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

By: Anthony Nassar Photo taken of mural painted by Liam Ginter on the first floor of the Carlson library - Anthony Nassar for the Collegian TOLEDO, Ohio — Greening UToledo Through Service Learning (GUTS) held a Student Sustainability Summit, showcasing two students’ creative projects and other sustainability-themed posters, last Thursday at the Carlson Library. The event aimed to highlight how students from any field can get involved with on-campus initiatives. GUTS has helpe