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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Volume 90, Issue 50
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VOTING BRIEFS Voting Process
Voting Districts are divided by the number of people living in each precinct. Each precinct has its own polling location for elections. Recently, the state legislature changed the districts so that each district holds the maximum amount of people allowed in it. The Wood County Board of Elections then decreased the number of precincts in order for the tax payers to save money. Each polling location has electronic polling stations where residents can cast their vote into a machine and not on a paper ballot. After the election is over and polling stations close, BOE members go to their assigned polling location to pick up the memory cards that holds all the votes. The cards are then taken to the BOE office and are counted. Results of the election vary every year, depending on when BOE members get to the polling station and drive to the BOE office. BOE members are selected and appointed by their respective parties. (Debbie Hazard, director of Wood County Board of Elections) — Information compiled by Christine Talbert
EMILY TUCKER | THE BG NEWS
DOWN & DIRTY: Schooner’s Farm owner Don Schooner harvests a head of broccoli. Schooner’s Farm feeds 62 families each year with its community-sponsored agriculture program.
Local farm is rooted in quality By Emily Tucker Reporter
unteers her time for a couple of hours on Mondays and Saturdays. Her favorite part Amy Good is one of many dietetic students about volunteering at the farm is harvestwho volunteers her time at Schooner Farm ing the vegetables and her least favorite in Weston, Ohio. job is weeding. Good, a junior, said she found an ad for “[Weeding] has to be done,” she said. the farm, owned by Don Schooner and his The Student Nutrition Association and wife, Becky, on Craig’s List. the University Veg Club recently went on “I didn’t really know what to expect a tour of the farm. Good said they were because I didn’t have any previous farm interested and involved. She is appreciative experience,” she said. of the friendships she has made with the She said she has been volunteering Schooners and the other volunteers. there for two months and she plans on “All of it is really rewarding,” Good said. volunteering until she graduates. She volIf there is extra harvest, Good said some-
Poll Locations
Wood County has 97 precincts, 19 of which are in Bowling Green. Precincts are divided by the State Legislature according to the number of people living in a specific area. The list below is of the polling locations for the precincts in Bowling Green: 1A, 1B: Ridge Street School 1C, 3C: BGSU Union, Smith Multicultural Lounge 2A, 2D: VFW Post #1148 2B, 2F, 3B: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 2C: Crim Street School 3D: Wood County Library 3E: Peace Lutheran Church 3G: Kenwood School 4A, 4H, 4J: BG Church of the Nazarene 4B: BG City Park-Girl Scout Building 4D, 4E: BG Senior High School For more information on your voter precinct and your assigned voting station, go to the Wood County Board of Elections website at http://www.co.wood.oh.us/BOE/Voter_search. html — Information compiled by Christine Talbert
times the volunteers get to take it home. Extra harvest is also donated to churches and other places around Bowling Green. Freshman dietetic student Sarah Worline started volunteering at the farm two weeks ago. She said she volunteers once a week and hopes to volunteer more often next summer. The first time Worline volunteered, she separated garlic cloves that will be planted next season. Worline also plans on vol-
See FARM | Page 8
SCHOONER’S FARM: BY THE NUMBERS
Political signs spur Facebook boycott of Pagliai’s Pizza By Brian Bohnert Reporter
A local business is the subject of a Facebook movement for a boycott due to allegations that the business has taken a strong stance against a set of antidiscrimination ordinances that are on the ballot for the Tuesday’s election. Pagliai’s Pizza is being accused by the Facebook group known as “Boycott Pagliai’s (Pollyeyes) Pizza” of placing a sign outside of the establishment that urges people to vote “No” on Propositions 7905 and 7906. The ordinances are designed to grant protection against discrimination in housing, public education, employment and public accommodations to groups not already protected at a state or national level. These ordinances, if passed, will prevent discrimination based on factors such as gender, sexual preferences, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, gender identity and being HIV positive. “The ordinances publicly affirm our city as a welcoming community that stands behind the rights of individuals,
“We actually received a call from a good friend of ours about the sign and once I got the call, I made some calls and had it taken down immediately.” Scott Nicholson | President of Pagliai’s Pizza
including gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, to work, live, go to school, raise a family, start a business and put down roots without fear of discrimination,” according to the ONE Bowling Green website. ONE Bowling Green is a grassroots organization set up by members of the community to back the ordinances. “Boycott Pagliai’s” currently has 310 members who are concerned with ending the discrimination that the restaurant is accused of promoting. One member is University sophomore Cherno Biko. “I was invited to the page fairly late in the game,” he said. “It was created on Tuesday, and I began commenting on Friday morning.” Being concerned, Biko said he called Campus Pollyeyes, a pizzeria
under the same ownership as Pagliai’s Pizza. He spoke with someone to gather more information as to whether or not the business had a specific stance on the two anti-discrimination ordinances. The answer Biko said he received was extremely surprising and unnerving to him. “[The employee] explained to me that he thinks that there are enough laws on the books and that he did not support the anti-discrimination ordinances,” Biko said. “After that moment, I became personally invested in the boycott.” Biko also mentioned this was a hard decision for him to make because he has always been a fan of Pollyeyes.
See PAGLIAI’S | Page 8
CAMPUS FORUM Gymnastics team raises the bar Holidays should have some heart The University gymnastics team performed for students at the Union Monday afternoon to kick off their new season | Page 3
Columnist Drew Schneider believes while the upcoming holiday season is exciting, it is becoming less about the traditions of the holidays and more about commercial interests | Page 4
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ANDREA FEHL | THE BG NEWS
How safe are residence halls? Spare Personal Entrance Devices may compromise safety of University students living on campus By Max Filby Reporter
For some students, residence halls are a home away from home, but they might not be as safe as the ones students grew up in. Every year students receive a Personal Entrance Device to enter the hall where they live, but PEDS are not always returned. Students who were involved
SPORTS BG starts season with splash
The Falcon swim team, under new coach Petra Martin, won 10 of 14 events Saturday en route to a 160-134 win against the Akron Zips | Page 6
in this year’s move-in program received a PED to help students move in, but the University did not recollect all of their PEDs. So far, the Office of Residence Life has not experienced any problems involving off-campus students or non-students who still have PEDS they can use to access the resi-
See PEDS | Page 8
PEOPLE ON THE STREET Why do you think it is important for Americans to vote? RON SMITH Freshman, Film Production
“To pick the best candidate they believe will make a difference.” | Page 4
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