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VOLUME 91, EDITION 60
MONDAY, JANUARY 30 & TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012
Library continues touch ups
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COURTSIDECOMEDY Globetrotters thrill more than 3,000 in the Stroh Center with theatrical stunts
Student opinions influence interior, exterior renovations By Simone Jackson Reporter
W hen Clay ton Stewart was growing up in Michigan, the library was a place of entertainment. “Back then my CLAYTON family would have STEWART been considered low income,” he said. University “Going to the library Senior helped us get through those times.” He enjoyed going to public book readings and the resources at the library helped Stewart’s mother to find work. “It helped to establish my family,” Stewart said. Stewart, a senior and member of the University Libraries Advocates Board, has been involved in making Jerome Library a place that caters to students since his freshman year, he said. He has suggested ideas for corporate sponsorship and has collaborated with other organizations to offset some of the costs of renovating. “The best renovation was the change of mindset that we had,” Stewart said. “People saw why the library is such an important part of this campus and that helped to get ideas rolling on what should be improved.” Stewart worked as a tour guide as a freshman and said the library was not visually appealing. “The old statues and benches outside were falling apart and looked terrible,” he said. “Prospective students noticed.” Stewart asked library staff what could be done to fix the problem. The Library added new umbrella tables and benches to the deck area last August, and more external renovations are to come, said Sara Bushong, Dean of Libraries. “By sprucing up the outside, we hope students will want to come inside and stay awhile,” she said. Students who frequently utilize the library might have noticed some of these changes. “We want to make the library as accessible as possible to all students, and to do that we must continue to
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By Michele Wysocki Assistant Sports Editor
Imagine a basketball game; then add in a comedy show and acrobatics, — that’s what the Harlem Globetrotters brought to the Stroh Center Friday night. Four hours before the Globetrotters were scheduled to take the court, there were 2,739 tickets sold, said Justin Zenz, director of ticket operations. Harlem Globetrotter Kevin “Special K” Daley said the crowd was wonderful and was nearly sold out at 3,045. “The energy was there and we had
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a good time,” Daley said. “We usually feed from the crowd so today was great.” Daley said he doesn’t have any signature moves like some of the other players, but he was the emcee of the night. “I’m not the choreographer of everything,” Daley said. “I make sure that everything is going well and then we have all of these great players that are dunkers and dribblers and shooters.” He said people like to see them everywhere, but he enjoyed the fans in Bowling Green. The Globetrotters faced the International Elite in a championshipstyle game, where a trophy was presented to the winning team at the end
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of the game. They recently added two new “rules” to the game. The first rule requires that in the last three minutes of the quarter, players could make a four-point shot from any of the four circles that were placed evenly between the threepoint line and half court. The second rule is that at any time a referee could send any player or players from either team to the “penalty box” to sit out for one minute. It was announced at the event that the Globetrotters are the winningest team in sports history with 24,081 wins and a 40-year win streak. Sophomore Ashley Secor said her
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Local second-hand stores offer low prices, student discounts By Christian Yarnall Reporter
Many people on campus are looking for a few ways to save a quick buck, and one way to do that is to shop at second-hand stores such as Goodwill. Ray Scalf, the general manager of the city’s Goodwill store, said he doesn’t get an over-
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whelming number of student shoppers in his store, but they make up almost a third of his business. Scalf said they also offer a 10 percent discount to shoppers with a student ID. They also have an e-mail alert system anybody can sign up for that will let you know when they’re having sales ahead
“I shop here mostly because it’s really cheap” Devin Sachs | Student of time. Devin Sachs, a student of the
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University, said she is a frequent shopper at the local Goodwill. “I shop here mostly because it’s really cheap,” she said. “And if you look you can find some nice name brand stuff. Plus you get the 10 percent discount if you are a
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What do you buy at thrift stores? Whatever catches my eye, I don’t go in looking for anything.
DEBARAH CHESTER Sophomore, Broadcast Journalism