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Friday, September 7, 2012
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Union to increase hours By Abby Welsh Reporter
ANGELICA MORMILE and Kayla Somoles are both living in the Alpha Xi Delta sorority house upon returning to campus after recovering from a wrong-way crash in March.
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Kayla Somoles and Angelica Mormile made it back together. The two students were seated one in front of the other during the accident that killed three of their sorority sisters and put them in the hospital in March. Now, with six months of recovery behind them, the two Alpha Xi Delta sisters are continuing to take steps toward their “new normal” of school and life on
campus. “It’s a complete miracle,” Mormile said. “Who would have thought that we would be back here right now and living in the house.” Alpha Xi Delta, and the sorority house Mormile is referring to, is what helped
On Saturday, the two sisters will help to kick off the football home opener by flipping the game coin to determine which team kicks first.
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merchants will be doing their own specialized activities. The festival brings roughly 60,000 people into town, making a huge economic impact and it’s a great thing to be associated with a highBlack Swamp Festival quality event, she said. begins Friday The University is offering transportation to The 20th annual Black Swamp Arts Festival and from the festival every 20 to 30 minutes during the festival Saturday and Sunday, begins downtown Friday at 5 p.m., offering a wide variety of attractions from food, live music according to campus update. and artwork from students and local artists. A shuttle will drop University faculty, staff and students with a University ID off at the The festival will have three stages set up: Woodland Mall, Meijer, University Lot A and Main Stage, Family Entertainment Stage and Acoustic Stage on Main, which will host bands the corner of Wooster and Church Streets, ranging from local artists to Rock and Roll Hall according to the update. of Fame inductee Booker T. Jones, according to For more information on music performancblackswamparts.org es, art shows and food offered at the festival One of the new features of the festival this visit blackswamparts.org year is that performing bands will be playing after-hour shows at Nate and Wally’s and Howards, said Barbara Ruland, director of when you can Downtown BG. check out the On Saturday and Sunday, two fine art and craft shows will be displayed on Main Street as Black Swamp well, Ruland said. Arts Festival: “[The festival] is a combination of music, art and fun and there are lots of activities for ■■ Friday: 5 p.m. to midchildren as well,” she said. night Ruland also said a quilt made from the past ■■ Saturday: 10 a.m. to years’ festival shirts will be raffled off as well, midnight making it a good collector’s piece. It is currently ■■ Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 hanging in Ben Franklin Crafts. p.m. Aside from the festival, Ruland said local
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her and Somoles make it back to campus just months after the accident. “I felt so happy,” Somoles said. “We weren’t even supposed to be back on campus yet.” Both Mormile and Somoles had multiple injuries as a result of the crash and had to go through surgeries and therapy before returning. Mormile suffered slight brain damage
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The new Union Director, Patrick Nelson, has big plans for the Union to maximize hours for student use. Patrick Nelson’s main Nelson goal was to talk to Director of as many students as possible who the Union utilize the Union. The issue was brought up by some of the organizations that use the building late at night. Nelson went to Undergraduate Student Government President Alex Solis to talk about his thoughts on added hours. “Maximizing hours without utilizing too many resources is the idea,” Solis said. Solis talked to other organizations on the forth floor who agree. “I think the biggest thing is, the forth floor closes at midnight so student leaders can’t always do the work and sometimes that is when students become most productive,” Solis said. “David Neely and I collaborated with Patrick Nelson and really had a chance to take this floor and keep it open longer.” In combination with this, late night food services will be expanding. “We will have a late night food option through Marco’s pizza area,” Nelson said. “We wanted to essentially say, if we are inviting students to stay later hours and have these eating options, we need more seating as well.” Now students have the option to eat and relax in the Falcon’s Nest and the fourth floor for a more quiet study environment. “The Falcon’s Nest is a great scene for food services but if
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Local restaurants increase revenue, traffic with slight location change Mister Spots, Buffalo Wild Wings discovered more business after moving sites By Tara Keller Pulse Editor
For some restaurants in Bowling Green, the key to success was a move — just down the street. Mister Spots and Buffalo Wild Wings are two such local restaurants that recently changed locations and found their revenue increased. “The new location is helping us out,” said Gabrielle Crisp, Buffalo Wild Wings marketing manager. “It’s going very well.” Buffalo Wild Wings had its grand opening April 16. The new location has a bigger size, parking lot and occupancy. The restaurant increased its size from 195 to 416. Quite a few people came back after the relocation, she said.
Moving further down Wooster Street gave the restaurant more room for parking as well. The new building also provided more space for food preparation. “The kitchen is much larger,” she said. “We can pump out more food.” Pumping out more food is a goal Mister Spot’s General Manager Mark Koldan said he has for the new location. Mister Spots moved from its original location on Court Street to Main Street Aug. 6. “We were an older building and we wanted to expand,” he said. “We’re getting more exposure on Main Street.” Besides changing its 26-yearold location, Koldan said the most important part of Mister Spots is still there.
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“The food hasn’t changed,” he said. “We’ve just gotten a nicer atmosphere and a different building.” Customers have also taken notice of the nicer atomosphere. “I’d say 95 percent of them are very happy,” he said. “They like the atmosphere and the room.” Koldan said he hopes the customers who weren’t aware of the location-change will find the new Mister Spots easily. “I’m hoping the homecoming people won’t miss us,” he said. “We hope that goes well and we continue making food.” Although moving buildings does mean an opportunity to enjoy more room, it can also mean enjoying a
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WHAT TYPE OF MOVIE WOULD YOU CREATE? “Shakespeare in Space.” Raymond Szparagowsk Junior, AYA Mathematics
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SISTERS From Page 1 from an injury to her spine, a broken tibia in her leg, a broken wrist and some damage to her lower jaw. Somoles suffered fractures from her forehead to her jaw, her left arm and wrist, nose, two ribs, two toes, lost four teeth and dislocated a hip. “When I first got out of the hospital I got stared at a lot,” Somoles said about her injuries. “It was nice to come back here because nobody knows.
UNION From Page 1 you’re going to study for two hours you want to be sitting in silence,” Nelson said. The Union used to open at 7 a.m. and close at midnight, minimizing students’ time use of the Union. The Falcon’s Nest and the fourth floor now open at 6 a.m. and close at 2 a.m. “Maybe we will be able to expand some of the services like Starbucks, down the road if there is
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I’ll tell people that I broke my face and they always say ‘no way.’” Throughout their recovery, Somoles, Mormile and their families were in contact with each other, and sometimes even competed by trying to get better faster, Somoles said. Somoles beat out Mormile in the battle of being able to stand up while taking a shower. “We saw each other almost every week and our moms became a lot closer because of it all,” Mormile said. Getting close with each other and their daughters
enough traffic to justify that,” Nelson said. Nelson will be looking at data soon from the people counter walker wireless data, which is a device located at each entrance of the Union. This device will tell Nelson how many students are actually using the Union late at night, and help him determine whether or not more seating will be needed. Areas such as the second floor lounge area will be considered, as well as more eating options. “We want more stu-
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made sending Mormile and Somoles off to school again hard, but they were still supportive of their decision. Si nc e ret u r n i ng , Mormile and Somoles have been relying on their sorority sisters, like Alpha Xi Delta President Julie Rego, for support. “I’m proud of them,” Rego said. “It just shows how strong of a sisterhood we have and how strong they are.” Overall the sorority is eager to offer any support Mormile and Somoles may need, Rego said. “They stick up for us
“It will enable me to use its study floors without a time conflict.” Olivia Smith | Junior
dents to know the Union is opening earlier and closing later for their use,” Nelson said. Junior Olivia Smith is taking full advantage of the late night hour change. “With my busy schedule, it is sometimes difficult to fit in studying at
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if there’s anything we need,” Somoles said. W hile Somoles has previously lived in the house, this is Mormile’s first year living with her sisters. “Those girls are like my second fa m i ly,” Mormile said. “I’m just so comfortable living in that house.” While her sorority has become part of her family, Mormile now knows she’ll always have someone else to help move on from the tragedy — her sister, Somoles. “We’ll always have that special bond,” Mormile said.
the Union with its limited hours,” Smith said. “I’m actually really excited to hear that there will be new extended hours.” Smith lives off campus with a busy schedule, a full time class load and a dedicated work out schedule and does not get to study until late at night. “The Union is close to my house, so I would much rather walk there than all the way to the library,” Smith said. “ With the extended hours, it will enable me to use its study floors without a time conflict.”
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SOPHOMORE Sam Aldredge plays a round of golf after class Thursday afternoon.
Course offers free round By Geoff Burns Reporter
The University is offering a free round of golf to all incoming students this year at the Forest Creason Golf Course. The offer consists of one golf game of 18 holes, along with brand new clubs for students to rent during the game. Director of Recreation and Wellness Stephen Kampf said the University wanted to introduce students to the golf course their first year and semester at the University. “If we get them interested in the beginning they will continue to play golf throughout their time here,” Kampf said. “By introducing it to new students it will be a great way for them to get out on the golf
course — and why not offer a free round to get started?” Kampf said the golf course has bought new clubs that would cost around $1000 in stores. “These are not cheap clubs and they’re not going to break on you after one use,” Kampf said. “These are clubs that are about four or five years old that are close to new.” The University has run some specials and has had more advertising about the golf course this year. Director of Golf Kurt Thomas said students have been taking advantage of this opportunity. “We’ve done some improvements out here at the course,”
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Student transportation offered for football games
Students will now be able to hop on a University bus to get to the Doyt for football games, instead of making the long walk from main campus. The University will run a shuttle from campus to the Doyt two hours before the game until one hour after the game, said Craig Sandlin, coordinator of promotions
and fan experience. The shuttle will run continuously, during the game so students can come late or leave early, Sandlin said. The service will be offered at all home games this year, and came about due to a survey the athletics department sent to all students this past year. “One response in terms of football games is that the stadium is too far away from campus,” Sandlin said. “[We decided to] assist them in getting to games.” The University originally began the shuttle service at basketball games in February, but it didn’t catch on due to timing, Sandlin said.
GOLF From Page 2 Thomas said. “We’re trying to make sure that students have an opportunity to come out and use the facility.” Kampf said they ran some numbers on students who have played golf in the past, and it was low before last spring, but because of the specials and advertising, numbers have increased. “Student participation went up over 100 percent last spring,” Kampf said. “We want to capitalize on that and keep getting more and more students on the golf course.” Freshman Sidney Scroggy said new students like to try things out before they actually pay money to join or play something. “I think this lets new students try golf out to let them know if they like it or not before they actually pay for it,” Scroggy said. “If you pull their interest they are going to want to come and then they will socialize with people that like what they like.” Students can play golf at the course located on campus at 1616 E. Poe Road and call 419372-2674 for a list of tee times.
MOVING From Page 1 better location. Senior Natasha Burton said she likes the new Buffalo Wild Wings location because of the convenience. “It’s very convenient because I literally live right down the street,” she said. “I don’t have to go to the other side of town.” The restaurant’s new location may also save customers money. “I don’t have to waste gas money going somewhere else when I’m having a craving,” she said. The money saved from the drive to these restaurants could be spent on its new menu items. Buffalo Wild Wings added more drinks with its move. “We’ve doubled our tap,” Crisp said. “We’ve got 30 beers on tap.”
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“This year we’re hoping students will start using it right from the beginning,” he said. “This will make it easier to come to the game.” Instead of sitting in the residence halls and deciding against it because of the walk, Sandlin said students can now go more easily and without the inconvenience of a long walk. “This will give them less of a reason to say no to going to a game,” he said. The shuttle will stop at five locations on campus: Centrex, Conklin, Falcon Heights, Founders and the Wolfe Center. The home opener will take place Saturday against Idaho at 7 p.m.
Workshop, fair discusses volunteering Students and city leaders joined the Office of Service-Learning for a volunteer and community partnership workshop in the Union Ballroom Thursday morning. The workshop featured a panel discussion, “Fostering University and Town Relations,” on student volunteerism and organizations throughout northwest Ohio partnering with the University for service projects. The University helps coordinate student volunteers and promotes the scholarship program Civic Action Leaders, said Junior Scott Brummel, a
Friday, September 7, 2012 speaker at the workshop for the Office of Service-Learning. The office teaches students to be community organizers, Brummel told the audience, adding that the annual Martin Luther King Day of Service includes over 500 student volunteers. Featured on the panel were five project managers and administrators of organizations or businesses around the Bowling Green area which partner with the University. “At first, [students] are not sure what they’re going to do,” said Brooke Harrison, administrator of the nursing home Bowling Green Manor. Harrison said their partnership with
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the University has given multiple gerontology students the opportunity to build experience for after graduation. Another panelist, Tim Strachan, volunteer coordinator for ProMedica Erie West Hospice, said students have helped his organization work on new health projects for Alzheimer’s patients. “They’re getting a kick out of it,” he said of the student volunteers. “They’re really enjoying it.” Throughout the ballroom Thursday, students could view over 80 local organizations looking for volunteers and student internships, Brummel said. “It’s like a Campus Fest for community partnerships,” he said.
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Voters should College voters hurt by Obama’s presidency consider third parties CHANCE STOODT COLUMNIST
If I see one more political campaign ad online, I may just lose it. The political process is little more than a team sport and no one cares who the quarterback is, they simply want to see their team to its victorious end. I rarely hear constructive dialogue, but the airwaves are never short of ad homonym attacks. When I’m questioned about my political affiliation, the only options I hear are Republican or Democrat, Romney or Obama, Liberal or Conservative. How about no? We tend to view politics as a medium for us to guide the direction of our country, but then again politicians aren’t typically known for being good promise-keepers. Before President Obama was elected into the White House, he spoke out against the wars he inherited, including the domestic war on drugs. In 2010 alone, 1.64 million individuals were arrested for drug violations and nearly half of those included cases consisting of small amounts of marijuana. Fret not, Obama said he simply needs a second term to fix America’s domestic drug policy. Whew, I thought he had forgotten about it. And although Middle Eastern politics and the United States’ foreign policies are far too complex for this space, it is important to remember we are, for our intents and purposes, still at war. Despite being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, Obama’s administration has authorized more drone strikes than President Bush’s. These strikes have caused the deaths of innocent individuals, including American citizens. One man’s collateral damage is another man’s wife and children. By the way, does anyone know if Guantanamo Bay is still open? And don’t even get me started on Republicans. Conservatives hail presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan as the heroes of fiscal responsibility, the crusaders of the champions of the free market. I haven’t heard a joke that good since I saw an “Obama 2012 = Peace” bumper sticker. Mitt Romney arguably laid out the foundation for the Republican sin of
all sins, Obamacare, but now vows to use his big, bad soonto-be-but-not-really-possible executive power to obliterate it on his first day. He promised, guys, and I think he means it this time. Alright, alright; so Mitt Romney isn’t the most charming candidate. How about his running mate, Paul Ryan? When debating the passage of TARP, commonly referred to as the bank bailout, Paul Ryan argued, “This bill offends my principles. But I’m going to vote for this bill in order to preserve my principles.” Well, damn! How can I support a guy on principle who doesn’t support his own principles? So much of our voting mentality is derived from a lack of other options. For example, some of my best friends are Republicans and very few of them are thrilled about a Mitt Romney presidency. Their reason for campaigning is that of “Anyone but Obama.” In other words, many Republicans are campaigning to remove someone they don’t support and replace him with someone else they don’t support. This is political logic at its finest, ladies and gentlemen. Just the same, I know several Democrats who have no answers for benchmarking Obama poorly besides placing the blame on external causes, specifically past presidents and a lack of ample time. Both political parties have realized that we’ll support whichever candidate they field because we seem to care more about party rather than person or issue. Even now, as you’re reading, I would venture to guess that you loved one of the above paragraphs on the two contenders, but absolutely hated the other. We close our minds to other perspectives as we’re bred to think as a collective rather than as individuals. There are alternative, thirdparty options that need to be considered. The fact of the matter is that both political parties are bad jokes, and frankly, I’m dreading the punch line. We fearlessly fight those who belong to the opposition, even when our principles aren’t truly defended by the side we support. We cast votes to give these individuals power over us, over our lives, over our friends’ and family’s lives, but do we ever truly feel that either of these candidates are deserving of it?
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DANIEL EMS COLUMNIST
The American youth vote will be the most important factor in this year’s Presidential election, much as it was in 2008, when college students turned out in historical numbers to propel then candidate Barack Obama to a historic 35 percentage point victory among voters ages 19 to 29. Indeed, so important is the youth demographic that President Obama is counting on it to save him again; and at first glance, it would seem that the usual overwhelmingly liberal college population is ready to oblige. Yet, while history and tradition may be on his side, Obama’s failed economic policies, broken promises, overspending and disingenuous nature have left the 2012 youth population cold and indifferent towards the man they once revered so ardently. As such, this year’s college vote looks to be that of one based off of general distaste toward the President’s failed
economic policies, or lack thereof, and not one born out of traditional worshiping. According to the Congressional Budget Office in 2008 Obama guaranteed Americans that if his stimulus package were to pass, unemployment would not rise above 8 percent. Yet, here we are in Sept. 2012 – years after Obama’s stimulus got through Congress – celebrating our 42nd consecutive month of national unemployment above 8 percent. Many redirect their gaze to the condition in which the economy was passed down (i.e. “blame Bush”). Yet, this is faulty logic. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, at the end of President George W. Bush’s second term in 2008, the national debt was roughly $10.5 trillion, making Bush’s total debt contribution roughly $5 trillion during eight years. Sadly, at $16.2 trillion, Barack Obama has increased the U.S. national debt by more than $5 trillion, and it has only taken him three and a half years to do it. One term and $5 trillion later, Obama has taken his ace in the hole and placed it up for grabs – they were once Obama supporters in 2008, youth voters are now showing a decrease in
enthusiasm for the President. According to the Federal Bureau of Labor and Statistics, 40 percent of this past year’s college graduates are unemployed and 25 percent of them have moved back with their parents. Furthermore, unemployment between the ages of 18 and 24 has risen from 11.1 percent when Obama took office in 2008 to a staggering 17.1 percent in 2012. Worse yet, the unemployment rate for 18 to 29 year olds is roughly 13 percent – worse than the state of Nevada, which has the worst unemployment rate in the nation. It’s no wonder young voters are beginning to feel the cold fingers of Obama’s economic stimulus package – the same cold fingers their parents are feeling , the same ones business owners, the unemployed and underemployed are feeling. Either way, this is not the issue – the issue is Obama’s blatant lack of regard and respect for us college students that put him in office in the first place. In failing to address the issues that are most important to us while trying to court our vote again, Obama is saying that he does not care about being upfront about his record. Understanding his record
is a simple matter of asking the right questions: Who put Barack Obama in office? We did. What do we want in return? An opportunity at the American dream. Did we get what we asked for? No. We gave him a chance to bring America out of the depths of despair, yet despair seems to be all we feel. This is ironic, considering that Obama’s 2008 solution to America’s economic woes was “hope.” Yet, as we now see, hope is not good enough to land college graduates jobs that will help them pay off their loans. Obama’s hope is nothing more than a diversion from an economic record that is less than abysmal — a record he is trying to make most Americans forget. But as the polls are showing, college students are not fooled, because regardless of our divergent political views, we all share one unifying truth: we will all struggle to find jobs after college. I am personally offended that Obama is knocking on my door again, peddling the same bill of ‘goods’ and false hope that he panhandled in 2008. I’m angry. Are you?
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Republican remarks work against women KYLE SHUPE COLUMNIST
The GOP has never been at the forefront of Woman’s Rights issues but in recent weeks their socially conservative viewpoints on abortion have gone from Pro-Life to just insane. The hot-button issue gained political momentum when Republican candidate for Congress Todd Akin (MO) claimed, “It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that [pregnancy as a result of rape] is really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” The above quotation created a whirlwind of controversy resulting in both Democrats and Republicans contradicting Akin’s claims with President Obama stating, “Rape is rape,” he continued, touching on abortion, saying, “[male politicians] shouldn’t be making decisions on behalf of women for their health care decisions or qualifying forcible rape versus non-forcible rape,” and
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Governor Romney asserting, “Todd Akin’s comments were offensive and wrong and he should very seriously consider what course would be in the best interest of our country … and exit the Senate race.” While I applaud the sentiment from these two men, I can’t help but find the Conservative side lacking in actual condemnation. For instance, Romney’s choice for Vice President, Paul Ryan, is an adamant supporter of Pro-Life legislation having cosponsored a bill which sought to, “provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.” Paul voted to scrap funding for family planning centers like Planned Parenthood in his home state of Mississippi and even collaborated with the same Todd Akin to redefine rape. While Ryan’s views may seem on the edge of extreme conservatism, Romney’s views don’t really fall far from the social conservative’s tree. He stated on Fox News that he would “absolutely” support a constitutional amendment that would have established definition of life beginning at conception in Massachusetts.
However, counter to Ryan’s beliefs Romney “does not oppose abortion in cases of rape and incest or if it will save a mother’s life,” while Ryan does oppose “abortion in cases of rape and incest.” The Republican National Convention has taken such an absolutist stance on the issue of abortion, that they’ve maintained that their platform will not support any abortion completely neglecting instances of incest or rape, instead leaving that distinction to the states — where historically civil rights have gone to die (e.g. Desegregation, SameSex Marriage Rights). Even celebrated Libertarian Ron Paul who preaches individual rights describes himself as being “strongly Pro-Life” and believes the ruling in Roe v. Wade was one of the “most disastrous rulings of this century.” An article in Death and Taxes Magazine describes Paul’s stance as, “not [being] born of the same reasoning he applies to every other issue, or, indeed to the constitution, which doesn’t consider the matter of abortion. Thus, Paul can’t attack the issue on consti-
tutional grounds, only as a state’s rights imperative.” Paul, alleged to be the most socially liberal among conservatives, leaves a woman’s right to choose up to state governments siding with the socially conservative movement. This election cycle, the Republican Party has fervently supported their stance against a woman’s right to choose but have gone above and beyond the general ProLife arguments, and I think they have been spreading misinformation and outright lies about women and their reproductive rights. I think even the staunchest Pro-Life advocate could understand how a pregnancy brought about by rape or incest, and being forced to carry to term, would be damaging and destabilizing to a woman’s life. The fixed condition that, under no circumstances, does a woman have domain over her own pregnancy makes voting for the Republican ticket this fall a great step back for woman’s rights.
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GATORS Moving forward from the loss in Florida the Falcons welcome Idaho to Doyt for home opener
Volleyball travels to high altitude Utah
Sets up to face three teams; BYU, Portland State, Utah By Max Householder Reporter
BGSU Falcon Volleyball will look to improve upon this past week’s performance at IU where it got its first win of the season as it travels to Bringham Young this week. These games should be different as the team will be competing against more than just the other teams when it must combat altitudes of 5000 feet. That means part of the task will be staying as hydrated as the other teams it play: BYU, Portland State and Utah are all teams it plays in the region and are used to the high altitudes. “This will be an interesting one dealing with the time change and everything but it will be nice to see what we can do against some solid teams,” Junior Setter Laura Avila said. For the Falcons, this will be their third road trip in as many weeks against some very steep competition yet again. In its first match 4 p.m. Friday, the Falcons will face off against Portland State. Although their record of 3-3 may not show it, the Vikings are a good team that beat defending MAC Champion Northern Illinois in three sets. On Saturday the Falcons will have a double header as take on BYU in the early match (2 p.m.) and Utah later in the evening at 7 p.m. eastern time. BYU will by far be the toughest team the Falcons to this point as the BYU Cougars are 6-0 with a ranking of #21 in the AVCA Top 25. The Utah Utes are 6-2 on the season but did struggle this past weekend when it lost its first 2 matches of the year and 2 of 3 at the UC Davis Aggie Invitational. Utah makes its living on the defensive side as it is holding opponents to a .120 hitting percentage while also averaging 3.2 blocks per set. It is all about the learning curve for the Falcons right now, and according to Head Coach Danijela Tomic, the Falcons must be ready for every chal-
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Shaking off a surprisingly tough loss to Florida, the Falcons will look to rebound against Idaho for the first home game of the season. The Falcons have won every home opener in the past three years under Head Coach Dave Clawson, and will mark the third time in Clawson’s four years that Idaho and the Falcons have met. Bowling Green beat the Vandals this past season pretty well 32-15. However, they lost in the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl 43-42. The 2009 Humanitarian Bowl marks the Falcons’ last bowl appearance and with high bowl aspirations this season, Bowling Green will look to again beat Idaho. Clawson called the game a “rubber match” due to the 1-1 record overall against the Vandals over the past few seasons. Idaho is coming off a loss to Eastern Washington by the score of 20-3, which is a far cry from the talent of Florida. Despite that, the team still maintains its focus. “We’re only guaranteed 12 games a season,” said Tight End Alex Bayer. “If you can’t get excited for all 12 games, you’re playing the wrong sport.” Clawson is very focused on the special team after its performance at Florida. The special teams unit led to two shanked punts, two missed field goals, two poor returns and a muffed punt return. “Special teams were something a year ago I felt was pretty strong,” Clawson said. “We were top three or four in the MAC and we had everybody back but we just did not perform as well as we needed to.” The kicking game has been much of a concern since this past season and now into this season. Clawson has made it clear that Tyler Tate will now be the Falcons’ kicker and that Stephen Stein may not kick again for the team in the future due to his last performance. Despite this past week’s flaws, there is plenty to be optimistic about. Five Falcons were named to preseason trophy lists. Running Back Anthon Samuel, Defensive Tackle Chris Jones, Linebacker Dwayne Woods, Punter Brian Schmiedebusch and Tight End Bayer all have some expectations to fulfill. Even with the veteran leadership they bring, the 20 starters on the roster, the Falcons still boast a young team. One-third of the team is underclassmen, which ranks the team the 10th youngest according to philsteele.com. Of the roster, 44 are freshman. They all will have their moments to shine because historically the orange and brown put up big numbers in home openers under Clawson. The Falcons score an average of 44.3 points a game while only conceding 18.3. The Falcons are happy to finally return home to the Doyt and are excited for the fans support. “A lot of people come out,” said Team Captain Paul Swan. “A lot of people are cheering and it’s definitely a great atmosphere. We are hoping to have that atmosphere every game this season at home” The football team is really pushing for a high attendance and the University is listening and helping. The shuttles will run beginning two hours before kick-off Alex Bayer | Tight End until an hour following the game to ensure students can attend all season. Bowling Greens athletics has posted a video with more information on their website at bgsufalcons.com. The game will be at Doyt Perry Stadium Saturday at 7p.m.
“We’re only guaranteed 12 games a season. If you can’t get excited for all 12 games, you’re playing the wrong sport.”
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Men’s soccer travels south to play nationally ranked Coastal Carolina, Wofford Defensively-minded Falcons will look to improve on record in warmer temperatures By Alex Krempasky Reporter
The BGSU men’s soccer team is heading to the Myrtle Beach area this weekend for a tournament at Coastal Carolina University. The Falcons will be playing two matches while in South Carolina, including one against Wofford College on Friday and the nationally ranked Coastal Carolina squad on Sunday. Mid-American Conference member Florida Atlantic is also participating in tournament, but will not be playing Bowling Green. The Falcons, who are 1-1-1 this season, are ready to take on the Terriers and Chanticleers defensively this weekend according to head coach Eric Nichols.
“We are very pleased with where we are defensively. As a group we are very organized and we know our roles,” Nichols said. “Individually we have some guys who are stepping up, we got a couple guys back from injury, so the defensive group is looking good.” Nichols praised the defensive play of the Falcons’ first three games but he has some concerns still with the offensive side of the ball. “We are not creating enough chances, and we are low in ball possession. So that is what we have been working on the past couple days.” Nichols said. The Falcons have two tough matches in the Coastal Carolina Invitational. Wofford College is
1-2 on the season, but excelled in the preseason with two three-goal matches against Big South opponent Presbyterian College and ACC opponent Clemson. Coastal Carolina is currently ranked 19 in the nation and are 2-1-1 this season. The Chanticleers were victorious against Wright State and Longwood, as well as tying in Columbus against Ohio State. “Both games are going to be challenges for different reasons. Wofford has some unique weapons that will work well for them.” Nichols said. After three games on the road, the Falcons will return to Cochrane Field on September 18 when they take on the Detroit Titans at 7 p.m.
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lenge ahead of them. “We embrace tough competition because that’s how we as a team get better,” Tomic said. “Championship teams know how to win on the road and that’s what we are learning how to do.” This past week and in the week prior, the Falcons have struggled with consistency against Georgia Tech. The team had an attack percentage of .488 and then went on to hit .072 in the next two sets, which cost it the match. It then beat Indiana in four sets on Saturday while playing one of its best games only to turn around and fall to Cleveland State in three sets. “Consistency starts with our serve -receive, if we serve well our setters can deliver the ball to our hitters and our hitters can create kills for us,” Coach Tomic said. “We talk a lot to our team about ‘bettering the ball,’ so everyone on the court is responsible for bettering each ball they come in contact with.” For the Falcons’ players part of the problem could be getting used to the new system and feeling more comfortable with it. “I think part of it (our struggles) has to do with a confidence issue and once we get our confidence up we will be more consistent,” Senior Middle Leah Shaw said. The win against Indiana helped give the Falcons some confidence back as they were a 0-3 team to that point, but it will take more of an effort both this week and for the grueling MAC schedule. “We have to go out there knowing we have just as good a chance of winning as the team across the net,” Laura Avila said. “I think we have to believe in ourselves and believe that we have the right to win the match.” This week will be the farthest the Falcons will travel as next week they will be at Purdue for the “Purdue Active Ankle Challenge” and then MAC play will begin.
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RUGBY PLAYER fights off an opposing player in this past week’s 7-on-7 tournament at home.
Rugby rematches Western Michigan By Nicholas Vanderpool Reporter
The BG rugby team will be in action again this weekend, as it host the returning Western Michigan Broncos. The Falcons are looking to send a strong message to the Broncos this weekend. The two teams faced each other this past weekend in the Sevens Tournament, and BG came away with the win 21-5. This regular season opening weekend will start a new universe in college rugby. It will be a different atmosphere because of the conference realignment that took place this past summer. The Broncos bring in a squad coached by Mark Allen, and will be looking for revenge and its first win of the regular season. Western Michigan has never won against the Falcons since it started playing in 1991, but according to Director of Rugby and Former Head Coach, Roger Mazzarella, this game could be its best shot at taking the victory. “The Broncos have a combination of a couple shifty backs intermixed with a couple of bruisers,”
Mazzarella said. “We are still sorting out the two most important positions in the backfield, scrum half and fly half.” Senior Mike Brown feels like this will set the pace for the rest of the season. “This is our first Mid-American Conference game, and we are trying to use this game as a stepping stone for the rest of the season,” Brown said. “We expect a big result on Saturday.” Western Michigan has worked hard all summer preparing for this new alignment schedule. They have been taking it seriously and have high expectations for this season. The Falcons are confident going into Saturday, but they know what they have to do to win this game. The team is already off to a good start, as they hold a 8-2-1 record. The national rankings were made public this week, and BG holds the No. 20 slot, according to Rugby Magazine. “It was disappointed to see us at 20,” Mazzarella said. “I feel as the season goes on, you will see us climb the rankings.” The anticipated match-up will take place at College Park at 1 p.m.
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Students’ scenes Students partner with University Film Organization and BG Reel to create films of their own
By Eric Lagatta Pulse Reporter
For film students like Ethan Roberts and Michael Stafford, their passion for their craft extends outside of the classroom. Stafford, a junior and Roberts, a senior, use their involvement in the University Film Organization and BG Reel to establish connections with other film students and seek collaborative assistance on film projects that they make outside of the classroom. “Those are places that are good to find members to help your vision come true,” Roberts said. Roberts has been involved with both organizations since he was a freshman and served as treasurer of UFO last year. Stafford got involved after he learned about the organizations at Campus Fest this past year and this year he’s serving as the treasurer of BG Reel. UFO, which discusses film, and BG Reel, which facilitates creating a film by providing equipment,
provide a network for those interested in watching and making films, Stafford said. It allows for members to talk about movies and pitch project ideas. “That’s what our organization’s all about is to get involved whether students want to get in front of a camera or behind a camera,” Stafford said. “It doesn’t really matter if you’re a film major or not. If you’re interested in movies, you can get involved with the group.” Daniel Williams, a professor in the Theatre and Film department, sees BG Reel and UFO as a good way to meet collaborative partners. This can be especially useful for non-film majors who might have difficulty making connections with film students, he said. “What we see is a lot of these students work together,” Williams said. “If it’s successful, they’ll continue to collaborate.” Roberts said he’ll take on any role for a film, whether it be director, writer or producer. “I’m a really big proponent of film as a
collaborative effort,” he said. Roberts, who likes to make drama films, is currently shooting his honors project that entails the help of people he met through UFO and BG Reel. The film project, called “Fish Tank,” is the final project for his senior year as an honor student. While he does get credits for it, it is not associated with any class. “‘Fish Tank’ is kind of a coming-of-age story,” Roberts said. It involves two students from different cliques who meet and become friends, he said. Stafford, who mainly serves as a writer and director for his projects, plans on making two or three short films this year. “Most of the films that I’ve so far made are actionlike films,” he said. Stafford’s current project is called “The Astonisher,” which is about a crime ward hiring a villain to take down the hero of a previous film he made.
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Sequels, series, sagas take over theaters, expected to do well By Hannah Benson Pulse Reporter
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THE ANN Arbor Film Festival will be hosted at the Gish Theatre. Student and professional filmmakers from around the world will be at the event.
Gish to host film festival By Eric Lagatta Pulse Reporter
The “Tuesdays at the Gish” will kick off its fall film series with the Ann Arbor Film Festival Sept. 11 at 9 p.m. Established in 1963, the Ann Arbor Film Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It is the longest-running independent and experimental film festival in North America, according to aafilmfest.org. The AAFF at the University will feature short experimental films from student and independent filmmakers across the world, said Cynthia Baron, a professor in the Theatre and Film department and one of the curators for the Gish. “Both in the fall and in the spring, we start off with work that is from student and independent filmmakers,” Baron said. After the films premiere at Ann Arbor in the spring, venues across the nation can show them, Baron said. For the past few years, the curators have organized the Gish Tuesday series so that it starts with this festival, she said. According to aafilmfest.org, the festival premieres in Ann Arbor in March with over 180 films from more
than 20 countries of all lengths and genres. After the Ann Arbor premier, the festival, which then offers 25 short films, goes on tour to more than 35 theatres, universities, museum and art house cinemas across the globe. The University Film Organization will host the AAFF, said senior and UFO President Ryan Featherston. “I’m very proud and very happy that the department of theatre and film gives us this opportunity because that’s what we’re all about is film,” Featherston said. Before the screening starts, UFO plans on giving a short introduction on what the AAFF is about. “We’ll talk about getting the films and the festivals and let students know that there are films outside of commercial, Hollywood film,” he said. “There’s lots out there.” The goal is to introduce students to the wide variety of films that are being made, particularly experimental. “The idea is that real people make movies that real people see,” Baron said. These are also the types of films that may inspire students interested in making films, she said. “If people are making films with
their friends, they may think, ‘how do I get from where I am to Steven Spielberg?’” Baron said. “It’s the kind of work for students to do because it’s short, experimental and low-budget.” Baron said experimental films are usually non-narrative and try to convey a specific feeling or mood. “They’re like visual poems,” she said. “Sound and image carry an important metaphorical meaning.” Featherston has seen some of the films that have been shown at the AAFF before and said they are different than what most people are used to. “I’ve seen some in the past and they’re very experimental,” he said. “The filmmakers are definitely pushing the boundaries.” As always, any screening at the Gish is free and open to the public, Baron said. Featherston said he thinks any student, not just film students, would enjoy the AAFF. “I would encourage students who haven’t had much filmmaking experience to attend,” he said. “It’ll have all sorts of perspectives that students might not be familiar with.”
Highly-anticipated film series, sagas and sequels will be playing at theaters this season. Expectations are varied for the success of films such as “Breaking Dawn Part 2,” “The Hobbit,” “Paranormal Activity 4,” “Taken 2” and “Skyfall,” the 23rd installment of James Bond, all which are part of movie franchises. Films with predecessors will do very well, Woodland Mall Theater Marketing Director Bryan Jeffries said in an email, since they have built-in audiences who will keep coming back as long as they keep making movies. “[Sequels] have a head start on the box office business with a built-in audience,” Jeffries said. “I’m sure ever yone believes these films will do just as well as the last ones did.” Although film instructor Lucas Ostrowski said he believes the built-in audiences will “feast” on the sequels, he also said the quality may not live up to their predecessors. “They have to follow an original film or a franchise,” Ostrowski said. “Many fans will consider them to be inferior to the previous installments. Plus, I think we have all had enough of sparkling vampires; on the other hand, seeing Liam Neeson kick some butt will never get old.” W hile most film sagas and series are anticipated to do well at the box office, some are skeptical of horror film series. “I’m always a little worried about horror films when they get past number three, but the ‘Paranormal Activity’ franchise
“I think we have all had enough of sparkling vampires, on the other hand, seeing Liam Neeson kick some butt never gets old.” Lucas Ostrowski | Film Instructor seems to still be going strong,” Jeffries said. Freshman Scott Munch said he is skeptical about the “Paranormal Activity” franchise. “I feel like they have gone downhill after the first one,” Munch said. “The fourth one is either going to be very good or really bad.” However, most horror movies are anticipated to do well, especially during the Halloween season. “The horror film usually reigns supreme during this time,” Ostrowski said. “An audience is already built and ready to go in anticipation for some gore and a scare during the Halloween season, similar to watching ‘A Christmas Story’ in December.” In addition to the success of horror films during the Halloween season, Jeffries said he expects both action and fantasy to draw in a large audience as well. These films include “Skyfall,” “Resident Evil: Retribution” and “The Hobbit.” “I’m personally looking forward to ‘The Hobbit,’” Jeffries said. “I thought ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy was amazing and I can’t wait to see how the prequel turned out.”
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Idaho really doesn’t stand a chance, We beat them last year and we have after losing to some no-name school home field advantage. last week, I mean c’mon we played Florida! BG 35, Idaho 7 BG 28, Idaho 17
BG had an impressive game against an SEC team and for that, I give them a lot of credit. BG 27, Idaho 7
had a buckeye for breakfast, it Once a falcon always a falcon. I’ll pull After that warm up with Miami, OSU and UCF stomped on their No. 14 Ohio St. Iwas gross. Stupid nuts. for Urban Meyer all season. OSU should have no problem opponents this past week, but vs. Central Florida with UCF. OSU will be at home and that’ll give them the advantage. Ohio State -18 UCF 28, OSU 0 Ohio St. 42, UCF 10 Ohio St. 38, UCF 17 Ohio St. 31, UCF 14
No.19 Michigan No brainer- Michigan, duh! vs. Air Force
Denard will have more yards in the air than then entire Air Force.
Does this game even matter?
Michigan barely survived its loss this past week to Alabama, but I think they will pull it together to take the win.
Michigan -21.5 Mich. 42, Air Force 21
No. 22 Notre Dame Leprechauns for the win! vs. Purdue Notre Dame -10.5
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No. 1 Alabama Roll Tide! vs. W. Kentucky Alabama -39 Bama 40, WKU 27
No. 2 USC Sticking with USC! vs. Syracuse USC -26.5 USC 38, Syracuse 14 Overall record 2-4
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This is tough but I have to pick Notre I just looked up last year’s stats. Dame just because they are lucky.
Purdue hasn’t beat ND since 2007, this isn’t the year it will happen.
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Notre Dame 21, Purdue 17
The Hilltoppers may be from Bowling Green, KY, but that isn’t enough for me to pick them. Roll tide.
Western Kentucky is in the other Bowling Green and it really annoys me.
Western Kenutcky will get a couple shots at scoring early, but Bama will take over in the second half of the game and not look back.
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USC has a vendetta since they lost their USC didn’t destroy Hawaii, so I’ll be Syracuse had an impressive game more modest this time. this past week despite the loss, but I number one ranking. think USC will come out on top. USC 35, Syracuse 14
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The BG women’s golf team will commence its season this weekend at the Redbird Invitational in Normal, Ill. “We are excited to begin competing,” Coach Stephanie Young said. “The Redbird has an outstanding field and the course will be a great test of golf for us.” BG’s lineup of five players will consist of four underclassmen. However, they all have tourna-
ment experience either in their BGSU careers or at the junior level, Young said. Junior Bailey Arnold will be looking to defend her individual champion title. Also competing for the Falcons will be sophomores Patricia Holt and Shelby Wilson and freshmen Hannah Lewis and Lily Bartell. “The team has been working hard on short game the past two weeks and the scores in qualifying have been positive,” Young said. The 16-team field will include four familiar foes for the Falcons. Akron, Ball State, Ohio and Toledo all hail from the Mid-American Conference. Teams will play 36 holes on Saturday and 18 holes on Sunday.
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Ison has a GAA of 2.88 and a save percentage of .588. The current top scorer for the Falcons is junior Tracy Togba, who has one goal and one assist. The top scorers for Valparaiso are Luisa Desario, Sarrah Ludw ig a nd Trisha Wladecki who each have one goal and no assists. “We are just going to get more organized and look at some stuff that we need to do and hope to be able to attack,” Evans said. “Valparaiso is going to be a good opponent and by all means organized, but it should be a good game.” After the Falcons play Valparaiso, they will return home for four games before heading back on the road again. They will begin their home series on Friday BYRON MACK | THE BG NEWS Sept. 14 by playing Illinois SIDNEY HUTH, forward, runs onto a ball and away from the Eastern Michigan defender in a game this past season State at 7 p.m.
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University 1-0 and at the University of Iowa 3-1. They will play Western Michigan tonight before facing the Falcons Sunday afternoon. The Falcons faced Valparaiso last fall at Cochran Field and lost 4-1. They also played them again this past February as a part of their spring season. “Valparaiso is a team we are familiar with,” said head coach Kellie Evans. “Kelsey Draper plays for Valparaiso and she is the twin sister of our Kaylee Draper.” Kristen Manski, the goalkeeper for Valparaiso University, has a GAA of 0.96 and has recorded two shutouts this season. Manski has a save percentage of .773. Falcons goalkeeper Becca
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THE BRIGHT Light Social Hour performed at Grounds for Thought July 18, and will return to town for the Black Swamp Arts Festival.
Texan talent to come to swamp
The Black Swamp Arts Festival showcases a lot of local talent, but this year’s headlining band comes all the way from Austin, Texas. The Bright Light Social Hour just had a couple weeks off after a summer of touring mostly in Canada, said Jack O’Brien, bassist for the band. The band also traveled to Chicago, New York and made a stop at Bowling Green’s Grounds for Thought. “I really liked Bowling Green,” O’Brien said. “I felt at home. We met a lot of younger people, but the older crowd came out too.” Sarah Smith, a manager at Grounds for Thought, saw the band perform when it came to town July 18. “They’re amazing, a lot of fun and they have lots of energy,” Smith said. “Live, they get to jam out a little bit.” Smith said anyone who likes to dance should check out the band.
STUDENTS From Page 6 Stafford described making a film like putting a puzzle together. “Every piece serves a purpose and putting those pieces together makes a masterpiece,” he said. Professors in the Theatre and Film Department, such as Williams, are also willing to help students who seek assisstance with their own projects. “It really comes down to individual students,” Williams said. “It’s who you’re comfortable sharing ideas with.” Williams is willing to help students by giving them feedback on their work or helping them find resources, such as students to collaborate with or equipment they can use. “Students will ask about the
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“There’s some throwbacks to bands in the 60s and 70s, but they have a newer rock ‘n’ roll sound too,” Smith said. Bridg Earwood of Findlay went to the preview show at Grounds for Thought during the summer even though she had never listened to the band previously. “I’m surprised they’re not more popular than they are,” Earwood said according to a July 18 column in The BG News. “The show was awesome and it definitely had a Led Zeppelin influence.” The band consists of O’Brien (bass), Curtis Roush (guitar), A.J. Vincent (keyboards) and Joseph Mirasole (drums) and started in 2008. “We try to mix a lot of different sounds together,” O’Brien said. Psychedelic, blues, southern rock, electro, hard dance and soul are different styles O’Brien said the band mixes to form its unique sound. The Bright Light Social Hour will perform at 10 p.m. Friday on the main stage and at midnight Saturday at
Howard’s Club H. “I want to see them at Howard’s because I think it will be a more intimate experience in a smaller setting,” Smith said. Smith is not familiar with all the performers this weekend, but she said she does want to see Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside who will perform before The Bright Light Social Hour on the main stage Friday. “Sallie Ford is awesome. It’s a throwback to the 40s and 50s,” Smith said. “Her voice is very unique.” Artists will perform each day of the Black Swamp Arts Festival this weekend, according to blackswamparts.org. Three stages will have performances throughout the day and there will also be after-hours shows at midnight at Howard’s Club H and Nate and Wally’s Fishbowl. For a list of performances on the main, family and acoustic stages, check the Black Swamp Arts Festival’s website blackswamparts.org.
casting process and resources they can use to get their information out to the BG community,” he said. One such student who sought Williams’ help was Roberts himself. Williams is serving as an adviser for Roberts’ honor project, “Fish Tank.” “He’s been able to give me a lot of personal insight coming from his experience as an independent filmmaker,” Roberts said. Williams has helped with the whole process, from casting to the techniques for shooting the film, Roberts said. “Any student that comes to me seeking guidance, information or assistance, I will help them however I can,” Wiliams said. Williams said many of these final projects end up at the film and media festival in the spring.
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