‘ALL THAT JAZZ’
Students from the department of theatre and film are practicing up to perform the musical ‘Chicago’ next weekend.Check out a preview and exclusive photos from rehearsals in THE PULSE on Page 3
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Students rate restaurants on cleanliness, friendliness College Student Insights looks to improve local businesses, raises scholarship money through research results By Tasneem Almuhanna Reporter
If you’ve ever received bad service at a local restaurant, then College Student Insights will work on having your voice heard. College Student Insights is the first student-run market research firm on campus sending out surveys about local restaurants to get student feedback.
Ali Rieger, the company’s project director, said it will provide data collected from the surveys taken by college students and sell this data to restaurants, Residence Life, and University Athletics. The firm is looking to help out local businesses by finding out what the typical consumer responses are from local students. “We are trying to find out what it is they are lacking… is it the cleanliness of the business, or is it the customer
service… in order to improve their business,” Rieger said. In order to start their research the firm used an online database, Qualtrics, which is helping it create and distribute the surveys. The program will also help Rieger and others analyze their data. “This week our survey will be distributed to 9,000 undergraduates via email… we are currently focusing on fast foods and have two surveys
going out… one for quick service and one for full service such as Easy Street Cafe,” Rieger said. The way the surveys are conducted is that students will either get the quick service or full service survey and then pick out which restaurants they have patronized in the past three months, the company’s president Rachel Dyas said. They will then be asked to rate restaurants in terms of cleanliness, service, employee
friendliness and more aspects. Once the firm has examined its results, it will send out a report to local businesses showing the business’s ranking in comparison to other businesses, in hopes of selling the results to them. The money gained from the results sold to businesses will be used to start a schol-
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S E Y E R E U A OFFENH CAMERAS USED TO INCREASE SECURITY, STUDENT COMFORT By Molly McNamara Reporter
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ameras don’t lie, so when it comes to activity in residence halls, some security cameras are catching vandalism, robberies and unwanted visitors with the press of a button. Residence life has had cameras in different buildings for several years as part of an added security measure for students. Under the previous director, Residence Life initiated a
plan to get cameras in every residence hall, and Offenhauer was first on the list in that initial phase, said Sarah Waters, current director of Residence Life. “We are working through a process to get a baseline of cameras in every building, and we should have those by the time we open in the fall,” Waters said. Offenhauer is also one of the only
buildings that has cameras on every floor and in every corridor, but Waters said Residence Life really wants to focus on the entrances and exits of buildings so they can get an idea of who is coming and going rather than worrying about every corner of the building. While not all residence halls feature these “extra eyes,” Offenhauer,
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Students tap in to early arrival of spring beers Local businesses offer students variety of seasonal brews, different tastes Tyler Strittmatter Reporter
Spring in Januar y and Summer in March. Unseasonably warm weather is not only impacting clothing choices for students, it is dictating what they are drinking. Beer companies have been coming out with Spring and Summer beer selections a season early throughout the past few years. Mike Grant, manager of the BG Liquor Outlet on East Wooster, said that spring beers come out earlier and earlier every year. “We had Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy in the beginning of March,” Grant said. “It is like an arms race for beer companies.” Grant explained why there is such a craze around sea-
sonal beers. “It is the one time a year you can get these beers,” Grant said. “People want something different than what they have been drinking, and breweries create a sense that there are availability problems.” Beer drinkers can expect a lighter style and ingredient changes such as the addition of lemon or lime in their spring and summer drinks, Grant said. Griffin Jones, co-owner of Reverends, explained a bit more of what makes a spring and summer beer different. “T he s e d r i n k s a re more hop f or w a r d , m or e c itr u s f lavored a nd c a n have more f r u it y a spect s,” Jones sa id. “A s opposed to chocolate or c a r a mel note s you wou ld f i nd i n w i nter beers. You w a nt somet h i ng more
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Go online for a photo gallery of a concert featuring Indian and Nepali Music on Thursday night
Students wrote a song, ‘BGSyou,’ about life at the University, performed it at Dance Marathon and plan to make it into a music video before they graduate | PAGE 3
Arts Village hosts concert
Ziggy and the Zoombas
ref resh i ng for pou nder s a s opposed to sippers.” During this time of year, students will find more wheat ales and pilsners, Jones said. Jones makes sure “anything with a lighter body,” is on tap. Issa Baiz, manager at Falcon Food Mart, is amazed by how early seasonal beers have come out this year. “I wa s so su r pr ised some of t hese beers ca me i n when t hey d id,” Ba i z sa id. “Beer c ompa n ie s proba bl y w a nted to ta ke adva ntage of t he good weat her.” Baiz said that there are a lot of summer beers lining his shelves right now, and he does not remember summer beers being out so early last year. “Sam Adams spring beer came out in winter, and by the time it was actually spring it was off the shelves,” Baiz said.
Nate Ballinger, an alumnus of the University and Bowling Green resident, said he loves spring and summer beers. “It’s great to drink light, crisp, refreshing beers in warm weather,” Ballinger said. “A lot of people go nuts for fall beers; I go nuts for spring.” Ballinger commented on spring and summer beers seemingly coming out earlier every year. “Breweries a re sma rt,” Ballinger said. “They know people get excited when they see new seasonal beers. The only downside is that people might get tired of a seasonal beer by the time it actually gets to the season.” So break out the folding chairs, fill the coolers with ice and grab your favorite summer drink, because they are here, whether you are ready or not.
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BG gymnist Danielle Wishart, Jamilah Ali, Megan Harrington and Fina Locigno will compete as individuals in the NCHA this weekend | PAGE 6
Columnist Mathew Davoli explains how homosexual acts are not immoral and how they actually benefit society | PAGE 4
Four Falcons head to Auburn
More than morals
CAMPUS BRIEF
USG to announce new members Friday, sworn in Monday BEN GOLDSBERRY USG Speaker of the Senate
Voting for Undergraduate Student Government ended Thursday and the organization will announce members of next year’s administration Friday. The announcement will take place at noon in the Falcon’s Nest in the Union, said Ben Goldsberry, current USG speaker. The senators will be announced first, and then the candidates for USG president and vice president, Goldsberry said. The swearing in of the new president and senators will take place Monday at 6 p.m. in the Union Falcon’s Nest. After the senators are sworn in, they will have a meeting and decide who will become the next speaker and the four committee heads. All of the non-returning members will attend the USG banquet, which will include awards for members and a celebration of the organization’s accomplishments, Goldsberry said.
What movie should be redone in in 3-D?
BRANDON LOWE, Freshman VCT