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Tuition increase among budget solutions Board of Trustees extend UT President Lloyd Jacobs’ contract while negotiating administrator payraises By IC Staff

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UT President Lloyd Jacobs’ budget includes a 3.5 percent tuition increase for undergrduates, a 6.5 percent for medical and pharmacy graduate students and a 5 percent tuition increase for law students. The budget still awaits a vote by the full Board of Trustees. The BOT will vote on the proposed budget June 20. The Fiscal Year 2012 budget must be approved by July 1. The university is supposed to lose $20.2 million in state funding for FY12.

The University of Toledo will lose $20.2 million in state funding for the 2012 fiscal year if Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s proposed budget is approved. In-state tuition will increase close to the state’s 3.5 percent cap, from around $8,500 to around $8,800 next school year, while the surcharge on out-ofstate tuition will remain the same if the proposed budget is approved by the UT Board of Trustees. Graduate, medical school, and pharmacy tuition is to increase by 6.5 percent and law school students’ tuition by five percent. UT’s budget for the fiscal year was $812 million, including the UT Medical Center and the university has 10,000 employees on both campuses. The revenue of the university’s budget is expected to rise 1.2 percent from $790 million to $800.5 million. This value is a result of an almost $226 million in projected tuition, $120 million in state support, and $262 million in patient revenue, as well as grants, contracts, sales, and services. “We are committed to holding

tuition down. We believe this is a reasonable increase,” UT President Lloyd Jacobs told the Toledo Blade. The proposed budget also includes an increase in the cost of some dormitories and meal plan fees. Jacobs said students with financial needs will continue to qualify for scholarships. To help balance the budget the university is considering eliminating close to 100 positions and distributing a larger workload on the remaining faculty. A resolution to raise the minimum faculty workload from 24 credit hours per academic year to 27 credit hours has also been adopted by the board of trustees. Select professors conducting research and other services will be eligible to teach less credit hours. According to Executive Director of UTMC Scott Scarborough, the university will contract with about half as many retired, parttime and visiting professors, and rely on larger class sizes and fulltime professors to absorb the additional teaching workload. Jacobs said in a UT News — Tuition, Page A4

Students develop alt. energy plans $5000 Grants allows student group to address alternative energy concerns in NW Ohio By Sura Khuder IC Features Editor

The state of Ohio is investing more than $1 million dollars to help fund the research of several University of Toledo students in the sustainable energy field. The Choose Ohio First initiative was developed through a five-year $1.56 million grant awarded to the University of Toledo and other colleges in the region. Building Ohio’s Sustainable Energy Future, or BOSEF, aims to invest in renewable energy sources in Northwest Ohio and to recruit students into

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields through nearly $5,000 dollars in individual grants. Now approaching its third year, students in BOSEF have developed ideas to solve problems in wind energy, solar power, and biomass areas in the region, and are currently looking toward putting those plans into action. Biomass In 2004 alone, it was estimated that the more than 300 miles of the Lake Erie shoreline in Ohio contributed $1.5 billion in sales

and 50,000 jobs, according to an Ohio Environmental report. However, Nathan Reaver, a member of BOSEF, said sewage overflows and toxic waste threaten the region and its economic prosperity. The recent UT graduate in bioengineering and physics pointed to phosphorus runoff as a contributor to these problems as well. He said the biomass group has turned to planting harvestable wetlands in the region to soak up excess phosphorus, preventing — Energy, Page A4

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A judgment day billboard on display on Bancroft St. Despite the prediction of judgement day being on May 21, people still read the Independent Collegian on May 23.

Service learning in Nicaragua By Megan Gross IC Staff Writer

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Twelve UT Honors students went to Nicaragua to fix schools last month. The students painted a mural at one school that included their handprints and UT’s shield inside the state of Ohio.

A group of Honors College students and a UT Honors professor came together to give back to those less fortunate, passing up pizza parties and trips to amusement parks. Twelve students in the Honors Living Learning Community, traveled to Nicaragua to experience community service at the core of a poverty-stricken country. Last fall, Page Armstrong of the UT Honors College was named the HLLC director. Once Armstrong got all the students together that were willing to participate in the HLLC, she asked them a simple question, “What is it that you guys really want to do?” Expecting answers such as pizza parties or trips to Cedar Point, she was shocked to hear her students say they were

interested in service learning trips and community service projects. Inspired by her students’ positivity and spirit, Armstrong managed to get in touch with an organization called International Samaritan. The Ann Arbor, Michiganbased community service organization was established to improve international poverty and raise awareness about the poor in developing countries. International Samaritan has sent students on mission trips to Central America, Egypt and the Philippines. Student Government Vice President Jordan Maddocks was among the students who attended the trip. “The reason I wanted to go to Nicaragua was to expand my horizons,” Maddocks said. “College is the time to go outside of your comfort zone and see your society and the global impact on

the world.” The UT Honors students were told the trip would not be completely paid for, but that did not stop them from pursuing this opportunity. According to Armstrong, the students raised money on their own and with help from the Office of Academic Engagement, each student received a grant reserved for student international work. Some additional donations from a local charity also helped the students meet their goal and start planning their community service trip to Nicaragua. According to Sydni Coleman, a UT student who attended the Honors service learning trip, this was the first time International Samaritan organized something in Nicaragua. “Going into the trip, I was really excited but a bit nervous — Nicaragua, Page A4

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Jacobs’ contract at UT. Instead of ending his tenure at the university in November 2013, the board added another three years to the contract due to his “ability to be an outstanding leader”, according to the board’s chairman, William Fall. Faculty members at UT are also feeling the heat. Around 100 individuals working for the university are expected to be laid off for the upcoming academic year. So as these people are receiving their pink slips, top administrators at UT, including Jacobs, were unanimously voted for consideration of pay raises. These will be voted on by the board of trustees on June 20. Following the usual patterns of the board’s decisions, the highest paid UT faculty members will more than likely be receiving a more robust paycheck in the mail this year. So we don’t have enough money to cover student tuition or lower faculty salary, but we can shell out more money from our wallets to the top honchos of a well-known university? And Jacobs claims this is just a “modest increase” for UT students.

When students graduated from high school, some of them had a financial plan; whether it be signing up for scholarships, chosing a school with a decent tuition price or taking out student loans. When the recession of 2008 hit, we soon found out money problems were not just talked about, they were a reality. Not only did it affect the price of groceries, gasoline, clothing, travel and much more, but it also affected education. Schools were announcing layoffs faster than ever, and school programs were being cut due to their lack of “usefulness” in the school system. The students at UT are feeling the hard hit on their wallets just as much as anyone else. The UT Board of Trustees once again announced an increase of tuition at their meeting on Monday, May 16. Their plans for the 2012 fiscal year budget included a 3.5 percent increase for undergraduates and a five to a 6.5 percent increase for graduate and professional programs, depending on the area of study. The board also announced an extension for UT President Lloyd

‘It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine’ Rapture Looting,” where people left behind would get a sweet sterio for the mansion they were squatting in. First published in 1995, a book series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins, better known as the Left Behind series, interpreted the prophecies of the second coming of Christ. Take the idea as you will — fact or fiction — but followers of Camping were honestly convinced that we would never see our world again after Saturday, May 21, 2011. Well, like the countless others who came before them, they were wrong and there’s always next time. Our world is built on a variety of religious beliefs that others feel are absolutely ridiculous. Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, and the like have too many traditions to count. Some are understandable, but who says they need to be? So, Mr. Camping, perhaps instead of predicting when Christ will come again, maybe your next prediction should be something where the odds are in better favor, such as the Mega Millions or where your next donation will come from.

It’s May 23, 2011, and we’re all still here! No one has burst into flames, vanished before our eyes or died unexpectedly. According to Family Radio Worldwide leader, Harold Camping, the end of our world as we know it was scheduled to start ending precisely at 6:00 p.m. Saturday. Our time would come, and our day of judgment was close at hand. Camping, an 89 year-old engineer, who has been studying the Bible for years, believed that his interpretation of the Day of Judgment should not have been taken lightly. “Beyond the shadow of a doubt, May 21 will be the date of the Rapture and the day of judgment,” he told the media. So why are we still here? Were the calculations incorrect, or did Camping just want to cause chaos across the nation? Or could it possibly be that Jesus told men that nobody would know when the hour when end would come? What sprung from Camping’s prediction was a large following of faux parties and holidays such as the Facebook event titled “Post

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- in Your opinion Financial Furor As an adult University of Toledo graduate student (with a daughter who is also a UTMC graduate student), I am both angry and ashamed about the news coming out of the recent board of trustees meeting. The administration this week announced a 6.5 percent graduate tuition increase, unwelcome news at a time of economic hardship across Toledo, but not unsurprising in light of the declines in state and federal funding for higher education. However, the concurrent news that the board of trustees is negotiating a bonus for university

president Dr. Lloyd Jacobs is a brutal slap in the face to the entire student body and faculty. How can Dr. Jacobs, in good conscience, accept a raise when students are paying more to attend school, more than 100 staff members are losing their jobs and others will have to do more? True leaders lead by example. They sweat when their employees sweat, and sacrifice when their employees sacrifice. What example has Dr. Jacobs set? If he was a true leader, he would take a cut in pay, or at the very least refuse a pay increase. Instead, he is reveling in the financial adoration of a board that in an act of

tone-deafness, prefers to reward him for alienating two key constituencies. How many positions would your salary increase save, Dr. Jacobs? How many students could stay in school if those dollars were redirected to scholarships or paid internships? I implore you to set a moral standard, Dr. Jacobs. Refuse your pay increase and show solidarity with people like me who haven?t had a raise in several years, or like my daughter, who will have to take on larger loans to cover the cost of her education. You might find the results to be just as rewarding as a big bank account. Julie Malkin

Mid East standstill

The sensationalist headlines such as “Obama Gets Real on Israel,” and others connoting the so-called “radical shift” in Obama’s Middle East policies are simply baffling a n d u n w a rranted. Marking this Butheina f a l s ely Hamdah claimed “significant development” only further diverts the public from the real issues. In sum, the development in progress toward peace is that there is no development. The timing of President Obama’s speech on the Middle East was simply appropriate in light of the recent events occurring in the region, especially regarding Palestine and Israel. Yet, once again and as expected, President Obama has failed to truly address the rights of the Palestinian people, portraying Israel as the victim that must generously offer concessions for peace. Contrary to faulty headlines that speak of the “tension” between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there was no announced formal and viable peace plan. A plan based on returning to the basis of the 1967 lines “with mutually agreed swaps” is ambiguous enough that Israel may very well retain its settlements in the Palestinian territories.

Nearly one week ago Palestinians commemorated the 63th anniversary of the Nakba, or the displacement of more than 700,000 Palestinians from their homes back in 1948 upon the creation of Israel. In recognition tens of thousands of Palestinians demonstrated in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and on Israel’s borders with the Gaza

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Strip, Lebanon, and Syria. As a result of Israeli troops opening fire on these demonstrators, leaving 16 dead and dozens wounded. With the exception of rock throwing, something not only done mostly by kids, but also a far cry from the machinery the Israeli Defense Force, these demonstrations were predominantly nonviolent and therefore the actions of the IDF were unjustifiable. As civilians die, we watch Obama and Netanyahu shake hands as a superficial gesture in the total game that is the “peace talks.” “Defense” of the borders does not suffice as a justification, for these are masses of people advocating for the

refugees’ right to return and if anything, merely threaten the legitimacy of Israeli dominance (as they should). The Palestinians are following their fellows in other countries such as Yemen, Libya, and Syria. It is once again a hypocritical move on the part of the Obama administration to condemn the leaders of Arab nations while failing to do so with Israel. This is becoming more vexing and confirms that the only hope the Palestinian people have is through grassroots movements independent of politicians who repeat empty rhetoric. In fact, this past weekend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC, the most powerful lobbying group influencing the relationship between the United States and Israel, began its 2011 policy conference, at which the President and 10,000 delegates including students representing their college campuses nationwide are expected to attend. While not surprising, it is nonetheless unacceptable. Affirming commitment to democracy in the Middle East and then simultaneously backing a regime that is anything but pro-democracy simply decreases the credibility of the administration in handling Middle East policy. How much longer can one turn the blind eye? —Butheina Hamdah is an IC columnist and a junior majoring in political science.

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The Women’s program Initiative will have Connie Shriner, associate dean for faculty development and curriculum evaluation, present on “Women in the Workforce: Myths & Realities.” The event will take place on Tuesday from noon until 1 p.m in the Mulford Library Garden Café. The event is free and open to the public. Contact Rebecca Diaz Rebecca.diaz@utoledo.edu for more information.

Department of Physics & Astronomy

Learn about the ancient calendars and the special role of the planet Venus in these exciting cultures at the Ritter Planetarium Friday at 8:30 pm. This program takes a look at the astronomical accomplishments of many Mesoamerican cultures including the Mayans and Aztecs. It explores the ruins of Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, and Monte Alban. Admission is $6 for adults, $5, children ages 3 to 12, seniors, UT students, faculty and staff. Doors open 30 minutes before each program. For more information, call 419-530-2650.

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Tuition From Page A1 article, the increased faculty workload should not undermine the university’s mission. “I believe the professoriate will step up to a slight increase in workload and that student learning will not be changed,” Jacobs said in the article. “I think there’s a lot of evidence that teaching by full-time professors produces a better quality than with a lot of part-timers or adjuncts.” The new teacher workload proposed by administration takes into consideration the number of classes a professor teaches, the number of students and the level of state subsidy the class brings to the university. According to this formula classes taught in science and engineering related disciplines are rated more highly than those in the liberal arts. The university will also lay off dozens of non-faculty employees on both the UT and UT Medical Center, including potentially 62 patient care aides,

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College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

On June 24, 2011, the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will rededicate its new facility on the Health Science Campus. The building will be named The Frederic and Mary Wolfe Center, in honor of their $2.5M gift to the college for diabetes research. The event is from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m.

Persian Student Association

The Persian Student Association will present Kayhan Kalhor, a Persian Kamancheh virtuosa instrumentalist and composer on Friday, June 24 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Doermann Theater. Born in Tehran in 1963, Kayan Kalhor was a child prodigy on the kamancheh, which is a Persian spiked fiddle, he has astounded audiences with both his ensemble and his solo work. Kayan will perform with percussionist Behruoz Jamali. Premium seating is $40 for guests and $25 for student while standard seating is $30 for guests and $20 for students. Handicapped seating is $30 for guests and $20 for students. Free parking is available and tickets will be distributed at the door prior to the concert with ID. Student ID will be checked at the door for student tickets. For ticket reservation or more information call 419902-4105 or send an email to kalhorconcerttoledo@gmail. com. according to university and union officials. According to Jacobs, layoffs will affect fewer than 100 positions in the hospital, in academic units and among support units. The overall number of layoffs and saving will be affected by union bumping rights, which involves senior union members claiming equivalent positions of less senior members. The opportunity for affected employees to move into vacant jobs will also impact the final number of layoffs. According to AFSCME Local 2415 president Tom Kosek the union has been told some secretarial and support staff jobs also will be eliminated. There will be layoffs among nonunion employees and members of the Communications Workers of America Local 4319 union as well. The board of trustees voted unanimously, after a closed door meeting from which Dr. Jacobs was excluded to extend his contract by three years beyond the November, 2013, expiration date and authorized

Energy From Page A1 algal blooms from developing and producing renewable energy at the same time. “We looked at doing harvestable wetlands where we plant the wetlands and they absorb nutrients throughout the year that’s being flushed through it,” Reaver said. “During the winter we looked at cutting these plants down and we looked at producing natural gas through anaerobic digestion.” All of the minerals the plants soak up will be in sludge at the roots of the plant that can be recycled. “Phosphorus is a very rare and limited mineral,” Dean Giolando, professor of chemistry and BOSEF advisor, said. “We think of coal and oil as limited resources but phosphorus is one too. It’s one of the most important minerals in the body.” Reaver said the phosphorus would be returned back to farmers and reused.

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“You’d be regenerating money for the whole area, people would be making more money, and you’d be cleaning everything up and you’d be reducing the fossil input,” he said. “So it’s kind of like a win-win-win situation.” Solar The solar power group of BOSEF looked at creating a solar powered municipality model that would serve as a resource for cities that supplied their own energy, such as Bowling Green. “We looked at a small community like Bowling Green and researched what it would take for them to be sustainable by providing a majority of their own electricity and solar power,” said Katie Hoepfl, a recent UT graduate who studied physics. “We are approaching cities trying to get them interested in investing in this idea.” Instead of a homeowner putting up solar panels for their home, the entire city would purchase them. They would be paid them. “None of them knew your name or where you were from,” she said. “Yet they constantly hugged all of us, held our hands, and were genuinely interested in getting to know us.

because I had never been to a third world country, and also because I didn’t know most of the members in our group,” she said. Coleman said the level of Although the Nicapoverty she saw in Nicaragua was “surreal.” raguans had less “I have seen poverty in the than nothing they kept states, but on an individual batheir focus on the insis,” she said. “In Nicaragua, I witnessed impoverished inditangible values that viduals, but also an impovermade them ‘rich.’ ished society. I have never felt more needed in my life.” Coleman said seeing this Page Armstrong Director sadness from poverty motivat- HLLC ed her to really make a difference on this trip. The first place the students By the end of the week, we had came to was a school called become part of their family, Colegio Reina Sofia in Mana- and they had become part of gua. This school consisted of ours. It was a beautiful and almost 1,700 children attending emotional experience for in morning, afternoon, and eve- everyone.” Maddocks said the most ning shifts. Coleman said they painted murals on the walls shocking thing that he saw on and repaired over 40 desks that this trip was the degree of degradation. were in poor condition. “Driving through the streets Coleman added the physical and seeing the sewage and labor was a rewarding experience, but the emotions the stu- trash and the pieces of metal dents felt were just as special. and shacks and seeing people She remembered how the chil- living in them, that was the dren of that community treated most devastating thing I saw,” he said. “Even with all the

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Trustees Chairman William Fall to negotiate an increase in Jacobs’ compensation, currently a base salary of $392,700. This contract will be up for a vote at the board’s June 20 meeting. Fall said the university wants to keep Jacobs at the helm for an upcoming accreditation review by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. He said faculty members recruited by Jacobs want to be assured he is going to be around for a while, and the board felt it was necessary to extend the president’s contract to reward Jacobs for his performance and at the same time ensure stability at the university. According to the president top UT administrators will forgo raises for the third year. Kosek said he hopes administrators consider taking pay decreases and doing away with their bonuses to help cut costs. The finalized proposed budget of $800.5 million for the 2012 fiscal year will be voted on by the board of trustees on June 20 and must be approved by July 1.

for through taxpayer dollars, but the citizens of the city would benefit because their energy costs would drop, Hoepfl explained. Hoepfl said some legislators were not too thrilled about the prospects of having to increase their subsidies when BOSEF presented the plan during a poster presentation at the Ohio State Capitol. “A lot of people are saying ‘why would I spend all this money on a solar field when I can just keep buying what is convenient for me,’” she said. “Coal may be cheaper now than putting in solar panels, but if we are not building up the infrastructure in order for something to take over for it they are going to get very expensive in a very short time.” Wind Another alternative energy aspect BOSEF is looking into is putting wind turbines on the Put-In-Bay Islands, about 60 miles from Toledo. poverty that we saw the thing that we really took away was that these people were happy in a sense, and they were overcoming these barriers that we could not even imagine.” Maddocks said he was amazed by the strength of the human soul to persevere. Armstrong said it was difficult to explain how they could have an incredible experience from a place in such tragedy and despair. “Although the Nicaraguans had less than nothing they kept their focus on the intangible values that make them ‘rich’” Armstrong said. “We, who have so much, focus on concrete, material values and never feel that we have enough.” The second location the students worked at was the equivalent to an American kindergarten classroom. Armstrong said the kindergarten served around 120 students, teaching 40 to 50 students at a time in a room about the size of an average American living room. Due to the intensity of the rainy season, the roof of this classroom was falling apart. So the UT students worked along with some Nicaraguan construction workers to repair the roof, cement the walls, and

These islands receive all of their energy from the mainland of Ohio. However, putting wind turbines on these islands would allow Put-in-Bay to supply their own energy as well as sell energy back to the mainland, Reaver explained. The urgency to recruit students into STEM fields and to develop strategies in renewable energy has been likened to the space race of the 1960’s and 1970’s. “This is the first time in history that we are putting enough pressure on the planet to have severe issues for everyone and also to be able to have the tools and information to understand and do something about it,” Reaver said. The BOSEF program was designed to grow each year with new members and build upon their current ideas. “We are going to build this program until it becomes a presence on this university because this is what the mission of the university has been about.” build new and clean bathrooms. Upon returning home, Armstrong said the students were very satisfied with their choice to attend the Nicaragua trip. . “The trip was met far beyond anyone’s expectations,” she said. “I am incredibly proud and honored to have gone with this group of students.” Coleman said teamwork was what got them through the difficult parts of the trip. Dehydration, exhaustion and language barriers were just some of these difficulties, according to Coleman. The students would like to “adopt” Colegio Reina Sofia, the first school they worked at in Nicaragua. On one mural, Coleman said the 12 students put their handprints on the wall next to the UT symbol and a picture of the state of Ohio. “To me this is a promise to help and to never forget,” she said. “I hope fellow UT Honors students will join us in our support of this school.” According to Armstrong all 12 students who attended this trip are committed to going again next year. She said she hopes to make this community service trip an annual tradition.

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UT to face Miami in rematch of MAC Tournament opener By Zach Davis Sports Editor

After losing two-of-three games this weekend at Ball State, Toledo enters the MidAmerican Conference Tournament as the sixth seed and will take on No. 3 Miami (OH) in Chillicothe on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. “The regular season is in the books — it’s over,” Toledo Head Coach Cory Mee said. “The tournament is a new season. We just have to focus on the things we need to do to win ballgames.” Wednesday’s matchup will be the first meeting this season between both teams. Toledo (26-27, 15-12 MAC) has lost seven of its last nine games to finish the season. UT opened up the MAC Tournament last year against the RedHawks (3224, 18-9) with a 7-1 victory. “We know going in that Miami is a very good team,” Mee said. “We know that they are going to play very hard and we have to go out there and be ready to compete against them. What we focus on all year long is to just focus on what we have to do. If we go out and pitch, play defense and swing the bat like we are capable of then I think we have a pretty good chance against anybody. They are a good team but we can’t be too concerned about them, we have to be concerned about what we need to do to put ourselves in position to win the game.” The MAC Tournament is a double-elimination playoff that runs from Wednesday through Saturday’s Championship game at 1 p.m.

Wednesday’s winner will take on the winner of No. 2 Central Michigan (29-25, 179) and No. 7 Western Michigan (25-29, 12-14) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., while the loser of would take on the loser of the CMU-WMU contest at 9 a.m. The Rockets will be without their two top starting pitchers in Mike Hamann and Kyle Shaw, who were both injured earlier this season. Hamann (2-3, 1.96 ERA) had a 17-inning scoreless streak snapped after he left a game after just two innings on April 15 against Hamann Bowling Green. He underwent surgery in the coming weeks to remove bone chips in his elbow and should return in the beginning of next season. Shaw (6-3, 3.87 ERA) has not pitched since March 13 when he lasted just three innings against Eastern Michigan. “Both of those guys are going to be out,” Mee said. “Mike’s already had the surgery and is back on the road to recovery. We are still trying to determine what exactly is happening with Kyle. It’s unfortunate because both of those guys were having great seasons. “That’s why we have a team. Everybody on our team Shaw has to contribute for us to be successful and this is a season where we’ve needed that. We have had some tough breaks but when one person goes down it just gives somebody else the opportunity to do something special.” Junior Lincoln Rassi (3-6, 5.65 ERA) will start on — Rematch, Page B2

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Junior starter Lincoln Rassi (3-6, 5.65 ERA) will start Wednesday’s Mid-American Conference opener against Miami (OH) on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. after the Rockets lost starters Michael Hamann and Kyle Shaw for the year due to injuries.

Pair of Rockets ready for NCAA preliminaries By Nate Pentecost Assistant Sports Editor

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Sophomore Emma Kertesz is one of two Rockets invited to the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships East Preliminary Rounds on May 26-28.

The University of Toledo will be represented by a pair of first-time qualifiers in the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships East Preliminary Rounds, held May 26-28 in Bloomington at Indiana’s Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex. Senior Audra Brown and sophomore Emma Kertesz each finished in the top-48 regionally in their respective events to earn a place in the preliminary competition. “This is only the second or third time that we have sent two athletes on to regionals,” UT Track and Field Head Coach Kevin Hadsell said. “To even get one athlete is tough so to get two distance runners really shows how deep our distance program is.” Brown earned the 48th and final spot in the 10,000 meter race by recording a time of 35:39.24 at the Stanford Invitational earlier in the season. A top-12 finish would advance Brown directly to the NCAA Championships. “Even though she got her time early she has been running really well as of late,” Hadsell said. “I think that she is going to be able to put — Rockets, Page B2

Dyer to participate in USA swim camp

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Former UT swimmer Jacy Dyer will participate in the 2011 USA Swimming National Open Water Select Camp in Ft. Meyers, Fla. By Nate Pentecost Assistant Sports Editor

Former Rocket standout Jacy Dyer has been selected to participate in the 2011 USA Swimming National Open Water Select Camp in Ft. Myers at Florida Golf Coast University. Dyer is

one of just 24 athletes (12 male and 12 female) who will attend the camp, which is scheduled to run June 7-10. The camp is intended to evaluate the top distance swimmers in the country, in addition to providing the

athletes with an opportunity to transition from the pool to open water. The Open Water Select Camp is viewed as crucial stepping stone for swimmers who have aspirations of moving — Dyer, Page B2

Rockets From Page B1 herself in a position to finish close to qualifying.” Kertesz qualified in the 3,000 meter steeplechase by finishing second in the event earlier this month at the MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She earned a total of three top-five finishes at the meet, helping the Rockets to sixth place, their best mark since 2003. With a time of 10:34.52, Kertesz holds the 40th seed in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Eastern Preliminary Rounds and will need to place in the top-12 to qualify for the semifinals at the NCAA Championships. “It is divided into three heats and it will be the top-three finishers in each heat and the next three fastest times of the non-qualifiers,” Hadsell said. “So I think it will be a little bit easier for Emma to advance to the finals simply based on the q u a l i f y i n g procedure.” Including senior distance runner Ari Fisher, who qualified for the Indoor Championships, the Rockets had three athletes qualify for

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Independent Collegian NCAA Track and Field Championships this year. Fisher was slated as the 11th seed (of 16) in the 5,000 meter race at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in March but was forced to withdrawal from the final after re-aggravating a leg injury. “This outdoor season, without Ari there, it was really a nice opportunity for Audra and some of the other girls to Brown handle the pressure of having to be the top runner,” Hadsell said. “Looking forward, we are really excited about cross country in the fall because we return all of our top runners except for Audra and we have a big recruiting class coming in. We feel like we can be a top-15 cross country team and this track season is a big part of that.” Brown and Kertesz will compete on Thursday and Friday, respectively, with both events scheduled for 8:30 p.m. If Kertesz either athlete places in the top-12 they will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 8-11 at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Likitkumchorn named to Capital One All-District 2nd Team Senior Knot Likitkumchorn was named to the Capital One Academic All-District 2nd Team on Thursday. He finished the 2010-11 season with a 30-9 overall record and was a three-time 2nd-Team All-MAC selection over his career.

Dyer From Page B1 on to the international scene. Dyer and her fellow competitors will swim in the 10K Open Water National Championships on June 10, a National Team Trials selection competition. Athletes will also have the opportunity to qualify for the 2011 FINA World Championship (July 19-23, Shanghai, China), 2011 World University Games (Aug. 13, Shenzhen, China) and the 2011 Pan American Games (Oct. 22, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico). Specific qualifying criteria are still being developed.

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Freshman Cameron Palmer (0-2, 5.08 ERA) may be called upon to pitch a potential third game of the MAC Tournament after the worst start of his career on Saturday, giving up six runs (four earned) in 0.1 innings in an 11-6 loss at Ball State.

Rematch From Page B1 Wednesday’s opener while sophomore Jared Locke (32, 4.32 ERA) will pitch Thursday’s game two. Freshman Cameron Palmer (0-2, 5.08 ERA) is in the mix to start a possible game three, but is coming off the worst outing of his career allowing six runs (four earned) in just 0.1 innings

of work in an 11-6 l o s s to Ball State on Saturday. “He had a bad outing,” Mee said. “I think personally since it was his first ever conference start he was a little nervous and it showed. He’s been pretty darn good all year and he kind of took that one under his belt and learned from it. The next time we need him I think he will go out and pitch more like the guy we have seen

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all year.” The injury news isn’t all bad for the Rockets, however. Junior third baseman Joe Corfman will return for the first time on Wednesday since May 8 after breaking his hand. Additionally, freshman James Miglin, who has a team-high .344 average, has battled a sprained ankle the last few weeks and will have had five days to rest before the tournament opener.

Dyer and senior Laura Lindsay are two months removed from becoming just the third and fourth Rockets to qualify for the NCAA meet. Last Monday, Dyer and Lindsay were two of 19 athletes named to CollegeSwimming. com Mid-Major AllAmerican Team. Eight other Rockets earned honorable mention, the secondmost of any school in the mid-major category. Dyer left Toledo as Dyer one of the most decorated swimmers in program history, holding 16 school, pool or Mid-American Conference records, including six long course records.

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‘Pirates’ Floats But Doesn’t Sail Fourth time would be the his second-best portrayal of him at nothing to win. However, the charm if Disney Studios was – next to his role in “The Black movie itself presents both of the aiming for mediocrity in the Pearl.” governments in a darker light next episode of Captain Jack Like the previous marine-sci- compared to the Pirates, leavSparrow’s journey. ence-fiction films that make up ing the audience rooting for the In the most recent the saga, audience anarchistic sea lovers. installment of the “Pimembers are introThis film is also probably the rates” saga – I guess duced to some new darkest “Pirates” yet. A lot of we’re able to call it that creatures as well as low key lighting, nighttime now – Sparrow (Johnsee some old friends, scenes and the high use of ny Depp) is on a race some examples are the skulls and skeletons definitely against both the Spancannibalistic mer- shows this saga is steering away ish and British for the maids and that darn from the children demographic legendary Fountain of monkey who never and more toward a young-adult Youth, believed to be in dies. and adult crowd. present-day Florida. However, the Aside from consistently stelBy Vincent D. Scebbi Throughout his Managing Editor most notable crea- lar performances from Rush search, Depp retures are zombie- and Depp, one thing that continunites with former ally/enemy pirates – yes, zombie pirates – ues to escalate is the degree of Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush) and this bizarre combination of how Sparrow escapes from the former lover Angelica (Penelo- characters doesn’t play a signifi- most unlikely of scenarios. One pe Cruz). A new character cant role, they’re just handymen of the scenes shows Sparrow brought in was the dreaded bad on Blackbeard’s ship. dodging Buckingham Palace guy Blackbeard (Ian McShane). “Pirates of the Caribbean: On guards and an army of highly Also back for this film is Spar- Stranger Times” leaves audi- trained Spaniards – both apparrow’s loyal first mate Mr. Gibbs ence members with too many ently don’t know how to use (Kevin McNally). questions, such as, how does their guns. Despite the fact Orlando Blackbeard gain zombie pirates The movie sets itself up for Bloom and Keira Knightly are and place the ships in the another semissing from this movie, they bottles? quel. Spoiler aren’t missed at all by viewers. One thing the alert: if the acChances are they’d make things movie does tual ending itmore complicated than Spar- do well is self doesn’t row’s recent predicament, if sell tickets. spell five, they were present. It has althen stay for Production As always, Depp delivers an- ready made after the credPirates 4 other great performance as the almost $400 its and expect Rating PG-13 Grade crazy son-of-Keith Richards-pi- million in to see Cruz rate (who does make a small ticket sales again. appearance in the film). Audi- in the first “Stranger Starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, ence members will enjoy a good weekend. Tides” is a Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush laugh from Sparrow. “Stranger step up from It’s great to see Barbosa re- Tides” sets the third featurn for another “Pirates” film. up a threeture in this seThe character of Barbosa is per- teamed race for the fountain – ries; however, it doesn’t live sonally one of my favorite vil- Pirates versus the British versus up to the greatness of its first lains in cinema, and Rush gives the Spaniards – each stopping precedent.

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Producer and editor of “The Shadow People” Jerod Nawrocki selling merchandise.

Shadow People From Page B4 up for the next Faraj feature, as well as researching graduate programs in California. Needless to say that Faraj and his team are heading to Hollywood. The students say they have the drive and ambition to take their ideas to the next level, then even further. It is inspiring to see

students take their movie to the local cinema, then surrounding cinemas for screenings and premieres. Faraj says the film is not meant to exhibit any opinion of religion of politics, it is meant for purely entertainment purposes. He said he aims to create features that enable people to have a good time at the movies, a fun cinematic experience. Faraj plans on taking “The Shadow

People” to film festivals across the country and is also already planning his next feature film, “The Gatherings.” He says the film is, “’The Sixth Sense’ meets ‘The Twilight Zone’.” To other aspiring filmmakers Faraj says, “Always stick to your idea, even when others question it, even when you’re down on inspiration. Never give up. It will always pay off in the end.”

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Symphony practiced, practiced, practiced Professor Cornel Gabara joins the symphony to create a remarkable performance

By Megan Aherne Arts and Life Editor

Saturday evening with the Toledo Symphony.” OestThe Toledo Symphony Or- reich continued “‘Every Good chestra traveled to New York Boy Deserves Favor’ filled City’s Carnegie Hall for the out the program in high Spring for Music Festival, a style.” He also remarked Stegathering of North America’s fan Sanderling “conducted a finest symphonies and or- brilliant performance”. Gabara has been studying chestras, on May 7. The TSO and working in theatre since was one of seven groups selected from an initial 65 1988 and has been involved in numerous productions candidates. TSO performed the New across Europe with directors York City premiere of the full such as Andrei Serban and orchestra version of Tom Peter Sellers. He moved to Canada in Stoppard’s “Every Good Boy 1993 to pursue professorship Deserves Favor” in collaboraand higher education. Gabation with the Glacity Theatre ra graduated from Concordia Collective. The program inUniversity in Montreal, and cluded Shostakovich’s Symthen received his MFA in Actphony No. 6 written in 1939 ing from Columbia University amidst the composer’s tenin New York. Gabara has sion with the soviet regime. been a professor at UT since Cornel Gabara, assistant 2004 and is up for tenure this professor and head of acting year. in the university’s theatre and Within the past few semesfilm departters at the uniment, directed Gabara The standing ova- versity, the perfordirected “Macmance. Gabation went on and beth,” “The ra is also a on...the actors had to Bald Soprano/ founding come back for several The Lesson” member and and “12 Angry artistic direccurtain calls. Jurors” and tor of the Glawill be directcity Theatre ing “A MidCollective. Fred Child s u m m e r S t o p p a r d Radio Host, American Night’s Dream” and composer Public Media in the fall to be Andre Previn performed at wrote the the Valentine piece in 1977 as an orchestral Theatre. He also instructs work with narration. acting and directing courses The playlet exhibits an in- for both the stage and dividual’s troubles under the camera. weight of an oppressive sociFor TSO to attend the festiety, toying with reality, delu- val, they needed a proposal— sion and deception. The as well as money. The selecpiece has rarely been per- tion committee contacted formed due to the difficulties Holly Monsos of Glacity Thein obtaining and arranging a atre Collective to see if they full orchestra in tune with would be interested in workperformance. The New York ing with them on Tom StopTimes, NPR, the Wall Street pard’s performance. She conJournal and other sources tacted various members of have offered excellent re- Glacity to get pre production views of the performance. rolling. James Oestreich of The TSO petitioned the city for New York Times said, “(the $10,000 to fund their travels festival) started on a rela- and production, but they tively subdued note on Fri- were rejected. They looked day night with the Orpheus to the city for support and Chamber Orchestra, but started selling tickets to Unicaught fire on versities and the community.

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Left: Dean of the College of Innovative Learning and assistant vice provost Ben Pryor gestures to alumnus Pete Cross while the Toledo Symphony Orchestra plays in rehearsal at the peristyle with recent graduate Brendan Boettler’s projections behind them.

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Right: Yazan “Zack” Safadi and Director Cornel Gabara pose for a photo on the plane during the flight to New York City. Safadi sang the last line of the performance, “Everything will be alright,” just before the final notes of music faded away.

Toledo brought 1,400 fans in its wake who all waved red handkerchiefs during the moments of applause. Also contributing to the performance from the university were Visiting Professor Donald Robert Fox, Lighting Designer, Associate Dean Holly Monsos, Costume Designer, Adjunct Professor Dave DeChristopher, Associate Dean Ben Pryor and Theatre alumn Pete Cross as actors. Brendan Boettler, a recent graduate in Film from

UT supplied the images used as background projections. NPR broadcasted the performance live and then an encore the week after. During the live comment session after the performance, Fred Child said, “The standing ovation went on and on…the actors had to come back for several curtain calls.” “The audience didn’t want to let them go, wanted this special moment to have no ending,” he added. The performance,

interviews and comments are still available to stream on NPR’s website. Holly Monsos commented on the same moment in her article for the UTNews: “Sanderling, actors in tow, was called out for four bows; on the third bow, he brought Gabara with him, and all gestured out to the house were Andre Previn sat. Previn waved back, smiling, pleased with the debut of his composition, 40 years after he wrote it, at Carnegie Hall.”

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UT Students Create Own Red Carpet By Megan Aherne Arts and Life Editor

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Director of “The Shadow People” Conrad Faraj eagerly awaiting the first screening.

“The Shadow People” tells a thrilling story of a teenage girl tormented by demons who possessed her body after a brutal encounter with members of a cult. Bethany Ryder and her friends were thinking they were headed to a bonfire to meet their friends; however what they confront is much less than pleasant. After the incident, Bethany falls into a coma lasting for nine months and awakens to an extremely altered existence. The movie is packed with excitement and special effects, which, along with the cinematography, send it into the Hollywood realm. Written and directed by Conrad Faraj, “The Shadow People” is a feature length, “Ambitious, scary and mischievous” thriller as he says. The movie was screened at Westfield’s Rave Motion Pictures Cinema May 12. The red carpet screening of “The Shadow People” was held in Columbus at the Studio 35 Cinema the following evening. Faraj said, “It truly felt like a movie premiere, that’s when you know it’s worth it.” At the first screening, those involved with the production were set up at a table, separate from the cinema’s ticket sellers, with a poster behind them displaying Conrad Studios and

Stallion Studios. Here they sold movie merchandise, tickets and offered pictures. As people were heading into the theatre, the ticket collector was keeping the tickets since there were no stubs on them. Faraj quickly found the manager and asked if the audience members could keep their tickets—he approved. Faraj was a second year student at UT during the time he finished the movie. He worked on the project for two years with the help of many along the way. Faraj has also written and directed two short films, “The Artist” (2009) and “The Candyman Conspiracy” (2007). Faraj said his ultimate goal is to be a Hollywood director. Throughout his studies and production courses he was always itching to get his hands on the equipment and create. Faraj said they spent a total of about $3,000 out of pocket to create the movie. This includes equipment, production, advertising, merchandise and exhibition. They bought their own HD Canon camera and a lens, and then went to work. None of the actors or any of those who worked on the movie were paid; they did their work for the love of the art and dedication to the project Faraj said. The team shot over 60 hours of footage over the course of a year in Toledo

and Cleveland areas. The footage was not only edited by members of Faraj’s team, but was also sent to editors in Canada and California as well. A man Faraj knows from Marvel Studios also created some of the special effects. The first cut of the movie ran at 2 hours and 40 minutes, and was later trimmed down to a final 2 hours and 18 minutes. Faraj stated that the most difficult part of the process was in post-production. Finding a consistent crew, and obtaining funding while handling schoolwork was extremely stressful for the crew. However, Faraj said he had a goal and there was nothing that would stop him from completing his movie. Joanne Wurm played the lead role as Bethany Ryder. Wurm studied Theatre at the university and acted in the productions of Macbeth and The Lesson. Acting for the stage and for the camera are very different skills. Her training for the stage greatly helped her prepare for her work on camera. Jerod Nawrocki served as producer and editor for the movie. He is going to be a third year at the university studying film. Nawrocki also helped set up the screenings in both Toledo and Columbus and is trying to find festivals to send the movie to. He said that he is gearing — Shadow People, Page B4