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Under construction: University of Toledo plans to replace Stadium Drive bridge

Under construction: University of Toledo plans to replace Stadium Drive bridge

Lauren Gilbert, Copy Editor
March 2, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories

The re-construction of the University of Toledo bridge on Stadium Drive will cause road closures beginning Monday, Mar. 7 and lasting through the summer until Friday, Aug. 12. Right now, a portion of Lot 10 is being utilized as a staging area for the project, according to Jason Toth, associate vice p... Read more »

Photo Finish

Photo Finish

Colleen Anderson, Jessica Harker, and Lauren Gilbert
February 24, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories

The search for the new University of Toledo provost is drawing to a close after all four candidates have visited and presented their ideas to the UT community. Each candidate had different focuses and issues, all based on their evaluations of the UT community. A search committee will review all the community... Read more »

New organization supports minority journalists

Carl Macaulay, Staff reporter
February 24, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories

A University of Toledo chapter of the National Association for Black Journalists was created last semester to educate and empower minority professionals in the media. “Some people need guidance, everyone isn’t a go-getter, so they need an organization that can culture them and nourish them so... Read more »

Saturday Morning Science returns to the University of Toledo

Morgan Kovacs, Staff Writer
February 24, 2016
Filed under News

The chemistry department began its annual event, Saturday Morning Science, at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 20 on the University of Toledo’s Main Campus. This is the 11th year of Saturday Morning Science, which hosts guest speakers from around the country. Each speaker for this program devotes an hour or two of... Read more »

University of Toledo Board of Trustees approves 2% housing hike in residence hall for fall 2016

Amanda Pitrof, Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2016
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Students could end up paying up to $185.08 more per year for housing at the University of Toledo starting next academic year. The Board of Trustees approved the 2 percent increase at a Feb. 15 meeting. One of the goals of the room-rate change is to cover increases in operating expenses, according... Read more »

University president announces 2016 budget plan

Callie Staton, Staff Writer
February 24, 2016
Filed under News

In hopes of stabilizing the university’s budget for this upcoming fiscal year, and in response to last fall’s decline in student enrollment, University of Toledo President Sharon Gaber announced in her Feb. 17 campus-wide letter the various ways she intends to solve campus-wide concerns. Though... Read more »

Man found guilty of University of Toledo student murder dies in custody

IC staff
February 24, 2016
Filed under News

For the link to the 2010 coverage of the murder click here. A man convicted of murdering a University of Toledo student in 2010 died after a hanging incident in his prison cell Wednesday, Feb. 17. Lawrence James, 30, was pronounced dead while in custody at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center Wednesday night,... Read more »

Toledo police department drop charges in student assault case

Toledo police department drop charges in student assault case

Colleen Anderson, Managing Editor
February 17, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories

For the link to our original story covering the student assault click here. Several students have been charged with Student Code of Conduct violations following an off-campus student assault, according to a Feb. 1 University of Toledo press release. The Toledo Police have chosen not to press charges. ... Read more »

Administrators handle diversity on campus

Administrators handle diversity on campus

Amanda Pitrof, Editor-in-chief
February 17, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories

With the social and political climate of the country, universities have been tasked with handling racism from both internal and external sources over the past year, with some schools rising to the occasion while others become cautionary tales. The assault case Jan. 23, 2016, between a UT student and... Read more »

Enrollment and retention raise for 2016 spring semester

Enrollment and retention raise for 2016 spring semester

Colleen Anderson, Managing Editor
February 17, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories

To read about the enrollment and retention rates of the previous fall semester click here. As the University of Toledo continues to develop its enrollment strategy, undergraduate enrollment numbers increased for the first time since 2010 while retention also rose and graduate enrollment continued to decline.... Read more »

Four finalists left in University of Toledo’s search for a new provost

Joe Heidenescher, Community Editor
February 10, 2016
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The University of Toledo announced on Feb. 3 that the search for a new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs has been narrowed down to a final four candidates. The position is currently filled in an interim capacity by John Barrett. The former provost, Scott Scarborough, left to... Read more »

Let’s talk about vaginas

Emily Schnipke, Associate Community Editor
February 10, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories

February is known for Valentine’s Day, where people across the globe proclaim their love with flowers and chocolate. Even before the Feb. 14, there is another V-Day that many celebrate — it’s a day dedicated to vaginas. V-Day is a “global activist movement” to end violence against women... Read more »