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World premiere of “Miss Julie” translation

“Miss Julie” will take the stage of the Center Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 5-7.

COMMUNITY / 9 »

Banged up Rockets prepare for Falcons

Battle of I-75 a must-win for To-ledo to take place Nov. 19 at 8 p.m.

SPORTS / 5 »

The student’s guide to holiday traveling: five tips to make your trip as smooth as possible

Managing Editor Samantha Rhodes gives you essential travel-ing advice to make your experi-ence as anxiety free and enjoyable as possible.

COMMUNITY / 8 »

““With every year that passes, our Thanks-giving Day grows shorter, and our greediest day of the year grows longer.”

ASHLEY GEARHEARTA modern Thanksgiving

OPINION / 4 »

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ANNUAL EVENT

CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION

QUINN JERNAS/ ICMembers of the Blue Crew along with Rocksy keep warm at the Burn the Bird bonfire Nov. 18. Burn the Bird raised Rocket spirit for the upcoming UT vs. BG rival football game Nov. 19. The bonfire was held in the flatlands by the spirit rock. Hosted by CAP, this event had free food, snacks and music.

Burn the Bird pumps students up for BGSU rivalry game

Parking legislation flounders in senate

Education week teaches students about world cultures

By Colleen Anderson Staff Reporter

Commuter parking rules, the duties of the student judi-cial council and a committee to review the constitution were the topics of debate at this week’s SG meeting.

The parking bill, proposed two weeks ago by SG Senator Benja-min Lynn, would have allowed for students to put parking ticket fines towards the purchase of a parking permit. After a short de-bate, the bill was voted down with

a vote of 4 in favor and 22 against. Lynn said he was disappointed,

but not surprised. “I’m a little disappointed in the

result of the parking permit bill, but it was expected, I expected it to happen. I would have just liked to see SG push this forward because I don’t want us to get in the habit of doing the minimal amount of work, or doing noth-ing, and just complaining about parking, so I wanted us to do something about it,” Lynn said.

Cody Spoon, chair of the inter-

nal affairs committee, was against the bill because he felt it would be unfair to the students who did not get tickets, but still paid for a parking permit.

“It would benefit students in some light, but it would kind of punish students who actually respected the rules and paid for the parking pass ... to go back on a previous analogy, it’s kind of like stealing food or something [from the POD], and then if you

New Toledo bishop to answer student questions at UT Nov. 20

ANDREA HARRIS / ICSenators listen to the proposed parking bill legislation, which was tabled at the last meeting Nov. 4 and voted down during the meeting Nov. 18. Other topics discussed at the Nov. 18 meeting included the duties of the Student Judicial Council and a committee to review the SG constitution.

By Samantha RhodesManaging Editor

Toledo’s new Bishop Daniel E. Thomas wants to talk to Univer-sity of Toledo students — and he’s coming to UT on Nov. 20 to answer all their questions.

The event will be a town hall meeting with a question-and-an-swer-style format so students can lead the conversation and control the topics under discussion.

“Is there something you wondered about in the church or a church teaching that you are trying to understand?” asks Mon-signor Michael Billian, Pastor of Corpus Christi University Parish. “Well, why not ask the bishop?”

Taking place in Snyder Memo-rial Room 2100 at 7 p.m., the free event is hosted by the Catholic Student Association (CSA) and is sure to bring in a crowd, accord-ing to CSA Religious Committee Co-chair Emily Held.

“This is a very unique event for all students because it is very rare to have the opportunity to meet a Catholic bishop in a Q&A event

where we are the ones providing the questions for the bishop to answer,” Held said, a second-year majoring in exercise science. “This is a great chance to show Bishop Thomas the large amount of student involvement there is at the University of Toledo, as well as express to him the high levels of Catholic, Christian and overall religious presence there is at the University of Toledo.”

According to Held, the event is “designed to be very flexible in nature,” giving students an op-portunity to bond with the bishop and ask meaningful questions about their futures.

“There are no set topics the bishop is to discuss, but popular topics are his plans for the Dio-cese of Toledo and ways students can get involved in the Catholic Church throughout their college careers,” Held said.

Kyle Blosser, a third-year civil engineering major and member of CSA, said he wants to attend so he can ask the bishop a few ques-tions and hear his perspective.

“I would ask him what he sees for the future of our faith and the world as a whole, how he views our nation and its leadership as well as what I should be doing to keep with my faith and to not lose sight of God,” Blosser said. “Just talk about where I’m at in life and how I can grow.”

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Bishop Daniel E. Thomas

By Anna GloreStaff Reporter

This week, students will have the opportunity to learn more about international educational through a series of several events.

The University of Toledo is holding its own Inter-national Education Week, which began Nov. 17 and will continue through Nov. 21. Events will be spread out throughout each day and will be held in various loca-tions during the week.

International Educa-tion Week takes place each November to educate students about cultures around the world.

“International Education Week serves as a reminder that university campuses play a vital role in shaping global awareness, prepar-ing students for the global environment and encour-aging them to become international leaders,” said Cathy Zimmer, the relations director for the Center for International Studies and Programs (CISP) at UT.

Two events Zimmer said CISP is highlighting are “Ask a Diplomat” and “Global Climate Disruption: How Do We Know? What Can We Do?”

“Ask a Diplomat” will be held in two sessions, both of which are in Student Union Room 2591 on Nov. 19. The first session will be from 10-11 a.m. and the second will be from 2-3 p.m.

“Have you wondered about working overseas?” Zimmer asked. “Does the life of a U.S. diplomat intrigue you? At-tend Diplomat-in-Residence Michelle Jones’ informational presentation on U.S. Foreign Service careers. Your questions about career opportunities, in-cluding internships, fellowships and Civil and Foreign Service positions will be answered.”

The other event in CISP’s focus, “Global Climate Disruption,” will also be held in SU Room 2591 on Nov. 20 from 5-6:30 p.m. The presentation will be interac-tive and led by Andy Jor-gensen, associate professor of chemistry and environmental sciences. The topics covered will include climate change and how it can be prevented.

These are just a few of more than 30 events that are planned to be held through-out the remainder of the week, according to Zimmer.

“There will be fun, aca-demic opportunities for stu-dents, faculty and staff. These include International Village, foreign film screenings, in-ternational photo contest and excellent speakers,” said Mi-chelle Ploeger, International Education Specialist at UT.

One of the larger events of the week is called Inter-national Village.

“The purpose of I-Village is for students to come to the auditorium, learn about the different cultures that we have at UT. We have a large international community at UT that not many people are aware of,” said Dina Tete, director for the International Students Association.

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#ICSELFIE

Abbi Schwarzbek, a third-year bioengi-neering major, was our pick for #ICSelfie this week.

Submit your own selfie to our Face-book, Twitter or Instagram for a chance to be published in a future issue.

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Annual FOCUS Exhibition will return to Toledo Nov. 21

The University of To-ledo Department of Art will host the 36th annual FOCUS Exhibition.

It will be open start-ing Nov. 21, and run-ning through Dec. 7. The exhibition will showcase artwork from high schools in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. The artwork will be shown in the UT Center for the Visual Arts.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sun-day. This show is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Angela Riddel at TheArts@utoledo.edu.

Pianist Robert Ballinger performs recital Nov. 23

Pianist and faculty member Robert Ball-inger will be hosting a piano recital Sunday, Nov. 23 in the Great Gallery of the Toledo Museum of Art.

The recital runs from 3-4:15 p.m. and is part of the Museum’s Great Gallery Concert Series.

The program for this event includes Beethoven’s “Sonata in A minor” and Gould’s “Reflector” prelude.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, con-tact Angela Riddel at TheArts@utoledo.edu.

Spring 2015 theatre auditions to start Nov. 23

The University of Toledo Department of Theatre and Film will be holding auditions for the spring 2015 program.

The productions on the program include the plays “Twelfth Night” and “The Immortals.” Audi-tions are 6-9 p.m. and run from Nov. 23-25.

Held in the Center for Performing Arts, the auditions are open to the public. Sign-up sheets are posted outside the CPA main office (PA 1030).

For more information about this event, call 419-530-2452.

Explore the world with CISP Nov. 21

The Center for Inter-national Studies and Programs (CISP) will be hosting a free event in the Student Union Trimble Lounge Nov. 21.

The event will provide information on how you can explore the world through CISP.

The event will be open to everyone, from community members to students, and it will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information about this event, con-tact Michelle Ploeger at Michelle.Ploeger@utoledo.edu.

International Education WeekFor a list of the events that will be held this week, the times and loca-

tions of each and more information on what each event will be about, visit http://www.utoledo.edu/cisp/iew/

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK

Global career options discussed on Nov. 18By Katelyn MontgomeryStaff Reporter

Keynote speaker Stacie Nevadomski Berdan dis-cussed advantages of study-ing abroad Nov. 18 in honor of the nationwide celebration of International Education Week.

In her presentation, Berdan said one of the most impor-tant reasons every American should have a global mindset is because we live in a diverse country.

“Even if you’re not interested in picking up and moving to Hong Kong like I did, you really would be well-advised, especially today, to think about the world beyond our borders, to appreciate and understand the diversity right here in the United States, and to try to figure out how best to gain these cross-culture compe-tency skills, which employers increasingly want,” she said.

According to Berdan, research shows that diversity increases creativity and productivity.

“[Productivity increases] because people have differ-ent strengths and they build off each other, and so you can solve problems more efficiently with better solutions,” she said.

One of the most common complaints Berdan hears from employers is a lack of soft skills, or communication skills.

“Things like leadership, management, adaptability,

flexibility, cross-cultural com-petence, working with people who are different are missing with new hires today,” she said.

When talking about studying abroad, Berdan said it can en-hance cross-cultural awareness, and soft skills can be learned.

“There is so much you can learn about yourself and about the world and about these soft skills,” she said.

During her presentation, she also presented a short video clip in which stu-dents who traveled abroad briefly described their ex-periences. The video con-cluded with each individual saying they are ‘generation study abroad.’

Melody Beerbower, a first-year English major, commented on the use of the videos.

“Breaking up her speaking with videos of others’ experi-ence gave a nice flow to her talk,” Beerbower said.

Berdan said only 10 percent of American students study abroad and some studies show that because of social media, students today are not having as in-depth culture experience as kids did ten years ago.

“You’re not supposed to be chatting back with your friends through Facebook, your parents everyday on Skype, or playing all your American music, and bring-ing thousands of American videos because you want to be connected to your own culture,” she said. “…That’s not what it’s about, it’s about immersing yourself in a cul-ture so you can learn as much as possible and detaching.”

Tayo Osinowo, a fourth-year finance major, said he has con-nected with another culture.

“Having worked in Mexico for two and a half months for an internship, I strongly believe that immersing oneself in the culture of another country is a great way to see more of the world and acquire a new language as well as set oneself apart from the rest in the job market,” he said.

Berdan offered tips for deciding to study abroad such

as making sure you are ready for the personal challenges, de-termining how it will enhance your degree, and articulating personal goals for study abroad.

She also discussed calculat-ing funds for study abroad and not to give up on it if it appears to be too expensive.

“There’s are lots of ways and options now more so than ever for scholarships, funding, fi-nancial aid can be transferred, shorter term stays,” Berdan said. “There are lots of ways to actually make it affordable.”

She also talked about pur-suing an international, global career by having a strategy and doing your own research.

“You have to do your re-search because it changes all the time,” Berdan said. “The industries that are hot, which countries are growing … but figuring out where the growth areas are, which geogra-phies, where there is an alignment with your skills, needs, and what you want to do, you can begin then to connect the dots.”

Tips for landing a global transfer, such as being great at what you do, were also a part of Berdan’s presentation.

“Organizations do not trans-fer mediocre people,” she said “Because it’s hard, as I said, you have to be great and prove yourself in an environment.”

Berdan said to make your international desires known early and often, learn and prac-tice a second language, and demonstrate you have skills.

The presentation ended with a question-and-answer session with the audience in which stu-dents asked both personal and presentation-related questions.

Jessica Howell, a second-year law and social thought major, enjoyed the presentation.

“I liked how she was really real,” she said. “She told you straight up, it’s not about going there just to have fun, it’s hard work and how to get to the places where she is in life, she had to do a lot of hard work.”

“You really would be well-advised, especially today, to think about the world beyond our borders, to appreciate and understand the diversity right here in the United States.”

STACIE BERDANKeynote Speaker

“I strongly believe that immersing oneself in the culture of another country is a great way to see more of the world ... as well as set oneself apart from the rest in the job market.”

TAYO OSINOWOFourth-year finance major

get caught, you just have to pay for a meal plan. It’s almost like you’re punishing people for doing the right thing,” Spoon said.

A resolution was passed without opposition to set down an official procedure for the Student Judicial Council to review legisla-tion. SJC has had the power to decide whether legisla-tion are constitutional since its inception. The proposed

resolution set up a system where the council would meet with the president to give its opinion on the constitutionality of proposed legislation.

A constitutional review committee was established by another resolution in order to amend the constitu-tion. Members of both SJC and the senate would have the power to go through the constitution, reviewing the original document and making amendments. The resolution also passed with-out opposition.

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Tete said about 400 people have attended in past years, and this year they are ex-pecting to have 500.

Tete said there are different booths that represent a differ-ent culture, all of which will share a dish from the culture and entertainment.

“For example, our Chi-nese booth will have free food and they are going to teach people how to make fried dumplings,” Tete said.

Tete said that the students

are excited to present their culture and teach others about who they are and where they are from.

International Village will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the SU Auditorium.

“As students it’s really im-portant that we know about international education week and actually find time to celebrate it,” said Shagufta Sami, media officer for the International Students As-sociation and columnist for The Independent Collegian.

Ploeger said CISP has part-

nered with other organiza-tions across campus to offer a wide variety of programs and activities. Each of the events that are to take place will encourage students to study abroad and learn more about different cultures.

“I know we have a lot of students at UT interested in studying abroad so it’s always just a good start to go talk to those people from that coun-try and get a better feel and better idea of what they are and what their culture is like. It’s a small window to a bigger world,” Tete said.

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Held said UT will be the first university to meet with the new bishop, a privilege she thinks students should feel honored by.

“No other college student can say they were able to meet Bishop Thomas and ask him any question regard-ing their faith, the Diocese of Toledo or the Catholic Church like those at the Uni-versity of Toledo can,” Held said. “This is a great oppor-tunity to show our Catholic Rocket Pride and to promote our University of Toledo on a whole new level.”

Although most students don’t usually consider the idea of ever meeting the bishop in person or taking a photo with him, Held said she’s most excited for just that — seeing him interact with students in a more intimate setting.

“Typically, people think of bishops being in an of-fice, in Rome with Pope Francis or saying the Mass at the cathedral,” Held said. “I think that this shows an entirely new side of the bishop role, and we are lucky enough to get to experience it firsthand.”

Because the event is open to people of all religious affiliations, Blosser said he

thinks it’s important for busy students to take time out of their day to attend and pos-sibly be exposed to ideolo-gies other than their own.

“I think that non-Cath-olics would surely learn a lot and it would broaden their horizons and open their eyes to how Catho-lics see the world,” Blosser said. “After all, we are all children of God.”

Monsignor Billian, who knows the bishop personally and invited him to come to UT, agrees with Held, say-ing that this event is a great opportunity for students to have direct, personal contact with the bishop they may never have again.

“Often times our leaders seem removed from our personal lives and I know that Bishop Thomas wants

to make as many direct contacts with the people of the diocese as possible,” Monsignor Billian said.

The former bishop, Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, attended this type of meet-ing with UT students as well, according to Mon-signor Billian. However, Monsignor Billian reminds students that every bishop’s individual talents are part of his service to the com-munity, and each bishop is different.

“Bishop Thomas is an outgoing, passionate man whose caring spirit comes through his delivery of his message,” Monsignor Billian said. “He loves the

Lord, loves the Church and clearly loves the people he has been called to serve in the Diocese of Toledo.”

Pope Francis named the Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas as the eighth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Dio-cese of Toledo on Aug. 26 and he was formally installed as Bishop of Toledo at a mass on Oct. 22 at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral.

Bishop Thomas had previ-ously served as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 2006.

For more information about the event, contact Held at emily.held@rockets.utoledo.edu.

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“I think that non-Catholics would surely learn a lot and it would broaden their horizons and open their eyes to how Catholics see the world.”

KYLE BLOSSERCSA member

FACULTY SENATE

Student recruitment process examinedBy Emily JohnsonAssociate News Editor

The process for recruit-ing students was examined at the recent Faculty Senate meeting with a presenta-tion from William Pierce, the director of undergradu-ate admission.

“We were once one large admissions office; we’ve now synthesized our ad-missions effort, each office has a director responsible for recruiting a specific student type,” he said. “My type specifically is the direct-from-high school market, that’s the tradition-al high school group.”

Pierce said this tradi-tional high school group

makes up “two thirds of the incoming class of students.”

His team recruits stu-dents they believe will be successful at UT and will graduate.

According to Pierce, one of the key aspects of recruiting prospective stu-dents is to build a relation-ship with them.

Pierce also said there are two different types of students that his branch of recruitment deals with: “well-prepared and typical.”

According to Pierce, the well-prepared students have higher GPAs — in the range of 3.5 and above — and an ACT score of 25 or higher, while the typical students

have a GPA in the 3.2 range, and a ACT score of 22-23.

Senator Mike Dowd had concerns about how the honors programs was dis-tinguished from the regular programs at UT.

“How do you differen-tiate the two programs specifically to the students: what is honors at UT?” Dowd said.

Peirce said the honors students are enrolled in honors courses “but they also receive the same servic-es … in terms of support.”

The topic of how to in-crease student recruitment was also discussed at the meeting.

According to Interim

Provost John Barrett, “there is a stronger recruit-ing tool in the faculty at the university. The more willing you are to get involved, the more success you will have.”

Barrett also said one of the most important things to do for prospective stu-dents is that you are com-mitted to them, because then they will be more likely to commit to UT.

“Each office has a director responsible for recruiting a specific student type. My type specifically is the direct-from-high school market, that’s the traditional high school group.”

WILLIAM PIERCEDirector of Undergraduate Admission

Thanksgiving began in 1621 as a three-day feast between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans to celebrate the harvest and thank God for all of the blessings they felt he’d bestowed upon them. In 1863, Presi-dent Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving to be a national holiday, and he, too, wanted it to be a day to be thankful and praise God. Today, in 2014, Thanksgiving is frequently referred to as “Turkey Day,” and our primary concern is with stuffing ourselves as full as we possibly can with food.

I wasn’t around a hundred years ago, but I imagine that things were a bit different then than they are now. People probably sat around a dinner table with their fami-lies and spent time to pray and reflect on all of the things they were thankful for — and I’m betting the things they saw as blessings were things that we now take for granted. Things like food and a place to live; nowadays, we’re “thankful” for our cell phones and TVs.

Today’s Thanksgivings often consist

of gathering around the TV (rather than the table), cracking open a beer and watching parades and football.

Instead of relishing in the fact that the family is together, we post pictures on Instagram and statuses on Facebook and spend entirely too much time waiting on likes and comments to come pouring in.

I’ve always found it ironic that one day we’re meant to be so thankful, and the next day, it’s completely acceptable to be the greediest person alive. I say “the next day” be-cause, in the past, Black Friday sales didn’t begin

until 6 a.m. on the day after Thanks-giving. Eventually, stores opened in even earlier morning hours. But within the past couple of years, our country has reached a whole new low, starting their sales at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day! Fist fights and arguments and complete disregard for fellow shoppers commences only hours after the Thanksgiving meal. With

every year that passes, our Thanksgiv-ing Day grows shorter, and our greedi-est day of the year grows longer.

Everyone celebrates holidays in his or her own way, and I totally get that. Some families watch the football game togeth-er, and others eat together at the table. It’s really entirely up to each person to decide how they want to enjoy the day. Some people still wait until early Friday morning to shop, and some are lined up before 8 p.m. And that’s OK, too… until you consider how many people have no choice but to be at work that day. I can only imagine their excitement when they learned that rather than enjoying an evening at home with their families, they get to spend the last part of Thanks-giving dealing with selfish, occasionally violent shoppers.

Personally, I’ll be spending my Thanksgiving Day with my family. I’ll eat way too much food, I’ll probably argue with my sisters and I’ll try to keep in mind the many things in my life that I have to be thankful for. And at the end of the day, I’m still going to be at home, rather than darkening such a beautiful holiday with all of the greed that’ll abound the following morning.

Ashley Gearheart is a first-year ma-joring in international business.

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Transgender Day of Remembrance for

support and solidarityThe Transgender Day of Remembrance

(TDOR) is a day set aside to remember transgender individuals who were murdered throughout the year. The people being remem-bered were murdered because of their status as a transgender person. Being a transgender individual is just now coming into the main-stream world, with activists such as Orange is the New Black’s Laverne Cox and author Janet Mock bringing them and their issues into the light in the media. With these women in the spotlight one would think that anti-trans vio-lence would cease, or at least decline. However, just in the summer of 2014, 10 trans women of color were brutally murdered. These murders are brutal in the sense that bodies are burned, slurs are thrown, and hate is spewed along with blood. This description may seem gruesome, but it is true, and instances like this are the fear many, if not all, trans people. Every time trans people leave the house they are faced with the possibility of becoming a victim of hate.

On top of that, there is no protection against violence for trans people. It was just this year

that California passed legislation that makes it illegal to use “trans panic” as a defense in court. “Trans panic” is when someone attacks a trans person on the presumption they are 1) in fact trans and 2) making a “pass” at the defendant. But many places do not have anything like that, and that fact that is has taken so long for the notion that killing someone because they are trans is wrong in the eyes of the law to even surface is a statement in of itself.

Obviously large-scale things need to change, but on the smaller scale there are things that can be done to help trans people and the movement for trans rights. Cisgender (not transgender) people can support the trans community by educating themselves. There are many resources out there for allies, but be careful not to overstep the boundaries set by trans people and the trans community. Try to steer clear of things that are intended specifically for trans people. Another thing allies should do to support the trans commu-nity is educate their friends and family. They should also stand up when transphobic and/or trans misogynic things are said. But the biggest show of support that an ally can give is to attend the Transgender Day of Remem-brance. Attending TDOR shows support and respect for trans people and the trans community, as well as for those who have

been victims of hatred and violence. Toledo’s local TDOR is on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. at United Church of Christ in Sylvania off of Erie Street.

At this TDOR there will be readings of poetry and two keynote speakers. It means so much to the trans community in Toledo to see both transgender and ally come together to support those who were murdered this past year. Please come show your support of the trans community, and your solidarity.

— Jack Alferio, first-year majoring in social work

Tips for students planing on going

abroad As the days of International Week at the Uni-

versity of Toledo approaches, many students are getting interested in other cultures’ food, clothing and language. If you ask students why they desire to travel, they will say to “learn another language,” “expand one’s world view,” “enhance one’s career opportunities,” and “experience first-hand another culture,” but not many know about the how to get started.

In my experience, I have studied abroad, taught as an English teacher abroad and have worked as an au pair (live-in-tutor for three children) abroad, and this has been an experience that I will never forget! Students often ask me what are the best places to go for working or traveling abroad, and my answers are usually similar. Go someplace where you know you are interested in linguistically and culturally! If you are interested in the lan-guage, culture and history, this makes travel-ing an incredible experience.

In my experience, the way I start my study or work abroad experience before I travel is normally the same. First, make friends where you already are. Getting to know somebody from the culture you are interested in is important because this will help you get in the custom of befriending someone from that particular country. You can also gain a more personal awareness about the history and the customs of the culture. Making a connection can also be very helpful when you arrive in

the country as most internationals would love to connect you with residents they know in their country.

Second, connect with a group, organization or recruiter! If you do research on your own about programs that help you travel/study/teach abroad, you may have difficulties finding authentic programs. There are not many, but there are some organizations that may not be firmly established. Although they might have your best interest in mind, they may not have the experience to effectively help you pre-pare well. For this reason, organizations such as USAC are very helpful because they can help connect you with trusted groups on the campus’ of multiple countries worldwide. It is best to find someone who has already been to the country you desire to travel to and ask lots of questions. Stop in the USAC department in Snyder Memorial Building and ask them anything you like. Tell them I sent you.

Finally, plan ahead! Most organizations’ recruiters need to have detailed information about your interests before you start your traveling journey abroad. So start thinking about what your interests are and why you want to travel abroad. Make sure you have enough money, desire and time to make the experience worthwhile for you. The cost of traveling is always overrated. You can find deals on flights, scholarships, and opportuni-ties that are amazingly available to you! The time of planning also doesn’t have to be a year or two in advance! Six months can be more than enough time to prepare for the experience. A recruiter or someone you can work with will give you the details you need so you can plan for at least six months in advance and be on your way to Spain, South Korea, Italy or wherever you like to travel (all depending on the details of your travel).

In short, many students are going to be traveling abroad within the year to study, to work or to simply get experience discover-ing the world. My advice is, the greatest part about traveling are the people who live where you are going. Make sure you connect with the people and see what made the country so amazing and beautiful to begin with and you will have an amazing experience!

— Jeremy Holloway, TA majoring in English as a second language

It has been nearly a year since we let students take over the Opinion page to write their thoughts about dining and dining services at the University of Toledo. Since that time, it looks to us that a lot of changes have been made.

One of the main student complaints last year was the re-duced hours. Before, hours had been reduced so most places on campus were closed by 9 p.m. which wasn’t convenient for students who wanted to eat later at night.

Now more of the places that reduced their hours last year have extended their hours for this year. Some examples are South Dining Hall, which is open from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mon-day through Thursday instead of 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Ottawa East, whose hours increased to 7 a.m. – 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday instead of 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. The increase in hours now accommodates more students.

More locations are accepting meal swipes, too. Agave is now taking meal swipes to join the other vendors in the Student Union, and milkshakes were added to the menu at Rocky’s Pub and Grill.

The people in charge are more visible in dining halls and in the Student Union. Before it was unclear what Aux-iliary Services even was. Now dining is its own division, separate from Auxiliary Services. And it is a common occurrence to see Mario Toussaint and Tony Johnson in the Student Union or in dining halls. Their business cards are at the registers at most of the vendors in the Student Union, and Toussaint is on a lot of posters in the Student Union for visibility.

Many of the problems from last year have been addressed or have equal alternatives. The survey for dining on campus has downsized since last year. Now it only takes about ten minutes to fill out instead of a half hour. There are still tiny plates and small portion sizes, but you can ask for a bigger plate and a bigger portion size.

There is still a lot of different kinds of soups, but the more traditional ones run out the fastest. Naturally they do run out of forks, ketchup and silverware. They do try to keep up with what is needed. They still don’t sell macadamia nut cookies, but they do sell chocolate chip and peanut butter.

For the most part, things seem to have improved. You can take dining service’s survey to directly to rate your dining experience at www.campusdiningvoice.com. If you have suggestions, tell us on Facebook, Twitter or Insta-gram with the hashtag #UTdiningprobs, and we will put them on our website.

There have been many improvements to dining this year

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Rockets lose to end season

The University of Toledo women’s volleyball team ended the regular season with a five-set loss to the University of Buffalo, falling 3-2 (25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12) on Saturday in Savage Arena.

Senior MB Brooke Frazer played her final regular season game at UT and left everything she had on the court. The senior posted a career-high and match-high 24 kills and an astonishing .611 hitting percentage with only one attack error the entire match.

Sophomore DS Maggie Johnston also had a career day, posting her career-high, tallying 31 digs from the libero position, which would also be the match high.

Toledo recorded a .208 attacking percent-age and held the Bulls to a .184 mark.

Assistant coach resigns

Assistant coach An-thony Stacey resigned his position with the men’s basketball program for per-sonal reasons, the team announced Sunday.

Graduate assistant video coordinator Nick Dials was chosen by head coach Tod Kowal-czyk to replace Stacey as an assistant coach for the remainder of the 2014-15 campaign.

“I’m thankful for the op-portunity that the Univer-sity of Toledo and coach Kowalczyk provided to me, but I have decided to step down from my position on the Rockets’ coaching staff,’’ Stacey said in a press release. “At this time, I can’t fully commit myself to the program the way I need to due to personal rea-sons. I’m going to miss the players I got to know during my time on the staff, and I wish the team nothing but the best.”

Dials, in his first year as a graduate assistant, was an honorable-men-tion All-MAC honoree at Akron in 2007-08, and had spent two years as an assistant men’s basketball coach at NCAA Division II member Rogers State University before coming to UT.

“I want to thank Coach Kowalczyk for this oppor-tunity,” Dials said. “I’ve enjoyed working with the program since arriving in August, and I’m willing to do anything that’s needed for the remainder of our season.”

Sylvestre wins MAC honors

Senior linebacker Junior Sylvestre is the latest Rocket to earn Mid-Ameri-can Conference honors.

Sylvestre was awarded the MAC West Defensive Player-of-the-Week award for his efforts in the 27-24 loss against Northern Illinois on November 11.

Sylvestre led the team against the Huskies with 11 tackles and two tackles for a loss.

The senior linebacker leads the Rockets this season on defense with 81 tackles.

Sylvestre and the Rockets will be back in action on Wednesday, Nov. 19, when they host the Bowling Green Falcons for the last home game of the season. The game can be viewed on ESPN2, with kickoff set for 8 p.m.

It’s not Rocket Science! (Trivia)

The University of Toledo men’s basketball team set a school-record last season with 27 wins. What was the previous record for the program and when was it set?

(Answer on page 6)

Battle of I-75The University of Toledo football team will host rival Bowling Green State University Wednesday

night in the Glass Bowl. To find out what happened, visit www.IndependentCollegian.com/Sports after the game to read up on all the action and to view plenty of other exclusive content.

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Banged up Rockets prepare for FalconsBattle of I-75 a must-win for Toledo

JACKIE KELLETT / ICThe Rockets barely escaped Bowling Green State University’s Doyt Perry Stadium last year with a victory, and UT will need just as much luck this year, with sophomore quarterback Logan Woodside and redshirt freshman signal caller Michael Julian both questionable to play. If neither QB suits up, emergency option Dwight Macon will start.

By Blake BachoSports Editor

The University of Toledo football team is beat up, spe-cifically at the quarterback position.

The Rockets lost junior Phillip Ely to a torn ACL during the second game of the season. UT suffered an-other blow when sophomore Logan Woodside injured his leg against Kent State a couple weeks ago.

The final punch came in a critical battle against Northern Illinois last week, when red-shirt freshman Michael Julian took a knee to the head and never returned to the game.

Now, heading into the 79th edition of Toledo’s rivalry matchup with Bowl-ing Green State University, the Rockets may have to

turn once again to the senior wide receiver that reverted to his high school signal caller position and almost led an improbable comeback over the Huskies.

But for Dwight Macon, it isn’t about what position he plays, rather what he can do for his team against UT’s historic rival.

“I do what the coaches tell me to do,” Macon said at a press conference last week. “If they tell me to practice wide receiver, I’ll practice that, if they tell me to practice quar-terback, I’ll practice that, they tell me to practice defense then I’ll practice that.

“Whatever best suits the team for a ‘W.’”

This year, as in many years past, the rivalry between Toledo and BGSU isn’t just

about bragging rights.The Rockets will need to

defeat their final two oppo-nents of the year – the Fal-cons and Eastern Michigan – and Western Michigan will need to hand Northern Illinois a loss during the two team’s regular season finale in order for UT to earn a ticket to the MAC Championship.

Toledo fell back into the West pack with a close defeat at NIU last Tuesday. It was UT’s first conference loss this season.

“The biggest thing is our ability to come back, regroup and get ourselves ready for a huge rivalry football game,” said Rockets’ head coach Matt Campbell. “We’ve got the utmost respect for this rivalry, we certainly under-

stand what it stands for and look forward to the great challenge ahead of us.”

All roads lead through the Falcons at this point, but To-ledo has had to prepare for the

Rockets struggle in loss to VikingsBy Marcus DodsonSports Reporter

In a high-scoring shootout, the University of Toledo women just couldn’t keep up, falling 81-71 in last Friday’s season-opener at Cleveland State.

The loss drops the Rockets to 0-1 on the season and 21-20 all-time in season-openers.

The Vikings lit up the court from beyond the arch, knock-ing down 11 treys, which would be the difference-maker in Friday’s contest. Cleveland State guard Cori Coleman led the way with 20 points and was four-of-seven from three-point land.

Forward Imani Gordon con-tributed 16 points with nine boards to seal the Rockets’ fate.

“They are playing four to five guards at once which is tough for us,” said Toledo head coach Tricia Cullop. “At sometimes we did well with it and at others we didn’t, we’re still trying to learn to play with each other and get in tune with each other.”

The young UT squad showed sparks of life. Sopho-more center Sophie Reecher notched 14 points to go along with 15 rebounds for her first collegiate double-double.

“I want to compliment Sophie Reecher, I thought she had one of the best games she’s had in a Toledo uniform,”

Cullop said. “What we need is more people to step up and help us so it’s not all on her shoulders.”

Junior Ana Capotosto and freshman Jay Bravo-Harriott each contributed 11 points off the bench.

Toledo shot the ball well from the field but struggled matching the Vikings’ three-point attack, shooting only 29.4 percent behind the arch. The Rockets held a slight edge in rebounding but struggled to take care of the ball, com-mitting 12 turnovers.

“I really think our best days are ahead of us,” Cullop said. “Obviously I want it quicker than it’s going to happen, but I think if we continue to work hard it will come. But we still have a lot of work to do.”

In the first half, the teams stayed pretty much even, trading basket for basket until the Vikings went on a 9-0 run with three consecu-tive three-pointers to give themselves a 34-25 lead with 5:08 left in the first half.

With time running out be-fore halftime, CSU’s Gordon hit another three-pointer at the buzzer to give her team a 41-31 edge heading into the locker rooms.

The Rockets would fight back, cutting the lead to seven points with just under five minutes left in the game

thanks to a couple slip- screen layups by Reecher.

But the Vikings kept con-necting from behind the arch, hitting back-to-back treys to put the game away late.

CSU keyed on UT senior forward Inma Zanoguera, holding her to just four points in Friday’s contest. Zanoguera was able to dish out a team-high seven as-sist for her teammates, also cleaning up the glass with five defensive rebounds.

Things won’t get easier for

Toledo, as they head back to Savage for a home-opener against defending Atlantic 10 champions St. Bonaven-ture on Thursday at 7 p.m.

“They are very good,” Cullop said of her team’s next opponent. “They are very well-coached, they have a lot of experience and they shoot it really well. It presents some problems when you have a team able to shoot it so well.”

Admission to the game is free for all UT students with the showing of a Rocket ID.

IC FILE PHOTOThe University of Toledo women’s basketball team is 0-1 after losing 81-71 at Cleveland State last weekend.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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Men’s defense shinesIt’s safe to say that no Divi-

sion I men’s basketball team is going to score each time they take the ball down the court this season.

Sometimes, especially in modern college basketball, points can become scarce and the ball just isn’t going through the basket.

That’s exactly where the University of Toledo men’s bas-ketball team found themselves in the late stages of the first half during Sunday’s 71-58 season-opening win against the North-ern Arizona Lumberjacks.

Without a solid perfor-mance on the defensive end, the Rockets could have found themselves in a game much closer than it already was.

In fact, they could have been staring a 0-1 record square in the face. The Lum-berjacks came to play.

The way Toledo performed last season, it’s not surprising this team has lofty expecta-tions. The defense last season, however, was not up to par.

Time after time during last week’s exhibition game, it was more of the same.

Findlay scooped and scored at the basket un-touched. The Rockets allowed the Oilers to shoot over 40 percent from the field over the course of the game, al-lowing 10-out-of-11 players on Findlay’s roster to score.

A true showcase of how Toledo’s defense has im-proved since last season oc-curred during Sunday’s game against Northern Arizona, most notably during the late stages of the first half.

During that time, the Rockets couldn’t find nylon, shooting a dismal 0-of-7 from the field and turning the ball over three times.

But the fact that UT’s de-fense only surrendered four points during a time when their offense completely stalled speaks volumes about how this team will react to of-fensive dry spells this season.

The Rockets’ defense was quicker on defensive rota-tions this go around, seem-ingly pressuring whoever had the ball and forcing uneasy passes and turnovers which led to transition points at the other end of the court.

Senior forward J.D. Weath-erspoon made things difficult down low for Northern Arizona, picking up four steals along with two blocks and a turnover.

The Lumberjacks were held to 11-of-29 shooting in the first half, 37.9 percent from the field and 33.3 percent for the entire game. Northern Arizona also only managed to shoot 6-of-22 from three-point range (27.3 percent), a stat that can be contributed to Toledo’s improved rotation.

It is still very early, but it’s a good sign the defense didn’t lay down on Sunday against the Lumberjacks when the Rock-ets’ offensive scoring power disappeared.

The basket was a tough place to reach for quite a long time during the first half, but Toledo ensured it was an even harder place for Northern Arizona to find all game long.

If you goWhat: Toledo’s

annual rivalry game against BGSU

Where: Glass BowlWhen: Wednesday,

Nov. 19, at 8 p.m.TV: ESPN2Prediction: It all

comes down to how healthy the Rockets are. If Toledo gets Woodside back, they win 24-21

rivalry battle with the question mark at signal caller looming ominously overhead.

With both Woodside and Julian still recovering, whomever steps under center for the Rockets will be a true game time decision.

It is a situation no one could have predicted at the beginning of the season, particularly Macon.

“I just had my mind set on being a wide receiver,” he said. “We had three great quarterbacks, Logan, Phil and Mike Julian. I would never have envisioned this.”

Though he has only been an emergency or wildcat quar-terback option in the past for Toledo, Macon performed well against Northern Illinois, keep-ing the Rockets competitive until the final seconds of play.

If Toledo is to stay com-petitive in the MAC West, however, the Rockets will have to survive the Falcons regardless of who steps under center in blue and gold.

That means defending against BGSU’s lightning-

quick offense.“They just want to catch

you off guard,” said senior linebacker Ray Bush. “The faster we get lined up, the faster we get the call in, we are already set so we can play good defense. They’re not even going to look at what we are in to try to change the play.

“We already have an advantage because they don’t know what we are doing.”

The Rockets also have the advantage of recent history. Toledo’s senior class, which will be honored during the Senior Night ceremony Wednesday, has never lost against the Falcons.

The games have always ended close, but UT has not yet had to relinquish the Battle of I-75 trophy, which came into existence in 2011.

“We just control what we can control, we don’t read into the hype,” Macon said. “We just do what we’re coached to do and we just try to dominate the game. BG has had great teams the past couple years and every year I played them we’ve never blown them out.”

The Falcons may not have had recent success against

Toledo, but for first-year BGSU head coach Dino Babers, this is his first crack at the rivalry matchup.

Babers hasn’t let the Fal-cons miss a step after taking over the 2013 MAC Cham-pionship team. BGSU has already ensured they will at least share the East Division title this season, meaning the Falcons are guaranteed a ticket to Ford Field for the second year in a row.

“Every year is a new year,” Campbell said of the rivalry. “Every season is a new football season and I think every game that we have played against them has certainly had its own uniqueness to it. It will cer-tainly be that way this year.”

Toledo’s injuries at the quarterback position, on top of the implications this game will have on the Rockets’ sea-son, have already given this game a unique flavor.

“To me that’s college foot-ball,” Campbell said of the injuries. “Nobody feels bad for us, I know that and I don’t feel bad for us.

“What it does is it forces you to grow. It’s adversity and it’s something you can’t control.”

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It’s not Rocket Science! (Answer)The UT men’s previous record for wins in a season was 23. The Rockets set the

mark during the 1979-80 season.

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By Keith BoggsSports Reporter

It was a bittersweet week-end for the University of Toledo cross country teams.

The UT women continued winning, placing third at the Great Lakes Regional and upsetting both Michigan and Ohio State to earn one of 13 at-large bids to the NCAA Championships.

The Rockets’ men, howev-er, finished the Regional with a 25th-place showing. Senior Jake Kasperski paced the team with a time of 32:19.

“I wouldn’t say the sea-son was a disappointment,” Kasperski said. “The results may not indicate it, but we’re taking a step forward.

“This was the first Regional a lot of our guys ran in. In a few years, we think the young guys will really have the pro-gram in a good position.”

The Rockets’ women’s third-place finish tied the program best for a regional meet. Toledo managed to maneuver past the nationally-ranked Wolverines and Buck-eyes in the final 2,000 meters to set themselves up for the finish and claim their bid for the NCAA Championships.

For the women, there was a quite a bit on the line, as only the top two finishers at the Great Lakes Regional earned an automatic bid.

“Cross country is the hardest

sport to qualify for Nationals when it comes to the percent-age of teams that make it,” said UT head coach Linh Nguyen.

The Rockets are well aware of the percentages, as last year they were on the outside looking in.

“Last year we missed out,” said senior runner Megan Gaysunas, who finished with a 61st-place time of 21:26. “We were motivated to make it this year.”

Senior Brooke Tullis paced Toledo with a time of 20:31, finishing 17th. Injured senior Mackenzie Chojnacky finished soon after, with a time of 21:35.

The Rockets finished behind top-ranked Michigan State and No. 6 Wisconsin. Toledo finished ahead of the aforementioned Wolverines and Buckeyes, as well as Notre Dame and Indiana University.

“Any team that can beat In-diana, Notre Dame, Michigan and Ohio State in the same weekend is making pretty good news,” Linh said. “To be

able to go toe-to-toe with the best teams in the Big Ten and the country, that’s not some-thing you’ll get everyday.”

The stage is certainly get-ting bigger for the Rockets, but not too big to handle, according to the runners.

“At some of the meets peo-ple are like, ‘Toledo, where’s that?’” Gaysunas said. “We’re starting to establish ourselves as one of the nation’s best.”

The Rockets did what they’ve been doing all season to earn their third-place finish.

“We didn’t use any special formula,” Linh said. “We just have a group of talented, hardworking girls. They’ve been focused and dedicated all season long.”

In a sport with many indi-vidual accolades, the Rockets choose to focus on staying together as a team.

“We have a strong team atmosphere,” Gaysunas said. “We’re really competitive, but at the same time we stay close.”

“We feel like we have a great opportunity, better than we did last year.”

The Rockets have stuck to what they know and it’s got-ten them this far. Now they’re right where they want to be.

“If we run similar to how we did on Friday, we’ll likely see a good result,” Linh said.

The NCAA Champion-ships begin Saturday, Nov. 22, in Terre Haute, Ind.

Women finish 3rd, earn at-large bid to the NCAA Championships

“Last year we missed out. We were motivated to make it this year.”

MEGAN GAYSUNASSenior runner

ALEX CAMPOS / ICSophomore quarterback Logan Woodside (shown above during this year’s Homecoming game against the University of Massachussetts) is a true game-time decision for UT. Woodside injured his leg during the Rockets’ early-November victory at Kent State.

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The student’s guide to holiday traveling:Five tips to make your trip as smooth as possible

Chilly weather means the holidays are quick-ly approaching and chances are, you’re heading home to spend some quality time with family.

Your parents’ house could be an eleven-hour car drive, a two-hour flight or a four-hour train trip one-way. Sounds like a nightmare, right? It doesn’t have to be. Whatever method of transportation you’re up against, here are five essential tips for making your travel session as smooth as possible.

1. Make a list Remember that feeling of arriving some-

where only to realize you forgot your phone charger, or worse, your toothbrush? That rush of panic can easily ruin your trip.

Making a to-pack list of everything you’ll need will save you both time during the packing process and potential heartache once you’ve arrived at your destination.

Plan out how many outfits you’ll need along with the types of occasions you’ll be attending and how to dress accordingly. For example, will you need clothes for a formal family reunion, church or just casual attire to bum around in? Also take into consideration whether or not you’ll have access to a washer and dryer. If so, you don’t need an outfit packed for each day of your trip.

Also, don’t forget to pack often-forgotten es-sential items like ibuprofen for sudden head-aches that strike while traveling, headphones or a sweatshirt to throw on in case you get chilly.

Check out mobile applications like Packing Pro or Trip List to help you remember what you need without having to write anything on paper.

2. Roll your clothes when packing

Once you start rolling, you may find you never want to go back to folding again.

Rolling individual articles of clothing allows you to pack tighter, fitting noticeably more into your suitcase and giving you more room for accessories like belts, scarves, a bathroom bag or shoes.

However, this technique turns some items into a wrinkly mess. Avoid rolling some cotton items, which may wrinkle easily.

Items that don’t wrinkle easily include syn-thetic fabrics such as nylon, polyester, microfi-ber, spandex, acrylic and acetate. The thinner the item, the more space rolling it will save you.

To utilize every square inch of your suitcase, be sure to stuff your socks and undies inside your shoes.

3. Have an audio option tailored to your interests

As every road tripper can attest, you can only listen to music for so long before your head starts to hurt. The solution? Your choices are abundant.

Audio books are all the rage; The Wall Street Journal reported last year that audio books have ballooned into a $1.2 billion industry. Either visit your local library and scan their audio sec-tion or go to audible.com for a free, 30-day trial of over 150,000 titles in any genre imaginable. You can stream and download audio books on your smart phone or laptop. If you like what you hear, you can opt for a monthly membership of $14.95 and the mobile application is free.

If radio is more your thing, try the free app, TuneIn, which provides listeners ac-cess to over 100,000 real radio stations and more than four million podcasts streaming from every continent.

Personally, I enjoy the TED Radio Hour talks from National Public Radio (NPR), but if technology, entertainment and design exploration doesn’t leave you crav-ing more, the app also has music stations, comedy or sport channels, selected short stories and other talks adapted for radio.

Finally, if all these options are making you snore, you can always go old school and make your own mix tape CD or personalize your own station on Pandora or playlist on Spotify. After all, who knows your quirky, well-developed taste in music better than you?

Any of the options with mobile apps through a smart phone can be listened to via your car speakers with the purchase of an adaptor cord. These cords can be found online or at stores such as Kohl’s or Walmart. That’s right — no more tangled headphones or straining to hear through your phone speakers.

4. Pack your own snacks and beverages

That iced tea and candy bar for two bucks at every gas station doesn’t seem like much, but with each stop, your snacking toll will add up and leave you craving even more sugar in the long run. Not to men-tion, everything in an airport usually costs double the typical price, leaving your wallet empty, your face flabbergasted and your stomach still grumbling.

I know it seems like a lot of work, but if you’re driving, packing a mini cooler with a few drinks will only take you five minutes at most (if you are unskilled at pouring ice in a cooler, that is). Pouring some popcorn in a baggie or grabbing

some granola bars is a considerably healthier option than a chocolate bar or candy, especially since you’ll probably be eating enough calories to last you for a week over the holidays.

Don’t forget to bring along some plastic bags for your garbage, making it easier to throw away all your trash at once and preventing your vehicle from turning into a disaster zone upon arrival.

When flying, bagged snack food like pretzels is a must-have for your carry-on luggage. The secret to avoid having to buy an overpriced beverage in an airport is to pack an empty water bottle, which you can then fill at a drinking fountain after going through security.

5. Do your research before you leave

If your location is somewhere you aren’t fa-miliar with, do you have a GPS or printed Map Quest directions to a specific address? Even the most experienced drivers can get flustered if traffic is overwhelming, and chances are, there’s a shorter route than the one you’ve always taken. Having an alternate route planned is never a bad idea in case chaos decides to wreak havoc on your trip. If flying, familiarize yourself with airport restrictions, such as the dimensions of the accepted carry-on bag.

Stocking up on the latest travel apps will give you a technological hand in more ways than you thought possible. Taking to the skies? Flight Status and Trip It give you real-time updates on delays, baggage numbers, gate confirmations and more, while GateGuru gives you estimates of the time you’ll spend in security. Hitting the road? GasBuddy and SitOrSquat help you find the cheapest gas and the cleanest bathrooms, respectively.

Other helpful apps include WeatherPro, a highly accurate weather predictor which gives reports on over two million geographical loca-tions, or Waze, a navigation app that merges GPS functioning with social networking to provide you with the quickest route based off user-submitted traffic reports.

Following these tips should give you the simple, anxiety-free travel experience so you can arrive at your destination in good spirits.

Happy traveling and happy holidays!

Samantha Rhodes is a third-year commu-nication major and she is the managing editor at The Independent Collegian.

SAMANTHA RHODES / ICEven though packing can be a frustrating part of any trip, don’t let the anxiety of it jumble your brain. Shoving your clothes in a suitcase, as demonstrated on the left, will create pockets of unfilled space. Instead, roll your clothes like in the bag on the right. Also, stuff your socks and undies inside your shoes for maximum space-saving.

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH

UT celebrates Native Americans throughout NovemberBy Josie SchreiberStaff Reporter

The Office of Excellence and Multicultural Student Success (OEMSS) will celebrate the Native Americans by hosting a series of events throughout the month of November in honor of Native American Heritage Month (NAHM).

“The goal of hosting Native American Heritage Month is to involve as many students as possible in events that are not only educational and informative, but enjoyable and entertaining,” said Daniel McGuire, associate director of Toledo EXCEL.

McGuire is helping with the planning process of the NAHM events along with OEMSS.

The events planned for NAHM are a soup sampling, a cultural presentation of dance,

customs and attire by the Black Swamp In-terTribal Foundation and a keynote poetry reading and talk by Sherwin Bitsui.

The Three Sister’s soup sampling happened on Tuesday, Nov. 18 in the lobby of the Student Union.

McGuire said during the soup sampling, students received historical information about an innovative Na-tive American cultivation method of combining corn, beans and squash to complement each other both agricul-turally and nutritionally.

“The soup is simply one example of many things that can be done with the “three sisters,” but was primarily chosen because it’s hot and delicious, which is perfect for November,” Mc-Guire said.

McGuire said students should at-tend these events because one of the benefits of attending the university is access to the cul-tural events outside the classroom, and many

opportunities to learn about and celebrate diversity around campus.

“Our office encourages students to avail themselves of these unique opportunities as much as possible,” McGuire said. “Native American Heritage Month is an opportunity to learn about a culture that played, and is still playing a vital part of this country’s history.”

Jeffery Witt, program manager at the Cath-arine S. Eberly Center for Women, planned the Black Swamp InterTribal Foundations Liv-ing History Presentation of Dance, Customs and Attire by Native American Women.

Witt said the performance will be a re-en-actment of traditional tribal dance and drum playing, and the performers will also speak about the experiences of Native Americans in Northwest Ohio.

“They will also talk about the Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation and explain its mis-sion and activities,” Witt said.

The Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation’s presentation will be on Thursday, Nov. 20 in

the SU Auditorium on the third floor. The presentation will run from 5:30-7 p.m.

The presentation will be free and open to the public and light refreshments will be available at the event.

Bitsui’s poetry reading and keynote speech will be Monday, Dec. 1 in SU Ingman Room on the second floor next to Ask Rocky. Bitsui’s talk will run from 7-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Bitsui will be reading some of his poems from his 2009 poetry collection

SHERWIN BITSUI Keynote speaker

If you goWhat: A cultural presentation of dance,

customs and attire by the Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation.

Where: SU Auditorium. When: Thursday, Nov. 20.Time: 5:30-7 p.m..

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entitled “Flood Song,” as well as some of his newer work.

“Native American His-tory is American history,” Bitsui said. “One should always know why and how things became what they are today.”

Bitsui said he is constantly

interested in shifts that occur between the English and Navajo languages.

“I’m interested in what happens between these two worldviews,” Bitsui said. “My poems are an attempt to make connections be-tween them.”

Bitsui said he has been into poetry since his late teens.

“I feel like I’ve always

perceived the world poeti-cally when I was growing up on the Navajo reserva-tion,” Bitsui said. “It wasn’t until I started studying poetry that I was able to fully commit to it as my artistic practice.”

McGuire said that in Bitsui, they have some-one that is knowledgeable about Native American culture who is also an ac-complished artist, which makes him an ideal speak-er for the keynote event.

According to McGuire, following the poetry read-ing, Bitsui will also hold a book signing.

“Sherwin [Bitsui] was chosen as the keynote speaker because he fits the bill of being educa-tional and informative, enjoyable and entertain-ing,” McGuire said. “Aside from him reading his poetry, he will discuss his heritage and background and field questions from the audience.”

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Thursday, Nov. 2012:30 p.m. -- Global

Health Exhibit, Global Health students from the class, HEAL 3000, will present approxi-mately 30 countries’ public health status. Attendees can expect to learn about the coun-tries’ general economic status, mortality, mor-bidity, leading causes of death, public health services and medical workforce statistics. Located in the Health and Human Services Building, Room 1711.Friday, Nov. 21

10 a.m. -- Fulbright for U.S. Students, Students are invited to learn more about the Fulbright U.S. Stu-dent Program, which provides U.S. students annual grants to study, conduct research, or teach English worldwide. For more information, contact Michelle Ploeger at Michelle.Ploeger@utoledo.edu or at 419-530-5268. Located in Student Union, Room 2591.

Sunday to Tuesday, Nov. 23-25

6 p.m. -- Department of Theatre and Film Auditions, will be held for the spring 2015 pro-gram. The productions on the program include the plays “Twelfth Night” and “The Immor-tals.” Held in the Center for Performing Arts, the auditions are open to the public. Sign-up sheets are posted outside the CPA main office (PA 1030). For more information call 419-530-2452. Wednesday to Friday, Nov. 26-28

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FALL PLAY

World premiere of “Miss Julie” translationBy Joe HeidenescherAssociate Community Editor

What is the modern role of women? How do humans compete for life? Why do people struggle to survive? These questions and oth-ers are addressed in August Strindberg’s play “Miss Julie.”

The University of Toledo Department of The-atre and Film will present the world premiere of “Miss Julie” as translated by Daniel Thobias.

“University of Toledo Assistant Professor of Theatre, Daniel Thobias, is a native Swede, and his new translation of ‘Miss Julie’ captures the colloquial tone and poetic nature of Strindberg’s language that is so often lost in English transla-tion,” according to a press release from Angela Riddel, promotions specialist for the College of Communication and the Arts.

Directed by Cornel Gabara and performed by three UT students, “Miss Julie” will take the stage of the Center Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 5-7.

“‘Miss Julie’ is about human struggle in every way, said Christina Pinciotti, a second-year theatre major and cast as Miss Julie, in an e-mail interview, “deep down this play is all about human nature, and all of us are humans.”

The play features Pinciotti as Miss Julie and Ian Davis as Jean. The characters are set opposed to each other in a struggle to the first and the last people to experience life’s dynamic issues.

“Miss Julie depicts a battle of class and gender, as Miss Julie strives to escape the restrictions of her upper class lifestyle through a dangerous and rash rela-tionship with one of her father’s servants [Jean],” Riddel said.

Miss Julie falls in love throughout the play.

“I feel like Miss Julie is portrayed as being a character that transforms from a very strong woman to one that has fallen be-cause of her love for Jean,” Pinciotti said.

According to Pinciotti, Miss Julie is an example of how love and money do not always produce a happy ending.

“Miss Julie learns the hard way that money and power are not all that is needed to triumph in the world, and that social status does not determine success,” Riddel said.

The play’s themes center on the role of gender and class in our modern society.

“Another goal of Thobias’s translation was to use language, as Strindberg did in Swedish: to re-veal the class level of the characters,” Riddel said.

Social class was an important aspect that was considered when the play was being translated, according to Thobias.

“Miss Julie is more educated, so her manner of speaking had to reflect that. Christine, the cook, is from the lower classes and her language skills reflect her station,” Thobias said. “Jean, the valet, is self-taught, in that he learned by observing and mimicking the society people he emulated. But his education is incomplete. So the words he uses and his grammar are a mix of lower class and high society.”

Another major theme of the play involves the degeneration of Miss Julie as a result of her love interest and class background.

Over the course of the play she con-templates whether the struggle of life is worth dealing with. Eventually she comes to the conclusion of suicide.

“She gets to the point at the end of the play where she accepts she has to die,” Pinciotti said. “To be honest, this is the most difficult role I’ve ever had. I really have to explore every facet of the human condition and that can lead to some very dark places.”

Pinciotti said that playing Miss Julie has been

a challenge for her. “No character I have ever played has been this

wild, seeing that her emotions are everywhere and can change on a dime, so that part is new for me,” she said.

According to Pinciotti, working with Gabara is unique because he focused on the abstract nature associated with the play.

“Gabara’s approach to ‘Miss Julie’ transcends the naturalistic and realistic approaches that most directors take to when directing ‘Miss Julie,’” Riddel said. “In Gabara’s version, the au-dience will move with the characters of the play from the exterior reality of the physical world to the tumultuous interior labyrinth of the human mind and imagination.”

Pinciotti said besides the innovative set, lights and sound, people should come see “Miss Julie” in order to connect with its deep human issues.

COURTESY OF ANGELA RIDDELIan Davis (left) and Christina Pinciotti (right) play two of the three characters in the play, “Miss Julie.” Davis plays Jean and Pinciotti plays Miss Julie.

If you goWhat: “Miss Julie.”Where: Center for Performing Arts Cen-

tre Theatre.When: Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 5-7.Time: Friday and Saturday shows start at

7:30 p.m. and Sunday shows start at 2 p.m.Cost: $12 for general public, $10 for

faculty, staff and alumnae and $7 for students.

“No character I have ever played has been this wild, seeing that her emotions are everywhere and can change on a dime, so that part is new for me.”

CHRISTINA PINCIOTTISecond-year theatre major

and cast as Miss Julie

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