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Friday, September 13, 2013

Volume 93, Issue 10

LET THERE BE (ORANGE) Orange lights replace porch lights for University’s Paint the Town Orange

By Danae King Editor-in-Chief

The University recently bought 1,100 new light bulbs, but they weren’t to replace burnt out ones.

Rather than the typical fluorescent lights in residence halls and classrooms, the Athletics Department purchased orange light bulbs to kick up school spirit.

Two months ago, the University started “Paint the Town Orange,” a campaign to raise awareness and support for the University and athletics by passing out orange light bulbs for students and community members to display at home, said Craig Sandlin, coordinator of Promotions and Fan Experience in the University Athletics Department.

While Sandlin said the campaign began as a way to “drum up support for the football team leading up to the football home opener,” students still have them displayed today.

Kara Maxey, University junior, displays hers at her house on Fourth Street. After she got hers, she drove around to look at the other houses around the city that had one.

“It was really cool to see who did it,” Maxey said. “They’re everywhere.”

The light bulbs were available to pick up at the ticket office, different sporting events and at an event for season ticket holders, Sandlin said.

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Air show flies in Saturday

B25, B17 among planes to appear at event

By Noah Jones Reporter

Planes from Michigan and other airports in Ohio will converge in Bowling Green this weekend for the air fair.

Matt McVicker, manager of Wood County Regional Airport said he is hoping the community will come out and experience aviation at the Wood County Air Fair, Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“The opportunity to see what the Aviation program does at the airport, to see what the University looks like from the sky, is a pretty cool perspective,” McVicker said.

There are many planes coming from all over the region for the fair, which is free and open to the public.

The B25 airplane comes from Batavia, Ohio’s Claremont County Airport. The B17 comes from the Yankee Airport from Ypsilanti, Mich.

The SNJ-4, a Naval training vehicle comes from Akron County Airport and a TBM Avenger-Bomber flies in from Port Clinton.

Helicopter rides and other airplane rides are also available. Each airplane will charge a ‘pay-per-ride’ fee, McVicker said.

McVicker said he expects 4,000 to 6,000 people to come to the event.

“Last year we held the event in August, but we are having it in September because more people are in town, the student populous is important as well,” he said The Flying Eagle Air Club will be at the Air Fair and are looking for people to join their club.

Dave Cole, the president, said the club is participating in the event because they are looking for new members, experienced flyers and not.

“We take in members who have very little experience,” Cole said. “That’s why I joined the club, and look at me now, I’m the president.”

Cole said the club and the airport work together closely and the club keeps both of their planes at the air-

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Downtown restaurants violate health code

the fest is poppin’

Local businesses have until January to fix problems found during inspection

By Alex Alusheff Managing Editor

Keeping a clean kitchen is the key to having a successful restaurant for Vic Pirooz, owner of Easystreet Cafe.

“I’ve been in this business for 27 years,” Pirooz said. “If we haven’t figured it out by now, we’re in trouble.”

Easystreet Cafe, along with Beckett’s Burger Bar, Reverend’s Bar and Grill, China Village and Qdoba have received spotless inspections from the health district in August.

The restaurants with the

most violations for August included Hunan Palace Buffet, Bamboo Garden, The City Tap, Jed’s Barbeque and Brew and Kermit’s family restaurant.

Restaurants are inspected about two times a year by the Wood County Health District, which makes sure the facility is clean, has food at the right temperatures and that the facilities are in good condition, said Kelly Bechstein, sanitarian for the health district.

If a business is found to be in violation of the health code, the sanitarian will make note of it in

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5 Restaurants with no violations in August Restaurant

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China Village

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the report and usually the problem can be fixed during inspection, Bechstein said.

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The BG football team travels to Indiana University on Saturday to take on the 1-1 Hoosiers. The Falcons have won their first two games of the season and look to go win their first three games for the first time since 2003 | PAGE 3

This week, in the first Opposing Opinions piece of the year, columnists Chance Stoodtand Greg Burleson debate the need for more gun regulations. | PAGE 4

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Ziggy Points allows students to collect points for sunglasses, other prizes by going to variety of campus events

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food From Page 1 “If it’s a repeat violation, we will educate them and let them know not to repeat it again,” she said.

“Usually they clean up and we do re-inspections.”

Some of most common violations the health district finds with businesses are food temperatures in coolers being too hot or too cold, Bechstein said.

In the August inspection report for Jed’s, inspectors found three violations, including the temperature of the food cooler rising above 41 degrees.

Though the inspectors came during a lunch rush, as noted in the report, Jed’s manager John Pierce said it is no excuse.

“The temperat u res should always be right,” Pierce said. “Whether it’s lunch or dinner ... you can always adjust the temperature.”

Since the inspection in August, Pierce said the temperatures and other violations, such as

orange From Page 1 “They say that ‘hey, a Falcon lives here,’” he said.

There are still some light bulbs available and students and community members can pick them up for free at the ticket office in the Stroh Center, Sandlin said.

Students at Campus Fest on Thursday not only had the chance to join student organizations but they also could build up their Ziggy Points.

Zigg y Points is a rewards program that began this semester as a way to incentivize students to come to a variety of campus events, said Ha lley Roberts, University senior and intern in the Division of Student Affairs.

Student Affairs partnered with more than 25 departments and offices to offer Ziggy Points at a variety of events, ranging

unclean surfaces, have been fixed.

“It’s for everyone’s safety,” Pierce said. “You don’t want anyone to get sick.”

City Tap also had a violation for improper temperatures.

“Those can be hard to maintain because the prep coolers are always being opened,” said Brandon Kaufman, bar manager.

“But it’s not hard to follow rules and when the inspectors find a violation, we fix it right there.”

For Garrett Jones, owner of Reverend’s, keeping the restaurant clean comes with strict enforcement.

“I ride people into the ground,” Jones said. “You either fix your bad cleaning habits or you quit.”

Reverend’s earned a clean inspection report for the month of August.

“I care,” he said. “If you are getting violations left and right it’s because you don’t care.”

L i ke Re v er end’s, Beckett’s received a clean report by enforcing good cleaning habits.

“If everyone stays in

That’s where Kevin Larsen and Kevin Kohlman, who display their orange light at their house on Manville, got theirs.

“I heard about it through Facebook and Twitter,” Kohlman said. “It’s just to spread BG spirit and pride throughout the community.”

The first 1,000 or more light bulbs went pretty quickly, Sandlin said. The University

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from athletic, academic and art events, Roberts said.

“I think it’s a really good program for BGSU to have to show that there’s a lot of events to go to,” she said. “We try to be at the bigger events and even at the smaller events.”

When students go to an event, they simply swipe their BG1 card to earn 100 Ziggy Points. Upcoming events include the men’s soccer game against Ohio State on Friday night, The Leadership Safari on Tuesday night and the Counseling Center’s open house next Friday.

There are six points levels that spell out “Falcon.”

At each level, students

“I care ... If you are getting violations left and right it’s because you don’t care.”

can win prizes like sunglasses, a “get Ziggy with it” T-shirt or a plastic Ziggy Points cup.

Students can win a reward every 500 points, or every five events.

Beginning at level “L,” or after 1,500 points, students will be eligible for raff le tickets to win prizes like a semester of free housing, a year-long student parking permit with no meter restrictions or a special event with University President Mary Ellen Mazey.

Students can track their point progress by accessing the new MyBGSU icon.

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their working roles, and cleans their area, nothing gets missed,” said Manager Chris Packard.

“We wouldn’t have these regulars [eating here] if this was a dirty establishment.”

While some businesses receive violations for cleanliness or food storage, others may not be properly equipped.

K er m it ’s Fa m i l y Restaurant on South Main Street received a violation for having refrigerators not equipped for a restaurant.

“Our biggest problem was keeping the standards for equipment and that’s extremely expensive,”

said Cassy Maas, restaurant supervisor. “We were aware of the problem but don’t have the extra money to do that.”

Kermit’s has until January to replace the home-sized refrigerators.

When a business is found to be in violation, Bechstein said inspectors may do a follow up inspection the next day or a few weeks later to see if the problem has been corrected.

If a business is a repeat offender, there could be trouble.

The health district would set up a meeting with its director and the business owner to discuss the problem and why it needs to be corrected, Bechstein said.

If nothing changes, then the owner would have to go to an administrative hearing with the district, she said.

“I’ve never had to go that far during my time here, luckily,” Bechstein said. “We just like to see the problem fixed as soon as they can.”

bought 1,100 because of money and “we didn’t know what kind of return we were going to get from it,” Sandlin said.

The campaign was more than just the light bulbs; it also involved local businesses.

The University collaborated with the Visitor’s Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce and Downtown BG, Sandlin said.

The University hosted contests for the local businesses and houses in the community— whoever could decorate their house and business the best won a prize. For the busi-

ness that won, Ace Hardware, the University gave them a suite to watch the Tulsa game in. The winning fan recieved season tickets.

“We had over 15 businesses participate in the initiative,” Sandlin said.

Around 10 fans participated by decorating their houses.

The University got the idea for the campaign from the Indianapolis Colts, who hosted a “Paint the Town Blue” campaign, Sandlin said.

“It’s a great way to show

Garrett Jones | Reverend’s Owner

“I think it’s a really good program for BGSU to have to show that there’s a lot of events to go to” Halley Roberts | Senior been to a number of the 15 Ziggy Points events so far. As a resident advisor at Harshman, he took his residents to the first football game against Tulsa, Casino Night and the Multicultural Cookout, all Ziggy Points events.

“The variety of [events]

and a lot happening that first week to get the word out has been phenomenal,” Daugherty said.

Daugherty is also the co-director of traditions for the University Activities Organization.

He and Kelsey Buckley, vice president of finance for UAO and a senior, both agree Ziggy Points has the ability to attract more students to UAO events.

UAO’s first Ziggy Points event is Sept. 21 during family weekend when magician Nate Staniforth will perform.

“I’m hoping it’ll bring more people,” Buckley said. “It’s a nice way to bring people out.”

5 restaurants with the most violations for August Restaurant

Initial Violations in August

Inspector Observations

Hunan Palace Buffet

10

Coolers at 45 degrees, chicken placed on floor, residue on nonfoodcontact surfaces, dishwasher sanitzer cycle not working properly, floor tiles missing, heat lamps not shielded properly, chemicals not properly labeled and sushi rice not properly acidified.

Bamboo Garden

8

Foods not cooled at proper temperatures, equipment did not have thermometors, thermometors not readily available, carboard lines the shelves, esidue on nonfood-contact surfaces and food sink not indirectly plumbed.

City Tap

5

Foods not held at proper temperature, no test kit to meausre sanitizer concentration, prep cooler at 55 degrees, wall tiles missing and build up of grease under fryer.

Kermit’s Restaurant

3

Consumer not advised of risk of consuming raw foods, refrigeraters not recognized by a recognized testing agency and residue on nonfoodcontact surfaces.

Jed’s BBQ & Brew

3

Foods not held at proper temperature, residue on nonfood-contact surfaces and build up under fryers.

*Information taken from Wood County Health District Inspection reports

you’re a Falcon and you support BGSU,” he said.

The orange light bulbs were part of a much bigger picture of promoting school spirit and fan experience at the University this year, Sandlin said.

“We wanted to do something to get the fans excited and involved. What we focus on in marketing and game day advertising is trying to get fans involved more,” he said.

The department also put out yard signs for the home opener and gave out thun-

der sticks at the game.

Though the University had only a few days to promote the game with most students, the turnout was greater at the home opener than this past year.

This past year there were 4,600 students and this year there were 5,500, he said.

“I have to believe a lot of that is awareness,” Sandlin said. “It’s not just about athletics, it’s about school pride.”

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He said he wants people to come out to the event to gain “education on aviation” and to learn about the benefits the airport brings to Wood County.

Students who like their Facebook page and follow them on Twitter could win free helicopter and plane rides as well as other smaller prizes like a free T-shirt, said Becca Barth, University junior and head of public relations for the Wood County airport.

“Students should bring a chair, walk around, or sit in the viewing area,” McVicker said. “It’s going to be loud, fun to watch with loud and cool visuals.”

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Average points scored per game

BLOOMINGTON 54 37.5 38 14.5

Falcons take on first Big Ten opponent since 2010, look for third-straight win

By Alex Krempasky Sports Editor

The BG football team will have their most important out-of-conference game yet on Saturday as they travel to Bloomington, Ind., to take on Big Ten Conference opponent, the Indiana University Hoosiers.

The Falcons have started the season on the right foot so far, winning their first two games against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (34-7) Aug. 29 and on the road against conference rival Kent State University (41-22) Sep. 7. This marks the first time BG has begun the season 2-0 since 2003, which is also the same year that it started the season 3-0. That is where the Falcons look to be at the end of the weekend.

The Hoosiers are coming off of a 41-35 loss against the United States Naval Academy this past weekend after a 73-35 win against Indiana State University in the first week of the season.

Out of 125 teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision, BG is ranked No. 47 in the nation in passing yards per game (260), No. 36 in rushing yards per game (226), No. 42 in points per game (37.5) and No. 29 in points against (14.5). “[BG] played two quality opponents, two teams who are very dynamic on offense,” Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson said.

“They came out playing great defense like they always do. Their offense is clicking really, really well.”

BG’s defense currently ranks at the top of the Mid-American Conference in scoring defense with 29 points given up in two games, total defense with an average of 287.5 yards given up in the first two games and in rushing defense after only allowing an average of 94.5 rushing yards in the first two games of the 2013

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Diving added as varsity sport Diving allows entire team to be competitive in meets

By Ethan Easterwood Senior Reporter

After several seasons of competing without it, the BG athletics department will add diving as a sport to pair with the swimming program.

At h let ic Director Ch r is Kingston confirmed the addition of the varsity sport in a press release Wednesday.

For several seasons the swimming team would have to compete without a diving team, leading to the majority of lost meets. Visiting or competing teams would score points in the area while BG would take zero.

“Head coach Petra Martin has developed a championship caliber program and deserves the resources necessary for reaching our goal of winning a MAC Championship,” Kingston said in the release.

Despite t he setbacks, t he BG swim team was one of the st rongest prog ra ms in t he MAC. The team finished third in t he M AC Championships this past season and has had sw immers compete nat iona lly in Oly mpic tria ls. The Falcons were producing strong indiv idua l performances but lacked the overall team points to strive for more.

“We have been the only school in the conference without a diving program and we can’t wait to see what we can do with this fantastic addition,”

Martin said.

BG swimmer Daniela Carrillo became the first to qualify for the NCA A championships since 1996. Swimmer Alexa Harris earned first-team all MAC honors and five other swimmers were named to the second-team All MAC. “Petra [Martin] is a resultsoriented leader who demands excellence in the classroom as well as the pool,” Kingston said.

“We are pleased to have divers join the young ladies who currently swim for Falcon Athletics and look forward to their future achievements at both the MAC and NCA A Championships.

Martin was named the 2013 MAC coach of the year with the team’s third place finish.

In 2012 the Falcons took eighth place, and hadn’t finished as high as third since 2004.

It was unlikely t he tea m would rank much higher without a diving squad.

“We are extremely excited to bring a full-time diving program on board,” Martin said in the release. “Our team has been improv ing rapidly and hav ing a strong div ing program is crucial for our success in the MAC and on the national level.”

The Falcon’s first meet of the year will be Oct. 4 at the annual Tom Stubbs Relays, but the team will compete against each other in the Orange vs. Brown meet Sept. 25.

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Zach Schewee sprints around a teammate to set up a play during the Falcons’ draw with the University of Michigan Wolverines.

Falcons to challenge Buckeyes, schedule shows program growth

BG host second Big Ten Conference opponent in two weeks, physical play expected

By Cameron Teague Robinson Assistant Sports Editor

The BG men’s soccer team w i l l host t he Ohio State Un iver sit y Bucke ye s at Cochrane Field Friday night at 7 p.m. This will be their second Big Ten opponent they will host, as they earlier tied Michiga n 1-1. The Fa lcons are coming off of a two-loss weekend in Milwaukee where they lost to The University of Milwaukee and Wisconsin.

“We expect a Big Ten team to be a physical team,” senior goa l keeper Michael Wiest sa id. “We k now t hey w ill

come out with a lot of energ y, we w ill just have to match them. We know what we need to do better and we have been working on it all week, and we will make sure we put it all together for Ohio State.”

The Falcons will be returning home to their fans Friday night a nd a re expecting a great crowd once again for this Friday’s game. There was a large crowd on Sept. 2 when t hey hosted Michigan, and now they are hosting another Big Ten team at Cochrane Field. This game w ill bring them closer to the end of their st retch of top conference

teams, as they have played three ranked teams already.

Ohio State is not ranked but are still a ver y capable team, and they will follow this game with a game at another Big Ten in Michigan State and then away at one of the top teams in the countr y in Akron.

“A big crowd would be huge, we did not have that extra pop in Milwaukee this weekend without our crowd so the crowd will be instrumental Friday night,” head coach Eric Nichols said.

“Our schedule is a testament

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Friday, September 13, 2013

PEOPLE ON THE STREET “It’s cool and seems like something that could go down in history.”

What do you think of the orange lights some people have hanging up?

“I like the idea. I think it’s really cool.”

“Seeing people involved in school spirit is the best.”

“It’s great to see students have so much pride and take the time to do thigs like this.”

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Editor’s Note: The debate about gun control is not a new one, but it is an issue that has garnered more attention over the past few years. No matter what side you find yourself on, it is important to hear both sides of the debate. With that in mind, for this year’s first Opposing Opinions piece, I asked Forum columnists Chance Stoodt and Greg Burleson to answer this question: “Does America need more/stricter gun regulations?” -Matthew Thacker, Forum editor

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Gun restrictions disarm the oppressed Universal background checks make sense On Jan. 27, 1956, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received a phone call with simple instructions: “We’re tired of your mess. And if you aren’t out of this town in three days, we’re going to blow up your house and blow your brains out.”

Understandably, King was shaken to his core but allowed his faith and illustrious courage to prevail. Three days later, the mystery caller made good on his claim and King’s home, [where he, his wife and their one-year-old daughter lived] was bombed.

Fortunately, none of them were physically harmed in the attack, but one can only imagine the psychological terror that King must have felt for the safety of his family.

Shortly after, King applied for a permit to carry a concealed firearm.

However, in Alabama, permit approvals were left to the discretion of the local police force, who unsurprisingly denied King’s application.

Understanding that he had a duty to protect himself and his family from people who wished him harm, King had armed supporters guard his home. King, having full respect for nonviolence and peace, acknowledged the importance of self-defense in the face of oppression.

Liberty empowers oppressed and marginalized groups.

In May of 1967, an African American named Huey Newton joined the North Oakland Neighborhood Anti-Poverty Center, where he served on the organization’s advisory board.

Newton and his peers recognized that police brutality was all too prevalent in African American communities and, in an attempt to “police the police,” he helped collect 5,000 signatures petitioning the City Council to implement a police review board for complaints against officers.

Newton continued his fight against corrupt law enforcement by organizing the Black Panther Party, a black revolutionary socialist organization.

In its conception, Huey and the other founding members instituted a tenpart program, the first of which reads, “we want freedom. We want power to determine the destiny of our black Community.”

Instead of protecting and serving the defenseless, a crooked police force was oppressing an already marginalized people.

Taking matters into their own hands, the Panthers began openly carrying weapons to deter the police out from their continual harassment.

California law, at the time, allowed individuals to carry guns in public so long as

they were visible and were not threateningly pointed at any other individual.

When one officer asked to see his guns after pulling him over, Newton stood his ground. “I don’t have to give you anything but my identification, name and address,” was the response his law school days had taught him.

“Who in the hell do you think you are?” the officer asked.

“Who in the hell do you think you are?” Newton retorted.

After alerting the officer that he and his friends had a legal right to have their firearms, Newton got out of the car, still holding his rifle.

“What are you going to do with that gun?” asked the policeman.

“What are you going to do with your gun?” Newton replied.

Newton’s dissent at any other time would have had him thrown straight into a police car [or worse], however, enough people had gathered around the scene that the officers were discouraged from retaliating. Because no crime had been committed, Huey was allowed to leave freely.

Not one shot was fired and not one person was hurt, but the sheer fact that Newton had a measure of defense, if the need arose, protected

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No one actually wants to take your guns away.

Similarly, no one actually wants individual citizens to own bazookas and drive tanks to work.

Sure, Pierce Morgan [a host on CNN] may want to take away all guns, and Ted Nugent [a board member for the NRA] thinks he should have the right to own a tank; however, these types of people are on the fringe of society.

The fact is, most people fall between these two groups and must work together to solve a very serious problem in this country.

The instances in Newtown and Aurora are examples that we must act to preserve a society which we would like our children to inherit.

Many people will use faulty evidence to suggest that gun control facilitates violence. Please, dear reader, do not take this evidence blindly.

For instance, an example of this rests in the tragedy of Chicago. While the city does have strict gun laws, the area around it does not. Weapons are easily purchased outside the city, transported within city limits and distributed on the black market at a premium.

Similarly, those who suggest that firearms are not dangerous are ignorant to history. Take for instance the AR15— the gun used in the

Aurora theater massacre.

It has been suggested this weapon is not dangerous; however, this gun was specifically designed for, and saw service in, the Vietnam War. The gun’s purpose was to spray as many bullets in to the general direction of the combatant almost as though hoping for a “lucky shot.”

In the hands of a citizen, this weapon is most serviceable in an offensive scenario in which the aggressor wishes to fire as many rounds in as short a time as possible.

Now, having given a few of the reasons for regulation, it is important to have a plan which any law abiding citizen can get behind.

It seems perfectly reasonable to enact universal background checks. Without these background checks, it is possible for anyone with a driver license to walk into a gun show and purchase any firearm. There is no legal requirement to ensure this person is not a known felon, a convicted murderer, or even a wanted fugitive.

How do we expect law and order to prevail when we promote a system which makes no attempt to keep weaponry out of the hands of those who intend to use them for evil?

If we can agree to pass this regulation [and it seems reasonable to do so], there is still the question of how to

enforce this.

Fortunately, we have the technology to do so.

All we must do is, from now on, require that all firearms, produced and sold, must be registered and identified with a microchip.

What this will do is very simple. When a weapon is used in any criminal activity, we will have the ability to trace that weapon back to the most recent legal owner of the gun. That person would then be responsible to explain how the weapon came to not be in their possession any longer.

This program would give the seller an incentive to perform a background check.

Once this is done, either the transaction would be completed and the firearm would be transferred in to the lawful possession of the buyer; or the seller would discover the buyer has violent tendencies and the transaction would be cancelled.

It may take 10, 20 even 50 years for this system to fully come to fruition, however, we would ensure that the America we leave for our children is a safer nation and is not restrictive of what law abiding citizens can own.

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The Forum’s Three Things to Make You Look Smart Next Week:

Obama opponents have short memories

1. Not chopping off your dialing finger.

One feature of the latest edition of Apple’s iPhone, announced this week, is fingerprint recognition that can serve as password protection.

President Barack Obama is not getting that benefit of the doubt from many in this nation currently.

Intelligence and video shows that Syria has used chemical weapons against its own people. I encourage you to look up the video if you have not viewed it.

It is certainly disturbing and surely not for young eyes; but sometimes ugliness needs to be shown to really understand it.

We can debate whether a military strike is warranted, or that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to remove Syria’s

2. Getting your University approved buzz on.

Tickets are on sale at the Union information desk for this month’s beer tasting on Sept 18. To chug or spit, that is the question.

3. Knowing about mayoral cat fights.

According to the Washington Post, a cat named Stubbs— who was elected mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska 15 years ago— was attacked by a dog last week. Coincidence, or canine coup?

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paul mckenzie columnist

This week marked the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 bombings. It is a time of reflection and contemplation.

While I agree that it is a day to be remembered, we must look forward and deal with our current political situation.

I believe it is helpful to examine the present through the prism of the past. I believe that

chemical weapons should be the way to go.

Unfortunately, some in America’s conservative community do not really care. They still, after two lawful elections, want Obama gone.

These radical “wacko birds” as Sen. John McCain called them, want Obama impeached for anything and everything. Last week, the cry came out that if Obama bombs Syria, he must be impeached. How quickly “wacko birds” choose to forget.

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to the growth of the program, RPI matters to these teams so they won’t play us unless they know we are solid. It is also a testament to the facility and the crowds that we get.”

Ohio State has beaten t he Fa lcons t wo years in a row with a 2-0 loss in Columbus last year.

They are 2-2 on the year with a 4-1 loss to Tulsa, but that 4-1 loss does not ref lect the talent on this team Nichols said.

“This is just another game for us. They are a great team and they have beaten us the last two years so we definitely want to beat them,” Wiest said. “It’s awesome

t hat t hey a re coming here but it is just another championship game and that is what we are going to focus on.”

T he Fa l c o n s will need to i mprove t hei r defend i ng a l l a rou nd t he f ield goi ng i nto t h is ga me aga i nst Oh io St ate. T he y a re ver y good at cou nter at tacki ng a nd scor i ng of f of set pieces a s wel l Nichols sa id. W h i le t he Fa lcons w i l l ne e d to i mprove on t hei r defense goi ng i nto t he ga me t hey a re not prepa r i ng t h is week a ny d i f ferent t ha n t hey usua l ly do.

“T h is tea m is sol id on a ll three lines, they a re big a nd ver y at hlet ic w it h g reat soccer pedigrees,” Nichols said. “Our mark ing w ill

be tested Friday it was tested in Milwaukee last weekend as well and we failed that test we just need to be better.”

This Friday night at 7 p.m. will be another test for a Falcon team that has been tested against some of the best teams in the countr y so early in the year.

“Our goa l like ever y game is to work, have more energ y, spirt and fight in us. We owe that especia lly to our fans and the people that suppor t us,” senior midf ielder Bra ndon Si lva sa id. “They have had our number t hey beat us t w ice in Columbus, I think we are all really excited to get back out there and kind of stick it to them.”

UPCOMING MEN’S SOCCER MATCHES This week’s top performers: BGSU: QB Matt Johnson 15-26, 273 yards, 3 TD, IU: QB Nate Sudfeld 11-16, 167 yards, 0 TD REAL RECORD

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at Akron Sept. 21, 1 p.m.

at Michigan State Sept. 18, 5 p.m.

at Marshall Sept. 27, 5 p.m.

Women’s soccer to travel to Michigan State Falcons focus on team play, look to improve to compete with Spartans on the road

By Tara Jones Reporter

The BG women’s soccer team will continue seeking its first win as they travel to Michigan State on Friday, Sept. 13. The Falcons are coming off of a 0-1 loss at IUPUI that dropped them to 0-3-0 overall.

BG head coach Lindsay Basalyga believes Michigan State will be a tough opponent but will also provide them with a valuable experience moving forward.

“I mean, Michigan State’s a great team and when you look through our schedule this fall, I definitely think it is the best team we have seen, or will see, to date,” Basalyga said. “I think the experience we’re going to gain from [the game] is certainly going to help prepare us for MAC play in two weeks.”

The Spartans currently

have an overall record of 4-02, including a 2-0-2 record at home. MSU is returning seven starters from last season’s team that finished 8-9-2 overall and 2-8-1 in the Big Ten Conference.

In order to prepare for Michigan State, Basalyga is staying focused on her own team and worrying less about what opponents are doing.

“We have kind of started to talk a little bit about how we want to play against them, but … really this week the focus has been on ourselves and who we’re still trying to become as a team before we worry too much about what other teams are doing,” said Basalyga.

One improvement the Falcons are looking to make for MSU is their quickness, as senior Madeline

“You definitely fall back on your team to keep each other pumped up.”

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Wideman notes.

“They’re going to be a big, quick team so we just need to work on our first touch, passing the ball quickly and moving it quickly because we just can’t play slow against them.”

Another key aspect of the game the team must focus on is maintaining mental toughness. Redshirt junior Kylie Briem, who made her first appearance back two games ago against Butler after suffering an injury last year, attributes her ability to stay mentally strong to her

teammates.

“It’s definitely a challenge but at the same time I think that we can really rely on each other to keep mentally tough,” Briem said. “You definitely fall back on your team to keep each other pumped up and keep each other encouraged, and I think that that really contributes to being mentally tough.”

This histor y bet ween these two women’s soccer teams runs deep. The Falcons have played the Spartans more than any ot her non-con ference opponent .

M ich ig a n State leads t he series 14-1-2, including a 4-0 w in in BG last season.

The Fa lcons w ill have their chance to retaliate this year as they travel to MSU Friday at 5 p.m.

THE BG NEWS PICKS OF THE WEEK Week two. Week one down and the records are pretty even. Check back every week to see our editors picks.

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BG Indiana won’t know what hit them Indiana’s defense won’t be able to Get Ziggy with it. I guess that’s a thing. Falcon awesome! when the Falcons take the field in stop Matt Johnson and the Falcons’ vs. Indiana Bloomington. offense. While our defense should Indiana -3 No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 6 Texas A&M Alabama -9 Akron vs. No. 11 Michigan

be able to slow down the overrated Indiana offense.

BG 24, Indiana 10 BG 32, Indiana 31 BG 31, Indiana 21 I usually don’t root for ‘Bama but I In the words of Charles Barkley, Can you major in corn at Texas can’t stand Manziel and A&M. So, “Miley Cyrus is the only thing saving A&M? roll tide?

Johnny Manziel.” Roll Tide. The Road to the three-peat rolls on.

Alabama 24, TAMU 10 Alabama 35, TAMU 33 Alabama 40, TAMU 32 Lol Akron.

I really don’t like Akron but Michigan I don’t care about this pick. is on the level with the Steelers to me. Zips in a close one.

BG 56, Indiana 14 Dirrrtttyyyy south y’all.

Alabama 43, TAMU 22 I hate Michigan.

Michigan -36.5 No. 4 Ohio State vs. California Ohio State -15.5

UM 56, Akron 0 Akron 2, UM 0 UM 28, Akron 20 Akron 60, UM 0 I lived four buildings down from Cal wins in a shootout if Braxton Is it bad that I am a guy who has Buckeye nation.

Memorial Stadium in Berkeley this doesn’t play. If he does play, OSU no clue about sports? summer, but the Bears won’t be wins a close one against the underable to beat the Nuts this year. rated Cal offense.

OSU 54, Cal 10

OSU 90, Cal 40 Cal 38, OSU 35 LSU will dominate Dri Archer and How much did LSU pay Kent?

Kent State as they continue to be in awe of the masterful game they witnessed last weekend against BG.

OSU 55, Cal 18 Kent read, Kent write

LSU 42, Kent 0 California knows how to party.

LSU 42, Kent 10 Nebraska won is in the national championship in my NCAA Football 14 online dynasty. That game doesn’t lie.

LSU 35, Kent 15 Poop.

LSU 33, Kent 0 U-C-L-A

UCLA 41, Nebraska 28

Nebraska 21, UCLA 20

UCLA 2,Nebraska 1

UCLA 17, Nebraska 16

Kent State 42, the answer to everything, but Kent won’t have a chance in vs. No. 8 LSU Death Valley.

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travis greene sheds off a tackle against Tulsa on Aug. 28.

FOOTBALL From Page 3 season.

“It’s a very, very sound defense in their structure, where their eyes go, their alignment,” Wilson said. “Really good defense and they back it up in their film and they back it up with numbers. Last year they were in the top-10 in most defensive stats, right now they lead the MAC in total defense and to me that’s reasonably impressive because they’ve played two upper-level offenses and they’re backing up with really good defense.”

However, Indiana has put up slightly better results in most of those categories, specifically on the offensive side.

The Hoosiers are ranked No. 13 in the country in passing yards per game (341), No. 40 in rushing yards per game (215.5), No. 7 in points per game (54), but they are ranked No. 109 in points against per game (38).

“I think they’re a much improved team and a much improved program,” BG head coach Dave Clawson said. “They have [nine] starters back on offense, six starters back on defense. Their offense was one of the best, if not the best, in terms of total yardage in the Big Ten a year ago.”

In 2012, India na ranked No. 2 in the Big

Ten Conference in total offense with 5,304 total offensive yards gained and only trailed to the University of Nebraska Cor n hu sker s, w ho amounted a total of 6,451 in the 2012 campaign.

Indiana currently sits at No. 14 in the nation in total offense with an average of 556.5 yards per game. BG’s defense is ranked No. 23 in the nation in total defense allowing an average of 287.5 yards per game in 2013.

On t he contrar y, Indiana’s defense is ranked No. 76 in the nation in total defense, allowing an average of 410.5 yards per game.

BG’s offense is ranked No. 38 in the nation averaging 486 yards in the first two games of the season.

“The nature of their offensive scheme is very difficult to defend,” Clawson said. “They play fast. They snap the ball quickly and simulating that tempo in practice is always difficult. We feel like we’ve had a good week against it but when you see that live and in person for the first time, it’s always a challenge.”

The Fa lcons a nd Hoosiers are set to kickoff at 12 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington.

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Tree No Leaves to support new release through live performances

By Geoff Burns Pulse Editor

Musician Dustin Galish sat outside the Happy Badger on a sunny afternoon. The cars zoomed by on North Main Street as he sipped his cup of coffee.

“Music has always been a part of my life,” Galish said. “I played sports and went to college, but music has always been there. With me it was like, ‘I might as well try it.’”

Galish graduated with a degree in Visual Communication Technology from the University in 2005 and went on to form his band Tree No Leaves in 2007. The pop psychedelic and electronic experimental band started as a duo, but has made its way to a four piece consisting of drums, bass, guitar and keyboard.

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PEOPLE ON THE STREET What do you think of Miley Cyrus?

“She knows how to twerk.”

BRINT FLORKOWSKI Senior, International Studies

“I miss Hannah Montana and I miss her long hair. For a white girl she’s good at twerking.”

MELANIE ADKINS Freshman, Psychology

“I think she is a genuine inspiration to children everywhere.”

JOE OSTENDORF Sophomore, Sports Management

“I respect her bold choices, however, she is trying to force it too hard.”

KALEIAH JACOBS Sophomore, Exercise Science

Check out page 8 to see what the PULSE Editor thinks.

New radio program to bring recognition to music department

By Seth Weber Web Editor

Local classical musicians will be heard throughout the country, starting on Oct. 6th.

WGTE will be producing a new radio program called “New Music from Bowling Green.” The program will feature musicians from town who play and conduct contemporary classical music.

The Bowling Green Philharmonic Orchestra will be one of the groups that will be heard on the radio program.

Not only will the program be played in Toledo, but in cities throughout the country such as Dallas, St. Louis and Atlanta.

Brad Cresswell of WGTE collaborated with Dean of Musical Arts Jeffrey Showell. The two met when Cresswell came to the University with Toledo Blade reporter Sally Vallongo.

“She happened to bring along Brad, her friend,” Showell said. “After the interview finished, we started talking and found out we both wanted to do the same thing.”

Showell describes the program as a “brainchild” between himself and Cresswell.

Cresswell originally wanted to do the program with Oberlin College, but it never came to fruition. He said that Oberlin College was too far away

“I hope that it’s a really successful series and that it actually gets some play around the country.”

Mike Bunce | Recording Engineer from Toledo for him to effectively communicate. He instead turned to campus, which was “right in our own backyard.”

One of the reasons Showell wanted this program to happen was to bring recognition to the University and to its musicians.

“I’m sure that it’ll help to increase the number of graduate and undergraduate applicants here, and their quality,” Showell said.”[It will] make this an even more desirable place to be a faculty member,” he said.

Showell added that the University deserves to be well known because of its great musical program.

“We have one of the few degrees in the county in contemporary music,” he said. “So it seemed natural, and also Bowling Green already has a fine reputation internationally as a music school, but I don’t think it has as much exposure as it deserves.”

Showell wants to make contemporary classical music more accessible

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APPLE WILL release the new iPhone 5, 5s and 5c on Sept. 20 consisting of new features such as a fingerprint identity sensor.

Apple announces new versions of iPhone 5, offers faster capability

By Danae King Editor-in-Chief

For Wendy Fuller, the way Apple comes out with new technology is comparable to the way textbook companies seem to always be coming out with new editions.

“People can’t deal with what was good a couple of years ago, they keep buying the next thing,” said Fuller, a sophomore.

And Apple keeps coming out with it.

This week, the company announced two new versions of the iPhone 5, the 5c and 5s. The first offers different colors and a plastic construction instead of glass, and the second offers more features

than the iPhone 5, such as a fingerprint identity sensor.

Doug Ewing, assistant professor of Marketing at the University, said the new models, especially the 5c, could have come about because of pressure on the company.

“I think for the last year and probably much longer than that, Apple’s been under pressure to compete with Android,” he said.

While Ewing said Apple usually dominates a higher market, the 5c is being sold for $99 in the 16 gigabyte model on the average two year contract, according to the keynote

by Apple on Tuesday.

Some students may be worried about the condition of the phone itself.

“You’re paying for the quality,” Fuller said about the $99 phone.

Her friend, Rodrigo Patterson, said the 5c may be cheaper, but “it’s also plastic.”

“Yes, they have color, but you can get a colorful case for way cheaper than a new iPhone,” Patterson said.

Ewing said the phone “might appeal to people that are into personalizing the color of their phone,” but that “mostly people will be confused.”

Fuller said she worries about the fact that it’s plastic.

“If your iPhone could crack by dropping it, imagine what plastic

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Students win a variety of prizes from the University Book Store, such as tumblers, T-Shirts, and bags after playing a plinko game.

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students walk around Campus Fest near the seal on Thursday.

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campus fest booths give out free boxes of popcorn to students who attend.

Campus Fest attracts students to organizations

By Jodi Abazoski Reporter

If students stopped by Campus Fest on their way to class yesterday, it was probably because they’re interested in joining an on-campus club.

Or maybe they noticed that Papa John’s was giving away pizza.

Campus Fest is an event put together by the Office of Campus Activities that gives clubs, organizations and local businesses an opportunity to gain visibility with students.

It was almost impossible to miss as the surrounding area of the Union and “old campus”

mckenzie From Page 4 Just a decade ago, former President George W. Bush started a war with Iraq with knowingly false intelligence of weapons of mass destruction and used Sept.

11 as the excuse.

Of course, those weapons were never found because they never existed. Millions of conservatives said nothing against this while thousands of our American soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died for a lie.

All of this makes Watergate look like shoplifting; still there was no impeachment talk then from the conservatives.

In 1987, the Iran-Contra Affair came to light. For those too young to remember, former President Ronald Reagan and his underlings sold Iran— an avowed enemy— weapons and then funneled the cash to the Nicaraguan Contras. This violated our Constitution.

W hile investigated [and once again much worse than Watergate], no impeachment of Saint Ronnie was talked of then from conservatives.

One of the first things

was filled with not only people handing out fliers, coupons and free sunglasses, but with the sounds of the BG Radio blaring in the background.

Sophomore Ivory Price was proud to represent the World Students Association table because she said she is passionate about the group’s mission.

“When we bring American students and international students together, we can learn from each other,” she said. “Now I have friends from all over the world.”

Many organizations aimed to become more well-known among students.

“We set up [our booth] because we want to be known as the place to go for volunteer opportunities,” said Meresa McKesson, a senior business major representing the Office of Service-Learning.

H2O is a church organization that hosts a weekly service in the Union ballroom.

They presented their group at Campus Fest to tell students about their ministry.

“That’s what Campus Fest is for, to let people know that we’re here,” said H2O member and senior Angela Wollenberg.

Steph Beck, sophomore and early childhood education major, is an H2O member who

former President George H.W. Bush did upon taking the office of the presidency was to pardon anyone who could link him and Saint Ronnie from Iran-Contra.

This was a de facto admission of guilt.

Any talk of impeachment of Bush the Elder? You know the answer to that question.

Our conservatives in America are sure a spoiled bunch. When they are in control— discriminating against any and all minorities and making the tax code so slanted that the middle class stops existing while the super-rich get richer— they are a happy bunch.

When they lose power in any branch, especially the presidency, they instantly become the rotten kid crying and stomping his feet in the grocery store checkout line. They have become the party of taking their ball and going home when they get mad.

The ultimate example of aforementioned bad, rotten behavior by America’s conservatives’ has been impeachment or the threat thereof.

While Reagan and Bush II committed far worse offenses than Clinton or Obama, the liberals in power knew that the power

to impeach was put in the Constitution as a last wall of defense against lawlessness. Memo to conservatives: having an affair, being an African-American or using the lawful power of the Presidency is not grounds for impeachment.

It is time for much of our electorate to demand better representation in Congress.

It is also time for news outlets that flat-out peddle lies, innuendo and conservative fantasies as truth to die on the vine.

Most of all, it is time for this part of the electorate to smarten up.

While you are screaming for the banishment of anyone who isn’t archconservative, you should know you are being used.

While you are screaming about birth certificates and how Obama is a Muslim [and what if he is] you are paying higher tax rates than millionaires like Mitt Romney and billionaires like Warren Buffett.

All that empty impeachment talk has certainly helped you, has it not?

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took advantage of Campus Fest to showcase the organization, but said there are still more students to reach.

“Even though we are reaching 500 students today, it is only a dent in BGSU’s population,” she said.

Students had their own reasons for attending the event.

Freshman Sydney Street was able to explore many of her interests, however diverse they might be. She stopped by the Broadway Cares table because of her love of singing.

“I’m definitely thinking dodgeball next,” she said.

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Just use logic to solve

stoodt From Page 4 him and his friends from the police brutality that so often held the black community down. Huey Newton, acting in full accordance with the law, employed his right to bear arms as a tool for liberation, as it was meant to be.

I should acknowledge that the Panthers later became infamous for their violent methods but that certainly doesn’t discredit their purpose in the beginning.

After Newton’s stand, the Panthers organized a practice to continue policing the police. Groups of armed members would follow police cars around the black neighborhoods.

When an officer stopped someone, the Panthers would stand by at a distance to assure the police acted fairly. The members would even shout out legal

advice to the individuals being questioned.

My point is this: weapons, used responsibly and as a measure of defense only, liberate individuals from the tyranny of their society, whether that is a corrupt police force, a local drug gang, or a few people in a dark alley.

The United States does not need increased gun regulation. Wellconnected crime lords and gang members will continue to find weapons regardless of restrictions while the average, otherwise defenseless citizen sits among the disarmed.

Guns can be used for evil, but, as has been illustrated by Martin Luther King Jr. and Huey Newton, they can also be used for good.

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Respect artists’ expression, search for deeper meaning geoff Burns pulse editor I’m sick.

After Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance several weeks ago, I still see people’s negativity towards the celebrity and even remember seeing a post from a man that said “I think I need to go get a pregnancy test after watching that.” Yes, from a man.

I admit, her performance that night was pretty awkward to watch. I get it.

But recently after Cyrus’ music video for her next hit, “Wrecking Ball” was born to the entire planet, it’s like a catastrophe has taken over. I know she’s completely naked swinging back and forth on an actual wrecking ball, but guess what?

There’s a symbolic meaning behind it.

There’s an actual reason she’s presenting herself this way in the video. Cyrus told MTV News, “I think the video is much more, if people can get past the point that I’m naked and you actually look at me, you can tell that I actually look more broken than even the song sounds.”

I’m not a crazy fan of Cyrus, but she does have an amazing voice, let’s be

BAND From Page 6 Tree No Leaves has 22 online releases with more than 100 songs, consisting of poetry-based lyrics without any traditional song structure such as a verse, chorus and bridge, one aspect Galish said his band stands for.

“We didn’t have lyrics until after two years into writing music,” Galish said. “A lot of the lyrics are from writing poems.

You can take on whatever meaning you want. It’s not very direct.”

Galish said the band’s latest EP “Blind Tigers” will be the first release the members will support by distributing songs to online blogs and playing shows in and out of state, the first of many starting Friday night at Howard’s Club H. “It’s the kind of album I’ve always wanted to make,” Galish said. “There’s some kind of elements like dance and

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could do,” she said.

While it is $99, Ewing said that it’s still about $10 to $20 more expensive than the iPhone 4.

Freshman Rachel Bodnar said she’d never spend $99 on the 5c, but she thinks Apple is “trying to be kind to their fan base.”

“I think most of the products are overpriced for what they’re offering, though,” she said. “I’d never spend $99 on it.”

When the phones are released for sale and preorder, Ewing said he doesn’t think it’s going to be the “complete bedlam” seen when Apple usually releases something.

But, there will “always be those people who have to have the new Apple thing,” he said.

Ewing expects that with the new phones, even the plastic one, the quality Apple usually has will still be there.

“I think what we’re seeing is Apple’s just being pretty conservative and not changing a whole lot and seeing how it goes,” Ewing said.

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upbeat stuff too. There’s singing on every track and is the most pop oriented music we’ve ever written.”

“Blind Tigers” was produced and mixed by Chris Cavera at Terra Recording Studio at Terra Community College this past summer. Cavera has worked at the college for 10 years as the recording studio coordinator and knew Galish before from when he worked with Cavera’s band Killbot Zero by making videos. Cavera said the members were professional.

“We let the band play just to get comfortable in the space on the first day in the studio,” Cavera said. “The second day they were really easy to work with and the whole project was great. Beginning to end was fantastic.”

The band is known for its artwork, not only in the videos they make, but for every piece of cover art. Artist and illustrator Will Santino has been making artwork for Tree No Leaves for two years. He said Galish originally reached

out without knowing him and asked him to make art for the band.

“I met up with him and really listened to his music and talked about it and came up with a few different ideas,” Santino said. “He gives me a lot of freedom to do whatever I want. I usually listen to the music while I’m making the art and it’s kind of a surprise in the end when I show him what I came up with and it’s fun to do.”

As Galish finished his coffee, he thought about the band’s show at Howard’s with supporting acts such as Aquatic Fox Trio, Tony Papa and He-Chaw Frunk.

“In the end we just want people to listen to our music,” Galish said. “That’s why I make music is to give back. We want to inspire our listeners to paint something or write a poem themselves.”

People are able to listen to Tree No leaves at treenoleaves.com and download all releases for free.

international musicians perform at the festival as well.

Live recordings of the Festival produced and edited by Bunce will be featured on the program.

Bunce said the editing of the festival requires hard work and is glad the University is working with Cresswell, who will help with the editing.

Even recording is a complex process, as Bunce explained. One must take into account the venue, the level of the microphone and the size of the group being recorded.

“One recording may be the Philharmonia, well that’s a very large ® group so the mic is a little bit further away,” he said “Where as there may be a small group with just piano, violin and clarinet and that has to be much more intimate sounding and much closer.”

Bunce hopes the hard work he and his colleagues put into the program will be heard widely throughout the country.

“I hope that it’s a really successful series and that it actually gets some play around the country,” Bunce said.

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I’m sick of seeing millions of Vine’s from people making fun of the artist. I’m sick of people laughing at one human being. Are you really laughing at her? Or is it because you see the majority of the world laughing at her and it’s sort of a trend in itself now?

Most importantly, I’m sick of people in the United States making such a big deal out of one person’s antics when, I don’t know, there is a serious crisis going on between the U.S. and Syria right now. Did you even realize that?

There are more important things to be amused and entertained by other than a girl just trying to be an artist. Why can’t we just stick to laughing at videos of a cat with a watermelon helmet on or from the “I like turtles” kid. You know, the simple but genius humor.

Even though the jokes keep increasing and I read about them on a daily basis on the Internet and hear about them from even my closest friends, it’s already getting old. It was old after the first five minutes from Cyrus’ VMA performance and it was even older after her video for “Wrecking Ball” broke the Vevo record for most views within a 24-hour period. Find something else to laugh about because I’m not impressed.

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