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The Academic Progress Rate was created by the NCAA to track the teams’ academic performance over a 4-year period. According to the NCAA Web page, two points can be awarded to student athletes each term. One for meeting academic-eligibility standards, and another for remaining with the institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned by the team divided by the total points possible, out of a total 1,000 points possible.
AT THE TOP After six years as the Falcon’s head coach, Gregg Brandon says goodbye to Bowling Green football
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When members of the media crowded into a converted defensive backs room at University of Toledo’s Glass Bowl Friday night, they were anticipating the final press conference of the departing UT football coach Tom Amstutz. Little did anyone know that it would also be the final press goround for BGSU football coach Gregg Brandon. On Saturday morning, less than 24 hours after his team beat
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HOW FOOTBALL STACKS UP:
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THE ROAD TO FIRED
Athletic Director Greg Christopher awards Brandon a three-year contract extension
Off-field issues start for the team as two players are dismissed due to poor grades
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ALL SMILES: President-elect Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden and former rival, Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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shadow of her husband, stepped into a supporting role for another man, this one her former rival. And while it’s hard to see the position of secretary of state as anything but the highest honor, Clinton appeared somber as Obama introduced her and the rest of his foreign policy team. “Her face was very set, she looked very serious,” said Maxine Fiel, a behavioral analyst and body
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STILL TEACHING: Students use the schoolhouse to learn the teaching ways of the past.
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By Kelly Metz Reporter
On the University’s campus, students of all ages have discovered the wonder of time travel — without The Magic School Bus. Nestled right next to Common’s Marketplace and Kohl Hall is a little red schoolhouse, built in 1875 in Norwalk, Ohio. The schoolhouse was transferred to the University in 1975 and became a living history museum for schools in the area and education majors. The building was located at the edge of a farm property in Huron County and was already 100 years old before they started moving it brick by brick, said Deb Leuck, secretary to the Dean of Education. It took nine full weeks to completely restore the center on the University’s campus. “Only 12 colleges or universities in the whole United States have
“It was a great gift ... and helps make our education programs a little more unique.” Deb Leuck | Secretary
this type of schoolhouse on its property,” she said. “It was a great gift for all kinds of students and helps make our education programs a little more unique.” The Education Memorabilia Center is open free of charge daily and some weekends for students or families wanting a tour, Leuck said. And for two weeks in the fall and spring, the center becomes a prime spot for third and fourth grade field trips. “It helps with the student experi-
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and I still coach wrestling.” “While in college we messed around at practice with the MMA In the ‘80s there was boxing, in the by throwing punches, but I never got ‘90s wrestling was popular; and in seriously into it,” Bonningson said. this new century there is Mixed Bonningson fights in the Martial Arts, or MMA. National Amateur Series Light The new combat sport has grown Heavyweight Division at 205 lbs. in popularity substantially since its He is 5-0 and ranked second in the rebirth in the 90s and its growth has division, according to NAAFS.TV, spread all the way to Bowling Green Bonningson’s league’s Web site. and the Toledo area. On his way to the Dane Bonningson is a graduate Championship, Bonningson has student at the University major- defeated Joshua Moore, Joshua ing in education and technol- Miller, Kyle Goss, Tom Boone and ogy and he completed his bach- Casy Lamb, according to mixedelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan martialarts.com. University. Bonningson’s first win was a six“I have been wrestling my whole second knock out. life,” Bonningson said. “I wrestled “One year ago in December at Eastern Michigan University I decided to try it out,” he said.
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“After watching a fight on television I thought why not.” The University also hosts another MMA fighter. Luke Zachrich, a former member of the University’s football team, began his interest in MMA after graduating in 2005. I began fighting on chance, Zachrich said.
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A Christmas classic returns to Eva Marie Saint Theatre By Richard Chandler Reporter
The post-Thanksgiving holiday season will officially commence this week as the Theatre and Film department stages Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in the Eva Marie Saint Theatre. The production opens tomorrow night at 8 p.m. and will be performed Dec. 4, 5 and 6 at 8 p.m., in addition to matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 7. Some may remember the university production of“A Christmas Carol” staged two years ago.While thematically similar, these productions are distanced by more
“You want to make it your own, but stay aware of those expectations.” Cory Stonebrook | Senior
than time. The principle difference is the format of the play. The 2006 version featured a musical adaptation by Scott Regan in which he wrote new music, while this year’s production features a “play with
Pedestrian problems pester State Street By Courtney Flynn Reporter
An issue regarding continuous ruckus on State Street was addressed at last night’s City Council meeting, but a solid resolution was not found. Just two weeks ago a resident of State Street addressed City Council with concerns about the pedestrian traffic through her’s and her neighbors’ yards. She said she has had to replace her mailbox four times, listen to col-
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