Our ideas for the University of Toledo’s New Year’s resolutions
Editorial Board
January 13, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
With New Year’s over a week behind us, most people have already begun working on their New Year’s resolution (or breaking them). While personal resolutions are helpful in their own way, we think that the University of Toledo should set a few New Year’s resolutions of their own. Some of these resolutions... Read more »
NASA gives the University of Toledo grant for new education programs
Riley Sproul, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2015
Filed under News, Top Stories
After receiving funding from NASA, UT is leading several campuses in an initiative to change the teaching standard for sciences, On Tuesday October 27th, University of Toledo President Sharon Gaber announced the successful funding of a $10 million project by NASA. UT will receive roughly $2.5 million... Read more »
Title IX report is in
Colleen Anderson, Co-News Editor
April 15, 2015
Filed under News, Top Stories
University of Toledo Title IX Assessment Report From the creation of a new position to a website revamp, students can expect to see big changes following a review of the university’s sexual assault policies. The University of Toledo is taking steps to improve their prevention and handling of ... Read more »
Indian cultural festival will come to Toledo area on April 15 with bright bursts of color
Torrie Jadlocki, Staff Reporter
April 8, 2015
Filed under News, Top Stories
The University of Toledo will experience a burst of color as campus groups host an event in celebration of the Indian festival of Holi. The event, modeled off the festival that has Hindu roots and features the throwing of colored powder, will be held April 15 from 3-5 p.m. at the field next to the... Read more »
Men walk a mile in heels for survivors of domestic violence
Samantha Rhodes, Managing Editor
April 8, 2015
Filed under News, Top Stories
Any woman who’s worn high heels is familiar with the pain that often accompanies this fashionable shoe style, and soon University of Toledo men will experience this same sensation — except they’ll be walking a mile. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an annual event put on by the Panhellenic Council... Read more »
Puppets come to life on stage
Joe Heidenescher, Associate Community Editor
April 8, 2015
Filed under Community, Top Stories
A new stage performance written by one of the University of Toledo’s own faculty members will debut this month at Center Theatre. The twist: most of the characters aren’t human. “It’s life-sized puppets and it’s one of the weirdest shows that we’ve ever done,” said Gina Gass, a puppeteer... Read more »
Rinckey: Recycle this paper
Morgan Rinckey, Opinion Editor
April 8, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Sometimes it is truly disheartening to look in garbage cans around the University of Toledo. Honestly, I have stopped looking because oftentimes I see copies of The Independent Collegian in the trash. But I’m not sad because the newspaper that I had spent hours on the week before was thrown away. No,... Read more »
PRESIDENT CHOSEN
Colleen Anderson and Trevor Stearns
March 18, 2015
Filed under News, Top Stories
An excited murmur filled the room as the observers waited to witness the conclusion of the presidential search. The chatter quickly turned to silence as the Board of Trustees voted. The room burst into applause moments later as Sharon Gaber was unanimously selected to be the 17th president of the... Read more »
Vaginas steal spotlight: Women take the stage during ‘The Vagina Monologues’ to talk about shared expereinces
Joe Heidenescher, Associate Community Editor
March 17, 2015
Filed under Community
Editor’s note: this story contains words that some readers may find offensive. Vagina — a word usually spoken in a hushed voice or for strictly clinical purposes — is being pridefully reclaimed as University of Toledo students again perform “The Vagina Monologues.” “The Vagina Monologues”... Read more »
A comedy for the ages: “Twelfth Night” will be performed for two weekends at UT
Joe Heidenescher, Associate Community Editor
February 17, 2015
Filed under Community
A shipwreck, a cross dresser, a love triangle, a drug lord and a clown that literally cooks bacon — how many more elements can be thrown into a single Shakespearean play? The University of Toledo’s upcoming production of “Twelfth Night” is directed by Cornel Gabara who, according to theatre... Read more »
Age is just a number: College classes are not just filled with high school graduates, but also high school students
Joe Heidenescher, Associate Community Editor
January 27, 2015
Filed under Community
Did you know that there are students at the University of Toledo that aren’t even old enough to drive? These students enter the college atmosphere and aren’t even old enough to vote. At UT 84 percent of students are under the age of 25, according to the U.S. Department of Education, and even... Read more »
Annual Yule Ball dances onto UT’s campus
Josie Schreiber, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2014
Filed under Community
Get out your old prom attire ladies and gentlemen, because the University of Toledo Ballroom Dance Society’s 5th annual Yule Ball is waltzing into your calendars. In 2010, UT Ballroom Dance Society came up with a philanthropy event inspired by the Yule Ball held in the fourth Harry Potter film. Attendees... Read more »