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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
VOLUME 92, ISSUE 26
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City increases ambulance fees Costs could range an additional $50 to $200 By Alex Alusheff City Editor
Students and community members in need of an ambulance may soon face a higher cost for services. In order to alleviate costs on the fire division, city council voted to raise the rates of ambulance fees. City council approved the proposed measure Monday night, which increases service charges anywhere from an additional $50 to $200. The increase will go into effect Dec. 1. Basic Life Support calls will rise from $300 to $500. Advanced Life Support 1 calls will rise from $400 to $550, and Advanced Life Support 2 calls will rise from $550 to $600, according to the
legislation. A $50 non-transport fee will also be created for when EMTs treat patients without having to transport them to the hospital. A Basic Life Support call includes basic emergency services provided by the EMTs, such as taking vital signs and bandaging, said Fire Chief Stephen Meredith. Advanced Life Support 1 includes an escalation of BLS services with the start of IV treatment, minor medication and incubation while Advanced Life Support 2 includes heart monitoring and defibrillation, Meredith said. Most of the calls run by the fire
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Musical Arts hosts festival GRIFFIN JONES, an alumnus and co-owner of Reverend’s Bar and Grill, is celebrating the restaurant’s fifth anniversary this year.
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Reverend’s Bar and Grill owners honor fifth anniversary with $5 gift certificates By Max Filby Editor-in-Chief
Griffin Jones and his brother Garrett may serve up “heavenly food and devilish drinks,” but the only thing they’re religious about with their business is appreciation for their customers. Jones, a 2008 alumnus, opened Reverend Chico’s, which was later changed to Reverend’s bar and grill, with his brother and dad in 2007. For its fifth anniversary, Jones is offering $5 gift certificates to the first 50 customers from Monday through Friday. The gift to their customers is how Jones and Garrett chose to say thank you for continued patronage. “We just wanted to give back to them,” Jones said. “Without them, we might not be here right now.” While today marks the bar and grill’s anniversary, the business is still “evolving,” from its name to its drinks, cuisine and atmosphere. “We’re always trying to do new things,” Jones said. “Our menu is just a guide, it will never be set in stone.”
The original menu at Reverend’s consisted of Latin American cuisine and southwestern options, but the business made the switch to focus on drinks and burgers upon shortening its name. With training from a culinary institute in Vermont, Garret now helps to whip up burgers in the back, while Jones helps to make and pour drinks up front. “Some days it’s a lot of work but we balance each other out perfectly,” Garrett said. Customers such as Kellie Evans, the women’s soccer coach, agree that the hard work of the two brothers and their staff is paying off. “It’s really got a good little atmosphere but the staff is what keeps me coming back,” Evans said. In keeping with the staff that Evans has gotten to know, the bar and grill is actually named after one of its staff members. “Reverend” was part of Garrett’s college nickname and became the business’s name since he is one of the “masterminds” behind the operation,
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33rd annual music event attracts new age artists, composers from around globe for performances By Christopher Brown Reporter
Composers and artists from around the world will gather to perform this week at the 33rd annual New Music Festival at the University. The New Music Festival will take place from Wednesday to Saturday at various locations on campus, including the Wolfe Center, the Moore Musical Arts Center, the School of Art and a couple of shows at Clazel, said Kurt Doles, festival director and musical arts dean at the University. “This event is always a feather in BGSU’s cap,” he said. The College of Musical Arts will present “Music and the Physical World” this year, with events that will focus on music, the written word, visual art science, nature, sustainability and the interconnectedness of things, according to the festival’s website. Featured this year will be com-
poser John Luther Adams, author Barry Lopez and artist Marina Rosenfeld, among dozens of others, Doles said. Elainie Lillios, associate professor of composition in the College of Musical Arts, said the festival is very significant for new music. New music is exactly what its title implies, meaning it has often been created by living composers in the 21st century, Lillios said. The pieces at the festival will mostly be from the past 10 years, which in classical music terms is like yesterday, said Christopher Dietz, assistant professor of composition in the College of Musical Arts. There will also be a couple of world premieres. The festival is a place where composers can showcase some new work, Lillios said. It’s like going to a car show, where someone gets
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Student found dead in Falcon Heights
A student’s body was discovered in Falcon Heights Monday. Roderick Bartlett, 21, died during the weekend and his body was discovered in his room Monday afternoon, according to an email sent to the University from President Mary Ellen Mazey. Bartlett’s body was discovered by University Police after a relative contacted Falcon Heights when unable to reach Bartlett, said Dave Kielmeyer, University spokesperson. The cause of death is unknown as of now, Kielmeyer said. Bartlett, of Detroit, was a middle childhood education major in the College of Education and Human Development, as stated in the email.
Water pipe burst floods sorority house
Students living in the Chi Omega sorority house located behind the Union had to temporarily change their living arrangements after a water pipe burst Tuesday, flooding parts of the house. The pipe burst on the third floor of the sorority house, said junior Sarah Abbey, house manager. The 16 students living in the house were offered rooms in Harshman Quadrangle, Abbey said. Despite this, a majority of them opted to stay with friends off campus. No students lost any personal items because of the pipe break, Abbey said. The students expect to move back into the house sometime Friday, she said.
BG LOOKS TO IMPROVE PENALTY KILL After giving up five power play goals during its weekend series against Union College., the BG hockey team took to practice this week looking to improve its penalty kill. | PAGE 6
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WATER CASCADES down the stairway of the Chi Omega sorority house on Tuesday. A water pipe burst leading to an evacuation of the building.
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