Wednesday, September 25, 2013
95th year • Issue 7
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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.
OPINION / 4 »
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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