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Outside grants key for research Michael Ogawa
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Vice President, Research and Economic Development
When Ron Scherer, professor in the communication sciences and disorders department, is not teaching, he is likely conducting research. Scherer’s current research involves using computers to simulate human speech. “If you can match how a human produces sounds, you can help predict outcomes of behavioral intervention when you have to change how a person speaks,” he said. His findings could be applied to any field where someone may want to understand how the voice works. Scherer could not do this research, however, without external funding from the National Institute of Health. Some professors on campus, like Scherer, require external funding — meaning funding from organizations outside the University, which professors apply for through grants — for their research. This is why University President Mary Ellen Mazey, along with a cabinet of administrators, decided to set the goal of almost doubling external funding for research to $30 million every year at a strategic planning session this past summer. Mazey emphasized the intrinsic quality of research at a university as the main reason for this goal. “Certainly universities are looked on today as not only a place to educate students, but a place to discover knowledge,” Mazey said. Research defines a university
because it goes beyond reading a textbook into actually experiencing the subject firsthand, which leads to a deeper understanding, said Michael Ogawa, vice president for research and economic development. Ogawa and his office are in charge of much of the coordination and planning to reach the $30 million goal. “The two missions of a university are to teach students and also to create knowledge … what we call research,” Ogawa said. “When professors are engaged in the creation of knowledge, it makes them better teachers.” Scherer said his research has indeed influenced the way he teaches his classes. The courses he teaches always include aspects of his past and present research, he said. “My research always is on my mind when I am teaching my courses,” he said. Scherer emphasized the importance of research to any university in advancing knowledge. “It’s important for the general vitality of the research world,” he said. “A university is a place where research ideas flourish.”
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a fix with a kick Some students struggle with caffeine addiction, attempt to reduce daily intake By Geoff Burns Reporter
If freshman Kelly Kerstetter doesn’t have her daily two cups of coffee, she starts to get headaches. “I tried to reduce my caffeine intake over Thanksgiving break and I feel like the first couple of days it was really difficult and I started getting headaches,” Kerstetter said. Caffeine acts as a stimulant drug and can make a person more alert and energized, but consumed in heavy amounts over time can lead to withdrawal symptoms such as headache, fatigue, drowsiness, flu-like symptoms, irritability and depression, Faith Yingling, director of wellness said. “It’s so easy to forget that caffeine is a drug,” Yingling said. “Some people are caffeine sensitive and some people don’t have a problem with it.” Yingling said college students typically consume most of their caffeine from coffee, energy drinks and from soda — and as a result, sleep deprivation occurs. “If people have caffeine within six hours of going to sleep, it can affect them,” Yingling said. “It increases your awareness and it makes you energized. It’s the most commonly used mood-altering drug in the world.” Kerstetter said she feels dependent on coffee and has a routine of drinks she consumes in a day, such as drinking coffee after her morning classes, a soda with dinner and a second coffee later in the day.
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SYMPTOMS OF CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION When consumed in heavy amounts over time, caffeine can cause the following symptoms:
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ter ending, make sure you take advantage of everything being offered to you. The Learning Commons on the first floor of the Jerome Library offers students the chance to work with other students and tutors. This Sunday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Learning Commons is offering an SOS event, aka “Study on Sunday.” The Learning Commons will offer students the chance to get math and statistics help, tutoring based on different subjects, writing help and ways to unwind. Take advantage of this opportunity and other ones to make sure you’re studying the right ways and releasing the stress that comes with every semester’s end.
Paranormal activity served up above SamB’s Some employees believe third floor of restaurant is haunted By Tara Keller Pulse Editor
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STUDENTS CIERRA HENDERSON and CJ Walton light the candle for Ujamaa, which means cooperative economics in the seven principles of Kwanzaa, at the 16th Annual Kwanzaa dinner Thursday. The dinner was hosted by the Black Student Union.
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Students and faculty gathered to celebrate Kwanzaa at the 16th Annual Kwanzaa Dinner, hosted by the Black Student Union in the Union Ballroom Thursday night. The event included dinner and performances, such as the singing of the Black
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National Anthem, dances, a poem, the Greek Unity Step, a song, the seven Principles of Kwanzaa, the lighting of the candles and the calling out of ancestors. Senior Tiffany Smith, president of the Black Student Union, coordinated and planned the event. “We had the dinner to celebrate the only recognized holiday that recognizes African American/African culture,” Smith said. “It has become a tradition for us to have it every year.” The dinner wasn’t the only traditional
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part of the evening. “The Greek Unity Step is where different Greek organizations come together to step together, which they only do that here at Kwanzaa,” Smith said. Before coming to the University, Smith had never celebrated the holiday. “I didn’t know about Kwanzaa until I started college,” she said. “My family still celebrates Thanksgiving and Christmas, but with my family when I become an adult I would like to celebrate it with my family.”
Sandy Daum has worked at SamB’s Restaurant for more than 20 years and when she works late nights alone, she sometimes catches herself looking over her shoulder. The third floor of the restaurant is rumored to be haunted and Daum believes the rumors. “It’s rumored there was a murder on the third floor,” Daum, a manager at SamB’s, said. “I’ve heard people who’ve said they’ve seen ghosts and I believe them.” The alleged paranormal activity has even caused past employees to quit. One employee was vacuuming late one night, when he looked up and saw the ghost of an old woman. “He ran out and didn’t come back,” she said. “He always felt like he was being watched.” The sensation of being watched is a common occurrence at the restaurant, Daum said.
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Although Daum has never seen a ghost herself, she did have an experience she thinks may have been paranormal. One night, Daum was standing in the kitchen alone and all of a sudden, all the pans fell down. “I still don’t know what it was, but I’d love to debunk it myself,” she said. Daum wasn’t the only person interested in debunking the SamB’s haunting. The paranormal research team, Toledo Haunted Occurrences Research, went to the restaurant in 2009 to investigate the claims. Director Bryan Sayre said he and his team set up cameras and sound equipment in the restaurant once it got dark. “After a half-hour, we could hear something moving,” Sayre said. “We heard plain as day something being drug across the floor.” The team’s sound equipment also
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IF YOU WERE A GHOST, WHERE IN BOWLING GREEN WOULD YOU HAUNT? “The bathrooms of Uptown. It’d be hilarious to scare drunk people.” Kaneesha Douglas Senior, Criminal Justice
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SOME EMPLOYEES at SamB’s Restaurant have reported seeing ghosts when they’re working at night. Manager Sandy Daum said most people report activity usually occurring in the old third floor theater, which is now used for storage purposes.
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someone cackling and another investigator goes, ‘I heard it too,’” Sayre said. “The best way to describe it was that it was like a cackling laugh.” A psychic was also present at the investigation and Sayre said she sensed a presence in the room with them. Senior Alexis Hatano said she’s always heard SamB’s was haunted. “My friends who grew up here talk about it all the time,” Hatano said. “[The story] has been passed down between the townspeople.” Although Hatano has never seen a ghost in the restaurant, she has had paranormal experience of her own. When she was younger,
she said she walked downstairs in her house and saw a young ghost. “He was nice,” Hatano said. “It was just kind of weird.” Because of her experience, she said she’d like to see the ghosts in SamB’s. “I would like to go, but I’m easily afraid of everything,” she said. “It’s kind of iffy.” Daum said she’d probably believe anyone who claims to have seen ghosts in her restaurant because she believes there’s more in the universe than meets the eye. “I just believe when I look outside on a summer night and see those stars, I think they can’t be there just for us,” Daum said. “I’ve just been forever curious.”
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picked up the noises the group heard and after running additional tests, the group concluded it was a folding chair moving across the floor on it’s own. “That building is definitely active,” Sayre said. “There’s paranormal activity in SamB’s.” The team went back to the restaurant for a second time and encountered more paranormal activity. The research team was in the Garden Room of the restaurant when its audio recorders started picking up sounds and the team went to investigate. “I heard what sounded like
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For some students, Pokémon was a major part of childhood, and now it’s making a comeback. Recently, the games have had a resurgence and manager at C & C Games Josh Ballmer has noticed. “It never stopped being popular,” he said. “It’s a customizable, always replay-able game that no one fell out of love with.” Nancy Down, head librarian at the
Browne Popular Culture Library, said Pokémon is so popular because it allows players to use their imagination. “It is one of those things that became popular because it’s a part of an imaginary world that you can participate in,” she said. Some students like to play Pokémon because of the way it is played. “The game play hasn’t changed much from the old versions, so
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Toledo Zoo offers new winter attractions By Yalona Blair Pulse Reporter
T he Toledo Zoo host s Christmas attractions ever y year, but this year there’s something new. The Zoo is now offering a new Winter Playland, which includes three new attractions, said Andrea Norman, director of Marketing and Public Relations at the Toledo Zoo. “They consist of a 15-footh ig h g ia nt rock i ng horse a nd a life-si ze snow g lobe that you can wa lk inside of,” Norman said. The third attraction is a 30-foot artificial ice tube that people can slide down in an inner tube, Norman said. The new Winter Playland is presented by the Taylor Automotive Company and is in addition to the traditional favorites at the Zoo lights presented by Key Ba n k, Norman said. “We’re always looking for new things to try and change things up a bit each year, so we thought we would give this a try and so far, they’ve been extremely popular,” Norman said. “We also make sure we keep the traditional favorites, so the dancing light display, so you have a mix of the traditional and the new.” Another traditional piece at the Zoo is the 85-foot Norway spruce tree. “It’s decorated with 35,000 LED lights so it’s usually taller than the tree they have at Rockefeller Center,” Norman said. “Last year, Travelocity named it one of our top five Christmas trees to see in the U.S.” During the Lights Before Christmas, the Toledo Zoo has
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over a million lights throughout, Norman said. The new attractions are located near the main plaza, said Kandace York, writer and communications coordinator for the Toledo Zoo. “The snow globe is located between the African Lodge and the Carnivore Café, snowzilla is located right near the African Lodge and the giant rocking horse is right next to the historic carousel, which is near the aquarium,” York said. There is an additional cost to ride the attractions; however, there are packages as well, Norman said. “The giant rocking horse is a $1 per rider, snowzilla, the giant artificial ice tube slide, is $1.50 per rider and then the snow globe ... we have a variety of photo packages available,” Norman said. “We also have ride packages, so if you wanted to do the rocking horse and the slide and our safari railway or our carousal, we have that available too.”
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MEMBERS OF the Plastic Shatners play a game with member Zack Robb, who is pretending to be Rapunzel. The group bases its games off audience suggestions.
Improv group enjoys spending time with each other, making audience laugh By Tara Keller Pulse Editor
To stick to the game and please his audience, sometimes junior Mark Hobrath has to lick the floor. Hobrath, a member of the improv group The Plastic Shatners, was playing the game called “Kenny,” in which members have to act according to the audience’s suggestions. “So I laid my tongue on the carpet,” he said. “And then I got sick for a few weeks.” Getting sick may be the only downfall in being part of the group, which performs for audiences every other week in a “Whose Line is it Anyway”style show. “My favorite part is the laugh I get from the audience,” Hobrath said. “You crack a good one and it gives you the
sense you did something right.” Junior Clay Lutz was after that satisfaction when he tried out for the group his freshman year. After going with a group of friends to audition, Lutz ended up being the only one to make it. “I like being reminded that I know what I’m going to say is absurd and it’ll be warmly received,” Lutz said. The shows are typically familyfriendly and the group adjusts the show according to what the audience wants, said Director Scott Stechschulte. For senior Leah Sence, it’s the audience that makes her job as an actress better. “One of the greatest accomplishments of my life was when someone came up to me after a show and said, ‘You’re really funny,’” Sence said. Being the only funny one of her
group of friends outside of The Plastic Shatners, Sence said sometimes the performances will turn into a competition — especially when she’s paired with freshman Natalie Wilson. “They’re good at setting each other up,” said sophomore Zack Robb, an acting and directing major. Although now she’s good at setting her partner during two-player games, Wilson said that was not always the case. “I was so scared coming in here as a freshman,” Wilson said. “But they were not exclusive or condescending at all.” Because the group spends much of its time working and laughing together, it is very close, Stechschulte said.
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PEOPLE ON THE STREET “University Hall; you can scare people while they watch movies.”
MICHAEL JAYNES Junior, 2-Dimensional Art
If you were a ghost, where in Bowling Green would you haunt?
“The Union; there’s a lot of people so it would be easy.”
“Cookie Jar; I could be the Cookie Monster.”
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PHILLIP MARTIN COLUMNIST Sometimes it is wise to hold your tongue. You may say something foolish and never be able to retract it. However, after reading the column “Donate to charities that support your beliefs,” I felt compelled to respond. In the article, the author seemed to persuade readers not to donate to the Salvation Army, demonizing the organization because they do not support LGBT rights. First, I want to make the point that my response is not rooted in hate. I want to share my personal Christian perspective. Also, I want to back track. I caught quite a bit of flak for my column “Chick-fila’s food is controversial, but tasty” back in February. I had a lot to say regarding the practice of homosexuality and how I feel Christians should treat people who practice this better. I understand pairing the words “homosexuality” and “sin” together is very risky most of the time. Because of that, I feel like I confused and possibly alienated a lot of readers. I feel like readers misunderstood my opinion. I admit I also feel like my tone of voice was hard to tolerate in that column. This is why 85 percent of me feels regret for writing it. I also offended many readers, including plenty of colleagues and classmates I’ve met. I told them never again would I write on the subject matter of homosexuality for Forum. But, I felt like I needed to voice my opinion on the issue once again. For one thing, many people mistranslate Romans 1:18-32. The apostle Paul was speaking about society as a whole. He wasn’t solely picking on those of the time who practiced homosexuality. He was also addressing heterosexuals, for both groups as a body committed sins against God. Paul tells us about these other sins in I Corinthians 6:9-10, such as thievery, idolatry, adultery and greed. The punishment for sin we know is death, according to Romans 6:23. And,
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Rethink Christian view SWIPER, NO SWIPING on homosexuality we know we need Jesus to forgive us of sins so we do not get the death we all deserve. Now, sadly people who mistranslate this passage may also think we should hate on members of the LGBT community. They couldn’t be any further from the truth because the Bible does not say anything about hating the group. Another thing I’m unhappy with is when people automatically write Christians off as bigots if they agree with what the Bible says according to homosexuality. This is just wrong. For me, I agree with God, but I’m not a bigot. On marriage, I would not vote for same-sex marriage if given the choice. I feel like marriage only exists as a union between a man and woman. This is the union God intended only for a man and woman. So, anything outside of that union is not really marriage at all. However, I would vote for civil unions. I’m not entirely sure what the difference is, but I feel like the LGBT deserves better treatment and needs its rights. As far as treatment of the LGBT community, I am horrified with some stories. I do not encourage or condone bullying or mistreatment for practicing homosexuality. If we played fair in my eyes, I should be bullied for my sins. Someone should bully me for my lust for women, for investing myself in people more than I do God at times, for hitting that guy in high school who pissed me off at lunch and the other sins present in my life. Yes, there are ignorant Christians who are extremely homophobic, but they’ve been misguided. People forget that it is the sin — the practice of homosexuality — we should despise like other sins, not the person who practices it. Not all Christians hate the LGBT community and it is ignorant to assume so. That is why I don’t think the Salvation Army’s stance on the issue should dictate if people donate to it or not. A spokesman, president or mission statement is not representative of every individual who works for it.
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Year abroad changes you, for better or for worse HANNAH BEALER GUEST COLUMNIST
It’s hard to define a year abroad to someone who has never experienced it. It’s not the same as simply going on vacation for a couple weeks and returning home without thinking anything of it; with no real desire to return, the memories made only with the family and friends who went with you. A year changes you, but a year abroad reinvents you. When I signed up to spend two semesters in Staffordshire, England, I understood what I was getting into. That was, I knew a year was a long time but I also knew I could handle it. I knew it would be expensive, but I also knew how to manage my money. I figured out the logistics. I knew how to survive. What I didn’t understand was just how unprepared I was to deal with leaving it all behind. Even as I counted down the days to my flight home. Even as I said goodbye to some of the best friends I ever made. Even as I wandered around the city of Manchester alone, taking in the sights and sounds of my
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last stop. Even as I hugged my family at the airport, happy beyond belief to be home after hours and hours of flying. Imagine stepping into a brand new, exciting world full of possibilities, forming an unspeakable bond with five amazing girls and being only hours away from a collection of countries and cultures and places you’ve never experienced. Then imagine having it ripped away from you in an instant. My mother warned me about the negative consequences of studying abroad. She, too, went to England when she was 18 and what followed were a couple years riddled with rebellion. Her family did not support her desire to continue traveling and living a fulfilled life. “That’s not your future,” my mom told me over Skype one night. “You’ll leave, but you’ll go back.” During my worst days, I try to keep that in mind. It’s difficult for me to open up about my experiences with other people. It’s hard for me to tell my friends just how much England impacted me and how much I miss it. Even writing this feels like I’m exposing a part of myself I’m just not comfortable revealing. I’m afraid all they will see is a privileged, whiny girl. The truth is, my experi-
ence is a unique one. It is a privilege. Fewer and fewer people are studying abroad as the years pass. The Institute of International Education reported that the number of students studying abroad went from 262,416 to 260,327 during recent years. That’s a 0.8 percent decrease. This was the first decrease seen in the 25 years the data has been tracked. But think about it; a lot of students want to graduate on time. They do not want to take out the extra loans or worry about travel costs. Money is tight all around the nation. Spending a year — or even a semester – abroad does not factor into everyone’s life. I made it factor into mine. That, I think, says a lot. My days back in the States are getting better. That sounds like a terribly pretentious thing to say, but it’s the truth. Sometimes there are places I regret not going and things I regret not purchasing. Sometimes little, irrelevant things will cause a flashback or force me to recall the tiniest of details. Like the pedestrian getting hit by a motorcycle in London or the face of the man who sold us train tickets in Belgium. The flashbacks are the strangest. They’re not some-
thing I associate with studying abroad, but rather a war veteran. And yet, a barista can hand me a cup of coffee in Bowling Green and I’ll instantly think back to that Starbucks in Budapest where my friends devoured a halfeaten brownie abandoned on a table. I’m happy to have them, though. They’re little blips in time I would not remember otherwise. There are things you simply can’t come back from. Experiences you will treasure for the rest of your life. Moments that only you and those who have lived them can understand. My time abroad is one of them. Thinking back on my time in England is often sad. It’s filled with memories and faces and experiences I can’t recreate. When something makes us sad, we’re told to push it away. Fill our lives with happiness and focus on the future. There is a quote from J.K. Rowling’s famous Harry Potter series that reads, “it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” As long as we continue to look forward I see nothing wrong with remembering the experiences that made us who we are today.
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Students study television show, discuss dangers, benefits of engaging in online relationships By Danae King Campus Editor
As exams approach, some students may be studying by tuning into MT V. This is because the new show Catfish has become a topic of study in one University class. Internet Communities, a popular culture course taught by instructor Montana Miller, studied a few episodes of the show. The show is about people who conduct a relationship completely online. The host of the show brings the people together to finally meet in person and captures the whole thing on camera. The class watched two episodes and then discussed aspects of the show such as confronting realit y, lying online and fear of physical interaction. “Do we live in a culture that forces you to lie if you want to get to know [someone]?” Miller asked the class after a scene in episode three of the show. The show depicted a couple who had been talking online for 10
years and were about to meet and the show host discovered some secrets about one of the people. People may lie online for a few reasons. “A lot of times, we’re afraid to confront the rea lit y and we want to live in our fantasy,” Miller said. “Technology makes it easier to not meet people.” Peggy Giordano, adjunct professor emeritus in the Sociolog y department, said the variety of online interactions could go both ways. “It could open the person up to meeting different kinds of people, which may not happen in a bar scene,” Giordano said. “But they could be lying and exaggerating, which could be disappointing when meeting.” The Internet allows people to edit themselves heav ily, which isn’t possible in person, Miller said. “Maybe it’s too easy to get intimate on the I nter net,” she sa id. “Maybe it’s easier to talk about v u lnerabilit y … easier to write it down in
“It could open the person up to meeting different kinds of people, which may not happen in a bar scene.” Peggy Giordano | Sociology Professor Emeritus words.” Some positive factors that come with meeting people online include things such as the ability to respond slowly and not focusing on what the person looks like, Giordano said. “If you’re not focused so much on what the person looks like, maybe there are elements of your personality that can come out,” she said. Tanisha Fields, senior and student in the class, enjoys watching the show. “It’s very interesting to see how these people have these online relationships for so long,” she said. Though Fields has
never had an online relationship, she said she thinks a lot of students do have relationships through the Internet. “Students are into meeting people online,” Fields said. “I think you get more of a variation online.” Giordano said she has heard of people finding others similar to them on l i ne a nd t h roug h dating sites t hat t hey may not have met in ever yday life. “[The Internet/dating sites] put you together with people who might share your interests,” Giordano said. “It’s like a sorting process.” Meeting people online this way seems to be a more recent trend. “Dating sites are way more popular than they would have been 20 years ago,” Giordano said. Fields said she doesn’t think online relationships will become the norm or will ever outnumber in-person relationships. “I feel like everyone’s different, some people do prefer to meet people online,” Fields said.
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JUNIOR JOHN Waddle and sophomore Zack Robb play a game called “Freeze,” during their rehearsal. Robb said he likes acting animated and awkward when he performs.
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“When you come on this group, as cheesy as it sounds, you end up with a group of friends,” Stechschulte said. When it comes to perform-
ing with that group of friends, Stechschulte said it’s best to have nothing prepared. “Go up there with a blank slate,” he said. “It’s probably not going to go as planned.” A few months ago, junior John Waddle’s audition didn’t go as planned. After being told to act
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like the fake superhero “Oxymoron Man,” Waddle said he got very confused. “I forgot what oxymoron meant,” Waddle said. “So I just tried to stay out of people’s way.” Waddle said he was surprised when he found out he made the group.
Being in the group requires nights of practice, but Lutz said he really enjoys watching his group members improve. “We teach them the mechanics and they’re all really funny,” Lutz said. “This group brings people together.”
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“We usually have several marriage proposals at the Lights Before Christmas.”
Just like the Toledo Zoo, the new Winter Playland attracts people of all ages, starting at three-year-olds. “It draws people of all different ages throughout the region, so families will come with little kids, grandparents, college kids come. We usually have several marriage proposals at the Lights Before C h r ist ma s,” Norman said. The Zoo is a place for all ages, York said. Norman also said the winter shouldn’t be a factor in whether to attend the Lights Before Christmas because they offer various places to get warm. “W hen w inter does arrive, sometimes people think ‘it’s so cold out,’ but the thing is here at the Zoo we have lots of indoor areas, so it’s not like you have to spend your whole entire visit outside,” Norman said. “If you’ve been here, you know you can go into the Artic Encounter, we have the Museum of Science,
Andrea Norman | Public Relations which is where the model train display is at, the Reptile House is usually like a balmy 88 degrees.” Junior Amanda Wolfe and her Kappa Delta sorority sisters go to the Lights Before Christmas every year before finals week, Wolfe said. “I really like them. Where I live, I don’t live close to a zoo, so it was really cool and I liked the setup of it,” Wolfe said. “I like the bridge part you walk over — that’s my favorite.” The Lights Before Christmas and the new Winter Playland are open through Dec. 31 and is $12 for admission, York said. For more information on the Lights Before Christmas visit http:// www.toledozoo.org/.
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“It is one of those things that became popular because it’s a part of an imaginary world that you can participate in.”
someone who wants to play something familiar can always go to these games,” Ballmer said. Ballmer said Pokémon is a good game for students who do not like to play games for a long amount of time. “It’s one of those games that you don’t have to be completely engrossed in,” he said. “You can put it down and come back later.” Junior Luke Hay said he will consider buying the new Pokémon games. “I won’t buy the new Black and White games, but if they come out with other ones, I might,” he said. Freshman Kate Kraatz is uncertain of how she will feel about the new games. “I don’t think I’ll get as into it now that I’m older, but it’s still kind of exciting,” she said. Kraatz has been playing Pokémon since childhood. “I used to play with my brother,” Kraatz said. “We collected cards and dueled with them.” Sophomore Tia nna Johnston said a lot of her friends used to play Pokémon. “They wanted all the cards: everything. For
Nancy Down | Head Librarian their birthdays, holidays, all the time,” she said. Joh nston bel ieves Pokémon will continue to be popular with the youngest generation of children. “People our age will introduce it to their younger siblings and kids,” Johnston said. However, some students feel Pokémon has stayed popular w it h some because it reminds them of their childhood. “It reminds them of the good times; once you’re done with childhood, it all goes down from there,” Kraatz said. Ballmer said he thinks Pokémon will continue to be popular for a long time. “I’m sure there will be a point eventually when it stops, but in the next 10 to 20 years, probably not,” he said.
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FARfromHOME Two four-hour flights, two four-hour bus rides, take Falcons nearly 3,000 miles to Fairbanks, Alaska By Ryan Satkowiak Senior Reporter
Following a bye week, the BG hockey team will embark on an eight-hour trip to Alaska for a weekend set with the Nanooks. Alaska has been one of the pleasant surprises of the first half of this season. Picked to finish 10 in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association in the preseason coaches poll, the Nanooks find themselves comfortably in sixth place in league standings. A big part of that is their wellrounded all-around game. The Nanooks are fifth in the CCHA with 2.38 goals per game and sixth with 2.69 goals per game. “They’re proving to be [a formidable team] again this year,” said BG Coach Chris Bergeron. “We have to make it a puck possession game down below the tops of the circles and not let it become a track meet … we’re going to have to make them defend.” While Alaska isn’t the only team in the CCHA that presents this challenge, one of the main challenges about playing at Alaska is the size of the ice. The ice at the BGSU Ice Arena is NHL regulation size: 200 feet long by 85 feet wide. However, the ice in Alaska is Olympic size: 200 feet long by 100 feet wide. The faceoff circles are in the same locations on both sheets of ice, meaning that at Alaska, there is more room along the boards and in the corners. That makes being aware more important so you don’t get caught out of position. “You can find yourself getting caught outside on the wall and it’s further to the
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Women’s basketball looks for three wins in a row Falcons will travel to Evanston, Ill., to face Northwestern in search of third-straight win after starting season 3-3 By Max Householder Reporter
The BG women’s basketball team will have plenty of time to digest their recent home successes before they take to the court against Northwestern Sunday afternoon. After starting the year 3-3, the Falcons have won two games in a row off a previous home stand to move above .500 at 5-3. The Falcons have also shown what their potential can be when they score points. With consecutive wins against Colorado State and Butler, as of last night the Falcons are now 3-1 at home. They are also an unblemished 5-0 when they score at least 60 points in a game. Northwestern will most likely be an angry team when they face the Falcons Sunday as they are coming off their first loss of the season. The Wildcats fell to Depaul in their last outing with a score of 89-61. The Falcons will have plenty of time to scout Northwestern, as the two teams do not meet
until Sunday, while the Wildcats have a game Friday night against Illinois State. This, in theory, should help BG as it will give them an opportunity to scout their opponent so close to game time. It is well known that BG lacks the presence of a dominant scorer. In fact, the Falcons have only one player, Chrissy Steffen, averaging double figures. The senior guard averages 10.6 points per game. Although this is alarming, BG has managed to get by as of late with versatility and depth. In their last outing, the Falcons got an impressive performance out of their bench. BG held a 34-7 advantage over the visiting Butler Bulldogs, thus allowing the Falcons to shoot a season high 45.8 percent from the field. “I can’t remember the last time we had a game where we had more scoring production from our bench compared to our
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Men’s basketball to continue home-stand Falcons play Samford in fourth-straight home game By Alex Krempasky Reporter
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JILLIAN HALFHILL, guard, jumps up over a Butler player from the top of the key Wednesday.
The Falcons will be taking the court for their fourth straight home game against the Samford Bulldogs on Saturday. This is the first matchup between the two schools in basketball. Samford hails from the Southern Conference, better known as the SoCon. BG is 4-5 all-time against opponents from the SoCon. The most recent game was in 2007 when the Falcons lost to the Catamounts of Western Carolina. The Falcons are coming off a 54-41 win against the Wright State Raiders on
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Bowl picks. Let us start out with the most BCS bowl games and talk about how NIU snuck in.
ETHAN EASTERWOOD
Sports Editor
ERIN COX
TYLER BUCHANAN
Time that Notre Dame plays a real team.
Rooting for ND, but also for myself in this pick ‘em. Gotta go Alabama.
Alabama 45, Notre Dame 0
Alabama 17, Notre Dame 16
Wisconsin may have upset Nebraska, but Stanford upset Oregon.
I really don’t like the Big 10.
How is Wisconsin even in this? Did you even TRY this year, OSU?
Stanford 32, Wisconsin 21
Stanford 32, Wisconsin 23
Stanford 17, Wisconsin 16
ALEX ALUSHEFF
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City Editor
No. 1 Notre Dame Notre Dame is the only team that This is where the Jesus Juice still believes that being indepen- runs out. vs. No.2 Alabama dent is actually a good idea. Ask Nader how that worked. National Championship Ralph Alabama 34, Notre Dame 10 Alabama 45, Notre Dame 35 finished behind the No. 6 Stanford Wisconsin only two teams banned from vs. Wisconsin playing in this game. Third place is still losing. Rose Bowl Stanford 34, Wisconsin 10 No. 12 Florida St. vs. No. 16 N. Illinois
Orange Bowl
In Focus Editor
As much as I want to see a MAC Yay for a MAC team, but they’re MACtion! They’re going to have My editor won’t let me print team win a BCS bowl, I want it screwed. the heart to win. my true feelings about Kirk to be BG. Herbstreit. #MACtion Florida St. 38, NIU 10
Florida St. 38, NIU 17
NIU 32, Florida St. 10
NIU 16, Florida St. 12
No. 3 Florida I’ve been to both Gainesville and I have nothing interesting to say. Gators are mean, Cardinals are
vs. No. 21 Louisville
Sugar Bowl
Louisville, and I liked Gainesville better. Florida ∞, Louisville -∞
No. 4 Oregon Sixty percent of the time,
vs. No. 5 Kansas St.
Kansas State loses every time. Quack, quack, quack.
Fiesta Bowl Oregon 35, Kansas St. 0 Overall record
50-18 (.735)
Florida 30, Louisville 14
nice.
Gators eat Cardinals. This is a fact.
Florida 24, Louisville 17
Florida 21, Louisville 3
This is just too close to call look- I saw these ducks by this house ing at their past performances, the other day. They were so but I can risk a loss. cute.
¡Olé!’
Kansas St. 43, Oregon 42
Oregon 35, Kansas St. 23
Oregon 5, Kansas St. 4
57-11 (.838)
43-20 (.682)
38-12 (.760)
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ROBERT SHEA, defensmen, controls the puck before making an attack down the ice. KATIE LOGSDON | THE BG NEWS
A’USTON CALHOUN, forward, dribbles away from a Youngstown St. player.
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JILL STEIN holds off a defender as
WOMEN’S From Page 6 starters,” Coach Jennifer Roos said after the game. “We got production out of Allison Papenfuss and Jill Stein, who had been struggling. They both needed a shot of confidence and they got that tonight.” The Falcons and Roos hope that players like Papenfuss and Stein can build off those performances as they head into Evanston to take on a tough Northwestern squad. This team is a young team in light of having eight underclassmen on the squad. Their underclassmen, however, are already well groomed. In fact, two of their freshmen have combined to be named the Big Ten Freshmen of the Week in three of four weeks. Freshman Maggie Lyon led the way for the Wildcats in their last two outings, averaging 15.5
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“I can’t remember the last time we had a game where we had more scoring production from our bench compared to our starters.” Jennifer Roos | Coach points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and one steal per game. She is joined by fellow freshman forward Lauren Douglas, who, on the year, is averaging 12 points per game. This should be a tough test for the Falcons, as they will be on the road playing in front of a big ten crowd. For that reason, the Falcons are lucky that they have four days to prepare. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday in Evanston, Ill.
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Monday. That win put BG at a 4-4 record on the season. Samford is not having a very good season so far, only winning two games in their first ten. They are coming off an 88-56 loss at Kentucky on Dec. 4 and a 57-48 win at home against conference opponent G eorg ia Sout her n. Before the win against Georgia Southern, they lost six-straight games, including games against No. 2 Louisville, No. 17 Memphis and Toledo. During the game against Wright State, senior A’uston Calhoun went 12-12 in free throws. This was the first time a BGSU player made ten or more free throws in a game since Martin Samarco in 2007. The Falcons have one more home game in December following the Samford game on Saturday. The oppo-
nent is the nationally ranked Michigan State Spartans. This is by far the biggest game since the Stroh Center’s opening last season. Tom Izzo’s Spartans are currently 7-2 on the season, which has been highlighted with an impressive w in against the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks. After the showdown with the Spartans, the Falcons will be hitting the road for three-straight games. On Dec. 21, they will be facing the South Florida Bulls in Tampa. Then, the Falcons will travel to the University of North Dakota (who does not have a mascot after ditching their Fighting Sioux title this year) on Dec. 28 before finishing up their December games with a clash against the Temple Owls in Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve. The Falcons’ game against the 2-8 Samford Bulldogs is slated to tipoff at 2 p.m. at the Stroh Center on Saturday.
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HOCKEY From Page 6 net,” said BG forward Ryan Carpenter. “So trying not to get caught outside [is a key], but I feel like there will be more space to make plays.” Another challenge, one that is unique to playing at Alaska, is the travel. Instead of taking a bus trip to the game, the Falcons will take a pair of flights: one to Washington state and a second to Alaska. The trip spans four time zones; Alaska is four hours behind the Eastern Time Zone. However, Bergeron doesn’t believe that will be an issue for the team. “The biggest reason it’s a tough place to play is just getting there,” he said. “It’s two four-hour flights and a four hour bus ride, fol-
lowed by another four hour bus ride for these guys is no problem. We’ll get up there and have plenty of time to prepare, both on the ice and off.” Bergeron said during the bye week, the coaching staff had individual meetings with the players to evaluate where they are at this point in the season. “For some guys, it wasn’t easy, but it was real; this is where you are as an individual and this is where we are as a program,” he said. “What our involvement was, we asked, ‘is there a way we can make it better for you; is there a way we can be easier on you without expecting less.’ It was a good reflection week.” Both games are scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. in Alaska, which is 11:05 p.m. in the Eastern Time Zone.
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RESEARCH From Page 1 Historically, the University has received around $17 million in external funding every year from organizations such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Health, Ogawa said. Scherer said the kind of research many professors do, requires expenses only external funding can give. “I’ve been funded continually,” Scherer said. “[Grants] are critically important.” This is why Ogawa has already started efforts to train faculty on getting these grants. “The reason why this idea of getting external grants for faculty is that these additional funds allow faculty to do research they wouldn’t be able to do otherwise,” he said. “What we want to do is
CAFFEINE From Page 1 “I’ve started drinking a lot of coffee at college, but when I go home, I drink pop more,” Kerstetter said. Stefani Hathaway, psychologist at the Counseling Center, said caffeine can become problematic in a person’s day-to-day functioning if it affects them to the point where they aren’t functioning normally — such as effects in mood, relationships or academic performance. People can reduce their intake of caffeine by exercising, getting an adequate amount of sleep and set-
facilitate faculty efforts; in that regard we want to give them better support.” This support will come from improved policies and increased training opportunities for faculty to understand how funding agencies work. This past October, 17 faculty members from various colleges and departments attended a NSF event, Ogawa said. Even a few weeks ago, around 30 faculty members attended a grant writing seminar. The more the faculty knows about these organizations, the better they can structure and write their grant applications, Ogawa said. “It helps increase their potential for succeeding,” he said. Scherer also acknowledged ® the efforts by the University. “The University is doing a very good job to help facilitate their research
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