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Third times the charm Sophomore forward Regan

Price overcomes three ACL surgeries in five years to make her comeback on the field.

SPORTS / 5

30 days to write 50,000

words National Novel

Writing Month will start Nov. 1.

COMMUNITY

/ 6

Our concern is not on abortion services, but on the other resources that are being defunded as collateral damage in the fight to end abortion.

EDITORIAL

Dont defund Planned Parenthood

OPINION / 3

Check out the fall fashion column insideCOMMUNITY / 6

STUDENT VOICES

Reorganization at UT has mergers on the rosterBy Ashley Diel Staff Reporter

Several of the University of Toledos colleges may be merg-ing together next year to form new and fewer colleges.

The colleges which are con-firmed to be merging are the College of Social Justice and Human Services with the Col-lege of Health Sciences, and the College of Adult and Lifelong Learning with YouCollege.

Its possible that the College

of Communication and the Arts may also be merging with the College of Languages, Literature and Social Sciences, but the de-cision has not yet been finalized.

John Barrett, interim provost and executive vice pesident for Academic Affairs, said the merg-ers are being planned because President Sharon Gaber wanted to cut down on administrative cost. In 2012, the deans of these colleges cumulatively made $1,134,117.66 according the

Toledo Blades salary database.If you look at President

Gabers five big agenda items, one of them is to combat administrative bloat to keep expenses to the minimum so we have money to invest in things like faculty and class-rooms or so we dont have to raise tuition, Barrett said. So saving money is one of the reasons to do this.

DINING SERVICES

ADMINISTRATIONCommittee begins the search to find a new provostBy Ashley KingStaff Reporter

A 15-member committee conducted the first meeting in the search for a new provost on Thurs-day, Oct. 22.

The commit-tee, which will assist President Sharon Gaber in screening mul-tiple candidates, is currently in discussion about the description of the position. As of now, the position is not yet open for applications.

At the moment, the provost posi-tion is held in an interim capacity by John Barrett. According to an article written by The Blade, Barrett expressed interest in staying in the position but characterized the presi-dents decision as wanting to create her own administrative team.

Christopher Ingersoll, dean of the College of Health, and Kaye Patten Wallace, senior vice president for student affairs, are co-chairs of the search committee and will lead the discussions.

Ingersoll said the committee is in the process of working with a search firm to create the job description, which he said should be finished

Dining Services reopened POD in Ottawa East as the Rocket Market

Abortion images stirred up students on Centennial MallBy Trevor Stearns and Jessica HarkerNews Editor and Associate News Editor

Among the displays of abor-tion and prenatal images were shouts from opposing groups and tears from passersby during Created Equals Oct. 27 display on Centennial Mall.

The pro-life group hoped to discuss the topic of abortion with community members. The goal of their presence was to educate people about the effects of abortion.

Created Equal argues that abortion is age discrimination. Their website says their goal is to restore the true meaning of equality to include equal protection between the born and the preborn.

Members of the University of Toledo Feminist Alliance were also present at the display to counter-protest, according to Taylor Burtch, a fourth-year women and gender studies major and UTFA member, who organized the meeting.

I honestly think it is alter-ing my ability to function on campus today and I think I am not the only one, Burtch said. Ive seen a lot of people walk by incredibly disgusted and even the people who identify as anti-choice in my class said that this was outrageous and disgusting.

Ryan Nethers, a second-year nursing major, said he didnt think the display was as distracting to students as oth-ers were making it out to be.

I could only see this affect-ing people who are especially sensitive to this or have had to go through this, Nethers said.

Then it could really affect them and their mindset in classes.

Some students shouted their disagreement. The anti-abortion group returned heated debate but notably did not shout back their replies.

The director of outreach for Created Equal, Joshua Bertsch, said the group wel-comed others opinions and that the group accepts every-ones freedom of expression.

We are firm believers of free speech, Bertsch said. I saw some people out here with Keep abortion legal signs we think thats great, were not in any way opposed to that.

Audrey Remusat, a graduate student in social work with a certificate in women and gen-der studies and a member of UTFA, said she was against the methods Created Equal was using because they were fear tactics, which could take away the choice only pregnant women should have.

They want people to suffer the consequences of what this looks like, Remus-sat said. They want to hinder their choice, they are taking the choice away from them.

Burtch also said she thought the images should not have been on campus and referred to them as disgusting. She went on to say it was a disappointment that students could

JOE HEIDENESCHER / ICCreated Equal placed signs like this around Centennial Mall as a part of their anti-abortion display.

JOE HEIDENESCHER / ICCaitlyn Dickey, a UT student, joined those who protested the abortion displays.

By Rose SerranoStaff Reporter

Carter Halls Provisions on Demand has re-opened and re-located to Ottawa East on Oct. 12, along with a fresh name: Rocket Market.

Carter Hall accommodated it last year but its closing caused the original POD to close as well.

The grand opening of Rocket Market hasnt been held yet, according to Mario Toussaint, senior director of operations Dining and Nutrition.

We are going to have a student-centered group that will be deciding on a little bit of a ribbon-cutting ceremony, well have a few prizes and kinda blow it out, Toussaint said.

Toussaint continued to say several weeks of practice

are needed for things to run smoother for the grand open-ing. Dining services is still train-ing staff, stocking up goods and seeing what else they need or what the students need to make

the POD experience better.Matthew Schutz, a second-year

mechanical engineering student says this new POD is much

CURTIS LANE / ICThe Rocket Market, located in the Ottawa East Residence Hall, is now open and sells snacks, drinks and now paninis.

COLLEGE CHANGES

Ive seen a lot of people walk by incredibly disgusted and even the people who identify as anti-choice in my class said that this was outrageous and disgusting.

TAYLOR BURTCHFourth-year women and

gender studies major

Degas creates dancing art exhibit

The Toledo Art Museum will have a new exhibition that focuses around a dance theme.

COMMUNITY / 6

I found it interesting, at first, to see how much one could do with words written 400 years ago.

EVAN SENNETT

Henry V: nice idea, bad execution

OPINION / 3 See Provost / 4

See Displays / 4

See Changes / 4

KAYE PATTEN WALLACE Senior Vice

President for Student Affairs

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What is your favorite Halloween movie?

Hocus Pocus, because I like the actors, and its not too scary.

Makenzie MansfieldFirst-year

Exercise science

Jeepers Creepers, because I like the music.

Suta WissehSecond-year

Pharmacy

The Omen, because I like bizarreness, and its really creepy.

Ted RaderSixth-year

Occupational health

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EDITORIAL

COMMENTARY

REVIEW

Dont defund Planned

Parenthood

Henry V: nice idea, bad execution

Editorials appearing on this page represent the consensus view of the editorial staff. Columns and letters to the editor reflect the opinions

of their authors, not those of The Independent Collegian.

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Joe HeidenescherAbigail Sullivan

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Where are you from? Why are you here? Do you like it here? Will you go back home? These are ques-tions that every immigrant, I believe, has had to answer at some point. Naturally, one wants to know why that random stranger just came to town. Often the intention behind these questions cast shadows on a fundamental social issue the definition of the human identity.

For so long we have used national territo-rial markers to divide and group humans into mutually exclusive cat-egories that sometimes pit one group against the other. For instance, why does the U.S. and Russia or North Korea always seem to be fight-ing each other? There is a common belief that national boundaries are fixed and that people must either belong to one or the other. These categories promote suspicion, misunderstandings and unhealthy rivalry which deprives us of the benefits of people, places and their cultural uniqueness. But could there be another way to define people? Well, the alternative is to define people not according to their national affinities or allegiances to national flags, but by their daily experiences of local places.

Recently, I had some serious reflec-tions on the subject especially after I listened to Taiye Selasis TED Talk. Her argument is that our human experience is influenced by our relationships, daily rituals and the physical, emotional and legal restrictions that make it difficult to interact. And we can talk of multi-ple-locals in identifying people rather than using the status quo statehood

description. I find this to be true. According to her, our most intimate re-

lationships with friends, neighbors, house-mates or even long-distance friends and relatives shape our everyday experiences of place, society and country. Working out at the gym, buying coffee from the local

cafe or saying a prayer in the morning has nothing to do with our nation-alities. Sometimes these activities make us feel at home, although for the immigrant, hes probably thousands of miles away from where hed con-ventionally call home. Some immigrants also face difficulties getting truly integrated into their local communities even after living in these places for decades. He is still an outsider and a stranger because in the minds of natives

those with bona fide rights to belong to the community hes still that stranger from India, or Nigeria, or Afghanistan that should be cautiously welcome.

It is important for us to know that societies evolve with time, and humans change as well. For instance, while I speak of Ghana with euphoria as my home country and sorely long to be home, Im also aware that the coun-try I left behind will not be the same when I return. But one thing that will not change is my experience and the relationships I built with family, friends and my community while I was still there. When I talk of missing home or going home, I dont say that in mere reference to going to Ghana as a coun-try artificially created. Rather, I say that as a tribute to these relationships and experiences I had.

The point is that while my idea of Ghana as my country of birth changes, my experiences and memories of Sege-Ada, the small village where I had my experiences does not change. It is still my home, but Toledo, Ohio is equally my home. It is where I experience America today, earn my livelihood and share wonderful relationships that shape my emotional being. By this, Im free to talk of my homes rather than my home.

And just as I did in Sege-Ada, Ill continue to accumulate new experienc-es in Toledo and in any other place that Ill live. These will be my homes. After all, the idea of a home is a place that makes us feel safe, loved and appreci-ated. And wherever Im free to experi-ence these, for me, is my home.

What defines us as humans is not the traveling passports we carry, it is not the national anthems we sing, it is not even our accents, or skin color. It is the sum of these shared experiences we have in our local places. Its true that we all live in some country or the other, but our experiences of these countries are shaped in local cities, neighbor-hoods, our work places or even our homes. Defining who we are isnt complete if we cant include an idea of life and nationhood that includes our common experiences as people.

So next time you see me feel free to ask me about where I come from, why I am here, if I like it here and whether Ill go back home. For me, it is another exciting opportunity to have a dialogue about our common identity as humans. But dont be surprised if I told you that Toledo is my home. Of course, Im a proud native of Sege-Ada but Im equally here at home in Toledo and Im excited about my expe-riences in this new home. I have homes, not just a home.

Philemon Abayateye is a doctoral student in geography and planning.

For years now, Planned Parenthood has battled to keep its federal funding amid the nationwide abortion and reproduc-tive rights debate. Last week the Ohio State Senate passed Senate Bill 214, which would effectively defund Planned Parenthood. The bills legal phrasing would actually defund not only Planned Parenthood, but all organizations who

perform or promote non-therapeutic abortions abortions that are performed when a mothers life is not in danger or when the pregnancy was not caused by reported cases of rape or incest.

The editorial board believes this bill as well as all other attempts to defund Planned Parent-

hood deprive Ohio residents of a vital resource for both men and women. Despite the angle from which this issue is being approached politically, our concern is not on abortion services, but on the other resources that are being defunded as collateral damage in the fight to end abortion.

Currently, Planned Parenthood does not receive any fund-ing that goes towards abortions (which make up only 2 per-cent of its services) and cannot provide any financial assistance to patients with abortions. The government has already taken all money out of abortion services at Planned Parenthood, and whether the bill passes or fails, the number of abortions that happen there will not change. The only place this bill would be taking money from would be the many other health services that are performed at the same clinic as abortions.

Planned Parenthood assists both women and men with services including: family planning, birth control, STI/HIV screening and treatment, cervical cancer and vasectomies. Just as importantly, they provide a safe space for those who may be uninformed about their options or in need of advice during a challenging time in their life. While some of the over 50,000 people a year that Planned Parenthood serves will be able to go elsewhere, there are others who will be left without help on crucial issues like like family planning, STI/HIV testing and treatment, cancer screenings and emergency contraception.

A large number of the patients helped by access to services like these are those of low socio-economic status. According to the Planned Parenthood website, 79 percent of their patients are at or below the poverty line.

What sets Planned Parenthood apart as a crucial institu-tion for these families is that it has payment plans subsidizing the cost of services on income and family size, all done on an individual basis. They also do not turn people away and deny service if a patient is unable to pay. This is very important for people who are struggling economically but still need repro-ductive health care.

To us, the heart of this issue is the long-reaching nega-tive impacts this bill will have on the health and welfare of Ohioans. If Planned Parenthood is defunded in Ohio, many of their clinics will close or be forced to set fixed rates on certain services, taking away part of what makes them so accessible to people of all incomes and backgrounds.

To say that people may not be able to receive reproductive health care and family planning services because they cannot af-ford it, or because a Planned Parenthood clinic is the only place offering those services within a reasonable distance, is bigger than just the question of abortion. It sends the message to Ohio-ans that lawmakers are willing to pass unfavorable legislation regardless of the costly effects that it will cause patients.

Senate Bill 214 aims to take away funding for any organization that

provides or promotes non-therapeutic abortions

What defines us as humans

PHILEMON ABAYATEYEIC COLUMNIST

A young man must fight his first big battle as king in William Shakespeares Henry V. Can the limited theatre space in Toledos Center for the Performing Arts possibly hold vast battlefields and large castles? The grand scale of the battle scenes depicted in all the film versions of Henry V make it seem impossible. I wondered how they were going to pull this off. What will the set look like? How complicated could it be? I walked into the modestly sized black box theatre to see just one set piece: a wagon.

The minimalist set design worked incredibly well not only to set the mood for the play, but to urge the audience to use their imaginations. Shakespeare encourages this in his choruss pro-logue, A kingdom for a stage, referencing the limits of the wooden O that was the Globe Playhouse of his time.

Even the pre-show music at first seemed ambiguous and low-key enough to leave room for the audience to conjure their own imaginary battlefields. Then, the pre-show playlist changed to Top 40 radio, an early hint to what would go wrong. The first song was curious and set the mood well, but Lordes Royals doesnt exactly scream Shakespeare to me.

Pre-show music flaws aside, Stephen Sakowskis excellent mood lighting and Daniel Thobiass ingenious production design redeemed any obnoxious pop songs which played before the show. Then, I noticed a man standing in the catwalk, peering down at the audience

below. As he made his way down a set of stairs, he began to speak, Oh, for a muse of fire ... This man was Qarie Marshall, portraying the chorus. The choreogra-phy was impressive as every member of the cast suddenly entered the stage and excited the audience. Director Irene Alby

really seems to know how to use every inch of her performance space, creating an entertaining and effective opening.

In Albys very well-written note in the playbill, she talks about the historic battle of Agincourt. In this note, she refers to Henry V as a warmonger, and how Shakespeare used this play not to document the battle, but to satirize the futility of war. I wel-comed this interpreta-tion, and was intrigued

how she would illustrate this idea.In past interpretations of Henry V,

such as Laurence Oliviers revolution-ary film adaptation, Henry V is no less than a hero. However Henry V is portrayed, hero or villain, one thing is for sure: Henry is a young man. He was previously seen as immature in Shakespeares Henry IV. After the death of his father, the young Henry must assume the crown and all the responsibilities that follow. The battle of Agincourt is Henrys rite of passage and the play is really about a young man assuming responsibility.

In an over-the-top entrance, Henry V (played by Nolan M. Thomaswick) en-tered center stage. He was heavily backlit and loud electric guitar music cued his

arrival. Alby directed Henry to act ob-noxious, arrogant and hungry for blood. I found it interesting, at first, to see how much one could do with words written 400 years ago. Using these same words, many personalities can be portrayed on stage. In this case, Alby turned a hero into a villain. In the famous, Once more unto the breach, speech, Henry and his court sing together as if in a rock concert. What at first seemed like an interesting idea turned into gratuitous nonsense filled with sexual innuendoes and unlikable characters.

I liked Albys idea I just hated the execution. Loud rock music and modern political humor obscured what could have been a subtle character study, using only words as a foundation. Henry could have matured into an evil monarch, but instead he seemed two-dimensional and hard to watch.

In the final act, Henry woos the daughter of the French king despite the language barrier. This sweet ending was written comically but retained elegance and class. In Albys interpretation, Henry does not woo Catherine at all. Instead, he practically assaults her on stage. I must say, this is appropriate for Albys interpre-tation of Henry as a power-hungry mon-ster, ending the play on an eerie note of hopelessness. When Henry is interpreted as a hero, the battle of Agincourt is a lot like a football game. Henry is the captain and under his leadership, he inspires his kingdom. But in Albys interpretation, Henry cheated in the game.

Toledos production of Henry V was blocked well, and had some inter-esting character ideas, but ultimately it lacked subtly and dimension.

Evan Sennett is a first-year majoring in film studies, and he is also an IC cartoonist.

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within the next couple of weeks.

The role of the provost also encompasses the role of the vice president of academic affairs, accord-ing to Ingersoll, meaning that the deans of each college report to them.

According to Patten Wallace, the commit-tee will include student leaders like the Student Government president and the president of the Graduate Student Coun-cil program in addition to the 15 faculty mem-bers participating.

Patten Wallace believes the student body opinion on potential candidates is important because the provost is also chief academic officer, which includes student cur-riculum.

Students are why were here, Patten Wallace said. Its very important for students to have input.

According to Patten Wallace, by March the remaining candidates will visit campus and fo-rums involving students will take place.

There be multiple forums which will be targeted or focusing on students and getting student input, Patten Wallace said.

Gaber said the new provosts duties will include increasing the recognition of academic programs and work-ing with her to improve student enrollment.

That person is also going to work with enrollment services to make sure we continue to get in students and very good quality stu-dents, Gaber said.

Ingersoll said the provost also makes sure UTs programs are func-tioning correctly.

They look after state requirements for our aca-demic programs and inter-act with folks in Columbus

to make sure our programs are doing what theyre sup-posed to, Ingersoll said.

According to Gaber, candidates with an ability to work collab-oratively with students and deans are preferred. As well as looking for experience with manag-ing expenses, Gaber said she also wants a candi-date with experience in higher education.

Usually, a provost would come out of some other academic leadership position, like a dean or a vice provost, Gaber said. Usually theyre a strong academic themselves, so those are the things I will be looking for.

Patten Wallace said she thinks the potential candidates should be someone who can be a voice for the faculty, ap-preciate our faculty, ap-preciate the students and the student experience, and understand how all of these components come together.

Patten Wallace said she also believes attract-ing potential faculty for the university is an important part of being provost.

We want someone who can attract top-notch faculty from across the country to want to come to the University of To-ledo, because of the kind of leadership and support that they get here, Patten Wallace said.

Provost from page 1

We want someone who can attract top-notch faculty from across the country to want to come to the University of Toledo.

KAYE PATTEN WALLACE

Senior vice president for student affairs

not focus on their education due to the images being on campus.

Nethers said though the pictures were a bit gruesome, they have not changed his true opinion on the matter.

I had my beliefs about it before and it hasnt really changed anything, Nethers said. I believe they should only have abortions for medi-cal or criminal reasons, like if it affects the mother or the child or if its because of rape

or sexual violence.Bertsch said, as Created

Equal visits campuses, they hope to influence student opinions on abortion while also hearing the opinions of those who oppose their standpoint and discussing the topic further.

Im here to talk to people whether they agree or dis-agree with me, Burtsch said. Its encouraging to see people who take their stand-point seriously enough to act on them. Were on the same campus, so by all means we would like to talk with them

and discuss with them.While Burtch stood for the

pro-choice option, she said her groups counter-protest was also there to offer sup-port for those who have been through an abortion.

There wasnt really a goal with interacting with [Cre-ated Equal] or not, Burtch said. I think it was more so there were people here to say if you have had an abor-tion or you are pro-choice that it is safe and OK for you to be walking through this area of campus today.

Displays from page 1 I had my beliefs

about it before and it hasnt really changed anything. I believe they should only have abortions for medical or criminal reasons.

RYAN NETHERSSecond-year nursing

major

Christopher Ingersoll, dean of the College of Health Sciences, said the merger makes sense because there are many similarities between the CHS and the CSJHS.

Health Sciences and the College of Social Justice and Human Services were together in a college previously structured in the university, Inger-soll said. We are exploring putting those groups back together. We are trying to create an integration of the programs and try to get some synergies between the particular programs.

Dennis Lettman, dean of the Col-lege of Adult and Lifelong Learning, said the merger between CALL and YouCollege will create what will be known as Univer-sity College.

We used to have a University Col-lege here at UT five-plus years ago Lettman said. University College has been a part of UT since 1970, but it has taken different shapes and forms since that time, but it has always maintained a focus on serving adult and non-traditional students.

Lettman said there has also been talk about adding the entire online learning operation into University College. These classes are appeal-ing to adult and non-traditional students,who typically also work or only attend school part-time.

Barrett said the mergers will help cut the cost of administrators since

some will no longer be needed, but the changes will not affect faculty.

There is an administrative structure for each college that when you combine them it is more efficient and you dont need all those same people involved, Barrett said. At the department level, they still need to be able to teach all their classes and keep all of their faculty.

Barrett also said the new organizational structure of the colleges will be beneficial to the university because there will be fewer administrators and they will have

more opportunities to collaborate with each other.

Combining like-minded people into the same college means you have experts all talking together and then maybe that leads to new things, Bar-rett said.

Ingersoll said he does not believe students will re-ally see the changes since they will still be interacting with the same faculty.

The only real difference would be the college would have a different name than the previous one.

Ingersoll also said the mergers are being planned in hopes of helping students and improving upon the programs already at UT.

One of the guiding principles for us is we are examining this change so that we in no way negatively affect the educational programs and try to take every opportu-nity to try and enhance that to the extent that we can, Ingersoll said. That is one of the things we are thinking about with the new structure, how we can take our already good programs and try to make them better.

Changesfrom page 1

There is an administrative structure for each college that when you combine them it is more efficient and you dont need all those same people involved.

JOHN BARRETTInterim provost and executive vice

president for academic affairs

better than the old one and is not as cramped. He enjoys the setting and style of the new POD and likes the new selec-tion of foods as well.

Its better; they have a wider selec-tion, not to mention they have a new main food. Panini or something. Schutz said.

Courtney White, a second year pre-pharmacy student, also liked it, commenting that the new POD is very clean, bright, and much bigger than the old one, but they do run out of stuff quickly.

For what I get its fine, but yeah theres no sitting area. It would be nice if there was but thatll cost extra money, White said.

The prices of food still remain the same, but a sign in the new loca-tion informs visitors on a new policy limiting the number of meal swipes to two per student.

Its to control abuse and mostly a food-safety piece, Toussaint said. If people are taking different types of foods up to their rooms without refrigeration we have to do a little bit of control there. If theres an excessive amount then Im going to be account-able if theres a food safety issue.

Toussaint said the POD was relo-cated to Ottawa East because it had the best square footage and the best- looking locale they could have chosen.

It was already built. So really all it took was us to finish up the flooring and that took a month and a half or so and as soon as we had the keys in hand and got ready for people to walk through safely it only took about three days, Toussaint said.

The new POD is located directly next to Ottawa Easts dining hall.

POD from page 1

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FootballSchool MAC OverallEAST DIVISION Bowling Green 4-0 6-2Ohio 2-2 5-3Kent State 2-2 3-5 Buffalo 1-2 3-4Akron 1-2 3-4UMass 0-3 1-6 Miami 0-4 1-7WEST DIVISION Toledo 4-0 7-0Western Michigan 3-0 4-3Northern Illinois 3-1 5-3Central Michigan 3-1 4-4Ball State 1-3 2-6Eastern Michigan 0-4 1-7

SoccerSchool MAC OverallEAST DIVISION Miami 6-3-1 10-6-1Buffalo 6-3-1 10-6-2Kent State 6-4 10-6-2 Ohio 3-7 5-12Akron 3-7 6-11-1Bowling Green 2-8 6-11-1 WEST DIVISION Ball State 9-1 13-3-2Western Michigan 8-1-1 11-3-3Central Michigan 5-4-1 6-9-2Toledo 4-6 8-11Northern Illinois 2-6-2 3-12-2Eastern Michigan 2-6-2 5-10-3

SOCCER

Third times the charmSophomore forward Regan Price overcomes three ACL surgeries in five yearsBy Jenna NanceSports Reporter

Two days after scoring her first collegiate goal, sophomore Regan Price tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) for the third time in her career. Price was forced to miss the remainder 2014 season just two games into the season.

I was willing to do anything that it took to be back, Price said. Not to just be back on the field but to really come back and make the statement that my injuries werent going to define me and who I am as a player.

Price has been hit with the injury bug dating back to her days in high school.

During the fall of her junior season in high school, Price tore her ACL for the first time going in for a tackle, ending her season.

A year later during her senior year, Price came back with a vengeance, winning player of the year honors and named to Ohios first team All-State.

Price then earned a scholarship to play soccer at the University of Toledo. During the second day of practices, she tore her ACL for the second time in two years, forcing her to redshirt that season.

It was literally the first drill we did and it happened, Price said. No one was near me; I just cut and it happened.

Price rehabbed and worked her way into the starting lineup in time for the start of the 2014 season.

Just one game after scoring her first collegiate goal in her first col-legiate game, Price would go down for the third time in her career just two games into the season.

This tear was a little different than the rest. Price didnt realize the severity of the injury at first due to the protective knee brace

she was already wearing.It wasnt until the next day at

practice when she was trying to run but couldnt successfully without pain. She went to the medical team and after an MRI it was clear that she had torn it for the third time.

After tearing her ACL for the second time, frustration was clear. After tearing it for the third time, doubt was starting to creep in if she would ever play again.

I had to keep strong faith, Price said. Throughout this whole journey anytime doubt started to creep in, the people that I was surrounded by didnt really let me doubt myself.

Prices third ACL tear meant yet another surgery and more hours spent in rehab, and it almost meant another season her teammates would have to play without her.

We were obviously very upset for her, said junior forward Brooke Maletic. I think it helped us because we watched her push herself every day and coming back from three ACL surgeries and playing is not very common.

So the fact that she is pushing through it right now is something people can look up to.

Instead of going home this past summer, Price decided to stay in Toledo with her athletic trainer and focus on her recovery.

Rehab consisted of strengthening drills, lateral mobility, quick cuts and shifting. In addition to physical rehabilitation drills, Prices nutri-tion, sleep schedule and anything else the trainers could regulate were maintained and well-focused.

I think coming off those kinds of serious injuries, it definitely takes time to get game fit, said Head Coach T.J. Buchholz. But the thing that is hard to not recognize is that [Regan] brings a relentless work rate and work ethic that is hard to match and that is something you cant teach.

In her first game back, the Rockets traveled to Detroit and won 3-2 in a double overtime thriller. During the National An-them, Price became emotional as tears poured from her eyes.

It means the world to me to be back, Price said. I dont take a sin-gle second on the field for granted, ever. Even on the days that I get frustrated with myself, I remind myself that I am grateful to be able to step foot on the field again.

Price has two goals and one

assist tallied on the season while shooting nine of 21 shots on goal.

Its significantly valuable for us to have her back, Buchholz said. Shes a person who gets every aspect we want out of our players. She gives 100 percent no matter what. She is very determined as an athlete, she is very talented and she is a person of great character and thats extremely important to us.

While she is still getting back into the swing of things, Price has man-aged to be an asset for the Rockets averaging 50 minutes a game. In a game against Wright State earlier this season, Price managed to play 77 minutes in UTs 1-0 victory.

Shes a player who has played a consistent amount of minutes, whether it is starting or coming off the bench; she is a key player for us, Buchholz said. We cant win games without her on the field.

With one game remaining on the schedule, Price can see the light at the end of the tunnel for the first time in many seasons.

Its been really nice to get a season under my belt, Price said. I know its not over yet, but its definitely a confidence booster and I think year by year good things are going to come.

PHOTO COURTESY OF UT ATHLETICSSophomore Regan Price dribbles the ball in a game earlier this season. Price has started all but two games this season just a year removed from tearing her left ACL for the third time.

... Throughout this whole journey anytime doubt started to creep in, the people that I was surrounded by didnt really let me doubt myself.

REGAN PRICESophomore forward

UT wins two over weekend, moves into position for postseason play

SOCCER

By Jackson RogersSports Reporter

The University of Toledo womens soccer team earned a pair of victories over the weekend to make a final push for the eight spots in the Mid-American Conference post-season tournament.

UT shutout Ohio at home with 3-0 on Friday before cap-turing an exciting 2-1 overtime victory over Kent State during senior day on Sunday.

With the victories, the Rockets improved their re-cord up to (8-11, 4-6 MAC) and currently hold the sev-enth seed for the MAC tour-nament going into the final game of the season Thursday at Central Michigan.

In the game against Ohio, the Rockets controlled the pace by applying heavy pres-sure to the Bobcat defense. UT outshot OU 23-to-3 and did not allow Ohio to record a shot on goal. Ohio goalkeeper Taylor Smith was kept busy, recording 12 saves on the night.

Toledos junior Sophie Pohl opened up the scoring in the 75th minute with her fourth goal of the season. Shortly after in the 78th minute, junior Brooke Ma-letic added some insurance with a goal off a blocked save, finding the left corner of the net for her second goal of the season.

We played well enough to win and we had some great goals, said Head Coach T.J. Buchholz. Weve had a lot of

shots this season but havent always been rewarded with a goal. So it was a building experience for our team to be able to get a lot of shots and a lot of goals.

The Rockets werent done. Sophomore Isa Echeverri put the game out of reach in the 82nd minute she headed home an assist from senior Geri Siudzinski to earn her fourth goal of the season.

On Sunday, UT shocked the Golden Flash behind the brace of Echeverri in the final home game of the 2015 season.

After a scoreless first half, Echeverri would open up the scoring for the Rockets with the first goal of her brace in the 67th minute. She collected

the ball after it rebounded off the crossbar and fired it in for her fifth goal of the season.

(Isa) really turned it on, Buchholz said. Shes just started to really have a big im-pact offensively which is really nice and most importantly shes really been clutch.

Kent State answered back with a goal from Doni Cape-hart in the 76th minute to tie the game and force overtime.

Just five minutes into the overtime period, sophomore Regan Price was fouled in the box earning a Rocket penalty kick.

Echeverri stepped up to take the kick and blasted the ball past the KSU keeper to give Toledo the win.

Our seniors have had a great career and it was fun to see them get that win, Buchholz said. I think our girls really came to play against a really good Kent State team and to send them off with a final win at Scott Park was special.

It was a more competi-tive game than the last one as shots were more even. Toledo outshot their oppo-nent 11-10 and had seven shots on goal compared to Kent States 3 shots.

The Rockets will conclude their regular season on Thursday, Oct. 29 when they travel to take on Central Michigan at 3 p.m.

Toledo needs a draw or a win to clinch a spot in the MAC tournament.

Weve had a lot of shots this season but havent always been rewarded with a goal. So it was a building experience for our team to be able to get a lot of shots and a lot of goals.

TJ BUCHHOLZUT head soccer coach

Where to go...Next Tuesday, the University of Toledos

football team will be hosting the Northern Illinois Huskies in the Glass Bowl at 8 p.m. The Rockets will be looking to break their five-game losing streak to the Huskies for a chance to claim their first Mid-American Conference title since 2004. UT will enter Tuesdays game with a 7-0 record for the first time since 1997 when it opened up with an 8-0 record before losing at Ball State. Toledos athletic department will be giving out free hot chocolate to all UT students. Rocket gloves will be given out at the game as to the first 500 students through the gates.

(Left to right) Sophomore Elijah Nkansah, junior Damion Jones-Moore and sophomore Liam Allen celebrate after a Jones-Moore touchdown against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 17. The Rockets are now 7-0 on the season and ranked number 20 in the Associate Press Top 25. UT will be taking on Northern Illinois on Tuesday Nov. 3 in hopes to remain unbeaten. Toledo will enter Tuesdays game with a 10-game winning streak dating back to the 2014 season. UTs last loss came on Nov. 11 2014 at NIU in a 27-24 hiccup.

Rockets keep winning

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6 | The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, October 28, 2015COMMUNITYCALENDAR

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Thursday, Oct. 297:30 p.m. -- UT Opera

Ensemble: THE MAGIC FLUTE, The shortened version of Mozarts THE MAGIC FLUTE will be presented by UTs Opera Ensemble. This event will take place in the Center for Perform-ing Arts Recital Hall.

Sunday, Nov. 13 p.m. -- Voice Fac-

ulty at TMA Great Gal-lery, UTs Department of Music voice faculty members Dr. Denise Ritter Bernardini, Micah Graber, Laura Reaper, and Chelsie Cree will be performing. The program will feature Italian songs and arias. The event will be taking place in TMAs Great Gallery. Monday, Nov. 2

8 a.m. -- Non-Tradi-tional Students Rec-ognition Week begins, The College of Adult and Lifelong Learning will be putting on a week of events to recognize non-traditional students. Events and locations will be different each day.

Tuesday, Nov. 3

7 a.m. Election Day, Elections for Toledo mayor and city council will be held.

NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH

30 days to write 50,000 words Students get the chance to write the novel of their dreams starting in November By Emily SchnipkeStaff Reporter

Break out the pens and the paper because its time to write that novel youve always dreamed of.

Starting Nov. 1, participants in Na-tional Novel Writing Month com-monly known as NaNoWriMo will begin to write their first pages of a novel. By the end of the month, they will end up with a 50,000-word book.

The national event started in 1999 and became a nonprofit organization in 2005. In 2014, the organization said 325,142 people participated in the novel writing month. According to a press release, participants started the month as auto mechanics, out-of-work actors and middle school English teachers. They walked away novelists.

National Novel Writing Month is a wonderful opportunity for people to dive into their imaginations and do one of the most crucial things in life:

create, said Grant Faulkner, executive director of NaNoWriMo, on the or-ganizations website. Everyone has a story that needs to come to life, so the shelves of the NaNoWriMo library stretch endlessly. NaNoWriMo helps people find their voice in the act of writing and through the encourage-ment of the writers in the NaNoW-riMo community.

For the third consecutive year, the University of Toledos Carlson Library will host a series of write-ins and

events to help aspiring novelists on campus accomplish that goal.

Each week, we will provide a gathering place, tips, snacks and support for a novel-writing-on-ste-roids experience, said Lucy Duhon, scholarly communications librarian in University Libraries.

Duhon said this will be a quiet place for writers to go to for a few hours and do nothing but write. At the end of the month, a celebration will be held for all who participated. It doesnt matter if you accomplished the goal or not because the goal is to start writing.

Traditional novels can take years to write and even longer to publish. Through NaNoWriMo, novelists can get their creative minds work-ing very quickly. Writers have a daily goal of at least 1,667 words to be able to reach the goal of 50,000 words at the end of the month.

Over 250 NaNoWriMo novels have

been traditionally published, in-cluding Sara Gruens Water for Elephants, Erin Morgensterns The Night Circus, Hugh Howeys Wool, Rainbow Rowells Fangirl, Jason Houghs The Darwin Elevator and Marissa Meyers Cinder.

Duhon said Carlson Library will have many of these books for students to check out during the month in case they feel like reading, not writing.

To be an avid writer, you have to be an avid reader, Duhon said.

The NaNoWriMo kickoff will be held Nov. 1 in Carlson Library Room 2010 from 1-4 p.m. Write-ins will be held in the same room throughout the month from 5-8 p.m.

Everyone has a story inside. Write it down. Write it for you, Duhon said.

For more information or to sign up, visit http://libguides.utoledo.edu/nanowrimo.org

FASHION

Feeling comfy while looking fly

Its starting to get a bit nippy outside boys, which means its time to put away the basketball shorts, the Nike Elites and burn your Sperry Topsiders (not just because its cold, but because theyre ugly). Here are some very simple tips to layering up, staying comfy and to looking like you arent hungover and late for class.

First tip: shower, wash, groom, brush, comb, apply, etc.

Do what you need to do to NOT smell. End of that lecture.

Second tip: SweatpantsPraise God for jogger sweatpants. Nowadays you can slap

on a pair of insanely comfy sweats that dont make you look like you just woke up (which is great for when you did wake up late). I recommend a pair of gray or dark blue that taper down toward your ankle. With a pair of gray sweats you can wear a cardigan, a sports jacket or even a sweater-button down combo. Sweats also allow you wear any type of shoe, with the exception of maybe dress shoes. Rock the sweats pulled up knee-high or tucked into your boots. Just like any sweatpants, beware not to flaunt any family heirlooms.

Third tip: CrewnecksAre you tired of looking like an accountant with your

V-necks? Switch it up and tell your ex to give back all your absconded crewnecks. You need them. Sure you can wear them for just a casual day on the town, but you can also wear them to work. Take your normal get-up: shirt and tie, blazer, dress shoes, pants. Now put a crewneck on over your shirt and under your blazer and youve got a killer outfit. Not only are you dressed for the stress, but

youre also saying, Im a cool coworker; Ill talk about cable television with you.

Fourth Tip: Hoodies and JacketsHoodies and jackets are the most kickass combo there is

one without the other is like a coke without the rum: subpar. I know what youre saying, Hoodies are already perfect. Yes, but when you add a denim jacket, you level up. This trick doesnt just work with denim; pair your hoodie with a sports jacket or blazer. You are upgrading in style without sacrificing your comfort. The look is also a great blend of low and high fashion. You will not look like the dirt poor, in-debt college student that you are and you wont look like a rich-ass snob who drinks wine on the green with his daddys dime.

Fifth tip: ShoesI am not afraid to admit, I love shoes everyone should

own more shoes. Sneakers, canvas, wingtips, boots, get them all. But Joe, you say, I dont have that kind of cash to blow. Ive good news, friend. Buy one pair of shoes from that list and make them work. You might be surprised how versatile shoes really are. We millennials are rocking sneakers with suits and brown dress shoes with blue jeans. Once you find yourself a pair of comfortable and affordable kicks, match their attitude. If you want to rock the sneakers and suit look, ditch the black and go for navies. Also aim for some fresh, lighter-colored sneaks. As for dress shoes, you can easily wear browns with blues so long as your shoes arent the classiest thing on you. Be sure to at least put on a button-up or polo.

Now who said being stylish meant being stuffy and uncom-fortable? I say, its easy as hell to look fresh while still feeling comfy. Half of these clothes already double as my pajamas. So even if Im late to class, I can still show up looking sharp. Because remember, no matter how dead you are on the inside, you can still look fly on the outside.

Joe Heidenescher is a third-year English major and the Features Editor for The Independent Collegian.

JOE HEIDENESCHERFEATURES EDITOR

ABIGAIL SULLIVAN / ICLooking ready for fall, Joe Heidenescher sports the black crewneck over a striped button-down top.

ABIGAIL SULLIVAN / ICJoe Heidenescher poses in his joggers and pairs it with a pullover and jean jacket combo.

National Novel Writing Month is a wonderful opportunity for people to dive into their imagina-tions and do one of the most cru-cial things in life: create.

GRANT FAULKNERExecutive director of NaNoWriMo

IN BRIEF

Degas creates dancing art exhibitBy IC Staff

The Toledo Museum of Art brings in a new exhibition capturing the art of dance by Edgar Degas, an 18th-century French Impressionist, starting Oct. 15.

Degas was influenced by the movement of dance and the majority of his art takes on that theme, said Larry Nichols, the curator of the exhibition.

Our exhibition is going to offer the opportunity for our visitors to see seven sculpture and about as many or a few more paintings and pastels by him, Nichols said.

One of the main aspects of the display will be the interac-tion with the dance floor and actual ballet dancers.

TMA guard Nick Vance said visitors will have the oppor-tunity to try different ballet poses which will be posted on the walls of the gallery and be able to do this on a dance floor.

We started off this morning with a young lady who was four years old, came in her tutu and shoes and she did some movements so its an encouragement from young to old, Vance said.

The exhibit will also include practice sessions from The Toledo Ballet and the visitors will be able to observe them dancing, Vance said.

Nichols said this part of the exhibit is in celebration of the Toledo Ballets 75th anniversary of their performance of The Nutcracker.

Laurie Seibold, one of the visitors of the exhibit, said she enjoyed ballet in her younger years and had taken some classes following in her sisters footsteps.

I like to see any of the new exhibits that come to the museum; I always like to come to these. My friend and I try to get together and come down when-ever theres something new, Seibold said.

This exhibit took a lot of preparation more than 16 months worth of preparing and organiz-ing. The exhibit also had a myriad people contribute.

Nichols said he organized the whole thing, but couldnt do it without the help of his colleagues.

I think its going to be very exciting for the community to come together and celebrate not only the Toledo museum of art but also the Toledo ballet, Nichols said.

ABIGAIL SULLIVAN / ICDegas artwork is displayed on the side of a building in Downtown Perrysburg.