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Monday, October 7, 2013
Volume 93, Issue 20
Propping doors can be dangerous for students, others Offense can be punishable by University, allows random people access to rooms By Amber Petkosek Social Media Editor
People have been taught to be polite and hold doors for others, but when it comes to the residence halls, that is not what should be done. Tim Shaal, senior associate director of residence life, said even though it may be the polite thing to do, it is not the safest thing to do. “What people fail to realize is that the residence halls are your home, they’re your house; you wouldn’t let just anybody come
through the door to your house,” he said. Propping doors includes using any item keeping the door from shutting and locking. It includes people holding the door open. Students who are standing outside smoking and holding the door open after hours are also in a violation of policy, Shaal said. “Really it’s a violation of two policies because you can’t smoke on campus anymore,” he said. The biggest concern that arises out of the doors being propped is that it puts the community at risk. Sophomore Meagan Moyer said
propping the doors raises a lot of concerns for the people in the residence halls. “On the weekends, ‘randoms’ could just walk in,” she said. “It’s just asking for something bad to happen.” The main reason for students propping the doors is convenience for themselves. “The students view the side doors as a convenient entrance,” Shaal said. “So rather than having to walk a little bit further, they tend to take the shortest route.”
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CAMPUS briefs
GSS talks of deficit
Michael Ogawa, dean of the Graduate College, spoke to the Graduate Student Senate about budget challenges at the third general meeting Friday afternoon. Ogawa laid out two reasons for the deficit. He said a decrease in undergraduate and graduate student enrollment, as well as a decrease in the University’s share of the State Share of Instruction are to blame. “We planned for a freshman class of 3,600 and we got a freshman class of 3,300 or 3,400,” Ogawa said. “That’s a significant shortfall of about 200 students and that’s about $2.5 million.” Ogawa also proposed two solutions for the challenges and said strategic budget cuts for the short-term and the creation of a new sustainable portfolio of programs for the long-term will help solve the problem. “Once the ship is righted … we can go back and do what we want to do and should be doing, and that’s providing a great education at a low cost for all of our students in a way that is sustainable,” Ogawa said. Jason Whitfield, senator for the Communication Sciences and Disorders department, said he appreciated Ogawa’s frankness.
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WWW.BGNEWS.COM “I thought it was nice to see the transparency,” Whitfield said. “Our budget is tough right now. We don’t get a lot of money from the state and that’s been the model. We’ve had decreases in funding since the 90s.” The next GSS meeting will be Oct. 25 in the McFall Gallery from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Keynote speaker to address University
The Student Wellness Network, Counseling Center and Intercollegiate Athletics will be hosting a keynote speaker to address diversity Monday night. The event, “ACT Responsibly: The Diversity Edition,” will host keynote speaker Justin JonesFosu and roughly 12 other departments and student organizations in the Union Ballroom at 7:30 p.m., said senior Caroline Keller, member of Student Wellness Network. Jones-Fosu was chosen by the three sponsors through CampusSpeak, a website that helps provide universities with speakers and workshops, Keller said. Jones-Fosu is the President of Justin Inspires International, LLC, where he speaks 40-50 times a year at businesses and colleges, according to his website, Justininspires.com. “Hopefully students will look at diversity in a new light [after attending],” Keller said. “I hope it motivates them to make changes in their own life.”
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Amber Cullen was scrolling through her Facebook newsfeed when she found an organization with the potential to empower her and other women. Cullen got involved in Stoptraffickfashion.com, a website and organization that sells fashion made by survivors of human trafficking and the proceeds go to helping stop it. “What I like about Stop Traffick Fashion and this opportunity is I like that Stop Traffick Fashion is giving people a plan of action,” Cullen said. Cullen, a senior, is the campus representative for STF and said her job is to “empower people.” She looks at her role as “getting things rolling and then other people can run with me. I just have to run the first lap myself.”
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senior amber Cullen is a representative of Stop Traffick Fashion, an organization that sells clothes and accessories made by women who have survived human trafficking and that puts the proceeds toward helping other women who may be victims. She is wearing a shirt sold on the site, made by survivors of human trafficking in Kolkata, India, and earrings from the site.
Board of Trustees approves salary increase
Falcon Frenzy
President Mazey receives two percent more yearly, $50,000 bonus after annual review By Eric Lagatta Campus Editor
University President Mary Ellen Mazey will receive a two percent increase in salary and a $50,000 bonus as approved by the Board of Trustees. The Board approved the increase and the bonus after entering an executive session on Friday to do an annual evaluation of Mazey. This is the second consecutive year Mazey has received a salary increase and a $50,000 bonus. This past year, she gave
the bonus to go toward student scholarships. Mazey’s salary previously was $382,602, as of Dec. 9, 2012, according to a December article published in The BG News. This means that, with this two percent increase, her salary is approximately $390,000. “The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees wishes to recognize President Mazey’s fine performance as president during the 20122013 fiscal and academic year,” according to the resolution. The resolution referred to
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The BG football team defeated the University of Massachusetts Minutemen 28-7 over Homecoming weekend. The Falcons take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs during Fall Break. | PAGE 3
the completion of a collective bargaining agreement with the Faculty Association and the successful accreditation report from the Higher Learning Commission. All “meritorious” staff at the University received a two percent raise this year, according to the report. The Board also approved both a revision to the strategic plan and a revision to capital construction projects. The resolution alters a policy
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The student section celebrates a touchdown at the Homecoming game by tossing students in the air.
SHUTDOWN ABROAD
Columnist Ian Zulick talks about how he felt about the government shutdown while being abroad in Tours, France, and reflects on the experience of hearing about it. | PAGE 4
What do you do if you find a residence hall door propped open? Why? “Let me consult my lawyer first.” Dave Walter Senior, Economics and Political Science
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