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Students ended homecoming with an anual concert hosted by UAO at the Stroh Center on Sunday. For more photos of the event check out CAMPUS on Page 3.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
VOLUME 92, ISSUE 20
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Campaign
THE PULSE | MUSIC
to leave legacy
Students can donate to construction of gateway By Danae King Campus Editor
NATHANIEL MOTTE takes a break from playing keyboard and gets low and belts out a love song to the adouring fans at the Stroh Center on Sunday.
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HIGH ENERGY
ATMOSPHERE
3OH!3, Cobra Starship wrap up homecoming with a show at the Stroh By Erin Cox Social Media Editor
Nathaniel Motte of 3OH!3 said in an email prior to the homecoming concert that he likes to create more of a party atmosphere at a concert rather than just performing — the audience at Sunday night’s homecoming concert said it was exactly that. 3OH!3 and Cobra Starship performed at the Stroh Center for the homecoming concert last night, sponsored by the University Activities Organization. Senior Nick Daverio said 3OH!3 started off the show creating a party atmosphere just by doing as much as possible to get the crowd going. “It was really good,” Daverio said. “They put on a good show.” Junior Sarah Payne said she was excited to see 3OH!3 because she knew more of their songs. “I was obsessed with them a couple of summers ago,” Payne said. “It was good, fun and high energy.” The duo kept the audience involved throughout their performance by getting them to make the 3OH!3 sign with their hands, singing and jumping. “They kept telling us to dance and they kept it unique to Bowling Green, so it really made the concert fun,” Payne said. Freddie and Frieda Falcon joined 3OH!3 on stage early in the concert and the crowd on the
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CAMPUS
Sheri Stoll
BRIEF
University Chief Financial Officer
Board approves leasing of land for new health center The Board of Trustees met Friday and approved a resolution authorizing the lease of the land for the new Student Health Center. The lease applies to the land at the corner of Wooster St. and South College Drive and will last for approximately 40 years. During that time the Wood County Hospital will build and operate a student health center on the land. The land will be leased instead of sold to ensure whatever the usage is, it serves the University, said Sheri Stoll, chief financial officer. A committee with members from both Wood County and the University will work to design and build the new health center, Stoll said. “We want to be certain that what gets
designed and built there architecturally, it works visually with the rest of the campus in that area,” Stoll said. This is because the area will be a key entry point to the University, she said. The hospital is paying $1 to lease the land, which is a nominal amount and is very common in the real estate industry, she said. “What we’re really getting is the value of the service they’re providing,” Stoll said. The fact that Wood County Hospital will run the new health center may also allow for more access to resources the University wouldn’t be able to provide on its own, Stoll said. “The range of things they can service on site would definitely be enhanced,” she said.
FALCONS DEFEAT RHODE ISLAND The BG football team rebouned from two straight losses to take down Rhode Island, 48-8, Saturday afternoon. Read a full recap of the game to see how the falcons took down the rams for this year’s homecoming game at the Doyt. | PAGE 6
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GABE SAPORTA, lead singer of Cobra Starship belts one out atht eh concert on Sunday.
Students can commemorate their experiences at the University by donating money to the Student Legacy Campaign. The money will eventually go toward changing the appearance of the University through the construction of a gateway to campus. The gateway will be placed where the current administration building is. The idea of the campaign came from the University’s past, as there was originally a gateway in that spot around 1920, said Ryan Sowers, junior and chair of the student committee for the campaign. “We’re returning to tradition with a modern twist and setting students up for the future,” he said. “It’s sort of a tip of the hat to tradition.” The idea of a campus gateway was in the University master plan, but President Mary Ellen Mazey brought the gateway up as the possible focus of a student campaign when talking to Sowers. Sowers is one of six students who are on the committee for the campaign. “Every student was chosen because of proven leadership, connections and a true passion for Bowling Green,” Sowers said. Alex Solis, Sarah Swegan, David Neely, Evan Colyer and Beau Slater are also students on the committee. Together, the six students donated $5,000 to kick off the campaign. “We thought it was necessary because we can’t be asking others to give when we haven’t given ourselves,” Sowers said. “We wanted to show them we’re buying in, we believe in what we’re doing.” That day, the BGSU Foundation matched the students’ donation
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PARADING DOWN WOOSTER
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FREDDIE FALCON interacts with spectators at the annual homecoming parade Friday evening. Different University clubs and organizations made floats and participated in the parade that travels from Mercer Road to College Drive.
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WHY DIDN’T YOU GO TO THE HOMECOMING CONCERT? “Tickets were too expensive.” Dayshanique Williams Sophomore, Criminal Justice