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Volume 91, Issue 11

University prepares for evaluation

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President Mazey ‘feeling positive’ about 2013 accreditation

By Geoff Burns “I’m pleased here at Reporter the University because The University’s 2013 accreditation is quickly approaching and administrawe are ranked at one of tors are preparing for the evaluation process. the highest levels.”

Accreditation occurs every 10 years.

Results depend on what visiting evaluators think about the University, including the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission, said Joseph Frizado, vice provost for academic operations and assessment.

“Not all colleges and universities agree to go through that process and by not being accredited, they do not have access to federal funding for their students, and they do not provide access for their graduates to pursue certain careers,” Frizado said.

“BGSU decided long ago that such an accreditation was desirable, and we have maintained that accreditation unbroken.”

Although the University has been through this process before, there are still many things to do to prepare for the accreditation, Frizado said.

“BGSU has volunteered to be a Pioneer Institution, which is where we help design the accreditation and serve as a ‘test case’ for how it can be implemented,” Frizado said. “We are also pursuing a Quality Initiative project, which is where an institution chooses a special project to improve the quality of what we do.”

A poor review could possibly have negative impacts for colleges after

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the accreditation process is finished, Frizado said.

“If an institution is found to be lacking in certain areas, it then has a time period to make changes and those changes are then reviewed again a couple of years later,” Frizado said.

He said institutions that disregard the member institutions’ criteria forfeit their membership.

University President Mary Ellen Mazey said she is feeling positive about the next accreditation.

“I’m pleased here at the University because we are ranked at one of the highest levels,” Mazey said. “We are able to have the opportunity to enhance whatever field we want to, which is extremely important to us.”

As for the student body, sophomore Dominic Rinaldi said he does not have any doubt in the University’s potential accreditation.

“I think we have a great faculty,” Rinaldi said, “Every teacher that I have had has helped me out and it seems as if they go above and beyond of what their duty actually entails.”

The University’s accreditation process will occur sometime next year, but a specific date has not yet been determined, Mazey said.

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ARTS FESTIVAL Volunteers, visitors enjoy arts downtown

By Courtney Keenan

By Asia Rapai

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From handmade pottery to puppeteering, the Black Swamp Arts Festival offered something for people of all interests this weekend.

Since its debut in 1993, the festival has grown, increasing its fine artists, performing artists and overall participants, according to its website.

Senior Abbey Tobe has attended the festival every year since she became a University student.

It’s a great opportunity to see all the local artists that the city and its surrounding communities have to offer, Tobe said.

“I like the music,” Tobe said. “[There’s] a nice variety.”

Music was one of many free activities the festival offered. People of all ages also expressed their creativity by decorating free paper hats made by volunteers.

Joy Hobson, youth arts volunteer coordinator, said the free hat activity was made possible by local business donations from places such as Benjamin Franklin and other sales.

Debbie Whitson attended the festival for 10 years and was one of the volunteers who helped craft paper hats. She said her favorite feature of the Black Swamp Arts Festival is “the fact that it’s for everyone of all ages.”

The new free speech zone, or non-permit area, of the city’s 19th annual Black Swamp Arts Festival this weekend was used for about half of the festival’s duration, according to officials.

The designated space on the 100 block of East Wooster Street provided people who were not sanctioned by the festival to sign up to speak about anything for 30 minutes or more.

“It started out slow Friday,” said Alex Hann, chair of sites and logistics for the festival. “I thought there would be a line. That never materialized.”

The free speech zone was approved by city council through an ordinance established this summer for special events.

Hann, who managed the area this year, said there were complaints last year because some people expressed their messages throughout the festival, using a loud speaker to amplify their voice.

At the city council meeting before the festival, Municipal Administrator John Fawcett said the speakers could use loud speakers and use their time in whatever way they wanted inside the free speech zone.

People interested needed to sign up for a time slot to speak. If no one signed up to go immediately after them, they could continue to speak until

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CAMPUS BRIEF

Freshman who fell from Centennial Hall in ‘good condition’ as of Friday

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JUNIOR PAIGE FENNER performed at The Stroh Show this past Saturday along with her fellow baton twirlers and the Falcon Marching Band.

CITY Festival draws many downtown Students and citizens filled the streets for the annual Black Swamp Arts Festival, which showcased local artists and musicians this weekend. See photos | Page 3

Festival free speech zone called ‘successful’

Freshman Samuel Hamilton is no longer listed as a patient at Mercy St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo, a hospital spokeswoman said Sunday night.

Hamilton fell from a fourth floor window on the east side of Centennial Hall at about 3 p.m. Thursday.

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He was reported to be in good condition Friday at Mercy St. Vincent, according to a campus update sent via email at 10:22 a.m. that morning.

Hamilton’s previous condition could not be confirmed.

The University’s next step will be to meet with the student and complete the police investigation, University spokesman Dave Kielmeyer said.

University to host ceremony for soldiers headed to Afghanistan

The University will host a call-to-duty

SPORTS BG football wins its home opener

The BG football team won its home opener in convincing fashion Saturday night, beating Morgan State 58-13. Matt Schilz had five touchdown passes for the Falcons | Page 6

ceremony for about 130 soldiers who will be deployed to Afghanistan this week.

The event will take place at 3 p.m.

Tuesday in the Stroh Center.

The Ohio National Guard will deploy 800 soldiers to Afghanistan this week — the largest deployment since World War II — to form Task Force ROC. The task force will conduct security missions throughout the country.

The University’s ceremony is one of several that will take place across the state to honor their service.

Anyone is welcome to attend the event.

For more information, visit the Ohio National Guard website at ong.ohio.gov.

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Tony Kirtland Duncan, 38, of Bowling Green, was arrested for criminal trespass and theft within the 100 block of N. Main St. He was transported and lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

1:02 A.M.

Michael R. Wagner, 43, of Bowling Green, was cited for operating a vehicle impaired and for speeding near East Wooster and University streets.

1:55 A.M.

David D. Dickinson, 35, of Las Vegas, was cited for disorderly conduct/public urination within the 100 block of E. Court St. 2:08 A.M.

Joseph W. Gallo, 18, of New Canaan, Conn., was arrested for aggravated menacing within the 200 block of N. Main St. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

2:24 A.M.

Joshua Fred Little, 19, of Defiance, Ohio, was cited for disorderly conduct/public urination within the 200 block of N. Main St. 2:34 A.M.

John D. Lyon, 28, and William Patrick Riggs, 25, both of Bowling Green, were cited for disorderly conduct/ public urination within the 100 block of S. Prospect St.

SPEECH From Page 1 someone else signed up.

Outside the non-permit area, it was acceptable to have face-to-face conversations with people and to hand out pamphlets, but people could not use any voice or sound amplifiers, Fawcett said.

Roger Mazzarella, director of rugby at the University, was one of the people who spoke to city council about people without permits using loudspeakers throughout the festival last year. He worked with Hann this year to monitor volunteers that managed the free speech zone.

People were trying to get signatures on different petitions, using bullhorns and loudspeakers, for

Complainant reported being attacked within the 200 block of N. Main St. He was transported to Wood County Hospital by the Bowling Green Fire Department and the incident is currently under investigation.

2:40 A.M.

Lynette Renee Gorsuch, 19, of Ashland, Ohio, was cited for open container and underage possession of alcohol within the 200 block of N. Church St. 3:02 A.M.

Andrew M. McCord, 18, of Cincinnati, was cited for operating a vehicle impaired within the 1400 block of E. Wooster St. 3:04 A.M.

Justin Lee Clark, 21, of New Castle, Colo., was arrested for disorderly conduct/ unable to care for self within the 200 block of N. Church St. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

3:22 A.M.

Cadence Nelia-Richia Watkins, 23, of Grand Rapids, Ohio, was arrested for disorderly conduct/ unable to care for self within the 100 block of Lehman Ave. She was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

3:50 A.M.

Nicole K. Newman, 20, of Bowling Green, was cited for operating a vehicle impaired and having no license plates

political purposes last year, Mazzarella said.

“There’s always been an agreement that the festival was just for the festival; people didn’t use it to champion a cause,” Mazzarella said.

Vendors became frustrated by the noise and the intensity of certain people’s expression, he said.

There were concerns related to whether speakers would be blocked out by other speakers and if it was unconstitutional, Hann said.

“We’re not controlling anybody’s right to free speech,” Hanna said. “We’re telling the time, place and manner.”

As of now, Hann said they were happy with the results, but they could make more of an effort to inform people about how the free speech zone was established and how it is structured.

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Gamby, 30, of Rudolph, was cited for theft/shoplifting at Walmart.

4:17 A.M.

Zachary S. Bankey-Downard, 25, of Bowling Green, was arrested for criminal damaging and theft near South Prospect and Lehman streets. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

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Complainant reported a brick thrown through the back window of her vehicle within the 800 block of Scott Hamilton Ave. The cost of the damage is unknown.

Michael A. Mansnerus, 20, of Avon Lake, Ohio, was arrested for falsification, prohibited acts, underage possession of alcohol and disorderly conduct/unable to care for self within the 100 block of N. Main St. He was also cited for prohibited acts/ using the ID of another and lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

8:03 A.M.

Complainant reported an intoxicated person passed out against his front door within the 800 block of Jefferson Drive.

Kevin D. Markowski, 41, of Fairlawn, Ohio, was cited for operating a vehicle impaired and failure to maintain reasonable control near East Wooster Street and the railroad track.

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Complainant reported being robbed by three female suspects within the 100 block of W. Wooster St. the previous night. Her phone was broken and $150 in cash was stolen.

Lucas Michael Pointon, 19, of Bowling Green, and Andrew R. Wenner, 19, of Rocky River, Ohio, were both cited for open container and underage possession of alcohol near Manville and Clough streets.

2:10 P.M.

Complainant reported two cuts in the front driver’s side tire of a vehicle within the 700 block of N. Enterprise St. The damage is estimated at $150.

4:30 P.M.

Complainant reported two people shooting airsoft guns within the 300 block of Derby Ave.

11:39 P.M.

Brian Maxwell Hawley, 20, and Frank A. Septaric, 22, both of Bowling Green, were cited for nuisance party and providing a place for underage consumption; and Laura A. Bryan, 20, of Kettering, Ohio, was cited for underage possession and open container of alcohol, all within the 200 block of N. Prospect St.

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Peter S. Schwadel, 22, of Bowling Green, was cited for nuisance party; Cory M. Rechner, 20, of Bowling Green, was cited for open container and underage possession of alcohol; and Frank J. Greco, 20, of Bowling Green, was cited for underage possession of alcohol and disorderly conduct/ public urination, all within the 400 block of E. Court St.

1:50 A.M.

Garret Marshall Franta, 19, of Westerville, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence within the 100 block of E. Wooster St.

Tiffany N. Smith, 23, of Port Clinton, Ohio, was cited for open container of alcohol near West Oak and North Church streets.

Charles F. Cohen, 20, of Bowling Green; and Jacob H. Griffith, 20, of Millbury, Ohio, were cited for assault within the 100 block of N. Main St.

12:34 A.M.

3:01 A.M.

Ashlee M. Michalak, 23, of Perrysburg, was cited for open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle within the 200 block of E. Evers Ave.

Jeffrey Townsend Jr., 21, of Toledo, was cited for open container of alcohol near North Prospect and East Wooster streets.

12:55 A.M.

3:36 A.M.

Robert A. Smith Jr., 25, of Bowling Green, was arrested for possession of less than 100 grams marijuana, obstructing official business, littering on public property and resisting arrest within the 600 block of N. Summit St. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

Bryan M. W. Gardner, 23, of Bellevue, Ohio, was found to have an active felony warrant for drugs and a misdemeanor warrant for marijuana, both out of Sandusky.

He was taken to the Wood County Justice Center to await a summons.

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1:43 A.M.

James Michael Nole, 34, of Portage, was cited for operating a vehicle impaired, speeding and improper display of plates within the 1000 block of S. Main St.

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The complaint was filed, but no action was taken, as the person was not violating any rules, Hetrick said.

An officer was with volunteers monitoring the free speech zone during all festival hours.

The non-permit area has also been referred to as the free speech zone.

Hann said he refers to it as a non-permit area because its main purpose is to provide a place for people to speak who were not sanctioned by the festival.

Permits were required for artists, musicians and other vendors directly participating in the festival.

He said it is like a free speech zone in one designated location.

“It’s a place for people to express themselves, and we’re not going to regulate any part of it,” Hann said.

Hinckley, Ohio, was arrested for underage under the influence and disorderly conduct/ unable to care for self in City Lot 1. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

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ful,” Hann said. “Nothing happened that would make us feel otherwise.”

The Bowling Green Police Division worked with festival staff and city council to manage any issues that might come up with the festival.

This was also the first year the police set up a substation at 127 S. Main St. for additional visibility and access by people at the festival, said Tony Hetrick, deputy chief of the Bowling Green Police Division.

The involvement with the Bowling Green Police Division and the free speech zone went smoothly, Hetrick said.

There was only one complaint about referring someone at the festival to go to the free speech zone who was passing out pamphlets and expressing their message without a permit, he said.

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Officers with the Bowling Green Police Division followed the rules below related to the free speech zone.

ALLOWED ACTIVITY: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Leafleting Canvassing Petitioning Holding signs Conversing directly with people

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Blocking pedestrian traffic to booths or sidewalks

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Disruptive demonstrating (defined as conveying a message to nonspecific individuals or in a general area by yelling, amplified speech, or other means that does not conform to the purposes of the event) Other activity that causes annoyance, inconvenience or alarm to event participants or patrons

Source: Special events ordinance and enforcement procedures for the 2011 Black Swamp Arts Festival.

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ART From Page 1 Those interested in handmade crafts may have passed through the tent of Miles Stearn and his wife Jill Kraizman. Stearn crafts

handmade pottery in his studio in Pontiac, Mich., and then he and his wife take the pieces on the road.

Kraizman said the two have been traveling and selling Stearn’s art for 10 years.

This was their third year at the festival, which Kraizman

said she likes because of the hospitality she feels from the community.

Like Stearn and Kraizman, Peter Katke also traveled from Michigan to set up his tent.

Katke, a part-time photographer and owner of New

Leaf Landscaping, started setting up his stand at shows three years ago. This was his first year at the Black Swamp Arts Festival.

“It’s easy when you come to a first year show because people haven’t seen you before,” Katke said.

Monday, September 12 & Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3 Although his photos include many different genres, Katke’s tent was full of sports photos.

“Sports sells,” he said.

The Black Swamp Arts Festival also offered surprise talent this weekend as a performing art.

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KEITH LEE OF THE LEE BOYS performs on stage during the Black Swamp Arts Festival on Saturday evening.

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MERCY HANNERS of Phenomenal Face Painting decides what details to paint next.

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A PO MO’S RIBS cook checks the

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KARAOKE COYOTOES lead singer performs for the crowd Friday afternoon.

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SUBAN SANEHIA mixes some Thai food at the Black Swamp Arts Festival.

Freshman Nate Brown, known as Nate Puppets, and his bear puppet, Jason, entertained passersby on the south side of Main Street during the festival.

“I love arts festivals — they’re always a good place to have puppets,” said Brown.

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“I think we have a great faculty ... Every teacher that I have had has helped me out and it seems as if they go above and beyond of what their duty actually entails.”

— Sophomore Dominic Rinaldi on the University’s upcoming accreditation [see story, pg. 1].

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PEOPLE ON THE STREET “International food.”

ABBY KOCH, Junior, Communication Disorders

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If you had control of downtown, what festival would you host?

“Something relevant to BG.”

“A bunch of birdthemed art.”

CASEY CARTWRIGHT, Freshman, Fashion

ED DAVIS, Sophomore, Engineering Technology

“An ‘80s music festival.”

JASON CHRISTMAN Sophomore, Special Education

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Commuter parking is a disaster for students

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Hey bro behind me at the club, stop getting all up on me.

I came here to dance, not get groped in a bar. We can dance; I just don’t want to feel your sweaty body pressed up against me all night.

—BACK UP BRO Hey professor, you expect me to show up at 8:00 in the morning, so stop waltzing into class ten minutes later when I’m about to leave and do way more productive things like sleeping.

—GET TO CLASS I’m tired of the people who think they have to be intoxicated to go to the football game. I had to help keep a dude from falling almost ten times on Saturday. Either don’t drink or get a kickstand.

—FANDEMONIUM Dear guy without a shirt on, you’re five foot nothing. What are you trying to show off? Hobble off to your hobbit cave and put some clothes on. Grow 12 inches and maybe then you can shed some clothes.

—SHIRTLESS SCHMO To the people who text on bikes, it’s pretty sweet that you can ride with no handlebars, but when you use your free hands to converse with your friends via text, then we have a problem. The sidewalks aren’t as wide as a road and you’re not as coordinated as you may think.

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When it comes to commuter parking, the lots have become one large scavenger hunt.

Frustration is one thing, but our primary concern is student safety.

BG News staff members have had numerous close encounters with other students while searching for an open spot in the crowded lots.

We believe our safety should not be jeopardized because of a fear of an orange ticket on our windshields when we return.

Lots are beginning to look like race tracks — vehicles circling around and around until they see an open spot to take.

With races come the probability of an accident.

Drivers come inches away from exchanging paint every day. We know because a lot of us are commuters. On some occasions, drivers have actually bumped into each other, but brushed it aside to get to class on time.

As a solution to the problem, University Parking Services recommends students leave

“Commuters should not have to wait for the Ice Arena lot to reopen before they can arrive to class on time and unstressed.” their homes earlier, but most staff members do this already.

They leave 30 to 45 minutes before class and are still unable to get a parking place.

Some students walk a mile or more to class everyday as opposed to attempting to navigate the parking lots, even though they bought a $100 commuter parking pass at the beginning of the semester. The weather may be nice now, and walking doesn’t sound like a bad idea, but when the snow begins to fall and ice takes over the sidewalks, the parking fines will spike once again.

Some students resort to metered lots, shelling out as much as $2 in quarters just to avoid a ticket. This adds up.

After 50 times parking here, students may as well have bought another seemingly part-time parking pass.

Some students blatantly park in invalid parking spots — the grass, faculty lots, etc. — so they don’t have to walk into class late.

They count their losses and accept parking tickets as their fate.

Students should not have to go to these measures to get to class. No student should be fined $25 to $50 for a mistake which is not theirs.

Before the fall semester started, the Ice Arena parking lot was torn up, eradicating more than 400 parking spots for commuters. The University should compensate for these spots, possibly by providing one large grass lot. The temporary spots do not need to be pretty, they just need to be functional.

While working on a story concerning commuter parking, a reporter was informed

there are only 83 more spots than commuter parking passes sold. When commuters purchase a pass, they are not ensured a parking spot — or so another staff member was told As a staff, we propose a solution: every commuter should be assigned a specific spot. Arranging for the spots would be on a first come, first serve basis. Therefore, even if your spot was in a far away lot, students could arrange for the amount of walking time to their class.

Commuters should not have to wait for the Ice Arena lot to reopen before they can arrive to class on time and unstressed.

After all, classes are hard enough — getting there shouldn’t be just as bad.

If the University is trying to convince students that living on campus is optimal, then they are doing a great job.

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Students should get Campaign finance laws moving to improve health need some changes TARA KE KELLER COLUM COLUMNIST

I don’t run unless I’m being chased.

This cheeky statement was my credo for the first nineteen years of my life. My general awkwardness and uncoordination kept me out of any real organized sport or active participation in gym class. I didn’t complain.

I always mentally recited the same questions to myself.

Why should I be mobile and exercise when I was already relatively comfortable with my body image? Why trek to some smelly gym and work out? My poor shins and I burned enough calories walking back and forth to class every day. Unlike countless others, I was healthy.

Wrong. All wrong.

By pure happenstance, and ultimately good luck on my part, my friends and I decided to enroll in an abdominals class at the Student Recreation Center during the

first week of school.

I settled onto my blue mat and felt quite confident with my abilities. Twenty crunches? No problem. Assume the two-minute planking position without wavering?

Please.

That smug attitude was aerobically wiped right off my sweat-drenched face by a full half-hour of the most intense exercise I had ever experienced.

Toward the end of the class, we were asked to do a basic push-up. The only body part of mine to leave the mat were my toes and my eyes, frantically scanning for the clock and counting down the seconds until I could crawl out and throw up.

My body ached for the rest of the week. Mundane tasks such as climbing into bed — or even sneezing — would cause my wounded stomach muscles to cry out in protest.

At first, I blamed the class. It resembled medieval torture more than anything else.

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PH PHIL SCHURRER SCHU FACULTY FACU COLUM COLUMNIST

It’s no secret that money is mother’s milk to politics.

This upcoming presidential election cycle is estimated to cost about $2 billion.

That’s a lot of flyers, radio and TV commercials, yard signs and annoying recorded phone messages that the American people will be subjected to between now and November 2012.

Part of this is indirectly due to the Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which essentially opened the floodgates of financial profligacy to political campaigns.

I would like to offer a partial solution to the problem.

This should not only restrain the corrupting influence that money has on our political system, but also shorten the election cycle. In this way, the important issues will tend to come to the forefront imme-

diately, as opposed to being obscured by non-important items such as opinion polls, what the candidate’s spouse did as a teenager, or whether the candidate cheated on a third-grade spelling test.

The solution is a Constitution amendment which acknowledges the self-evident fact that only individuals vote, not labor unions, political action committees or business associations. It overturns the Citizens United decision and acknowledges that individual contributions to a political campaign are a protected form of free speech. Political contributions by others can and should be regulated. It also allows the states to regulate their own campaign financing following the same guidelines.

A sample wording of this amendment is as follows: Sec. 1: No law regulating monies to be contributed to a political campaign by other than individuals for

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NEW YORK (AP) — Determined never to forget but perhaps ready to move on, the nation gently handed Sept.

11 over to history Sunday and etched its memory on a new generation. A stark memorial took its place where twin towers once stood, and the names of the lost resounded from children too young to remember terror from a decade ago.

In New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, across the United States and the world, people carried out rituals now as familiar as they are heartbreaking: American flags unfurled at the new World Trade Center tower and the Eiffel Tower, and tears shed at the base of the Pentagon and a base in Iraq.

BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Drawn to the quaint Central Texas town of Bastrop by the promise of life in a quiet, wooded area, Frank Davis moved into his new home two Saturdays ago. The next day, he and his wife evacuated when a monster wildfire moved in. Now, there’s nothing left. “The fire was so hot, there are even panes of glass that melted,� said Davis, a 47-year-old home remodeler who came to Bastrop from Austin, about 30 miles away. “It’s all gone.�

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Security agents detained a man and shut down one of three terminals at the main airport in Kansas City Sunday after detecting suspicious items inside his carry-on luggage on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The man was stopped at about 9:30 a.m. at the Southwest Airlines checkpoint at Kansas City International Airport.

Transportation security agents who detected suspicious items in his bag asked to examine them, and he was detained when he refused, airline and law enforcement officials said.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — She was just a girl when she heard it on TV — the notion of “people getting together� to do something relevant and helpful after the traumatic events of Sept.

11, 2001. And Alee Pagnotti listened. Now, 10 years later, the law student is still living that notion — and trying to recapture the feeling of giving that followed those dark days.

At dawn Sunday, she joined hundreds in a northern Nashville neighborhood to build seven new homes for families — a dividend in brick and mortar of the towers that fell hundreds of miles away and a decade in the past.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada National Guard will hold a private memorial in Carson City to remember three colleagues killed in the worst mass shooting in the capital’s history.

Those honored in the service Sunday will be Maj. Heath Kelly, Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, and Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege, who was promoted to the rank of master sergeant posthumously.

The three were killed when 32-year-old Eduardo Sencion stormed an IHOP restaurant with an assault rifle Tuesday. Sencion shot a total of 11 people before killing himself in the parking lot.

NEW YORK (AP) — Two fighter jets escorted a Los Angeles-to-New York American Airlines flight after three passengers’ repeated trips to the bathroom aroused suspicion Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, officials said. The passengers were later cleared.

American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith said the plane’s captain never declared a security threat and never asked for law enforcement help. “In our eyes, it’s a big nothing,� he said.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 jets to shadow Flight 34 until it landed safely at New York’s Kennedy Airport at 4:10 p.m. Sunday.

TARA From Page 4 After a few days of pure pain, my disdain for the class grew into something more productive. I just could not believe that a simple workout class could have such an effect on me.

Perhaps I wasn’t in the best shape after all. What if I went to the class and conquered those push-ups, crunches and other ab-inflaming routines?

What if I whipped my body into a shape that could handle any physical exertion willingly or unwillingly flung my way?

I may be just a sophomore in college and seated relatively high on the health totem pole, but that doesn’t mean that I should continue through my hectic life without thinking of the repercussions it would inflict on my body.

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with a goal of finally being completely healthy in mind.

Three weeks have passed, and I’m still going strong.

Going from never exercising in my life to logging about five hours a week at the Rec has certainly changed me physically and mentally. I’m noticing that I have more stamina during the day and I am exuding a better attitude.

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Falcons take care of business in home opener

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EUGENE COOPER throws a stiff arm, attempting to get around Morgan State’s Jerry Jones during the Falcons’ 58-13 victory over the Bears on Saturday night. Cooper had four touchdown catches in the game.

The third time’s a charm.

BG earned a big win over FCS Morgan State Saturday, 58-13, the team’s third straight home opener win with head coach Dave Clawson.

Wide receiver Eugene Cooper walked away from the field with four touchdowns totaling 134 yards on six catches. Three of those touchdown receptions took place in the first quarter.

“Last year I didn’t know much; I knew some things but I didn’t know as much as I do now,” Cooper said.

“I’m able to produce more now than I could have last year.”

Kamar Jorden also scored in the first quarter, putting BG up 28-7 against the Bears after one quarter.

Quarterback Matt Schilz went 16 for 23 with five touchdowns and one interception.

“The goal was to come out strong and make all of our assignments correct and be sound,” Schilz said. “We ran the ball really well, which is what we were trying to do this week.”

Morgan State picked up three more points in the second on a 28-yard field goal to cut the score to 28-10, but BG answered late in the quarter with another touchdown

pass to Cooper.

Middle linebacker Dwayne Woods paced a defense that allowed only 193 yards with six tackles and two assists on the game.

The Falcons got the ball at the beginning of the second half and put two more touchdowns on the board with touchdown runs from Jordan Hopgood and Anthon Samuel.

MSU stuck back with a field goal with just under three minutes left in the quarter, putting the score 49-13.

MSU stayed at 13, but BG scored two more times before the clock ran out.

Clawson said they were able to empty their bench for the first time since he and his staff have been in BG. “It’s great to have a game like this early in the year,” Clawson said, “We were getting some young players in there that at some point this year we’re going to need to win a game against a conference opponent.”

A field goal from the 26-yard-line and a touchdown by Jamel Martin, the first of his career, closed out the game for a Falcon victory.

“When we leave the Sebo Center and take the field, and see those east stands packed, it gives us juice,” Clawson said. “It felt like a home field advantage.”

Men’s soccer sweeps Pitt/Nike Invitational with two shutouts

By Cameron Teague Robinson Reporter

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KARI GALEN, middle, spikes a ball during the Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational. The Falcons went 3-0 during the tournament.

BG volleyball sweeps Best Western Invitational, out to 9-0 start

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Surrounded by a sea of orange and brown, BG opened the Stroh Center Friday night memorably with a huge win over Michigan State en route to its third straight tournament championship and a 9-0 record.

Left side hitter Paige Penrod was named most valuable player of the Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational — the third Falcon in three weeks to be named tournament MVP — while right side hitter Danielle Tonyan and middle Emily Kauth earned all-tournament team accolades.

Penrod led the team with 54 kills at a .345 clip and added 26 digs. Kauth has been named to the

all-tournament team in all three invites the Falcons have competed in this season and put in an MVP bid of her own this weekend. She hit .482 with 31 kills and 10 blocks.

Tonyan had 45 kills, nine blocks and hit .337.

With just under 3,000 fans in attendance, BG took down Michigan State 25-21, 24-26, 25-21, 25-23. Both teams entered the match at 6-0 on the season.

After losing the second set it looked as if the momentum had shifted to the Spartans.

“I kept telling them before we went out on the floor and at the break that we did not need to overplay; we just needed to play hard,” said coach Denise Van De Walle. “If we would play hard we are good enough to put enough pressure on

them to make mistakes. I think we executed the game plan brilliantly.”

The Falcons came out in the third and fourth sets relentlessly attacking the Spartans. Tonyan and Penrod combined for 41 of the team’s 65 kills, uncorking assists from setters Laura Avila and Erica Fullenkamp throughout the match.

“I think we (her and Tonyan) work great together in the front row because we both hit so well that no one knows where [the ball] is going,” Penrod said. “It’s being grateful to one another and letting both of us get kills instead of being ball hogs. It’s great that we can fluctuate and hit both ways.”

Kauth was the most efficient

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The BG men’s soccer team played two games at the Pitt/Nike Invitational in Pittsburgh this weekend, sweeping both games.

The Falcons beat Duquesne in a 1-0 double overtime thriller Friday, and Sunday they played Pittsburgh and beat them in another thriller, 1-0 in regulation this time.

Friday afternoon the Falcons took the field against a good and strong Duquesne team, a very hard team to score on, coach Eric Nichols said.

The game went through all 90 minutes locked even at 0-0. The game was very balanced and one team had to dominate the overtime period to win the game.

In overtime in collegiate soccer the rule is winning by golden goal. The golden goal rule states that the first team to score before the 120-minute mark wins the game. There are no penalty kicks in regular season soccer — only in the postseason.

Both teams went through the first period of overtime with a 0-0 tie still. The Falcons dominated the first overtime period even without scoring a goal, and had control going into the second half.

The Falcons also dominated the second half as well, but this time they scored a goal. Junior Rodcliff Hall scored the game winner in double overtime.

“We dominated both overtime half’s but we got our breakthrough goal in the second one,” Nichols said. “I was very happy on how we played during the overtime” Freshman Michael Wiest got the win in goal and his third shutout in four games, pushing his record to 3-1.

The Falcons picked right up from where they left off on Sunday against the tournament

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It was another close game, going down to the last few minutes, when freshman Danny Baraldi netted a beauty from about 25 yards away, giving the Falcons the win and their second two game win streak of the season.

“We played great this whole weekend against some really good competition,” Nichols said. “Both teams are physical and very good defensively.”

Goalkeeper Miguel Rosales got the start for this game and kept a shutout for his first start of the regular season.

“Both goalkeepers played great,” Nichols said. “To keep shutouts in such close games and to keep one through all 120 minutes is great.”

After their two wins this weekend the Falcons pushed their record to 4-1. All four of those wins have been shutouts.

One thing that can hurt a team in these tournament games is the youth on the team not being prepared for the hostile conditions, Nichols said.

“All of the freshman responded well to the pressure,” Nichols said.

“We got all of our freshman some playing time this weekend so they could get some experience.”

The Falcons will have a week to practice and get ready for the next tournament in Nashville, Tenn., next weekend. They will play Belmont and Lipscomb, the host team.

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BG rugby tames Wolverines with 30-0 victory in 15-man opener

By Max Householder Reporter

The BG rugby club opened up their 15-man fall schedule Saturday with a win against the University of Michigan.

The Falcons won 60-0, managing the shut out after a late attempt at a try from the Wolverines.

This game was a huge improvement from last week’s seven’s tournament, where the team finished third. The offense was clicking on all cylinders and they moved the ball well.

But just like any good coach, Tony Mazzarella still felt that his team had a lot they could have done better.

“I thought it was a pretty good performance,” he said.

“However, our technique needs sharpened up. Our scrums got better from the alumni game but they’re not where we want them to be.”

One of the big performers of the day was sophomore winger Max Narewski who had three tries and added in one of the team’s five conversion kicks.

Also scoring tries for the Falcons was center Trent Szente, flanker Ryan Koenig (twice), eight man Mike

Zeigler, flankers Corey Shariff, Frank Viancourt and lock Cory Ruth. Ben Marshall made 4 of the team’s five conversion kicks.

Like Mazzarella, not all the players were satisfied with the team’s performance.

“We have a lot of stuff to work on,” Zeigler said after the game. “We need to work on getting better at the simple things for instance our passing, tackling and especially kicking needs to improve.”

One bright spot that Zeigler pointed out was how well the tight five guys on the scrum played.

For Michigan, this performance was a disappointing one, which could be due to the fact that they are breaking in a new coach who has only been with the team for 12 days. He has extensive experience with USA Rugby, which should help as they attempt to rebuild the team.

With this win BG improves to 50-1 against the Big Ten Conference since 2007, with the only loss coming against Ohio State in the fall of 2009.

The Falcons will host Central Michigan next PHOTO PROVIDED BY DIRECTOR OF RUGBY ROGER MAZZERELLA Saturday at 1 p.m. at College TODD KRAUSS, BG eighth man, prepares to fend off a Michigan defender with fly Park field. BG is 30-0 against half Max Narewski in support. the Chippewas since 1996.

Arnold places first overall, Falcons finish fifth as team in Redbird Invitational

By Ethan Easterwood Reporter

The Falcon women’s golf team had an impressive result in their first tournament of the season.

The Falcons traveled to Illinois State University to compete in the Redbird Invitational this weekend and finished in fifth place in a competition of 17 teams.

The team was placed in fourth entering the third round before sliding one spot.

The team shot a collective score of 307, 310, 315 for a total of 932.

Sophomore Ba i ley Arnold proved why she is the team’s No. 1 player by winning the tournament in a sudden death shootout against Piyarhida Chaiyapan of Toledo.

Arnold finished the tournament with scores of 76, 74, 72 which totaled a 222 and a 6-over par. She said the feeling of winning the tournament was “indescribable.”

This was Arnold’s first tournament win, backing up what she said before the tournament about shooting her best rounds yet.

Other Falcons Shelby Wilson, Amy Rutherberg, Paula DiFrancesco and Patricia Holt finished 11th, 26th, 50th and 75th respectively.

Wilson, a freshman, played in her first collegiate tournament. She shot a 149 in the first two rounds, which had her in fifth place overall. Her first two rounds

Bailey Arnold Placed first individually in BG’s season opener were one shot better than Arnold, who had a 150 after the first two rounds.

The host team, Illinois State, won the tournament.

The Falcons will be back in action this weekend, playing in the Great Smokies Intercollegiate in Waynesville, N.C.

Women’s soccer splits weekend games against Michigan State, Youngstown State

By Alex Krempasky Reporter

The Falcons came back from their weekend road games with a loss against Michigan State on Friday and a thrilling win against Youngtown State on Sunday.

“We had good performances this weekend,” said coach Andy Richards. “We fought very well. I am tremendously excited, especially after the win [Sunday].”

The Falcons were shutout by the Spartans of Michigan State 2-0, but Richards was not disappointed with his team.

“Even though we lost to Michigan State, I was proud of our team’s performance,” Richards said. “We took our chances and fought hard.”

The Falcons traveled to Youngstown on Sunday to take on the Youngstown State Penguins and came back to Bowling Green with a win.

Senior Alyssa Zuccaro

scored the Falcons’ first goal and took the lead with 20 minutes left in the match, but the Penguins tied the score after. With 33 seconds left in the match sophomore Kaitlyn Tobin scored a goal for the Falcons to give them the win.

“Our first half play was very flat,” Richards said. “But we came out the second half, took our chances, and fought hard to earn that win.”

The Falcons have two more non-conference matches before they enter MidAmerican Conference play on Sept. 23 in Buffalo, N.Y. “We have two non-conference matches left to fine tune our game.” Richards said.

“We need to keep up the hard work in practice and in those games, and then we will be ready for MAC games.”

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She posted 13 kills, six blocks, three serving aces and hit .632. Van De Walle said to post such statistics against a team of Michigan State’s caliber is awesome and that Kauth was unstoppable Friday night.

A modest Kauth credited her setters for her success.

“Laura is the type of person that can control the court well and makes us feel comfortable and confident,” she said. “She is awesome at putting the ball where we need it. Erica as well, she stepped in as a freshman [this year] and gets the job done.”

The Falcons’ ability to improvise when the situation presented itself proved to make a difference. Along with the heavy hitting from its front row, BG executed several touch shots to perfection which forced Michigan State to play outside of its realm.

“Playing in the Big Ten against Penn State, Ohio State and Wisconsin day in and day out, they’re not used to anyone tipping and rolling,” Van De Walle said.

“Yet we’re a team, we’re not as big, we have to rely on that sometimes. Paige had one of the best shots tonight when she went up and put that ball down the line and it fell in. No one was there …

I think we frustrated them.”

With the Spartans expecting another kill attempt, Penrod instead pushed the ball over the net and into an empty back left corner of the court to extend BG’s fourth set lead, a perfect example of BG’s comfort and MSU’s discomfort in their respective game plans.

Despite playing on a court foreign to even themselves, the Falcons enjoyed a noticeable advantage with the fans’ interaction. At several key points in the match Van De Walle gestured to the crowd to stand, to which the fans responded by getting on their feet and screaming each time the Spartans served.

“Just seeing all the orange in the crowd was just the

best feeling ever,” said Van De Walle after the big win.

The Falcons extended their record to 9-0 Saturday after defeating Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville and Canisius College.

BG took down SIUE first 25-21, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20.

“I was a little concerned about coming out flat with such a big win the night before,” Van De Walle said. “I thought that when we came out we were playing comfortable; playing just good enough to win … the good thing about us today is that Paige really took over the match at times.”

Penrod led the team with 19 kills at a .389 clip against the Cougars. Middle Kari Galen played well, providing the Falcons with nine kills and five blocks while hitting .400.

In its final match, BG took down Canisius in straight sets to win the invite. The Falcons dismantled the Griffs 25-9 in the first led by the Tonyan-Penrod tandem of outside hitting.

“Our team kind of looks to us to put the ball away,” Tonyan said. “They have a lot of confidence and faith in us. We know when it’s time to put the ball away.”

Each of the two had five kills and hit .833 during the first set, and BG hit .696 as a team.

The last two sets were a bit more competitive, but the Falcons were clearly in control the entire match, clobbering Canisius 25-9, 25-18, 25-22. They hit .427 as a team during the sweep, outhitting the Griffs by more than .250.

Penrod led the team with 16 kills and hit .519. While Kauth only played in two of the sets, she hit at a .571 clip.

The team will compete in the Bucknell Invitational next weekend in Lewisburg, Penn., before Mid-American Conference play begins against Ohio University Sept. 23. The Falcons were picked to finish fifth in the MAC-East in a pre-season poll among league coaches and Penrod had a message for her league opponents after this weekend’s invite: “Watch out,” she said.

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