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Melon Fest 2K16 Phi Kappa Psi hosts the first ever watermelon themed event on UT’s campus. COMMUNITY / 6 »

Rockets in Rio Women’s soccer falls 2-0 against Michigan State and celebrates teammates victory. SPORTS / 5 »

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“While the motivation behind reworking this rule may have good intentions, this new student-housing policy not only can cost students more money but can also hurt UT by discouraging future commuter students to attend.”

CONSTRUCTION

Summer Renovation

UT’s Carlson Library prepares to open after summer long construction on two floors By Emily Schnipke Managing Editor

Walking into Carlson Library’s first floor usually earns a great sigh of relief from students trying to escape the hustle and bustle of the Student Union. Riding the elevators or climbing the stairs up to the next four floors usually provides even greater comfort. “[The library] seems to get quieter as you go up to the fifth floor,” said Dave Remaklus, director of operations in Carlson Library. But over the summer, that unofficial rule was broken as crews began working May 9 to completely renovate the third and fourth floors of Carlson throughout the summer. The third and fourth floors will officially reopen on Aug. 18 with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the third floor of the library. The event will take place from 3 to 5 p.m., with UT President Sharon L. Gaber and Provost Andrew Hsu providing opening remarks. “Everything really went well,” Remaklus said. “The whole construction process went well and there weren’t any major problems. It just went great.” One major concern in the library that students have always voiced is the lack of individualized study spaces and a small amount of group study

rooms according to Barb Floyd, interim director of University Libraries. Floyd explained that the issue stems from students who are working on lots of collaborative projects in their studies and have no where to meet,. That is not a concern anymore, as there are over 60 individual study corrals and 20 group study rooms of various sizes added to the floors. Each coral desk, study room and regular SAVANNAH JOSLIN / IC study tables are equipped Renovations of the third and fourth floors of Carlson Library with electrical outlets. finished up just in time for the fall semester. The floors are “I just know that those complete with new study rooms and large study tables. spaces are going to be really “It was always a danger in libraries because popular and I think the students will use them a lot,” said Floyd “Really water and books are two things that don’t go together well,” Floyd said. good spaces with white boards, places to plug According Floyd another common student in your technology and I think they will be complaint was the lack of lighting among the very used.” library book stacks and the less than inviting naRemaklus and Floyd said that all the pipes ture of the third and fourth floors. She explained have been replaced on the renovated floors, due to past problems of leaks, and the heating and cooling systems have been replaced. See Renovation / 4 »

HEALTH

HIRING

Doctoral students at UT SAEPP hires research Pokemon Go new employee to coordinate with YWCA By Morgan Kovacs News Editor

EDITORIAL Housing changes require balance OPINION / 3 » By Jessica Harker Editor-in-chief

Rocket summer fun UT students talk about their interesting summer adventures.

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COMMUNITY / 6 »

“You can learn a lot from being an intern. Everything has something to teach you, especially horrible experiences. But you have to always remember that it is still important to treat it like a job and not let anyone take advantage of you.” JESSICA HARKER How I survived my horrible summer internships OPINION / 3 »

Imagine you’re walking down the river path, headed to the Center of Performing Arts for your final class of the day. All of the sudden your phone vibrates, you lift it up and to your great surprise a Dratini appears on your screen. This is the life of any avid Pokemon Go player who also happens to be a student here at UT. By now, we have all heard about the huge new app that has been sweeping across the country: Pokemon Go. Students returning to the University of Toledo for the fall semester will be pleasantly surprised to find the campus they left in the spring has been transformed into a hotspot for Pokemon hunters and gym leaders. On main campus alone you can find over a dozen Pokestops all over campus; three of which you can get to just by sitting in the Carlson Library. Which is good news for the average Pokemon fan, but maybe not such good news for those who are easily distracted from their studies by the highly addictive game. This abundance of Pokestops in close proximity along with the multiple gyms available to battle and unique creatures spotted around has caused UT to become one of the many places across Toledo noticing a rise in pedestrian traffic. In fact, this trend has gotten so big that researchers at the university have started working on data collecting for the app. Joseph Dake, the department chair of health and recreation at UT, has been working with doctoral students to gather data regarding the health aspect of the game. Amy Wotring and Victoria Wagner-Greene, both second-year doctoral health education students, have been working with Dake to gather information regarding the health, safety and addictive gaming aspects of the new app. “Both of us were 90’s babies and we know all about Pokemon and we really liked it when we were younger so we were like let’s check this game out,” Wagner-Greene said. She went on to explain that her and Wotring were actually playing the new game on campus when the idea struck them to do this research project. “We were walking around and these two boys stopped us because they were looking for a Pikachu and we wanted to go find it with them. We were like what are you guys doing and they said they were from the University of Michigan and came down here to play Pokemon,” Wagner-Greene said. “I was just thinking in my head if people are traveling from Ann Arbor to Toledo just to catch these little, fake animals on their phones, there has to be more to this that we aren’t seeing.” According to Wotring, the goal of the research is to use data collection to really figure out how this game is affecting the people who play it. They used a four-page survey with three pages of questions regarding the health, safety and addictive gaming aspects of playing the app and a page of demographic information for players to fill out. The group of doctoral students went to six different Pokemon hot spots around Toledo to pass out their survey to players. This also included going to UT’s main campus during their Pokemon Go event as well as to the Botanical Gardens Pokemon Night and others. See Pokemon / 4 »

During a time when one in four college women are sexually assaulted, the University of Toledo’s Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program continues to expand to help battle this problem This past June SAEPP added a new campus sexual assault support advocate, Jamie Wlosowicz, to their team. “The mission of SAEPP is to create a campus community free of abuse, harassment, and other forms of sexual and intimate partner violence,” said the SAEPP page on the UToledo website. Wlosowicz began her campus advocacy at other schools in March and had an internship at the Toledo YWCA in the Domestic Violence Shelter and HOPE Center, which is represented by the teal ribbon for domestic violence. “Wlosowicz is actually an employee of the YWCA Hope Center, a local rape crisis center,” said Stanley Edwards, director of the University Counseling center. “Jamie is working with us through a grant through the HOPE Center.” Wlosowicz said she has been trained since her sophomore year of undergrad in rape crisis counseling and has practiced campus advocacy throughout the rest of her college years. “In my undergrad, I saw a posting that the Wood County Rape Crisis (SAAFE Center) was doing training, and this was something I never thought of doing before, but immediately became interested in,” Wlosowicz said. Edwards said that her main role at UT will be campus advocacy. She plans to touch base with as many campus groups and organizations as possible. Wlosowicz said her goals are to be a friendly face in instances where sexual assault has occurred as well as spread awareness on campus. “I plan to attend the First Year Experience courses and other classrooms that I am invited in to, to shed some light on this significant issue.” Wlosowicz said. “SAEPP does a lot of great educational and awareness events, I would like to bring this to the classroom to ensure students are hearing me.” Along with spreading awareness, Wlosowicz said she will guide students in the event of sexual assault. “I will work with students after an assault to assist them when they want to file through Title IX for accommodations and will also assist them through the criminal route if that is what they would like to pursue,” Wlosowicz said. “I support them in court, through protection orders.” Wlosowicz’s grant is renewed yearly and has already been renewed for the next year. Wlosowicz said that because she is technically employed and financially supported by the YWCA, she brings a unique angle to SAEPP. See SAEPP / 4 »

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How I survived my horrible summer internships

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Housing changes requires balance

This fall semester, the student population on campus will boom as a new policy concerning housing requirements will begin its first year. The policy change was enacted last year to require incoming freshmen living outside of a 25-mile radius of the University of Toledo to live on campus for two years. While it has been statistically proven to be more beneficial for incoming freshman attending college to live on campus their first year, the change in policy could negatively affect the student population and the wellbeing of the university. In comparison with other public colleges in Ohio, UT’s new housing requirements are similar to those of other colleges. Ohio State University, Kent State University, Ohio University, University of Cincinnati and Bowling Green State University all require their new students to stay on campus for at least two years or four semesters. Common exemptions to the housing requirement include marriage, military service, Greek involvement or being over the age of 20. Financial hardship for each of these schools is mentioned as a possible exemption to leave the housing program, but as shown on Ohio University’s website, students “must provide documented evidence of extreme financial need.” Further down on the website states that “requests for residing off campus for financial savings is not a valid reason for a financial hardship.” Similar rules have been enacted at UT. Students can request a residency exemption through the Office of Residence Life, but they do not guarantee an exemption. Res Life’s website states that representatives from UT’s offices of admissions, residence life, financial aid and loans and special accounts will comprise the committee to review applications. In an interview when the initiative was first announced, Kaye Patten Wallace, senior vice president for student affairs, said, “The waiver process is available to any student; so any student who says they don’t want to live on campus, the goal is to help them be successful, not to be a barrier.” As long as this route is open for students who are in financial need as well as non-traditional students and other special cases, student needs seem to be put ahead of the university’s desires. However, the waiver process is left to be determined on a case to case basis, which can lead to unnecessarily rigid process resulting in a large number of rejections. Not every student is the same and there are advantages and disadvantages to staying on campus past your freshman year.

JESSICA HARKER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Over the summer I worked three different internships at several newspapers across Toledo. I enjoyed aspects of every single one of them, but the truth is there is no such thing as a “good” internship. Every internship you will ever have will always have great aspects and horrible nightmares. Besides learning how to manage my time on a ridiculously hectic schedule, I learned a lot this past summer on how to be a better journalist and an even better intern. I was able, through my experience, to find the top five most common ways that internships are horrible and talk about how I survived them all in one crazy summer. My first internship was for a boss who couldn’t get back to me -probably the most blatant sign of a disastrous internship. I was hired around the last week of the spring semester and didn’t hear from them again for a whole month. Not only that, but texts, calls and emails went unanswered for weeks. While this internship was paid and the only one where I actually wrote as a journalist, it was made impossible by a boss who would never respond and was never around.

“My first internship was for a boss who couldn’t get back to me -probably the most blatant sign of a disastrous internship. I was hired around the last week of the spring semester and didn’t hear from them again for a whole month.”

This map displays the University of Toledo surrounded by the old 50 mile radius as well as the new 25 mile radius.

UT’s new rule of two-year campus residency comes along with a decrease in the miles around the university that you are able to live within and commute. Previously, students with a permanent residence within 50 miles of UT could commute to campus if they chose to do so. Now, the radius is 25 miles. Many schools still use the ’50-mile rule’, including UT’s main rival Bowling Green State University. UT has a large commuter population. In 2015 the total number of students living on campus was only 2,472, with 1,589 of those students being freshman. The radius decrease changes the lives of potential UT students who only live a half hour away from UT. Thirty to forty minutes is a short commute for students, compared to adults who can drive up to an hour and a half one way for their jobs. With only a 25 mile radius, the number of commuter students could significantly dwindle. The radius change cuts out possible commuter student populations from cities such as Defiance, Findlay, Fremont, Adrian and Ann Arbor. This could create even more issues with decreasing enrollment numbers and continue to negatively impact those numbers in upcoming years. This negative impact on the university does have the potential to be balanced out by an increase in revenue from the growing number of students paying for on campus housing for their first two years. Students who live on campus end up paying more than those who don’t, including students who stay with family or students who live in off-campus apartments and houses. College tuition numbers continued to grow in the 2013-14 school year. Tuition is up to $21,003.00 as the average for all institutions in the country according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This would pose a significant financial impact on students who wish to attend the university but live outside of the 25-mile radius. They could easily turn to a different school that accepts those within 50 miles, such as Bowling Green State University or the University of Cincinnati. While the motivation behind reworking this rule may have good intentions, this new student-housing policy not only can cost students more money but can also hurt UT by discouraging future commuter students to attend. Administrators need to keep an open mind about this policy and rework it in the upcoming years until a balance can be reached between what students need and what the university wants. Who knows? Maybe our parking problem will be solved because UT scared off all the future commuters.

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The only way to survive is to be persistent and value your own time. If you catch yourself stuck in an internship with a boss who’s harder to catch than a Snorlax, all you can do is try to contact them on a regular basis. If it’s an emergency, always call, but also make sure you check in every once in a while with an email, call or even a text if your boss is okay with that. If they ask you last

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minute to do something or you miss something you were supposed to attend because they never told you about it, make sure you’re polite, but firm and tell them that your time is valuable. You can’t make everyone good at communication, but you can control how you communicate and how you let people communicate with you.

never responded; now it really felt like he was ignoring me. After we even had to meet at a get-together for another job I had, he still didn’t bring my check and avoided me later that day as not to give it to me then. The solution to solving this one is to be honest and upfront. If you think someone is avoiding you, tell them so. If that scares you, try show-

“As your internships progress, you will find that they are all horrible in more than one way and all uniquely so. The worst part of any internship or job is when you finally thought you had it all under control and figured out and then your boss avoids paying you. ” My second internship began in ing up in their office when you know the middle of the summer. That’s they will be there so it’s impossible where I met a different kind of chal- for them to avoid you. Be assertive. lenge: a boss who didn’t know how Overall, respect yourself and the to be a boss. He never gave me any time and work you put into your job instructions on what I was supposed because you deserve to be paid for to be doing or how I was supposed your work. to behave. Not only did we have a Shortly after my fourth horrible lack of communication, but also internship began, I made a horrible a lack of understanding of what I realization. For a journalism internwas capable of handling. It led to a ship, I did very little journalistic lot of awkward adjustments when work. The work I was doing did not he would give me assignments and help me grow in my field or learn expect them to last me two hours, anything new; Instead, I was more yet it would only take me 30 minutes of a glorified, unpaid secretary. to complete. I had to write For a long transcriptions, time I just organize lists and “My second internship went home make phone calls began in the middle of early. for him. All the the summer. That’s where stuff a secretary The way to survive usually gets paid I met a different kind an internto do. of challenge: a boss who ship like My advice to didn’t know how to be this is to you about a job just be up like this is to sima boss. He never gave front about ply quit. me any instructions on what you The finale to bring to the my five horrible what I was supposed to table and internship disasbe doing or how I was your skill ters was actually supposed to behave.” set. Rather the least horrible: than sitting when you’re the quietly for smartest person an hour in the room and wasting your time, make sure you you’re the intern. It’s nice to work ask if there’s anything else you can somewhere where you’re the expert, do and explain how you’re capable but when you’re constantly trying to of handling more than just simple teach your boss, it can get complitasks. cated. As your internships progress, you Work with them as much as poswill find that they are all horrible in sible and volunteer to do the work more than one way and all uniquely they want you to teach them to do. so. The worst part of any internship That way you can still spend the or job is when you finally thought same amount of time on it and your you had it all under control and figboss doesn’t have to rely on your ured out and then your boss avoids directions. paying you. The same boss, who You can learn a lot from being an could never get back to me on time, intern. Everything has something soon became the boss who refused to teach you, especially horrible to pay me (go figure). When my experiences. But you have to always internship was wrapping up and the remember that it is still important to summer was nearing an end, I was treat it like a job and not let anyone anticipating my paycheck. With the take advantage of you. Internships fall semester starting and textbooks, are there to help you become a notebooks, pens and everything else better person and to advance your still needing to be bought, I needed knowledge in your field. Your time the money I earned from this job. is valuable and might be worth more So I kept texting and calling to ask than theirs someday. So go out there when we could meet for him to and land the internship of your give me my check. No answer. It dreams. was worse than before when he just

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New editors at IC excited to begin By Morgan Kovacs News Editor

Scott F. Fitzgerald once famously wrote, “Life starts all over again at the crisp of fall.” Along with the changing leaves and slight chill in the air, the new fresh-faced staff at the Independent Collegian is another indicator of a new season. This fall, third-year communication major Jessica Harker will continue in her position as editorin-chief. Harker started writing for the IC in the spring of 2015. After working her way through the ranks as associate news editor and news editor, Harker became editor-in-chief last March. Emily Schnipke, a third-year communications major, has moved from community editor to managing editor for the upcoming year. Schnipke began writing for the IC early last fall and has spent last semester as the community editor. “I’m really excited about this year. I’m looking forward to putting together a great paper,” Schnipke said. “I think our new staff is going to have a good year.”

Replacing Schnipke as the community editor is Amber Thomas. Thomas is a fourth-year student majoring in marketing with a minor in public relations. Filling the news editor position

“I’m really excited about this year. I’m looking forward to putting together a great paper. I think our new staff is going to have a good year.” emily schnipke Managing Editor

this Fall will be third-year English major Morgan Kovacs. Kovacs started working with the IC last January as a staff writer and has since worked her way to news editor. Coming on board along with Kovacs and Thomas is Ian Davis, a third-year communications major, who will step in as sports editor for his first year at the IC. Davis was hired over the summer

directly into the editor position. The new opinion editor, Philemon Abayateye. Abayateye, is a third-year PhD student, studying spatially integrated social science. Philemon wrote for the opinion section of the IC last year and said he is excited to continue to grow as a writer. Fifth-year information technology student Rachel Nearhoof has also come aboard as the webmaster and social media coordinator — a new position at the IC. Nearhoof will also continue her place as the associate director of photography on top of her new positions at the IC. “Basically that title entails managing social media interactions along with managing the web content,” Nearhoof said. “It is going to bring unity to the social platforms.” Savannah Joslin, fourth-year communications major, will also continue as the director of photography. With a new year starting fast the Independent Collegian has worked hard to prepare. Our new staff is ready to take on any challenges the semester may bring.

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Wagner-Greene also said the team had released the survey online, through personal emails, Facebook and Pokemon-Go forums. According to her, the results have been positive, with over 600 paper copies and over 1000 online submissions of the survey already collected. “We’re excited that it was something that came on so fast and we were able to on behalf of UT do something so cool,” Wotring said. “People often think research is kind of dry and boring so to be able to take something that’s out there, fun and innovative and hopefully get enough information to further the health education field.”

“We’re excited that it was something that came on so fast and we were able to on behalf of UT do something so cool. People often think research is kind of dry and boring so to be able to take something that’s out there, fun and innovative and hopefully get enough information to further the health education field.” Amy Worting second-year doctoral health education student

Wotring and Wagner-Greene said that they, along with the other doctoral students, planned to spend the rest of the month working through the data they collected and plan to have the results of that data by the end of August.

SAEPP

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and muted feel accompanied by new ceilings and lighting that has been installed to brighten the rooms. “There’s kind of a feeling today in academia that there isn’t a need for a space called the library because everything is available electronically. I believe that it’s even more important than ever that there is a physical space called the library, where people can come together and they can talk to each other about ideas, they can share, they can communicate because while all of that can be done electronically or with a phone, is just different when you’re in a place that is conducive to that kind of interaction,” Floyd said. According to Floyd, art students will work on restoring the paint this fall on the Rand McNally globe that resides in a new place on the third floor. The motor that allows the globe to spin will also be repaired. The globe has sat in several different places in the library since it was purchased in the 1970s and is one of only a few that still exist across the country. The $3 million multi-year renovation plan, which is paid entirely by the state capital improvement fund, is split up into several phases. With the first phase completed, the next phase of construction will begin during this fall semester. New offices will be installed on the first floor along with a renovation of the first floor concourse. To finish off the project, outside work will be done, including installing large glass windows on the east side of the building. Phase three will work to finish the renovations on the closed half of the second floor, which has been talked about since 2010. Floyd says that the common spaces with whiteboards will extend on to the other half and she says that the design fits the needs of the students. Along with the redesign, part of the reno-

vation plan is to cut out a section of the second floor near the staircases and open it up to the first floor. According to the plan, the library’s fifth floor, which was renovated in 2010 and cost $75,000, will not be touched during the construction project. During the first few weeks of the fall semester, additional library events for students are planned. Raffles for prizes and a contest for the best “shelfie” with their favorite study spot or library book will be some of the activities. “Once the students come back, we’re going to have a lot of activities focused on the students,” Floyd said. “There will be some raffles, game contests, just to get people back. To get students to come back and see what we’ve done during the summer while they’ve been gone and to get the freshmen in the door.”

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“One thing I can bring to SAEPP that has not been there, is a confidential resource,” Wlosowicz said. “I provide victims and secondary victims with the support and resources that they need in a safe and confidential manor. Since I am not an employee of UT, and I am here from the Rape Crisis center, I am completely confidential. Along with working at UT, she also works closely with other local colleges such as Lourdes, Owens, Davis and Mercy. However, Wlosowicz will be spending majority of her time on UT’s campus and plans to be there Monday through Thursday this upcoming year. She said she plans to continue assisting the community as a whole as well as UT.

“One thing I can bring to SAEPP that has not been there, is a confidential resource. I provide victims and secondary victims with the support and resources that they need in a safe and confidential manor.”

Jamie Wlosowicz SAEPP campus advocate

“I also still serve community members.” Wlosowicz said. “Meaning I am not only working to spread awareness and advocate for survivors on campus, but I still meet victims in the hospital when they are going through a rape kit, talking to doctors, police and detective interviews.” The SAEPP program is housed in the UT Counseling Center which is located in Rocket Hall room 1810. Wlosowicz will post upcoming events and other information on her Instagram and Twitter at HOPEatUT.

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Study rooms have been completely renovated to create a cohesive and inviting study enviroment.

What: Sexual Assault Educaion and Prevention Program Where: Rocket Hall room 1810, counseling center Who: Jamie Wlosowicz, SAEPP campus advocate

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Administration Moves In

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What better way to connect with new students than to lend a helping hand? UT President Sharon Gaber, Senior VP of Student Affairs Kaye Patten, and Provost Andrew Hsu are all smiles while helping students move into their dorms on August 16.

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Keep an eye out: On Friday, the women’s soccer team starts their season in Quinnipiac, Canada vs. the Quinnipiac Canada Bobcats. Team captain, UT junior and Columbian national soccer team member Isa Echeverri hopes to make it back from the Rio Olympics for the first game.

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Rockets prepare Rockets fail to score; fall 2-0 against the Spartans in pre season match The Rocket women’s soccer team held a scrimmage match of 2016 against the Michigan State Spartans Aug. 12, although the season was off to a rickety start. Both teams had completed all of their pregame rituals, players were announced to the crowd and lined up for kickoff, when all of a sudden the referees whistle blew. “Lighting!” he yelled out and just like that both teams, along with the crowd, had to leave the stadium for the hour and half delay as rain and lighting took over the pitch. Once the storm passed and the delay was over, the rockets were finally able to start their game, though without much success according to senior forward Lauren Taylor and the rest of the team, who said they failed one of their team goals for the year when the game started.

“One of the goals this year is to score every game,” Taylor said. “A weakness of ours in the past has been finishing in the final third [of a game] so essentially we want to break that habit and just find the back of the net more

sloppy field didn’t help as the Rockets were slipping and sliding around the pitch. In the end, the Rockets weren’t able to pull back from their rocky start and were blanked by the Spartans 2-0 on a dewy Scott Field.

“One of the goals this year is to score every game, A weakness of ours in the past has been finishing in the final third [of a game] so essentially we want to break that habit” LAUREN TAYLOR Forward

this season. That really goes for me personally as I am forward and my main priority is to score.” During the game the Rockets threated the Big Ten team as they missed a few different chances in the box. Sloppy play, by the

One reason this may have occurred was the Rockets were missing junior team captain Isa Echeverri as she was representing her home country of Colombia during the 2016 Rio Olympics. “We all watched the Colombia vs. USA soccer game together; it is exciting to watch one of our very own teammates playing against some of our soccer idols and the best women soccer players in the country like Carli Lloyd and Julie Johnson,” Taylor said. Echeverri came off the bench against the United States as herself and former RACHEL NEARHOOF / IC Rocket Natalia Defensive man Chiara Paradiso attempts a free kick on goal against a two women wall Gaitan, team on August 12 at Scott Park. Paradiso and company had their chances to score against captain of the the Spartans but were shutout. FOOTBALL

Mac Media Day kicks off season By Ian Davis Sports Editor

Detroit - The Mid-American Conference Football Media Day, which is an event held for sports reporters to meet athletic officials, was kicked off on July 28. The event was held at Ford Field which is home of the Detroit Lions and also of the 2016 MAC Championship football game. The conference began with an opening address from MAC Commissioner John Steinbrecher. Steinbrecher touched upon changes that were going to be made for the upcoming season, including new video tablets during replay and new on-field communication.

“Two third of the November midweek games have had their times changed. More 6:30 to 7:30 o’clock start time, not as many 8:00 o’clock starts.” JOHN STEINBRECHER Commissioner of the Mid American Conference

Steinbrecher explained that unlike in the past when the coaches were on their headsets and only hearing what their staff in the press box could see and the changes in TV times, having tablets during replays allows head coaches and maybe a few others to watch replay footage. “Two thirds of the Novem-

ber midweek games have had their their times have changed. More 6:30 to 7:30 start times, not many 8:00 o’clock start games,” Steinbrecher said. Steinbrecher also talked about satellite camps in college football. He said he wants to reduce the amount of camps that teams can have. He added that having camps at four-year universities could possibly be the fix of having at a third party location, such as a high school or a prep academy host. “Having it at high schools or third parties is the problem. One way to change it is having it at four year universities might be a fix we lean towards,” Steinbrecher said. Head UT football coach Jason Candle, along with senior running back Kareem Hunt and senior free safety DeJuan Rodgers, was in Detroit representing the Toledo Rockets at this event. They also brought their brand new midnight blue and gold helmet to show off to new recruits. During the summer, new head coach Candle had his first big decision to make as he had to suspend three players from the team. Defensive tackle Marquise Moore along with linebackers Jaylen Coleman and Anthony Davis were all suspended due to violations of athletic department policies. When asked what caused the suspension, Candle refused to go into detail. Both Coleman and Moore were projected starters for the season. Candle said he was glad to talk about former Rockets in

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Colombian Women’s Nation Team, took home the first ever team point in Colombia history in women’s soccer as they scored in the 90th minute on a free kick to tie the USA. The Rockets are getting their passports ready to travel to Quinnipiac, Canada to take on the Bobcats on Aug. 19 for their first game of the season. Their first home game will be Sept. 2 at Scott Park Campus.

“We all watched the Colombia vs. USA soccer game together; it is exciting to watch one of our very own teammates playing against some of our soccer idols...” LAUREN TAYLOR Forward

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“Last year, I was scratching my head about how we had to add a new offensive line; now we go eight weeks into the season until they give up a sack.” JASON CANDLE Head Coach

training camps around the country and that he is often in contact with former wide receiver Alonzo Russell. “Yeah I talk to the NFL guys a lot,” Candle said. “Coming from UT, you aren’t afraid of competition and to make your claim and fight for a job.” With ten starters returning to this year’s Rocket team (seven on offense and three on defense), Candle commented only briefly on the season ahead. “Last year, I was scratching my head about how we had to add a new offensive line; now we go eight weeks into the season until they give up a sack,” Candle said. “I think when you have a football team you just don’t know until a couple weeks in, change is scary for a football team you just never know.” The Rockets still haven’t announced a starting quarterback for the first game of the season, which happens away on Sept. 2 at the home of the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

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New head coach Jason Candle is lifted by his players after winning the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl. The Rockets won 32-17 over the then ranked 17 Temple Owls.

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WELCOME WEEK

Phi Kappa Psi first annual melon fest 2k16

Watermelons aren’t just for eating anymore By Amber Thomas Community Editor

Welcome Week 2016 is quickly approaching and Phi Kappa Psi is ensuring that it will be a very fruitful start to the new semester. The fraternity will host UT’s first ever Melon Fest before the fall semester on Aug. 19. Melon Fest is an event that is really popular with campuses on the west coast and the Phi Psi members say they are excited to bring it to the University of Toledo. Melon Fest will take place in front of UT’s Memorial Field House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entrance to Melon Fest is free with the donation of a canned good. “We want to bring something new that allows freshmen to participate in welcome week during the day,” said Lance Craft, rush and recruitment chair of Phi Kappa Psi. “Back when I was a freshman during the day on Friday, there was nothing to do; we had to wait for convocation so our idea was to bring something for the freshman to do during the daytime.” According to Sean Sullivan, Melon Fest chairperson, this event circles around the idea of watermelon themed games. Also, it will be accompanied by a concert

from country artist John King. Some of the activities include a watermelon wheel barrel race, two person watermelon carry, watermelon-on-a-string eating contest, watermelon roll, watermelon toss and a tug of war. Various fraternities and sororities will form teams and compete for different prizes. Freshmen are welcomed to jump into the watermelon frenzy as well. “You can’t really have events with apples and stuff like that; it’s so much more interesting with watermelons,” said Jay Kumar, Phi Kappa Psi rush and recruitment assistant chair. When creating an event with watermelons as the main attraction, preparation has to be done in order for the event to hold

“We want to bring something new that allows freshmen to participate in welcome week during the day.” LANCE CRAFT Phi Kappa Psi Rush and Recruitment Chair

“You can’t really have events with apples and stuff like that; it’s so much more interesting with watermelons.”

JAY KUMAR Phi Kappa Psi Rush and Recruitment Asst. Chair

true to its name. According to Craft, approximately 500 watermelons were ordered for this event (an estimated total of $1,000) and although most of the watermelons will be wasted, Phi Psi is giving back by donating the canned goods and giving a monetary donation towards to the Cherry Street Mission. “When you’re outside busting a bunch of watermelons, it’s wasting food but when you’re bringing all these canned goods, you’re gaining something to give back,” Craft said. In addition to giving a donation to Cherry Street Mission, Phi Kappa Psi will be informing freshman about their Phi Kappa Psi Noble Leadership Scholarship. “During my freshman year I didn’t re-

ally come out to the events that happened before school started and I kind of regret it,” Kumar said. “I encourage every freshman to get involved because it is a great way to meet people and get a great start to the year.” Sponsors for this event include Vivo, Olde Town, Edge, CAP, Rocket Lounge, Jimmy John’s, Ultra Press Custom Apparel and Potbelly. This event is only just the start to the many the events that the University of Toledo’s fraternities, sororities and other organizations have to offer for the beginning of the semester. “Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there,” Sullivan said. “Explore all of your opportunities because there are so many great things to do on campus and you can’t go wrong with getting involved.”

If you go What: Melon Fest 2K16 Where: UT’s Memorial Fieldhouse When: Friday Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. Sponsored by: Phi Kappa Psi

SUMMER ACTIVITIES

Instagramable summers: Rockets having a blast By Emily Schnipke Managing Editor

“I chose to go to Lüneburg because I have always wanted to go to Germany. I was able to practice and immerse myself in the language and culture. My week in Italy was definitely a tough one to beat, the happiness that the spaghetti, wine and Gelato brought me, is one that I will never forget. ”

“Other than Germany I visited Switzerland, France, and Belgium. In Belgium I went to a music festival, in Switzerland I saw Lake Geneva, in France I saw the French Alps. In Germany I saw everything from the Berlin Wall to the Brandenburg Gate. My favorite part of my trip was meeting new people from around the world and learning about their cultures. These are people that I only knew for a few weeks, but are friendships that will last a lifetime.”

GRISORANYEL BARRIOS Fourth-year Social Work, Political Science

ERIC KOCSIS Third-year Political Science

“It was an honor to serve as an intern for Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, her congressional staff, and the constituents in Ohio’s 9th congressional district. My favorite part of the internship was going with the congresswoman and her aides to events like press conferences, town hall meetings, and public affairs. It was very fun being behind the scenes and watching Congresswoman Kaptur in action.” KRISTY KAGY Fourth-year Excersice Science

“My favorite part of the trip by far was Istanbul. I’ve never been somewhere so different culturally, and we were there during Ramadan which was very interesting to learn about from our tour guide as well as the people running our hotel. All of the buildings were so old but so beautiful, and I just found the culture to be so interesting. .” MAKENZIE FERENCHAK First-year Nursing

“While I was in Madrid, I visited the royal palace and Parque del El Retiro which is a park located near the Sol. I spent four days in Barcelona. I visited Sagrada Familia, Parque Güell, Monestir de Montserrat, took a walking tour of the Gothic Quarter, and biked around Barcelona.” CHRISTINA KLEIN Second-year Art History, History and Spanish