95th year • Issue 11
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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OFFICE OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
Plan for student group marketers put in limbo By Sam Derkin
Associate News Editor
Lending a hand The University of Toledo’s Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women provides resources to help people succeed. COMMUNITY / 9 »
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The marketing intern program for student organizations, a project of the Office of Student Involvement and the UT Office of Marketing and Communication, has found itself stifled by complications regarding renovation, miscommunications, lack of funding and a continuing leadership shuffle.
The marketing internship is designed to help student organizations with public relations and with marketing themselves and their events. While this program was advertised and can be found on the Office of Student Involvement website, the two interns employed in the program have been forced to take on fewer clients and the program itself is moving cau-
tiously and slowly. The program’s rocky start has been due to a combination of factors, said Emily Hickey, a former UT marketing strategist and content coordinator who was one of leaders for the project. Hickey is still working with the marketing interns but is now pursuing her master’s degree in higher education, and has taken a graduate assistant position in the
SG asks UT to regulate use of res hall computers
IC EDITORIAL Dining decisions illogical OPINION / 6 »
Human trafficking in Toledo
Peace activist to speak Sunday at UT Author and two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly will speak at the McQuade Law Auditorium about the effects of U.S. policy in the Middle East. COMMUNITY / 9 »
By Samantha Rhodes and Sam Derkin News Editor and Associate News Editor
BLACK SWAMP SHOWDOWN SPIRIT EVENTS Falcon Roast Bonfire Rocket fans can get their Falcon frustration out at the Falcon Roast Bonfire on Friday, Oct. 25, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Flatlands between Parks Tower and Carlson Library. Besides smashing a falcon piñata and a BG pumpkin, students will burn a cardboard falcon. Free wings will be served, free T-shirts will be available and attendees can enter into several prize drawings to be held through the evening. The event is sponsored by Campus Activities and Programming (CAP) and Student Government.
UT Ball Run Started in 1981, the UT/BG ball run is a relay-type run that happens annually in celebration of the I-75 rivalry. This year, a group of 30 UT students will meet at the Glass Bowl’s 50 yard line, where they will begin the 25-mile trek between the Glass Bowl and Doyt L. Perry Stadium. The group will be accompanied by a bus, with two students at a time running the ball and switching off responsibilities every mile or so. Those who run will be given a T-shirt, free food and a free ticket into the game. Participants can take part in the run by purchasing a $5 ticket from a Student Union building manager in room 2525 before Friday at 5 p.m. Tickets are limited. The event is sponsored by Blue Crew, Student Government, and Campus Activities and Programming (CAP).
The Flag Bet
Use your phone to beat the holiday rush Fashion editor Isis Darks lists ways you can use technology to make holiday shopping easier. COMMUNITY / 10 »
See Marketers / 7 »
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
“For a moment, it seemed that students and dining services were on the same page... But where are we now?”
Sex trafficking is a major concern in the Toledo area. The IC talked with UT professor Celia Williamson about the problem and what can be done about it. NEWS / 5 »
Office of Assessment. Hickey said she is working with Assistant Provost Sammy Spann on making her work with the marketing interns a practicum for her master’s program. “I already have my knowledge of marketing and communications, so it allows me to still carry through and work with the students,” she said. “So we’re just
The Independent Collegian and The BG News have entered into the second annual Flag Bet. After Saturday’s rivalry game, the newspaper affiliated with the losing team will run their flag, or the banner that runs at the top of the page, in the winning team’s school colors.
For more fun facts about the UT/BG rivalry, go to NEWS / 7 »
Student Government passed a resolution Oct. 23 that aims to prohibit the use of residence hall computers for anything other than academic purposes. The resolution, which affects all residence halls on main campus, passed with no questions and no debate. But not all senators agreed with the resolution and the implication it could have on students in residence halls. Sam Duling, the author, said his inspiration for the resolution came when his fellow residents in Academic House came to him with various complaints about students using computers for non-academic purposes. He said he also had personal experiences because the computer lounge on his floor has only two computers. “When even one of them is occupied, and you have an inflow of students who need to use those computers for printing purposes, for academic purposes in general, they immediately become disenfranchised — and for no good reason, if those students currently in the lab are on social media or playing solitaire or looking up what they want to purchase on Amazon next week,” Duling said. Duling said he believes this resolution will give students a stronger basis to walk into a lab and ask others to use the computers for schoolwork. “My intent was never to create any tension between students, and many student might have a problem with confrontation,” Duling said. “That was not the intent of the bill. The intent of the bill was simply to give students the expectation of being able to use these computers and if anyone is not using them for the right reasons, being able to expect some kind of polite regard from those individuals to be able to use those computers.” Duling said he is very pleased that the bill passed. However, some other senators were dissatisfied with it and voted against it. Senator Tiara Green, an English literature major, said she is opposed to the See Computers / 7 »