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Monday, November 18, 2013
Volume 93, Issue 37
NIOT week to highlight diversity
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Missing falcon specimen subject of ongoing investigation
Events include parade, inclusivity training By Abby Welsh News Editor
Not In Our Town week will be hosted throughout this week to help the campus and community become more aware of diversity issues. Not In Our Town is a national campaign that was brought to the University this past spring to promote diversity and fight intolerance. The campaign began after several students tweeted racially charged messages directed at the black community, but it didn’t stop there. After several discriminatory acts the Bowling Green and Toledo area this past year, students thought it was necessary to have a Not In Our Town week. “We don’t think that students are educated enough about what is going on or how important Not In Our Town campaign actually is,” said Kevin Lew is, Black Student Union president. Cuilin Ge, USG representative for the World Student Association, and Adriana Darris, Latino Student Union president, are two students involved in setting up the event. There are multiple student organizations making up the events throughout the week, Darris said. The events aim to raise awareness from a variety of groups, including African-American, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups. “We encourage everyone to support each organization by attending each session,” Darris said. “Even if people already know about the issues, it’s a great way to check out other issues they might not have thought about before.” Because this is the first Not In Our Town week, Ge said she
shop till you drop People perused vendors’ stalls during a one-stop holiday shopping spree on Sunday at the Stroh Center. Early shoppers look at home decorating, bath items, kitchen supplies and more. Photos By Victoria Cella
The University Police Department is investigating the theft of a peregrine falcon specimen, which was removed from a display case on the third floor of the Life Sciences building sometime between Nov. 8 and Nov. 13. The falcon was part of the biological sciences department’s Ornithology Collection of more than 2,400 birds, according to a University press release. About 1,100 specimens are on display on the third and fourth floors of the Life Sciences Building. While the exact age of the missing falcon is unknown, it is one of the older parts of the collection. It is still used for teaching and research at the University. The peregrine falcon has been the University’s official mascot since 1927. If found, the bird may be returned to the Department of Biological Sciences in Room 217 of the Life Sciences Building. A message about its location can be left at 419-372-2332. Anyone with information about the missing falcon may also contact the University Police Department at 419-372-2346.
Parking Services adds two commuter lots Kreischer, Harshman meter parking converted By Amirah Adams Reporter
Students who drive to campus every day now have more parking options. New commuter lots were created during Fall Break. The metered lots by Harshman and Kreischer residence halls have been converted into parking lots for commuter students. The previous lack of usage of these lots brought upon the change, along with the need for more commuter parking, said Aaron Kane, Parking Services Manager, in an email. “We are always looking at ways to improve parking on campus,” Kane said in the email. ”We had an entire area of under-utilization that we thought would help to relieve some of the stress on commuters.” Students who needed convenient parking on that particular side of campus won’t have to spend as much time competing for parking, but they must have a commuter lot
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Time capsule commemorates graduating classes
Relay for life
Business students bury memories in capsule to be unearthed at 30th reunion By Cassie Sullivan Forum Editor
When seniors in the College of Business graduate, they are able to leave momentos to be buried for another time. Each graduating class has its own time capsule. Any given class keeps its capsule in the Dean’s Office during the year, where mementos are added. It is then buried after graduation, to be unearthed for the 30th class reunion. Part of the Class Stewardship Program, the time capsule project aims to build class identity, said Ray Braun, dean of the College of Business. “It starts with the freshmen by greeting them at orientation ... the college also has social events, class
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dinners every semester,” Braun said. Students are also aware of the time capsule by asking the classes what they would want to put in the capsule at their dinners. Senior Blake Berryhill was one student chosen to be a class representative. He asked for student suggestions at class dinners. “We asked what they would want to put into the time capsule and what’s most important to put in the capsules,” said Berryhill. As a way to get students involved, the college offers the “CBA Reward Point Program,” which earns participating students points for prizes from the college. Points are rewarded this upcoming spring for those who put things into the time capsules. But what has been included in the time capsules so far includes the
The BG women’s basketball team beat Niagara this weekend. Up next the team travels to Indianapolis to challenge Butler University on Monday night. | PAGE 6
shirts business students get their freshman year and the class pennants that are signed while the students are freshmen. Other ideas include favorite songs from the semester, programs from social events, along with the class pictures that are hanging in the entrance of Business Administration Building. At the end of freshman year, Braun assigns “Dean’s homework,” asking for students to email Braun their best memory of the semester. “The class decided they wanted a copy of every email in the capsule,” Braun said. Other items get placed into the time capsule based on what students accomplish while at the University.
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STUDENTS RAISE awareness for cancer during Relay for Life on Friday in The Perry Field House. Check out more photos on page 5.
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What would you put in a time capsule to remember your time at the University?
“I would put my survival kit for the tornado warning tonight.” Melissa Linkhorn Senior, Exercise Science
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Complainant reported that sometime during the night, an unknown subject paint-balled a vehicle within the 800 block of Fifth St.
Paul William Lund, 30, of Bowling Green, was cited for underage liquor sales within the 1600 block of E. Wooster St.
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Complainant reported that sometime during the night, an unknown person shot a paint ball gun at a vehicle within the 200 block of S. Summit St.
SAT., NOV. 16 Complainant reported an unknown male assaulted him in a bathroom of a business within the 100 block of N. Main St. 4:25 P.M.
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Joseph W. Heinemann, 28, of Toledo, was cited for theft within the 100 block of W. Gypsy Lane Road.
Complainant reported that her wristlet was stolen while she was at work within the 100 block of N Main St. 4:31 P.M.
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Toby Ray Cox, 23, of Bowling Green, was cited for possession of marijuana within the 800 block of S. Main St.
Ahshantel Noel Cobb, 24, of Bowling Green, was cited for theft within the 100 block of W. Gypsy Lane Road. 10:56 P.M.
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Cody J. Stiner, 21, of Bowling Green, was cited for disorderly conduct, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia within the 100 block of W. Oak St.
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NIOT From Page 1 hopes everyone walks away with something. “I hope that this really does educate people on the issues and how they affect certain people,” Ge said. “It’s important for us to come together and stop the hate.”
LOT From Page 1 permit in order to park in these lots. “Originally these spaces were metered, and for a majority of each school week they sat empty.” Kane said These lots have been far from empty since the conver-
CAPSULE From Page 1 “The toughest class for business majors is the third calculus class. It’s what weeds out people who can’t be business majors,” said sophomore Shannon Jordan. “Someone put their final in with their grade.” Jordan suggested adding something from the 2012 elections to the capsule. “For my class, this was the first time we could vote,” she said.
of Toledo; Ryan Anthony Roberson, 18, of Toledo; and Jim R. Taylor Jr., 20, of Toledo, were all cited for open container, underage possession of alcohol, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia at Lot 2 downtown. 11:45 P.M.
Austin Ryan Parsons, 21, of Sherwood, Ohio, was cited for open container at Lot 3 downtown. 11:55 P.M.
Anthony L. Bowling, 22, of Swanton, Ohio, was cited for open container within the 100 block of W. Wooster St. 11:59 P.M.
Casey James Schaffer, 19, of Bowling Green; and Mitchell L. Voll, 19, of Bowling Green were both cited for underage possession of alcohol within the 800 block of N. Enterprise St.
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Autumn M. Cook, 19; and Robert James Moore, 18, both of Bowling Green, were both cited
for disorderly conduct/impeding traffic and underage/under the influence of alcohol within the 100 block of E. Wooster St. 12:14 A.M.
Stone Louis Zienta, 20, of Fremont, Ohio, was cited for open container and underage possession of alcohol at Lot 6 downtown 12:32 A.M.
Taylor J. Royster, 20, of Bowling Green, was cited for underage possession of alcohol within the 100 block of S. Prospect St. 12:51 A.M.
Edward W. Luther, 22, of Bowling Green, was cited for littering within the 100 block of E. Court St. 1:00 A.M.
Aaron L. Podbielniak, 19, of Maumee, Ohio, was arrested for open container and underage possession of alcohol within the 200 block of N. Main St. 1:10 A.M.
Gabryel E. Robinson, 21, of Findlay, Ohio, was cited for pos-
session of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at Lot 6 downtown. Amber Elizabeth Hayes, 20, of Rawson, Ohio, was cited for open container and underage possession of alcohol. 1:16 A.M.
Complainant reported that sometime during the night, an unknown subject broke the driver side mirror off a vehicle within the 600 block of Fifth St. Estimated damage is $100. 1:34 A.M.
Kristin Anne Waldvogel, 18, of Toledo; and Jessica Lynn Gibson, 18, of Maumee, Ohio, were both cited for open container and underage possession of alcohol at Lot 1 downtown.
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Wangpei Wu, 26, of Bowling Green, was cited for open container within the 100 block of E. Wooster St. Alex W. Smith, 27, of Castalia, Ohio, was arrested for disorderly conduct while intoxicated/unable to care for self within the 600
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ed more than just students, which is why we all need to come together.” The events will run Monday to Saturday, and include a parade in downtown on Saturday. “Hopefully this will show how important Not In Our Town really is and for everyone to utilize and be a part of it,” Ge said.
sion, according to Kane. “So far, it appears the spaces are being used very frequently,” he said. Some students think that this conversion can be beneficial to commuting students. “They are in a pretty convenient spot,” said senior Ashandre Mitchell. “With the two new commuter lots,
there is a better chance of not having to waste time going up and down every aisle looking for your car.” Although these lots are beneficial to some students, other students have not been able to benefit from the conversion of these lots. “I would rarely use the lots near Harshman and
Kreischer,” said senior Ambyr Burrus. “They are pretty distant from where I need to go.” Parking Services conducts studies to see which lots are beneficial to students and which ones are not. “We are always monitoring parking lot usage and need,” Kane said. ”We are currently performing a
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The BG News. When constructing what was then known as the Home Economics building, a construction worker uncovered the time capsule and gave it to the University. The top had come off and water damaged the contents. Then in 1966 a time capsule was found in the Maintenance Building [now known as Centrex]. The BG News said in the story that it was believed the capsule was unburied when the driveway that circled in front of University Hall was removed. A later
article the same year said a time capsule was buried where the Home Economics [now where Founders and the Family and Consumer Science buildings] stand. A professor at the time, Donald S. Longworth recounted when the capsule was buried, and said the original tree the time capsule was buried under had died and the time capsule had been moved for the time being. Since the 1966 articles, nothing else can be found about the 1940 time capsule, other than it is to be opened 75 years from the date it was buried— in 2015.
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Lewis agrees with Ge, but also wants to see the community members and students interact. “I’m curious to see how the community and campus come together and support one another in this action,” Lewis said. “Every hate crime that has happened in Bowling Green [this past year] has affect-
While the University now has time capsules it is aware of, past time capsules have been lost. The 1940 graduating class at the University buried a time capsule where the Family and Consumer Sciences Building and Founders Hall stand today. In the time capsule were two pennies, a class roll and a dedication to the tree the capsule was buried under. Also in the capsule was a copy of the May 15, 1940, “Bee Gee News” and a written account of the day, according to a 1958 copy of
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rachel konzieczki steals the ball from a Niagara player during Saturday’s win.
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jill stein looks for a teammate to pass to during BG’s 90-58 win against Niagara University.
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BG women’s basketball team heads to Butler after winning home opener 90-58 against Niagara University at Stroh Center during Friday Doubleheader By Tara Jones Reporter
The BG women’s basketball team improved its record to 3-0 on the year with a 90-58 win over Niagara University Friday night. Redshirt sophomore Erica Donovan led the Falcons to their win over the Purple Eagles with a career-high and game-high 20 points. Four other BG players also landed in double-digit figures and junior Deborah Hoekstra set her new career high with 15 points, along with freshman Rachel Konieczki with 11 points. Senior Jillian Halfhill added 13 points and junior Jasmine Matthews scored 10 points. The Falcons broke an early 2-2 tie with an 8-0 run and never trailed in the game. Niagara had 21 turnovers in the match, 15
of which came in the first half. Niagara received several traveling calls early in the game, so the Purple Eagles were unable to get much offense going. A total of 48 fouls were called between the two teams. The Falcons went 30 of 41 from the line and Niagara went 18-of-21. BG pulled down a total of 49 rebounds to Niagara’s 23. Twenty of those 49 rebounds for the Falcons came from offensive rebounds. Niagara totaled just four offensive rebounds. Donovan, who grabbed six offensive rebounds, said those secondchance opportunities provide momentum for her team. “For any team, you can’t do it individually,” Donovan said. “By me crashing, for example, and getting that offensive rebound
is helping another teammate get open, even if I don’t get the rebound.” Head coach Jennifer Roos said her team came into Friday’s game shooting 50 percent from the foul line. She said with the new rule changes, she knew her team had to work on its free-throw percentage. “Making foul shots and getting to the foul line was the big difference in the game in my opinion,” Roos said. “If we shoot 50 percent, this is a ball game all the way down to the last media timeout.” The Falcons will travel to Indianapolis to play Butler on Monday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. Butler is 1-2 on the year so far, with both losses coming in overtime. BU has averaged 82.3 points per game on the young season and allowed 80.0 points
per game. The Bulldogs return nine letterwinners, including three starters, from last year’s team that finished 17-14 overall and 8-6 in Atlantic 10 Conference play. Butler is now a part of the Big East Conference. Bowling Green leads Butler 4-3 in the overall series between the two teams. The Falcons have won the last three meetings. The last meeting between the two teams was last season, in which the Falcons won 67-47 at the Stroh Center. Following the Butler game, the Falcons will head to Columbus this weekend to take part in the Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge. BG will take on Marist College on Nov. 22, Old Dominion University on Nov. 23 and the host Ohio State University on Nov. 24.
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Brent tate squares his body to shoot the puck against Ferris State. The Falcons tied and lost in the weekend series.
Hockey team ties, loses at Ferris State during weekend series By Corey Krupa Reporter
The BG men’s hockey team finished the weekend with a 3-3 tie on Friday night and a 4-2 loss against No. 14-ranked Ferris State University. On Friday night, BG scored three goals in the third period to come back and tie the game. The Falcons received goals from Connor Kucera, Brent Tate, and Cam Wojtala. BG outshot the Bulldogs 40-31, but the Falcons went 0 for 5 on the power play. Sophomore goaltender Tommy Burke made 28 saves in the tie on Friday. “We lost our poise,” BG coach Chris Bergeron said. “We defended hard all night and that was the one thing we did do pretty well.” The team wasn’t focused during the entire game, which led to the loss, Bergeron said. “You think a two-goal lead would be enough, especially with the time left, but we lost our poise, lost our focus. Ultimately, a good team like
Ferris takes advantage of that,” Bergeron said. On Saturday night, the Falcons suffered a 4-2 loss and were again 0-5 on the power play. The Falcons’ two goals on Saturday both came from freshmen. Kevin Dufour and Matt Pohlkamp scored in the first and second period for BG. Freshman goaltender Tomas Sholl stopped 25 shots in the losing effort. Ferris State came into the third period losing 2-1. They quickly tied the game with 14:23 left in regulation when the Bulldogs scored a shorthanded goal for the second consecutive night. Ferris State scored two more goals during the final five minutes of play. They won the game with four unanswered goals, including an empty-net goal and are still unbeaten in WCHA conference play. “Full marks to Ferris,” Bergeron said. “Two games in a row, they stuck to it and found ways to win and tie.” While the Falcons have had leads, they have not learned
how to control them throughout the whole game. “We found ways to shoot ourselves in the foot, that’s disappointing. We’ve talked about playing with leads. We’ve had some leads these first 10, 12 games we haven’t had in the past. Obviously, we haven’t learned to play with a lead,” Bergeron said. After the loss, the Falcons overall record is now 5-4-3, with a record of 3-2-1 in WCHA conference play. With the win, Ferris State’s overall record is now to 8-2-1, and 5-0-1 in WCHA conference play. BG will return home this weekend to host the Minnesota State Mavericks at the Ice Arena in another WCHA conference series. This will be the second time these two teams will play each other in two weeks. The Falcons and Mavericks faced each other at the Verizon Wireless Center on Nov. 8 and 9 and both teams split the series. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7:07 p.m. on both nights.
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jehvon clarke runs up to the hoop for a layup in BG’s 75-61 loss against the South Florida Bulls.
Men’s basketball falls to South Florida 75-61 on Saturday
Falcons keep Bulls close for majority of game, injuries play big part By Cameron Teague Robinson Assistant Sports Editor
Early foul trouble to big men Josh Gomez, Richuan Holmes and Cameron Black hindered the BG men’s basketball team in their 75-61 loss to the University of South Florida on Friday night. “I have to give credit to South Florida. They came in ready to play,” head coach Louis Orr said. “This is a growing game for us going from Earlham to playing a team with these types of athletes.” Holmes, who started the game at the power forward position, played only three minutes in the first half as he picked up two fouls early. That caused Orr to bring in Josh Gomez to replace Holmes. Gomez did not see much action, as he played only
seven minutes and left the half with three fouls. Starting center Black played the most minutes out of the three big men with 13 minutes but then he picked up his third foul late in the first half as well. “Our lack of depth hurt us,” Orr said. “I’m not making excuses but not having Chauncey [Orr] and Craig [Sealey] just shortens our team; against a team like South Florida you need all your horses.” The Falcons came into the game with nine players that were dressed and able to play. When their three big men got into foul trouble they were forced to play with a smaller lineup against a Bulls lineup that out rebounded them 24-19 and came away with five blocks in the first half.
“Their interior defense was a bit of a problem for us,” said point guard Jaevon Clarke. “W hen you can’t get inside shots it is hard to beat a team because you want to play inside out.” In the second half the Falcons came out fast with a bucket by Black and cut the lead to five. The Bulls would then go on a 6-0 run and push their lead to double digits. Clarke was missing his touch in the first half as he shot 2-12 but after two trips to the free throw line in the second half his rhythm seemed to click back on. He went on a stretch of scoring 10 straight points over a four minute span, getting the Bulls lead down to five points again.
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PEOPLE ON THE STREET “A water bottle from H20 because they were the best thing to happen to me on campus.”
HEATHER MILLER Senior, AYA Math
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“A flashdrive with every paper I’ve written to remind me of the difficult times.”
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With Thanksgiving being a week late this year, my whole perception of when this month even ends is really off. #WHATDAYISIT? I open and I’m here until four. I’m not here to close. Stop making me pre-close before it’s even noon. -I need to stock other things first When it snowed, my apartment complex decided to only salt the front deck, but not the back. I’ve fallen two times since it froze over. -Help, I’ve fallen and can’t get up When my vegan roommate offered to buy me groceries, I told him what I wanted, like milk and eggs. But all he got was his special food. -I Really Love Kale Roommate, it’s 20 degrees outside. Don’t open the window! #ITSCOLDOUT I don’t know what the room next to me is doing, but it sounds like they’re sawing something... -It’s 2 a.m., go to SLEEP Here’s a fun fact: pre-med is not a real major. People who say that are most likely a biology major, and are just being pretentious. Now the next time you ask someone’s major, and that’s their answer, you can call them on it. -You’re not a doctor yet. This is work, not playtime. People eat that food, you know? #EWGROSS Gilmore Girls made me cry this weekend. -DON’T JUDGE ME
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Last week, a billboard was put up in Los Angeles that caught a lot of people’s attention. An ad for SnoreStop, a product designed to stop the awful habit of snoring, featured a soldier with his arm around a Muslim woman clad in a traditional black headscarf and robe. The woman is wearing a wedding ring in the photo. Why did this picture garner so much attention? The company that created this marketing vision wanted to depict couples you normally don’t see in advertising every day. Their aim was to shock people into noticing the billboard, which, along with the product name, uses the hashtag “be together.” If the
desired outcome was shock, then they definitely made their point. Yet there is a much larger issue at hand here. Why was this billboard so shocking? It all comes down to the perception of what we, as an American society, deem normal in our daily observations. Remember the biracial Cheerio commercial a few months ago? There was unnecessary outrage at the depiction of a biracial child and her parents as the family portrayed in the commercial. So yes, there is still raw emotion connected with the black/white issue, yet this recent billboard has brought another shaky issue to light: Muslims in America being integrated into mainstream society as normal. Since 9/11, Muslims in general have been depicted in an unflattering way in the media. Whether it is a movie, newspaper article or break-
ing news story, Muslims have the image associated with death, destruction and extremist religion. Realistically, Muslims are not all this way, just as not all Christians are like Timothy McVeigh. Many American Muslims lead regular lives in that they work, go to school, get married and start families. To see a Muslim woman depicted as nothing else but a wife of a soldier is refreshing in the sense that it sheds light on the fact that yes, there are many couples such as this one who exist in our society. I have a very good friend who is in the Army, and we discuss issues like our culture’s perceptions of Muslims all the time. He spent time in Iraq and told me how many of the people there were hospitable and generous, that being in the army for him was a job, his duty to his country, and that
his view on Muslims comes from his personal interactions with them. To him, there is no reason why a Muslim woman and soldier should not have a relationship, whether intimate or just friendly. The problem is that so many people have the perception that it is wrong, and therefore it should not happen, or, if it does, that it should be hidden. To hide it would allow the typical stereotypes to continue to dominate our daily views and cloud any clear judgment we might have had if we’d been left to create our own perception. This billboard is just one small tactic used by a company to turn heads and boost sales, but it may just be the small step in the right direction that our society desperately needs. Respond to Jinan at thenews@bgnews.com
While questioning everything, Free market of ideas not all is answered needed for critical thought Ian Zulick COLUMNIST The world is a random, chaotic place in which most things happen for no good reason at all. We are all surrounded by, and in turn make up, a living tapestry whose threads of joy and tragedy are ever woven, rewoven, pulled and torn before our eyes. For some, this is the ubiquitous, looming ‘society’ figure that we’ve all used at one point or another try to forget that when we abhor the depravity of man, we all are still part of that man; for others, it’s the fabric of a reality that we can make little sense of, and one whose absurdity and cruelty transcend any notions of justice or order. I first began thinking about this as I took several philosophy classes here at the University last year. Since then, I’ve grown to increasingly question everything— from my faith, to my values, to the way I act and think and I’ve found that the more I know, the less I know. That said, the fact that most of us will never fully understand much of any-
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thing is an excuse neither for apathy nor for misanthropy. I’ve been walking down the street with my friends, or perusing my newsfeed on Facebook, or reading the paper or watching the news and every time I do one of these things, almost without fail, I see something awful that summons the phrase, “what’s wrong with people?” to my mind. I’ve heard other people use this phrase or some variation on it, but it wasn’t until recently that I began to question its usefulness and its validity. After some reflection, I think people are what are wrong with people. When we talk about a despot like Bashar alAssad who kills his own people, we often compare such men to Hitler or to Stalin; horrible men in their own rights who committed unthinkable acts of violence and brutality. When someone is tremendously gifted in the arts, we compare them to other great artists such as Mozart or DaVinci, but what separates these men is less than what one might think. The seeds of good and evil are planted within all
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PHIL SCHURRER FACULTY COLUMNIST
Last month, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly was to give an address entitled “Proactive Policing in America’s Biggest City” at Brown University in Providence, R.I. He was never able to speak. When introduced, he was promptly confronted with a continuous barrage of catcalls and booing that lasted 30 minutes. The hyperreaction centered on the NYPD’s “Stop and Frisk” policy. This policy was struck down by a federal district judge whose actions were so biased that the Federal Appeals court not only blocked her order, but also took her off the case for judicial misconduct. The Brown demonstrators evidently didn’t get that memo. Brow n president, Christina H. Paxson, issued the following statement: “The actions that led to the closing of this afternoon’s lecture prevented any exchange of ideas and deprived the campus and the Providence community of an opportunity to hear and discuss
important social issues. The conduct of disruptive members of the audience is indefensible and an affront both to civil democratic society and to the university’s core values of dialogue and the free exchange of views.” No kidding. It’s a wonder the campus police weren’t summoned to cite “the disruptive members of the audience” for disturbing the peace. Some of the miscreants should have been dismissed from Brown. Their “indefensible” actions have no place on a college campus. “Diversity” is trumpeted by virtually every American university these days. And in order to instill “critical thinking”— another academic goal— students must be exposed to a diversity of ideas. Like it or not, this involves contemplating ideas not always popular. Disagreement with ideas is expected, but must be thoughtful and respectful. Shouting down a speaker, especially a Vietnam-era combat Marine and police commissioner who has spent twice the years with the NYPD as his student hecklers have spent breathing
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The Dance Marathon organization recently changed the name of its main event from Dance Marathon to ZiggyThon and will host their annual Mini Marathon this March. John Day, president of Dance Marathon, said the name of the event was changed because it was confusing to have the same name for both the organization and their main event. “We felt like we were confusing people when we said, ‘hey, come join Dance Marathon at Dance Marathon,’” said Day, a senior. The group renamed the event ZiggyThon to try to reconnect with campus. “The past previous years we’ve noticed that we tend to forget that we’re a student organization, not just an organization on campus,” Day said. “Giving it the name ZiggyThon is kind of our way of showing the University what it means to us and how grateful we are that they allow
Dance Marathon to be on our campus.” Sarah Sanchez, a core committee member for Mini Marathon, said the name change makes ZiggyThon feel more united with dance marathons at other schools like Ohio State, whose event is called BuckeyeThon. “Now we’re connected with [the events at other schools] because we have an official title for our final event, too,” said Sanchez, a University junior. Dance Marathon will host the 32-hour ZiggyThon during the weekend of April 5, 2014 in the Perry Field House. In the meantime, Dance Marathon is planning their eleventh annual Mini Marathon, a shorter version of ZiggyThon, directed toward local high school students that will be hosted Saturday March 1, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. Eight local schools including Anthony Wayne High School, Bowling Green High School and Central Catholic High School are already participating and raising money
for the event but Dance Marathon expects to have from 10 to 15 high schools total participate, said Austin Flores, the Dance Marathon member in charge of Mini Marathon. The Mini Marathon is similar to ZiggyThon with many of the same activities and fundraisers but is shortened from 32 hours to seven hours for the high school students, said Flores, a sophomore. Dance Marathon is also looking into possibly getting musical groups from the University like the a cappella group Ten40 to perform at the event, he said. ZiggyThon and Mini Marathon both raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, an international nonprofit organization that uses the money raised from the University’s Dance Marathon events to support Mercy Children’s Hospital in Toledo. “All the money we raise goes to new medical equipment, research that they do, therapy and it also goes to stuff that the kids can do
while they’re in the hospital like the playroom and things like that to keep them entertained,” Sanchez said. Flores said the event is also a way of supporting the University community by attracting local high school students. “We work with admissions as a kind of recruitment event to bring future falcons to the University,” he said. Sanchez said Mini Marathon also gives high school students who might feel like they cannot make a difference an opportunity to be involved in something great and gain a passion for helping others, which they will continue at the University. Dance Marathon members are excited to see how big they can make this year’s event, she said. “We want this to be the great year,” Sanchez said. “Dance Marathon’s new motto is ‘This is the New Year’ and that’s also for Mini Marathon so we’re really excited to see how big and great it can get this year.”
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Teams walk in Relay for Life, an event to raise money for The American Cancer Society. The event helped both to fund cancer research and also to provide help to patients. Teams were required to have one member walking the track at the Perry Field House from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. Photos By Katie Logsdon
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IAN From Page 4 of us from the day we’re born, and what we become depends on which seed we water, as it were. But I think that we all would like nothing more than to forget that. The idea that any one of us could be Bach or Hitler and everything in between is a scary concept, but it’s true, and every time we look in horror at the news at the latest school shooting, what terrifies us is that, really, that could have been any one of us. A truth like this demands deep reflection and careful consideration, but what we absolutely
PHIL From Page 4 is not only bad form, but also betrays an astounding degree of hubris by his hecklers. The tactics of the Brown students are reminiscent of similar idiocies back in the sixties and seventies. The demonstrators maintained that they should have been consulted about the event. One of the students stated, “They [the University] decided not to cancel the lecture, so we decided to cancel it
must stop doing is writing these events off, all the while bemoaning how evil ‘society’ is. We are society and if we want humanity to stop doing evil to itself, we must stop acting as if we’re above it somehow just because staring true evil in the face and knowing that we’re all capable of it isn’t comfortable or convenient. We can create a better world if we want to. We need only face the monsters and embrace the peacemakers within all of us to do so with honesty, integrity and zeal.
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for them.” Their arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking and demonstrates not only a lack of maturity required to make these kinds of decisions, but also a lack of appreciation of the First Amendment and its implications. These days “diversity” is a noble concept, evidently as long as it conforms to the current progressive cause du jour. But woe betide those offering a different view.
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BBALL From Page 3 “I just continued to be aggressive. I wasn’t as aggressive as I should have been,” Clarke said. “I just tried to put my team in a position to win.” That was as close as the Falcons would be for the rest of the game as the Falcons looked f lustered and frustrated throughout the second half. The game was never out of reach for the Falcons all the way through the last minute, but they could
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Jr., finished with 19 points and seven rebounds. “I thought down the stretch they made better plays,” Clarke said. “Whether it was Allen or Collins, they capitalized down the stretch and we didn’t counter any runs they made.” The Falcons will be back in action Nov. 21 in Madison, Wis., for a matchup with the No. 20 ranked University of Wisconsin Badgers. “We just need to build from this game on and hopefully we can get the win next time,” Clarke said.
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