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Sami: The events that shaped me

Shagufta Sami, IC Columnist
December 9, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion

“Fifty-one kilograms. One hundred and twelve pounds.” It’s all I took with me to the U.S. two years ago. It seems like just the other day when I wrote my first column for The Independent Collegian. And now that I am graduating, it sure has been a long journey. It is inevitable that life, le... Read more »

Sennett: Alternative holiday movies

Evan Sennett, IC Columnist
December 9, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion

Every Christmas, the television airwaves are filled with trash. The occasional Christmas film is appreciated, but this superficial theme can only go so far. While Hallmark or Lifetime tries to cram hundreds of Christmas-themed “movies” down our throats every year, we become more and more desensitized. I... Read more »

Editorial: Overcoming fear

The IC Editorial Board
December 2, 2015
Filed under Editorials, Opinion

The world has been in shock and fear since the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. This fear is deeply justified — nobody should have to worry about being a victim of a terror attack when shopping at the grocery store. But the simple answer is not to blame refugees, because nobody should have to... Read more »

Latz: Through the eyes of others

Latz: Through the eyes of others

Olivia Latz, IC Columnist
December 2, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion

Just the other day I was on Buzzfeed, and an article intrigued me. The article, “Ask A Jihadi: An ISIS Fighter’s Blog About Life In Syria,” is about a blogger who answers questions about current events in Syria and about ISIS. Israfil Yilmaz, also known on the Internet as, “Chechclear,”... Read more »

Sennett: ‘The Laramie Project,’ they told it ‘correct’

Evan Sennett, IC Columnist
December 2, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion

It was the kind of town where everyone knew everyone, except for perhaps themselves. The stage was never motionless and the audience was in a constant state of hypnosis during the opening night of The University of Toledo’s production of “The Laramie Project.” The second play in the Department... Read more »

Editorial: Don’t be quick to place blame

IC Editorial Board
November 18, 2015
Filed under Editorials, Opinion

Finger pointing always seems to happen in the wake of a tragedy. After the Paris terror attacks on Friday, accusations have been flying thick and fast from all sides, assigning blame to one party or another. The horror and sorrow of tragedy has always been a catalyst for discussion, for better or... Read more »

Boggs: Missouri, a catalyst for change

Keith Boggs, Sports reporter
November 18, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion

I like the University of Toledo. I want to make that clear before anything I say can be misconstrued. I appreciate the fact that certain things that happen on other campuses don't happen here. But with what's going on at the University of Missouri, we should be having similar discussions about... Read more »

Abayateye: It’s time to ban the box

Philemon Abayateye, IC Columnist
November 18, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion

We all know a person or two who has had some kind of criminal past. For the majority, their criminal record has been an albatross hindering true integration into society and to enjoying the benefits of citizenship — sometimes after years and decades of demonstrating genuine rehabilitation and responsible... Read more »

Sennett: ‘The Producers’ came to Toledo

Evan Sennett, IC Columnist
November 18, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion

Mel Brooks’s “The Producers” is shocking, outrageous, insulting — and I love every minute of it. Filled with racial satire, sexual stereotypes and above all, Nazi parody, “The Producers” is the story of two unlikely New York schmucks who try to produce the worst play of all time. The trouble... Read more »

Letter: Let’s raise the smoking age to 21

Brittney Thames
November 18, 2015
Filed under Letters, Opinion

The fact that the percent of adult smokers who begin smoking around age 18 is close to 90 percent should raise some policymakers’ eyebrows. Also taken into consideration is the average cessation age for those who start smoking at a young age is 33 years for males and 37 years for females. That means... Read more »

Editorial: Short-term hardship, long-term reward

IC Editorial Board
November 11, 2015
Filed under Editorials, Opinion

In times of deficit, the natural and most logical thing to do is stop spending more money — a concept much easier said than done. Still, that’s exactly what the University of Toledo is aiming to do. UT announced on Oct. 30 that it is going to put a freeze on hiring new faculty, staff and administrators... Read more »

Foley: We are all electrons in a circuit

Matthew Foley, IC Columnist
November 11, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion

It’s an odd comparison to make, but I feel stuck in electron form here at the University of Toledo. As much as I enjoy being here, studying what I am, I can’t help but feel like I am being rushed along a path and drained of all my energy along the way. I really do feel like an electron most days... Read more »

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