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Rocking the Arena

Emily Schnipke, Associate Community Editor
March 23, 2016
Filed under Community

Ten hours of music. Eight bands. Over 5,000 fans. Savage Arena was alive once again with the sounds of guitar solos, cymbal crashes and passionate singing. Last Saturday’s Rock the Arena Concert left an impressionable mark as the first of many to come in the new Savage Live Concert Series. The new... Read more »

Habitat for Humanity

Emily Schnipke, Associate Community Editor
March 16, 2016
Filed under Community

Spring Break — it’s what every student looks forward to from the moment the spring semester begins. Just three more papers until relaxing on a beach in Daytona. Just two exams until hitting the slopes in Colorado. Just one more class until sleeping in for a week. One group of students, however,... Read more »

BIGGEST day of service comes to UT

Amber Thomas, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2016
Filed under Community

Each spring, students at the University of Toledo take one day out of their busy schedules to spend time in the community. This year on March 19, volunteers will take part in one of the BIGGEST events on campus. “The BIG Event is the largest one-day service event that takes place at the University... Read more »

Eating and greeting

Sydney Brasic, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2016
Filed under Community

“These people are terrorists, they’re going to come into our community and infiltrate our communities.” These are the comments many Muslim-Americans encounter every day, according to Hedyeh Elahinia, a first-year biology major and member of the UT Muslim Student Association. “There’s... Read more »

Man Leggings

Joe Heidenescher, Community Editor
March 2, 2016
Filed under Community, Fashion

Attention all dudes: leggings aren’t just for women, and wearing them isn’t going to magically erase your precious masculinity. I never realized how truly comfortable and freeing a simple pair of legging pants could feel until I decided to wear them for an entire week. The first time I ever... Read more »

Rally aimed to destigmatize addiction

Rally aimed to destigmatize addiction

Amber Thomas, Staff Reporter
February 24, 2016
Filed under Community

  In the Toledo area, approximately 10,000 people are addicted to heroin and other opioids, according to Team Recovery 419. To combat these numbers and raise awareness about the issue, Team Recovery 419 hosted their annual Ohio vs. Heroin Rally on Sunday, Feb. 21. Matt Bell helped found... Read more »

Taking CHAARG

Emily Schnipke, Associate Community Editor
February 24, 2016
Filed under Community

  It’s not just a group, it’s a lifestyle. It’s not just working out, it’s taking CHAARG. Meet CHAARG, a motivated group of women maintaining fitness and friendships through pumped-up weekly exercise. CHAARG stands for Changing Health, Attitudes and Actions to Recreate Girls. The... Read more »

Fighting for Flint

Fighting for Flint

Joe Heidenescher, Community Editor
February 24, 2016
Filed under Community

In response to the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Mich., University of Toledo students are organizing material and political support. For the past two Saturdays, Jocelyn Watkins and other local organizers braved the frigid temperatures and traveled to Flint to deliver gallons of water and baby supplies... Read more »

Gamers roll the dice

Lauren Gilbert, Copy Editor
February 16, 2016
Filed under Community

Choose your character and jump in the game this weekend at the 31st edition of BASHCon, the University of Toledo’s annual hobby gaming convention. Spread across the entire Student Union, BASHCon aims to celebrate traditional and modern games such as role-playing games, board games, card games and... Read more »

UT students left with No Exit

Amber Thomas, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2016
Filed under Community

Three souls dammed to hell without escape — intense drama will unfold on stage as the University of Toledo Department of Theatre and Film perform Jean-Paul Sartre’s play “No Exit.” In the play, the characters Garcin, Inez and Estelle are taken to hell by a Valet and placed in the same room where they are mutually trapped to spend eternity. During this span of time,... Read more »

Heisman-winning quarterback comes to UT

Amber Thomas, Staff Reporter
February 10, 2016
Filed under Community

Tim Tebow — two-time college football national champion, first round NFL draft pick and Heisman trophy winner, will be speaking at Savage Arena on Feb. 17. The event is sponsored by Toledo Christian Schools, and Mike Bartley, Director of Development at TCS, said Tebow was chosen to speak because... Read more »

Knock at the back door

Joe Heidenescher, Community Editor
February 10, 2016
Filed under Community

It’s Valentine’s Day, and you and your significant other planned something special. You go out to dinner, watch a movie, share gifts of chocolate and flowers, but the real treat comes when you get under the sheets. You may want to try something new, and one of you might even suggest “the back door.”... Read more »

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