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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

VOLUME 92, ISSUE 61

University signs Clawson through 2018 Starting in 2009, head football coach looks forward to future, relies on past credentials

By Ethan Easterwood Sports Editor

After finishing the most successful football season since 2004, BG Athletics Director Greg Christopher extended Head Football Coach Dave Clawson’s contract through the 2018 season.

The five-year extension was based on Clawson’s

body of work during his four-year stint with the Falcons. Clawson took the job in 2009 and earned a bid to the Humanitarian Bowl that year. The following two seasons were rebuilding years, which cumulated into a trip to the 2012 Military Bowl.

Clawson has a 22-28 overall record with two bowl

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None of his seasons proved more impressive than this past one. During the 2012 season, BG fielded 10 AllMAC players, including six on the defensive side of the ball. BG became recognized for its defense as it fin-

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a raise from the bottom up State increases minimum wage by 15 cents

SEPTEMBER $10,028

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AUGUST $8,772 JULY $7,516 JUNE $6,260 MAY $5,004 APRIL $3,748

appearances as well as having coached some of the greatest BG football athletes of the past decades.

Before coaching the Falcons, Clawson earned Division I-AA Coach of the Year twice: once at Fordham and once at Richmond.

Clawson was also named his league’s coach of the year four times in his seven years

MARCH $2,492

FEBRUARY $1,246

The state of Ohio has given a 15 cent increase to the minimum wage and is now $7.85 for non-tipped employees and $3.93 for those who receive tips.

The wage was not changed for a long period of time, said Mary Ellen Benedict, chair of the University Economics Department. Ohio reached a new legislation that minimum wage would go up over time, Benedict said.

The wage increase of 15 cents from last year’s $7.70 may not seem like much, but for some families every penny counts.

“If you work full time, 40 hours a week for all 52 weeks of the year, you only make $312 extra,” Benedict said. “If you are a very poor family, $312 is a lot of money.”

Sophomore Matt Mullen works at the Kreischer Sundial 12 hours a week. With the new wage increase, he is mak-

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Video contest winners to be announced Wednesday The winners of the suicide prevention video contest will be announced Wednesday night in the Union Theater at 6 p.m.

Four teams of University students made three videos with different themes addressing the problem of suicide. The first addressed the general student population, the second was directed towards LGBT students and the last was for veterans.

Patricia Helyer works at the counseling center in the University and co-facilitated the contest along with Darien Mitchell.

“We left the decisions open to them,” Helyer said. “All we did was give them links to safe messaging guides. The rest was up to them.”

Each video had to be between one to three minutes. In that time, a certain message had to come across to the people viewing the videos.

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“We want to save the lives of people who will watch the videos,” Helyer said. “They should want to get help after viewing the messages.”

Along with helping save lives of people who will watch the videos, the winning team will receive a $4,000 scholarship. The Falcon Parent Family Association provided the money that will go to the winning team.

Faith Yingling, Wellness Connection Director, was the one who went to the FPFA for funding.

“We want to create a culture of caring,” Yingling said. “Suicide is a problem that the whole should face together, not individuals.”

The four teams of students that entered the contest to help their community have to go through several judges to determine the winner.

This includes an online poll and judging panels.

Those panels include three community members from the Mayor’s office, municipal court and Wood County Education Service. Six other judges came from staff and student members of the University.

Each team will show one of its films before the winners are announced. The winners will then show the rest of their videos.

Details on this weekend’s hockey series between BG and Lake Superior State on Friday and Saturday — plus previews of the men’s and women’s basketball tilts with the Akron Zips. | PAGE 6

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Campus aims to increase student business President Mazey, administrators discuss issues with local merchants

By Tyler Buchanan In Focus Editor

President Mary Ellen Mazey joined four other University administrators in a panel discussion Tuesday morning in Olscamp as part of a continued effort to bring together the University and city business leaders.

The event, titled “BGSU Working With the Community,” featured audience questions from mostly community business owners as school administrators discussed parking on campus, construction plans and other issues.

Panelists included Jill Carr, vice president of student affairs and dean of students, Chief Financial Officer Sheri Stoll, Director of Public Safety Monica Moll and Dave Kielmeyer, University spokesperson.

President Mazey spoke extensively on the University’s architectural Master Plan, campus finance and having a stronger city partnership.

“We need to open up to not just the community, but the state, the nation and the world,” Mazey said.

Several local business owners expressed concerns of a lowered number of student customers and campus interest. Suggestions were pitched to introduce more shuttle transportation between the campus and downtown for easier access either way for both students and local citizens.

Moll replied changing campus busses, which comes out of student fees, would be a difficult transition.

“Rather than a student shuttle, it becomes a public transit,” she said.

While community members and administrator panelists thoroughly discussed student engagement in local business and on campus, there were no students invited to participate in the panel or join the audience. Mazey said afterward that the 8 a.m. event time could have contributed to the lack of student involvement and that the panel didn’t necessarily anticipate the questions regarding students.

The president added that Carr was included to give insight on student affairs for the discussion.

Both Mazey and Carr said that further community forums may be held on campus to specifically address student concerns and include them on University and city involvement.

Daniel Gordon, First Ward City Council member and graduate student of public administration, said students don’t necessarily know of the many local businesses and shops downtown.

“I think we could do a better job advertising these businesses,” he said.

Although transportation for undergraduates remains a key issue, Gordon said many students may feel that everything they need is already on campus.

After some in the business community remarked that the city’s perception is that the University is “just leveling things” at random, the panel sought to reassure concerns by updating the audience on the administration’s Master Plan.

The “five to seven year plan of attack” would include some building renovations alongside the pending demolitions of West Hall, the Family and Consumer Sciences Building and the Administration Building, Stoll said.

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STUDENTS GATHER around looking at posters on the tables at the annual poster sale. It is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. all week in the Multipurpose Room in the Union. The poster sale sells movie, band, and humerous posters, as well as playing cards.

TECHNOLOGY INVADES First-time columnist Davood Dadfar expresses his concerns about technology’s invasion into the learning environment and the lack of pride in knowledge. | PAGE 4

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USG postpones vote on opt-out initiative until Monday

The Undergraduate Student Government tabled legislation that would endorse Information Technology Services’ opt-out initiative for Alert BG at Monday night’s meeting.

USG members will discuss the legislation this week and will vote to possibly endorse the initiative next Monday.

“It gives us a chance to go over any final edits,” said Internal Affairs Chair Ben Goldsberry.

Alert BG is a text message and email alert system in which University police send messages to warn the campus community of emergencies. Students automatically receive emails, but they must opt-in to receive texts.

The legislation supports ITS’ opt-out initiative, meaning students would automatically be signed-up

Mackenzie P. Ricketts, 24, both of Bowling Green, were arrested for criminal trespass within the 300 block of N. Church St. They were transported to the Wood County Justice Center.

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for the texts unless they choose not to be.

Goldsberry said the opt-out system is an important public safety initiative.

“With the opt-in, you get a lot of students who don’t know about it,” Goldsberry said. “...[an opt-out initiative] benefits all the students on campus.”

Chris Wammes, senior applications developer in Information Technology Services, also presented a plan for an updated MyBGSU web portal at the meeting.

The first pilot, which is for faculty and staff, will begin Thursday and the second pilot, which is open to as many as 1,000 student volunteers, will begin Feb. 25. The University plans to implement the new portal in fall.

“I think it’s an incredible opportunity,” Goldsberry said. “The revamp will help with a lot of the innovative technology.”

The current portal’s old software has trouble supporting all browsers and doesn’t integrate technology well, such as smartphones, Goldsberry said. The new portal will remedy these issues, he said.

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University pursues smoke-free campus

By Danae King Campus Editor

It may not be long until students are prohibited from smoking everywhere on campus, as the University is moving forward with the creation of a smoke-free or tobaccofree policy for campus.

Five University groups have submitted their support for creating the policy to University President Mary Ellen Mazey and the University has formed a committee to address the topic.

“We’re still pretty much in the gray area on everything, but we’re moving ahead,” said Jill Carr, dean of students and senior associate vice president of student affairs, who is heading the committee.

The idea of the University becoming tobacco free came about through an Ohio Board of Regents resolution passed July 23 encouraging colleges and universities to become tobacco free.

The committee is made up of about 10 to 12 members, consisting of the five groups: undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, administrative and classified staff.

Though all the groups were in support of a policy, there were conditions with some of the groups’ support, Carr said.

One of the Undergraduate Student Government’s conditions was that there be designated areas, or zones, on campus where people can smoke, said Alex Solis, USG president.

“We reached out to students ... and no one really liked 100 percent smokefree,” Solis said.

Solis said smoking zones will be the “best of both worlds.”

“Kind of like a hybrid model,” he said. “Two solutions to make the smokers and non-smokers happy.”

There needs to be a place on campus where people can smoke, Carr said.

If there isn’t a place where people can smoke, it becomes a community issue, with the possibility of people leaving cigarette butts across the street from campus, she said.

Another concern Solis and the USG had in relation to a possible policy is education for the campus and community.

Solis said it is important to give the community time to learn about the policy before it goes into effect.

Though nothing has been decided yet, the committee is “going in the direction of smoking zones,” he said.

David Sleasman, Graduate Student Senate president, said the group’s vote on whether the University should go forward with a policy was close.

There was a one vote difference, but the group voted to go forward with the decision, despite two main concerns, Sleasman said.

“There was confusion on the enforcement of the current policy; it was believed the current policy wasn’t being enforced,” Sleasman said. “People were hesitant to go smoke-free if we can’t really enforce the current policy.”

The policy Sleasman is referring to states that smok-

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ing $64 more every two semesters.

“I have this job to pay for college. The majority of my money goes straight to the University,” Mullen said. “It makes me feel pretty [bad] because the raise is so unnoticeable.”

Nine other states have new wage increases this year including Missouri, with an increase of 10 cents, and Washington and Arizona with increases of 15 cents an hour.

Ohio’s state minimum

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wage is adjusted annually because of an amendment to the Ohio Constitution approved statewide by voters in 2006, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

The amendment links the minimum wage to the national Consumer Price Index as it applies to urban wage earners and clerical employees for a 12-month period ending each August.

them, ‘hey, we’re a “If I see someone remind smoke free campus, we have smoking, I’m not zones.’”

GSS was also concerned going to report them, with making sure there would be smoking cessaI’m going to remind tion programs if the campus becomes smoke free, them, ‘hey, we’re a Sleasman said.

The group stressed that smoke free campus, they wanted there to be a supportive we have zones.’” he said. environment,

Alex Solis | USG President ing is prohibited inside all University buildings and it is not permitted within 35 feet of any entrance, window or air-handling unit of a University residence.

Sleasman said he doesn’t think anybody in GSS disagrees with the idea that smoking is bad.

“There were just concerns of how the University is going to uphold the policy,” Sleasman said.

Solis said he posed the question of enforcement as well.

“The University police are not taking part in this; they don’t enforce this. It’s not a law,” Solis said.

The committee is still working out how the potential policy will work as far as discipline, he said.

“A lot of it’s going to be community based, which is going to be a struggle,” Solis said. “I think personally speaking, when this policy, this initiative comes through and we do become a smoke free campus with a number of zones ... If I see someone smoking, I’m not going to report them, I’m going to

The committee is still determining whether the campus will be smoke-free or tobacco-free, but the emphasis is being put on smokefree, Solis said.

“Smokeless tobacco doesn’t affect anyone else,” Solis said. “[I’m] definitely seeing people focusing on the smoking aspect.”

The Board of Regents recommended that all campuses become tobacco free.

The committee meets every few weeks and is currently drafting a policy, Carr said.

“I think right now we’re making sure we’ve got a good clear definition as we look at tobacco, make sure it’s not just about smoke,” Carr said.

As the committee looks at other university’s policies, it found the policies usually start with a definition, Carr said.

The biggest next step is to draft a policy the whole group feels comfortable with, Carr said.

“It’s up to the committee to really start going through this policy and making sure it’s what we want because we don’t want to mess it up the first time,” Solis said.

Benedict said the wage increase is not meant to reflect on the cost of living.

“The minimum wage does not automatically increase at the federal level,” Benedict said. “The legislation that instituted the minimum wage in the ‘30s was not designed to go up with the cost of living.”

Instead, U.S. congress must act themselves to change the minimum wage, thus leaving long periods where there are no increases.

“States will do this so that the impact on businesses is small over time,

so that the impact on them is not so severe,” Benedict said.

This way, businesses will still be able to afford workers if the wage increases are introduced slowly over time.

Kevin Smith, general manager of Jimmy Johns on East Wooster Street, said the wage increases did not matter to him when it came to employment.

Smith has had around 25 workers on staff and they all start out at the minimum wage, he said.

“If I need new workers, I’ll hire them,” Smith said.

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JAZZ LAB Band I, directed by David Bixler (right) performed with guest artist Don Braden (left) in Kobacker Hall at the Moore Musical Arts Center.

Photos By Molly McFaddin Photo Editor

The Jazz Lab Band I performed at Kobacker Hall on Tuesday night at 8 p.m.

DON BRADEN, AJ Shank and Jason Ransom play Old Thompson Premium as the first set of the performance for the night.

CLAWSON From Page 1 ished the year sixth overall nationally. Defensive tackle Chris Jones earned All-American honors and finished seventh in the nation in sacks.

“I appreciate the confidence shown in me and our football staff

by President Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey and our athletics director, Greg Christopher,” Clawson told the athletics department. “Both Dr. Mazey and Greg have been extremely supportive in my time here and they have made it clear the University has made a commitment to the future of BGSU football. We have built a solid foundation over the past four years, and I look forward to continuing to build and grow our program.”

Clawson’s extension is a big commitment to the Football program and has set in motion another planned renovation in adding new FieldTurf to the Perry Field House next season. FieldTurf has already been installed in the Doyt.

The new contract hasn’t been signed yet but will be in the upcoming weeks once the content has been finalized.

Despite that, being a collegiate head coach is a testament that the job never stops. Clawson and his staff have been out recruiting members to replace several graduating seniors. According to ESPN.com, the Falcons have managed to secure the 30th and 47th best running backs in the nation.

“Dave has done a terrific job of rebuilding our football program,”

“We have built a solid foundation over the past four years, and I look forward to continuing to build and grow our program.”

Dave Clawson | Head Coach Christopher said. “We now have a solid foundation for continued success. Dave has not only instilled a winning culture, but he runs a first-rate program that represents the entire University in a positive fashion. This extension is about our commitment to Dave, the coaching staff and the entire football program.”

CHRIS KOSAR, an alto on the saxophone performs a solo during Jazz Lab Band I’s set.

RELATIONS From Page 1 This Master Plan, which includes a new College of Business building estimated to cost $40 million, encompasses $200 million total to go toward academic buildings’ renovations and construction.

The president said she hopes most of the business building’s cost would be privately funded.

The $200 million value is minimal, Mazey added, compared to the estimated $1 billion in deferred maintenance

she said she inherited when first inaugurated University president in 2011.

The University’s goal towards a newer, modernized campus comes at a time when higher education is more competitive than ever before, Mazey told the audience.

“We do compete,” she said.

“Facilities make a difference in recruitment.”

President Mazey also reiterated the University’s goal of a larger student body, which she’d set at 25,000 students by 2020 in her State of the University address this past September.

“We know the 18-year-old population has peaked,” she said. “We’re going to have to appeal to the adult student.”

Mazey told the audience that, while the downtown is already “very, very attractive,” the University must renovate its own presence to help student enrollment and to build a better relationship with the city.

The president told of her vision of a large sign off the I-75 highway, which would read “Welcome to Bowling Green, Ohio, Home of Bowling Green State University.”

“That [sign] is my dream,” Mazey said.

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PEOPLE ON THE STREET “I actually already shop there alot.”

KALLIE DURKIT Senior, History & Political Science

How could businesses in downtown BG persuade you to shop there?

“Good deals, that’s what it comes down to.”

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“Giving special deals to BGSU students.”

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Do not WEATHER OR NOT? waste time on toxic friends EMILY GORDON COLUMNIST

Almost everybody has at least one friend in their lives who doesn’t quite fit the label.

Friends are supportive, loving, helpful and fun to be with.

So what do we call those who once showed these characteristics, but transformed into something else over the years?

Those people who put you down, ditch you for their other friends and always come to you with their problems but never seem to be available to return the favor?

What should we do about those friends who are self absorbed, stress you out and constantly seem to disappoint?

You swear to yourself every time you talk to them that it’ll be last time, but find yourself being pulled into their world again and again.

These people are toxic friends, and they make the lives of real friends miserable.

Many people say the solution is rather obvious — you need to “break up” with them.

But real friends usually have a hard time doing this. They feel a sense of guilt and loss of any good moments during the span of the relationship.

After all, how do you sever ties with those who once felt like family?

In my experience, there are two ways to deal with a toxic friend.

You can confront them, end the relationship if they refuse to change, and move on with your life.

Or, you can defer the status of your friendship to “relationship limbo,” where you put distance between yourself and that person by acting more as an acquaintance than a close friend and hope they take the hint.

I’ve done both and I can’t say which is the better option.

Both bring a little heartache, but a lot of relief, too.

What I’ve realized about toxic friends is that they’re not worth the time or the energy that it takes to keep them happy.

No matter how hard you

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Mazey should not accept raise while faculty jobs are being cut

By Karin Barbee Guest Columnist

As a former University student and faculty member it saddens me. No, nix that. It infuriates me to hear how the faculty and students at the University are being treated.

As you all have undoubtedly heard, President Mary Ellen Mazey and the University’s Board of Trustees have been making some questionable decisions. The plan is to cut 100 faculty positions while increasing the number of students by over 5,000.

The faculty positions that are on the cutting block are likely to include some of your favorite teachers.

In many cases, we’re talking about some of t he ha rdest work ing

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and lowest paid faculty.

We’re talking about the teachers who have settled in Bowling Green, have homes in Bowling Green and have children in Bowling Green schools.

We’re talking about communit y members.

We’re talking about friends and mentors.

But t hese a re ha rd times, so maybe you’re think ing that Ma zey and t he Boa rd of Tr ustees a re s i mpl y ta k ing appropr iate mea su res.

But you’re scholars, so you k now bet ter. T he facult y at the Universit y voted for a union a nd has been f ig ht i ng for more control over matters that direct ly impact your education.

We’re not talking about faculty fighting for gigantic pay increases. We’re

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talking about faculty trying to have better control over how you’re taught, class size and yes, fair salaries.

It seems the administration, however, does not react well to being challenged and so here we have it. Faculty members lose their livelihood while Dr. Mazey accepts a hefty raise — her salary increased from $375,120 to $382,662 — and a $50,000 bonus.

I might be wrong, but that doesn’t sound like an administration pinching pennies to me.

Just to put this in perspective, Mazey’s bonus is more than the yearly salary of many of your instructors.

I have so many good memories of my years at the University. I loved my job. I loved my students. I

loved my colleagues.

But t hings have changed.

When things get tough, the community needs to work together. Each member of the community needs to contribute their own expertise and opinion to come up with a fair solution. This is not what is happening.

What you are seeing is abuse of power, pure and simple.

Please ask the questions that must be asked: How will a drastic increase in students and a drastic decrease in faculty impact your education? How are your tuition dollars being used and misused?

Why, if the University is in such dire economic straits, did the Board of Trustees choose to give Dr. Mazey a raise?

Why would the presi-

dent of a university accept a raise when her faculty, having not received cost of living increase for years, are now facing unemployment?

Yes, I know that she donated $50,000 to student scholarships. But she also walked away with a nice raise and a nearly $385,000 paycheck.

Keep in mind, she lives in a beautiful home free of charge.

And lastly, ask this: Who has the power to make significant change?

I think you already know the answer to that one.

After all, nobody makes a dime without the students.

Good luck to all of you.

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Motivation comes from facing challenges, distractions

By Davood Dadfar Columnist

It’s only three weeks into the semester and it seems that I’ve found myself at the mercy of my motivation — or lack of it.

I say this with some irony because it always seems like we kick off each semester chanting that our time has come and how we’re going to make it on the Dean’s List. Every semester, I know people who go through the same cycle — whether it’s within courses they love or just basic 101’s.

But why do we struggle to complete the tasks at hand? It’s not like there’s a party every night of the week or that I’ve somehow taken up a hobby that demands hours of my day.

To look for the answer, I’ve had to do some deep digging and consider that all these distractions and difficulties with school are probably due to the many motivations we have. In a very real sense, it is because we have so many mediums begging for our attention.

Between the Facebook updates on your smartphone and the twittering from your girlfriend, it’s hard to imagine what we even accomplish anymore.

Remember when books were meant to be read cover to cover?

What about when you had eye to eye conversations with your friends and they didn’t eyeball every girl in the room (granted the University is a lovely campus)?

Now the bug has bit me too and instead of actually reading a full chapter, I find myself searching for keywords on my iPad just to save ten minutes.

Ten minutes that will most likely be used thinking of what I should watch next on Netf lix, something that’s actually fun.

When I tell my friends about this dilemma, they tell me that it’s nothing to worry about and that I just have attention deficit disorder, but I think it’s something more. I think we’ve been wired in today’s society to find the ordinary tasks unrewarding.

A board game like monopoly (the best game of all time) isn’t fun enough anymore, so kids have to play on their Xbox.

Learning isn’t rewarding anymore so students have to listen to music while they do it.

Even as I sit writing this article I have half my monitor open with tabs to my chrome account.

Is society demanding too much of itself? Have we crossed the threshold between multitasking and productivity? After nearly three full years of dealing

“A board game like monopoly (the best game of all time) isn’t fun enough anymore, so kids have to play on their Xbox.” with the same issue, I’ve come to think so.

The pursuit of everything a college education seems to offer can be unrewarding at times, and yet we still pursue it. For the few of you who actually read this column and the even fewer that can’t relate to my problem, I commend you. Keep a balanced lifestyle and focus on every given task individually as it comes.

For the rest of you, my advice is to keep at it. To be motivated doesn’t stem from pursuing the goals your good at, but by pursuing the challenges you face. Often times I find myself needing to take a leap of faith hoping that If I discipline myself, the results from my practice will come.

After all, confidence comes from discipline and practice.

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Cherish childhood friends, memories while you can DANAE KING CAMPUS EDITOR

When you’re a kid, you never think the people you’re building snow forts, playing basketball and sliding down leafcovered hills with will die.

But the often hard-realized truth is, they do. Sometimes at a young age.

A few days ago I learned that one of my closest childhood friends and neighbors died from cancer and it made me realize how important it is to appreciate childhood friends and memories.

Make the most of them while you can.

I haven’t seen him or his family in years, but I have countless childhood memories with him and his brothers, and I sobbed uncontrol-

EMILY From Page 4 work, you’re never going to have the normal friendship you once had.

It’s sad, but it’s true.

Plus, once you face that hard truth, you can decide how you want to deal with it in a way that works for you.

The thing about college is that it’s a time where

lably when I found out of his passing.

My friend was 22 when he died, but he made an irreplaceable imprint on my life and memory long before he hit his teens.

His death made me realize the importance of childhood friends and memories.

Even if you never talk to you childhood friends again, even if only a few memories and shared experiences keep you connected — treasure those memories.

The memories of my sister and I playing with him and his brothers are ones I will never forget. He and his brothers were some of my first friends and I will never forget the memories we made together.

Even though he died at a young age, he will forever be alive and young in my memory.

No one else can teach me

to play basketball like he did. And I will forever know how to build the best snow fort ever, because he and his brothers trained me well.

Tomorrow I have to go to a funeral for a 22 year old. So remember your childhood friends.

People, even when they’re only apart of your life fleetingly, affect who you are, especially when they’re part of your childhood. So, as cliche as it sounds, treasure the memories you made as a child, and if you can’t remember the joy you felt as a child, slide down a leaf-covered hill, play a game of oneon-one, or build a snow fort.

And tomorrow and everyday after, remember the memories you made with childhood friends.

you have opportunities to change aspects of your life that aren’t working out.

So, if you’ve been dealing with a toxic friend for a long time, now could be your opportunity to end it.

College offers a lot of ways to meet new people, including interesting clubs, fun classes and special events.

Start focusing your attention on people and hobbies that leave you feeling good

about yourself and your life.

You only have one, and once you start living it in a way that makes you feel fulfilled with people who genuinely care about you, you’ll wonder why you ever wasted your time with someone who made you feel like you’re nothing.

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BG PLAYERS chase the puck against nationally ranked Notre Dame, a game in which they won 4-2. The Falcons face the Lake Superior State Lakers Friday and Saturday.

Falcons face off with Lakers in CCHA games

By Ryan Satkowiak Senior Reporter

THE NEXT PUCK DROPS ....

ith the season in its’ final stretch, the BG hockey team is in a better position now than it has been in recent years.

The Falcons have finished last in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association the past two seasons while under Head Coach Chris Bergeron. Heading into the weekend against Lake Superior, the Falcons are tied for ninth in the conference with Michigan.

While Bergeron says the team isn’t looking ahead to possible playoff matchups, with 10 regular season games remaining, they have taken notice of where they are in the standings.

“I’m looking behind the scenes at the standings like I’m sure everyone in our program is,” he said. “There’s a positive in that in terms of looking where we’re heading and if we do this, this is where we’ll finish, whereas in past years we knew where we were going to finish.”

There are 11 teams in the CCHA and every one makes the postseason.

The top five seeds get a first round bye. Seeds six, seven and eight each get to host a first-round, three-game playoff series against the 11th, 10th and ninth seeds.

The Falcons have lost three straight games and cannot currently host a first round playoff series. The easiest way to get back there, Bergeron said, is to simply win

games.

“Basically, that just comes down to win games,” he said. “We can make some pretty serious noise in our league with a good 10-game stretch here.”

Building positive momentum is key, as the Falcons have shown the past two seasons.

In both of the past two seasons, the 11th seed Falcons have defeated sixth-seed Northern Michigan and advanced to the second round of the tournament. Those are the only two occurrences in league history where an 11-seed won a playoff series.

“When you look at these games down the stretch, each one becomes more important because you’re trying to build momentum,” said goalie Andrew Hammond.

“Seeing what we did last year, we all know how important that can be.

“The fact that we still have the chance to host a home playoff game is a great opportunity for us and something I’ve never been able to experience, so that’s the goal right

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Despite two losses in the past two weeks, the BG women’s basketball team is still in the run for a Mid-American Conference title.

Part of that success may be due to the emergence of freshman Bailey Cairndruff, who scored 18 points against Eastern Michigan on Sunday.

Cairndruff’s minutes have fluctuated throughout the season, but the player has always shown potential, head coach, Jennifer Roos said.

“With Bailey, she always has

Bailey Cairnduff

Recorded a career high of 18 points against EMU. the ability to score at the offensive end,” Roos said. “She was known as an offensive threat in high school on the AAU circuit and I’m glad she brought that shooting capability today.”

Cairndruff said that like other freshmen, she needs to work through the low moments.

In the loss to Toledo, BG scored 38 points and shot 22.4 percent

61 shot attempts total 24 shots on goal 37 shots missed or were blocked 21 shots came from defensemen

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SHOTS ON GOAL

BG travels to Akron for MAC East game with Zips

By Max Householder Reporter

SHOT CHART FROM BG vs. [No. 4] MIAMI

from the field. However, it had more success in its loss against Miami, scoring 54 points and shooting 37 percent.

The Falcon’s next opponent is Akron, who are 12-7 on the season and 3-3 in the MAC East.

Their most recent loss came against the MAC’s only unbeaten team in conference Central Michigan. The Zips were defeated 92-69, in a game that Central Michigan shot 53.6 percent from the field.

Defense has been a problem

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18 shots occured from the top or bottom of the circles 4 shots came from Dajon Mingo, who scored BG’s only goal

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Falcons host conference leading Akron Zips BG looks to rebound after loss to Toledo

By Alex Krempasky Assistant Sports Editor

BG men’s basketball will be defend the Stroh Wednesday when MidAmerican Conference leader Akron hops into town to challenge the Falcons.

This match marks the 50th meeting between BG and Akron — Akron leads the series 25-24 in which Akron has won the past seven meetings.

The Falcons are coming off a tough loss at Toledo and are hoping to turn things around in a crucial division matchup. BG is currently tied with Buffalo, Kent State and Miami for third in the MAC-East. Each of those

teams has a 2-4 record in conference.

Akron and Ohio are dominating the MAC-East and the entire conference in general. Both teams have 6-0 conference records and 15 wins.

Western Michigan leads the West Division with a 4-2 conference record and 12-7 overall.

The Falcons’ battle with the Zips comes in the middle of Akron’s 11-game winning streak. The Zips started the season off with an overtime loss at Coastal Carolina. They defeated John Carroll before travelling to Puerto Rico for the Puerto

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JAMILAH ALI performs her floor routine at a BG home meet. She Scored a 9.750, she will be competing at the meet on Saturday at 4 p.m. against Kent.

Gymnastics returns to BG after win at Northern Illinois “We had a goal last year to reach a 194, but never quite reached it. I’m really proud of the team; it was a great night for the program. ”

By Noah Jones Reporter

For the first time since 2010, the gymnastics team broke 194 points deafeating the Eastern Michigan Eagles 194.025-193.900.

“It’s really exciting,” Head Coach Kerrie Beach said. “We had a goal last year to reach a 194, but never quite reached it. I’m really proud of the team; it was great night for the program.”

The Falcons have now polled even in Mid-American Conference standings with a record of 1-1.

“I knew they were capable of the team win,” Beach said. “For our athletes, it helps getting confidence. Now they know what the feeling feels like and will want to get back feeling back each week.”

Beach said that this score will help the team reach their biggest goal this season: qualifying for the NCA A regionals.

“In our team meeting [Sunday], I told them ‘You’ve hit that, now we need to move toward 195,’” Beach said. “It is great to accomplish a stepping-stone, but it is just a stepping-stone. We have a lot to accomplish in February.” Beach said.

It will take several scores of 195 or higher to make the NCA A regional, the coach said.

This could be a difficult task given the strength of MAC compe-

Kerrie Beach | Head Gymnastics Coach tition this season.

Eastern Michigan, who the Falcons beat this past Saturday, started the season ranked No. 25 in the nation, but are now 0-2 this season after losing to Western Michigan and BG, two MAC teams.

Kent State, who the Falcons will play this Saturday, is the favorite for the MAC. “They have a consistent program of winning, they are a really formidable opponent,” Beach said.

Although the Falcons are ready for this challenge, Beach said that they will be working on little details such as sticking their landings and not falling on the balance beam this week.

The Falcons started the meet on Saturday with the uneven bars.

All six gymnasts set new career high scores and totaled a score of 49.000.

“This is my specific event and it is really exciting to see progress, to see them step up in an away meet,” Beach said. “The energ y kept building I’m really proud of them.”

One of the most consistent highlights for the gymnastics team is Jamilah Ali. She is ranked No. 1 in the MAC for Vault. Ali scored a 9.85 on the vault at Saturday’s meet and placed first in this event.

“Jamilah has special talent. She is made for gymnastics, mentally, no matter what happens, she is able to turn it on and is ready to go,” Beach said. “She is one of those people full of raw gymnastics talent.”

Ali has been able to avoid any pressure of being No. 1 in vault by focusing on her routines and what happens during the meets and team lineups, Beach said.

“Personally, watching this team grow, our staff is setting the bar high. The hard work will pay off,” Beach said. “We need to keep building our program, wins and high scores are needed to get recognition our program deserves.”

The next meet will be a home meet at the Anderson Arena this Saturday at 4 p.m. against the Kent State Golden Flashes.

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OFF THE MARK The BG hockey team struggled to put shots on goal Saturday against Miami, but not for a lack of trying.

The Falcons attempted 61 shots in the game. Only 24 of those shots made it to Miami goalie Ryan McKay. Of the other 37 shots, Miami defenders blocked 16 and 21 missed the net.

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WOMEN’S From Page 6 for Akron. In their seven losses they have given up an average of 81.4 points per game. Also, in four of their seven losses they have given up over 80 points per game.

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Both BG and Akron have had struggles with the MAC’s better teams as the Zips lost to Toledo and Central Michigan, while the Falcons also lost to Toledo and MAC East leading Miami.

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the league standings with 26 points, seven points in front of BG. The Lakers are 1-4-1-1 in their past six games. Prior to the cold streak, they had five straight wins against Miami, Northern Michigan and Union. In that fivegame span, the team allowed three goals.

Most recently, Lake Superior lost to Ohio State, 6-1. Four of those goals were scored in the first six minutes of the game.

“They’re coming off a weekend where they didn’t get what they were looking for,” Bergeron said. “I expect it to be a series … where it’s hard to find ice and every puck is going to be contested.”

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The Zips then lost to Oklahoma State in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. However, Akron made a comeback in the tournament and defeated UNC-Asheville and Penn State in the next rounds.

Akron’s only losing streak came on Dec. 9 at No. 16 ranked Creighton and on Dec. 15 at Detroit, a team that BG defeated a few weeks before Akron.

Since losing to the Titans, Akron has defeated the past eleven opponents including Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Cleveland State, Texas Southern, Princeton, Coppin State, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ball State, Kent State, Toledo and Buffalo.

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Sophomore Richaun Holmes is edging closer to the BG single-season record for blocks, which has stood at 59 blocks since Cornelius Cash set it during the 1973-74 season. Holmes is also ranked second in the nation in block percentage by blocking 16.7 percent of opponent’s shots while he is on the court.

Akron’s top player is senior center Zeke Marshall and will Holmes on defense.

Marshall is ranked fifth nationally in with an average of 3.84 blocks — Holmes is ranked No. 17 on that list with 2.79 blocks per game.

Marshall is fourth in the nation in field goal percentage, making 68.4 percent of his shots.

He is behind North Dakota State’s Marshall Bjorklund (71 percent), Stephen F. Austin’s Taylor Smith (69.2 percent) and Ohio’s Reggie Keely (68.9 percent).

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