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Diversity and inclusion UT holds conversation on campus policing

By Emily Schnipke Managing Editor

Volleyball aces tournament weekend Toledo dominated two of their three games in last weeks tournament.

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Brewing up good vibes Local coffee haven BREW Coffee hosts an open mic night every Wednesday at their local spot off of Dorr St. COMMUNITY / 6 »

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“If you enjoy waking up at 5 a.m., good for you. If you don’t, you better get used to it, because that’s the time you need to get up in order to find a decent parking spot within walking distance to your class.”

EDITORIAL Parking woes

OPINION / 3 »

Woodside takes over Logan Woodside earns MAC West Offensive Player of the Week and helps the Rocket football team to victory.

SPORTS / 5 »

“These assaults were not only against America but against the world and all lovers of freedom and tranquility. After all, al Qaeda and its ambassadors chose New York City for a reason; the city is the best example of the proverbial ‘melting pot’” PHILEMON ABAYATEYE Forgivness sets us free and gives us peace OPINION / 3 »

Finding sunshine after the rain RAINN Day is an annual event that brings sexual assault awareness to campus’s across the nation through artistic displays that will be set up all through Centennial Mall.

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Race. Gender. Sexual orientation. Religion. All of these factors are constantly dividing the world against itself. Each day, there is another confrontation or situation that adds to the big picture: We are not all the same. Encouraging discussion of these topics helps to create a safer environment according to Willie McKether, the University of Toledo’s vice-president of Diversity and Inclusion and vice-provost.

“Students are exposed and are talking about what happens nationally,” McKether said. “We want students to come out to share their thoughts. Students are having conversations and we think we have a responsibility to provide that space for

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William McKether (left), VP of diversity, sits with chief of police Jeff Newton (center) and Kaye Patten (right), the senior VP for Student Affairs, on the panel at Tuesday’s diversity dialoug.

students to talk and to do it in a way that’s constructive.”

McKether, along with the

help of UT’s many student organizations, has created that safe place for students to

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talk on campus through UT Dialogues on Diversity and Inclusion. The idea was sparked after hearing much about the need for one during last year’s diversity survey.

“What students said in particular was that they wanted opportunities to have dialogues,” McKether said. “So this series of dialogues on diversity is in direct response to what students said about their interest and need to have a space to talk about issues that make them different, about inclusion.”

The first of the Dialogue was held Sept. 13 in the Student Union, which about 50 students attended. The topic of discussion: students and their relationship with police officers.

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MEDICAL

Enrollment increase Fighting against reverses six-year trend heart failure

By Jessica Harker

down by 139 students this fall.

Editor-in-chief “So the reality is that if we Just last week, the University are up 100 - 200, it’s really that of Toledo celebrated the loss of a number plus the 139 that we were tradition with the campus-wide supposed to be down,” Gaber said. announcement of an increase in This change in enrollment enrollment for Fall 2016 — the numbers does not come at a first time enrollment has gone huge shock. However, it has up in six years. been part of Gaber’s five areas of “We are thrilled with the infocus on her plan for the Univercrease in enrollment,” President sity since she became president Sharon Gaber said in an email just over a year ago. sent out by University Commu“When we talk about increasnications. “UT proing enrollment, that vides an excellent has to continue. If we education, and we are up 200 students are proud to offer this year, we can’t be that experience to down 200 students more students. We next year; we have to have now reversed keep plugging,” Gaber the previous desaid. clining trend and This growth in look forward to enrollment can be continuing a posiattributed to multiple tive momentum factors, including the SHARON GABER moving forward.”

Division of EnrollThis increase ment Management added 267 more working with connew students to UT’s campus than sultant Ruffalo Noel Levitz on there was last year, increasing from a strategic enrollment plan to 20,381 enrolled last fall to 20,648 develop long-term strategies to this semester, according to the ofhelp enrollment, which has been ficial 15-day census numbers. going on since last year.

According to Gaber, however, Sanders and the rest of the gaining 267 students doesn’t division will continue their give full credit to the success the work with Levitz to help boost university has had in reversing enrollment even more for years this trend. Gaber explained that to come, according to an email according to Stephanie Sanders, from University Communicathe new interim VP for enrolltions. ment, UT runs on an econometGaber explained that her goal ric model that predicted that enrollment would continue to go See Enrollment / 4 »

By Morgan Kovacs News Editor

Third-year biomedical science Ph.D. student Xiaoming Fan, with the help of his mentor Jiang Tian, associate professor in the division of cardiovascular medicine, is researching how to limit muscle damage after a heart attack.

According to the CDC, one in four deaths are due to heart attacks. The health problems following a heart attack are also deadly.

“After a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction, the blood supply will be blocked or limited to the infarcted area, which causes muscle cell death and formation of fibrosis,” Tian said in an email interview.

Muscle cell death and the formation of fibrosis -- the thickening and scarring of connective tissue -- is what Fan and Tian are trying to limit after a heart attack.

“Heart failure following heart attack is one of the leading causes of death all over the world,” Fan wrote. “To some extent, they are preventable and treatable.”

The heart goes through a series of changes following a heart attack, making it more difficult for the heart muscle to function Fan explained.

“A typical heart attack happens when coronary artery, the blood vessel that provides nutrients and oxygen for heart, is blocked,” Fan wrote. “Without blood supply, the heart cells will die and be replaced by scar tissue. Following such changes, beating capacity of the heart will decrease due to loss of heart cells.”

After a heart attack, healthy heart cells are also affected over time because they grow larger to compensate for the non-functional scar tissue, Fan wrote.

“Unfortunately, enlarged heart cells lead to more heart cell deaths and the formation of more scar tissue even in healthy areas of the heart,” Fan wrote. “Together, these changes are called heart remodeling and can eventually lead to overall heart failure and death.”

The focus of Fan’s research is on the mechanism that leads to scar formation, capillary artery loss and heart cell loss after a heart attack. His aim is to find a treatment for those post-heart attack problems.

“We want to find a potential treatment for heart failure See Heart / 4 »

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University of Toledo facilities battles infrastructure failures from aging buildings

By Morgan Kovacs News editor

The University of Toledo has faced a multitude of infrastructure failures since the beginning of the fall semester. University facilities works to combat these failures of an old infrastructure with limited resources.

“We have an aging system. It’s an older campus so there is a lot of upkeep and things to be done,” said Jim Graff, Director of Facilities Operation. “We do it as funding allows and try to make the worst spots better.”

Currently, one roof on the Student Union is being worked on for the first time since the Union was built in 1993.

“That is just one little roof. The Student Union has many roofs, so we are just taking care of that one portions where the ramps are right now,” Graff said.

In previous weeks, the ramps have been caution taped off because of the work being

done on the roof.

“With the ongoing roofing project we had some work to complete with the existing roof drains. We closed areas in the ramp section to gain access to make needed repairs,” said Jason Toth, Associate Vice President for Facilities and Construction.

Though other roofs in the SAVANNAH JOSLIN / IC Student Union also need repairs and improvements, that Fences stand outside of the Student Union and Carlson Library while construction is going on. is something for the future –money allowing, said Graff, without water for over 24 hours. and is not currently being planned.

“Unfortunately water main breaks do hapDuring the second week of classes, students pen and are unavoidable. They can happen were welcomed back to campus with a water for any number of reasons,” Toth said. “In this main break. Students and certain buildings – particular case, it was likely the age of the line including Honors Academic Village, MacKinSee Infrastructure / 4 » non Hall, Scott Hall, and Tucker Hall –were

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EDITORIAL

Parking woes

Welcome to the University of Toledo, where parking spots are made up and the tickets don’t matter. We, as UT students, are feeling the struggle that many students across campus have been facing the first few weeks of the fall semester. With what feels like a parking ratio of one parking spot to every 1,500 students, finding a place to park your ride can make anyone have a stress-related breakdown. As students become familiar with their class schedules and new routines during the start of fall semester at UT, we’ve got some insider tips and tricks to share with you on how to make parking quicker and easier.

Parking congestion is greater in certain parts of campus, especially on the surface lots near the core academic area. So when you arrive in the east or west parking garages, watch carefully for any students walking into the garage. Follow them at a speed of 5 miles per hour and block traffic in the garage. You have a 50% chance of them tossing their bag into the backseat and driving away so you can then take the spot they just vacated. But you might also have the bad luck of following someone who is going to take a nap or have a smoke in their car. But hey, 50% is better than 0.

The parking lots by Bowman-Oddy Laboratories and the Health and Human Services Building fill quickly every morning and regularly stay full through the afternoon. Pro tip: the UT Biology vans don’t really exist and those parking spots are for students who are running super late to class. So feel free to park there! Those spots are for your convenience. The same rule goes for the contractor parking spots by the tennis courts. UT doesn’t really have contractors and those signs are there to scare away students from those parking spots for faculty who is running late.

If you enjoy waking up at 5 a.m., good for you. If you don’t, you better get used to it, because that’s the time you need to get up in order to find a decent parking spot within walking distance to your class. If you don’t mind walking or need the exercise, feel free to park across campus at Rocket Hall or even at the engineering campus. UT’s buses come every 15 minutes and get into accidents even more often than that. So you could walk to class and get all sweaty or you could add a little risk factor to your day by putting your life in the hands of other UT students driving a large machine packed full of student sardines.

With what feels like a parking ratio of one parking spot to every 1,500 students, finding a place to park your ride can make anyone have a stressrelated breakdown.

Also, don’t be afraid to honk super loud at the person waiting at a dead stop in the parking garage because they might get scared and drive away. Then you’ll have the spot they were waiting for all to yourself. You have a better chance of getting a parking spot this way than your original plan of circling each level three times and getting angry every time you get excited about an empty spot but it’s actually just a tiny car. To all the tiny car owners out there: Just park in the slashed lined areas. You’re basically the size of a motorcycle anyway.

As for parking permits, you can pay for one each semester. Or just don’t. Why pay for a parking pass that doesn’t guarantee you a spot or at least have the promise of one available somewhere on campus? Half the commuter population doesn’t have one anyway.

For those students covering their license plates or parking it backwards, we see right through your half-hearted schemes.

In the end, the only solution to UT’s parking crisis is simple.

Demolish all the dorms and unnecessary buildings, move everyone currently living on campus into Parks Tower and fill the rest of the grounds with parking spaces. Forget the trees. We don’t need fresh air. We want the air filled with pollution. We want to see rolling hills of steaming blacktop and white lined parking spaces. A true commuter student’s dream.

OPINION

Forgiveness sets us free and gives us peace The events of 9/11 continue to resonate among the most diabolical devastations mankind has ever known.

Our world, and rightly America, has been greatly changed since that day.

On that fateful morning in 2001, not even the thousands of miles between America and my small hometown across the Atlantic Ocean in Ghana, and the typical childhood naivety, was enough to shield me from the raw and deafening impact of the tumbling Twin Towers. TV channels were replete with images of disoriented, wailing victims of the new reality and it became clear that one man masterminded this act. Osama bin Laden’s face quickly emerged as the face of evil, the face of terror haunting the conscience of us all.

Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-six —- that’s the total number of innocent people dying that day, including first responders, the faces of good. Only 19 of the angels of evil who hijacked and redirected American Airlines flights 77 and 11, respectively, to these towers died that day. Evil was real and it appeared to have overcome good.

These assaults were not only against America but against the world and all lovers of freedom and tranquility. After all, al Qaeda and its ambassadors chose New York City for a reason; the city is the best example of the proverbial ‘melting pot’ where people from different backgrounds coexist. In fact, citizens of 80 other nations died with Americans on that day, and this is not to water down the fact that Americans bore the greatest brunt of this carnage.

I’ll say as a prelude that evil should be punished. That is a necessary fundamental for a more perfect and peaceful society, because to be silent in the face of evil is to take the side of evil in itself. It is, however, mindboggling that our approach to dealing with this particular evil since 9/11 has seemed counterproductive. These approaches have not only destroyed relationships between different members of our communities but also empowered wicked men by giving them exactly what they wanted.

I can imagine how difficult it would be to ask the victims of 9/11, or the victims of the April 2013

Boston Marathon bombings, or those affected by the 2015 San Bernardino attack or even the Orlando nightclub shooting in June this year to forgive. All this evil sprung from the foundation that 9/11 has laid, and being hateful, bitter and vengeful may sound better alternatives than forgiveness.

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Actually, some people would say that demanding retribution and destruction to our enemies is the best means to attaining true peace -- and even recommend doing so using whatever means necessary.

Unfortunately, identifying and punishing enemies through whatever means has brought our societies more damage than good. Today, we allow the government enormous powers to invade our private communications and activities, we’re involved in costly wars that don’t seem to end, we experience longer queues at our airports and allow ourselves to be subjected to stringent security searches, some very humiliating, and, of course, we deport more immigrants in droves than ever. The idea is that all these will make our communities safer and more peaceful.

But let’s be real with ourselves: Do we really feel safer now than before?

Rather than safety, we have communities and societies plagued by fractured relationships. We seem to have directed our anger, not at the actual forces of evil that need punishment, but at all people who we think don’t look or sound ‘American’ enough. Usually these are people

that look different from us, people that mostly share similarities in religious beliefs and national origin to the enemies. They become proxies here at home in our search for retributions and revenge.

Somehow, our methods seem to encourage the so-called ‘homegrown terrorists’ than they discouraged them. Hardly a month goes by without some crazy gun-wielding guy in the news killing innocent citizens.

Have we become too focused on punishing ‘our enemies’ that we forget the importance of forgiveness?

The price of unforgiveness is not only physical but also emotional death.

As Lewis Smedes would put it, “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and to discover that the prisoner is you.”

On Sunday when we celebrated the 15th anniversary of Patriot Day, I hope it was not only a time for us to reflect on the loss of 2,996 innocent lives in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, all in a day. I hope it was also a time we reflected on how much our societies have changed since that day and how much we continue to lose financially, socially and emotionally as we try to punish the perpetrators. I hope we also had a chance to reflect on forgiveness as an alternative virtue.

The forces of evil will have us fighting each other, but let us show that forgiveness is a greater human virtue than vengeance and retribution. That will not be an easy route, but it is a proven route, and one that most of us have tried in our personal relationships.

It will take time to build but will sure help us change our opinions, break the social barriers we’ve erected among ourselves in our communities and help us build new structures upon which true peace and success will rest.

In the end, we should agree with John Connolly that evil is selfdestructive and that, no matter how hard evil tries, it will never win. We should not be the victims of this selfdestruction because as a society we possess more good than evil.

Philemon Abayateye is a third year PhD student in the Department of Geography and Planning.

COMMENTARY

Little changes that can make a big difference in a student’s daily health Let’s face it. Between juggling classes, clubs, sports, volunteering and leisure time, there isn’t much time to think about being healthy. Of course, we all want to be healthy, but not all of us think that we have the time to actually be healthy. However, being healthy doesn’t have to mean spending hours at the gym or only eating salads. Here are some tips that show you that simple life changes can lead to a healthier lifestyle.

Be sure to take the long way to class. I realize this may not be realistic in the winter, but, in nice weather, take the scenic route to class.

It will help you relax.

First, swap that ice cream for frozen yogurt. Frozen yogurt has less fat and is a lower-calorie option compared to ice cream. In my opinion, it tastes

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the same, if not better! Also, lower fat means you won’t have to feel too guilty about adding in a few mix-ins.

A favorite place of mine is Koala Berry, located just a few minutes from campus.

Also, opt for light dressing. The light option often has less fat and calories, while still providing full flavor.

Go easy on the cheese. Ask for light or no cheese on your salad or sub. It won’t taste much different, yet it saves you a lot of saturated fat.

Be sure to take the long way to class.

I realize this may not be realistic in the winter, but, in nice weather, take the scenic route to class. It will help you

relax.

Always choose the stairs over the elevator. Yes, that’s not exactly what you want to hear, but it helps burn some of the calories. Of course.

Choose whole-grain or wheat bread over white bread. Whole-grain breads have many more nutritional benefits than typical white bread.

Additionally, whole-grain or wheat breads typically have better flavor and texture.

Do leg and ab exercises while in class. No, this isn’t as crazy as you may think! Sitting and tightening and loosening ab muscles is a great way to tone up. Also, extending and holding your legs up while seated can improve calf muscles. As you can see, you don’t have to be at the gym to work out.

Have fruits and veggies on hand.

Instead of having Oreos or cupcakes at the ready, have fruits and veggies pre-packaged in the fridge for you to grab anytime on your way out the door to class.

Wake up 15 minutes earlier.

Although sleep seems a priceless commodity to the student, I promise you’ll appreciate it. I like to do stretches and

a good ten-minute ab video off of YouTube to start my day. I follow up with a hearty bowl of oatmeal and a banana. This is an easy routine that helps me feel ready to take on the day.

Go easy on the buffets. With all-youcan-eat dining halls, it’s easy to get carried away. Don’t be afraid to put small portions on your plate instead of filling a plate up to its max.

Choose grilled over fried chicken. Grilled chicken can still be as great as tenders, a sandwich, or in a salad, and it saves you lots of fat and calories! Plus, it can be flavored with low-fat marinades and sauces for a delicious meal.

Get a hot-air popper. I purchased

one for $15. The hot air popper uses no oil, so the popcorn is a healthy alternative to microwave or bagged popcorn. You can add some zero-calorie butter spray to it as well for a little flavor.

Consider a weight app. I have LoseIt! downloaded on my iPhone.

You can punch in whatever food items you had (it even has the info for thousands of restaurant chain foods) and find out their caloric and nutritional information. Just seeing these things can help us make wiser choices in the future, since what you don’t know can hurt your health.

Go easy on the buffets. With allyou-can-eat dining halls, it’s easy to get carried away. Don’t be afraid to put small portions on your plate instead of filling a plate up to its max. You can always go up for more, but doing this initially will help you to stop overeating just to clear your plate.

So you see, little changes can go a long way in helping us get to our healthy selves. Let’s get this going, guys!

Alexis Nieszczur is a PharmD student in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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Heart

after heart attacks,” Fan wrote. “We have discovered a combination of cell growth factors that improve heart function after heart attacks. And we are now studying the possible mechanism that leads to such improvement.”

Tian explained in more depth the cells that are being studied and the effects they can have.

“We are testing the possibility that some specialized cells, called cardiac progenitor cells or stem cells, can be activated or enhanced after a heart attack,” Tian wrote. “These cells have the capacity to become functional endothelial cells, which forms new blood vessels to supply blood to the heart muscle cells or help prevent them from death after heart attack.”

Fan noted that though there are treatment

“Working in clinical for three years in China, I’ve seen lots of heart failure patients die from gradual heart function loss. So a promised treatment that aims at heart cell loss and scar formation is needed...”

Xiaoming Fan Third -year biomedical science Ph.D. student

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“These cells have the capacity to become functional endothelial cells, which forms new blood vessels to supply blood to the heart muscle cells or help prevent them from death after heart attack.”

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choices for heart failure, they mostly aim to relieve symptoms of heart failure rather than to prevent heart cell loss.

“Working in clinical for three years in China, I’ve seen lots of heart failure patients die from gradual heart function loss,” Fan wrote. “So a promised treatment that aims at heart cell loss and scar formation is needed to allow heart failure patients to survive and improve life quality.”

Fan has been working on this project for a year and a half and expects to continue for another year. He feels he has achieved good results thus far and is hopeful that they will be able to publish their results in a journal next year.

“We have discovered some positive results on the project,” Fan wrote. “We are now confirming the results we’ve found and studying the possible mechanism that leads to the improvement of heart function following growth factor treatment.”

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for the upcoming year, as far as enrollment is concerned, is to try to continue this upward trend and continue to show the community the benefits of a UT education.

“What that means is that if we don’t work really, really, hard every year to make sure that people recognize that this is a pretty darn good place, that you get a good education, you know really all of these things, then you know we are going to be back in that situation.” Gaber said. “So it is an ongoing situation that we have to make sure we are doing.”

“If we don’t work really, really, hard every year to make sure that people recognize that this is a pretty darn good place, that you get a good education, you know really all of these things, then you know we are going to be back in that situation.”

Sharon Gaber UT president

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“This topic is a controversial but important one to discuss,” said Luke Zastrow, one of UT’s student trustees. “I think there is quite a bit of confusion and difference of opinion when it comes to this topic, and the purpose of this event is to allow students to learn from each other about these issues.”

McKether has recruited help from student groups such as the student trustees, Latino Student Union and Black Student Union.

“Everyone in the planning process for the Diversity Dialogues is incredibly excited and supportive of this initiative,” said Anna Crisp, a UT student trustee. “We are looking forward to hearing from students at the event to hear their opinions of this opportunity to share ideas and opinions.”

“Whatever experiences, or lack thereof, students have had with police officers, it is essential to discuss these topics and view them from different perspectives. ” Luke zastrow Student trustee

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that caused the failure, as we discovered a large rupture of a 12-inch main.”

Graff noted that the water main was probably put in about 30 years ago. The problem has been fixed and there should not be any more issues regarding that water main and it is unlikely UT’s water bill will be affected, Toth added.

“To fix this issue, we actually drained the line, cut out the ruptured section, and replaced with a new section of pipe. The line has been restored to full function,” Toth said.

Along with fixing unexpected issues, the facilities and construction team also work on updating the university. This includes recent renovations to the library. During phase two of these renovations, which happened over the summer, the third and fourth floors were renovated after not being touched since the Library was constructed in the 1972. In December the next phase of this construction will begin.

“We reviewed the prints last week,” said Graff, “so it’s going to be out for bid probably from December throughout the year into next summer, which will be the exterior portion.”

The next phase will continue to tie the library together, according to Graff. The second half of the second floor will also be completed.

Students from all different walks of life are in agreement that having these meaningful discussions on topics relevant to the student body is important to the university.

“Regarding Latino Student Union, this dialogue serves as an opportunity to discuss the matter in an environment that might not reflect a general member’s personal opinion,” said Alisya Gomez, vice-president of the Latino Student Union. “We want our members to take part of school discussions so that they can form their own opinions to create a diverse set of later discussions.”

Crisp agreed with Gomez. Crisp says that these discussions are pertinent to understanding each other.

“Diversity and inclusion cannot be achieved without having ‘tough’ discussions,” Crisp said. “Sometimes our own personal thoughts need to be broadened to make room for understanding the viewpoints of others.”

McKether said that future dialogues will be based off the opinions of students. Future discussions will be based on topics that students choose, including special discussions for LGBTQA month. As for this dialogue, there has been much support from the students involved.

“These issues affect all students on campus,” Zastrow said.

“Whatever experiences, or lack thereof, students have had with police officers, it is essential to discuss these topics and view them from different perspectives. I think when students develop a solid understanding and comfortability with these topics, it makes for better student-student and student-police interactions.”

“The largest impact will be the installation of glass curtain wall along the east elevation of the building on floors two through five.

This will allow a great deal of natural light to enter into the space reaching back into the building up to the elevators,” Toth said.

Savage Arena and the Glass Bowl also recently completed upgrades. Savage Arena has more offices and a dining facility on the second floor, while the visitor’s side in the Glass Bowl has updated restrooms, concession stands and a more open feel.

“The Glass Bowl was opened up a lot.

Students will enjoy it,” Graff said. “It looks really nice.”

According to Graff, other buildings will continue to see construction including window replacements that will be finished in UHall, elevators that will be replaced and repaired and buildings will be weatherproofed. Toth added that renovations to chilled water plans will provide better air conditioning. There will be mechanical system repairs and replacements and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system replacements in Snyder and North Engineering.

According to Toth, a good majority of this work will happen over summer so students are not disrupted.

“We try our hardest to make sure that we don’t inconvenience the students,” Graff said.

“When we have an issue, we try to get it out in front and try to make them understand that we just can’t fix everything immediately.”

“Diversity and inclusion cannot be achieved without having ‘tough’ discussions. Sometimes our own personal thoughts need to be broadened to make room for understanding the viewpoints of others.”

Anna crisp Student Trustee

McKether said that he will be glad if even just one student comes to the discussion and gains a new perspective on the topic. He said that he designed these dialogues for the students and because of the students.

“This dialogue should affect every student on campus regardless of anyone’s personal opinion on this matter. It is important that we hear the opinions and concerns of our peers,” Gomez said.

“It’s important that students take the initiative to learn and discuss between each other the current topics in our society.”

The next dialogue with occur on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The topic has yet to be chosen and will be announced on the UT Dialogues on Diversity and Inclusion’s website.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016 | The Independent Collegian |

Football traditions UT’s gameday traditions goes back 99 years

By Jackson Rogers Staff Reporter

You can’t have game day without participating in some of the many traditions that are in place at the University of Toledo.

“I think from the Blue Crew to the Rocket Walk, that’s definitely [a] unique [tradition] that I really enjoy,” said redshirt junior quarterback Logan Woodside, “and Blue Crew’s at every game whether its home or away, so I think that’s very unique and what’s special about our school.”

The University of Toledo football team has been around since 1917. As a result, 99 years of existence creates tons of traditions to build a program off of.

“I think traditions last because students in general have fond memories of their college years,” said Paul Helgren, UT associate director of athletic communications. “They have a good time while they’re here. It gets passed on and kind of goes from there.”

Nickname Origin The Rockets’ nickname originated back in 1923 when Toledo played Carnegie Tech. UT did not have a name at the time, so local Pittsburgh sportswriters asked James Neal, a former UT student covering the game, to come up with one.

“Rockets name is unique in college sports,” Helgren said. “There’s no other Rockets, and I think it’s unusual in that most other programs are named after animals. You look around, there’s usually animals

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The Blue Crew high-fives Rocket football players after the teams 45-3 victory over the University of Maine on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

or some inanimate object, so the Rocket’s a little bit different.”

Neal came up with “Skyrockets,” since he thought the team showed traits relating them to skyrockets when they play any hard fought game against a more formidable opponent. Sports writers shortened the name to “Rockets,” giving the team its current name.

“U of Toledo” UT’s fight song, “U of Toledo,” was written in 1932 by Dave Connelly, the university’s athletic director and baseball coach at the time.

Connelly had a passion for music but never studied it. Connelly wrote the words and sang to Bernie Jones, a friend of his family, and history was made. The song remained unchanged until 1975, when UT associate professor of music David Jex arranged the current version.

Woodside said the fight song is his favorite tradition the team has.

“Usually we’re singing the

fight song after our wins, so we like to get wins and always get to sing it,” he said.

The Rocket In 1961, Toledo acquired an actual Nike / Ajax rocket from the US Army missile program. ‘The Rocket’ sits outside of the northeast end zone of the Glass Bowl and is a symbol of pride for the university and its students.

The one-ton rocket has two sets of fins and a propellant boost capable of guiding it to supersonic speeds. It has been said that if the rocket was ever fired, its trajectory would lead it to the 50-yard line of Doydt L. Perry Stadium, Bowling Green State University’s football stadium.

“There’s a few other schools that have a cannon that they blow off when they score, but there’s no other school that has an actual US Army missile outside of their stadium,” Helgren said and naming the Rocket as his favorite of

VOLLEYBALL

FOOTBALL

Volleyball aces tournament weekend

Woodside takes over

Staff Reporter

Associate Sports Editor

By Keith Boggs

The Toledo Rockets women’s volleyball team went 2-1 in three matches this past weekend at a tournament held in Savage Arena.

The Rockets dominated their first two games of the day, defeating St. Francis 3-1 and Fort Wayne 3-1 as well. However, in their final match, they fell to Marshall in a 3-0 blowout.

After the tournament, the Rockets record advanced to 6-3 on the season.

“I thought we did a lot of things well,” said coach Greg Smith. “I was overall pleased with how the weekend went.”

In the first match, Toledo put on a dominant performance, never trailing in the set and went on to win by 12 points, 25-13.

The Rockets continued to play solid into the second set. However, St. Francis caught back up and brought their score to 21. They kept the rockets on their toes and completed their comeback by winning the set 25-22.

“I thought we did a lot of things well. I was overall pleased with how the weekend went.”

GREG SMITH Women’s volleyball coach

Toledo got revenge in the third set, however, winning a tightly contested battle with a couple of strong kills at the end to close it out. Up two sets to one, the Rockets would dispatch of St. Francis after a slow start.

Toledo’s second match would go similarly to the first, with the Rockets getting off to a good start once again. The team went on to win its first set 25-21. Toledo continued the success with another dominant set right afterward, winning 25-13.

The third and fourth sets were more competitive, forcing the Rockets to work hard to keep their lead. The final set would be another closely contested one, with both teams going back and forth.

With the score tied at 22, a termination by junior Rachel Vidourek and a couple of Fort Wayne errors led to a Toledo win, 25-22.

Junior Saige Thomas was the top scorer for the Rockets in the two matches, with 28 terminations. Senior Mary O’Connor added in 21 terminations, and Carly Townsend tallied a career high 61 assists.

After the victories of the first day, the Rockets got off to quick start on day two of the tournament, going up 6-2 early. The Herd would battle back however, and, after a few volleys, Marshall took the set, 25-19.

Toledo battled throughout the second set before Marshall would return to form and eventually close out the set, winning 25-17, though in the final set the Herd dominated nearly from start, winning the set 25-16.

“We had a little bit of a problem with Marshall on the mental toughness part of our game, which caused us some issues.”

GREG SMITH Women’s volleyball coach

There were a few bright spots, but Toledo struggled for the most part against Marshall.

“We had a little bit of a problem with Marshall on the mental toughness part of our game, which caused us some issues,” said Smith. “We will address that aspect, along with others, in preparation for this coming tournament at Minnesota.”

Vidourek and O’Connor were both named to the all-tournament team. Vidourek was also named MAC West offensive player of the week, while sophomore Maurissa Leonard was named defensive player of the week.

Vidourek had a .483 attack percentage with 2.82 kills per set. Leonard had 27 digs in her first match, and then 22 and 18 in her last two respectively.

Toledo will travel to the Diet Coke Classic this weekend to take on Green Bay, North Dakota and the host Minnesota Golden Gophers.

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Sophomore libero Maurissa Leonard bumps a return during last week’s tournament at Savage Arena. She recorded a career-high five service aces.

UT’s timeless traditions.

The Battle of I-75 The Battle of I-75 is the name given to any sporting contest between UT and the Bowling Green State Falcons, particularly in football. Only 20 miles separate the schools, making for what most people say is the best rivalry in the Mid-American Conference.

The Falcons currently hold a lead in the series at 39-37-4, although the Rockets have won the last six games.

The first game between the two schools was in 1919. They played 12 times after, until the series was cancelled after a 63-0 Toledo victory.

The rivalry was picked back up in 1948 and has been played ever since.

The two teams battled for the trophy known as the Peace Pipe from 1980-2010. The trophy was retired in 2011 out of respect to Native American tribes and cultures.

The rivalry now uses a bronze trophy called “The Battle of I-75 Trophy” as a replacement.

Touchdown Cannon After every Rocket score, members of the fraternity Pi Kappa Phi fire off a battle cannon to signify the score. The original cannon was a Civil War-era cannon until it was replaced with a brand new one in 2010.

Overall, the University of Toledo has a wide range of traditions dating back for years. These traditions survive not only because of the players, but because of the fans and community that stand behind them.

By Justice Sunderland

Redshirt junior quarterback Logan Woodside led the Rockets to another win Sept.

10, racking up 329 passing yards and four touchdowns. This is coming after his standout performance from the week before when he threw for 371 yards plus three touchdowns in a victory versus Arkansas State.

When asked what Woodside needs to do to continue this early season success, Rocket head coach Jason Candle knows exactly what to do to play toward Woodside’s strengths.

“Keep making great decisions and playing within himself and the offense,” Candle said.

But not many people around campus know much about the Toledo QB. For example, this is not Woodside’s first time starting for the midnight blue and gold. He sat behind former UT quarterback Phillip Ely last season and then redshirted to retain his junior eligibility.

“Keep making great decisions and playing within himself and the offense.”

JASON CANDLE UT head football coach

However, in 2014 as a true sophomore, Woodside played in 12 games and threw for 2,263 yards with 19 touchdowns to only eight interceptions when Ely went down with a season-ending injury.

In his first start that season against Cincinnati, Woodside completed 27 of 40 passing attempts for 322 yards and three touchdowns. That was good enough to earn him MAC West offensive player of the week, an award he won once already this season.

He also led the team on a 55-yard drive in the torrential rain on the road versus Western Michigan to tie the score in the final minute of the game, so he is no stranger to pressure situations.

Toledo finished that season 9-4 and then capped it off with a victory in the GoDaddy.com Bowl (now called the Dollar General Bowl) versus Arkansas State, where Woodside completed 21 of his 27 passes for 176 yards.

Just two years prior to taking over for an injured teammate, Woodside was a senior at Franklin County High School in Kentucky. In his final year there, he passed for 2,951 yards and a schoolrecord 41 touchdowns in addition to 65

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Logan Woodside, a redshirt junior quarterback throws a pass during Saturdays home opener.

tackles and five interceptions. He was named 1st team all-state.

“He does a great job taking it upon himself to be accountable for what he does,” Candle said. “That’s what leaders do, and he’s become a leader for us.”

The Rocket offense has been pretty successful with Woodside leading the way. In 2014, UT led the Mid-American Conference in almost every major offensive category.

Individually, he ranked fourth in the conference in both passer rating (142.5) and completion percentage (62.5).

The team averaged about 32 points per game in the games Woodside played in 2014. He is leading the team to an average of 38 points per game so far this season. In Saturday’s game, he completed touchdown passes of 85, 64 and 89 yards.

“Nice thing about us is we have a number of weapons offensively, so all the blame doesn’t fall on the quarterback every week,” Candle said.

Woodside will have the chance to prove his few doubters wrong as UT takes on two tough non-conference opponents.

Fresno State comes to the Glass Bowl Saturday, Sept. 17 and then the Rockets hit the road to take on Brigham Young University on Sept. 30.

It doesn’t get any easier for the Rockets from there on as they face Akron, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan in three of their last four games.

The Rocket quarterback will have his hands full leading the way for the one of the top teams in the MAC. As long as he can continue to play off of the running game and spread the ball around to his playmakers like senior Corey Jones and junior Cody Thompson, you should be seeing more of the same winning formula from Toledo’s offense.

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Brewing up good vibes

Finding sunshine after the rain

By Emily Jackson Community Co-editor

Amber Thomas Community Co-editor

On a rainy or snowy day, everybody wants nothing more than to stay at home and relax with a nice cup of joe. But when school is hectic and there is nothing you can do about the weather, it’s hard to have that relaxing moment.

But for students at the University of Toledo, a hangout just across the street from campus has made that all the easier.

BREW Coffee Bar, located on Dorr Street, offers a variety of beverages and pastries, from their signature drink, the Café Con Meil, a honey latte made with Hartzler’s Dairy Milk and topped with cinnamon, to vegan brownies and various flavors of macaroons.

Since their opening last year, BREW Coffee Bar has made a name for themselves offering an array of options with fresh and healthy ingredients and made-from-scratch recipes.

In addition to their selection of coffee and baked goods, this locally owned and operated coffee shop has open mic every Wednesday allowing students, local Toledoans and anyone else who visits to showcase their talents.

Jennifer Erd, co-owner of BREW Coffee Bar, says people come in and do anything from comedy to spoken word, but their most popular acts are musicians.

“I love open mics; I think it just kind of brings a different vibe to a coffee shop, kind of a more relaxed more open fun atmosphere,” Erd said. “It’s open to anything as long as it is ageappropriate, because we do promote families in as well, even though it’s right by the university; people are open to do whatever they like to get their talents heard.”

Amy Silverstri, a student majoring in early childhood education at the University of Toledo, performed last week during the open mic on Wednesday.

“It was great. I was kind of nervous because it was my first gig, but everyone came out and supported me. It was awesome; it was really fun,” Silverstri said.

From students, to local artists, to even traveling musicians, people of all types have stopped in to perform

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Amy Silvestri preforms at Brew coffee house’s weekly open mic night.

their tunes at the shop. Students such as Maddie Jarrett, a first-year law student, enjoy the vibes a place like BREW brings to Toledo.

“I like its location. It’s super close to campus, and also how it’s kind of like a downtown feel even though it’s not in that location; they do a really nice job with the atmosphere,” Jarrett said.

For the food side of the business, Erd says they work closely with Zingerman’s Coffee, a small roaster out of Ann Arbor, MI, in which the owner goes to the farms and handpicks each bean and then overnights them twice a week to the shop. This results in your beverage never having a bean over two weeks old.

Another company BREW works closely with is Hartzler’s Dairy, located out of Wooster, OH. “They don’t use any pesticides or anything; it’s more than organic,” said Erd. “The soil is free of chemicals and their cows are all freerange grass fed, which is huge for me personally; we don’t mind spending a little extra money to support them, and the taste is next to none.”

Their pastries and treats come from Alcumbs Bakery and Bri’s Bakehouse, two local bakeshops.

“All of the foods we carry are made from scratch here in Toledo; it’s fun to keep everybody local and just support the community,” Erd said.

From their gluten-free options, to Holey Toledough donuts, to perfect pour-overs, BREW has something to interest even the non-coffee fan.

BREW Coffee Bar is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m., Saturday from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m.

They accept Rocket Cards as a form of payment.

College is supposed to be the best four years of your life. At least that’s what they say. Yet, the opposite is becoming true for a rapidly increasing number of college students.

One in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college, and 63% of assaults are not reported to police.

Sexual assault is becoming an increasingly prevalent issue among college campuses today.

However, this allegedly taboo topic is rarely discussed among students.

The University of Toledo will bring this issue to light this September, with its annual RAINN Day display.

“... empowering students to educate their peers about sexual assault through education, prevention and awareness.”

LINDSAY TUTTLE UT’s sexual assault and substance abuse prevention education coordinator

Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) Day is typically held every third Thursday of September, and is an annual day of action to raise awareness and educate students about sexual violence on college campuses. It is designed to empower college students to educate their peers about risk reduction and recovery resources on their campus.

This year’s RAINN Day will be hosted by the Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program (SAEPP), the Office of Student Advocacy and Support, and the Young Women’s Christian Association Hope Center.

The event will take place Sept. 15 in Centennial Mall from 12 to 2 p.m., and will feature a number of displays made by and created for UT students and assault victims alike.

Lindsay Tuttle, UT’s sexual assault and substance abuse prevention education coordinator, says she hopes this event will spark more discussion among students regarding the topic of sexual assault.

“One of the big pushes recently is bystander interventions, empowering students to educate

their peers about sexual assault through education, prevention, and awareness,” Tuttle said.

“Simply put — see something, say something.”

One display that will be showcased during the event is the Clothesline Project. This event allows survivors to express their emotions by decorating a t-shirt.

Lena Salpietro, a graduate Aasistant for SAEPP and RAINN Day coordinator, says that by displaying these shirts, other survivors and victims are able to see tangible evidence that they are not alone, and there are resources available to help them.

“It is a powerful vehicle for women who have been affected by violence to have their voices and stories heard,” Salpietro said, “and it is an influential experience to those who get the opportunity to view the collection of shirts, because it is living proof that this is an existent issue, and that real people are affected by it.”

The Office of Student Advocacy and Support will also be promoting an umbrella decorating contest, and will provide a free umbrella to the first 30 student organizations that sign up for the contest.

This friendly competition will give student organizations the chance to design an umbrella that brings about awareness of sexual assault prevention.

Submissions will be judged based on a number of components, including creativity, relevance to theme, complexity, and artistic merit.

The organization with the most creative umbrella will win $100 worth of programming money, second place, $75, and third place, $50.

Winners will be announced Monday, Sept. 26.

Examples of past winners will be on display during RAINN Day and this year’s submissions will be displayed in Trimble Lounge in the Student Union after Sept. 26.

Student organizations can visit the Office of Student Advocacy and Support located in the Student Union room 2521 to pick up a contest registration form.

Ultimately, Salpietro hopes RAINN Day will be just as moving of an experience for onlookers and participants as it is for the victims and survivors of sexual assault.

“RAINN Day is meant empower students and other members of the community,” Salpietro said.

“It is important for the voices of those who have been silenced to be heard.”