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Faculty votes against charter changes John Folkins
By Eric Lagatta Reporter
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KATHLEEN FIRLIK (left) buys some fresh raspberries from Carol Smith at the Farmers’ Market. The Farmers’ Market takes place every Wednesday until Oct. 12.
FRESH P CKIN’S Downtown Farmers’ Market offers a variety of food, other products
By Tasneem Almuhanna Reporter
er, Don Schooner, who will talk about how bees help the community and food supply. Many vendors call the market home the entire season. Andrew Glover, who owns The English Gardener vendor, only sells products that have been organically grown such as tomatoes, peppers and green beans. There is indeed a much bigger difference between organic and non-organic food than people think, he said. “Organic farming keeps harmful chemicals and pesticides out of the food we eat and beverages we drink,” Glover said. “It also prohibits the use of antibiotics in animals, which are used in con-
The Downtown Farmers’ Market offers a range of different products — everything from organic fruits and vegetables free of chemicals and pesticides, to the freshest home-baked goods. The market is open every Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Its season began May 18 and will end Oct. 12. The market includes a special feature each week. The Acoustic Penguin will perform live today at the market and will sing various music genres from Bluegrass to Texas Swing. There will also be a public speak-
ventional farming. This is known to create dangerous bacteria.” Francesca Mae, who works at the Buggy Whip Bakery vendor, sells home-baked goods. Their main product is cookies including peanut butter, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin and more. All have been freshly baked Wednesday morning. “I have worked at this vendor for awhile and definitely noticed that we had more students buying our products during the summer than we do now,” Mae said. “I think it’s because on Wednesdays most of them have classes, but we See MARKET | Page 2
The Faculty Senate voted Tuesday against a proposed restoration of the University’s academic charter. The motion needed a 2/3 vote to pass and failed with 39 votes for, 14 against and two abstaining. Last December the Board of Trustees changed sections of the charter without consulting faculty members. After several December meetings between faculty and administrators, the changes were reversed. The vote Tuesday concerned restoring those changes. The issues in the charter could not be voted on separately — rather, the charter changes were voted against as a whole. “We respect that decision,” said
Faculty Senate Chair
Faculty Senate Chair John Folkins. “My guess is there will be further discussion.” The vote came after an hour and a half of discussion among senate members. During the discussion, many expressed concern that there was not enough time allowed to review the changes. “There’s a lot more to the changes that I think warrant more time,” associate professor Tim Murnen
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University utilizes different, quicker construction alternatives Public/private partnership made process of building new residence halls more efficient, administrators say Dominic Binkley Reporter
The University took a new approach to the development and construction of its two new residence halls, creating a public/private partnership to manage the project. The partnership required the University to establish a development corporation to manage the funding of the project. Centennial Falcon Properties, which consists exclusively of University members, was created as a subsidiary company to the University. “Centennial Falcon Properties issued bonds to the bond market and there were interested individuals or more likely mutual funds or pension funds that purchased those bonds, and that’s how we got the money,” said Sheri Stoll, chief financial officer
of the University. The University strayed from the traditional methods of collegiate construction for a more efficient and quick delivery model, Stoll said. “If we had done these projects under the normal state delivery method that we certainly used in the past, you would probably expect the project to take approximately 36 months, maybe even a little more from start to finish,” Stoll said. “We were able to do these projects in just under 20 months.” The next phase in the development of the projects was to select a private collegiate developer for the buildings. “There were about a dozen [developers] when we put out our proposals two years ago,” said
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Pinkberry opening delayed until further notice
FBI searches IHOP restaurants in Toledo area
The opening of Pinkberry in Carillon Place Dining Center has been delayed. The yogurt store was supposed to open Monday, but its opening day and “VIP event” will be rescheduled, according to an email sent by Dining Services on Monday. While construction on both Pinkberry and Outtakes at Carillon Place was scheduled to finish Sept. 12, the opening of Pinkberry was delayed because Dining Services is still waiting on “specialty equipment” for the store, according to an email sent Tuesday by Mike Paulus, director of Dining Services. Dining Services is also awaiting an update from the store’s contractor as to when the equipment should arrive, he said. The University will be the second school to offer Pinkberry to students. It will be the first Pinkberry store in Ohio and all of the Midwest, Paulus said in August.
The FBI searched seven IHOP restaurants Tuesday, four of them being in Northwest Ohio. One of the locations searched is on Fremont Pike in Perrysburg, approximately 15 minutes away from the University, according to Google Maps. The Fremont Pike location in Perrysburg remained closed as of 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Other locations searched Tuesday included one on Talmadge Road in Toledo, one on West Central Avenue in Sylvania Township and another on Airport Highway, according to The Toledo Blade. The searches were the work of a combination of agencies, including the FBI, IRS and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said Special Agent Scott Wilson, according to the Blade’s report. ASIA RAPAI | THE BG NEWS No one is believed to have been detained during the searches and no customers were in THE IHOP restaurant in Perrysburg on Fremont Pike sits closed Tuesday evening. Four IHOP restaurants in Northwest Ohio were searched by the FBI and other agencies Tuesday morning. the restaurants during the searches.
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CITY City hopes to retain, grow City Council has approved a new program to retain current business and attract new business with tax perks, in hopes to fill empty buildings | Page 3
FORUM Memorials maintain connection
Forum editor Stephan Reed reminds readers not to grieve or forget, but to always remember stories and memorials of loved ones who have passed | Page 4
SPORTS Men’s golf wins tournament
The BG men’s golf team won the John Piper Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon, the team’s only home tournament of the season. The Falcons won by one shot | Page 6
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To “table” means the issue doesn’t have to come back up at a meeting, but it can, Folkins said during the discussion. It’s different from a postponement because there is no set date. “I think it’s a big mistake to proceed with this,” Deters said during the discussion. Deter’s motion failed with only two votes for it and a resounding vote against it. Heated discussion then continued at the meeting, which caught the attention
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said during the discussion. Folkins, however, urged the senate to come to an agreement rather than delay it further. “Even though it’s so much to digest at one time, it’s a shame to let it go,” Folkins said during the discussion. Assistant professor Donald Deters introduced a motion at the meeting to table the issue indefinitely.
HALL From Page 1 Sarah Waters, director of Residence Life. “We narrowed it down to the six that we thought looked the best. We had interviews on campus with those six, and we ended up signing the agreement and going with Capstone.” Capstone Development Corporation was responsible for hiring and managing the general contractors and
making sure the project was developed in an efficient manner. In addition to the University’s management of the new residence halls, an outside organization is required under the public/private partnership to have on-site management. “[The bond holders] require that there is a recog n i zed ma nagement company that is also part of the operation of the facility and in this instance, we hap-
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of University President Mary Ellen Mazey. “There’s an awful lot of distrust in here and that’s a shame,” Mazey said during the discussion. Retiree representative Harold Lunde agreed with Mazey about the distrust in the room. “We have committees so everyone can’t dig into every issue ... and you trust them,” Lunde said during the discussion. “The important thing here is, can you make a decision?” After the meeting,
pened to select Capstone Management, which is another subsidiary of the overall Capstone company,” said Stoll. Centennial Falcon Properties technically owns the new residence halls, but because Centennial Falcon Properties is a subsidiary of the University, some students said they heard rumors regarding the buildings’ ownership. “I heard [the residence halls] were endorsed by someone off campus and
Murnen said he was satisfied with the senate’s discussion regarding the decision. “I’m glad it came to a vote because the Faculty Senate needs to be decisive,” Murnen said. Although the motion didn’t pass, it has the ability to be brought up at the senate’s Oct. 3 meeting, Folkins said. “It was a good, open discussion and people certainly had the chance to discuss their views and perspectives,” he said.
they donated the money,” said freshman Ashley Hoerig, a Centennial Hall resident. Higher fines for damage and lost keys in new residence halls may have attributed to the spread of these rumors, Waters said. Different building materials are to blame for the higher prices, she said. “These buildings were constructed with drywall, which is easier to damage than cinder block, and it’s more time intensive in order
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MARKET From Page 1 definitely have regular customers buying our delicious cookies.” Tom Lambert, who owns Bella Cuisine, sells fresh bread, including fruit and banana bread. He also offers differently flavored muffins, jams and relishes. The Downtown Farmers’ Market is truly diverse because it contains so many different vendors, he said. “When new people visit the market, most of them are surprised by the variety of vendors,” Lambert said. “I feel like people think that a Farmer’s Market only sells fruit and vegetables, but that is not true. The Market has vendors such as Bullfrog BBQ, that sells homemade barbeque sauce and dry rub.” The Downtown Farmers’ Market also offers vendors to repair,” she said. “The key system in these two new properties is slightly different from the standpoint that it’s a cylinder system and so students do have to pay the cost to have that replaced.” Now that the new residence halls are completed, Waters said there could soon be more renovations for older ones. “We’re in early conversations now about what’s next and what we are going to continue to do to improve our housing,” she said.
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such as Elizabeth Fallon, which sells homemade lotions and soaps. Carrie Hart, who works at Elizabeth Fallon, said homemade beauty products are better for skin than high-brand products because they are free of harmful ingredients. “The lotions and creams that we sell all contain natural ingredients such as chamomile and rose water,” Hart said. “These natural mixtures don’t dry out one’s skin and gives them just the right amount of moisture to make their skin smooth and youthful.”
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Program encourages local businesses Job Creation and Retention Program, approved Monday by city council, will return half of payroll taxes to attract, retain companies By Alex Alusheff Reporter
A new program intended to attract and retain new and current city businesses was approved by city council Monday night with an unanimous decision. Sue Clark, director of the Bowling Green Community Development Foundation, said several nearby cities, including Toledo, Maumee and Perrysburg, have had success with similar programs. “I studied what they had done and then adapted it to how our community could best use it,” Clark said. “We have several empty buildings in the community and I knew I needed tools to attract companies to Bowling Green to fill up
those empty buildings.” The program — called the Job Creation and Retention Program — returns half of a business’ payroll tax back to them over a three-year period. There are requirements, however, that must first be fulfilled. The company must demonstrate it will create enough jobs that would result in a minimum annual payroll of $350,000 within three years, Municipal Administrator John Fawcett said. There is currently a 2 percent income tax on employees in the city. If the payroll tax of a business is $350,000, the business can get up to one percent of that tax given back, which comes to a minimum of $3,500. Interested companies
must complete an application that will be reviewed by a five-person committee, consisting of the mayor, city administrator, finance director, a city council member and Clark. “It’s simply an additional tool to work with both old and new companies,” Clark said. “I wanted something that I could offer them to make it worth their while to stay here.” The program is also meant to keep current businesses from relocating. If a company is about to shut down or relocate with no other way to prevent them from doing so, they can apply for the program. The Communit y Development Organization also has other ways to help a current business.
If a business wished to save money on electricity and become more energy efficient, then there is an energy efficiency loan program funded by the city’s Board of Public Utilities that could loan them up to 50 percent of the total cost of the project with zero percent interest, Clark said. Besides attracting and retaining businesses, the project has other effects, Fawcett said. “By having businesses move to Bowling Green, of course there are several spinoffs,” he said. “They use utilities … generating dollar revenue towards the city. By having more revenue for the city, we are able to provide more services back to the citizens.” The number of local citizens
could also grow, Fawcett said. “Businesses that locate here and hire people here will cause more people to relocate to BG and shop in BG,” he said. “So you’ve got that continual synergy being built that improves the overall community.” The program would appeal to companies such as research and development, science and technology, headquarters, distribution companies and manufacturing companies, Fawcett said. It is scheduled to be in effect by Oct. 19 and will end in 2017. The short time span will give the program time to have some effect, council member Robert McOmber said. McOmber amended the bill, setting its expiration date.
“It’s more of a trial period,” he said. “We’re not expecting a huge benefit right away.” By giving the program six years, the intention is for it to be a trial run for any company for a maximum three-year period, Fawcett said. ”When we get to that expiration date of 2017, we would evaluate whether or not this is a successful program, and if so, then maybe there will be some desire to move it forward again or revamp it or to scuttle it all together,” he said.
WANT TO KNOW MORE? For more information on the Job Creation and Retention Program, call the Bowling Green Community Development Foundation at 419-353-3591.
Alien Ant Farm invasion Band performs at Howard’s Club H on Sunday night PHOTOS BY TOM NEPOMUCENO | THE BG NEWS TOP LEFT: Alien Ant Farm performs. The band is best known for their 2001 cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.” RIGHT: Alien Ant Farm guitarist Terry Corso rocks at Howard’s Club H. The band took the stage at 10 p.m. Sunday. BOTTOM LEFT: Tye Zamora, bassist, puts on a show for the crowd. To see more photos of the concert, check out an online gallery at BGNews.com.
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“Even though it’s so much to digest at one time, it’s a shame to let it go.” — Faculty Senate Chair John Folkins on changes in the University’s Academic Charter [see story, pg. 1].
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ALICIA RIEDEL COLUMNIST
On campus, there are many departments, student organizations and various other communities of people. We can all recall the seemingly endless tables set up on preview days as well as those at Campus Fest. We can note the countless flyers posted across campus and the notices through email that communities are meeting and events are happening. The advertisements and invitations from so many people may be inviting, especially as new students seek to find a “home” on campus, but they may also be overwhelming. With so much going on and so many people everywhere, it is entirely possible to find loneliness in the midst of the crowds. Blessed Mother Teresa, familiar with extreme poverty, held that the greatest poverty is loneliness. Certainly, BGSU has its share of “poor college students” in a material sense and this receives much complaint and deserved attention, but I believe we should also consider the poverty that may otherwise go unnoticed. If loneliness is truly the greatest poverty, how can we help to alleviate it? In a talk entitled “Mary: Handmaid of the Lord,” Mother Teresa expressed the importance of what she called “understanding love” as a remedy. Loneliness is a hunger and a thirst for love and this “understanding love” is one that stays and listens and cares. We can find the same idea in the Prayer of St. Francis, in which we may pray, “O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved
as to love.” It is the idea of having an “understanding love” for others within the love of God. We see in this prayer a desire to love the lonely. Secondary is the desire to be loved. We may see in this light that loneliness is not only the hunger and thirst to be loved, but also the desire to love others. Blessed Pope John Paul II takes this idea further when he states that man “cannot fully find himself except through a sincere gift of self.” In this case, our generic man may still be lonely even while he is being loved. It is only when he also loves that he finds fulfillment. As the Prayer of St. Francis continues, we see this fulfillment through self-gift, “For it is in giving that we receive, in pardoning that we are pardoned, and in dying that we are born to eternal life.” So, this poverty of loneliness and emptiness is alleviated through loving communion. There is a challenge in the glitter and glam of advertisements and the enthusiastic invitation from a stranger to join a new group. The challenge is to come and see if you will find communion there. Is it all show or is there an “understanding love” deeper in? There is something truly profound in the simplicity of what Mother Teresa has proposed for us and this is why I want to share it with you. She invites us to do “small things with great love.” If we encounter loneliness in ourselves or others, as we surely do and will through life, we can remember this simple advice. We don’t need to make a big show or flash neon lights, we can just do little things for others and really listen and try to understand while we, in return, are open to the gift of love.
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LETTERSTO THE EDITOR The Affordable Care Act is working, students benefit Students mark the beginning of each semester rushing through a list of “must do” items, but this year there is one more new and very exciting thing to get done; and it should be done soon. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act enacted last year, students everywhere can now obtain health insurance through their parents’ plans. Under the law, students can remain on their parents’ health insurance up to the age of 26. Young people no longer have to be listed as a dependent or live at home to be eligible. That means that incoming freshmen can remain on their existing plans, and students who may have lost coverage in previous years can re-enroll on a parent’s plan during open enrollment periods.
Even students who graduate or leave school and can’t find work can keep parental insurance until they do. The Affordable Care Act is working, and as more young people and their parents learn about it, more are signing up. Now is the time to act. If you have lost insurance coverage since school started, you may be eligible to sign up now. Others who are uninsured now can join their parents’ health insurance during open enrollment periods, many of which occur in the fall and at the first of the year. Learn more. Go to www. getcovered.org for information students can share with their parents, including questions to ask your health insurance provider, and spread the word. After all, insurance is something that no one should be without. —Jacob Redfern jacobr@bgsu.edu
Restrictions, lack of parking impact students negatively I think it is appalling that the University would charge a student $100 for a pass, then make it so difficult to actually be able to use it. Being charged even more money to pay for tickets when the spots are non existent is robbery. What are students supposed to do when they have arrived for a class and must spend so much time circling the parking lot, still not getting a spot? Do they just leave and not go to class? Park somewhere not marked for parking? What options are you leaving them? This is obviously just a way to make money off already financially strapped students. What happens when you have so many walking to
class from their apartments to avoid the hassle and expense even if they have a valid pass? What happens if they have late night classes? Are you going to be held responsibe if something happens to a student walking back to their living space, when they could have been safe in their own vehicles instead of walking the streets? The University knew what it was doing when it tore up the ice arena parking area, without replacing it. You had plenty of time to provide an alternative for your students. You are telling the population of the University that you don’t care about them at all. Be responsible. Promptly make a lot more parking available. —Ernie Ettorre eettorre@bex.net
Artifacts provide connection to the fallen STEPHAN REED FORUM EDITOR
A handmade cross is placed on the side of the highway and is surrounded by an assortment of floral decorations. Everyday, thousands of drivers will pass this miniature shrine, but what does this memorial represent? When a life is cut short in the form of an untimely
death, some object of dedication is put in place of the lost life. Each floral arrangement, each cross, each artifact left behind in memory has a unique story. The shrine could be used as a warning to drivers taking a dangerous curve or a loving memorial. At the scene of a burned down house a teddy bear may look like something arbitrarily left behind by rescuers and cleanup crew. However, to the mother and father of the little girl who died in the house fire, this
teddy bear is one step in the endless process of grieving. These artifacts allow for a personal connection in a public place. Around the world — from Ground Zero in New York to the place where Princess Diana’s life was cut short to the location of the Kent State shootings — memorials continue to grow for the lives lost. But at what time should you close the shrine and move it to a cemetery? Professor Jack Santino, during a lecture about roadside
shrines and memorials, said “When you put up an official memorial, you begin to forget.” And I couldn’t agree more. How many times have you looked at a scholarship just as a check? Students rip off the dedication page at the beginning just to get to the prize inside. And how many times have you walked into a building named in memory of someone (Olscamp, McDonald
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Use proper grammar ‘Buffet Rule’ can to avoid shame improve country CHRISTIN GREEN CHRISTINA COLUMNIST COLU
English. It isn’t our nationality, but it is the language most of us speak here in Ohio. With 20 or so years of practice, one would think that students know how to use it. This regrettably is not the case. I have been called many things because of my basic understanding of and appreciation for the English language, irritating
and aggravating among the most common of such adjectives. By no means have I mastered the rules of grammar and syntax; English confuses me just as much as the next guy. But I am only one of three people I know that even bothers to get it right. I let most grammar mistakes slide. I bite my tongue and stop myself from insulting people I barely know. It’s difficult. Sometimes, it’s beyond difficult. However, there are a few fundamental grammar rules that I firmly believe
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On Monday morning, President Obama called for a new tax rule which would be called the “Buffet Rule,” named for one of the world’s wealthiest men, Warren Buffet. The Buffet Rule would raise the tax rates of anyone making over a million dollars a year to the tax rate paid by middle class taxpayers. This change would only affect the wealthiest 0.3 per-
cent of taxpayers. Under the Buffet Rule, Warren Buffet himself would have paid an additional 5.5 million dollars in federal income taxes last year. So why would this new tax rule be named for him then? Because he asked for it. In a New York Times Op/ Ed column on August 14 Buffet wrote, “My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionairefriendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice.” Buffet said that he knows many of the “mega-
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GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to rigging pay phones he owned to robotically call toll-free numbers repeatedly so he could collect the 50-cent fee owed for each call, illegally racking up $4 million. Nicolaos Kantartzis acknowledged using more than 100 pay phones he controlled in the Washington area to make phantom calls to toll-free numbers belonging to companies and the government. Because the calls are free to legitimate users, the entity on the receiving end must pay costs that include a cut for the company that operates the pay phone. As a result, Kantartzis was paid each time his phones rang the numbers, even though most calls lasted only a few seconds and no one was on the other end of the line. Authorities say the scheme spanned six years and 8 million bogus calls. Kantartzis, 62, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Maryland to wire fraud, which could carry a prison term of up to 20 years and a $250,000 fine.
GREEN From Page 4 everyone should understand because they are so blatantly obvious. It is usually these rules people seem to screw up most often. So, in a lousy effort to save myself from some frustration and you from some embarrassment, the following is an explanation of why you must immediately stop saying four particular phrases.
REED From Page 4 Hall, etc.) and thought about who that person was or why his or her name is on this building? You begin to remember the statue, not the person. I believe cemeteries allow closure, but shrines and personal artifacts allow remembrance. My mother’s tombstone goes unseen by me almost every single day, but her necklace and ashes are a constant reminder of one of the most important women in my life. These tangible items can
THACKER From Page 4 richâ€? and “most wouldn’t mind being told to pay more in taxes ‌ particularly when so many of their fellow citizens are truly suffering.â€? So, if many of the wealthiest among us are willing to pay a little more to make up for those who do not have it to give, why is the Republican Party so hell bent on not raising taxes on the (as Warren Buffet called them) mega-rich? The answer is twofold. The first reason is that 95 percent of Republicans in Congress (and 7 of the 8 GOP presidential candidates) have signed Grover Norquist’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Norquist is a D.C. lobbyist and president of Americans for Tax Reform. His pledge requires its signers to vote against “any and allâ€? taxes and fight against the removal of any tax deductions or loopholes, unless they are offset by tax cuts. Signing this type of pledge paints the signer into a corner. And once in that corner they can never again recon-
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former housing authority chief who was fired after allegations surfaced that he used public money to settle sexual harassment complaints has filed a libel suit against the city’s two largest daily newspapers, accusing them of “abusive muckraking attacks� designed to sell newspapers. Former city housing director Carl Greene’s lawsuit charges that The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News published 246 articles about him in a one-year period, amounting to an “onslaught� of negative coverage that damaged his reputation. The coverage began with news last year that Greene’s mortgage was in arrears and continued through reports the agency was using $900,000 in taxpayer money to secretly settle four sexual-harassment lawsuits filed against him. “Because these abusive muckraking attacks on Mr. Greene have continued, and accelerated, to such a malicious and inflammatory level, Mr. Greene’s reputation as a housing authority administrator has forever been destroyed,� the suit said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Many Joplin residents either ignored or were slow to react to the first warning sirens about a massive and deadly tornado this spring, partially because of years of false alarms, the government said Tuesday. In assessing the communications and warning systems used before and during the storm that killed 162 people, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said many people waited for additional information like seeing the tornado or a television or radio report about the urgency of the threat. “The majority of surveyed Joplin residents did not immediately go to shelter upon hearing the initial warning,� the report said, adding that those people “did not take protective action until processing additional credible confirmation of the threat and its magnitude from a nonroutine, extraordinary risk trigger.� A “vast majority of Joplin residents� didn’t respond to the first siren because of an apparent widespread disregard for tornado sirens, according to the report.
YAPHANK, N.Y. (AP) — An investigation into 10 bodies strewn along a remote New York beach parkway grew more perplexing Tuesday when police announced DNA testing had determined that two victims found miles apart were related and the remains of another unidentified woman matched body parts found 15 years ago. Police suspect the 10 victims — whose remains were dumped along the highway periodically over more than a decade and discovered during searches begun last December — could have been left by several killers. Body parts have now been found in four separate locations stretching over a wide section of eastern Long Island. No suspect has been identified. “There could be one, there could be more killers,� Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said in an appeal for the public’s help in cracking the mystery. “We don’t know.� Authorities on Tuesday also released sketches of two of the unidentified victims.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Tar balls washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month show that oil left over from last year’s BP spill isn’t breaking down as quickly as some scientists thought it would, university researchers said Tuesday. Auburn University experts who studied tar samples at the request of coastal leaders said the latest wave of gooey orbs and chunks appeared relatively fresh, smelled strongly and were hardly changed chemically from the weathered oil that collected on Gulf beaches during the spill. The study concluded that mats of oil — not weathered tar, which is harder and contains fewer hydrocarbons — are still submerged on the seabed and could pose a long-term risk to coastal ecosystems. BP didn’t immediately comment on the study, but the company added cleanup crews and extended their hours after large patches of tar balls polluted the white sand at Gulf Shores and Orange Beach starting around Sept. 6. Tar balls also washed ashore in Pensacola, Fla., which is to the east and was farther from the storm’s path.
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has postponed a Wednesday hearing to determine whether the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage should undergo additional mental health treatment at a Missouri prison facility. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns reset Jared Lee Loughner’s hearing to Sept. 28. Burns also said in a ruling released Tuesday morning that the hearing will be held in Tucson and that Loughner must be present at the hearing. Prosecutors had argued that Loughner must be in Arizona for the hearing, while Loughner’s attorneys wanted his presence waived. The judge had originally planned to hold the hearing with defense lawyers present in his San Diego courtroom and with prosecutors in Tucson participating by videoconferencing. But Burns now says all parties must be present in Tucson for the hearing. Loughner has been at the prison facility since May 27 after he was found to be mentally unfit for trial.
“Where at?� This question is by far the most common of the four grammar mistakes I will correct here. I challenge you to listen for this phrase and to notice just how often it is used. Stop it. The word “where� is sufficient by itself, so “at� doesn’t serve any purpose in this question, and therefore should be removed. For example, the question “Where are you at?� has the same meaning as the question “Where are you?� The first question is redundant
and should be avoided. (I’m not even going to tackle the catastrophe of any sentence ending with a preposition.) Anyways. This isn’t even a word. Stop using it. The word you should have said is “anyway.� Do you like cheese, or no? The word “no� should never follow the word “or� unless the word “yes� precedes both of them. This dairy-related question in correct grammatical form is “Do you like cheese, or not?� The only
way to explain this change is to extend the question to “Do you like cheese or do you not like cheese?� Now the answer becomes clear. You would never ask “Do you like cheese or do you no like cheese?� Therefore, you should never shorten the question to end with “or no?� If this one is confusing, though, have no fear! You can actually just cut the dependent phrase and be left with “Do you like cheese?� It has the same meaning, and
it’s shorter. I could care less. It has come to my attention that 99 percent of people have no idea what this phrase means. Absolutely. No. Idea. The correct phrase is “I could not care less.� Saying that you could care less is implying that you care to some degree or another, which makes it possible for you care less than you already do. You rarely, if ever, mean this. Saying that you could not care less
states that you do not care at all, therefore it is impossible for you to care less than you already do. You almost always mean this. Ta-da! You are now equipped with four brand new ways to stop yourself from sounding like a dunce, and for the sake of the English language, I really hope you use them.
represent the memories. Artifacts give you something physical to examine while you remember a fallen friend, family member or total stranger. I don’t believe that the road side cross or my mother’s ashes are necessarily religious, I believe that they are particularly human. The specific items that are left behind at a memorial or shrine show the connection between the missed loved ones and those who live on remembering them. Whether it be the teddy bear representing the innocence of a family’s lost daughter; a finger-painted heart on a bridge with Princess Diana’s
name in the center, representing her as the Queen of hearts; or a hand-written note, left behind at my mother’s memorial service, representing the lost words I never got to say to her before she passed away. To me, forgetting about a loved one could mean that you have failed them. I don’t condone mourning for the rest of your days, but a simple reminder every day is not too much to ask. After all, who wants to be forgotten after they have died?
sider the issue, or consider new information for fear of being called a flip-flopper by a rival during the next election cycle. The result of this is legislators that have pledged to only legislate on certain issues, before even having been sworn in to office. The second reason is the idea that corporations are people. While corporations have a totally separate tax rate than people do, the belief that corporations are people (and deserve all the rights and privileges thereof) is inherent in American-conservative ideology. It was this ideology which led the conservative leaning U.S. Supreme Court to rule, in Citizens United v Federal Election Committee, that for the purposes of political speech, corporations have the same rights as individuals. This means that corporations — which have deep pockets — are free to finance political messages supporting candidates that they feel will return the favor once in office. It is cyclical in this way; Republicans look out for the corporations, and the corporations give Republican
candidates free advertising. The result is Republican legislators being more beholden to corporations — and their CEOs — than to the American people. The truth is that while many of the mega-rich may agree with Warren Buffet, there are surely many who do not. I am of the opinion that Warren Buffet is a true American patriot. Here is a man who is willing to look past his own personal gain, and focus instead on what can help America’s struggling economy. Putting your country first is what patriotism is all about. While modern economic theory tells us that people acting in their own self-interest is good for society, Buffet has looked beyond economics and found that shared sacrifice is in America’s self-interest. President Obama has seen this too. Now we just need to get the rest of the U.S. Congress to sign a pledge vowing to put the interests of the American people first.
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In 1947, the British, who had the Mandate over Palestine, decided that they had enough of the decades of fighting and slaughter between Arabs and Jews. They washed their hands of the Mandate and turned it over to the United Nations. was not allowed to live in peace. Virtually without interruption, it was victimized by attacks from Syria, A solution not accepted. Wishing to end the Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. There were two major bloodshed and to create a stable and, hopefully, wars: the Six Day War of 1967 and the Yom Kippur permanent solution to the decades of conflict, the War of 1973. Israel prevailed in both. It acquired U.N. decreed a partition of the country west of the major territories, most of which, in its never-ending Jordan River into an Arab and a Jewish state. In quest for peace, it returned. Following these deference to Arab Muslim insistence that it was their unsuccessful wars, the “third holiest city,� the Palestinians subjected city of Jerusalem, the to almost focus of all Jewish “Then the dream could finally be fulfilled Israel aspirations for two . . . Milk and Honey could indeed flow.� u n i n t e r r u p t e d “intifadas,� essentially millennia, was to be one-sided civil wars, in “internationalized.� For the Jews this was bitterly which suicide bombings and other assorted terrors disappointing. Still, in order to create their dreamedwere the main weapons. of state, to normalize the lives of the Jewish Despite these unending tribulations and absorbing inhabitants, and to make possible the ingathering of close to 4 million migrants from all parts of the the Holocaust survivors, they accepted the partition world, Israel prospered mightily. Its population is plan. They declared their state, Eretz Yisrael – the now close to 8 million. Over 1 million of them are Land of Israel – and became a nation. Forever to his Arabs. They are Israeli citizens, have all the rights of credit, US President Harry Truman recognized the their fellow Jewish citizens, serve in the Knesset nascent state of Israel within minutes of its (Israel’s parliament) and in the diplomatic corps. declaration of independence. They are full participants in the economic prosperity The Arabs rejected the partition proposal out of that permeates Israel. Israel’s product per person is hand. Instead, six Arab armies invaded the country on the same or higher order as that of most European from all sides. They vowed to wage a war of countries. It is a center of science and of culture. Its extermination. The Jewish population of only industrial output encompasses some of the most 650,000 people was lightly armed and almost advanced technology and sophisticated production in hopelessly outnumbered. But in an almost Biblical the world. Next to Canada, Israel is the most miracle, the ragtag Jewish forces defeated the represented country on US stock exchanges. Most combined Arab might. They suffered horrendous major high-tech companies have facilities – factories casualties – about 1 per cent of the population. It was and research establishments – in Israel. as if the United States were to lose 3 million people in All of this is admirable, of course. But there is a flip a conflict. The Arabs also suffered greatly. Goaded side to this edifying story. That is the fate of the Arab mostly by their leaders to make room for the descendants of those who fled Israel in the 1948 War invading armies, about 650,000 fled the fighting. of Liberation. Had they followed the example of the They were not accepted by their Arab brethren. They Jews and agreed to the partition decreed by the U.N., were interned and live to this day in so-called refugee they could today be in the same advanced position as camps, slum cities, in which they lead miserable and Israel, instead of the misery in which they live. totally unproductive lives, dependent on the dole of Because there is no question that Israel would have the world. They are consumed with hatred against been more than willing to enter into a federation the Jews who, they believe, have deprived them of with Palestine, in which citizens of both countries their patrimony. could peacefully partake in common prosperity. Prosperity despite unending attacks. But Israel
Can that dream still come true? Of course it can! Israel has accepted virtually all of the “conditions� for reconciliation on which the Palestinians have insisted, with the sole exception of the demand for the “right of return.� That “right� would swamp Israel with hundreds of thousands of Arabs. And it would with one stroke be the end of Israel as the Jewish state. Even for the thorny question of Jerusalem a compromise could be found. But, having been misled by the thuggish Arafat for decades, Arab Palestine needs a wise leader in order to finally make peace with Israel. In view of Israel’s experience in Lebanon and Gaza and because it would be fatally vulnerable if an armed enemy occupied the Judean heights, the state of Palestine would have to be totally demilitarized and controlled (probably by US military) for compliance. It would be a difficult condition to swallow, but it would have to be the price to gain their own country. But the dream could then finally be fulfilled and peace and prosperity could be extended over all of the Promised Land. Milk and Honey could indeed flow.
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DREW PRESTON, BG golfer, analyzes his shot Tuesday afternoon during the John Piper Intercollegiate.
Preston continues to play important role for BG men’s golf team By Vince Meloni Reporter
BG senior Drew Preston had a busy summer playing golf by competing in the highest honor a young golfer can have: playing in the United States Amateur. However, growing up, one would be more likely to find Preston on the ice playing hockey than on the links playing golf. “I started playing hockey when I was three years old and started playing golf when I was 11 … no one in my family played golf,” Preston said. BG’s best known golfer played juniors in hockey growing up and started playing in golf tournaments at the age of 14. It was his sophomore year in high school in Michigan that Preston decided it was time to exclusively play golf and give up on his dream of hockey. The following year he won states as a junior and has not looked back since. Although Preston always wanted to go to the University of Michigan or Michigan State, he decided to commit to play golf for the Falcons in the spring of 2008. “I really liked the guys [at BG] and enjoyed meeting [Coach]
Winger,” Preston said. “It felt right.” The summer before he came to BG, Preston qualified for the United States Juniors, which is the United States Amateur for golfers under the age of 18. By making it into the match play rounds of the tournament, Preston was ready for college competition. He started off right, finishing in third place at his first college tournament. Fast forward to the summer before his final year at BG and one would see a man that has developed into one of the greatest golfers BG has ever seen and one of its finest leaders. His game has been as strong as ever, and he decided to attempt to qualify for the United States Amateur. “My family has a cottage up in Muskegon, Mich. and the country club there has a qualifying tournament for the Amateur, so I decided to enter,” Preston said. A golf course Preston is very familiar with, Muskegon Country Club offered him a great chance, but it was not as easy as he hoped. At the end of the tournament through 36 holes, he was in a three way for second place and only
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JOE COOPER, BG golfer, takes a tee shot during the John Piper Intercollegiate on Tuesday afternoon at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green.
BG men’s golf wins home tournament for third straight year By Vince Meloni Reporter
The BG men’s golf team made things interesting on day two of the John Piper Intercollegiate, as they beat Loyola-Chicago on the second playoff hole at Stone Ridge Golf Club on Tuesday to claim their third consecutive title at the tournament they have hosted for 11 years. After 36 holes on day one, the Falcons took a four shot lead over
Cleveland State and a five shot lead over Loyola-Chicago, where Falcon golfers Wes Gates and Joe Cooper stood at 4-over par and tied with each other for sixth. The course was wet after it rained most of the day and a threat of suspending play was discussed, but the weather cleared up and all 36 holes where played. Day two weather was quite the opposite, as the sun was shining and the course dried up, and BG’s opponents took full advantage of this.
“Unfortunately, we did not play that well today and ended up tying with Loyola to force a playoff,” said head coach Garry Winger. “We got the win on the second playoff hole and getting a win is a big confidence boost.” In collegiate golf, when teams are tied, they play a one hole playoff in which four of the players on each
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Falcons look to pick up fifth win of season in The Motor City By Cameron Teague Robinson Reporter
Putting an end to their season long five-game road trip, the Falcons will play Detroit University Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. in Detroit. “Going 2-1-1 so far in our road trip is not bad,” coach Eric Nichols said. “Although there are still things we can work on to play better soccer.” Detroit is currently 3-3-0, losing their last game to Michigan at home. While BG is currently 4-2-1, they tied their last game 1-1 to Lipscomb in the Hyatt Place Brentwood Invitational. Detroit has some dangerous players, but none more dangerous than their midfielder Otieno Victor. “We need to defend better; we will have our hands full with Detroit,” Nichols said. “They are a very good team with a few very good spark plugs, especially their midfielder Victor.” One fear the team has after their two tournaments these last weekends is their fatigue. The team will need to rest their legs and feet for this game. “We took Tuesday off for the simple fact that our legs are
going to be tired,” Nichols said. “We cannot afford to go down to Detroit and be tired. They are good enough already.” The Falcons will be looking for another good contribution out of their all-tournament recipients Danny Baraldi and Colin Armstrong again Wednesday. Armstrong scored two goals this weekend, while Baraldi assisted on both of those goals. “Colin has been a solid part of the team all year long,” Nichols said. “He creates many offensive opportunities and has so much energy out there.” “Danny is a playmaker. He scores goals, and makes some great passes. He is everything you look for out of a freshman.” The Falcons will need to defend better than they did last weekend in Tennessee against Belmont and Lipscomb. Detroit is a very capable team and the Falcons will have to be focused to win, Nichols said. “We are focused on this game; we know what we have to do to win,” he said. “We are not thinking BYRON MACK | THE BG NEWS about our 1-0 win last year because COLIN ARMSTRONG, BG midfielder/defender, passes the ball during a game played earlier this season at Cochrane Soccer Staduim. they are a good team we can’t over-
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round of the U.S. Amateur, to get things going. Preston practiced with John Hahn out of Kent State, one of the best golfers in the Mid-American Conference, and Derek Ernst out of Nevada, Las Vegas, a golfer that will compete in the 2012 Master’s. “That was a great learning experience playing with two golfers of that caliber, it helped me learn a lot,� Preston said. The next day he played a practice round at Erin Hills Country Club, where he would play his second round at the U.S. Amateur. “It is a long course and there is little room for error, so a golfer needs to be very precise,� Preston said. The next day started rough as Preston began playing
while Loyola hit three pars and a double bogey. “Chris [Melvin] essentially hit the game winning shot for us, as he hit a nice iron shot and then ended up getting par to get us the championship,� Winger said. The Falcons will look to carry over momentum, as they head to Louisville next Monday and Tuesday for the Cardinal intercollegiate.
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at the tournament at Blue Mound CC. “Right off the first tee, I shot it way left and got a triple bogey, I wasn’t very happy,� he said. Preston shot a 75 in the first round after leaving several birdie chances on the green and a lot to be desired. “I didn’t feel bad and I do not think it was a sense of nervousness, it was just an unfortunate bad day at the golf course,� Preston said. After a four-hour rain delay on day two, Preston only played three holes and went to bed feeling angry. After waking up only to have another two and a half hour delay, Preston was feeling frustrated. “At this point other golfers were finishing up and I could
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see some scores and the projected cut line, so I know I needed all birdies and no bogeys, so I started to try too hard and not play my game,� he said. With day two not being as perfect as Preston hoped, he missed the cut and ended the tournament earlier than he wanted. “It was still a great experience,� Preston said, “I enjoyed the tournament and I learned a lot from playing with some of those guys,� With this being his final year, Preston is hoping for a great year of golf and is excited to graduate to move on. “I want to move somewhere warm so I can practice 365 days a year and work on my game,� he said. His future plans include getting a good job after graduation, saving money and joining a low level golf tour. As for the PGA, Preston admits to not being ready, but it is the ultimate goal, just like playing in the NHL was for him as a child.
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team play the hole and then the combined scores decide to the winner. After the first playoff hole, both teams had two pars and two bogeys. When they went back to play the 18th hole again. BG hit three pars and one bogey,
“It was still a great experience. I enjoyed the tournament and I learned a lot from playing with some of those guys.�
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actions,� Szente said. Luther feels Szente stands out. “All those guys step up and add a leadership role to the team but one person in particular is Dane Szente,� lock Ed Luther said. “He always makes sure the team is going hard in practice because that will lead to a better result in the game.� Part of the reason that the Falcon Rugby Club has had so much success is because of leadership and coaching. The military guys don’t like to view themselves as leaders, but their coach and teammates seem to feel otherwise. “It’s a bonus for me personally because those guys add structure to the team much like they have in their respective military units,� Mazzarella said. “They lead by example in that other guys see what they do and how they prepare for the season and model themselves in that way.� The multiple number of players on the team has helped make them closer as a unit. “We have a great comradery on this team; it’s much like the Navy in that we are
two of the three could move on. “I wasn’t very nervous; I had played there so many times before,� he said. “I was focused and ready to go after the wait.� He was in one of the first groups to finish and was forced to wait about two and a half hours before everyone else was done. After all three pared the first hole, Preston was the only one to birdie the second hole, clinching a spot in the U.S. Amateur. Preston and his close friend and caddy John Albrecht left at five in the morning on, Aug. 20 to begin the six hour drive to Milwaukee, Wis. and begin his play at the U.S. Amateur. After registering and receiving all the information about the week, Preston began a practice round at Blue Mound Country Club, where he would play the first
out and the last to leave. They also push the others on the team to always work hard and go that extra mile. “I think those guys and their toughness mentality shows on the field in that they’re very motivational to the other guys on the team,� hooker Mike Brown said. He specifically mentioned Dan Grime as one of the players with the hardest work ethic. Dan Grime served in the army as a member of the Second Battalion 325th Infantry Unit in Iraq where he did two tours. Grime had never played rugby until he got to BG. But by the end of his first year with the team he was playing A-side, which is the equivalent to a varsity standing. Another player mentioned was prop Dane Szente, whose leadership and skills are as valued as Grimes’. Szente, who has served in the Ohio Air National Guard since April of 2008, prides himself at being the best. “One thing I try to stress is putting in the time to get better and that everyone is accountable for his or her
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like a brotherhood of guys,� prop Mike Dunbar said. “I wouldn’t say that us military guys think we’re more of leaders than anyone else on the team but I do think that some of the younger guys look up to us because of sheer experience and not necessarily our background in the military.� Grime elaborated that notion by referring to the level of respect he gets from the teammates for serving in the militray as being similar to an acknowledgement he may receive by the average person while in uniform. “It’s more of a respect factor, in that the other teammates are proud to have us on the team but yet treat us the same as every other teammate,� Grime said. The biggest and perhaps only drawback to having that many military guys on the team is their prior commitment sometimes causes players to miss practice or game. In some cases the team has lost their best players because of it. But it is clear that this sacrifice is one they are willing to make. Their well-structured military background has left a long lasting impression on this team — an impression that will remain with this team for years to come. Also not mentioned in this article is Dylan Rooney, who could not be reached for comment. Dylan served in Afghanistan.
There is an extra spark on the rugby team this season as there has been for the past few seasons. That extra motivation is provided by the men of our armed forces on the team who strive for perfection. They range from Army to Navy and the Air National Guard, as well as Nick Toth, who is currently enrolled in the Reserved Officers Training Corporation here at BGSU. The Falcons even have a military based scholarship named after Jed Hermann, a BG rugby player in the early 1990s who recently died. They give out his scholarship once a year to a player with a military background that qualifies. There is a sense of pride on the team and its military connection; anyone can see that from talking to any of the players or coaches. “It absolutely makes me proud that we have so many military guys on the team,� coach Tony Mazzarella said. “In fact we make an effort to try and recruit those types of guys, mainly because they have such a positive attitude and their conditioning is unbelievable.� The non-military players are encouraged by having military guys on the team because they are the first ones at the gym working
“We have a great comradery on this team; it’s much like the Navy in that we are like a brotherhood of guys.�
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Arnold continues to excel for Falcons By Ethan Easterwood Reporter
Bailey Arnold, only a sophomore, is already proving why she is the Falcons women’s golf team’s No. 1 golfer. Arnold grew up in Cincinnati and was introduced to the game of golf at a very young age by her father. From there she attended an all-girls preparatory school, Seton High School. At Seton she demonstrated her tenacity as a golfer, taking her conference’s player of the year honors twice, all while captaining her team. She went on to place 18th at state as a junior and 39th as a senior. Arnold was recruited as a high school junior and decided on BG the fall of that year, she said. As a freshman, Arnold quickly showed that she belonged. Arnold shot a season low 70 at the 2010 Great Smokies Intercollegiate, and went on to have the best average on the team. Her season average, 79.10, was one of BG’s all time ten best averages. At the conclusion of her
Bailey Arnold Has been the Falcons’ No.1 golfer this season freshman year she tied for 20th at the Mid-American Conference Championships. In between her freshman and sophomore seasons, Arnold underwent wrist surgery. The surgery, which took place in late May, left her only able to chip and putt. “I wasn’t allowed to drive for 9 weeks,� Arnold said. Prior to the Falcons first match of this year, Arnold said she had been playing “better than ever,� and she showed that at the Redbird Invitational. Arnold won the Redbird Invitational, becoming only the fifth woman to do it under Coach Stephanie Young’s tenure. Her round total of 222 was just one shot shy of breaking Jenny Shnipke’s record for lowest 54-hole score. “Indescribable,� was all Arnold could say after winning. “It was great to finally get it all together.�
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Falcons pick up big win PHOTOS BY NATE ELEKONICH | THE BG NEWS TOP LEFT: Freshman Joe Cooper watches his putt roll toward the hole Tuesday afternoon in the John Piper Intercollegiate. MIDDLE LEFT: Senior Drew Preston lines up his putt Tuesday afternoon. Preston finished tied for 21st overall. BOTTOM LEFT: Preston takes his tee shot Tuesday afternoon. He helped the Falcons win the event as a team. BOTTOM RIGHT: Cooper makes an approach shot Tuesday afternoon.
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Help Wanted Bartending, up to $300/day. No exp. needed, training crse. avail, call 800-965-6520 x174.
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Center Substitute WSOS is seeking qualified individuals to work in our Bowling Green, Perrysburg and Rossford centers. Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and experience working with children and adults and experience in quantity cooking. Responsibilities include assisting the classroom teacher with daily acitivites, responding to the needs of children, maintaining the cleanliess of items used in the classroom and for meal time, maintaining accurate reports and documents and filling in for center receptionist. Must also submit to initial physical exam, drug test and background checks. On call, $8.05/hr. Applications must be received by Sept. 30, 2010; apply on-line at: wsos.org/employment EOE
***The following Mobile Home will be offered at Public sale on October 4th, 2011, 11:00am, at 13590 Center St, Lot #82 Weston, OH, 43569 For more details, call Tom Dodge at 248-618-7357*** 2000 MHE, 80 x 16 Ref #98994697 Minimum Bid $14,000.00
CSC is the premier provider of crowd management, security and guest services for the entertainment and sporting event industries. We are holding open interviews on Sept 26 & 27 in room 221 of Perry Stadium, 9am to 8pm. 419-372-0560 Handyman/painter needed for apt maintainance, approx 25hrs/wk. Contact: randy@rjrobertscpa.com Immed opening for exp. kitchen help. Apply in person. M-Th, 3-5pm. Reverends Bar & Grill, 130 E. Wooster St, BG. Kidzwatch - both centers now hiring care givers for days, eves. & weekends. Email resume to: info@kidzwatch.net or email for an application. www.kidzwatch.net Uraku Japanese Restaurant now hiring servers, call 419-352-7070. www.urakusushi.com
For Sale Diamond ring - $500 or best offer, Acer laptop computer, HP printer, $600 for both, call 419-819-6335.
House for Sale -Botanist s delight! 4 BR s, 4 baths, 9 rooms, excellent schools, reasonable price! Call D. McPeck at 419-351-2456.
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**Available Now!** 3-5 BR. just changed, 146 S. College Dr. house, next to campus, W/D, C/A. Also rms low as $225/mo. 1/12 - 1 & 2 BR apts. Call 419-353-0325. Cartyrentals.com
**I know it s early! but students calling for 2012-13 s.y. houses, call 419-353-0325. cartyrentals.com NOW AVAIL! 2 BR apts, ideal location, new updates, units avail. w/ new W/D, private parking, A/C. Call 419-304-9426 or email: phazlett607@roadrunner.com