core curriculum come as the university faces accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission next February. The university’s curriculum is evaluated every 10 years and in order to meet the requirements set by the HLC, the core curriculum was re-evaluated. Anderson-Huang said the university’s current curriculum does not satisfy HLC guidelines. “What we don’t do up to their standards is assess whether students are really learning what we say they’re learning,” he said. “We’ve been kind of lax in our assessment process.” Colleges have been asked to submit courses to include into the new core curriculum or newly coined ‘general education’ by the tentative date of Sept. 20 when the Faculty Senate will approve which courses it will include. The current university core contains approximately 240 courses.

According to AndersonHuang, the revised general education is expected to include 75 courses. He said these courses will only be at the 1,000 to 2,000 levels, but upper level courses will be modified to meet a competency the next two years. Anderson-Huang said course fees may increase with the new curriculum. This will occur if a department or college offering a course decides current resources are insufficient in satisfying a competency. The new curriculum will affect all incoming freshman who enter with the revised university catalog. Students currently enrolled may choose to follow the new catalog rather than the one they entered with. Furthermore, there are — Curriculum, Page A2

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The UT Student American Chemical Society will present “The Changing Seasonality of Tundra Plant-Soil Chemical Interactions in the Alaskan Arctic” tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Room 1201 of Wolfe Hall. Michael Weintraub, assistant professor of ecology, will lead the presentation. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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The annual Catholic-Muslim dialogue will take place Thursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Student Union Building Auditorium. This year’s event will discuss the principles of interpretation of scripture in Christianity and Islam. UT Professor Emeritus Amjad Hussain will discuss

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Islamic thought, while Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lourdes University Geoffrey Grubb will discuss Catholic thought.

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The departments of the College of Visual and Performing Arts will be taking over parking spaces in Uptown Toledo on Friday. The event will take place on Adams Street from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The mission of PARK(ing) Day is to call attention to the need for more urban open space and to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated to improve the quality of the urban human habitat. The college will convert five ordinary parking spaces into spaces that showcase the different expressions of art. Marc Leone, a visiting artist, will discuss the relationships of his artwork to the natural, human and archaeological processes that act upon landscapes. The event takes place Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Haigh Auditorium in the Center of Visual Arts Building. Tickets cost $5 for general public and $3 for students and seniors. Contact Angela Riddel at (419)-530-2452 for more information.

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The UT Jazz Ensemble will perform at Crystal’s Lounge in the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center located at 3536 Secor Road, one mile north of Main Campus. The concert will begin next Monday at 7:30 p.m. Contact Angela Riddel at (419) 530-2452 for more information.

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A Moment to Remember Michael Bowman, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, sits and reflects at the Veteran’s Memorial Plaza yesterday evening. Bowman, a firefighter in Gettysburg, Ohio said he wanted to pay his respects to his fallen brothers.

Curriculum From Page A1 certain levels of competencies and only the first and second levels are expected for one thousand to two thousand level courses. As upper level courses begin to assess competency, students are expected to achieve higher levels. Benjamin Pryor, vice provost and dean of the College of Innovative Learning, University Libraries and Learning Ventures, said the changes to the core curriculum are not very significant for students. They will, however, equip students with skills instead of only providing information that students will end up forgetting. Pryor said this is what many core courses currently do. “I’ll ask students who are seniors ‘Do you remember that course you took as a freshman with me?’ and students would say ‘Oh that was you? I remember reading something,’ and that, for a professor, is heartbreaking,” Pryor said. Pryor said instructors never made it clear why students were required to take a particular course. He said he hopes the new competency based approach will help students understand how a course fits into their program of study.

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Skating on air Jayde Carney, a freshman majoring in computer science, performs a trick on his skateboard outside the Center for Performing Arts yesterday evening.

Remembering From Page A1 does not like to talk about it, he makes peace because he was not personally affected by the attacks. “Luckily, I didn’t lose anyone to it,” he said. “My dad lost a job and my aunt lost a job, but they still have their lives.” Although it has been 10 years since the attacks, Burgman, now a second-year graduate student studying higher education, and other members of the UT community remember the day vividly. “You remember what you were doing on Sept. 11, 2001, similar to those who remember Nov. 22, 1963 [assassination of John F. Kennedy],” said Gregory Miller, a parttime lecturer of history. Lydia Sims was in the third grade at Stateline Christian School in Toledo when her teacher, Mrs. Peters, explained to the class planes had flown into the World Trade Center. Together, the class watched the news. “My mouth was open the whole time I was watching the show,” Sims, a freshman majoring in biology, said. Sims, whose father is a

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Toledo firefighter, said the day helped put the value of her and her dad’s life into perspective. The clearest memory she has of Sept. 11 was the look of fear and shock in her teacher’s face. “I will always remember it honestly,” Sims said. “It surprises me how much I remember it.” Chris Roloson, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, said the attacks on Sept. 11 didn’t affect him until he came home from school and saw his mother and older sisters watching the television awestruck. “I didn’t really know what the Twin Towers were,” he said. “It took a while for me to see how crazy this scenario was.” Roloson said the next day at school he remembered some of the other fifth grade classmates were “fired up,” proclaiming the U.S. was going to war. “It’ll be something this current generation will always think about,” Roloson said. Although he does not remember exactly where he was when he first saw the images of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon burning,

rent or historical event. Bruce Way, lecturer of history and French, said most survey history classes that teach the late 20th Century and early 21st Century American history barely make it to the 1980’s. He said he thinks an event becomes historical as more information becomes available and issues can be viewed objectively. “It may become history when it becomes appropriate to ask the tough questions,” Way said. “[It becomes history] when we can have a discussion on white boards on different elements of the events. If you can begin to sit down, then we move away from immediate reactions into a historical setting.” Way said because information can be made available faster through advancements in technology, he believes events will become “historical” more rapidly. “The horizon is shrinking,” he said. Way said Sept. 11 can be used as a tool for teaching concepts and vocabulary words such as terrorism and disaster to younger Mark Denham, associate professor and chair of political science, said he does remember being in the political science office in Scott Hall watching the television all day. “I think a lot of us were stunned on what happened and why,” he said. Similar to the mourning and talk of national security issues that surfaced and disappeared following the Oklahoma City bombing on April.19,1995. Denham said over the past 10 years, similar strong feelings about 9/11 subsided. “As the sense of tragedy declines, it seems to me that sense of change declines quickly,” he said.

Anderson-Huang said courses would be tracked in order to assess whether students are competent in a particular area. “If we find out students are not competent in communication when they leave the university, we will have some kind of information to go back on to say, ‘Okay, these courses did not provide the competency training that we expected they were providing,’” he said. Pilot courses drawn from existing offerings in the communication, scientific and quantitative literacy and reasoning competency areas are currently being offered to serve as examples in the development of assessment tools. Penny Poplin-Gosetti, vice provost for assessment and strategic planning, said many schools are undergoing similar adjustments to their programs. She said the core curriculum is still in draft form and subject to change. Steven LeBlanc, dean of the College of Engineering, said the new curriculum should make registering for courses more organized for students. Instead of 240 courses and 43 objectives, students will have only 5 areas to satisfy. Students interviewed had mixed feelings about the proposed changes.

Kyle McIntosh, a freshman majoring in pharmacology and toxicology, said the best way for students to achieve competency in the communication or global responsibility area is through experience they gain outside the classroom. “As far as skill wise, I think joining fraternities or playing in sports is a better way for that student to get better communication skills,” McIntosh said. “Activities around campus and off campus develop these skills that professors are looking for with the new curriculum.” Tomera Horton, a freshman majoring in biology, said she is not entirely against the new general education as long as no courses are added on top of her field of study. Akilah Wilkins, a freshman with an undeclared major, said it would be better for students to take courses that would satisfy skills rather than random classes as the current university curriculum does. She pointed to the communication competency as an important component of the new curriculum. This fall, the university is offering courses from the library that would satisfy the information literacy criteria. These courses will teach students how to confirm authenticity of information they find in research.

generations. In college, however, part of the issue becomes how the events can be interpreted or analyzed. Because history can be interpreted to form a bias, Way said students should pay attention to see if they are being taught objectively. “It’s an example of, ‘is this something you get from Fox News or Lawrence O’Donnell?’” Way said. Gregory Miller, a part-time instructor of history, is teaching “America from 1865” this semester. He said when he reaches his 9/11 unit, he plans to show a documentary about the events leading up to the attacks, specifically looking at the lack of actions done by the former President George W. Bush’s Administration. Denham said in political science, events such as Sept. 11 are used to help explain theories about terrorism and answer questions about emergency and policy responses. Denham said one of the results of Sept. 11 was the government was made aware of the dangers of terrorist attacks. He said in the past decade, the federal government spent $3.2 trillion regarding issues of securities.

Although, most of that money was used to fund military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, Denham said over $6 billion went to changes in airport security. Way said another concept learned from 9/11 is in times of tragedy, it becomes difficult to criticize leaders. Miller said the day before 9/11, Bush’s approval ratings were declining rapidly, but following the attacks, his ratings soared over 90 percent. “In times of crisis, we create the heroes we need,” Miller said. Denham said the month after Sept. 11, he spoke as a political scientist in a discussion panel. He said he received criticism from the UT community because he was asking critical questions about the events leading up to the 9/11 attack. “We received criticism asking academic questions early as if it was only an emotional event,” Denham said. Although right now it remains unclear how the issue will be taught in 10 years, Miller said he believes Sept. 11 will be taught as “a tragic event as an accumulation of missteps and wishful ignorance.”

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Family members lay flowers and flags at the memorial during the tenth anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center September 11, 2011, in New York.

There are seven designated tobacco-use areas, which look similar to bus stops. Locations include Dowd, Nash and White Halls, Stranahan Hall, between the Student Union Building and Carlson Library, Academic House, between the Crossings and Ottawa House and among McComas Village, Parks Tower and Carter Hall as well as Nitschke Hall. Alexis Blavos, the Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug Prevention Committee specialist, said because smoking is a sensitive issue to most on campus, the main goal of having designated smoking areas is to work to slowly change the atmosphere at UT. “The campus belongs to all of us,” Blavos said. “It’s going to take time to change the culture. My hope is that the students, staff and faculty want to have a cleaner campus and cleaner air.” Blavos said stricter enforcement policies have yet to be discussed and as long as members of the UT community are compliant, violators of the smoking policy will not be fined. Blavos said members of the staff in Student Affairs are handing out information cards regarding the smoking zone locations to those seen smoking outside of the designated areas. Most smokers approached by Student Affairs were not aware of the new smoking policy, according to Blavos. Blavos said she has actually been surprised by the number of people utilizing the designated zones, overall. But Miller feels the policy isn’t receiving much respect by the UT community and she supports a smoke-free campus. Miller pointed out rules for library procedures, tuition fees and deadlines are enforced with the help of fines, so smoking zone procedures should also be enforced. “Our public institutions have the right to take privileges away,” she said. “I want to see UT held accountable the same way they expect me to pay my bills.” While Miller stands for a smoke-free UT, some students who smoke aren’t completely for the new policy but are willing to comply. James Law, a freshman majoring in pharmacy, said although he feels people should be able to walk outside unrestricted with a cigarette in their hand, he does not like the alternative policy. “I’d rather have this than nothing at all,” Law said. Law said sometimes there is not enough time for him to walk to a smoking zone between classes and admits to sometimes not entirely finishing a cigarette before leaving a smoking zone. Law said the designated areas are becoming social hubs for smokers because students who use the zones are able to chat and bond with other smokers. “All of my friends that I’ve met [at UT], I’ve met here [at a smoking zone],” Law said. Some believe the smoking areas are beneficial for health reasons. “I guess you have to respect smoker’s rights as long as it doesn’t hurt the general health of everyone else,” said Stanford Feldstein, part-time instructor of Spanish. Annette Opfermann, a junior majoring in English, agreed and said the zones can help prevent secondhand smoke from affecting non-smokers. “There should be zones because it is an individual freedom to smoke, but as a healthcare provider, there should be separate places so that everyone has the right to be healthy by not being around the zones,” Opfermann said.

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Too young to tell We have reached the 10-year mark after a powerful and defining moment in U.S. history. Yesterday, memorials were held, documentaries were shown, stories were covered to feature a victimized family or recognize the remembrance of the fallen and news channels were bombarded with the years’ effects since the attacks. The attacks on 9/11 were news once again. But, don’t you think that for every year that goes by since Sept. 11, 2001, we should care just as much as ten years after? How much will the babies of the new millennium know about that day? Think about the question country music singer, Alan Jackson, sings in his song “Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning?” Many of us reading this article were probably in a classroom, looking forward to another eventful academic year. Some of us were told right away about the attacks on our country and teachers didn’t wait to share the news with their students. Others were kept in the dark for fear of their innocence being tainted by these terrible events. It would be their parents’ jobs to share what happened with their kids when they got home. Was this fair to students? Should teachers have explained what was going on in New York City, Shanksville, Penn. and Washington, D.C.? Why do adults seem to think that preteens are too young to understand certain

things such as the attacks on 9/11? The majority of students now at UT were ages eight to 15 in Sept. 2001. During that age, you wouldn’t expect them to know the ins and outs of governmental affairs. You would, however, want them to be aware of the basic things they should know in case of an emergency. Parents give their kids “Safety Plans” all the time, such as meeting places, emergency numbers, how to use an alarm system at the house or what to do in case of a fire or natural disaster. Kids attend classes such as Safety School in order to learn the proper steps to take in case of an emergency. There have even been news stories about kids and pre-teens saving an adult’s life or acting quickly during an emergency.. Kids and adults alike will always remember what they were doing that day in September, whether they knew about the events at the time or not. The date of Sept. 11, 2001, will not only be remembered by the U.S. citizens at that time, but also by those from around the world. Other countries decided to either step in and help, wanted no part in it or even said we had it coming. It was a world-wide event that will go down in history as the defining moment of our nation’s faith in prayer, strength in our hearts and compassion for our fellow Americans. We will never forget.

A healthy promotion Growing up, every kid was taught the usual —“Smoking kills,” “Say no to drugs” or “Just say no.” Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinions and choices. As a university, UT is expected to embrace these differences to fulfill the needs of their students by introducing the smoking stations. Many non-smokers agree the secondhand smoke was bothersome during their walks on campus between classes. Not to be judgmental, but smokers should be aware of their surroundings when their actions can be harmful to others. UT decided to initiate a movement to become a more healthy college campus; however, they didn’t want to upset their students, smokers and nonsmokers alike. If they left things as they were, non-smokers would continue to complain about their health being in jeopardy. If a smoking ban was implemented on campus, smokers could start complaining about “smoker discrimination.” So why not meet in the middle? The smoking huts claim to do just that. Their purpose is to isolate the second-hand smoke into designated areas on campus. That’s fine for nonsmokers, but doesn’t it seem like smokers would get more of a high just standing in the enclosed, smoke-filled hut than smoking a cigarette alone? It’s understandable that UT wants to move into a non-smoking environment slowly in order to keep

students happy. After all, students should be their first priority. If students are the major asset of a university, shouldn’t UT focus more on the health of those students? What would be wrong with banning smoking on campus all together? As college students, we think that just because it’s college, we don’t have to follow rules that involve our personal choices. The university would be better off if smoking privileges were banned from campus. Wouldn’t a healthy campus make a better and more successful campus overall? UT administrators want students to succeed, be healthy and be happy during their years at UT and beyond. If smoking was completely banned from UT, it would not only promote a healthy campus, but it would also emphasize the faculty’s consideration of a student’s well-being. If smoking was banned entirely, students would focus more on their studies and getting to class than about how long it’s been since they’ve been over to the hut for a smoke. Students would be more than welcome to smoke off –campus. Students need to remember that they are representing a well-known local college. Their lifestyle is reflected in the public’s view of the university. Students don’t just go to UT, they promote it as well.

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Understanding a destructive society Yesterday marked the tenth anniversary of 9/11 in our country. What it did not mark, however, was the start of terrorist attacks against the West by totalitarian Islamists. These attacks started long before 9/11. When followers of Khomeini took Americans hostage in 1979 until 1981, we bribed them with roughly $154 million Ramana for each hostage. Reddy When Iran built a shrine honoring “martyrs” who killed 241 servicemen, we inspired our enemies by going to war against the weakest nation instead of the nation that was the source of our problems. When Khomeini issued a self-righteous call to murder Salman Rushide for his book on Valentine’s Day in 1989, former President George H. W. Bush commented shortly later implying that the statements made by Khomeini and Rushdie were equally objectionable. We gave our enemies missiles, food and lifted sanctions. In return, they gave us mid-air bombing of planes like Pan-Am 103 in 1988 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 civilians , bombing the naval ship USS Cole when it stopped to refuel at the Port of Aden and the bombing of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998. These episodes were just a sample of the long line of carnage that has been perpetrated against Americans across the globe. Can anybody who was watching the trend coherently argue that 9/11 was not coming? We even lifted sanctions when the first attack on the World Trade Center happened back in 1993. Why has America chosen this self-destructive path? Why have we not responded with

self-righteous anger demanding justice? Fighting a far smaller enemy than the Nazi’s or the Japanese, why have we failed to achieve a swift victory? In spite of attacks on America, we are losing the war not because we can’t fight the war, but because we won’t fight it. Modern Ethics classes in military schools, such as West Point, are dominated by a recommended code of conduct during wartime called the Just War Theory, developed by the Roman Catholic Church. It states that one can go to war only with “good intentions.” In other words, we can go to war only

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for a selfless cause for humanitarian or peacekeeping purposes benefitting foreigners. What about our self-defense? We can go to war only under strict conditions and as a “last resort.” Granted, reaching for a gun to enforce every impulse is wrong. But are we to sit with our hands tied behind our back knowing that the enemy is gathering forces against us? Should we appease barbarians by showering them with weapons and food packets as presidents in the past have done in exchange for their “help” for freeing hostages? Think about this excerpt in the Just War Theory- “if saving civilian lives means risking soldiers’ lives, the risk must be accepted.”

Though this sentiment is portrayed as reasonable, I feel it is monstrous to treat life-loving Americans and destructive Arabs who celebrate 9/11 as equally worthy of American protection. Alternatively, what about our moral obligation to protect civilians who are neutral in the matter and are in the line of fire? “If this were correct, nobody would have to be concerned about his country’s political system. But we must care about the right social system, because our lives depend on it—because a political system, good or bad, is established in our name, and we bear the responsibility for it,” novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand said. Finally, what about the truly innocent who oppose these savage regimes? Under such a regime, they would be sacrificed without any qualms. They would be the first to go. Instead of demanding protection, they would support any such attack on the tyranny by the majority. The Just War Theory stems from the moral theory of altruism applied to foreign policy. It states that it is moral to serve the needs of others and immoral to serve our own. If this were the case, would you volunteer to fight a “moral” war for the benefit of foreigners, though the result of the war would not substantially affect your life? It is altruism in action when one gives more priority to the lives of foreign civilians than that of American soldiers. More than ever, the fight for America’s security is more intellectual than physical. While our soldiers fight for our safety overseas, the least we can do is fight ideas that force them to fight with one hand tied behind their back.

—Ramana Reddy is an IC columnist and a first year graduate student majoring in law at UT.

Smoking policies questioned A number of semesters back, I participated in a debate that the University of Toledo hosted regarding its smoking policy. I thought that it would be a thoughtprovoking exercise, a step before a campuswide vote to determine the tobacco -use policy of the school. Ta v i s GlassRyan man, assistant Konn profes sor of rehabilitation services, echoed the same unnerving promise that Jeffrey Gold, chancellor of health sciences, made at the conclusion of the event. The administration was already “leaning toward designated smoking areas, if not a full tobacco ban.” Arriving to campus this fall, I saw exactly what my defense of smokers’ privileges had yielded-- a handful of small enclosures resembling bus stops with signs nearby that read “Designated Tobacco Use Area.” As I had already been informed about Ohio smoking laws; the first thing that came to my mind was the legal status of smoking pavilions if smoking outside was prohibited. I’m relatively sure that some loopholes or other exploitations of the Ohio Revised Code may be utilized in defense of this policy, so I will not argue semantics on the legal status of this issue. My objection to the new UT smoking policy lies in both the spirit of the policy and the manner in which the changes in smoking policy were made. I am not surprised to read on the Independent Collegian website that Glassman viewed the process as “very democratic.” After all, the surface of democracy does involve surveys of sorts. A democratic process,

however, would have allowed for the policy that received a 42 percent plurality of votes to remain in effect on Main Campus. I am aware of the numbercrunching efforts used to justify such policy change as “democratic.” But as a student of political science, “democracy” is not a word that I would throw around for a feel-good cheap shot. I’m also sure that administrators and other ardent supporters are pleased that a phased ban of smoking on campus has

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In terms of educatino, punishment as cause-and-effect learning is hardly an appropriate standard, especially in young adulthood.

becomes the responsibility of the individual, not an institution of higher learning. As I mentioned years ago in the debate, I chose to attend college to gain an education in a particular field, not because I wanted to be coerced into a particular model of behavior. Regardless of whether or not the policy is designed to punish smokers, enforcement of a particular code of order carries forms of punishment to nurture obedience. Parking tickets may not be designed to punish violators, but they are inconveniences that create an environment where rules are followed. The punishment is what creates the desired effect, as is evident in the efforts to make parking enforcement more effective, regardless of the intentions of the policy holders. In terms of education, punishment as cause-andeffect learning is hardly an appropriate standard, especially in young adulthood. I can only imagine that a number of my twenty-something-thousand peers would agree. The people of Ohio voted years ago to create a workplace smoking ban and it is most commonly understood as a mandate to “smoke outside.” The votes were cast by doctors, students and every other form of legal voters. It seems that the UT administration believes they are smarter and better informed than the majority of Ohioans. Members of the UT community can no longer simply “smoke outside”, and it won’t be long before even “going outside way over there in that hut” fails to suffice. Until then, each time I go to class, I will notice the cigarette litter outside of buildings where the ashtrays used to stand.

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been made possible, rather than stirring outrage in the smoking community all at once. After all, previous reports have made clear the ambitions of some members of UT bureaucracy to ban tobacco use completely. This has been under the veil of creating more uniform policies between the Main Campus and the Health Science Campus. This ill-conceived goal seems to originate from individuals far removed from the daily routines of main campus student like myself. Aggressive university advertising states the policy is not designed to punish smokers, but to educate. This is simply administrative semantics. If companies have begun to refuse employment to smokers, for example, smoking

—Ryan Konn is an IC columnist and a senior majoring in political science at UT.

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Costly penalties doom the Rockets in Columbus By Joe Mehling IC Sports Editor

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Senior running back Adonis Thomas had a career-high 6 catches for 111 yards against OSU.

COLUMBUS — The Rockets failed to score in the final minute on Saturday in Columbus and fell 27-22 despite leading for most of the first half. Toledo committed 14 penalties for 102 yards and saw their special teams fail to stop Chris Fields on his way to a 69-yard punt return. “First and foremost, we didn’t play well enough to win this football game, too many mistakes,” UT head coach Tim Beckman said. “We have to as a football staff and as a football team need to make sure that when we’re playing in games like this, if we want to take this program back to that championship level, that we must make sure that we succeed in those plays that we gave up today.” “We had what, 12, 13 penalties against ourselves?” junior quarterback Austin Dantin said. “Had a missed field goal and had another missed opportunity on a field goal. We had a punt return. I mean, it’s just things that are inexcusable.” Along with the penalties, the Rockets faced adversity on the defensive side as they were without starting linebacker Dan Molls. They also saw sixth-year senior Desmond Marrow and junior linebacker Robert Bell go down with various injuries, although Marrow was able to return for the final defensive series.

“Penalties hurt us on a couple of key drives,” UT defensive end Malcolm Riley said. “We’re off the field and there’s a face mask (penalty). Then they’re right back at first and 10 with good field position. Our defense did some good things but there’s a lot of things we need to correct.” Dantin, who started the game under center, was 14-of-26 for 155 yards, including a six-yard touchdown to junior wideout Eric Dantin Page. Dantin and junior Terrance Owens once again split time as Owens was brought in for the final series, despite not playing for most of the second half. He finished the game 7-of-16 for 137-yards, one touchdown and one interception. Senior running back Adonis Thomas had just 47 yards on the ground but also caught a career-high six passes for 111 yards. Thomas did punch in a touchdown in the third quarter to give UT a 22-21 lead. Page once again stole the show for the Rockets offensively, hauling in 12 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns, including a 66-yard TD reception in the first quarter. The Toledo native then hooked up with tight end Hank Keighley on a twopoint conversion which gave UT its first lead of the day.

Ohio State senior quarterback Joe Bauserman played every offensive snap despite reports saying that true freshman Braxton Miller would also see time. Bauserman was 16-of-30 for 189 yards and touchdown but faced some boo’s from an unimpressed Buckeye fan base. “They’ll do what they want to do. I don’t really worry about that,” Bauserman said. “I’m going to throw the ball away, and if that’s what they want to do, that’s up to them.” OSU running back Carlos Hyde was the workhorse for the Buckeyes on Saturday, he carried the ball 20 times for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Junior tight end Jake Stoneburner led all Ohio State receivers with 43 yards, including a nifty onehanded grab for a 26-yard touchdown on the opening series. The Rockets must regroup quickly as No. 5 Boise State comes into the Glass Bowl on Friday. “We came in Page here in a hostile environment against a top 25 team, and that’s huge for us to come out here and compete like that,” Dantin said. “We have a tall task ahead of us next week with Boise at home. That’s where we’re looking forward to.” The game will be televised on ESPN. Scheduled kickoff is set for 8 p.m.

Toledo falls to 4-5 overall UT drops both games at following defeat at OSU the Red Raider Classic By Nate Pentecost IC Assistant Sports Editor

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Toledo went 1-2 this weekend at the annual Rocket Classic.

Toledo saw mixed results at the Rocket Classic this weekend, dropping their opening match 3-1 to Alabama on Friday before beating Penn 3-2 and falling 3-1 to No. 25 Ohio State in a pair of matches Saturday at Savage Arena. “We knew coming into the tournament it was going to be very tough,” UT head coach Greg Smith said. “The matches really could have gone either way.” UT (4-5) took the first set in their tournament opener against the Crimson Tide (64) but the Rockets were unable to capitalize on the quick start, as Alabama won the next three sets to seal the 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-21) victory over the host team. Toledo was held to a .200 attack percentage in the match, while the Crimson Tide managed a .257 percentage. The Rockets had an 8-7 advantage in blocks and held a 74-73 edge in digs but had just one ace compared to nine service errors. Junior outside hitter Sandra Parys led the UT effort offensively with 16 kills and was joined in double figures by classmate Bethany Irwin who tied a career best with 11 kills to go with a careerbest .611 attack percentage. “Her game hasn’t even come close to developing yet,” Smith said of Parys. “We need to have her in that lineup because she’s such a powerful hitter. She can change the match — Falls, Page B2

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Reigning MAC Player of the Week Kristen Lynn was held in check at the Red Raider Classic. By Nate Pentecost IC Assistant Sports Editor

The Toledo women’s soccer team fell in a pair of matches this weekend at the Red Raider classic in Lubbock, Texas. The Rockets fell 1-0 to TCU in their tournament opener on Friday before dropping a 3-0 decision to Texas Tech on Sunday. UT held a 20-5 advantage in shots taken on Friday but Jordan Calhoun capitalized for the Horned Frogs by netting TCU’s lone shot on goal in the 68th minute for her

first goal of the season. “Obviously, I’m disappointed in tonight’s result,” Toledo head coach Brad Evans said. “TCU is well coached and very well organized defensively. Their only shot on goal caught us in transition. We just need to tidy some things up defensively.” Toledo registered 10 shots in each half and finished with a 6-1 edge in corner kicks for the contest. Junior defenders Rachael Kravitz and Megan Blake and sophomore midfielder Emily Tustin tied for

the team lead with three shots a piece. “I thought we created some chances for ourselves,” Evans said. “We were dangerous at times in the attack and on restarts. We have to take some of our lessons learned and move forward.” Toledo was unable to apply those lessons on Sunday against Texas Tech, dropping a 3-0 decision to the host team. Junior forward Dawn Ward put the Red Raiders ahead in — Classic, Page B2

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Falls From Page B1 dramatically and as she gets confidence I think you’ll see her consistency come around.” A pair of Rockets had career matches defensively as well, with senior libero Amber DeWeerdt posting a career-high 28 digs and sophomore Dakota Harkins registering a careerbest seven blocks. The Alabama charge was fronted by sophomore outside hitter Cortney Warren’s career-high 20 kills and .515 hitting mark with junior outside hitter Kayla Fitterer adding 14 kills. Sophomore libero Cristina Arenas led the Crimson Tide defensively with 26 digs in the win. Toledo dug themselves into a two set hole against Penn (24) before taking the next three to pull out the 3-2 (16-25, 15-25, 25-22, 25-15, 16-14) victory in their first match on Saturday. “We gained confidence coming back from a 2-0 deficit,” Smith said. “We showed that if we have heart and compete that positive things can happen.” Sophomore right side hitter Becca Reidy paced UT attack with 12 kills as five other Rockets posted a minimum

of six kills. Freshman middle blocker Brooke Frazer registered nine kills and a .375 ATK% with outside hitters Parys and Lauren Rafdal each posting eight. Frazer had a season-high six blocks to front the Rockets defensive efforts at the net, with Irwin and Harkins adding four and three rejections, respectively. DeWeerdt led the back row with a teamhigh 20 digs. Junior middle blocker Amanda Pacheco registered a match-best 15 kills and a .297 attack percentage to lead the Quakers’, with sophomore libero Dani Shepherd adding a match-high 27 digs in the losing effort. Toledo won the opening set of its nightcap with OSU (5-3) before dropping the next three to fall 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 27-25) in a tightly contested match which had 43 ties and 20 lead changes. “We played some great volleyball,” Smith said. “But then there were times when the score got tight late in each games and we didn’t play the way we should have played. It got to a certain point and we lost focus.” Both sides had a solid evening offensively but the Buckeyes outhit the Rockets .346-.307 for the match. Ohio

State topped .300 in each set, while UT hit .382 in the first and .350 in the third set. Parys led the Rockets on offense with a season-high 21 kills while Rafdal and Reidy posted 15 and 12 kills, respectively. DeWeerdt added a team-high 21 digs en route to being named to the all-tournament team. Junior outside hitter Mari Hole fronted Ohio State offensively with a match-best 26 kills, 14 digs and three blocks to solidify her Tournament MVP honors. Hole was joined on the all-tournament team by teammates Emily Danks (22 kills) and Sarah Mignin (27 digs). “There’s a positive that comes out of this because we have to start figuring out where are lineup is going to go heading into the conference,” Smith said. “So this past weekend was a step in the right direction. “The group inside the locker room knows that we have the talent to play at a high level against high level teams. We just need to take that next step mentally.” Toledo will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. next weekend to take on the No. 20 Wolverines (9-0), Texas A&M (9-0) and Xavier (6-3) in the Michigan/ Adidas Invitational.

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So Close University of Toledo wide out Eric Page hauled in 12 catches for 145 yards and two TD’s.

Classic From Page B1 the 30th minute with her first goal of the season and doubled the advantage with another in the 42nd minute. Classmate Sarah Ellison added the third goal for Tech early in the second half to seal the Rockets fate. “I’m obviously disappointed

to drop another match this weekend,” Evans said. “I thought Texas Tech was the better team today and the result was fair.” UT had four shots in the contest, one each by senior Kristen Lynn, junior Kristen Mattei, sophomore Emily Tustin and freshman Katie Watt. UT failed to get a shot on goal. Junior defender Rachael

Kravitz and freshman midfielder Alexis Tice were both selected to the all-tournament team for the Rockets. Toledo will return to Scott Park on Sunday, Sep. 18 at 1pm to host Big 12 foe Iowa State. “We will try to rebound next weekend,” Evans said. “There is still a lot of work to be done in preparation for the MAC season.”

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A life celebrated, a life remembered By Lynnette Bates IC Staff Writer

Many were moved to tears as they recalled their own fond memories of Evelyn Davis and her presence in the costume shop. A memorial service was held for Davis, a former costumer for the UT Theatre Department for almost 20 years, Friday evening. As a theatre major interested in costume design and employee of the university costume shop, it was my honor to be able to learn about Davis’ legacy through the costumes she left behind and the people who loved her most. The evening began in the lobby of the

Center for Performing Arts. members. Despite this, Davis Colleagues, friends and some is remembered as being very of the founders of our theatre loving and always of good department reunited over cheer. drinks and hors d’oeuvres. In fact, Duvall said Davis often Attendees were housed theatre Anything Ev students until then directed into the Recital Hall didn’t know, they could earn where the memoenough money rial service she learned. to move out on opened with a their own. song sung a cap- Bill Smith Former Costume When the pella by current Designer for UT theatre departtheatre student, ment was still Terri Mims. Donna Duvall, Davis’ daughin its early ter, also offered an endearing years, the need for a resident cosrecollection of her mother’s tumer became apparent. Dalife. vis’ daughter was a secretary Davis’ life was marked by extreme hardships early on, for the university at the time including poverty and the and she suggested her mother deaths of many of her family for the job.

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Davis was never academically trained in costume construction. Everything she knew was from sewing clothes for her family and making former UT costume designer Bill Smith’s complicated sketches into reality. “Anything Ev didn’t know, she learned,” Smith said. The service was punctuated by inspiring songs from Sylvia Carter, a former student who worked in the costume shop under Davis. Carter’s performances were uplifting despite an illness that she said severely damaged her voice. Many of Davis’ costumes have fallen into disrepair after being reused countless times over the years. Some of them

survived the past 40 years, however, and a few were put on display during the memorial. The craftsmanship of Davis’ costumes is a thing of legend. Smith continues to rave about one particular costume, a gray silk chiffon and lace period dress he designed for a production of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya.” “What’s amazing about this dress is that the skirt is all one piece of fabric and it was fitted through a series of extremely tiny pin-tucks,” said Kaye Pope, current head of the costume shop. “This is extremely difficult to do, especially on silk chiffon.” Perhaps the most important thing expressed at the

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memorial was the immense love and appreciation that everyone felt for Davis. She was described as being a caring, hard-working, nonjudgmental, accepting person, as well as a sort of surrogate mother to everyone in the theatre department. It made me realize even in a behind-the-scenes position as a costumer where one’s efforts are often overlooked, a positive attitude and diligent work ethic can make a world of difference to the people encountered on life’s journey. Evelyn Davis may never become a largely recognized household name, but to the people at UT that loved her, she meant the world.

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The Toledo Museum of Art is holding a memorial titled “Out of the Sky — Remembering 9/11” by sculptor and printmaker Werner Pfeiffer throughout the month of September. Pfeiffer witnessed the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001 and almost immediately began to sketch ideas for a tribute. The memorial will be on display for this month in the Herrick Lobby of the museum. In a press release, Pfeiffer said the memorial evolved “into a book with a sculptural component, or a sculpture in the form of a book.” The hours for the museum are Tuesday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Free documentary screening at mall theater By IC Staff

The Documentary Film Society of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is hosting a free screening of the 2010 film “The Elephant in the Living Room” at 7 p.m. tonight at Franklin Park Mall’s Rave Motion Picture Theater. Rev. Jeremiah Williamson and rector of St. Andrew’s, started the Documentary Society in 2010 with Kirk Baird, staff writer for the Toledo Blade and parishioner of the church. Baird will be hosting and moderating the event which typically occurs in St.

Andrew’s Parish Hall every month. This month’s film, “The Elephant in the Living Room,” examines the subculture of exotic animal owners and the dangers of such pets. The domestication of wild animals has become a fad for those with the space and finances for it. “There are 15,000 big cats living with exotic animal owners in the U.S. There are more tigers in captivity in Texas than in the wild of India,” the documentary states. “‘The Elephant in the Living Room’ received five best documentary awards and

opened in more than 60 cities earlier this year. Now, in its first two weeks of video release, it has held the title of No. 1 position on iTunes among Independent Film releases,” Baird said in an article from Toledo Blade. Following the screening will be a question and answer session with the movie’s director, Michael Webber of Los Angeles. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions, comment on the film and receive feedback. “There are two reasons I chose to launch the second season of the Documentary Society of St. Andrew’s with ‘The Elephant in the Living Room.’

First, it’s a well-made documentary that tackles a little-known subject — keeping wild animals for pets — that many suggest is an escalating problem nationwide.” Baird said in a press release on www.wheresthecat. com. “Remember the woman in Connecticut who was mauled by her friend’s chimpanzee in 2009. Second, most of the documentary was filmed in southern Ohio, which lends the film local relevance.” Rave Motion Pictures donated the venue for the special screening and Baird suggests visiting the concessions to show appreciation for the event.

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