By Joan PhamIC Staff Writer

Renovations to the Center for Performing Arts will be-gin at the end of spring se-mester as the need for more space and newer equipment arises.

A refurbished recital hall, additional dressing rooms and additional building space are just some of the things included in the $2 million renovation.

According to Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Construction Victor Brigner, construction will begin the first week of March while interior renovations will start at the end of the

semester. The project is expected to

be complete in August. “We are expanding on a lot

of the production class-rooms which will give the students additional space with the most advanced technology.” Brigner said. “The building in the past has been used more for academ-ics, but with the new layout of the building I think it will make the theatrical experi-ences so much more interesting.”

“The majority of the first floor is going to be renovat-ed and the building’s band and choral rooms will be enlarged,” said David Serra, project manager with The

Collaborative Inc. which is completing the project. “We will also be putting on an ad-dition to the building. The first floor will house a new office suite, and the second floor will house a few musi-cal rooms.”

Two new dressing rooms and one green room will be built where the existing scene shop in the CPA is, and the scene shop will be reorganized within the addi-tional space.

The seats in the recital hall will be refurbished and new finishes are being added.

Serra said some of the

By Vincent J. CurkovIC Staff Writer

With the first set of spring semester parties on the hori-zon, expect the product of a former University of Toledo student to be found on the shelf, right next to the vodka.

Chris Guiher, president and CEO of Kingfish Spirits, came up with the idea for Cream while studying business and graphic design at UT.

“I was trying to come up with something interesting for my parties,” he said.

The origin of the product was hand-whipping cream, vodka and crushed candy bars. The product now comes in an aerosol can and is hard to distinguish from normal whipped cream at first glance.

Guiher left UT to pursue a career in real estate sales, but last year he revisited the idea of putting alcohol in whipped cream.

While prototyping the

product, he had one major problem: The alcohol does not mix well with the whipped cream. When the two mix, the combination can make the cream lose its shape and behave similar to a liquid.

“The alcohol has adverse effects on the product,” Gui-her said.

This obstacle was over-come in time for last April’s launch at the Wine and Spir-its Wholesalers of America Convention in Las Vegas, Nev.

Feedback from the conven-tion was hesitant initially be-cause the product was more unconventional compared to other alcoholic accessories at WSWA. However, there was a “tremendous re-sponse,” according to Guiher.

Following the WSWA con-vention, Cream began selling in four states. It is now sold in 21 states including Ohio. Cream is currently unavail-

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Editor’s Note: The follow-ing article is based on the Jan. 11 meeting of the Uni-versity of Toledo Language Literature and Social Sci-ence Council. The meeting was informal and open to the public. The contents of this article reflect the thoughts and opinions that were expressed at the meet-ing — and those sentiments only. This is in an effort, on part of the Independent Col-legian, to keep our readers informed on developments on-campus.

At their Tuesday meeting, the College of Language Lit-erature and Social Science Council discussed staffing issues and made some an-nouncements about the new college.

The geography and plan-ning and political science departments are moving their offices into Snyder Memorial.

Dean of the College of

Language Literature and So-cial Science Alice Skeens said she has in place a “tran-sition team” for the college.

“I’ve asked them to come up with a strategic plan that will support the [Directions 2011] document,” she said. “So they’re busy working on that.”

Skeens said chairs of de-partments in the CLLSS would receive a $10,000 stipend.

At the meeting, Skeens called on the faculty to help her “build the college.”

“I cannot do this job alone,” she said. “I need each of you to assist me. The col-lege has been formed, but we, and I stress, ‘we,’ will build it.”

Chair of the LLSS Council Linda Rouillard said she was informed, during a meeting with Skeens, the three deans for the arts and sciences col-leges are still working with-out a contract.

According to Rouillard,

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The Center for Performing Arts will undergo renovations starting from the end of the spring se-mester and finishing in August. Construction will begin the first week of March. The renovations will include additional dressing rooms, additional building space and a refurbished recital hall.

CPA renovations for summer in planning periodUniversity to add more space for performing arts

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Religion and the recessionReligious groups in the area report slight increase in attendance but a drop in monetary contributionsBy Allison SeneyFor the IC

The following is the first article of a three part series on religion in the recession. The second ar-ticle will look at the psychology of religion and its mental effects during tough times. The third article will be a feature on Pastor Chaz Boes.

In these uncertain times, it is understandable that more people look for spiritual guidance — but that doesn’t mean they’re willing to pay for it.

Contributions are down in most religious organizations, the num-ber of members is up and each organization is working to offer spiritual as well as material assis-tance to those who are struggling.

Associate Pastor Charles Ritter of St. Joseph Parish said everyone is in the recession together.

“Everybody has a shared sense of knowledge about the effects of the economy, everybody knows somebody who has been hit by the recession,” he said.

St. Joseph Parish is located in Sylvania, Ohio, a suburb only four miles away from Toledo’s city limits.

“Sylvania is known to be a high-income city, but there are people here with houses foreclosed upon and some are on welfare,” Ritter said.

The parish has recently adopted 90 families at the end of 2010. Though contributions are lower every year, the total number of at-tendance has increased annually.

Ritter pointed out that church income is increasing, but not as fast as the expenditures are increasing.

In order to help alleviate the

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By Sam StantonMcClatchy Newspapers(MCT)

TUCSON, Ariz. — Presi-dent Barack Obama played the part of "healer in chief" Wednesday night, honoring the victims of Saturday's mass shooting while seeking to calm an increasingly angry political debate, urging all Americans to stop pointing fingers and "make sure that we are talking with each oth-er in a way that heals, not a way that wounds."

"I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today, and will stand by you tomorrow," Obama told a crowd of 26,000 gathered inside and outside the University of Arizona's basketball arena. "There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts.

"But know this: the hopes of a nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. And we add our faith to yours that Rep. Gabrielle Gif-fords and the other living victims of this tragedy pull through."

The president, who devot-ed much of his speech to the bravery of the victims and recalled those who died, first detoured away from the bas-ketball arena to pay an unan-nounced visit to Giffords, who is in critical condition but making steady progress, doctors say, toward an im-probable recovery from a gunshot wound through her head.

"I have just come from the University Medical Center, just a mile from here, where our friend Gabby coura-geously fights to recover even as we speak," the

president said, adding that "Gabby opened her eyes for the first time," a statement that brought the crowd to its feet.

"And I can tell you this — she knows we're here and she knows we love her and she knows that we are root-ing for her throughout what will be a difficult journey. We are there for her."

People stood in line for more than 30 blocks, waiting to see Obama pay homage to the victims of last Saturday's shooting rampage, which killed six and wounded more than a dozen, including Giffords.

The memorial service came the same day that authorities in Tucson revealed that a state Fish and Game officer had stopped the alleged gun-man, Jared Lee Loughner, earlier on the morning of the shooting.

Loughner was stopped on a red light violation at 7:34 a.m. about six miles from the Safeway where the shooting occurred, but he was re-leased because there were no warrants outstanding and his license was valid. Two and a half hours later, au-thorities say, he opened fire.

Loughner faces federal charges in the deaths of a federal judge and a federal employee, and he could face the death penalty.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department also revealed that among the writings that 22-year-old Loughner left be-hind in his home were docu-ments he may have intended for investigators to find, in-cluding a paper that con-tained the phrase "Die bitch" and another that read "f — you pigs."

The sheriff's department released records showing

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President Barack Obama addresses the crowd at the “Together We Thrive” program at the University of Arizona, honoring the victims of the Tucson, Arizona, shooting rampage that claimed the lives of six people and wounded more than a dozen others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

At memorial, Obama urges a discussion that ‘heals’President travels to Univ. of Arizona to deliver speech, mourn

visits to the Loughner home dating back to 1994 for vari-ous complaints. The records showed Loughner had been arrested as a juvenile in 2006 when he showed up at high school one morning "so ex-tremely intoxicated" on vod-ka that he was sent to the emergency room.

He also was cited in Sep-tember 2007 on marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges.

But the focus in Tucson Wednesday wasn't on the suspect. Instead, people gathered to honor the vic-tims killed and offer hope for the survivors. Wednesday, Obama played a role similar

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Some of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ interns weep while Gabe Zimmerman is memorialized at the “Together We Thrive” program at the University of Arizona, honoring the victims of the Tuc-son, Arizona, shooting rampage that claimed the lives of six people and wounded more than a dozen others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

to that former President Bill Clinton assumed when he spoke after the Oklahoma City bombing in remarks that earned him the nickname "healer in chief."

The president visited Tuc-son as the community sought to show that it renounces vi-olence, and Gov. Jan Brewer, who spoke before the presi-dent, vowed that Arizona's spirit "will not be shredded by one mad man's act of darkness."

More than 13,000 people gathered inside McKale Cen-ter, with another 13,000 in the football stadium watch-ing on large screen televi-sions, and they cheered as firefighters and police who rescued victims of the ram-page filed into the arena.

After days of shock and tragedy, the crowd was seek-ing release and looking for heroes, and they weren't in short supply.

Some of the loudest cheers and a standing ovation came when doctors from the Uni-versity of Arizona Medical Center who worked fever-ishly to save Giffords and the other survivors filed into the arena in their white medical smocks.

Dr. Peter Rhee, the com-bat-trained trauma surgeon who has become a face of the university and who virtu-ally guaranteed Giffords will survive, received extended applause when he arrived. Cheers and screams greeted 75-year-old Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, a close friend of Giffords' who set off national debate with his denunciation of the na-tion's toxic political

arguments and his refusal to back down from his statements.

And intense applause re-peatedly greeted 20-year-old University of Arizona stu-dent Daniel Hernandez Jr., a Giffords intern who rushed to save her and held com-presses on her head wound until help arrived.

Political leaders including Attorney General Eric Hold-er; Homeland Security Sec-retary Janet Napolitano, a former Arizona governor; House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi; Supreme Court Justice Anthony Ken-nedy; and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a native Arizonan, were among the guests. A number of House members who are friends and col-leagues of Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, also attended.

Obama met with other vic-tims Wednesday who remain hospitalized, and also had private meetings at the arena with survivors of the attack.

During his remarks, the president recalled each of the victims killed, including John Roll, Arizona's chief federal judge, and 9-year-old Christina Taylor-Green, shot to death as she waited in line to meet her congresswoman.

As the president spoke of Christina, Michelle Obama, seated to the side next to Giffords' husband, ap-peared to be holding back tears.

"The loss of these won-derful people should make every one of us strive to be better, be better in our

private lives — to be better friends and neighbors, co-workers and parents," Obama said.

Wading carefully into the debate over political dis-course, he told the crowd that "it's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talk-ing with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.

"We cannot use this trage-dy as one more occasion to turn on each other," he add-ed. "That we cannot do."

Before the ceremony, stu-dent volunteers painstak-ingly folded thousands of Navy blue T-shirts embla-zoned with the theme of the evening — "Together We Thrive, Tucson and Ameri-ca" and placed them on the arena seats.

Some people said they had arrived as early as 7 a.m. to get into the arena for the 6 p.m. ceremony, and many said they simply felt the need to honor Giffords.

Michael Wong, a 20-year-old Arizona State University student, drove two hours from Tempe to his rival school's Tucson campus Wednesday because he wanted to help hand out small pieces of paper for people to write prayers and thoughts on. Later, they were taped into a paper chain more than 500 feet long.

"We've had people just sit-ting thinking for a long time about what they wanted to write," Wong said. "It's real-ly making people think."

———Stanton reports for The

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Supreme Court is asked to rule on ‘In God We Trust’

By Michael DoyleMcClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

WASHINGTON — Califor-nia attorney and dedicated atheist Michael Newdow is making another run at “In God We Trust,” with a new Supreme Court petition chal-lenging the national motto.

In an uphill battle, New-dow is asking the nine jus-tices to review an appellate court’s rejection of his claim that the invocation of God on official currency violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

“Devout atheists are forced to choose between not using what is often the only

available legal tender and committing what they con-sider blasphemy,” Newdow argued in his petition placed on the court’s docket Tuesday.

With his latest legal peti-tion, Newdow now has mul-tiple First Amendment argu-ments pending before the Supreme Court. Separately, he is also challenging the phrase “So help me God” in the presidential oath. New-dow said Wednesday that a third petition, challenging the Pledge of Allegiance, will soon arrive at the court.

Formal responses in the cases aren’t due until at least

mid-February, and it could take several months before the justices consider the pe-titions in a closed-door con-ference. Nonetheless, New-dow concedes the odds are stacked against him.

“I think it is a sheer cliff with any court comprised of justices who are not atheists themselves,” Newdow said in an e-mail Wednesday, adding: “I think they would rather avoid the political fallout than do what they are paid to do and uphold the rights of this disenfranchised minori-ty; i.e., atheists.”

Few petitions survive their first review by Supreme

California attorney and atheist claims invocation violates separation of church and state

Court justices and their law clerks. The court hears only about 80 cases annually, picked from upward of 8,000 petitions. Even if at least four justices agree to hear Newdow’s appeal, the court’s conservative cast does not appear sympathetic to his overarching constitutional cause.

In 2004, the court heard Newdow’s challenge to the recitation of the Pledge of Al-legiance in his daughter’s school, but the justices then ruled he lacked the legal standing to bring the case.

The four new justices ap-pointed since 2004, including conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, have not mea-surably changed the ideolog-ical balance on the court.

The new petition seeks to overturn a March 2010

decision concerning “In God We Trust” by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

“Even the most liberal court in America, the 9th Cir-cuit, agreed with us that the national motto is clearly con-stitutional,” declared Brad Dacus, president of the Sac-ramento-based Pacific Jus-tice Institute. “We are confi-dent that the U.S. Supreme Court will do the right thing and end this frivolous lawsuit.”

A conservative legal advo-cacy group, the Pacific Jus-tice Institute helped defend the motto during earlier ap-pellate battles.

A 1955 law authored by Florida Rep. Charles Ben-nett, a polio-stricken World War II combat veteran, man-dated use of “In God We

Trust” on U.S. coins and cur-rency. In a June 7, 1955, House floor speech, Bennett explained that the motto would “serve as a constant reminder of this truth” that “as long as this country trusts in God, it will prevail.”

Still, appellate judges have reasoned that the govern-ment’s use of the phrase does not violate the First Amendment.

“It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slo-gan on coinage and currency ‘In God We Trust’ has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion,” the 9th Circuit reasoned, quoting from an earlier deci-sion. “Its use is of a patriotic or ceremonial character and bears no true resemblance to a governmental sponsorship of a religious exercise.”

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When acts of violence are committed in the Muslim world, to whom does the United States media turn to place the blame? The usual answer: those who have indoctrinated the terrorists. Video clips of radical Muslim clerics giving in-flammatory, anti-American speeches and calling for violence have become com-monplace in the American psyche. The blame for acts of political violence com-mitted by Muslims is often directed at these leaders who incite their followers by playing upon their frustrations: having little money or political power, living in a nation occupied by American troops, etc. Blaming those radical spiritual leaders is often a well-founded claim.

Politicians in this country use the same techniques to rally their support-ers to action. By playing on the frustra-tion many Americans feel at being out of work and insecure about their future, prominent figures on both sides of the political spectrum have mobilized mil-lions in recent years to join in the shout-ing, gesticulating and threatening of anyone who opposes their agenda.

If we blame acts of terror committed by angry Muslim radicals on the figures whose words inspire them, why don’t we apply the same logic to the political vio-lence committed by people here? Do we really believe we as Americans are so exceptional that we are not influenced by the words of public figures in the same way? Only those whose views re-quire the blamelessness of society and the evil of the individual would support such an absurd idea.

Members of all political orientations can be found making the same claims: that the media favors the opponent, sup-porters of the opponent are immoral and their advocates are causing harm with their words. Everyone can make the state-ment, but only some can point to support-ing facts.

It bears mentioning that the presence

of violent, often racist, anti-government militia groups tends to correlate directly to the party in power — a 2009 report by the Southern Poverty Law Center found that these groups, who became promi-nent during the Clinton years and dwin-dled during Bush’s two terms, have risen again following the election of President Obama. Also, startlingly more common during years of a progressive president are the nearly constant acts of vandalism and threats targeting the offices, homes and lives of elected officials.

Not all conservatives are hateful and willing to commit violence for political ends and not all liberals are compassion-ate and peace-loving; however, the re-cent history of political violence in this country makes certain things clear: po-litical language that demonizes oppo-nents and uses violent imagery comes overwhelmingly from the right, those who commit the violence tend to be sup-porters of right-wing pundits and poli-cies, and the violence is almost always directed at a person or institution that supports or represents the agenda of the political left.

Responsibility for violence lies upon those who commit it — there is no doubt that when a man aims a gun at another person and fires, he is to blame for what happens. But it would be an intellectual catastrophe to view a person’s actions as having no outside influence. No one lives in a void — we are constantly affected by the words and actions of those around us.

Can we say for sure that the vivid, gun-inspired imagery employed by popular conservatives encouraged any of the re-cent violence? No, but we can defini-tively state that this violence has no place in our political dialogue, no matter the target. We need to come together as a nation and rebuild more than ever be-fore — even a passing mention of using violence for political ends is unacceptable.

Even in the face of a depressing economy and a bleak future, inspired young people continue to show that a great idea can still become a success-ful business with patience, commit-ment and some entrepreneurial spirit. With population, jobs and investment leaving the region, most University of Toledo students seem to accept the perceived inevitable by planning to find a job elsewhere after graduation. However, a number of individuals have broken the usual pattern by suc-cessfully starting a business as a new graduate in Toledo.

Some of these success stories are visible from campus and cater to common interests of students. N.E.X., a clothing outlet, sells a small but quality selection of trendy clothing, shoes and hats from its boutique on Secor Road near Rocket Hall. Coco Beach, a tanning salon in the Rocket Center across Dorr Street, is also owned by a UT graduate. The tattoo artist Monk, who founded the Infinite Art tattoo studio near Secor and Syl-

vania, also attended UT before start-ing his business.

UT alumni have created some not-quite-standard businesses that have also found local success. Kingfish Spirits sells a vodka-infused whipped cream product, called Cream, at carry-outs and liquor stores throughout the region. Also finding success is the UT graduate-owned Balance Pan-Asian Grille, which serves ethnic foods from all regions of the Asian continent.

Regardless of the product or service developed, one fact shines clearly amidst these happy tales: creativity and a willingness to take risks on a new idea are essential to innovation and can help a person launch a thriv-ing business even in a region with a dangerously slow economy. Many stu-dents seem to embrace the popular lack of confidence in Toledo’s future opportunities; these stories are strong counter-examples proving that this city is as good a place as any to pur-sue one’s dreams and begin a career.

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It occurred to me the oth-er day that I am almost done with school. Not that I wasn’t aware of its impend-ing approach; it’s just that

the time since I be-gan has p a s s e d w i t h a l a r m i n g s p e e d . Now in my fourth se-mester of g r a d u a t e studies, it will only

be a few short months until I — hopefully! — possess my Masters degree.

Of course, along with this realization is the knowledge I will be transi-tioning to the next phase of my life. I thought I had the next steps charted out be-fore I came to UT, but now, in the face of America’s economic downturn, in-creased competition for decreasing numbers of jobs and my own ever-evolving interests, I find myself at a crossroads.

Should I continue on with a PhD? Should I earn an-other Masters in a different discipline? Maybe teach abroad? Become a wander-ing ascetic?

I’m an adult student — one who is significantly older than most of you read-ing this column right now. As someone who has a num-ber of varied careers under her belt, I can attest that it never gets easier to settle on one thing.

When does someone with interests in nearly every-thing intellectual and artis-tic finally settle on one ca-reer and commit to it? This is a question I have been

asking myself for nearly 20 years, now.

You could accuse me of flightiness; perhaps you would be correct. More than anything, though, I see myself as someone who has zeal for living — one who wishes to soak up as much information and experience possible in this oh-so-brief experience of being human. When a career’s fascina-tion/utility/challenge has dried up for me, off I shuffle to loftier goals.

An important thing to consider, though, is that I don’t have that luxury any-

more. It’s no longer the 90s, when our country was more economically and socially stable, and dilly-dallying with one’s life plans was more excusable.

As someone who is be-tween college age and mid-dle age, it’s time I start di-recting my attentions into one area of interest — for economic security, if for nothing else, right?

On the flip side of caution and my growing desire to lay down roots, however, I can say I’ve had one distinct and interesting life thus far.

From being a “cube jockey” to working as a profession-al actor to walking dogs for a living, I’ve got a lot of sto-ries. They weave together to make up my sometimes humorous, always eclectic personal narrative.

So, the question is, do I follow my original plan, what so many responsible, centered students do: “sticking to it” and “riding it out” for stability and sani-ty’s sake? Or do I create more personal narratives, maybe even stumbling upon my best career of all, but continuing to live with eco-nomic and personal uncertainty?

Unfortunately, in today’s milieu, there are no guaran-tees of success in either scenario, but it is clear that one path is more practical than the other.

There is always time to reinvent oneself, and there is something to be said for diverse experience and knowledge. But I find my-self almost envious when a student knows from age 18 that he/she is going to be a doctor or an attorney or a scientist. I tip my hat to you; you are likely to be the next American success story.

It is good to know what you want, to keep your “eye on the prize,” as they say. It’s also fine to change your mind midstream. But leave that ongoing, vexing feeling — that I’m missing out on something if I stay in one place — to me.

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I am a writer still learning to write and an activist still learning the ropes of what captures people’s attention most effectively, so the link between language, rhetoric and actions is familiar terri-tory. This link seems to be missing in a lot of media dis-cussions, or if it is acknowl-edged, the understanding is skewed or misrepresented in some way.

This unfortunately is very common in the 24-hour news cycle that pervades the American lifestyle. This misunderstanding is espe-cially prevalent when the corporate media outlets fo-cus on a massacre, even more so when the cause is a lone gunman.

It’s a no-brainer that inflammatory language gets a lot of atten-tion, but the link between hate speech and say, the actions of groups who hear that lan-guage and act out in a matching way, is still misunderstood by the press and public. It would be an oversimplifica-tion to state that there is al-ways a direct link between inflammatory language in political dialogue and vio-lent acts of terrorism, but it is hard to deny that there is at least some causal rela-tionship between the two.

In the wake of the shoot-ing in Tucson, Arizona this past weekend, I realized that the most disturbing aspect of the matter to me is not the motivations that led the shooter to his actions, but the circumstances in which he was allowed to go un-treated, if he was and is suf-fering from a mental illness or disorder.

The second disturbing factor, which still keeps me up at night sometimes, is the political climate of this whole country and its rela-tionship to firearms. I am continually disheartened at the glossing over of such matters by media and pub-lic figures. The focus is more often on why the per-petrator is “crazy” and how

his neighbors and friends, even before the event, thought him to be a little “odd,” and not so much on how this kind of event is al-lowed to occur.

Why, you ask, is the use of the word “crazy” harmful to the discussion and inves-tigation of violent events? The word “crazy” perpetu-ates a stereotype concern-ing issues of mental health, much like racial, religious or homophobic slurs.

When a media person calls a gunman “crazy,” the viewer is excused from thinking too deeply about the very real concerns of those with mental health

problems. The word is too broad to de-scribe the spe-cific circum-stances and influences that led a gun-man to take such extreme action.

The investi-gation of the Tucson shoot-ings is ongo-ing — there is no complete, factual pic-ture of the

background of the shooter. So why do the media use a derogatory, oversimplifying term to describe a spec-trum of conditions he may or may not have? The only answer that I can come up with is that it’s easy. It’s easier to blame and dehu-manize an individual with an alienating label than to ask questions about our so-cial structure and seek the whole story surrounding a tragic event.

Why have potentially un-stable people easily pur-chasing firearms legally? How does the treatment of mental health disorders in this country contribute to such lone acts of violence? There are many negative consequences resulting from public apathy to the task of taking care of every citizen’s health — the shooting of a public offi-cial and her constituents is just one.

—Pamela McCray is an IC columnist and a sopho-more majoring in political science.

Political violence forces tough questionsMass media dehumanizes

with simplifying slursThe recent shooting in Ari-

zona has sparked a media maelstrom and a cacophonic debate. Accusations of hy-

perbolic political rhetoric are being tossed around. Gun laws are being reconsid-ered. The role of vio-lent video games is receiving

attention yet again. Gunman Jared Loughner’s use of mar-ijuana has raised eyebrows. Even the hateful members of the Westboro Baptist Church are threatening to protest the victims’ funerals.

But amidst the yammering of the political pundits, what seems to be less of a topic of debate is the use of the word “terror-ism.” When a mentally ill, white male tar-gets a politician and com-mits mass murder, terrorism is not a word the media chooses to use.

When Joe Stack, a white male, wrote a manifesto de-nouncing the US govern-ment and crashed his pri-vate plane into a federal building in Feb. 2010, he was not a terrorist. He was just an unstable guy, angry with the IRS.

When Clay Duke, a white male, brought a gun to a Florida school board meet-ing in Dec. 2010 and shot at board members before turn-ing the gun on himself, he was a relatively normal man that just cracked one day.

When Michael Enright, a white male, slashed the throat of a Muslim New York City cab driver in Aug. 2010, he was by no means a ter-rorist. According to his friends, Enright had a terri-ble drinking problem.

When Byron Williams, a white male, opened fire on police officers in California during a July day in 2010, he was depicted as a disgrun-tled, unemployed, right wing felon, not a terrorist. Never mind that after he was ar-rested he admitted he was on his way to the offices of a liberal foundation and a civil liberties organization with the intent to kill people.

When James von Brunn, a white male, entered the Ho-locaust museum, shooting and killing a guard in June of 2009, he was not recog-nized as a terrorist either. He was just some anti-Se-mitic nutcase.

Yet if any one of these white males had been Arabic or Muslim, there is no ques-tion as to how the media would have labeled them.

The news channels would practically be chanting the word “terrorist.”

Are the actions of the white men mentioned any different than those of some bitter, darker-skinned males who hatched unexecuted plans to knock down the for-mer Sears Tower, or blow up an airport, or buy missiles?

Perhaps the dominant group within American soci-ety, white males, is too big to define using only one term. We can’t just lump neo-Nazis with unstable al-coholics and crazy loners with anti-abortion extrem-ists. To do so would be use-less, right? There are just too many types of white male terrorists. I mean men-

tally unstable white males.

It is easier for Ameri-cans to re-duce Muslim extremists to a single, imaginary group. Sun-nis, Shiites, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, Tal-iban, Saudi Arabian, Pakistani, Saddam, Bin Laden — it’s

all the same. No?No; there are different

sects of Islam, many Arab nationalities have various lists of grievances — not to mention the fact that many of these people falsely lumped together actually despise each other.

Of course, the use of the term “terrorism” boils down to semantics. The New Ox-ford American Dictionary de-fines terrorism as “the use of violence or intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.” It is an “ism” that hints at something almost pandemic.

The word conjures up the image of an elusive, danger-ous threat lurking some-where unknown. Terrorism could happen anywhere, at anytime. The use of this term magnifies the most pa-thetic threat, making mi-nuscule plots become big-ger and scarier. The word is a self-rationalization.

The white males’ acts of terror, in contrast, are de-picted as “hate crimes” or “tragedies.” These terms more so depict isolated events. Those who commit such acts are thereby seen as individuals rather than lumped together as some collaborative, menacing threat.

Some may think squab-bling over such a word is unnecessary. However, lan-guage informs peoples’ thoughts and actions; and therefore popular terms re-peated in the media must be accurate. Everyone would benefit if we started choosing our words more carefully and articulating ideas more precisely.

—Stephen Bartholomew is an IC columnist and an English education student

White murder, brown terrorism

When a men-tally ill, white male targets a politician and commits mass murder, terror-

ism is not a word the media chooses to use.

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From Sunday evening in-to Monday morning, I watched the 24-hour tele-vision coverage of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona that left six peo-ple dead and 14 people in-jured. I won’t engage in political rhetoric because partisan politics shouldn’t be our primary focus — there are more important matters to discuss.

I would rather focus on the hurt and pain of those suffering. Right now an endless sea of tears run from stoic eyes and down the cheeks of the sullen fac-es of loved ones still trying to grasp the last memory of a hug or kiss shared with their deceased. There’s a classroom full a frightened children who are now need-lessly tor-mented with questions of their own mortality be-cause Christi-na Green could’ve easily been one of them. Then there is Chris-tina’s heart-broken and guilt-ridden neighbor who is undoubted-ly reliving ev-ery moment leading up to the shooting, pondering the seemingly in-finite possibilities of “if on-ly’s” and “what ifs,” but “ifs” are conditional statements.

The families of the vic-tims must say their final goodbyes to husbands, wives, soulmates and rela-tionships, some of which have spanned more than 55 years. There is a young woman who is now forced to put her young and prom-ising fiancé to rest and a federal judge who is being mourned by friends, rela-tives and colleagues after a distinguished career of public service to the com-munity of Tucson, Arizona.

Congresswoman Gifford is fighting for her life after taking a bullet to the head while other victims begin their journey on the long road to recovery. There is so much heartbreak and so few words, and although it seems almost impossible to comprehend, we must be voices of reason and under-standing to help family, friends and the community of Tucson mend.

Even through all of the pain, sadness, rage and hurt, one “congregation” has found a way to exploit the misery of others to pro-mote their own distorted agendas of moral justice

and religious righteousness. If you have not heard by now, the Westboro Baptist Church intends to insult and taunt the family, friends and colleagues of Judge John Roll by protest-ing outside during his ser-vices, even after Arizona passed a law prohibiting protestors from picketing funerals one hour before or after a funeral service.

In fact, they intended to protest nine-year-old Chris-tina Green’s funeral be-cause she was a devout Catholic. It wasn’t until public and political outrage from both the American and international communi-ty grew so great that West-boro Baptist Church chose to back down from their

numbskull idea to dis-honor the memory of this little girl, proving that there really is power in num-bers and that we can’t just stop there.

We as a na-tion need to assure that our voices are heard in order to shut down the ridiculous abuses of our first amend-ment right to freedom of

speech — the outpouring of support for the families and collective outrage against Westboro’s plan to protest this little girl’s funeral was a fine start. I hope thou-sands of people show up to stop Westboro in future protests against fallen sol-diers, individuals who’ve died from AIDS and homo-sexuals alike, because their anger and bigotry make a mockery of our rights as citizens and should be met with voices of tolerance, love and peace.

My heart is genuinely with the families of those who have been affected by this event and while there may be no words that can bring comfort to family, friends and other loved ones of those who have been in-jured or slain, prayer sure does go a long way. Let this be a time of reflection and healing in our country and may our unity and cohesive-ness overwhelm all at-tempts to disgrace and taunt those who have al-ready suffered enough.

—Nicole Doan is an IC columnist and a senior majoring in individual-ized studies.

Violence must be met with love and understanding

There is so much heartbreak

and so few words, and al-

though it seems almost impossi-ble to compre-hend, we must

be voices of rea-son and

understanding.

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gunman “crazy,” the viewer is ex-

cused from think-ing too deeply

about the very re-al concerns of

those with mental health problems.

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The following events oc-curred between Dec. 8 and Jan. 10. Anyone with information regarding these events should contact UT Police at 419-530-2600.

Theft from motor vehicle

On. Dec. 7, a police officer was dispatched to parking lot 46 to take a theft from motor vehi-cle report. The victim stated his vehicle had been broken into and several items totaling $110 were stolen. Pry marks were lo-cated on the window frame and the items were taken from the passenger side of the vehicle.

TheftOn Dec. 8, a police officer was

dispatched to the memorial Field House to take a theft re-port. The victim stated she left her wristlet containing her birth control pills, $12 in cash, keys and cell phone in the common area to use the vending ma-chine. When the victim re-turned, the items were missing. The items were valued at a total of $404.

On Dec. 13, a police officer was dispatched the Horton In-ternational House to take a theft report. The victim stated his Xbox 360 and $60 in cash had been stolen from his room. The victim and his girlfriend fell asleep in the room and upon waking up noticed the video gaming system and cash was missing. The victim suspects his roommate and roommate’s guest had something to do with the theft.

On Dec. 14, a police officer was dispatched to the East Parking Ramp top take a theft report. The victim stated her Rocket Card was stolen, but she was not initially worried about it. The victim later obtained a statement citing a $300 scholar-ship was on the Rocket Card and her account was drained over the month of October. There were 208 unauthorized purchases on the account. Vid-eo footage showed a black male suspect using the card several time to purchase candy from a vending area on the third floor of the Crossings. Additional vid-eo footage shows another black male suspect using the card at a

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vending machine. The two sus-pects swiped the card 74 sepa-rate times for 74 purchases. One suspect used the card an addi-tional 67 times for values rang-ing from 16 cents to $27.27. The first suspect was later identified by the Crossings staff members and admitted to using the card. The suspect was then charged with identity fraud and receiv-ing stolen property.

On Jan. 10, a police officer was dispatched to the Student Union Building to take a theft report. The victim stated he left some textbooks on a table in the Student Union food court while waiting in line to get food. When he returned, the books were missing. The victim con-tacted the Student Bookstore and off-campus bookstore to see if the books had been re-turned. The victim was contact-ed by the off-campus bookstore and informed someone had tried to sell back his books. The victim was then able to retrieve two of the books. A suspect was later identified and issued a cita-tion for receiving stolen property.

BurglaryOn Dec. 8, a police officer

took a walk-in burglary report from the UT Police Department office. The victim stated she and her suitemates have been hav-ing various items come up miss-ing from their dorm room this semester that have not yet been recovered.

On Dec. 8, a police officer was dispatched to Parks Tower to take a burglary report. The vic-tim stated a gold necklace was stolen from her room. The vic-tim reported her roommate had numerous people over frequent-ly and believed one of them may be involved in taking the miss-ing property.

On Jan. 9, a police officer was dispatched to Ottawa House West to take a burglary report. The victim stated when she re-turned from winter break, she discovered her 32-inch televi-sion missing from the common area of her dorm. The television was valued at $358.

On Dec. 15, a police officer was dispatched to Carter Hall West to take a theft report. The victim reported someone had taken his laptop from his un-locked room. The laptop was valued at $450.

able in Michigan.“We had a great response

from distributors all over the country,” Guiher said. “It’s been on the market for eight months [and] business has been tremendous.”

Many UT students, who were told about the product in interviews, responded opti-mistically about the product.

“Oh my gosh, that stuff sounds so good,” said Diana Gadriel, a senior majoring in human resource management.

Jamie Haeger, a sophomore art history major, said the prod-uct would either have a love-or-hate response from its users.

“It would be one of those things that if you like it, you would love it, and if you didn’t, you would throw the bottle away,” Haeger said.

Accord ing to

Guiher, although the majority of buyers are between 21 and 25 years of age, older genera-tions have used the product as a top-off in their late-night cup of coffee.

The closest Cream can be found near campus is at the Secor Carryout, located near the corner of Dorr Street and Secor Road.

Cream so far has only one competitor in Whipped Lightening. Whipped Light-ening has been on the

market four years longer than Cream, but is only avail-able in 12 states, not includ-ing Ohio.

Cream comes in raspber-ry, vanilla, chocolate, cherry and caramel. It is 30 proof, or 15 percent alcohol, which is slightly higher alcohol content than most wines.

More information about Cream can be found at the company website: GiveM-eCream.com.

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Skeens has asked that the “status quo” for the colleges remain until the end of the year.

“The deans have requested to retain the status quo until the end of this year, in a meeting with [Bill McMillen, interim Main Campus pro-vost, vice president for gov-ernmental relations and chief of staff in the Office of the President] and the provost could not quite make that promise,” she said. “He seemed to indicate the status

quo could remain in place throughout the semester, but he didn’t seem to make any promise for the whole year.”

The LLSS Council execu-tive committee, according to Rouillard, also requested that the college budget commit-tee, which consists of faculty who examine the college’s budget, be re-activated.

Skeens agreed to the request.

The council also discussed the termination of three com-puting assistants, one from the former College of Arts and Sciences, Judith Herb College of Education and

College of Health Science and Human Services.

Skeens said they will lose their jobs in April and have already been notified of their termination dates.

Skeens and the other deans of the new arts and sciences colleges sent a statement to McMillen and UT President Lloyd Jacobs expressing their concern over the terminations.

Skeens said she and the other deans were not noti-fied about the terminations until after they were already effective.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the

council brought forth a reso-lution questioning the dis-missal of the computing technician for the former CAS, but then later recon-sidered the resolution and voted to discuss drafting a resolution in support of the technician at their next meeting.

Skeens told the council she is a “different kind of dean” and asked faculty to inform her of any issues she would need to be aware of within the college.

“I think it’s really impor-tant to inform me of issues, email me, call me,” she said.

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Computers don’t age; software gets youngerBy Craig CrossmanMcClatchy-Tribune News Service

I can hear the groans from all those people who recently bought computers equipped with Intel's latest processor. They wanted the fastest com-puter their money could buy and they paid top dollar for it. And for a brief moment in time, they were happy. Some even bragged they owned the speed-iest Windows-based personal computer on the planet. But their happiness was short-lived. Intel has announced an even faster multi-core processor.

When I heard about the im-minent arrival of Intel's new-est speedster, it brought to mind one of the more fre-quently asked questions I hear: "I'm afraid that what I buy now may soon become obsolete. So when should I buy a computer?"

My reply is a simple one: No

matter what you buy, it will be considered old in about 18 months, so stop worrying about it. My advice is to buy the best you can afford when you're ready for a new model. Buying anything less doesn't save you money. In fact it may cost you more in the long run as it will become obsolete more quickly.

Ever hear the rationale that tries to explain why computers shouldn't be any different than automobiles or other consum-er electronic devices? After all, the rationale goes, consumers accept that new car models come out every year. New mod-el consumer electronics and appliances such as TV sets, washing machines and the like constantly come out with bet-ter features. So what's the big deal with newer-model computers?

I'd like to point out that your

car, whether last year's or old-er, will still get you from point A to point B. Older TVs will still receive next year's program-ming, and older washing ma-chines will still wash your new clothes. But an older computer may not be able to run all the newer programs and operating systems. And even if it can, it more than likely will not run them as well as a newer computer.

Basically, it's the software that makes a computer differ-ent from all those other con-sumer electronic devices and products. Newer-generation software continues to evolve in its complexity and places more and more demands on a computer's resources. Grant-ed new hardware can be add-ed but eventually some limit-ing physical barrier such as its bus speed will finally prevent you from upgrading the hard-ware on your PC. Plus there

comes a point in time when adding new hardware be-comes more costly than just buying a new computer.

The software is also what's eventually going to make your computer obsolete. You just won't be able to play those newest games with mind-blowing graphics, or view the newest websites that utilize the latest technologies to dis-play 3D images and richly tex-tured animations along with smoothly playing sound. Or it will be the newest operating system that fills up your inad-equate supply of memory, brings your microprocessor to its knees or bogs down your slowly rotating hard drive.

So I offer up the following insight to try and make you feel a little better: It's really not that your computer is get-ting older. It's your software that's getting younger. Enjoy it while you can.

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acoustic issues in the hall will be readdressed as well and a new wooden stage floor will be put in place.

The corridors will also be renovated to be more open for big events, according to Brigner.

“The corridor will act as a meeting place before the event and as a smoother transition into the theatre,” Brigner said. “As of now, the Center of Performing Arts is confined and not inviting, but the new design will make the building more di-rectional. You’ll be able to find your way around easier.”

The project is still in the design phase as the univer-sity and The Collaborative Inc. work on construction drawings.

The project will not inter-fere with any scheduled classes or performances at the CPA.

Holly Monsos, professor and chair of theatre, is look-ing forward to seeing the new building.

“I’m very excited,” Mon-sos said. “There is stuff that has been needed for a long time. The architect will be able to give us our first pri-ority needs.”

The renovations have been delayed in the past due to lack of funding.

A new studio is being built for video production, ac-cording to Monsos.

“As far as theatre and film, the room that we have been using is half a screening room and half a production video room,” Monsos said. “Now it will be completely a studio and dedicated to pro-duction solely.”

The makeup laboratory and dressing rooms will also be moved.

“We are moving the make-up and dressing rooms to the other side of the build-ing so that the actors no longer have to walk across the audience to get to their rooms,” Monsos said.

Timothy Brakel, associate professor and chair of mu-sic, is also looking forward to the renovations.

“This new building will improve the students’ expe-riences a lot, and will allow us to better incorporate technology in association to different courses because we will have more lab space to work with,” Brakel said.

“Rehearsal facilities will be expanded as well as our instrumental program. We will also see a larger com-puter lab for the music students.”

Brakel said he hopes this is the first of many phases of renovation to the CPA.

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economy, St. Joseph Parish offers opportunities to its members who are in need of a job.

“There are people who lost their jobs that did not expect to,” he said. “We have what is called St. Joe’s networking group that would work to steer people in the right direction.”

Karen Szymanski, the fund officer of the Catholic Foun-dation, a non-profit organiza-tion located on Spielbusch Avenue in downtown Toledo, helps organize a fundraiser every year to support the foundation’s programs and ministries.

“The funds support such things as the broadcast of the Sunday mass for homebound i n d i v i d u a l s , the campus ministry pro-grams at uni-versities like Toledo, Bowl-ing Green, Lourdes as well as Catho-lic charities,” she said.

S z y m a n s k i said that due to the reces-sion, people are more cautious with dona-tions to places of worship; however, toward the end of 2010 there was a start of a turnaround in donations received.

“We see people are more careful with their monetary gifts, but we see confidence in the economy building in people,” Szymanski said.

In 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law a leg-islative bill that addressed charitable donations in a pro-vision known as the IRA Charitable Rollover. The leg-islation is the Tax Relief, Un-employment Insurance Reau-thorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, which allows an individual over 70 and a half

years old to make a gift to a not-for-profit organization from their IRA, or Individual Retirement Account.

“[Contributors] can gift up to $100,000 per taxable year. For 2010, an individual has until January 31, 2011 to make the gift and have it count,” Szymanski said.

“For 2011, they have until December 31, 2011 to make their gift. The important item is that the money needs to go directly from the IRA to the organization and not to the individual,” she said.

Szymanski said the passing of the act will benefit their organization immensely.

Christian establishments were not the only ones af-fected. The drop in contribu-tions has also taken its toll on many other sectors including local Jewish temples.

Rabbi Mo-sha Saks of the Congrega-tion B’Nai Is-rael in Sylva-nia said in or-der to reduce the cost, the temple was moved into a smaller build-ing four years ago.

“The num-ber of contri-

butions is down, but mem-bership is stable,” Saks said. “With member turnout being consistent, the recession has not affected any openings or closings of Jewish temples in the Toledo area.”

A representative from the Greater Islamic Center of To-ledo was unavailable for comment.

While many congregations report that attendance has remained stagnant, Ritter be-lieves it’s good for the com-munity to come together in difficult times.

“We can all help paddle the canoe or we can complain because the guy on the other side is not paddling as hard enough,” Ritter said.

We can all help paddle the canoe

or we can complain be-cause the guy on the

other side is not pad-dling as hard enough.

Charles RitterAssociate Pastor,St. Joseph’s Church ”

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By Becky YerakChicago Tribune (MCT)

CHICAGO — A for-profit college coalition co-chaired by a Chicago private-equity executive is suing the U.S. Department of Education over an August report that accused the fast-growing industry of deception and questionable marketing practices.

The Dec. 9 lawsuit stems from the coalition's failed efforts to gain access to documents, notes and vid-eotapes the U.S. Govern-ment Accountability Office referred to in concluding all 15 for-profit colleges visited by undercover stu-dent applicants engaged in deceptive practices, includ-ing encouraging applicants to falsify their financial aid forms to qualify for federal aid.

On Nov. 30, the GAO reis-sued its 27-page report "to clarify and add more pre-cise wording." The revi-sions generally made the colleges look better. But the GAO said it stands by its findings. The Depart-ment of Education declined to comment about the suit.

The Coalition for Educa-tional Success, whose members include career colleges, maintains in its suit that the report is being used by critics of career colleges to tarnish the rep-utation of all for-profit schools and to advance the Obama administration's ef-fort to push what are called "gainful employment" rules. The rules essentially tie for-profit schools' access to federal student aid to their graduates' ability to repay their student debt.

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Io-wa, a critic of for-profit colleges, said at a Senate education committee hear-ing that federal financial

aid to students at for-profit colleges has ballooned to more than $23 billion a year from $4.6 billion a de-cade ago.

The GAO contends that students who attend for-profit colleges are more likely to default on federal student loans than students from other colleges. Over the past decade, for-profit college enrollment has ris-en to more than 2 million students from 600,000, Har-kin said.

But for-profit college ad-vocates say default rates are mostly related to stu-dents' socioeconomic sta-tus, not the type of school. Colleges that serve more minority students have low-er loan repayment rates, one study found. The aver-age loan repayment rate is 30 percent at colleges with more than two-thirds mi-nority enrollment, com-pared with 62 percent at colleges where less than a tenth of students are mi-norities, according to a Sep-tember report by FinAid.org, an online resource about student financial aid.

Avy Stein, managing part-ner of Chicago-based pri-vate-equity firm Willis Stein & Partners — whose hold-ings include Birmingham, Ala.-based Education Corp. of America, which operates Virginia College — told the Chicago Tribune that the government's actions against for-profit schools will cost jobs and eliminate options for minority stu-dents. Stein is co-chairman of the Coalition for Educa-tional Success.

On Nov. 29, Stein and oth-er coalition members met with four Education De-partment officials in Wash-ington, about the gainful employment issue, accord-ing to the DOE. The follow-ing day the GAO reissued

its report.Suspecting that errors

and biases still permeate the revised report, the co-alition sued the DOE in U.S. District Court in Washing-ton, accusing the depart-ment of "wrongfully with-holding records by failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request." The original FOIA request, filed Oct. 15, sought docu-ments, including tapes, vid-eos and notes related to the GAO report, according to the lawsuit.

On Oct. 27 the DOE ac-knowledged the request, and under federal law has 20 working days to respond, the lawsuit contends. The coalition said its request is being stonewalled.

In its Dec. 9 suit, the co-alition said it also requested documents related to com-munications between DOE and investors who may have "shorted" stocks of for-profit colleges. Short-sell-ers bet against stocks.

Since the beginning of 2010, an index of 13 for-profit colleges is down 24.3 percent on an otherwise up year for the broader mar-ket. Career Education Corp. and DeVry Inc. are down 9.7 percent and 14.8 percent, respectively, in that time.

In August, the GAO said all 15 for-profit colleges made questionable state-ments to undercover applicants.

The GAO report didn't mention the schools by name, but their identities were divulged in Aug. 4 Sen-ate testimony by the re-port's author. They included the College of Office Tech-nology in Chicago and Chi-cago's Argosy University, which is owned by publicly traded Education Manage-ment Corp., whose stock is down 23 percent since the beginning of 2010.

For-profit colleges fight negative federal report

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Arts“The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote

his whole life to reading my works.” — James Joyce andLife

Thursday, January 13, 2011 BSectionwww.IndependentCollegian.com DC Guastella– Editor

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friday

Center for Performing Arts

— “American Me” (Rated R) will

be shown this week, the first

film in the Film Fridays Series. It

is the tale of a Mexican-Ameri-

can Mafia kingpin who, after be-

ing released from prison, falls in

love for the first time and begins

to question the Mafioso lifestyle.

For more information, contact

Angela Riddel at TheArts@utole-

do.edu or 419-530-2452. Admis-

sion is free, but a $3 donation is

welcome.

Toledo Museum of Art —

The museum will be hosting

Wine by the Glass Pavilion at 7

p.m. Four wines will be available

along with a view of their “Hot

Shop.” The event is $15 for mem-

bers and $20 for non-members.

Frankie’s Inner-city — I See

Stars will be performing at

Frankie’s with Abandon All

Ships, Close Your Eyes, Let’s Get

It, Kid Icarus and Us, From Out-

side. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tick-

ets are $12 in advance and $14 at

the door, the night of the show.

saturday

Toledo Zoo — Admission will

be free for Lucas County resi-

dents this weekend, Jan. 15-17,

in celebration of Martin Luther

King Day. All Frozentoesen Win-

ter Weekend activities offered

will also be available free of

charge.

Toledo Museum of Art —

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra

and Toledo Museum of Art are

collaborating to host a Sympho-

ny-Inspired dinner in the GlasSa-

lon from 6-6:30 p.m. prior to the

night performance in the Peri-

style. The event features a three-

course meal that will be pre-

pared by TMA Chef Erika Rapp

while a Docent discusses objects

from the Museum’s collection

that share the theme of the con-

cert. Tickets for the event are

$55 and include tax, gratuity and

wine. They can be purchased at

the TSO box office at 419-246-

8000 or 800-348-1253. Seating is

limited and tickets are sold

separately.

Aroundtown

Jan. 14 — Jan. 15

Carlson tables tell stories of former UT studentsBy: Weslie DetwilierIC Staff Writer

Ancient or aged engrav-ings and drawings are sourc-es studied by historians and researchers alike in an at-tempt to discover the past.

This form of capturing his-tory is not generally applica-ble to the average student.

David Hale, a junior study-ing history, is one of the exceptions.

While studying on the fifth floor of Carlson Library, Hale discovered and took interest in 18 long, wooden tables

covered in marks and etch-ings. These tables, along with Hale’s interest in folklore, will be the subject of his up-coming independent study project.

Folkloric intrigue began for Hale in the fall, when he studied the subject in a folk-lore class taught by Associ-ate Professor of English Dan-iel Compora. There, he ana-lyzed epitaphs and grave markers, both of which are considered forms of oral folklore.

In this same way, the in-scriptions on the old ta-bles are also categorized

as oral folklore due to their anonymity, as opposed to material or customary, both other forms of folklore.

Hale will be analyzing, cat-aloging, documenting and cross-referencing the carv-ings on the tables this spring with the help of Compora and Carlson Library archive specialist, Barbara Floyd.

As for the wooden subjects themselves, there is much to be studied and examined.

The tables have been on campus since the 1930s when the library was still located on

By Jason MackManaging Editor

“The Green Hornet” walks a fine line between believ-able and absurd but manages to balance atop the tightrope throughout. The end result is a superhero movie that is pure fun.

Seth Rogen stars in the movie, is an executive pro-ducer and co-wrote the script with frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg. Friends since childhood, Rogen and Gold-berg have collaborated on films such as “Knocked Up,” Superbad” and “Pineapple Express.” The banter and sense of humor in “Green Hornet” is similar to their previous efforts.

Rogen plays Britt Reid, a

rich playboy who inherits the family newspaper after his father’s sudden death. He meets his father’s genius me-chanic Kato (Jay Chou) and the two bond immediately. A night of vandalizing his fa-ther’s statue turns into the two stopping a crime in prog-ress, and a brilliant concept is born: they will fight crime while using the newspaper to label themselves as criminals.

At one point Kevin Smith was in line to write and di-rect the film. He summed the plot up perfectly when he said, “I dig the fact that he kicked off a run of billionaire playboys who decided to put on a mask and fight crime and that he was Batman be-fore there was a Batman.”

The major difference be-tween the Green Hornet and Batman is the dynamic be-tween hero and sidekick. Ka-to is no Robin. He constantly bails out Reid with lightning-quick martial arts thanks to an ability to slow time down with his quasi-superpower heightened adrenaline abili-ty. Director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) uses this skill to create unique and enter-taining scenes that combine elements of fights from “The Matrix” and “Sherlock Holmes.”

Chou is an overseas star with an American breakout waiting to happen after a nearly flawless performance in a role originally intended for his idol Jet Li. Along with

acting, writing and directing, Chou is a famous pop singer in Taiwan.

Despite the new role of a hero, Rogen comes off as the same witty slacker with a heart of gold that he has al-ways played, and it works. He would not be believable as a true superhero, but the script smartly calls for him to play second fiddle to Kato. Reid’s ego and the duo’s mis-understood dynamic lead to plenty of snide remarks and amusing arguments.

The film benefits from the brilliant casting of Christo-pher Waltz as Benjamin Chudnofsky. Nicolas Cage originally had the part, but thankfully he dropped out due to creative differences in the first week of filming.

Fresh off his Oscar win as Col. Hans Landa in last year’s “Inglourious Basterds,” Waltz brings the same sarcastic wit to “Green Hornet” as an ag-ing crime lord facing an iden-tity crisis. He won’t be win-ning an Oscar for this role, but like the rest of the film, his character is humorous and entertaining.

Cameron Diaz plays Reid’s secretary Lenore Case, the third point in a barely exis-tent love triangle. Her char-acter provides little to the movie other than someone for Reid and Kato to fight over while she unknowingly supplies the duo with direc-tion in their vigilante endeav-ors. Diaz is the weak link in

‘Green Hornet’ succeeds as action comedy— Tables, Page B2

— Hornet, Page B2

By Anastasia Ellis and DC Guastella IC Staff Writer and Arts & Life Editor

The following article is the first in a two-part series. Part one examines the opinions of students at UT and local art-ists regarding tattoos. Part two will more closely examine tattoos, the job market and recent college graduates.

Few art forms are as polarizing as tat-toos; advocates have long felt it to be ad-vanced art form that uses the human body as the canvas. For many others, tat-toos represent the implication of danger-ous and unsavory subcultures.

In the past, white collar society was amongst the latter group – however, this may be changing. Pharmacists, nurses, even a preacher are among the clients of one local artist. For Brian “Monk” Taylor, a wide range of people enter into his studio in search of artistic expression.

Taylor, a Toledo native and for-mer UT student, spoke on his 20 years of experience tattooing less than three miles from the university.

“It’s all over the board, maybe 20 years ago when I first got into the industry; it was

mostly your blue collar factory workers. [Now] you see a lot more white collar in-dividuals,” said Monk, the owner of Infi-nite Art, a tattoo parlor located on Secor Road, south of Monroe Street.

In 1994, Taylor and account friend Jo-seph Kondalski opened the studio. Taylor had honed his skills on friends, but saw the need for another studio in Toledo.

Taylor believes that the stigma con-cerning tattoos in the corporate world is changing considering many of their cli-ents at the parlor are white collar workers.

Art Work in the Work Place

“There’s a lot less discrimination these days as far as people being hired,” Taylor said, “Corporate people have no choice but to open themselves to hir-ing people who are heavily tattooed because they’ll have nobody run-ning their businesses.”

He added, “They know that they’d be overlooking talented employees.”

Clients in these fields are like-ly to have the artwork on portions of

— Tattoo, Page B2

Graphic by Nick Kneer and Kevin Sohnly / IC

Photo by Kevin Sohnly / IC

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the fifth floor of University Hall. When Carlson Library opened in the 1970s, the tables were refin-ished and moved to their current home.

Many of the etchings found on the tables still remain from the initial refinish-ing in the 1970s.

“There is so much on these tables I could spend an entire semester just working on one,” Hale said.

The engrav-ings and graffiti range from profanity to names of possible athletes adorned by their respective numbers, and a variety of other drawings.

Of course, the tables also sport the legacy of lovebirds, their names etched inside carvings of hearts. When scrawled in hearts, Hale has already observed that men’s names tended to be listed above women’s.

While Hale said that there is “more crudeness than I’d like to say” etched into the wood, he

still believes it is “interesting to see what has happened through-out the years” in terms of pop culture.

As is to be expected, a number of fraternities and sororities are represented on the tables, often-times becoming involved in argu-ments over superiority – docu-mented in table etchings.

“It’s funny to see the [Greek societ-ies] battle,” Hale said.

For Hale, the etchings represent more than an ar-chive of petty squabbles and oth-er vapid remarks. To him the tables are preserved history.

“It’s interesting what people

choose to etch in history,” he said.The tables in Carlson are a sim-

ple reminder of how student life has changed and remained the same over the past 30 years.

This form of history isn’t neces-sarily common, but its intrigue and usefulness are evident nonetheless.

“Students should take more time to explore the university and the history and folk that surround it. You can really get a sense of spirit from that,” Hale said.

an otherwise strong chain of characters.

The other star of the film is “The Black Beauty,” Kato’s su-percar creation featuring bul-let-proof windows, flame throwers and turret guns, among other gadgets. The car was created by modifying 29 Chrysler Imperials from 1964-66.

“Green Hornet” benefits from daring to be different. It manages to provide a sarcas-tic take on the typical dynamic duo while avoiding becoming campy. While no 3D effects are worth the extra ticket cost, “Green Hornet” creative-ly implements the technology with some of the best post-production 3D to date. The film is more comedy than ac-tion, but fans of either genre will enjoy it.

“The Green Hornet” hits the-aters tomorrow.

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(Jaimie Trueblood/Courtesy Columbia Pictures/MCT)

Jay Chou, left, and Seth Rogen star in Columbia Pictures’ action film, “The Green Hornet.”

TablesFrom Page B1

their body that can be easi-ly covered by clothing. The upper arms and lately the side of the abdomen are common places body art is found, especially among women

One reason Taylor be-lieves that the corporate stigma has dissipated is that people are beginning to view tattoos differently.

“They’re thinking more in aesthetic terms now, in-stead of a novelty,” Taylor said. “It used to be if you saw a person with [fully tat-tooed arms] they were an artist. Now you don’t know what they are.”

Photo by Kevin Sohnly / ICArtist Brion Norwalk tattoos an octopus on the forearm of Drew Hire, a BGSU graduate and current video editor.

Photo by Kevin Sohnly / IC

One of the tables in Carlson Library that Hale studied.

Photo by Kevin Sohnly / IC

Brian “Monk” Taylor of Infinite Art Tattoo talks history, theory and philosophy of tattooing with the IC in his office.

I t ’ s i n t e r -e s t i n g

w h a t p e o p l e c h o o s e t o

e t c h i n h i s t o r y .

David HaleUT Junior, History ”

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CorrectionIn the January 10 edition of The Independent Collegian article on the newest genera-

tion of e-readers, we mistakenly stated that the Amazon Kindle was incapable of reading PDFs. As it turns out, the most recent ones do have this feature. The IC apologizes for this mistake.

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18 years,” Taylor explained.

Tattoo Luxury

The economic recession of 2008 and onward has affected many creative industries; however, according to a re-cent article on design news site Dexinger.com, many are thriving despite unemploy-ment and decreased spending capabilities. Tattooing is amongst these industries.

“We did see a hit a year and a half ago, but we’ve been growing strong for a while,” Taylor said. “Maybe 10 per-cent are out of work, but 90 percent have jobs and are get-ting tattoos. We draw from a large pool of people.”

Taylor has perhaps reached one of the most coveted posi-tions in the tattooing world – a fully booked schedule.

Unlike many parlors, Taylor and his associates do not ac-cept impromptu walk-in ap-pointments. Those desiring ink must first meet with Tay-lor for a consultation to dis-cuss and draw the design and then schedule time for the tattoo.

“People usually come from around the area, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago – but I did once have a woman fly in from San Francisco,” Taylor said, adding that the majority of his clients now resulted from referrals of friends and family members that had been tattooed by him in the past.

“It’s the ultimate compli-ment to have somebody want to wear your art. It’s an honor and responsibility,” Taylor added.

Brion Norwalk, a 17-year veteran of the skill, has spent his entire professional career tattooing at Taylor’s shop. Like many of the artists at Infi-nite Art, Norwalk has his own office – adorned with paint-ings, incense and soothing music though, it’s really more of a sanctuary.

“I’m going to spend half of my life here,” Norwalk said. “I might as well enjoy it.”

Norwalk began tattooing af-ter leaving the Columbus School of Art and Design. Tay-lor has admired the art since he was 13 and says he always knew he wanted to do tattoos.

“We’re artists here. All of us have been tattooing for 14, 15,

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just nine points in the first half, all by guard Marke Freeman on three triples. Toledo held NIU to just 13 per-cent from shooting (3 of 23) in the first half.

“I think we came out with a defen-sive intensity and I think that’s what kept them to nine points in the first half,” sophomore Lecretia Smith said. “We came out and knew we had to stop them on defense.”

Junior guard Naama Shafir led the team with 12 points and shot 5 of 8 from the field, including one of UT’s three triples for the game.

“I just try to do whatever I can to help my team,” Shafir said. “My teammates set good screens and make good passes. They help me

get those points.” Smith grabbed a team-

high nine rebounds and add-ed eight points, including back-to-back baskets giving

the Rockets a 13-point lead with 3:39 left to play.

“Coach told me at the beginning of the second half that she wanted a big half from me,” Smith said. “I got

hit in the nose so I was kind of out of it for a min-ute but I knew I had to come off the bench and give some type of energy.”

Despite trailing 25-9 and having just one player in the scoring column in the first half, NIU opened the second half on a 10-4 run and cut the deficit to 10 points with 14:07 left to play.

The Toledo defense halted the Husky scoring spurt and retook a double-digit lead after a three-pointer from senior Jessica Williams, which gave UT a 32-19 lead with 11:30 remaining.

Northern Illinois took ad-vantage of a Rocket scor-ing drought, lasting just over five minutes, and trailed by nine points after a 5-1 run.

Two quick buckets from Smith pushed the lead to 37-

24 and cemented the Rocket victory.

“We just have to keep getting better and prepare for the next game,” Smith said.

The Rockets trav-el to Ypsilanti, Mich. to square off against Eastern Michigan (11-6, 2-1 MAC) at noon on

Saturday to begin a two-game road trip.

Rockets add eight recruits to program

File photo by Jason Mack / IC

University of Toledo head coach Tim Beckman signed eight new recruits yesterday. The student athletes have been added to the roster and will attend classes this spring at UT. The Rockets finished the season 8-4 overall and 7-1 in the Mid-American Conference.

By Tony BiblerIC Staff Writer

National Signing Day for incoming freshmen isn’t until Feb. 2, but Rockets head coach Tim Beckman has al-ready added eight players who will join the team this spring

“We are very excited to add these eight young men to the Rocket family,” Beckman said. “To be able to go through our off-season work-outs and then later partici-pate in spring practices will be a huge advantage for them.”

The student-athletes who will contribute on the field in 2011 are linebacker Jordan Barnes, defensive lineman Keenan Gibbs, cornerback John James, tight end Colby Kratch, defensive lineman Phil Lewis and cornerback Keith Suggs. Gibbs, James and Suggs are incoming

freshman while Barnes, Kratch and Lewis transferred from junior colleges.

Two other recruits, Vladi-mir Emlien and Jordan Haden, transferred from Michigan and Florida, re-spectively. Both will have to sit out a year per NCAA rules before their debuts with To-ledo in 2012.

Emlien was ranked by Ri-vals.com as the nation’s 14th ranked safety coming out of high school before signing a letter of intent to Michigan and will have two years of eligibility left in his colle-giate career.

“Vlad has speed and size, and he’s a big-time hitter,” Beckman said. “He’s been at Michigan for the two sea-sons, so he understands what Division I football is all about. He could be a big as-set to our defense.”

Jordan, younger brother of

Cleveland Browns rookie Joe Haden, was ranked by Rivals.com as the 12th best safety in the nation before agreeing to join his brother at Florida. Haden, who did not accumu-late any time on the field for the Gators in 2010, will trans-fer to Toledo with three years left of eligibility.

“I knew about Jordan through Urban Meyer,” Beck-man said. “Coach Meyer had only great things to say about Jordan. He’s a great kid from a great family. He has the size and speed needed to be a key player in our defensive backfield.”

These recruits will attempt to replicate the success of of-fensive lineman Kevin Kow-alski, linebacker Archie Don-ald and the nine other se-niors that helped the Rockets finish the 2010 season with an 8-4 record and a spot in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

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Nick Kneer / ICMelissa Goodall attempts a shot over a NIU defender in last nights 42-31 victory over the Huskies. The senior forward struggled offensively as she shot 2 of 14 from the floor including 0 for 5 from beyond the arc. She also grabbed eight boards and blocked three shots.

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It’s just a matter of good teams win on the road and

we are not a good team right now. That’s just what it is.

Tod KowalczykUT Head Basketball Coach ”“

Toledo runs road losing streak to 40 games in 65-52 loss at CMUBy Zach DavisSports Editor

Toledo extended the na-tion’s longest road losing streak to 40 games at the site of its last victory as they fell 65-52 in Mount Pleasant to Central Michigan last night. The Rockets last road win came against the Chip-pewas on March 9, 2008. The next largest road losing streak belongs to Chicago State at 27 games.

The streak has lasted through two coaches in-cluding first year head coach Tod Kowalczyk (0-8) and former coach Gene Cross (0-32). Only one play-er on Toledo’s roster, senior forward Justin Anyijong, was a part of the Rockets last road victory. In Anyijong’s four seasons, the Rock-ets are 1-55 away from Savage Arena.

Although Toledo (3-13, 0-2 Mid-American Confer-ence) has just three players that played in a game before this year, this season’s team has lost all eight of their road games while posting a 3-5 record at home.

“As far as this team we have to play tougher on the road,” Kowalczyk said. “I think we have been keeping our routine as normal as we did at Wisconsin-Green Bay. We had good success on the road at Green Bay and we will have good success here. It’s just a matter of good teams win on the road and we are not a good team right now. That’s just what it is. It’s got nothing to do with the road or home.”

Following a one game

suspension against Alabama for “missing curfew and vio-lating a team rule” by Mal-colm Griffin, Reese Holliday and J.T. Thomas, the three guards returned in a 71-48 loss to Eastern Michigan last Saturday. Holliday said after the loss that the three “didn’t play with a chip on their shoulder” and guaranteed they would respond with “a great perfor-mance” against the Chippewas (4-11, 1-1 MAC).

Holliday backed it up with a team-high 14 points and six re-bounds. Griffin, the Rockets leading scorer at 10 ppg,

had just four points against CMU. Thomas had five points off the bench.

“I thought they responded and they had two good days of practice

and they did some good things tonight,” Kowalczyk said.

Over the last eight games, Holliday has averaged 12.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, compared to 5.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in the first five games of the season.

“Reese is our most consistent and toughest guy, our best de-fender and best rebounder,” Kowalczyk said. “He’s played very well.”

Senior forward Anthony Wright scored in double-dig-its for the sixth time this season with 12 points off

the bench and junior guard Jay Shunnar had seven.

Toledo struggled to con-tain freshman guard Trey Zeigler, who registered a career-high 30 points on 12-of-21 shooting. CMU senior forward Jalin Thomas had

15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

The Rockets were outrebounded by Central Michigan 38-24 and apart from Holliday’s six boards the next highest total by a UT player was three. The Chippewas also had 12 offensive

rebounds. “Reese is certainly the

guy that goes and gets it,” Kowalczyk said. “We cer-tainly need to rebound the ball better.”

The Rockets led 21-18 midway through the first half before a 17-8 run gave Central Michigan a 36-28 lead at the break.

Toledo cut the lead to six at 45-39 but the Chippewas ran away with it after a 16-3 run and cruised to a 65-52 victory.

“I thought we competed, battled and got better in some areas,” Kowal-czyk said. “I thought we got better to-night. I thought we were bad against

Eastern Michigan but I thought we were better tonight.”

The Rockets will look for that elusive first road victo-ry on Saturday, Jan. 15 when they travel to Dekalb to face Northern Illinois (5-9, 1-1).

File photo by Jason Mack / IC

Malcolm Griffin scored four points in last night’s 65-52 loss at Central Michigan. Toledo has now lost 40 straight road games, dating back to March of 2008.

File photo by Zach Davis / IC

Kowalski headed to Senior BowlSenior offensive lineman Kevin Kowalski was selected to play in the 2011 Senior Bowl in Moblie, Ala. on Jan. 29, 2011. The game will be televised on NFL Network.

UT defense stifles NIU

Nick Kneer / IC

Naama Shafir makes a steal on a pass in last night’s 42-31 victory over Northern Illinois. The junior guard scored a team-high 12 points and recorded two steals. The Rockets have won four straight games and are a perfect 3-0 in the Mid-American Conference.

By Joe MehlingAssistant Sports Editor

The Rockets women’s bas-ketball team survived an of-fensive struggle last night at Savage Arena as they defeat-ed Northern Illinois 42-31 for their fourth straight victory.

Toledo (11-5, 3-0 Mid-Amer-ican Conference) shot 29.6 percent (16 of 54) from the field and just 16 percent from

behind the arc (3 of 18) but held the Huskies to the fifth fewest points in school history.

NIU (6-10, 0-3 MAC) shot just 23.5 percent from the field in the game (12 of 51) and committed 20 turnovers.

“This was a defensive jug-gernaut,” Cullop said. “If peo-ple came to see an offensive, high-powered, potent game,

they are going to leave disap-pointed. If they came here wanting a Rocket victory, they got what they wanted.

“We keep saying ‘it was ug-ly,’ but it was a win,” Cullop said. “Maybe that’s our identi-ty. Maybe we are the ‘win ugly team.’ I will take that.”

The Rocket defense allowed

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