By: Julie Gollihue

According to the Ohio Attorney General’s office, the number of concealed handgun license carriers in Ohio increased to a record high of 178,240 in 2009. The number of new concealed handgun licenses has not surpassed the number in 2004 until now, acc...

By: Vincent D. Scebbi

RecycleMania, blackout contests and projects at the Scott Park Campus of Energy and Innovation are not the only “green” initiatives at the University of Toledo. UT is also partnering with a Sylvania company called Affinity Information Manageme...

By: Joe Griffith

With spring break only days away at the University of Toledo, many students are packing their bags for a week at the beach in sunny Mexico; however, last week the U.S. Department of State reissued a Travel Alert to update security information for U.S. ci...

By: Randiah Green

The Carlson Library on Main Campus and Mulford Library on the Health Science Campus are being renovated to feature “ultra quiet spaces” for students to study, more information commons space, group study rooms and the transition of journals fro...

By: Randiah Green

The Strategic Planning Committee is in the process of restructuring the “Directions 2007” strategic plan for UT to improve several areas of focus and calling it “Directions 2010.” “Directions 2010 is the recalibration of the strategic plan that was writt...

By: Oreanna Carthorn

Students who participated in the American Cancer Society’s 2010 Relay for Life raised $10,433 to help fight against the spread of cancer. The 471 participants in this year’s relay formed 36 teams who were asked to raise at least $500. Their go...

By: Julie Gollihue

With the constant emergence of new technology, some experts in the communication field feel Twitter, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are the future of media coverage. According to Paul Hem, web editor and system analyst for the Toledo Blade, newspapers are no...

By: Vincent D. Scebbi

The Ohio Huntington Business Loan Program was formed in May 2009 to help retain and create jobs for small businesses, and has recently benefited the University of Toledo spin-off company Xunlight Corporation. Huntington National Bank CEO Steve Steinour s...

By: Randiah Green

Construction projects on the Health Science Campus costing a total of $35.5 million include a new College of Pharmacy building that will be open to students for the Fall 2010 semester. “That’s what we are promising,” said Vice President ...

By: Julie Gollihue

The city of Toledo was recently ranked as the 15th most miserable city in the nation for 2010 by Forbes magazine. The magazine ranked the cities based on a wide range of criteria including weather, commute times, unemployment and crime rates in their thir...

By: Hasan Dudar

Nearly 200 people gathered Wednesday in Nitschke Auditorium at the University of Toledo’s College of Engineering to hear Toledo Mayor Mike Bell give his first State of the City address. Bell, who ran as an Independent candidate in Toledo’s 200...

By: Joe Griffith

On Monday afternoon, roughly 45 music, theatre and film students from the Center for Performing Arts collectively left their classes and made the 15 minute walk to the Driscoll Alumni Center. With four cameras rolling and microphones in hand, the students...

By: Khyara Harris

Roughly nine years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the debate continues within the United States on how terror suspects should be tried for their crimes. Experts on the issue discussed the controversy revolvin...

By: Julie Gollihue

With the approach of the 2010 United States Census, many students at UT recognize the importance of an accurate national headcount to ensure adequate funding is provided to the UT as well as the Toledo community. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the ...

By: Vincent D. Scebbi

The 4,600 University of Toledo students who receive health insurance provided by UT will be able to choose from among three different plans for the upcoming academic year. According to Patricia Metting, the vice provost for student affairs on the Health S...

By: Vincent D. Scebbi

People are often identified by race and although the prevention of terrorist attacks has become an important issue in the United States, racial profiling can be used as a way to stereotype, according to FBI Special Agent Shannon Coats. Coats along with tw...

By: Oreanna Carthorn

The Asian Studies Institute and University Studies Abroad Consortium are offering students at the University of Toledo the opportunity to study abroad in China during the summer semesters. The Confucius Institute will provide travel funds and scholarships...

By: Julie Gollihue

The University of Toledo has extended its HIV testing services to Main Campus to make it convenient for any student wanting to get tested for the disease to do so in a confidential and supportive setting. HIV testing will be offered the first Monday of ea...

By: Jason Mack

The University of Toledo football team hit the lanes for “Bowling for Haiti” yesterday to raise money for the Pierre Garcon Helping Hands Foundation. According to head coach Tim Beckman, the Rockets raised just under $3,000 in the event held a...

By: Randiah Green

The University of Toledo has proposed a new budget-driven furlough plan that will include all eligible employees and will save UT around $1 million a day if the plan is implemented. Unlike UT’s previous plan, which was supposed to be utilized over winter...