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More trouble for the Student Government candidates Students to host solidarity Three of four tickets found guilty of violating election rules By Danielle Gamble News Editor

Three presidential tickets were found guilty of campaign rule violations last night when the Student Government Election Board held a meeting to hear six complaints. As a result, the Ngo/Richardson campaign, Engle/Teall campaign, and Bongratz/ Dykyj campaign were each found guilty of a charge filed against the tickets. SG President Matt Rubin said there is a need for transparency in the election and

that being found guilty of campaign violations is “part of the process.” “If you’re not willing to be open and honest during the election and you’re not willing to answer difficult questions and be held accountable, then you can’t be expected to do that in office,” Rubin said. Five of the complaints were filed by Heather Engle, Student Senate chair and presidential candidate, and the other was filed against Engle

Paulette Bongratz

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UT student receives Distinguished Law Student award By Allison Seney IC Staff Writer

Third-year law student David Paul Mann is the first student from UT to be named the Distinguished Law Student from the sixth circuit by the American College of Bankruptcy.

the highest standards of professionalism and service to the profession. “The society inducts new members from different circuits. Ohio is in the sixth and they invite law schools to nominate a student who has shown promise in the area of bankruptcy” Mann said. He was flown to Washington D.C. to participate in the annual weekend with the ACB on March 16. The national organization consists of bankruptcy professionals, including lawyers and judges. He was nominated by Mary Ann Whipple, lecturer in law, the United States Bankruptcy

A third-year law student at UT was named the 2012 Distinguished Law Student from the sixth circuit by the American College of Bankruptcy. David Paul Mann was the first student from UT to receive the honor and the only student in the sixth circuit to receive an award. The states included were Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee. According to their website, the ACB is an honorary association of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals. Nominees are extended an invitation to join based on a proven record of

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Celebrate the ‘Diamond Anniversary’ of Songfest, Saturday By Boyce Swift For the IC

Songfest, one of UT’s longest standing traditions, will celebrate its 75th annual competition this Saturday at 5 p.m. in Savage Arena. “Rocket Rewind: Songfest Diamond Anniversary” is the theme for this year’s competition, which is sponsored by Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and Mortar Board National Honor Society. Guests can expect a night of song and dance as roughly 25 student organizations take the stage and compete. The event rounds up about 3,000 audience members, including friends and family of participating organization members, UT alumni and members of the community. “I love to see the campus and community come out to support the hard work these organizations put in,” said Paul Webb, co-director and emcee of this year’s Songfest. “It’s one of those things everyone looks forward to.” Webb said it has a history and there is no need for an extensive amount of advertising, people just know it is coming up. Webb said he participated in

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The theme of the 75th Annual Songfest is “Rocket Rewind: Songfest Diamond Anniversary.” It will be held on Saturday at 5 p.m. in Savage Arena. Last year Delta Delta Delta won first place in the women’s competition. Songfest when he was a freshman and loved getting on stage in front of thousands of people, which is one of the reasons why he got involved with directing the event. Last year, in their first Songfest appearance, Campus Crusade for Christ won first place in the coed division and the organization is participating again this year. “[Last year,] my experience

Recently slain student to also be remembered By Randiah Green Editor-in-Chief

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was really great,” said Sarah Lusenhop, a senior majoring in English and a life-group leader in Cru. “It was the first year Cru was in it and we definitely learned a lot.” Songfest competition is divided into three divisions — men, women and coed and is judged by six judges. This year’s adjudicators include Chuck Ealey, former UT quarterback and alumni,

Christopher Ankney, UT new media specialist, Sammy Spann, executive director for the Center for International Studies and Programs, Cornel Gabara, assistant professor and head of acting theatre in the theatre department, Esther Fabian, associate vice president of branding, and Gabrielle Vitellio, a federal judge with — Songfest, Page A5

After spending one semester at UT, Cornell Sanders left the university to return home to Cincinnati due to financial constraints. During his time back home last month, Sanders was shot and killed while heading to his girlfriend’s house. UT’s Chapter of Student African-American Brotherhood will host a “Solidarity Stand-In” in honor of Sanders and in light of the Trayvon Martin case today at noon on the steps of the Student Union Building. According to an article published by the Cincinnati Local 12 news station, Sanders had plans to open a salon after obtaining a business degree. He had just gotten off work at Subway when he was shot in the chest while heading to his girlfriend’s house. President of SAAB Christopher Scott said the event is a time for the UT community to come together.

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UT freshman Cornell Sanders was shot and killed in Cincinnati while visiting his girlfriend. Sanders was only at UT for a semester when he left the university for financial reasosns.

Trayvon Martin, a 17-yearold Florida high school student, was shot and killed by self-appointed neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman last month. — Sanders, Page A2

UT professors work on manpowered generator for Africa By Josh Egler IC Staff Writer

Mark Pavlyukovskyy has developed a way to turn man power into electricity. This Toledo native and junior at Princeton University has been working with two UT professors to create a breakthrough in electric technology -- the Indepedal. The Indepedal is a universal battery charged by pedaling. The Indepedal will primarily be used in Africa where electricity is often scarce or nonexistent. “We just thought of a good, cheap solution in developing countries where electricity is difficult to come by, so we decided to build something that every person there could use with power coming from their legs,” Pavlyukovskyy said. Pavlyukovskyy, a Dorr Street resident and molecular biology major, created the Indepedal to be a new source of renewable human-powered energy. “People spend about $10 a month on the kerosene lamps that are unhealthy for you and inefficient and have to spend $2 every time they want to charge a cell phone,” he said. Pavlyukovskyy said people who don’t use the lamps will also try to use solar panels but

the downside is that solar energy is also inefficient. He said the cost of solar panels ranges from $100 to $250 and they are fragile. Pavlyukovskyy said his invention, which will cost $40 to $60, would be another option for power. “The cost is great for the pedals, and they are very strong and affordable. If any parts broke they could just go to a bike store to get the parts again,” he said. “Anybody can do it, from children to the elderly.” According to Pavlyukovskyy, the goal of the pedals in Africa is to help power homes so the children will be able to study for longer without having to worry about kerosene poisoning. He said most children do not get adequate time to study because they are often outside working late on household chores. Another goal is to provide others with an ability to make a greater income. “In the future we’re thinking about hooking up a small generator to a bicycle, a universal battery that you could charge from your bicycle, and if a person has too much power, they could sell you the battery to make a whole new energy — Indepedals, Page A2

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SG Debate unveils ‘dirty politics’ By Vincent D. Scebbi Managing Editor

“Dirty politics” was one of the main terms discussed by Student Government presidential and vice presidential tickets at last night’s debate. The two-hour long debate involved candidates discussing platforms and answering questions from the audience, including one asking specific tickets about “negative campaigning.” Each of the four tickets said they feel they are running a positive campaign. Presidential candidate Paulette Bongratz said her ticket is not attacking any other candidates. “Our campaign involves us,” said presidential candidate Tate Stricklin. “We care about our campaign and our campaign alone.” Nancy Ngo and Patrick Richardson introduced the term “dirty politics” to address complaints made about their ticket to the SG election board. Stricklin said he feels the term was loosely and improperly defined. In the debate he was “defending the

Law From Page A1 Court for the Northern District of Ohio and Kara Bruce, assistant professor of bankruptcy and commercial law. “I was very impressed with him, I wished we had more opportunity for him here at UT,” Bruce said. “He is an excellent representative for the university College of Law. He has a full time job and is always prepared for class.” Mann said it was a “surreal moment” to be in the heart of D.C., only a few miles away from the White House, where he received recognition for this achievement. “I was a little embarrassed by the whole thing but proud to represent the university and happy to help showcase the work of the College of Law that helps to prepare the future generations of bankruptcy professionals of our community,” Mann said. Mann works full time as the

integrity of the election board manual,” which outlines the rules and regulations for candidates. Stricklin’s running mate Victoria Delly said some of the issues candidates are facing include logo designs, grade point average and overall qualifications for candidacy. “I feel some of the tickets feel they are above the rules,” she said. Presidential candidate Heather Engle said filing complaints to the election board is not dirty. “I feel two of the opposing tickets feel breaking a rule isn’t dirty politics but filing a complaint is,” Engle said. “It’s not difficult to follow a clear and simple rule. I feel an obligation to follow rules because I’m running for such a high position.” Richardson said he did not intend any attacks directed toward any ticket’s personal character. Richardson, who was part of a back-and-forth discussion with Stricklin last night, said following the debate he wishes candidates would executive director of the Lucas County Land Bank, where he has experience in bankruptcy. According to its website, the Lucas County Land Bank is a corporation designed to strengthen neighborhoods in Lucas County by returning vacant and abandoned properties to productive use. “In this process we will deal with the bankruptcy court from time to time,” Mann said. Mann said he credits both his professors, Whipple and Bruce, for their leadership because they are both successful in commercial and bankruptcy law. He said the weekend included a series of panels and conferences leading up to the ceremony. He said he has both interest on the academic front and professionally. “In the fall I will be joining a law firm and as a practicing lawyer to take advantage of it all in the long term,” Mann said. He hopes to work on bankruptcy issues.

focus on the platforms and not nitpick at “trivial complaints.” “I want to win this election because of what I’ve done right, not because of what someone else has done wrong,” he said. Richardson said the claims against his campaign are untrue and he has evidence to disprove them. “A complaint is a complaint and the election board makes the decisions,” Stricklin said in response. “It’s a process and we’re all learning.” Throughout the debate a lively audience led to over 30 applause breaks. The audience included approximately 25 supporters wearing shirts for Ngo and Richardson and two students in the front corner holding a sign for Stricklin and Delly. Tion Taylor, who moderated the debate, had to remind the audience multiple times to calm down. He said he tried to keep everyone respectful and did not mean anyone harm. While some tickets felt the interruptions were rude, others welcomed it.

Indepedals From Page A1 market,” he said. “This way I could trade my used battery for a full one at little cost.” As a long term goal, Pavlyukovskyy hopes the Indepedals will be a clean temporary solution until solar energy becomes more efficient and inexpensive. He said places where sunlight is rampant, like Africa, could have a renewable energy supply to supplement the resources created by his Indepedals. Pavlyukovskyy used UT as his lab to build his invention, and he will have a proof of principle summer to see how many people would want to use it. He said he wanted to mass produce his invention in this area because of Toledo’s history with manufacturing. His team, which consists of Mihran Vardanyan, Kevin Chen, Ritish Patnaik and

Richardson said the applause breaks resemble those at the Republican primary debates. “People don’t want to be silent,” he said. “That’s politics. It’s fun and we’re out here to have fun.” Engle said she congratulates Ngo and Richardson for bringing their support to the debate but felt those who waved signs while other candidates were talking were rude. “It takes a lot of courage to run for Student Government Office,” she said. Bongratz said she felt the energy from the audience was great. “Honestly, support of any candidate helps,” she said. “The support was for different candidates at different times.” Stricklin said he would have preferred the support to have been more respectful. “Support is nice but it’s more important to be respectful,” he said. “The applause breaks offended everyone else in attendance who wasn’t cheering.” Amanda Quay, all of Princeton, will be travelling worldwide this summer to see the practical uses of their invention. Pavlyukovskyy himself will be going to Ghana to see his invention in action this summer. Pavlyukovskyy said his time at Princeton and Toledo helped him out along the way to building his prototype. “Having a lot of expertise at Princeton has helped me think about ways to alter the plan and make changes,” he said. “We thought of some additional ideas of ways to provide power to our people.” Pavlyukovskyy said his team needs $1,000 more to create the last of the prototypes needed for testing this summer. To learn more about the Indepedals and how to sponsor the project, go to indepedals.com.

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shot Martin in self defense and has not been arrested. The situation has garnered According to the Sanford, national response including an Fla., police report, Zimmerman, online petition and several pro28, was found standing over tests and demonstrations. Martin with a bloody nose and a “I think it’s highly important wound to the back of his head, that people come together to holding a handgun. Zimmerman realize the seriousness of the shot Martin afsituation and ter calling the how it’s being police to report approached in the teenager the media,” was walking We are one big family Scott said. “It’s and we share this just one of around the gated Sanford world together. those things community where a lot of looking “suspipeople feel cious” because there has been he was wearing Christopher Scott an injustice.” a hoodie with President, Scott said the UT-SAAB the hood pulled event is to honover his head. or Martin and According to the report, several Sanders “who both died due to eyewitnesses said they heard a senseless violence” and to “say scuffle, cries for help and then a if [Martin’s killing] was a hate gunshot. crime, we don’t tolerate that at Phone calls to the police by the University of Toledo for any Zimmerman, which have been ethnicity. We are one big family released to the public, show and we share this world Zimmerman decided to follow together.” Martin, who is African-AmeriScott said people who are can, after the police dispatcher planning to attend the event are advised him not to. asked to wear hoodies in recogZimmerman told police he nition of Martin.

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Reviewing the SG candidates something the candidate lacks and causes them to appear timid to take a big risk. It might be fair to say Heather Engle and Brent Teall bring the most SG experience combined. Engle’s role as chair of Senate and Teall’s role as a senator give them the most legislative experience and will allow them to help SG bring the student’s voice to the administration. While their platform is creative and presents different solutions to issues, their points are unoriginal and some, such as the tuition freeze and bonus reviews, are unrealistic. Unfortunately to students, they have no direct control in the price of college and their only power is in advocacy, which only goes so far. We feel the ticket should rather focus on student organization’s involvement in SG in ways other than attending meetings. Of the four tickets, Nancy Ngo and Patrick Richardson appear to bring a high energy campaign into Monday’s election. Richardson emphasizes he is willing to collaborate with other platforms regardless if they win or lose. While the ticket offers a fresh take on SG, the other side of the double-edge sword is inexperience. Although Richardson does not wish to endorse an idea without full knowledge, it inhibits the clarity of the platform as well as the number of ideas to present to the students. Because of Richardson’s debating skills are much stronger than Ngo’s, perhaps the two should have switched roles because we feel Richardson would be a better voice to the administration. The ticket’s lack of experience is an issue. Richardson barely meets the one-year requirement in SG as outlined by the Election Board Manual. Similar to our critique of Bongratz and Dykyj, we feel this ticket will underperform in interpreting the legislation which supposedly represents the students. Regardless of who wins the election next week, we strongly encourage each of the tickets to collaborate with each other. If these candidates are serious about being involved on campus, losing the election should not deter them from that. Each ticket has their strengths and weakness and an effective leader will be able to work with former competitors and put the needs of the student body first. Perhaps they should advocate for a better sound system at next year’s debates.

Every year, the Independent Collegian decides to either select a ticket to endorse in the Student Government Presidential elections or to not endorse any of the tickets. After covering each of the three debates, hearing the platforms and speaking with each of the tickets individually, we have decided not to endorse any particular candidate, but rather highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each ticket to help the UT community to make a more wellinformed decision. Tate Stricklin and Victoria Delly’s combined experience and balance between them makes them a strong option for the seats of president and vice president. With Delly’s leadership experience in student organizations such as Black Student Union and Stricklin’s experience in handling administrators and government officials, we feel the two would do well in not only hearing the student voice, but also following through with the administration. For those keeping track of the points against the tickets, this duo is the only one without a strike to their name. While the two have their eyes on tackling bigger issues, the ticket lacks enough feasible and swift ideas to come into effect early in their term. In addition, the park-and-ride system proposed may be difficult to execute and perhaps more explanations on the logistics are necessary. Also, Delly said in last night’s debate she would still work with BSU. Although it is good to still work in organizations you love, we feel that she should put most of her focus on her potential vice presidential duties. Paulette Bongratz and Chris Dykyj also showed their overall strength in the debates. Their simple and student-centered platform is plausible as well as effective. Bongratz has a strong relationship with the administration because of her cabinet position. The two bring a balance of SG involvement as well as an “every man” appeal in Dykyj. While the two can have a strong ability to present information and follow through, the two lack experience in Senate and therefore interpreting and writing legislation, something we feel the president should be fluent in. Their platform does lack in large-scale changes for the students. While it helps to accomplish simple goals, the president and vice president should be prepared to look down the line and do what they can to make a long term move,

Alas, alack, if only she were black I went to see “The Hunger Games” this weekend and I could hardly bear to watch it. Sure, the acting is prime, the storyline is excellent and the resemblance between the Capital and Hollywood unnerving and striking, but the reason I couldn’t invest much emotion nor interest in the Hunger Games is because the actress who plays Katniss Everdeen is white. A lot of people have recently complained about the casting of black actors in several of the movie’s prominent roles, but they have it all wrong. Jennifer Lawrence is a Caucasian woman and this greatly distracts from the image of Katniss Everdeen I conjured while reading. Some might say heart — emotions, thoughts and actions — define a character but all of this can be greatly undone by race. You see, Katniss Everdeen was an engagingly independent, strong and selfsacrificing heroine until I saw she was a “Whitey.” That’s right, Jennifer Lawrence, I saw through your tanning sessions and darkened hair. You might have fooled them but you can’t fool me. I guess one could say “The Hunger Games” has an interesting plot. The idea that a place could be so wealthy and brutally removed from human perspective to make a game of

slaughtering destitute children might be alarming to some. To think there are people so desperately hungry they’re powerless to fight. To think there’s propaganda filtering through the television. To think the parallels between the Capital with its Lady Gaga wardrobe and Hollywood is disturbing. To see these children not recognizing each other as equals but to see them eager to kill, to win. There may be people in the audiences that register all of the above but honestly I don’t see why they waste time with such details when Jennifer Lawrence is white.

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Let’s forget how incredible the actress delivers her part throughout the movie. Let’s forget one can get a sense of Katniss’ biting personality from one glance at Lawrence’s cold, edgy eyes. Let’s forget one can see Katniss’ distrust for authority from how Lawrence talks. Let’s forget the emotional, moving scenes between Katniss and her

younger sister, Prim. All of this can simply be discredited because Lawrence is white. Her being white bleaches any emotional connection or impact the story may have had if Katniss’ actress was as I imagined. I mean, we should just disregard all the film’s actors because of their skin color. Despite the fact that they brought an amazing story to life and delivered amazing performances, all that work is null-and-void once skin color is taken into account. It’s upsetting but it’s the producers’ own faults for sticking to the descriptions in the book. So I just want to say it doesn’t matter how prolific of a writer one is, how great of a painter they might be, how easily they can calculate math or how naturally science comes to them. They are indeed nothing if they’re not of desirable color. Despite how much their ability can advance society, how much they can get people thinking, it doesn’t matter if they’re not the right skin tone. It’s too bad, because Lawrence seems like she could be such a talented actress. — Jessica Stallkamp is an IC columnist and a sophomore majoring in communication.

Administrative woes Part of the joy of being a student comes from the student organizations. They provide creative outlets, socialization and a sense of community with those who hold similar interests. When organizing an event, the amount of work and dedication needed can be massive. Sometimes even sitting through the meetings to decide exactly what is wanted is a little bit of torture. However, torture happily endured for the sake of making a statement and just maybe having a little bit of fun. The departments which constitute the Student Affairs section of UT, as well as their various offices and staff are absolutely integral to these student organizations. Without their support and guidance very little in the way of activities would be possible and rightly much thanks is given them. However, fairness and equality should be maintained by them. Even when a small misstep is made the impact can be very disheartening.

Such a misstep was in fact made very recently when an upper administrator publicly mocked the plans of a student organization. The immediate reaction on the part of the witness was anger and a degree of disgust. How is it someone of that level is capable of being so lacking in a sense of what is proper as to criticize an event that actually bore witness to a huge humanitarian issue? This is America, granted — all are allowed to express whatever they want but perhaps some decency and an ounce of intelligence would also be appreciated. The best way to express an opinion is not publicly, but privately. The issue is not even what was expressed, only the method. No one is perfect — also granted — but when a blunder of that level is made, to a degree belittling something which represents human strife, it should be expected that something will be said about it. Is silence the message the Student Affairs Departments wish to send?

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history in the music industry. Webb said the goal is to keep the judging balanced by having three judges who are musically inclined and three who are not. The panel will judge based mainly off singing in addition to dancing and costume design. When it originated 75 years ago, Songfest was strictly limited to fraternity members before it branched out to include sororities and members of organizations outside the Greek community. According to Webb, UT organizations wishing to participate in Songfest must have at least 10 performers, all participants must be true members of the organization, and your organization can’t be based on singing or dancing. Though funding is provided through the Student Activities Committee and a UT organization budget, Webb said funding is difficult because Songfest is expensive to run. “It is a tough process,” he said, “but we make it through.” For more information about Songfest this weekend, visit the event’s Facebook page.

herself. When found in violation of campaign rules, tickets are given points based on the severity of the rule violation. The more points accumulated by a campaign, the more regulations are placed on the ticket. After facing two charges, the Ngo/Richardson campaign was found guilty of violating the election board manual’s policy on campaign material and was awarded five points. The Ngo/Richardson ticket has accumulated a total of 30 points for the election. The election board manual states that after accumulating 30 points, all posted campaigning materials from the accused must be removed from campus, including flyers, yard signs, banners and business cards. The ticket is also not allowed to “actively campaign.” According to the election manual, noncompliance with election board ruling within 24 hours of the ruling will result in an additional 10 points awarded to the campaign. The ticket was found innocent of charges questioning the validity of vice presidential candidate Pat-

rick Richardson’s experience in SG. Richardson said he was “looking forward to next week,” and refused to comment further. While five of the hearings were open to observers, the meeting concerning Engle was closed. When asked about the results of that hearing, Election Board Chair Aaron Dau and SG Advisor Jessica Spradley refused to comment. Engle confirmed the ruling was against her but refused to comment when asked to what extent her ticket was affected. Engle said she will appeal the decision and is still considered an active ticket, saying she was awarded a “hefty fine” and had accumulated points. The Bongratz/Dykyj ticket underwent scrutiny during three hearings and was found guilty of using unregistered campaign material by a unanimous election board. The resulting five points were the first accumulation of points for the ticket. Last week, the Engle/Teall campaign received five points for inappropriate chalking located on vertical surfaces, a violation of university policy.

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When designated hitter Victor Martinez tore his ACL working out in January, Detroit Tigers fans were wondering how their team would replace a .330 batting average and 103 runs batted in. Less than 10 days later, they got their answer. Prince Fielder inked a 9-year, $214 million deal after spending the first seven years of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers. The heavyset first baseman smacked 230 home runs during his stay in the Brew City and hit 50 of them in 2007. In his six full seasons, he played in at least 157 games. Fielder will form one of baseball’s most feared tagteams by joining power hitter Miguel Cabrera, who won the 2011 American League batting crown with a .344 average. Cabrera also hit 30 homers and drove in 105 runs. After landing Fielder, Cabrera was forced to move to third base, a position he’s only played 14 times since being traded to the Tigers prior to the 2008 season. In 2007, Cabrera’s last full season at the hot corner, he committed 24 errors as a member of the Marlins. The league leader had 27. Manager Jim Leyland has hinted at ro-

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There’s a reason the Tigers are one of the favorites to win the World Series. With three MVP candidates on the roster, Detroit is poised to make a deep run into October.

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After starting the 2012 campaign 2-0 the Toledo baseball team won just five of their next 16 games in a stretch that included a six-game losing streak. Needless to say, it wasn’t the start anticipated for a program who has made three-straight trips to the MidAmerican Conference Tournament. However, after spending over a month on the road to begin the season, the Rockets (11-12, 3-1 MAC) have benefited from playing in the familiar confines of Scott Park. UT kicked off their first homestand with a win over Oakland before beginning conference play by taking two of three games from visiting Ohio last weekend. With a win at Kent State on Tuesday (Coach Brian Mee’s 200th), Toledo has now won four of its past five games. Offensively, second baseman Joe Corfman has been at the forefront of Toledo’s recent turnaround. Corfman leads the team with a .330 (30-for-91) batting average with 24 runs this spring. The senior has been particularly hot as of late, hitting .421 (8of-19) the past 4 for games. As the Rockets head to Oxford this weekend for a series with Miami (13-11, 1-2), the bats of Corfman and teammate James Miglin will be among those most heavily relied upon to keep UT’s recent trend of success alive. Miglin is second on the team behind Corfman this year with a .282 batting average and tied with him for the

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tating the two at the DH spot. Concerns over the position change grew larger when Cabrera misplayed a hard-hit ball by Hunter Pence in a spring training game against the Phillies March 19th. After taking a tricky hop, the ball hit the sixtime all star below the eye, fracturing his orbital bone. He was cleared to resume baseball activities Wednesday. The Tigers are hoping for a bounce-back season from center fielder and leadoff hitter Austin Jackson. In 2010, his rookie season, he hit .293 with a .345 OBP. Last year, those numbers fell to .249 and .317, striking out 181 times. The 25-year-old has great speed and his glove has never been called into question. However, Detroit will rely on Jackson and right fielder Brennan Boesch to get on base and set the table for their heavy hitters. The Tigers will also rely on Justin Verlander to continue his front end of the rotation dominance. The right hander went 24-5 last season with a 2.40 ERA and struck out 250 batters. He became the first player since Dennis Eckersley in 1992 to win both the Cy Young and MVP awards. The hard-throwing righty is 61-23 with a 3.07 ERA since 2009. Still just 29 years old, Verlander has become one of the game’s most feared and talented pitchers. The best news of all is that he’s under contract through the 2015 season. Detroit has a rock-solid number two in Doug Fister. Fister finished 2011 with an 11-13 record, but went 8-1 after being traded to Detroit with a 1.79 ERA. One potential issue with this ballclub is the back-end of the rotation. Despite a combined 29 wins last year from Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello, their ERA’s were 4.43 and 4.75, respectively. The fifth starter spot has not yet been determined, but after Detroit sent Adam Wilk to Toledo last weekend, the job appears to belong to Andy Oliver. — Tigers, Page B2

Senior second baseman Joe Corfman hopes his red-hot bat continues into the weekend series against the Miami Redhawks.

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in Women’s Three-Point Championship

By Joe Mehling Sports Editor

Although her season maybe over, senior guard Courtney Ingersoll still has one chance at a shining moment before her career at the University of Toledo comes to an end. The sharpshooter from three-point land will represent the Rockets in the State Farm Three-Point Championship tonight at Tulane University inside the Fogelman Arena. Ingersoll is currently leading the NCAA in threepoint field-goal percentage (44.2%, 96of-217), and ranks 13th in three-point field goals made (2.8). She also made at least four triples in 12 games this season, including six against Cincinnati in the second round of the WNIT. Ingersoll’s 96 triples tied a MAC single-season record and her 44.2 three-point field-goal percentage stands second best in school history. The competition will be part of the 24th-Annual State Farm Slam Dunk & Three-Point Championships. The event is held every year before the Men’s and Women’s “Final Four” weekend. Ingersoll will be going against stiff competition from top programs around the country, including St.

Bonaventure’s Jessica Jenkins, Louisville’s Becky Burke, Michigan State’s Taylor Alton, Purdue’s Brittany Rayburn, South Carolina’s Markeshia Grant and USC’s Ashley Corral. If Ingersoll was to win the woman’s portion of the contest then she would have a chance to face the winner of the men’s contest later in the Pure Protein Battle of the Champions later on in the broadcast. Taking part in the Hampton Hotel Men’s Three-Point Championship is High Point’s Nick Barbour, Marquette’s Darius Johnson-Odom, Missouri’s Marcus Denmon, Northwestern’s John Shurna, Temple’s Juan Fernandez, Ingersoll UNLV’s Chace Stanback, and VCU’s Bradford Burgess. The Toledo standout was a third team MAC selection as she averaged 11.9 points and 4.3 rebounds a game. She played the most minutes of any Rocket this season at 35 minutes per game Her career at Toledo has been sensational, including starring in a very supportive role in the Rockets WNIT championship last season. Ingersoll ranks sixth in three-point field goals made (176), seventh in threepoint field-goal percentage (36.6%, 176-of-481). The contest will air on ESPN at 9 p.m.

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Look for senior Courtney Ingersoll on ESPN at 9 p.m. in the Women’s Three-Point Championship.

Extend From Page B1 most homeruns (3). However, the sophomore catcher has hit .222 (4-of-18) the past five games. The Rockets would benefit greatly from his reemergence in the offense as well as the continued strong play of senior outfielder Jeff Cola who has delivered in key situations as of late. The Redhawks will counter with a lineup that boasts eight hitters with an above .300 batting average. Of those batters, four are hitting above .360 and three have maintained an on-base percentage above .400. Though Miami lost two of three games at Eastern Michigan to start conference play, the Redhawks displayed their offensive

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Independent Collegian prowess in the opener of the series, touching up three Eagles pitchers for nine runs. In an attempt to stymie one of the better offenses in the MAC, Coach Mee will send out the same three starters who faced Ohio: Jared Locke, Matt Kuna, and Michael Hamann. Locke has been the Rockets’ most consistent starter this season, posting a 4.15 ERA in six starts in en route to compiling a 3-3 record. Lowering his opponents’ batting average (batters have hit .296 against Locke this season) will go a long way to helping the junior hurler move back above .500. On the converse, Hamann has been the least reliable pitcher in Toledo’s rotation, posting a 0-4 record. Particularly against a solid hitting

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squad such as Miami, Hamann (6.12 ERA) will need a better outing than he had last weekend. The righthander turned in a 3 inning effort against the Bobcats that yielded six runs on six hits A second-team All-MAC honoree, Kuna (3-0) has spent most of his time in the bullpen this season after missing the 2011 campaign due to injury. The senior right-hander’s third start of the year comes on the heels of a respectable outing against Ohio in which he went 5.1 innings and allowed three runs on nine hits. Friday’s first pitch from McKie Field at Hayden Park is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s games are slated for 3 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.

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Prince Fielder and his new team will have a good shot at winning a weak AL Central this season.

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UT junior Jared Locke struck out seven batters in six innings of work on Sunday against OU.

The 24-year-old southpaw has started just seven games in his young career. Oliver is 0-5 lifetime with an ERA of 7.11. In 31.2 innings, he has struck out 23 and walked 21. This spring, Oliver has an ERA over five. Top pitching prospect Jacob Turner could have won the job, but shoulder tendinitis landed him on the disabled list and he was also sent down to Triple-A.

Turner could certainly make an impact later on this season, especially if Oliver falters. The Tigers bullpen ranked sixth to last in ERA last season, but the back end has some promise. Closer Jose Valverde converted on all 49 of his save chances in 2011. Joaqin Benoit had a 2.95 ERA and is a quality set-up man for Valverde. Veteran newcomer Octavio Dotel will be counted on to pitch the seventh inning. There’s a reason the Tigers

are one of the favorites to win the World Series. With three MVP candidates on the roster, Detroit is poised to make a deep run into October. Fielder and Cabrera are arguably the top offensive duo in baseball, while Verlander is possibly the game’s best pitcher. The backend of the rotation has some questions, but a high-powered offense should take a lot of pressure off and allow the Tigers to compete with anyone in the postseason.

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Afrokinetic From Page B4 choy, peas and a variety of fresh herbs like sage and thyme. The hydroponic farm is intended to draw ties to the African-American community and sustainability. The contemporary AfricanAmerican community has seen a lack of appreciation of the environment and its structure and maintenance. Humphries’ class seeks ways, such as hydroponic farming, to reconnect the community with nature. While the hydroponic farm boasts a full list of benefits to various cultures of color, including growing plants for relatively cheap medicinal purposes, there are some drawbacks in terms of being a sustainable food resource. Kendra Harris, a freshman majoring in environmental science, was presented with the assignment of helping to create the hydroponic farm. “The current cost is

impractical,” she said. “We have to break down the price for it to make more fiscal sense for the community.” But that does not discourage the class. Not only were the students required to create a multimedia installation for the conference, but they were challenged to go out into Toledo’s community and interact with the African-American culture. The students posed questions to Toledo’s African-American community, inquiring about the origins of the food and produce supplied to the population by local grocery stores. In order to facilitate the class trip to New York City, Humphries called upon numerous colleagues, friends and family to donate to the class, even establishing a donation fund. The Vernon J. Humphries Sr. Memorial Fund seeks to give honor to her father through the teaching and

facilitating the education of students. While Humphries has been incredibly successful this far with her quest for donations, the class still needs more funds for basic things, such as transportation and food during the trip. In order to gather the remaining resources needed, Humphries is hosting the Fela Kuti Afrokinetic Fundraiser. Fletcher Word, owner, publisher and editor of “Sojourner’s Truth,” Toledo’s African-American newspaper, has offered his office space to host the event. The fundraiser is a celebration fashioned after Fela Kuti, an afro-beat tradition in Nigeria. The Fela Kuti Afrokinetic Fundraiser will be held Friday April 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1811 Adams St. in Toledo. Tickets are $10 per person. For other donations, contact Jill Humphries at Jill. Humphries@utoledo.edu.

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In the “Lord of the Rings: War in the North” game, gamers can choose to play as characters Eradan, Farin and Andriel to battle the forces of Sauron as he tries to take over the North.

LOTR From Page B4 Loremaster from Rivendell. She is mainly a magical character and is great for healing and crafting certain potions which boost offense and defense. She can also be leveled up to be a more melee-oriented character, but I personally kept her as a support character and healer. Her “sanctuary” move is a-maz-ing. You definitely want to upgrade that asap. You can level up all of these characters fairly easily —just keep beating the crap out of bad guys and you’ll be fine. You get at least three points to add to your stamina, will, defense and other stats. You also get one skill point to learn a new ability. There are three categories with about nine or 10 different abilities in each one, so you definitely have plenty to choose from. You also find weapons and buy armor throughout your journey. Both can be repaired or enhanced with certain magic stones you find in treasure chests. This game can do co-op mode, allowing you to play

online or with a friend, which is something I really enjoy. It seems like so many games take advantage of online coop and leave offline multiplaying behind. The game does have a few flaws. The gameplay is a little confusing at times. Using Andriel as an example — since I played as her the whole time — when you need to do certain magic attacks you have to use your index finger to hold the R2 button and then your thumb to press one of the other buttons. This wouldn’t seem like a big deal except you also need to move the right analog stick in order to move the camera around and aim. So basically you’ll keep moving your thumb back and forth from the magic command buttons to the camera stick then back to the buttons in order to execute an attack. This was a big problem for me because if I didn’t aim correctly I’d miss my target. The best thing they could have done in the game was add a targeting system. A simple automatic target above the closest enemy or even tapping the L1 button would

have been much more helpful. The artificial intelligence is a little awkward as well. Farin was usually the AI and ran off towards the enemies to die rather quickly, which caused me a lot of stress while attempting to revive him while trying to keep fighting. Sometimes there were glitches and lagging moments but other than these problems the game was pretty fun. What’s also pretty neat is you encounter Frodo and his crew at Rivendell, so you can talk to them and hear their side of the story. It’s fun to see the main plot and characters of the movies from a different part of the world. It’s definitely challenging and is a lot easier to play with at least two players, which also makes it more fun. You can play with three people either online or in the same room but the third person would need a separate console and game, which seems a bit much. I’d recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy and RPGstyle games and also the LotR trilogy. I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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Stranahan Theatre — Back by popular demand is the Broadway musical Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” Shows run at 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased in the box office and at http://stranahantheater.com.

Friday Valentine Theatre — Come and experience Toledo’s new old-fashioned night out with Silver Screen Classics. This week’s feature is “The Maltese Falcon” (1941). Full bar

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Hydroponics for Afrokinetics Students create indoor garden for Manning Marable Memorial Conference By Christine Hombrink IC Staff Writer

While a typical class requires sitting in a room taking notes, students enrolled in the African-American Environmental class experience more than that. Taught by Jill Humphries, assistant professor for the College of Innovative Learning, this integrated course was designed to enable students to historically relate African-American heritage and culture to nature. When Humphries was offered the opportunity for the class to submit an installation proposal to the Manning Marable Memorial Conference in New York City, she jumped at the chance. The conference seeks to relate and connect sustainable agriculture programs to cultures of color, making Humphries’s class an ideal group for involvement.

The proposal was accepted and the class is the only group to present an environmentally oriented Afrokinetic installation to the conference. Humphries and the undergraduate students in her course are representing UT at the conference from April 26 — 29. The conference, held at Columbia University in New York City by the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, was created to celebrate Dr. Manning Marable, his work involving African-American history and the culture’s role in politics and society. Marable is regarded highly throughout the world and the Manning Marable Memorial Conference is critical to the integration of African-American history and educating the world on contemporary AfricanAmerican issues. For their submission to the conference, the students created a hydroponic farm

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Members of this semester’s African-American Environmental class submitted their hydroponic garden to the Manning Marable Memorial Conference and will attend this April. consisting of four rows of five upside-down soda bottles. The soda bottles were strung end to end with various tubing. Seeds were

planted in pockets of soil cakes and the farm was hung from a high beam on the third floor of the Memorial Field House.

The farm is currently growing an array of different plants such as bok — Afrokinetic, Page B3

and $2 popcorn will be available. Admission is $3 and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Glass City Boardwalk — Come out and support little Makayla Rae Hady in her fight against leukemia at the Benefit Extraordinaire. Join other supporters for a spaghetti dinner, silent auction, raffle and concert from the band Velvet Jones. Event starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $12 for individuals, $20 for couples and $5 for children over two. To donate, contact makaylaraefundraiser@gmail.com or go to https://www. wepay.com/donations/148842.

Sunday April Fool’s Day!

Monday McMaster Center Library — Experience the powerful second film in the Film Focus Independent Film Festival. This week’s feature is “Louder than a Bomb,” a documentary made in the US. Film starts at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Frankie’s Inner City — Hawthorne Heights is performing with Mark Rose, James Korth and The Cold Season. Tickets are $8 in advance. Show starts at 7 p.m.

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35th Annual UT Spring Festival of New Music The CPA was alive with music last night at the Student Chamber Music Concert. Performances were made by ensembles and individuals alike, most paying homage to the work of composer Adolphus Hailstork. Among the performers were Anthony Ferrer (right), singing “Music I Heard With You” by Richard Hageman, Gary Gorton (top left) playing violin for Hailstork’s “Baroque Suite” and the Hope Harvey (bottom left) performing Christopher Tucker’s “Colloquies.” The Festival of New Music will continue tonight with the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra in the Doermann Theatre and tomorrow night with the Electronic Music and Mixed Media Concert in the CPA Recital Hall. Both events are set to start at 7 p.m.

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I’ve never been a big “The destroy the One Ring, you Lord of the Rings” fan, but and your comrades must go this new game based on and fight Sauron’s henchJ.R.R. Tolkien’s world may men who are trying to take have me hooked. control of the North. Prior to this, There are I’d watched all three main charthe movies and acters to choose I did like them, from: Eradan, but I’d never Farin and Andriplayed any of el. Eradan is a the games human Ranger based off the from Dunadan movies. I reand is good at cently picked handling twoup “War in the handed swords North” for the By Dannielle Laws and the bow. FaPS3. It’s a role- IC Staff Writer rin is a Champiplaying game on dwarf from which takes place in the Erebor. He is great with the Northern region of Middle crossbow and can also Earth during the movies’ mine for hidden gems. storyline. Andriel is an elven While Frodo and the gang — LOTR, Page B3 are walking to Mordor to

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