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THE BG NEWS Wednesday October 21, 2009 Volume 104, Issue 41
Inside the Union Oval
percent respectively. Juniors increased by 0.4 percent and seniors by 8.5 percent. According to Ruszkowski, BGSU Firelands, the regional branch campus of the University, these increases are due to a variis turning heads with a record ety of factors. “The economy is playing a enrollment of 2,416 students for huge factor,” she said. “We are the fall 2009 semester. [Firelands], which was found- cheaper than main campus, so ed through community fund- students are able to stay at home, raisers more than forty years earn and save some money, and ago, has come a long way, said then transfer to make the transiFirelands Marketing Director tion toward their baccalaureate degrees.” Lesley Ruszkowski. Ruszkowski said enrollment According to a press release, all undergraduate categories at also may have been positively Firelands experienced increas- affected by Firelands’ increased es from last year. The largest marketing and student support increases were in freshman efforts. She said the college is and sophomores, 14.4 and 11.3 smaller than most, which proBy Alissa Widman Reporter
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Attempts to curb drinking misguided In our staff editorial, we question whether National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week will really have an effect on students’ drinking habits | Page 4
Exploring grad student myths
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Columnist Dave Morin dispels some commonly held myths and ideas about graduate students | Page 4
LA prosecutor aims at medical pot shops A medical marijuana shop is shut down in Los Angeles, as the city’s district attorney works to shut down for-profit retail shops | Page 10
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Men’s soccer travel to play Michigan State After a big win against the University of Buffalo last weekend, the Falcons head to East Lansing to face their Big Ten rival, the Spartans | Page 8
vides students with the benefit of more personal attention and flexible scheduling for the large number of non-traditional students who attend. Firelands offers clubs, day and night student activities, tutoring and learning centers, computer labs, an art gallery and a beautiful campus, Ruszkowski said. “I think people see the value of going to a regional campus of Bowling Green State University that is in their own backyard,” Ruszkowski said. “We have all the benefits of BGSU main campus — the name, resources and talents — we’re just 62 miles
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Firelands campus sees record enrollment increase
Utilizing effective study techniques can pay off during exams By Michelle Olmstead
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PEOPLE ON THE STREET
14.4%
11.3%
0.4%
8.5%
SOURCE: BGSU FIRELANDS PRESS RELEASE
PERCENTAGE INCREASE BY CLASS
MAIN CAMPUS ENROLLMENT: TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
FALL 2002
13,934
FALL 2003
FALL 2004
FALL 2005
FALL 2006
13,875 13,629
13,969 13,769
FALL 2007
12,999
FALL 2008
12,274
SOURCE: BGSU OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
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FIRELANDS TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS THIS YEAR: 2,416 TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS LAST YEAR: 2,354 TOTAL PERCENT INCREASE: 2.6%
University senior opens her own bassoon reed business
hile the leaves are changing and thoughts of Halloween dance in students’ heads, midterms have arrived and finals are looming in the not-so-distant future. For students struggling with study habits, Dan Fasko, a professor of Educational Psychology, has a few anxiety-easing tips. Fasko recommended using the P-Q-4R method for effective studying: Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite and Review. While cramming for a test is ill advised, Fasko said it does work for some students. “There’s that old adage, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,’” he said. Ideally, students should try to spread their study time out, Fasko said. Studying in intervals over a three day period instead of last-minute cramming allows students to better retain and retrieve information. The type of test one is preparing for should also be kept in mind while reviewing for an exam. It is very different to study for a test that is multiple choice as opposed to an essay exam, Fasko said. “The way to study for multiple choice is you’re looking for recall and recognition, so look for something that’s going to trigger a cue,” he explained. “For essays, you really have to be
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Latino Issues Conference to offer new twist, including focus on Latino cultural arts Latina artist Polo Lopez. Lopez will be the guest of honor and the main keynote speaker for her At this year’s Latino Issues work in the Latino arts. Conference, students will be able According to her biographito experience a taste of Latino cal Web site, Lopez was born culture and an even better taste in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and of traditional Hispanic food. has been a professional artist for LIC, which starts today at 8:30 over 25 years. Lopez’s artwork a.m., will feature an all-day con- has been on display all over the ference with world-renowned world and brings a colorful mix By Jess James Reporter
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ENTREPRENEUR: Senior Molly Swope has combined her music major and entrepreneur minor to start her on on-line business, Bravo Bassoon Reeds. Swope will handmake the reeds sold on the Web site, a skill she picked up in one of her University courses.
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of vibrant Hispanic culture in the female Latina tradition. LIC will host several Latino academic speakers from the Northwest Ohio area. Among them will be Emanuel Enriquez, whose sculptures and artwork have been on display at sev-
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realized the quality of handmade reeds, she got the idea to try to sell them. “Most reeds you find in Senior Molly Swope is on the brink of launching her own music stores are cheaply made online business. She does not because they are mass prointend to sell clothes, used text- duced by machines and those books or electronics, but rather, reeds usually only last a month or so,” she said. “I think with bassoon reeds. The name of Swope’s busi- handmade reeds you get a betness is Bravo Bassoon Reeds ter sound and they last longer and she hopes to have the busi- as well.” Freshman Laura Willis has ness up and running by the been a bassoonist for around start of November. According to Swope, a eight years and she said she music major and entrepreneur agrees handmade reeds are betminor, each student playing ter than ones found in stores. “The reeds Molly intends the bassoon at the University is required to make their own to sell are excellent sounding reed, which is the attachment See BASSOON | Page 2 placed at the top of the instrument. Swope said once she
Make a Difference Day draws student volunteers By Michelle Olmstead Reporter
On Oct. 24, thousands of people across the nation will volunteer time in their communities as part of Make a Difference Day. Although this year will mark its 19th anniversary, this is the first year the Wood County United Way has organized service projects for Make a Difference Day. Whether it is landscaping, painting or feeding the homeless, people of all ages are encouraged to donate time to improve their community’. Whitney Hubbard, the volunteer coordinator at the Wood County United Way, is in charge of organizing the service projects and recruiting volunteers for Make a Difference Day this year. “I have mostly contacted Bowling Green State University students,” Hubbard said. “So the majority of the volunteers are students, and then there’s the Americorp group too.” Hubbard was also in charge
“It’s just another way to help out your community,” Whitney Hubbard | coordinator of contacting community businesses and organizations to see if they needed a hand with any cumbersome work. Among the list of projects this year is painting rooms at Wood County Health Department and landscaping at the Wood County Historical Center. Volunteers will also be contributing their time to the Wood County Park District. “It’s just another way to help out your community,” Hubbard said. “My goal this year is really to try to build a better relationship with the BG students and the campus, to try to get them more involved with
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