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by Richard Williams Staff writer The Tiffin University Counseling staff is walking for mental health every Thursday at noon in the Heminger Center in an effort to highlight the importance and recognition of mental health disorders.
The issue of mental health has become more prevalent in recent years, with the National Institute of Mental Health reporting that nearly 31 percent of U.S. adults have or will experience some instance of anxiety disorder in their lifetime. The NIMH has also reported that in 2017, nearly 17.3 million U.S. adults suffered at least one major depressive episode, with higher instances in females than males. It was also noted on the NIMH website that in that same year, the highest instance of depressive episodes happened in the 18 – 25 age group, largely representative of young adults and college students. The Tiffin University Wellness and Counseling Center offices are located in Friedley Hall. Students can visit the center between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. To make an appointment, call 419-448-3578 or contact counseling@tiffin.edu. The center offers walk-ins on Wednesdays with no appointments necessary.
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by Becca Kielbasa Staff writer The seventh annual Jello Wrestling fundraising event will feature 20 wrestlers so far, including students from Tiffin University men's and women's varsity wrestling team. Zeta Pi Beta Sorority, established in 2010, is holding its annual Jello Wrestling Event to benefit St. Judes Children's Research Hospital on Sept. 12 from 5-7 p.m. in Hayes Courtyard. This year wrestling will include the single rounds, but also a male and female bracket competition with two $25 visa gift cards for the winners. Prices for pre-registration are $5 per entry into the bracket, which covers the cost of all rounds, $2 for an individual round, and $1 for every repeat round after that. Registration the day of is $7 for entry into the bracket and same cost for individual rounds. Zeta Pi Beta will also be accepting donations in the form of cash or Venmo. The Venmo account name is ZetaPiBeta-Sorority. Zeta Pi Beta holds multiple events to benefit cancer research, with Jello Wrestling among the most successful, dating back to 2013. This event is new and improved this year due to a partnership with Tiffin University Wrestling teams to make the event bigger and better than ever. Tiffin University Dean Herdlick will be the referee, per tradition, in coordination with the wrestling coaches. St. Judes has been the chosen philanthropy by Zeta Pi Beta since its establishment, along with Love Your Melon, which is another cancer research foundation.  Trent Dundore, Natalie Bielawski, and Quin Fleming don their Drag Night outfits. photo submitted by NATALIE BIELAWSKI by JESSICA HOLLAN
Assistant editor Broadway, known for bright lights and big voices, veered into an alternate universe on Tuesday, April 4. The night was full of bright lights and big voices, but not the flashy show tunes most musical theatre fans have come to enjoy. No. Flipping her hair to lip-sync her opening number, drag queen Deija D lit up the Marion Center, hosting SPECTRUM’s fifth annual Drag Night.  Lifelong Tiffin resident Beth Walliser, mother to Tiffin University student Winema Traxler, protests outside the St. Mary’s classroom building on March 20. photo by NICK BUCHANAN by NICK BUCHANAN
Editor Tiffin resident Beth Walliser spent March 20 on the corner of Miami and Sandusky streets with a poster board in hand. Its headlining message was blunt: “Shame on TU.” “I’m here in regards to the lack of response from TU in regards to the deaf issues that the four students on campus are trying to present to the [disability] services director,” she said. “Without discussion or any forthcoming, the director is trying to force the students to discontinue their live interpreters that they have now and making them go to iPads via Skype.”  by BRANDON UTLEY
Staff writer Are you sick of spending your boring Friday nights in your bed? Are you constantly wishing there was more fun things to do on the weekend? Well, don’t fret: The brothers of Theta Eta Omicron have you covered! On Friday, March 24, the Omicrons will host a charity concert to support Hope for the Day. While discussing Hope for the Day, Omicron brother Michael Saliba said, “This is an organization that focuses on suicide prevention and mental health education through self-expression platforms to achieve outreach, education, and prevention.”  Nick Buchanan, Dr. Colleen Vallo, and Jessica Hollan at the Best of the Midwest conference in February. Tiffin University’s student newspaper, The Tystenac, won five awards at the Associated Collegiate Press' annual convention in Minneapolis.
After competing with 200 delegates at the organization's Best of the Midwest College Journalism Convention Feb. 17-19, the campus newspaper won three awards in the categories of best four-year university non-weekly publication; best single page design; best editorial, and two awards for best feature story. by BRANDON UTLEY
Staff writer Tiffin University’s SPECTRUM is hosting a photography project to coincide with the National Day of Silence, a national event in April to bring awareness to anti-LGBTQ bullying and crimes. The project consists of students and faculty writing what they do to keep themselves safe that not everyone may think about on a large piece of paper. The goal is to have enough pictures to hang in a large display on campus on the National Day of Silence, which falls on Friday, April 21 this year.  photo courtesy of LISA WILLIAMS A Walk to Remember, a 5K event sponsored by TU Health Challenge, the staff assembly, the exercise science club, and Black Students United, is to be held Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at 11 a.m. in the Heminger Center. It is being held in celebration of Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, and American Heart Month, and in support of JoElle Hall.
JoElle Hall, pictured right, is the assistant director of undergraduate admissions at TU. She was recently diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, a rare autoimmune disease in which the patient’s immune system attacks NMDA receptors in his or her brain. According to the Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Foundation, the disease can be life-threatening. While recovery is a long, slow process, sometimes taking months to years, it is possible. While Hall’s GoFundMe page reports that her case is severe, her prognosis is postive. Donations towards Hall’s medical treatment are being accepted online through a GoFundMe page, which raised nearly $10,000 as of Feb. 9, and will be accepted at the Walk to Remember. Each participant at the event will receive a Valentine’s Day chocolate with a fun fact about Black History Month and a “We Support JoElle” sticker. Tiffin University’s student newspaper, The Tystenac, won five awards at the Associated Collegiate Press' annual convention in Minneapolis.
After competing with 200 delegates at the organization's Best of the Midwest College Journalism Convention Feb. 17-19, the campus newspaper won three awards in the categories of best four-year university non-weekly publication; best single page design; best editorial, and two awards for best feature story. “When Dr. Vallo suggested we rebrand the school newspaper to its original name in the fall of 2015, I had no idea that we’d end up with five regional awards less than two years later,” said editor Nick Buchanan, a senior majoring in journalism. “Under my supervision, the university’s student press has taken on a new life. I’m so proud of what it has become.” In 1973 The Tystenac was awarded a superior rating in appearance and photography in a contest that, according to an issue from that time, was sponsored by the Associated [Collegiate] Press at the University of Minnesota’s School of Journalism. The newspaper's name derived from the former business school's focus on typing, stenography and accounting. “I was reading through the back issues of The Tystenac and saw that the newspaper had received recognition in this contest decades ago when the college was a small business school,” said Tystenac adviser, Dr. Colleen Vallo. “And I thought, ‘Why not now?’ I was especially delighted to discover that the same contest is held today." Assistant editor Jessica Hollan, a sophomore majoring in forensic psychology, joined the newspaper's staff last year as a freshman. "Now, I can’t believe I am the assistant editor of an award-winning publication. It’s honestly surreal. I could not be more proud of myself, my editor, or my staff,” she said. In the Best of Show categories, The Tystenac placed 3rd for the best four-year university non-weekly issue; Hollan placed 6th for her editorial, "Females in Trump's America." She placed 7th for her feature article, “Student-made musical Prodigal Hearts to be presented.” Buchanan placed 10th for his feature article, “Feminist poetry duo entertain, call for activism.” The newspaper placed 10th for the best single page design. by COURTNEY BRANCO
Staff writer Most students probably don’t know that parking passes are rising next school year, which might be a shock to them. Yes, the rumors are true: the price for parking passes will increase from $25 to $50 per academic year, beginning next year. Jennifer Boucher, the director of campus safety and security at Tiffin University, justified the price increase with comparisons to other institutions of similar size to TU. The parking charged at those schools, she said, ranged from $50 to $350 per year. “We felt the increase to $50 was a fair increase,” Boucher said. “And we thought we would be comparable and not exuberating a massive increase at 50.” |
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