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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Volume 90, Issue 45
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Former Nike executive shares thoughts on green initiatives, despite distance
A touch of
Technology brings keynote speaker to Union ballroom By Asia Rapai Reporter
“Let’s bring a speaker in who can challenge our thinking,” said Rodney Dogers, college of business A former Nike executive discussed dean. “She is exploring and experiMonday what it would take to create menting with these issues,” he said. a healthier environmental future Founder of Design for a for the world and be a successful Sustainable World Collective, woman in the workforce. Winslow has collaborated with sevDarcy Winslow, senior lecturer eral other companies in sustainat the MIT Leadership Center and ability efforts. former Nike executive and pracShe began at Nike with an interntitioner of sustainability, was the ship during her time in graduate keynote speaker for the Ray Marvin school. At Nike, she created the Leadership Summit. The sum- Sustainable Business Strategies and mit began at 1 p.m. in the Union developed the 2020 goals for impleand also included award-winning mentation across product creation speaker Judson Laipply and several organization. alumni presenters. The summit culminated with See SUMMIT | Page 2 Winslow’s presentation.
technology ANDREA FEHL | THE BG NEWS
Honors students delve into new territory with iPad integration By Danae King Reporter
gram was created at the Moore also said the stuUniversity specifically for dents in the program were University Honors students selected for “a number of As part of a new Honors and satisfies general educa- reasons,” and the goal of Program initiative called tion requirements. Director the program is to “provide the Presidential Honors of the University Honors students a general educaProgram, 16 incoming Program Paul Moore said tion that is integrated into honors students were given it has been externally everything they do on iPads to use during their reviewed and was said to enrollment. be one of the model sysSee IPAD | Page 2 The first-year pro- tems for general education. ANDREA FEHL | THE BG NEWS
DIALED IN: Students listen to former Nike executive Darcy Winslow speak via webcam at Monday’s Ray Marvin Leadership Summit.
VS.
Ohio Senate candidates square off with election issues Lee Fisher — Democrat
Rob Portman — Republican
Former: Lt. Governor of Ohio Jobs: Fisher wants to establish a job creation tax credit and a $30 billion small business loan fund. Health care: Fisher would like the health care bill to go further by adding a public-insurance option to increase competition with private insurers. Gays in the military: Fisher supports repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” and legalizing same-sex marriage. Immigration: Fisher wants to create a “reasonable path to citizenship” for illegal immigrants. He believes in increasing border security and cracking down on companies who hire illegal immigrants.
Former: Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jobs: Portman says the way to help the economy is to spur private-sector job growth by enacting a one-year break on payroll taxes. Health care: Portman wants to repeal the new health care law because he thinks the plan doesn’t go far enough to reduce soaring health care costs. Gays in the military: Portman will defer to military leadership to make this decision. Immigration: Portman opposes amnesty, saying it encourages more illegal entry. Portman supports tougher border security and a crackdown on employers who hire illegal immigrants.
Other Candidates: Eric W. Deaton, Constitution Party, Daniel H. LaBotz, Socialist Source: FisherForOhio.com, RobPortman.com Compiled by The BG News
CAMPUS Students show off fashion
Campus fashion show benefits an inpatient eating disorder clinic and hopes to empower full-figured women this winter | Page 3
USG evades financial troubles, balances budget with top salary cuts By Max Filby Reporter
Budget cuts will prevent the Undergraduate Student Government from going broke in the next few years. USG recently made changes to its bylaws in order to save money during the recession. The chief administrator will no longer receive a stipend for involvement in USG over the summer and the president will not receive a stipend if he already receives a full scholarship. “We can’t let USG run in the red,” said Kevin Basch, USG president. “I even volunteered to cut part of my stipend or do whatever is needed.” Currently, the chief administrator receives $1,900, equal to six credit hours, over the summer and the president receives full tuition, or $4, 844 per semester. “Making cuts was important this year,” said Justin Albright,
FORUM History comes back to haunt
Clayton Stewart
USG chair of internal affairs
USG treasurer
USG chief administrator. “Having that money really helps but USG kind of just went over what they needed to.” USG received $29,700 in funding from the University this year. The funds, which come from general student fees, remained the same from last year due to a higher enrollment of freshmen this year, said Clayton Stewart, USG treasurer. Despite a tuition increase this fall, the USG funding stayed the same, forcing USG to draw more money from its budget to pay the president’s full tuition stipend. “We are hurting, but this will help to alleviate financial stress,”
SPORTS
Columnist Bryan Warrick explains the value of a good ghost story during the Halloween season, highlighting the local ghosts Alice and Amanda | Page 4
Joe Edens
Tennis wraps up fall season
Stewart said. “We felt this was the best way to be financially secure no matter what situation.” USG hopes cuts made to the chief administrator and president’s stipend will allow USG to add to its reserve funds. USG reserve funds were discovered last year and total approximately $11,000. The reserve funds will likely decrease to approximately $1,000 by the end of the year to compensate for extra expenditures, such as the president’s tuition increase, said Joe Edens, USG chair of internal affairs.
See USG | Page 2
PEOPLE ON THE STREET
The BG tennis team finished its season this past weekend in the ITA Second Chance. Freshman Nikki Chiricosta won the back draw of her singles flight | Page 6
What kinds of technology would you like to use in your classes? AARON VAN ZILE Senior, Tourism and Administration
“Robots that take notes for you.” | Page 4
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