Photos taken by Ray Wisda Written By: Ray Wisda TOLEDO, Ohio – Students returning to campus this fall have likely noticed construction activity inside the Student Union and along Stadium Drive near the Student Recreation Center. While the projects serve different purposes, university officials say both are designed to improve campus facilities and support future student needs. Inside the Student Union, renovations are underway on the first floor as part of the university’s lo

Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist Written By: Juan Drown Thomas L. Friedman, three-time Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for The New York Times, spoke Thursday evening for the Fall 2026 Edward Shapiro Distinguished Lecture series hosted in Nitschke Hall; the lecture was titled, “The Big Trends Shaping the World Today: Economics, Technology, and Geopolitics”. Friedman has served as The New York Times’ foreign affairs Opinion columnist for 31 years, originally starting

Photos taken by LaNyiah Gilbert and Brandon N-G Written By: Lauren York, LaNyiah Gilbert, Brandon N-G TOLEDO, Ohio – Students gathered at Nitschke Hall Auditorium at the University of Toledo on Thursday evening to protest a lecture by New York Times foreign affairs columnist and author Thomas Friedman. The event took place during the university’s annual Edward Shapiro Distinguished Lecture Series, where Friedman was scheduled to deliver a lecture on global trends in economic