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Monday, September 16, 2013

Volume 92, Issue 11

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EDUCATION HOW YOU CAN USE TOP HAT: Anthony Malinak | THE BG NEWS

THE MUSIC archive in the Jerome Library holds a variety of music formats and the equipment to listen to every format.

New program, Top Hat, used in classes in place of clickers; engages students, takes attendance

Library has extensive music archive

By Danae King Editor-in-Chief

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f students pull out their phones to text in class, they may not get the usual warning from their professor, instead, they may see their texts displayed on the screen overhead. It’s not a new form of humiliation, they’re punching the keypad and sending a text to a special code to tell the professor they’re present in class and that they know the answer to a question. The students are using Top Hat, a program that allows students to use their phones, or another device, in class to engage in the classroom. It’s what Chief Information Officer John Ellinger calls a “soft version of the clicker.” Top Hat can do the same things a clicker does, but it’s not as costly and it’s not another thing students must remember to bring to class. “When you had physical clickers, you had to buy and keep track of something,” Ellinger said. “It now means you don’t have to have those physical clickers if you don’t want to.” The University has been using Turning Point clickers for the past few years, which cost students about $40. Students at the University can get Top Hat for $16 for a semester or $32 for five years, said Andrew D’Souza, chief operating officer at Top Hat. Junior Thyran Nowden uses the program for his accounting class and said he thinks there are pros and cons to it. “I think it works fine,” he said. “I think we should get it free, I think it’s a rip-off to pay for it. I don’t think I’ll ever use it again.” The program doesn’t cost anything to the University or the professors, D’Souza said. “It’s essentially kind of a mobile solution to help students participate in class,” D’Souza said. “I think it’s going to end up replacing clickers, we’re already seeing that start to happen. We’re really just trying to help professors be more effective in engaging students, save time

By Kathryne Rubright Reporter

There may not be many places in the world with a full collection of Rolling Stone, but the Sound Recordings Archives at the University is one of those places. The magazine and the SRA were both established in 1967 and Sound Recordings Archivist Bill Schurk has an “approach to completeness,” according to Susannah Cleveland, head of the Music Library and SRA. Senior Charisse Bailey was unfamiliar with the SRA, but after learning more about it, including the Rolling Stone collection, she thinks the SRA is similar to a hidden treasure and wishes she would have known about it sooner. Schurk can’t choose a favorite song or artist. But as the Sound Recordings Archivist at the University since 1967, he’s familiar with many of them. “I’m proud of the collection,” he said. It’s a collection he’s been largely responsible for expanding since its establishment in 1967. At that time, the SRA was virtually a one-man show, he said. Schurk was responsible for acquiring and catalogu-

See TOPHAT | Page 2

See SOUND | Page 2

New crime lab to offer internships, opportunities for collaboration By Dominic Binkley Reporter

Construction for the $11.9 million Bureau of Criminal Investigation crime lab will begin October on campus at the corner of North College Drive and Leroy Avenue. The state-funded facility will be an upgrade from the BCI’s current office on East Wooster Street and will process forensic evidence from crime scenes around the state. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the administration decided to build the lab on campus to promote interaction between students and the BCI staff, said Michael Schuessler, project man-

ager for the Office of Design and Construction. Students will not have classes in the building to avoid evidence contamination but Rodney Rogers, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, said having the lab on campus opens a door to new opportunities for graduate students and faculty in the science departments to collaborate with the BCI. “We hope it will further the engagement between faculty, students and the BCI in terms of moving the science of forensics forward while also giving our students opportunities for internships and co-op experience,” Rogers said.

BAD DAY ON THE GRIDIRON The BG football team was defeated 42-10 by the Indiana University Hoosiers on Saturday in Indiana. This marks the first loss of the season for the Falcons, check out a story in SPORTS. | PAGE 3

Rodney Rogers

Rec Center wait to be beneficial despite doubts Renovations believed to be future recruitment tool

Provost

Senior Danielle Rice, president of the Justice Student Association, said if interns are at the lab, it could prepare them for a career. “The possibility of interning [at the lab] would help me advance professionally and would give me the experience that I would need to go right into the workforce,” she said.

See BCI | Page 2

IN REMEmBRANCE

By Hannah Benson Reporter

While people at the University hope the Rec renovations will attract students, some current students said they are inconvenienced. Sophomore Devin Daugherty said he is not a “big fan” of the construction because it is an inconvenience when trying to play a pickup game of basketball. “The only reason I go there is to play basketball,” Daugherty said. “That’s how I met a bunch of people that I’m friends with this year, we got a bond with some people and

Columnist Meagan Ward talks about the forgotten tragedy of 9/11/12, rather than the other attacks that happened on the same day, but several years before. | PAGE 4

now we can’t go there and do that cause nobody wants to go there anymore. It’s ridiculous.” However, Rec Center Assistant Director Dave Hollinger said this is an exciting time for the University. “I think its an exciting time to be part of BGSU with the other facility improvements around campus, not just the Rec Center and I think this will be a great tool to recruit and retain students at BGSU,” he said. He also said the wait for the new Rec will be beneficial for the University. “The way I look at it is, hope-

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WHAT BAND OR SONG DO YOU HOPE THE LIBRARY HAS A COPY OF? “Lil Wayne because he’s a lyrical genius.” Jamel Wilson Freshman, Pre-Med


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