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Service Learning staff • 925 t-shirts • 5 speakers • 820 volunteers TRANSPORTATION: • 53 sites • 10 buses • 2,775 service hours completed • 5 shuttles • $60,000 = roughly how much the • 6 vans hours are worth to the community FUNDING: • 70 members of the leadership • 2 grants worth a total of $2,500 team • Around $7,000 in co-spon• 7 Civic Action Leaders sorships, including $2,000 • 152 student athletes from the University Activities • About 15 Classified Staff Organization Council volunteers to make lunch • Also donations of items, such • 11 members of the Office of as food and vans

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hough there are 53 projects going on during one day, to Katherine Bowser, the people are more important than the projects. Bowser was one of the graduate students in charge of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday. Bowser, an assistant director in the Office of Service Learning, and Jeremy Doughty, another graduate student and assistant director, were both new to the day and their positions and spent months preparing. Throughout the planning process and the day, Bowser remembered her long-held belief that the relationships made between people are more important than the projects completed. If students ask why they are at a place helping out, that helps them begin to work toward a solution to the problem they are helping to solve, she said. “If you do that— it’s very natural for them to engage in people more, rather than wall painting or food stocking,” Bowser said.

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MLK Day offers multiple opportunities for volunteers By Kathryne Rubright Reporter

or many students, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a Monday free of classes. For others, it’s one of the best days of the year. “It’s like our Christmas almost, because it’s so big,” said Alan Watson, a senior serving with Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity. Watson said the day of service has been bigger and better each of the four years he has served. “I’m sad this is my last year,” Watson said. 820 students chose to participate this year, putting in 2,775 service hours. This is the sixth year the Office of Service Learning and Civic Action Now, a student organization, have come together to organize the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Challenge. Students work in teams to complete community service projects in Bowling Green, Toledo and the surrounding area. “We had a few more students than we thought we were going to have,” said Tracy Knappins, service center director for Salvation Army of Wood County. About 35 students helped to repaint the Salvation Army Service Center. Knappins had expected 20 students.

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Dining Services offers food for MLK Day volunteers

This year, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day food was fully catered by campus Dining Services for all to eat. Dining Services is the only sponsor for MLK Day for food this year because its funding was lost for the food, said Mike Paulus, director of Dining Services. When Paulus received a phone call for more food than this past year, he was shocked at the number increase of volunteers.

“There were 500 volunteers last year and 800 this year, so it was important for us to step up and help,” Paulus said. This past year, Dining Services was a primary partner. There were other organizations helping out, such as United Way. Paulus and the Dining Services team prepared lunches to go for volunteers. They had a variety of food and drinks for volunteers to choose from. “We [were] more than excited and ready to help out and provide everyone with lunches and snacks,” Paulus said. “It was a great way to help out such a huge event, so we were more than happy to.” The Classified Staff Council packed more than 800 lunches Monday morning.

SECOND-HALF COMEBACK BG Men’s basketball overcomes a 15-point deficit at halftime to defeat the Broncos of Western Michigan. Anthony Henderson led the way for the Falcons with a career-high 27 points. | PAGE 3

Co-ed team wins national championship By Cameron Teague Robinson Sports Editor

The Bowling Green State University cheerleading team stayed true to its mission statement and ‘found a way’ to win the co-ed national championship this past Saturday at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Fla. “Our mission statement all year has been ‘find a way,’” junior Abbey Pilgrim said. “We had so many challenges and we were still able to do our routine well and complete our goal.” The cheerleaders were given four days off the entire break, and they went through two-a-days which consisted of two three hour practices each day. There were injuries and other obstacles the team had to overcome while preparing for nationals, Pilgrim said. The team’s goal through the entire event wasn’t to win a national championship but to hit a technically clean routine. “We were so happy after the routine ended because we knew we hit the routine the best we could,” Pilgrim said. The Falcon co-ed team climbed from third place after the semifinals, among 21 cheers programs from around the country including Hofstra, Purdue, San Diego State, Rutgers, Colorado State, George Mason and Syracuse. There were a total of nine teams in the finals that were fighting to stop Hofstra from winning its sixth championship in a row. All 10 of the finalists were standing on the stage waiting for their name to be called and when Hofstra was called as runner up, a sense of shock hit the team, Pilgrim said.

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Takeout boxes not available in 2 dining halls The Oaks, Carillon to bring community together; not allow students to eat in residence halls By Abby Welsh News Editor

There are no new plans for takeout boxes at either one of the All You Can Eat dining halls anytime soon. Carillon and The Oaks, now open for more than two years, allow students to pay one price to eat anything they want. These are the only AYCE facilities on campus. Students are allowed to stay as long

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as they want to socialize or do homework when they are finished eating. “The purpose of these dining halls was to prevent taking your food home and eating in your room, but instead to create a sense of community and coming together,” said Mike Paulus, director of Dining Services. Because the two facilities have not been open that long, there is not enough data to determine whether or not takeout boxes would be a

Columnist Davood Dadfar talks about the impact social media will have on the professional world in the upcoming year. He also provides examples as such. | PAGE 4

good option yet. “If anything it would cost [Dining Services] more money to buy the boxes, extra food, walking in and out, etc. It just is not feasible at the moment,” Paulus said. “It would not bring us in any extra income at all.” However, Paulus and the rest of Dining Services do not think it won’t

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Students gather on their day off by volunteering to show support on MLK Day

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TWO VOLUNTEERS work to paint the interior of the Salvation Army store Monday during MLK Day.

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“Hofstra is sort of a legend with five straight championships, nobody expects to beat them,” Pilgrim said. “It was a dream come true for us.” Each of the teams were comprised of 16 performers and allowed one two minute and 30 second performance. The team chooses its performance based on its skills. The coach takes each performer’s skills and puts

them together around the end of September. The Falcon’s all-girl cheer team were national finalists. The all-girl team competed at nationals for the first time and placed ninth out of 16 in the semifinals of the All-Girl D1A Division. The team missed the finals by less than a point. “They have been working so hard all year,” All-girls competitor Brittany Lind said. “They wanted to come back and win after being so close last year and they did.

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We are so happy for them.” The Falcons have been ranked in the top five for four consecutive years but this is the first time the team has broken through and won the national championship. “Being in the top five has brought a lot of talented athletes and leaders to our program,” head cheerleading coach Anne Marie King said. “Winning a championship will continue to bring in quality members and out program will continue to grow in all

aspects.” The team will now enjoy a bit of a break before tryouts begin in the spring. After that, they will begin to prepare for football and defending their national championship again next year. “We are so proud of our cheerleading squad,” University Director of Athletics Chris Kingston said in a press release. “We are very fortunate to have such talented studentathletes supporting BGSU Athletics.”

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FINAL SCORE BOWLING GREEN

Anthony Henderson’s career-high 27 points leads Falcons to come from behind MAC win

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By Cameron Teague Robinson Sports Editor

The BG men’s basketball team overcame a 15 point second half deficit to defeat Western Michigan University 69-64 on Saturday afternoon. “You know every time you come here it is going to be a battle,” Head basketball Coach Louis Orr said. “We were down 15 and we were fighting for our lives on the court.” Junior guard Anthony Henderson drained a career-high seven three-pointers to finish with a career-high 27 points. The Falcons as a team went 10-of-18 from behind the three-point line for the game, as the 10 treys was the most in a single game by the Falcons this season. “You could see he was this close to having this type of game,” Orr said. “Thank God he had it today.” The 15 point deficit was also the largest lead that the Falcons have overcome this season for a win. The win is the second straight for the Falcons who improve to 8-9 overall and 2-2 in Mid-American Conference play. The loss drops Western Michigan to 9-7 overall and 2-2 in the league. The Falcons took their first lead of the second half on back-to-back free throws fromParkeratthe7:44mark,whichcappedoffan11-1run,toputthescoreat56-55. After the Broncos retook the lead two possessions later on a layup from Whittington, the Falcons would stay within one basket of the home team for the next several minutes. A three-pointer from Clarke with the shot clock winding down put the Falcons back out in front at 65-64 with 1:33 to go in regulation. “We hit some big shots which you need on the road,” Orr said. “You just have to keep playing.” On the next two possessions defensively, the Falcons forced the Broncos into a turnover and saw Western Michigan miss two straight free throws to keep the score at 65-64 with less than 40 seconds to go in the game. On an inbounds play, the Broncos chose to double-team Holmes. He found a wide open Henderson under the basket for an easy layup, and put the Falcons up three at 67-64 with only 15 seconds on the game clock. Two Western Michigan timeouts later, the Broncos’ Brown missed a long three-pointer attempt from the top of the key to try and tie the score. BGSU’s Holmes skied high to haul in the rebound and was fouled on the play. The junior hit two straight free throws with six seconds left in the contest, sealed the 69-65 come from behind and created a win for the Falcons. “I give our guys credit for never giving up,” Orr said. The Falcons will be back in action on Jan. 22 when they travel to Athens, OH for another MAC game against Ohio University.

Anthony henderson takes a shot from behind the arc in a game earlier this season at the Stroh Center.

Falcons lose in overtime battle of MAC unbeatens By Tara Jones Assistant Sports Editor

The BG women’s basketball team fell to Central Michigan in an overtime Mid-American Conference battle after the Chippewas made a late second-half surge. In a matchup between two undefeated teams in the MAC, much of the game was back and forth, tallying 10 lead changes and six ties for the lead. However, the Chippewas faced an early scoring drought of over eight minutes midway through the first half that allowed the Falcons to jump to the lead. BG finished the half on a 7-0 run and went into halftime with a 32-24 lead. In the second half, the Falcons were able to clench a double-digit lead, but Central Michigan continued chipping away at the lead with small runs. After forcing BG to turn the ball over and the Falcons going just 1-of-7 from the free-throw line late in the game, momentum shifted entirely to the Chippewas. Central Michigan closed the second half on a 12-1 run to tie the game up at 70 and force the game into overtime. The Chippewas continued their momentum into overtime, but the Falcons were not going away easily. BG forced two ties in overtime. The Falcons were unable to hit

“We’ll see them again and we’ll play just as hard as we did today.” Alexis Rogers | Redshirt Senior

two shot attempts that would give them the lead with just over a minute left to play and were forced to foul CMU. The Chippewas began to pull away from the free-throw line. Senior Jill Stein’s inbounds pass was just out of reach for the Falcons’ last effort, and a jump ball was forced, giving the ball back to CMU with just over a second left. Central Michigan inbounded the ball and ran out the clock, claiming the overtime victory. Redshirt senior Alexis Rogers finished with a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Falcons. Fellow senior Jillian Halfhill fouled out in overtime and finished with 18 points. Redshirt sophomore Erica Donovan finished the day with 16 points and seven rebounds. Rogers said a lot of positives came from today’s game, despite the result. She said they learned what they need to work on for further games. “We weren’t supposed to come

in here and win today,” Rogers said. “That’s not what people thought, but the fact that we played a game and they had to take us into overtime, that proves a lot and . . . we still have a really long season. We’ll see them again and we’ll play just as hard as we did today.” Head Coach Jennifer Roos said that the combination of miscues on their part and missed free throws hurt the Falcons in the end of regulation. However, she said that she is very calm following the loss because she is proud of her team’s effort and proud of how the Falcons played in a very challenging week for them. She added that this game is just game five of their MAC slate. “We went 2-1 this week,” Roos said. “Two out of the three games [were] on the road. Ball State’s extremely talented, we beat a very talented Akron team at home, and now we play in front of you know 2,000 people at a very tough McGuirk Arena at Central, against a team that’s favored to win both the West, the overall and the tournament.” The Falcons now return to the Stroh Center for their next MAC contests. First, BG will host Eastern Michigan on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. Then, Northern Illinois will come to town on Sunday, Jan 26 at 2 p.m.

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Gymnastics team picks up first win in MAC contest Falcons defeat defending conference champions By Grant Crawford Reporter

The BG gymnastics team, after starting the season off with two consecutive losses, got their first win to open Mid-American Conference play as they defeated the reigning conference champs in Western Michigan 192.825 to 191.450. “It is definitely a confidence builder for us,” said Coach Kerrie Turner. “Western tied for the MAC championship last year so going in knowing that they are a strong program and being able to get that win early on, especially in our first MAC meet, is really important to us.” Coming into this matchup, the Falcons had to play better to avoid a third straight loss of the season and that is exactly what they did. They improved in the area they struggled with most last week, the balance beam, posting a 48.075, which is 2.175 points better than last week. “It is hard to start on balance beam,” said Turner. “They struggled there but they were really prepared, so we really did discuss after the meet the fact there is not really a reason to get so nervous about balance beam. The Falcons entering into this competition seemed focused on improvement. Improving upon their performance from last

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Helped her team achieve an overall higher score. week in balance beam and overall score, along with Lauren Feely, Megan Harrington, Gina Locigno, and Alyssa Nocella posting better scores, compared to last week, as all-around athletes. “I think overall we were really excited to go back to the MAC and have a good meet and build off our first meet from Ohio State,” said Alyssa Nocella. “We really worked during that week to build up confidence and be excited to know that we were going to do good this weekend.” With that in mind, the Falcons as a team took the stage and competed well with everyone contributing and doing their part. “I definitely feel confident in all of my teammates. Last year we only lost a few routines from last year so we have a great team coming into this year, most of whom are experienced,” said Megan Harrington. The Falcons next meet will be on Jan. 25 in Anderson Arena at 4 p.m. where they will take on Eastern Michigan, who is currently winless of the season.

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PEOPLE ON THE STREET “A day of recognizing what people have done to make the world a better place.”

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“It reminds me of American history. What America has been through and what we still have to accomplish.”

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“A profound change in civil rights history for not only different races, but equality for all.””

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It’s very common these days to see a disappointment with religion, particularly the Catholic church. Sentiments expressed in a recent column in The BG News reflect the belief that the church is out of touch with the modern world. Just when you think it’s beginning to change its views, it can’t bring itself to let go of its outdated traditions. Many Christians, even

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That moment when you notice that your instructor is more confused than you are. #WHATISEVENGOINGONHERE On a smoke-free campus, there’s a smoke station right next to Kohl, where everyone has to pass smokers. What is this? #CLEANAIRNOT It’s week two and I feel like I’m in week 13 of the semester. Is it summer yet? -DOUBTFUL It’s a hit or miss with campus dining on long weekends. Either you starve or you don’t. #ENFORCEDDIET Today, I gave my roommates a piece of my mind. For weeks, they’ve been piling dishes in the sink and around the sink without washing them. It’s disgusting. -OUR KITCHEN SMELLS BAD I know how to do my job, please stop acting like you know how to do it. -OKAY, THANKS, BYE We’re not going to discuss how many discs of “That 70’s Show” I watched over this weekend. #HELLOWISCONSIN Walking across campus this weekend was like walking across the Arctic tundra while wearing sweat pants and a thin fleece jacket. -SNOW TORNADOES DO EXIST Subway gave me food poisoning. #NOTSOFRESH This week already sucks. #GAMEOVER

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Catholics, have expressed dissatisfaction with Pope Francis for not changing church teaching. Such feelings overlook the basic truth about church doctrine. The pope is the head of the church, but one man cannot simply change over 2,000 years of tradition. There is great depth behind everything the church believes. The pope has been making great strides for the church through his humility. He has cut down on papal extravagance and will refrain from bestowing the title of

“Monsignor” to priests. And he has shown great love for those who say they feel ostracized by the church, which has set a strong example to Christians everywhere. Another common complaint is that the church is unwelcoming and unfulfilling. But again, this misses the point. The purpose of church is not to be entertained by sermons, music and good translations. We go to church to grow closer to our God and deeper in faith and love together in community. Many feel that the church

thinks it’s above them or belittles them. Women in particular express displeasure with this because they feel they can’t have the same roles as men in the church. But women play indispensable roles in the church, as do men. The Catholic church is beautiful. It is unfortunate that something so rich in love and tradition is disparaged as “out of touch.” -Alex Elfreich and Corrinne Burns aelfrei@bgsu.edu and cormbur@bgsu.edu

Meaningful connections Social media to move into end loneliness professional workspace kayla brandts Columnist

The human need. The things we all have in common. It doesn’t matter where you grew up, how many siblings you have, what your dreams are, the basic needs of human beings remain. To be loved, to have purpose, to not be alone. The feeling of loneliness is a feeling many people spend their whole lives trying to counteract. Everyone simply just wants to have that feeling that they are cared about by someone, anyone. The troubling thing though is when we substitute real, true connection with a fake one. Our generation especially looks to earn satisfaction and wholeness from social media outlooks. We feel alone when our tweets and selfies go unliked or unfavorited. Constantly updating our lives through a screen, affirming to others that we have friends, that we go out and we matter. It’s comical, in a sense, watching people scurry to get out their smart phones and snap selfie after selfie and group picture after group picture of their “crazy” and noteworthy weekends. If you think about it, why do we feel the need to let everyone know our plans? Does anyone actually care? Or is it simply a race of who can appear to have the most friends, who

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“Everyone simply just wants to have that feeling that they are cared about by someone, anyone. The troubling thing though is when we substitute real, true connection with a fake one.” can look as if they’ve never experienced that feeling of loneliness. It’s inevitable, loneliness. I speak from experience. I could list example after example of times I’ve been at a party or with a group of friends and felt as if I was the only person in the room. I hid it of course, as most do, and pretended to have a good time, pretended as if I felt connected with the group of individuals that surrounded me. We settle for pretending our friends care about us, for fear of being alone, instead of seeking people that truly do. Seek those people, and also, be that person. Don’t be worried about posting how you’re having a good time, and how you love your friends, actually have a good time and truly love those around you.

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2014 is the year social media will invade our professional lives. In the past decade, the typical college student has seen trends from cell phone to iPods invade their personal space. I believe that social media will become the most lucrative, testing our qualifications for future job positions and setting us apart from the norm. The importance of social media in today’s age doesn’t come with our ability to understand how to make a Facebook page or a Twitter account, but with the ability to communicate effectively through such mediums on behalf of other parties’ objectives. When most college students hear social media they think of their personal Facebook or Twitter accounts, yet a few think of the value companies like Coca-Cola or Zara place on their public profiles. These same companies set the value of their social media presence at astonishing figures. Today, companies are testing marketing and communication graduates with entry-level jobs that test their ability to utilize the resource and create a worthwhile return on investment. Remember that saying the job you’re likely to be placed in doesn’t exist yet? There’s a good chance that job may utilize social media in some shape or form and it’s slowly com-

“It’s not hard to believe that through social media we’ll be able to make more use of data and create a more efficient business environment.” ing into existence. Snapchat’s recent bid by Facebook for $3 billion shows that social media cannot only serve as a recreational tool, but also that of high level security purposes. It’s not hard to believe that through social media we’ll be able to make more use of data and create a more efficient business environment. The truth remains that there is still plentiful opportunit y for students of all backgrounds who are looking to enter the job market. Current generation students should harness their familiarity with social media to work to their advantage. Much of this opportunity and potential has been created by the fear and misunderstanding of elder generations, who don’t fully understand social media and frown upon its placement in society today. By welcoming this opportunity students will be able to venture new endeavors and solve problems like never before.

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RAyia GADDY put painter’s tape on the wall and ripped up carpeting with multiple volunteers in the Padua Center in Toledo on Monday afternoon.

Student volunteer involved for personal reasons By William Channell Assistant Pulse Editor

As sophomore Rayia Gaddy ripped up carpeting from a flight of stairs in the Padua Center in Toledo on Monday, she was likely enjoying the sense of community as much as the process. “[It’s] the one time that everyone puts aside their differences,” Gaddy said, as she reflected on her participation in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. “What other time are you gonna get out of bed at 8 o’clock in the morning just to do service?” Gaddy, who is participating in the day of service for the first time this year, enjoys the sense of community the day demonstrates. “In high school, I used to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, and other projects through the city,” Gaddy said. “This kind of reminds me of when I was in Detroit — working, tearing up stuff, helping renovate. So this is fun.”

BOXES From Page 1 ever happen, just not right now. “Never say never,” Paulus said. “We review annually and look at it carefully. The longer the term, or longer a dining hall has been open, the more accurate the data will be.” Freshman Chloe Alt said takeout boxes would be a good idea, but understands why they aren’t available for students just yet. “They are the only places

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spectives and their stories; a lot of them lost friends in war,” Gaddy said. “It wasn’t a pity talk, it was more of, ‘this happened, but what are you going to do about it?’” What Gaddy did was move forward, keeping her brother’s memory close. “He was just a big inspiration,” she said. “He was a volunteer. It’s because of him I do the stuff I do now. I went to Nicaragua to help build a school that’s actually named after him.” The Padua Center is overseen by Sister Virginia Welsh, who said some of their logistical positions are often held by volunteers. “We have some community volunteers,” Welsh said. “One’s a volunteer receptionist, one handles our database.” The Padua Center, named after the Saint Anthony of Padua Church next door, is a great opportunity to allow Gaddy to serve because it

Her service project on Monday was at the Padua Center, a house in Toledo that relies heavily on volunteer work to maintain operations. Gaddy was one of about 800 student volunteers participating on Monday, which she said is part of what makes the day great. “It’s not necessarily the projects, but the people,” She said. “It’s just like getting to know people and what they get out of it,” Though she was only one of thousands of volunteers, her story isn’t like many others. Gaddy volunteers because she was brought up that way. Her parents instilled in their children from a young age a strong sense of service. “My parents would take me and my siblings out and had us do stuff, even on holidays,” Gaddy said. “We went to go feed the homeless ... I’m just used to it.” What makes Gaddy’s story different, however, isn’t just her history of service,

but the tragedy she’s overcome. In 2008, her brother was murdered when he was mistaken for someone else and gunned down on the freeway three weeks before she turned 15. “I guess I kind of went through a depression phase,” Gaddy said. “I didn’t really want to do anything for my birthday because I was like, ‘whatever.’” Three weeks later, on her birthday, one of Gaddy’s friends encouraged her to attend a program at her school called buildOn, a program that aims to decrease illiteracy and poverty through service. On that day, she was sent to a homeless shelter to serve meals to veterans, who she said made her see her situation in a different light. “They told me their per-

you can eat a lot at once without have to actually pay for more,” Alt said. “Plus, everywhere else, like all of the dining halls, have the option to take food with you.” Junior Chase Leedy agrees with Alt, but also thinks the option should be available. “If I have class near by [one of those dining halls] it would be nice to grab a [takeout] box,” Leedy said. “But I don’t think it is that big of a deal because there are lots of other options [on campus].” Even though the plan for

takeout boxes at the AYCE facilities are on hold for the moment, doesn’t mean there won’t be any changes for students to look forward too. “I can’t say anything yet, but there will be a broader opportunity for use [soon for students],” Paulus said. Dining Services will be “creating a new platform with changes for fall of 2014,” he said. Check out The BG News throughout the semester to see what changes Paulus and the Dining Services team have in store for next year for students.

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SCENES From Page 1 Behind the scenes of MLK Day, a lot of work goes on. “There’s a lot of decisions that need to be made about logistics of the day,” Bowser said. Bowser and Doughty began preparing for the day in October by calling community partners, getting ready to register students for the day and setting up transportation. The students traveled to different locations to help non-profit companies in northwestern Ohio with different projects and odd jobs. Getting the community partners involved was a process, Bowser said. First, partners and students registered online. But when more than 800 students registered, Bowser had a small moment of panic. In years past, there had only been 500 to 600 students, which Bowser and the OSL anticipated this year. Bowser attributes the spike to the fact that MLK Day is “becoming a campus tradition.” The spike in participants caused the office to turn students away and ask for more community partners. The partners were happy to oblige. During the months-long

MLKDAY From Page 1 “We’re trying to update our space and make it more efficient,” Knappins said. Across town, volunteers at United Way Wood County were removing old furniture in preparation for moving to a new office. Some of this furniture was donated to the Salvation Army. Watson and other members of Alpha Phi Omega helped to build a boardwalk for the Wood County Park District. “I love challenging myself,” Watson said. He wouldn’t have chosen to work on a boardwalk, but enjoyed the chance to get out of his comfort zone, he said. Volunteers did not find out where they would be serving until Monday morning. Some enjoyed the surprise. “That’s the best part,” said Jessica Ricker, a sophomore participating for the second year. Senior Wade Rhoades said the element of surprise has pros and cons. There are no preconceived notions, he said, but not having information in advance makes it difficult to prepare for the day. Students spoke of the importance of volunteering and giving back to the community. “I think service is really integral to your college experience,”

GADDY From Page 5 displays an emphasis on education and social work. Terry Crosby, who oversees operations at the house, said it takes a special kind of person to volunteer on a government holiday. “It would be nice to be home with the family like

planning process, Bowser and Jeremy weren’t working alone. Seventeen staff members in the Office of Service Learning, including student Civic Action Leaders, helped them. Each of the 7 student CALs was in charge of part of the project. Senior and CAL Meresa McKesson’s role was to coordinate site leaders and event staff. Before the event, McKesson hosted a five hour training with the 48 site leaders, who went to the site and led participants in reflection of their work. “[During the training] we went over diversity, leadership and advocacy,” she said. While McKesson was training site leaders, Bowser and Doughty were shopping for supplies for the projects. They used money from grants, fundraising and co-sponsorships to buy items for the service projects. The money also financed the rental of buses to transport students. Once the day of service approached, the ballroom was bustling with people, even after the more than 800 student volunteers trailed out to buses. Bowser was at a table by the ballroom constantly answering questions, she said. She had given her phone number to all of the community partners and was answering constant calls.

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“Problems come and you get through them and make the best solution possible, that upsets the least amount of people,” she said. Though a lot of work goes on before the event and behind the scenes, one of the most important parts of the event is how it builds community, said Jane Rosser, director of the OSL. “One of MLK’s quotes was ‘the beloved community,’” Rosser said. “It’s building a community where people care about each other— group service [can help people] feel like they’re part of something.” Bowser said without the day of service, some community partners would never get the work they have volunteers do done, Bowser said. “At other places, it’ll happen but it’s put on the back burner until summer or until they get other volunteers,” she said. There were “bumps,” as Bowser calls them, but they were ones she expected. What also helped Bowser was remembering her mantra of “people over projects,” she said. Bowser charged the entire room with putting people over projects and said “it’s the most important thing” she would say to them.

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