Alumni continue green efforts
Emily Schnipke, Community Editor
April 13, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories
Going green for some people means something as simple as bringing reusable bags into Kroger for groceries or sorting their plastics and their metal cans into the right bins. For University of Toledo alumni and Green Fund founders Tony Bova and Jeff Beegle, working to help our planet keep on... Read more »
UTMC CEO resigns
Morgan Kovacs, Staff Reporter
April 13, 2016
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The University of Toledo Medical Center needs a new CEO. Executive VP and UTMC CEO, Dave Morlock, announced his resignation on April 5 from his position after holding the job since fall 2013. Morlock’s resignation is effective as of June 1. “Dave has helped make sure that our hospital... Read more »
Kowalczyk loses three to transfers
Jenna Nance, Associate Sports Editor
April 13, 2016
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
The University of Toledo men’s basketball team will lose three familiar faces before the start of the 2016-17 season. Freshmen Nick Rogers and Chandler White, and sophomore Stuckey Mosley, have all decided to transfer at the end of the school year. “They’re just really good guys from great families,... Read more »
Pershing rifles group wins their fourth national title
Sarah Hochadel, Staff Reporer
April 6, 2016
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Over spring break some students went on vacation, some visited family and some just spent time relaxing. For UT’s Pershing Rifles troop, it was the most important week of the year. Troop L-1 brought home the gold by placing first overall at the 2016 National Conference from April 10-12... Read more »
Gaber speaks on Diversity Month
Sarah Hochadel, Staff Reporter
April 6, 2016
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At noon on Monday April 4, University of Toledo President Sharon Gaber gave a speech about diversity in the Student Union Ingman room to launch the start of what UT is calling Diversity Month. “It’s central to our mission to ensure that every student has an opportunity to thrive, regardless... Read more »
I Wear What I Want
Emily Schnipke, Community Editor
March 30, 2016
Filed under Community, Fashion, Top Stories
Growing up, I knew I was fatter than my friends. It wasn’t something that just suddenly happened. And it wasn’t something that I did. I was just as active as my elementary classmates, playing kickball on the playground and racing around the soccer field to tag my friends. Being fat was something... Read more »
UT students strut their stuff
Amber Thomas, Staff Reporter
March 30, 2016
Filed under Community, Fashion, Top Stories
Roll out the red carpet and put on your fancy pants. Cameras flashed as UT students showed off the latest fashions during the 47th-annual Black Student Union fashion show on March 24 in the Student Union Auditorium. “The BSU Fashion Show is an annual scholarship fashion show that’s held every... Read more »
Loss in overtime ends UT women’s basketball season
Jenna Nance, Associate Sports Editor
March 16, 2016
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – After securing a first-round bye to Quicken Loans Arena in the 2016 Women’s Mid-American Conference Tournament, the No. 4-seeded Rockets were defeated in a quarterfinal battle with the No. 5-seeded Akron. The final score was 73-71 in overtime. Following the loss, UT did not make... Read more »
Rockets let Western slip between cracks
Marcus Dodson, Sports Editor
March 2, 2016
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Turnovers and foul trouble plagued the Toledo men’s basketball team in its 70-64 road loss at Western Michigan on the Broncos’ senior night. The Rockets committed a season-high 23 turnovers in the six-point loss. With the loss, Friday’s matchup at home against... Read more »
Under Construction: Arlington Avenue to be repaired by June
Amanda Pitrof, Editor-In-Chief
March 2, 2016
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The Arlington Avenue construction by the University of Toledo Health Science Campus, which started about two weeks ago, is scheduled to continue until late June of this year. This is part of a city of Toledo street project, which they hired contractor, Crestline Paving & Excavating Co. Inc. to work o... Read more »
Under construction: University of Toledo plans to replace Stadium Drive bridge
Lauren Gilbert, Copy Editor
March 2, 2016
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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
Colleen Anderson, Jessica Harker, and Lauren Gilbert
February 24, 2016
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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 »