The Independent Collegian

If stopping between floors in the elevator in the Center for Performing Arts doesn't get you wondering what happened to the maintenance in the building, wheezing from the poorly ventilated air will. These are only two of the problems Erik Johanson, associate professor of music, says is plaguing the CPA building.

Contrary to early reports and planning, the special Student Government referendum election that starts today will have only two questions available for student input. Though the election, which will run for two weeks, is the first of its kind to be held during the fall semester, there will only be questions about AVI Foodsystem Inc.

UT needs to be looked at more as a university town, said UT President Lloyd Jacobs at last Thursday's Town Hall Meeting. "If one looks around the country, many cities that are going in this economy … have at their center a university," Jacobs said. The City of Toledo has the University of Toledo at its center, and that's where economic development begins, he said.

One of UT's professors is helping out the Toledo area with economic development. Tim Schramko, a UT assistant professor of entrepreneurship and strategy, was chosen to fill in as the interim chief executive officer for the Lucas County Improvement Corporation last Wednesday by UT President Lloyd Jacobs, Lucas County commissioners and the board at the LCIC.