THE BG NEWS
ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Volume 90, Issue 40
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BG Undead begins next week, requires attendance at a rules meeting this year By Max Filby Reporter
The coast looked clear when senior Alex Haney walked out of the Union with his blaster in hand. But as Haney reached the University shuttle stop behind the Union, he was ambushed by six zombies whom he managed to stun before the bus arrived to drive him home. Haney is the treasurer for BG Undead, a group that gathers on campus twice a year for a game of zombies verses humans. Today is the last day students can sign up in the Union in order to participate in the game starting Thursday. “Everyone has a crazy story about how they died,” Haney said. “We’re still talking about stories from freshman year.” Humans and zombies are identified by different colored bandanas.
hunt begin
See ZOMBIES | Page 5
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BATTLE: Participants of BG Undead play as humans or zombies twice a year. Humans from a game last year are prepared to defend themselves.
Students bring domestic violence awareness to campus By Danielle Rice Reporter
This month is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and students are trying to bring awareness of domestic violence to campus. The Women’s Center hosted an event Oct. 14 called the Silent Witness Project. The Center, along with the Organization for Women’s Issues, will have the annual Take Back the Night Event and Speak-Out Friday.
“I was not aware that it was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is sad.”
Take Back the Night and Speak-Out will raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault. The rally starts Friday at 6 p.m. on the University Hall lawn. The march around campus and Bowling Green starts at 7 p.m. and the Speak-Out Rianna Delgodo | Freshman starts at 8 p.m. Stephanie Bush, vice president of OWI, said this event is really impor- continues,” she said. tant, because domestic violence can This is the second major event of the year that raises awareness affect anyone. “So often (domestic violence) is not for domestic violence, according discussed, so the cycle of violence to Mary Krueger, director of the
Women’s Center. She said the first event of the year was the unveiling of the Silent Witness Project, a memorial to girls and women whose lives were ended abruptly and violently at the hands of a husband, ex-husband, partner or acquaintance. It features life-size silhouettes of the victims. “It is a national initiative that we’ve localized,” Krueger said, “This project is specific to the Northwest Ohio area, and it depicts 49 women who were murdered in the last 10 years by their husbands or boyfriends.”
Director balances personal and professional life
TAKE A DEEP BREATH
Sarah Waters
By Emily Tucker
Director of Residence Life
Reporter
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RELAX: Sophomore Sara Downing and Liz Steele, a visiting friend, enjoy smoking hookah on the University lawn Tuesday evening.
WORLD Mexican pot bust grows
Mexico’s largest-ever seizure of marijuana packaged for sale is bigger than the previous estimate of 105 tons, according to authorities | Page 3
A typical day for Sarah Waters, director of Residence Life, consists of balancing her professional and family life. Waters said her day begins by being caught up to speed on any student issues in the resident halls or technical problems in the facilities. Then she talks to her staff in Residence Life to make sure they get the support they need. Finally, Waters is in meetings for the rest of the day. “I’m in meetings most of the day,” Waters said. “However, if something big comes up, the entire day changes.” Waters said she is on duty 24/7 in case there are crises related to Residence Life. Examples of crises are a facility malfunction, waterline break and a hospitalized student. Safety of the community is Waters’ biggest concern, she said. “It’s a big issue to me, because we want people to feel comfortable here,” she said.
FORUM How to approach relationships
Columnist James Bero offers advice in approaching a relationship with emphasis on approaching a potential date, having confident body language and knowing when to stop a conversation | Page 4
Waters has worked at the University for more than two years, but she has worked in residence life for 11 years. She was previously the senior associate director of Residence Life, but this semester she was promoted to director. Waters is involved in master planning and budgeting. She said she began attending the meetings regarding the new residence halls last year. “I became well acquainted with the projects,” Waters said. “I’m excited as the walls keep getting higher.” Waters said she was looking for a “family-friendly university,” because she has a husband and two children. She takes her children to social events such as
Freshman Rianna Delgodo said she believes events like these are important but often overshadowed by other events taking place during the month. “I was not aware that it was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is sad,” she said. “I think that it’s overshadowed by Breast Cancer Awareness (Month), which is equally important, but I think both of them need to be made aware without one taking precedence over the other.”
CAMPUS BRIEF
Union vote results to be announced today. The State Employment Relations Board will count University faculty members’ secret mail-in ballots today at 1 p.m. and announce the vote results soon after. The polling period was from Sept. 28 to Oct. 12, when ballots were secretly mailed to more than 800 eligible fulltime faculty members, who then cast their votes to the SERB. A “yes” vote would allow both tenured and non-tenure track members to immediately begin contract negotiations with the University as a collective unit concerning salaries, benefits and workload. A “no” vote would yield no change. All parties of the vote are invited to attend and observe the counting of the ballots at SERB’s offices in Columbus. After the counting, a Board agent will furnish a tally of ballots to each of the parties, according to the Consent Election Agreement form signed by both parties’ representatives. Post-election objections are possible, according to SERB’s mail ballot election procedures, and would be handled in accordance with Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4117-5-10(B).
See WATERS | Page 5
SPORTS Mauer leads BG’s rugby team
All-American wing Rocco Mauer has been a key member of BG’s No. 1 ranked rugby team. He has kept a level head through it all | Page 6
PEOPLE ON THE STREET How big of an issue do you think domestic violence is? SARAH ACKER Senior, Musical Arts
“It’s a huge issue, and something a lot more people need to pay attention to.” | Page 4
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