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Missing the mark

Missing the mark

Editorial
April 6, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Opinion

After the announcement made by University of Toledo President Sharon Gaber regarding the results of the investigation into an off-campus incident that occurred Jan. 24, The Blade published an editorial criticizing her choice of sanctions for the students who violated the Student Code of Conduct. They... Read more »

Love it or leave it: becoming an expat

Love it or leave it: becoming an expat

Kyle Novak, IC Columnist
April 6, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion

A few months ago I wrote a piece for the IC critical of U.S. foreign policy. Not surprisingly, the first comment on the column was a bit of advice suggesting that I either embrace the government’s actions or move to another country. As many of us are aware, the “love it or leave it” bromide is... Read more »

Trump planting seeds of an all-against-all civil war

Ricardo Oscar Martinez, UT Alumnus
April 6, 2016
Filed under Letters, Opinion

Dear Mr. Abayateye, As a UT alumnus, I want to thank you for your article, “Don’t spread hate, spread love”: you did hit the mark about what Trump’s message is all about. So I want to make a few more points about it. Trump is not acting alone; there are foreign interests, related to re-emerging... Read more »

Provost a ‘Hsu in’

Provost a ‘Hsu in’

Editorial Board
March 30, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion

The provost is critical in shaping the future of any university — they are traditionally second in command. And with so many vacancies in President Sharon Gaber’s leadership cabinet, the provost role has become even more crucial to the stability of the University of Toledo. With the stakes so high,... Read more »

Adopt, don’t shop, for pets

Adopt, don’t shop, for pets

Alexis Nieszcur, IC Columnist
March 30, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion

If you’re like me, you have to look away, mute or change the channel every time one of those heart-wrenching animal shelter commercials comes on TV. The animal’s sad eyes and the depressing background music make the perfect recipe for a guilty heart. People always go crazy when they see a puppy... Read more »

Language is what u make it

Language is what u make it

Joe Heidenescher, IC News Editor
March 30, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion

Hi, my name is Joe. And even tho I have a bachelor’s degree in English, I speak and write in text language. Here is why I think it’s OK: Language changes, it always has and it always will. And unlike French, English has no governing body that tells us what is and is not proper English. In fact,... Read more »

What is UT doing to help you graduate on time?

What is UT doing to help you graduate on time?

Editorial Board
March 23, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Opinion, Uncategorized

Not only are we the editorial staff of the University of Toledo newspaper, we are also students here. And when we discovered how awful our on-time graduation rate is, we felt a little disappointed, but we weren’t totally surprised. A quick poll around our office showed the same trend. We could all... Read more »

Technology is taking over our lives

Technology is taking over our lives

Samar Ayoub, IC Columnist
March 22, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion

“Man, this is heavy,” Marty McFly stated as he strolled into his hometown thirty years into the future – 2015. It’s hard to imagine the possibilities of the future even ten years down the road, let alone thirty. In the futuristic Hill Valley of movie “Back to the Future Part II,” flying cars... Read more »

Don’t spread hate, spread love

Don’t spread hate, spread love

Philemon Abayateye, IC Columnist
March 22, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion

Every candidate in the current presidential campaign is free to express their views. However, being presidential candidates, their words and expressions can influence many people and bring up many issues and topics. Like any other election season, this year’s presidential candidates have introduced... Read more »

Election fever

Election fever

Editorial board
March 16, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Opinion

Election fever has struck the country. The 2016 presidential primaries and caucuses beat on as the candidates frantically and sometimes humorously race to gain their party’s nomination. Every factor will influence how the election shapes up, including the broad and significant influence of social... Read more »

The filmmaking “bug” in UT students produce films with diverse perspectives

The filmmaking “bug” in UT students produce films with diverse perspectives

Evan Sennett, IC columnist and cartoonist
March 16, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion

I have a bug inside of me that will never go away. It is a virus without a cure: the constant urge to create moving images. Films. Perhaps you have that bug too. I know that there are at least a handful of other UT students who work countless hours, tirelessly staring at a computer screens or film viewers... Read more »

The skills of a Ph.D. are not limited to a single, specific field

The skills of a Ph.D. are not limited to a single, specific field

Maisha Rashid, Opinion Editor
March 16, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion

As a Ph.D. student, I’ve been looking at the myriads of non-academic and non-traditional positions that are there for us now. Lately, the traditional career track of Ph.D. students is changing. It was interesting to discover how the recipient of the Ph.D., someone who has been traditionally defined... Read more »