1. they give blood three or
four times a year,” Reising
said. “That has just really
gotten me excited.”
He said between all of his
classes, about 10 to 20 stu-
dents take advantage of the
option each semester, includ-
ing four so far this semester.
Reising said he intro-
duced an alternate policy his
first year teaching at UT
when a student who wanted
to participate could not give
blood because she was
underweight.
“Those who can’t give
blood can volunteer,” he
said. “I wanted this to be
as fair as possible.”
Reising said he has also
allowed students to offer up
other types of community
service for extra credit, like
for those who participated
at UT’s Dance Marathon.
“I have never had a
complaint,” he said. “The
students have been uni-
versally happy with the
option, and a lot of them
have taken it seriously and
it’s something they have
continued to do.”
Lundquist said while she
agrees that blood donation
is a “wonderful thing,” she
said the fact that it is not
connected to the curriculum
makes it unfair to students.
“Maybe if you’re a nurs-
ing student and you’re tak-
ing a course in hematology,
the study of blood, maybe
it would be appropriate to
even require students to
give blood — I don’t
know,” she said.
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In brief
Prof told to stop
giving extra credit
for blood donations
Chief:
Cameras
helped with
crimes this
semester
Bob Taylor / IC
English professor Russell Reising stands in front of a Red Cross truck during
Tuesday’s blood drive on campus. Reising was told to discontinue his extra
credit policy, which gives 10 points to students who donate blood.
By Danielle Gamble
News Editor
For most of the 30 years
he has taught, English pro-
fessor Russell Reising has
been offering 10 extra cred-
it points for students who
donated blood or volun-
teered at a blood drive.
That practice came to an
end last week after English
department chair Sara Lun-
dquist found out and told
him to stop — and Reising
isn’t happy about it.
Lundquist said the policy is
inappropriate, while Reising
said he doesn’t see the harm.
The issue arose when a
student emailed Reising
with concerns about her
grade, and mentioned that
she had taken advantage of
the extra credit option.
When Reising forwarded
the email to Lundquist, she
noticed the reference.
“Please tell me that you did
not give students extra credit
for donating blood,” she
wrote in a reply to Reising.
Reising said he then spoke
with Lundquist by phone and
she emailed him later that
day, telling him to stop.
“I’m just confused — it
all happened so fast,” he
said. “It struck me as such a
strange thing to be upset
about. Why would they say
don’t give blood?”
But Lundquist said ex-
tra credit shouldn’t be
given for things like
donating blood.
“I think it’s a very bad aca-
demic practice,” she said
Tuesday. “You’re giving extra
credit for something that is
not related to the content of
the course. You’re trading
something else for credit that
leads to a grade.”
Reising said he first came
up with the idea when he was
teaching at Marquette Univer-
sity and students responded
positively. When he came to
UT 18 years ago, he contin-
ued to offer the same deal.
“I’ve had people write let-
ters, saying they had never
given blood before, but now
Business professor nominated for international honor
Photo courtesy of Dan Miller / UT
Clint Longenecker has been nominated for Business
Professor of the Year, an award sponsored by the
Economist Intelligence Unit.
By Lindsay Mahaney
Staff Reporter
A University of Toledo busi-
ness professor is in the running
for an award honoring business
professors across the world.
Clint Longenecker, a pro-
fessor of management in the
College of Business and In-
novation, was nominated by
several former students for
the Business Professor of the
Year award.
The award is sponsored by
the Economist Intelligence
Unit, which is connected to
The Economist magazine. It
was created to find the best
business professor in the
world and recognize their
talents publicly.
The winner is chosen
through online voting by stu-
dents, which began Oct. 23
and closes Nov. 23.
“Clint is a positive role
model for all students, espe-
cially those in the business
college, just
in the way
he carries
himself and
goes about
his life,” said
UT graduate
Dan Gatins,
a former
student of
Longenecker. “He taught me
to have a positive approach
to all situations.”
Gatins said he was able to
get a job right out of college
with Longenecker’s help and
has been working there
since 2010.
“He’s always moving
around and can command a
2 1/2-hour class for the
whole 2 1/2 hours,” Gatins
said. “There is never a dull
time. Everybody is engaged
way, way, way
above average.”
Longenecker has
been a UT profes-
sor for more than
30 years, and is also
a UT graduate.
Longenecker said
he believes in setting
high standards for
his students to help
them better themselves. While
knowing his students on a pro-
fessional level is important,
Longenecker said knowing
each student on a personal level
helps them excel and become
professionals in their field.
“I believe that this is best
achieved by me working very
hard to make a personal con-
nection with each and every
By Danielle Gamble
News Editor
The installation over the
summer of 156 new camer-
as in residence halls has
helped police investigate
some of this semester’s
more high-profile crimes,
said University of Toledo
Police Chief Jeff Newton.
“In some cases we’ve had
this year, they’ve been very
helpful in making identifica-
tions,” he said.
Newton cited the recent case
in which two students were
robbed at gunpoint their room
at Horton International House.
One of the suspects was caught
on surveillance video letting
another suspect into the resi-
dence hall.
“I’m pleased in that we
were able to make identifica-
tions and arrests within 24
hours,” Newton said.
When cameras caught the
image of a bike thief Oct. 5,
he was later arrested after
people who saw the video
identified him.
Newton said he hopes the
cameras will help prevent
crimes.
“As we utilize these camer-
as again and again to solve
cases, folks will hopefully un-
derstand that there’s a higher
probability of catching the
bad guys,” he said.
Although police have dealt
with some unusual incidents
this year, Newton said offi-
cers have been prepared.
“Up until these past few in-
cidents, we’ve had a really
quite year,” he said. “You have
23,000 students and 4,000 resi-
dential students, so while these
things aren’t common they’re
still going to happen over the
course of the school year.”
Newton said unusual cases
include the recent Academic
House disturbance in which
resident JaVonn Morgan al-
legedly assaulted three police
officers and four students.
“It’s very hard to prevent
someone who’s a resident of
the hall coming into the build-
ing in some kind of manic
state… and causing a distur-
bance in the building,” he said.
Crime
Faculty
student in a wide variety of
ways,” he said. “Students care
how much you care before
they care how much you
know, so I want my students
to see in clear and tangible
ways that I am committed to
their development as people
and professionals as well as
the information they receive.”
More online
Students can vote by
going online at business
professoraward.com
and completing a form.
Once a vote is cast, it
must be verified via email
before the 1 p.m. deadline
on Friday, Nov. 23.
See Professor / 3
Costume sale
helps theatre
program
Members of the Al-
pha Psi Omega Nation-
al Theatre Honors So-
ciety and the Depart-
ment of Theatre and
Film Costume Shop will
host a costume sale
today from noon to 4
p.m. in the Center for
Performing Arts.
All costumes are
unique pieces which
have been featured in
UT theatre productions.
Prices range from $1 to
$15.
For more informa-
tion, email sean.koogan
@rockets.utoledo.edu.
Historian to
discuss divide
between India,
Pakistan
Ayesha Jalal, profes-
sor of history at Tufts
University, will give a
speech titled “The Pity
of Partition: The Per-
sonal and Political
Across the India-Paki-
stan Divide” Friday,
Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. in
Libbey Hall.
The free, public talk
will last two hours and
be followed by a ques-
tion-and-answer
session.
In addition to Friday’s
speech, there will be a
faculty seminar Thurs-
day, Nov. 1 from 3:30
to 5:30 p.m. in Univer-
sity Hall Room 4180.
See Extra credit / 3
False alarm
causes library
evacuation / 3
Open house
set for adult
student
services
The Office of Adult
Student Extended Ser-
vices, part of the Col-
lege of Lifelong Learn-
ing, will have an open
house Monday in
Rocket Hall Room 1800.
Women’s
cross country
takes home
MAC title / 7
“You’re giving
extra credit for
something that is
not related to the
content of the
course..”
Sara Lundquist
Chair, English department
“It never dawned
on me that there
would be anybody
who would have
any objection to
it.”
Russell Reising
Professor, English

2. “But I think if you’re teach-
ing a course on 19th-centu-
ry American literature … I
think it’s inappropriate to
give credit for it.”
“There’s lots of good
things we could do in the
world and every professor
could choose their favorite
charity and give their stu-
dents credit for it, but
that’s not what the class is
for,” she said.
Reising described the de-
cision as “wrongheaded.”
“Giving blood is an un-
equivocal good — helping
save lives is an unequivocal
good,” he said. “I think for
university students to start
cultivating a sense of responsi-
bility is an unequivocal good.”
“I think this was han-
dled sort of hysterically,
sort of frantically, he said.
“It never dawned on me
that there would be any-
body who would have any
objection to it.”
He said he wants to speak
with the person from UT’s
legal affairs department who
advised Lundquist before
deciding what to do next.
“I hate the idea that I
would have to stop doing
this, but I can’t legitimately
claim that it’s an infringe-
ment on my rights,” he said.
“I mean, I’ll still encourage
students to give blood, but I
just can’t give extra credit.”
Lundquist said while the
final decision may not be
hers, she is confident in
her position.
“It’s up to the university
and the university’s policies,
but I would recommend
that he cease doing it,” she
said. “The person I spoke to
recommended that the pro-
fessor cease.”
“A student could give
blood, eat the cookie, drink
the juice and look fine, and
then faint on the way home
while driving,” she said.
Lundquist said she sees
nothing wrong with profes-
sors encouraging students to
do charitable things, but “at-
taching credit to it, to me, is
taking another step.”
The Independent Colle-
gian emailed a few of the
students who have taken ad-
vantage of the extra credit
offer this semester.
Grace Henry, a senior in
middle childhood education,
said she enjoyed donating, al-
though she did become
slightly dizzy as a result.
“My safety was never in
danger,” she said.
Henry, who has donated
blood five times, said the
grade boost was important
to her, but she plans on do-
nating again, even without
the extra credit.
Kurt Graver, a junior ma-
joring in middle childhood
education, said Reising’s of-
fer encouraged him to put
aside his fear of needles and
give blood.
“I don’t see how this is
less appropriate than any
other offer of extra credit in
classes,” he said, adding that
he once had a professor of-
fer credit for going to a UT
football game.
“I can only assume that is
allowed because UT is mak-
ing money off it,” he said.
Graver said the university
shouldn’t have to worry
about any liability issues.
“If anything happens to
the donor it is on their
hands,” he said. “They are
an adult in college — it is
time that they start taking
responsibility for their
lives. If the university is so
worried about student
health, then why do they
continue to run blood
drives on campus?”
“It’s 10 points,” Graver add-
ed. “I am not going to jump
from a C to an A because I
donated blood. It is merely an
incentive to do a good deed.”
The following reports
were issued by the UT
Police Department. All
suspects are innocent until
proven guilty.
Property reported
stolen from Toledo Hil-
ton: Several bags were re-
ported stolen from a room in
the Toledo Hilton, Oct. 5 at
6:05 a.m. The bags were
said to contain toiletries,
makeup, medications and
jewelry. Hotel staff stated
they would speak with
housekeeping supervisors
and staff to investigate.
There are currently no sus-
pects for this case.
Suspects arrested on
Rocket Drive for
disorderly conduct: An
officer observed Dale
Schiefer sleeping alongside
Rocket Drive near the inter-
section of West Rocket and
College Oct. 5 at 2:54 a.m.
Schiefer was offered a ride
home but could not provide
an accurate address upon
repeated request. Schiefer
was placed under arrest and
booked into jail for disorder-
ly conduct by intoxication.
Car window broken
in Lot 26: An officer on
patrol noticed a vehicle in
Lot 26 with a broken rear
passenger window at 10:45
a.m. on Oct. 2. The victim
stated he parked his car in
Lot 26 at approximately 10
a.m. Taken from the vehicle
was a Jensen DVD Deck
and Power AMP. There are
no suspects at this time.
Student’s card stolen
off-campus: A University
of Toledo student lost his
wallet while off-campus at
Cold Stone Creamery on
Talmadge Road Sept. 29 at
6:15 p.m. He stated that he
canceled his credit/debit
cards but his international
card was used at an off-
campus business called
Project 360 before it could
be canceled. There are no
suspects at this time.
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Police logs
Longenecker believes
much of his success is due
to the support from col-
leagues he worked with
and students he taught.
“During my career I
have been blessed with lit-
erally thousands of great
students here,” Longeneck-
er said. “Over the years as I
have worked hard to make
a difference in the lives
students, they have done
the exact same. My stu-
dents know I care about
them and want people to
care for each other.”
Professor
from page 1
Pulled fire alarm evacuates Carlson Library
By Vincent D. Scebbi
Editor-in-Chief
A pulled fire alarm
evacuated people in Carl-
son Library for almost 45
minutes Tuesday evening.
Shortly after 6 p.m.,
the fire alarms in Carl-
son went off, causing
students to leave the
premises. Toledo Fire
Department arrived
soon after and investi-
gated the building.
Lt. Kevin Williamson of
Station 25 of the Toledo
Fire Department said
someone pulled the fire
alarm on the third floor
near the restrooms.
By 6:40 p.m., students
were allowed to re-enter
the library.
Lt. Tony Oberneder of the
University of Toledo Police
Department said someone
who falsely pulls a fire alarm
can potentially be charged
with inducing panic.
“Obviously it disrupts
flow; people here are
studying when all of a
sudden this happens,”
Bob Taylor / IC
Some students waiting outside of Carlson Library after
someone pulled a fire alarm Tuesday evening.
Oberneder said.
Mark Chase, a sophomore
majoring in environmental
sciences who waited
throughout the duration of
the incident, said he was
studying calculus in the li-
brary’s basement when the
alarm sounded.
“Once I saw the firefight-
ers, I thought it was some-
thing serious,” he said.
Chase said whoever pulled
the fire alarm was “certainly
being moronic.”
“A lot of us were working
on serious projects for seri-
ous classes, we are here to
study. We’re not here to fool
around,” he said.
Extra credit
from page 1
In Brief
New laws on
water quality
topic of Great
Lakes Water
Conference
New laws impacting Great
Lakes water quality and
quantity will be the topics
discussed at the 12th annu-
al Great Lakes Water Con-
ference Friday, Nov. 2, at
the University of Toledo Col-
lege of Law.
The free, public event ti-
tled “New Laws Impacting
Water Quality and Quantity”
will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the
McQuade Law Center
Auditorium.
Three panels of experts
will discuss the newly
amended Great Lakes Wa-
ter Quality Agreement, pollu-
tion and water use legisla-
tion stemming from the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
River Basin Water Resourc-
es Compact. Tom Henry,
award-winning environmen-
tal writer for The Blade, will
be the keynote speaker.
The conference is spon-
sored by the College of Law
and its affiliated Legal Insti-
tute of the Great Lakes.
UT, Toledo
Symphony join
for festival
The University of Toledo
College of Visual and Per-
forming Arts is partnering for
a second season with the
Toledo Symphony Orchestra
to offer a festival. In April,
the symphony and college
teamed up for the Wartime
Reflection Festival.
Faculty and artists who
work in theatre, dance, mu-
sic, film and literature will
provide context and back-
ground to enhance the au-
dience’s experience during
musical pieces performed
by the Toledo Symphony in
its presentation of Stravin-
sky’s “The Soldier’s Tale”
Friday. and Saturday Nov.
16-17 at 8 p.m. in the Tole-
do Museum of Art Peristyle
Theatre.
Cornel Gabara, UT associ-
ate professor of theatre, will
direct the production about a
fiddle-playing soldier who
makes a deal with the devil.
Tickets for the concert
range from $24 to $54 with
student prices of $10 and $5
at the door. They can be
purchased by calling 419-
246-8000 or visiting
ToledoSymphony.com.
Trees to be
removed from
Main Campus
The Facilities and
Grounds Department is
planning to remove trees
near University Hall and
along Bancroft Street.