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Shafir to sit remainder of season outBy Nate PentecostAssistant Sports Editor

NaamaShafirwalkeddelib-

erately, making certain shedidnotput toomuchweightonher right legas shemadeherwayacrossSavageArenatoaddressthemediaTuesdayafternoon.

It was the opposite of thefree-flowing style of play bywhich she electrified crowdsonthesamehardwoodcourtforthelastthreeseasons.

What was the same, how-ever,wastheinfectioussmilethe Israeli-born point guardhas also become well-knownfor.

“It’s hard,” Shafir said. “IneverthoughtIwouldgetin-juredlikethat.Youcan’treal-lyprepareforit.ButIamtry-ing to stay positive and betherefortheteam.”

Shafir’s optimism might besurprising to some, consider-ingshelearnedlastweekendshewillmisstheremainderofthe 2011-2012 season as theresult of a torn anterior cru-cialligamentinherrightknee.

“Whenitfirsthappenedmyheart sank,” said UT headcoachTriciaCullop.“Notonlybecause she’s a great player,

butbecauseshe’sagreatkid.Shehassacrificedsomuchtobehereandwas looking for-wardtohavingatremendoussenioryear.”

Cullop insists that Shafirwillcontinuetobeanimpor-tant part ofthe Rockets2011-12 cam-paign. Shesaid since theinjury, Shafirhastakenonacoaching role,i n s t r u c t i n gt e a m m a t e sfrom thesideline.

“We’re notgoing to loseher leader-ship,” Cullopsaid.“Becauseshe’sstillgoingtobeonthebenchandshe’sstillgoingtobeapartofalotof our practices and gamesleadingfromthesideline.”

Shafiradmitsthatadaptingtohernewpositionhasbeendifficult,though.

“Youreallywanttohelpandyou don’t know how,” Shafirsaid.“Youtrytotalktothembut you just want to be theonetodoit.”

TheMACPlayeroftheYear

candidate was injured whiledriving to the basket in theopening minute of the Rock-ets game at Indiana last Fri-day.Shetriedtoreturntothegamelaterinthefirsthalfbutwasunable toputsignificant

weight on herinjuredknee.

UTralliedintheabsenceofShafir to pullout a 69-58win.

“I think ourplayersarere-silient,” Cullopsaid. “I wasvery, veryproud of howthey handledthe Indianagame because

it happened in the first fewseconds. They reacted in theway that I expected them to–withgreatcourage.Andwewonthegame.”

Shafir was averaging 9.3points,ateam-best3.5assists,2.3 steals and 1.5 reboundsthisseasonbeforesittingoutforthefirsttimein107gamesinalossatArkansasStateonSunday.

BOT pushes for University SenateBy Jennifer IsonIC Staff Writer

A University Senate thatwill includestudentsandfac-ulty who discuss issues con-cerning the university com-munity may be establishednextyear.

The University of ToledoBoard of Trustees is pushingfor the joint senate whichwould merge Faculty SenateandStudentSenateintoone.

Student Government Presi-dentMattRubinsaidtheStu-dent Senate addresses com-munity and student issueswhile the Faculty Senate ad-dresses issues involving cur-riculum. A University Senatewould have the authority todiscuss all of these separategroups’ responsibilities to-getherandpresent their find-ingstotheBOT.

Rubin said some facultymembers have been opposedtotheidea,whilemembersofthe Student Senate are in fa-vorofit.

“Oneofthefacultysenatorswas opposed to having stu-dents sit on this universitycommittee,” Rubin said. “Hesaid that facultyare theonesthat are there permanentlyandstudentscomeandgo.Hesaid they should be able tospeak up, but they shouldn’tvote.”

The BOT created a BestPractices Sub Committee,made up of members fromStudent Senate and FacultySenate along with UT admin-istrators, to make decisionsregardingauniversitysenate.

FacultySenateandtheStu-dentSenatewillstillexistsep-arate of the UniversitySenate.

Theboardchargedthecom-mitteewithproposingrecom-mendations for a University

File photo Nick Kneer / IC

Naama Shafir was injured while driving to the basket in theopeningminuteoftheRocketsgameatIndianalastFriday.

New members appointed to Board of TrusteesBy Stephanie SpencerIC Staff Writer

Ohio Gov. John Kasich ap-pointedJohnPerezandGaryThieman to the University ofToledoBoardofTrusteeslastmonth.

Perez will work with theFinance and Trusteeship,Governance and Audit com-mitteesuntilhistermendsinJuly2020.

“Iwanted tomakeadiffer-ence; I wanted to focus oneducation,”Perezsaid.

Perezsaidhisfirstgoalisto

makeadjustmentstohowtheboardfunctionsbeforehecanworkwithhiscommittees.

Thieman was the seniorvicepresidentofMedicalMu-tual’s Northwestern Ohio re-gion and will serve until histermendsinJuly2017.

The two men were nomi-nated by Lucas County Re-publicanPartyChairmanJonStainbrook.

“We worked very closelywith the governor’s office toensure that both John Perezand Gary Thieman were ap-pointed because both are

highly qualified and havestrongtieswiththelocalcom-munity,”Stainbrooksaid inastatement.

Thieman, a UT graduate,served as a chairman of theToledo Regional Chamber ofCommerce as well as chair-manoftheCompassCorpora-tion for Recovery Services,from2005to2007.

Perez was born and raisedinamigrantworkerfamilyinTexas and started working

I never thought I would get injured

like that. You can’t re-ally prepare for it. But I

am trying to stay posi-tive and be there for

the team. Naama ShafirPoint GuardUT Rockets ”

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Photo courtesy of Matt Rubin

Crowning the Big ManZach Herge, a sophomore and member of Phi Kappa Psi, was crowned the “Big Man on Campus” during last night’s competition. The winner is chosen based on their UT spirit, talent and other categories, according to Student Government President Matt Rubin.

Raising awareness about AIDSUT offers free HIV testing for World AIDS dayBy Allison SeneyIC Staff Writer

ThemonthofDecemberopenswithWorldAidsDay,aninterna-tional day to educate about thetransmission, prevention andprevalenceofHIVandAIDS.

To raise awareness, the sec-ond-annual AIDS gala will takeplacetodayintheStudentUnionBuildingand theAIDSwalkwilloccuratthetrackintheStudentRecreationBuildingSaturday.

“Wewantpeopletounderstandthat there are 34 million peoplearoundtheworldlivingwithHIV/AIDS and that these are peoplewho have a voice,” said FatimaRoohiPervaiz,theMLSprogramcoordinatorfortheOfficeofMul-ticultural Student Success. “Wewanttomakesurethattheirvoic-esareheard.Theydidnotchoosetobeinfected,yetit’ssomethingtheyhavetolivewitheveryday,”

The African Peoples Associa-tionwillhostanAIDSgalafeatur-ing poetry reading, vocal perfor-mances,Greeksteppingandoth-erstudentperformers.

ConfidentialHIVtestingwillbeprovided by the AIDS ResourceCenterofOhiofreeofcharge.

TheOfficeofMulticulturalStu-dentSuccessandLGBTQAInitia-tives will play the movie “LifeSupport,”starringQueenLatifah,which highlights the effects of MCTCampus

Shaded map of Africa showing percent of people living with AIDS, by country, and chart showing African countries with the highest AIDS rate. Chicago Tribune 2011.

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Lastseason,theFirstTeamAll-MAC honoree averaged ateam-highinpoints(15.3)andassists (5.1), in addition toposting3.4 reboundsand1.3stealsacontest.

Shafir was crucial to theRockets 2011 WNIT Champi-onship run, torching South-ern California for a career-high40pointsinthefinalsenroute to earning tournamentMVPhonors.

“Obviouslywe loseago-toplayerwhohadtheballinherhand a lot of the game,”Cullop said. “We’re going tohave different people try tostep up and fill those roles.We’regoingtohavetochangesome offensive sets that werunbecauseobviouslythingsthat Naama was good at

– other kids can score buttheymayscoreinadifferentway.”

So far Courtney Ingersollhas carried the scoring loadsince Shafir was sidelined.The senior guard has aver-aged17.5points,6.5reboundand 2.5 steals the past twogames.

“Courtney has definitelytaken some of that on hershoulders already,” Cullopsaid. “I’ve really been im-pressed with her leadership.When we’ve been in someclose situations, you can tellshe’sfiringupherteammatesand getting them focused onwhat’smostimportant.”

Sophomore guard AndolaDortchisexpectedtocontin-uefillinginforShafiratpointguard the remainder of theseason.

The speedy Dortch is

averaging12.2pointsand2.8assists and leads the teamwithoverthreestealsagame.ButDortchisalsofirstontheteam with nearly four turn-overs a contest and she hasfound herself in foul troublerecently.

“Andola Dortch showed intheIndianagamethatshecanhandlethatsamepressure[asShafir],”Cullopsaid.“Butwemayhaveto,whensheisoutof the game, do point guardbycommittee.”

SophomoreshootingguardJanelleReed-Lewisisexpect-ed to head that committee,but Cullop is hopeful thatfreshman guards Inma Za-nogueraandStephanieReck-er will contribute to theeffort.

“Those three players, iftheyimprove,wearegoingtohaveamuchbetter situation

whenhewassixyearsold.He said his parents always

stressed the importance oftheir children getting an edu-cation. This ideology madehimwanttomakeadifferencein the lives of young peoplethrougheducation.

According toPerez,beingaUT trustee will help him dothat.

“I really have the ability toimpactfuturegenerations,”hesaid.

He lived in Toledo in theearly ‘70s and attended Bow-sher High School, becomingthefirstmemberofhisfamilytograduate.

Perez completed his under-graduatedegreeatLeeUniver-sity in Tennessee. He movedbacktoToledoandtookpart-time psychology courses atEastern Michigan Universitywith the goal of becoming aclinicalpsychologist.

However, Perez decided togo into law instead and en-rolledatUT’sCollegeofLaw.

After working as a federaljudge for a few years aftergraduating, Perez decided thework“wasn’t forhim,”buthesaiditwasagoodexperience.

Perez and his family thenmoved to Columbus after hewas recruited by a law firmwhere he later became apartner.

In 1997, he left to start hisownlawfirm.

Currently, the Perez-Morrisfirm has 10 partners and cli-ents all over the state andthroughoutthecountry.

Perez said he is excitedabouthisnewpositionandtheopportunity to contribute tothe education of youngpeople.

—Vincent D. Scebbi con-tributed to this article

onourhands,”Cullopsaid.Shafirwillreceiveamedical

redshirt because she compet-ed in less than 30 percent ofthe Rockets games withoutplayingpastthemidwaypointoftheseason.

Shewillreturnforthe2012-13 season along with all buttwo other players on the cur-rentroster.

“Forittohappenthewayitdid is very hard to stomach,”Cullopsaid.“ButIthinkknow-ing that she has the opportu-nitytoredshirtandcomebackcertainlygivesyouhope.”

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walk will take place fromnoonuntil3p.m.attheStu-dentRecreationCenterandwillraisefundsforresearchandawareness,focusingonthe importance ofprevention.

AlloftheproceedswillbedonatedtotheInternationalHIV/AIDSAlliance.

AccordingtotheOhioDe-partmentofHealth,15per-cent of newly diagnosedcasesofHIVinLucasCoun-tywereinyoungblackpeo-ple ages 15 to 24 in 2009.This rate is down from 25percent in 2008. This num-ber vastly differs from

Africa, where one in threepregnant African womenare infected with the HIVvirusaccordingtoasurveyreleasedTuesdaybythean-nual National AntenatalSentinel HIV and SyphilisPrevalencesurvey.

Pervaiz said these statis-tics illustrate how impor-tant it is to spread aware-nessandpreventioneduca-tionandresources.

The AIDS Gala will takeplace in the Student UnionAuditorium from 7 to 10p.m.withdoorsopeningat6p.m.Adresscodeofred,black and white coloredclothingwillbeenforced.

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EverythingdeliberatedatFacultySenateandStudentSenate is presented to theBOTforapproval.

According to FacultySenatePresidentLawrenceAnderson-Huang,thetrust-eesultimatelyhavethede-cidingvote.

Anderson-Huang said itisunclearwhatauthorityaUniversitySenatewillhaveatUT.

Rubin remained enthusi-asticandsaidthejointsen-ate would enhance thecommunication betweenboth senates and theadministration.

“They’re looking at ex-ploringoptionsandchang-ing the structure to makeeach subgroup [a part of]one combined governancestructurethatcanserveallthepurposesofbefore,butin a way where

communication is clear sothat the Board of Trusteescan have a clear messageonissuesfromalldifferentstake holders before mak-ingadecision,”hesaid.

Universities like TheOhio State University, Mi-amiUniversity,RutgersandtheStateUniversityofNewJerseyhaveUniversitySen-ate’sinplace.

The Best Practices SubCommittee is looking atmodels from these univer-sitiesandothers todecidewhatapproachwillbestfitUT.

OSU’s university senategivesavoicetofaculty,ad-ministration and students,an approach that Rubinsaid UT is likely to take,while Rutgers also allowsstaffmembersandalumni.

According to Rubin, theUniversity Senate is notlikelytobesuccessfulwith-outstudentsupport.Ifstu-dents won’t be given therighttovotewithintheuni-versitysenate,theywillnotsupportthechange.

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UT usually offers an interesting variety of classes to students, but one it should add to its catalog is glassblowing.

In the past, students could receive free glassblowing instruction in workshops offered by UT’s Master Scientific Glassblower, Steve Moder. Through this workshop, students were taught how to make icicles using glassblowing techniques. The class was an instant success with 150 people interested in joining; another 75 students were wait-listed, according to an article published by The Blade in 2007. Follow-ing that year, Moder continued to offer classes to those 16 and older.

UT once offered classes in scuba dividing, horseback riding, basic rock climbing and even ice skating. Students could receive one credit for these classes. If UT had room to maintain recreational classes such as these in its catalog, then there’s certainly room for a class like glassblowing.

One can witness the importance of glass by looking anywhere. Glassblowing isn’t only an art, but it has practical, functional uses as well. The onsite glassmaking lab at UT ensures the glass industry is greener on UT’s side. Moder saves UT money by not only repairing scratched glass but by making glass test tubes for students taking science classes. He does other glasswork in addition to this in his lab for UT. If UT offered a glassblowing class, it’s possible that students’ creations could be used by UT for practical pursuits.

While many students probably aren’t major-ing in a field where glassblowing will help them secure a job, it could be offered as a

class that satisfies one of the core require-ments at UT. This would increase the number of students interested in the class. Schools are always talking about how a variety of classes make people more well-rounded individuals; a glassblowing class would help with that.

Not only that, but a glassblowing class is something that’s going to stay with students. From a young age, students are repeatedly put in traditional courses where they’re required to read chapters and take quizzes until the subject ends up boring them. This cookie-cut-ter formula works well with some students, but it can be repetitive and uninteresting. Stu-dents aren’t going to forget the outcome of their first glass product. They’re not going to forget the room or the heat they worked around. Students are more apt to remember their first time in a glassblowing session than Chapter 10 from a history book.

Toledo has long been crowned as the Glass City and as the city’s university, there should be room for a glassblowing class on Main Campus. At Toledo Botanical Gardens, people can visit the glass shop to witness how glass is blown. Toledo’s history with glass can even be seen at the Toledo Art Museum; the building was designed by glassmaker Edward Drum-mond Libbey.

The art of glassmaking isn’t something that should be left in the pages of Toledo history; it should be passed on and perfected by future generations. A glassblowing class at UT is a way to achieve this.

I am beginning to think I am a bad influence. In the building where I work, I hap-pened across a student study-ing calculus and becoming

visibly irri-tated. I asked him if he was alright, and he said “Yeah, I’m fine. I am just stress-ing out over this test I have.”

I barely had a mo-

ment to think before saying, almost instinctively, “Don’t worry too much about it.”

He looked at me with an apprehensive and bewildered look and asked, “What do you mean?”

I replied, trying to explain what I didn’t quite under-stand myself.

“Well, mathematics, biolo-gy and hard sciences are all very useful. A degree in biol-ogy can allow you to do a lot of things, but it really doesn’t teach you how to be a hu-man. So don’t stress out too much about an exam. Worry about bettering yourself as a person.”

The student simply replied, “Thanks… you know I’ve never heard anyone ever say that.”

I think that in the era in which we live, we have placed almost too much fo-cus on these things and not enough on being human. I admit the reason I am saying this is most likely because my major is categorized as humanities. I will also admit I am quite jealous of those who understand chemistry, mathematics, biology and physics to a degree I shall never be capable of. What

little of these subjects I un-derstand, I find there is an ever-deepening complexity within all of them which I see as quite beautiful.

With all appreciation aside, I must say with the utmost sincerity that we are slowly forgetting our humanity. We are exchanging it for better and easier methods of sur-vival. In turn, we are taking the life we try to vehemently

preserve and fashioning it into something almost not worth living. We, as a spe-cies, spend a great deal of our lives upset, angry, sad, worried, anxious, depressed or detached from one anoth-er. We spend time focusing on miniscule, insignificant people and events just to dis-tract ourselves from the fact that we are unhappy.

I will argue that most of us are unhappy to a certain de-gree right now. Otherwise, there would be no reason for working for a better future, where we hope to eventually have ease, comfort and hap-piness. For some peculiar reason I have yet to under-stand, we think it’s good to continue on in such an iso-lated way for as long as possible.

I once spent months study-ing for the LSAT, and when I finally took it I was racked with fear and anxiety per-taining not only to my future,

but all of the unfortunate events surrounding my fami-ly at the time.

I had an anxiety attack. I could read the words, but my mind was so burdened by stress, I could not under-stand them. I walked out and had my score cancelled.

I realized while leaving, as my heart raced and my mind spun and ached, the test wasn’t that important. I could have done amazingly well – only to die while crossing the street as I left the building. What I really feared was my own annihilation; failing a test can‘t and won‘t cause that.

In the film, “The Great Dic-tator,” there is a speech near the end where the main char-acter eloquently says, “We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abun-dance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical, our cleverness hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need hu-manity. More than clever-ness, we need kindness and gentleness.”

And so, I am a bad influ-ence because I feel one shouldn’t take exams, quiz-zes and grades so seriously. Perhaps our time is better spent embracing a loved one or understanding someone who is commonly misunder-stood. Perhaps the most im-portant lesson we should be learning today is empathy and what it means to be human.

— Jantzen Ridenour is an IC columnist and a senior majoring in religious studies.

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With recent complaints about costly health insurance coverage, Congress has taken a step toward addressing not only health insur-ance, but obesity rates as well. One of their resolutions is to officially deem pizza a vegetable.

In order to keep a balanced budget, Con-gress forewent an Obama administration mandate to remove unhealthy food from caf-eteria menus across the nation.

Tomato used to be considered a fruit, but in the eyes of Congress, two tablespoons of tomato paste on a pizza make it a vegetable.

Following that logic, Pizza Hut should be receiving millions for making Americans healthier, and Little Caesars has been provid-ing nutritious Hot-N-Ready veggies for years.

To further promote healthiness, Veggie Tales should create a new pizza character.

It’s very important that Congress continues making changes like this. Instead of taking soda machines from school, they should be reinserted, but only with fruit-flavored so-das. Orange Crush would ensure students get the citrus allotment they need. Grape-fla-vored soda and Wild Cherry Pepsi will boost both student morale and sugar intake.

Students will be happy they can enjoy-healthy, government-approved diets with

plenty of options.

The next obvious step in addressing obe-

sity and health concerns is to make burgers a

fruit. The buns have vitamins or some chemi-

cals like that, and they’re tasty like apple pie,

so they’d make a good fruit. Instead of being

seen in a negative light, McDonald’s would be

a fast food produce store.

America’s future is only looking healthier,

considering the lessons taught in younger

years are ones that stick with us. America’s

future generations are going to serve French

fries and pizza to their children with a smile,

knowing they’re satisfying everyone’s vegeta-

ble count. They’re going to thank Congress

one day for being able to walk the streets

without having to worry about diabetes,

heart attack or high cholesterol.

Health insurance costs are high, but they’ll

be basically nonexistent in the future from

all the vegetable pizzas and fruity burgers

students are eating. It might actually be a

source of entertainment for Americans in the

future. They’ll be gathered around the lunch

table, laughing about how their grandparents

had to visit the doctors. They won’t even re-

member a time when the nation was consid-

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They have never panicked, they never got negative and

when we had to make plays they did. That’s a sign of a good team

Tod Kowalczyk UT Head Basketball Coach ”“

Buckley leads Rockets past UNC-Wilmington, 75-73

By Joe Mehling Sports Editor

The new faces of the Rock-ets men’s basketball team were in the spotlight of the teams 75-73 victory over North Carolina-Wilmington last night at Savage Arena.

“I guess the best thing about tonight is, we’re disappointed in a win,” said UT head coach Tod Kowalczyk. “That hasn’t happened a lot around here recently. I don’t think we played very well…I give our guys credit though. They have never panicked, they never got negative and when we had to make plays they did. That’s a sign of a good team.”

Led by 21 points from junior Dominique Buckley, Toledo improved to 5-1 on the season.

“I think [Dominique] is a better basketball player than what he has given us but in the second half, he was really good for us and thank God for that because we needed it,” Kowalczyk said. “He hit a cou-ple of tough shots, that’s the Dominique Buckley we saw all of last year. He played with that swagger.”

Sophomore Rian Pearson continued his offensive prow-ess, scoring 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting while the young freshman, Julius “Juice” Brown, knocked down 6-of-15 from the floor including 3-of-8 beyond the arc for 15 points and added seven assists.

“One thing Juice brings to this team is his confidence” Kowalczyk said. “He has trem-oundous confidence for a freshman and it’s infectious.”

Juice was also needed on

the defensive end of the court as the Seahawks unleashed freshman Adam Smith in the first half.

Smith, a former McDonald’s All-American nominee, torched the UT defense with 17 points in the first half, shooting 70 percent from the field and 3-for-4 from three point land. The 6-1 guard fin-ished the contest with a game-high 27 points.

“I just thought we did a bad job, early in the game, of tak-ing [Smith] out of a rhythm,” Kowalczyk said. “Guys like that, we have all seen it, once they get a rhythm they are hard to stop.”

Facing a four-point deficit at the half, Toledo continued to keep it close in the second half but UNC-Wilmington kept the pesky Rockets at arms length.

With 4:48 left in the game UT took their first lead since early in the first half at 66-65 behind a pair of Buckley free throws.

The Rockets stretched that lead to seven points with less than two minutes to play but a three from Seahawk guard K.K. Simmons and a pair of free ones for Smith cut the lead to just two.

The fans inside Savage Are-na had to hold their collective breathe as a final heave from Smith came up short as the buzzer sounded.

“It’s just good for our confi-dence that we know we have it in us to fight and come back to get a win,” Buckley said.

Toledo travels to the Windy City on Thursday Dec. 7 for a 3 p.m. tip against Chicago State.

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Toledo junior guard Dominique Buckley led the team with 21 points in a 75-73 victory over UNC Wilmington last night.

Toledo battles Iona in rare morning game today

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UT sophomore guard Andola Dortch will need to up her game with the loss of Naama Shafir.

By Nate Pentecost Assistant Sports Editor

For just the second time in the past four season the UT women’s basketball team will take the floor without point guard Naama Shafir.

It surely was not the way the Rockets (3-2) anticipat-ed beginning its four game homestand but UT will look to extend its win-streak to 21 at Savage Arena when they host Iona (4-2) Thurs-day night.

The Rockets split a pair of

road game last weekend, besting Indiana 69-58 on Fri-day before falling 64-56 at Arkansas State.

Toledo has competed without Naama Shafir (who led the team with 15.3 points and 5.1 assists last season) since she tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee less than a minutes into the Indiana game.

Senior guard Courtney In-gersoll has elevated her game in Shafir’s absence

thus far, leading the team with 17.5 points, 6.5 re-bounds and 2.5 steals the last two contests.

Sophomore guard Andola Dortch is averaging 12.2 points per game this season and leads the team with over 3 steal a contest. She will continue run the point in Shafir’s stead.

The Gaels squad with whom Toledo will square off earned a 78-73 home win

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Toledo junior Eric Page was appointed to the 2011 All-MAC team at three different positions.

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Six Rockets were named to the 2011 All-MAC football team, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Junior Eric Page grabbed first team honors as wide receiver, kick returner and punt returner.

Now at 293 career receptions, Page surpassed New Orleans Saints wideout Lance Moore to become Toledo’s all-time lead-ing receiver this season. He has caught a program-record 112

receptions this year, ranking third in the nation and second in the MAC in receptions per game (9.3).

The NFL-bound returner was 17th in the nation and third in the MAC in punt re-turns (10.9), and sixth in kick-off returns (23.4). He also ranks seventh in the nation and first in the MAC in all-purpose yards (169.3). Page was named to the conferences first-team as a wideout and kick returner last season as well.

Senior offensive tackle Mike VanDerMeulen and se-nior cornerback Desmond Marrow join teammate Page on the All-Mac first team. Mar-row leads the Rockets with 78 tackles and 3 interceptions this season.

Senior running back Adonis Thomas earned second-team accolades despite missing the better part of four games with a broken arm. Thomas has scored 11 touchdowns to go

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over Long Beach State last Saturday.

The victory was fronted by an 18 point and 13 rebound performance by senior for-ward Kristina Ford. Freshman

guard Damika Martinez added 19 points and 8 rebounds.

Iona, who finished 11-20 last season, has three players av-eraging at least 7.5 points coming into today’s showdown.

The clash with the Gaels will be the second for UT in as

many years. The Rockets topped Iona 68-60 last sea-son at the Iona Thanksgiving Tournament in New Roches-ter, NY. Toldeo leads the overall series 3-0.

Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. Today at Savage Arena.

with his team-leading 963 rushing yards. He is 18th in nation and fourth in the con-ference in rushing yards per game (107) and leads all MAC running backs with 6.5 rush-ing average.

Sophomore center Zac Kerin joins Thomas in being

named to the All-MAC second-team. Kerin was a key player for a unit which ranks eighth in the nation and first in the MAC in total offense (493.2), in addi-tion to eighth in the nation and second in the MAC in fewest sacks allowed (9)

Junior defensive lineman T.J. Fatinikun was named third-team All-MAC despite missing

the final six games of the sea-son due to injury. Prior to his injury he was tied for third in MAC with 7.5 tackles for loss.

With the regular seaon now oever, and no trip to Ford Field for a MAC championship, the Rcokets must wait for their bowl destination.

The Bowl Selection Show will be on Sunday.

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By Max PeltierIC Staff Writer

For years, my friends and I settled for mediocre restau-rants like Waffle House for our midnight meal needs, but I never felt completely satisfied.

After going to Glass City Café once, I knew this would be my spot.

The first thing I noticed when I entered was the fan-tastic atmosphere.

The diner is small and co-zy, with fun posters and trin-kets decorating the place.

The spirited T-shirts and a vintage Toledo map make it evident Toledo pride is alive and strong there.

During the daylight hours,

the Glass City Café seems to be less laid back; it’s more of a place where business peo-ple go for lunch, as opposed to the college crowd that normally populates the late night scene.

The quality of Glass City Café’s food is excellent. Since I became a weekly reg-ular, I have eaten almost ev-erything offered on the menu. Some of my personal favorites are their corned beef Reuben and pulled pork sandwiches. The food they serve is not fancy, but it is delicious and filling.

Besides the normal dishes, there are a number of great items offered that aren’t even on the menu. The most

famous is the “Haymaker,” which consists of a biscuit, home fries, two eggs, two maple sausage patties, two slices of bacon, cheese and a large amount of sausage gra-vy on top. The “Haymaker” is just as excessive as it sounds, but after a night of bar-hop-ping, it is exactly what is needed.

Not only is the food good, but the prices are really affordable.

The average meal is in the $5 to $8 range; however, the bill can get a bit more expen-sive after seeing their list of tempting desserts.

Luckily, the desserts only cost a couple of dollars each, so you can afford to treat

yourself. I heavily recom-mend the pistachio ice cream cake.

As if all this wasn’t enough, the service is truly outstanding.

They are very efficient, and after only going there a cou-ple of times, the staff already knew my friends and me by name — even after a shift change.

There may be restaurants cheaper or fancier, but there’s no place I would rath-er be at the end of a fun Fri-day night. Glass City Café is honestly one of my favorite restaurants in Toledo.

The Glass City Café is lo-cated on 1107 Jackson Street in Downtown Toledo.

Great, affordable, late night diningDowntown’s Glass City Cafe is a quaint diner with tasty treats.

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Glass City Cafe has delicious food, a welcoming environment, local nostalgia and is open until 2 a.m. on Fri. and Sat. evenings. For a good meal after a night downtown, stop by for a bite.

success.“I didn’t like the way it was;

I wanted to make it better,” she said.

This year’s relay will include more activities and a DJ to keep the participants interested.

The progression of the event throughout the night symbolizes the struggle and pain of those with cancer, and the sunrise represents hope – a light at the end of the tunnel.

“Relay For Life, for me, means hope,” Hoop said. “The money donated through the event funds cancer research which gives families and loved ones hope all around the world.”

Those who didn’t register for the event but still want to participate, registration is open until tomorrow at 6:30 p.m., before the opening cere-mony. The cost is $20 per person.

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Kirby is back“Kirby’s Return to Dreamland” is a simply fun, new game for Wii.

Many people think Nin-tendo is meant for kids and babies, but they’re wrong.

Many great games have recently come out for every console and “Kirby’s Return to Dreamland” for the Wii is one of them.

If you don’t know who Kir-by is, then I feel bad for you and encourage you to Google him.

Kirby is the adorable, pink, ball-shaped hero who floats around and sucks en-emies up to absorb their powers. He’s strong but cute, and that’s why he’s had so many great games.

In this newest install-ment, Kirby and his buddies Waddle Dee, King Dedede and Meta Knight — who are normally his enemies — meet an alien named Ma-golor who crashed onto Planet Popstar, Kirby and the gang’s home planet.

Now I know that sounds too adorable, but this is a serious game.

Magolor needs Kirby’s help to recover broken pieces of his ship so he can return home.

The gameplay is fairly simple — the Wii Remote is turned sideways, like the classic controller.

Kirby and the other char-acters are able to jump, float in the air, attack ene-mies with different abilities and run left and right.

The game has small side quests, like finding magic spheres to help unlock more abilities for Kirby, as well as some mini-games and challenges.

Despite its cute, kid-friendly image, the game can be challenging. There are certain times when you

will die repeated-ly. These moments are fairly rare, though, so most kids can enjoy this game and pass through the levels easily and older gamers still have a challenge to enjoy. It pleases both demographics.

This game, like the previous “Kir-

by’s Epic Yarn,” encourages teamwork and communica-tion between players to help reach goals.

I think the game is a great way to teach younger kids to get along and work together.

I would definitely recom-mend playing with at least two players. There are nu-merous items that require two people to reach. How-ever, playing with all four characters can be a little confusing at times.

Also, if Kirby dies, the level starts over. A good strategy is to let the other players take most of the hits and protect Kirby as he reaches the goal.

The first player will al-ways be Kirby, which can be a bummer sometimes. I was always second player so I could be Meta Knight; he’s a beast.

Overall, the controls, char-acters, enemies, difficulty and graphics are great and fun.

“Kirby’s Return to Dream-land” is rated E for every-one ten and older and will keep gamers of any age happy for a while.

I rate it 5 out of 5.

HAL Laboratory/Nintendo / www.mctcampus.com“Kirby’s Return to Dream Land” for the Wii is a return to the classic sidescrolling game’s roots, with some bonuses, includ-ing four-player local drop-in.

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Participants gearing up for Relay For Life in the Student Recreation Center last year.

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ThursdayCentral Park West — Join the Random Acts per-forming group for a night of murder mystery with the show “It’s a Wonderful Death.” Show starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35 and include catered dinner and the performance.

FridayValentine Theatre — Glacity Theatre Collec-tive presents “The Santa-land Diaries” this weekend and next in the Studio A space. Shows start at 8 p.m. —The Toledo Repertoire Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol” for this weekend only. Shows start at 8 p.m. Visit www.valen-tinetheatre.com for tick-ets and more information on both shows.Toledo Museum of Art — The Quartet Bernadette is performing. Show is from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

SaturdayShops at Fallen Tim-bers — Come and enjoy an afternoon of free ice skating. Skate rental is in-cluded. Open from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.Toledo Museum of Art — The Toledo Symphony is performing Handel’s Messiah in the TMA Peri-style. The show starts at 8 p.m. with a Sunday mati-nee at 2 p.m.

SundayFranciscan Center, Lourdes University — Enjoy beautiful Christmas with the voices of the Lourdes Choirs, Maumee Community Band and the Children’s Choir of North-west Ohio at the Annual Choral Christmas Concert. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and admission is free.

MondayFrankies Inner City – Decoder brings their unique brand of music to Toledo, with doors open-ing at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance.

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From pen to paper“Little Things”

It’s the little things you miss.Waking up alone to timer brewed coffee,And the sounds of your steps being the only onesIn the house.Making odd numbered dishesAnd drinking with locked doors because Nobody is coming to save you anymore.We’re all a bunch of toys,Obscurities in the bargain binsOf discount thrift stores,Broken to bits,But sometimes we aren’t all going to be Legos.You can’t get put together And fake being whole,It’s the little things you miss.When the day is done,And you come home to a cold bedRealizing that everything is on you,Pour a drink and watch it empty.Nothing to share from the kitchenExcept the clicking of a gas stove,Waiting to ignite,Just like the rest of us.

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Relay For Life is happening for it’s 10th year, starting at the Student Recre-ation Center on Dec. 2, organized by Students in Colleges Against Cancer.

Students help raise money for cancer researchBy Ben LynnFor the IC

Despite the seemingly constant rain, the sun still shines on UT as the 10th-an-nual Relay For Life is set for tomorrow and ending Satur-day morning at the Student Recreation Center.

The event consists of teams walking around a track to raise money. At least one member of each team has to be on the track at all times, and there are fun events available for any team members taking a rest.

Additionally, there is a special ceremony called the Luminaria. This ceremony is held as a tribute to loved ones who have passed from cancer. The names of these people are then printed on bags that can be purchased

for $10.Although scheduled to

start at 6:30 p.m., the festivi-ties have already begun for several UT students.

One participant is Alyssa Hoop, a senior majoring in biology and a member of Al-pha Phi Omega, a service fraternity at UT.

Hoop has been participat-ing in Relay since her fresh-men year and the event has a special meaning for her.

“Last year, my mother was diagnosed with thyroid can-cer,” she said. “My mother is the glue that holds my family together, she was never the one who got sick, so it was initially very hard on me and my family.”

Through surgery and treat-ments, her mom’s cancer was treated and Hoop continues

to be an advocate for the cause.

For those participating, raising money and support for cancer research is essen-tial. All of the entrance fees and donations collected go directly to the American Cancer Society, which spon-sors research and several support programs.

This year, Alpha Phi Ome-ga has been the leader in raising funds for the event.

According to Gretchen D’Arcangelo, a senior major-ing in pharmacy and co-chair of the Relay Committee, last year’s Relay raised approxi-mately $30,000 and this year’s goal is $36,000.

D’Arcangelo said that up to 1,000 students and faculty members are expected to participate and she is

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Lights Before Christmas at the Toledo ZooThe Toledo Zoo’s annual Lights Before Christmas display features over one million lights and over 200 lighted animal images, as well as the spectacle “Dancing Lights” near Chee-tah Valley. Each night there are also carolers from high school and professional choirs. Thursday evenings there are ice carving demonstrations, local radio broadcasts and the sponsors give free 3-D glasses in the Main Plaza.The Lights are running until Dec. 31 and are open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $11 for adults. Discount tickets are available at KeyBank locations or if bought online through the Zoo’s website, $1 is taken off the bill per ticket. For more information visit www.toledozoo.org.

“Toledo Lawns”

Peddle bikes cranking and stiletto steps,Plod along to the tick of pedestrian lights

Timed on gas burning mufflers.seniors with hiked up khakis and fat old dogs

push along in the dusty construction airwaiting for someone elseto water the grass.

confident all of the event’s goals will be met.

D’Arcangelo has been highly involved in Relay for three years and it is now part of her responsibility to make sure

the relay runs smoothly.D’Arcangelo said the actual

relay was lacking something which was preventing true

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