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Freddie and Frieda hand out citations, spirit gear By Danae King Campus Editor
Students may be receiving something besides spirit from Freddie and Frieda on Fridays this school year. The mascots will be handing out spirit citations to students who wear another school’s gear on Falcon Friday. Freddie and Frieda, the Falcon Fanatics, Cheerleaders, members of the Falcon Marching Band and other students will be handing out citations as well as candy and different types of Falcon gear from noon to 1 p.m. around campus on Fridays, said Deanna Vatan Woodhouse, director in the office of the division of Student Affairs. The idea of citations came about because of similar programs at other schools and also as a way to provide University students with opportunities or make them aware of opportunities to become engaged in the University, Woodhouse said. The group began walking around Aug. 31 and will continue as long as weather permits all year, said Jon Zachrich, senior and spirit group coordinator intern. Since the group began walking around, about 250 to 300 citations have been handed out, Zachrich said. “Freddie gets a little citation happy,” he said. The group usually hands out about 20 to 30 each day they’re out, and they really hope the number declines and students begin to wear more University gear, Zachrich said. Tyler Strom, cheerleader and senior, has been out on Fridays handing out citations. He said students are usually pretty good-natured about getting cited. “There have been no negative reactions,” he said. “All the students seemed pretty cool about it and supportive of what we were trying to promote.” Strom said he’s seen the difference in Fridays and that people are wearing more orange and brown than they used to. It’s fun to yell about the University and talk about the good things it has to offer, Zachrich said. “It’s a fine line between heckling people and encouraging spirit but it’s fun,” he said.
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Gallery offers GreenTailgating cleans up campus culture, politics
Environmental group works to recycle, collect trash after University football games By Erin Cox Social Media Editor
Photos of Latin American street art shown at University By Rowan Kempf Reporter
Students and faculty of the University may gain a fresh perspective on global affairs from a trip to the Union gallery this weekend. Tucked away in a corner of the Union lies a gallery occupied, at the moment, by 15 photographs. The photographs are images of various walls in Latin American countries covered in political messages and other words painted by citizens. The photographers, Jacinthe Jacques and Dalton Anthony Jones, spent years traveling the streets and corridors of Latin America collecting the images. “We were traveling during a crucial period [2007 to 2010] of political and social change for South and Central America,” Jones said. As the two journeyed from country to country, political reform and controversy bubbled throughout, Jones said. During their stay in Venezuela, the Chavez government was undergoing constitutional reform. Arriving in Colombia, hostage negotiations were underway for the liberation of Ingrid Betancourt, a once-nominated senator. A new constitution was being written in Bolivia after the election of Evo Morales, a controversial leader, Jones and Jacques said during a presentation the two hosted Monday in the Union about their travels and the gallery. Times were changing in Latin
America, and the people were silently speaking up through street art. Jacques and Jones’ photography venture was a joint project at the time with Jacques’ study of Afrodescendent communities. “When we started our trip in Latin America, we wanted to understand the socio-political-economic and cultural context in which we were traveling,” Jacques said. This is when they decided to portray the theme of “spatial literacy” through the walls. “Shadows represent these voices, anonymous and outspoken, that creep through the margins of public space,” Jones said. “These are the voices that we try to capture through our pictures...” A small peek into the gallery reveals walls saturated with the Latin American public voice. “The more we listened to the walls, the more we learned to perceive the voices around us, the more we were able to discern just how sophisticated and literate the silent conversation around us truly was…” Jones said. The artists decided to display the photos in the Union gallery because they felt they should be in a public space, Jones said. With the Fine Arts Gallery booked, he confesses it was a “blessing in disguise.” The Union gallery could attract those students that the Fine Arts
Steiner said he volunteered for Green Tailgating after receiving an e-mail from Hennessy about the opportunity. “Through the years I’ve definitely seen that people have grown more receptive to Green Tailgating,” Steiner said. “The first home game this year, people already knew who we were and were glad to help out.” Herbst, a senior sports management major, brings a new look at the Green Tailgating efforts this year. “Usually the intern is an environmental studies major, but this year they picked me so it’d be a different perspective,” Herbst said. Herbst said she oversees the volunteers, marketing for it and the sorting of the recyclables collected.
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Tailgaters at the Doyt L. Perry Stadium will receive a green bag and a request to leave it full of recyclables for the volunteers with the Green Tailgating program to pick up later. Green Tailgating aims to reduce waste during game day at the stadium, Sustainability Coordinator Nick Hennessy said. “We started calling it ‘Green Tailgating,’ but it’s more than just tailgating,” Hennessy said. “It’s a full blown effort in the stadium, around the stadium and by fans.” The University’s Green Tailgating effort is run completely by volunteers directed by Hennessy and a student intern, Liz Herbst, he said. The Green Tailgating volunteers set out the recycle bins at the sta-
dium, hand out green bags to the tailgaters and pick them up at the end of the game, Herbst said. The volunteers give tailgaters a green bag for the recyclables and a black bag for trash, Hennessy said. The volunteers just ask that tailgaters leave the bags tied up at the tailgate site. While fans are inside the stadium watching the game, the volunteers for the program go around to pick up the bags, Hennessy said. “It requires volunteers and cooperation, participation, support and assistance of fans,” Hennessy said. Junior John Steiner has participated in Green Tailgating each of his three years at the University. He got involved with Green Tailgating after meeting Hennessy on his freshmen wilderness experience. Hennessy led Steiner’s group.
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IMPRACTICAL EDUCATION Education and Economics Faculty Columnist James Pfundstein warns students about internet universities and explains their impractical practices | PAGE 4
WHAT WOULD YOU CITE PEOPLE FOR WEARING? “For wearing sweatpants out to the bars.” Leah Oliver Sophomore, Communications
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Gallery might not: students grabbing a bite to eat or taking a study break, Jones said. Jacques and Jones’ message for the students is straightforward. “We want to expose students at Bowling Green to a new perspective, a more diverse perspective on the world than the one they might have the opportunity to encounter here in the Midwest,” Jones said. “We hope that our work will sow a seed in them that will push them to broaden their hori-
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Assistant Professor, Photographer zons to the world. Visit other cultures, other countries.” So far, the student and faculty feedback has been positive, Jones said. With some professors offering extra credit projects on the show, there has been a lot more exposure for the gallery. A book sits atop a pedestal in the gallery for students to leave comments and other notes for the photographers.
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Jones is an assistant professor in the Ethnic Studies Department at the University. Jacques is a guest student in the photography department at the School of Art. She has a master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Quebec in Montreal. Shadows: Spatial Literacy and Resistance in the Americas will run through Sunday. Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. For further information please contact the artists at pickupthebrick@ hotmail.com.
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This hilarious live stage show combines all the elements of the cult classic
He said the students have responded well. “I would say 95 percent have a positive response and five percent don’t care or get annoyed,” he said. However, spirit isn’t the only thing the group is pro-
go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It's all up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell jokes... and all is set to music. If you liked Bat Boy: The Musical, you’ll love Evil Dead! Adult language, themes, graphic comedic scenes with lots and lots and lots of blood, profanity, body parts and did we mention blood! Recommended for ages 16 and older.
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In an Aug. 31 article in The BG News, the headline “Hookah bar opens in downtown Bowling Green,” incorrectly referred to Cafe Havana solely as a “hookah bar.” Amongst other things, the cafe offers customers the chance to use a hookah, but not indoors. The BG News regrets the error.
“I think the first game seemed successf u l,” Herbst said. “It actually went really well.” Hennessy said the first game had 30 volunteers for Green Tailgating, which is ideal for a typical game. The Green Tailgating program started three years ago and initially only involved the game during family weekend, Hennessy said. “It was just tailgating that time,” Hennessy said. “It became apparent really soon that other areas of the stadium could benefit from our efforts as well.” Hennessy said that Ohio State University has zero waste in Ohio Stadium. “Everything is recyclable or composted in the stadium,” Hennessy said. “But, they don’t touch the tailgate area.” Green Tailgating asks for volunteers for three shifts
throughout game day, Hennessy said. The first shift starts three hours before the game and lasts until kickoff. The volunteers set up the recycle bins around the stadium and hand out the green bags and trash bags to tailgaters, Hennessy said. The second shift starts after kickoff and goes until halftime, Hennessy said, and volunteers pick up the bags left at the tailgate sites. The third shift starts near the end of the game, he said, and volunteers pick up the recycling containers throughout the stadium. “We’re not asking people to miss the whole football game, everyone gets a chance to watch some of the game,” Hennessy said. “It’s fun, it’s in a football game environment and riding around in golf carts doesn’t hurt.” People who would like to volunteer can go to bgsu. edu/offices/sustainability to sign up or send an e-mail to greenbg@bgsu.edu.
moting. In the past, cards with the University spirit songs have been handed out, but the group will promote things other than athletics, Zachrich said. “It’s to promote how many opportunities there are to engage in the University,” Woodhouse said. “Sometimes students go through their lives at BGSU and they don’t realize
all the things they can do here, we’re trying to make them aware.” The goal is for the program to continue every year, Woodhouse said. “There are so many people who love this institution and it’s just nice to put them out there,” Woodhouse said. “To give them a chance to spread their love of BGSU.”
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‘Crazy’ Craig juggles entertaining students, hosting variety show ‘Crazy’ Craig Wise
By Renee Swallow Reporter
Some students walking around campus may have seen the man who juggles pins and performs tricks by the Union, but not all students know exactly who he is. This is alumnus Craig Wise, more commonly known as “Crazy Craig.” Craig Wise graduated from the University in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in theater, and enjoys coming back to campus to perform because it reminds him of his own college days, Wise said. “When I’m juggling outside the Union,” he said. “I’m mostly practicing new tricks for my Crazy Craig Family Comedy Juggling Variety Show.” Although people don’t usually stop to watch, Craig said he gets lots of compliments on how impressed people are. Freshmen Jessica Siekfer and Candace Vance see him at least once or twice a week while walking to class. “He makes me happy every
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time I see him,” Siekfer said. “Once I saw him juggling while on roller-skates.” Siekfer and Vance are amazed at what he can do. “I just wish I could do what he’s able to do,” Vance said. Wise is part of the Juggling Club, which meets every Saturday. “[I am] looking forward to having the International Juggling Association come to Bowling Green in July 2013,” he said. “Which is a week long of international juggling competitions and performances, and workshop sessions and training for all types of things.” Wise was first introduced to juggling while he was at fair. He was so inspired that he bought a pair of devil sticks, a type of baton, for himself and practiced so that he could perform for a school
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talent show, he said. He then moved to Connecticut, where he lived one mile from an amusement park called Lake Compouce. He applied to be in entertainment there since he thought he was pretty good. “Now that I look back at it,” he said. “I could only do a few tricks with three balls and twirl the devil sticks pretty well.” He got the job as a costume character and practiced juggling on the streets. After working at the park for three years, Wise became very talented at juggling, and went on to do shows all throughout his college career, he said. After having moved back home for a while, Wise is back in Bowling Green with girlfriend, Sara, and friends Tom Wade and Brian Scavo. Wade, freshman, first saw Wise performing at the Union and musical events. He enjoyed the tricks and eventually started chatting with him. Coincidentally, Wade then started working at the same restaurant Craig was employed
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St. John’s Episcopal Church Sunday Worship 10:00 am amTraditional Sunday Holy Communion 10:00 Service with Holy Communion
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FORUM the weirdest letter to the editor you’ll ever get, I guarantee it. The article ‘Furries, people who dress up as animals, wish to garner smiles, raise money’ was a wellwritten article, but it has one glaring error. Right in the headline, in fact. The whole “people who
who get the letter because this is a common fallacy. I just feel the need to straighten this up. The whole “fursuiting” thing is a subset of furry fandom. See, we’re fans of anthropomorphic animals, which can probably be just as easily described as cartoon animals except we really like Richard
The whole fursuiting thing can best be described as the furry fandom’s equivalent of an anime fan cosplaying (costume playing) or a Trekkie dressing up in a Starfleet uniform. Those guys are living out their fantasies by dressing up and pretending to be the characters they want to be.
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“Rango” or “Kung Fu Panda 2” than actually put forth the effort to wear a costume, this average furry included. So, anyway, thanks for letting me straighten that up! P.S. It really was otherwise a nice article.
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BRIAWNA GILLESPIE Sophomore, This week Bowling International Studies Green
proved that nice weather brings out the nice in all of us. The 70 degree weather transformed the hibernating campus into a wonderland of life and students enjoying their first
“Jorts; jean shorts.”
real dose of vitamin D. Everybody was literally in a sunny mood. My friends and I took GREG of CHERRY full advantage mother nature’s Junior, leniency and trekked upTelecommunications onto the Wolfe Center, blanket and homework in tow. We weren’t the only ones. The basketball courts were filled with friendly competitors, people played ultimate Frisbee like they were at the Olympics and
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Sunny days promote bright attitudes “Too much cleavage hanging out.”
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“Running shoes with jeans.”
“Pittsburgh Gear.”
the benches were occupied the neurons in our brains with old friends using the react positively when the sun is out and ready day to catch up. Why was it people’s to greet us. Psychologists JORDAN MARINO actually advise individuals JOE LOAR attitudes exponentially suffering from depression Sophomore, increased for the better as Junior, to useEducation the sun as a tempo- Visual Communication Technology the temperature climbed Middle Childhood rary picker-upper. in the same direction? Maybe it’s the way the Sitting on the Wolfe Center and hoping in vain sunlight highlights the the sun would tan my campus. Now we can clearly see exposed legs, I contemplated several theories. See TARA | Page 5 Vitamin D intake, perages to earn at last their haps. Science tells us that University of Phoenix diploJAMES ma, they may find it isn’t PFUNDSTEIN worth much. 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Did in bed it is a choice. nest burn away completely, fellUniversity is he theliebetter uni- University is poised to take one summer night and Iuntil know this in my heart all that remains is a versity for the same conreason this wrong turn. who sexubecause two crawling people: Paul sort of of worm in the template our bird is he thewas better bird: P resident Ma z ey ally attracted to? and Kathleen. ashes. they’re both real. announced a goal, in her InSoon the the spring of puts 1983,forth a worm But of “State of the University” See the PAUL“University” | Page 5 young boy named Paul hit feathers and grows into a Phoenix, with its part-time address on Wednesday, to puberty. new phoenix, which will completely-demora lized raise enrollment to 25,000 live for 500 years — and faculty, its baskets of worth- — up by 7,000 students in that’s where we came in. less diplomas and its cart seven years. In American education, loads of student debt, does Retention is a part of the however, “Phoenix” means have one thing going for it. plan, but also intensive “national disgrace.” It’s the It’s a highly profitable scam recruitment of nontradiname of a pioneering for- for the businessmen that tional and online students Treatment normally conasprofit a Democratic witness on university, infamous run it. — not in itself a bad idea, sists of prescription birth the first panel. for its fraudulent recruitPhoenix has paid out mil- but a distressing echo of Her Thepractices, Republican ing high rate of control lions inmedication. fines and legal pen- that vile bird, the Phoenix. prescription to treat PCOS Committee chair declined debt per student and low alties for its illicit practices, Is there any real reason to tograduation seat her, stating rate. that she was butsupposedly so what? covered by think that President Mazey student insur“lacked If aexpertise student inisqueshardy Georgetown It takes in billions of stu- is looking to Phoenix as a ance. tions of religious freedoms enough to undertake the dent loan money in a single model for the University? complained under federal law,” burden of debt and and man- Fluke year. Your tax dollarsabout at work. Unfortunately, yes. because she was not a mem- insurance representatives and university medical staff ber of the clergy. The Democrats invit- “interrogating” students ed Fluke to testify before about their PCOS prescriptheir Steering and Policy tions. Evidently, there were susCommittee, chaired by that even the students Nancy Pelosi, a week after picions citizens, when the because even though it does wanted birth control pillsthe follow from the American the first hearing. consequences include contraceptive purposIn her testimony, Fluke forburning of an American commitment to protect rather than for treating told of a friend diagnosed es, embassy. speech, it also contradicts with polycystic MIRIAM ovarian syn- PCOS. HITCHOCK It turns out that the extent Mill’s harm principle, which drome (PCOS), a COLUMNIST condition to which U.S. See PHILthe | Page 5 govern- many Americans still cite as in which cysts grow on the ment defends free speech is how to determine whether a ovaries. Of late, Americans are find- significantly more extreme citizen is acting within her
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As the than electionseven seasonweeks heats Less up like this unseasonable remain in this year’s presiweather,race. we ItAmericans are dential is late in the being fed a double helping game, as the cliché goes. of social issues. By this time, both candiI wrote week dates have this been past “handled” about one of these issues: more than a melon at the abortion. supermarket. They both, opined this is to notbe a by Inow, arethat supposed adept at the art of staying on script and going off-script. This past week gave us a stark example of why one candidate is swimming and why one is sinking like a stone. PHIL Governor Romney, it was SCHURRER FACULTY$250 nice knowing you. The million dollars youCOLUMNIST are worth will soothe the sting of the landslide loss coming your way the first Tuesday in In February, the U.S. House November. Oversight and Romney Government I think Mitt is a Reform Committee held flim-flam man; a charlatan. a hearing entitled “Lines He is a moderate masqueradcrossed: Separation of ing as a conservative. Church and State. Has the He is a pro-choice man Obama Administration prostituting himself as Trampled on Freedom of pro-life. Religion and Freedom of He is anti-government Conscience?” while he uses every governTentaxspeakers ment loophole testified, to avoid divided equally two paying his fair shareinto in taxes. panels. He is anti-debt while his The morning was company, Bainpanel Capital, composed of clergy discusscompiled a mountain range of debt. He is proAmerican worker while his companyMANAGING was a giant in job ISSA WIDMAN, EDITOR out-sourcing. AX FILBY, NEWS EDITOR In short, Romney is a URENhighly-flawed POFF, WEB EDITOR candidate for TIE DOLCIATO, President.DESIGN EDITOR As many you know by PHOTOof EDITOR RON MACK, now, Willard Mitt EDITOR Romney let SPORTS AN SATKOWIAK, the truth slip out a fundCHIEF ZANNA ANDERSON, COPYat raiser a couple months ago. EPHAN REED, FORUM EDITOR What he did not know was PULSE NAE KING, that he wasEDITOR being recorded. IN FOCUS EDITOR BBY WADDLE, He told his ultra-wealthy donors ($50,000 a plate EX ALUSHEFF, SOCIAL MEDIA EDITORat this function) that he cannot make the 47 percent of Americans who do not pay income tax vote for him. Romney stated: “Those that are dependent on government and those that think government’s job is to redistribute — I’m not going to get them.” What Romney really said was that these Americans are leeches. I guess he didn’t realize that servicemen, servicewomen and the elderly are counted in this 47 percent.
real issue that the electorate Even more astounding was should be concerned with.up Romney’s gall in bringing Today, I want to starthis a taxes at all, considering conversation about homounwillingness to discuss how sexuality. much he pays. I want to is startaghast a real conAmerica that versation, not the demaa candidate for President goguery Rick Santorum would so of blatantly write off or Jim De Mint talk almost half ofbut thisa real nation’s about what I feel should be a populace. Isn’t a President non-issue. supposed to bring our citiI amtogether, straight.not There, I said zenry divide it? it. IFeel better now? I do not. will let you in on the one I do notofbecause what thing some the Republican gender I am sexually attractParty absolutely believes in ed is nobody’s business but to would never admit until Willard bleated it out: the Republicans only hope of winning comes through divide-and-conquer politics. Nixon invented this Southern Strategy to coning the need for an exempvince southern whites to vote tion from the contraceptive for him. This white v. black mandate. game plan is now sacrosanct consistin The thesecond G.O.P. panel, The Party of ing of senior officials repreLincoln also loves to pit rich senting against institutions poor, man affected against by the mandate, testified in woman, straight against the afternoon. LGBTQ, Christian against Some spectators non-Christian and sowalked on. outThey in protest in the mornunderstand that, ing, allegedly because noa by making everyone have women were testifying. convenient scapegoat, they However, two prosper. So there whenwere Romney women on the second panel: speaks of the 47 percent Dr. Dabs it Garrett with Allison such disdain, is his of Oklahoma Christian first genuine words of the University, campaign. and Laura Champion, M.D., this of Calvin When I speak about College Health Services. America’s Right-Wing, I usuOnhear the day of the hearing, ally in reply “All politiSandra Fluke, a Georgetown cians are crooks” or someLaw nominated thingstudent, similarwas to that. This is the kind of lie Mitt wants us to believe; it will keep people from voting. Only one party is now on LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are record as writing off almost generally to be fewer than 300 words. one half of its population. These are usually in response to a curOnly one party is working rent issue on the University’ s campus around the clock to scrubor the Bowling voting rolls.Green area. Only one party took an GUEST COLUMNS are generally lonelection to the Supreme ger pieces between 400 and 700 words. Court they they These that are usually also know in response to a lostcurrent in 2000. issue on the University’s campus That party the or the Bowling Green area.isTwo submisRepublican Party, my fellow sions per month maximum. Falcons. If you are one of the 47 percent, you must remember who really sees you as worthless. As one of the 53 percent, you must see that writing off half of our country is petty and borderline criminal. The choice is simple in November; all we need to do is look, listen and learn.
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medieval
Matchup
Live Action Role Playing game Dagorhir provides students with opportunity to act out battles, create fantasy personas By Tara Keller Pulse Editor
Sophomore Chelsea Jolliffe takes out a foam dagger from her medieval clothing and rushes toward her opponent. With a grunt and some quick hand-movements, she stabs Bowling Green resident Marshall Lamming in the stomach. Lamming falls to the ground and within seconds, Jolliffe is ready to battle someone else. It’s all in a day’s work for a Dagorhir player. Jolliffe has been playing the Live Action Role Playing game since seeing others play in front of University Hall during opening weekend of her freshman year. “Out of nowhere, we see this group of medieval people,” she said. “Fantasy has always been my thing and when I saw them, I was like ‘I need to be a part of them.’” Jolliffe got a group of friends together to try to the game and
“We basically hit each other with foam sticks.” Marshall Lamming | Dagorhir Player
said she fell in love with the acting and fighting aspect of it. Learning the game was simple for the then-freshman, and that is typical for anyone wanting to learn. Typically, two teams battle each other using make-shift foam daggers, swords or other forms of weaponry, said Lamming, who has been playing for several years and helps coordinate Dagorhir events. “We basically hit each other with foam sticks,” he said. “Everyone looks out for each other.” Looking out for each other and making new friends are
Lamming’s favorite parts of the game. Some Dagorhir players have been known to spend a great deal of money to get their outfits just right, but Lamming said that’s not his style. “Down to the underwear they wear, they’re historically accurate,” he said. “You want to have a good time.” Jolliffe said she always has a good time when she comes to the Saturday practices on campus, but said she cautions people about the sport. “This isn’t a sport for the timid,” she said. Participants have been known to receive ankle injuries and have to be willingly to sustain hits to the arm, leg, torso and head. However, Lamming said it’s all in good fun.
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Artists speak to students at ArTalks The School of Art invites people to present their work By Alicia Wodarski Pulse Reporter
Students walking through the foyer of the Fine Arts Building on certain evenings may notice a spread of food. These students might consider taking a plate, and might wonder why the food was there. The food is actually the treat that follows each presentation of the ArTalks series. For many years, the School of Art has invited respected, notable artists and scholars to give presentations on their work, said Katarina Ray, the director of the School of Art. She said she refers to all of these presentations as one series known as the ArTalks. Each year, the faculty and students choose artists and scholars who are known nationally and internationally in various artistic disciplines. This year, upcoming guest speakers include a variety of museum curators, art historians and artists. At each ArTalk seminar, the guest speaker presents an hour and a half talk on his or her art work or another topic of choice. These talks are frequently followed by a reception or an art showing. For art students, the seminars have a clear benefit. Ray said the seminars are organized so that art students can “learn about their discipline and come in contact with leaders in their field.” Students are not the only ones to benefit from the presentations. Guest spea ker Robert Ebendorf, a jeweler and metalsmith, said he enjoys speaking at these kind of events because
he gets to tell his story. Having been a struggling college student himself, he said he knows how important it is for students to be encouraged by hearing stories of successful people who were at one time also working through college. “Oftentimes, after speaking, a young man or lady comes up to me and says, ‘I understand what you shared,’” he said. Students who are not art majors may also attend the events. “Take the opportunity to sit and listen to a person who is passionate about what they do, whether they are an artist, a musician, whoever,” Ebendorf said. “Take an hour to walk into a world you’re not a part of. It’s busy, but the opportunity is 24 karat gold.” The talks can also be influential for students. “[The talks] are inspiring because students can see incredible artists and scholars, and see firsthand how they create,” Ray said. “Creativity is relevant for everyone; it doesn’t matter if you’re in science or pre-law: everyone needs to be creative.” Freshman Taylor Lawwell said she agrees with Ray. She said while she would gladly attend one of the seminars because she is interested in art, any student could enjoy listening to an ArTalk. “It’s a way for people to open their mind to something new,” she said. The ArTalks are free to all students who wish to attend. The seminars occur at various dates throughout the entire school year; interested students can find the schedule online at the University site.
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ON THE Edge Art Studio Manager Dennis Foust said he has gotten many unusual tattoo requests since the studio opened in March 2000.
On the Edge Art Studio lets customers express themselves through tattoos, piercings By Kendra Clark Assistant Web Editor
On the Edge Art Studio is a destination for some looking to tell their stories through tattoos or piercings. Customers’ stories have been the focus of the studio since owner Toby Drew opened it in March 2000. Sophomore Devon Holbrook went downtown to On the Edge for the first time when her friend got a tattoo. “I knew someone who got a tattoo there two years ago,” Holbrook said. Holbrook said she liked the studio and decided to go back for a tattoo of her own. “I have a horse tattoo on my ribs that I drew myself,” she said. “They took it and redrew it onto me.” Mike Kelley went to the tattoo shop, and left with not only a tattoo
of his last name on his back, but a great impression as well. “That place is a beast,” Kelley said. “I like the people that work there.” Senior Neil Powell also said he had a good time and a new piercing. “They are very down-to-Earth and not pushy,” Powell said. “They want what is best for you and they aren’t afraid to tell you when a tattoo or a percing won’t work. They are really looking out for your best intrest.” One of those tattooists is Joe Frias. “I’ve worked here a little over five years now,” Frias said. “I’ve seen a lot through the years.” One tattoo stuck out in Frias’ mind above the rest. “A guy got the words ‘tramp stamp’ on his lower back,” he said. Ryan Nickens is a co-worker with
Frias and he has also seen his share of unique tattoos. “There was this one guy who had a ‘Do Not Enter’ sign put on his butt cheek,” Nickens said. Sharing a similar experience with Nickens is Dennis Foust, the manager of On the Edge Art Studio. An 81-year-old woman wanted a rose on her butt cheek because her husband had just died earlier that day, Foust said As to why the woman wanted that particular tattoo in that sensitive place, Foust said she had an answer for that as well. “I asked her why she wanted a rose and she told me that Rose was her middle name,” Foust said. “Then I asked why she wanted it on her butt cheek, and she told me that her husband always called her by her middle name Rose and he was always on her ass.”
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Friday, September 21, 2012
BATTLE in BLACKSBURG
Losing to rival Toledo, BG will look to regroup against ACC’s Virginia Tech Ethan Easterwood Sports Editor
The road is going to get harder before it gets easier — this is something the football team must be thinking as the Falcons go on the road to play Virginia Tech. After opening their season away at SEC powerhouse Florida, at least the Falcons could take their frustrations out on a struggling Idaho team the following week. Last week, Bowling Green lost a disappointing game away at its arch-rival Toledo, and this time there isn’t a team to beat up on following it. This time it’s the Hokies of Virginia Tech, a school that has produced the likes of Michael Vick and Andre Davis, and this time the Falcons are away, again. The two teams haven’t met since 1993 when the Falcons fell 33-16, and have only met twice in their histories, both times the Hokies have come out on top. However, Bowling Green, despite its 1-2 record is making progress. Defensive tackle Chris Jones was just awarded the MAC East defensive play-
er of the week in the Falcons 27-15 loss to Toledo. He had two sacks and a forced fumble and was a key component to keeping the Rockets 50-yards below their season rushing average. But the Hokies aren’t the Rockets; the Hokies are an Atlantic Coast Conferance contender every year despite their loss last week. Blacksburg, Virginia is notorious for having large crowds and a huge home support much like “The Swamp” at Florida. “Every game is just a game for us. Take the crowd away and the fans away we’re just two football teams playing each other,” redshirted sophomore and linebacker Gabe Martin said during a press conference. “[We’re] just two teams trying to impose our will on each other, and that’s what we’re going to do; impose our will on them.” Virginia Tech is a tough team to play as it has the current longest 10-win season streak of any Football Bowl Subdivision team and bring in the winningest active Coach in the FBS with Frank Beame. The team was ranked 13th in the nation before its loss to Pittsburgh this past week, and now they are currently unranked. The Falcons will look to recover from their own loss and beat Virginia Tech while they’re down, however Virginia Tech may be looking to do the same. “I like the resiliency of this team,” Head Coach Dave Clawson said. “I like the leadership of this team and I feel really good about this team moving forward.”
“[We’re] just two teams trying to impose our will on each other, and that’s what we’re going to do; impose our will on them.” Gabe Martin | Linebacker
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Tennis team to host invitational By Jacob Beverly Reporter
The Falcons are set to have their home-opener, the BGSU Invitational, this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21-22. The two-day, nine-team event will take place at Keefe courts, with play beginning at 9 a.m. each day. The Falcons will host a field that includes Cincinnati, Cleveland State, Duquesne, IPFW, IUPUI, Miami, Toledo and Xavier. The tournament will consist of seven singles and four doubles flights. Team scores will not be kept but individual champions will be crowned. “I’m excited to play at home and have our home crowd with us,” said senior Maddy Eccleston. The entire team will participate in the BGSU Invitational. The roster for Head Coach Penny Dean consists of seniors and co-captains Eccleston and Mary Hill, as well as Katie Grubb and Jade Johnson, juniors Nikki Chiricosta and Emily Reulandand freshmen Katie Brozovich and Drew Fillis. “I’m looking forward to all eight players playing singles and doubles and seeing how they compete,” Dean said. Last week at the Muirfield Invitational, BG enjoyed success all around as the team combined to go 16-9 overall, 11-6 in singles and 5-3 in doubles play. Reuland advanced to semi-finals in singles and to the championship in doubles with teammate Chiricosta. “In terms of building off it [Muirfield Invitational], I just want to keep the momentum going,” Chiricosta said. “Usually at the BG invite I’m extremely nervous because it’s my first tournament and I haven’t seen any competition yet, so it’s good that I’ve gotten some exposure. Hopefully I can use that positively and continue with my successful play.” This year marks the first since
“I’m excited to play at home and have our home crowd with us.” Maddy Eccleston | Senior
the 1997-98 season that BG hasn’t opened the season at home with the invitational. But Coach Dean is glad her team was able to open the season with such a tough tournament. “Playing at the Muirfield Invitational builds our confidence high at the beginning of the year, which is a great thing,” Dean said. “We just have to be careful not to become over confident and need to build on what we were able to accomplish there.” This past year at the invitational the Falcons were able to win a total of five flight championships and had a combined record of 27-6. Reuland led the way by winning her singles and doubles flights. She has a 12-0 record in her collegiate career, and won two singles and two doubles championships. Seniors Grubb and Eccleston also won singles championships for the second year, and Chiricosta finished it off by winning the top singles flight. This year’s invitational features returning champions from other schools in singles champions Andrea Wolf and Ally Westling of Xavier, Chandler Consonary of Duquesne and Alex Power of Cleveland State, as well as doubles champions Chrissy Coffman and Lexy Pitt of Toledo. However, Coffman and Pitt are not scheduled to compete as a doubles team. The invitational is the second of four total tourneys on the Falcons’ fall schedule. BG will head to Toledo for the Rocket Invitational (Oct. 12-13) and to Kalamazoo, Mich., for the WMU Super Challenge (Nov. 9-11).
Rugby, rolling on all cylinders, welcomes Ball State for first time since 2010 By Nicholas Vanderpool Reporter
The BG rugby team is now rolling on all cylinders, as the season is in full swing. After winning its first two regular season games despite some early struggles, the Falcons are ready to show people that the program is back to its powerhouse reputation. The team will host the Ball State Cardinals this weekend. Ball State is coming off a disappointing showing against Ohio, as it lost 68-24 on its own turf. The Falcons and Cardinals haven’t played each other since fall 2010. BG won both games that year 104-0 and 85-10. The team is not overlooking Ball State this year. Falcons’ locks Ed Luther and Corey Ruth know what it will take to win this game on Saturday.
SPORTS BRIEF
Men’s soccer welcomes No. 10 Akron
The team has two days until they take on Mid-American Conference powerhouse Akron on Saturday. The team knows that the game has been approaching, but have been concentrating on the game at hand rather than Akron. Akron is currently 4-1-2 on the season and ranked 10th in the NSCAA Coaches poll. Their wins are against Saint Louis, Wright State, Florida Gulf Coast, 22nd ranked SIU Edwardsville, 16th ranked Indiana, and a 5-0 shutout against 11th ranked South Florida on Sunday. Their only loss came in South Bend, Ind. Against the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. This past year the Zips defeated BGSU 3-0, and the Falcons are 0-15 have not defeated Akron since 2002. “We got to get our heads straight and mentally prepared.” Nichols said. “Akron is going throw all kinds of challenges at us, so there will be a lot of tactical adjustments.” The Falcons host the Akron Zips on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Cochane Field.
“We aren’t taking any games for granted,” Luther said. “We are taking this season one week at a time, so there is no overlooking any of these teams.” The rugby team is winning games, but it’s still a process in the making. They are trying to integrate their new offensive system, and it’s a lot to handle especially for the freshmen on the squad. “If we play the way we have been practicing and hitting the holes versus our old type of play, we will come out with the victory,” Ruth said. It’s important for Luther and Ruth to make sure they provide time for the backs to set up and run the offense. The Falcons will have to play the full 80 minutes. This past week, Northern Illinois jumped out to a 12-0 lead, so the players know they have to be ready to play from the start this weekend.
Coach Mazzarella knows he has to rally his team before the game and make sure they are focused in the first half. The Falcons have a good reputation as a rugby powerhouse, but their recent reputation is that they seem to underestimate their opponents. The coaches and team captains know that has to change for them to win the Mid-American Conference. The team knows they are the favorite to win the MAC conference yet again, especially with the addition of the manager of the London Wasps, Dave Larham, coaching the forwards. Both teams will be looking to make a statement to build upon the rest of the season. The game will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at College Park, and there will also be updates PHOTO PROVIDED throughout the game on the team’s COREY RUTH shields the ball as he braces for a hit from a Northern Illinois player this past week. twitter page, @BGSUMensRugby.
Volleyball opens MAC play with first home match at Stroh After being on the road all season, the Volleyball team will welcome defending MAC East champs Ohio By Max Householder Reporter
After nearly a month of being on the road, the BGSU Volleyball team can finally welcome an opponent to the Stroh Center. The Falcons are 4-7 so far this season but they hope that will soon change when they begin MAC play this Friday. In the first match, the Falcons will welcome the defending MAC east champions Ohio University. The Bobcats are a team that started the year losing five of its first six matches, with four of those losses coming against ranked opponents. They also lost their last two matches but had won four in a
row prior. The Bobcats are very tough defensively and yet also have one of the top hitters in the MAC, Kelly Lamberti who averages 3.83 kills/set. On defense, Ohio is the best blocking team in the MAC averaging 2.68 blocks per set. Serena Warner, the six-foot sophomore from Texas averages 1.29 blocks per set to really anchor the team’s front line. “First contact passing and serve-receive is going to be really important for our hitters to open things up so they don’t get blocked as much,” libero Libby Dachenhaus said. It is no secret Paige Penrod and Danielle Tonyan are key to the
Falcon offense as they are first and second on the team in kills per set. But, with Ohio’s defense being as good as it is the Falcons will undoubtedly need someone else to step up. “To hold their (Ohio) blockers, we need our passing on point and we need our middles to be up ripping balls to open things up for our pin hitters Danielle (Tonyan), Butter (Lindsay Butterfield) and Paige (Penrod),” Dachenhaus said. Needless to say, the Falcons are excited to be back home after a month of being on the road. They also hope that being home will provide them extra incentive to play better.
“We cannot wait to be home playing teams that we know,” Dachenhaus said. “It’s going to be fun playing in the Stroh, you know we always want our home games to be a hard place to try and beat us. We are hoping to have a good environment and feed off of being home.” On Saturday night the Falcons will take on Kent State who is at the bottom of the entire MAC with a record of 3-9. The Golden Flashes are at the bottom of the MAC and 311th nationally in digs per set as they average 11.71. As a result, BG is taking it one
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It’s week four and we have five great games and one new face. Tyler who seems to think he can hang. Stay tuned, more to come.
ETHAN EASTERWOOD
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ALEX ALUSHEFF
City Editor
BG Ugh....when can we play Rhode Glad this isn’t a home game. Island? vs. Virginia Tech Virginia Tech -18 Virginia Tech 24, BG 14
Virginia Tech 35, BG 10
ERIN COX
Social Media Editor
No.18 Michigan I was proven wrong this past
weekend, however I still don’t
Tough schedule to start the season for BG...look for them to pick it up after this game.
Virginia Tech 32, BG 3
Virginia Tech 32, BG 23
Ohio St. 35, UAB 0
Ohio St. 100, UAB 0
I said last week that they would win against Michigan and here we are.
Notre Dame won’t be able to hold off Michigan.
mance, they better win. Notre Dame 27, Mich. 21
All the leprechauns in the world won’t stop Michigan from taking this one on the road.
Mich. 21, Notre Dame 17
Mich. 21, Notre Dame 14
The Noles have proven tough this season and will do it again this week.
In this game, Florida St. will be the Tiger, and Clemson the Cub
Florida St. 21, Clemson 3
Florida St. 38, Clemson 24
Quack, quack. I wish this were a hockey game so I could make a Mighty Ducks reference.
These Ducks are vicious.
Oregon has De’Anthony Thomas. Arizona does not. On the uniforms alone, Oregon takes this.
Oregon 31, Arizona 10
Oregon 38, Arizona 14
Oregon 52, Arizona 34
16-2 (.888)
10-2 (.833)
0-0 (.000)
No. 10 Celmson I really want to call the upset here I have nothing to say. vs. No. 4 Florida St. but it’s too hard to call. Florida St. -14.5
Florida St. 28, Clemson 24
No. 22 Arizona vs. No. 3 Oregon Oregon -22.5
What do you get when you cross a beauty pagent and a football game? An Oregon victory. Oregon 35, Arizona 24
Overall record
15-3 (.833)
Florida St. 28, Clemson 24
Womens golf yields 2nd place finish, 13th finish Falcons 13th in prestigious Mary Fossum Invite, 2nd in Ursuline Fall Invite By Clay Leser Reporter
In split squad action this past weekend, the BG women’s golf team finished second at the Ursuline Fall Invitational and 13th at the Mary Fossum Invitational. “We were very excited about the opportunity to compete against some of the best teams in the country,” Coach Stephanie Young said. “The Mary Fossum Invitational is a prestigious event to be a part of.” The Falcons finished with a team score of 942 (311-311320) at the 54-hole event hosted by Michigan State. Five teams from the MidAmerican Conference were represented in the field. BG finished 14 shots behind Kent State, 11 shots behind Eastern Michigan and two shots off of Toledo, while finishing 24 shots ahead of Western Michigan. “I was especially pleased
It pains me to side with OSU on anything...but not even UAB has heard of UAB.
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with our 36 hole day scores of 311, and in the first round tying Eastern Michigan and beating out Kent, Toledo and Western Michigan,” Young said. Individually, junior Bailey Arnold led the Falcons. She finished in a tie for 39th with a score of 235, carding a 77 on Sunday afternoon to go along with an 81-77 Saturday. Shelby Wilson and Hannah Lewis tied for 50th with totals of 237. Wilson shot 74-81-82, while Lewis carded an 80-76-81. Also competing for the Falcons were Lily Bartell (82-79-80-241) and Amy Ruthenberg (76-79-90--245) to finish in a tie for 64th and 74th. At the Ursuline Fall Invitational, the Falcons fired a 330 to finish second among the eight teams competing at the Acacia Country Club in Lyndhurst, Ohio. Despite missing 50 percent of the roster, the Falcons
still managed to place all five golfers inside the top-16, among the 50-player field. Among the individual leaders was sophomore Patricia Holt, who finished one shot off medalist honors, carding a 77 (38-39). Junior Kelsey Benson and freshman Lauren Diehl finished fifth and sixth, with scores of 83 (44-39) and 84 (42-42), respectively. Another freshman, Julia Hoffman, gave BG four golfers in the top-10. Hoffman finished with an 86 (43-43) to finish in a tie for 10th. Junior Jen Blanchard finished tied for 16th with a 90 (45-45). “The players are beginning to see the results of hard work and commitment towards a common vision,” Young said. “But we have to continue to work hard day in and day out.” The next competition for the Falcons will be at the Cleveland State Invitational on Monday and Tuesday.
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game at a time and will wait to focus on Kent State until after the Ohio game Friday. “It’s always hard to look past Ohio and your first game but once we play Ohio we will take it for what it’s worth and move on,” Dachenhaus said. “They are two completely different teams that excel in different areas so right now all of our focus is on Ohio.” “Our coaches always
show us film and give us detailed scouting reports before each game so we are prepared and know what tendencies each team has,” Kari Galen said. “We have to jump that hurdle (playing Ohio) before we even start to think about Kent.” BG is currently 3-0 when hitting over .200, so they hope that is a trend that continues into MAC play. “We’ve been working a lot on our offense this week and the weeks before and
stats show that our team is improving in that area,” Coach Tomic said. “We know that against a very good defensive team such as Ohio, our offense will have to be more dynamic and all of our hitters will have to be involved.” BG will take the court against Ohio this Friday at 7 p.m. in the Stroh Center. On Saturday Kent State will be coming in to face the Falcons as that game will also be starting at 7 p.m.
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FRESHMAN BROOKE Baumann has her hair in a messy bun, which stylists say is a trend they have seen customers asking for.
Current hairstyles include celebrity-inspired, casual cuts
Hair trends change through the years, take cues from past styles By Amber Petkosek Pulse Reporter
Some people use their hairstyle as a way to express themselves. The trends constantly change, and one place to get insight on the current hair trends is a stylist. Recently, stylists are getting requests from customers to cut their hair like famous celebrities. Katie Krumlauf from Gallery Salon & Spa downtown said she gets a lot of requests for the actress Zooey Deschanelstyled bangs. Very thick bangs are also popular, she said. Other celebrities have been influencing students’ cuts. “Just recently the cut that’s cute is Miley Cyrus,” said Annette Dewar, owner of A Cut Above in downtown. Some women who get the Miley Cyrus pixie cut have been donating their hair to charity, Dewar said. When getting a hair cut, some people prefer more simple styles.
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This year’s popular simple hair styles include high buns, off to the side ponytails and very loose hair styles, Krumlauf said. “I like when girls wear their hair up,” said senior Matt Ballinger. “The only time girls wear their hair down is when they are going out.” Curls are taking over the straight hair this year. “What is really coming in is the curls, the big beach waves,” Dewar said. Dying hair is another popular way of styling hair. As it gets closer to fall, people tend to dye their hair darker, richer colors, Krumlauf said. Women are starting to dye their hair “a lot of auburn colors,” said Dawn Endicott, a stylist at Changes on Mane in downtown. One popular style for dying is the ombre. An ombre dye is when the color starts light at the top and fades darker at the bottom or vice versa, she said. “The ombre is huge right now,” Krumlauf said.
In addition to dying hair, add-ins can also be incorporated into a hairstyle. This past year, feathers were very popular to have added to hair and they are coming back with the younger children, Endicott said. The stylists agreed nothing has taken the place of feathers yet. A new hair trend being seen more frequently is hair-chalking, Krumlauf said. Women are putting streaks of chalk in their hair or coloring the tips. “It’s cute and it washes out easily,” Krumlauf said. Some men have also been changing up their hairstyles. When men come in to get their hair cut commonly, they ask for buzz cuts or a medium length hair cut that is “similar to the original Justin Bieber,” Dewar said. When men dye their hair it may not be as drastic as women. “They may put just a few highlights or an all over color,” Dewar said.
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