FALCON FAMILY FUN
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Possible future falcons hung out with their sibs this past weekend. See PHOTOS pg 8.
VOLUME 91, ISSUE 88
THEY’RE BACK MONDAY, APRIL 16 & TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
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Buffalo Wild Wings re-opens at new location after eight-month hiatus, offering free wings to first 100 customers
By Brian Bohnert Reporter
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enior Jason Kimmel woke up early Sunday morning, setting up camp at 8 a.m. Three hours later, his six friends followed suit, bringing camping gear, a large tent and plenty of excitement to 1550 E. Wooster St.
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Students’ work, new lab displayed at open house By Geoff Burns Reporter
The Visual Communication Technology program hosted its first open house since 1990 during the weekend at the College of Technology. Alumni, VCT employers, different companies and the general public attended the event. The open house involved showcasing students’ packaging work. The event also celebrated the opening of the new packaging and display lab located at 104 Park Avenue, just behind the College of Technology. Senior Justin Hamaker attended the open house and said the event was really helpful for people to come to.
“The big thing for me was that they were going to have other employers here,” Hamaker said. “That’s cool because people are looking for jobs and that’s why I am here.” The event served as an outlet for employers to get a glimpse of what the students involved with VCT are capable of and as a way for students to look into potential jobs. University President Mary Ellen Mazey attended the VCT open house and officially opened the packaging and display lab as she cut the ribbon blocking the door to the lab with other employers. “It’s always great to cut a ribbon because it means that we have new development and new technology, and the University is
“At this point we’re on the road and all of the classes are using it, so we had an official opening and we wanted to recognize some of the people that donated the equipment and materials for it with a ceremony with the president.” Donna Trautman | Associate Professor changing to meet the needs of the future,” Mazey said. Donna Trautman, associate professor and program leader of VCT, said the packaging and display lab has been open since the beginning of the semester for students and classes to use and everything is up to speed. “At this point we’re on the road
A TASTE OF AFRICAN CULTURE
and all of the classes are using it, so we had an official opening and we wanted to recognize some of the people that donated the equipment and materials for it with a ceremony with the president,” Trautman said. Some of the donations and equipment given to VCT included more than $5 million worth
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New student government to meet for first time
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DANCERS Sarah, Jasmine and Angel perform an African dance at the annual “Back to Africa” dinner at Olscamp Hall on Saturday night. Several performers and speakers were there, and guests dined on African cuisine.
Monday night will be the first meeting of the next Undergraduate Student Government administration. USG President Alex Solis and Vice President David Neely decided to have the first meeting of the new senate to establish future meeting dates. “This is something that’s very common for USG,” Solis said. During the meeting the new USG speaker, Melissa Dzienny, will propose meeting dates for the summer and next year and the senate will vote on them. The meeting will also include the swearing in of new senators that weren’t able to make the swearing-in ceremony this past week, Solis said.
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The BG baseball team took two of three games from Kent State this weekend. | PAGE 6
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of ArdioCAD Software in addition to packaging and display production software from Esko Artwork. A View Tech UV Press was also donated and can print up to 80 inches wide and as long as the students need, said Laney Fugett, lecturer at the College of Technology. “The VCT packaging and display lab allows our students to learn about the packaging industry and create prototypes and learn about the corrugated industry and to find career paths in those industries as well,” Fugett said. “The packaging and display production software lets our students get experience with that
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He said there are about five to six new senators to swear in. All the members of Solis and Neely’s administration have not yet been decided, Solis said. Solis and Neely are currently accepting applications for members of their cabinet, which are due Friday. They will interview applicants next week and make a decision during exam week. “We’ve had a good number of applications come in already,” Solis said. There will also be a USG meeting April 23, which will be the last meeting of the semester, he said. During the meeting the organization will bring in University Chief Financial Officer Sherideen Stoll to give a budget update. Solis said he is excited to get started in his new role as USG president. “It’s still very surreal,” he said. “But it’s starting to set in. I’m pumped for summer, I think it’s going to be a really productive summer.”
What did you miss most about Buffalo Wild Wings? Nothing. The new Bdubs is really did up.
MAURICE SMITH, Freshman, Telecommunications