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Friday, March 29, 2013
VOLUME 92, ISSUE 83
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3 students attend USG open forum
WNIT 2013 | THIRD ROUND
FALCONS 47 | 50 DRAGONS
By Eric Lagatta Assistant Campus Editor
The Undergraduate Student Government hosted a forum in place of its typical elections debate to inform the student body of its president and vice president’s plans for next year. USG President Alex USG VOTING GUIDE Solis and Vice President Want to vote for USG this David Neely answered year? Find out how below. questions from an audiVOTING BEGINS ence of three students. April 1 at 8 a.m. The two are running unopposed for re-election for the upcoming aca- VOTING ENDS April 4 at 12 p.m. demic year. During the forum, WHERE TO VOTE which took place in the www.bgsu.edu Union Thursday at 6 p.m., the USG duo fielded questions about their plans for next KATIE LOGSDON | THE BG NEWS
LINING up for the playing of the alma mater is the Falcons women’s basketball team after its loss to Drexel on Thursday night in the third round of the 2013 WNIT.
GAME OVER. Women’s basketball falls to Drexel in third round of WNIT at Stroh Center
WHERE THE FALCONS WENT WRONG
By Ethan Easterwood Sports Editor
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he women’s basketball team outrebounded Drexel and held them to 35 percent shooting, but came up about five minutes and a star player short, losing 50-47 in the third round of the WNIT at the Stroh Center on Thursday night. If the name of the game was rebounding and field goal percentage, then the BG women’s basketball team would be in the WNIT Elite Eight. Drexel’s Hollie Mershon, who averages 19 points per game and lit up Harvard in the past round for over 30 points, took the reigns and dominated the closing minutes. “She really turned it on in the last five minutes,” senior Chrissy Steffen said. “She really took it over.” Mershon had eight points, three rebounds and an assist in the final five minutes. “[Mershon] is a kid that will haunt BG fans and myself for awhile,” coach Jennifer Roos said. “She is a professional player when her time is done.” With the loss, the Falcons will say goodbye to a senior class that won 103 games in their collective careers. Seniors include forwards Allison Papenfuss and redshirt Danielle Havel, and guards Simone Eli and Steffen. “The seniors are awesome, I’m really going to miss them,” freshman Miriam Justinger said. “They were great role models for me.”
See WNIT | Page 3
FIRST HALF
1. Turnovers: The Falcons committed seven turnovers. 2. Slow Start: Drexel managed to go up 12-4 on the Falcons early. 3. Halfhill: The Falcon guard made just one basket in the first half including a quick shot at the buzzer.
SECOND HALF 1. Mershon: Drexel forward took over the final five minutes despite BG’s attempts to stop her. 2. Turnovers: Like in the first half, turnovers crippled the Falcons giving Drexel 10 points from turnovers. 3. Not owning the paint: BG had more rebounds but Drexel managed to get back its own missed shots.
See USG | Page 2
$9.3 million McDonald renovation stays on schedule David Skowronski Reporter
Students can look forward to a new and improved McDonald residence hall at the start of the fall 2013 semester. RENOVATION COSTS The $9.3 million renovation is ON CAMPUS on schedule and is Along with Macdonald Hall, a number of other renovations will expected to be fintake place on campus in the next ished by the time few years. freshmen move in on Aug. 23, said ■■ Rec Center: $13.4 million Sarah Waters, direc■■ Health and Human tor of Residence Services Building: $9 million Life. ■■ Olscamp Hall: $5 million “Essentially the ■■ Founders Hall: $800,00 objective of this project is to improve the overall condition of the hall,” said Steve Krakoff, vice president of Capital Planning and Design. A number of amenities are being added to make the hall more attractive for students, Krakoff said. There will be new furniture for the lounges, modifications to restrooms and new floor to ceiling windows, said Marc Brunner, project architect for design and construc-
See MCDONALD | Page 2
Commuting to campus has its pros and cons GAMMA GAMING By Kendra Clark Web Editor
For some freshmen, money is the motivating factor for living off campus. Senior Jacob Lindsay has been commuting to the University since freshman year. “I decided to commute freshman year because it was significantly cheaper to live off-campus,” Lindsay said. “I wanted to live on my own and depend on myself.” He lived with his grandparents until sophomore year and then decided to move closer to the University. “It is nice to go home without checking in like peo-
“I save a lot of money
living at my parents’ house, and I don’t have to worry about debt later.” Abigail Moylan | Commuter
ple have to at the dorms,” Lindsay said. “I feel like I have more freedom this way.” Sophomore A biga i l Moylan’s decision to become a commuter was clear-cut her freshman year. “I love commuting to campus,” Moylan said. “I save a lot of money living at my parents’ house and I don’t have to worry about debt later.”
SOFTBALL HITS AT HOME With its pre-season completed, the Falcon softball team will host Ball State University and Miami University for its home opener. The Falcons will play Ball State on Friday and then Miami on Saturday and Sunday. | PAGE 7
She lives in Toledo about 30 minutes away from the University, but the time it takes to get to and from the University has some disadvantages, she said. “It is hard to get involved on campus,” Moylan said. “Trying to get into groups like sororities is a challenge.” Lindsay has experienced a different challenge being a commuter to the University. “The weather is bad,” Lindsay said. “It is hard to find a place to park. I have to hope they plowed the streets every morning during the winter.”
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MEMBERS of Sigma Lambda Gamma enjoy a game night on Thursday evening. Junior, Brooklynn Martinez, Amanda Eberhardt, advisor and senior Paige Schaefer play Apples to Apples.
MAKING CIVIL POINTS While the Supreme Court debates marriage equality, so does the Forum section. This week, Forum Columnists Debbie Alderman and James Pfundstein look at different aspects of the debate. | PAGE 4
WHAT SHOULD THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT/VP DO IN THEIR SECOND TERM? “Maybe they could tell us what they actually have the power to do.” Victoria Igoe Sophomore, Geology