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Call To Action sharpens focus during Q&A Members explained updated action plan during Tuesday night’s meeting By Abby Welsh News Editor
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Fidelia Darmahkasih practices her voice on Tuesday afternoon.
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Music performance majors devote long hours of practicing to perfect their craft By Blake Howell Reporter
Constantly trying to hone their skills, the life of a music major is a tedious one. But seniors Collin Griebling and Fidelia Darmahkasih said the long hours of practice and dedication are worth the chance to live out their passions. Griebling and Darmahkasih are just two of roughly 400 undergraduate students studying music performance at the University. Like most, these students will undergo a four-year program to graduate, a program which entails extensive studying and hard work. However, these students also have another component to worry about; long hours practicing and perfecting their craft. “You put in the amount of time you want and you get that much back from it,” Griebling said. “There’s no room for a mediocre player, a mediocre composer or a mediocre educator.” William Mathis, chair of Music Performance Studies, said a music performance major typically signs up for four credit hours. A rule of thumb for these students is to practice an hour for every credit hour they sign up for, making for a recommended four hours of practice a day. Additionally, students must also take their “music core,” which
Call To Action hosted a Q-and-A session for students, faculty and staff to see where the group is headed in the future. Updates for each demand in the group’s action plan were made since its last meeting in December. The group met in the Math Sciences Building on Tuesday night. “I think people didn’t think we were doing anything and we wanted to tell [the student body] what we’ve done since we last met,” said Kevin Lewis, president of the Black Student Union and Call To Action member. Call To Action sent the administration an action plan in December of what they wanted implemented quickly when certain racial situations occur at the University. The demands included creating a multicultural and ethnic student center, establishing divisions of culture curriculum, increasing student organization funds and implementing the action plan, Lewis said. “We have met with multiple [members of] administration, such as Barbara Waddell, Steven Krakoff and Jill Carr to discuss each demand to see where we are with each one,” Lewis said. Some issues that were brought up during the meeting included determining whether the issues brought up during the last meeting were still relevant, planning where the location of the multicultural and ethnic student center would be, judging whether graduation would be delayed and discussing why crime on campus isn’t highlighted as much. “These solutions and [plans] are broad, but we want them to be broad because we don’t know yet where it could be in the future,” Lewis said during the meeting. Because there is no set timeline for each demand to be met, audience members were concerned if there isn’t a timeline set soon, it may be overlooked. This is something Call To Action is concerned about as well, and brought up to each administra-
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Tornado siren sounds for Severe Weather Awareness week
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Alarm will go off at 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday By Janel Hlebak Reporter
W it h t he weat her slowly changing from w inter to spring, the wind patterns are changing as well. On Wednesday at 9:50 a.m., 13 sirens will be going off around Bowling Green and more throughout Wood County, alerting residents of what a tornado drill sounds like and encouraging them to take part in a drill. Bowling Green Municipal Administrator John Fawcett said spring is the perfect time
for the State of Ohio’s Severe Weather Awareness Week. “It’s going to start getting warm out, meaning that the wind stream will begin to change and cause potential for severe weather,” he said. “People need to be aware of what to do in these situations.” Fawcett also had some insight about what students and residents should do to practice the drill Wednesday as well as stay safe during severe weather in
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Falcons TO attempt an UPSET The BG gymnastics team will travel to Kent State and try to upset the Golden Flashes to claim a share of the regular season MAC title. Read more in SPORTS | PAGE 3
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CULTURE SHOCK
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ACTION From Page 1 tion member when discussing plans for the demands. Because there is not a set answer for each demand yet, the administration is planning it by a “caseby-case basis,” said Juan Pimiento, Latino Student Union president and Call To Action member. “They want to get it
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Half of Harshman to remain closed
With two wings of Harshman Quadrangle currently closed, some students are beginning to wonder what the plans are. As of now there are no changes to the plan for Harshman. The residence hall will remain open for several more years, and will continue to house students, said Sarah Waters, director of Residence Life. “We are planning on having two wings open for fall,” Waters said. “If we need to we would close another wing.” The two wings that will remain open are Anderson and Bromfield.
as accurate as possible with the right answers,” Pimiento said. “Ultimately, we want to make sure everything is correct and reliable before we set a timeline … so we don’t fail the students and they trust the system.” Even though no one from Call To Action is graduating this year, Lewis said he wants more younger people to join to keep what the group started and to
Next year, Dunbar, one of the wings currently closed, will be used for storage for the Greek units after the demolition. There is currently no set date for the demolition of Harshman. Waters said they will continue to monitor the occupancy predictions for the fall, and decisions will be made based on that. If enrollment goes up to a point where more housing is needed, Residence Life would be able to reopen the Chapman wing of the hall because it has undergone many renovations, Waters said. Waters said it is unlikely the Dunbar wing will reopen. “It has not been updated with any new finishes or furnishings,” she said. “It’s not in a good aesthetic condition that would be acceptable to house students in without putting in a considerable amount of improvements.”
encourage the administration to follow through. “We know some of these demands will take years,” Lewis said. Tobias Spears, assistant director of LGBT Programs, was pleased with the turnout of the meeting. “I commend you all because it seems as though the group has grown since the last meeting,” Spears said during the meeting.
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Faculty Senate discusses changing enrollment The Faculty Senate did not tackle any new legislation at Tuesday’s meeting, but, rather, took the allotted time to address how to adapt to changing enrollment. Rodney Rogers, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, began by presenting on future enrollment initiatives. The University is primarily made up of students who are full time [87 percent], undergraduate [86 percent] and domestic [97 percent], Rogers said. Additionally, 85 percent are from Ohio. “That is certainly core for us,” Rogers said. But, if the University wants to keep up with enrollment trends, and wants to attract more state funding, that needs
TORNADO From Page 1 the future. “The sirens are designed to alert people out and about to find shelter,” he said. “Bowling Green, like many others cities, doesn’t have a shelter specifically for this purpose, so people should try to find somewhere without glass, windows, or doors that lead outside.” While the sirens scheduled for Wednesday are only a drill, Vince Davis, t he Universit y Fire Safety and Emergency Management coordinator thinks students should still take precautions seriously during this time.
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to change, Rogers said. Specifically, the plan is to attract more non-traditional students, whether that be transfer, international, adult or those seek i ng professiona l master’s, Rogers said. “We’ve got to make sure we have opportunities to provide these students with a Bowling Green State University education,” he said. Already, the University has an English immersion program for international students. Transfer students have the option for Firelands and Owens Community College pathways to the University. “There’s more work to
“When students hear the sirens, they’ll most likely just follow what everyone else around them is doing,” Davis said. “Tornado instructions are located in each building on campus, so checking those and avoiding hazardous areas would be a good idea.” Although it is windy, Bowling Green is typically not prone to severe weather emergencies. “Stat ist ica l ly, Ohio has about 30 tornadoes a year,” Davis said. “We have a pretty good pattern here though, the closest [tornado] to campus in years was about a mile away last year.” Bradley Gilbert, with the Wood County Emergency Ma nagement Agency,
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stressed the importance of becoming aware of the dangers of severe weather and what students and residents can do to stay safe during these times. “P r e -p l a n n i n g f or severe storms is critica l because there is genera lly ver y litt le advanced notice of these t y pes of severe weather storms,” Gi lber t sa id. “Severe storms can rapidly form and approach w ith litt le to no adva nced wa r ning, so it is importa nt for the public to educate themselves.” To find out more information on the State of Ohio’s Severe Weather Awareness Week or how to stay safe during severe weather and tornadoes, visit www.ready.gov.
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BG loses on Senior Night By Cameron Teague Robinson Sports Editor
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BG Gymnasts come together in a group huddle in a meet earlier this season at Anderson Arena.
Falcons look to upset Kent State for 1st time in 14 years to earn share of regular-season MAC title Grant Crawford Reporter
The BG gymnastics team will try to ink their name into the record books this Thursday, as the team will try to upend Kent State on the road and get a share of the regular season Mid-American Conference title. BG has not won a MAC championship since 1985. Kent State is currently 8-3 overall with a 5-0 record in the conference. The Falcons are 7-6 overall with a 4-1 record in the MAC. With a BG win, the team would not only get a MAC title, but beat one of the most profiled gymnastics teams in the conference. “That’s something we have talked about . . . that it will be a milestone beyond just sharing that regular season title . . . Trying to win at Kent is a tall task, it is not an easy place to win,”
said head coach Kerrie Turner. “We are really excited to go in there and just give it our all. We are just trying to focus on putting together a really solid meet and then see where that brings the results.” Junior gymnast Amanda Lievendag also commented on what it would be like to defeat a team they have not beaten in at least 14 years and to win a share of the MAC title in the process. “It would be an amazing feeling . . . but we are just going to try and go out there and get the scores that we want. The win will be the result, but it would be absolutely awesome to have the MAC title and beat them,” Lievendag said. The Falcons have a short week to prepare for the Golden Flashes as they only have four days to get ready for the meet, while Kent has had almost a
week to prepare. Turner said having a short week of practice can be both advantageous and disadvantageous. “After not having the best meet last weekend you kind of want to get right back out there and makes those corrections,” Turner said. “In some ways it is a good thing. At this point in the year we are really prepared and ready . . . the only disadvantage would be those that are kind of pacing some injuries, they did not get that much time to rest, but they are all so fired up to go in there and try to win.” BG looks to have one of their best meets of the season, but in order to accomplish this, the Falcons have to stay calm, cool and collected during the meet. This is something they have struggled with in the past. “I don’t really expect to see them
let down on Thursday, but they are going to have to stay in control of the adrenaline and I think a lot of that is the coaches talking to them and making sure that everyone is on the same page when we walk out there about hitting routines,” said Turner. The gymnasts seem to have their minds set, not really thinking about the win, but how they can improve in order to have a more successful meet. “We are trying just to focus on the little details and when we get to the meet, we are not going to focus on winning. We are just going to focus on doing our jobs and trying to hit all of our routines and make them as best as possible,” said Amanda Lievendag. BG looks to take down Kent State this Thursday March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center and win their first MAC title in nearly 30 years.
Senior Night is a night that can bring a lot of emotion to the players, coaches and fans. For seniors Cameron Black and Craig Sealey this was their last game in the Stroh Center as Falcons. “I’ve had a fun time here at BG,” Black said. “I love my teammates and coaches. I’m going to miss being around them all every day.” But on this senior night the Falcons came out differently than most teams. Instead of bringing the emotion and energy from the start of the game, they brought it when it was too late in the second half. The Falcons lost 72-61. “Ohio came out hungry and we were sluggish in the first half,” head coach Louis Orr said. “Ohio was just the team with the higher energy tonight.” Ohio University may have had the higher energy like Orr said, but they also had the hot hand from behind the arc as they shot 55 percent from three on the night. Bobcat guards Javarez Willis and Travis Wilkins combined to go 7-9 from deep and combined for 25 points. Bobcat guard Nick Kellogg scored 25 points of his own, shooting 8-13 from the floor and a perfect 7-7 from the free throw line. “They shot the lights out tonight,” Black said. “Our ball pressure wasn’t very good and they were blowing by us leaving kick outs open for threes. We also weren’t closing out hard enough.” Black, who has been playing well of late, received double teams the whole night. What was different about this double team than any other double team he is used to was that the extra defender wasn’t coming from the passer. Coming from the opposite side cut off a lot of the outlet passes Black was used to seeing. “I have been playing well as of late, so I expected the double team, but it was different from what I was used to,” Black said. “I tried to adjust to the game and try to get my teammates involved.” Junior Richaun Holmes scored 20 points on the night. 16 of those points came in the second half. He shot 9-10 from the free throw line and 5-11 from the field. “He is a talent and the more he is engaged the better player he will be,” Orr said. “It was good to see him get going but I want to see us bring the second half energy for the whole game.” The Falcons now have eliminated themselves from contention of a home game for the first round of the Mid-American Tournament. They can now only wait to see where they will travel for the first round of their game. Despite the senior night loss the Falcons will need to prepare as they travel to Buffalo Saturday to end their regular season. “We just have to keep playing,” Orr said. “That’s what competitors do, that’s what I expect us to do.”
BG faces noon tipoff at Miami Babers leads BG with up-tempo spring practices By Tara Jones Assistant Sports Editor
The Falcons will have to overcome a noon tipoff Wednesday in Oxford to continue climbing to the top of the conference. The BG women’s basketball team will take to the road to face Miami University on March 5 in their second-to-last matchup of the year in regular season. The 25-3 Falcons are currently on an 11-game winning streak, most recently claiming a home victory against Ohio University March 2 on Senior Day. The Falcons have surpassed last year’s win total from last season when they finished 24-11 overall. BG still has at least three games remaining with two regular-season matches left and at least one MAC tournament game to increase their win total. With a 15-1 Mid-American
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Conference record, BG has already clenched at least a share of the MAC East Division for the ninth time in the last 10 years. The Falcons are two games ahead of second-place Akron, who the Falcons will close the regular season against on Saturday. The RedHawks enter Wednesday’s matchup at 7-20 overall and 3-13 in MAC play. They returned nine letterwinners, including three starters, from a 2012-13 team that finished 19-13 overall and went 10-6 in the conference. Miami is currently trying to reverse its seven-game losing streak, their most recent loss coming at home to Buffalo by a score of 61-74. The RedHawks are 4-8 at home and 3-12 on the road overall. The RedHawks have conference victories at home against Akron and
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The coaches have been signed, the recruits have been announced and now spring practice has started for the Bowling Green football team. The practice on March 4 was the fourth practice for the Falcons this year. The offense was running at a much higher tempo than they were accustomed to with ex-coach Dave Clawson, quarterback Matt Johnson said. In the team scrimmage, there were no more than five to 10 seconds in between plays as each side of the ball, offense and defense, were subbing people in and out constantly. Every time the offense reached the other end of the field, both teams turned around and immediately began going the other way. Steven W. Echard | THE BG NEWS
BG Football players scrimmage at spring practice in their first time out in pads.
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“Amazing how life turns out the way it does.” While I don’t remember the exact time when I found my favorite band Anberlin, I never thought about the way life turns out the way it does. I didn’t think by picking up their third album, I would fall into love with a band for seven or eight years. But the sad truth is, Anberlin is breaking up after this year’s seventh album, a summer tour and a final tour. I found out on Jan. 22nd. Jan. 22nd, 2011 was the first time I saw Anberlin live. I was a high school senior at a Columbus show when I was saw them live, and experience something I had wanted to hear for a while— I wanted to see them live. Since then, I’ve seen them play again twice, both in the past year. One show particularly special to me for a few reasons. I was three rows from the stage. Not only was this my first time so close to any stage during a concert, but it was also my favorite band.
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of voter fraud were reported in Ohio during the last Presidential election, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. There were 5.6 million ballots cast in our state during that election. Of those 270 cases, none were prosecuted. You do the math — there is no voting fraud problem here. Likewise, there is no problem in other states. It is a fairy tale, pure and simple. The party that wears patriotism and liberty like a badge of honor really does not believe in those traits. A true patriot would not be constantly working to deny voting rights to their fellow Americans. Whether it is what happened here in Ohio or the despicable voter roll scrubbing in Florida, Republicans all across America are working to keep people from voting. How is that American? How is this any different from a totalitarian regime that rigs its elections? The answer is that it is not.
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I’ve become increasingly sad since their announcement. I’ve been thinking more about this recently— I saw them a year ago this month. Something about that show made me feel so much better about myself and my life. My problems were gone, even though it was temporary. Reality swung back full force not much later and I moved along with their music playing. While I’m still saddened by Anberlin’s decision to end, I understand why they’re doing it. These guys have been doing this for over ten years now and it’s about time to settle down or work on other projects. Their fans still have their music, but not the pleasure of tours and new albums every now and then. I won’t forget the times I spent listening to Anberlin while I was out with my dogs, or walking across campus. They’ll still be my favorite band and some songs live are much better than their studio versions, but it’s better than nothing. Don’t be let down if you’re favorite band is coming to an end, but embrace the music and just hold on.
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Move to limit early voting in Ohio unfair, harms voters urban areas are most likely to be affected. Paul Mckenzie Who do they vote for? The COLUMNIST Democrats, overwhelmingly. The elimination of Sunday voting is especially hurtful to the Democrats and democratic process. This past week in Columbus, The effect of what has Gov. Kasich signed two bills that will restrict voting in been deemed “Souls to Polls” has been a boon for the Buckeye State. These bills have enabled the Democrats. Souls to Polls is the Secretary of State Jon Husted, another Republican, phenomenon of Africanparishioners to almost immediately cur- American going straight from church tail access to voting. Husted knocked six on Sunday to the Board of days of early voting off Elections to vote. According to the Plain the calendar. He also cut two Saturdays Dealer, in the 2008 presiand most importantly, dential election, AfricanAmerican voters representended Sunday voting. Why did the Ohio ed 56 percent of weekend voters in Cuyahoga County, Republicans do this? They will tell you it is done Ohio’s largest county, even though they made up just to fight voting fraud. I will tell you it is to keep 28 percent of the county’s population. Democrats from voting. This nationwide conserSo who is really affected by this? The working per- vative drumbeat about votson who finds it hard to vote ing fraud is an utter, comMonday through Friday plete smokescreen. It is a problem that does from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The minority voters in not exist. Only 270 cases
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Republicans now realize that electing one of their candidates to the White House is an uphill battle and they are working overtime to fix the rules to their advantage. This is brazen, unethical and un-American. No matter how much Red, White and Blue they don, how many “Don’t Tread On Me” stickers they display, and how much they claim to be the guardians of our Constitutions, Republicans just cannot seem to look in the mirror and see that their actions are the opposite of patriotic. We have all played games with that one whining, insufferable person who will fix things so they will win. Unfortunately, Ohio Republicans resorted to this behavior last week. True Americans, those who believe in our system and our ideals, should be furious.
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Embrace culture shock Arpan Yagnik COLUMNIST
Culture shock is an experience that an individual goes through when exposed to an unfamiliar culture. It happens with everyone at some point in life. It is quite common in most circumstances. However, an example of an intense culture shock would be immigration to a different country or a social ecosystem. Marriages can also be a reason for culture shock. Reverse culture shock is what an individual experiences when he or she returns to the original culture or social ecosystem after a considerable amount of stay in the different environment. I argue that culture and reverse culture shock is heuristic. The differences that we observe are actually the openings that enable us to adjust and empower us in understanding different cultures and social settings. I came to the U.S. in August 2010 from India. The new social environment of the states ceaselessly kept presenting challenges. I have done alright in internalizing the culture and acclimatizing to life here without compromising my originality. However, food is one aspect of the culture shock that took the longest to adjust. Coming from a vegetarian and a meat-free background, adjusting to the meat inundated surroundings was a challenge. However, a closer inspection allowed me to find abundant vegetarian food amidst the meaty food. Instead of missing Indian food, I realized that managing vegetarian food is not a substantial challenge anymore. After three and a half years, I have finally managed to not come back hungry after going out for dinner. Moving onto reverse culture shock, I experienced it intensely during my visit back home. I have to admit that the reverse culture shock was more frustrating and bothersome than the culture shock. What bothered me the most is the dissimilarity in the time orientation. In spite of being from a polychronistic culture, I did not face difficulties adjusting to the monochronistic life in the states.
But it was difficult to transition back into the polychronistic system of my homeland. The understanding of time is so lackadaisical that is impossible to maintain a schedule. The unenthusiastic understanding comes with sheer lack of regret on being late, and a comment suggesting that the one being on time is a fool and has nothing better to do with his time. This aspect of reverse culture shock was really bothersome, and it made my stay and interactions back home difficult and unpleasant. Another aspect of reverse culture shock, which I experienced, has to do with the following of the traffic rules. It is universal known in every country with roads and infrastructure that red means stop. Nonetheless, I uncovered another understanding of red, which is ‘check for police and decide accordingly.’ The drivers will scan the surrounding area to make sure the traffic constable is not around and without further ado they dash away. Surprisingly, this does not result in frequent accidents because everyone is aware of the dysfunctionality in the system, and therefore are cautious and aware. I had never seen my country from this perspective. That is the reason why I believe reverse culture shock is heuristic. I have lived in the same system for 25 years without realizing the extent or the effect of the dysfunction on the lives of the general population. It was due to the reverse culture shock that enabled me to observe and learn the dysfunctionalities. I also want to add that culture and reverse culture shock are not just tools for finding the loopholes in a social system and criticizing it. They are also an excellent lens that allows us to see the inherent good of a system that was earlier invisible. After living in Bowling Green, I am so appreciative of the public transport system back in India and the comfort it brings to my life. Embracing culture shock due to its heuristic nature is a good strategy. Also, embracing culture shock will assist in acclimatizing better and faster and eschewing or succumbing to culture shock will only make adjusting difficult.
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FACULTY From Page 2 these things,” WellsJensen said. “Shared governance is participating in shaping the future.” The discussion centered on how the University can structure courses and programs to serve the changing needs that Rogers discussed. WellsJensen urged the senate to avoid letting the discussion devolve to how to do
MUSIC From Page 1 includes music theory, ear training and music history. “Coupled with performance preparation, this program is really what we call musicianship,” Mathis said. “It’s a pretty rigorous program.” As if balancing their core classes, general education classes and exponential hours of practice weren’t enough, these students also face numerous evaluations. Students not only have to audition to get into the program, but they must also undertake a “sophomore review” and a final recital. “Some people say they don’t like them, but for me, I look forward to a point to where I can present my ideas to these people, get some feedback and hopefully get better,” Griebling said. The sophomore review requires students to perform in front of a “jury” specific to their field. If they do not pass this evaluation, they are given detailed instructions on where their skill level needs to be and how to get there. Although Mathis said it seldom happens, if students do not pass the evaluation for the second time, then they are dismissed from the program and must re-audition if they so choose.
more with less. “T he conver sat ion I want us to have today is not financial discussion,” Wells-Jensen said. “No large bags of cash are going to fall out of the sky on any group.” Rat her, Wells-Jensen directed the senate to focus on “who we are as a community.” The senate then split into groups and discussed the issues for approximately half an hour. According to a sheet dispersed prior to the meet-
ing, groups were to discuss opportunities, barriers and ways to overcome those barriers that are associated with changing student populations. Rogers, Un iversit y President Mar y Ellen Mazey, Undergraduate St udent Gover n ment President Alex Solis and other non-faculty also participated in the group discussion. W e l l s - J e n s e n announced the ideas and outcomes of the discussion will be collated and
Like the sophomore review, these jury assessments, Mathis said, are to measure progress. “What we don’t want are students reaching the final recital only to find out that they aren’t at that level,” he said. “Most students, if they put the work in, will fly right through these assessments.” Darma hkasih and Griebling are familiar with the stress and work required for these evaluations as they have already completed their sophomore reviews, as well as their final recitals. But although preparing for them comes with a great deal of stress, both students welcome these evaluations because they let them know how to improve their crafts. “Music is all about process,” Darmahkasih said. “We’re like athletes; we constantly have to train our muscles because if you’re not constantly doing it, you’ll lose it.” With the major evaluations completed and graduation looming in May for both students, they can breathe a little easier, but only for the moment. As Darmahkasih mentioned, striving to perfect their talents is an ongoing charge. While she only spends an hour practicing with her voice a day, Darmahkasih said she is always rehearsing in her mind. Likewise, Griebling,
before he began student teaching at Elmwood Local Schools, spent anywhere from one to six hours practicing his trombone [depending on the day]. “Music is a profession that you can always put more effort into,” Griebling said. “There’s no ‘I have completed my homework assignment and now I’m done,’ it’s an endless task.” Stress is going to be a product of balancing immense hours of practice, classes and outside commitments. But like most college students, music majors also have another issue of stress in their vast list; the issue of future job placement. Mathis said students in music education nearly have a 100 percent chance of job placement, but performance majors he warned, “must become entrepreneurs.” Both Darmahkasih and Griebling have admirations of performing in an orchestra setting, but they also realize teaching is more than likely a part of their futures. Gr iebling a nd Darmahkasih accept a lot of work, stress, criticism and uncertainty about their futures as musicians, but both of them agree… it’s all worth it. “We do what we love, and I love to sing,” Darmahkasih said. “That’s what we do in heaven.”
posted online following the meeting. The Senate’s Committee on Academic A f fairs Cha ir Dav id Border also outlined three new minors to be offered at the University. Finance, Japanese and philosophy, politics, economics and law will all be additional minors, Border said. “All three are evidence of really creative thinking and sound design,” Wells-Jensen said. “BGSU will really be better for these efforts.”
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Kent State and on the road at Eastern Michigan. Miami’s home conference losses include Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Ball State and Buffalo. Their road losses have come at Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan, Buffalo, BG, Central Michigan, Kent State and Akron. Following its matchup with BG, Miami will close out its regular season at home against Ohio. The Falcons lead the overall series 46-27 between the two teams, including a commanding win earlier this season on Feb. 9 at the Stroh Center by a score of 91-45. Last season, Miami became the first team to defeat BG twice in the same season since the 2004-05 season. The RedHawks took the first meeting of last year’s season 57-54 at the Stroh on Jan. 24 before earning a 76-61 victory in Oxford on Feb. 23. BG head coach Jennifer Roos said that she knows Miami will come out playing their best, as they always do, especially in Oxford. A noon tip off will be a challenge for the team, which Roos said is not a morning
FOOTBALL From Page 3 “Coach Clawson ran more of a ball control offense and relied a lot on the defense. We scored points but we did it in a slow [and] methodical way,” Johnson said. “With this offense, we want to score as fast as often. Whether it is in one play or five plays, we want to put points on the board as fast as we can so it’s totally different.” This was the first practice for the Falcons in which they were able to put on the pads. The worst thing that can happen on the first day of pads is for a player to get hurt off a hard hit. The coaches made sure that would not happen as they repeatedly reminded the players to protect each other. “The thing I wanted to see is if we could go and change the different tempos in pads,” head coach Babers said. “I also wanted to see if those guys would
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