April 24, 2019

An assault outside of Carlson. Speculative tweets. Passing rumors. Last week, University of Toledo’s campus was a case study on the convergence of crime, misinformation and social media. The Independent Collegian sat down with UTPD Chief Jeff Newton to sort through what really happened. 

Q: What happened outside of Carlson Library a couple of weeks ago? There were rumors all the way from jumpings to gang initiations. What really happened? 

A: “[The rumors] are mystifying. I think it’s just one of the effects of social media. We had one report that happened on Sunday, [April 14] at 10 p.m. where an individual called and indicated that he was struck in the face by an unknown individual. Nothing...

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The Toledo men’s basketball team fell just short of an amazing comeback victory as it was defeated by Cornell University 80-77. The Rockets are 3-2 early in the season.

Third-year forward Nate Navigato led the way for UT, scoring 22 points, and fourth-year guard Tre’Shaun Fletcher added 20 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and five assists.

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Last weekend the University of Toledo Rockets Women’s Soccer team played two important Mid-American Conference opponents at home. The first game was played at home on Friday, October 13 against Akron University. The Rocket’s beat the Zips in this matchup 4-2. In the team’s next game on October 15 against the University at Buffalo, UT fell to the Bu...

October 4, 2017

   The University of Toledo women’s cross-country team placed fifth in the Women’s Division I All-Ohio Championship on Friday, Sept. 29 in Cedarville, OH at Cedarville University.   

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   The Rockets were led by Janelle Noe, a fourth-year runner, who placed 11th at 22:09.0 and contributed to the team score of 138. Noe missed a top-...

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April 24, 2019

College Republicans held an NRA-U event hosted by the National Rifle Association at the Student Union April 18.

The interactive presentation teaches students about the history of the Second Amendment,...

April 24, 2019

An assault outside of Carlson. Speculative tweets. Passing rumors. Last week, University of Toledo’s campus was a case study on the convergence of crime, misinformation and social media. The Independe...

Note: The IC uses pseudonyms when discussing individual’s experiences with smoking weed to protect their identities.

When most people grab a cup of coffee, Joe reaches for his leaves. The grinded herbs...

Marijuana laws and regulations differ state by state, making it difficult to know when, where and how to get high without running into legal troubles. 

While each state has its own restrictions and pol...

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