Nov. 20, 2013

Over 80 UT students perform in opera

“The Tender Land,” which opens Nov. 22, is only the second opera performed by UT in 20 years.

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Poetry event asks students to think like the opposite gender

Two student groups will host a poetry reading in Rocky’s Attic at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22.

NEWS / 3 »

Marching band to

perform at Valentine Theatre

““If you don’t offer a hand to improve your surroundings, you forfeit the right to complain about them. Get your hands dirty or offer useful, well-thought out feedback. But do not whine for the sake of whining.”

IC EDITORIALWhat dining options

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ON-CAMPUS SMOKING BAN DAY CARE CHANGE

NICOLE BADIK / ICPolitical analyst James Carville spoke Monday, Nov. 18, at Doermann Theatre as part of the Jesup Scott Honors College Lecture Series. Carville delivered a speech, peppered often with laughter from the audience, in which he encouraged University of Toledo community members to “have an argument about what the right thing is,” and to not be discouraged by the nation’s currently depressed job market. Carville was the second in a lineup of four speakers to appear in this year’s series.

An argument for more arguing

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SMOKING BAN RESURRECTED

Parents wary ofnewestcampus day care provider

Student Government president, vice president to push forward ban without senate approval

By Lindsay MahaneyStaff Reporter

The University of Toledo announced a partnership last week to replace Apple Tree day care, but many com-munity members say they’re concerned that the new provider could be subpar.

In a letter dated Nov. 15, Kaye Patten Wallace, senior vice president for the student experience, stated that Learn-ing Care Group would take over management of the Apple Tree day care facility after Apple Tree closes on Dec. 31 of this year.

Patten Wallace stated in the letter that Learning Care Group will have a team on campus over the next few weeks to help with the transi-tion process.

Scott Molitor, president of the Apple Tree board, said the day care’s current board and faculty members, as well as families that use the center, are concerned about the Learning Care Group due to its low Step Up to Quality ratings.

Step Up to Quality is a vol-untary rating system given by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Ohio Department of Educa-tion that monitors the quality of child care facilities. The system, which uses a zero to five star rating scale, checks that centers are meeting the requirements for health and safety licensing standards.

According to the Learning Care Group’s website, it cur-rently manages 44 day care centers in the state of Ohio. According to the Department of Job and Family Services website, four of those centers received a three-star rating, while the remaining 40 re-ceived either a one or no-star rating.

Melissa Gregory, associate English professor and mother of two children currently enrolled at Apple Tree, sent a

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By Samuel DerkinAssociate News Editor

Student Government Presi-dent Emily Kramp announced Tuesday she and Vice President Lauren Jencen would begin an initiative to end smoking on campus, despite lack of Student Senate support.

At a previous Nov. 5 meeting, a resolution supporting a campus-wide smoking ban was voted down 12 to 11, after a SG-hosted survey showed that 60.2 percent of participants believed that a smoking ban should be imple-mented on all UT campuses.

“I am disappointed that I did

not have support from my sen-ate,” Kramp said at the meeting in an address to the group. “There was student support; however, no senate support. This will now be a Kramp-Jencen initiative.”

Kramp said she and Jencen

LINDSAY MAHANEY / ICMain Campus Provost Scott Scarborough speaks at Faculty Senate on Nov. 19.

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Battle for MAC WestFor the fourth time in as many years, the West will once again come down

to the two same teams. The Rockets take on the No. 16 Northern Illinois Huskies in the Glass Bowl Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m.

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UT board approves plan for campus housing overhaul

THIRD-PARTY STUDENT HOUSING

By Amaris SmithStaff Reporter

The University of Toledo is of-ficially looking for a third-party developer to build a new 500-bed residence hall on campus, after the Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution Nov. 18.

According to resolution 13-11-19, UT has “committed resources via a multi-phased approach to renovate and modernize MacKinnon, Tucker and Scott Halls into an Honors Village.”

The plan involves approximately three acres of land at the northwest corner of Main Campus, formerly the Dowd, Nash and White residence halls and parking area 13N, to be used to build student housing. The Dowd, Nash and White residence halls were torn down during summer 2013.

Because the main campus master plan was approved by the Board of

Trustees, who identified student housing as an existing and long term end use for the proposed site, President Lloyd Jacobs now has the authorization to negotiate and enter into a ground lease for the proposed site with Collegiate Housing Founda-tion or its affiliate.

Ali Laney, a second- year occu-pational therapy major, said she felt housing renovations could have a positive impact on students.

“I think it would be beneficial to students because I know housing fills up fast and it will offer more and better space for incoming freshman or upper classman that need it,” Laney said.

Kaye Patten Wallace, senior vice president for the student experience, said on campus student housing is cur-rently at 80 percent.

New housing by the numbers

Reduced beds in MacKinnon Hall by going to single rooms: – 69 beds

Reduced beds by demolishing Dowd Nash White: – 337 beds

Planned reduced beds by demolishing Carter Hall: – 526 beds

Planned additional beds by adding third-par-ty housing: +494 beds

PREDICTED NET CHANGE (excluding Gateway): – 391 beds

Information provided by Scott Scarborough

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This week in UT history25 years ago: Student Senate has called an

emergency meeting to discuss the proposed Computer Lounge which will replace the Student Union Bowling Center.

50 years ago: The Collegian, in an effort to sound out student opinion, recently distributed a questionnaire on various aspects of food service. Due to the thought-lessness of the majority of replies, however, the results could not be tabulated.

75 years ago: The University Book Store will prob-ably purchase used books from students on a cash basis in the future, it was indicated this week in a survey made by Dr. Raymond J. Carter, dean of administration.

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Firebolts get murdered by the MaraudersA Bowling Green State University quidditch player tries to steal the quaffle from University of Toledo Firebolt chaser Graham Giles. The UT Firebolts played the BG Marauders on Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. in the Glass Bowl. The Firebolts lost with a score of 30 to 130.

STUDENT GROUP OF THE WEEK

Association of Systems ManagementPurpose:

Association of Systems Man-agement exists to serve stu-dents interested in information technology and the business-side of IT. Dur-ing our general meetings, we bring in profes-sionals from the information technology field to speak about their experiences and various IT topics of interest. ASM is a great way to network not only with our other members, but to network with our guest speakers for possible internships before they graduate.

Leaders: President Matthew Krieger, Vice President Dan Macko, Secretary Sasha VonSacken and Treasurer Cody Mohler

Upcoming events: We meet the first and third Thurs-day of every month we are in school (except summer) at 8:45 p.m. in Stranahan North 4160. Nov. 21 ASM meeting with independent guest speaker Jason Carlton — project management and LLS. Nov. 23 Walleye Hockey game outing at 7:30 p.m. (subject to cancella-tion). Dec. 5 ASM meeting with a guest speaker from marathon petroleum.

Learn more: Visit our Facebook page at http://www.Facebook.com/Toledo-ASM to learn more today!

Would your group like to be featured as the IC’s Student Group of the Week? Email Morgan Rinckey at [email protected].

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What are you doing for

Thanksgiving?

“I’m going home to see family.”

Haley Wellman First-year

Nursing

“I’m meeting my cousin’s fiancé.”

Chaz Becker Fourth-year

Interdisciplinary studies

“I’m going to a friend’s house.”

Kelley Davis First-year

Civil engineering

“I’m going to Dundee to see fam-ily. I will also be attending Friends-giving.”

David Moore Fourth-year

Nursing

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IN BRIEF

Voice of Honors to host talent show Dec. 2

Winter Showcase, a student talent show, will be taking place on Dec. 2 in Rocky’s Attic from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is free and the show is open to the public. Pizza and sodas will be sold to help raise funds for the Voice of Honors, the hosting student group meant to raise student involve-ment in the Honors Col-lege. Nonperishable food items can be brought for a chance to win raffle prizes, and all items will be donated to Cherry Street Mission. Students interested in performing a talent, such as singing, dancing, poetry reading, magic or more, should email [email protected] as soon as possible.

Disability Studies to screen ‘Quid Pro Quo’

“Quid Pro Quo” will be shown by UT’s Dis-ability Studies Program on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in room 2100 of Memo-rial Field House. The screening will be free to the public. The film is a psychological thriller that follows a New York City public radio reporter, Issac. After hearing from an anonymous source about a man walking into a hospital with the desire for his leg to be ampu-tated, Issac learns about a distinct subculture of people without disabili-ties who wish to change themselves by ampu-tating limbs. For more information, call the Dis-ability Studies Program at 419-530-7244.

Yule Ball to raise money for Children’s Hospital

The 4th annual Yule Ball will be held on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium. Tickets will cost $8 for an indi-vidual or $12 for a couple and will be on sale from Nov. 25 to Dec. 6 in the Student Union. Tickets will also be available at the door. The Pro-medica Toledo Children’s Hospital Foundation will be receiving all of the proceeds raised by the event. The UT Ballroom Dance Society, Student Government and several other groups joined to-gether to host the event. More information is avail-able at http://tinyurl.com/keb6ryl or by email at [email protected].

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Students write poetry from gender-flipped viewBy Samantha RhodesNews Editor

If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, the University of Toledo is full of extraterrestrial be-ings. So two student organizations are taking a new approach to how men and women understand one another — through written poetry and oral recitation.

UT’s Alpha Phi Alpha and DEEP (Developing Empowering and En-hancing Poets through Poetry) will be co-hosting a poetry competition called “Trading Places,” in which par-ticipants will write their own piece of poetry from the view of the opposite sex and then recite the poems to an audience. The contest will be held on Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. in Rocky’s Attic.

DaQuala Hunt, president of DEEP and a fourth-year psychology major, said because of the nature of the poems, the competition will most likely bring out common stereotypes students have about the opposite gender.

“I am sure that stereotypes on both

sexes will come out in these poems but I just want the competitors to get out of their comfort zone and think from different perspective other than their own,” Hunt said.

However, Hunt warns listeners to avoid making generalizations about the opposite gender.

“I think a lot of stereotypes are true or have truth to them, but people shouldn’t make generalizations,” Hunt said. “This may be a fresher outlook because male and female roles have changed so much over past decades.”

She said the event could be either serious or humorous, but will defi-nitely be entertaining.

“The performances can be silly as long as the delivery is good and ap-propriate,” Hunt said. “Be prepared to laugh, shout, maybe even cry. We might touch base on things people have personally went through and it might get DEEP.”

Micalah Sims, vice president of DEEP and a fourth-year student majoring in criminal justice, plans

to read her poem, which depicts a “womanizer” or “player.” Though she said she feels nervous to recite it, she said she wanted to emphasize some of her previous relationships because she knew some students would be able to relate.

“My inspiration for this poem came from how some of my guy friends treat girls they are involved with,” Sims said. “It also has my own perspective on how I treat guys and my experiences. I wrote it as an outlet to let people know how heartless and unattached I have a tendency to be as well as men. Most guys aren’t willing to share their emotions; well neither am I. We could really like and care for someone and still treat them horribly. Yes, it’s kind of messed up but that’s reality.”

Hunt said two winners will be awarded a $10 gift card to a selected restaurant or Starbucks. Hunt herself will be one of the four judges on the panel who will rate the competitors “on creativity, de-

livery and how well they embodied their character.”

The purpose of the event, according to Hunt, is to enhance people’s deliv-ery capabilities when performing, and to “challenge themselves as writers to think outside of themselves.”

“It can inspire people to get out their comfort zones, help them with their creativity or inspire them to share that creative side of them,” Hunt said. “Additionally, it allows them to unwind and let loose.”

The event is open for anyone to write a poem and compete, and Hunt encouraged anyone who is interested to give the competition a try.

“This is a social event basically to entertain students for free,” Hunt said. “I want people to enjoy themselves and maybe be that person next time on stage.”

To learn more about the event or DEEP, visit DEEP’s Facebook page, Instagram @ut_deeppoetry, or email [email protected].

COURTESY OF DAQUALA HUNTMembers of DEEP (Developing Empowering and Enhancing Poets through Poetry) pose for a group photo.

CRIME

UT student thrown to ground during attempted robberyBy IC Staff

The University of Toledo Po-lice Department is investigating an attempted robbery that oc-curred at 7:25 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18 near the footbridge next to the Center of Perform-ing Arts.

According to the UTPD, a female student reported she was walking toward the footbridge leading to the Academic House when an unknown suspect approached her, asking for money. She stated she did not have any

money, and the suspect re-sponded by allegedly throw-ing her to the ground and running on foot across the bridge, heading west toward West Rocket Drive.

The victim reportedly de-clined medical treatment after the incident.

Police said no property was stolen and no weapons were seen.

The victim described the suspect as a tall, black male, between 19-20 years old, with a slender build. She estimated

his height to be around 6 feet, 4 inches and his weight to be about 170 pounds. She told police he was wearing black sweat pants and a hoodie with black or grey tennis shoes.

Police urge anyone with information on this crime to contact the UTPD’s non-emergency number at 419-530-2601. Students can also text 69050 with the keyword ‘utpd’ in the body of the text, leaving a space after the keyword and then typing the message.

“I wrote it as an outlet to let people know how heartless and unat-tached I have a ten-dency to be as well as men. Most guys aren’t willing to share their emotions; well neither am I. We could really like and care for some-one and still treat them horribly. Yes, it’s kind of messed up, but that’s reality.”

MICALAH SIMSVice President of DEEP

letter to administrators Nov. 15 expressing her disapproval of the switch.

“The university promised us ‘high quality’ child care. The Learning Care Group is obviously not it,” she wrote. “Please know that this deci-sion has dramatically disrupted my family life and brought an untold amount of stress to my work life.”

Main Campus Provost Scott Scarborough and Patten Wal-lace met with several Apple Tree board members to discuss their concerns on Nov. 19.

Scarborough said at a Fac-ulty Senate meeting the same day that the Learning Care Center would be a short- term solution in place from Jan. 1 to July 1 and he would continue to work with Apple Tree to find a high-quality permanent solution.

“The bottom line is you just don’t have a lot of good options when the university doesn’t have a lot of extra cash lying around,” he said. “But on the other hand, everyone in that room is com-mitted to high- quality day

care on the main campus; the question is how to get there. The longer-term solution is not the hard part; the hard part is the short-term solution and that’s where we’re focusing our atten-tion right now.”

Molitor said he was grateful for the opportunity to speak with the provost about the future of child care at UT.

“I’m very appreciative of the time that the provost, as well as Dr. Kaye Patten Wallace, spent talking with some members of the Apple Tree board this after-noon,” he said. “We are going to continue our conversation with the goal of working out a solution that’s acceptable to everybody.”

According to its website, Learning Care Group is the second-largest for-profit child care provider in North Ameri-ca. The group owns five brands across the country: Childtime Learning Centers, Tutor Time Child Care Learning Centers, Montessori Unlimited, La Petite Academy and The Children’s Courtyard.

The website also states that Learning Care Group “oper-ates more than 900 corporate and franchise schools across the country and around the world.”

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According to a presentation made by Main Campus Pro-vost Scott Scarborough to the Board of Trustees, several changes in student housing will be made in addition to the renovations.

Mackinnon Hall will lose 69 beds by transforming into a single room dormitory. With the recent demolishing of Dowd, Nash and White Residence Hall, 337 beds are now unattainable for students, and with the planned reduc-tion to demolish Carter Hall, 526 beds more beds will be unavailable for students.

Mary Humphrys, executive Faculty Senate committee member, told the IC in an interview on Oct. 8 that there are plans to turn the Carter Hall space into additional baseball and soccer fields for students.

The renovating of Scott and Tucker Hall will add 47 beds, along with the planned additional 494 beds from third-party housing.

The total change from all the renovations, not including Gateway housing, will leave UT with 391 beds less than it had before the renovations. However, UT Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Scott Scar-borough said Gateway housing is at max capacity.

Shriraj Warang, a first-year mechanical engineering student, thinks UT should spend less time renovating and make housing more cost efficient for students.

“It’s good for the students, but they should have put that money into decreasing the cost so more students can could live on campus instead of focusing on how to make it look more appealing,” Warang said. “It wasn’t that bad; they didn’t need to renew it — just cut the cost.”

Section 3345.12 of the Ohio Revised Code permits UT to lease land for student-centered-housing, dining, auxil-iary and educational projects.

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plan to move forward on the smoking ban initiative “without the SG brand.” She said the next step of this new initiative will be taken to Faculty Senate and ad-ministration for approval and support.

“Lauren and I felt that with the response from students on the survey that it was up to us to represent students and to support the smoking ban and push this initiative forward,” Kramp said after the meeting.

Former SG senator Mikaela Kucera said the move is “a really good decision” because of the 60 percent ap-proval reflected in the online survey that ran from Oct. 14 through 28.

“We just need to push a little bit more in order to get senate to agree,” Kucera said. “Push a little harder regardless of senate’s rejection.”

But Senator Clayton Notestine said although he does not smoke, he was a senator that voted against the ban because of the students who approached him on the issue.

“Unlike Ohio University, Bowling Green, and other anti-smoking universities, our campus is incredibly di-verse,” Notestine said. “We have a higher percentage of military veterans, adult students, working students, and culturally diverse students than most other universities we’ve compared ourselves to. The bottom line is that UT is filled with amazing groups of people, and some of them smoke.

“It’s not a coincidence, an act of rebellion, or even a disregard for others’ health. Smoking is a part of their culture and their lives, and therefore, I couldn’t support the ban.”

First-year mechanical engineering student David Scarbary applauded Kramp and Jencen’s independent initiative.

“Good for them,” Scarbary said. “They’re doing what they’re supposed to do. Technically, their job is to sup-port the student population.”

However, some students said they think the SG executive branch’s decision is wrong. Angela Simon, a second-year pre-pharmacy major, said she thinks going against senate was no way to solve an issue.

“I feel as though they’re going against both the campuses and SG’s opinions,” Simon said. “That is not exactly what a president or vice president should do.”

In a Faculty Senate meeting on Nov. 19, former UT staff member Alexis Blavos said she felt that a smoking ban on college campuses would help prevent students from smoking later in life.

“What we find in public health is if students don’t smoke by the age of 18 they usually don’t smoke,” Bla-vos said. “Any policy we can have to kind of reduce that later on will hopefully reduce adult smoking levels.”

“It seems like the majority of our students are sup-porting this,” Blavos said, citing the 60 percent majority vote on the public survey by SG.

Faculty Senate continued to discuss the benefits of enacting a smoking ban along with Kramp, who spoke on SG Senate’s decision.

“I think it was mostly because they were hung up on the implementation of it, not necessarily the expression of student opinion.” Kramp said.

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Apparently there is a llama in University Hall. You heard me right: a llama. No not the Dalai Lama, although that would be pretty freak-ing sweet. But a full-grown gnawing, slob-bering, spit-ting llama. Usually, I’m not one to contribute to any sort of rumor-spread-ing, but there appears to be a grain of truth to this story.

I first heard a whisper of this mysteri-ous beast from a friend who heard it from a friend who, co-incidentally, also heard it from a friend. (That seems legit.) However, I talked to someone who had seen pictures of the llama in UHall, and they were being dead serious. Unfortu-nately, I wasn’t able to find any pictures of the llama. Nor was I able to find anything on the UT website about this furry creature making an appearance in any classes.

The llama’s residence is sup-posedly on the fifth or sixth floor of UHall. I’m sure the

question on everyone’s mind is why would there be a llama on a college campus? Psychological test? Government experiment?

I asked myself the same question and with my trusty night vision goggles, EMF

detector and proton pack, I set out to find an answer.

If you are to examine the eleva-

tors of UHall, they are not terribly high. The average adult llama is just under six feet tall, so it is not beyond the realm of possibility that a person could bring one up to the

higher levels of the building. Then again, there is always the possibility that it walked up the stairs. But let us be realistic here — I am fairly certain that overgrown alpacas cannot walk up several flights of stairs.

Wandering the halls of UHall is an admittedly creepy experi-ence, especially when there are no classes going on. In connection with the llama rumor, I’ve heard that a section of the fifth and sixth floors was closed off to students. Upon closer inspection, I believe that these sections are closed off or locked simply because they

are maintenance rooms or lead to the roof of the building. None of the rooms had a big sign that said “Beware: Killer llama with rabies inside,” on it so it seems sort of unlikely that there is actually a llama in UHall currently.

Just because I wasn’t able to find the proverbial white rabbit (or llama) doesn’t mean that it never graced the halls of the university. Perhaps someone brought it in as a part of their show-and-tell project. Maybe someone could not leave their pet llama at home with their pet alligator. Admittedly, the only hairy mammals I have seen in academic settings are fellow students obsessed with no-shave November.

I suppose the moral of my story is to set out to find your own answers. True, there could have been far simpler and easier ways to find out the cold, hard facts in this case. But I believe that sometimes it’s bet-ter to not know the answers to everything because it takes the mystery out of the world; we all have our urban legend we like to believe in. So for now, the llama in UHall will have to be — like Bigfoot — an unex-plained mystery.

Matthew Evans is a second-year double majoring in women’s and gender studies and criminal justice.

It was the beginning of October and I, amidst my bliss of the holi-day spirit, decided to put up some Halloween decorations. While I was pinning up some pumpkin lights, my mom walked in and said, “Decorations? Aren’t we a little too old to be doing that?”

Bewil-dered, I turned and looked at her. Too old? Who’s too old for seasonal décor? Does this also this mean I’ll have to stop requesting she buy the or-ange Hallow-een special edition Oreos, even though Orange Oreos are much more exciting?

As kids, we’re much more excited about things. We seem to lose that spark as we age, which is what makes adulthood

seem much more boring than childhood. At what point do we grow too old for certain things? I hardly think eating cereal and watching Saturday morning cartoons is something that has a strict age limit.

Of course, there are the extremes that may be a bit over the top, such as the adult woman on “My Strange Addiction” who quite literally acted like a baby —

crib, bib and all.But a Disney movie

marathon every once in a while never hurt anybody. When I’m 47 years old, I can promise you I will still par-ticipate in a “Hakuna Matata” sing-along, and I guarantee I won’t be

the only adult participating.We all need something that

brings out the kid in us some-times. Being a professional adult every second of every day — dressing up for days on end, making countless formal

handshakes and polite conversa-tions about the weather — gets awfully boring.

I’m a firm believer in letting yourself indulge in feeling like a kid every now and then. It keeps us sane and gives us a way to relieve some stress. Being a kid is easy; they don’t have a care in the world. So we as adults should try to treat ourselves to the easy life that brings us back to our childhood.

My friend Hannah has an aunt who acts like a child, and she’s the happiest person I’ve ever met. She laughs at her own knock-knock jokes and enjoys life with childlike enthusiasm for simple things. She inspires me to know it’s okay to feel like a kid again.

That’s why sometimes I laugh just a little too loud and too long. It’s why I sometimes put too much whipped cream on my dessert. Skip to my car. Wear fun socks. We all need to let our inner child breathe. And next week I’ll be off to spend another Thanksgiving dinner at the kids table.

Emily Modrowski is a first-year majoring in communication.


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MATTHEW EVANS

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EMILY MODROWSKI

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Last week, I ate pizza for every single meal. It was con-venient and delicious at the time, but after I realized I just ate pizza all week, I felt weighed down, unen-ergetic and sick to my stomach — like I was living a life opposite of Jared, the Subway guy.

At the beginning of the school year I had the best inten-tions to work out; I went to cycling, Core 15, and Zumba at the rec center. But almost instantly I had no time to attend, because of school and work. I was drowning in my math class, which I had to withdraw from and I also had to juggle my job, where I am basically an on-call photographer, which is where I have to drop everything if I get a call about an event I have to photograph. It really bugged me that I could no longer go to the classes — which were keeping me motivated — because I had other

commitments. Every day I would say, “Today I will be able to actu-ally go to cycling and Core 15!” But I didn’t have time.

I had to come to terms with the harsh reality of college life — it’s hard to be healthy on campus.

Because of the little time I have, it’s hard to actually sit down and eat a healthy meal. On the way to class, sometimes I pick up

quick things to eat, like a Pop Tart or Nutri-grain bar. For lunch I might eat microwavable mac and cheese because it’s quick and easy to make. All of these op-tions may sound deli-cious, but they are very

unhealthy because of the high calorie count.

A simple solution that you may be thinking is, “Nicole, why don’t you just buy healthy gro-ceries?” This would be an easy solution for a student who lives in a dorm or apartment, but I’m a commuter. I don’t have a place to store healthy groceries where they will not be eaten by others. This forces me to eat food from the Student Union. And what I want to eat there is usually

unhealthy. Though it’s true that there are

healthy options on campus, like Croutons or Subway, it is easy to get tired of eating the same salad or sub every day. If you are like me — a picky eater — then it’s difficult to have a variety of options to choose from. When I go to Subway or Croutons, I get the same thing every time, but after a while I get tired of eating the same things. This makes it easy to fall back into old habits like turning to quick options like Pizza Hut.

Although I haven’t perfected my solution yet, I have decided to focus more on my health. And instead of just doing it on my own, I decided to rely on the buddy system. I made a pact with a friend to work out and eat healthy together. We try our best to work out at least three times a week, and we go off campus to eat healthier foods.

Our pact has motivated me to live a healthier lifestyle. It is hard to find time to work out and eat healthy, but in the end I know I’m making the better decision for my body.

Nicole Badik is a first year ma-joring in civil engineering, and is the associate director of photogra-phy at The Independent Collegian.

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Challenges of staying healthy on campus

Last week there were three meetings — three opportunities — for students to voice their opinions about things they would like changed or added to the University of Toledo’s dining. But despite constant complaints and big talk about how things should change, only one student attended any of the meetings who was not pressed to go there by an Independent Collegian staff member.

Excuse us while we let out an exasperated sigh of disappointment.But whose fault was the low turnout? Was it auxiliary services’ fault because

they don’t understand how to reach out to students? Or was it the students for not backing up their opinions with actions?

We say both.Now, part of the reason students didn’t show up could be because of the

bystander effect — you know, the concept that the more people involved in a conflict, the less likely they are to do something about it because they assume someone else will step in to fix it. Maybe everyone thought someone else would go and complain about dining, so you stayed home and did your laundry.

Talk about awkward. But let’s look at the actual efforts put forward by auxiliary services — after

all, they get paid to understand how to appeal to students and put on these kinds of events.

First, the advertisements for the event were not effective. Yes, they were rainbow posters that were in dorms as well as the Student Union. But isn’t a picture worth a thousand words? Since we’re talking about food, why not put a few pictures of, I don’t know, food?

Also, the poster specified that the discussion would center around “the fu-ture of meal plans,” which many people on campus don’t have. It would be easy to assume that meal plans would be the only things that would be discussed, since last month auxiliary services had a meeting specifically for people’s spe-cial dietary needs.

For those who don’t live in the dorms, or go into the Student Union, auxil-iary services promoted it three times on their Facebook page — which has 613 followers. They also promoted it on their Twitter — which has 176 followers. Kudos for the use of social media, but they didn’t reach enough people to be effective. It was kind of like using a bullhorn in a sound-proof room.

Auxiliary services needed to guide the students to the meeting. There are other effective ways to promote an activity, like hanging up signs in the bathroom stalls, visiting student group meetings, running a table in the Student Union, personally handing out flyers around campus — or simply promoting on their flyers that they had free food for students to eat at the event.

But of course, these are relatively small matters compared to the bigger problem: do students feel it is worth their time? Some didn’t know about the meeting, but others (especially older students) often talk about how they feel their voices don’t matter. Over the course of the semester, and in years past, students have been told by auxiliary services to fill out surveys on their dining experiences. But when it comes time to give live feedback, many feel like their complaints are met with dismissive attitudes.

All of these criticisms are valid, and Independent Collegian staffers person-ally shared this feedback with auxiliary service administrators at these town hall meetings. But now that auxiliary services has taken their criticism, it’s time for students to swallow a dose of reality.

Students, especially at this school, love to complain and criticize. Maybe it’s the slumping Toledo economy, or the giant commuter base or maybe it’s the crappy Ohio weather. Either way, we have a campus filled with cynical people who like to shoot off their opinions like they’re panel judges on a re-ality TV show. But when it’s time to stand up — to infuse those acid-drip-ping words with action — many of those students are suddenly too busy to make a difference in their community, to take just 20 minutes of their lives to improve their conditions.

Let’s just be clear — if you don’t offer a hand to improve your surroundings, you forfeit the right to complain about them. Get your hands dirty or offer use-ful, well-thought out feedback. But do not whine for the sake of whining.

No, we’re not talking to all students. There are those who have sent in com-ment cards with suggestions. There are those who have filled out surveys. There are student leaders working, right now, to try and figure out a solution to dining problems. And, sadly, there are students who would love to share their opinions, but who are disenchanted with dining services and don’t feel like their feedback will make a difference.

There are several possible reasons why some who have given dining feedback have not seen results. It may be because auxiliary services can’t accommodate every person’s different view, especially if it’s an unreasonable request (“I want to eat crème brûlée at any point in the day” is one of those).

But it could also be because students have voiced concerns that seem unre-lated but really aren’t, and someone hasn’t taken the time to connect the dots. Maybe it’s that valid concerns have been raised in a vacuum, but they’ve been tossed out like crumpled pieces of paper — when all they needed was someone willing to smooth them out and compare them to other students’ suggestions to find commonalities.

We don’t know, because we haven’t personally seen a lot of the feedback. But we want to know.

Students, it’s time to take a stand. And why is your opinion about dining important? Because whether

you think so or not, YOU MATTER. You CAN make a difference. If we start trying to diagnose these problems and meet each other with a spirit of collaboration, there’s no way we can be denied. The only way to make yourself undeniable is to make so much sense that you cannot be refused. The only way you can hold dining services accountable is by holding yourself accountable.

That’s why, for our upcoming Dec. 4 issue, we’re asking every UT com-munity member to write us with reasonable feedback about dining prob-lems. In 300 words or less, email us what you think needs to be changed, added or gotten rid of from UT dining — and more importantly, how you think it could be solved. Our Opinion section will feature these solutions created by students, student groups, student leaders, faculty, staff — anyone who has an idea.

We need to not only say what we want, but support it. Petition the changes that you don’t like and set realistic goals. Dining services doesn’t have to listen to us, especially if we are disorganized and arguing for things that will never happen. We need to be logical about the arguments we present. The more seriously we take ourselves as students, the more seriously we will be taken by auxiliary services.

So if you want longer dining hours, different venders, the same dining hall locations as last year — whatever you see as a problem — write us a solution. Email your resolution to [email protected] by 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2.

If dining services won’t pay attention to a few scattered suggestions, maybe they’ll pay attention to all of us when we publicly stand together for change.

Get your opinion heard by sending the IC your solution to dining problems


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Mayor creates “Rocket Football Day”

Toledo Mayor Mike Bell officially proclaimed that today, Wednesday, Nov. 20, will be “Rocket Football Day” in the city of Toledo.

Bell made the procla-mation at the downtown coaches’ association lun-cheon at Savage Arena on Monday.

Mayor Bell called upon the citizens of Toledo to come out to the game and support their hometown team in one of the biggest games at the Glass Bowl in quite some time.

Bell is a Toledo gradu-ate who played on the football team from 1973-76.

UT to dedicate new media room

The University of Toledo will dedicate the newly renovated Women & Philanthropy Media Room in a reception this Thursday at Savage Arena.

The media room was recently renovated thanks to a $23,000 grant from Women & Philanthropy at UT. Renovations include colorful graphic images depicting the history of Rocket athletics on the walls and exterior of the media room, as well as new furniture, carpeting, and lighting.

Women’s NCAA Tournament tickets on sale

UT will host the 2014 Division I NCAA Women’s Basketball first and second rounds on Saturday, March 22 and Monday, March 24.

Games for Session 1 on Saturday, March 22, will be played at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m, while session two on Monday, March 24, will be at 6:30 p.m. An all-session ticket package includes tickets to both sessions (all three games).

This pre-sale is only available to current University of Toledo Rocket Fund contributors and University of Toledo basketball season ticket holders. Presale orders will be accepted starting noon Monday, Nov. 18, through 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22.

Fans may request seating preferences; however seats will be placed based on season ticket and contribution history to the Rocket Fund. If the requested seating is not available, seats will be placed in the next best available.

UT-NIU: PART IVFOOTBALL

Rockets and Huskies battle for MAC West for fourth straight year

To all University of Toledo students,

This Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m., we play our most important game of the season thus far, a nationally tele-vised battle with undefeated Northern Illinois. The Mid-American Conference West Division title is on the line, so we need every one of you to come out to fill the Glass Bowl and show the country your Rocket Pride! As you know, UT students get in the games for free with a student ID. Also, we’re going to give every UT student free thunder sticks, a free cup of hot chocolate and free hand-warmers to keep your Rocket fire burning hot. It’s our way of saying thanks to some of the greatest fans in the Mid-American Conference!

And since we are on national TV, don’t forget to bring your signs! UT students who bring signs will get a chance to win great prizes like ipads, a trip with our football team to an away game and $100 gift cards to Rocky’s Locker.

This is a huge game for our team and for our University. You can help us by coming out and cheering us on to victory!

See you at the Game! Go Rockets!

—Head Coach Matt Camp-bell

IC FILE PHOTOSenior quarterback Terrance Owens is one of several seniors who will get one last opportunity to beat Northern Illinois in their careers. The Huskies have beaten the Rockets three straight times to win the MAC West. The division will be on the line once again Wednesday, Nov. 20.

By Jay SkebbaSports Editor

For the last three years, the University of Toledo football team has finished second in the Mid-American Conference’s West division.

And each time, Northern Illinois has been the only ob-stacle preventing the Rockets from reaching the MAC Championship.

And they’re sick and

tired of it.For the fourth time in as

many years, the West will once again come down to the Rockets and Huskies (ranked No. 16 in the coun-try), undefeated and looking to become BCS busters for the second straight year.

UT’s seniors have been so close so many times against NIU, and they know this is their last shot.

“It fuels us a lot,” said senior defensive end Jayrone Elliot. “You hate losing, but to lose to a certain team the way we did my first two years, and then to come back and get so close last year, it aches your body. It frustrates you.”

In 2010, the Rockets were blown out 65-30 with the division on the line.

Relations between the two

schools became increasingly contentious from that point forward.

In 2011, a UT band mem-ber was intentionally run over by NIU’s Jamaal Bass — who is now a senior and Northern’s leading tackler — during pregame festivities. Bass was eventually convicted of assault charges and probation.

LETTER

MATT CAMPBELLHEAD FOOTBALL COACH

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Lauf’s toughness — and his black eye — shine in UT winBy Blake BachoAssociate Sports Editor

Freshman guard Jordan Lauf ’s contribution to the University of Toledo’s 79-69 win Monday night over Florida A&M won’t show up in any box score. His stat isn’t anything too impressive, and his 15 minutes of playing time don’t seem to stack up on paper to the rest of the team’s time on the court.

But when Lauf stepped up to the podium to speak to media after the game, a bril-liantly purple shiner under-neath his left eye was tangible proof of how hard he had played that night.

And when you have every-one — from your own coach and teammates to the players

you were guarding — vouch-ing for your toughness, you don’t really need anything else.

“I love him,” said head coach Tod Kowalczyk after the game. “He is maybe the toughest kid I have ever been around. He is the ultimate team guy and he is our glue guy. I’m just glad I get to coach him for four years.”

Lauf ’s toughness was put to the test early and often in a game that didn’t look like it was going to go UT’s way in the beginning.

Toledo (3-0) and Florida A&M traded the lead six times in the first half alone. Rattler senior guard Jamie Adams paced his team with 15 points in the first half. He

would finish with a team-high 18 points.

Lauf finished with only a single point, but he also added six rebounds to help his team reach 3-0 for the first time since 2003.

The rest of the Rockets’ numbers were fairly more impressive — senior forward Rian Pearson and junior guard Juice Brown each had 18 points, and two other UT players finished in double digits.

It was Lauf, however, who would put his body in the way of Rattlers’ junior forward Bobby King with 3.5 seconds left in the first half and Toledo down 40-39.

King slammed into Lauf, JACKIE KELLETT / IC

Freshman guard Jordan Lauf gets fouled on a layup attempt against FAMU Monday, Nov. 18. Lauf’s defense toughness were on display throughout the game.See UT win / 6 »

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JACKIE KELLETT / IC FILE PHOTOFrom left, senior Jordan Kielty (14), senior Becca Reidy (4) and freshman Maggie Johnston (10) celebrate after a victory over Northern Illinois earlier this year. The Rockets won their first MAC West title in school history last weekend.

NCAA REGIONALS

UT women’s cross country falls just short of advancingBy Marcus DodsonSports Reporter

After falling three points short of a fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference title, the University of Toledo women’s cross country team faced more heartbreak at the NCAA Regionals last week-end in Madison, Wis.

Two weeks after being upset in the MAC Cham-pionship race, the Rockets missed on qualifying for the National Championship by one place and seven points.

UT finished eighth out of 33 teams.

“We are capable of doing better, I know we all tried our hardest and we are all proud of each other,” said UT junior runner Megan Wright. “But I feel that we all, including myself, could’ve done just a little more. But that’s all part of the learning experience and we will be back at it [next year].”

The women’s team was led by Wright and junior Brooke Tullis. They were UT’s top two finishers as each re-corded their best times of the year, running the 6K in 21:09 and 21:07, respectively. The first team All-MAC selections each finished in the top 30 with Tullis placing 27th and Wright finishing 29th.

“I think with our wins from earlier in the season, we would have gotten in with seventh place but we fell six points short,” said head coach Linh Nguyen. “Between the MAC Championships and Regionals, we were a com-bined nine points from a very different season. Brooke has asserted herself as a leader in races and Megan Wright ran a strong race today.”

Every women’s runner placed within the top 90 of the regional finals for UT. The team just missed the cut to compete in the NCAA championship race.

“We are already looking forward to the things we can do to improve in indoor and this coming up season,” said Wright. “Being so close to something really puts a fire in your eye.”

Juniors Mackenzie Cho-jnacky, Megan Gaysunas and Priscilla Timmons rounded out the top five finishers for the Rockets as they placed 52nd, 56th and 63rd, respectively.

With all juniors being top-five finishers, Toledo will be coming into next season as favorites to win the MAC and also qualify for the NCAA championship.

“I’m extremely proud of these women,” Nguyen said. “They work very hard and are dedicated to doing things the right way. This is a group that stays focused and will learn from this and get better.”

The men’s team finished 20th out of 31 teams while running one of their best races of the year.

Junior Jake Kasperski led the way for the men, running

the 10K in 32:31 and placing 82nd. Junior Hillary Serem also finished in the top 100, placing 95th with a time of 32:55.

“I’m very happy with the way the men ran today,” Nguyen said. “Things finally started to click with them on racing tactics. Jake had his best race of the season and it started with him getting out strong and taking a chance…overall, it was a very solid race and a good step in the right direction.”

Both teams’ seasons came to a close with Friday’s meet, but they will continue competing in the winter with indoor meets. The women will also be competing in outdoor track and field where they will field the distance-running team for UT.

Toledo claims share of first MAC West title in historyBy Austin HenrySports Reporter

The University of Toledo volleyball team ended their season this weekend as co-champions of the Mid-American Conference West division, defeating Western Michigan in a come-from-behind 3-2 victory Friday before losing 3-0 to North-ern Illinois the following night.

This is the first division title in the Rocket program’s 33-year history. Toledo’s win also secured the No. 2 seed for the Rockets in next week’s Mid-American Con-ference Tournament.

UT made an aggressive comeback during the final set, scoring nine consecutive points after falling behind by a 14-7 margin. The win lifted the Rockets’ record in five-set matches to 10-0 for the season, and was also the first win for the Rockets in Kalamazoo.

“It was a great victory for us, and the best game I’ve ever been a part of,” head coach Greg Smith said. “There are honestly no words to describe how proud I am of these girls. I just told the team to keep working hard, and take it a point at a time”.

This win led the team to a conference win streak of eight matches, the most in school history.

In their comeback, Toledo racked up either a kill or block on six straight points to cut WMU’s lead to 14-13. The Rockets tied the score after a Bronco error, and se-nior Lauren Rafdal’s kill put Toledo up 15-14. Western was unable to tie the score due to another hitting error.

Rafdal led the high-tempo offense with 19 kills and

.271 attack percentage, with senior Becca Reidy con-tributing 15 kills and a .500 hitting mark. Senior middle blocker Dakota Harkins joined her teammates in double figures with 13 kills, while junior Brooke Frazer tallied seven kills and a .429 attack percentage.

Frazer also defended the net with five blocks, while Rafdal and freshman libero Ellen Hays shared the team-best in digs with 15 each.

The Bronco’s controlled the opening two sets with a strong .441 attack percent-age, limiting the Rockets to a .159 mark.

“Western came out hot in the first two sets and really had us cornered,” Smith said. “We decided we needed to relax and play our game. Once we were able to do that, the momentum began to shift in our favor”.

UT took control of the reigns early in the third set. After scoring the first three points, they extended their lead to 13-6 later in the match. The Rockets also controlled the early portion of the fourth set, leading 12-7 only to see the Broncos rally to even the score at 15 all. UT trailed 21-20 when kills from Rafdal and Reidy halted the WMU attack, giv-ing the Rockets a 23-21 lead.

Toledo was able to per-form well enough to set up Reidy with the final two kills to send the match into the fifth set. The Rockets even-tually pulled out the win by rattling off two kills to end the set at 16-14.

“Northern Illinois played very well, and put a lot of pressure on us to make plays,” Smith said. “It was a tough loss, and hopefully we can bounce back, and learn

from it. We just need to keep building on what we’ve done and take our game to another level”.

Harkins and Reidy tied for a team lead in kills at 10 each, with Harkins racking up a .562 attack percentage. Frazer also was offensively efficient with seven kills and a .312 hitting mark. NIU managed to limit Toledo’s leading scorer, Lauren Rafdal, to nine kills and a .053 attack percentage, the first time in 16 straight contests that Rafdal has not reached double digits.

Junior outside hitter Ma-chenzie Roddy and middle blocker Sarah Angelos led the Huskies with 12 and 11 kills.

The Huskies racked up a .296 attack mark in the match, holding UT to a mere .167. After drop-ping the opening two sets, Toledo came out strong in set three and never trailed in route to taking a 15-9 advantage.

A four-point NIU kill streak brought the hosts within close enough distance to even the score at 20-20. Toledo then fell behind 24-22 but stayed alive due to an NIU service error, and back-to-back kills from Harkins. The Huskies came back with a block and kill, winning the match off of a ball handling error from senior setter Adria Pryor.

UT will face No.7 Eastern Michigan in the quarterfi-nals on Friday, Nov. 22 at 5:00 p.m. in Geneva, Ohio. The quarterfinal match ups will put No. 1 seed Ohio against No. 8 Kent State, No. 4 Bowling Green against No. 5 Northern Illinois and No. 3 Ball State against No. 6 Western Michigan.

knocking him to the ground where he remained for several minutes until helped to the locker room by team trainers. Many in the stands had to be wondering if it was the last they would see of the 6-5 freshman that night.

“It was concerning me be-cause it was the upper part of my neck into my back,” Lauf said. “But it had noth-ing to do with a head injury; I wasn’t dizzy or anything, I was fine.”

Toledo got the ball back after the review of King’s foul, and Pearson drilled a buzzer-beater three-pointer to send his team to join Lauf in the locker room with the lead.

“I didn’t see it,” Lauf said of Pearson’s triple. “A trainer told me about it, but it was a good shot, I heard. Going into the half with Pearson hitting that three is some-thing that kind of gave us a little confidence. [It was] a little wake-up call for us that we needed to get it going in

the second half.”And get it going they did.Toledo put up 37 points in

the second half, with Florida A&M scoring just 29. UT’s defense, which seemed porous and slow to start the game, came alive. Pearson and Brown, as well as junior guard Justin Drummond and sophomore center Na-than Boothe, all seemed to get in sync.

“We were just pretty excited that we were up at the half,” Pearson said. “If we were down going into the half we would have been more concerned about our team toughness and defense, but going into the half, coach was pretty excited that we went up at halftime so it got our team going.”

Lauf returned in the second half to prove that he was feeling no ill effects from the hit he sustained.

After he kept a play alive by diving and pass-ing to Juice, Lauf looked on while again lying on the court as Drummond took the ball and ripped it through the basket for a two-handed slam.

And the Rattlers, who seemed superior to UT in the first half, weren’t able to counter Toledo’s second half surge.

“Overall I don’t think we played particularly well in stretches,” Kowalczyk said. “But I’m happy with the win against a team that is hard to play against. You’ve got to be excited to play every game — we got to get our minds right for every game, but I did not like how we started the game.”

As for Lauf ’s black eye, it was visual evidence for how hard he played.

“This actually happened towards the later part of the game, but I couldn’t tell you which play it happened on,” he explained. “I actu-ally thought that one of my contacts was shifting out of place, but when I went up to try to fix it and came down, there was blood on my fin-gers. So it definitely wasn’t a contact issue.”

Toledo will face Stony Brook Friday, Nov. 22, at 4:30 p.m. at Detroit’s Ca-lihan Hall to begin the 2K Sports Classic Subregional.

UT win from page 5

VOLLEYBALL

To add insult to injury, the Rockets lost that game in a shootout for the ages, 63-60. Then head coach Tim Beckman infamously decided to hold onto his remaining timeouts as NIU drove for the game-winning touch-down, leaving Toledo with just 19 seconds left to answer.

Last season, UT again came up just shy, surrender-ing 21 points in the third quarter to lose by a TD.

“No one likes to lose, but the way we’ve lost to them and the amount of times, it definitely sticks out in my mind,” said senior center Zac Kerin.

The Huskies enter the Glass Bowl Wed., Nov. 20 at 10-0, 6-0 in the league. They’ve won 23 consecutive MAC games, a streak that dates back to Oct. 1, 2011, when they fell to Central Michigan, 48-41.

They’ve become the gold standard in the conference, winning the league title three times in a row.

In the last two seasons, NIU has taken their reign to the national stage, competing in the Sugar Bowl last season against Florida State.

“We’re playing the elite team in our conference right now,” said head coach Matt Campbell. “They’re a team that has certainly presented problems to us in the last couple because they beat us. Our team knows all about what Northern Illinois looks like and stands for.”

NIU’s dominance starts with the quarterback, senior Jordan Lynch.

Lynch is in his second season, directing a machine-like offense that is averaging 547.8 yards of offense per game, the fourth-best total in the nation.

In 10 games this year, Lynch has completed 190-

of-290 passes (65.5 percent) for 2,216 yards, 21 touch-downs and just five picks. He has also carried the ball 193 times for 1,273 yards rushing and 14 TDs.

The 6-foot, 216-pounder’s combination of size and speed has made him one of the most dangerous players in the sport.

“It’s a combination of both — he’s kind of built like Tim Tebow,” Elliot said. “We don’t know how he did it for so many years, and [Lynch]

is doing the same thing at Northern.”

It’s not possible to shut Lynch down, but contain-ing him will be a key part of Toledo’s game plan.

“Number one, we’ve got to do a great job tackling,” Campbell said. “When you watch these guys play — whether it’s Jordan Lynch or their great speed receivers they like to get to the ball to — there’s a lot of missed tackles. They have the ability to make big plays happen when you don’t tackle well.”

Toledo’s defense has been much improved this year, especially compared to the last three years. One of the reasons for that is a much

deeper (and healthier) de-fensive line filled with young talent.

This season, UT’s line has been healthy all year, and has seen several members on the unit emerge, such as start-ing defensive linemen T.J. Fatinikun, Danny Farr and Christian Smith.

But perhaps nobody has made as big an impact as freshman defensive tackle Treyvon Hester.

“Big Hes,” as his teammates call him, sat out last season as a redshirt, but saw steady playing time in the begin-ning of 2013. As the year has progressed, Hester has begun to show why he was a highly-recruited kid from Pittsburgh.

Last week against Buffalo, the Bulls doubled — some-times triple — teamed him.

“What you’ve seen is him really settle into what we’re asking him to do,” Camp-bell said. “In the month of November, he’s played some of his best football. He’s really starting to be a steady, dominant football player here the last couple weeks, and that will have to continue.”

On the offensive side of the ball, senior running back David Fluellen is a game-time decision for the fourth straight week with an Achil-les injury.

Fluellen hasn’t played since going down early against Bowling Green Oct. 26, but Campbell said he’s been prac-ticing this week, a positive sign for UT.

“I think it makes it pretty special for these seniors to play their last [home] game in a game of this magnitude in the Glass Bowl,” Campbell said. “I think it should be a really special night for us.”

Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. and the game will be shown on ESPN2. Students are asked to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness.

If you goWhat: Toledo (7-3, 5-1)

vs No. 16 Northern Illinois (10-0, 6-0)

Where: Glass Bowl — Toledo, Ohio

When: 11/20 at 8 p.m.TV: ESPN2Radio: AM 1470Spread: NIU by 2.5Key for UT: Hold NIU to

field goals in the red zone and create at least one turnover.

Prediction: UT’s de-fense has never been this talented in this four-year span, and the seniors wont allow NIU to keep them from getting to Detroit a fourth time. Toledo wins, 31-27.

UT-NIU from page 5

JACKIE KELLETT / IC FILE PHOTOJunior Brooke Tullis, pictured above competing in the MAC Championship race, was UT’s best finisher last weekend, finishing 27th at the NCAA Regionals.


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COMMUNITYCALENDAR

Wednesday, Nov. 206 p.m. -- Tailgate

Recycling, tailgaters will receive trash bags and separate bags for recyclable material. The recycling bags will be taken to a central loca-tion where they will then be separated into the different materials for recycling. Located in the Glass Bowl and Tailgate Locations, sponsored by SEED.Thursday, Nov. 21

8:30 p.m. -- Stella’s Playlist, a night of music and performances, sponsored by CAP, Stu-dent Union Auditorium.Friday, Nov. 22

8:30 a.m. -- Diversity Certificate: Harass-ment and Bullying, this session will include infor-mation on concerns, laws and responses to issues including bullying. The last hour will be dedicat-ed to sexual harassment, located in Stranahan North 2100. Saturday, Nov. 23

1 p.m. -- The Alien Who Stole Christ-mas, “Take a brisk walk on a clear winter evening to see the stars and constellations overhead without leaving your comfortable seat in the planetarium. Then tag along with Santa as he meets Mr. Freep, an alien from another world. Will Santa make it back in time to deliver his toys to the children of Earth?” Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children (5-12), located in Ritter Planetarium.

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CUISINE COMPETITION

Cooking on a budgetBy Destiny WashingtonStaff Reporter

Cooking on a minimum wage budget can be difficult for college stu-dents, but Campus Activities and Pro-gramming (CAP) is out to prove that affordable meals are indeed possible for University of Toledo students.

CAP hosted UT Chomped, a cooking competition featuring local restaurant chefs, on Nov. 14 in South Dining Hall, with a panel of judges tasting each dish.

The event welcomed four com-petitors, including chefs Tony House from Burger Bar 419 and Nathan Lute from Ye Olde Dirty Bird.

Cooks were given a mystery bag full of cheap ingredients and thirty minutes to perfect the dish. Some of the contents included ramen noodles, Italian seasoning, cream of mush-room soup, frozen chicken breasts and potatoes. After the time was up, the panel of judges critiqued each dish and graded accordingly.

The restaurants of the competing chefs provided pre-cooked samples to the audience, as did Pizza Papalis and Marco’s Pizza.

Andrew Kurtz, CAP’s director of education, said the event aimed to introduce students to creative meals that could be achieved on the typical college student’s budget, while of-fering students the option to sample locally owned restaurants’ menu selections.

He said it’s important to show UT students that Toledo offers numerous places to eat various kinds of food.

“We are not a typical college town — everything is spread out,” Kurtz said. “We are trying to pres-ent different areas where students can get something good to eat.

This is especially for our out-of-town students.”

The other participants included a current UT student, Tyler Clement, and an administrator from the office of student involvement, Rudy Taylor.

Burger Bar 419 chef Tony House took the title.

The trophy will be awarded at the next UT Chomped in the spring semester and other chefs will battle it out against House for the chance to showcase the award in their restau-rant, according to Kurtz.

Sammy Spann, assistant provost for the Center for International Studies and Programs, served as one of four judges on the panel for the event. The other judges included Student Government President Lauren Jen-cen, McKinnon Hall director Brittany Graham and Independent Collegian Editor-in-Chief Danielle Gamble.

Spann said when he goes out to eat, he usually tries to go to places he thinks students would like, and be-lieves students could learn a lot from how the judges used their ingredients.

“This food was delicious,” Spann said. “It had a lot of flavors that tingled the taste buds, and I think every college student working with a budget would love to spice up their less tasteful foods.”

Lute, who snagged the second spot, suggested ways for students who are on a tight budget to spice up ordinar-ily bland dishes during the competi-tion.

“I’m big on cheap cuts, cheap products and cheap condiments,” Lute said. “Take any condiment, add something to it, and change it up. For example, I take cilantro and mustard, and it spices it right up.”

Lute said although he comes from

a different culinary background than most UT students, he aims to open students’ minds about trying new foods and growing accustomed to different tastes.

“Down south, we cook with pas-sion and bacon fat,” Lute said. “I have come to find that Toledo is a home of restaurant chains. I’ve grown to love Toledo, but I feel that people’s tastes are not open enough. I am here to try to open them. I feel as though it is important that students open their minds to different ingredients.”

Students who attended the event also discussed their own experiences with cooking.

Kinnie Carpenter, a first-year biol-ogy major, said she is no stranger to the lifestyle of microwave cooking.

“I get tired of eating fast food

and dining hall food,” Carpenter said. “They don’t cook it the way I like it.”

Carpenter said she believes college students really can save money and cook tasteful things if they use their money wisely.

“Nice meals can be created on a budget, especially if you substitute things,” Carpenter said.

Dylan Wee, a second-year business management major and commuter, shared his opinion about the food that the chefs prepared.

“I never really had to go through the phase of making ramen noodles and microwaving,” Wee said. “The dishes the chefs cooked didn’t look too expensive though. If the student has a nice kitchen, they should be able to cook those meals.”

OPERA

‘The Tender Land’ opera to explore the ideas of love, life and freedomBy Alexandria SabaAssociate Community Editor

‘The Tender Land,’ which opens this weekend, is only the second opera performed by the University of Toledo in the last 20 years and it involves over 80 students.

The protagonist of the story is a young woman named Laurie, who comes of age during the Depression. Throughout the opera, she is transformed from girl to woman as she experiences her first love and soon discovers what she truly wants — freedom.

Laurie is double-casted by music ma-jors Lauren Kerr, second-year, and Lena Miller, fourth-year.

Kristen Fandrey, a chorus member, dancer and first-year music education major said, “It’s [the opera] coming of age, very somber, decision making and all the stuff that college kids go through.”

Denise Ritter Bernardini, the director of the UT Opera Ensemble and pro-ducer of this production, said this opera is a piece of American history.

“It’s American music, it’s not an opera written by some dead Italian,” said Bernardini.

Bernardini said part of the reason why this opera was chosen was because it had a Midwest setting and also for its accessibility for young singers.

“The orchestra is all UT students, the chorus is all UT students and, with the exception of two roles, there are all UT students in the cast,” she said. “We have

UT alumni whose children are even in the show.”

Devon Desmond, a third-year music major, plays Top, one of the drifters that comes into town.

Desmond said that his character is es-sentially the comic relief in the opera.

“I’m excited to take the stage with that [his role] and you couldn’t ask for a bet-ter cast, these people are awesome,” he said. “So I’m just really looking forward to experiencing this with everybody.”

Seth Netcher, a second-year profes-sional sales major and a member of the chorus, said he has never been in an opera before.

“It’s a whole new thing for me,” he said. “It’s a lot of repetition to make sure it’s perfect.”

Lamont Josey, a first-year music major and a member of the chorus, said this opera gives him a chance to get on stage again and show what he can do.

“You might get up and walk off stage 50 times but it’s that 51 time that you do it perfectly, that it counts,” Josey said.

Tessa Kennedy, a first-year commu-nication major, is a chorus member and dancer.

She said even though there have been stressful moments, the final product is really rewarding.

“Watching everything come together after practicing so long; it’s really nice to see everything,” Kennedy said.

Caitlyn Kahn, a second-year pharma-ceutical sciences major agrees with Ken-

nedy in saying that this opera is “hectic and there is never a dull moment” but the end product is worth appreciating.

“I’m in performance, so performing anything is exciting for me,” Kahn said. “It’s kind of hard to not be excited for something you put so much effort into.”

Fandrey said that she didn’t expect this opera to be as much fun as it was and that she will be taking part in future operas here at UT.

“No one really understands what opera is but once you fully understand what it is and how it is a true art form, it’s amazing, especially this opera,” Fan-drey said.

Desmond said that a lot of people aren’t exposed to this sort of art form and people don’t even know they like it because they haven’t seen it before.

“I compare opera a lot to Shakespeare. You hear an opera song and you’re like ‘I don’t like that music’ while you don’t experience full, true opera until you see it on stage, just like when you’re reading Shakespeare,” he said. “When you’re reading Shakespeare, you read a page — ‘Its boring Macbeth, blah,’ — but you don’t get the full experience until you’re actually watching.”

The performances will take place in Doermann Theatre in University Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, and Satur-day, Nov. 23, as well as Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m.

Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.

CONCERT

UT band to play the ‘Sounds of the Stadium’

By Sohan MuthaStaff Reporter

“Sounds of the Stadium” looks to bridge the gap between the football field and the stands by hosting the Rocket Marching Band in the Valentine Theatre Saturday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m.

The University of Toledo’s band will perform their music from the 2013 season along with the color guard, Dancing Rockettes and feature twirlers.

“We’re featuring all of our songs that we played throughout the season, all in one spot, all in a music-oriented environment,” said Lena Harrett, a senior majoring in psychology and head drum major.

Andrew Rhodes, assistant director of bands, said the concert is meant to give marching band fans an op-portunity to sort of experi-ence the season’s music “up close and personal as well.”

The band will play hits from Maroon 5, music from James Bond movies and the band Chicago, along with traditional UT favorites.

“It’s certainly nice to get out of the elements to do marching band,” Rhodes said. “It’s a great showcase

for all the hard work that students put in.”

Rhodes said that starting this year, a student musical arrangement competition allowed students within the band to submit marching band music arrangements that they wrote.

The band voted to decide a winner who will have the opportunity to get their piece performed by the band at the concert.

Rhodes also said a sur-prise guest will make an ap-pearance during the event, someone he said means a lot to the band.

Keith Keeler, a senior chemical engineering major and sousaphone section leader, said the Valentine Theatre performance is just one of many new things the band has done this year for the first time.

“We’re becoming a bigger part of the university and the community, which is just really nice to see,” he said.

Stephen Cornell, a senior majoring in education and clarinetist, said he is excited to be playing with them at the Valentine theatre, a

JACKIE KELLETT / ICUT marching band member Whitney Wise played her trumpet at the Eastern Washington game on Sept. 14.

NICOLE BADIK / ICMolly Bock as Ma Moss and Lauren Kerr as Laurie at rehearsal for ‘The Tender Land,’ an opera about a young woman coming of age during the Depression era, to be performed Nov. 22 through 24.

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NICOLE BADIK / ICRudy Taylor, an administrator from the office of student involvement, grills chicken as part of the ‘Chomped’ event on Nov. 14.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 | The Independent Collegian | 9STUDENT ORGANIZATION

Bringing recess back to college By Amanda EggertCommunity Editor

A new student organization at the Uni-versity of Toledo, Rocket Recess, aims to provide a fun way for students to release stress and reminisce about their child-hood.

Raelyn Mejias Santoro, a third-year phar-macy major and president of the group, said she wanted to be a part of something “where you just don’t go to a meeting and listen to the president talk — and where you actually go and meet people and where you social-ize.”

“I couldn’t really find an organization on main campus that was just all fun, where it was just like you go to a meeting and meet a whole bunch of new people and hang out with your friends and just have some fun,” she said.

As an orientation leader in the summertime, Raelyn said she had an idea to have a game of capture the flag across UT campus.

After playing the game with her fellow coworkers, Raelyn said they were ex-cited about it and enjoyed it.

The idea turned out to be the fuel to spark the idea of the creation of the organization, she said. And after collaborating with her sister, Alison, they spawned the idea that became Rocket Recess.

Alison Mejias Santoro, a first-year Eng-lish major and the group’s vice president, smiled and said it is a great experience to

work with her sister because “we get along very well.”

As an official student organization, the first meeting was held on Nov. 8 and about 10 students joined together to play Amish Pictionary.

The next event and last for this semester is Capture the Flag which will take place Friday, Nov. 22 at 4:30 p.m. in the flat-lands.

Some of the games Raelyn wants to include in the organization for the upcom-ing semester are dodge ball, kick ball and ultimate Frisbee and indoor games like board games and card games so “you can

enjoy your childhood again and having the op-portunity to be silly, but still have fun.”

Hannah Kissel, a third-year biology and German major, said she doesn’t have a lot of time to devote to an exercise program and Rocket Recess is a way for her to get active.

“It’s just a really infor-mal, relaxed way of getting together and having some fun and that freshman 15 is real,” Kissel laughed. “It’s just an easy way to kind of fight that and it’s

healthy just to get active and to get moving and to socialize with people away from your studies.”

Commuters play an important role to

COURTESY OF RAELYN MEJIAS SANTORORocket Recess participants joined in a game of Amish Pictionary, a unique game involving words and pictures, at the Nov. 8 meeting.

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“I think it’s a won-derful way to con-nect with the campus as well as with other students that they may not have met before, whether it’s through this activity or not.”

ALISON MEJIAS SANTORO

Vice President of Rocket Recess

encourage more students to join Rocket Recess, Raelyn said.

“For each event, the whole goal is to reach out to students — commut-ers especially — because they just come to class,

take notes and then leave,” she said. “There is not a way to connect them on campus and what is unfor-tunate as well, is there is not really anything to pull them in to force them to meet people.”

Alison said, as a fresh-man, it is important to find ways to interact with other

students on campus.“I think it’s a wonderful

way to connect with the campus as well as with other students that they may not have met before, whether it’s through this activity or not,” she said.

To be an official mem-ber of Rocket Recess, a student must attend at least two events per se-mester.

“It’s not like a commit-ment you have with other student organizations and have to attend every meet-ing and have to go to this and have to go to that,” said Brittany Metts, a second-year majoring in account-ing. “This is literally just for fun versus going and sitting at an hour long meeting.”

For more information about upcoming events follow Rocket Recess on Twitter @RocketRecess and like them at Facebook.com/RocketRecess


historic landmark in the Toledo community.

Harrett said that playing at the Valentine theatre has opened up the concert to the people in the commu-nity and she expects a huge turnout.

“In a way it’s just sort of a celebration of everybody’s hard work and effort over the course of the season,” Rhodes said. “It’s an oppor-

tunity to revisit all the fun and the good times that we had while doing it.”

Rhodes also jokingly warned prospective audi-ence members that they might need earplugs if they sit in the front row due to the loudness of the band.

“I think it’ll be a lot of fun and this will be a loud and raucous good time, I think, no matter what age you are,” Rhodes said.

The concert takes place

Saturday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Valentine and is open to the public with tickets available at the door and in advance.

Tickets are $5 for all seats. For a group of 10 or more the discounted price is $4. Two free tickets will be given to a group of 20 or more.

Ticket processing fees will be waived when bought from the UT Center for Performing Arts box office in advance.

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Don’t Blackout: three items you should shop for this Black Friday

Grab your thickest coat. Get the camping gear together. Don’t forget the gloves and hot chocolate. Weekend getaway to the mountains? No — it’s Black Friday.

Nothing says “let’s bond” more than standing outside for hours to benefit from major deals post turkey day. Partici-pants usually hope to purchase expensive electronics (flat screens, iPads, cameras, etc.) for half the price. While these purchases are great, don’t forget about the wardrobe staples you’ll need for the future!

Here are three items to shop for on Black Friday that don’t require a sleeping bag.

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