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“We cannot deny that the people that these severe budget cuts will affect are the young, especially lowincome people for whom these type of support systems have been made.”

GENDER EQUALITY

ELECTIONS

As the school-year starts to unwind, Student Government elections ramp up. Voting for student body president takes place from April 10-13 via OrgSync. This year, there are three tickets for president: Jared Enoch, Cameron Forsythe and James “Jimmy” Russell.

ENOCH

Enoch, fifth-year mechanical engineering and political science major and chemistry minor, has served on SG since spring 2015.

He currently serves as the chair of the student affairs committee. Enoch’s running partner is Brayton Conley.

“Brayton and I are both extremely passionate about UT and want to do as much as we can to help improve the university and make it an institution students are proud to attend,” Enoch wrote in an email.

The major categories of Enoch and Conley’s campaign are inclusion, communication and im-

“We plan to include all types of student voices in the decisions we are making and talks we have with administration.”

JARED ENOCH Candidate for SG President

provement.

“We plan to include all types of student voices in the decisions we are making and talks we have with administration,” Enoch wrote.

“We plan to use social media to more effectively communicate with the student body and pledge to attend a new student org meeting once a week.”

To get in touch with Enoch and Conley or to learn more about their platform, they can be reached on their Facebook page “Jared and Brayton for Student Body President

and VP,” or on Twitter, @ JaredBrayton17.

FORSYTHE

Forsythe, second-year mechanical engineering major and business administration minor, currently serves as student body vice president and has been a member of SG since September 2015. His running partner is Andrew Montry.

“Our campaign is aimed to improve the students’ time at the university,” Forsythe wrote in an email. “Through our platform of “Your UT,” we want to emphasize that if we are elected, we will value your opinions, gather your feedback and continually work to properly reflect your opinions.”

Forsythe added that he and Montry separate their platform into four main categories: “Your Student Experience,” “Your Health and Safety,” “Your Student Organizations,” and “Your Student Government.”

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“Why are we chasing after all these milestones in the first place? Is this life worth living? Is it really considered living?”

ALEXIS NIESZCZUR “What fills the dash between your birth and death dates?”

Empowering women in STEMM fields

By Bryce Buyakie Associate News Editor

Tonya Matthews, president and chief executive officer of the Michigan Science Center in Detroit, shared her story of empowerment in the white, male-dominated fields of science, technology, engineering, math and medicine in Nitschke Hall Monday.

As part of the University of Toledo’s celebration of Women’s History Month, Matthews spoke about how she overcame these obstacles and how students of every age, race and gender can thrive in the face of difficulty.

The metaphor Mat-

thews used for empowerment was an editorial cartoon depicting a teacher telling a raven, a monkey, an elephant, a fish in a bowl, a seal and a dog to take the same “fair” exam: to climb a tree.

This exam seems fair at first, but there is something wrong in telling these students who have shown up every day to take this test which gives an unfair advantage to the monkey, Matthews said.

“Who would judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree?” Matthews said. “I don’t know, perhaps the type of folks who would See Careers / 3 »

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Tonya Matthews speaks to a crowd of students March 27 in Nitschke Hall.

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Bailey Horn (left) and Lesleigh Beale (right), both third-year early-childhood education majors, work on computers in the Carver Center in Gillham Hall. The center is a computer lab only available to education students.

UT College of Law and Judith Herb College of Education move up in rankings

By Benjamin Morse Staff Reporter

When it comes time to decide upon a university, many students turn to national rankings, such as the one by U.S. News and World Report, a credited website that ranks colleges, to make a good choice.

Visitors of the credited site will now find that the University of Toledo’s Judith Herb College of Education ranks No. 172 out of 256 schools as part of its 2018 Best Graduate Schools. Last year, it was ranked 190.

“As we looked at the future and read the tea leaves, we thought that, for this college, because of the strength of our faculty, it would make sense to focus on graduate education,” said Virginia Keil, interim dean of the Judith Herb College of Education. “As a result of that, I think, when you pay attention to things, good things start to happen.

As stated in U.S. News and World Report’s methodology of calculation, the Best

Graduate School rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinions about program excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students.

“...we thought that, for this college, because of the strength of our faculty, it would make sense to focus on graduate education.”

VIRGINIA KEIL Interim Dean of the Judith Herb College of Education

Associate Dean of the College of Education, Richard Welsh, alongside Keil, observed the significance of the recent statistical improvement.

“I think we’re are all competitive by nature.

We all want to have good feedback and good reports,” Welsh said. “But I also think it’s this element about being proud of what we’re doing. This validates we are on the right track.”

Alongside the College of Education’s improvement, UT’s College of Law also recently rose in the ranks, jumping from No. 144 to No. 132 out of 196 schools.

Dean of the College of Law, Benjamin Barros, used a set of definitive factors to explain the recent jump.

“There are three main things that contributed to our rise,” Barros said, “One is an increase in our entry and our LSAT standards, another is an increase in our entry and undergraduate GPA and a third was an improvement in the job placement numbers.”

With numbers creating a competitive push for programs throughout the university, UT President Sharon Gaber set a reminder on what the figures mean.

“It is not about chasing rankings,” said Gaber. “It is about enhancing quality.”

UT receives funds to support human trafficking victims

By Maryam Jawaid Staff Reporter

The issue of human trafficking remains prominent in the area, as Ohio ranks fifth-highest among the states in total reported human trafficking cases, per the U.S. Federal Bureau of Information Crime Reports.

Additionally, Toledo has been identified as the fourth-highest ranking city in the nation for recruiting victims into the illegal trade.

Recently, to help battle this issue, the Toledo Community Foundation awarded $75,000 to the University of Toledo to support the Partners Against Trafficking in Humans project.

“In our PATH project, we are connecting victims of human trafficking with care coordinators to provide them with systems of care,” said Fanell Williams, lead project coordinator in the UT College of Social Justice & Human Service.

Williams said that the project aims to assist victims of human trafficking and is being coordinated by the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute at UT. The PATH project is a modified replica of the

“In our PATH project, we are connecting victims of human trafficking with care coordinators to provide them with systems of care.”

FANELL WILLIAMS Lead Project Coordinator

Pathways model used by the Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio to address low birth outcomes in Ohio, according to Williams. Adapted in August 2016, PATH is the first of its kind.

“Our end goal is for it to be an evidence-based model so that other cities, counties, states and places can use the model to assist their victims in human trafficking,” Williams said.

The victims of human trafficking are diverse and include men and women, both adults and children, as well as foreign nationals and citizens in the See Assistance / 3 »

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April will be dedicated to the celebration of different cultures and lifestyles that make UT diverse.

Student Government debate

Those vying to be student body president will debate April 5 at 7:30p.m. in SU room 2591. Students are encouraged to attend the debate.

Careers in Science The Careers in Science committee hosts its third annual Careers in Science Day on April 6 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30p.m. The afternoon will include a career fair focusing on companies looking to hire graduate and undergraduate students in sciences.

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The lecture will be April 6 at 5p.m. in FH 1140.

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To get in touch with Forsythe and Montry or to learn more about their platform, they can be contacted on their Facebook page, “Cameron and Andrew for Student Body President & VP,” or their Twitter and Instagram, @UToledo2017.

RUSSELL

Russell, second-year political science major, currently serves as external affairs chairman. Russell’s running partner is Drew Williams.

“We both take pride in Student Government and the work we do within the organization,” Russell wrote in an email interview. “UTSG is our primary organization and, therefore, representing the students to the administration is our passion.”

“Some of our major platform pieces are implementing a campus wide service award that would allow students to graduate with special service...”

JIMMY RUSSELL Student Body President Candidate

Russell and Williams look to bring many improvements to campus.

“Some of our major platform pieces are implementing a campus wide service award that would allow students to graduate with special service distinction,

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partnering with TARTA to allow all students’ Rocket Cards to count as a bus pass and implementing a permanent clothes drive on campus to give back to the local community more.”

To get in touch with Russell and Williams or to learn more about their platform, they can be contacted via Facebook or Twitter at @JimmyandDrew4SG.

DEBATE

A debate will be held April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Student Union room 2591. The debate will be moderated by the election board, which consists of Sandip Janda, Martin Linthicum Hunter Eby, Nadeen Sarsour, Reem Hajeir, Michael Peachock, Sebastian Wright and Andrew Taylor.

“We as moderators will compose several basic questions but have just put out a survey to the student body requesting suggested questions and topics of discussions,” said Andrew Taylor, SG recording secretary.

Students are encouraged to attend the debate.

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Winter is finally leaving and spring is beginning to arrive. Just like the seasons changing, it’s time for staff changes at The Independent Collegian.

After spending the past two semesters as managing editor, third-year communication student Emily Schnipke will become the new editor-in-chief for the 2017-2018 school year.

“I couldn’t be more excited,” Schnipke said.

“This is a great opportunity for me to become more involved with The Independent Collegian as we move closer to celebrating 100 years of the student newspaper.”

Jessica Harker, the previous editor-inchief, will step into the shoes of managing editor for the rest of the spring semester.

Current Director of Photography Savannah Joslin will graduate at the end of this semester. She will be attending graduate

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United States, according to the Human Trafficking Hotline.

“There is no single profile for trafficking victims; trafficking occurs to adults and minors in rural, suburban or urban communities across the country,” states the Human Trafficking Hotline.

The program functions through collaborative efforts with the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition and several agencies, Williams said. Currently, the project serves 27 clients. Williams estimates that it will grow to 50 clients by 2019.

An important aspect of PATH is to train professionals in the community about human trafficking and trauma so that they can better understand the victims’ situations. Thereby, they can implement the

school in the fall at UT. Rachel Nearhoof, associate director of photography and webmaster/social media coordinator, will also be graduating this spring but will return next fall as the IC’s director of photography.

“Rachel is more than equipped to take this on,” Joslin said. “She has everything she needs to know, plus more.”

Carla Marzari, second-year computer science and engineering major, will be the IC’s new webmaster in Fall 2017.

On the business side of the newspaper, filling in the empty position of outside sales representative is Joe Stechschulte, who will take on the role of sales representative and mentor for student sales representatives next fall.

“This is a great time to be a part of the IC,” Schnipke said. “I look forward to becoming more involved with the rest of the student body and covering what really matters to students.”

most effective methods to serve the clients, according to Williams.

After receiving training, the agencies sign a memorandum of understanding and provide a trained contact person from their agencies to interact with care coordinators.

“We’ve trained about 800 or more professionals in the Lucas County community on this issue,” Williams said.

“We’ve trained about 800 or more professionals in the Lucas County community... ” FANELL WILLIAMS Lead Project Coordinator, UT College of Social Justice & Human Service

“We have 19 agencies that are PATH-approved.”

Care coordinators of the program perform an initial assessment of the clients to establish their basic needs, from food, support systems, education, life skills and healthcare to injury. Then, the clients receive the appropriate services corresponding to their needs, such as mental health appointments or legal facilities, Williams said.

The clients are given incentives to complete their appointments and move forward in their process.

“Through this process, hopefully they’re able to see the benefits of getting their lives on track and controlling their lives,” Williams said.

PATH defines a series of stages for the client: from victim to survivor and, lastly, to thriver. The PATH project aims to assist the clients in achieving self-autonomy.

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EDITORIAL

Pell Grants matter to students

College is not a right; it is a privilege. College attainment is unequally distributed throughout society because of the extensive financial requirements that going to college requires.

Because of this unequal distribution, the government of the United States of America created the Pell Grant program with the Higher Education Act of 1965. Pell Grants provide need-based government funding to qualified students.

Unfortunately, in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, according to USA Today, the Pell Grant program will take the devastating blow of a $3.9 billion budget cut in the 2017 academic year.

The article also added that Trump’s stated reason for the cut is to secure the program for the future.

College attainment is unequally distributed throughout society because of the extensive financial requirements that going to college requires.

At a meeting to discuss the future of higher education, U.S. Republican Representative Glenn Grothman made comments that surprised student financial aid experts.

According to Inside Higher Ed, Grothman said that the Pell Grant program was encouraging people not to get married so they could have the lower income status required for the aide program.

He also continued that Pell grants should not be gifted to first year students because freshman waste money on “goodies and electronics.”

These comments were not only unfounded but also put the problems that government officials seem to have with young people, and with the lower class.

But they also highlight the dangerous outcomes that befall society when we allow unfounded assumptions and hateful stereotypes into our

politics. Some would think that Grothman is just one person and that his views do not represent that of the majority. But the truth is that most often, this unilateral views very quickly become the consensus—acknowledged or not—that drive the decisions that affect the lives of real people, most of who lack power to present their own narratives on these issues.

We cannot deny that the people that these severe budget cuts will affect are the young, especially lowincome people for whom these type of support systems have been made.

Taking 2015-16 academic year for example: $28 billion was spent on the program.

The highest award given was $5,645. This means that at least 5 million students received this grant. This is a big difference which could mean the difference between lower class students either staying in school or dropping out.

That must mean something to the people entrusted with the responsibility of protecting Americans, particularly vulnerable Americans.

So, when the government starts to cut billions from a program whose only purpose is to send young adults to college and justify it by claiming that they are using these funds for anything other than their education, it is hard to not take it as a direct attack on the lower class.

The Pell Grant program is not just another government aid that gets brought up once a year by parents when they must pay their children’s fees. For a lot of students it is the reason they can read this newspaper today. It has a real impact in people’s lives.

As students, ourselves, we know appreciate the importance of this program. Ask the workers at the UT financial aid office and they will tell you how important this program is to many students here on campus. So why don’t our elected representatives know this? Aren’t they supposed to be representative of the diverse population within their districts or jurisdictions?

This level of blatant disregard for a subset of American citizens is appalling, and should not go through without being heavily scrutinized. This is where we stand on the issue.

OPINION

What fills the dash between your birth and death dates?

Speeches have a way of influencing lives and changing perspectives.

I was in Cindy Puffer’s privileged audience when she delivered her “Living Your Dash” speech nearly a year ago. Puffer is a registered nurse, and she was speaking to a group of Rho Chi inductees, their family members, professors and distinguished guests.

By the dash, she was referring to the period in an individual’s life between when she was born and when she dies: basically, the dates on her tombstone.

That speech struck a chord because it reminded me of a common statement I have often heard tossed around quite a bit: “Don’t get so busy living that you forget to live.” Yet, her speech was special in its impact on me, and, I believe, on some of the audience too.

She said that while it is easy for sympathizers to look up and know a person’s birthdate and the day she passed, it’s harder to know what the deceased has done with all that life in between.

She then paused and asked, “What are you doing with that life—the tiny dash between the two dates?” This is an important question that we should all reflect on as we go through our days.

This tiny dash, she said, contains years of experiences, knowledge and the impacts we had on those around us, on our environment. People would easily forget our birth and death dates, but they seldom forget the experiences they had with us—good or bad.

She ended the speech with a challenge to the audience that we all try to fit that dash with the most we can in terms of how we touched other lives. She also encouraged us to find joy and happiness in the process rather than blindly fighting to fit as many milestones as possible into that dash.

Milestones are good but they themselves are inadequate. They must lead to

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something greater.

I thought about my life during that speech and realized how I was on the typical bandwagon to living life the way society expects of me.

For example, the typical trend in an average person’s life follows a progression very much like the this. Our parents enroll us in kindergarten, then grade school, we go to middle school and eventually we are in high school. Soon, we get ready for prom and then go off to college, select a major and graduate.

By the dash, she was referring to the period in an individual’s life between when she was born and when she dies: basically, the dates on her tombstone.

For some people, this is where they meet their significant others and perhaps— and I may be wrong—get engaged and then married.

Then they can’t wait to have a child, and then another and then another.

Some will find the jobs of their dreams and jump from one promotion to the other.

Our children soon become adults and we continue our search for celebrating milestones through their

achievements. Some may be lucky enough to see their retirement and play with the grandkids. By all social standards, this is success.

Why are we chasing after all these milestones in the first place? Is this life worth living? Is it really considered living? But what if we’re missing the point of life?

For good and for bad, we are a generation that seeks instant gratification.

We’re so busy that we don’t make time for the things that matter. We’ll choose Google to find solution to problems over talking to real people. We want to stay in touch with friends and settle for an impersonal, but instantly gratifying, text message.

Community is dead.

We want our devices to work faster, have clearer displays and have more powerful capabilities. Just like that, our wish is their command, with new updates available every few months.

Marketing strategies want us to focus on saving up for the next big thing and rushing into the next life milestone. It seems that the “American dash” is simply full of rushing to get to the next mile marker.

When did we forget how to live?

Like most Americans, I am very guilty of being the American dasher. I crossed off the days on my calendar until the next big event and sought to climb life’s ladder as painlessly and effortlessly as possible.

It was my best friend who pointed out to me how empty living a life like that could be.

For my 20th birthday, she painted me a simple small canvas with the word “serendipity” on it.

She told me to look up its meaning and to adopt it as the theme for my 20s.

Serendipity means “finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.” This is what made Puffer’s message familiar and attractive.

Instead of seeking out

Milestones are good but they themselves are inadequate.

They must lead to something greater. the next big event, promotion, graduation or life milestone, I am challenged to “live my dash” and find purpose in every day.

So, I began to make conscious efforts to focus less on running the race, and more on enjoying the ride.

I began to find purpose and reflect on the happiness and potential that each day held.

My perspective changed, and, honestly, life became a lot brighter and each day became something to look forward to.

I challenge you to remove yourself from the race and instead, take time to build a meaningful dash between your birth date and your deathdate.

You should constantly ask yourself if, at the end, people will look back on your dash and see it filled with a purposeful life that was truly lived.

All we may leave behind are two dates and a name on a headstone, but what fills that tiny little dash makes all the difference.

...take time to build a meaningful dash between your birthdate and your deathdate.

Alexis Nieszczur is a thirdyear PharmD student in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

OPINION

Growing impatient in the age of the internet It’s already happening. I can feel the changes taking place in my brain. I don’t want to change, but it’s something outside of my control.

I’m becoming impatient. We, as a continuously advancing society, are lazy. In the age of increasingly better and better technology, our attention gap is waning.

I’m at the point where, if the website I’m trying to load takes too long, I close out of it. I forget about it. If the video I’m watching on YouTube is too long, I don’t watch it. I’m becoming more and more impatient.

I stopped watching television.

Why? The commercial gaps are too long and not worth my time. I pay for a music service subscription. Why? There are too many commercials that I have to wait through. I use the Tapingo app to buy my Starbucks coffee. Why? The line is too long to wait in, even if it is just a ten-minute wait.

I’m so used to Amazon

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Prime and two-day shipping. I can buy something and have it here two days later. Speed is everything.

But at the same time, I hate it because it makes me dislike myself. Where’s the person who used to enjoy waiting? The person who wasn’t so impatient with technology? The person who used to enjoy reading actual books?

I haven’t read an actual book

for fun in a long time. I don’t have the time and patience to sit in one place and just read. But I subscribed to a website that sends me a chapter of a book a day. It gives me something to read in bite-sized pieces. It’s small and simple.

I think it all started with Facebook. In 2016, Facebook changed its algorithm (yet again) to feature shorter articles and videos with lots of hits. People were more likely to watch a oneminute video than to read a 500word article with the same exact content. This seemed like a good change, until it exploded.

Now, I can’t scroll through my

In the age of increasingly better and better technology, our attention gap is waning.

timeline on Facebook without seeing videos about any and everything.

There are videos showing me local heroes, how to frost a fancy cake, people with great singing skills and even easy yoga poses.

Some are interesting to watch; others make me wonder why anyone cares about the topic.

Is Facebook suddenly a platform for just video content? I check it to stay up-to-date with my friends and family, not to see “50 ways to update your home without buying anything.” If I wanted to view that kind of content, I’d look for it elsewhere.

I dislike the quickness of the internet sometimes. Sure, it does make doing my homework easier or finding out if my dog can eat blueberries, but I like being able to search for something. I like digging to find what I need.

I want to change back. I want to be the Emily who stared out the window for a long time and forgot about her

I dislike the quickness of the internet sometimes...I like digging to find what I need. cup of tea until it became cold. The girl who spent hours sitting and knitting a scarf for a friend without watching a movie, listening to music or even checking her phone for the time. I want to slow down.

Maybe I should quit it. Disconnect myself from social media. I’d have a lot more free time and a heck of lot better attitude because I wouldn’t be seeing depressing news all the time.

Best of all, I would be back to my old, patient self.

Emily Schnipke is a third-year communication student with a minor in English. She is also the IC’s editor-in-chief.

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Students raise their hands during Tonya Matthews’ lecture March 27. Matthews encouraged women to enter the STEMM field.

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look at a college application from someone who works 25 hours a week to support their family and someone who does not have to do that, but they both must go to school every day to make those grades.”

Matthews said the problem with the teacher’s question is the question itself.

“You are the ultimate judge in your life,” Matthews said. “You are the one who ultimately gets to shape the questions and standards by which you judge yourself. Ever since I was a little girl, I have asked myself the same question: ‘How do I save the world?’”

Fourth-year bioengineering major Therese Orsagos attended the event expecting encouragement but didn’t realize how inspiring Matthews’ story would be.

“She was amazing and very inspirational,” Orsagos said. “You could tell just how passionate she was about this stuff. She had a very positive and encouraging vibe.”

According to Matthews, the only way to answer this question is by having friends who will support you through college and life. Find a group of friends who both look like you and look like everyone else, especially in the STEMM field.

“However it is how you define yourself, and you are in an environment where you don’t see yourself, that can be scary,” Matthews said. “When I got to Duke University I didn’t see myself, so I raised an army of friends who looked like me.”

However, this army of friends can only do so much.

not have climbed the tree to CEO and to a thriving career.

“Dr. Matthews is wellknown in the STEMM community, and she is very down-to-earth,” said Kelley Webb, a graduate assistant of the African American Initiatives in the Office of Multicultural Student Success. “I believe that she exhibits the

“She was amazing and very inspirational. You could tell just how passionate she was about this stuff. She had a very positive and encouraging vibe.”

THERESE ORSAGOS Fourth-year Bioengineering Major

Matthews said we all need someone who will see our potential and propel us to the top of that tree.

“What I have learned is that it’s not who you know, but it’s who knows what about you,” Matthews said.

“I worked for a gentleman, Dr. John Fleming, who was succession-oriented.

He wanted to find someone to replace him who would be successful in that role. He had been looking for years and he found me, and I never knew I had been found.”

Without Fleming sponsoring Matthews in her career, she said she would

qualities that many women, especially black women, desire to develop, and she is doing something positive in a growing field.”

Matthews said there is a lot being done about diversity in the STEMM fields, but there is room for improvement.

“We know mentorships and sponsorships are really important, but we know not everyone has the same access to them. Without a doubt, we are making progress, but we also have a lot of ideas just sitting on the table,” Matthews said.

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By Areeba Shah

Associate Community Editor

Recognized as a classic UT tradition and the International Student Association’s biggest event, this year’s Oscarthemed I-Dinner promoted diversity through cultural performances, traditional clothing and authentic food.

Consisting of 11 different cultural organizations and including students from all parts of the world in its overall composition, the University of Toledo celebrated its 41st Annual International Dinner March 25.

The night opened with an introduction video featuring members of ISA who shared a part of their culture through their languages. ISA showcased student group performances from several different countries including Nepal, South America, Philippines, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Iran and India.

As a form of appreciation, sisters Anna and Chloe Wagenhauser sang Natalie Merchant’s “Kind and Generous” to thank international students for bringing diversity to Toledo’s campus.

“We picked a song that we thought really encompassed how we feel about the great cultural diversity we have at UT,” said second-year bio-premed major Chloe Wagenhauser.

“We’re very thankful to have people from different countries that really make UT a more colorful and beautiful place.”

Chloe Wagenhauser added that her favorite part from the night was Ritmo-Latino performed by the South American and Hispanic Students Associations. Their performance had her dancing the whole time.

Her twin sister, Anna Wagenhauser, a second-year economics major, shared that she enjoyed watching the fashion show and seeing all the different traditional clothing people wore.

Anna Wagenhauser liked how joyful and happy everyone was to be representing their countries. Even though they are all different, they are all still the same, she said.

“Diversity is a beautiful thing,” Anna Wagenhauser said.

“People of different cultures can learn from each other and celebrate each other.”

By coming to these events, students can learn how to branch out to groups that are outside of their comfort zones.

There’s a lot that can be learned from people who are different than you and that you didn’t know about from just being around people you share a similar culture with, Anna Wagenhauser said.

The sisters were honored that the president of ISA, Jose Viloria, asked them to perform.

They hope to stay involved in ISA in the future.

The International Students Association has several umbrella organizations that help contribute to making I-Dinner a success each year. As a form of appreciation, ISA recognized the Vietnamese Student Association as the “most collaborative ISA umbrella organization” for the 2017 year.

Being one of the smaller student organizations consisting of only 20 to 30 students, vice president Bich Tram Nguyen and president Temima Nguyen were ecstatic to have won the award this year.

“We’ve been active on VSAToledo.

“It’s about expressing yourself a lot of work, Abu-Absi said it paper, but this is the first year First-year master’s philoso- and being proud of expressing was rewarding to see a super we’ve done events, meetphy student Khalid Abdlyourself,” Abdl-Haleem said. responsive audience of almost ings and collaborations,” Haleem performed Dabke He added that I-Dinner 600 people attend. said third-year pharmacy to showcase Arabic dancing. teaches students how to Starting off as a volunteer major Temima Nguyen. “We Having been rehearsing since connect with different culfor ISA during her first thought what we were doing the second week of Februtures while working with semester at UT and now was small, but ISA recogary, the brothers of Alpha their own group. taking on the role of a secnized us for doing what we’re Lambda Mu were pleased Secretary of ISA and second- retary, Abu-Absi said that doing and it’s surprising that with the outcome of their year global studies major Isabel when she’s not busy with they even thought about us.” performance and response Abu-Absi said that making school or work, she spends In the past, VSA has colthey received from the crowd, I-Dinner a success was an her time hanging out with laborated with the Chinese Abdl-Haleem said. undertaking. The group had her friends in ISA. American Student AssoBeing a newer organization been preparing it for months in “It’s impossible to leave ciation for the Lunar New founded last semester, Abdladvance, yet there was still so I-Dinner without making Year and supported the Haleem said the group was much that needed to be done at least one new friend and Filipino American Assohappy to contribute to the event until the very last minute. without learning at least one ciation through attending and show who they are.

However, even though it was new thing,” Abu-Absi said. their meetings and events.

While other international organizations have been established at UT for a while now, VSA is still in its growing stages.

“We want to educate other people on our culture, and we want to expand to other people, not exclude them because they are not Vietnamese,” Temima Nguyen said. “We want to be a good representation of other East Asian cultures.”

Second-year biology major Bich Tram Nguyen added that VSA has friendly members open to everyone.

She encourages students interested HIMANSH BHATNAGAR / IC to learn about them Student groups perform at the International Dinner March 25 in the Lancelot Thompson Student Union Auditorium. (Top left) Anna and Chloe Wagenhauser sing a song to thank ISA for the diversity to follow them on it brings to campus. (Bottom Left) Ritmo Latino performs a dance to modern Latino music. (Right) social media, @ A student carries the Ethiopian flag and represents the country at the flag ceremony.

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Lambda Sigma Sundaes

Thursday, March 30 7:00-11:00 p.m.

This biannual philanthropic event will taking place in Trimble Lounge in the Student Union. The event will include all you can eat ice cream and toppings.

All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club of America.

CAP Comedy Night Thursday, March 30 7:00-10:00 p.m.

This year;s comedy night will feature YouTube sensation with Eric O’Shea and opener Marc Poolos. Comedy Night will take place in the Student Union Auditorium and attendance is free.

Triangle Toast Thursday, March 30 8 p.m. - midnight Triangle Toast is Triangle Fraternity’s Philanthropy Dinner. It consists of all you can eat french toast with all your favorite toppings.

The money raised at the event goes to Habitat for Humanity.

Songfest Saturday, April 1 5:00-10:00 p.m.

University of Toledo’s second oldest standing tradition, Song Fest, will be taking place in Savage Arena. It is a grand philanthropic tradition hosted by Blue Key National where different organizations will be singing and dancing.

This year, they will be raising money for HUT Oureach.

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WRITER

Following the King to victory

By Sam Williams Sports Editor

What does it take to become a champion? Ask Chris Parker, a Cleveland area writer who followed the championship run of the Cleveland Cavaliers and was there for every hardship, challenge and victory along the way.

Parker visited the University of Toledo bookstore last Thursday, March 23, to promote his his new book “King James Brings The Land a Crown,” a chronicle of the Cleveland Cavaliers 2015-2016 National Basketball Association.

Parker has been a writer for more than 20 years, covering stories for Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, AVClub and NPR. Most of these stories have featured music and entertainment, but the experience gave him the eye to spot an important story the moment Lebron James announced his return to Cleveland in “The Letter”.

“I looked at this as the greatest prodigal son story ever,” Parker said. “The classic biblical story of the son who goes away to make his fortune and then comes back home a changed person, appreciating the place where he has left, and that’s kind of what the letter was like.”

“I think younger people are more in tune with sports as part of the bigger popculture maybe because hip-hop and sports and politics and popculture are all kind of seamless now.”

CHRIS PARKER Author

Parker wrote for the entire season as a beat reporter for the Cleveland Cavaliers, meaning he was along for the ride every step of

the way. Parker had written a piece for every game of the regular season and the playoffs, but wanted to give the book a fresh perspective.

“I didn’t recycle material,” he said. “I rewrote everything but I was able to read my old columns, which were very in depth themselves and be able to remember and revisit that for myself, and then be able to recreate it. It was very important for me to try and recreate the feeling of the season.”

“By telling it as indepth as I did I wanted to create those little moments because all through the season there are these little moments where one guy or another is helping the team out, especially in the playoffs.”

CHRIS PARKER Author

The book starts with the Cavaliers loss in the previous year’s finals to the Golden State Warriors and chronicles every detail a hardcore NBA fan would want to know about the championship run.

“By telling it as in-depth as I did I wanted to create those little moments because all through the season there are these little moments where one guy or another is helping the team out, especially in the playoffs,” Parker said.

Parker is able to tell the story from a different perspective than a fan at home or a fan at the game, recounting moments that happened in the locker room or a player’s emotions after a game.

Parker recounts some memorable locker-room experiences, saying “I think that being in there in the

locker room you get a as clued different sense. I won’t into forget looking into that as James Jones’s eyes when people they went down 3-1 who because they blew game are in four. And he was saying the youth ‘We’re going to come back.’” culture.”

These emotional moments Parker are often unseen by sports fans recounts the who simply watch the game, so Cavaliers title as one of the having Parker incorporate those most memorable experiences of his experiences into his writing gives career, but not the most memothe fans a deeper understanding rable. That title would go to the of the players and raw emotion time Parker spent time with David behind the game.

Bowie, and the late pop star nodThe Cavaliers’ title was the first ded in approval at Parker.

Cleveland title in 52 years, ending “As far as anything else, David a dizzying streak that resonated Bowie gave me his approbation,” with the whole of Ohio.

Parker said.

“It was a spiritual thing almost, for the entire area,” Parker said “I know that he (Lebron James) was capable of doing it. I just felt that he was going to do this thing that he promised.”

Although the book focuses on sports, Parker’s background as a music writer bleeds into the seams, showing the deep connection sports has with popular culture as a whole.

“I think younger people are more in tune with sports as part of the bigger pop-culture maybe because hip-hop and sports and politics and pop-culture are all kind of seamless now,” Parker said.

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CHARITY

UT students HEAT up in competition

By Anna Glore Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo’s Catholic Student Association served up a hot slice of service to the Toledo area through an event called Campus H.E.A.T. H.E.A.T stands for Hunger Elimination Amongst Toledoans, and this was exactly what CSA’s goal was when they worked together March 23 to make 1,000 frozen pizzas to serve to the hungry.

Gabrielle Latreille, a member of CSA’s Sojourner Committee, said that students set a new record this year, making 1,000 pizzas in 15 minutes and 33 seconds.

The pizzas were donated to ten food

“It provides the opportunity for students to step out of their comfort zone in a simple way of making pizzas with friends, to change the world for a better place.”

GABRIELLE LATRIELLE Member of the Catholic Student Association Sojourner Committee

shelters, pantries and drives around the Toledo area that same day.

“These shelters ranged from St. Paul’s Community Center to Martin Luther King Kitchen for the Poor,” Latrielle said.

“It provides the opportunity for students to step out of their comfort zone in a simple way of making pizzas with friends, to change the world for a better place.”

Latreille said that the event could not have happened without the support of volunteers and sponsors, which included Sofo Foods, Jet’s Pizza and Corpus Christi University Parish.

The event offered free admission and was open to all UT students; co-director Maureen O’Brien Hickey said that this year’s turnout was a success.

“The event has been going on for over 90 years here at UT,” O’Brien Hickey said.

“We had over 300 students from over 30

student organizations across campus.”

CSA’s Sojourner Committee, or Social Justice Committee, worked hard to ensure success.

“Our position allows us to plan all of the service projects for CSA. For Campus H.E.A.T., my main role, besides day-of tasks, was to call all of the shelters to see if we could donate the pizzas,” said Joseph Stibley, a member of CSA’s Sojourner Committee. “It was rewarding to see how much shelters across the Toledo area need food and how much we were all helping a great cause.”

The event began with an introductory speech given by Sojourner Committee member William Frey and a speech given by guest speaker Rachel Easley, the community engagement director for St. Paul’s Community Center. After the speeches, the pizza making frenzy commenced.

“The event went without a hitch, so there really isn’t much that we can improve on. I’m just very thankful for the opportunity to run such a large event like this,” said Frey. “The turnout was more than what we thought would come out, but it went great, so I’m very happy with our team and our efforts.”

“It was rewarding to see how much shelters across the Toledo area need food and how much we were all helping a great cause.”

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BASEBALL

UT baseball struggles against NIU Huskies

By Kenny Kruse Staff Reporter

This past weekend, the University of Toledo baseball team (5-18, 0-3 MAC) took on the Northern Illinois University Huskies (7-16, 3-0 MAC) in three games at Mercy Field.

Game One The Rockets fell 16-2 in their Friday night game against the Huskies.

The Rockets started the game off with a run in the first inning. Third-year outfielder Matt Hansen singled and then was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by second-year infielder Riley Campbell. Third-year infielder Dalton Bollinger singled to left field to send Hansen home to take the early 1-0 lead.

The Rockets would not score another run until the sixth inning. Third-year outfielder AJ Montoya tripled into right field and then scored from first-year infielder Malave Bettinger’s single.

Northern Illinois had quiet first, third, sixth and eighth innings. The Huskies started with two runs in the second inning and continued with five runs in the fourth.

Another two runs were added in following inning.

NIU continued with two runs in the seventh inning and an additional five runs in the final inning.

Game Two The second game was much closer for the midnight gold and blue, but they ultimately fell in extra innings by a score of 7-4.

The Rockets took a 4-0 lead after the opening inning, making it the second consecutive game of scoring in the opening inning. Thirdyear outfielder Brad Boss was walked and advanced from Campbell’s nicely placed bunt single. Hansen was walked to load the bases and Bollinger hit a sacrifice fly to deep center field to score Boss.

Montoya singled to right field to score Campbell with one out. Hansen and Montoya were moved into scoring position by Bettinger.

With two outs, second-year outfielder Ross Adolph hit a two-run double along the left field line to extend UT’s lead to 4-0.

Fifth-year left-handed pitcher Ross Achter held NIU scoreless through the first five innings. Achter allowed one run in the sixth inning and came back to shut them down the following inning.

UT was not able to give Achter any more run support after the opening inning.

The Huskies tied the game with a three-run inning in the eighth, but the Rockets had the bottom of the ninth to still win the game. Fourthyear outfielder Jake Krupar pinch-hit and reached base with a single. First-year infielder Antonio Bennett walked, and both base runners advanced from Boss’ sacrifice bunt. Campbell was intentionally walked and the Huskies could breathe after a double play to end the inning before extra innings.

The tenth inning was quiet for both teams, before the Huskies came around

looking to score. The eleventh inning belonged to the Huskies when they scored the final three runs to win the game 7-4.

Game Three The series finale on Sunday started off quiet for the first two innings. NIU got on the board first, scoring four runs in the third inning.

UT cut NIU in half with a pair of runs in the sixth inning. Campbell was able to beat out an official scorer’s single due to Hansen’s single.

Campbell and Hansen advanced a base due to a passed ball and scored on Bollinger’s two-run single.

In the seventh inning, the Rockets pulled within a run, 4-3, but could not come any closer. First-year catcher Michael Ryan was walked and retired on first-year infielder Antonio Bennett’s choice. Bennett advanced to second base on a groundout and raced to score a run by Campbell’s single.

The Rockets could not shut down the Huskies in the ninth inning and allowed them to score five runs to extend their lead 9-3 and win the series finale.

The midnight blue and gold will continue their homestand through this coming weekend with a quick non-conference matchup against Oakland University on Wednesday, March 29 at 3:05 p.m. The Broncos of Western Michigan University will be coming to town on Friday for a three-game series. Game times are 3:05 p.m. March 31 and 1:05 p.m.

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Jason Candle extends contract

Toledo Football takes on Toledo Crash in their annual wheelchair football game

By Sam WIlliams Sports Editor

The University of Toledo head football coach Jason Candle announced Wednesday, March 22, that he and UT have reached an agreement on a contract extending through the 2021 football season.

In Candle’s first full season as head coach of the Rockets, he led the team to a 9-4 record and landed UT a spot in the Raycom Camellia Bowl, which they ultimately lost to Appalachian State.

This new contract amendment will increase Candle’s 2017 salary to $425,000. This is compared to the original $400,000 for 2017, plus $250,000 a year in marketing compensation. The contract also says Candle’s base salary will increase by $25,000 each year, meaning he will end See CANDLE / 9 »

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On March 26, the University of Toledo Rocket football team took on the Toledo Crash in their annual game of wheelchair football in the UT Rec Center.

“I think it’s huge,” said Jason Candle, head coach of UT football. “One of our main goals here is that, when our students graduate the University of Toledo, they leave it a better place than they found it.”

Toledo Crash is a local wheelchair football team.

According to Mallory Tarr, the marketing coordinator of Toledo Crash, both people with disabilities and those without are welcome to join.

“It kind of introduces them to our world a little bit,” said Cre Smith, head coach of Toledo Crash. “It changes a lot; those individuals who are disabled, they are in wheelchairs every day, unlike able-bodied ... I think it’s a disability awareness training for those who come out to watch us and those

who are competing as well.”

Both teams look forward to the annual game each year as a unique opportunity to mesh two worlds.

“They [Toledo Crash] call it their Super Bowl,” Tarr said. “It’s a huge game, and we look forward to it all season.”

Toledo Crash looks forward to the opportunity to be competitive against the Rocket players, Tarr said.

But the Rocket players don’t hold back.

“They definitely came to play,” Smith said. “It was very, very competitive. I don’t think our team

expected them to come out like they did, but they did.”

Smith continued that events like this bring awareness to disability issues in the community. Having the team made up of both ablebodied and disabled individuals also allows those on the team to have a unique perspective on the game.

“I think that, in a world where athletes can get a selfish label,” Candle said, “it’s important to do everything we can to make sure we’re out in the community and to maintain a great reputation and understand what an impact we can make.”

“It changes a lot; those individuals who are disabled, they are in wheelchairs every day, unlike able-bodied ... I think it’s a disability awareness training for those who come out to watch us and those who are competing as well.”

CRE SMITH Toledo Crash Coach

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Rough weekend for Rocket Tennis

Men’s and women’s teams go winless in weekend play

By Jackson Rogers Associate Sports Editor

The University of Toledo men’s and women’s tennis teams lost in conference play over the weekend. The Men faced off against Ball State University and Western Michigan University while the women’s team took on Akron University and Bowling Green State University.

MEN Toledo (9-9, 0-1 MAC) dropped its first conference match of the season to Ball State (9-7, 1-1 MAC), 6-1, on March 25.

“If you read in between the lines, this was an incredibly tight match from start to finish,” said head coach Al Wermer. “We just couldn’t capitalize on enough chances.

Tomorrow’s a new day.”

BSU jumped ahead, 1-0, by posting victories at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Secondyear players Vince Anzalone and Serjen Olmedo were the only UT doubles team to take down their opponents. The Rocket duo defeated BSU’s Conner Anderson and Tom Carney, 6-4, at the No. 2 position. Fourth-year Stjepan Sisko and first-year Thawin Suksathaporn returned to their usual post at the No. 1 spot and put up a tough battle against their competition.

Sisko and Suksathaporn eventually fell, 7-6 (12-10).

Anzalone recorded the sole UT point by downing Andrew Stutz, 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 2 singles position.

All four Rockets in positions three, four, five and six recorded victories in their opening sets. Ball State was able to pull through with wins in sets two and three to claim all four matches.

“We had some bright spots but some bad spots as well. After the team match was decided, we had a gritty effort by our top three players.”

AL WERMER Men’s Tennis Head Coach

On March 26, the Rockets were defeated 6-1 by Western Michigan. With the loss, the Rockets drop to 9-10 on the season while the Broncos improve to 11-6.

Second-year Luca Vitosevic recorded UT’s only victory in the singles competition. Vitosevic defeated his Bronco opponent Matej Svjetlicic in a tough matchup at No. 3 singles. After dropping his first set, 6-3, he battled his way back to clinch the victory 7-6 (7-5), 10-7.

“We had some bright spots but some bad spots as well,” Wermer said. “After the team match was decided, we had a gritty effort by our top three players.”

The Rocket men COURTESY OF UT ATHLETICS will welcome Buffalo Second-year UT tennis player Luca Vitosevic prepares to return the ball. Vitosevic finished the fall season with a 15-12 singles record and a 13-15 record in doubles play.

April 2 to the Glass City for another MAC rivalry at 2 p.m. set wins (6-3, 6-1) to claim second-year Claire Aleck and Woseley won in straight sets Toledo women’s tennis will WOMEN the match.

Miller put up a tough fight in the singles competition. hit the road again March 31 Toledo suffered a tough 4-3 “Mimi defeated 2016 MAC against Falcons Polina Radeva At the No. 2 spot, Kendallto take on west division foe loss to east division foe Akron Player of the Year Ariadna and Ayumi Sasaki at No. 2 Woseley downed her oppoWestern Michigan in Kalamaon March 24 at the UT varsity Blinova by playing with doubles, but unfortunately nent, 7-5, 6-3. Miller defeated zoo. The matchup against the tennis courts. With its first extreme maturity and resilcame up short, 7-6 (7).

BGSU’s Emily Witt, 6-1, 6-2, Broncos is scheduled to begin conference loss of the season, ience,” Mauntler said. “Her Both Miller and Kendallat fifth singles. at 1 p.m.

UT falls to 8-6 overall. ability to close out her “This was a heartbreaking points was the differloss for the team,” said head ence in the match.” coach Tracy Mauntler. “We Third-year Megan battled like crazy in singles, Miller recorded the and we fell just a bit short.”

Rockets’ last victory Akron dominated in the against the Zips. Miller doubles competition. The fell behind 6-2 in the Zips jumped ahead 1-0 with opening set but evened a pair of 6-2 victories at both the score with a 6-2 first and second doubles. victory of her own in The Rockets tried to set two. Miller powbattle back but could not pull ered through a close through with enough singles 7-6 (4) third set to seal victories to claim the match. in the victory.

Third-year Colleen O’Brien On March 26, UT ended Rita Pedroso’s 12dropped a close match match win streak and handed against rival Bowling Pedroso just her third loss of Green in the Battle of the season. O’Brien sailed to a I-75. The Rockets were 6-1, 6-3 win over her oppodefeated 4-3, dropping nent at No. 3 singles. their record to 8-7 “Colleen was on fire right overall. out of the gate,” Mauntler “This was a tough said. “She defeated an exloss,” Mauntler said. tremely good player in Rita “Bowling Green came Pedroso.” out with a lot of fire First-year Mimi Kendalland it showed; they Woseley defeated Ariadna played very well. We Blinova in a three-set battle. lost a very close douBlinova, who has won 11 of bles point, and that’s RACHEL NEARHOOF / IC her last 12 matches, claimed what it really came First-year Toledo athlete Mimi Kendall-Woseley returns a shot from her Akron opponent. set one, 6-4. Kendall-Woseley down to in the end.” answered back with straightThe Rocket pair of

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University of Toledo head coach Jason Candle looks on as his team prepares for his game against Eastern Michigan University last season.

with a $525,000 salary when the contract is up in 2021.

“We are very pleased to announce the extension of Jason Candle’s contract through the 2021 season,” said Athletic Director Mike O’Brien. “Jason has played a very important part of the success of our football program over the last eight years, first as an assistant coach and now as head coach. He is a tremendous leader and teacher of young men, and has a great desire to elevate our football program to even greater heights.

We look forward to his leadership for many years to come.”

Also increasing within his contract are the win bonuses for the season. For example, a seven-win season will earn Candle a $10,000 bonus instead of $7,500 from the previous contract. The win bonuses increase by $5,000 from there on, earning $15,000 for an eight-win season, $20,000 for a nine-win season and so on.

The salary and incentive raises in Candle’s contract will not be coming from university funds but instead from private funding.

“I’m very appreciative of the support and confidence that President Gaber and Mike O’Brien have in me and my staff,” Candle said

in a press conference. “Our program is built on a strong foundation of success, and we are focused on bringing a Mid-American Conference championship to this great university.”

Candle is a native of Salem, Ohio and started coaching at his alma mater Mount Union University.

Candle was part of four Division II national championships at Mount Union, two as a player and two as an assisstant coach.

Candle joined the University of Toledo football staff in 2009 as a receiver’s coach and transitioned to offensive coordinator in 2012. Under Candle’s offense in 2014, the Rockets led the MAC in scoring (36.6), offense (490.5) and rushing offense (256.4), culminating in a victory over Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl.

In 2010, Candle was named one of the top recruiters in the nation by Rivals.

Base Salary 2017

$425,000

2018

$450,000

2019

$475,000

2020

$500,000

2021

$525,000

Season Victory Bonus 7 wins

$7,500

8 wins

$10,000

9 wins

$12,500

10 wins

$15,000

11 wins

$17,500

This past February the 2017 Toledo Rockets recruiting class was ranked number one in the MAC by every major recruiting service.

The Rockets will open their 2017-2018 season Aug. 31 against Elon University at home in the Glass Bowl.

“I’m very appreciative of the support and confidence that President Gaber and Mike O’Brien have in me and my staff. Our program is built on a strong foundation of success, and we are focused on bringing a Mid-American Conference championship to this great university.”

JASON CANDLE Head Football Coach

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| The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, March 29, 2017