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UT partners with the city to provide internships for students

By Morgan Kovacs News Editor

Football kick-off UT football prepares to begin its season with high hopes as starters Kareem Hunt and Terry Swanson take the field.

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Prayers, praise and fellowship Community members gather together to pray for students and staff of UT as the fall semester begins.

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“A good test of an institution’s quality is a measure of its pro-activeness in dealing with emergencies. It is hard to say if we were prepared for this situation. Or we were probably just not ready yet for the profit of our investments on enrollment.”

EDITORIAL Can UT handle increased enrollment?

An internship is a valuable asset to a student’s education. The Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of Experiential Learning and Career Services at the University of Toledo have joined forces to expand their internship programs in the city of Toledo. Their efforts have resulted in the creation of a new program called Toledo Talent Keeps Toledo Great.

“It seemed to be a natural place to partner with the Office of Undergraduate Research and expand it then for the city,” said Shelly Drouillard, UT director of experiential learning and career services.

Toledo Talent Keeps Toledo Great focuses on students immersing themselves in all aspects of local affairs ranging from government, human resources, arts, finance and more.

“Students will be working in city offices and that will enrich their academic experience by actually solving real world problems within the city,” said Thomas Kvale, UT director of undergraduate research.

Thomas Whitman, a fourth-year economics student, interned with the city of Toledo’s finance department. Whitman said that seeing the theories he learned in class applied to the real world was an awesome experience.

“Students will be working in city offices and that will enrich their academic experience by actually solving real world problems within the city.”

THOMAS KVALE UT director of undergraduate research

“I would highly recommend starting in Toledo,” said Sam Duling, a fourth-year political science and economics major who interned in

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the mayor’s office in the summer of 2015. “At the local level, that is where I think really fulfilling work for students is at play. In an national office, there are fewer opportunities.”

Kvale said that before Toledo Talent Keeps Toledo Great program was created, students took part in Tol-Interns. Unlike Tol-Interns, students now have the opportunity to intern during each semester as opposed to only the summer.

“During the academic year, the internship is mainly for academic credit. During the summer, students can earn stipends as their form of pay,” Kvale said. “Three to four students get those paid internships.”

Students should not be discouraged to do an internship without the stipend, however. Both Kvale and Drouillard noted that these internships help students make good connections, network and boost their resumes. In fact, two former interns are now working for the presidential campaigns.

The expansion of this program opens the doors for more students. According to Drouillard, both President Sharon Gaber and the city of Toledo fully support this program. They feel passionate about working together to create these opportunities.

“Until Gaber came along, the office of undergraduate research was more closely married to the honors college,” Duling said, “Her initiative is to bring that a little bit closer to students who aren’t necessarily honors students.”

Drouillard added that it is very near and dear to President Gaber’s heart that this opportunity is open to all students who are in good academic standing.

Toledo Talent Keeps Toledo Great also plays the role of a matchmaker.

“If students go to the website and don’t see a match for themselves, they can come to us and say ‘I’m interested in such-and-such’ and we will go back to the city and try to find them an internship,” Drouillard said.

Both Whitman and Duling agreed that students can really benefit themselves by staying local.

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This picture of Lake Erie was taken May 16, 2016 taken by MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite shows a large amount of sediment and algae in the water.

UT researchers study the effects of algae blooms on the liver

By Meg Perry Staff Writer

Researchers from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences are studying the effects that algal bloom toxins may have on the human liver.

This project hits close to home after the 2014 Toledo water crisis prompted their interest for studying the algal bloom toxin microcystin and the effects it has on individuals with preexisting Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

“Since it is estimated that at least one-third of all adults in the U.S., including those living right here in Northwest Ohio, already have an early form of liver disease called Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease,” said David Kennedy, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, “we wanted to know if this pre existing liver disease increased the susceptibility of livers to damage due to microcystin.”

Research began in the spring of 2016 after receiving a $45,000 grant from the David and Helen Boone Foundation and the State of Ohio Sea Grant.

“Our goal with the State of Ohio Sea Grant is determining the molecular mechanisms and long term effects of microcystin exposure in setting of pre existing liver disease,” said Steven Haller, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. “We are also working on laboratory tests to determine microcystin levels in the blood in order to provide a potential diagnostic test for microcystin exposure.”

In addition to Kennedy and Haller, senior undergraduate biology student Dalal Mahmoud and secondyear medical student Aaron Tipton take part in the research. Both Tipton and Mahmoud See Algae / 4 »

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ECONOMIC

Gaber enacts new policy to avoid salary bloating for former administrators returning to faculty

By Jessica Harker

“It wouldn’t be normal for me as a professor to make $300,000 and work in this discipline”

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“As someone who has suffered from anxiety her entire life, this immediately struck me as strange. Talking about anxiety is not the norm; in fact I have spent most of my life actively trying to cover up my anxiety...”

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University of Toledo President Sharon Gaber enacted a new policy last week that eliminates salary bloating of administrators who are returning to the faculty level.

“I wanted to be thoughtful with what are we doing with people who are administrators when they go back to faculty and make sure we’re sort of deescalating I think … it wouldn’t be normal for me as a professor to make $300,000 and work in this discipline,” Gaber said.

Gaber continued to say that the policy is inline with her strategic plan for the university,

“I wanted to be thoughtful with what are we doing with people who are administrators when they go back to faculty and make sure we’re sort of deescalating” SHARON GABER UT President

SHARON GABER UT President SHARON GABER

which includes decreasing administrative costs as one of her five strategic goals.

The amount of a salary cut administrators in this position may be facing is to be determined on a case-to-case basis, according to Gaber. She said that the policy only requires that the salary the person made as an administrator is not a factor in determining their salary as they go back to faculty positions.

The policy actually states that “Beginning July 1, 2016, the base faculty salary for the return of new administrators (deans level and above) to a faculty appointment must be established at the time of the administrative assignment...

The salary previously earned as an administrator is not a factor in determining the new salary.”

Gaber said she is subject to this policy, as well as anyone hired under her as presi-

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dent. She would go from her presidential salary of $450,000 to a salary of $130,000 if she were to return to faculty.

Other administrators under this policy include the new Provost Andrew Hsu who makes $337,500 as provost and would stand to make less than 50%, only $150,000 if he were to return to faculty.

Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, the dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Willie McKether, the vice president for diversity, are both restricted under the new policy as well.

“I don’t think that the university had really thought about that previously,” Gaber

said. “So I know there are question marks all the time: is it a good policy, is it a bad policy?

I do know some good universities that are using it.”

Gaber also said that anyone hired before she became president or who has a previously determined contract would not be affected by the policy.

Other policy changes Gaber has enacted within the last year that were inline with her desire to reduce administrative costs include creating the division of advancement and merging several of the colleges resulting in the colleges of Arts and Letters, University College and Health and Human services.

“I don’t think that the university had really thought about that previously.”

SHARON GABER UT President

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EDITORIAL

Can UT handle increased enrollment?

Decreasing enrollment may be a great sign of regional economic recovery but that has consequences for schools like the University of Toledo.

In October 2015, the Ohio Department of Higher Education published a report showing a negative 11 percent change in UT's enrollment between 2009 and 2014. As expected, the administration felt the financial impact and responded with a 60-day restriction on filling up employee vacancies, including faculty vacancy positions.

The public administration program, for example, suspended its admissions in May 2014 because it lacked the required number of full-time professors needed to maintain its accreditation. That's only one example of the effect of the employment freeze.

However, one of the first actions of UT’s new president, Sharon Gaber, was to extend the 60-day hiring restriction to an 8-month embargo on employment starting January 1, 2016.

This thinking was to “grow our way out of these financial challenges by recruiting and retaining more students,” according to a letter Gaber had written to the hiring managers at UT. The official fall 2016 enrollment numbers have yet to be released, however, a sampling of student perception suggests an increase to the number of students on campus.

We celebrate this great development but also question the extent of our preparedness to contain the adverse effects of an increased enrollment especially in the backdrop of the hiring freeze, retirements and sabbaticals that have deprived departments of needed professors.

A good test of an institution’s quality is a measure of its proactiveness in dealing with emergencies. It is hard to say if we were prepared for this situation. Or we were probably just not ready yet for the profit of our investments on enrollment.

We see an increasing trend in use of administrator-instructors in our classrooms and while this may be great for students to learn hands-on from practitioners, it is not clear how much of this is simply a reflection of our lack of preparation.

Our mainstream professors have also stepped in for colleagues on sabbaticals as well as for open classes without professors and emergency situations. Classes were either canceled or rescheduled the Friday before school started, course contents were changed and impromptu classes were opened

We celebrate this great development but also question the extent of our preparedness to contain the adverse effects of an increased enrollment. for registration that hurried students to sign up before the caps were reached.

Students just want to graduate on time with their programs.

We worry that the results of this, if it were to be a continuing trend, would be large class sizes and burnt-out professors. But this is what happens when important course and classroom changes were not clearly communicated to students, making it a common sight when both students and professors were in the wrong lecture rooms.

We think the university departments could have done better with communicating schedule changes to students in time. Departmental websites were barely used and are rarely updated, especially not during the week it was most needed. But importantly, it could have done better with the faculty hiring situation. We are not saying that the university should continue hiring professors en bloc. However, a more targeted approach to enforcing the hiring freeze would have identified departments with higher number of faculty vacancies due to retirements or sabbaticals and make the moratorium flexible towards such departments.

In the end though, we applaud the administration's efforts to increasing enrollment, improving our fiscal health and for ensuring that our University of Toledo continues to provide quality education to as many people possible. We are worried however about the unforeseen consequences such a change can come along with and hope that the University works to maintain organization as it continues to grow.

COMMENTARY

My first New York experience The Big Apple announces itself in a mood became chipper and pleasant; peculiar way. As I step off the train I something that I don’t often get to feel see the sidewalks bathed in old black due to my busy schedule. I stopped into gum, quickly reminding me that I’m a drink spot similar to Jamba Juice and not in Kansas anygrabbed a headache more — or Toledo I juice made with a should say. This ‘conblend of beets, carrots crete jungle’, as Alicia and cucumbers to Keys would say, is the help with the terrible cradle that molds you migraine I had from into the person you a screaming baby on truly are. the plane. I called an The experiences Uber and was on my from this past weekway back to the hotel end would pass among to begin my festivities my most memorable for the night. life experiences. I was When I got in the Big Apple, one back to my hotel, I of the biggest cities, slipped my exotic COMMUNITY CO-EDITOR print gown over my but I found myself among crowds of head, grabbed my free-spirited and selfgirls and we were expressive people whose bohemian off. Unsure of which way to go we attitude exemplifies the importance of spotted a group of kids and trailed living life on one’s own terms. them. As we got closer and closer, my

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I found myself among crowds of free-spirited and self-expressive people whose bohemian attitude exemplifies the importance of living life on one’s own terms... No two people looked the same; everybody was just themselves and I loved it.

I was in New York to attend AFROPUNK FEST, an annual festival held in Brooklyn. The city greeted me with unending music, food and good vibes. I finally felt like I could be myself without anyone judging me.

I realize that being true to who I am is very important because the society we live in can sometimes mask our true identity. In New York City, people can be whoever they want to be without judgment.

As I stroll down Broadway Street, a woman to my left wearing a fuchsia gown is selling Indian inspired jewelry and to my right a man is dipping churros in the deep fryer. I walked further to see a homeless man sleeping with his dog; his bare feet were the color of coal, but he made sure to have food for his companion.

Immersed in the aura around me, my

anticipation heightened and I began to pant like a dog, because I was so anxious and because I have asthma and it was getting pretty intense.

As I turned the corner, I was surprised by everyone’s free spirit. I saw dreadlocks in the shape of horns, fros taller than the Eiffel Tower and crowns accentuated with jewels and flowers.

People wore outfits made of different colors as if they found the start of a rainbow and laid the clothes there, tribal prints painted on people’s faces and denim on denim as if I walked on the set of a Levis photoshoot.

No two people looked the same; everybody was just themselves and I loved it. After waiting in the mosh pit of a line, we finally reached entry and my eyes lit up with more amazement.

My group and I walked a bit further to digest the scenery more. On the

left of the park a punk concert was happening and on the right R&B and hip-hop, truly a mixture of vibes.

A place that allows you to be true to yourself is what New York is and that is true freedom.

Prior to the trip I was most excited about the cultural atmosphere and once there I blended in like a bowl of nacho cheese dip fresh out of the microwave. I stayed on the punk side for a little bit and experienced some very loud very grungy music — I’m sure the artist lost his voice in the morning. A mannequin head was thrown around in the crowd as well as other unidentifiable objects.

After consuming the acidic music, I made my way to the right side which was filled with 90’s era hip hop and R&B. Vendors sold eccentric jewelry, African print clothing and paintings.

Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni spoke some invigorating words on what it is to be a black woman, which then opened up the next act, United Kingdom artist Laura Mvula.

After her performance, we raced back over to the punk side where Tyler the Creator was going to be. It was epic. We were packed in like sardines but the energy was unexplainable. We all bounced to the beat and rapped his rhythmic tunes.

Soon he came to the end and the crowd dispersed. I was coated in a layer of sweat, not all of which was my own, and my feet were the color of charcoal from the dirt I walked in, but it was all worth it.

New York is truly a melting pot and AFROPUNK solidified that. People of different races, backgrounds, religions and sexual preferences were able to come in unison and enjoy an epic event. This city is judge free zone: I could probably walk outside in my silk PJs and get complimented about how daring or haute I look. A place that allows you to be true to yourself is what New York is and that is true freedom.

Amber Thomas is a fourth-year marketing and professional sales student and community co-editor.

COMMENTARY

How a podcast changed my life This summer I spent a lot of time affects what she is doing. in my car, driving back and forth As someone who has suffered from between jobs. It was the first summer anxiety her entire life, this immediever I’d spent not ately struck me as living at home, so I strange. Talking was lonelier than I about anxiety is not was used to, not havthe norm; in fact ing my four younger I have spent most siblings around all of my life actively the time. So I started trying to cover up listening to more my anxiety and podcasts. convince everyone That’s when I I’m OK. So to have found a podcast someone talking titled Alice Isn’t openly about having Dead by Joseph Fink anxiety attacks and and I loved it imhow it felt to be so EDITOR-IN-CHIEF mediately. afraid — that it felt The story is about like your chest had a a woman who ton of bricks on it — became a truck made me continue driver to scour the United States to to listen every day. try to find her wife who disappeared.

As the summer was nearing the end, Throughout the series the narrator I was having a hard time balancing has to try to figure out the story of a my work and home life. I was feeling dangerous serial killer, the mysterious overwhelmed and with school right trucking company she now worked around the corner, it was starting to for and how Alice’s disappearance was become too much for me. One day I connected to it all. The story itself is was running late, and had to pull over creepy yet captivating at every turn, in a parking lot on my way to work and always keeps you guessing. because I felt like I couldn’t breathe.

But the best part about the podcast It was there, in my car once again, isn’t the great LGBT representation, sobbing and gasping for breath as I the amazingly inclusive and interestfelt completely overwhelmed by my ing plot or even the lack of commeranxiety that I first heard the final cials. The best thing about this podcast episode in the first season of that is that throughout this adventure she show called Thistle. is on, the narrator talks openly and I won’t tell you what happens so vividly about her anxiety and how it as not to ruin it but the narrator

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does something very stupid and very brave. At some point she talks about how she is convinced she’s going to die and is about to give up, but then feels her anxiety come rushing back like electricity.

Talking about anxiety is not the norm; in fact I have spent most of my life actively trying to cover up my anxiety and convince everyone I’m OK...[But] She uses her anxiety to fight off her attacker and she wins.

She uses her anxiety to fight off her attacker and she wins. This really spoke to me and it gave me the strength to pull myself together and get through the rest of my day. To hear someone talk about exactly what I was going through really helped me realize that I could overcome this obstacle as well.

Now whenever I’m feeling stressed out, or overwhelmed, I just pull out my headphones and start back at episode one.

Jessica Harker is a third-year communications student and the IC’s Editor-in-Chief.

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“I think this program is a great opportunity.

I think the people in the city really care about your college experience,” Whitman said. “They care about more than just getting work out of you; they care that you actually learn and develop a passion for civil service.”

As well as benefiting themselves, students also help the greater Toledo community.

Students have been involved in writing grant proposals, doing various research projects and helping to solve problems, Kvale added “By helping the team operate more efficiently, I think I really did help the greater community,” Whitman said.

Perhaps one of the most important goals of an internship is to help students figure out if that career suits them and if they want to continue to pursue it. Duling, for example, learned

“I think this program is a great opportunity. I think the people in the city really care about your college experience,” Whitman said.

“They care about more than just getting work out of you; they care that you actually learn and develop a passion for civil service.”

JACOB WHITMAN fourth-year economics major

“I learned so much about myself and what I do and don’t want. If you don’t find that out now, you are going to find it out when you have fewer options. ” SAM DULING fourth-year political science and econmics major

that being a state senator might not necessarily be for him.

“I would absolutely intern in the mayor’s office again. Not because that is where I want to end up, but because I learned so much about myself and what I do and don’t want,” Duling said. “If you don’t find that out now, you are going to find it out when you have fewer options.”

Toledo Talent Keeps Toledo Great aims for students to gain more than just work experience.

“Any student who takes this opportunity, their life is going to be changed in some way.

They are going to gain experience and selfawareness as well as make networks,” Drouillard said.

Although the program kicked off in August, there are still fall internships available. If a student is interested they should submit their application as soon as possible. The deadline for spring internships is November 30.

For more information about Toledo Talent Keeps Toledo Great contact Shelly Drouillard at Shelly.Drouillard@utoledo. edu or call (419) 530-4341.

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were the inaugural beneficiaries of the David and Helen Boone Research Award.

“This project is very important for the health and safety of families not only in our community but all over the world who are affected by toxic algal blooms,” Mahmoud said.

Researchers injected mice with low doses of microcystin in hopes to develop guidelines for patients who may be more susceptible to liver damage, specifically those with NAFLD.

“This project is very important for the health and safety of families not only in our community but all over the world who are affected by toxic algal blooms” DALAL MAHMOUD fourth-year biology student

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Carmen Miller performs with her band, ‘The Overton Project’, at the kickoff event for Toledo Pride on August 26. The performance was hosted by 92.5 KISS FM and was held in Levis Square in Downtown Toledo. Toledo Pride is held annually to support and celebrate the LGBTQA community. Levis Square was packed with food trucks and merchandise stands Friday night.

The parade took center stage Saturday, August 27 before rain brought the weekend of celebration to a premature close.

“NAFLD is caused by a number of factors including obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.”

Kennedy says, “However, NAFLD appears to make livers more susceptible to further damage by toxins such as microcystin.”

Researchers found that these doses caused no harmful effects on livers in healthy animals, but left injury and scarring in a mouse model of pre­existing NAFLD. “Based on the results of these studies, we are planning future work to develop a therapy for microcystin induced injury to not only the liver but other organs as well,” Haller says.

Mahmoud and Tipton will be presenting the findings of their research at the Ohio Sea Grant’s “Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Conference” on September 15 at the Stranahan Center in Toledo.

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Rockets assemble dream team for Candle’s �irst year as head coach

By Justice Sunderland Associate Sports Editor

There is no question that the strength of the Rocket offense this season is the dynamic rushing duo of fourth-year criminal justice major Kareem Hunt and third-year communication student Terry Swanson.

Toledo was extremely effective running the ball last season, averaging over 200 yards per game and 5.1 yards per carry on their way to being ranked for first time since 2012.

Hunt, the two-time all-MAC performer, will lead the rushing attack in his final season playing for the midnight blue and gold.

However he needs to add 1,380 more yards to his career 3,470 yards to pass Toledo legend Chester Taylor as the school’s all-time leading rusher.

Hunt, the two-time all-MAC performer, will lead the rushing attack in his final season playing for the midnight blue and gold.

However he needs to add 1,380 more yards to his career 3,470

yards to pass Toledo legend Chester Taylor as the school’s all-time leading rusher.

That may be hard to accomplish with a backfield mate as talented as Terry Swanson. Last year Swanson had his best college season as he rushed for 923 yards and earned all-MAC second team honors alongside Hunt.

Swanson was very productive leading the entire Mid-American Conference in yards per carry (6.5). Against Ball State last season, Swanson rushed for 139 yards and led the Rockets to a victory in Hunt’s absence.

The depth of the rushing game does not stop there. Senior running back Damion Jones-Moore adds a change of pace to the backfield. The 5-7 speedster JonesMoore has rushed for more than 400 yards each of last two seasons.

Hunt and Jones-Moore are listed as co-starters on the preseason depth chart. With the speed of Jones-Moore and strength of Hunt they will confuse defenses and set up openings in the passing games.

Swanson and Jones-Moore have proven in the past that they can get the job done all by themselves.

Last season, Hunt missed three games due to injury and suspension. In those three games Swanson ran for 210 yards and two touchdowns while Jones-Moore ran for 239 yards and three touchdowns.

Jones-Moore also carried the load in perhaps the biggest victory of the season on the

road versus Arkansas where he rushed 65 yards on 11 carries.

Over the final five games of last season, Hunt and Swanson really hit their stride. Hunt showed why he is the work horse of the team as he rushed for 655 yards and seven touchdowns as Swanson added 404 yards and two scores of his own, including the game against Northern Illinois when Hunt rushed for 143 yards and Swanson added 133 yards.

Coach Candle has a full-house of running backs to play around with, which is good at a position where injuries are frequent.

Even if they lost their top three runners, the Rockerts could call on the defensive side of ball and senior Marc Remy.

Remy, a converted running back, made the change to defensive back this offseason due in part to the depth in the backfield.

He has 594 career rushing yards and would probably be the fourth back called upon if necessary.

The running attack will have to be just as good, if not better than it was last year, as the previous offense starting quarterback Phillip Ely and big play wide receiver Alonso Russell.

Hunt, Swanson and JonesMoore are more than capable of carrying the offensive weight.

They all have experience and they have all produced on the big stage.

They will look for some help on outside from leading receiver senior Corey Jones and junior Cody Thompson as the Rockets chase the 2016 MAC championship.

Changes in staff and the Glass Bowl start season

By Jackson Rogers Staff Reporter

With every upcoming season comes some sort of change for the University of Toledo football team. Whether it’s through players, coaches, uniforms or stadiums, there’s always something.

With the addition of new head coach Jason Candle, the Rockets will have a brand new coaching staff for the 2016 season. Among them are offensive coordinator Brian Wright, defensive coordinator Brian George, cornerback coach Corey Robinson and offensive line coach Mike Hallett.

Wright comes to Toledo after spending four seasons as Florida Atlantic University’s offensive coordinator. Under Wright’s guidance, the Owls scored 22.5 points per game, ran for 1977 yards and passed for 2557 yards. FAU totaled 4534 yards on the season and averaged 5.1 yards per play in 2015.

George was Kent State University’s defensive coordinator for the past three seasons.

With George’s direction, the Golden Flash defense ranked third in the Mid-American Conference in total defense, averaging 350.1 opponent yards per game and was also fifth in scoring defense, allowing 26.1 points per game. As a result, four of Kent State’s five MAC All-Americans were on the defensive side of the ball.

Robinson was the University of Maryland’s director of player personnel in 2015.

Prior to serving at Maryland, Robinson was the defensive backs coordinator at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL as the lead developer for high school, college and professional defensive back clients and participants. He also served as the assistant head coach at Saint Frances (MD) Academy High School in 2014. Robinson has coached six current NFL defensive backs in his career and nearly 30 at the high school level who went on to play collegiately.

Hallett joined the Rockets’ staff in time for their Boca Raton Bowl win. Hallett served as head coach at Heidelberg University from 2007-15. His career record in nine years as head coach was 55-36, 46-35 in the OAC, the school’s all-time leader in career victories. After winning four games in Hallett’s first season, the Student Princes gradually improved, winning at least eight games in every season from 2011 through 2014. In 2012, Heidelberg went 9-2 record (8-1 OAC) and earned its first-ever berth into the NCAA Playoffs.

On the uniform side, UT will have new helmets when they come out to play for the home opener. The Rockets will go from an all midnight blue lid to a midnight blue and gold variant helmet with blue on the top and gold on the bottom.

Lastly, the Glass Bowl has been renovated for the upcoming season. The renovations included new FieldTurf, concession stands, restrooms, entry ways and ticket stand.

The new FieldTurf surface is called Revolution 360, and features the latest in cuttingedge playing surface technology. The new surface will replace a FieldTurf surface that was installed in 2008. The Rockets will make their debut on the new field in their home opener versus Maine on Sept. 10.

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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SAVANNAH JOSLIN / IC. ORIGINAL PHOTO BY UT ATHLETICS

UT Football Schedule 2016-17 Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m UT vs. Arkansas State at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, AR. To be broadcast on ESPNU. Saturday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.

UT vs. Maine at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, OH. To be broadcast on ESPN3.

Saturday, Sept. 17 at 3 p.m.

UT vs. Fresno State at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, OH. To be broadcast on ESPN3.

Friday, Sept. 30 at 10:15 p.m.

UT vs. Bringham Young at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo, UT. To be broadcast on ESPN2.

Saturday, Oct. 8 at 3 p.m.

UT vs. Eastern Michigan at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, MI. Saturday, Oct. 8 at 3:30 p.m.

UT vs. Bowling Green at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, OH, for 2016 Homecoming.

Saturday, Oct. 22 UT vs. Central Michigan at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, OH. Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

UT vs. Ohio at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, OH. To be broadcast on ESPN3.

UT vs. Akron at Infocision Field in Akron, OH. To be broadcast on ESPN2.

Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m.

UT vs. Northen Illinois at US Cellular Field in Chicago, IL. To be broadcast on ESPN2 / ESPNU. Wednesday, Nov. 16 UT vs. Ball State at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, OH. To be broadcast on ESPN2 / ESPNU. Friday, Nov. 25 UT vs. Western Michigan at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI. To be broadcast on ESPN3.

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Thursday, Sept. 1 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

All-Fraternity Meet n’ Greek

Interested in joining a fraternity but not sure which one?

Learn more about the different fraternities and opportunities they have to offer Thursday in the Student Union Auditorium. Sign up to join and meet members of each fraternity. Don’t miss this chance to get involved!

Saturday, Sept. 3 12 p.m.

Pike Fireman’s Challenge

Pi Kappa Alpha will be hosting this fun-filled day in order to raise funds and awareness for the Toledo Fire & Rescue Foundation. The event will be held in parking lot 6 will feature activities such as the fire truck pull, bucket brigade, uniform relay, and a tug-of-war contest. The registration cost as an individual or as a team is $8.58. All proceeds will go directly to the families of local firemen who have recently lost a loved one.

Saturday, Sept. 3 Rocket to the Point Didn’t make it to Cedar Point this summer? Ticket too expensive? Well, the University of Toledo is offering a cheap way to get there. For $25, students can get a ride to Cedar Point, a park ticket, and a wristband for free drinks all day. Go get your pre-sale tickets at Ask Rocky in the Student Union to rocket to the point!

Sept. 6 - Sept. 11 Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment Attention all female students! Interested in joining a sorority? Now is the time to participate in recruitment. Sign-ups are required in advance.

For more information, please contact the Office of Student Involvement & Leadership or call 419-530-4944.

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UT falls into service One big day, one big thank you, one big event

By Anna Glore Staff Reporter

Everyone knows that giving back to the community is important. So what if your own school offered you the opportunity to do just that, all while making friends and having fun?

On Saturday August 26, the University of Toledo held its first ‘Fall Day of Service’, an new companion event to the Big Event that occurs annually in the spring.

“It is amazing what impact a few hours of service has on both students and community members.” joseph Leech Big Event Director

“Big Event is an event that was started at the Texas A&M in 1982 and has since spread to universities across the country,” said Joseph Leech, director of the event.

Leech said that many colleges throughout the nation partake in the Big Event, following the motto: “One Big Day, One Big Thanks.”

Volunteers perform a variety of

tasks during the day of work.

From cleaning up the community by doing yard work at residential areas to cleaning up the streets of Toledo, students and community members are working together to give back.

However, UT’s Office of Student Involvement decided they wanted to make it more than just one day.

“We are working to provide students with several opportunities throughout the year to give back around the city of Toledo all leading up to the Big Event taking place on March 25th, 2017,” Leech said.

This Fall Day of Service included several opportunities for students to give back to the Toledo community with services such as picking up trash and raking leaves.

Leech said that this not only gave students a chance to do something good for their community but to also make new friends.

“This Fall Day of Service is a new event for all students, with a focus especially on freshmen students who are new to campus and looking to meet other students and get involved,” Leech said.

Over 60 student organizations participated in last spring’s day of service and Leech said that the spring Big Event typically attracts between approximately 1,200 and

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Design your dreams Amber Thomas

Community Co-Editor

Are you interested in fashion, but are unsure of what to do because the University of Toledo doesn’t have a major for it? UT’s fashion organization StyleList is allowing students get in touch with the fashion field.

StyleList, UT’s first fashion organization, kicked off the new school year with a meet-and-greet mixer August 29 in the Student Union room 2584 from 7 to 9 p.m. This event gave students the chance to learn about the fashion organization as well as show their artistic abilities.

“Here at UT we don’t have a fashion major, let alone an organization,” said Taylor Hunt, a fourth-year computer science and

engineering major. “I think it’s important for us to provide students with this type of creative outlet because I feel like a lot of people are interested in this type of stuff.”

The StyleList organization encourages students to step out of their comfort zone and dare to be different.

“Sometimes it’s hard pursuing fashion at a school that doesn’t have a major pertaining to it, but if you have a dream follow it,” said Teddi Covington, a fourth-year communication major.

According to Telaya Fletcher, a second-year majoring in pre-law, the Design Your Dreams event embodies the idea that you can do anything you dream of if you put your mind to it.

Students participated in a group

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UT Gets Colorful

1,500 students each year.

However, the Fall Day of Service was not only about working for the community. Students were also given the chance to show their school spirit in a side event called ‘Paint Your Pride’.

Participants painted UT Rocket logos and other Toledo related emblems around the university, encouraging more student spirit in the university. Rocket logos can be found on sidewalks and roads on campus in blue and gold The experience of volunteering is different for each student who participates,

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Alumni Katie Cepero rakes leaves at Sidecut Metropark while volunteering during the 2015 spring Big Event.

Prayer, praise and fellowship

By Emily Jackson Community Co-Editor

A new academic year is underway and a number of religious campus organizations are gathering to pray for the staff and students that have just begun classes at the University of Toledo. To do so the community will join together during Toledo Campus Prays which will take place Sept. 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the University Bible Fellowship on 2841 Dorr St.

“This is the first time this kind of thing has been done — at least that I am aware of. I was encouraged that this may be God’s time to bring such an event into being...” greg lewis University Bible Fellowship lay pastor and UT math professor

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University of Toledo students and community members alike participated in the Color Run August 27 when it came to campus. Stations were set up around campus for volunteers to toss colored corn starch at participants. At the finish line, runners were met with medals and their own bags of colored corn starch. Participants of all ages were invited to dance and join the crowd gathered around the stage for music and organized color throws. The theme for the event was “#TROPICOLOR”. The event was the first of its kind on campus. It was originally scheduled for April 9, but inclement weather caused a postponement.

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and Leech said that learning more about the work they accomplished during the day is one of his favorite parts.

“I’m looking forward to hearing stories of work done during the event from both students doing the work and community members who are being served,” Leech said. “It is amazing what impact a few hours of service has on both students and community members.”

Leech encourages to attend the Big Event in the spring and the coordinators of the event are hoping that this year’s turnout will be even bigger than of years’ previous.

The evening will be spent in worship and prayers solely focused on the administrators, professors and students at the University of Toledo.

Greg Lewis, a lay pastor with University Bible Fellowship and a math and statistics professor at UT, says this event has been something he has wanted to do for about three years.

“This is the first time this kind of thing has been done — at least that I am aware of,” Lewis said. “I was encouraged that this may be God’s time to bring such an event into being, especially after the ‘Toledo Prays’ event held last year for the city of Toledo.”

Aside from University Bible Fellowship, Lewis says there will be about 15 other campus ministries and organizations participating in the event, including Chi Alpha, Corpus Christi and the Catholic Student Association, as well as the Vineyard Church.

Active Christians Today (ACT),

a student campus ministry, will also be participating in the event.

Scott Weaver, campus pastor at ACT, said he was very excited about the possibilities when he first heard about Toledo Campus Prays.

“There are many student organizations who share the same faith but we rarely have the chance to join together for a higher purpose,” Weaver said.

Toledo Campus Prays will be a one-of-a-kind opportunity to unite these groups through a common purpose.

Jacob Wenhold, a third-year student majoring in operations management and supply chain management and member of ACT, said he is excited to be a part of this special event.

“I have personally experienced the power of prayer in my life and believe that God will do amazing things on this campus if we invite Him to do so,” Wenhold said.

Although this event will unite the Christian community, Lewis hopes Toledo Campus Prays will spread throughout UT’s entire campus.

“We have international students from 80 plus countries attending classes,” Lewis said. “As the Body of Christ pressing into campus souls and lives, we want to witness and testify to the kingdom building work God is doing.”

Lewis said he is not certain if the event will be put on annually but that he anticipates trying to hold such an event each year.

He hopes this will be the start of more relational partnerships among campus organizations and even the Center for Religious Understanding.

“We are all on the same team,” said Lewis. “We want to share God’s vision, direction and resources to better reach the increasing spiritual and practical needs of college students here at UT.”

If you go What: Toledo Campus Prays Where: 2841 Dorr St. When: Thursday, Sept. 1, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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