Science Seminar Connects Students to Industry Jobs
Joe Heidenescher, Associate Community Editor
October 21, 2014
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Graduate students in the department of biological sciences have begun organizing a series of seminars intended to prep graduates for jobs in research. “Because of the changing environment in the sciences, jobs in academia are becoming less and less available,” said Ashtyn Zinn, a third-year Ph.D.... Read more »
Halloween Ball celebrates the autumn season
Abigail Sullivan, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2014
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Strap on your dancing shoes and brush up on your foxtrot, because The University of Toledo’s Ballroom Dance Society’s (UTBDS) first-ever Halloween Ball will be held Oct.18. UTBDS gives students and members of the community who want to dance the opportunity to do so. Sean Coyle, a fourth-year majoring... Read more »
Are we like-able?: students discuss the impact of digital socialization
Joe Heidenescher, Associate Community Editor
October 14, 2014
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Walk into any classroom at the University of Toledo and you will find people interacting with their cell phone screens more than with each other. According to third-year psychology major, Elsie Almodovar, face-to-face interaction between people has declined since the creation of social media. She said... Read more »
Annual zombie attack comes to UT’s campus
Josie Schreiber and Abigail Sullivan
October 8, 2014
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Prepare yourselves — zombies will plague the University of Toledo campus soon after you return from fall break. The annual Humans vs. Zombies event will take place on Oct. 16 beginning at 8 a.m. and will last until Oct. 24. “Humans vs. Zombies, or oUTbreak as we like to call it, is basically... Read more »
Fighting for philanthropy
George Wechter and Emily Johnson
October 8, 2014
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Students can fight gladiators from 4-8 p.m. Oct. 16 in the University of Toledo Recreation Center. Campus Activities and Programming will host the Toledo Gladiators event as a way to raise money for different Greek philanthropies. “The more people that are involved, the higher money will be for... Read more »
UT’s Rec center offers students a new fitness class this semester
Abigail Sullivan, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2014
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Weightlifting, pushups and sit-ups are all included in the new fitness class, Rocket Fit. Rocket Fit was introduced to students and faculty members at the beginning of the semester as a rendition of Crossfit. “Crossfit is a high intensity interval training, it helps you burn more calories in... Read more »
Renowned Pianist to kick off 8th annual piano series
Josie Schreiber, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2014
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Pianists from as far away as Greece will be traveling to the University of Toledo between October and March for the eighth annual Dorothy Mackenzie Price piano series at the Center for Performing Arts recital hall. Each pianist will present a master class one day and a recital the day after. Both... Read more »
Wall to commemorate the liberation of East Germany
Trevor Stearns, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2014
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Students are writing chalk messages on a 32-foot long and 8-foot tall student-created version of the Berlin Wall outside of the Student Union. The Berlin Wall was a 65-mile long and 11-foot tall wall that was constructed by Eastern Germany in 1961 as an attempt to keep westerners from entering and... Read more »
Keep on wheelin’: UT students bond over unicycles
Joe Heidenescher, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2014
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Whether you see them, pass them by or join them, the unicycle group that meets outside of Carlson Library has been gaining students’ attention. Although they are not an official campus organization, they have been regularly meeting and growing in numbers, said Brad McQuistion, co-founder of the... Read more »
Students walk to find a cure for ALS
Joe Heidenescher, Staff Reporter
September 24, 2014
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University of Toledo students are being called upon to do more than just dump ice cold water on their heads. They are being called to actively participate in the Walk to Defeat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on Oct. 5 at UT. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a neurodegenerative... Read more »
Overcoming hardships: how a single mother at the University of Toledo discovered her vocation to help others
Samantha Rhodes, Managing Editor
September 24, 2014
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She’s 27 years old with one bachelor’s degree under her belt, a master’s degree in the works and a story that never sought to be told, but deserves to be. What makes Anna Neller different from the other 20,625 students enrolled at the University of Toledo this semester? For one, she’s a nontraditional... Read more »
Transforming local landforms into works of art
Joe Heidenescher, Staff Reporter
September 16, 2014
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“Some might think that displays of art deviate from what conventionally belongs in an academic library, but its presence can be culturally enriching and prompts visual investigation that goes beyond books and computer screens,” said Hannah Lehmann, Library Assistant at the University of Toledo’s... Read more »
