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OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING
Are we bad neighbors?
Residents dissatisfied with UT student renters By Katie Harrington Staff Reporter
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Councilman Tyrone Riley mediates an off-campus housing forum Sept. 18.
Student plans event to benefit orphanage UT graduate student Aubrey Crosby is organizing a silent art auction on Nov. 15 to raise money for the reconstruction of a Haitian orphanage. COMMUNITY / 9 »
Showdown in Muncie The Rockets head to Indiana to face MAC West foe Ball State in their fourth away game of the season. SPORTS / 7 »
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“Thousands of people go to an annual convention that celebrates men who are known for raping, beating and degrading women.”
MATTHEW EVANS Speak up, fight to stop violence against women
Permanent residents in neighborhoods surrounding campus voiced their issues with student renters and demanded action at a Sept. 18 housing forum. Councilman Tyrone Riley mediated the discussion at Corpus Christi University Parish, and was joined by University of Toledo representatives to answer questions about off-campus student housing and neighborhood issues.
Game on
“Neighbors are concerned about too many people living in one residence, parking issues, noise, litter, uncontained or out-of control parties.” said UT Police Chief Jeff Newton. According to Newton, many neighborhoods are being affected by these complaints, such as Bancroft Hills, Indian Hills, Secor Gardens, Byrne Hill Estates, Sheridan Place, Old Orchard and Hampton Park in West Toledo. Several of the permanent neigh-
borhood residents who attended the meeting said they believe student-related issues are occurring more often. Residents believe there have been multiple situations where more than three unrelated students live in a home, which is illegal. “Law states that a one-dwelling rental unit may have no more than three unrelated people living in it,” said Chris Zervos, director of the Department of Inspection.
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STUDENT OUTREACH
BASH brings arcade game to Student Union By Samantha Rhodes News Editor
If you love arcade games, playing “Galaga” might really push your buttons. The only thing better than playing it would be playing it for free. And because of the Benevolent Adventurers’ Strategic Headquarters (BASH), that gaming fantasy is a reality. BASH, a UT student organization of over 30 years, recently provided UT students with a fully refurbished Galaga arcade game, which students are able to play free of charge in the Student Union. Released in 1979 as the sequel to Galaxian, Galaga is a shooter arcade game with the objective to score as many points as possible by destroying insect-like enemies. The old-school game mentality and simple style behind Galaga has forever locked it in place as a classic arcade-style game. Ryan Singer, a second-year mechanical engineering student, said Galaga is “pretty sweet” and brings back the “quest for a high score feeling” that is often lost in modern video games. “I’ll probably find myself playing it every time I pass it just so I can try to beat the high score,” Singer said with a laugh. BASH president Clayton Notestine said BASH first decided they wanted an arcade game when they had excess funds after last year’s BASHcon, and decided they wanted something they could give to the student body. Originally, Galaga was out of their price range. However, when BASH heard from Student Government that there was an account in the UT Foundation that was being dropped, they pounced on it. See Galaga / 5 »
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UT BASH president Clayton Notestine said the gaming organizaion decided to purchase an arcade game with some of the group’s excess funds. After working with the Student Union, BASH was able to purchase a refurbished Galaga machine. The game is currently parked in the union on the first floor next to Rocky’s Pub. It’s free to play for now, but Notestine said games will cost 25 cents each starting Oct. 1 in order to provide funds in case the machine needs repairs.
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Flatter your figure There’s a fashion to fit every body type. In this week’s column, Isis Darks explains how. COMMUNITY / 10 »
ON-CAMPUS DEMONSTRATION
Tensions erupt at on-campus free speech event By Angela Peluso Staff Reporter
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A student confronts a man preaching in Centennial Mall on Sept. 24 during a free speech event.
What one participant described as a “free speech circus” — with screams, obscenities, taunts and even prayers — took place in the afternoon at Centennial Mall Sept. 24 when the Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) held an event in celebration of free speech. The group put up a paper “Free Speech Wall” in front of the Student Union and invited students to write whatever they wanted. Things turned chaotic when three men, not affiliated with the university, started preaching to the Centennial Mall audience about subjects like homosexuality and premarital sex. “I was a student at Ohio University and I knew I was headed to hell like some of you young people,” one of the
men preached to the Centennial Mall audience. “I came to Jesus Christ, I humbled myself — ” and was cut off midsentence when a UT student, who wished to be anonymous, yelled obscenities. In turn, the man told the student to fear God. The preaching men came with signs that read “GOD’S LOVE” and “Let’s STRAIGHTEN things out.” Illustrated under the latter was a man saying he was born gay, while a cartoon devil to his left claimed the man had not been born that way, but had simply given into the temptation of sodomy. Multiple UT students used words like “disgusting” as they walked by or stopped to quiz the men. One of the preachers retorted, “Do
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Hisham Abad, chaser of the UT Firebolts Quidditch team, tries to steal the quaffle from a College of Wooster player during a Sept. 22 game in the UT Law Field. The Firebolts beat the Scottish Nationals in the game. Check out more pictures on The Independent Collegian’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ICollegian.
This week in UT history 20 years ago: A new residence hall to be built this March for international students will likely house more domestic students than international students. The reason an international student residence hall is being built instead of just a regular residence hall is because the Ohio Board of Regents currently will not allow institutions to build additional residential facilities, but will consider housing that is to be built for a special purpose.
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35 years ago: On-campus family housing may again be provided for University of Toledo students. Such housing would serve the needs of married students who find it difficult to meet the apartment rental rates in the campus area. 50 years ago: The Christmas Seal X-ray bus of the Tuberculosis Society of Toledo and Lucas County will offer free chest X-rays at the University of Toledo four days next week.
STUDENT GROUP OF THE WEEK
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“I really like it. Everything is faster, clean cut and colorful.” Marisa Mindyas Second-year Communication
Purpose: The purpose of Delta Delta Delta shall be to establish a perpetual bond of friendship among its members, to develop a stronger and more womanly character, to broaden the moral and intellectual life, and to assist its members in every possible way. Here at UT, our mission is to promote a positive image of greek life, engage in community service, and raise funds and awareness of our philanthropy, St. Jude Children`s Research Hospital. Leaders: President Nicole Herevia Upcoming events: Sept. 26 DHOP and Sincerely Yours Learn more: Facebook: UT TRIDELTA, Twitter: @UT_TRIDELTA Would your group like to be featured as the IC’s Student Group of the Week? Email Morgan Rinckey at mrinckey@independentcollegian.com.
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UT researchers published in scientific journal A group of researchers led by Terry Bigioni, UT associate professor of chemistry, have created ultra-stable nanoparticles and their work was recently published in the scientific journal “Nature.” Instead of using gold atoms, Bigioni and his team used silver atoms, making them far less expensive to create as well as more abundant. These nanoparticles can be used in the medical world as a part of individualizing patients’ medicines. Silver has long been used for its antibacterial properties in medical applications and recently applied to fighting cancer.
Anime society looking for new members The Anime Society is open to all UT students and has meetings every Friday and every other Thursday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. in room 3020 of the Student Union. The society both watches and discusses anime of all of styles and genres. For more information, go to utanime.com or email info@utanime. com. To receive the weekly newsletter, go to utanime. com/lists/.
UT offers Chinese lessons Anyone interested in learning Chinese has the option to do so, as the UT Confucius Institute offers lessons to both students and non-students in the Center for International Studies and Program Conference room in Snyder Memorial room 1100. All lessons take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Chinese lessons in business will be offered on Mondays, basic lessons on Tuesdays, intermediate lessons on Wednesdays and advanced lessons on Thursdays. The cost is $30 for UT students and $200 for non-students. For more information, call 419530-7750 or email Hong. Zhao@utoledo.edu.
Breast cancer awareness dance to be held Oct. 11 I Believe in Pink Charity Ball, a philanthropy event on Oct. 11 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. to support breast cancer awareness month, is brought to UT by the Alpha Lambda chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are available at the door for $15. Tickets can also be bought for $10 in Student Union Room 2525 before the event. To get more information, go to www.IBelieveInPink.org or email InfoAlphaLambda@ gmail.com.
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PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL ADDRESS
UT president calls for ‘Cloud University’ By Amaris Smith Staff Reporter
Doermann Theater held over 400 community members on Sept. 19 as University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs gave his seventh annual address that focused on strengthening the American dream with a Cloud University. According to Jacobs, the notion of a Cloud University is analogous to the idea of cloud computing. “Learning is no longer place bound: we are in, we are of and for the community,” Jacobs said. Jacobs said the concept of a Cloud University is similar to the “One World School House,” an educational idea introduced in a book of the same title by Salman Khan, education reformist. Jacobs described the “One World School House” as “an idea whose foundation is the integration of learners of all ages, the integration of technology into [teaching] and the integration of education into work life.” Toledo Mayor Mike Bell said being able to establish partnerships through education allows for future growth, technologies and businesses that have not yet been integrated into the city. “If we want to be able to move towards the future we have to be so dependent on the university to be able to help the city through its educational programs and to figure out how to keep these young people and their education, right here in Toledo,” Bell said.
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University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs gives his seventh annual address on Sept. 19 at Doermann Theater.
Jacobs’s speech focused on strengthening the American dream to the Millennial Generation, or “technological natives” of today’s society. According to Jacobs, 34 percent of these Millennials are African American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American. “That 34 percent are therefore members of groups who have not experienced the American dream in its totality, and who have never fully dreamed the dream,” Jacobs said. “It is incorrect to conclude that the characteristics of this demographic group are the cause of the weakening of the American dream; more appropriate would be the conclusion that they are adapting to an America
without the dream.” In an effort to engage all social classes, UT partners with regional community colleges. According to Jacobs, UT has extended pharmacy purchasing capabilities with two year degree institutions to reduce their overall benefit cost and completed articulation agreements with Owen’s Community College and Terra State Community College to ensure that the classes taken at these community colleges will transfer to UT. The university is currently working with Northwest State Community and Terra State Community College to combine their programs in plastic colorant and plastic manufacturing at Scott Park Campus, which would lead to an advanced degree in Engi-
Schedule of events for Homecoming Wednesday, Sept. 25 National Pan-Hellenic Council Talent Show: 7 p.m. in Student Union Auditorium, sponsored by National Pan-Hellenic Council. All of UT’s finest talents compete in an entertaining show for you. Tickets are free and can be reserved in SU Room 3504. Kickball Tournament: 7 p.m. in Glass Bowl, Sponsored by Panhel and Inter-Fraternity Council. Participate in a friendly kickball tournament on the football field. The winning team will receive a pizza party. Game of YOLO: 7 p.m. President’s Hall first floor, sponsored by Resident Student Association Learn the dangers of distracted driving through interactive games such as Mario Kart Text and Drive, a drunk driving golf cart obstacle course and mocktails. Thursday, Sept. 26 SWAG Day: Stop by the Student Union wearing Midnight Blue and Gold to get free pizza and prizes. Tuesday, Oct. 1 Midnight Breakfast: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. at Parks Tower. Breakfast available for a $2 donation, as well as a game show on UT Traditions hosted by Blue Key. Wednesday, Oct. 2 Festival Day: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Centennial Mall. A UT tradition with free food,
games, music and fun, at which the top ten homecoming candidates will be announced. “An Out of This World Rocket Experience”: Show times are 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Ritter Planetarium. Take a trip into space in the planetarium, eat food, and meet Rocky and Rocksy. T-shirt Exchange Day 1: SU steps, sponsored by Student Government. Donate a t-shirt of another college and receive a free Toledo T-shirt in return. Thursday, Oct. 3 Good Morning Commuters Breakfast: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. in the South Lounge, sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement. Commuters receive a free breakfast. Electronic Dance Music Rocketfest: 7 p.m. in front of Memorial Field House, sponsored by Campus Activities and Programming. Dubstep and electronic dance music will play and free glow sticks and neon shirts will be available. The Top 5 Homecoming Candidates will be announced before the final act. T-shirt Exchange Day 2: SU Steps, sponsored by Student Government Friday, Oct. 4 Bonfire: sponsored by Campus Activities and Programming. Come get pumped for the big Homecoming football game.
Saturday, Oct. 5 Annual Edward C. Schmakel Homecoming Parade: 11 a.m. Watch as floats, alumni, student organizations, and the Rocket Marching Band take to the streets of Old Orchard. Homecoming Football Game: 3 p.m. Glass Bowl Stadium. The Rockets take on the Western Michigan Broncos in this year’s Homecoming football game. Voting for Homecoming king and queen begins: It’s time to pick Homecoming royalty before Oct. 5. Students can vote through their MyUT portal at the times listed below. Round One: Began Sept. 23 and ends Oct. 2 at 8 a.m. Students can choose their top 10 king and queen candidates, who will be announced at noon during the Homecoming Festival Day in Centennial Mall. Round Two: Begins Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. and ends Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. Students chooses the top 5 candidates, who will be announced that evening at the Campus Activities and Programming Rocketfest Concert in front of Field House. Round Three: Begins Oct. 3 at 10 p.m. and ends Oct. 4 at 11:59 p.m. The final king and queen are chosen and announced during the homecoming game.
neering at UT, Jacobs said. “We believe that the two-year degree institutions have an extremely important role to play in reducing the hollowing out of the middle class,” Jacobs said. “Therefore, we have worked with these institutions to strengthen them, even when it may not be clearly in our own immediate best interest.” According to Jacobs, UT was asked by Chrysler to help it organize a consortium of institutions of higher learning. Newly hired assembly line workers were trained on the fundamentals of World Class Manufacturing (WCM). The WCM training took place mid April 2013 and ended Aug. 24 on UT’s Scott Park Campus. About 1,800 operators were trained on WCM. “This type of cooperative effort among institutions of higher education and government entities sends the right message to the community and to our partners in business and industry,” Jacobs said. Supporting the economy and job growth helps all of us. It is an example of what is to be a cloud university.” Student Government President Emily Kramp views UT’s incorporation of the cloud university as one step closer to UT’s ultimate goal. “It’s pretty exciting to see these things happening,” Kramp said. “I think it embodies with the overall mission statement of the university because the university, at its core, is teaching students and getting them an education.”
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
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Shane Winters and daughter Taylor Winters attended the Student Goverment meeting on Sept. 24 to support the Nerf blaster resolution.
SG: Let students have Nerf guns in residence halls
By Samuel Derkin Staff Reporter
Student Government passed a resolution supporting the storing of Nerf blasters for UT oUTbreak players within residence halls during their senate meeting on Sept. 24. Student organizations BASH and UT oUTBreak host the tag style game “Humans vs. Zombies,” an annual outdoor, campuswide event. Current standing of Residence Life rules and guidelines prohibit Nerf blasters in residence halls,
SG senator Clayton Notestine said the rule was never clearly enforced. “Because it was never strictly written down in their rules, [enforcement] was spotty,” he said. This new legislation attempts to standardize resident life’s classification of Nerf blasters as toys, rather than as weapons, in order to give students the freedom to store and carry blasters within dorms — providing players abide by the strict safety rules established by UT oUTbreak.
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Get connected, join a group
When you think of the University of Toledo, a couple of images immediately come to mind. There’s the Bell Tower, the Centennial Mall fountain, the Ottawa River, the Glass Bowl and, of course, full parking lots. But more importantly, there are faces that come to mind — the faces of your friends; the faces of the people who make college worth it. And there are experiences with those friends — going places, stupid jokes, blowing off homework to do something awesome. How do you make those friends? How do you make those memories that last a lifetime? Hands down, the most effective and beneficial way is to join a student organization. You’ve probably heard it a few times around campus from administrators and older, involved students. “Join a student group!” they shout in loud, frenetic voices. You may have rolled your eyes. You may have run through your long mental checklist of homework and thought yet another commitment would be impossible. You may be shy, or wary of making new friends, or smelly. All of these concerns are real. But they’re worth addressing because joining a student organization is a decision that will benefit you long after college is over. For one, student groups are great ways to build resumes. Grades show employers that you can pass a test and write papers, but on-campus involvement shows pieces of your personality, as well as the ability to work and communicate in groups. It’s not enough to get good grades; to get a job you need to set yourself apart from others, and joining groups is a good way to do that. Plus, joining groups allows you to naturally develop your networking abilities. Other members and faculty advisers are good to have for references because they’ve seen you during your best moments. Next, student organizations teach you things that you cannot learn in the classroom. They’re like a laboratory in which you can exercise your practical skills — how to think critically, how to manage your time wisely and be self-motivated, how to be a leader. It’s not enough to Organizations also help get good grades; students discover the joy to get a job you of being a contributing member of the UT comneed to set yourmunity. Campus Activities self apart from and Programming sponsors others, and joinmany events on campus, like the Back to School ing groups is a Barbeque and Foam Party good way to do at the beginning of the year. that. UT BASH (The Benevolent Adventurers’ Strategic Headquarters) recently put a Galaga machine in the Student Union for anyone to play. Blue Key National Honor Society is organizing and running the homecoming parade. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, being a part of a student group helps you find yourself. It gives you opportunities to challenge your preconceived notions. Student groups put people in your life that help you, inspire you. They set you on a path to change the world around you, and in the process, help you change yourself.
COMMENTARY
Hope for liberty with Toledo’s elections As many of you may know, I didn’t advance through the primary this year when I ran for Toledo City Council. However, that doesn’t mean I believe this election will not advance liberty. I believe both the mayoral race and city council race can have good results if things play out like they did in the primary.
will have to come another time, but for now it should be known that either candidate is better than most choices in years past.
Toledo city council
The race in council is looking very good. The primary had Rob Ludeman (R), Jack Ford (D), Sandy Spang (I), Larry Sykes (D), Steven Steel The mayoral (D), and Theresa Gabriel (I) getting on council in candidates The mayoral race that order. Unfortunately has been good on Ford, Sykes and Steel will the front that there vote to increase governare no Democrats ment spending. I’m unsure in the race, which how Gabriel and Councilhasn’t happened since man Ludeman may vote. Toledo switched Chances are Spang will vote IC COLUMNIST to a strong mayor in more of a free market format over 20 years ago. Two Demoway and will be an ally to sitting Councratic candidates, Anita Lopez and Joe cilman Waniewski. McNamara, didn’t advance because The good news on this is that, even they didn’t have enough votes. I’ve met though two new liberal councilmen Lopez and she is a nice person and I’ve have a high likelihood of joining Steel seen McNamara but never talked to on council, it will still be one less than him. But how nice or mean they are we had last year. doesn’t really matter — the main issue And the best news on the horizon is jobs. relates to the people moving on, but Joe McNamara has voted against jobs not in the top six. The three candidates plenty of times, increasing regulation, I’m talking about are Celusta, Delaney government spending and increasing and Nowak. With the time I have spent the city’s budgetary needs. with all these candidates, I have seen I’ve never studied Anita Lopez’s they are all fiscal conservatives and views in detail, but I know Anita has want government to fundamentally be helped people get taxed on the real smaller. value of their house instead of an inflatCelusta and Delaney are also the ed value by reassessing many citizen’s only two candidates who stood by the home values. In general, Democrats First Amendment and confirmed their raise taxes, and increase regulation and attendance to the Free Speech Wall spending. I am happy the race is now the Young Americans for Liberty held between two independents. Tuesday. Nowak could not make it to I haven’t made up my mind between the wall, but he did say he wished to be Mike Bell and D. Michael Collins on there. who wants to increase my liberty. Both The candidate that really stands out have voted on things I don’t approve is Bill Delaney. Bill is the only candiof, but both have voted for things I do date out of the three I have gotten the agree with. My endorsement in the race time to really sit down and talk to.
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He and I are nearly identical politically. Bill believes in lowering taxes, lowering regulation and getting rid of traffic cameras. If elected, he will be a powerful asset to the city of Toledo as a keen-eyed watchdog of city funds making sure to bark at bad legislation and bite the budget down to size anywhere it is inflated. An interesting fact is Bill Delaney spent only $85 on his campaign up to the primary and came in ninth place. Along with Delaney, Joe Celusta really stands out as a fiscal conservative. He is leery of government intervention and understands the ins and outs of business. Joe comes from a long line of politicians and I believe he could do a lot of good for this city, unlike most politicians. I believe once elected he will help this city run a tighter ship and put Toledo back on the road to prosperity. I want to give my personal endorsement to Bill Delaney for Toledo city council, a true watchdog of government, who will vote for more freedom and fewer taxes. Joe Celusta for Toledo city council; I recently met with him and got to see his liberty minded views. For Toledo school board, I want to personally endorse Tina Henold who I believe can be a wind of change in our public schools for the better. Candidates you may also consider, as I will too, are Sandy Spang and Jim Nowak who are certainly more libertyminded than most candidates. However, I have not talked with them enough to endorse them. Toledo may have a bright future, but we must fight for it. Toledo is at a turning point and we need to vote to turn this city in a more prosperous direction. Vote for freedom, liberty and a better tomorrow so the city government takes from and interferes with us less. You can make your voice heard, so we may take back Toledo for liberty! Ron Johns is a fourth year majoring in marketing and entrepreneurship.
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Speak up, fight to stop violence against women If you could travel back in time, turned a blind eye because it was so would you fight for civil rights in common and acceptable. the 1960s or try to abolish slavery Most (white) people became apain the 1800s? Most people would thetic and quickly pointed out they quickly say they would, that fighting were not the ones who owned slaves for social justice is the or participated in right thing to do. lynchings. However, However, in those people tend to not times, individuals realize that, even who challenged these though they are issues were fighting not participatdiscrimination at ing in the most all levels of society. extreme forms of Not only were they hatred or discrimichallenging those who nation, they are hated blacks, but they often participating were challenging their in the lesser forms friends who held the of that oppression same attitudes and every which makes up the institution in society. backbone of those Currently there is behaviors. another form of opAs soon as lesser IC COLUMNIST pression that parallels forms of racism racism. The U.N. calls it the greatest were diminished (not eradicated), violation of human rights in our violence against blacks decreased time: men’s violence against women. significantly. Unfortunately, it was One of the clearest forms of easy to say the problem rests in oppression is that against African individual people who are mentally Americans. Widespread discrimina- ill. Even worse were those who chose tion occurs if there is cultural and to ignore the problem or said that it societal support for it. Societies that wasn’t serious. had the most “average” people who One hallmark of oppression is were racist, had the most extreme blaming the victim for violence they forms of racism. Killings based endure. Slaves who were beaten for solely on a person’s skin color took running away from their masters place there. Even if you owned were blamed for the wrath of their slaves, communities did not care or master. (“It is your fault you are being
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whipped because you ran away.”) Eventually, many blacks internalized their own oppression, blaming themselves for the violence they endured. People focused all of their attention on the actions and behaviors of blacks when they should have been focusing on the true cause of racial violence: the white majority. As you can tell, there are many parallels between oppression of blacks and men’s violence against women. These types of crimes are just as pervasive as white violence against blacks in the past. One in five women will be raped in their lifetimes, according to various studies. One in five. That equates to one forcible rape every six minutes, according to the FBI. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women — more than muggings, car accidents and rapes combined. This is a revelation to most people. Unfortunately, this is not an abstract concept, or facts that you must memorize for an exam and forget later; it is not a problem that “doesn’t happen around here.” Sexual and domestic violence affects everyone whether they want it to or not because it is our friends, sisters, mothers, girlfriends and classmates who are being harmed by, predominantly, men. Isn’t it strange that one of the worst crimes
imaginable is happening to so many women, and more people are not involved in the fight against it? This speaks volumes about societies. Whenever anyone says that “she was asking for it” in cases of female abuse, they blame the victim. The underlying assumption is that men cannot control themselves, and that she is responsible for what happens to her. I find this attitude incredibly insulting towards men because it is assuming that men only want sex or are born violent. We are a society that asks, “What was she wearing?” and “why doesn’t she just leave the abuser?” when we should be asking, “Why do some men feel like they have the right to hurt women?” A lot of people do not see how our society condones rape and domestic violence. Of course we see them as horrible or we wouldn’t consider them crimes, right? If you look deeper into messages portrayed by the media and given off by people, you find that this is not as true as you may think. • A man raped a teenager and later he received a standing ovation by hundreds of people after he got away with it. Most people pointed out that the young woman he attacked had willingly gone up to his hotel room. (“What did she expect?”) The man’s name? Kobe Bryant.
• One of the most popular songs in America right now encourages sexual assault. The lyrics include a victim-blaming phrase that perpetuates the belief that because women act a certain way, they are “asking for it.” The song? “Blurred Lines.” • Thousands of people go to an annual convention that celebrates men who are known for raping, beating and degrading women. It’s called a Pimp Convention. Because no one would want to go to something called the Rapist and Women Beater Convention. Ultimately men’s violence against women is common because women are still under-valued in societies, just as blacks were in the past and today. From a young age, boys learn to think they are the “better sex.” Many people say that women and men are equal, but whenever people stick up for women’s rights they are seen as radical. If we were truly equal, there would be no problem sticking up for women’s rights. We, both women and men, can diminish the outrageous amount of men’s violence against women if we work together. As Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” Matthew Evans is a second year majoring in criminal justice and women’s and gender studies.
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“The three-unrelated persons rule is a common standard in most municipal zoning codes… Occupancy limits are needed to control the negative impact on residential neighborhoods, such as traffic congestion, off- and on-street parking congestion, noise and litter inimical to the health and safety of residents, particularly children.” Zervos said there have been several cases reported that involve property owners illegally converting rooms in order to allow for more bedrooms. However, the panelists said landlords are not adequately educating students on the law. Zervos said in many cases, the landlords will lease a property to one student, and then that student will sublease to others, often resulting in more than three unrelated students living in
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you understand how hard it is to save someone from drowning when they don’t think they’re drowning?” As the men continued to spread their beliefs, some students formed small counterprotests. Some fired their beliefs back and some expressed their views in other ways. Four members of the UT Zen Buddhist Fellowship sat on their meditation cushions directly to the left of the three
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Notestine, a third-year political science major, said those kinds of funds are typically endowed for large UT projects or scholarships. But because they were dissolved and given to the Student Union, BASH partnered with union to purchase an arcade game. Notestine said the fund contained about $1,000, which, when paired with BASH’s down payment, was enough to pay for the arcade game. Currently, Galaga is available to play free of charge. But because arcade games often undergo technical issues, Galaga will be pay-toplay on Oct. 1. However, unlike traditional arcade games, BASH will only charge students 25 cents per game. Notestine said because BASH isn’t looking to make profit from students, Galaga’s proceeds will be used for its maintenance repairs to keep the machine up and running for student use. If any extra money is earned from Galaga’s proceeds, Notestine said that BASH would consider purchasing an additional arcade game or adding a circuit board to Galaga, which would add more games to the menu. Notestine said he would definitely like to move the machine to a higher traffic area that is more accessible, but the next location for the machine is still up for debate. Singer said that because playing Galaga is a good way to relieve some stress, students would benefit if the game was moved to a “hang out” area where more stu-
the household. Judge C. Allen McConnell of the Toledo Municipal Housing Court said the legislation needs to be reviewed because “there are still holes in it.” Zervos agrees the legislation requires “minor revisions.” “From the landlords’ point of view, it’s a method to maximize their rental income from a single investment home,” he said. “For the tenants, it’s a way to reduce their housing expense.” Newton and Charlon Dewberry defended UT students and said landlords need to be held responsible for the students renting their homes. “The city needs resources to hold landlords accountable for the up keep of their homes and behavior of tenants.” Newton said. “All citizens, students and residents, need to be good neighbors… we need to find someway to have peace between students and neighbors.” Newton said.
Zervos said both parties need to be respectful of each other. “If student renters are old enough, presumably adult enough, to enter into housing leases, they should be adult enough to reasonably interact with their neighbors.” Jennifer Bryant, fourthyear majoring in international business and marketing, lives on Kensington Street close to UT engineering. She agreed that respect is the key. “I feel that the older residents have a right to feel disrespected.” Bryant said. “Students don’t think about the actual families that live there when they are throwing parties until three or four in the morning or playing their music loudly.” But Bryant said even though students understand the frustration of permanent residents, she still believes there are unavoidable consequences to living close to a university. “They are choosing to live in a neighborhood a few
blocks from campus, so they should know there will be parties, loud music, drunken disturbances, and other college events.” Bryant added “If they can’t prepare or make adjustments to living like that, then they should move to a different neighborhood farther from campus.” “The problem is that there is no enforcement in situations.” Councilman Tyrone Riley said. However, the city has implemented a new database system to try and keep better records. Zervos said in an email interview that the City of Toledo has purchased a new database system for the Department of Inspection called Accela Automation that is expected to be active by the spring of 2014. He said the system would give citizens the ability make complaints online and track the complaint’s “progress of resolution.” Riley said so far there are
evangelists and performed chants. Nathaniel Leroux, a member of the Buddhist group, said the Zen thing to do was to respond compassionately. “We just wanted to try to maintain a sense of peace rather than conflict. It was not a conflict, a rebuttal, or even a protest as it was an act of passion,” Leroux said, “and people who are unfamiliar with Zen or Buddhism may think of that as a confrontational act, but in reality it’s actually embracing.” When the members of
the Buddhist group were finished, third-year philosophy major Bernard Pinckney voiced his disagreement with them. He said the chants were taking advantage of the first amendment. “It’s not their freedom to cohabitate with another religious group that’s already doing something,” Pinckney said, “It’s the same as if I had a Christian church and Buddhists came in and started praising their God.” More students expressed their concerns on the Free Speech Board and nearly a
quarter of the board filled with comments about Christianity, homosexuality and the love for both. One student wrote, “I’m gay and God still loves me.” Surrounding that message were notes from other students expressing their acceptance of the statement. “You have the right to express your opinion in our society however you want,” said YAL member Shayn Hornik. “Everyone has the right to be out here preaching what they believe.”
dents would see it and play it, such as around the restaurants in the student union. Notestine said he is excited that BASH was able to work so well with UT administration to get the machine. “It’s one of the very few things that you can point at in the union and say ‘Yes, that was the work of a student organization and that’s actually a permanent fixture in the Student Union,’” he said. “You can’t always feel the effects of student organizations on campus- You can see the temporary works of them, but it’s not very often that you actually see something that’s physically available to all students that just sits there for everyone to use — and that happens to be the Galaga machine.” But Galaga isn’t the only game opportunity BASH provides to students. Dylan Green, first-year psychology major, considers himself a gamer and said there are times when he finds himself playing video games for twelve to thirteen hours straight. He feels that gaming organizations like BASH are important to have on campus. “It gives gamers sort of a collective group to belong to and they can discuss interests and find people who are into similar things,” Green said. BASH holds weekly meetings and their offices, located in Student Union Rooms 1505 and 1503, are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. According to BASH’s website, they “bring gaming to the masses” and pride themselves in being “the University’s premier and only gaming organization on campus.”
BASH offers a plethora of games for students to play at their leisure. Video games, with everything from Call of Duty to League of Legends; classic role-playing games Dungeons and Dragons; live action role-playing, or larping; and numerous table top games, or board games. Notestine said he is a good representative of what the members of BASH are — a bunch of geeks. Yes, he admits it proudly. But although Notestine considers himself a geek, he defines the word a bit differently than most. “A geek is someone who is unabashedly in love with a topic,” Notestine said. “So in that case, I am most definitely a geek. The guy who is doing fantasy football right now is also a geek, just a different style. I could probably write an article on what it means to be a geek.” According to Notestine, BASH has about 60 paying members and about 80 nonpaying general members. The annual membership fee is $10, which is used for purchasing new office equipment and helping to fund BASHcon, a huge gaming event BASH hosts at UT every year. Notestine also said BASH is “probably one of the most diverse populations on campus.” “All those different people can exist in the same room together and they don’t have to be forced to be there - they don’t have to go through diversity training- because we’re all collectively there for the purpose, which is an unabashed love in a topic or idea, which is playing games together. Gaming is what transcends all the barriers,” he said.
Because of BASH’s vast numbers and diversity, a burning question arises: Why are so many people drawn to BASH? Notestine feels that people are attracted to BASH simply because “we’re all human.” “Probably the most human detail that we have is sitting down with another human being, having a conversation, and delving into something that’s abstract,” Notestine said. Anybody is welcome to join BASH, and Notestine urged students to check it out. “Now is the right time to join geek culture,” he said. “It’s cool to be geeky.”
no specific plans to bring students into the conversations, but that “having community forums like this one, we will be able to draw more attention to the issue.” Zervos said the key to fixing the problem is recogniz-
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ing there is one. “The real solution lies with the willingness of people to accept responsibility for their actions; to respect themselves, their neighbors and their neighbor’s property; and to get along with each other,” Zervos said.
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Two Rockets earn weekly football honors
Junior Sylvestre and Bernard Reedy were named West Division player of the week by the Mid-American Conference thanks to their roles in the Rocket’s 38-17 win at Central Michigan last week. Sylvestre was named the week’s top defender, while Reedy brought home special teams honors. Sylvestre tied the team lead with 12 tackles and had one sack and two fumble recoveries against the Chippewas. He gave the Rockets a 14-7 lead in the first quarter by forcing a fumble on a sack and recovering the ball and running 22 yards for a touchdown. Reedy had a 50-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter that set up a Toledo touchdown.
Russell’s catch No. 1 on ‘Top Plays’ Sophomore wide receiver Alonzo Russell caught the eye of the sports world in Toledo’s 38-17 win last Saturday over Central Michigan with a touchdown catch that made highlights and headlines. With UT leading the Chippewas 14-7 and 4:37 left in the first half, senior quarterback Terrance Owens threw a third-and-goal pass to the left corner of the end zone. Russell held CMU’s Jason Wilson off with his left arm while reaching high with his right to catch the ball one-handed. Owens mentioned after the game that Russell caught two balls just like that during the previous week’s practice. The catch also became an Internet sensation and captured the top spot on SportsCenter’s top-10 plays of the day.
Varsity ‘T’ Hall of Fame taking nominations Nominations for the 2014 class of the Varsity ‘T’ Hall of Fame are being accepted now and are due Nov. 8, 2013. The Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 at Savage Arena, and the 2014 class will be presented at the men’s and women’s basketball games on Sunday, Feb. 23. Nominations can come from any source, and nominations from previous years will automatically carry over to the next year. Nomination forms can be found at www.utrockets.com and must be sent along with all other supporting data by Nov. 8, 2013, to: Paul Helgren University of Toledo Athletic Media Relations Office MS #302 2801 W. Bancroft Toledo, OH 43606 E-mail: paul.helgren@ utoledo.edu
Swimming and diving team scrimmaging Friday The UT swimming and diving team will hold their Blue/Gold Meet Friday at 5 p.m. to kick off their season. Their first regular season meet is Tom Stubbs relay Friday, Oct. 4., in Bowling Green at 5 p.m.
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Toledo’s improved defense deserves credit
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Linebacker Junior Sylvestre closes in on Central Michigan running back Saylor Lavallii during Toledo’s 38-17 victory over the Chippewas last Saturday. Sylvestre finished the day with 12 tackles, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and a fumble returned for a touchdown.
Rockets ready for MAC West battle with Ball State Cardinals Saturday 3-1 (1-0 MAC) Cardinals halted UT’s eight-game winning streak in ‘12 By Blake Bacho
Associate Sports Editor
The University of Toledo football team will face their fourth road opponent of the season this Saturday, heading to Muncie, Ind., to face the Ball State Cardinals. While they haven’t seen much of the Glass Bowl turf this year, the Rockets are anything but homesick. “I think we have learned how to travel,” said head coach Matt Campbell during his Monday press conference. “We have learned what it is like to stay in a foreign place and go into a very tough environment and play
those football games. I don’t know if we really take notice of where the game is played.” The location of UT’s next game may not matter to the coach or his players, but the identity of their next opponent is another story. Ball State is a MAC West rival and one of the teams predicted at the beginning of the season to compete with the Rockets for the division title. The Cardinals defeated UT 34-27 last year in the Glass Bowl — their first victory over Toledo in four years. They are 3-1 (1-0 MAC) this season, having defeated their first confer-
If you go... What: Toledo (2-2, 1-0 MAC) at Ball State (3-1, 1-0) Where: Muncie, Ind. When: Saturday at 3 p.m. TV: ESPN Game Plan Radio: AM 1370 Spread: BSU by 3 Key for UT: The Rockets must continue to get strong play from their defense and pressure QB Keith Wenning. Prediction: Toledo is playing some of its best defense in years and the offense is rolling. UT escapes with a 31-27 victory.
ence opponent of the year, Eastern Michigan, last Saturday 51–20. UT is 2-2 (1-0 MAC), recording a 38-17 road victory in their own division opener last weekend against the Central Michigan Chippewas. While a win in this weekend’s game is too early to decide anything for the division, it would give Toledo an edge over Ball State that could prove vital at the end of the season. The opportunity to defeat a division rival is what UT is focusing on this week, keeping revenge for last season’s See Ball State / 8 »
SOCCER
Toledo beats Ind. State, falls to Dayton in final weekend of non-league play By Marcus Dodson Sports Reporter
The Toledo Rockets women’s soccer team exploded for five goals on Friday to win 5-2 against Indiana State, but was slowed against Dayton in a 4-0 setback on Sunday at Scott Park. The Rockets came out early, with a bang scoring in the 12th minute thanks to senior forward Rachel MacLeod’s first of two goals on the day. Macleod scored off of a freshman Kiersten Johnson cross, which she headed into the back of the net. With about five minutes left in the first half, Toledo found itself on the attack with a ball played up by Macleod. Senior Emily Tustin then crossed a ball into the box which found freshman Shelby Antonacci who headed in her first collegiate goal. “All our goals were well executed and choreographed well, there was nothing sloppy about the way we played,” Evans said. “All our goals were pretty good goals.” Sophomore forward Kate Johnson of Indiana State sped past the defense and blasted a shot that found the back of the net in the 49th minute to make it 2-1. Sophomore Megan Connor scored the final goal of the match giving the Rockets a 5-2 win and improving the team’s record to 3-4-0. “With beating a ranked team and going into Youngstown State coming out with a win, and this win against Indiana
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UT sophomore defender Angelica Hernandez fends off Indiana State’s Kayla Welch last Friday at Scott Park. The Rockets cruised to a 5-2 victory and received two goals from senior forward Rachel MacLeod, who leads the league with seven.
State, it gives the girls something to build off of going into conference play,” said head coach Brad Evans. Toledo then faced the Dayton Flyers on Sunday at Scott Park and got skunked 4-0. The Rockets trailed early in the match, giving up a goal to Dayton senior forward Stephanie Emery in the 10th minute. That was the only goal To-
ledo conceded in the first 80 minutes of the game. In the final ten minutes, however, the Flyers blew it open by scoring three goals to finish the game. “Our team did not defend well, and as team I mean everyone,” Evans said. “Credit Dayton, they have a good athletic attack with efficiency, and our team lacked consistent, good play for the most part of the game.”
Senior Meghan Scharer also found the back of the net, with her goal coming in the 83rd minute of the match. This was the last nonconference match for the Rockets, whose open conference play begins at home against Western Michigan on Friday, Sept. 27, at 4 p.m. at Scott Park. They then travel to Eastern Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 29, to take on the Eagles.
It was Nov. 1, 2011. The University of Toledo football team scored 60 points against Northern Illinois in a pivotal Mid-American Conference West matchup in primetime on national television at the Glass Bowl. The Rockets piled up 589 yards of total offense and scored eight touchdowns, five of them by wide receiver Eric Page, which tied Marshall’s Randy Moss for the league record. Oh, by the way — Toledo lost that game 63-60 and saw their chances of playing in the MAC Championship game go out the window. The game made headlines and highlight shows across the country, but for UT, it was for all the wrong reasons. The Toledo defense was in shambles and became a punch line, especially for Rocket fans eager to see their team return to MAC supremacy. Just when they thought it couldn’t get any worse, they surrendered 63 points and 635 yards of offense the following week to Western Michigan. They were fortunate enough to escape with a three-point victory thanks to their offense. UT ranked 73rd in total defense among 120 Division I teams that season, but more telling statistic were the 32.5 points per game they surrendered, 94th in the country. When Matt Campbell took over after the 2011 season, he hired away NIU’s defensive coordinator Tom Matukewicz to fix the multitude of issues on that side of the ball. The Rockets fell to 106th in total defense, but significant improvements were made. They went from 94th in scoring defense to 60th, surrendering almost a full touchdown less per game at 28.4 points. Over the last few seasons, the offense has been forced to shoulder most of the load week in, week out. The Rockets haven’t won the West since 2004 and a common culprit keeps attracting the ire and index fingers of many: a porous defense. But this is a new year and a new era of Toledo football. This year is also the second year using “coach Tuke’s” new system, meaning the players have become more comfortable and familiar with the terminology and assignments. It’s starting to show. Through four games, the Rockets have displayed some of the best defense we’ve seen in quite some time. They’re tied for 63rd in scoring defense (25 points/game) and 65th in total defense (386.5). Those last two numbers rank second and third in the league, respectively. Consider UT has played three of their first four games on the road — the first two against No. 10 Florida and Missouri — and those numbers are even more impressive. The one opponent they’ve stared down at home put up 49 points in a win over No. 25 Oregon State two weeks prior. Toledo held them to 21. This revamped unit starts up front with a strong and See Defense / 8 »
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VOLLEYBALL
Rockets fall just shy of sweep By Austin Henry Sports Reporter
The University of Toledo volleyball team finished this weekend’s Butler Invitational with a 2-1 record, losing to the hosting team but defeating Tennessee-Martin and Green Bay. With this tournament, the Rockets extend their season record to 7-6. UT began the tournament with a 3-1 (25-27, 25-23, 25-18, 28-16) victory over Tennessee-Martin. The Rockets were led by senior right side hitter Becca Reidy, who had a match-best 14 kills and a matching .357 attack percentage. Toledo scored 10 unanswered points in the second set, giving them a 13-9 advantage. UTM rallied to tie the game at 21-21, but a pair of Reidy kills gave the Rockets a 24-21 margin and the win. UT jumped out to an 8-3 lead in set three, but the Skyhawks fought back to a score of 13-10. Three consecutive points from Reidy gave the Rockets some breathing room, and UTM would not come within five points of Toledo for the rest of the set. UT rallied from a 19-12 deficit to come away with the fourth set victory. A UTM block put the Skyhawks one point away from victory when the Rocket’s senior outside hitter Jordan Kielty tied the match at
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deep defensive line. The Rockets have already used 11 different linemen (as many as 10 in one game) and arguably their best defensive tackle, Elijah Jones, has yet to play this season because of a blood clot. Tuke’s system is predicated on generating a pass rush from the front four and they’ve answered the call. Senior defensive end Jayrone Elliot has three sacks and redshirt freshman linemen Treyvon Hester has two. As a team, UT has already sacked the opposing quarterback 11 times, almost half of their entire 2012 total of 24. Elliot emerged as a passrushing threat on passing downs last year, but he’s been a force far more often in 2013. Hester isn’t the only fresh face to produce at high
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defeat out of the picture. “I think every conference game counts in our conference, whether it is divisional or a cross-over game,” Campbell said. “They all count and each game has its own magnitude to it.” Campbell doesn’t ignore what the Cardinals did to the Rockets last season. Instead, he attributes Ball State’s victory to their successful execution of plays at crucial times during the game. “Certainly last year was a tough loss for us, our kids, our program,” he said. “But again a lot of credit goes to Ball State. Their kids made a lot of critical plays last year and we were not able to make some of those plays.” Senior quarterback Terrance Owens believes Toledo has a chance to make those critical plays this time around. “They did knock us off last year,” he said. “But we just got to go out there and execute and just do what we do.” T.O. is still recovering from a sprained left knee that occurred during the Rockets home opener against Eastern Washington. He came into Toledo’s game against Central Michigan in the second quarter, replacing true freshman Logan Woodside and throwing for 139 yards and a touchdown. While Woodside played well in Owens’ absence, Campbell made it very clear that there is no quarterback
24-24. Toledo took the lead at 25-14 thanks to a service error, but a kill from UTM’s leading hitter tied the set at 25-25. Kielty won the game for Toledo with two of the last 3 points. Head coach Greg Smith was pleased with his team’s ability to compensate for weaker parts of their game. “Our defense played great, and we need that, especially during games where our offense doesn’t show up,” he said.
Toledo’s second straight victory of the weekend was a 3-0 win over Green Bay made possible by 14 kills from Rafdal and another eight kills by Harkins which gave her a new season high .667 attack percentage. For Smith and his team, each opponent they face in tournaments like this gives them more of a chance to improve and prepare for the inter-conference portion of their schedule. “Each weekend presents
a new challenge, offensively and defensively,” he said. “Every week working on our defense, maybe some lineup changes, every week is a little bit different.” Toledo’s two-game win streak was brought to an abrupt 3-0 halt in the championship game against Butler. Rafdal ran UT’s offense with 14 kills, and was the only Rocket with doubledigit kills. Harkins had a team-best .312 attack percentage, and shared the team lead in blocks with Frazer (4). Rafdal and Harkins were later honored with a berth on the all-tournament team, and while Smith was proud of their individual performances, he pointed to a lack of team coordination as the reason for Toledo’s loss. “We really need to work on our discipline,” Smith said. “I felt like we were out of position too many times, and weren’t disciplined on what we need to do on the first contact for the dig. It’s just the small things that have been killing us. We have the skill set, and the athletes, we just have to make it a priority of what we have to get done.” With the conclusion of the tournament, Toledo now prepares to enter in-conference play. The Rockets have a 7-6 record going into their next match on Friday, Sept. 27, at Central Michigan.
level. Junior Sylvestre – who started five games as a sophomore a season ago – has made his presence felt in a big way as the full-time man in the middle of the front seven. Sylvestre leads the team with 43 tackles, good enough for second in the MAC and among the top 10 in the nation. He also has a sack, an interception, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a fumble returned for a touchdown. Another relative newcomer in the linebacking corps is sophomore Chase Murdock, who appeared in 12 games last year. As a full-time starter for the first time, Murdock has 33 total tackles (in three games), 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, an interception and a forced fumble. There also guys like sophomore LB Trent Voss, senior DT Christian Smith and sophomore DT Chris
Collins. They may not always show up big in the box score, but they do a lot of the dirty work, allowing others to make plays. The best news for the Rockets is that more than likely, this unit isn’t even close to reaching their full potential. Of the 28 players who have seen the field on defense — an impressive number in itself — 16 of them are freshmen or sophomores. Only two starters are seniors. Campbell has elevated multiple facets of this program since taking over the position, but what he’s done on the recruiting trails might be the most impressive. When you’re able to play and start that many underclassmen and have a successful defense, you’re doing something right. And this defense has done a lot right.
controversy brewing in Toledo. “There is no question — T.O. is our starting quarterback,” Campbell said. “If he is healthy and ready to go, he will be the guy.” Woodside may not be claiming the starting slot this season, but, according to Campbell, his attitude and talent level will serve him well in the future. “I tell you, this Logan Woodside character is fun to coach,” he said, smiling. “He is going to be a great one here. He is the ultimate team player.” The Cardinals are confident in their current play caller too, as well as his wide array of weapons. Senior quarterback Keith Wenning threw for 317 yards in Ball State’s win over EMU, becoming his school’s alltime career leader with ten 300-yard passing games over three-plus seasons. Wenning spread those 317 yards out among five different receivers as well as handing off to junior running back Jahwan Edwards — who was coming back from an injury suffered in the Cardinals season opener — for a 36yard touchdown run. With Saturday’s win, Ball State became the only team in the Football Bowl Subdivision to score on their first possession in all four of their contests this year. Campbell knows his team will need to go the extra mile during this week’s practices in order to compete with this quick-scoring
offensive unit. “I think it is something we are really going to have to study and evaluate,” he said. “They are a talented offense. They are certainly well-coached. I think one of the things that is fun to watch with these guys is that it is not a lot of smoke and mirrors. “There is a lot of simplicity to what they do but also extreme efficiency.” UT’s offensive line knows something about extreme efficiency. They are currently tied for first in the nation in sacks allowed per game (0.5). In four games, the Rocket line has given up just two sacks, allowing Owens and Woodside ample time to throw. Owens is eager to start against Toledo’s MAC West rival, as well as show that the Rocket’s offense can be just as explosive as Ball State. “I feel like going into this week the offensive coordinator is going to stress our tempo more to try to put points on the board as fast as possible,” he said. “We just got to go out there and execute.” According to T.O., who is expected to start against the Cardinals, the Rockets might actually be able to execute better playing away from the Glass Bowl. “It really doesn’t matter to us,” he said. “I feel like we play our best games on the road, so however our schedule is we are going to play it out.” Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Scheumann Stadium.
What’s next for UT volleyball The Rockets (7-6) will begin the Mid-American Conference portion of their schedule this weekend when they travel to Central Michigan Friday and then to Eastern Michigan on Saturday. Each match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
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11. Buffalo’s lake 12. Often found under a mouse 15. Gustatory sensations 20. Twig of willow tree 22. It’s hot in some people 24. Court call 25. *Canine on “Family Guy” 26. “Bank” in Venice 27. Commended 29. Twelfth month of Jewish civil year 31. *Mark Harmon/Sasha Alexander show 32. Wainscots 33. Lose ground 34. Chill 36. He ruled the flies 38. Quotable Berra 42. Straight muscles 45. Patient’s toilet 49. *Homer’s catchword 51. Crazy ______ card game 54. Airy spirit 56. Kindle download 57. 2 aspirin, e.g.
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Silent art auction to raise funds for Haitian orphanage
2 p.m. -- Seminar in Applied Analyisis and Dynamical Systems, lecture by Martin Mohlenkamp, Ohio University; University Hall 4170.
4 p.m. -- Material Properties and Economic Considerations for Photoelectrochemical Water-Splitting Systerms, lectured by John Turner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; McMaster Hall 4005. Friday, Sept. 27 7:30 p.m. -- Islamic Arts Spots: Film and Talk at the TMA, series of short films about art from Muslim Societies. After the spots, there will be a discussion with Carolyn Putney, curartor of Asian art, about works from the museum’s own collection; Toledo Museum of Art. 7:30 p.m. -- Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet, lecture; explores the forces that transform the surface of our planet; Ritter Planetarium. Saturday, Sept. 28 7:00 a.m. -- 5K Run HSC Campus, sponsored by SAAAPA. Monday, Sept. 30 Fall Break -- No classes. Tuesday, Oct. 1 Fall Break -- No classes.
IN BRIEF Donate banned books for right to read Help support the right to read by donating a banned work for The University of Toledo’s Banned Books Week Vigil, which will be held Oct. 10. Those who donate or purchase a book to be given away during the vigil are included in the “Champions of Freedom of Expression” list and their names appear in the front of the titles they purchase. A list of banned books is available on the American Library Association’s website at ala.org. For more information about the 16th Annual UT Banned Books Week Vigil, contact Paulette Kilmer at paulette. kilmer@utoledo.edu.
COURTESY OF AUBREY CROSBY
Graduate student Aubrey Crosby is pictured in a Haitian orphanage. Crosby will be holding a silent auction to raise money for the orphanage’s needs.
In February 2013 Crosby, though agnostic, began attending SOMA, a A University of Toledo student is young adult community of Northhosting a fundraiser in the form of point Church. She signed up to join a a silent auction at The Blarney Irish life group to get to know people at the Pub’s Event Center to benefit the first SOMA meeting she went to. reconstruction of an orphanage in The leader of the life group, Kristi Haiti. Sabo, told Crosby about a nonprofit The silent auction, hosted by organization she traveled with to graduate student Aubrey Crosby, will Haiti twice a year. Crosby made take place Nov. 15 from 6 p.m. until sure she went along on the next trip, midnight at 601 Monroe St, Toledo, which was scheduled for late June Ohio. 2013. Crosby is in her last year of earning Allen Freeman, among other arther Master’s degree in English literaists, has already donated pieces of ture and works as a teaching assistant his photography for the fundraiser. in the English department teaching He is a pilot that Crosby met on her Composition I and way to Haiti. II. Crosby has about If you go “Teaching is the 16 other artists who only thing that has have expressed interWhat: Silent auction to ever made sense to est in helping the benefit the reconstruction of me,” said Crosby, cause, all ranging a Haitian orphanage. “until I went to from beginning artWhere: Event Center at Haiti.” ists to people who The Blarney Irish Pub, 601 Her trips to Haiti Monroe St, Toledo, Ohio. have been doing it began in 2011 when When: Nov. 15 from 6 p.m. for years. a friend said she While in Haiti, until midnight. wanted to go on Sponsored by: Aubrey her group stayed at Crosby the trip with her an orphanage where church, but was too Crosby said, upon scared to go by herarrival, a crowd of self. Crosby agreed children rushed to go with her to kiss the visitors’ friend even though she had no affilia- cheeks before they helped carry in tion with the church. While there, she the luggage without being asked. realized there is so much more to life Gerta Pierre, the orphanage directhan Americans grasp, Crosby said. tor, greeted them as well. “The culture is so moving, the kids Pierre was only 23 when she began fall in love with you and you them,” taking children in. The U.N. imCrosby said, “They care so much and posed embargo, which restricted the they really have it figured out.” international commerce to Haiti, and To help raise funds, Crosby thought caused parents to abandon their chilof having a silent art auction. dren to escape financial and political “Art has always been a passion of hardships. mine and now Haiti is a passion of She wanted to build a second mine and I think that art is a way that home specifically for the older girls we connect the most,” Crosby said. to live in — somewhere that would By Angela Peluso Staff Reporter
COURTESY OF AUBREY CROSBY
Aubrey Crosby has gone on many trips to Haiti where she has volunteered her time at orphanages. She helped financially, as well as as helping educate the children.
give them more independence and somewhere to educate them with life skills such as cooking, nursing and reading. In 2010 Pierre and her team started building the second home but funds ran dry with just the foundation and a few walls up. Due to the lack of funding, construction halted and weathering started to take its toll. Now in 2013, the foundation has to be demolished and the construction will have to start from scratch. The home will take about $40,000 U.S. dollars to complete, and Crosby is aiming to help by giving ninety percent of the proceeds of the silent auction to Pierre. The other ten percent will be used to cover travel expenses. “If it meant that I could help the
beautiful children at the orphanage and Gerta, I would have an art auction every year,” Crosby said. Attendees of the silent art auction will place bids and, at the end of the night, the winner will take home the pieces they bid highest on. Crosby is currently searching for restaurants to donate their food and cater the event and is reaching out to UT student artists that may want to showcase their art. Christian Helser, an old friend of Crosby and oil painter, is also participating. “It’s a great way for the community to reach out to another country who is in desperate need of help, Helser said. “And for artists to be recognized while Aubrey reaches her goal — morally, it’s just the right thing to do.”
COURTESY OF AUBREY CROSBY
Aubrey Crosby is pictured working with a fellow volunteer in Haiti. Crosby’s hope is to help build another orphanage where young women will be taught life skills such as reading, nursing and cooking.
10| The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 FASHION
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Peplum “I feel like I’m a mixture between more than one body type,” said Dana Crockett, a senior majoring in human resources. Not everyone has a slim waist, and if you are uncomfortable with your midsection, the peplum is an item to invest in. Peplum skirts are high waist, which shed light on hips in a complimentary way, but also have a slimming effect. The material projecting out from the skirt will pull interest towards your waist, while serving as a shield to hide any insecurities you may have. The same
You don’t have to be tall to show off your legs. Crockett likes to show off her legs with shorts and dresses from Forever 21 and Lulus.com. Daisy dukes are an item of the past, and empire waist and longer shorts are becoming rampant. Lulu’s carries a wide selection with different materials than the traditional denim short, which are great for showing off those legs. Isis Darks is a fourth-year majoring in marketing and has a fashion blog at TheNaiive.com.