University of Toledo

What? Neighborhood Old-Fashioned Picnic on the Lawn

Where? On the front lawn of DeVilbiss High School at 3301 Upton Ave.

When? Saturday, August 16th from 12pm-5pm

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From ESPN:

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The former University of Toledo basketball player charged with fixing games in a nearly two-year federal gambling probe is leaving the Dominican Republic en route to Puerto Rico, where he plans to cooperate fully with the authorities.

The UT is once again at the center of a gambling charge. This time around it is focused on Sammy Villegas who has been charged  with one count of conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery. This follows on the footsteps of the charges filed against Harvey "Scooter" McDougle last year on similar charges while playing for the UT Rockets football team.

Apparently so:

University of Toledo College of Arts and Sciences Dean Yueh-Ting Lee resigned from his position July 15 and will become analysis and assessment in the human resources department, UT spokesman Matt Lockwood said today.

Boxer this week took a step toward accommodating Brown, inserting a provision to establish a federal clean-energy research center in Toledo.

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/06/carbon.html

BOSTON — A starting lineman for the New England Patriots worked as an informant for federal drug agents after he was arrested in New York on a charge of carrying the powerful painkiller oxycodone without a prescription, an attorney said.

The interview we’ve all been waiting for. Crystal Dixon explains why she felt her constitutional rights were violated when she was fired from the University of Toledo.

Crystal Dixon Interview

More interesting news, this in the Toledo Free Press.
U.T. prof and attorney Douglas Oliver says Jacob's action stifles open debate , that
it is hypocritical for administrators to boast of diversity while punishing those who speak out with diverse opinions.

UT: Diversity or hypocrisy?
By Douglas Oliver
Special to Toledo Free Press

An interesting article in the Toledo Journal. Some interesting parts:

It’s perfectly fine for a white homosexual official at the University of Toledo to make disparaging remarks about religious peoplem, Crystal Dixon says.
...
It’s another matter, though, when an African American UT official with strong religious beliefs expresses an opinion on homosexuality, she says

Thursday morning I will be speaking with Richard Martinko P.E. on the topic of an Intermodal facility in our region. Mr. Martinko was at the meeting earlier this week with the Port Authority, WSPD, WTOL, and developer Brian McMahon where the need for this type of facility was discussed.

May 12, 2008 Updated

PRESS RELEASE

I am not a Rush 24/7 subscriber, but it appears he will be talking about Crystal Dixon during his morning update tomorrow.

Here is the snippet:
Rush's Morning Update: Repression! May 14, 2008
Case in point, today, is what happened to Crystal Dixon, associate vice president of human resources at the University of Toledo. She responded to a recent

By creating a healing wave of calm around the planet, World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day paints a vision of possibility for humanity each year. Subtly, quietly, providing a profound example to millions who participate or experience it through the media. An annual healing event has quietly spread across the planet. Millions worldwide have experienced the healing benefits of T'ai Chi & Qigong.

This morning on the most listened to talk show in Northwest Ohio Brian McMahon laid out the reasons an intermodal facility for this area is critical. Thousancs of jobs and millions of dollars await this area if the constant bickering between city-county-township can be set aside.

This Spring/Summer Bethany Lutheran Church is sponsoring the largest intercommunity organizational picnic of its kind in the area to be held in front of the old DeVilbiss High School (3301 Upton Avenue near Central Avenue - Toledo, Ohio).

Several students at the University of Toledo are participating in an empty hoster protest this week to recognize the need for students and faculty with Concealed Carry permits to practice their rights at a public university. Protests such as this are occurring across the nation and are sponsored by the Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, a grassroots organization to shed light on the issue.

Last week, Lloyd Jacobs gave his speech proposing "student centered approach" to education.

"The best way to improve a failing higher education system is to revamp it in a way that customizes learning to the individual student, the University of Toledo's president, Dr. Lloyd Jacobs, told those gathered yesterday for his annual community address."

Many earmarks to Ohio colleges were sponsored by more than one lawmaker.

Of those that were directed to individual schools, Republican Sen. George V. Voinovich and Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, of Toledo, tied for the most, with 16. Voinovich's name was on $13.3 million, and Kaptur's was on $12.5 million.

University of Toledo, located in Toledo (Lucas County) was awarded $250,000 for its Novel Cellulosic Biomass Fermentation Process for Ethanol Production project. The University of Toledo has developed and patented a fermentation process using technology that has been successful in fermenting both glucose and xylose sugars.

I just got the email from UT announcing what is coming up at UT this month. I never read these emails, but for some reason opened this one and found:

"MUSLIM STUDENT PRAYER ROOM
Student Annex * Room 2310

Laws and Gun Laws are only for law abiding people. Criminals don’t care about laws. And Ohio’s gun laws are just about stupid! Lets face it. In Ohio if a law abiding person takes all the classes and training and passes all. He or she can get a permit to carry a concealed hand gun.

After seeing shootings at VA Tech and at N. Illinois, one wonders if concealed carry is permitted on any college campus - particularly UT. The campus is rather spread out and it would be hard for campus security to respond in a timely manner if some nut job walked in some classroom, ready to take some lives.

In a previous post, Mailman Chuck suggested that we all resolve to do something positive in the new year. So, here goes:
Let's Resurrect COSI! How ? By canvasing the entire Lake Erie West region for $5.- per family to keep Science/Technology a viable educational opportunity for our young people (and older ones too).

I hope you all read the article about me and my wonderful idea to stop the brain drain in the Toledo area. On Wednesday, 5:30 PM, I am gathering the young of Toledo to network with the groups I choose downtown at the Erie Street Market (the Market I restored). This is such a wonderful opportunity to become educated and to understand the pride of Toledo.