By Danielle GambleNews Editor

Tension erupted at Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting as UT Board of Trustees Chairman Wil-liam Koester fielded questions for over an hour about faculty work-load changes, the university’s defi-

cit and administrative salaries.Faculty workload has been a

hot-button issue since adminis-trators proposed reducing part-time faculty, increasing class siz-es and cutting back on research that isn’t funded by outside sources. The proposals are part

of “Imagine 2017,” UT’s main campus five-year plan.

Koester said the trustees are “trying to do what we believe is best for the university and its staff.”

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Behindthe hijaB

Muslim women at UT discuss meaning of traditional garmentBy nell TironeStaff Reporter

While some people might see it as just a fancy scarf, sophomore Shahrazad Hamdah believes wearing her hi-jab brings her closer to God.

“I feel like it shows me that my personality is what ap-peals to people and the way I think and the way I act,” said the University of Toledo political science major.

The hijab, a traditional veil or scarf worn around a woman’s head, is a symbol of modesty in the Islamic re-ligion. However, a woman who is chosen to wear one is not required to wear it around everyone, only “unfamil-iar” men, or any man that is not related to the woman or her husband.

“The whole idea of a hijab is about modesty, so if you think that not wearing a hijab and being modest is OK, then that’s fine,” said Kareemah Ashiru, another Muslim UT student.

Both students said wearing one is a personal decision made by the woman, not the family. Unlike a Christian baptism, there is no special ceremony that comes with wearing the hijab, nor is there a designated age that a girl must begin wearing one.

According to Hamdah, the “mainstream” idea is to begin wearing a hijab at the age of puberty.

“I feel like I have been taught that my personality and my intellect is more important than the way I look or me showing my skin, and I know that someone won’t like me as a friend or as a person just because of the way I look,” she said.

Hamdah also said that she does not feel as though other students discriminate against her because of the hijab, though she has received a lot of questions about it.

Ashiru also believes that wearing a hijab is a good, personal decision. She has officially been wearing one since her family came to America from Nigeria four years ago and said that she prefers it.

While at school in Nigeria, Ashiru was not allowed to wear a hijab full-time because of her school’s uniform policy. As a result, most of her friends had never seen her with one on, which she said made her feels conflicted.

“It was kind of bad because I wasn’t really confident in who I was, because I was living a double life of wear-ing and not wearing it and I didn’t know how people would perceive or react to me when they saw me wear-ing it,” she said.

However, since coming to America, Ashiru said that she has felt more confident in wearing one consistently.

“At first it was kind of nerve-wracking, because I’ve never really worn it full-time, and after a while I got used to it and I just realized that the hijab actually pro-tects you from harassment from other people,” she said.

Although she said that she has not felt discriminated against because of her hijab, Ashiru sometimes feels “left out” when her friends partake in drinking because

By lindsay MahaneyAssistant News Editor

Potential candidates for Student Government pres-ident and vice president should be preparing for ticket registration Wednesday, Feb. 27.

Candidates must visit Student Union Building Room 2591 at 9 p.m. and bring the required candi-date forms found in the SG Election Board Manual.

According to the manu-al, presidential hopefuls must attend Wednesday’s mandatory registration meeting or face automatic disqualification.

Current SG Vice Presi-dent Chris Dykyj plans on running for president with Cabinet member Nikeya Wilson as his run-ning mate.

“We both have experi-ence not only with our branch but all branches with student government as we both have written and passed legislation before,” Dykyj said. “We are confi-dent and more ready than ever to lead and open to the ideas of students.”

All tickets are required to get 200 signatures from students, which are then verified by the Office of the Dean of Students. Dykyj and Wilson said they started getting signa-tures immediately after the application forms were released last week.

Seats in the legislative branch are also up for grabs. During election season, each senator vies for a chance to serve as one of 50 representatives for their respective colleges.

Legislative candidates must fill out the required forms and attend Wednes-day’s meeting. The amount of available seats per col-lege determines how many candidates are required to hold an election. If not enough candidates are available to fill all open seats, individuals will be admitted to senate without an election process.

Senator Clayton Notes-tine, public relations man-agement chair, said more students should be in-volved in SG, specifically in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the College of Business and Innovation.

“If you have free time and are available I think you have an obligation to join,” Notestine said. “Not nearly enough colleges are represented in Student Government.”

Shahrazad Hamdah poses for a photo in her hijab, a traditional head covering.

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Check our website Wednesday night to find out who is running for Student Government president, vice president and senate.

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Transit survey available for uT community

A Transit Services and Bike survey is available in the myUT portal and open to fac-ulty, staff and students until the March 11.

After completing the survey, participants can enter for a chance to win a free iPad 2.

The survey contains 30 questions and is meant to take about 10 minutes to complete. Topics include how stu-dents get to campus, what can be done to im-prove their commute, in-terest in a campus bike share and parking incen-tives for those who ride a bike or walk to campus.

Photographer, author to speak at library

Rosamond Purcell, a photographer and author, will offer a lec-ture at noon in the Carlson Library Thurs-day, Feb. 28.

Purcell has authored or illustrated 17 books and her work has been exhibited in Chicago, Ho-nolulu and Washington D.C. among other plac-es. Her work focuses on natural history collections around the world.

The event is hosted by the University of Toledo’s Art Depart-ment and the Friends of the Library. Admis-sion is free and a re-ception with refresh-ments will be held af-ter the lecture.

For more informa-tion, contact Barbara Miner at 419-530-8315.

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Purpose: Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) sorority was established to create a perpetual bond of friendship among its members, to develop a stronger and more womanly character, to broaden the moral and intellectu-al life and to assist its members in every possible way.

Leaders: Nicole Herevia, PresidentHistory: Tri Delta was founded on Nov. 25, 1888

at Boston University. The founders are Sarah Ida Shaw and Eleanor Dorcas Pond.

How to learn more: Contact Mallory Tarr at Mallory.Tarr@rockets.utoledo.com or Nicole Herevia at nicholeherevia@yahoo.com

Would your group like to be featured as The Indepen-dent Collegian’s Student Group of the Week? Email Dan-ielle Gamble at dgamble@independentcollegian.com.

What are your plans for Spring Break?

I’m going to New York to visit my family for the week.

Flora Quaroo Senior

Healthcare Administration

I’m going on a trip to the capital of Nicaragua to work in a school.

Kayla WrasmanJunior

Biology

I’m trying to get a job, going to the Rec and working on my drawing.

Tevin JonesSophomore Visual Arts

I don’t have any plans. I’m just going to sit back and relax.

Sean RileyJunior

Music Education

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This week in uT history

75 years ago: A large ice box, gift of the Toledo Ice Co., has been given to the foods di-vision of the home department of home economics. One of the latest models, the refrigera-tor has special vegetable racks and a compartment for milk and other foods which require higher temperatures.

50 years ago: A concert by Count Basie and his band will climax the 1963 Arts Festi-val Week, April 22 to April 27.

25 years ago: Chuck Eddy, who led UT to 35 consecutive football wins from 1969 to 1971 and never lost a game as a Rocket, will join nine other men in the Mid-American Conference’s first-ever Hall of Fame class.

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next Week’s Question: How closely do you plan to follow the SG election?

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And the winners are...Rhys Rogers (left) and Andrew Rassel placed first and second respectively in the iC oscars Challenge which pitted readers against Rocket Life editor Russell Axon in guessing the winners in the Feb. 24 Acadamy Awards.

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releAses

Wednesday7:30 p.m.: Performance,

Three sisters, Center Theatre, Center for Per-forming Arts. Cost: $12, general admission; $10, alumni, faculty, seniors and staff; $7, students.

Thursday6 p.m.: Class, Mask

Making, Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women. Cost: $10, general admis-sion; free for students; pre-registration required.

7 p.m.: Concert, UT symphonic Band, Doer-mann Theater, University Hall.

7:30 p.m.: Performance, Three sisters, Center Theatre, Center for Per-forming Arts. Cost: $12, general admission; $10, alumni, faculty, seniors and staff; $7, students.

FrIday7 p.m.: Talent show,

hosted by the Medical Stu-dent Council, Recital Hall, Center for Performing Arts.

7:30 p.m.: Performance, Three sisters, Center Theatre, Center for Per-forming Arts. Cost: $12, general admission; $10, alumni, faculty, seniors and staff; $7, students.

7:30 p.m.: Screening, dynamic earth, Ritter Planetarium. Cost: $7, adults; $5, seniors, UT community and children 4 to 12; free for children under 4.

saTurday7:30 p.m.: Screening,

The Case of the lost Planet, Ritter Planetarium. Cost: $7, adults; $5, se-niors, UT community and children 4 to 12; free for children under 4.

7:30 p.m.: Performance, Three sisters, Center Theatre, Center for Per-forming Arts. Cost: $12, general admission; $10, alumni, faculty, seniors and staff; $7, students.

sunday2 p.m.: Performance,

Three sisters, Center Theatre, Center for Per-forming Arts. Cost: $12, general admission; $10, alumni, faculty, seniors and staff; $7, students.

MOndayAll day: Start of spring

break, no classes.7:30 p.m.: Concert, UT

Jazz ensemble, part of UT Jazz night, Crystal’s Lounge in the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, 3536 Secor Rd. Cost: $5, general admis-sion; $3, seniors and students.

COMICsFive Weapons #1 of

5, by Jimmie Robinson. Available Wednesday.

Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1, by Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven. Available Wednesday.

MOVIes21 and Over, starring

Miles Teller, Justin Chon and Jonathan Keltz. Opens Friday.

Jack the Giant slayer, starring Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor and Bill Nighy. Opens Friday.

BOOKsThe last Threshold,

book four in the never-winter saga, by R.A. Salvatore. Available Tuesday.

sum It Up, by Pat Summitt. Available Tues-day.

CdsGirl Talk, by Kate

Nash. Available Tuesday.nanobots, by They

Might Be Giants. Avail-able Tuesday.

rKives, by Rilo Kiley. Available Tuesday.

More onlineFor continued cover-

age of campus events and entertainment reviews, follow the IC Rocket Life on Twitter and Facebook and check the IC’s website.

By Jessica LinerStaff Reporter

When it came time for Ut alumnus Jason Hamil-ton to make a movie, it made sense for him to tell a story about toledo.

“i’m from here. i know the people here,” the 1993 film graduate said. “it makes something better if you got something invest-ed in it. You tell a better story.”

Hamilton’s latest story, “Playing Nightly,” will hit the big screen at the Maumee theater tuesday, March 5, at 7:15 and 8:45 p.m.

Directed by Hamil-ton, the 73 minute doc-umentary follows five local toledo musicians — Jeff Stew-art, Johnny rodriguez, John Barille, Bobby May and kyle White — as they try to balance their dreams, fam-ilies and careers.

Hamilton, who has worked for Paramount, fox and Saturday Night live, reached out to ’79 Ut graduate and producer Mike Malone, whose cred-its include work for the History channel, the Dis-covery channel and Dr. Phil. the two first met each other when filming another Hamilton movie, “the toledo conspiracy,” which Malone touted as

the first 35mm movie filmed in toledo.

“Jason had this idea for [‘the toledo conspiracy’] about 12 years ago,” he said. “And he got a hold of me, and we rented a 35mm camera from Detroit, got a whole cast and crew to-gether and actors from the university.”

Hamilton said his expe-riences at Ut really im-pacted his filmmaking, and he recalled film in-

structors like Bob Arnold and elspeth kydd teach-ing him les-sons he still uses today.

“As a stu-dent, i learned how to put an idea together in a certain amount of time. … You had a story, you’d get people to-gether and you’d learn

to work with other peo-ple,” he said.

the lessons Hamilton learned at Ut were inter-weaved into his documen-tary; for him, it was im-portant that the film’s sub-jects were actively part of the process.

“When people are work-ing on something, you want them to feel like they’re a part of some-thing, especially in a col-laborative effort,” Hamil-ton said. “You just get a lot more involvement, and

By Benjamin JendrzejakStaff Reporter

As spring break nears, Ut is ready to help students cel-ebrate a fun and safe week.

All this week, Student commuter Services is of-fering spring break “sur-vival kits” to students who stop in their office.

ScS office worker luz ozuna said over 100 kits were made, and they all include sunglasses, chap-stick, sunblock, aspirin, candy and a lei.

Seperately, trio Student Support Services will host an educational pre-spring break party at 3 p.m. Wednesday in carlson library.

robin Stone, director of trio, said the program is primarily concerned with tutoring and some second-ary advising.

“We’re a retention pro-gram here on campus in student affairs under aca-demic support, and our role is to serve 160 first-genera-tion low income students and students with disabili-ties,” she said.

However, the pre-spring break party is an annual tra-dition, with trio hosting it for the past six years.

the goal of the party, ac-cording to Stone, is to make students aware of

certain safety issues com-mon during spring break.

the tropical-themed par-ty will be attended by a Ut police officer Jill Goldberg and a health specialist who will demonstrate the effects of alcohol on the body through various exercises, including beer goggles.

Goldberg will discuss certain laws unique to popular spring break desti-nation spots.

John fedor, an education specialist for trio, said the event will be “fun” yet informative.

By IC Staff

illusionist Joshua Seth will perform Wednesday, feb. 27, at 8 p.m. in the Stu-dent Union Build-ing’s ingman room, presented by Ut’s campus Activities and Programming. the show is free and open to all students.

Seth will perform one of his two acts meant for college

audiences: “Beyond Belief ” a mindread-ing show that com-bines thought-read-ing and magic, or the “HypnoMental” comedy Hypnosis Show, featuring a blend of hip-hop, house and trance music.

those with ques-tions can email cam-pusactivities@rock-ets.utoledo.edu.

sprIng BreaK aLuMnI

CaMpus eVenTs famed illusionist to enchant Ut

If you goWhat: Pre-spring break

party, hosted by Trio SSSWhere: Bottom floor of

Carlson LibraryWhen: Wednesday, Feb.

27, 3-4:30 p.m.

UT alumni to screen new documentary about local musicians

BOB TAyLOR / ICdarius Copeland, a junior communication major, picks up a spring break care package from Luz Ozuna, a ju-nior majoring in social work and an office worker for the Commuter student services office in the student union Building room 2505.

DEEPESH BISTA / ICModels pose and strut on the catwalk during the uT Black student union’s 44th annual scholarship Fashion show. The show’s theme, “Catch Me If you Can: The World of Fashion,” featured styles from the world’s fashion capitals, including paris, Los angeles and new york City, all without leaving the student union Building auditorium. The event’s proceeds went toward two scholarships which will be awarded to two Bsu members.

‘Striking a pose’ for education

surviving spring break

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OPINIONSend letters to the editor to Editor@IndependentCollegian.com www.IndependentCollegian.com

Making SG elections

better

editorialS

Wednesday night marks the beginning of another Student Government election season as candidates will officially de-clare their intent to run for leadership positions. Like any election, this one brings with it opportunities for change and progress for the student body.

In order to gave a successful election, students have to go out and participate. According to figures from last year’s sen-ate election, approximately 2,800 votes were tallied, while the survey about concealed carry on campus saw over 5,000 stu-dents voice their opinions.

To help legitimize the elections and give Student Govern-ment some accountability, a similar amount of students should make the effort to vote this time. The more students vote, the greater the responsibility SG will have to listen, carry out and accurately act on the demands of the student body.

Having a student government that is respected by the student body will lead to good things. The more students participate, the more the rest of UT will respect the reso-lutions that come from meetings. The administration will recognize that the voice of the students is coming from a body with legitimacy.

Not to bring up too much of last year’s election, but of the five original candidates who declared their intent to run, only one was left standing in April because the other four were disqualified. So, to anyone who plans to run, please do yourself a favor and make sure you and your running mate meet every requirement of the Election Board Manual. When almost every ticket is ruled ineligi-ble, SG runs the danger of making itself illegitimate, because how can a university take its student leaders seriously when they cannot follow their own rule book?

We at The Independent Collegian will do our part to in-form the UT community about the candidates running and allow students to vote for the candidates they feel will best represent their interests in the upcoming year. These elections are important and student should pay attention to them to make sure the best candidates are elected.

editorial BoardVincent D. Scebbi: Editor-in-ChiefNate Pentecost: Managing Editor

Danielle Gamble: News Editor

Participation and qualified candidates can help legitimize Student Government

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Keep talking

Last week’s student forum, hosted by Student Govern-ment and Provost Scott Scarborough, was highly attended and filled with hot debate.

And we at The Independent Collegian couldn’t be happier.

Maybe it was the promise of free pizza, but it was im-pressive to see at least 80 students present, as well as a handful of administrators to discuss “Imagine 2017,” the main campus five-year plan. Even after several hours of questions and dozens of back-and-forths, many students stayed after to continue questioning each other and the provost.

We’re glad everyone went to the student forum and we’re glad Scarborough took the time to answer questions. Both of these are good things.

However, just because Scarborough is opening up dia-logue with the university community, that doesn’t mean anything will come of it. It is now his duty and that of the rest of the administration to take that feedback and put it to use.

And students still need to keep talking. Attending one meeting isn’t the end — it should be the beginning.

Provost forum encouraged dialogue, reflects a step in the right direction

coMMentary

I’ve been waiting four years to write this column.

I remember being a freshman sitting in the old IC office when the editor-in-chief at the time, Joe Griffith, was en-couraging people to apply to be the next leader of the paper.

“Well, Vince, here you go,” he said in a half sarcas-tic kind of way.

I laughed it off at first, but couldn’t help but ask myself two simple words, “what if?” So from that point, I decided my end-goal was to run the newspaper. No amount of stress or task would be worth sacrificing that dream.

And now I can say I’ve lived the dream and it’s time to move on. Effective Friday, March 1, I will be ending my tenure as editor-in-chief and turning over the reins to the next staff.

Earlier this month, the Collegian Media Foundation board hired current News Editor Danielle Gamble to take the helm for the upcoming year. After watching her develop her section into what it is now and a brief conversation together, I knew she was ready and her staff of editors would be up for the tasks and challenges up ahead.

But why would I put so much focus on the farewell column? If anything, I should have been more excited about writing my first one, introducing my-self and talking about all the exciting plans I had in store for the IC. But real leaders do more than talk — they act.

Last weekend, I went to a college bars with managing editor Nate Pen-tecost as we were celebrating him taking a sports writing position in Lorain. While out, we ending up talking with a random student out-side on the patio. After a few min-utes of small talk, we told him our positions at the paper, to which he excitedly replied how much he’s en-joyed reading the IC and how im-pressed he was with the improve-ments over the past year.

For those who don’t remember, the Collegian was going through a rough patch last year and I had a few people come up to me and asked

if the paper was going under. This past year has been one to build off

of. I feel the goals I laid out a year ago have been accomplished in that the IC is now more student-focused in its content, readership has been on the upswing and

because of those two factors, the paper is in a slightly better economic standing.

But I cannot take all the credit and frankly I should not. A good captain is nothing without his crew and for that I have to tip my cap to the rest of the staff. Those people sacrificed a big part of their lives be-cause they shared the same goal as me — which was to constantly improve The In-dependent Collegian. The amount of detail that goes into a newspaper is some-

thing most readers take for granted, but it is something we as a staff have to pay attention to in order to be a successful news source.

But all this talk about how great the Collegian is now is only part of it. The “turnaround” of the Collegian is not complete and the staff that takes over March 1 is nowhere near done finish-ing what was started this year.

A few days ago as I was walking in-to Student Recreation Center when I noticed an open Collegian was next to the desk worker. I asked her if she reads the Collegian and she half smiled and said, “No. I mostly just do the Sudoku.” There are still students that this paper has to reach out to and I challenge all of you to be active and let the staff know what exactly you want the IC to cover around campus.

These upcoming months will be chal-lenging for the new staff as they try to find their bearings. I remember last year being a huge challenge and despite those obstacles, I felt the last issues of the 2012-13 year were three of the best issues of the year.

It is time for me to take the next step in my journey. I plan on attending law school somewhere. I have been accepted to a few good institutions and even a few great ones, but I have not made a deci-sion yet. But as I go forward, I know the

skills I learned in the newsroom pre-pared me for whatever challenges lie ahead more than any class at UT.

As clichéd as it sounds, I encourage everyone who finished this rant of a column to always focus on a bigger picture. Any amount of stress and misery that is thrown your way is a test of mental endurance and whether or not the goals set can actually weather the storm. I cannot count all of the nights where I felt like quitting and walking away from The Collegian because of bad editors, long nights or low pay, but I knew one day it would be worth it once I could sign some-thing as “Vincent D. Scebbi — Editor-in-Chief.” And it was worth it; but not because of the title, but because of the numerous text messages and emails received after the first issue in August complimenting all the changes made to the IC. To me, those were more re-warding because it showed me just how much the UT community cares about its student paper.

I believe the reason why I always looked forward to writing this “fare-well column” was because I always tried to romanticize my position and imagine myself as a hero who walks away in the blaze of glory. Yet some time this year I remembered that my year as editor was part of a bigger pic-ture and I had to put my ego aside and make decisions that would allow the paper to grow long after I step down.

So before I turn in my keys, I just want to let the UT community, all of the facul-ty, students, staff and administrators I have had the privilege to meet and hear their stories, thank you for all of your support. I’ve loved every minute spent at this university and will continue to be proud of where I came from.

The last four years, I put my heart, soul, blood, sweat and tears into The Independent Collegian and now my time is up. All I can say is that on Fri-day I will be walking out of there the same way I walked in — through the front door, like every other person.

Vincent D. Scebbi is the editor-in-chief of The Independent Collegian. He also covers the Toledo Walleye for the Toledo Free Press and is a senior majoring in communication.

Following Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation announcement earlier this month, I have had a number of interesting conversations with fellow students at UT about this unusual occurrence.

While my thoughts are one set among over one billion Roman Catho-lics, I thought this a good opportunity to share some considerations as a budding lay theologian on the papacy, Bene-dict’s resignation and its meaning.

One of the most common ques-tions I have discussed is simply “Do you really think the pope is resign-ing just because of his health?”

Suspicious and distrustful respons-es have abounded from both profes-sional and questionable sources.

Obviously, when a figure so myste-rious and, perhaps, misunderstood as the Pope does something out of the ordinary, it is easy to ponder if there is something more than just the Pope’s putting himself out to pasture.

Regardless, I think it is important to give Pope Benedict some due credit. It is a great sign of his humil-ity that he recognized the limits of his humanity. I have heard a lot of scholars in my field comment that the Pope has recognized that he is a human being: his physical and men-tal health will not remain

intact simply because of pontifical election. Perhaps watching John Paul II’s long pontificate and eventual failing health also contributed to Benedict’s momentous decision to resign.

It is also important to note that Benedict is elderly even for a pope and was when he was elected at 77. True, we live in a new era where popes simply live longer; in the 20th century, popes have lived well into their 80s, as Bene-dict is 85, and even their 90s, with Pope Leo XIII reigning until his death at 93.

Another factor is the increase in papal responsibilities; being pope is not like it once was. JPII’s 27-year pontificate took the office of the pope from simply being an office of international and religious promi-nence among Roman Catholics to its being a truly global office with glob-al responsibility. It became a posi-tion of constant international diplo-macy and travel, which would be in-credibly wearing for a person in their prime, let alone their 80s.

Beyond being an active pope, Benedict was among the great theo-logians of the 20th century as Joseph Ratzinger and continued to be quite

prolific during his pontificate.In the end, while it seems natural

to ponder conspiratorially about if there is an underlying reason behind Benedict’s resignation, to question if the Pope is being honest about if age and failing health is a motivation for

his resignation is a bit unfair and does not give Benedict the credit he deserves.

Hopefully, the Pope has set an im-portant precedent for future popes who may see themselves becoming too physi-cally or mentally frail to continue fulfilling their ministerial and

leadership duties as the Bishop of Rome, as well as the Universal Father of the church. Future pontiffs may make their decision whether or not to continue as pope based on what is best for the Church instead of a loose obligation based on a non-binding tradition of dying in office.

Whatever one’s personal opinions about his papacy, policy or theology, Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation will undoubtedly be an important part of his papal legacy.

Zachary R. Dehm is a senior double-majoring in philosophy and religious studies and former IC Opinion editor.

Zachary R. DehmIC Columnist

‘I did it my way’

coMMentary

Papal resignation legitimate, humbling

Michael Baker’s spring break survival tips

It’s almost time! Spring Break is just around the cor-ner. Roughly 1.25 million stu-dents travel somewhere, with around 500,000 of them going to Panama City Beach, Flori-da. This makes PCB the most popular destination, with South Padre Island, Texas be-ing the second most popular with close to 90,000 students heading there to take off the chill of school. While going to some beach somewhere can be exciting, it is also im-portant to be safe that you can enjoy the entire trip (and remember most of it too). So, here are some easy things to do to make sure that you have the best time possible ...

read this column online at independentcollegian.com

Michael Baker

IC Columnist

For More onlineWhatever one’s per-sonal opinions about his papacy, policy or theology, Pope Bene-dict XVI’s resignation will undoubtedly be an important part of his papal legacy.

Vincent D. Scebbi Editor-in-Chief

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mattress, e.g.6. Convex and used for

cooking9. Practice in the ring13. Male contessa14. “A likely story!”15. Pipsqueak16. Run _____ of the law17. George Gershwin’s

brother18. Speak like Pericles19. *”Chariots of Fire”

sport21. *Mr. Miyagi’s sport23. Sticky stuff24. Not a hit25. Writing point of pen28. Comfy spot30. Agitated35. In a frenzy37. To buy something

“for a ____”39. Stallion’s cry40. What Simple Simon

wanted to taste41. Glorify43. Expunge44. Open-mouthed46. Time for eggnog47. Son of Aphrodite48. *Manny Pacquiao’s

sport50. At a great distance52. Lusitania’s last call53. Flipside of pros55. Part of smog57. Gourmet’s organ?60. *Grand Tour sport64. Meeting place65. Fish eggs67. Divided country, e.g.68. Compacted mass69. Delivery vehicle70. Give the boot71. Freebie72. Young newt73. Office stations

DOWN1. It’s often there for life2. Vegan’s protein

choice3. Soon, to a bard4. What bee did5. Roman Sol6. American Revolution

supporter7. Propel, in a way8. Uniform shade9. Evening in Italy10. Everglades deposit11. Chips, perhaps12. Pastrami holder15. Decline20. Pirate’s necklace22. ___ Wednesday24. Marie Antoinette’s

garments25. Muslim ruler

honorific26. Insect, post-

metamorphosis27. Laundry booster29. Jimi Hendrix’ “___

Lady”31. Formally surrender32. Wedding cake layers33. Icy hut34. *Bobby Fischer’s

game36. Civil War headgear38. *Subject of “A Good

Walk Spoiled”42. Like kale and

spinach greens45. Live in a tent49. Caught51. Did this to one’s

world54. Bundle of axons56. Taken to field in

baseball57. *a.k.a. “the sport of

kings”58. Mojito, _ ___ drink

59. Coal unit60. Copper coin61. Eye part62. Adam’s apple spot

63. Gangster’s pistols64. Communications

regulator66. Stumblebum

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The fifth annual celeb-rity Wait Night fundraiser hosted by uT’s catharine s. eberly center for Wom-en took place Tuesday night at the Toledo Hilton Garden inn.

The dinner included lo-cal celebrity waiters and TV personality Jerry an-derson as auctioneer for the evening’s seven live auction items.

emily Hardcastle, outreach manager at the eberly cen-ter, said the number of at-tendees increases every year, bringing more awareness to the center.

The event included draw-ings for 20 raffle prizes, in-cluding a raffle for a wheel-barrow filled with wine bot-tles, beer and glasses valued at over $400.

“We are working really hard every year to expand the reach of the eberly cen-ter and increase people’s knowledge of what we are doing, and of the different things we need help fund-raising for,” Hardcastle said.

Gratuities made by at-tendees at the event were gathered by about 40 serv-ers, who included local ce-lebrities, university admin-istrators, community mem-bers and the eberly cen-ter’s advisory board, to fund the center’s Women’s

success series. servers included uT

women’s basketball coach Tricia cullop; lucas county auditor anita lopez; Joseph zerbey, president and gener-al manager of The Blade and vice chair of the uT Board of Trustees; and Jeff Gold, chancellor and executive vice president for biosciences and health affairs.

“Our Women’s success series is our signature pro-gram and it is for women who are in transition,” Hardcastle said. “it could be women who are looking to go back to school, who are looking to change ca-reers, who are maybe new in town and going through a divorce. it’s a really good

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The extended education program focuses on personal and professional development, which helps prepare attendees for successful futures, Hardcastle said.

“The funds positively impact not only the wom-en but the whole family that, in many cases, lean on them to financially lead the household,” shanda Gore, director of the cen-ter, said in a press release. “Our programming em-powers, educates, and en-gages women and that makes a difference.”

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In brIeFShafir, Pearson named Players of the Week

Senior guard Naama Shafir (women) and junior guard Rian Pearson (men) were named MAC West Player of the Week Monday.

Shafir’s 29-point effort Sunday propelled UT to a huge, come-from-behind victory at Central Michigan. The Rockets trailed by as many as 12 in the second half, but Shafir scored 14 points in the last 13:08 to bring Toledo back.

She also scored 25 last Wednesday in a blowout win over Northern Illinois.

On the men’s side, Pearson won the weekly award for the fifth time this season after scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 boards in a 79-66 victory over McNeese State last Saturday.

No. 25 Virginia sweeps Toledo

The UT baseball team lost three straight to Vir-ginia over the weekend and fell to 1-4 on the year in their second weekend of action.

The Rockets lost the se-ries opener Saturday 15-0 after junior starter Ryan Wilkinson (0-1) was blast-ed for seven runs (four earned) on seven hits in 3.1 innings.

The Cavaliers sent sev-en across the plate in the fourth inning to bust it wide open.

Toledo was shutout again on Saturday, 5-0.

UT managed just five hits, two coming from ju-nior left fielder Zach Mi-chael who collected a multi-hit game for the sec-ond day in a row.

UVA’s Brandon Downes belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning to put it out of reach.

The Rockets lost a 6-3 decision in the series fina-le Sunday.

Junior catcher James Miglin’s solo homer in the fifth gave UT its first run of the series and made it a 1-1 ballgame.

However, Derek Fisher took advantage of a walk and an error and blasted a three-run homer to give the Cavs a 4-1 lead and eventually the game.

UT returns to the dia-mond this weekend in Tampa, Fla. for a three-game series against South Florida.

Nevada added to football schedule

The Rockets will play a home-and-home series with the Nevada Wolf-pack, athletic director Mike O’ Brien announced last Friday.

UT will travel to Reno, Nev. Sept. 9, 2017 before welcoming Nevada to the Glass Bowl in 2018.

rockets finish fifth at MAC Indoor ChampionshipTrack & field

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Rian Pearson and ‘Juice’ Brown combine to create talented and high-scoring backcourt

VINCeNT D. SCeBBI / ICJunior rian Pearson throws down a slam dunk during a 79-66 rocket victory over McNeese State Saturday. Pearson leads the Mac with 18.3 points per game.

BOB TAYlOR / ICSophomore guard Juice brown cashes in two of his points against McNeese State. He is averaging 13.2 points and 5.8 assists in his second year at the point.

by Nick delwicheSports Reporter

the University of toledo men’s basketball team is build-ing a strong foundation with a pair of talented guards who have made each other better as their careers have progressed.

At the core of this first-place team is their backcourt, the ball handlers that run the offensive and provide the spark that helps drive a team. For toledo, that spark comes from their two guards; junior rian pearson and sophomore Julius “Juice” Brown.

“those two together have been without question a dy-namic duo,” said Ut head coach todd Kowalczyk. “In my opinion they are both all-con-ference guards and I feel really good about the fact that they are going to be here next year.”

the one-two punch of Brown and pearson has blossomed in their time to-gether at toledo.

“We really clicked to-wards the middle-end of last season and following this season,” pearson said. “I know his game, he knows what I like to do and I know what he likes to do so we just seemed to click out on the floor.”

the pair has combined for 756 of the teams 1,646 total points on the season with a combined shooting percentage of 42.9.

When on the court togeth-er, pearson and Brown aver-age over 31 points per game, almost half of the total points (68.6) scored by the rockets per contest.

the other half of the tag team echoed similar sentiments.

“He’s a great player,” Brown said. “He’s one of the hardest working players I’ve ever played with and he makes me better each and every day.”

the individual numbers speak for themselves.

pearson leads the MAC with 18.3 ppg and ranks fourth in

the league in defensive re-bounding, averaging 4.9 per game. pearson has been named MAC West division player of the week five times this season and a total of eight times in his career. He leads Ut in total re-bounds (170), total points (440) and steals (41).

“Every game we play I give it my all,” he said. “I do anything I can to help my teammates win.”

Brown has been equally impressive in his second season at the point.

the former MAC Fresh-man of the Year currently ranks third in the conference in assists per game (5.8) and leads the rockets in total as-sists (139). In total points he is second only to pearson with 316 on the season.

perhaps his most impor-tant stat is minutes. Brown barely leaves the

floor, racking up a team-high 809 minutes and averaging 33.7 per game.

“I think he’s a great play-er and a great point guard,” pearson said. “He works hard and he continues to get better every day.”

Brown was handed the reigns as a freshman and has not disappointed. the experience and knowledge gained from last season has only improved his game.

“It helped me a lot be-cause it showed me that Coach K. had confidence in me and put the ball in my hands from day one,” Brown said. “I know what he expects now and that’s the biggest thing.”

Leadership is key as well. the rockets have only one senior on the roster in Dominique Buckley, and while there is no question

he is a valuable piece to the puzzle, he can’t do it alone.

pearson helps the team ad-just to a lack of seniors by leading through his play on the court.

“He leads by example,” Brown said. “He also leads by holding his teammates ac-countable each and every day.”

their coach knows there’s more than one way to dem-onstrate the correct way to do things as a rocket.

“rian is a guy that doesn’t really enjoy the leadership role verbally, but he brings leadership on how hard he plays,” Kowal-czyk said. “the leaders of next year’s team are going to be Justin Drummond and Juice Brown. those are the guys that need to step up their leadership qualities.”

With the season drawing to a close and a postseason

ban in place, it’s hard not to look ahead to next season. With players like Brown and pearson, the future definitely looks bright.

“I think we will have a good team next year and we’ll be even better,” pear-son said. “We’ve been to-gether for three seasons and we have high expecta-tions for next year and we’re going to shoot for the NCAA tournament.”

Kowalczyk is more than happy to have both of his guards return as well as for the new batch of talent to come in and learn under veterans pearson and Brown.

“We’re going to have seven new players coming in,” Kowalczyk said. “I think it speaks volumes for the future of the program. I like the fact that we’re going to have high expectations, we should.”

by blake bachoSports Reporter

the University of toledo women’s track and field team took fifth place at the 2013 Mid-American Conference Indoor track & Field Cham-pionships at Eastern Michi-gan’s Bowen Field House Fri-day and saturday.

the Midnight Blue and Gold finished with 65 points after the two-day competition.

Kent state — the defending champions — took the title with a total of 175.

sophomore Mackenzie Chojnacky led the way for the rockets and took 10th place in the mile run the second day after winning the 5,000-meter run on Friday with a time of 4:57.83.

Freshman Brooke tullis and senior Kaylin Belair combined for seven points in the mile run, finishing fifth and sixth, respectively. their times placed them sixth and seventh-best on the Ut all-time list.

these three athletes — who

also scored points in the 3,000-meter run — and the rest of newly instated inter-im coach Jiana Jin’s team performed well.

“We did pretty good,” Jin said. “this was rela-tively smaller teams of elite athletes, so any time they win their events it is exceptional.”

All 12 MAC institutions participated in this champi-onship with Eastern Michi-gan placing second, West-ern Michigan taking third and Akron finishing fourth.

this competition was the first since former coach Kevin Hadsell’s public res-ignation. Although the at-mosphere was different for the team, Jin was certain that this did not affect the team’s performance in any negative way.

Last year under Hadsell, toledo finished in second place overall with 87.50 points.

this year they were with-out All-American Emma Kertesz, who left the team amid the scandal to pursue a professional career.

“We were one unit work-ing hard and there were on-ly positive emotions show-ing in the competition,” Jin said. “I am really happy with the whole situation right now. of course we had a difficult time [with Hadsell’s situation}, but that’s out of the door. Ev-eryone is looking forward to the future.”

the rockets have only one more indoor event before they start the outdoor track season at home with the

toledo Collegiate Challenge March 29. Jin said he be-lieves fans will see a much-improved team when they start competing outside.

the interim coach also stressed conditioning as the key to a successful season.

“In the outdoor season we will be a lot better,” Jin said. “We are about a month away and we will do conditioning and work to make our bod-ies strong. the trainers are doing a really good job keeping us healthy.”

other team members that stood out include junior

Jillian sledge, who qualified for the 60-meter hurdle fi-nals and placed eighth with a mark of 8.86. seniors Kiah Douglas, Yuhong Fu and Katie Bollin competed in the triple jump on saturday, where they jumped 39’7”, 39’ 1.25” and 36’ 4.25” respectively.

Douglas finished third and Fu finished fourth over-all, while Bollin placed 12th.

the Ut women will com-pete March 1 and 2 at the Notre Dame Last Chance meet to conclude their in-door schedule.

PHOTO COURTeSY OF UT ATHleTICSSenior kaylin belair competes in a relay event during the Mac indoor championships Saturday at eMU’s bowen field House. She brought home a sixth-place finish in the mile run.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 | The independent Collegian | 7InDePenDenT ColleGIAn STAFF

independent Collegian names editorial leaders for 2013-14

JenDrzeJAKopinion Editor

MAHAneyNews Editor

lInerRocket Life

Editor

SKeBBASports Editor

TAylorDirector of

Photography

GAMBle Editor-in-

Chief

By Angela PelusoStaff Reporter

“One day I woke up and realized this is where I want to be, and I never looked back,” said Danielle Gamble, current news edi-tor and incoming editor-in-chief of The Indepen-dent Collegian.

Gamble started at the IC in the summer of 2011 after 2 ½ years as a music education major. She joined the team as a copy editor and later moved to the news desk following her switch to a double major in commu-nication and music.

Gamble will fully as-sume her new role after spring break with the IC’s March 13 edition.

The rest of the IC’s 2013-14 editorial leader-ship team has also been named.n Lindsay Mahaney, a

freshman majoring in communication, will take the reins from Gamble as news editor.n Jessica Liner, a senior

majoring in communica-tion, will become the assis-tant Rocket Life editor be-fore taking over for cur-rent editor Russell Axon later this semester. Liner

worked for the IC as the opinion editor in 2011.n Benjamin Jendrzejak,

a sophomore linguistics major, will become opin-ion editor.n Jay Skebba, a senior

majoring in communica-tion, will continue as sports editor.n Bob Taylor, a sopho-

more economics major, will continue as director of photography.

Gamble said the up-coming section editors are a talented and dedi-cated group.

“Seeing how fast all the new staff has grown, it’s crazy, and they have only up to go,” she said.

Gamble will take over for outgoing Editor-in-Chief Vincent D. Scebbi, who will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in communication and attend law school. Managing Edi-tor Nate Pentecost will al-so be leaving to take a po-sition as a sports reporter for The Morning Journal in Lorain, Ohio.

Gamble said her goal for next year will be “momen-tum.” While a few small changes may occur, she said a student-focused yet profes-sional newspaper is the goal.

“I just hope that every-body holds us to as high a standard as we are holding ourselves,” Gamble said. “I love this newspaper and I love this school.”

her religious views do not allow for that.

Despite that, she said that she does not find the hijab oppressive towards women.

“I don’t think women that wear the hijab are oppressed because it’s a choice. There are many women that choose not to wear the hi-jab, that is their own choice,” she said. “Like, ev-eryone has their own per-

spective on modesty.” Though both Hamdah

and Ashiru personally made the decision to begin wear-ing a hijab, there are some Islamic families that don’t let their children choose.

“Obviously, my story isn’t the story that is representative of all Muslim girls around the world, but I personally felt happy,” Hamdah said.

She also mentioned that oppression can be dependent on the location of the family.

“In America, you’re not

exposed to just Muslims, you’re exposed to different kinds of faiths, and things like that,” Hamdah said. “I think, maybe overseas, you see the religion more, so you might be more encouraged to prac-tice it. I feel like some Mus-lims in America might feel deterred, or they might feel scared to express their faith.

“So, I feel like that might be the only difference, but I never felt that way,” she said. “I always felt pretty confi-dent in my belief.”

But Andrew Jorgensen, associate professor of chemistry, said the suggest-ed cuts to unfunded faculty research will alter the uni-versity “from the top in a way that would be very hard to recover from.”

“We’re making a dra-matic change over a short period of time, and frank-ly, it’s informed and di-rected by leadership that doesn’t have the experi-ence of leading the aca-demic mission of a ma-jor uni-versity, as respected as those individu-als may be,” he said.

Koester defended asking professors to focus on teaching rather than research, saying it would “go a long way in helping control some costs.”

“We’re not saying that you shouldn’t be doing re-search; we’re looking to see if we can improve that efficiency,” he said. “You professors are our best teachers and to some de-gree, are we keeping our best teachers out of the classroom?”

“Doing research doesn’t mean we aren’t teaching,” replied Patty Relue, asso-ciate professor of bio-en-gineering. “Doing research is a different kind of teaching because you’re usually working with graduate students.”

Amy Thompson, associ-ate professor of health ed-ucation, said students will be further hurt by recent changes to student servic-es. She cited the elimina-tion of director positions for the Sexual Assault Ed-ucation and Prevention Program and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Prevention Program, as well as an increased em-

phasis on peer education.“People are saying,

‘Well, we can provide that with peer education,’” she said. “Really? We’re going to have a student take an-other student to get a rape kit? Or really, we’re going to have another student go and do alcohol education and it be effective?”

In a January interview, former Dean of Students Michele Martinez said the goal for the new SAEPP is to have at least one em-ployee from every college volunteer to become trained “first responders.”

Those with more profes-sional training who can lead vic-tims through recovery and legal processes

will be employees of the Counseling Center.

Koester said that be-cause of budget con-straints, the university is facing limited options.

“We want to do every-thing,” he said. “I would love to do everything, but we are limited to the re-sources we have, and we have to work with the re-sources we have to try to provide the services that we want.”

When Koester asked the senate to tell him if they felt the adminis-tration had mis-spent any money, Associate Professor Sharon Barnes of the wom-en and gender studies depart-ment questioned Provost Scott Scarborough’s salary and bonus.

Scarborough’s salary, which the board approved

on Sept. 17, is $389,000, not counting scheduled bonuses. The provost re-ceived a $100,000 bonus in December, and is set to collect two additional bo-nuses of $75,000 in June 2015 and June 2017.

Koester said the board does not “exercise direct authority” over President Lloyd Jacobs’ hiring choices.

“My guess is he believed that this is what he needed to pay to the provost that would be competitive with what he saw in the market place,” Koester said.

Applause broke out after some faculty comments, in-cluding when Thompson questioned several adminis-trative decisions and spend-ing choices. “Why are we being forced to teach more and do the work when people are getting bo-nuses and getting raises that we don’t have?” she asked. “I don’t mind taking one for the team; I don’t mind teaching more if I have to. But let’s all take the load, not just the faculty.”

Koester said the plans are meant to avoid layoffs, citing Bowling Green State University’s plan to cut about 100 faculty posi-tions this year.

Koester said the university is “maxed out” on the amount of tuition it can charge students, and the board is being pushed by the state to increase workloads.

“From the top down, we’re seeing pressure that we think

we have to address,” he said. “We don’t think we can con-tinue to raise fees to cover additional costs.”

“If we can fix the prob-lem now,

we can maybe later save ourselves from some gov-ernment bureaucrat com-ing in and forcing changes on us,” he said.

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“We’re not saying that you shouldn’t be do-ing research; we’re looking to see if we can improve that efficiency.”

WIllIAM KoeSTerUT Board of Trustees Chair

“I don’t mind taking one for the team; I don’t mind teaching more if I have to. But let’s all take the load, not just the faculty.”

AMy THoMPSonAssociate professor,

health education

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people get a lot more en-ergy, and people get a lot more excited. And a lot of work gets done if they’re allowed to be creative.”

Malone, a seasoned mu-sician, was surprised by the final tone of the film.

“to tell you the truth, i had a completely different idea,” he said. “When i started this, i thought this is going to be a story about the frustration of people’s lives. Not at all.”

each artist in the film has touched the music scene in different ways — White and Stewart have both won toledo’s favor-ite Singer/Songwriter multiple times; Barille has performed with popular bands, including foreign-er and Jethro tull; and May was the inspiration

for crystal Bowersox’s song “Grey Haired rock Star.” However, the film also shows them in tough and emotional spots.

in a poignant clip from the trailer, Barille remembers, “My daugh-ter was probably 25 min-utes old, and i sat in the hospital room and played guitar for her. that was probably the biggest show i ever did.”

Hamilton said the f i lm is really about the musicians “f inding their own voice.”

Malone said capturing the city’s local scene was also important.

“toledo is really a lot livelier than these other cities. … [it’s] a pretty ac-tive city,” he said.

“[the musicians] all ended up in the same place coming from diver-sified backgrounds.”

Despite being toledo-based, Hamilton believes the documentary can find audiences around the country.

“it kind of translates to people playing all over,” he said.

Malone agrees, sum-ming up the relatable plight of the film’s musicians.

“Stars or not, they’re doing what they love.”

“it’s a fun activity. it gets [students] in the mood for spring break but keeps them aware of what’s going on and to be safe,” he said.

Stone said the event will run shorter than in previ-ous years, but will also be open to more students.

“We’ve reached out more to the Ut commu-nity, rather than just our 160 students,” fedor said.

Stone believes the most important part is for stu-dents traveling to other areas to be familiar with the local laws.

“if anything, the famil-iarity with the laws of oth-er areas, to me that’s the most important part,” she said. “if you’re going away, i really hope that you lis-ten to [officer Goldberg].”

fedor said the party is a fun way to cover basic tips for the students.

“it lets them know that you can have fun, just use some common sense,” he said.

Russell Axon contributed to this story.

If you goWhat: “Playing Nightly,”

new documentary by UT alums Jason Hamilton and Mike Malone

Where: Maumee TheaterWhen: Tuesday, March

5, 7:15 and 8:45 p.m.Cost: A $5 donation

fee is suggested but not required

Check out the trailer on-line at tinyurl.com/playnite

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