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““It is true a degree is still a degree wheth-er you finish in four years or six, but a degree will cost you a lot more if it takes you six years.”

EDITORIAL

What is UT doing to help you graduate on time?

OPINION / 3 »

Students rock out at UT. COMMUNITY / 7 »

UT hires new Title IX coordinator By Jessica HarkerNews Editor

The University of Toledo recently filled the newly-created position of Title IX coordinator. Donald Kamm, a univer-sity alumni, will begin this new occupa-tion on May 2.

The position was established in com-pliance with a report written by the law firm Ballard Spahr after the university asked them to review their Title IX poli-cies, according to David Cutri, the UT director of the Office of Internal Audit and chief compliance officer.

“We challenge ourselves to have people who are external to the process read the policy cold and make sure that they under-stand it, because if they can understand it, anyone can understand it,” Cutri said.

Cutri said UT hired Kamm after multiple searches for someone to fill the spot, both within and outside of the university. Cutri cited Kamm’s experi-ence in Title IX work, his legal back-ground and his advocacy mentality as reasons why UT chose to hire him for the job.

Kamm said he also has 20 years of civil rights investigations experience, which Kamm believes prepared him for this line of work.

“He was certainly sensitive to the needs and the concerns and the stressed that students that are victims of harassment face; that was very important to us,” Cutri said. “We have a zero toler-ance policy for harassment on campus and we felt like he could champion that effort very well.”

Kamm re-ceived his law degree from UT and currently works as associ-ate director and Title IX deputy coordinator at the Univer-sity of Illinois at Chicago Office for Access and Equity, accord-ing to Cutri.

“I am just very excited to be coming back to northwest Ohio,” Kamm said, “It’s just nice to know that there’s a community that’s welcoming that’s friendly and that is home to me.”

The report had seven total suggestions to improve the university’s compliance with Title IX. These suggestions in-cluded creating the Title IX coordinator position, fixing policies and procedures and correcting the process of handling Title IX reports, all of which the univer-sity has already addressed.

“We used to have multiple Title IX policies and procedures broken out mostly by college; we have since consoli-dated those and integrated those into

RACHEL NEARHOOF / IC(Right to left) Students Zacheika Alvarez, Kajuan Willis and Adelaide Johnson-Ghartey sit with Toledo Police Department Deputy Chief Tom Weigand. They are participating in the Black Student Union’s Pizza with the Police event which was held in Presidents Hall on Tuesday, March 23.

Pizza with Police

UT and the city of Toledo pull funding for interchange projectBy Callie StatonStaff Reporter

Toledo’s progress with the Dorr Street Interchange Project might be slower than expected because of the University of Toledo’s and the city of Toledo’s withdrawal in funding.

Originally, UT was inter-ested in the project to help provide better transporta-tion access to Main Campus for students commuting to classes via Dorr Street.

However, after consulting with the senior leadership team and reevaluating the consequences of previous financial obligations, UT President Sharon Gaber decided against funding the interchange after all.

The project was intended to build an interchange that would connect Interstate

475 to Dorr Street between McCord Road and Holland-Sylvania Road. Currently the interstate passes over Dorr St. without an exit to Dorr.

The project aimed to allow vehicles to more easily travel to Springfield and UT from I-475.

Initially, UT, the Ohio De-partment of Transportation, Lucas County and Springfield Township initially collabo-

rated to fund the $3.3 million dollar project, where UT would pay $1.5 million alone.

The project was initiated in April 2014 by the UT Board of Trustees, when propos-als of freeway construction for the city of Toledo were discussed.

Meghan Cunningham,

TRANSPORTATION

GAMBLING

UT students on getting swept up in March Madness

March Madness is upon us, and with it comes inevitable playful rivalry among friends as they contribute their predic-tions in brackets of winning and losing teams. Many people participate out of good spirit, not expecting miraculous profit or temporary glory. However, according to an article by Vox Sports in 2014 March Madness, a total of $9 billion in bets were placed on brackets by tens of millions of people. Every year it becomes easier for young adults to gamble, whether it is through lotteries, casinos, or in this case, betting on sports.

The University of Toledo’s

Student Code of Conduct outlines the potential charges

students could face through UT’s judicial policies in regards to gambling for money or any valuable items. UT’s athletics

program released an article on March 14 stating their op-position to all forms of legal and illegal sports wagering to show their concern for student athletes and people at risk to gambling addiction.

Brian Lutz, associate athletics director for compli-ance, said, “Student athletes, coaches and staff are not permitted to gamble on any collegiate or professional sport in which the NCAA conducts a championship.”

Athletes are not able to gamble, but other students do not face the same restriction.

By Sarah HochadelStaff Reporter ADMINISTRATION

Rockets split double-header

UT beat Morehead State 3-2 in Game One, but fell 2-0 in Game Two.

SPORTS / 6 »

Spare change for life UT students gather change in

baby bottles to raise money for Heartbeat of Toledo.

COMMUNITY / 4 »

Hollingsworth signs four-year contract extension

The women’s golf team can look forward to another four years with their head coach.

SPORTS / 6 »

““I think in the end Americans essen-tiallty have to de-cide whether they want a culture of love or hate.”

PHILEMON ABAYATEYE

Don’t spread hate, spread love OPINION / 3 »

’ Provost search:Andrew Hsu was

chosen as UT provost March 17. Check out the full story in next week’s paper.

“We used to have multiple Title IX policies and procedures broken out mostly by college; we have since consolidated those and integrated those into policies.”

DAVID CUTRIUT director of

the Office of Internal Audit,

chief compliance officer

See Title IX / 7 »See Budget / 7 »

See Gambling / 7 »

COURTESY OF LUCAS COUNTYThe plans for the new interchange were concocted to make entrance from I-475 to Dorr St. easier.

“Student athletes,

coaches and staff are not permitted to

gamble on any collegiate or professional sport...”

BRIAN LUTZ Associate Athletic

Director

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What’s your favorite class that you’ve taken at UT and why?

“Introduction to Japanese Culture with Dr. Hara. It was really fun and he’s interactive.”

Lindsay Lederman First-year

Mathematics

“Engineering eco-nomics. It was in-teresting and pretty easy.”

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Mechanical engineering

“Theories of Jus-tice. It exposed me to dominant politi-cal and prominent democratic philos-ophy that exists.”

Robbie Abdelhoq Tenth-year

Education doctoral candidate

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“Man, this is heavy,” Marty McFly stated as he strolled into his hometown thirty years into the future – 2015. It’s hard to imagine the possibilities of the future even ten years down the road, let alone thirty. In the futuristic Hill Valley of movie “Back to the Future Part II,” flying cars were the norm, hoverboards had replaced the obsolete skateboard and holographic technology dominated every aspect of life.

I think it’s safe to say that when we think of the future, we envision technol-ogy galore — ev-erything automatic, simple tasks con-ducted by robots and devices that completely alter our lifestyles. As amazing as this may all seem, it makes you think — when does technology become too much?

It’s absolutely ridiculous how much technology has taken over people’s lives. First of all, carrying out a normal conversation becomes difficult. It’s not uncommwon that I often find myself speaking with someone’s forehead as their eyes are glued to the devices on their laps. Not only is this super annoy-ing, it’s rude, inconsiderate and just shows you how much that person doesn’t care for what you’re saying.

Furthermore, technology has made people extremely lazy. Of course, it can be helpful, but the reliance people have on it these days is sure to diminish brain activity. For instance, if you needed to get directions back in 2003, you’d have to pull out that handy map and plan out your route in advance so you know what streets to take. Nowadays, we have a woman’s voice inside a box telling us where we need to go — no need for a

measly map. While this is helpful, it also makes us rely less on our own intellec-tual capacities.

The rapid increase in technological advancements from just over ten years ago has increasingly caused us to lose the ability to perform simple tasks. That’s why the fast food industry is booming — people no longer want to

take the time to cook a fresh, home-cooked meal and gather around the dinner table to swap the day’s stories. Instead, din-ner for Suzy is eating buttered popcorn on her bed, watching Netflix and having three conversations on her phone. How is this healthy? Why have people suc-

cumbed to Suzy’s dreadful ways? This generation is all about the now — if people want, people

better get, or people lose interest almost immediately.

Though technology has had a pro-found effect upon our lives, I think that children are suffering the most from these advancements. And the worst part is they don’t even know it. Kids these days don’t know what it’s like to live in a world without technology, where people were more in tune with the environment and nature.

Whenever I leave the house, I am constantly surrounded by people half my age attached to some sort of technological device. This both-ers me to no end. I sincerely do not understand what these third graders could possibly need a cell phone for — homework help? When I was in elementary school, no one had a cell phone. If you wanted to talk to some-

one outside of school, you had one of two options: A) knock on their front door; or, more commonly, B) pull out the school directory, call the landline and ask to speak to your friend.

In addition, I feel like children don’t understand the meaning of “play” any-more. Gathering the neighborhood kids for a day of games and fun on a perfect summer evening was a dream come true. Kids back then were active, and enjoyed running around to have fun with others. Nowadays, “play” for kids is download-ing the new trending app. It amazes me how different my childhood was from kids today, considering it really wasn’t too

long ago when cell phones were a rarity, YouTube didn’t exist and Apple existed to most people as a fruit.

So, going back to the question “Is technology too much?” Yes. Yes it is. And it will continue to advance in ways we never thought imaginable. Who knows, maybe one day we will have flying cars, and hover boards, and self-tying shoes … actually, Nike has already created tennis shoes that tighten up for themselves, and gave its first pair to Michael J. Fox. Like I said before, these advancements are ruining our abilities to carry out basic tasks. Our children may never know how to tie their shoes — and that’s scary to think about.

Samar Ayoub is a first year majoring in biology.

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COMMENTARY

COMMENTARY

Don’t spread hate, spread love

Technology is taking over our lives

SAMAR AYOUB

IC COLUMNIST

Every candidate in the current presidential campaign is free to express their views. However, being presidential candidates, their words and expres-sions can influence many people and bring up many issues and topics. Like any other election season, this year’s presiden-tial candidates have introduced a lot of narratives into the public discourse. One narrative that, surpris-ingly, is becoming very popular among Americans is the mes-sage of prejudice, hate, division and bigotry.

A particular can-didate is spreading hate, loathing, vindic-tive and contemptu-ous feelings towards Muslims, illegal Hispanic immigrants or immigrants in general. Unfortunately, this message seems to resonate and is influencing both liberal and conservative Americans.

There is an ongoing dialogue about this candidate who, as we all know is none other than the infamous Donald Trump. He is inspiring so much hate the question becomes: should he even be given access to the high office of United States president? I think that the answer to that will depend on what the American public thinks and what quali-ties they want in their next president.

I think in the end Americans essentially have to choose whether they want the cul-ture of love or hate. Love is a complex idea and most of us easily toss it out through the window the moment our personal wellbeing is at stake. This is what makes the political campaigns a good platform to perpetuate hate — using hateful language

and unfounded fears to whip up “patri-otic” sentiments to achieve personal goals. It is easier to reciprocate hate if we believe other people also hate us or our country. And so, Trump is choosing to win votes by

spreading hate, as that is the more gossip-worthy and attention-grabbing dialogue.

We’re told the Mexi-cans are only criminals who rape our women and that every Mus-lim wants to terrorize America. So naturally, we should reciprocate such hateful intentions. I’ve been thinking about whether there’s a thing as “justified” hate within certain contexts. How much effort does it take to turn a “loving” people into a hateful people? Trump is telling

Americans that building a big wall around America to stop immigrants, driving out “criminal” immigrants, and viciously attacking people who ex-press opposing views and lifestyles will make the country great again. I agree I’m new to that concept of America but I find it difficult to believe that the U.S. can really be that vindictive.

This is the 21st century: a period where most Americans embrace the importance of diversity and increasing global interactions. Strangely, how-ever, the country seems to agree with building this Great Wall of China or the Berlin Wall in America.

So what is the appropriate time for loving Americans to speak up against this growing culture of hate and divisiveness? What is the right time to tell the world that America does not develop based on hateful sentiments?

Fortunately, some people have started leading the way, like the creator of the popular Humans of New York Face-book blog who posted: “I realize now that there is no correct time to oppose violence and prejudice. The time is al-ways now. Because along with millions of Americans, I’ve come to realize that opposing him is no longer a political decision. It is a moral one.” Similarly, Elizabeth Warren spoke against the promotion of a form of hate that is virulent and that is bad for the country.

These unilateral efforts are inadequate if ordinary citizens refuse to speak up. We need to send the message that every-one, irrespective of their looks, origins, beliefs or lifestyles, needs love.

We should choose a parallel message to hate. We should talk about build-ing the economy, politics and society without resorting to hate or exploiting the anger in people. So while the mes-sengers of hate and division may even become president of this great country, we have a choice to renounce that mes-sage and replace it with the message of love and unity. Let us rise and make America great again.

Philemon Abayateye is a doctoral student in geography and planning.

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So while the messen-gers of hate and divi-sion may even become president of this great country, we have a choice to renounce that message and re-place it with the mes-sage of love and unity.

The rapid increase in technological advance-ments from just over ten years ago has in-creasingly caused us to lose the ability to per-form simple tasks.

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EDITORIAL BOARDJoe Heidenescher

Amanda PitrofJessica HarkerMaisha Rashid

Colleen Anderson

Not only are we the editorial staff of the University of Toledo newspaper, we are also students here. And when we discov-ered how awful our on-time graduation rate is, we felt a little disappointed, but we weren’t totally surprised.

A quick poll around our office showed the same trend. We could all think of at least three students who have prolonged their stay at UT by a semester or even a year.

According to the College Factual webpage, out of the 44 percent of UT students who graduate, only 22 percent graduate on time.

Their website stated that, “this ranks the school among the worst in the country at graduating students on-time.”

None of us seemed shocked to hear this information; it was not news to us. But why were we so complacent with this number? It is truly a horrible statistic, and graduating late af-fects the lives of college students after graduation as well.

The ugly truth is that college is expensive, and adding any time to your degree program is very costly, especially when most scholarships are not granted after four years. The loan money will pile up if you don’t graduate on time, and for a majority of students, that is becoming a very real problem.

So we began to ask ourselves, “What is UT doing to get students to graduate on time?”

The overall disposition seems to be, “Take your time, you’ll finish when you finish, just keep going.”

It is true that a degree is still a degree whether you fin-ish in four years or six, but a degree will cost a lot more if it takes you six years.

Sure, UT assigns students advisors and success coaches, teaching us how to utilize our degree audits. But is this enough to get students to stay on track to graduate on time?

All it takes is one thing — a semester abroad, or failing one class, or switching majors, or missing a class requirement — to derail your graduation timeline. Why aren’t we more aware of these possible derailing factors?

We don’t mean to overly criticize UT; the current dual goal of enrollment and retention is very important and is show-ing results. We just want to make sure that on-time gradua-tion does not slip through the cracks. It is equally important because we are the ones paying.

And perhaps it falls on the shoulders of the students, and it should be their responsibility to make sure they graduate on time. But that begs the question, “Do we have lazy or unfo-cused students? What can we as a college community do to foster a climate of success without too much pressure?”

We don’t want to pressure students to graduate as fast as they can and push them out of the nest before they are ready, but we also don’t want to over-nurse them and cost them thousands of dollars extra.

We don’t have all the answers, but perhaps we just need to keep encouraging students to keep in mind the consequences of even a slight derailment, and to continue to coach them through possible derailments.

Our overall graduation rate is on par with the national average, which means we are doing an OK job at placing degrees in students’ hands; we are just doing it at a slower pace than the national average.

If we want UT to continue growing as a nationally recog-nized university, we need to strive to keep students on the right path toward graduating on time.

Emily Schnipke

According to the College Factual webpage, out of the 44 percent of UT students who graduate, only 22 percent graduate on time.

What is UT doing to help you graduate

on time?

We don’t want to pressure students to graduate as fast as they can and push them out of the nest before they are ready, but we also don’t want to over-nurse them and cost them thousands of dollars extra.

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COMMUNITYCALENDAR

Wednesday, March 237:30 p.m.Wild N’ Out: UT vs. BG

This improv competition pits students from UT and Bowling Green State University head to head. Snacks will be provided. Tickets are available at Ask Rocky for $3 or at the door for $5.Thursday, March 24

5-9 p.m.

Nacho Taco NightNacho Taco Night,

hosted by Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc., a “Latina-based multicultural sorority,” will be held in the Ottawa West kitchen. For $5, enjoy unlimited nachos and the chance to win prizes. Tickets are available at Ask Rocky or at the door.Thursday, March 24

9:30 p.m.

Rocket Recess: Capture the Flag

Rocket Recess will host Capture the Flag in the Rec Center Oak Room. All students are welcome to attend. The event is free. To RSVP for the event, join the Rocket Recess event on Facebook.Friday, March 25

8 p.m.

BSU Fashion Show: “Coming to America”

The 47th-annual Black Student Union Fashion Show will be held in the Student Union Auditorium. Doors will open at 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Coming to America.” The event will include a red carpet, a photo shoot area, several vendors and booths. Tickets are $10 and are available at Ask Rocky. VIP tickets are $15. The VIP tickets will include Chick-fil-A and front row seats.

Saturday, March 26

8 p.m - midnight

LSU Scholarship Dance

Latino Student Union will their annual Scholarship Dance in the Student Union Auditorium. The event recognizes the LSU members who will receive a scholarship. The event also raises money for next year’s scholarship.

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By Emily JacksonStaff Reporter

For many high school seniors, the world of college admissions can be a daunting and stressful process. GPA, ACT and SAT scores are con-stant worries for them, not to mention the struggle of trying to decide the colleges to which they should apply.

In the academic novel “Acceptance,” author Susan Coll takes a satirical jab at the chaotic world of college admissions and the sacri-fices students will make in the race for acceptance into the ideal university.

Coll discussed her novel

and its adaption into a Life-time movie with University of Toledo Professor David Meabon March 17 at the Mau-mee Indoor Theater before a screening of the film.

The novel’s plot follows three overachievers and their parents during the course of one year in the college applica-tion process, which threatens to overrun all of their lives.

Even though Coll says she worked hard in high school, she said there was never a huge pressure as to where she decided to go to college or to what score she received on the SAT.

Her inspiration for the

book stemmed from her own experience of going through the admissions process with her three daughters.

“I kind of lived through this book,” she said. “So much of the book is based on things I observed.”

In the midst of multiple college visits and meetings with admissions officers, Coll discovered that these universi-ties that claimed to be unique or superior were really all the same underneath the surface.

“We visited a lot of schools and these schools were all just more similar than they were different,” Coll said.

The main idea of “Accep-tance” is kids can receive just as good of an education at an affordable college as they can at an Ivy League school such as Harvard or Yale. Her book begins with a mother sitting in a stifling room and listen-ing as other parents asked about their child’s chances of acceptance.

When Coll was contacted and heard someone was interested in making her book into a TV movie, she agreed. After signing away and giving

By Sydney BrasicStaff Reporter

It’s not uncommon for students to reach deep into their pockets to buy a T-shirt or a coffee at Starbucks. Many don’t like to carry change and are relieved to get rid of it when someone asks for dona-tions. What you usually don’t see, however, is that same change filling up baby bottles.

UT for Life, in collabora-tion with 30 churches from the Toledo area, is running an on-campus competition. Student organizations are collecting change in baby bottles — provided by UT for Life — to raise money for Heartbeat of Toledo, a non-profit pregnancy help center that provides women and men with information and resources.

Pat Todak, executive direc-tor at Heartbeat of Toledo,

said drives such as this one are a major source of fund-ing for Heartbeat. Proceeds of the change collection will be used to cover operating expenses of both of their Toledo locations: one near Franklin Park Mall and another in East Toledo. Donations will also cover expenses for pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, parent-ing classes and supplies for newborns and babies.

“We are so thankful to UT for life for holding this drive on our behalf,” Todak said. “This is the first time that we are having organizations do it and having them fill large bottles so it will be interest-ing to see how it goes.”

Todak said churches involved in their efforts raise an average of about

LECTURE

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“Another parent asked a question about the importance of grades versus standardized test scores, and then wondered aloud about how much weight would be given to her son’s fluency in three languages and his forthcoming summer internship at NASA. ‘Think of the application as a jigsaw puzzle,’ Soren said. ‘Grades are one piece, scores are another.’”

SUSAN COLL’S “ACCEPTANCE”See Acceptance / 8 »

CAREER FAIR

Pharmaceutical & biotech career fair

Rocking the ArenaCONCERT

By Emily SchnipkeAssociate Community Editor

Ten hours of music. Eight bands. Over 5,000 fans. Savage Arena was alive once again with the sounds of guitar solos, cymbal crashes and pas-sionate singing. Last Satur-day’s Rock the Arena Concert left an impres-sionable mark as the first of many to come in the new Savage Live Concert Series.

The new concert series is the brainchild of the Univer-sity of Toledo’s assistant athletic director of fi-nance, Tony

Zaworski. He said that when he transferred to the athletic department, he was curious as to why UT didn’t hold concerts anymore.

“The response I got back then was, with the Huntington Center being

built and we redid

the

arena, it’s a new layout, it’s a new industry,” Zaworski said. “It’s like we were shut out of the industry.”

He said they would receive calls from smaller bands and acts inquiring about performing at Savage Arena, but they weren’t gaining the same coverage as the Huntington Center. But Zaworski never let the idea go.

“I kinda started planting seeds with Mr. O’Brien and saying we would at least like to take a look at this,”

Zaworski said. “We’re like, ‘OK, let’s take a look

and see what we

can do.’”With the

help of PR professional Melissa Summers and her

company, Rise Above Media Solutions, Zaworski started planning this con-cert. He said UT President

Sharon Gaber and the new administration have been helpful in pushing for new events and activities to come to campus.

The concert lineup in-cluded classic bands from the rock genre, singing a combination of their top hits and recent releases. From headliner and former Poison lead singer Bret Mi-chaels to RATT, Warrant, Firehouse, Winger, Dok-ken, Trixter and “Queen of Metal” Lita Ford, Rock the Arena filled the dreams of many rock fans. Zaworski said that Summers has been instrumental in bringing the bands to UT.

“It’s been hugely a col-laborative effort to the point where we weren’t sure if we really wanted to be in the concert business, to Dr. Gaber being really excited about bringing more stuff to campus,” Zaworski said.

According to Zaworski, past concerts at Savage Arena have been orga-nized entirely by outside companies and they rented the venue. This time, the athletic department is tak-ing on the responsibility themselves.

“It sold out three different times,” Zaworski said. “Each time we released tickets, they sold out within a matter of days. The 90s event, which

is coming in August, is sold out except for our premium seats and those will sell out, no problem. It’s been amaz-ing. The best thing for us is that this thing goes very smoothly and then it really helps to build the reputation of us, of Savage Arena, as a venue again.”

Zaworski said that he hopes that this concert is just a starting place for bringing more contempo-rary bands to UT.

“We have feelers out all the time,” Zaworski said. “It was a lot of swings and misses. We had offers out for a num-ber of contemporary country acts. We were putting feelers out for people like Twenty One Pilots. The great thing is that now, people are coming to us with ideas. You’re going to see that we’re going to be very aggressive in who we pursue.”

Zach Harig, a second-year communication major and sportscaster on the campus radio station, at-tended the rock concert with his parents and their large group of friends. Harig said he grew up lis-tening to these bands.

“When I was eight years old, I found one of my dad’s old Firehouse CDs and fell asleep to that CD every

IC Staff

The University of Toledo Graduate Student Associa-tion and Department of Bio-logical Sciences are to present a career fair on March 30 in Student Union Room 2582.

Keynote speaker Melanie Bruno, vice president of clin-ical trials operations at CTI Clinical Trials and Consult-ing, will speak at 10 a.m. on her career path and advice for students preparing for a future in the industry.

Afterward, local biotech-nology and pharmaceutical companies interested in hiring undergraduate and graduate students will be on site for a career fair at 1 p.m. While this career fair’s main focus is on careers in science, companies may have other open positions. A list of companies in at-tendance can be viewed on the Department of Biologi-cal Sciences website. Light refreshments will be served at the event.

SAVANNAH JOSLIN / IC

MELANIE BRUNO

Vice president of clinical trial operations at CTI Clinical Trials

and Consulting

If you goWhat: Department

of Biological Sciences Career Fair

Where: Student Union Room 2582

When: March 30, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Keynote speech by Dr. Melanie Bruno begins at 10 a.m.

Career fair begins at 1 p.m. and will run until 4:30 p.m.

Sponsored by: UT Department of Biological Sciences

Spare change for life

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Students need ‘Acceptance’

Read in next week’s paper... Songfest, UT’s oldest tradition, will benefit The Daughter

Project in a Throwback to Millenial Pop Culture on April 2.

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PUZZLESSTATEPOINT

CROSSWORD

THEME: AMERICAN AUTHORS

ACROSS1. *Science fiction author

Asimov6. Baby’s apron9. Arctic floater13. Mexican

revolutionary14. Victorian, e.g.15. Teeny-_____16. Worry or cause

anxiety17. *Bradbury of “The

Martian Chronicles” fame

18. Perform on a dais19. *”The Call of the

Wild” author21. *”A Good Man Is

Hard to Find” author23. Andrew Cuomo’s

title, for short24. Angler’s decoy25. Refuse to comply28. Late Scalia’s garb30. Type of coat35. Dwarf buffalo37. Vietnam’s neighbor39. Rosetta Stone, e.g.40. Negatively charged

particle41. External43. Skater’s jump44. Bert’s best friend46. “____ Mia!”47. Confident answer48. Old time playground

staple50. Reduced Instruction

Set Computer52. Limit, to some53. *”Ten Days That

Shook the World” author

55. Café alternative57. *”Go Tell It on the

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UT beat Morehead State 3-2 in game one; dropped game two 2-0By Marcus DodsonSports Editor

The University of Toledo’s soft-ball team split its double-header at Morehead State on March 16, winning the first game 3-2 in extra innings before getting held to just three hits in game two, 2-0 defeat.

The Rockets (5-20) were led by juniors DH Ashley Maynard and second baseman Chandler Rice who combined for five of UT’s six hits.

Senior Marla Gooding picked up her fifth win of the season throwing all eight innings. She al-lowed just two runs on eight hits and recorded three strikeouts.

Toledo struck first with an RBI single to left field by senior out-fielder Jessica Lemieux in the top of second to take a 1-0 lead.

The Rockets added one more in the top of the fourth thanks to an

Eagles fielding error with two outs. Morehead State tied things up

in the bottom of the sixth with a bases-clearing single with two runners on by Karly Thompson to the right-center gap.

With both teams tied at 2-2 at the end of the seventh, the game went into the eighth inning in accordance with the international tiebreaker rule where a runner starts the inning on second base.

After junior Celeste Fidge advanced to third on a ground out to first, Maynard drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double down the left-field line.

The Eagles went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the eighth to close out the game.

In the afternoon game both teams found themselves in a pitchers’ duel combining for only seven hits.

Freshman Heather Webb recorded her fifth loss of the season after four and a third innings pitched. She allowed the only two runs of the game in the bottom of the fifth.

Karly Thompson led off the sixth inning for the Eagles with a solo shot for her fifth home run of the season.

MSU tacked on one more with a bases-loaded RBI single to center field.

Gooding came on in relief for UT giving up just one hit in one and two-thirds innings of work.

Toledo is off until next week-end when it opens conference play on March 25-26 in Buffalo, New York. Toledo will play a single game against the Bulls on Friday at 3 p.m. before returning on Saturday for a doubleheader.

By Jenna NanceAssociate Sports Editor

The University of Toledo’s athletic director Mike O’Brien announced on March 16 that women’s golf head coach Nicole Hollingsworth has signed a four-year contract exten-sion that will keep her in Toledo through the 2018-2019 season.

“It’s pretty exciting to sign a four-year extension,” Hollingsworth said. “I’m quite moved because I know there’s probably not a lot of golf coaches that have a four-year deal.”

Hollingsworth is in her 13th season at Toledo after assuming the role of head coach in 2003. In her 13 years here, she has lead the Rockets to 26 tournaments and 13 individual titles.

“Toledo is where I’ve built the success,” Hollingsworth said. “It is hard to be successful in Division I athletics, no matter what sport it is. This is where I have made my life and I have a great life, with great friends and great support.”

Before Toledo, Hollingsworth coached three seasons at Ohio Uni-versity from 1996-99 and three more years at the University of Kansas from 1999-2002 before arriving at UT.

While with the Bobcats, Hol-lingsworth started the women’s golf program from scratch and was the youngest coach in the country at the age of 24. Both programs under Hollingsworth notched at least 14 top-10 team finishes.

“I’ve liked all of the schools I’ve coached at and I could have stayed anywhere,” Hollingsworth said. “But what’s so great about Toledo is that I’ve actually built it and seen the success. So to be able to stay here and reap the rewards of my hard work is a good thing.”

While Toledo excels on the golf course, Hollingsworth has maintained to keep academics the number-one priority.

“She’s very loyal,” O’Brien said. “She really works hard at recruiting the right student athlete that can be successful on the course but in the classroom as well.”

On three different occasions under Hollingsworth, the Rockets have scored the athletic depart-ments highest grade point average, setting a school record with a 3.714 team GPA this past fall.

In nine of Hollingsworth’s 12 past seasons, UT has finished at the top half of the Mid-American Confer-ence, earning Toledo a reputation of one of the most competitive golf programs in the MAC.

In 2014, Hollingsworth was awarded the MAC Coach of the Year by her peers for her success on the golf course.

“Because of her success, she has gotten a lot of notoriety for her pro-gram locally, regionally and nation-ally, which is a good thing for UT,” O’Brien said. “I always get back to her work ethic and she’s doing really great things for our university.”

Already this season, the Rockets have tied the school record of four tournament titles for a season with three tournaments left.

Hollingsworth signs four-year contract extension through 2019

“...what’s so great about Toledo is that I’ve actually built it and seen the success. So to be able to stay here and reap the rewards of my hard work is a good thing.”

NICOLE HOLLINGSWORTHHead coach

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Longtime play-by-play man retires

By Justice SunderlandSports Reporter

The University of Toledo’s baseball team fell 14-6 to Dayton on the road at Wo-erner Field on Tuesday. With the defeat, the Rockets fall to 3-18-1 on the season.

The Rockets were led by freshman third baseman Riley Campbell, who went 2-for-3 on the afternoon with two walks, three RBIs and a run scored.

Joining him with a multi-hit game were senior outfielder John Marillotta — who fin-ished the game with three hits and two runs scored — and sophomore A.J. Montoya with two hits and an RBI.

Freshman righty Parker Ruffer took the loss in his first career start at UT. The fresh-man pitched only two innings, giving up four earned runs in the process.

The Rockets then needed to rely heavily on their bull-pen with six pitchers coming on in relief.

The first out of the bullpen was freshman Luke Schaefer, who lasted all of one inning. He finished the afternoon giv-ing up three hits and four runs.

Lasting the longest out of the pen was freshman Jake Stout who tossed two innings giving up two runs, only one being earned.

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By Marcus DodsonSports Editor

Mark Beier, the longtime radio play-by-play voice of the Toledo Rockets football and men’s basketball team retired at the conclusion of the basketball season, con-cluding his 21 seasons of action.

Beier chose to step down so he could spend more time with his wife of 35 years, Debra, and less time away from home.

Beier was honored in a brief ceremony before the UT’s

men’s basketball team regular-season finale versus Eastern Michigan on March 4. Head football and basketball coaches Jason Candle and Tod Kowalczyk presented Beier with a personal game jersey of their respective sports.

Over the length of his 21-year career with UT, he called 606 games as the Rockets play-by-play man. 252 of those were football games, the most recent of which was Toledo’s 32-17 victory in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22, 2015.

In addition to calling play-by-play for the Rockets, Beier hosted the “UT Coach’s Show” for football and men’s basketball on the Rocket Radio Network since 1995 and has served as emcee for countless football, basketball and Varsity T Hall of Fame banquets.

In his first season as the “Voice of To-ledo,” he called an 11-0-1 season capped up with a victory in the Las Vegas Bowl. A year later, he earned the duties to call the men’s basketball games as well.

Beier is known best for his trademark call, “Touchdown! R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-rockets!” after every UT touchdown, no matter the score.

He has worked with five football head coaches beginning with Gary Pinkel (1995-2000) and ending with Matt Campbell (2012-15) and Candle (2015) this past season.

Also during his tenure, he has seen three basketball coaches come through Savage Arena in Stan Joplin (1996-2008), Gene Cross (2008-10) and Tod Kowalczyk (2010-16).

Before coming to Toledo, Beier got his start in broadcasting working for WION in Ionia, Michigan in 1978. From there he moved to WLKR in Norwalk, Ohio where he worked from 1979-84.

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Steven Johnson, a second-year and fan of collegiate sports, wrote in an email interview, “[Gambling] is a very fun way to have friendly competition with new and old friends alike.”

Johnson is participating in the bracket competition this year with several friends.

Hannah Yglesias, another second-year, is not participat-ing in March Madness but knows several people who are. Neither she nor Johnson were aware of any resources avail-able through UT for students with gambling addiction, but both also feel that gambling is not a serious problem among students on UT’s campus.

Yglesias wrote in an email interview, “When it comes to gambling I see no problem with it as long as it’s done just for fun.”

Yglesias and Johnson both agree that gambling can be an entertaining pastime but that it can be a serious problem when it becomes

an obsession. “March Madness is a time

when people will start gam-bling; getting an early win en-gages them more and makes them more likely to continue the behavior,” said Marilyn Rule, the Problem Gambling Program Director at the Zepf Center.

Young people, 18-25, are

most at risk to develop an addiction according to Rule. She stated that easy access to different kinds of wagering has made gambling addiction a spreading issue across col-lege campuses.

Rule went on to state that

colleges and universities often have strict policies about drugs and alcohol, but gambling is often overlooked and disre-garded as not being a legiti-mate threat or addiction. Rule stated that particularly in Ohio, help for this problem is not widely available to the public. The only major options would be to seek professional help or attend support groups like Gamblers’ Anonymous.

“There is not assistance per county in Ohio,” Rule said, also saying that mental health programs like those at the Zepf Center are an option for people with addiction, but few free options are available.

Rule stated that college students have an advantage, because even though they are more susceptible to ad-diction, there are often many

more resources available to them. UT offers free help through the counseling cen-ter, and the university works to spread awareness about the severity and warning signs of addiction.

“Gambling, even small wa-gers, on professional or collegi-wate sports can lead to addictive behavior in gambling,” Lutz said.

Although gambling has not been a prevalent issue on UT’s campus, it is fortunate that students have resources available to them and are able to seek help when needed.

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month. If you, or someone you know, could have an addiction, seek help through UT’s Counseling Center at 419-530-2426 or the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.

UT is also on pace to set a new school record for lowest stroke average with a 298.9 mark in their past seven tournaments.

“I’ve always said that your success is led by your senior leadership and they are doing it on the golf course,” Holling-sworth said. “Every week they either have a chance of win-ning or they are in contention of winning and that doesn’t happen often anymore.”

Seniors Morgan Salm, Sathika Ruenreong and Manisa Isavas have lead the Rockets to six top-three tournament finishes. Ruenreong has received first-team All-MAC honors on three different occasions, making her the first Rocket to do so more than once.

Over the past summer, Hollingsworth suffered a near-death health experience after collapsing due to a heart condition caused by stress.

Now healthy, Hollingsworth says that she is blessed to be able to continue her coaching career.

“I’m working on smelling the roses as they would say,” Hollingsworth said. “I’ve always enjoyed what I’ve done; I’ve always loved coaching but when you almost die or there is a chance of death, it has put my life in perspective.”

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Pregnancy Center on Campus holds a diaper driveBy Morgan KovacsStaff Reporter

Having a child isn’t cheap, and one of the expenses at the top of the list is diapers.

The Pregnancy Center on Campus noticed this need and organized a Diaper Drive that began Feb. 26 and runs until March 25.

“The goal for the Diaper Drive is to provide the Pregnancy Center of Greater Toledo with diapers that they supply for free to couples in need,” said Sierra Gargac, a second-year bioengineering major and president of the PCOC.

According to their Facebook page, the PCOC is a brand new, non-profit student organization that focuses on educating students on sexual risk avoid-ance and making life-affirming choices. Their goal is to help students who face unplanned pregnancy.

“There is an overwhelming need for diapers, and if we can help eliminate a cause of stress in raising a child, then we are doing much more than providing a physical resource,” Gargac said.

Students can enter the diaper drive either as an individual or a group. They then drop off diapers...

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“When it comes to gambling I see no problem with it as long as it’s done just for fun.”

HANNAH YGLESIASSecond-year UT student

“Gambling, even small wagers, on professional or collegiate sports can lead to addictive behavior in gambling.”

BRIAN LUTZAssociate athletics director for compliance

media relations assistant director for the university, and President Gaber both said spending money on the project does not align with UT’s goals.

“Since that time, the scope and financial obligations have evolved, causing UT to re-evaluate its commitment and make an informed decision not to proceed,” Cunningham said. “UT decided against spend-ing student tuition and public taxpayer dollars on highway infrastructure.”

In her letter to the Toledo Blade concerning the universi-ty’s funding of the interchange project, President Gaber wrote, “It also would violate Gov. John Kasich’s mandate calling on Ohio’s public universities to decrease costs to our students. UT’s core missions are educa-tion, research and health care — not state infrastructure.”

Additionally, the city of To-ledo has also withdrawn fund-ing from the project because

Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson said she would rather fix pot-holes with that money.

However, despite UT and the city of Toledo dropping out of the project, Springfield and Lucas County will continue working.

According to Lucas County Engineer Keith Earley, a leading member in efforts to complete the project, Lucas County plans to have further discussions concerning fund-ing the project with both UT and the city of Toledo. Further meetings are on the agenda to discuss such topics.

Lack of funding has greatly inhibited the start of the project, but it is unknown if there are other barriers to the project.

One of the main reasons the university initially planned to make this project a funding priority, was to decrease the safety concerns of those stu-dents who commute to campus on a daily basis via Dorr Street and its surrounding areas.

One student who felt con-

cerned about this halt in the interchange project was fresh-man Chloe Wagenhauser.

“On a normal school day, I take either Bancroft or Dorr Street to the university. Both of these routes are rather slow due to morning traffic, lights, and potholes (especially on Ban-croft). If the university funded a connector between I-475 and Dorr I would welcome this al-ternative route. This connector could make my commute quite a bit faster, would benefit me as a Sylvania resident, and would certainly benefit commuter students from all over Toledo,” wrote Wagenhauser in an email interview.

According to Gaber, the proj-ect is still important to pursue.

“I do believe a Dorr Street interchange would add signifi-cant value,” she wrote in her letter.

However, Gaber wrote that the interchange is not included in the “core missions” of the university and she could not justify spending university money on the project.

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The Rockets recorded just a single strike-out in Tuesday’s contest and committed four errors.

With one out and one on in the top of the second inning, Martillotta singled on a bunt to third before advancing to second on a throwing error.

Freshman infielder Riley Campbell reached on an error that scored Martillotta and freshman Ross Adolph to put Toledo ahead 2-0. With just one out in the inning, Montoya singled to left, scoring Campbell from second.

The Flyers responded in the bottom half of the frame with four runs to take a 4-3 lead headed into the top of the third after a two-run bomb by junior Robbie Doring.

UT went to a pitching change to start the bottom of the third, going with right-hander freshman Luke Schaefer, but senior Aaron Huesman took full advantage of the fresh-man with a solo shot to left-center field to give the Flyers a 5-3 lead.

Dayton wasn’t finished — junior Nick Ryan joined the home run parade with hit a three-run jack, stretching the lead to 8-3 after three innings.

Dayton tacked on another run in the bottom of the fourth after an error by UT’s right fielder.

The Rockets answered in the top of the fifth with an RBI single to left field by Campbell that brought in Martillotta and cut the margin to 9-4.

After tacking on one more in the bottom of the fifth, the Flyers scored two more runs in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Huesman singled to right for an RBI single off of Silberhorn. The Flyers added another run on a wild pitch, making it 12-4.

Campbell singled home Adolph in the top of the seventh but it wouldn’t be enough. In the bottom of the eighth, Geisler hit his second homer of the day to all but finish off the Rockets.

Dayton had just two scoreless innings on Tuesday’s contest.

Toledo will look to bounce back this weekend when they play a three-game series against Buf-falo at Scott Park. The first pitch is scheduled for March 25 at 3:05 p.m.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF UT ATHLETICSJunior lefty pitcher Steve Calhoun hurls the ball to home plate from the mound.

Contract from page 6

Beier then moved on to WLIO-TV in Lima as a week-end sports anchor and later as a news anchor from 1985-88. From 1988-96 he worked as a general assignment reporter at WTVG-TV in Toledo.

In addition to being the play-by-play voice, Beier also worked from 1996-2001 as a general assignment reporter at WKBD-TV in Detroit.

In 2001, Beier moved to the business side of broad-casting, taking a job with Clear Channel Toledo (now Iheart Radio). He retired from CCT in 2014.

The Rockets have not found a replacement for Beier as they will likely need someone who can do both football and men’s basketball.

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policies that I think it was just two weeks ago that the president signed and it is now posted online,” Cutri said.

The Title IX coordinator will be responsible for the handling of all Title IX reports at UT as well as spreading awareness and advocacy against sexual assault and violence according to Cutri.

He went on to explain that three deputy coordinators will be working under Kamm when he steps into the position. These coordinators are Me-ridith Blaine, the Cleary act compli-ance officer, who handles staff cases, Kevin West, Vice Provost Faculty Af-fairs, who handles faculty, and Mary Martinez, the student conduct officer who would handle student issues.

“I will probably have [Kamm] be the lead voice in the training just so we have one voice with a consistent message on campus,” Cutri said.

The new coordinator will report directly to Cutri and the office of In-ternal Audit, Cutri said, and will have offices both on main campus as well as on Scott Park campus.

“I think it’s a great fit because I have

the experience in the area and I have worked very closely with the Depart-ment of Education office of civil rights for the past 5 years,” Kamm said.

Kamm said that once he begins the position he hopes to start reaching out to people on campus, including Willie McKether, the special assistant to the president for diversity. He also said he plans to reach out to the community, including the YWCA as well as other victim advocacy groups in the area.

“I think that that is one of the most important ways is to make sure there is face-to-face contact right as I get to the university,” Kamm said. “It’s not even just the university, because students don’t only use university resources.”

Cutri said anyone with a Title IX issue or anyone who wishes to file a complaint can reach out to any of the Title IX coordinators or anyone in the Internal Audit department.

“I encourage anyone at the univer-sity whether you’re the coordinator, deputy coordinator or just a regular employee to be an ambassador in com-municating what legal requirements are and what our policy requirements are for Title IX,” Cutri said.

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$50,000 per year.President and Founder of

UT for Life Meghan Oberle, a second-year recreational therapy major, said that even though this is the first change drive they have done, it hasn’t been the first money-raising event.

“We recently paired with Threads of Hope, Inc. to raise money for families in the Philippines by selling handmade bracelets in the Student Union,” Oberle said. “We were able to raise about $80 in the five hours that we were on campus that day.”

Oberle began UT for Life in 2014 after noticing a lack of pro-life organizations on campus and wanting to get involved in the movement herself. With help from Ed Sitter, the executive direc-tor of Foundation for Life of Northwest Ohio and Ohio Right to Life, UT for Life was born in November of 2014.

“Through my experience with this organization, I have learned a lot about the way many students at UT view pro-life advocates,” Oberle said. “It is a com-mon misconception that the pro-life community shames and disregards the needs of women. In truth, we aim to assist women in finding better resources and organi-zations that will inform and support them without bias or hidden motives.”

Oberle said that she be-lieves it is crucial to help out organizations like Heartbeat because they are non-profit and most of their funding comes through donations, but also because it informs students about a resource they can utilize if they are ever in need of one.

“In addition, it is im-portant to raise awareness on campus to inform the students of our organization’s values and our mission,” Oberle said. “By pairing with local support and pregnancy

centers, UT for Life is able to send a message of love and respect for all life.”

If you wish to donate your

change to the baby bottle drive, contact Meghan Ober-le through the UT for Life Facebook page. In addition, Heartbeat is always accept-ing donations at one of their two locations, located in East Toledo, or across from the Franklin Park Mall.

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EMILY JACKSON / ICAuthor Susan Coll talks about her book “Acceptance” with UT professor David Meabon on March 17.

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“By pairing with local support and pregnancy centers, UT for Life is able to send a message of love and respect for all life.”

MEGHAN OBERLEUT for Life president

creative liberty to the film-makers, Coll said she saw an early script and who was being cast but, beyond that, the finished product was a complete surprise.

“It’s almost like having a dream and then all of a sudden, there’s your dream because I made up all these characters and to see them played by actors was really a lot of fun,” Coll said.

The film did have some differences compared to the book. Minor characters became major ones and the screenwriter entered the story from a different angle, but Coll said she enjoyed watching her dreams be-come a reality.

“It’s different from the book,” she said. “There are things I might have wished for to be done differently but overall, you know, it made me laugh and it was fun to watch somebody else just reinterpret my own words on the page.”

single night,” he said. “This is my first time see-ing them live, so it’s been awesome.”

Even though he is a huge country music fan now, Harig says it’s great to hear the music he grew up with.

“I just love any concert that comes to UT because it’s with my fellow students and we can all talk

about the memories we made there,” Harig said.

Harig was one of 200 students who purchased tickets to the event. In total, 5,000 tickets were sold. Zaworski said the amount of student tickets was tripled for the next concert in the series, titled “I Love the 90s.”

“My mom is a fan of Bret and I love listening to music live,” said Alex Coates, a first-year student

double-majoring in astro-physics and applied math-ematics who attended the concert with her mother. “I heard a lot of Bret’s music when I was younger because of my mom.”

Coates says she is ex-cited for future concerts. There are many bands she’d like to see come to Savage, including Panic! At the Disco and Family Force Five.

Zaworski is already looking forward to the fu-ture of the concert series.

“It would be a wonderful thing to be able to take the success here and hopefully be able to translate it into a summer concert there,” Zaworski said. “It would be ambitious, but we think there is a lot of potential out there. We want to get something that appeals to you, to the administrator on the floor, or Joe Brown in the community. We just want people to come and have a good time and see the venue.”

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SAVANNAH JOSLIN / ICFirehouse greets their fans during their performance.