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Tour Guide applications available Applicants must go through training, audition By Meg Kraft Reporter
Through wind and snow, rain or shine, University Campus Tour Guides lead prospective students and their family members through campus, promoting and explaining everything from classic traditions to preadmission requirements. The 90-minute tours consist of walking through academic buildings and residence halls, giving future Falcons their first impressions of college life in Bowling Green. Molly Williams, senior and Student Tour Coordinator, enjoys her position within the Office of Admissions. Williams said, “It’s so fun, you forget it’s a job.” Williams was hired as a tour guide during her freshman year and trained to become an STC. She stressed the importance of the occupation, saying, “We depend on the tour guides to give prospective students a first and lasting impression of Bowling Green State University.” Williams explained that tour guides begin and end their routes at the McFall Center. Tours go through various buildings on campus including the Union, Student Recreation Center and Jerome Library. She said, “Tour guides are provided a manual and go through two months of training. Included in the training is the tour route and a script of facts for each building. With the tour script, guides are able to add their own personality and experiences to the tour.” Collin Stephens, tour guide and STC in training, said he loves his job because it has enhanced his organizational skills. “This job helps me take things
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he newly opened BCI crime lab will be giving future students opportunities to work first hand with criminal cases. A building such as this has never been done before nationally, said Jon Sprague, director of forensic science at the University. “There is no place in the country that has a functional crime lab on its campus that is integrated into its curriculum,” he said. The lab works with the University and Bureau of Criminal Investigations to provide education to students and a space to work on forensics for law enforcement, Sprague said. He said the lab is a piece of “each BCI and BGSU.” The lab currently is fully functional and helps solves crimes from mostly Northwest Ohio, said Casey Agosti, BCI lab supervisor. Although the lab has sections for biology, fingerprints and ballistics, she said the chemical lab is the most utilized.
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$60 Million Funding SERIES 1: Plan Overview The Board of Trustees approved over $60 million in funding for extra construction on campus, most funding will be debt By Kendra Clark Campus Editor
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DOUBLE- DOUBLES FOR BG DUO The men’s basketball team broke down the Eastern Michigan zone as Holmes and Denny each notched double-doubles en route to a 74-58 victory. BG is 12-4 overall, 4-1 in the MAC with rival Toledo up next. | PAGE 6
The face of the University is going to be changing as plans move forward with the construction projects focused on academic buildings and Greek housing. In its December meeting, the Board of Trustees approved over $60 million in funding for construction to happen on campus. While some of the funding will come from private donors or from the University, most of the funding will be debt. Included these construction plans are a variety of projects. Undergraduate Student Government President Brian Kochheiser is excited about the upcoming changes. “I feel it’s a very exciting time,” he said. “It’s exciting to see the University take priority on academic spaces. That’s great for all students.” The first project is the Greek Housing Project, which the Board approved for
PROBLEMS WITH RELIGION Columnist Bryan Eberly talks about how all religion infringes on personal freedoms. He feels that religion has no place in modern society and should be abandoned. | PAGE 4
about $34 million. The Greek students will be able to see their new homes completed by the end of fall semester in 2016, said Vice President of Capital Planning and Campus Operations Steven Krakoff. Construction for the new housing will start in early April. “Students will see the housing construction, the foundation and framing of the building,” he said. One of the projects Kochheiser is most excited about is the Greek Housing Project. “As a Greek student, it’s very exciting for me,” he said. “Especially with the project happening on Wooster Street right when people come to campus. And with the academic side, it’s really nice to have updated classrooms.” Secretary to the Board of Trustees Patrick Pauken also said he was excited
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SHOULD THE UNIVERSITY SPEND $60 MILLION ON RENOVATIONS? “Yes, because the campus will become more modernized, and it will even cut housing.” Kaden Nieves Freshman, Accounting
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one student will be working in the crime lab this spring. A masters program in forensic science is also being sought after, which Sprague said will hopefully start in early 2016. Students working at the crime lab will mostly be working on cold cases, Sprague said. Once students begin using the lab, Sprague hopes to use the preceptor model of teaching. “This is extremely unique in the forensic science world,” he said. “In fact, I don’t think it’s ever been done before. The preceptor model is something I’m borrowing from medical schools and pharmacy schools.” Sprague explained the preceptor model as hiring practitioners in the field
and making their job 75 percent teaching students how to work in the field. One of the difficulties that comes with teaching students in a crime lab is security, Sprague said. Before students can have access to the lab, he said they have to go through security background checks. If students currently want to enter the crime lab for something such as a tour, they must go with staff already cleared to enter. “With the BCI being a true crime lab, we can’t have students just coming and going,” Sprague said. “It’s a very secure place so we want to make it so we can have students in there working with someone who provides supervision.”
One project students will see an insight to the construction starting this year is the Infrastructure Project, which is funded at $13 million. “In this project, students will see the construction of a second regional chiller plant w it hin t he Centrex Building,” Krakoff said. There will be multiple buildings, including Moseley, Hanna, South and University Halls, that will have updated infrastructure and see updates on their utilities like sewage, water and gas. “I’m really excited to get the balance of the old and new,” Pauken said. “I like the whole idea of renovating buildings. Our campus has been around for 100 years, but we are still in the 21st century with our buildings.” A not he r pr oj e c t involves upgrading classrooms, which is funded at $4 million.
“It will have a positive impact on teaching and learning in those classrooms,” Krakoff said. Some renovations in the classrooms include converting classrooms to active learning classrooms, creating larger spaces for classrooms and improving floors and walls within classrooms. Paukens is also excited about the upgrades to the classrooms. “I also teach in the Education Building, so I’m excited also to see the investments that are being made to the academics,” Paukens said. “It really makes me feel energized as a teacher to know the classrooms will be updated.” The fina l projects include updating sidewalks and parking lots, renovating the Park Avenue Warehouse for the architecture program and renovations to the Eppler building.
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Netflix and Amazon shows are gaining recognition from critics By Kendra Clark Campus Editor
Television series are evolving. There is a new wave where series of shows are being produced but not being aired on the television. Instead, they are being shown through online outlets like Netflix and Amazon. This growth has happened so much that one Amazon Studios series, “Transparent,” won a Golden Globe for best television series and Jeffrey Tambor won a Golden Globe for best actor for his role in the show. A Netflix original series, “House of Cards,” was nominated for a Golden Globe. Popular culture lecturer Charles Coletta said there are so many more television shows than there use to be. “There is such a big change from when I was younger,” he said. “There were only three news stations to choose from on TV.” He said outlets like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu Plus give people so many choices and they are here to stay. “This is going to be the way it’s going to be for at least a while,” he said. These new outlets have even created new vocabulary, like “binge watching”, which means watching more than a couple episodes of a show at a time. “The technology available now and the fact that your TV and computer are one thing is amazing,” he said. “Now people can even watch their shows from their phone waiting for a bus. It’s also a lot easier to install and use technology now than it use to be as well.” But the question still remains as to why these outlets started creating their own series. Coletta said the answer is creative freedom. “They are free to create their own contracts with people,” he said. “And on TV, the episodes have to be 22 minutes long with commercials breaks. For Netflix, they can make the episodes as long as they want.” Junior Mackenzie Marquis watches “Orange is the New Black” on Netflix, along with other shows. “I don’t pay for cable,” she said. “It’s so much easier and accessible to use your laptop or internet on your TV to watch shows.” She said people do things like binge watch series to relieve stress. “It’s a nice way to de-stress,” she said. “People can just relax and not have to think when watching them.” Freshman Jed Kania likes all the different outlets and thinks they are creating original series for personal gain. “I think it’s the individual outlets trying to promote themselves and step up their game,” he said. “It’s based purely on competition.”
Media Review: “American Sniper” Cooper gives strong performance; film fails to fully explore issues By Jennifer Verzuh Pulse Reporter
Recent box office smash “American Sniper” seems to have polarized critics and audiences across the country, with fans of the hit hailing it a moving tribute to those serving in our armed forces while others accuse it of being overly conservative and Islamophobic, with some even going so far as to consider it war propaganda. However, these critiques are largely missing the point. This movie is not political. At all. Nor does it try to make a statement about war, our country or our soldiers. In fact, that may just be the film’s biggest problem. The biographical war picture, which recently garnered an impressive [and, to be completely honest, surprising] six Oscar nominations, focuses on the life and career of real-life Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. The film follows Kyle as he serves four tours. A bulked up Bradley Cooper portrays Kyle in what is no doubt his most impressive and transformative role to date, which earned him his third [well-deserved] Oscar nod. He completely immerses himself within the character and gives us a strong, complex central figure we’re willing to follow into any situation. Cooper is no doubt receiving help though from the strong leadership of veteran Clint Eastwood, who after a series of disappointing films in recent years, seems to be finally getting back on track. From the beginning scene in which Kyle is forced to make a call about whether or not to shoot a young boy who may be carrying a bomb, Eastwood puts us in the middle of the actions with carefully executed shots and
“Due to the movie’s narrow scope, we miss out on some of the film’s most important themes, weakening the movie in comparison to other successful post9/11 military films.”
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BRADLEY COOPER plays Chris Kyle, the U.S. military’s most lethal sniper. Cooper was nominated for an Oscar for best actor.
moments brim-full of tension and intensity. Though a good majority of the film is spent in Iraq and deals with the war and touches on its effects on Iraqi citizens as well as American veterans who have served there, it unfortunately only bothers to do so superficially. The focus is too much on Kyle, and this ultimately hurts the film. Viewers are denied context, other points of view, real commentary on the war and the lives of Iraqis. Due to the movie’s narrow scope, we miss out on some of the film’s most important themes, weakening the movie in comparison to other successful post-9/11 military films, such as Kathryn Bigelow’s “Hurt Locker,” which did so expertly. Other characters and their issues, be it with the war itself or injury on the job, only serve importance as to how they
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CHRIS KYLE is a Navy SEAL fighting in Iraq. He serves four tours of duty.
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Friday, January 23, 2015
PEOPLE ON THE STREET “Yes, buildings being renovated will attract new students.”
KYLEE MUNCY Sophomore, Inclusive Early Childhood Education
Should the University spend $60 million on renovations?
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Religion infringes upon personal Don’t take meaningful friendships for freedoms, has no place in society granted, appreciate who you have Religion is poison. Religion is a tool for those in power to stifle human ability, creativity and liberty. At the heart of every religion is the means to control a person and coerce them into being nothing more than a sheep. It has no place in modern American society. American society has become and continues to grow into a place for individual sovereignty. It grows more liberal every day, with ever-increasing room for each individual to live their lives by their own accord. America’s entire history reflects this. From the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, in which every man was deemed worthy of life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness, to the numerous events leading to more people having access to those rights. Religion threatens this ideal. If you look at the tenants of every religion, you will find rules forbidding the very freedoms a liberal society guarantees. For a very relevant example, take the recent attack in France on the magazine which published images of Muhammad. Someone was exercising their right to creativity through speech and expression and was killed for it in the name of religious zealotry. Of course, the instant argument against this idea
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is that those Muslims were extremists, who decided to take it upon themselves to act on behalf of their god’s commandments. That is indeed the case. But that says nothing against how Islam still holds the tenant that a Muslim cannot portray Muhammad [or any human being] in any form of expression. Even in speech, certain words must be spoken after mentioning a person’s name in conversation. To not say these words is blasphemous. Islam isn’t the only religion that tries to control speech, either. All Abrahamic religions forbid the freedom of speech. The Ten Commandments hold numerous rules against speech. For example, not saying God’s name in vain. And, literally, God forbid a Christian says anything along the lines of, “I really like So-and-so’s such-andsuch. I wish I had one.” That’s coveting. All religions have rules against all manner of privileges a person may take for granted. Food, for example. Have you eaten a cheeseburger recently? All Abrahamic religions have a rule against mixing beef and dairy. And
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Hinduism forbids the consumption of beef entirely. I don’t have enough room in this column to explore the myriad simple aspects of daily life enjoyed by the average person, which their religion could condemn and forbid. It would be a very lengthy list. But there are literally entire books written on the subject. The Bible, Qu’ran, Talmud, Torah, Vetas, etc., are nothing more than rulebooks for daily living. I would encourage you, if you are religious, to take a more serious look at your daily experiences and match them up with the rules in your particular holy book. It could be an eye-opener. And that is my point. Life is meant to be lived and America is meant to be a place where you are able to live however you choose without barriers. If you are like me, you care deeply about this freedom. You enjoy the room you have to grow. You enjoy the options you have before you. You are ready and willing to live life to its fullest and nobody is going to get in your way. This is why I decry religion. This is why I call it poison. It has no place in modern society and must be abandoned.
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Five years ago this year, my very first boyfriend passed away. On the outside, he wasn’t anything special to look at [that’s what all my peers told me, at least]. But on the inside, he was such a prize. He was nerdy just like I was. He collected nutcrackers and loved the computer game “Runescape.” The first two years of high school for me were rough and I tried so hard to be rebellious and do things I wasn’t supposed to do. In this phase, I really lost sight of all the things I should have been doing. And this boy [who, by the time I reached high school, was no longer my boyfriend] tried so hard to help me and make sure I was doing okay. And I just took him for granted and pushed him away. In my eyes at the time, hanging out with him wasn’t cool. Everyone else thought he was weird and obnoxious and I just had to follow the others because [I thought] their opinions mattered. And I did not realize how much this boy [his love, his friendship, his life force as a whole] meant to me until the day he passed away. It was hard to deal with, no doubt. It was hard to pass by his homeroom classroom and see his desk empty. It was hard not expecting him to pop out of nowhere to just say
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“hello.” But what was really hard to deal with was that I had lost the one and only person who [I felt] cared about me at all at the time. I had lost the only person who actually wanted to be around me and who didn’t feel inconvenienced by me. It took me a while to figure it out on my own, but I had taken his friendship for granted because I always thought he would be around all the time. He wouldn’t go anywhere; he would stay exactly where he was. Spoiler Alert: I thought wrong. And I honestly thought I would never find a friendship like the one he tried to give me in someone else. But then I came to Bowling Green and met four wonderful girls I’m grateful to call my best friends. I’ve only known them for a short time, but they have shown me a lot and have taught me so much about myself, life and things I wouldn’t think of opening my mind to. Often, I hear people say friends are temporary. And while this may be true for some people in some situations, the four
“I never want my friends to be harmed by things I could say or do to them. I never want them to feel like our friendship is just running its course until time runs out. ” friends I’ve mentioned have been anything but temporary. But every now and again, I can feel and hear myself taking them for granted and I have to take a day or so to collect myself and make sure I don’t. It is upsetting when a friend, especially one who was there for you when you couldn’t see it, leaves you; whether it’s because of differing paths or something a little more permanent, like death. I never want my friends to be harmed by things I could say or do to them. I never want them to feel like our friendship is just running its course until time runs out. Through my first boyfriend’s death, I learned what it means to have a real friend and to be a better friend. And I’m so glad to have the friends I have now to reinforce this.
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Oscars checklist How many movies nominated for Academy Awards have you seen?
American Sniper
Foxcatcher
The Judge
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Begin Again
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The Theory of Everything
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hour of the film. In the end, “American Sniper” raises some very significant questions about war, U.S. military involvement overseas, death, the difficulties veterans face in readjusting to life back home following their time abroad and the pains military families face. But, despite a gripping leading performance and meticulous direction, it fails to fully delve into or explore any of them. It’s difficult not to interpret this as screenwriter Jason Dean Halland attempting to play it safe and not attract controversy in the political spheres [which happened anyway], and that’s a real shame because this film had so much more to say.
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SPORTS Track team preparing for senior day
Four seniors to be honored at last home meet of season By Cameron Teague Robinson Editor-in-Chief
Four years ago the track and field program was in a rough situation. They had 11 freshmen, a new head coach in Lou Snelling and not many expectations. Despite the situation the program was in, it was a perfect fit for Snelling he said. “I like building, for whatever reason it is exciting to me,” he added. “I like to be able to demonstrate we are here now, we were here then and this is our progress. [The situation] didn’t put me off at all.” In three years, things have drastically changed within the program since. The program will honor the four seniors who have been a part of the programs turnaround at Friday’s Tom Wright Open. “These seniors have been there from the beginning, especially the three of the four,” Snelling said. “I think it’s been nice for them to have a lot of ownership in where we are at now, versus, where we were then.” The four seniors, Krystin Reiser, Brooke Pleger, Natalie Sommerville and Brittany Sinclair will be honored sometime during the meet Friday. This is a weird situation for those four, because they still have the rest of their indoor and outdoor seasons to go, but because they do not have another home meet they moved Senior Day up. “It still hasn’t hit me because it’s still January, so I think once outdoor season hits that is when it’s going to hit me that I’m almost done,” Reiser said. “Right now I’m still hopeful for the meets that are coming up and what I can do this season.” This group of women have done more than just turn a program around they have turned around a culture and brought positivity. “My freshman year they were trying to build up, but it was tough with the new coaches and all of the newness from everybody. Nobody knew what to expect,” Reiser said. “As the years went on the team chemistry and environment is a lot more positive. We are really a family and have really grown
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Men’s basketball team finds success against daunting EMU zone By Cameron Teague Robinson Editor-in-Chief
For two days the Falcons were able to forget about playing against man defense and focus on the Eastern Michigan zone. That paid off as the men’s basketball team was as efficient as a team could be, scoring 74 points in 66 possessions Wednesday night. That efficiency carried them to a 74-58 win over the zone-oriented Eagles, moving their record to 12-4 on the season and 4-1 in Mid-American Conference play. “It’s nice when you know that it is going to be all zone, you can throw away man for two days, because you practice man the majority of your practices,” said head coach Chris Jans, after earning his twelfth win of the season. “We just really tried
to do a lot of individual break down and zone principles. I thought they got it into the game.” Despite struggling to put the ball in the basket, the Falcons stayed in the gym and kept shooting, said senior guard Anthony Henderson. That persistence paid off, as the Falcons shot 45 percent against a defense that was forcing teams to shoot 35 coming into the game. “We aren’t going to shoot good all the time,” Henderson said. “It’s a matter of making sure that we stay in the gym. Our coaches are on us about keeping our confidence and knowing that we can shoot. We’ve been shooting for a long time, so don’t just let a couple games mess up our confidence.”
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Poor shooting hands BG another loss By Brandon Shrider Sports Editor
RACHEL KONIECZKI looks to make a pass against a defender in a home game at the Storh Center earlier in the season.
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A second half barrage of scoring proved to be too much for the Bowling Green women’s basketball team to handle. Trailing by just six points at halftime, the Falcons appeared to be hanging on for a chance to secure their second win in their last three games. However, BG [8-9, 1-5] allowed Western Michigan [11-6, 4-2] to string together 47 second-half points en route to an 82-52 loss on the road. “Once they were able to extend that six-point lead after halftime, after the first five minutes, to double-digits, I thought the floodgates opened up for them,” head coach Jennifer Roos said. The Falcons opened the second half with a missed jumper by Miriam Justinger followed by two Deborah Hoekstra turnovers allowing the Broncos to score five quick points and stretch their lead to 11. The teams traded buckets over the next seven minutes. Then, Rachel Myers, who went
8-for-11 and 4-for-5 from behind the arc, hit a jumper in the paint at the 11:11 mark to cut the WMU lead to 15. “Any time Western [Michigan] hit a big bucket in the first half [Myers] was the one that was able to counter,” Roos said. “When she got the hot-hand we tried to get the ball a little bit more to her.” The Broncos then finished the game on a 27-12 run as the Falcons made just three field goals in the final 11 minutes. The other eight players to receive playing time in the game for the Falcons shot 11-for-40 from the field and 4-for-14 from three. The team also struggled from the free throw line shooting 6-for-10, their lowest percentage since their 58-54 victory over Illinois State on Dec. 19. BG has continued to struggle shooting the ball in its recent stretch of games and has been its biggest downfall in the stretch of losses. Offense wasn’t the only struggle in the game for the Falcons, however. The 82 points conceded to the
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BG gymnastics team looks to build on accomplishments Falcons set to begin MAC competition By Terrance Davis Reporter
DANIELA CARRILLO is mid-stroke as she swims in Cooper Pool at a meet earlier this season en route to a home team victory.
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Swim and dive gets set for last home meet of season By Katherine Wernke Reporter
Bowling Green State University swim and dive will compete in Cooper Pool one last time this season as the Falcons take on defending Mid-American Conference champion Akron on Friday at 5 p.m. The team remains undefeated [7-0], after sweeping both meets last weekend against Marshall, Toledo and Michigan State. The back-to-back meets last weekend proved to have some difficulties for the Falcons, but with MACs just a few short weeks away, head coach Petra Martin says the focus hasn’t changed
going into this weekend. “I don’t really change things because of a dual meet,” Martin said. “I have a plan and that’s what I go by. There are things that need to be touched upon a little bit more; we talk about some of the mental aspects for some people.” With the rest of the regular season away from home, Nicole Hranchook sees opportunities for moment um bui lding going into MACs. “Road meets increase the nerves a bit by not competing in the pool we practice in everyday,” Hranchook said. “Road meets also give a good opportunity to make adjustments to routine and facilities in prepa-
TRACK From Page 6 together in this building.” While they all may have not made outstanding achievements, they have been part of a quick turnaround. Three meets into the indoor season the Falcons have had 25 performances listed in the top 20 and have hit four automarks. Last year at this point in time they had 16 performances in the top 20 and two automarks. “We gradually have been getting better and better each year,” Snelling said. “We are at the point now where we are feeling better about things,
WOMEN’S From Page 6 Broncos was the most points given up by the Falcons this season. The team had not allowed more than 68 in any other game this season. The Broncos’ recipe for success against the Falcons was their size. “[WMU] had some success inside and once a few of their kids got going from outside, I felt like the floodgates started to open for them,” Roos said. Miracle Woods dominated the paint for WMU racking up 19 points [8-for-12], 12 rebounds [including eight offensive boards] and two blocks. BG, especially with its decimated front court, was unable to find an answer for Woods for the 25 minutes she was on the floor. Three others reached double-digits for the Broncos including 10 points and four rebounds from Marquisha Harris. “We were concerned about Miracle Woods and Marquisha Harris coming into the game because those
ration for how MACs will be.” But, there is still one last home meet and it will be senior night as the team sends off four Falcons. Senior captain Carmen Young says she has mixed emotions about her final race at Bowling Green. “I am really excited to race Akron, the defending MAC champion, but it is also bittersweet as it is my last time racing in Cooper Pool,” Young said. “I am really excited to have all my friends and family there supporting me.” Akron comes into the meet at 3-2 in dual meets, but for the team’s two invitationals, the Zips took first and second. “I think they’re going to
but we aren’t quite there yet. It is kind of that in between time, but we feel like the bigger things are just on the horizon.” What’s next on the immediate horizon for the Falcons is to honor the seniors that have been around throughout the rebuilding process. Although they may not be around when the team is at the top of the Mid-American Conference, they take pride in what they have done. “I feel pride knowing that I was a part of getting to where we are,” Reiser said. “Even though I’m not going to be here when we are top of the MAC, just knowing I was a part of that and to leave it behind is really cool.”
are two talented posted players,” Roos said. “Between the two of them they had 29 points and 16 rebounds.” WMU was also a force on the boards, out-rebounding BG 44-19, including 14 offensive rebounds. This led to 28 second chance points compared to just two for the Falcons. Despite the deficiencies the Falcons displayed on both ends of the court, their own mistakes were also responsible for the 30-point rout. BG committed a near season low 10 turnovers, but the Broncos turned them into 17 additional points the other way. So, deficiencies on the defensive end, inefficiency on the offensive end and mental mistakes throughout the game ultimately equated to 30 more points for WMU. Now, the Falcons shift their attention to another Mid-American Conference opponent. BG takes on Miami University [3-14, 0-6] at home as the Falcons try to get back to .500 for the season.
be ready to go,” Martin said. “They want to win just like the next guy. I think it’s going to be a good meet. They’re going to put out their best effort just like we are.” The Falcons have not faced Akron in the regular season, but both competed in the Tom Stubbs Relays at Bowling Green. While no team scores were kept, Bowling Green took the fastest times in nine out of ten races. Even with the earlyseason experience against the Zips, Young looks forward to the competition. “Akron will be tough,” Young said. “They are defending MAC champions and will be good competition for us.”
MEN’S From Page 6 That confidence seemed to be contagious as six of the 14 players made at least one three and four made at least two. “To have four or five guys on the floor at one time that are capable of shooting the three is a nightmare to prepare for,” Jans said. “It stretches the defense, we usually have four and at times we have five. It is a luxury as a coach to be able to put that many weapons on the floor at one time.” That was evident after the Eagles cut the lead to nine points with 6:47 to play, following
The Bowling Green State University gymnastics teams has already produced a litany of accomplishments this season. The Falcons started off the season with victory over Big Ten opponent Michigan State, their first win against the Spartans since 1984. Last week, the Falcons were ranked inside Gym Info’s Top 20, a feat they hadn’t achieved in more than a decade. BG entered this week with a 3-1 record, a first since 2008. Most teams would be pleased with such a strong start to the season, however, this Falcons squad isn’t most teams. The Falcons were dropped from Gym Info’s Top 20 following their second-place finish at the Ozone Collegiate Classic last Saturday. “We started the meet really well,” head coach Kerri Turner said. “We went to floor and performed well there. Our performances on the vault were a little shaky but not too bad. It was really in the second-half of the meet when things kind of unraveled. They got a little rattled and made some uncharacteristic mistakes.” Junior Caroline Ellingboe admitted that the team was off their “A-game” and appeared uptight through the competition.
back-to-back Falcon turnovers. The Falcons came out of the timeout and scored 12 straight points. Nine of those came from behind the three-point arc and from three different players. That run just about sealed the win for the Falcons, but not before they committed 10 second-half turnovers, that more than doubled their total in the first half. Though the 14 turnovers did not make Jans happy, his two point guards Jovan Austin and Pep Joseph combined for just one. “We had that stretch there where they cut it to nine, where we had two or three turnovers in four or five possessions,” Jans said. “Anytime you have your
“I think we just go a little bit ahead of ourselves,” Ellingboe said. “It was the first travel meet of the season and we have a lot of new faces on the team this year, so it was a major adjustment. Traveling to a new state and competing on different equipment definitely factored into our struggles.” Senior Gina Locigno stated that she was proud of the resiliency the team displayed, despite their lackluster performance. “As a team I think we showed immense character,” Locigno said. “We did struggle a lot, but we preserved and tried to come back multiple times. I was happy that we were able to stay mentally tough and focused, especially when things weren’t going our way.” The Falcons open MidAmerican Conference competition, this Saturday, against Eastern Michigan. Ellingboe believes the team has a chip on its shoulder as they prepare for their showdown with a much-improved Eagles squad. “We are using last week’s performance as motivation,” Ellingboe said. “We never want to experience that again this season, so we definitely have a fire under our belt. We are ready to go out there and attack Eastern.” If that’s any indication, these women are prepared to make a statement.
point guards where they aren’t turning the ball over you are happy. They hadn’t been playing quite as well and we had talked to them both about it. We need one or both to play well every night for us to be successful.” Next up for the Falcons is a trip to Savage Arena for a matchup with the rival University of Toledo Rockets. Henderson started thinking about that game right when the buzzer went off. The Toledo native said he has had about 50 ticket requests from family and friends. “I can’t wait, it might be my last time playing those guys,” Henderson said. “Me being from Toledo, I just can’t wait.”
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MON ZHANG a professor in the management department, talks about how multiple colors have different meanings in other cultures during an event on Global Leadership. The event was hosted by the Global management and Leadership Society Thursday night.
Leadership Week comes to end By Lily Bartell InFocus Editor
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” Everyone who is a leader can transform his or her followers and to work together toward common goals. T h is week, t he University put on its third annual Leadership Week. This week is dedicated to the continuation of building already strong leaders on campus, to discover potential leaders and emphasize their leadership strength. “I think leadership week brings an opportunity to BG to step out of your comfort zone,” said University student leader Sarah Adams. “It showcases that there is more to leaders than just their involvement on campus.” Adams partnered with Anna Voinovich to organize events throughout the week with the leadership theme. The events included MLK Jr. Day of Service on Monday, the Authentic Leadership Workshop on
TOUR From Page 1 more seriously. As a tour guide, you are a representation of the University,” Stephens said. Stephens wanted to become a tour guide after his first experience at University. He said he thought the tour guides looked put together and saw them as role models. To become a tour guide, the first step is completing the online application.
Tuesday, an iSTAND training program and Coalition and Collaboration panel on Wednesday, where both Adams and Voinovich participated on the panel. “We help in facilitating conversation,” Voinovich said. Graduate intern in the Center For Leadership Claire Austin sees leadership on campus as an essential asset to the college experience. “I w holehea r ted ly believe in the importance of leadership education for college students. As educated people who are graduating and going out into the world to use that education to better the community around them, it is the obligation of a college graduate to be a strong and ethical leader,” she said. Each event this week is key to developing leadership skills, opening communication gateways for students and promoting leadership opportunities at the University. “It’s a nice reminder that everyone can be a leader,” Voinovich said about the week’s events.
Upcom i ng event s include Leaders Got Talent hosted by the Center for Leadership on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Olscamp 117, which combines organizations such as the Black Student Union, Civic Action Leaders, Dance Marathon, SICSIC and Vision. Student leaders from each organization will show off their talents and hobbies. “You get to laugh at a couple student leaders,” Adams said about the fun talents that will be on display. The final event this week will be hosted by the Student Leadership Assistants and the Center for Leadership will be the Leadership Certificate Program [LCP] Round Up on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Union room 314. It’s the last step for student leaders completing their LCP program and will include workshops for those interested in being in the program. “It’s an opportunity to elaborate the work that student leaders are already doing,” said Voinovich.
After submitting the application, students have a brief audition. If selected from the application process, students will sign up for an audition in which they will give a three-minute presentation on a University related topic. Br it ta ny S c ot t , Coordinator of Campus Visits, explained what she looks for in a University Campus Tour Guide. “I want candidates who are outgoing, genuine, responsible, and
love Bowling Green State University,” Scott said. She discussed the basic scheduling of being a tour guide. Scott said, “All tour guides are required to do one tour every other week, one Saturday tour, shadow a fellow tour guide and attend one tour guide meeting a month.” “Schedules are flexible,” she said. “We understand that our tour guides are students and academics come first.” Tour guide’s schedules
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