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UT shows low retention rate for African American males By Abbey Agler For the IC

The national average of graduation rates among African American males in the United States has steadily increased over the past four years. The opposite has been occurring at the University of Toledo. According to a recent study conducted by the UT Office of Institutional Research, only 10.8 percent of African Ameri-

can male students will graduate in five years from UT. Since this year’s numbers were at an all-time low, Rubin Patterson, chair of the Department of African Studies and chair of the Department of Sociology, and Willie McKether, assistant professor of anthropology, decided to take action. Patterson has been doing this by interviewing African American male professors and professional employees.

Kasich and Bell rally in support of Issue 2 Opponents of Issue 2 protest against rally By Allison Seney IC Staff Writer

Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Toledo Mayor Mike Bell rallied supporters for Issue 2 Thursday with one crowd cheering “Go John, go” and another shouting “Our town, union town.” Seventy-five protestors stood outside of the Omni Midwest Annex on Bancroft in the rain, opposing Kasich and Bell who gathered supporters to boost moral for Issue 2 after recent polls displayed unpopularity for it.

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We have one out of every four children that lives in poverty and we can’t live with that

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solve problems with state money and will allow Ohio to keep more people employed since money

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Kasich and Bell were joined by Ohio Senator Mark Wagoner at the ticket-only event. . At the rally, Bell said he doesn’t agree with laying more people off and he is afraid that we might revisit that road. “This city started off with a $40 million deficit. If we don’t fix this thing, it doesn’t only hurt the city of Toledo, it hurts everything around us,” Bell said. According to Wagoner, Issue 2 will allow the government to

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With the state having an $8 billion deficit, both Toledo and Ohio have a lot of similar issues to handle. “We have one out of every four — Rally, Page A2

We developed concrete and doable recommendation that not only flowed from the investigation, but would likely have a substantial positive impact on the graduation rates of black males and other groups on campus,” he said. Patterson said the key part of his recommendations is the involvement in the Office of Student Development. “[The Office of Student Development] had a summerbridge program to help

students with transitioning, and it provided academic support throughout the academic year, including counseling, skill development and other critical services,” he said. “In its later years, however, it was allowed to come off the rails for a lot of reason and was subsequently cancelled.” The Office of Institutional Research conducts a survey every year for the retention — Retention, Page A2

Adjustments made to parking lots By IC Staff

sounded like a good idea and I do understand the impact. Now, everyone has that option.” Gramling said she was expecting more complaints from employees but was more surprised when she began received complaints from upperclass-commuter students, C Passes, who wanted to park closer to the railroad tracks. In addition to those changes, Gramling said freshmen-commuter students, K passes, were moved out of Lot 25 and given spaces in Lots 3, 4 and 5, located near Savage Arena in addition to the East Parking Garage. “Because we took [the UT Gateway Project] up, we moved K’s to the East Ramp and lots surrounding Savage,” Gramling said. Gramling said the new signs depicting the correct parking designations are being delivered and will be put up as soon as they are in.

Most parking changes made to Lot 25 located near Rocket Hall have been reversed. In order to make the lot become more “student-centered” and allow parking to be “smoother” during the Gateway Project construction, employees with A Passes were forced to park in the north end of Lot 25, the area closest to the railroad tracks and Main Campus Medical Center said Joy Gramling, director of Auxiliary Services. Gramling said due to complaints from faculty and students regarding the amount of empty spaces, the lot is no longer segregated. “[Employees] complained all summer and the decision to change wasn’t until students started to complain and when we saw that we could satisfy both customers,” Gramling said. “It

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Students with K passes will now be able to park in lots 3, 4 and 5 and the East Parking garage according to Director of Auxiliary Services Joy Gramling.

Eighth annual sex trafficking conference hosted at UT By Russell Axon For the IC

Toledo is an established hub for sex trafficking and prostitution, but it is also at the center of several initiatives to address and solve these issues. One of these initiatives taking place at UT is the One Dress, One Month Project where students wear the same dress every day for the whole month of October. Several other projects used to address Toledo’s sex trafficking issue were addressed at the eighth-annual Human Trafficking, Prostitution and Sex Work Conference hosted by UT last Thursday and Friday. The conference established a meeting place for experts and professionals to share and develop ideas, research and solutions for Toledo’s sex trade problem, according to the conference’s website. According to the 2011

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retention rate for African American men, filling the Office of Student development with more qualified staff and getting more involvement from African American men through dialogue and mentors. Patterson said the overall university retention rate can be increased with these suggestions. “The campus average fiveyear graduation rate isn’t high either in the upper 30 percent.

Trafficking in Persons Report, sex trafficking generates approximately $58 billion annually in the U.S. and is considered the world’s fastest-growing illegal enterprise. The report ranks Toledo as the third-largest American city in human trafficking and/or sex trade. Approximately over 1,800 children are trafficked through Ohio annually. Daniella Soriano, a senior majoring in social work who has participated in the One Dress, One Month Project, said she hopes the event will spur a conversation among college students about how serious sex trafficking is “in [their] own backyard.” The project is hosted by the UT chapter of the International Justice Mission, Soriano said. It began Saturday and will last for 30 days. Soriano said approximately

50 to 60 girls are participating this year and will wear their dresses both on and off campus. “They can put on whatever accessories they want and, of course, they’re allowed to wash the dress,” Soriano said. The project was also held last March and April to raise funds for the Daughter Project, a faith-based, non-profit group in Northwest Ohio currently building a halfway house for sex trade victims, according to the group’s website. Christopher Dean, a senior majoring in history, said he was impressed with the global scope of this year’s sex trafficking conference. “These really are global issues, and it’s cool that Toledo is at the center of all these initiatives to confront those issues,” Dean said. The conference lasted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Three

lectures occurred simultaneously during the conference, each lasting an hour and a half. Multiple lectures were packed to the door with students, faculty and visitors. Topics included debunking common myths about the sex trade, recognizing individuals involved in prostitution and strategies for ending the sex trade. Lecturers included professors and government workers from other states and countries, such as Canada, Ghana, Liberia and Russia. The south wing of the Union was also filled with information and merchandise booths. The information booths offered highlights from several of the lectures, and the merchandise booth sold jewelry and topic-related books, with a portion of the profits benefitting charities and shelters in the To— Conference, Page A2

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Approximately 30 African American male students were randomly selected and placed into two groups — those above and below a 2.5 grade point average. The students were all incoming freshmen in the fall of 2010 and received structured interviews. From the results, Patterson concluded reasonable recommendations to help raise the percentage. He suggested expanding African Studies into majors that have a higher

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Retention From Page A1 rates of several ethnic groups. For the past decade, the graduation retention rate for African American males has been well below a standard rate. This low rate was released to the public in the spring of 2011. The study also reviews retention rates for multiple ethnicities. Data from 2005 showed that Hispanic students had a 35.4 percent retention rate and Asian and Island Pacifiers had a 38.3 percent rate in 2005 over five years, although current retention rates were not released.

Rally From Page A1 children that lives in poverty and we can’t live with that,” Kasich told the Independent Collegian. “Mike Bell is presiding over a region where people have gotten down on

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Patterson said the graduation rate for this demographic is unacceptable, and he has been investigating reasons for this staggering low rate. According to Patterson, one reason is due to the lack of effective mentoring opportunities other predominately white campuses use successfully. Kenneth Harbin, a senior majoring in chemistry and an African American student, said he is outraged by the statistics. “This is something that should have been looked at a very long time ago and it should never have gotten this bad,” Harbin said.

ledo area. Last year, Senate Bill 235 was unanimously passed, implementing stricter penalties for sex traffickers and better protection for trafficked and exploited victims. The bill was co-written and spearheaded by Celia Williamson, professor of social services at UT and co-founder of the Human Trafficking, Prostitution and Sex Work Conference. For more information on the Human Trafficking, Prostitution and Sex Work Conference, visit www.prositutionconference.com.

eliminated the inheritance tax, also known as the “death tax,” to make it easier for a business to be inherited by the next generation of family. Kasich said Chrysler is investing its business back into Toledo. “When the Toledo Blade wrote that jobs in Perrysburg were stable, it was a lot of thanks to Chrysler,” Kasich said. “Marathon corporate headquarters down the road in Findlay…they could have gone anywhere.” Wagoner said it is great that Kasich and Bell could talk about the facts behind the issue. “This isn’t about politics, this is about making the math to work so we can have knowledge about

reasonable reform,” he said. “We need to make sure that we are placing our most talented teachers in front of our students, rewarding good workers that work in public service and we need the tools in order to do that.” He said some people feel they have to retire because of pension coming late. “[State] pensions don’t have the money they need to pay out everybody who is getting to retire,” Wagoner told the Collegian. “Down the road, changes are going to be made in order to be sound. People do work there whole life to have pension, and we need to honor that commitment and make changes to protect it.”

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Terrorism strikes, patriotism prevails Last week, news reports from across the Middle East reported American-born terrorist Anwar Awlaki was killed in an airstrike in Yemen. There were not many details reported about the attack. Awlaki was the voice of al-Qaida to the western people. He was born in New Mexico and spoke perfect English. Using his American background to his advantage, he made video and audio recordings to post on the Internet, persuading the American people to be part of his al-Qaida ideology. One example of an American succumbing to the words of this al-Qaida ruler was the “Underwear Bomber” in December of 2009 who was on a plane from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas day. Awlaki was the prominent al-Qaida figure who “spread Islamic extremism across the Arabian Peninsula and was behind failed attempts to blow up American airplanes,” according to the Los Angeles Times. U.S. officials confirmed this terrorist’s death, but never discussed our country’s role, if any, in the attack. Americans thought they could breathe a little easier last May after we heard of the attack ordered by the Obama administration that killed Osama bin Laden. Now we’ve killed another less than a year later? Should we still breathe in easier? The answer isn’t a very simple one. Americans can breathe easier knowing terrorism took a

blow again and we are still fighting for peace. However, we’ve come in contact with terrorism from overseas and we need to realize terrorism is everywhere. We live in a world that is filled with people who don’t accept the ideologies or beliefs of others. These terrorists felt that their way of thinking was what was best for everyone, even those outside of their country. As one of the most powerful countries in the world, the U.S. has been a major target for a long time. Could we have stopped these al-Qaida terrorists earlier than 2011? Some say it was a long time coming. Maybe we were so oblivious to terrorism prior to 9/11 that we just assumed it didn’t exist on our soil. Now, though, we have American citizens participating in terrorist actions because they were convinced by Awlaki that it what the right thing to do. If our fellow citizens were planning attacks on us, who are we to trust? Despite our frustration towards those who betray or harm our country, we remain thankful the U.S. is still standing regardless of who our opponents have been. We thought al-Qaida terrorism was defeated along with bin Laden’s death. Now it’s on our soil, tampering with the minds of U.S. citizens and convincing them to kill their fellow Americans. But the faith of a U.S. citizen is strong, and the people of America will continue to stand for the destruction of terrorism and the acclamation of restored patriotism.

Life, liberty and pursuit of education During “A Presidential Perspective” last Friday, UT President Lloyd Jacobs discussed a question that came up at the last Town Hall Meeting. The question was in response to the recent graduation success rate of African American males and how it’s the lowest of the demographic groups on campus at 22.4 percent. This percentage, according to Jacobs, is measured by a six-year average. A study done by UT’s Office of Institutional Research, however, based their results off of a five-year average, showing a 10 percent retention rate for African American males at UT. Some students are angered by these recent results and want to see action by UT in order to correct these numbers. Rubin Patterson, director of African Studies, believes the reason for the low success rate in this demographic is a result of poor efforts to guide and mentor students of a non-white race. To answer the question, “What are we doing about this,” Jacobs answered by saying UT has support groups, including the Leadership Through Service, Living, Learning Commitment, Rocket Ready and the African American Male Initiative. Student Government President Matt Rubin was present and said UT houses many student organizations based around representing a minority-friendly and diverse campus. “We want everyone to feel welcome here,” Rubin said. “We want everyone to enjoy their college experience.” According to Rubin, these statistics about low retention and success rates have been known since last spring. The question

is — why are these statistics just now coming to light? Perhaps the UT administration needed more time to develop an answer. A student can only be so prepared coming into college. Depending on the previous schooling they’ve had, the college experience may come as a total shock. Maybe 22.4 percent, or rather 10 percent, isn’t representative of the entire African American male population at UT. How do you think that makes the dedicated African American scholar feel? Is it possible that the free tuition to students of the UT Guarantee Program isn’t a strong enough incentive to do well in school? Perhaps UT should tighten their scholarship, student loan or grade point average requirements in order for students to work hard for the money they’re given. Or maybe the student organizations meant to help these students should be more aggressive in achieving their intended goals. Wherever the blame falls, one thing is for certain UT must to meet the needs of their students. If a student, regardless of ethnicity, grew up in a poorer area in a below average academic environment, they will probably have a more difficult time adjusting to college. With a strong commitment from the students in need and the university’s faculty, these students will receive the mentoring they need in order to successfully make it through college. UT has reported another negative percentage. As students of this university, we should all fight for equal mentoring, campus recognition and university support.

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This past Sunday was Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, an event celebrated all across India. A man hailed as the father of the nation, he commands a lot of respect from Indians across the globe. Something that caught my eye on the eve of Ramana Gandhi’s Reddy birthday was the autobiography of S.L. Kirloskar, one of the first few entrepreneurs of the young, struggling country of India. One incident in his life in particular was striking -— his meeting with Gandhi. Given the occasion, I thought it would be instructive to understand his views on Gandhian philosophy and the reasons for his judgment. During the Indian independence movement, Gandhi had popularized a small wooden spinning wheel known as the charkha which spun Khaddar cloth. His purpose was to discourage the use of foreign goods among Indians and promote local, Indian-made goods. The charkha in the early 1920s was a patriotic symbol in India. Gandhi then introduced a competition in April 1931 to improve the Charkha. An engineer working under Kirloskar’s father thought of an ingenious machine doing exactly what was required by the competition. However, the engineer later received a letter informing him that Mahatma Gandhi “did not approve of the charkha.” Kirloskar, his father, the engineer and an entourage went to meet Gandhi to find out why he

had not approved of the charkha in spite of the fact that it fulfilled all of the requirements as laid down in the competition. Gandhi disapproved of the charkha on the grounds that it was more of a modern machine and that an uneducated villager would be scared to make use of it — others objected. They said that farmers enthusiastically used them once their experience convinced them of the machine’s benefits. Gandhi, however, rejected their proposal. At root, this rejection was based on Gandhi’s view that the use of machines was suspect, and therefore that widespread use was destructive in the long term. Moreover, it was at odds with his dream of India being a land of villages and cottage industries.

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At root, this rejection was based on Gandhi’s view that the use of machines was suspect, and therefore that widespread use was destructive in the long term.

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Kirloskar expands on the conversation elsewhere in his book saying: “And here lay the heart of my difference of opinion with Mahatma Gandhi and his followers. I see the machine as the friend and helper of man, not as a demon devised for man’s economic and spiritual destruction, which is the way Gandhians regard it. Our own experience had conclusively proved the benefits which thousands of farmers derived from our ploughs, our pumps, our crushers and shellers and other labour-saving devices. Were we

now to scrap all these benefits and revert to the traditional reliance on human and animal muscle-power, with all its slowness and inefficiency? No… On the contrary I was convinced that India needed machines and prime movers in thousands. If pumps and cane-crushers and groundnut-shellers were good for our economy could spinning-frames and power-looms be bad? I could find no virtue in the slow and tedious spinning of yarn by human finger-power.” Given today’s political climate with work-schemes, such as American’s Job Act, it is important to note that machines are crucial for human progress. As a society, we progress by the means of wealth maximization, not by creating mindless, menial jobs as Obama and Gandhi would have us think. I also do not think, as Gandhi did, that one should offer another cheek when one is slapped. I think evil should be labeled as evil and fought every step along the way. Given his core beliefs, Gandhi himself absurdly asked Jews to willingly be slaughtered if that is what Hitler and Mussolini asked of them. So, take the time to think who got the issue right -— Gandhi or Kirloskar -— because if we default on that critical issue, there will be a million more people like Gandhi offering the same advice as the last time around. Discover for yourself what makes an ideology good or bad because in the long run, human life depends on it.

— Ramana Reddy is an IC columnist and a first-year graduate student majoring in law at UT.

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UT Linebacker Robert Bell had a game-high 12 tackles, PHILADELPHIA — Toledo including 2 1/2 tackles for clipped the Temple Owls 36- loss. UT defensive end T.J. 13 in their MAC opener in Fatinikun registered a gameSaturday, snapping the Rock- high three tackles for loss, ets three-game losing streak. including 1 1/2 sacks. Faitinikun spoke after the “There was definitely frustration for the team because game about the extra motivawe felt like we had two other tion provided by Temple’s 4024 win at the Glass games that we should Bowl in 2009. have won,” said UT “When they came junior quarterback down to Toledo, they Austin Dantin. “Comput a nice little ing out here for our spanking on us,” Fafirst MAC game and tinikun said. “We had playing arguably one that in the back of of the best MAC our minds.” teams at their place, After Toledo’s ofgetting a win was fense went threehuge for us.” Fatinikun and-out on the first The Rockets win series of the game, was fronted by a stellar defensive effort which Temple drove steadily down produced four takeaways the field, poised to put the and 11 tackles for loss before first points of the day on the an announced crowd of board. A 20-yard screen pass to 21,705 at Lincoln Financial senior wideout Rod Streater Field. Toledo’s defensive unit gave the Owls first and goal shut out the Owls in the sec- at the eight-yard line but Toond half and held the MAC’s ledo’s defense stood strong, forcing Temple to leading rusher and settle for a 30-yard Heisman hopeful Berfield goal from junior nard Pierce to 75 kicker Brandon yards on 24 carries. McManus. He saw limited time The Rockets again in the fourth quarter went three-and-out for unknown on their next series reasons. but Matt Brown Pierce entered the muffed the punt recontest with 12 turn for Temple and touchdowns in four Williams UT freshman Kishon games, highlighted Wilcher fell on the by a five-touchdown performance last week at ball. Three plays later the RockMaryland and a pair of threetouchdown games against ets hit pay dirt on Dantin’s 1-yard QB keeper and went Villanova and Akron. “We just have to contribute ahead 8-3 with less than six that to our whole defense minutes remaining in the and coaching staff,” said UT first quarter on Eric Page’s junior safety Jermaine Rob- run for a successful twoinson. “It was no one player point conversion. out there. We knew we needDantin completed 12 of 14 ed all 11 guys on the field to passes on the day for 115 perform. We knew if we did yards and a throwing touchthat we were going to get the down to go with his rushing victory.” score.

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UT running back David Fluellen ran for 41 yards and a touchdown on eight carries in the 36-13 win over Temple on Saturday. “The defense did one heck of a job all day,” Dantin said. “Our win was definitely because of how well they played.” On the next drive, UT sophomore safety Ross Madison picked off Temple quarterback Chester Stewart’s pass over the middle. Five plays later a direct snap to senior running back Morgan William resulted in a 32-yard touchdown scamper which put the Rockets ahead 15-3 with 2:14 to go in the first quarter.

Williams finished the game with 20 carries for 121 yards and a rushing touchdown. He also had three receptions for 26 yards. “It was just fun,” Williams said. “The coaching staff put together great plays and put us in a position to make plays. I credit them and the offensive line.” Temple scored their lone touchdown on the opening play of the second quarter on a 55-yard strike from Stewart to tight end Evan Rodriguez. The Owls pulled within two points after 37-yard field goal

by McManus which made the tally 15-13 with 7:22 left in the first half. A personal foul against Temple moved Toledo into Owls territory on the ensuing drive before Page took a handoff from redshirt -reshman quarterback Dwight Macon on what appeared to be an end around. Instead, Page threw back across the field to Macon who made his way to the endzone to push the Rockets lead to 22-13. Temple had a chance to cut into the lead before halftime but McManus’ field goal from

47 yards was wide right. The Owls would manage just 130 yards of total offense in the second half, turning the ball over twice more. Temple was unable to score the remainder of the contest as Toledo rolled to the 36-13 win. “Our ultimate goal is to get to the MAC championship and win,” Dantin said. “This was the first step for us.” The Rockets next step in obtaining their goal is a showdown with Eastern Michigan at the Glass Bowl on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.

Rockets blank Bowling UT falls in both games Green and Miami (OH) at home this weekend By Joe Mehling IC Sports Editor

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The Rockets improved to 4-0 in the Mid-American Conference with wins over BG and Miami. By Joe Mehling IC Sports Editor

The Rockets opened the weekend with a 1-0 shutout over arch-rival Bowling Green then drilled Miami (OH) 3-0 on Sunday. Sophomore Rachel MacLeod netted her fourth goal of the season against BG in the 70th minute to give UT the lead. Senior Vickie Tavern held the Falcon offense in check, making two saves en route to her second shutout of the season despite the rough weather conditions.

“There were a lot of factors to deal with today in addition to the opponent, including the rivalry, points on the line and the weather,” said Toledo Head Coach Brad Evans. “I’m proud of the players’ focus throughout.” “We came into today’s match knowing it was going to be a challenge and that’s exactly what it was,” Traven said. “The first half we had to weather the storm going against the wind, and we did a great job both physically and mentally as we

remained focused.” Toledo used the momentum against the Redhawks. The Rockets opened the game quickly with another goal from MacLeod in the 15th minute and did not let up. Senior Daniele Case got a shot by the keeper in the 52nd minute while junior Megan Blake scored her first collegiate goal in the 75th minute. Toledo is now 4-0 in the Mid-American Conference and returns to Scott Park on Friday to face Ohio at 4 p.m.

The Toledo volleyball team dropped both games this weekend during a mini home stand at Savage Arena. The Rockets fell in straight sets to Western Michigan, 25-20, 25-21, 2520, on Friday then was shut down against Northern Illinois, 25-15, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21. Junior Bethany Irwin led the Rockets with a .319 attack percentage and four blocks while senior Cassie Kleespies added eight kills against the Broncos. Senior libero Kassie Kadera had 12 digs in the back row for UT. The last thing UT needed after an offensive struggle was to face a very powerful offense in NIU. Led by reigning Mid-American Conference player of the year Lauren Wicinski, the Huskies took the match 3-1. Wicinski notched a matchhigh 39 kills, a .484 attack percentage, 10 digs and three aces. Sophomore Jordan Kietly led the team with 12 kills and notched seven during Toledo’s lone victorious set. Senior Amber DeWeerdt led the team with 13 digs. The Rockets hit the road next weekend and travel to Eastern and Central Michigan for a pair of Mid-American Conference matchups.

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UT won just one set in two games at Savage Arena this weekend.

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Arts and Life Monday, October 3, 2011

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‘Queen of Mean’ takes Toledo By Vincent D. Scebbi Managing Editor

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Lisa Lampanelli will be performing at the Stranahan Theatre Saturday.

Famous for her edgy, racial, style of comedy, Lisa Lampanelli doesn’t hold anything back. “The words and language during a show is to be ironic and point out how stupid stereotypes are,” she said. ” Lampanelli, otherwise known as the “Queen of Mean,” is appearing at the Stranahan Theatre Saturday night. Aside from comedy, Lampanelli is also currently collaborating with Alan Zweibel on her own one-woman Broadway show. Zweibel is an original writer of “Saturday Night Live” and worked with Billy Crystal’s successful oneman show “700 Sundays.” “We’re about to pick a director, we have a huge producer and it’s insane; when you put your mind to it, you really can accomplish anything,” she said. “I can’t believe I made something happen from nothing.” The 2008 Grammy nominee went into comedy in the 1990s and got her break in 2002 as the only female comedian at the NY Friars

Club roast of Chevy Chase. “I always had in the back of mind I wanted to go into comedy and I’m lucky enough to have it take off,” She quickly became famous for being a hit at roasts, insulting celebrities such as Dennis Leary, Flavor Flav, Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff. When choosing her roast victims, Lampanelli said she goes for people she likes and respects because it’s easier to pick someone apart when there is a known mutual respect. “I could say the same joke to two people, but if I think I had something in my heart that I really didn’t like the person I’m not that great of an actor where I can pull off the ‘Oh we’re just kidding around,’” Lampanelli said. “So in a way, I was really happy I was absent for the Charlie Sheen roast because I think he’s freaking insane.” Lampanelli said throughout her career, the gap between her personal and stage life is starting to close, allowing more opportunities to establish an intimate relationship with her audience.

“The audience knows when you’re full of it and when you’re not,” Lampanelli said. “They’re going to know I’m holding back if I don’t talk real. Audiences don’t like people who aren’t real. It’s not this put-on character or put-on act. They stay loyal to you and they stay with you longer and they can relate to you.” With regards to her 2009 memoir “Chocolate, Please: My Adventures in Food, Fat, and Freaks.” Lampanelli said it was a struggle thinking about her “bad stuff,” such as ex-boyfriends, divorce and diets. She said writing the book “sucked” and was “the worse thing ever,” while at the same time being a rewarding experience. “But the cool thing is you have this product that has a lot of humor in it, but also people send you emails saying, ‘Oh my God, I went through that, too’ and ‘Oh my God, it was so funny the way you put it,’” she said. “It helps people not taking their problems as serious. It doesn’t come off as ‘Oh, poor me.’ I hate that.” Lampanelli said her style of comedy — which

audience members should expect to see Saturday — although is part of her job as a comedian to continually push the envelope. “If you want to watch somebody boring, then you stay home and watch your wife,” Lampanelli said. “You want to see someone say something you’re not going to or [say] something you’re thinking. It’s comedians’ job to cause the audience to think more and differently. It’s natural for comedians to do it.” As someone who moved from her career in journalism to comedy and now to Broadway, Lampanelli’s advice to college students is to relax. “It’s like, ‘Who cares?’ Major in something that tickles you, and it’s not the end of the world if you don’t know what you want — nobody knows what they want,” she said. “Don’t sweat it; you’re going to change your career path three times anyway.” The show starts at 8:00 p.m. at the Stranahan Theatre and tickets are $34.75. The show is for mature audiences only.

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From the Ozarks to Toledo On Saturday, Missouri natives Ha Ha Tonka made their Toledo debut at Frankies Inner City, downtown. The band definitely impressed their audience with their folk rock feel.

Take my advice, apply for an internship This semester, I had the or who are looking to in privilege of landing a cov- the future. eted paid internship as an First, try to be comfortassistant to the glass cura- able with not getting paid. tor at the Toledo Museum While I’m honestly not of Art. really okay with unpaid This officially marks the internships, most posifirst time I have a regular tions I have encountered job with a reguin art-related lar salary. As a fields are undouble major in paid. For the film/video and last two sumart history, my mers, I’ve had studies have preunpaid internpared me for reships, one of searching and which at Spacbringing perties, an art galnent information lery in Cleveto the table. I’m land, and I alfinally doing so volunteered By Kristen Breitenbach For the IC something I actuat the Toledo ally like and have Museum of studied in school — my Art. education is literally and The people I worked figuratively paying off. with were wonderful and I I’m definitely not a job- got a lot of hands-on expegetting or interning ex- rience I couldn’t have gotpert, but after interning at ten in a class. several different places So, while not getting and failing to be hired for paid is a bummer, it will several internships, there pay off eventually. If you are a few things I’ve do land a paid internship, learned. Here are some realize you are really tips that might help those lucky and try to be humble who have never interned about it. I’m still trying to

get over feeling like “hotstuff” for getting paid to work. Second, it helps to try to impress your teachers and build a relationship with them. Speak up in class, talk to them outside of class, make sure they know who you are and that you’re serious and enthusiastic about what you study. They are the people who can offer credible letters of recommendation and who might be able to give you work. The third and maybe most important point is to know specifically what you want out of the internship . I learned this from a terrible interview I once gave. During the interview, conducted on the phone, the woman asked me to tell her about myself. As I did, I also went into why I wanted to intern there, or at least I thought I did. Afterward, the woman said, “Okay, I don’t mean to put you on the spot, but

why exactly do you want to intern here?” I was speechless; I thought I had just explained myself. So, I told her again and she seemed less than enthused. It wasn’t until after the interview ended I thought, “Hey, why do I want to intern there? What do I really want to learn from there?” It’s not enough to just want to get experience somewhere. You need to know what specific skills you want to learn, if there is someone there you want to work with and what that place has that other places don’t. All of this probably seems obvious, but after learning the hard way, you realize how important all of it is. — Kristen Breitenbach is a senior double majoring in film/video and art history.

Staff Picks of Banned Books “Naked Lunch” by William S. Burroughs

Megan Aherne — Arts and Life Editor

“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley

Vincent D. Scebbi — Managing Editor

“Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck

Megan Gross — Forum Editor

“Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger

Sura Khuder — News Editor

“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath

Danielle Gamble — Copy Editor

“The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown

Joe Mehling — Sports Editor

“The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss

Randiah Green — Editor-in-Chief

“Farenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury

Nick Kneer — Director of Photography